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321 <br /> <br />RESOLUTION NO. 94- 070 <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY <br />OF SANTA ANA SUPPORTING THE ENTRY OF THE CITY <br />OF SANTA ANA INTO THE GREAT AMERICAN MAIN <br />STREET AWARDS COMPETITION <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, The National Trust for Historic Preservation's <br />National Main Street Center, along with Edward D. Jones & Co., are <br />cosponsoring "The Great American Main Street Awards" competition, <br />to recognize the nation's best community efforts at revitalizing <br />traditional downtowns; and <br /> <br /> W~EREAS, the economic health and cultural vibrancy of downtown <br />Santa Ana is crucial to the overall well being of the City of Santa <br />Ana; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, .the City of Santa Ana wholeheartedly supports <br />downtown as demonstrated in the creation of a downtown <br />redevelopment project area, Business Improvement District, Parking <br />Assessment District, facade rebate program, direct loan program and <br />Small Business Administration program; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the City of Santa Ana was successful in being chosen <br />for the site of the U.S. Federal Courthouse for this region; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, it is demonstrated in the commitment to maintaining <br />all government offices in the Civic Center and downtown area, <br />materially participates in efforts to revitalize downtown Santa <br />Ana; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the City of Santa Ana, through the Job Partnership <br />Training Act, hired 954 disadvantaged, high-risk youth in summer <br />jobs for i1 weeks throughout the downtown and Civic Center area in <br />1994, and provided academic enrichment through required schooling <br />to these youth; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the City of Santa Ana has assisted in the <br />rehabilitation of historic structures, creating an historic <br />district, and in 1984 was listed on the National Register of <br />Historic Places; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, that through public/private partnerships, the city <br />has enhanced the downtown area community with the development of <br />Fiesta Marketplace, Park Tower, Park Place and the Artists Village; <br />and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, that the City of Santa Ana believes that downtown <br />revitalization efforts represent a positive impact on the City, the <br />County and the region by revitalizing a traditional downtown <br /> <br /> <br />