Item 37 - EIR No. 2020-03 and GPA No.2020-06 Santa Ana General Plan Update

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Dale Helvig 2536 N. Valencia St. Santa Ana CA 92706 714-541-7254 helvig_denny@msn.com ITEM 4 POLICY OS-1.11 FUNDING SOURCES "Set aside park funding to have monies on hand to acquire and develop parkland when opportunities arise and to leverage grant options." The city should take a proactive step and identify areas within the city that can be earmarked for parkland areas. Saying this will be covered by the Park Master Plan is not the same as having something in the General Plan. One can have vast amounts of funds but it means nothing if we allow commercial and residential development to buy up all available space. ITEM 5 Table OS-1. OPEN SPACE RESOURCES [page OS-8] The Note at the bottom of the table states: "The list of parks and acreage figures are accurate as of August 2020. All figures are subject to rounding." I recommend you take another look at the numbers. All areas are shown with two significant digits yet the subtotals are shown with either one or two significant digits. Check your math, the total parks/rec facilities acreage adds up to 409.65 acres versus the 409.2 acres shown, not much of a difference but every bit is important for a park deficient city. ITEM 6 Figure OS-2 WALKING DISTANCE TO PARK FACILITIES The key at the bottom of the page says: "Walking Distance From Existing or Proposed Park". Where are the proposed parks? Additionally, the area depicting the % mile around parks is inaccurate [look at Portola Park and Santiago Park]. ITEM 7 GOAL OS-2: Healthy, Safe and Inclusive Opportunities POLICY OS-2.4 URBAN AGRICULTURE AND HEALTHY FOODS "Expand urban agriculture opportunities in private development and public spaces." Language could be added to establish community gardens, or other public benefit use, on vacant/abandoned city property. ITEM 8 GOAL OS-3: Park Maintenance, Stewardship, and Sustainability POLICY OS-3.8 NATURALIZING THE SANTA ANA RIVER Request this be expanded to include the Santiago Creek. ITEM 9 Table OS-2. RELATED GENERAL PLAN POLICIES [page OS-15] TYPO. "Goal OS-1, for example, is supported not only by the policies listed in this element (OS-1.1 through OS-3.6)". Should be "...through OS-3.8)" TYPO. Open Space Goal OS-1 is not accurate, it has the words found in the 2020 draft versus what is listed in the 2021 draft. It should say. "Provide an integrated system of accessible parks, recreation facilities, trails, and open space to serve the City of Santa Ana." Page 2 of 5 2021-12-07 Letter to City Council - GP Comments on Open Space Element