19D - MCFADDEN LEARNI NG/TECH CTR

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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: JUNE 18, 2007 TITLE: AUTHORIZE THE USE OF MCFADDEN LEARNING AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER FOR THE POLICE ATHLETIC ACTIVITIES LEAGUE .c ,c-~-------'... CIT MA AGER RECOMMENDED ACTION CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: APPROVED ^ As Recommended ^ As Amended ^ Ordinance on 15' Reading ^ Ordinance on 2otl Reading ^ Implementing Resolution ^ Set Public Hearing For_ CONTINUED TO FILE NUMBER Authorize the use of the McFadden Learning and Technology Center to house the Santa Ana Police Athletic Activities League. The Police Department is in the beginning stages of establishing the Santa Ana Police Athletic Activities League (SAPAAL) program to help reduce gang violence, deter gang involvement, and to mentor the youth in our community. As part of the program, Police Department staff will coordinate after- school programs such as tutoring, peer support groups, and sports and recreational activities for at-risk youth. Staff evaluated five possible locations to house the SAPAAL program and has determined that the McFadden Learning and Technology Center best meets the needs of the program. The Parks, Recreation and Community Services Agency, which currently manages the McFadden Learning and Technology Center, has offered the use of the facility to house the SAPAAL program. The Agency will provide the existing furniture, computers, and computer stations. Athletic fields, a swimming pool, and a park are within two blocks of the facility, which may be advantageous in facilitating future SAPAAL activities. The after school homework assistance services at the McFadden Center will continue to be offered to the youth from the neighborhood through a Community Development Block Grant. FISCAL IMPACT There is no fiscal impact with this action. ~ ~ ., Paul M. Walters Chief of Police Police Department 19D-1