HomeMy WebLinkAbout19D - MCFADDEN LEARNI NG/TECH CTRREQUEST FOR
COUNCIL ACTION
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE:
JUNE 18, 2007
TITLE:
AUTHORIZE THE USE OF MCFADDEN
LEARNING AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER
FOR THE POLICE ATHLETIC
ACTIVITIES LEAGUE
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CIT MA AGER
RECOMMENDED ACTION
CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY:
APPROVED
^ As Recommended
^ As Amended
^ Ordinance on 15' Reading
^ Ordinance on 2otl Reading
^ Implementing Resolution
^ Set Public Hearing For_
CONTINUED TO
FILE NUMBER
Authorize the use of the McFadden Learning and Technology Center to house
the Santa Ana Police Athletic Activities League.
The Police Department is in the beginning stages of establishing the Santa
Ana Police Athletic Activities League (SAPAAL) program to help reduce gang
violence, deter gang involvement, and to mentor the youth in our community.
As part of the program, Police Department staff will coordinate after-
school programs such as tutoring, peer support groups, and sports and
recreational activities for at-risk youth. Staff evaluated five possible
locations to house the SAPAAL program and has determined that the McFadden
Learning and Technology Center best meets the needs of the program.
The Parks, Recreation and Community Services Agency, which currently
manages the McFadden Learning and Technology Center, has offered the use of
the facility to house the SAPAAL program. The Agency will provide the
existing furniture, computers, and computer stations. Athletic fields, a
swimming pool, and a park are within two blocks of the facility, which may
be advantageous in facilitating future SAPAAL activities. The after school
homework assistance services at the McFadden Center will continue to be
offered to the youth from the neighborhood through a Community Development
Block Grant.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact with this action.
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Paul M. Walters
Chief of Police
Police Department
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