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Proposed Athletics Facility Reservation Policy <br />October 5, 2021 <br />Page 2 <br />2 <br />1 <br />3 <br />4 <br />forward. Commissioners Mouet, Ramirez and Torreblanca preferred to have <br />significant outreach efforts conducted before a policy is implemented. <br />The proposed Policy will provide an effective framework for the administration of <br />reservation permits while providing equitable and reasonable access to City’s public <br />athletic facilities. The intent of this Policy (Exhibit 2) is to guide access, reservations, and <br />use of the City’s athletic facilities by residents, community organizations, businesses, and <br />nonresidents. This Policy governs all City of Santa Ana fields, courts, and their supporting <br />amenities. <br />In addition to the proposed Policy, the City of Santa Ana developed an Athletic Facility <br />Allocation Guide (Exhibit 3) that outlines procedures and requirements associated with <br />athletic facility use in the City of Santa Ana. <br />Significant areas of this proposed Policy include: <br /> Athletic Facility User Classifications <br />Athletic facility users are classified into groups for purposes of determining priority of use <br />and assessing fees. City athletic Facilities shall be available for use by the public for <br />recreational, educational, civic, and commercial purposes. Athletic facilities are playing <br />areas used for softball/baseball, football, soccer, and other similar sports. <br /> Implementation of a New Santa Ana Youth Sports Coalition (YSC) <br />Membership consists of qualified local, non-profit youth organizations. Groups must <br />maintain an official tax exempt, non-profit status with the Internal Revenue Service. <br />Organizations must be established and affiliated with a nationally recognized sports <br />organization. A minimum of 90% of participants playing in recreation focused programs <br />and 70% participants in travel/club focused programs must be Santa Ana <br />residents. Verification of an organization’s player residency is due no later than 30 <br />calendar days prior to the first scheduled Youth Sports Coalition meeting. YSC <br />organizations meet twice annually, in October for sports played during January through <br />June and in March for sports played during July through December, for approval of field <br />allocation usage. <br /> <br /> Permit Fees <br />Reservation fees referenced in this Policy for use of the athletic facilities shall be pursuant <br />to the City’s Miscellaneous Fee Schedule as adopted by the City Council. Payment in full <br />for the athletic facility permit is due 15 days prior to the reservation and failure to pay is <br />grounds for cancellation of permit. <br /> Permits Nontransferable <br />Reservation requests must be submitted on approved City application forms. Applicants <br />must be at least 21 years of age, and when applicable the applicant must provide <br />evidence authorizing them to reserve facilities on behalf of an organization. Reservation