The Santa Ana City Council will be considering reallocating over $1.1 million from the police department’s budget to instead support youth-based services, de-escalation training, sensitivity training, and more.  If approved, the funding will come from the Santa Ana Police Department’s Metropolitan Division FY 2021-2022 expenditures of $6,697,510 in an effort to lower it to FY 2020-2021’s funding of $5,594,150. The Metropolitan Division consists of the Gang Unit and Major Enforcement Team Unit, which utilize traditional and community oriented strategies to prevent crime.    “At the June 15, 2021 City Council meeting, the Council directed staff to return at a future Council meeting with a plan to transfer $1,103,360 in proposed increased costs to other accounting units in order to keep the Metropolitan Division budget flat at the FY 2020-21 appropriated amount of $5,594,150,” according to the agenda item.  “Councilmembers expressed their support for providing additional capacity to units that support youth …