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

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OTHER POTENTIAL ACQUISITION OPPORTUNITIES Residents in Santa Ana have expressed a desire for more park space —not only to meet recreation needs within walking distance, but also to connect people to nature and provide the types of recreation opportunities desired. The City should consider opportunities to acquire additional green space to meet these needs. In evaluating acquisition opportunities, the City and stakeholder must recognize that not all small vacant lands are suitable for parkland. The City should adopt and adhere to new acquisition, design and development guidelines so that any green space acquired will advance the values and directions of the PMP. Acquiring miscellaneous sites that have limited or no recreation value will add to City costs without providing a good return on this investment. (See Appendix D for more details.) Map 4-7 illustrates the locations of potential spaces and places noted by City staff or outreach respondents where additional parkland may be considered. These sites fall outside of the unserved areas document earlier in this chapter. The acquisition opportunities are noted for planning purposes only. Many of these lands are not currently available for acquisition. These are noted in case an opportunity arises to acquire land in these areas. Key Findings and Needs • Opportunities may be explored to expand several existing parks: • Santiago Park • Centennial Park • El Salvador Park • Santa Anita Park • Cesar Chavez Campesino Park • Delhi Park • 17th Street Triangle Park • Move to new land acquisition • Development of an undeveloped pocket park at Flower & 10th Street is needed. • Potential new land acquisitions should be considered, such as but not limited to: • Willowick Golf Course • Two linear pocket parks along Bristol Street, at Walnut Street and Wilshire Avenue to McFadden Avenue • A site near Warner Avenue SANTA ANA PARKS MASTER PLAN CHAPTER 4: PARK ACCESS, EQUITY AND OPPORTUNITIES