2025-002 - Identifying Various Organizations as Stakeholders in the Preservation of the Japanese Tea House and Garden

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RESOLUTION NO. 2025-002 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA IDENTIFYING THE JAPANESE AMERICAN CITIZENS LEAGUE SOUTHEAST LOS ANGELES, NORTH ORANGE COUNTY / ORANGE COUNTY CHAPTER AS A COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDER IN THE PRESERVATION OF THE ORANGE COUNTY JAPANESE TEA HOUSE AND GARDEN WHEREAS, on July 2, 1969, the County of Orange entered into an agreement ("Original Agreement") with the Orange County ("County") Japanese American Community Service, Inc., ("JACS") a California non-profit corporation, where in the County set aside a certain parcel of land within the Civic Center for the construction of a Japanese Garden ("The Orange County Japanese Garden and Tea House"); and WHEREAS, pursuant to the Original Agreement JACS agreed to build and did build The Orange County Japanese Garden and Tea House in 1970 with donations from over 625 Orange County Japanese families and businesses totaling $50,000 and given as a gift to the County; and WHEREAS, The Orange County Japanese Garden and Tea House was the first Japanese American memorial in Orange County; and WHEREAS, the County accepted The Orange County Japanese Garden and Tea House and agreed to maintain it as a Japanese garden and tea house; and WHEREAS, The Orange County Japanese Garden and Tea House serves multiple purposes: it is a lasting reminder of the incarceration of persons of Japanese ancestry during World War II; it represents Japanese Americans' appreciation to those who welcomed them back home to Orange County after the war; it shares Japanese cultural heritage with the public in the form of a tranquil garden setting for visitors to the Santa Ana Civic Center to enjoy; the location can be viewed from the new County Administration North Building and Santa Ana City Hall where both City and County employees can enjoy the garden; and, it reflects the rich history of the Japanese pioneers in the City of Santa Ana and their contribution; and WHEREAS, The Orange County Japanese Garden and Tea House's builders included an eighty -year -old Japanese pine, which is now 135 years old; and WHEREAS, on The Orange County Japanese Garden and Tea House's 100t" anniversary in 2070, the time capsule at the garden will be opened on November 15, 2070; and Resolution No. 2025-002 Page 1 of 4