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<br />Is: 05/8/06 <br /> <br />RESOLUTION NO. 2006-024 <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCil OF THE CITY <br />OF SANTA ANA AMENDING THE GUIDELINES OF THE <br />GRANTS FOR BLOCKS PROGRAM <br /> <br />BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCil OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS <br />FOllOWS: <br /> <br />Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines <br />and declares as follows: <br /> <br />A. The City Council authorized the Grants for Blocks Program ("Program") in <br />March of 1999, by Resolution No. 1999-014. The Program was established <br />to encourage community building projects and greater collaboration between <br />neighborhood groups, service clubs, schools, community-based <br />organizations, the faith community and local businesses. <br /> <br />B. In 2002, the City Council established Grants for Blocks as an Agency <br />Directed Fund with the Orange County Community Foundation ("OCCF"), a <br />non-profit organization which to administers donations received and <br />distributes grants to meet the needs of the Orange County community; <br />thereby enhancing the visibility of the City's community building initiatives <br />among corporations and charitable foundations. <br /> <br />C. Since its establishment, the Program has raised over $60,000.00 to provide <br />eighty (80) grants to neighborhood associations and community-based <br />organizations serving Santa Ana. <br /> <br />D. Staff has been approached by City residents and community members <br />desiring to make financial gifts to the City for certain city-run programs. One <br />person has expressed interest in making an annual financial gift that would <br />be disbursed to winners of the Most Beautiful Yard Competition, a program <br />that is administered by the Community Development Agency, and provides <br />for each of Santa Ana's neighborhood associations to nominate homes for <br />recognition. <br /> <br />E. Adoption of this resolution will allow acceptance of such financial gifts, <br />thereby increasing flexibility for donations from the private sector to support <br />community building and leadership training programs associated with the <br />City's Housing and Neighborhood Development Program. <br /> <br />Resolution No. 2006-024 <br />Page 1 of2 <br />