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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />SEPTEMBER 16, 2014 <br />TITLE: <br />YOUTH SPORTS SCHOLARSHIP <br />PROGRAM <br />CITY MANA ER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />❑ As Recommended <br />❑ As Amended <br />❑ Ordinance on 1� Reading <br />❑ Ordinance on 2ntl Reading <br />❑ Implementing Resolution <br />❑ Set Public Hearing For_ <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Receive and file the Parks, Recreation, Education and Youth Council Committee's recommended <br />direction on the development and implementation of the Youth Sports Scholarship Program. <br />DISCUSSION <br />At the May 20, 2014 City Council meeting, Council approved $200,000 for the Youth Sports <br />Scholarship Program as part of the funding approval for the Five -Year Strategic Plan. Council asked <br />the Parks, Recreation, Education and Youth (PREY) Council Committee to review and approve <br />processes and procedures for this new program. At the July 28 PREY meeting, a discussion took <br />place on this proposed program. The PREY Committee recommended that $100,000 be used this <br />fiscal year to support Santa Ana youth participation in the City's youth sports program. These city <br />programs include Basketball, Football, Baseball, Soccer, Tennis, and the new After School program. <br />Youth that can't afford to take part in these City programs will be offered scholarship support so that <br />no Santa Ana child is prevented to participate due to lack of monies. <br />The PREY Committee recommended that the balance of the funding for this program, be invested in <br />park deferred maintenance that will benefit Santa Ana youth. Staff is recommending the use of the <br />$50,000 to help complete the monies needed to replace the Centennial Park synthetic turf at field #4 <br />at Dan Young Soccer Complex with new synthetic field turf. This field was the City's first synthetic <br />sports field and was opened twelve years ago. The warranty for the playing surface ran out three <br />years ago and staff has been doing their best in patching up the turf to make it playable for the many <br />hours of youth soccer that takes place on this very popular regional sport field. The seven youth <br />soccer organizations that play on this field have asked the City to replace the turf for the past several <br />years. Below you will see a current picture of a youth team playing on the field. <br />65A -1 <br />