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<br />South Harbor Redevelopment Project <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Waxie (Janitorial Supplies Company) <br />Street Improvements <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />South Main Redevelopment Project <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Auto Mall <br />Doubletree Hotel <br />Commercial Rebate Program <br />Street Improvements <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Inter-City Redevelopment Project <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Regional Transportation Center <br />Street Improvements <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Bristol Redevelopment Project <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Digital Media Center <br />Street Improvements <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />To facilitate rehabilitation of the older commercial buildings many of which are essential <br />to the historic character of the downtown and to promote new commercial development <br />the Agency has in the past teamed with the Santa Ana Economic Development <br />Corporation (which has evolved into the Southland Economic Development Corporation) <br />to providing funding for the Commercial Rehabilitation Loan Program and the Storefront <br />Improvement Program. Through the loan programs, the Agency has estimated funding <br />157 new construction projects and 142 rehabilitation projects. The Agency also <br />administers the States' Enterprise Zone program that assists businesses in securing <br />sales, use and hiring tax credits. Through the Enterprise Zone, 18,000 jobs have been <br />"vouchered" for Santa Ana businesses. <br /> <br />The Agency has also funded the reuse of vacant and underutilized historic structures to <br />benefit the City's Arts Corridor which extends from the Artists Village in the downtown to <br />Discovery Science Center on north Main at the 1-5 Freeway. The Agency helped to fund <br />the renovation and expansion of the Bowers Museum and Cultural Art and acquired the <br />facility for the Kidseum. Among other cultural sport activities, the Agency assisted in the <br />acquisition of a site for the new home of the St. Joseph Ballet, a non-profit organization <br />designed to help under privileged youth. <br /> <br />Redevelopment has contributed substantially to improving the infrastructure within the <br />Project Areas. Redevelopment funded the Salgado Community Center and numerous <br />street improvements throughout the neighborhoods. <br /> <br />Page 16 of 190 <br />Report to the City Council for the Merger of the <br />Santa Ana Redevelopment Projects <br /> <br />Keyser Marston Associates, Inc. <br />Page 11 <br /> <br />PA0403012.SNT A:CK:gbd <br />19090.003.004/06128/04 <br /> <br />75D-26 <br />