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Recreation and Parks, SABHC Steering Committee, City's Youth <br /> Commission, and Comm-Link; <br /> • Summary of community opportunities include coordinated and <br /> shared data related to the City's youth programming for increased <br /> participation, focus on park funding in park-poor communities, focus <br /> on joint-use and athletic programming at schools, close the <br /> coordination gap for teens, consider tailored intervention for <br /> communities with high crime rates, and increased programming at <br /> city community centers with non-profit groups for leisure classes; <br /> • Summary of soccer programming opportunities include annual <br /> standardized training for coaches city-wide, increased business <br /> partnerships for more resources, better field reservations in order <br /> for Santa Ana youth to have priority, create consumer education <br /> campaign to educate families about soccer leagues selection <br /> process, and leverage athletic fields to make sure soccer <br /> organizations are effective partners in combating childhood obesity <br /> and gang involvement; <br /> • Next steps include the Parks & Recreation agency use findings and <br /> recommendations to guide efforts to combating youth obesity and <br /> gang involvement, and to provide input in the California Endowment <br /> Santa Ana Building Healthy Communities strategic planning <br /> process. <br /> COMMENTS <br /> <br /> 90A CITY MANAGER'S COMMENTS -None <br /> <br /> 90B CITY COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS <br /> Councilmember Tinaiero <br /> • Wished the community Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year. <br /> Councilmember Benavides <br /> • Looking forward to building partnerships with community organizations <br /> for better and brighter City in 2010. <br /> Councilmember Martinez <br /> • Echoed Councilmember Benavides' sentiments; <br /> • Congratulated Gilbert Melendez of Santa Ana on winning Ultimate <br /> Fighting Championship; <br /> • Thanked Council, staff, and community for coming together to make <br /> the Southwest Center Christmas program a success in the wake of the <br /> fire that destroyed their facility; and <br /> • Wished all Happy Holidays. <br /> <br /> CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 286 DECEMBER 21, 2009 <br /> 10A-9 <br /> <br />