Council Meeting:       February 8, 2005                                                      Santa Monica,  California

 

 

CITY CLERK’S OFFICE - MEMORANDUM

 

To:                   City Council

 

From:             Mayor O’Connor

 

 

 

 

 

13-C:  Request of Mayor O’Connor that three Council Members be designated to participate in the Community Workshops on Gang Violence to be held on Saturday morning February 26 and Saturday morning March 12 at John Adams Middle School.

                                                                                                             

The City is working with Senator Sheila Kuehl to engage the community in addressing gang violence.   Two sequential meetings are planned.   The first will be held on Saturday, the 26th of February from 9 am to 1 pm at John Adams Middle School and a follow-up on Saturday, March 12 at the same time and place.    A feature of the first session will be breakout discussion groups – a “roll up the sleeves” search for solutions with participation by our major local institutions in each group.   On the 12th, we anticipate that stakeholders will refine priorities identified by the community in the first session into action steps and responsibilities.

 

While the Brown Act precludes all Council Members from attending, your personal encouragement of friends and neighbors to participate will help to ensure that all Santa Monica plays an active role in offering at-risk youth constructive alternatives.