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L Experiences and Qualifications <br />The Seeds to Trees Academy apprenticeship program will be operated by the Santa Ana Public Library in <br />partnership with Santa Ana College. Hence the experience and qualifications of both agencies will be described <br />in this section. <br />A. Briefly describe your agency - Santa Ana Public Library: The Santa Ana Public library (SAPL) is a <br />division of the City of Santa Ana's Parks and Recreation Department (PRCSA). SAPL's purpose is to respond <br />to our community's informational, educational, and personal interest needs using books, materials, technology, <br />and professional expertise. The library is subdivided into 4 primary departments; young adult services, adult <br />services, youth services and technology and support services. A primary way in which the informational needs <br />of the community is via a variety of special programs, like the Seeds to Trees Academy young adult workforce <br />training program. <br />B. & C. List the facility address and address of headquarters if different location. Please include major <br />cross streets. Indicate hours of operation for facility. Educational and training activities will take place at 3 <br />library site locations all located within the city boundaries: <br />• The headquarters at the Santa Ana Public Library Main Branch located at 26 Civic Center Plaza, at the <br />cross - streets of Civic Center and Ross in Santa Ana. The Main library is open 10 am -9 pm Monday - <br />Thursday, and 10 am — 6 pm Friday and Saturday. Computer labs and classroom space available to students <br />are located in the TeenSpace, the basement of the Main Library, and the Mezzanine. All three areas are <br />wired for data transmission using the City's public access Internet. <br />The Digital Media computer lab and Teen Center at Garfield Joint Use Community Center located at 850 <br />Brown St. at the cross - streets of 4t" Street and Lacy. Garfield is open 3:00 p.m. -6:00 p.m. Monday - Friday. <br />This located is specially designed and equipped with a digital media production studio and a classroom <br />structured computer lab equipped with state of the art Mac computers. <br />The TeenSpace at Jerome Recreation Center located at 726 S. Center Street, at the cross - streets of Center <br />and Me Fadden. Jerome is open 3:00 pm — 8:00 pm Monday - Thursday and 3:00 pm -6:00 pm Friday. <br />D. Briefly indicate what makes your facility youth friendly and suitable for the proposed program. - All <br />three locations are youth friendly and offer young adults a designated, specially designed space for them to <br />train, learn, work, relax, do homework and meet friends, and are ADA compliant. <br />E. Provide brief information on the following elements: <br />1. Average annual operating budget and sources of revenue - The Library's allocation of City General Fund <br />monies for 2012 -13 was $2,901,140. Other sources of revenue include a CDBG block grant of $258,072, which <br />supports the Homework Help Centers. We anticipate an equivalent CDBG grant for 201.3 -14 for this purpose, <br />and were recently awarded a $59,000 LSTA grant from the State Library's LSTA program, as well as $13,000 <br />in smaller grants from various sources. <br />EXHIBIT A <br />