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Public safety & emergency response

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Fire and emergency services, violence prevention, disaster readiness, re-entry, and community safety.

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Summary

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  1. During public comment, at least eight speakers urged the council to end the contracts over privacy and outside searches, while one defended the cameras as a help to crime victims.

    3:24:33

  2. Six speakers backed the request, five of them calling for the contracts to end over privacy and searches of the city's data by outside agencies, while two defended the cameras as a crime-solving tool.

    5:41:56

  3. The proposed e-bike, motorized-board, low-speed-vehicle and scooter regulations were removed at the city manager’s request and were not heard.

    1:38:50
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Recent council history

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  1. Oct202026
    Item 28Cited summary

    Discuss and Consider Directing the City Manager to Direct Staff as Follows: (1) Report Back to the City Council Within 30 Days on the City’s Agreements with Flock Group, Inc. (Agreement No. A-2025-059) and Motorola Solutions, Inc. (Agreement No. A-2025-060) for Automated License Plate Recognition Services, Including All Options and Costs to Terminate, Suspend, or Not Renew Each Agreement; (2) Present the One Year Update from Staff That the City Council Directed When It Approved the Agreements on May 6, 2025, Including Data on the System’s Effectiveness; and (3) Report on All Outside Agency Access to the City’s ALPR Data, Including Searches Conducted by the Northern California Regional Intelligence Center, and the City’s Compliance with California Civil Code Section 1798.90.5 et seq. (SB 34) and SAPD Policy 436 – Councilmember Jessie Lopez (Continued from the Regular City Council Meeting of October 6, 2026, Item No. 30)

    • The council directed staff to prepare Councilmember Lopez's requested report on the Flock and Motorola licence-plate reader contracts, covering the options and costs of ending them, the system's effectiveness and outside agencies' access to the data.8:40:02
    • Lopez cited reporting that the Northern California Regional Intelligence Center ran more than 27,000 searches of the city's data in six months, and asked colleagues to end the contracts.7:57:34
  2. Oct202026
    Item 24Editorial assignment

    Ordinance Amending Sections 36-7 and 36-41 of Chapter 36 (Traffic) of the Santa Ana Municipal Code and Adding Division 3 to Article 1 of Chapter 36 Pertaining to Regulations Regarding the Operation of Bicycles Including Electric Bicycles; Authorizing Safekeeping, Removal, and Impounding in Certain Circumstances and Prescribing Penalties for Violation (Continued from the Regular City Council Meeting of October 6, 2026, Item 28)

    • An ordinance regulating bicycles and electric bicycles was introduced on first reading seven votes to nothing.6:01:34
    • Mayor Pro Tem Penaloza asked for the staff presentation because of how many residents had raised the issue.5:42:56
  3. Oct202026
    Item 20Editorial assignment

    Agreement with Lexipol, LLC to Provide Policy Manual Maintenance and Support to the Police Department (Specification No. 27-022) (General Fund and Non-General Fund) (Continued from the Regular City Council Meeting of October 6, 2026, Item No. 17)

    • A three-year contract worth up to $175,908 with Lexipol to maintain and update the police department's policy manual passed four votes to three, with Councilmembers Hernandez, Lopez and Vazquez opposed.5:39:10
    • A substitute motion by Hernandez, seconded by Vazquez, to end the contract and develop police policy in-house failed three votes to four.5:38:26
  4. Oct202026
    Item 16Agenda and summary

    Adopt a Resolution for FY 2025 Homeland Security Grant Program Funding in the Amount of $8,147,580 (Non-General Fund - UASI)

    • A resolution to apply for and accept an $8,147,580 federal Urban Area Security Initiative grant through the state Office of Emergency Services, including $835,000 for the Orange County Intelligence Assessment Center, passed with the consent calendar six votes to one.4:56:32
    • Councilmember Hernandez voted no.4:55:34
  5. Oct62026
    Item 30Cited summary

    Discuss and Consider Directing the City Manager to Direct Staff as Follows: (1) Report Back to the City Council Within 30 Days on the City’s Agreements with Flock Group, Inc. (Agreement No. A-2025-059) and Motorola Solutions, Inc. (Agreement No. A-2025-060) for Automated License Plate Recognition Services, Including All Options and Costs to Terminate, Suspend, or Not Renew Each Agreement; (2) Present the One Year Update from Staff That the City Council Directed When It Approved the Agreements on May 6, 2025, Including Data on the System’s Effectiveness; and (3) Report on All Outside Agency Access to the City’s ALPR Data, Including Searches Conducted by the Northern California Regional Intelligence Center, and the City’s Compliance with California Civil Code Section 1798.90.5 et seq. (SB 34) and SAPD Policy 436 – Councilmember Jessie Lopez

    • Councilmember Lopez's request for a report on the Flock and Motorola licence-plate reader contracts, including the options and costs of ending them and outside agencies' access to the data, was continued to 20 October without discussion.6:42:17
    • Six speakers backed the request, five of them calling for the contracts to end over privacy and searches of the city's data by outside agencies, while two defended the cameras as a crime-solving tool.5:41:56
  6. Oct62026
    Item 16Agenda and summary

    Appropriation Adjustment and Memorandum of Understanding Accepting the Office on Violence Against Women FY 2025 Grant to Improve the Criminal Justice Response Program (Non-General Fund)

    • A $260,020 federal grant, shared with Human Options, to improve the criminal justice response to violence against women was accepted with the consent calendar.6:58:20
  7. Sep152026
    Item 27Cited summary

    Ordinance Amending Chapter 36 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code to Add Regulations Regarding the Operation of Electric Bicycles, Electrically Motorized Boards, Low-Speed Vehicles, and Motorized Scooters; Authorizing Safekeeping, Removal, and Impounding in Certain Circumstances and Prescribing Penalties for Violation

    • The proposed e-bike, motorized-board, low-speed-vehicle and scooter regulations were removed at the city manager’s request and were not heard.1:38:50
  8. Sep152026
    Item 12Cited summary

    Agreement and Appropriation Adjustment Accepting $768,000 from the State of California, Department of California Highway Patrol, Cannabis Tax Fund Grant Program (Non-General Fund)

    • The council accepted a $768,000 California Highway Patrol Cannabis Tax Fund grant for impaired-driving education, prevention and enforcement.2:32:43