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ATTACHMENT <br />WHEREAS, the residents of central Santa Ana engage out of necessity in active transportation, such as <br />walking and biking, and seek safer opportunities for commuting or recreation; and <br />WHEREAS, the residents of central Santa Ana only buy a portion of their household's Wellness Goods <br />and Services purchases in downtown Santa Ana but have expressed their interest in accessing additional <br />affordable and culturally relevant Wellness Goods and Services in the downtown, and have been <br />organizing into groups and committees to advance wellness initiatives such as the Wellness Corridor <br />along 4`h St, Santa Ana Building Healthy Communities Equity for All Workgroup, Santa Ana Business <br />Council, Familias Corazones Verdes, (etc); and <br />WHEREAS, the development and strengthening of locally -owned and small businesses in the downtown <br />benefits the city of Santa Ana not only through the production of revenue and provision of Wellness <br />Goods and Services, but also through the re- investment of profits within Santa Ana both directly and <br />indirectly; and <br />WHEREAS, cities throughout the United States have been establishing supportive programs for street <br />vendors and food trucks to increase the availability of affordable, quality prepared food in their <br />downtown areas; and <br />WHEREAS, the City of Santa Ana is already in an exclusive negotiating agreement with St. Josephs <br />Hospital and Taller San Jose to establish a Wellness Center in the downtown; and <br />WHEREAS, other North American cities have successfully applied a 'Wellness District' strategy for the <br />renewal of their downtown areas, based on partnerships with hospitals, employers, downtown retailers, <br />property owners and developers, and resident associations, thereby improving quality of life and <br />amenities for residents, increasing local retail and services sales, and reducing health care costs for <br />employers; THEREFORE <br />BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS FOLLOWS: <br />Section 1. The City resolves to hereby establish a downtown Wellness District strategy. This strategy will <br />be based upon the further development of a differentiated, distinctly Latino downtown as a retail and <br />activities destination that in particular serves and retains the customer loyalties of central Santa Ana <br />residents and other underserved resident communities and households. Through the Wellness District <br />strategy the City will foster downtown retail, services and activities that are healthy, vibrant, and of an <br />authentic Latino character, thereby also attracting and retaining a broader base of destination visitors <br />and customers to Santa Ana's historic and unique downtown. <br />Last Modified: 1/12/2015 <br />WS -A -64 <br />Page 2 of 5 <br />