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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />JANUARY 17, 2012 <br />TITLE: <br />AGREEMENT WITH FRIENDS OF SANTA <br />ANA ZOO FOR FUNDING ASPHALT <br />WALKWAY IMPROVEMENTS AT THE <br />SANTA ANA ZOO <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />❑ As Recommended <br />❑ As Amended <br />❑ Ordinance on 1St Reading <br />❑ Ordinance on 2 "d Reading <br />❑ Implementing Resolution <br />❑ Set Public Hearing For_ <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to execute the attached funding <br />agreement with the Friends of Santa Ana Zoo for the renovation of asphalt walkways at the <br />Santa Ana Zoo at Prentice Park in amount not to exceed $75,000, subject to non - <br />substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. <br />2. Approve an appropriation adjustment to recognize $75,000 in the Recreation Special Fee <br />and Donations - FOSAZ Revenues account (no. 02213002 57381) and appropriate same to <br />the Contract Services account (no. 02213200 62300). <br />DISCUSSION <br />The walkways within the Santa Ana Zoo at Prentice Park allow Zoo visitors to have access to the <br />animal exhibits and park features. These walkways have not been renovated in over 20 years and <br />maintaining accessible walkways is important for the many guests with children in strollers and for <br />people requiring wheelchairs or walkers. In 2007, the Association of Zoos and Aquariums' <br />accreditation team noted that the walkways needed improvements due to tree root damage and <br />uneven surfaces. Temporary fixes have been made but permanent replacement or repairs are <br />needed to maintain a safe and aesthetic environment for the guests. <br />The Friends of Santa Ana Zoo ( FOSAZ) launched the "Pavement for Progress" project campaign <br />to raise the funds to reconstruct, pave and seal the public pathways and service roads within the <br />zoo to improve safety, circulation and accessibility. In September 2011, FOSAZ received $75,000 <br />from the McBeth Foundation to renovate the public asphalt walkways throughout the Zoo. This <br />funding agreement will provide the mechanism for FOSAZ to transfer the funds to City, which will <br />be overseeing the asphalt improvements. <br />20A -1 <br />