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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />MAY 15, 2006 <br />TITLE: <br />ADOPT A RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT <br />FOR THE 2006 PRESERVE AMERICA <br />HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND <br />GRANT APPLICATION <br />1 FAvca~~ <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />/~ ~~~ , <br />~-t' l <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />APPROVED <br />^ As Recommended <br />^ As Amended <br />^ Ordinance on 1" Reading <br />^ Ordinance on Intl Reading <br />^ Implementing Resolution <br />^ Set Public Hearing For_ <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Adopt a resolution of support for the 2006 Preserve America Historic <br />Preservation Fund Grant Application. <br />The City of Santa Ana was designated a Preserve America Community in <br />2005. The "Preserve America" program is a federal government initiative <br />developed in cooperation with the Advisory Council on Historic <br />Preservation and the U.S. Departments of the Interior, Commerce, <br />Agriculture, and Housing and Urban Development. This designation is <br />given to cities that have demonstrated a commitment to recognize, <br />designate, and protect local cultural resources. <br />The Preserve America designation affords the City of Santa Ana the <br />opportunity to apply for Preserve America Federal Grants. The 2006 <br />Preserve America Grant provides the City of Santa Ana with an opportunity <br />to fund activities to promote the City's historic resources through <br />educational programs and marketing to enhance and encourage tourism in <br />our historic downtown. The Preserve America grant is a competitive grant <br />process and must be submitted for consideration by May 19, 2006. <br />55B-1 <br />