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Recreation and Parks, SABHC Steering Committee, City's Youth Commission, and Comm-Link; • Summary of community opportunities include coordinated and shared data related to the City's youth programming for increased participation, focus on park funding in park-poor communities, focus on joint-use and athletic programming at schools, close the coordination gap for teens, consider tailored intervention for communities with high crime rates, and increased programming at city community centers with non-profit groups for leisure classes; • Summary of soccer programming opportunities include annual standardized training for coaches city-wide, increased business partnerships for more resources, better field reservations in order for Santa Ana youth to have priority, create consumer education campaign to educate families about soccer leagues selection process, and leverage athletic fields to make sure soccer organizations are effective partners in combating childhood obesity and gang involvement; • Next steps include the Parks & Recreation agency use findings and recommendations to guide efforts to combating youth obesity and gang involvement, and to provide input in the California Endowment Santa Ana Building Healthy Communities strategic planning process. COMMENTS 90A CITY MANAGER'S COMMENTS -None 90B CITY COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS Councilmember Tinaiero • Wished the community Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year. Councilmember Benavides • Looking forward to building partnerships with community organizations for better and brighter City in 2010. Councilmember Martinez • Echoed Councilmember Benavides' sentiments; • Congratulated Gilbert Melendez of Santa Ana on winning Ultimate Fighting Championship; • Thanked Council, staff, and community for coming together to make the Southwest Center Christmas program a success in the wake of the fire that destroyed their facility; and Wished all Happy Holidays. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 314 DECEMBER 21, 2009