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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 City's <br />development and conservation for the next 25 years through 2045. KEEP THIS IS MIND <br />Subject: COMMENTS ON GENERAL PLAN UPDATE — OPEN SPACE ELEMENT <br />OPEN SPACE ELEMENT <br />The purpose of the Open Space Element is to identify and preserve open space areas that provide value <br />to the community and enrich the quality of life. [page OS-1]. <br />GOAL OS-1: Parks, Open Space, and Recreation <br />ITEM 1 <br />POLICY OS-1.3 PARK STANDARD <br />If you compare the previous General Plan and even the draft that was circulated in 2020, you will see <br />that the vision for the next 25 years has been diluted. We are moving backwards by saying "Strive to <br />attain a minimum of two acres of park land per 1,000 residents in the City" versus the old language of <br />"Achieve a minimum park standard of two acres per 1,000 residents in the city." The 25-year plan will <br />not be effective if we start off with weak language. <br />ITEM 2 <br />POLICY OS-1.4 PARK DISTRIBUTION and POLICY OS-1.5 PARK AND OPEN SPACE TYPES <br />These two policies have the same exact text. This appears to be a block and copy error and it should be <br />corrected. <br />ITEM 3 <br />POLICY OS-1.8 LAND ACQUISITION AND EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION <br />Proposed policy statement reads in part: "Explore options for the acquisition of available lands...". <br />I suggest the city add language so the existing parks, open space, greenways and trail corridors areas are <br />preserved. The city can't move forward if they don't protect these already limited resources. While <br />reference to "No -net -loss of parkland" can be found in the implementation it also be a part of the policy. <br />Concerning Willowick, where will the city acquire land to ensure no -net -loss of parkland should it be <br />sold? <br />Page 1 of 5 <br />2021-12-07 Letter to City Council - GP Comments on Open Space Element <br />