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o Julie Stroud indicated she agreed with Darren Shippen on the summer closure and use. She also expressed concern about the PREY Committee meeting at 3:30pm. The committee should meet at a time convenient for the public. o Steve McGuigan indicated the Friends of the Santa Ana Zoo ( FOSAZ) expressed interest in submitting a proposal to run the SA Zoo. He also provided information on the funding ($75,000) FOSAZ obtained to improve the walkways and other improvements required for AZA accreditation. o Dave Hoen expressed concern about the time of the day (3:30pm) for the PREY committee meetings. Dave also voiced concern about the construction schedule and maintenance of Plaza Santa Ana development. o Vicky Baxter indicated the city should make arrangements with Mr. Chase on the use of the restrooms. There are activities every weekend on the plaza and a need to provide restroom facilities. • CENTENNIAL PARK AND FIRE TRAINING FACILITY o Staff indicated the adult soccer surcharge was implemented to provide funding for another synthetic turf soccer field. Due to the cost of a synthetic field, it was difficult to raise sufficient funding for construction. Staff has discussed with Santa Ana Unified School District (SAUSD) staff a proposal to use the funding to develop a synthetic turf field on the Godinez football /soccer field. Sports lighting and a running track currently exist on the Godinez field. This improvement will add 1990 hours of play time per year on the new field. If this is acceptable, staff will continue discussions between the SAUSD and soccer leagues. o The agreement between the City and SAUSD requires the temporary homerun fence at Godinez High school be removed after school use. The SAUSD is requesting the fence be left in place for use by the Varsity Team. In addition, the SAUSD is requesting permission to install a batting cage, between the school ballfields and a covered awning over the each of the player's bench /dugout. Since this is part of the play experience, the committee approved the district's request. o The Fire Training Facility at Centennial Park is no longer needed by the Fire Department. Since this site has deed conditions for "Educational Use ", the PRCSA and the Police Department is proposing to jointly use the facility. The Police Department will use the concrete area for training and the PRCSA will be using the dirt area to the west as a nature center with drought tolerant and riparian planting. The Santa Ana River Vision Plan approved by City Council also identified this area as a potential open space location to enhance the landscaping along the river. o Councilmember Sarmiento indicated in the future staff should schedule a City Council Study Session on Open Space. o Gerardo Mouet mentioned to the committee that Rob Richardson (SAUSD Board of Education) would like to re- establish the quarterly City /District Joint meetings. PREY Regular Meeting — MINUTES 2 April 2, 2012 13A -8