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