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• NEW ADULT SOCCER ORGANIZATIONS REQUESTING TO ENTER CITY PERMIT SCHEDULE Jenny Rios provided a summary from the last PREY meeting concerning the request from new soccer organizations to enter the city permit schedule to utilize fields. Four new leagues are requesting to enter the time block for fields. The new leagues are able to utilize the Special Event Request process to play league finals at the SA Stadium and DYSC when the need arises as long as the league being displaced in not on a regular basis. Councilmember Sarmiento indicated this is a difficult challenge to accommodate the new leagues since there are no new fields being added in the city. The four new leagues have a viable reason for fields, but unless we take away from the existing leagues, we have no field to offer. o Need to look at extending hours on existing fields by adding permanent or portable lighting on non-lit fields and possibly using the Surcharge Fund to do this. o Requested information on the surcharge fund and the cost to install portable lighting on DYSC field #1 or Centennial Field #5 and #6. Ricardo Sandoval indicated if the surcharge funds are used it should be replaced by the new leagues. Councilmember Sarmiento requested staff conduct a cost benefit of different options: o Installation of permanent lighting o City or Leagues to provide portable lighting o Installation of synthetic turf o Addition of another field on Centennial fields #5 & #6. Edger Vasquez acknowledged the city for allowing leagues to use fields on holidays and indicated he will provide information on a new type of synthetic turf that is available. Councilmember Sarmiento also invited the new leagues to provide solutions to this problem and indicated there is no new information on the status of the SA Winds. • STREET SOCCER EVENTS • Alex Vega indicated Street Soccer is a non-traditional soccer sport conducted on pavement. This sport is supported by the Santa Ana Soccer and Business Association and Chivas USA B Team. • Edger Vasquez indicated this use is an alternative due to the lack of fields and is economically accessible to the community. • Councilmember Sarmiento indicated street soccer is very successful in New York and other cities with limited park space where street soccer tournaments are held on downtown street pavement. We are talking with Chivas USA and PREY Special Meeting - MINUTES 3 January 12, 2011 13C-3