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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> REQUEST FOR <br /> <br /> COUNCIL ACTION <br /> <br /> CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br /> <br /> JANUARY 17, 2012 <br /> TITLE: APPROVED <br /> ? As Recommended <br /> AGREEMENT WITH FRIENDS OF SANTA ? As Amended <br /> ANA ZOO FOR FUNDING ASPHALT El Ordinance on 1s' Reading <br /> ? Ordinance on 2"d Reading <br /> WALKWAY IMPROVEMENTS AT THE ? Implementing Resolution <br /> SANTA ANA ZOO ? Set Public Hearing For <br /> CONTINUED TO <br /> ,Llh FILE NUMBER <br /> CITY MANAGER <br /> <br /> RECOMMENDED ACTION <br /> <br /> 1. Authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to execute the attached funding <br /> agreement with the Friends of Santa Ana Zoo for the renovation of asphalt walkways at the <br /> Santa Ana Zoo at Prentice Park in amount not to exceed $75,000, subject to non- <br /> substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. <br /> <br /> 2. Approve an appropriation adjustment to recognize $75,000 in the Recreation Special Fee <br /> and Donations - FOSAZ Revenues account (no. 02213002 57381) and appropriate same to <br /> the Contract Services account (no. 02213200 62300). <br /> <br /> DISCUSSION <br /> <br /> The walkways within the Santa Ana Zoo at Prentice Park allow Zoo visitors to have access to the <br /> animal exhibits and park features. These walkways have not been renovated in over 20 years and <br /> maintaining accessible walkways is important for the many guests with children in strollers and for <br /> people requiring wheelchairs or walkers. In 2007, the Association of Zoos and Aquariums' <br /> accreditation team noted that the walkways needed improvements due to tree root damage and <br /> uneven surfaces. Temporary fixes have been made but permanent replacement or repairs are <br /> needed to maintain a safe and aesthetic environment for the guests. <br /> <br /> The Friends of Santa Ana Zoo (FOSAZ) launched the "Pavement for Progress" project campaign <br /> to raise the funds to reconstruct, pave and seal the public pathways and service roads within the <br /> zoo to improve safety, circulation and accessibility. In September 2011, FOSAZ received $75,000 <br /> from the McBeth Foundation to renovate the public asphalt walkways throughout the Zoo. This <br /> funding agreement will provide the mechanism for FOSAZ to transfer the funds to City, which will <br /> be overseeing the asphalt improvements. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> 20A-1 <br />