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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />OCTOBER 15, 2019 <br />TITLE: <br />ADOPT A RESOLUTION DECLARING <br />OCTOBER 27, 2019 CITY OF SANTA ANA <br />DAY IN CELEBRATION OF THE CITY'S <br />150TM ANNIVERSARY <br />{STRATEGIC PLAN NO.15} <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />❑ As Recommended <br />❑ As Amended <br />❑ Ordinance on 1" Reading <br />❑ Ordinance on 2"' Reading <br />❑ Implementing Resolution <br />❑ Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />/s/ Kristine Ridge FILE NUMBER <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Adopt a resolution declaring October 27, 2019 City of Santa Ana Day in celebration of the City's <br />150th Anniversary. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The earliest known origins of what is now the City of Santa Ana revolve around the tribal Tongva <br />and Juaneno/Luiseno people who were indigenous to the area. Listed as a township of Los <br />Angeles County in the 1860 census, Santa Ana's population totaled only 756 people. In 1869, <br />William H. Spurgeon claimed the Santa Ana land, obtained from the descendants of Jose Antonio <br />Yorba. Today, the City has flourished and the population has grown to over 338,000 people, one <br />of the most populous Cities in the County. <br />On November 11, 1952, the citizens of the City adopted a City Charter. Recognized as a center <br />for commercial, financial, and manufacturing businesses, Santa Ana has become a major hub for <br />economic activity in Southern California. The county seat of Orange County, Santa Ana lends its <br />name to a freeway, nearby mountains, and the infamous winds of Southern California. <br />Marking a century and a half of remarkable history, Santa Ana will be celebrating its <br />sesquicentennial on October 27, 2019. Santa Ana boasts extraordinary human behavior, unique <br />and essential diversity, civic and social activism, heroic individual and community accomplishment, <br />selfless sacrifice, progressive idealism, steadfast governance, and an active and caring populace. <br />The City of Santa Ana encourages all businesses, organizations, and public institutions to <br />recognize the significance of this day and to celebrate the 150th Anniversary. Santa Ana's vitality <br />and diversity will facilitate a bright and successful future for its residents and businesses. <br />55A-1 <br />