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WORK STUDY SESSION <br />WSA UPDATE ON THE CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENT INITIATIVE AND FAMILY <br />MASTER PLAN PHASE I -Parks, Recreation 8~ Community Services <br />Agency <br />Gerardo Mouet, Executive Director of the Parks & Recreation Agency, <br />gave a presentation on Santa Ana Building Healthy Community (SABHC). <br />Highlights are as follows: <br />• Evidence shows that affordable housing, good jobs, safe schools, <br />clean air, parks and playgrounds, walk able streets, markets with <br />fresh fruits and vegetables, and strong social networks are crucial <br />for a healthy California; <br />• Challenges which threaten economically disadvantaged <br />communities more than others include obesity and diabetes, <br />neighborhood and family violence; <br />• The Statewide Strategy is supported by the California Endowment <br />which envisions the support of parents and local leaders by forging <br />new partnerships and involving school principals, city officials, <br />business executives, hospital and healthcare workers, and youth to <br />deliver the essentials of a healthy environment; <br />• The Plan includes building 14 healthy communities where there is <br />both a need and an opportunity for healthy surroundings. Amongst <br />those communities identified, the City of Santa Ana is included; <br />• Funding sources include a grant within the range if $500,000 to $3 ""' <br />million per site per year. The actual grant support and dollar <br />amounts will be influenced by factors including community size, <br />population, local community capacity and organizational readiness, <br />and the elements of each site's strategic plan; <br />• Ten outcomes have been identified and the California's <br />Endowment's four big results include: 1) reduction in youth <br />violence, 2) reverse in childhood obesity, 3) providing healthy <br />homes for all children, and 4) increase in school attendance; <br />• SABHC planning highlights include submission of strategic plan by <br />May 15, 2010, adding monies to original $250,000 planning budget, <br />receiving $75,000 from the California Endowment, $5,000 from <br />Samueli Foundation and finally, designating the Latino Health <br />Access as the coordinating agency. Timelines were also <br />discussed. <br />Mr. Mouet also gave a presentation on the C.ity's Youth and Family Master <br />Plan (YFMP): Phase I. Highlights are as follows: <br />• Provided details on the background of the YFMP and the efforts by <br />Ersoylu Consulting in the past 12 months with focus groups, <br />surveys, evaluation and development of plan. Various <br />presentations were made to groups including the City's Board of "''~ <br />CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 313 DECEMBER 21, 2009 <br />