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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />MARCH 6, 2006 <br />TITLE: <br />RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE <br />SUBMITTAL OF A LAND AND WATER <br />CONSERVATION FUND PROGRAM <br />GRANT APPLICATION <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />As Recommended <br />As Amended <br />Ordinance on 1" Reading <br />Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />Implementing Resolution <br />Set Public Hearing For_ <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Adopt a resolution authorizing the submittal of a grant application in <br />the amount of $100,000 to the Land and Water Conservation Fund Program <br />for construction of a wheelchair basketball court at the Kiwanis Barrier - <br />Free Playground in Carl Thornton Park. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The State of California Department of Parks and Recreation is accepting <br />grant applications for the Land and Water Conservation Fund Program <br />(LWCF). The LWCF Program was established through federal legislation in <br />1965 and has been instrumental in the development of parks throughout the <br />United States. <br />The Kiwanis Barrier -Free Playground was designed to provide the <br />opportunity for special needs children to play and camp in a park <br />setting. The proposed project will provide wheelchair bound individuals <br />the opportunity to play on an Americans with Disabilities Act compliant <br />basketball court. The LWCF Grant Fund requires a 50 percent match of non- <br />federal money. The Kiwanis Club of Santa Ana has committed to provide <br />the required match. <br />FISCAL IMPACT <br />There is no fiscal impact associated with this action. <br />Gerardo Mouet <br />Executive Director <br />Parks, Rec. & Comm. Svgs. Agency <br />55A-1 <br />