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Dale Helvig <br />Resident, Santa Ana CA 92706 <br />December 7, 2021 <br />Mayor Sarmiento and Santa Ana City Councilmembers <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, 81" Floor <br />Santa Ana CA 92702 <br />Santa Ana's "Golden City Beyond: A Shared Vision" General Plan is a policy document that will guide the <br />City's development and conservation for the next 25 years through 2045. KEE P TH I S I S M I N D <br />Subject: COMMENTS ON GENERAL PLAN UPDATE — LAND USE ELEMENT <br />LAND USE ELEMENT <br />The purpose of the Land Use Element is to provide a long-range guide for the physical development <br />of the city, reflecting the community's vision for a high quality of life. [page LU-01]. <br />ITEM 1 <br />INTRODUCTION <br />If we can use 2020 data for determining number of employees (160,000) we should be able to use <br />2020 date for residents. Even the 2015 data is higher than what is reflected in the introduction. <br />Population should be updated to the 2020 census data. Not knowing what changes to the Municipal <br />Code are planned makes it hard to come to any conclusion. They should be provided prior to <br />approving the General Plan. <br />ITEM 2 <br />POLICY LU-1.3 EQUITABLE CREATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF OPEN SPACE <br />Policy states: "Promote the creation of new open space and community -serving amenities in park - <br />deficient areas that keeps pace with the increase in multi -unit housing development, with priority <br />given to those that are also within environmental justice area boundaries. Show me where in this <br />element how the creation of new open space will be achieved. <br />ITEM 3 <br />POLICY LU-2.9 OPEN SPACE NEEDS [page LU-05] <br />What is being done to support this policy? Furthermore, the Citywide total increase of housing units <br />is listed at 36,261 units. If Policy OS-1.3 were to be followed, and using the cities 2045 population <br />buildout of over 96,000 residents, the City would need to add over 192 acres of park space to <br />maintain an already deficient ratio. Where is this land or how is this going to be "achieved", as stated <br />in Policy OS-1.3? <br />Page 1 of 9 <br />2021-12-07 Letter to City Council - GP Comments on Land Use Element <br />