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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />JUNE 2, 2008 <br />TITLE: <br />ADOPT A RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT FOR <br />THE 2008 PRESERVE AMERICA HISTORIC <br />PRESERVATION FUND GRANT APPLICATION <br />~- <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 of support for the 2008 Preserve America Historic <br />Preservation Fund Grant Application. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The Preserve America Program is a federal government initiative developed <br />in cooperation with the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation and the <br />U. S. Departments of the Interior, Commerce, Agriculture, and Housing and <br />Urban Development. The City of Santa Ana was designated a Preserve <br />America Community in 2005. Preserve America grants offer planning <br />funding to support communities that have demonstrated a commitment to <br />preserve, recognize, designate, and protect, local cultural resources. <br />The designation affords the City of Santa Ana the opportunity to apply <br />for Preserve America Federal Grants. <br />The application for the 2008 Preserve America fund will provide the City <br />of Santa Ana an opportunity to inventory and promote the City`s historic <br />resources by conducting a feasibility study to determine the most <br />effective use of vacant/under-utilized buildings and land, especially <br />those in the Downtown National Register District, and to study the <br />potential of tourism and related businesses by conducting a historic <br />survey. This intensive survey will identify additional historic <br />resources within the community. The Preserve America grant is a <br />competitive grant process and must be submitted by June 30, 2008. <br />55B-1 <br />