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Parks, Recreation, and Community Services <br />www.santa-ana.org/parks <br />Item # 23 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br /> Staff Report <br />September 21, 2021 <br />TOPIC: Facility Use Agreement with TKO Youth Foundation for Use of a Portion of the <br />Fitness Room at Jerome Community Center <br />AGENDA TITLE: <br />Approve a Facility Use Agreement with TKO Youth Foundation for Use of a Portion of the <br />Fitness Room at Jerome Community Center for Boxing Programs <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Authorize the City Manager to execute a facility use agreement with TKO Youth <br />Foundation for use of a portion of the fitness room at Jerome Community Center for <br />boxing programs, for a term beginning September 21, 2021 and ending September 30, <br />2023, for a monthly fee payable to the City starting September 1, 2022 through September <br />30, 2023, subject to non-substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City <br />Attorney. <br />DISCUSSION <br />TKO Youth Foundation (TKO) is a non-profit California corporation founded in 1994, <br />whose purpose is to serve as a gang prevention and after school youth program. TKO <br />has been training local Santa Ana youth in boxing for two decades and offers educational <br />support that includes scholarships. TKO’s mission is to challenge the youth in their <br />program to achieve their academic and athletic potential. TKO requires participants in its <br />program to maintain a minimum grade point average and monitors their academic <br />performance. <br />The City acknowledges the community need for programs such as those offered by TKO <br />that encourage Santa Ana youth to engage in sports and offer supervised activities in a <br />safe environment after school. The City grants TKO the limited right to use designated <br />portions of City’s Jerome Community Center Fitness Room to provide boxing classes, <br />training, and to hold periodic tournaments pursuant to the terms of the proposed <br />agreement. The portion of the Jerome Center Fitness Room that TKO will be authorized <br />to use will be on a non-exclusive basis. <br />City staff, along with a representative from TKO, have prepared a facilities use agreement