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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />SEPTEMBER 15, 2020 <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />TITLE: <br />APPROVED <br />❑ As Recommended <br />ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE <br />ElAmended <br />❑ OOrrdinance on 1 s' Reading <br />APPLICATION FOR GRANT FUNDS TO THE <br />❑ Ordinance on 2od Reading <br />CALIFORNIA NATURAL RESOURCES <br />❑ Implementing Resolution <br />AGENCY FOR THE YOUTH COMMUNITY <br />❑ Set Public Hearing For_ <br />ACCESS GRANT PROGRAM FOR THE <br />SANTA ANA ZOO LITTLE FARMERS <br />PROJECT IN THE AMOUNT OF $300,000 <br />CONTINUED TO <br />/s/ Kristine Ridge FILE NUMBER <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Adopt a resolution approving the application for grant funds to the California Natural Resources <br />Agency for the Youth Community Access Grant Program for the Santa Ana Zoo Little Farmers <br />Project in the amount of $300,000. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The California Natural Resources Agency is accepting proposals for the Youth Community Access <br />Grant Program. The program, funded by Proposition 64, seeks projects that support youth access <br />to natural or cultural resources with a focus on low-income and disadvantaged communities <br />including, but not limited to, community education and recreational amenities to support youth <br />substance use prevention and early intervention. Approximately $5.7 million in awards will be <br />funded by this program. Applicants submitting the most competitive proposals will be invited to <br />participate in the next level of the competitive process, estimated to begin Spring 2021. <br />No later than September 16, 2020, the Parks, Recreation and Community Services Agency <br />(PRCSA) will submit an application to the California Natural Resources Agency for the Santa Ana <br />Zoo Little Farmers Project. <br />Santa Ana Zoo Little Farmers Protect — Grant Request $300,000 <br />Little Farmers is a nature -based play and learning area to be located in a currently underutilized <br />space in the northwest corner of the Family Farm. This concept is a place for children to find <br />adventure in their natural world, while learning about food production and life on a farm. The project <br />will include elements like climbing boulders, fallen logs, and giant insect sculptures that encourage <br />discovery, creativity, and imagination. Youth are encouraged to participate in the design process <br />and staff will identify local youth interested in participating in development of this project. <br />55B-1 <br />