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P, <br />REQUEST FOR ~~:- ~ <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />FEBRUARY 20, 2007 <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />TITLE: APPROVED <br />ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE IV ^ As Recommended <br />OF CHAPTER 2 OF THE SANTA ANA ^ As Amended sc <br />MUNICIPAL CODE RELATED TO THE ^ Ordinance on 1 Reading <br />^ Ordinance on 2"d Reading <br />SANTA ANA YOUTH COMMISSION ^ Implementing Resolution <br />^ Set Public Hearing For_ <br />I ~~ ~~ fl <br />(~ <br />CITY MANAGER <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Adopt an ordinance amending Article IV, Section 2.451 of the Santa Ana <br />Municipal Code relating to the Santa Ana Youth Commission. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The Santa Ana Youth Commission was created by City Council to encourage <br />greater youth participation in the community's development and to foster a <br />greater understanding of the issues and concerns facing today's youth. <br />Santa Ana is the youngest city of the one hundred largest cities in the <br />United States. The City has a population of 351,697 of which 61,683 are <br />youth between the ages of five and 17. <br />Currently, regular and alternate members of <br />limited to high school aged students between <br />associate members are limited to intermediate <br />ages of 11 and 13. Compensation for regular <br />Compensation for alternate members is $10 per <br />serving in the absence of regular members are <br />$25 per meeting. Associate members receive <br />voting rights. <br />the Youth Commission are <br />the ages of 14 and 18 and <br />school students between the <br />members is $25 per meeting. <br />meeting. Alternate members <br />compensated at the rate of <br />io compensation and have no <br />To provide an opportunity for Youth Commission members to establish greater <br />consistency and to allow for a wider range of youth participation, it is <br />proposed that the membership requirements be expanded. It is proposed that <br />regular members be limited to individuals between the ages of 16 and 20, <br />alternate members be limited to individuals between the ages of 14 and 18, <br />and associate members be limited to individuals between the ages of 11 and <br />14. <br />50A-1 <br />