2018-01-22 YOUTH, EDUCATION & COMMUNITY SERVICES SPECIAL MEETING

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residential use, sports organizations, ball field usage, car shows and other activities? Gerardo Mouet indicated the operation will be similar to Willard Synthetic Field, whereby the community will have access during certain hours. o Councilman Tinajero asked if there is a policy on only youth use of the field and not adults. Would like the policy to be presented to City Council. Mr. Mouet indicated the staff work on this request. o Councilman Villegas congratulated staff and indicated the area needs a lot of attention due to the undesirable activity in this area. 5. UPDATE ON YOUTH SERVICES SUPERVISOR o Gerardo Mouet indicated the Youth Services Supervisor was approved by City Council in the FY16/17 budget. Received a lot of applications and the oral interviews were held last Wednesday. Funding for this full-time position is coming from our part time budget. Need funding in FY 18/19 since position funding is not in our base budget. Mr. Mouet briefly went over the agenda handout on the position responsibilities. o Councilman Benavidez requested the Youth Services Supervisor also work with faith base organizations and other organizations to bring the community together. 6. DISCUSS CONCEPT FOR A CIVIC CENTER REGIONAL PARK o Gerardo Mouet indicated various city staff discussed benefits of the Civic Center being a regional park. The next step would be to engage the Planning Department, Tenants in the Civic Center, Neighborhood organizations, Board of Recreation and Parks and the Civic Center Authority. o Councilman Benavides indicated he is in favor of making the Civic Center as a Regional Park. Needs to be identified in a Civic Center Master Plan and a great community gathering space. o Councilman Villegas indicated the County is moving forward with their plan on the east side of Ross Street. Need to look at a Zone Change for the Civic Center. o City Manager Godinez II indicated he talked to the County CEO and they are interested in a Joint Resolution to manage issues in the Civic Center. Councilman Villegas indicated he will be addressing this issue at the Civic Center Authority, which he currently serves as Chair. 7. DISCUSS AGENDA FOR SAUSD/CITY OF SANTA ANA COUNCIL JOINT POLICY MEETING o Gerardo Mouet presented the draft Joint Use Policy Agenda and indicated it will be posted on Wednesday. o Councilman Tinajero indicated he met with the Godinez Principal and concerned parents on various issues. The SAUSD and the College are working together, and the City needs to be part of the collaboration. The Joint Use agreements need to be revised. District indicates they need to pay for the use of their own Youth, Rec. & Comm. Svs. Committee Mtg Page 3 January 22, 2018