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JOINT USE AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN SANTA ANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE CITY OF SANTA ANA (MADISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL) THIS JOINT USE AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is dated as of April 24, 2013, by and between the Santa Ana Unified School District ("District"), a public school district duly organized and existing under the laws of the state of California, and the City of Santa Ana ("City"), a charter city and municipal corporation duly organized and existing under the constitution and laws of the state of California (together, "Parties"). RECITALS: A. The District owns and operates the Madison Elementary School which is located at 1124 E. Hobart Street, Santa Ana, California ("School"). B. Madison Park, located at 1528 South Standard Avenue, Santa Ana, California, is owned and maintained by the City of Santa Ana, and is adjacent to the School. C. California Education Code § 10900 et seq., authorizes District to organize, promote, and conduct programs for community recreation and to cooperate in providing community recreation programs and facilities. D. The District and City desire to undertake a coordinated use of the Madison Park community garden and one-half basketball court, and the School playfield and teaching area. The partnership between the District and City is intended to benefit, allow maximum use by, and improve the general health and wellness of Madison Elementary School, community residents and families, and youth sports organizations. E. The parties previously entered into an agreement on December 12, 1977, in furtherance of promoting and conducting programs for community recreation whereby they maximized the use of their contiguous properties (four park/school locations, including Madison Park) for school, sports and community recreation purposes. The City administered the installation of automatic irrigation systems and sod at these four locations and in return the District has allowed the City to use its ball field. F. The City is receiving Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds from the U.S. government to facilitate construction of the Joint Use Facility. G. The City has determined that the renovation of the basketball courts, installation of a community garden, tool shed, decomposed granite walks, raised garden beds and compost bins, and installation of fencing to secure the School site while providing community access to the garden, teaching area and sports courts is an approved use of Community Development Block Grant funds. H. City and District desire to enter into this Agreement to provide for the joint use and maintenance of the community garden, one-half basketball court, playfield, and teaching area. 25B-4