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JMF 7.22.20 <br />RESOLUTION NO.2020-064 <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />SANTA ANA APPROVING THE SANTA ANA SAFE ROUTES <br />TO SCHOOL PLAN <br />BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS <br />FOLLOWS: <br />Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines and <br />declares as follows: <br />A. Ensuring community youth are able to safely access school sites has long been <br />a priority for the City of Santa Ana. In 2016, Public Works Agency staff received <br />a grant from the State of California Active Transportation Program to develop a <br />Citywide Safe Routes to School Plan. <br />B. This plan, known as the "Santa Ana Safe Routes to School Plan," was <br />developed through extensive outreach to the community beginning in 2018 and <br />concluding in early 2020, and has now been completed. <br />C. Outreach efforts included walking audits at all public schools within the City of <br />Santa Ana. Walking audit stakeholders included students, parents, school staff, <br />city staff, consultants, Orange County Health Department, Orange County <br />Transportation Authority, and Caltrans. <br />D. Through this comprehensive effort, the Santa Ana Safe Routes to School Plan <br />identified and mapped safe routes to schools, recommended infrastructure <br />improvements, and provided cost estimates for the schools, as well as <br />identified education/encouragement programs and policies to promote and <br />support safe routes to school in Santa Ana. City staff will use the final plan to <br />pursue grant funds for the implementation of the proposed projects outlined in <br />the plan. <br />E. A requirement of the grant funds received for the development of the Santa <br />Ana Safe Routes to School Plan is a Resolution of the City Council approving <br />the Plan. Additionally, when pursuing grants for implementation, projects <br />identified in an adopted plan compete better or in some cases are required to <br />be in an adopted plan. <br />The Safe Routes to School Plan will help the City create a safe and <br />encouraging environment for students to walk or bicycle to school, and reduce <br />Resolution No. 2020-064 <br />Page 1 of 3 <br />