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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />JULY 21, 2020 <br />TITLE. <br />CONSIDER OPTIONS TO RECOGNIZE <br />SANTA ANA RESIDENTS WHO HAVE <br />SERVED IN THE U.S. MILITARY AND <br />PROVIDE DIRECTION TO STAFF <br />/s/ Kristine Ridge <br />CITY MANAGER <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />❑ As Recommended <br />❑ As Amended <br />❑ Ordinance on 1 st Reading <br />❑ Ordinance on god Reading <br />❑ Implementing Resolution <br />❑ Set Public Hearing For <br />�K•�►nl►m�.>rc. <br />FILE NUMBER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Accept informational report regarding options to recognize Santa Ana residents who have served <br />in the U.S. military and provide direction to staff. <br />DISCUSSION <br />At the February 21, 2020 City Council meeting, members of the City Council directed staff to <br />research options for consideration to recognize Santa Ana residents who have served in the U.S. <br />military. This report provides an overview of some of the types of military recognition initiatives and <br />programs for consideration by the City Council. <br />Background <br />According to the 2018 American Community Survey's 2018 1-Year Estimates, there are <br />approximately 106,246 veterans in Orange County —approximately 4.3 percent of the adult <br />population. Orange County has a long history of military presence in its communities. For example, <br />a 1999 study by the Civil War Round Table of Orange County found that there are approximately <br />725 Civil War veterans interred in nine local cemeteries, including Fairhaven Memorial Park and <br />Mortuary and the Santa Ana Cemetery in Santa Ana. In more recent times, Orange County was <br />home to both the El Toro Marine Corps Air Station and the Santa Ana Army Air Base, in what is <br />now Costa Mesa. <br />Heroes Hall <br />To celebrate the legacy of Orange County veterans, to honor their sacrifices, and to educate and <br />inspire the community through their stories and personal experiences, in 2016 Orange County <br />government officials established Heroes Hall —a free, permanent, year-round museum and <br />education center with exhibitions, performances and educational programs that celebrate the <br />legacy of Orange County veterans and others who have served in the U.S. military. The two-story <br />exhibition space rotates themes semi-annually, with each focusing on an aspect of the personal <br />stories and experiences of veterans. Housed in a renovated 1942 Santa Ana Army Air Base <br />barracks building, Heroes Hall consists of 3,600 square feet of exhibition space, as well as the <br />65A-1 <br />