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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: JUNE 20, 2011 TITLE: RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SUBMITTAL OF PROPOSITION 84 STATEWIDE PARK DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION GRANT APPLICATION FOR ROOSEVELT/WALKER JOINT USE SITE IMPROVEMENTS r f I J CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDED ACTION CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: APPROVED ? As Recommended ? As Amended ? Ordinance on 1" Reading ? Ordinance on 2nd Reading ? Implementing Resolution ? Set Public Hearing For_ CONTINUED TO FILE NUMBER Adopt a resolution authorizing the submittal of Proposition 84 Statewide Park Development and Community Revitalization Grant application in the amount of $5,000,000 for park improvements at the Roosevelt and Walker Elementary Schools Joint Use Site. DISCUSSION On November 2006, California voters passed Proposition 84, a $5.4 billon "Safe Drinking Water, Water Quality and Supply, Flood Control, River and Coastal Protection Bond Act. The bond act provided $368 million in grant funding for new parks and recreational opportunities in critically underserved communities. The $368 million was divided into two rounds of grant opportunities. In the first round the City was successful in receiving $4.4 million for recreational improvements on the Willard Intermediate Park site and $3.5 million for Latino Health Access Community Center/Park. Latino Health Access (LHA) recently entered into a one year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Santa Ana Unified School District (SAUSD) to make Roosevelt Elementary School accessible for public access/use after school hours. LHA will not be able to sustain this MOU for more than a year and approached the City on the possibility of the City continuing this agreement after a year. After reviewing a number of sites, staff believes the Roosevelt/Walker Elementary School Site will be the most competitive for this grant opportunity. A possible 30 year Joint Use Agreement was discussed with the SAUSD and both City/District staffs agree to neigotiate an agreement if the City is successful in obtaining this grant. The Joint Use Agreement will be simular to the agreements being negotiated for the Willard and Garfield School sites. The City will manage reservations of the site for youth programs, after school and on weekends. The site will also be designed for public access during school hours. This area is void of park open space and meets the criteria of a critically underserved community. Staff is recommending City Council approve the resolution to apply for the second round of Proposition 84 grant funding at Roosevelt/Walker Elementary School to make recreational improvements available for community use. 55B-1