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CITY OF SANTA ANA COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON PARK, RECREATION, EDUCATION AND YOUTH SPECt4L MEETING July 30, 2007 MINUTES CALLED TO ORDER The meeting convened at 6:10 p.m. in the City Hall -Ross Annex Building, Room 1600, 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, California. ATTENDANCE Councilmembers Present: Sal Tinajero (Chairperson), Mayor Pro Tem Claudia Alvarez, Vince Sarmiento. Staff Present: Gerardo Mouet, Executive Director PRCSA; Joe Fletcher, City Attorney; Ron Ono, Administrative Services Manager. Public Present: Glen Stroud; Julie Stroud; Bill Cook; Rick Niedermayer; Doug Irving. Pledge of Allegiance lead by Sal Tinajero SANTA ANA STADIUM RFP- PLAYER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM • Staff presented that the stadium is a regional facility that serves as a home field to local high schools and college football games. The stadium is also used for a variety of special events open to the general public. The general use of the stadium is divided into two seasons: o Local competitive football/Youth Competitive Soccer (Sept to Dec) o Local Recreational Youth and Adult Soccer (Dec to Aug) • The Stadiums priority use are: o City Sponsored Events o City approved Commercial Events o Local Resident League Events o Non-Resident League Events • There are over 6,000 youth soccer players using City fields. Most of these youth are in recreational soccer and 20% of these youth are in competitive soccer. Competitive soccer provides the youth a better chance of playing soccer at colleges and universities. Santa Ana youths need to improve as players and scholars in order to have an opportunity to succeed. • On April 18, 2005 the City Council approved an agreement with Toros, a non- profit Soccer Club organization to develop a player development program for Santa Ana youth to improve their competitive soccer skills and to provide PREY Special Meeting -Minutes July 30, 2007 13B-7