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Youth and Family Master Plan Scope of Work Exhibit A For the one year assessment focusing on the lack of open space as a contributing factor to the risks associated with problem behaviors in youth, such as childhood obesity and gang involvement, several preliminary planning steps are required. The process has been divided into four conceptual Phases. PHASEI City of Santa Ana Parks, Recreation, and Community Services (PRCSA) Director (or designated staff) will work with Dr. Ersoylu to identify key experts in youth services and recreation that should be involved in the first focus group, which will provide input in the design of a survey to be administered to all Santa Ana youth-serving organizations. Focus Group #1 Focus group #1 will include 6-8 experts from the community, including EPIC Commission representative(s) and experts that provide youth physical activity services. Dr. Ersoylu will draft a baseline data brief with data related to open space and obesity in Santa Ana, including data gathered from PRCSA and other relevant data on the linkages between open space and childhood obesity and information gathered from SAPD on youth crime data. The baseline data report will be reviewed by the focus group. Focus group #1 participants will give input on the survey instrument questions, and insight into best practices and current trends in the relationship between physical activity and youth obesity and/or violence that they have seen work locally. They will also help identify key agencies or organizations that should be sent the survey that is developed. Following the focus group, Dr. Ersoylu and her staff will compile the notes, analyze them, and draft the survey instrument. This instrument will be shared with key members of the focus group who agree to review it. Survey The draft survey will be reviewed by the PRCSA Director (or assigned staff) and will be used to survey organizations in Santa Ana that offer youth sports and/or recreation opportunities. The list of organizations will initially be comprised of those organizations identified by the PRCSA. Each service provider will be surveyed only once and in the cases where the service provider operates at several locations, the consultant will contact the highest-ranking relevant staff person to complete the survey. This will ensure that the survey results give the perspective of the majority of the organizational sites for that given organization. In addition to this survey, Dr. Ersoylu will analyze the data from the Police Department survey ofyouth-serving organizations in Santa Ana and incorporate relevant findings. City &SAUSD Facilities Data Dr. Ersoylu will interview key PRCSA and SAUSD reservations/facilities staff in order to secure additional relevant data to clarify "umnet needs" for recreation space and to gain insight into the levels of use at various locations.