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Mr. Brozosky said this ordinance would allow the police to cite them, which mean the police have to identify them. Chief Neal said that is correct. It is an infraction, at the lowest level of the statutes they can create. It is not meant to be punitive. It is meant to give the police the ability to identify the students, notify their parents with what they are involved in, and in the worse case, it does carry sanctions, just like any of the police department administrative citations, with a sequential fine of $100 for the first offense; $250 for second offense; and $500 for third offense. Mr. Brozosky asked what the common procedure would be. Chief Neal said the common procedure for youth residing in Pleasanton. It is unfortunate that we restrict the minor offense court to kids that reside in Pleasanton only just to manage the workload. It is mn by volunteers of licensed therapists the volunteer their time and candidly any sanctions that come out of that, any follow-up of 30 - 60 - 90 day follow up with the child involved in a criminal activity Is much easier to manage in the City of Pleasanton than a child from another nearby city. Those first time offenders in Pleasanton would be diverted into our minor offense court system. Those who do not, the infraction would simply go to the juvenile traffic commissioner, much like the traffic citation. The common denominator is that you cannot get around this without your parents finding out what you were engaged in, whether you live in Pleasanton or another city. Mr. Brozosky asked if there was any to modify this at the first offense that the parents get called and they would have to come and pick up their child. ChiefNeal said the parent would have to come and pick up their child. They are released on what is a "notice to appear" citation. A parent or close relative has to respond to pick up the child, and co-sign the notice to appear promising to bring the child to a court appearance. When they are diverted they are sent a letter indicating they have been selected to be diverted into the minor offense court process. This minor offense court process takes place and the criminal court process stops. Ms. Hosterman said it is imperative that Council does everything they can to support the police department in maintaining health and safety in the community. She thanked ChiefNeal for doing such a good job at this. She also recognized that there is a problem in the community with teen-aged drinking in homes and apparently sometimes unaccompanied. However, that is not included in the staff report, and she is very concerned about approving ordinances which come really close when it comes to talking about the state's interest in going into someone's home with the fundamental right to privacy in ones home. She felt the City was going a little too far in this. She also asked (1) could Chief Neal give the history of the calls the department has made that fall into this type of call and how it was resolved, what is the nature of the resolution. This will Pleasanton City Council 12 04/01/03 Minutes