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WORK STUDY SESSION WSA UPDATE ON THE CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENT INITIATIVE AND FAMILY MASTER PLAN PHASE I -Parks, Recreation & Community Services Agency Gerardo Mouet, Executive Director of the Parks & Recreation Agency, gave a presentation on Santa Ana Building Healthy Community (SABHC). Highlights are as follows: • Evidence shows that affordable housing, good jobs, safe schools, clean air, parks and playgrounds, walk able streets, markets with fresh fruits and vegetables, and strong social networks are crucial for a healthy California; • Challenges which threaten economically disadvantaged communities more than others include obesity and diabetes, neighborhood and family violence; • The Statewide Strategy is supported by the California Endowment which envisions the support of parents and local leaders by forging new partnerships and involving school principals, city officials, business executives, hospital and healthcare workers, and youth to deliver the essentials of a healthy environment; • The Plan includes building 14 healthy communities where there is both a need and an opportunity for healthy surroundings. Amongst those communities identified, the City of Santa Ana is included; • Funding sources include a grant within the range if $500,000 to $3 million per site per year. The actual grant support and dollar amounts will be influenced by factors including community size, population, local community capacity and organizational readiness, and the elements of each site's strategic plan; • Ten outcomes have been identified and the California's Endowment's four big results include: 1) reduction in youth violence, 2) reverse in childhood obesity, 3) providing healthy homes for all children, and 4) increase in school attendance; • SABHC planning highlights include submission of strategic plan by May 15, 2010, adding monies to original $250,000 planning budget, receiving $75,000 from the California Endowment, $5,000 from Samueli Foundation and finally, designating the Latino Health Access as the coordinating agency. Timelines were also discussed. Mr. Mouet also gave a presentation on the City's Youth and Family Master Plan (YFMP): Phase I. Highlights are as follows: • Provided details on the background of the YFMP and the efforts by Ersoylu Consulting in the past 12 months with focus groups, surveys, evaluation and development of plan. Various presentations were made to groups including the City's Board of CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 285 DECEMBER 21, 2009 10A-8