2015-024 - Affirming the City Council's Support of Wellness Strategies

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WHEREAS, At the City Council Finance, Economic, Development and Technology Committee meeting on January 12, 2015, a group of residents and business owners, represented by Building Healthy Communities, presented an item to the Committee related to a Market Study for downtown Santa Ana for Wellness Goods and Services and encouraged the City Council to adopt a resolution in support of wellness concepts, including economic development strategies; and WHEREAS, the City has held subsequent meetings with the proponents and has reviewed and commented on a resolution proposed by the proponents; and WHEREAS, on April 7, 2015 the City Council discussed at its regular meeting the proposed wellness resolution and its discussions enabled staff to identify common areas of interest concerning the proposed wellness resolution; and WHEREAS, on May 19, 2015 the City Council further discussed the wellness resolution proposal and approved a motion to direct staff to prepare a resolution and analyze costs and implementation plans related solely to those portions of the proposed resolution concerning support of: 1) Plaza Santa Ana to Plaza Calle Cuatro designation and Calle Cuatro sub - designation for 4th Street; 2) support of a private mercadito; 3) support of private microfarms; and 4) support of the creation of a committee to support economic development ideas. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Recognizing the historical and cultural significance of Calle Cuatro, the City Council directs staff to take steps necessary to sub - designate the street name signs along 4th Street between Ross and Grand Ave to add " Calle Cuatro" and to designate Plaza Santa Ana to 'Plaza Calle Cuatro." Section 2. Desiring to support the concept of a private mercadito, the City Council directs staff to identify potential locations and to make future recommendations for such properties to be utilized as a standing mercadito, with the primary goal of creating opportunities for Santa Ana artisans, craft makers, and other neighborhood - serving small businesses to market their products and services in such identified location. Section 3. Desiring creation of microfarms, the City Council directs staff to 1) identify and analyze real property locations for potential microfarms and to 2) pursue a long -term lease agreement with a non - profit as an incubator to a worker -owned cooperative operated, by and for, low income families with the goal of identifying sites of at least one -half an acre and to 3) be supportive of private proposals to develop microfarms. Resolution No. 2015- 024 Page 2 of 3