Public Safety and Homelessness City Council Standing
Subcommittee
Special Meeting Packet Agenda
May 10, 2022
4:30 p.m.
Members of the public may attend this meeting inperson or join via Zoom.
Santa Ana Police Department Community Room
60 Civic Center Plaza
Santa Ana, CA
Participate during the meeting by selecting the Zoom information found under the Public Comments section.
Phil Bacerra
Subcommittee Member Ward 4
Johnathan Ryan Hernandez
Subcommittee Member – Ward 5
Nelida Mendoza
Subcommittee Member – Ward 6
David Valentin
Chief of Police
Elizabeth Plotnik
Recording Secretary
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you need special assistance to participate in this Meeting, contact Michael Ortiz, City ADA Program Coordinator, at (714) 6475624. Notification 48 hours prior to the Meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to assure accessibility to this meeting. The City Council agenda and supporting documentation can be found onthe City’s website – www.santaana.org/citymeetings.
CALL TO ORDER
ATTENDANCE
Phil Bacerra
Johnathan Ryan Hernandez
Nelida Mendoza
Staff:
David Valentin, Chief of Police
Elizabeth Plotnik, Recording Secretary
Representative from the City Attorney’s Office
ROLL CALL Elizabeth Plotnik, Recording Secretary
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
PRESENTATIONS
1. Police Response Times and District Policing Liaison Program PUBLIC COMMENTS
Public comments will be held during the beginning of the meeting for ALL comments on agenda items.
Members of the public, may only provide comments on items on the Special Meeting Agenda.
To provide Public Comments: Submit via email to EPlotnik@SantaAna.Org NO LATER THAN one hour before the scheduled meeting.
Participate during the meeting by selecting the Zoom information below.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87925395079
OR
Call (720) 7072699 and enter Meeting ID: 879 2539 5079# The public can begin joining the speaker queue a half hour prior to the meeting. Once a caller has entered the meeting, they will be placed in a holding queue. Callers will be prompted to speak in the order received. After the Recording Secretary confirms the last three digits of the caller’s phone number or Zoom ID and unmutes them, the caller must press *6 or microphone icon to speak. Callers are encouraged, but not required, to identify themselves by name. Each caller will be provided three (3) minutes to speak. In accordance with procedures, calls will not be accepted after the Public Comment Session begins.
ABOUT THE AGENDA
To view the agenda and items, select HTML Agenda located at https://santa ana.primegov.com/public/portal. Note that the HTML agenda is powered by Google Translate. To download or view the attachments (staff report and other supporting documentation) to each agenda item, you must select the agenda item to see the options to view select the item and you will see an option to either open in a new link (the eyeball
) or download a pdf (the cloud symbol with the down arrow ).
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WATCH A LIVE STREAM OR BROADCAST ONLY:
Portal: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87925395079 OR
YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/user/SantaAnaLibrary
CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS
2. Excused Absences
***END OF CONSENT CALENDAR ***
BUSINESS CALENDAR
3. Secure Gun Storage Initiative
Recommended Action: Discuss program objective and review sample program language provided by Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America (as brought forward by Councilmembers Lopez and Mendoza) and provide direction to staff. ***END OF BUSINESS CALENDAR ***
SUBCOMMITTEE MEMBERS COMMENTS
ADJOURNMENT
Public Safety and Homelessness City Council Standing
Subcommittee
Special Meeting Packet Agenda
May 10, 2022
4:30 p.m.
Members of the public may attend this meeting inperson or join via Zoom.
Santa Ana Police Department Community Room
60 Civic Center Plaza
Santa Ana, CA
Participate during the meeting by selecting the Zoom information found under the Public Comments section.
Phil Bacerra
Subcommittee Member Ward 4
Johnathan Ryan Hernandez
Subcommittee Member – Ward 5
Nelida Mendoza
Subcommittee Member – Ward 6
David Valentin
Chief of Police
Elizabeth Plotnik
Recording Secretary
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you need special assistance to participate in this Meeting, contact Michael Ortiz, City ADA Program Coordinator, at (714) 6475624. Notification 48 hours prior to the Meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to assure accessibility to this meeting. The City Council agenda and supporting documentation can be found onthe City’s website – www.santaana.org/citymeetings.
CALL TO ORDER
ATTENDANCE
Phil Bacerra
Johnathan Ryan Hernandez
Nelida Mendoza
Staff:
David Valentin, Chief of Police
Elizabeth Plotnik, Recording Secretary
Representative from the City Attorney’s Office
ROLL CALL Elizabeth Plotnik, Recording Secretary
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
PRESENTATIONS
1. Police Response Times and District Policing Liaison Program PUBLIC COMMENTS
Public comments will be held during the beginning of the meeting for ALL comments on agenda items.
Members of the public, may only provide comments on items on the Special Meeting Agenda.
To provide Public Comments: Submit via email to EPlotnik@SantaAna.Org NO LATER THAN one hour before the scheduled meeting.
Participate during the meeting by selecting the Zoom information below.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87925395079
OR
Call (720) 7072699 and enter Meeting ID: 879 2539 5079# The public can begin joining the speaker queue a half hour prior to the meeting. Once a caller has entered the meeting, they will be placed in a holding queue. Callers will be prompted to speak in the order received. After the Recording Secretary confirms the last three digits of the caller’s phone number or Zoom ID and unmutes them, the caller must press *6 or microphone icon to speak. Callers are encouraged, but not required, to identify themselves by name. Each caller will be provided three (3) minutes to speak. In accordance with procedures, calls will not be accepted after the Public Comment Session begins.
ABOUT THE AGENDA
To view the agenda and items, select HTML Agenda located at https://santa ana.primegov.com/public/portal. Note that the HTML agenda is powered by Google Translate. To download or view the attachments (staff report and other supporting documentation) to each agenda item, you must select the agenda item to see the options to view select the item and you will see an option to either open in a new link (the eyeball
) or download a pdf (the cloud symbol with the down arrow ).
If you are accessing this agenda from a tablet or mobile device, please click on the three dots ( ) below
"Documents" to select the HTML agenda.
WATCH A LIVE STREAM OR BROADCAST ONLY:
Portal: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87925395079 OR
YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/user/SantaAnaLibrary
CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS
2. Excused Absences
***END OF CONSENT CALENDAR ***
BUSINESS CALENDAR
3. Secure Gun Storage Initiative
Recommended Action: Discuss program objective and review sample program language provided by Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America (as brought forward by Councilmembers Lopez and Mendoza) and provide direction to staff. ***END OF BUSINESS CALENDAR ***
SUBCOMMITTEE MEMBERS COMMENTS
ADJOURNMENT
Public Safety and Homelessness City Council Standing
Subcommittee
Special Meeting Packet Agenda
May 10, 2022
4:30 p.m.
Members of the public may attend this meeting inperson or join via Zoom.
Santa Ana Police Department Community Room
60 Civic Center Plaza
Santa Ana, CA
Participate during the meeting by selecting the Zoom information found under the Public Comments section.
Phil Bacerra
Subcommittee Member Ward 4
Johnathan Ryan Hernandez
Subcommittee Member – Ward 5
Nelida Mendoza
Subcommittee Member – Ward 6
David Valentin
Chief of Police
Elizabeth Plotnik
Recording Secretary
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you need special assistance to participate in this Meeting, contact Michael Ortiz, City ADA Program Coordinator, at (714) 6475624. Notification 48 hours prior to the Meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to assure accessibility to this meeting. The City Council agenda and supporting documentation can be found onthe City’s website – www.santaana.org/citymeetings.
CALL TO ORDER
ATTENDANCE
Phil Bacerra
Johnathan Ryan Hernandez
Nelida Mendoza
Staff:
David Valentin, Chief of Police
Elizabeth Plotnik, Recording Secretary
Representative from the City Attorney’s Office
ROLL CALL Elizabeth Plotnik, Recording Secretary
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
PRESENTATIONS
1. Police Response Times and District Policing Liaison Program PUBLIC COMMENTS
Public comments will be held during the beginning of the meeting for ALL comments on agenda items.
Members of the public, may only provide comments on items on the Special Meeting Agenda.
To provide Public Comments: Submit via email to EPlotnik@SantaAna.Org NO LATER THAN one hour before the scheduled meeting.
Participate during the meeting by selecting the Zoom information below.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87925395079
OR
Call (720) 7072699 and enter Meeting ID: 879 2539 5079# The public can begin joining the speaker queue a half hour prior to the meeting. Once a caller has entered the meeting, they will be placed in a holding queue. Callers will be prompted to speak in the order received. After the Recording Secretary confirms the last three digits of the caller’s phone number or Zoom ID and unmutes them, the caller must press *6 or microphone icon to speak. Callers are encouraged, but not required, to identify themselves by name. Each caller will be provided three (3) minutes to speak. In accordance with procedures, calls will not be accepted after the Public Comment Session begins.
ABOUT THE AGENDA
To view the agenda and items, select HTML Agenda located at https://santa ana.primegov.com/public/portal. Note that the HTML agenda is powered by Google Translate. To download or view the attachments (staff report and other supporting documentation) to each agenda item, you must select the agenda item to see the options to view select the item and you will see an option to either open in a new link (the eyeball
) or download a pdf (the cloud symbol with the down arrow ).
If you are accessing this agenda from a tablet or mobile device, please click on the three dots ( ) below
"Documents" to select the HTML agenda.
WATCH A LIVE STREAM OR BROADCAST ONLY:
Portal: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87925395079 OR
YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/user/SantaAnaLibrary
CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS
2. Excused Absences
***END OF CONSENT CALENDAR ***
BUSINESS CALENDAR
3. Secure Gun Storage Initiative
Recommended Action: Discuss program objective and review sample program language provided by Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America (as brought forward by Councilmembers Lopez and Mendoza) and provide direction to staff. ***END OF BUSINESS CALENDAR ***
SUBCOMMITTEE MEMBERS COMMENTS
ADJOURNMENT
MOMS DEMAND ACTION / EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY Model Safe Storage Ordinance RESPONSIBLE STORAGE WHEREAS, unsecured guns may increase the likelihood of crime and violence through an increased risk of gun theft; WHEREAS, each year, an estimated 200,000 to 500,000 guns are stolen, and many are funneled into the underground market; WHEREAS, access to unsecured firearms contributes to gun violence among children and teens; WHEREAS, despite the safety risks, the majority of gun owners do not secure all of their firearms; WHEREAS, contrary to popular belief, locking devices do not prevent owners from readily accessing their firearms; WHEREAS, we are all safer when guns are stored unloaded, locked and separate from ammunition. Sec. 1. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Firearm” means [state code reference]. (2) “Locked container” means a secure container that is fully enclosed and locked by a padlock, keylock, combination lock, or similar locking device. “Locked container” shall not include the utility or glove compartment of a motor vehicle. (3) “Locking device” means a trigger lock or other designed to prevent a firearm from functioning and, when applied to the firearm, renders the firearm inoperable. (4) “Unloaded” means without a cartridge (i) in the chamber of the firearm; (ii) in the cylinder of the firearm, if the firearm is a revolver; or (iii) in the magazine of the firearm, if any part of the magazine is in or affixed to the firearm. (b) It shall be an offense for a person to store or keep any firearm on any premises unless the firearm is: (1) Unloaded and in a locked container, or unloaded and affixed with a locking device; or (2) carried on the person, or is otherwise in the immediate possession, of an individual in accordance with all applicable laws. (c) Subsection (b) shall not apply to: (1) A firearm stored or kept on premises owned by or under the control of a law enforcement agency. (2) A firearm stored or kept on the business premise of federally licensed firearms dealer. (d) A violation of subsection (b) is punishable by a fine not exceeding $1,000.