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COMMUNITY MEETINGS AND NEIGHBORHOOD WALKS <br />In general, Commission meetings were held on the last Wednesday of each <br />month in the Santa Ana Police Department community room. However, four meetings <br />were held annually at a community location. Each community meeting included a <br />neighborhood walk with local residents and leaders, as well as non-government <br />organizations (NGOs) to discuss neighborhood issues. These neighborhood walks <br />have proven to be a key factor in understanding the issues first-hand, and have served <br />to crystallize the nature and scope of the problem in the minds of the commissioners. In <br />2007 the community meetings included: <br />• May 30t" at KidWorks <br />• June 27t" at the Boys and Girls Club <br />• September 26t" at the Delhi Community Center <br />• October 24t" at EI Salvador Park <br />During the remaining regular meetings of the Commission, a number of <br />presentations were made on a wide variety of topics. Given that this was the founding <br />year of the Commission, these presentations were aimed at educating commissioners <br />as to the extent and intricacies of the gang issue, as well as what programs and <br />resources are already available. Presentations included, but were not limited to, the <br />following: <br />• Orange County Gangs -Orange County District Attorney <br />• Santa Ana Gangs -Santa Ana Police Department <br />• Eight Percent Solution -Orange County Probation Department <br />• Right Trak program <br />• Learning for Life -Michael Gonzalez <br />• Art of Living <br />• Police Athletic and Activities League -Santa Ana Police Department <br />• Brown Act training -Santa Ana City Attorney <br />• Bridges program -Orange County Human Relations <br />• Community Change Concepts - Iliana Welty <br />• The Advancement Project -Connie Rice Group <br />• Parent and Schools Program -Santa Ana Unified School District <br />EPIC Progress Report to City Council - 2008 Page 18 <br />19D-19 <br />