Minutes to be presented for approval at the Regular Meeting of the Community Safety and Welfare Committee on April 28, 2026.
CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE
MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE
COMMUNITY SAFETY AND WELFARE COMMITTEE
FEBRUARY 24, 2026
CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
The Adjourned Regular Meeting of the City of San Clemente Community Safety and Welfare Committee was called to order on February 24, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. The meeting was held at San Clemente City Hall, Community Room, located at 910 Calle Negocio, San Clemente, California.
Committee
Members Present: Stuart Anderson, Michael Greenwald, James Allen Royer, Michael Spohn, Gary Walsh; Tom Hazelton and Rosemary
Salas, arrived during item 1.
Absent: None
Staff Present: Andy Hall, City Manager
Rod Mellott, Marine Safety Chief
Adam Atamian, Community Development Director
Maile Stivers, Public Information Coordinator
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIENCE
Nick Berkuta led the Pledge of Allegiance.
1. PRESENTATIONS
A. Orange County Sheriff’s Department (OCSD) – Ryan Case, Crime Prevention Specialist, presented information about the OCSD Neighborhood Watch program, and responded to Committee Member inquiries; and Deputy Hendee presented OCSD information, and responded to committee member inquiries.
B. Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) – Battalion Chief Brian Roberts presented OCFA quarterly statistics and activities; and responded to committee member inquiries.
C. San Clemente Marine Safety - None.
D. San Clemente Park Rangers – None.
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Minutes of the Adjourned Regular Meeting of Community Safety and Welfare Committee of February 24, 2026
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A. December 16, 2025 Special Meeting Minutes
MOTION BY VICE CHAIR SALAS, SECOND BY COMMITTEE MEMBER
ANDERSON, TO APPROVE THE MINUTES. THE MOTION CARRIED 7-0.
3. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
None.
4. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
None.
5. NEW BUSINESS
A. Consideration of Establishing and Appointing Members to a Neighborhood Watch Subcommittee
CHAIR GREENWALD ESTABLISHED A NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH
SUBCOMMITTEE, AND APPOINTED MEMBERS GREENWALD, ROYER AND SALAS.
B. Introduction of the Citywide Emergency Management Strategic Plan and Its Roll Within the City’s Emergency Management and Public Safety Framework Adam Atamian, Community Development Director, summarized the contents of the administrative report; Director Atamian and Rachel Perez, Emergency Management Specialist, responded to Committee Member Inquiries.
Committee Members discussed location of the EOC, EOC operation preparations, emergency preparedness efforts, wildfire prevention program, ranking system used to evaluate hazards, historical occurrences of fire, safe zone area designations, possible edits to the document, definition of socially vulnerable population, grant funding, project cost estimates, and budget.
MOTION BY VICE CHAIR SALAS, SECOND BY COMMITTEE MEMBER SPOHN, AND CARRIED 7-0, TO RECOMMEND THAT STAFF PROCEED WITH
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT STRATEGIC PLAN AS A GUIDING DOCUMENT FOR THE CITY’S EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.
C. Resolution Establishing Regular Meeting Location
Andy Hall, City Manager, summarized the contents of the administrative report.
Minutes of the Adjourned Regular Meeting of Community Safety and Welfare Committee of February 24, 2026
MOTION BY VICE CHAIR SALAS, SECOND BY COMMITTEE MEMBER
HAZELTON, AND CARRIED 7-0 TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 26-01
ESTABLISHING REGULAR MEETINGS OCCUR BIMONTHLY (EVERY TWO
MONTHS) ON THE FOURTH TUESDAY OF EVEN-NUMBERED MONTHS
(FEBRUARY, APRIL, JUNE, AUGUST, OCTOBER, DECEMBER) AT 3:00 P.M.
IN THE CITY HALL COMMUNITY ROOM.
6. COMMUNICATIONS
A. E-Bike Safety Items
Andy Hall, City Manager communicated e-bike safety information created by OCTA.
B. Community Safety and Welfare Items
None.
7. ITEMS FROM SUBCOMMITTEES
A. Homelessness – Anderson/Walsh
Committee Members Anderson and Walsh reported recent activities of the Homelessness Subcommittee including upcoming interviews with individuals to discuss individual barriers to housing, and discussion of point-in-time count and individuals who have recently arrived to the city.
B. Fire Mitigation – Hazelton/Salas/Walsh
Committee Members Hazelton, Salas and Walsh reported recent activities of the Fire Mitigation Subcommittee including discussion of OCFA resources for fire preparation, fire-wise designation, and homeowners association involvement.
C. Improvement of Park Ranger Program – Greenwald/Royer Chair Greenwald and Committee Member Royer reported recent activities of the Improvement of Park Ranger Program Subcommittee including proposed Park Ranger training implementation.
D. Humanitarian Award – Anderson/Salas
Vice Chair Salas reported recent activities of the Humanitarian Award Subcommittee including upcoming award selection.
E. Vehicle and E-Bike Safety Programs – Royer/Salas/Spohn Vice Chair Salas reported recent activities of the Vehicle and E-Bike Safety Programs Subcommittee including information created by Irvine Police Minutes of the Adjourned Regular Meeting of Community Safety and Welfare Committee of February 24, 2026
Department and coordination with the schools, and an upcoming OCSD program related to e-bikes. Deputy Hendee responded to Committee Member inquiries. i. Parking on Public Streets in Excess of 72 Hours
Committee Members discussed site visits and conditions of the area presented as an area of concern and street sweeping signage and enforcement.
MOTION BY COMMITTEE MEMBER HAZELTON, SECOND BY
COMMITTEE MEMBER WALSH, AND CARRIED 7-0, TO RECOMMEND
THE CITY COUNCIL TAKE NO ACTION RELATED TO PARKING ON
PUBLIC STREETS IN EXCESS OF 72 HOURS, AND CONTINUE TO
EXPLORE OPTIONS RELATED TO PARKING ENFORCEMENT
INCLUDING STREET SWEEPING.
F. Communication and Disaster Preparedness – Hazelton/Spohn Committee Member Spohn reported recent activities of the Communication and Disaster Preparedness Subcommittee including research into infrastructure related to radio communications.
8. ADJOURNMENT
COMMITTEE MEMBER HAZELTON MOVED AND COMMITTEE MEMBER WALSH SECONDED A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING AT 5:22 P.M. TO A
REGULAR MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY SAFETY AND WELFARE COMMITTEE SCHEDULED TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 2026 AT 3:00PM IN THE CITY HALL COMMUNITY ROOM LOCATED AT 910 CALLE NEGOCIO, SAN CLEMENTE, CA 92673.
Respectfully submitted,
______________________________
Michael Greenwald, Chair
Attest: ______________________________
Andy Hall, City Manager