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City Manager Office <br />www.santa-ana.org/cm <br />Item # 23 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br /> Staff Report <br />October 5, 2021 <br />TOPIC: School Collaboration City Council Subcommittee <br />AGENDA TITLE: <br />Appoint Two to Three Members of the City Council to the School Collaboration City <br />Council Subcommittee <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Appoint two to three Members of the City Council to the School Collaboration City Council <br />Subcommittee for terms expiring on December 21, 2022. <br />DISCUSSION <br />Introduction <br />At the September 7, 2021 meeting, the City Council received an informational report that <br />detailed the findings of the School Collaboration Ad Hoc Committee. The Ad Hoc <br />Committee, composed of Councilmembers Mendoza, Hernandez, and Lopez, had met <br />five times to discuss opportunities to collaborate with the various educational institutions <br />in Santa Ana, joint-use agreements, and the Santa Ana Water Tower. One of the <br />recommendations of the Ad Hoc Committee was to disband the Ad Hoc Committee and <br />establish a standing subcommittee of the City Council to continue to meet to study, <br />review, and discuss school collaboration. <br />Resolution Establishing the School Collaboration City Council Subcommittee <br />At this same meeting, the City Council adopted a resolution to establish a standing <br />subcommittee, the School Collaboration City Council Subcommittee. The purpose of the <br />Subcommittee is to study, review, and/or discuss the following topics: <br />Create opportunities to collaborate with educational institutions that serve Santa <br />Ana, including public school districts (such as the Santa Ana Unified School <br />District, Garden Grove Unified School Districts, and others), private schools, <br />charter schools, higher education institutions, and others to improve service <br />delivery. <br />Identify existing and future joint-use agreements for City-owned and school district- <br />owned facilities to streamline and modernize service delivery.