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The second issue involving Enterprise Zones is SB 974 (Steinberg), which is an <br /> example of the dozens of bills introduced each year seeking to modify or kill the EZ <br /> program. In this case, Senator Steinberg has proposed shifting funding from some of <br /> the more significant EZ programs to fund a new "career pathways" program that would <br /> also be created within the legislation. Given the value provided by the EZ program as <br /> part of the City's economic development efforts, and its specific importance those <br /> benefits play in an ongoing business location effort, TPA has engaged actively on this <br /> legislation to ensure that our representatives understand clearly the negative impacts <br /> that this bill would have. SB 974 is currently awaiting a vote on the Senate Floor, where <br /> Senator Steinberg's leadership position may carry the day in moving the bill over to the <br /> Assembly, but TPA will work to kill this bill in the Assembly and as part of the budget <br /> process. <br /> Capital Project Funding Initiatives <br /> Proposition 84 -Competitive Parks Funding <br /> City staff submitted a timely application to the Department of Parks & Recreation for the <br /> Prop. 84 Parks Competitive Grant program for the Willard Intermediate School Joint <br /> Use Project. There is $180 million available in this first round of grants and the state <br /> received applications totaling approximately $1.8 BILLION in projects, so this promises <br /> to be a very competitive program. TPA has been actively involved with DPR staff since <br /> the program's passage back in November 2006, through the implementing legislation <br /> and the guideline development process of the past couple years. Our relationships and <br /> technical knowledge will now be focused on ensuring that the City's application <br /> continues progressing through the review process. The next step in this program is site <br /> visits that will be conducted by DPR staff in the coming months. <br /> In addition to the Willard project, City leadership also requested that TPA lend our <br /> expertise to the Santa Ana YMCA in connection with their expansion project. Our team <br /> met with the Santa Ana YMCA leadership on several occasions and provided <br /> comprehensive guidance on their application for Proposition 84 funding. <br /> Transportation Funding for Bristol <br /> With budget challenges impacting funding sources for the City's Bristol project, TPA has <br /> J <br /> been engaged to work cooperatively with City staff, OCTA and their respective state <br /> and federal consultants to identify potential sources of funding that will help maintain <br /> needed funding levels. TPA remains actively engaged in this process working with all <br /> relevant parties to explore opportunities at all levels for additional funding. <br /> Diamond Park Mutual Water Company <br /> In early 2010, City staff engaged TPA to examine grant and regulatory issues related to <br /> the Diamond Park Mutual Water Company (DPMWC), a small privately held water <br /> provider serving approximately 70 homes in Santa Ana. The single well serving those <br /> homes had been cited by the CA Department of Public Health (CDPH) for nitrate <br /> contamination that were approaching unsafe levels. At that time, the City had just <br /> begun outreach to the residents served by DPMWC and were asked TPA to research <br /> <br /> funding opportunities that could be applicable in helping connect the DPMWC service <br /> 2 5A-4 <br /> <br />