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UA0rdN]nIAlll2101i! <br />Wellness District Resolution <br />Reso <br />Resolution Language <br />City Response <br />No. <br />1. <br />Create an equitable, inclusive economic <br />The Economic Development Plan which is tentatively <br />development plan, as called for in the five -year <br />scheduled for award in February 2015 will create said plan <br />strategic plan that is driven by the needs and vision <br />for the entire City including the downtown area. The plan <br />of underserved resident communities, that focuses <br />will include a process by which the community and <br />on supporting Santa Ana residents, local <br />stakeholders will provide input. <br />businesses, workers, youth and families, and that <br />creates opportunities for anyone to find affordable <br />The creation of this plan would be inclusive of the needs of <br />housing and support themselves and their families <br />all residents, businesses, visitors, as well as the retention and <br />in the City of Santa Ana. <br />attraction of new business. <br />Affordable housing is being addressed through the Housing <br />Authority, the recently adopted Adaptive Reuse ordinance, <br />as well as development projects such as the Santiago Lofts, <br />Vista del Rio, etc. <br />2. <br />Perform a Health and Wellness Outcomes <br />Connecting with local health coalitions is a strategic way to <br />Assessment to set a baseline for conditions of <br />support community health outcomes. To that end, the City of <br />residents, businesses and organizations in the area, <br />Santa Ana has participated in Latino Health Access's <br />monitoring the success of the Wellness District <br />Wellness Corridor community workshops. As a result of that <br />strategy based upon improvements against this <br />process, a baseline for conditions was identified. <br />baseline. <br />Health and wellness related to public health is a function of <br />the County of Orange, which already tracks many factors <br />that would be incorporated into a similar assessment. <br />The City's 5 -Year Strategic Plan outlines the City's <br />commitment to "Community Health, Livability, Engagement <br />& Sustainability" as Goal S. Objective 6 specifically outlines <br />seven strategies related to health: "Focus projects and <br />programs on improving the health and wellness of all <br />residents." <br />The City Council has also emphasized the importance of <br />performance measurements as specifically addressed in <br />strategy 5.6.d related to the implementation of health and <br />wellness programs being based on quantifiable and <br />meosureable data. A citywide Health and Wellness <br />Assessment requires the identification of funding. <br />3. <br />Implement strategies that ensure development <br />The Strategic Plan addresses strategies related to active <br />aligned with Wellness District Principles and <br />programming and recreational and cultural events. <br />approaches, including but not limited to active <br />programming of healthy recreational and cultural <br />The City of Santa Ana provides incentives in the form of <br />activities, incentives for businesses offering <br />Community Development Block Gran tfunding. $340,000 <br />wellness goods and services, and incentive for <br />was made available to nonprofit organizations for the <br />businesses committing to longterm provision of <br />provision of public services which provide a benefit to low - <br />good jobs, affordable housing, and economic <br />and moderate - income persons and which align with the <br />stability for Santa Ana residents. <br />following City of Santa Ana Strategic Plan Goals: <br />11Page <br />WS -A -69 <br />