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Item # 7
City of Santa Ana
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Staff Report
December 19, 2023
TOPIC: Joint School Collaboration City Council Subcommittee Update
AGENDA TITLE
Provide City Council Update on Joint School Collaboration City Council Subcommittee
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Receive and file.
GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: No
DISCUSSION
At the March 1, 2022 City Council meeting, the Parks, Recreation and Community
Services Agency (PRCSA) was provided direction to reformat the Regular School
Collaboration City Council Subcommittee, which was composed of three
councilmembers, to the Joint School Collaboration City Council Subcommittee that
would now include two representatives from the Santa Ana Unified School District
(SAUSD) so that matters concerning both governing bodies could be discussed in a
joint public meeting format.
On Monday, July 11, 2022 the reformatted subcommittee met for the first time with then-
Councilmembers Hernandez, Lopez, and Mendoza representing the City, and then-
Board Trustees Alfonso Alvarez and Carolyn Torres representing SAUSD. The
subcommittee identified the first Monday of each month at 6:00 p.m. as their standing
meeting time. Trustee Torres and Councilmember Lopez were selected as Chair and
Vice-Chair, respectively, during the August 1, 2022 meeting. As a result of local
elections taking place in November 2022, Councilmember Vazquez and Trustee Bustos
were identified as new members and joined the subcommittee in April 2023.
Subcommittee topics of discussion have ranged from access/use of school facilities by
neighborhood associations, the reinstitution of the Camp Catalina program operated by
PRCSA, the City and SAUSD’s approach to crossing guard cost-sharing, SAUSD
students experiencing homelessness, and cultural events.
Joint School Collaboration City Council Subcommittee Update
December 19, 2023
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Since the direction in March 2022 to reformat, the Joint School Collaboration City
Council Subcommittee has met a total of seven times and has not had a quorum since
April 2023.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with this action.
Submitted By: Hawk Scott, Executive Director of Parks, Recreation and Community
Services
Approved By: Tom Hatch, Interim City Manager