HomeMy WebLinkAbout65A - YOUTH SPORTS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMSREQUEST FOR
COUNCIL ACTION
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE:
SEPTEMBER 16, 2014
TITLE:
YOUTH SPORTS SCHOLARSHIP
PROGRAM
CITY MANA ER
RECOMMENDED ACTION
CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY:
APPROVED
❑ As Recommended
❑ As Amended
❑ Ordinance on 1� Reading
❑ Ordinance on 2ntl Reading
❑ Implementing Resolution
❑ Set Public Hearing For_
CONTINUED TO
FILE NUMBER
Receive and file the Parks, Recreation, Education and Youth Council Committee's recommended
direction on the development and implementation of the Youth Sports Scholarship Program.
DISCUSSION
At the May 20, 2014 City Council meeting, Council approved $200,000 for the Youth Sports
Scholarship Program as part of the funding approval for the Five -Year Strategic Plan. Council asked
the Parks, Recreation, Education and Youth (PREY) Council Committee to review and approve
processes and procedures for this new program. At the July 28 PREY meeting, a discussion took
place on this proposed program. The PREY Committee recommended that $100,000 be used this
fiscal year to support Santa Ana youth participation in the City's youth sports program. These city
programs include Basketball, Football, Baseball, Soccer, Tennis, and the new After School program.
Youth that can't afford to take part in these City programs will be offered scholarship support so that
no Santa Ana child is prevented to participate due to lack of monies.
The PREY Committee recommended that the balance of the funding for this program, be invested in
park deferred maintenance that will benefit Santa Ana youth. Staff is recommending the use of the
$50,000 to help complete the monies needed to replace the Centennial Park synthetic turf at field #4
at Dan Young Soccer Complex with new synthetic field turf. This field was the City's first synthetic
sports field and was opened twelve years ago. The warranty for the playing surface ran out three
years ago and staff has been doing their best in patching up the turf to make it playable for the many
hours of youth soccer that takes place on this very popular regional sport field. The seven youth
soccer organizations that play on this field have asked the City to replace the turf for the past several
years. Below you will see a current picture of a youth team playing on the field.
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The other $50,000 would be used to hire two General Maintenance part time workers who will join the
Park General Maintenance crew to work on daily park deferred maintenance tasks that are of high
priority. The team will be focusing on ongoing repairs of water fountains in the park system along with
plumbing issues in the restrooms and fixing lights at parks and sport fields. Repairing park irrigations
system, park site furniture like benches and picnic tables and the pumps and filtration system for the
city pools will also be a priority.
STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT
Approval of this item allows the City to meet Goal #2 Youth, Education, Recreation, Objective #2,
Expand youth programming, Strategy F, Develop a process for youth sports scholarship programs.
FISCAL IMPACT
Funds are available in the PRCSA- Recreation - Contract Services account (no 01113230 62300).
Gerardo Mouet
Executive Director
Parks, Recreation and Community Services
Agency
APPROVED AS TO FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS:
Francisco Gutierrez,
Executive Director
Finance and Management Services AgencyZI--
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