Item 10 - MOU between the cities of Santa Ana, Garden Grove, and Fountain Valley aimed at enhancing cultural tourism, and promoting job creation and small business development within the City’s Vietnamese business community

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EXHIBIT 1 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING FOR THE CITIES OF FOUNTAIN VALLEY, GARDEN GROVE, AND SANTA ANA FOR THE LITTLE SAIGON DISTRICT This MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ("Agreement") is dated as of October 2025 ("Effective Date"), and entered into by and among the Cities of Fountain Valley, a municipal corporation ("FV"), Garden Grove, a municipal corporation ("GG"), and Santa Ana, a charter city and municipal corporation ("SNA"), each of which is organized and existing under California law (cumulatively the "Parties," and at times individually a "Party"), with reference to and in consideration of the following: WHEREAS, the Parties recognize the value and importance of regional collaboration to support economic revitalization,job creation,and the cultural preservation of Vietnamese-American communities within their jurisdiction; and WHEREAS,the Parties propose to establish a multi jurisdictional effort to enhance cultural tourism through multiple means, including but not limited to, supporting the formation of a multi- jurisdictional business improvement district under Streets and Highways Code §§ 36500 et seq in the Parties' respective Vietnamese business communities, and stimulate job growth and small business development across the Parties'jurisdiction; and WHEREAS, the Parties have been awarded a grant from the Orange County Business Council (OCBC), acting in their capacity as the California Jobs First (CJF) Regional Convener for Orange County, which will assist in understanding the opportunity to establish Little Saigon as a premiere statewide destination for cultural tourism that celebrates diversity and boosts the regional economy(the "Program"); and WHEREAS, GG will act as the lead agency responsible for overseeing administrative functions related to grant management,procurement, and consultant oversight; and WHEREAS, the Parties desire to forinalize their roles, contributions, and cooperative efforts under this Agreement to implement the Program in a coordinated, equitable, and efficient manner; WHEREAS, each Party has caused this Agreement to be duly approved by its respective governing body, and by so doing,has found and determined that this Agreement furthers the health, safety, and general welfare of their respective residents and businesses. NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and conditions contained herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows: 1