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• Gerardo Mouet indicated the recent division of Southwest Little League was just brought up. Staff will meet with the league to understand the issue. • Councilmember Reyna is concerned about checks being written to individuals and not to the organization. This can create problems. Staff should follow up and he would like to be included in the discussions. • Councilmember Tinajero indicated Windsor should be used by other organizations and not only soccer. Also Spurgeon is a joint use field that should be utilized for sports program. People leave Little League because the organization does not provide good service. We should look at Spurgeon, Windsor, Jerome, Cabrillo and Delhi fields to program then more efficiently. At the end of the year, we should look at participation numbers to allocate fields. He reminded the audience that fields belong to the City of Santa Ana, not to the sports organization. • Councilmember Reyna indicated while Valley High School Sports Complex is under construction, Valley will need 3 fields to accommodate their program. • Councilmember Tinajero requested items # 6 (Major City Produced Events Update) and # 7 (Arts and Culture Update) be tabled. • Public Comment: ■ Ralph Dominguez indicated the Park Rangers have always assisted the leagues whenever there is an incident in the park and he supports the Park Ranger program to continue. The Memorial handball court is a problem gambling area and the courts should be removed. • Staff Presentation: • Gerardo Mouet provided a history of the Park Ranger program, when they use to be full time Rangers. Could not keep them long because after being trained as a Park Rangers, they would apply for SAPID or School Police positions. Several years ago to continue the ranger program the agency hired retired SAPID officers as part time rangers. This worked well, until Cal PERS regulations indicated Cal PERS retirees can no longer work after a certain period of time under a Cal PERS system. On January 1, 2015, SAPID will take over the Park Ranger Program. • Chief Rojas indicated it will be a new and improved system. Currently, SAPID responds to 11,000 calls for services in parks. The Park Rangers respond to 17% of calls for service and SAPID responds to the remainder of calls. We will assign a full time officer to manage the program with a comprehensive plan to address safety in parks. SAPID has more resources than Parks and Recreation. • Councilmember Reyna asked if an in -house person will manage the program. PREY Regular Meeting Page 4 October 27, 2014 13D -6