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Santa Ana Arts Future <br />Engagement Findings Report <br />specifically designed to ensure the process collected input from residents of all <br />backgrounds and those for whom English is a second language. <br />Overall 2016 Project Timeline <br />• January 27: Opening Town Hall with Josefina Lopez <br />• January - April: Community conversations, discussion groups, individual interviews, <br />an advocacy workshop, and the survey which was open to the public <br />• April - May: Research analysis and preliminary strategy development <br />• May - June: Draft plan development <br />• June - July: Stakeholder workshops, and a second Town Hall <br />• August: Plan adoption by City <br />EMEFU! 4. <br />• The Santa Ana Arts Future Town Hall, held at Santa Ana College, attracted over <br />100 people who voiced their aspirations and visions for the arts and cultural life of <br />their city. The emotionally inspiring guest speaker, Josefina Lopez kicked off the <br />process. Other speakers for the City of Santa Ana included Kelly Reenders, Former <br />Executive Director of Community Development and Sandra Pocha Pena, Artist and <br />Arts Commissioner. Jerry Allen, the Lead Consultant from The Cultural Planning <br />Group, spoke as well. <br />• Over 300 arts and cultural leaders, business leaders, individual artists, and City <br />leadership participated in discussion groups and in-depth interviews, sharing their <br />visions for their organizations and their city. <br />• Over 420 people completed the Santa Ana Community Survey. Presented in three <br />languages (English, Spanish, and Vietnamese), the survey explored their priorities, <br />visions, and satisfaction with arts and cultural activities, as well as their obstacles to <br />participating, attending and engaging in creative activities. <br />• Over 350 community members attended open houses and community meetings <br />held at various local gathering places around Santa Ana including the Delhi <br />Community Center, and The Bowers Museum. A large Spanish speaking gathering <br />at The Immaculate Heart of Mary attracted 200 residents. <br />• Additional community meetings reached residents in all of the City's six Council <br />Wards. <br />GI <br />�• <br />• <br />