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COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN <br />THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AND THE COMMUNITY <br />REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF SANTA <br />ANA (FOREIGN TRADE ZONE) <br />THIS AGREEMENT is entered into this day of 1 2008 by and <br />between the COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA, a <br />public body corporate and politic (the "Agency "), and the CITY OF SANTA ANA, a charter city <br />and municipal corporation duly organized and existing under the Constitution and laws of the State <br />of California (the "City "). <br />WITNESSETH <br />A. The Agency is undertaking certain activities necessary for the execution of the City <br />of Santa Ana redevelopment projects (the "Projects ") under the provisions of the California <br />Community Redevelopment Law (Health and Safety Code Section 33000 et seq.) and pursuant to <br />the redevelopment plans for the Projects. <br />B. The Santa Ana Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) consists of 92 acres of commercial and <br />industrial land within the Santa Ana city limits. The location of the 92 acres can be modified to <br />better serve local businesses through an application process to the Federal Foreign Trade Zones <br />Board and U.S. Customs and Border protection. <br />C. The Agency desires to contract with the City for the Agency to provide funds to <br />the City to assist in funding the consultant, Miller and Associates, that will assist with the <br />creation of a step by step process to simplify the utilization of FTZ benefits available to Santa <br />Ana businesses. <br />E. The Agency is willing to contribute funding for the consultant to simplify the use of <br />FTZ benefits and to improve the FTZ marketing strategy. This will assist the Agency with its <br />ongoing redevelopment activities by retaining and attracting companies to the City. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto do mutually agree as follows: <br />SCOPE OF WORK <br />Miller and Associates will create a step by step process to simplify the utilization of FTZ <br />benefits available to Santa Ana businesses. They will restructure the existing FTZ area for the <br />purpose of allowing additional businesses to take advantage of the program and assist with <br />marketing efforts. <br />2. COMPENSATION AND METHOD OF PAYMENT <br />The Agency shall pay the City au amount not to exceed $75,000.00 to be applied to the total <br />7 -47 <br />