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Parks, Recreation, and Community Services <br />www.santa-ana.org/parks <br />Item # 24 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br /> Staff Report <br />May 2, 2023 <br />TOPIC: Resolution and Donation Agreement for Science, Technology, Engineering, and <br />Mathematics (STEM) Focused Amenities at Madison Park and Angels Community Park <br />AGENDA TITLE: <br />Resolution Accepting the Donation of Science, Technology, Engineering, and <br />Mathematics (STEM) Focused Amenities at Madison Park and Angels Community Park <br />from the University of California Irvine School of Education, and a Donation Agreement <br />with the University of California Irvine School of Education for the Installation of these <br />Amenities at Madison Park and Angels Community Park. <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />1. Adopt a resolution to accept the donation of Science, Technology, Engineering, and <br />Mathematics (STEM) focused amenities at Madison Park and Angels Park from the <br />University of California, Irvine School of Education. <br />2. Authorize the City Manager to execute a donation agreement with The Regents of <br />the University of California, Irvine School of Education for the installation of the <br />STEM-focused amenities at Madison Park and Angels Community Park. The <br />amenities are valued at approximately $249,000 and will come at no cost to the City. <br />The agreement is valid from April 18, 2023, through December 31, 2023, subject to <br />non-substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The University of California, Irvine School of Education’s STEM Learning Lab research <br />team reimagines public park spaces with Science, Technology, Engineering, and <br />Mathematics (STEM) learning activities and experiences for children. The University of <br />California, Irvine School of Education has selected the City of Santa Ana as a recipient <br />of a new playful learning landscape. This landscape will include a Number Ball and <br />Fraction Ball court, a Parkopolis board game at Madison Park, and a How Tall Am I <br />chart and Loteria activity panel at Angels Community Park. These additions are <br />designed to promote learning opportunities for Santa Ana's youth and will come at no <br />additional cost to the City. <br />All costs associated with the installation of this project will be absorbed by the University <br />of California, Irvine, who will have oversight for the duration of the project, including