75A - BUDGET FY 2010- 2011 - EXHIBIT

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Complete Minor Deferred Maintenance Protects in all Parks and Enhance Park Programs Because the City is built out, parks are a critical asset for our residents, providing a place for the community's youth and families to enjoy nature and the outdoors. Santa Ana's parks are extremely well used. With the decline in City revenues, this is one priority that will be difficult to fully address this fiscal year. Instead, our emphasis will be on maintaining green and clean spaces and re- engineering multiple services so that they can still be offered to the public but with less cost to the City. Programs for FY 2010 -2011 that will further enhance the utility of Santa Ana's parks and open space include the following: • The proposed Capital Improvement Program includes park improvements in excess of $1.8 million, which strongly address deferred maintenance projects such as resurfacing of Adams, Campesino, El Salvador, Rosita and Southwest Senior Center parking lots; re- roofing of two restrooms at Centennial Park; reconstruction of the golden loop bike trail, Madison Park walkway, Sandointe walkway and Memorial sports court and walkway. Additional park improvements will include Edna Park and restroom renovation, Fisher Park bird and butterfly garden, and Stadium synthetic turf replacement. • In addition, the Parks, Recreation and Community Services Agency is actively pursuing grant funding to extend our bike trail system, provide funding for park improvements, and working with the Santa Ana Unified School District on additional joint use agreements for use of school sites. • The proposed budget maintains funding for youth summer recreation programs and Project PRIDE. Park Ranger and field attendant services will continue for community youth sports organizations and funding for the senior lunch program and senior transportation has been maintained. City provided after school programs during the academic year; Rookie Ball, Flag Football, and track & field had to be eliminated. Partnerships with non - profits and leisure classes will be provided by instructors instead of City staff to ensure a variety of programming for all ages continues, • A major emphasis of the last two years has been to enhance Library services to the community. The successful tutoring program for youth is continuing through direct federal funding support. Unfortunately, the Library's periodical section had to be discontinued due to diminishing demand for this type of service. • The successful "TeenSpace" program at the Library is being expanded as a satellite initiative into the newly renovated Jerome Recreation Center. Summer programming will focus on developing employment -based computer skills training, college preparation and financial assistance, and community service. • In addition, the Parks, Recreation and Community Services Agency (PRCSA) is continuing its partnership effort with the community to Build A Healthy Central Santa Ana through a 10 -year community grant from The California Endowment. Through this effort, PRCSA