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RESOLUTION NO. 83-79 <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY <br />OF SANTA ANA AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO <br />SIGN AN AGREEMENT WITH THE CALIFORNIA <br />DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY TO ACCEPT A GRANT OF <br />$25,000 FROM PL 98-8 EMERGENCY JOBS BILL FUNDS <br />AND TO SOLICIT BIDS FOR CONSTRUCTION <br />WHEREAS, the Emergency Jobs Bill, Public Law 98-8, <br />allocated $50,000,000 to the Small Business Administration for <br />the establishment of a Park Restoration and Urban Reforestation <br />Program, and <br />WHEREAS, the objective of this program is to create <br />jobs for the unemployed and rehabilitate and improve public parks <br />and other publicly -owned lands, and <br />WHEREAS, Santa Ana currently experiences high levels of <br />unemployment and poverty, and <br />WHEREAS, there are insufficient local funds to provide <br />for the repair and improvement of many Santa Ana parks, and <br />WHEREAS, a park restoration grant would result in employ- <br />ment opportunities for local residents, and <br />WHEREAS, the State Department of Forestry has approved <br />a pre -application for $25,000 for the City of Santa Ana to make <br />repairs and landscaping improvements to Santiago Park, Fisher <br />Park and Grant Park, and <br />WHEREAS, agreements must be sent to the State by July <br />6th, 1983, and work completed by September 30th, 1983: <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF <br />THE CITY OF SANTA ANA: <br />