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"IIETO.I`IWA OM
<br />RESOLUTION
<br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA
<br />DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO ESTABLISH A WELLNESS DISTRICT FOR DOWNTOWN
<br />SANTA ANA BASED ON LATINO REVIVAL STRATEGY
<br />WHEREAS, in March 2014, the City approved a five -year strategic plan that laid out a vision, mission,
<br />principles, and goals committing to integrate health, wellness, and equity in all policies and plans,
<br />including the creation of a comprehensive economic development strategic plan, supporting
<br />neighborhood vitality and livability, and promoting a strong arts and culture infrastructure; and,
<br />WHEREAS, the Santa Ana has a population of 334,227, of whom 78% are Latina; 11% are Asian, 9% are
<br />White, 2% identify as another race or ethnicity. Over 30% of Santa Ana households include children under
<br />18 living at home. A wide variety of languages are spoken, with 83% of households speaking a language
<br />other than English at home. Santa Ana is culturally diverse; over 48% of households include individuals
<br />born in countries other than the US. As one of the densest, youngest,.and most culturally and ethnically
<br />diverse cities in the nation, Santa Ana's goals of engaging all sectors of our community in a meaningful
<br />way and of creating consensus are all the more important; and,
<br />WHEREAS, in November 2013 the Downtown Santa Ana Wellness Corridor was launched; and, WHEREAS
<br />the City supports the creation of a distinct cultural destination and 'a secure place for the community and
<br />businesses to continue building a strong, thriving, and culturally relevant economy for Santa Ana; and,
<br />WHEREAS, the City is developing a Santa Aria Downtown Transit Zone Complete Streets Plan to create a
<br />safer and more walkable, bikeable, vibrant and healthy environment in Santa Ana's downtown; and,
<br />WHEREAS, downtown Santa Ana is already destination, locally and in Orange County, for purchases of
<br />food, food services, health and personal care products, sporting and hobby goods, as well as educational
<br />services, healthcare, recreation and cultural activities (hereinafter referred to as Wellness Goods and
<br />Services); and,
<br />WHEREAS, from a commercial property performance perspective, downtown Santa Ana therefore already
<br />has a local and regionally competitive function as a district for purchases of Wellness Goods and Services;
<br />and,
<br />WHEREAS, the greatest and most immediate source of purchasing power to increase downtown Santa
<br />Ana's sales of Wellness Goods and Services is the predominately Latino residents of central Santa Ana,
<br />that when combined with increased sales to commuters, visitors and new downtown settlers can be an
<br />effective strategy to re- invigorate sales in the downtown; and,
<br />WHEREAS, the residents of Santa Ana have a high incidence of overweight and obesity, which contribute
<br />to higher rates of diabetes and heart disease and higher propensity to be uninsured in comparison to
<br />other Orange County residents, and which increases the public sector and employer costs for health care
<br />provision; and,
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