HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-024 - Affirming the City Council's Support of Wellness StrategiesRESOLUTION NO. 2015 -024
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA ANA AFFIRMING THE CITY COUNCIL'S
SUPPORT OF WELLNESS STRATEGIES THROUGHOUT
THE CITY OF SANTA ANA
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS
FOLLOWS:
WHEREAS, in March 2014, the City of Santa Ana (hereinafter referred to as
"City ") approved a five -year strategic plan laying out a vision, mission, principles, and
goals (Strategic Plan) committing to integrate health, wellness, and equity into all
policies and plans, including: to create a comprehensive economic development
strategic plan, to support neighborhood vitality and livability, to encourage new
businesses and investment, and to promote a strong arts and culture infrastructure;
and,
WHEREAS, Santa Ana has a population of 334,227, of whom 78% are Latino,
11% are Asian, 9% are White and 2% identify as another race or ethnicity; and over
30% of Santa Ana households include children under 18 living at home; and a wide
variety of languages are spoken (83% of households include persons who speak a
language other than English at home); and Santa Ana is culturally diverse (over 48% of
households include persons born in countries other than the US); and so as one of the
densest, youngest, and most culturally and ethnically diverse cities in the nation, Santa
Ana's goals of engaging all sectors of our community and promoting consensus and
wellness among them are all the more important; and
WHEREAS, the City Council supports building a strong, thriving and culturally
relevant economy throughout Santa Ana in support of overall wellness; and
WHEREAS, the Santa Ana Strategic Plan states that economic development is
a goal and a priority for the City, and that the City will work aggressively to encourage
businesses to locate and invest in our community so as to provide living -wage jobs,
reduce unemployment, and bolster our city's tax base; and
WHEREAS, the Santa Ana Strategic Plan, considers the completion of a
comprehensive economic development strategy to be a key strategy in achieving goals
of economic development and promoting wellness; and
WHEREAS, economic development is critical to the financial well -being and
future growth of our community, and responsible economic development must bring
opportunity to all of Santa Ana's residents, businesses, and workers in the pursuit of
overall wellness; and
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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.
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Section 4. Having identified the aforementioned 'common areas of interest," and
recognizing that the wellness proposal contains a variety of other suggestions and
concepts, the City Council directs staff to provide support to an economic development
committee. The committee shall be established as follows:
The City shall create an Economic Development Committee comprised of seven
(7) members who shall serve a term of 12 months. The members shall be individuals
nominated by the Mayor and each Councilmember and should be representative of a
large employer, real estate broker, financial institution, healthcare provider, educational
institution, tourism /hospitality, downtown association, chamber of commerce, small
business association, or community advocate.
ADOPTED this 2nd day of June, 2015.
By:
Sonia A. Carvalho,
City Attorney
AYES: Councilmembers: Amezcua, Benavides, Martinez, Pulido, Reyna,
Sarmiento, Tinaiero (7)
NOES: Councilmembers: None (0)
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers:
NOT PRESENT: Councilmembers:
CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY
I, MARIA D. HUIZAR, Clerk of the Council, do hereby attest to and certify the attached
Resolution No. 2015 -024 to be the original resolution adopted by the City Council of the
City of Santa Ana on June 2, 2015.
Date:
CI kre of the Council
City of Santa Ana
Resolution No. 2015 -024
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