Item 14 - Parks, Facilities, Trails and Open Space Master Plan

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OPPORTUNITIES ANALYSIS TO SERVE PARK GAPS While many of the unserved areas have a high severity of need, it's important to recognize that these areas also have different capacities to meet park needs. The PMP created criteria to identify a range of potential opportunities for meeting recreation needs beyond land acquisition and park development. Opportunities considered included: • Existing Park Enhancements: The expansion or development of additional facilities at a nearby park could attract and serve residents from a greater distance (within a 10-minute or 1/2 mile walk). • Improved Access to Existing Park: Needs could be met by improving access to existing parks located within a 5-minute (1/4 mile) walk. • Other City -Owned Property: The City owns a property in an unserved area that may have the potential to be developed as a park. • Public School: A public school is located within a 5-minute (1/4 mile) walk of residents in this area. Most schools provide green space and some type of recreation facilities. • Private Park, School, Facility or Recreation Opportunity: A private park or facility is located in the area, which may meet some nearby needs already, even though public access is not guaranteed. Additional recreation opportunities potentially could become available by establishing a partnership with a private provider. Exhibit 1 TABLE 4-3: SUMMARY OF KEY OPPORTUNITIES AND ACQUISITION NEEDS • Existing Trail Corridor (Class I): An existing Class I trail corridor passes though OPPORTUNITY TYPES AN' NUMBERS OF • OPPORTUNITIES • the unserved area. While off-street trails do not meet park needs, they do provide AREAS THAT MAY BE SERVED THROUGH AN EXISTING OR PLANNED OPPORTUNITY nearby recreation amenities and make it 14 areas would benefit from investments and improvements to 10,11,12,13, easier to walk or bike to a ark. p Improve Existing Park Neighborhood Parks to attract and serve residents within a 10-minute (1/2 14, 16,19, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, mile) walk 29, 35, 39, 40 • Planned Trail Corridor (Class I/IV): A Class I or Class IV (off-street) trail corridor Improve Access areas wouenetrom addressing arrers to existing s b would benefit from barriers City park 1, 7, 11 a, 12a, 23,41 is planned for development within this p p to Existing Park 1 area would benefit from improved access to Mile Square Regional Park 5 unserved area, potentially supporting 2 neighborhoods would be served by developing 2 undeveloped parks 26,30 recreation and improving access to other Other City - parks in the future. Data for the long Owned Property RecMaiming a park resource (Griset Park) would add a community park to one 42 area term bicycle network was taken from the 23 areas have schools within the gap area or nearby, which may present an General Plan, Mobility Element. opportunity to expand joint -use agreements See Appendix Public School 3 • 20 elementary schools B, Table B-2, for • Other: Other opportunities include • 11 intermediate/high schools a full list improving access to surrounding Private Park, regional parks and potential acquisition School, Facility 2 new partnerships may improve service in 3 areas 20, 28, 31 opportunities. or Recreation Opportunity Table 4-3 summarizes these opportunities 3, 8, 9,16, 22, and needs, showing in red the unserved Existing or 10 areas would have access to Class I or IV trail corridors (if built as planned) 24, 29, 31, 33, Planned Trail 37 areas with a high severity of need. Refer to Corridor 3 areas would have access to the Golden Loop Trail (if built as planned) 24, 27, 40 Appendix B for the detailed opportunities analysis matrix that explains opportunities AREAS THAT MAY BE SERVED THROUGH NEW PARK ACQUISITION AND DEVELOPMENT and needs for each unserved area. In The addition of 1 citywide park would serve three areas. 3, 9,10 several cases, a park, trail, or school may be 1,14,19, 21, The addition of 9 neighborhood parks would serve 9 neighborhoods. 25, 32, 36, 37, located so that one intervention or project Park Acquisition 43 may affect portion of two or more areas. y aa p and Development" 8,12, 17, 27, The addition of b pocket parks would serve 6 smaller unserved areas. 38,41 The addition of 2 linear pocket parks along trail corridors may serve 2 areas. 29,34 i This column summarizes the most cost-effective and likely interventions to serve a gap area, recognizing that acquiring parkland is not feasible in all areas. In some areas, both trail development and another intervention are warranted. Some acquisition opportunities for larger parks may serve more than one gap area. 2Areas served listed as bold/red indicate a high -need unserved area ' The presence of schools within a park gap area presents an opportunity for a partnership orjoint-use agreement to ensure public access to recreation space. However, it does not guarantee that the SAUSD is open to this type of arrangement, nor does it add green space in these deficient areas. See Chapter 6 and 7 for additional information and recommendations. The Potential Citywide Park acquisition is noted based on a potential future opportunity to acquire Willowick Golf Course, if it becomes available. The Potential Linear Pocket Park acquisitions include two potential properties identified along Bristol Street. Other Neighborhood and Pocket Parks noted in this table indicate a need, without any opportunities or potential sites identified. aSANTA ANA PARKS MASTER PLAN CHAPTER 4: PARK ACCESS, EQUITY AND OPPORTUNITIES