HomeMy WebLinkAbout2006-024 - Amending the Guidelines of the Grants for Blocks Program
Is: 05/8/06
RESOLUTION NO. 2006-024
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCil OF THE CITY
OF SANTA ANA AMENDING THE GUIDELINES OF THE
GRANTS FOR BLOCKS PROGRAM
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCil OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS
FOllOWS:
Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines
and declares as follows:
A. The City Council authorized the Grants for Blocks Program ("Program") in
March of 1999, by Resolution No. 1999-014. The Program was established
to encourage community building projects and greater collaboration between
neighborhood groups, service clubs, schools, community-based
organizations, the faith community and local businesses.
B. In 2002, the City Council established Grants for Blocks as an Agency
Directed Fund with the Orange County Community Foundation ("OCCF"), a
non-profit organization which to administers donations received and
distributes grants to meet the needs of the Orange County community;
thereby enhancing the visibility of the City's community building initiatives
among corporations and charitable foundations.
C. Since its establishment, the Program has raised over $60,000.00 to provide
eighty (80) grants to neighborhood associations and community-based
organizations serving Santa Ana.
D. Staff has been approached by City residents and community members
desiring to make financial gifts to the City for certain city-run programs. One
person has expressed interest in making an annual financial gift that would
be disbursed to winners of the Most Beautiful Yard Competition, a program
that is administered by the Community Development Agency, and provides
for each of Santa Ana's neighborhood associations to nominate homes for
recognition.
E. Adoption of this resolution will allow acceptance of such financial gifts,
thereby increasing flexibility for donations from the private sector to support
community building and leadership training programs associated with the
City's Housing and Neighborhood Development Program.
Resolution No. 2006-024
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Section 2. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby authorizes the
Executive Director of the Community Development Agency or his/her designee to
accept such financial gifts, deposit them into the City's Grants for Blocks account at the
Orange County Community Foundation and to request disbursals for approved activities
and recipients.
Section 3. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by
the City Council, and the Clerk of the Council shall attest to and certify the vote adopting
this Resolution.
ADOPTED this 15th day of May, 2006.
Miguel A. Pulido
Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Joseph W. Fletcher, City Attorney
AYES Councilmembers Alvarez. Bist. Bustamante. Garcia. Pulido.
Solorio (6 )
NOES: Councilmembers None (0)
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers None (0)
NOT PRESENT: Councilmembers Christy (1)
CERTIFICATION OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY
I, PATRICIA E. HEALY, Clerk of Council, do hereby attest to and certify the attached
Resolution No. 2006-024 to be the original resolution adopted by the City Council of the
City of Santa Ana on May 15. 2006.
Date:
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Patricia E. Healy
Clerk of Council
Resolution No. 2006-024
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