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top of the vision -word -cloud. Not only that, but listed in Priorities for the City's Strategic Plan are Themes, including the prioritized theme,' "HISTORIC PRESERVATION". With this in mind it seems obvious that to meet these objectives we must SAVE Santa Ana's FIRST & OLDEST fire station, the Cypress Fire Station - as there is no extra or substitute for this esteemed designated historic "KEY" structure listed on the Santa Ana Register of Historic Properties, and there will be no second chance to save the one and only Cypress Fire Station from a private builder/developer. In fact there are almost zero opportunities to meet the Strategic Plan's & General Plan's historic preservation objectives presented by this important single historic building in a neighborhood setting in the foreseeable future! Saving the Cypress Fire Station from a sale to private hands, and creating and establishing a City owned Community Center/ Art, History & Technology Learning Hub located in a City owned rehabilitated for adaptive reuse historic Cypress Fire Station can uniquely serve to help meet and fulfill many of the FY20/21-24/25 Strategic Plan's goals including the following: • Threats/Trends - would be serving a population density that is the 4th most dense city in the nation, where there is over development and population density that is skewed younger than many CA cities, where it's anticipated seniors will be aging in -place, and where there is a lack of open space (recreation space outside of an individual's dwelling) • Weaknesses - can help bridge the gap where there is not enough digital services, can help improve inequalities in education as compared to other cities in Orange County • Opportunities - meeting an opportunity for Green Development (adaptive reuse of buildings is a form of sustainable urban regeneration), a huge opportunity for Preservation of History and Culture, creation of more Recreation and Community Centers, providing Community Education & Engagement, bringing Accessibility to Educational Institutions (by way of a learning hub located in a community center) Compounded with meeting values forming the basis of the new General Plan's Historic Element, adaptive reuse of the City owed Cypress Fire Station can meet ALL of the historic preservation considerations listed as follows: • Rich cultural and architectural history • Unique neighborhoods • Protect existing neighborhoods from intrusive development • Maintain character, sense of place, and identity • Pride in neighborhoods • Adaptive reuse of buildings Rehabilitation and adaptive reuse of the City owned historic Cypress Fire Station located in the Pacific Park/Eastside neighborhood can meet and fulfill objectives and goals set forth in the city of Santa Ana's Strategic Plan and General Plan's Historic Element. Creation and establishment of a Community Center/ Art, History & Technology Learning Hub in the historic Cypress Fire Station can meet the perimeters of an investment in community, education programs, making services more accessible and bridging the digital divide. The possibility