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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-04-23 YOUTH, EDUCATION & COMMUNITY SERVICES SPECIAL MEETINGMINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE YOUTH, EDUCATION & COMMUNITY SERVICES COUNCIL COMMITTEE April 23, 2018 CALL TO ORDER Meeting convened at 5:39 p.m. at Santa Ana City Hall Ross Annex Room 1600; 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, California 92702. ATTENDANCE Council members Present Juan Villegas (Chairperson) David Benavides Sal Tinajero (Absence Excused) Staff Present: Raul Godinez II, City Manager Gerardo Mouet, Executive Director PRCSA Jeannie Jurado, Community Services Manager Ron Ono, Administrative Services Manager Luis Barragan, SAPID Corporal Cheryl Eberly, Youth Services Supervisor Hiram Uribe, Graphic Designer PUBLIC COMMENTS: No Public Comments AGENDA ITEMS APPROVAL OF COMMUNITY SERVICES COUNCIL COMMITTEE MINUTES o Community Services Council Committee Minutes of January 22, 2018 was reviewed and approved as presented. o Motion by: Councilmember Benavides Second by: Villegas Motion approved unanimously. 2. UPDATE ON SECURITY LIGHTS AND SECURITY CAMERAS AT PARKS o Ron Ono provided information on security lights and camera schedule. Indicated LED security lighting at 8 parks were recently completed in the amount of $1 million. LED security lighting for an additional 10 parks is funded this year in the amount of $2 million. Indicated security cameras is funded in the amount of $1 million and cameras in 2 parks were recently completed. o Councilman Benavides asked how long the security lighting will be on. Staff responded they are programed to be on during park hours and will shut off when park is closed. Youth, Rec. & Comm. Svs. Committee Mtg Page 1 April 23, 2018 o Councilman Benavides asked on the amount of cameras to be placed in the park. Staff responded the amount and location is based on the park size. o Corporal Barragan provided information on security camera and Code Blue installation and areas it will cover. Code Blue will have a 911 button and an information button. o Corporal Barragan indicated although camera will project current time images, it will not be monitored on a regular basis. It will preserve a recording for a year for review if an incident occurred. It also includes a PA feature. 3. UPDATE ON CALLS FOR POLICE SERVICE AT PARKS o Corporal Barragan indicated there were 63 parks and recreational facilities in the city. Calls included1) calls for service, 2) officer initiated activity. Calls for service on bike trails were not included. o Councilman Benavides indicated the installation of cameras and security lighting will help reduce calls for service. Asked about the status of the Park Ranger Program. o Corporal Barragan indicated the difficulty in getting qualified candidates. Recently reclassified the position to put individual through the academy. 45 individuals took the test, 39 passed, 11 showed up for the interview and 2 were selected to proceed to the Police Academy in July. They will be fully sworn officers in a Park Ranger vehicle. We currently have one -part time ranger that is assigned on weekends. o Councilman Benavides asked how many officers patrol the park. Officer Barragan indicate one officer per day. o Director Mouet indicated the calls go to SAPD dispatch, if it is perceived as dangerous other SAPD Officers will respond as backup. The six parks receiving cameras have high calls for service. Cameras should be placed in parks with high calls for service. This is a great program of which other communities are requesting cameras in their park. o Councilman Villegas indicated the community is requesting quicker response time. We need to help expedite the hiring of Park Rangers. o Councilman Benavides indicated at one time there was a discussion to make the Park Rangers a non -sworn position. o Director Mouet explained the history of the Park Ranger Program. Initially the Park Rangers did not carry guns. City Council later approved the Rangers to carry weapons. City had a difficult time hiring rangers and went to hiring retired police officers. The program worked well until the city was faced with the annuitant issue. Because Rangers were caring weapons it made sense to transfer the program to SAPD, so they can be properly trained with the other officers. o Councilman Benavides indicated it would be less costly to have non -sworn officers working with sworn officers. Youth, Rec. & Comm. Svs. Committee Mtg Page 2 April 23, 2018 Councilman Villages indicated when rangers respond to a call they need to have the proper protection by carrying firearms and he prefers to have the ranger program in SAPD. The program needs to be discussed with the Public Safety Committee. 4. PARK PROJECT UPDATE AND PARK BOND PLAN o Director Mouet indicated Proposition 68 is scheduled for the June election ballot. This will provide $4 billion Park Bond for park improvements. 2/3 will go to the State and 1/3 to cities. Most of the bond funding will be competitive, but a portion will be distributed to cities on a per Capita basis. Most of the park bond will be competitive. One component in the bond measure will provide $16 million to the Santa Ana River Conservancy for projects along the SA River or contributory creeks. We identified possible projects 1) Centennial Lake Renovation, 2) Santa Anita Park Expansion, 3) Centennial Eco Friendly Riparian Exploration Trail Corridor, 4) Jackson School/Windsor Park Joint Use Aquaponics and Farmbot Stem Program 5) Spurgeon Synthetic Field, Track and Park, 6) Santa Anita Synthetic Turf, and 7) Santa Anita Recreation Center Renovation. We also identified projects that will be shovel ready for the competitive portion of the grant. These projects include 1) Centennial Lake Renovation, 2) 6"'/Lacy Park, 3) Santiago Gashouse, 4) SA Zoo Exhibit, 5) Santa Anita Synthetic Turf Project. The presentation also included other key park improvements needed in the area of 1) Park addition, 2) New Park Development, 3) Facility Renovation, 4) Recreation addition, 5) Sports Lighting Renovation, 6) Swimming Pool resurfacing, 7) Play Equipment Upgrades, and 8) Security Lighting Renovation. c Councilman Benavides asked about the Santiago Gashouse project and Director Mouet explained the proposed improvements. c Director Mouet indicated the proposed projects for the Santa Ana River Conservancy that totaled $9 million was sent to the city's Lobbyist (Townsend Public Affairs). o City Manager Godinez indicated Assembly member Daly was involved with supporting the Park Bond so we put Townsend Public Affairs is in communication with Assembly member Daly on our projects. 5. UPDATE ON YOUTH SERVICES SUPERVISOR o Gerardo Mouet introduced Cheryl Eberly, Youth Services Supervisor. Cheryl provided background on herself, starting in the SA Library History room, working with Youth Volunteers, Young Adults and Teens, and grants. o Cheryl explained he Seeds to Trees Santa Ana Program that work with the community to nurture, empower, and engage youth. Phase 1 was to explore the Youth and Youth Stakeholders, from the City organization, educational institutions, county government, non-profit organizations, religious base organization and the private sector. Developed data/location on youth serving organizations for the first 6 months. Youth, Rec. & Comm. Svs. Committee Mtg Page 3 April 23, 2018 Beginning on Phase II to identify resources, assets and challenges for the next 6 months. Phase 3 will include creating a Web portal for training and workshops. Phase 4 will include cultivating a 10 -year Master Plan to build on collaboration, findings, challenges for community youth. Councilman Benavides was impressed with the program and indicated this is a young dense city with tremendous opportunities. Councilman Villegas indicated it is disturbing that 60% of Latino kids does not finish the program. He is also concerned about the seniors and indicated a Senior Services Supervisor position is needed to help the seniors. 6. UPDATE ON PARTNERSHIP EFFORTS WITH THE SANTA ANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT o Gerardo Mouet indicated at the January 29th Joint Policy meeting the SAUSD asked for a report outlining all the Joint Use agreements. The draft report was sent to the district to review and discuss at the next meeting. The meeting was canceled and dates have been identified for re- scheduling the meeting. o Ron Ono indicated we recently completed 3 Joint Use projects; Garfield, Willard and Roosevelt/Walker. The 3 sites are on district property and construction was managed by the district. With the addition of these 3 sites the City has a total of 8 Joint Use agreements with SAUSD. o Jeannie Jurado explained that certain parks are not part of the Joint Use agreement that are used by the SAUSD, such as Centennial Park field #5 & #6, Dan Young Soccer Complex, SA Stadium, Lillie King Park and EI Salvador Park. The City provides the district first priority use of their facilities in the Joint Use agreement and does not charge the district. o Director Mouet explained that the district is charged for use of other park sites that are not part of the joint use agreement, but in most cases the district use is co-sponsored with no charge. Third party use of school sites is charged a fee and monies are given to the district. Director Mouet explained what the city charges to the district and what is free. He also explained neighborhood organizations also uses school property. o Director Mouet indicated we have 8 separate Joint Use Agreements that should be on one Master Joint Use Agreement to be consistent on managing these properties. o Councilman Villegas indicated we need an update on the Master Joint Use Agreement. o Councilman Benavides indicated the City has provided land to the district and we need to look into those sites. o Director Mouet indicated the SAUSD Administration Building site was provided to the district by the city. o Councilman Benavides indicated it would be helpful to provide context, as we negotiate with the District on the water tower property by providing an inventory of all parcels of land the city provided to the district. Reminded staff to provide this information. Youth, Rec. & Comm. Svs. Committee Mtg Page 4 April 23, 2018 7. DISCUSS CITY AGENDA ITEMS FOR UPCOMMING SAUSD/CITY JOINT POLICY o Update on Roosevelt/Walker Improvements o Presentation on the Seed to Trees Santa Ana o Master Joint Use Agreement o Crossing Guard Program o Update on Homelessness o Update on the Water Tower COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS o None FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS o None MEETING ADJOURNED: 7:21 P.M. Next regular meeting of the Youth, Education and Community Services City Council Committee is scheduled for Monday April 23, 2018; 5:30pm City Hall Ross Annex Room 1600. A Ron Onc , Recording Secretary Youth, Rec. & Comm. Svs. Committee Mtg Page 5 April 23, 2018