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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />MARCH 21, 2011 <br />TITLE: <br />DONATION OF 17-PASSENGER VANS TO <br />ORANGE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL OF THE <br />ARTS <br />l <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />? As Recommended <br />? As Amended <br />? Ordinance on 15` Reading <br />? Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />? Implementing Resolution <br />? Set Public Hearing For_ <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Authorize the Finance and Management Services Agency to donate two surplused 17- <br />passenger vans to the Orange County High School of the Arts to support physical education and <br />healthy lifestyle programming. <br />DISCUSSION <br />Established in 1987, the Orange County High School of the Arts (OCHSA) provides a creative, <br />challenging and nurturing environment that offers bright and talented students preparation for <br />higher education and a profession in the arts. This public charter school currently serves more <br />than 1,550 students in grades 7-12 from Santa Ana and surrounding communities. <br />Due to the high rates of childhood obesity and Type II diabetes in children and teens, physical <br />education programming is essential. The City has placed a high priority on this public health <br />challenge. The City operates several tennis courts, soccer and baseball fields, and other athletic <br />facilities, including the tennis courts at Santa Ana High School. These two vans were originally <br />donated by the Orange County Transportation Authority for the Senior Mobility Program and <br />have been replaced with newer vans from OCTA. Through creative partnership efforts, additional <br />physical education and healthy lifestyle programming for OCHSA students will be provided by <br />transporting students to the Santa Ana High School Neal Machander Tennis Center and other <br />sports facilities throughout the City. <br />OCHSA will be fully responsible for maintenance and all other operational issues once they take <br />ownership. By increasing the accessibility of OCHSA students to athletic facilities, the City will <br />contribute in a positive way toward the goal of promoting a healthy lifestyle for young people in <br />Santa Ana. <br />29A-1