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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 33 - Joint School Collaboration Standing Subcommittee with the SAUSD Parks, Recreation, and Community Services www.santa-ana.org/parks Item # 33 City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 Staff Report May 3, 2022 TOPIC: Joint School Collaboration Standing Subcommittee with the Santa Ana Unified School District AGENDA TITLE: Appoint Two to Three Members of the City Council to the Joint School Collaboration City Council Standing Subcommittee with the Santa Ana Unified School District RECOMMENDED ACTION Appoint two to three members of the City Council to the Joint School Collaboration City Council Standing Subcommittee with the Santa Ana Unified School District for terms expiring on December 15, 2022. DISCUSSION At the April 19, 2022 meeting, the City Council adopted a resolution to establish a standing subcommittee, the Joint School Collaboration City Council Subcommittee with the Santa Ana Unified School District (“SAUSD”). The purpose of the Joint School Collaboration City Council Standing Subcommittee is to discuss issues of mutual interest between the City and SAUSD, focusing on youth services. Topics include joint use of SAUSD and City facilities, library facilities, and educational programs, among others. The Subcommittee will create and approve its own by-laws that will provide further detail relating to its scope of work of advising the City Council. Provisions of these by-laws will include, among other parameters, a recurring meeting schedule. Make-Up of the Subcommittee The Joint School Collaboration City Council Standing Subcommittee will consist of representatives from the City Council and the SAUSD Governing Board as follows: Two or three members of the City Council will be appointed by a majority of the entire City Council at a public meeting. Up to two members of the SAUSD Governing Board will be appointed by a majority of the entire SAUSD Governing Board at a public meeting. Joint School Collaboration Standing Subcommittee with the Santa Ana Unified School District May 3, 2022 Page 2 2 6 6 0 Additionally, each member of the subcommittee will serve for a two-year term commencing with the first meeting of the newly installed City Council following a general election. Since this subcommittee was established on April 19, 2022, the terms of each selected subcommittee member will expire on December 15, 2022 to coincide with the upcoming election. Standing committees are subject to the various meeting requirements of the Brown Act. Agendas for standing committees must be posted, minutes must be taken, and the meetings must be open and accessible to the public, among other requirements. Action Required At this time, staff is requesting that the City Council, by a majority vote, appoint two to three councilmembers to serve on the Joint School Collaboration City Council Standing Subcommittee. Once members are appointed to the subcommittee, staff will schedule the first subcommittee meeting. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT There is no environmental impact associated with this action. FISCAL IMPACT There is no fiscal impact associated with this action. Submitted By: Lisa Rudloff, Executive Dir. of Parks, Recreation and Community Services Approved By: Kristine Ridge, City Manager