Public safety & emergency response

July 8-11, 2026 Councilmember Lopez – 2026 Local Progress Impact Lab National Convening, Baltimore, MD

• Councilmember Lopez reported on a policy convening in Baltimore, focusing on a violence prevention programme there that cut homicides among young people by 42 percent.5:59:25
• Mayor Pro Tem Penaloza later questioned whether the city should be paying for travel to politically active organisations, noting this one is structured as a group that can endorse candidates rather than as a charity.6:11:58

Direction Regarding the Proposed Orange County Coordinated Reentry Center at the Former Youth Guidance Center Site in Santa Ana

• The council voted unanimously to formally oppose an Orange County plan to open a centre for people leaving jail at the former Youth Guidance Center on Hesperian Way.5:53:56
• Mayor Amezcua said the county has been working on the site since 2021 without ever consulting the city, which already hosts the county jail, a shelter of several hundred beds, and the probation and parole offices.5:14:43

Agreements with Independent Cities Risk Management Authority (ICRMA) and Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management Services, LLC, Appropriation Adjustment of $695,820, and Associated Insurance Premiums, Costs, Programs, and Regulatory Fees for Total Estimated Payments of $14,837,440 (Non-General Fund)

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Agreement with the County of Orange for Law Enforcement Helicopter Services

• The city renewed its agreement with the county for police helicopter cover.3:08:15

Discuss and Consider Directing the City Manager, City Attorney, and City Clerk to Draft a Resolution Expressing the City of Santa Ana’s Support for Assembly Bill 1537 (Bryan), the No Side Jobs for ICE Act, Which Would Close a Loophole in State Law by Prohibiting California Law Enforcement Officers from Working Secondary Employment with Federal Immigration Enforcement Agencies or Private Entities Engaged in Immigration Enforcement – Councilmember Benjamin Vazquez and Councilmember Johnathan Ryan Hernandez

• Councilmember Vazquez asked the council to support a state bill that would stop California law enforcement officers taking side jobs with federal immigration enforcement.3:48:32
• He said public agencies should not be a pipeline into family separation, and that federal immigration enforcement had been advertising to recruit local officers.3:48:32

Resolution and Appropriation Adjustment Accepting Additional FY 2024 Urban Area Security Initiative Grant Program Funds (Non-General Fund - UASI)

• The council accepted additional federal homeland security grant money.4:33:59

Agreement with California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services for Homeland Security Training Program Support Services (Specification No. 26-037) (Non-General Fund - UASI)

• The council accepted homeland security funding from the state emergency services office.5:28:14

Agreement with Elite Command Training Corporation for L-960 All Hazards Position Specific Division/Group Supervisor Training (Specification No. 25-151A) (Non-General Fund - UASI)

• A training company was engaged to deliver an all-hazards emergency management course.6:06:23