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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />NOVEI~ER 17, 2008 <br />TITLE: <br />WILLARD INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL JOINT <br />USE AGREEMENT WITH SANTA ANA <br />UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT <br />,- <br />~~ /, <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />^ As Recommended <br />^ As Amended <br />^ Ordinance on 151 Reading <br />^ Ordinance on 2"d Reading <br />^ Implementing Resolution <br />^ Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to execute the <br />attached agreement with the Santa Ana Unified School District for the <br />joint use of the athletic fields at Willard Intermediate School located <br />at 1342 North Ross Street for a 5-year term, with the option for one 5- <br />year renewal, subject to non-substantive changes approved by the City <br />Manager and City Attorney. <br />SANTA ANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION RECONIl~~NDATION <br />On October 14, 2008 the Board unanimously approved the Willard Joint Use <br />Agreement by a vote of 5:0. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The City of Santa Ana is home to over 6,000 youth soccer players. The <br />need for athletic fields in Santa Ana is far greater than the field space <br />currently available. Due to high demand and high use, the current <br />condition of the City's existing fields severely impacts the comfort and <br />safety of the large number of soccer players in Santa Ana. The <br />construction of new athletic fields is not feasible as the City of Santa <br />Ana is over 97o built out and there is no vacant land available. The <br />best alternative is for the City to partner with the Santa Ana Unified <br />School District for the joint use of its school fields after regular <br />school hours and on the weekends. <br />Willard Intermediate School <br />the majority of the soccer <br />joint use agreement will be <br />with field priority given to <br />number of youth that live <br />Intermediate School. <br />is located in the heart of Santa Ana where <br />players in the city reside. The proposed <br />exclusively for youth sport organizations <br />those organizations that have the greatest <br />within a one-half mile radius of Willard <br />25Q-1 <br />