Parks, Recreation, and Community
Services and Youth Commissions
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Parks, Recreation, and Community
Services Commission and
Youth Commission
Joint Special Meeting Minutes
March 8, 2025
Santa Ana Zoo, 1801 E. Chestnut Ave., Santa Ana, CA 92701 3:00 PM
CALL TO ORDER Youth Chairperson Wyatt Malfavon
ATTENDANCE Parks, Recreation, and Community Services
Commission Members:
Selica Diaz
Josh Jogwe
Cory Nelson
Silvia Reyes
Ruby Woo
Maria Zacarias Torres, Vice Chair
Roberto Herrera, Chair
Youth Commission Members:
Edith Hernandez
Neylen Muñoz
Emily ParraDiaz
Cat Pham
Adrian Ramirez
Mercy Benitez, Vice Chair
Wyatt Malfavon, Chair
Staff:
Hawk Scott, Executive Director
Ethan Fisher, PRCSA Deputy Director, Zoo
Jennifer L. Hall, Recording Secretary
Parks, Recreation, and Community
Services and Youth Commissions
2 03/08/2025
Minutes: Youth Commission Chairperson Wyatt Malfavon called the Joint Special Meeting of the Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Commission and the Youth Commission to order at 3:08 P.M.
ROLL CALL Jennifer L. Hall, Recording Secretary
Minutes: Recording Secretary Jennifer L. Hall conducted roll call. Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Commissioners Diaz, Jogwe, Nelson, and Reyes, and Vice Chairperson Zacarias Torres were present. Commissioner Woo and Chair Herrera were absent. Youth Commissioners Parra-Diaz and Ramirez, Vice Chairperson Benitez (arrived at 3:14 P.M.), and Chairperson Malfavon were present. Commissioners Hernandez, Muñoz, and Pham were absent.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Minutes: No public comments received.
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
1. Santa Ana Zoo Tour
Minutes: Deputy Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Director (Zoo) Ethan Fisher, Zoo Curator of Education Lauren Bergh, and Zoo Animal Care Manager Jennifer Walker provided a tour of the Santa Ana Zoo and answered questions from the commissioners.
ADJOURNMENT
Minutes: Youth Commission Chairperson Malfavon adjourned the Joint Special Meeting of the Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Commission and the Youth Commission meeting at 5:00 P.M.
Respectfully submitted:
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Jennifer L. Hall, CMC
Recording Secretary