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CITY OF SANTA ANA CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON PARKS, RECREATION, EDUCATION AND YOUTH REGULAR MEETING MARCH 23, 2007 MINUTES CALLED TO ORDER The meeting convened at 12:05 p.m. in the City Hall, Room 831, 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, California. ATTENDANCE Council member present: Michelle Martinez (Chairperson), Vince Sarimento, Sal Tinajero (arrived 12:55pm) Staff present: David Ream, City Manager; Cathy Sandiford, Asst. City Manager; Gerardo Mouet, Executive Director PRCSA; Joe Fletcher, City Attorney; Rob Richard, Executive Director Library; Ron Ono, Administrative Services Manager; Jose Sandoval, Assistant City Attorney; Jenny Rios, Recreation Superintendent; Alma Flores, Sr. Management Assistant; Frances Cadenas, Youth Council Coordinator. 1. PLANNING FOR YOUTH PROGRAMMING Youth In Government Initiative Staff presented the a draft program designed to offer Santa Ana Unified School District students an opportunity to see and participate in local government activities. This program will be similar to the Civic Awareness Program whereby students were given the opportunity to participate in an 8 week program to run the State Government operation in Sacramento. The Santa Ana Youth In Local Government Program (SYILG) is an 8 week program, focused on 30 high school juniors to senior students that will have an opportunity to participate and experience various aspects on how local government works. The program will include an orientation, preparation of staff reports, mock council meeting, and student participation. Students will have an opportunity to go to Sacramento to participate in the State Program. The cost is approximately $1,500/per student for travel and housing. To raise funding for this program and to send the students, a Youth Civic Awareness Banquet will be held at Delhi Center. Youth Expo Youth Expo provides an opportunity for students between the ages of 11 to 18 years and their families to participate and obtain information on higher education programs, employment and careers in community services, health and fitness, police, fire, military, sports and recreation.. The event includes, resource information booths, entertainment, demonstrations, exhibits and activities. The program for the 2007 Youth Expo is being proposed at Santa Ana College on Sunday, October 7, 2007 and will be similar to the 2006 Youth Expo, with the addition of intermediate school workshops concurrent with parent workshops, City of Santa Ana Council Committee on ~ ~ ~ _ ~ March 23, 2007 Parks, Recreation, Education and Youth -Minutes