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Catalog of City of Santa Ana Draft General Plan Update Comments Received Post February 15, 2022 <br />q <br />Public Comments/Concerns <br />Draft Policies and Implementation Actions Addressing Comments/Concerns <br />City Response <br />Source of Comment <br />22 <br />Suggested Agency/Time Frame Change: PBA / M2-2 Ongoing <br />Recommended Agency/Time Frame Change: PBA / Ongoing <br />The comment is noted and is recommended to be included in its entirety. <br />Collaborative Letter <br />(MPNA, OCEJ, <br />THRIVE, & Rise Up <br />Willowick) received <br />3.14.2022 <br />23 <br />Suggested Action Change: Action CN-1.10:'n"Fagenc; Team Environmental <br />Recommended New Action: CM-3.9: Environmental Justice Staff. Identify funding and hire a full- <br />The community comment is in alignment with comments provided by members of the City <br />Collaborative Letter <br />Justice Office. Establish an environmental quality MeFageney team justice <br />time Environmental Justice staff member to collaborate with the community to ReWe4he- <br />Council. Staff has prepared a recommended action to identify funding and hire a full-time EJ <br />(MPNA, OCEJ, <br />implemente6eff-ef the environmental justice policies and actions including community outreach, <br />office with at least one public health expert on staff to ensure community <br />staff person per Council's input. Action revised in response to OCEJ comment that <br />THRIVE, & Rise Up <br />collaboration on environmental health studies, pursuing grants, and coordination with federal, <br />capacity to play a leadership role in implementation of policy, <br />implementation of EJ policies and actions should be a collaboration and guided by the <br />Willowick) received <br />state, and local agencies regarding environmental concerns in the City. Agency: CMO/PBA and <br />implementation, and decisions involving environmental quality and <br />community. <br />3.14.2022 <br />Target Year: 2022. <br />environmental justice issues; to coordinate across agencies to implement <br />environmental justice aspects of the General Plan and to evaluate, monitor, <br />and make recommendations to address air quality and environmental hazard <br />issues, with a special focus on environmental justice areas; Ppublish results <br />and information on the City's website through a dedicated Santa Ana <br />Environmental Quality web page. <br />24 <br />Suggested Action Change: Action CN-1.11: Public Education - Augment <br />Existing Action: CN-1.10: Interagency Team. Establish an environmental quality interagency team to <br />Community comment is already addressed through proposed Action CN-1.10 which will create <br />Collaborative Letter <br />existing outreach programs to improve public awareness of State, regional <br />evaluate, monitor, and make recommendations to address air quality and environmental hazard <br />the Environmental Quality webpage portal to publish data, maps, and resources. <br />(MPNA, OCEJ, <br />and local agencies' roles and resources to identify, monitor, and address air <br />issues, with a special focus on environmental justice areas. Publish results and information on the <br />THRIVE, & Rise Up <br />quality and other environmental hazards in the community; provide regular <br />City s website through a dedicated Santa Ana Environmental Quality webpage. <br />Willowick) received <br />reports to residents and environmental justice stakeholders that identify air <br />3.14.2022 <br />quality and other environmental hazards as well as strategies for risk <br />mitigation; provide accessible reporting tools and facilitate quarterly forums <br />for community members to raise concerns about heretofore unidentified <br />environmental health issues and environmental hazards in their <br />neighborhoods. <br />25 Suggested Action Change: Action CN-1.13: Community Survey On Health Recommended Action Change: CN-1.13: Community Survey On Health Lifestyles. Plan for and Action has been revised to address the spirit of the suggestions. Through actions such as CN- Collaborative Letter <br />Lifestyles - Plan for and conduct a community survey of residents related to conduct a community survey of residents every two years related to community health, pollution , 1.10, results of surveys, analysis, and outcomes will be publicly accessible through the (MPNA, OCEJ, <br />community health, air quality, parks, and community services; with focused parks, community engagement, and community services; with focused outreach for environment Environmental Quality webpage. THRIVE, & Rise Up <br />outreach for environment justice concerns and priority areas (tie into other justice concerns and priority areas. Report findings of survey through the various media platforms Willowick) received <br />City efforts like Strategic Plan, park and recreation planning, community and utilize input to inform periodic evaluation and update of General Plan. 3.14.2022 <br />benefits, etc.). Report findings to surveyed communities, and collaborate with <br />residents and community stakeholders to shape policy and implement <br />environmental and public health interventions to address issues identified <br />through the survey. <br />26 Suggested Agency/Time Frame Change: CMO / M-2Ongoing Recommended Agency/Time Frame Change: CMO / Every Two Years The timeframe has be modified to correlate with the survey proposed to take place every two Collaborative Letter <br />years (Action CM-1.2). (MPNA, OCEJ, <br />THRIVE, & Rise Up <br />Willowick) received <br />3.14.2022 <br />City Council <br />30-7 <br />4/19/2022 <br />Page 5 <br />