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GENERAL PLAN IMPLEMENTATION AND ACTION: The following highlights the programs and actions that occurred within this 2020 reporting period of January thorough December 2020, to implement the City of Santa Ana General Plan goals and policies: 1. Airport Land Use Environs Element (2008) This element serves as a long—range guide to safeguard the general welfare of the inhabitants with the City of Santa Ana near the John Wayne Airport (JWA). • In 2020, the Uniform Building Code was applied to all new residential development which requires the structures to be designed to sufficiently mitigate so as to not exceed an interior noise standard of 45 dB(A) CNEL. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Airport Land Use Commission (ALUC) regulations require major new development, general plan amendment and zone changes within the height restriction zone for JWA to be evaluated. In 2020, ALUC reviewed two projects included the pending comprehensive Draft General Plan Update (submitted 10/15/20) and The Bowery Development Project (submitted 5/21 /2020). There are four registered private heliports serving the City of Santa Ana. These are located at the Brad Gates Building in Downtown Santa Ana, OC Global Medical Center at 17th Street and Tustin Avenue, the So Cal Edison site near McFadden Avenue, and Freeway Honda off McFadden Avenue and the 55 Freeway. These heliports are consistent with FAA regulations and designed to minimize their impacts on the surrounding community. 2. Circulation Element This element is concerned with accommodating the transportation needs of those living, working and visiting the City. It articulates the vision for the ongoing development and maintenance of a comprehensive transportation network to efficiently move people and goods throughout Santa Ana and the surrounding region. The Environmental Transportation Advisory Committee (ETAC) is tasked with providing Public Work Agency staff and City Council recommendation on matters related to the public right-of-way and transportation programs. Due to challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, ETAC convened only in January, February and March of 2020; and anticipated to resume their meeting schedule in early 2021. In 2020, $8.3 million were expended to reconstruct approximately 13.2 miles of local streets and 1.7 miles of arterial streets. The City continued to implement two community based planning efforts to improve walk -ability and bike -ability in the City. The Active Transportation Plan, approved in June 2019, evaluated citywide City Council 31 — 6 3/16/2021