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WORK STUDY SESSION <br />WS.A. SKATEBOARD PARK UPDATE - Cleve Williams, Executive Director, <br />Parks, <br />Recreation, and Community Services Agency, and Dominic Oyeon <br />representing <br />Purkiss/Rose/RSI, gave an update on the proposed <br />Skateboard Park. Highlights of this presentation include the following: <br />Recreation and Parks Board conducted a preliminary study for a <br />skate park (August/October 1999) <br />• <br />City Council reviewed study and approved three possible locations <br />for the skate park <br />Neighborhood Association approved Skate Park at Centennial <br />Regional Park <br />Hired Purkiss/Rose/RSI as a consultant <br />• <br />Four workshops have been conducted with the community, Skate <br />Park Committee and Santa Ana youth <br />• <br />Proposed facility designed by youth <br />Youth participated in Skate Park regulations <br />• <br />Design concept approved by the Board of Parks and Recreation <br />and the Youth Commission on May 8, 2001 <br />Final Concept Plan includes location on the east portion of <br />Centennial Regional Park <br />City needs to adopt an ordinance requiring skateboard participants <br />to wear helmets, elbow pads, and knee pads <br />Post signs requiring participants to wear safety equipment <br />• <br />City must maintain records of all known or reported injuries and all <br />claims resulting- from injuries on skate facility and must submit <br />records to the State of California judicial counsel <br />Skate Park analysis and conceptual plan have been completed <br />Preparation of rules and regulations and construction documents is <br />in progress <br />• <br />Bid advertisement is anticipated by September 2001 <br />• <br />Bid opening is planned for October, 2001 with the contract being <br />awarded in November, 2001 <br />• <br />Construction is expected in December, 2001 <br />Ribbon cutting is scheduled for April, 2002 <br />COMMENTS <br />90.A. PUBLIC COMMENTS <br />George Garcia addressed Council with concerns relative to shopping cart <br />retrieval and graffiti <br />CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 242 JUNE 18, 2001 <br />