RES-2019-039 RESOLUTION NO. 2019 - 0 3 9
A RESOLUTION OF THE ANAHEIM CITY COUNCIL SUPPORTING
THE 2030 NEIGHBORHOOD INVESTMENT PROGRAM AND CITY
PARTNERSHIP WITH ANAHEIM FIRST
WHEREAS, Mayor Harry Sidhu in his inaugural State of the City address announced a proposed
initiative to invest a minimum of$250 million in Anaheim neighborhoods during the next 10
years with input from residents as part of a citywide 2030 Neighborhood Investment Program;
and
WHEREAS, in the past several decades, Anaheim's economy has grown exponentially in large
part from longstanding public-private partnerships that created the Anaheim Resort District,the
Anaheim Convention Center and the Platinum Triangle,home to World Champion sports teams
Angels Baseball and Anaheim Ducks; and
WHEREAS, as the City's economy continues to expand, especially in the wake of the greatest
economic downturn since the Great Depression, these partnerships have spurred tremendous
growth in tax revenues to pay for expanded public safety, parks, libraries, community centers
and other vital city programs; and
WHEREAS, Anaheim is the oldest and largest city in Orange County, with a number of aging
neighborhoods that have waited patiently for the City to focus on their specific quality of life
needs; and
WHEREAS,the 2030 Neighborhood Investment Program will transform neighborhoods through
an unprecedented public-private partnership, developed as a grass-roots model, with priorities for
specific neighborhood investments determined by residents and community leaders in
partnership with city staff, elected, and appointed officials; and
WHEREAS,the priorities funded under this program will be developed and prioritized by each
neighborhood in all six council districts and could include improved libraries, community
centers, streets,roads, sidewalks,bike paths,parks, as well as expanded public safety resources,
community and youth programs, assistance for those who are homeless, services to support local
hiring and job training to maintain a strong economy, and continuous investment and
redevelopment to build and maintain vibrant neighborhoods citywide; and
WHEREAS, funding for the 2030 Neighborhood Investment Program will include but not be
limited to funding from one-time revenue from land sales and incremental revenue from new
sports and entertainment development in the Platinum Triangle, and the Anaheim Resort
District; and
WHEREAS, there is $20 million in funding identified to kick off the first year of the 2030
Neighborhood Investment Program, drawing on state transportation funding, existing
neighborhood improvement funding and borrowing against a city fund with a healthy reserve;
and
WHEREAS, Anaheim First is a 501(c)(3)nonprofit organization formed as a partnership among
the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce, Visit Anaheim and the Anaheim Community Foundation
to ensure residents citywide have a direct voice in the development of the 2030 Neighborhood
Investment Program; and
WHEREAS, Anaheim First will be led by a Neighborhood Leadership Council, comprised of
residents who are representative of the socioeconomic and cultural diversity of each council
district in Anaheim, serving as a liaisons between neighborhoods, city officials, and community
representatives; and
WHEREAS,Anaheim First will launch a new Anaheim Community Assessment, which will be a
multidisciplinary review of the districts and neighborhoods in Anaheim, leading to a
comprehensive community needs assessment and strategic plan of implementation to improve
the vitality and livability of the entire Anaheim community; and
WHEREAS,the Anaheim Community Assessment will start by developing a foundation of
service levels in Anaheim and what defines adequate service in all elements of Anaheim life.
This will include topics such as: neighborhood livability and housing availability,public safety,
infrastructure,parks, wildlands and open space, mobility and accessibility, commercial vitality
and connectivity,recreation and leisure; and
WHEREAS, upon completion of the assessment and the work of Anaheim First,the report and
input would be advisory with city staff and,ultimately, the City Council, directing funding and
priorities for individual projects.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Anaheim supports the 2030
Neighborhood Investment Program and the goal of investing a minimum of$250 million in
Anaheim neighborhoods during the next 10 years, and commits to utilizing new incremental
revenue to provide for this investment.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Mayor Sidhu will establish a working group made up of two
of his council colleagues in order to assist him on an ad hoc basis to work with Anaheim First
and city staff to provide oversight of the Anaheim Community Assessment and progress of the
2030 Neighborhood Investment Program.
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THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION is approved and adopted by the City Council of the City of
Anaheim this 1 6th day of April , 2019,by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Mayor Sidhu and Council Members Kring, Barnes,
Brandman, Moreno, Faessel, and O'Neil
NOES: None
ABSENT:None
ABSTAIN;.None
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CLERK'S CERTIFICATE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF ANAHEIM )
I, THERESA BASS, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do hereby certify that the foregoing is the
original Resolution No. 2019-039 adopted at a regular meeting provided by law, of the Anaheim
City Council held on the 16th day of April, 2019 by the following vote of the members thereof:
AYES: Mayor Sidhu and Council Members Kring, Barnes, Brandman, Moreno,
Faessel, and O'Neil
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 30th day of April, 2019.
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CITY CLERK • THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
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