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Memo to City of Santa Ana Planning Commission <br />September 15, 2021 <br />Page 6 <br />RDPEIR at 5.15-20.3 <br />Policy OS-1.8. Land Acquisition and Equitable Distribution. Explore options for <br />the acquisition of available lands for parks, open space, greenways and trail <br />corridors, with priority given to sites that are within park deficient or <br />environmental justice areas. <br />Open Space Element at 6. <br />Rise Up Willowick supports the Policy's stated goal of more equitable park <br />distribution in park deficient and environmental justice areas. We commend the City for <br />including Policy OS-1.4 and Policy OS-1.8. However, Policy OS-1.4 should use a 0.5 <br />mile walking distance to measure park proximity, a more objective metric than a 10- <br />minute walking distance, which varies depending on a pedestrian's physical capabilities. <br />Policy OS-1.8 should direct the City to acquire new parkland, not merely to "explore <br />options" for doing so. <br />We propose strengthening and clarifying these policies as follows: <br />Policy OS-1.4. Park Distribution. Ensure die —that all City residents have access to <br />public sparks, recreation facilities, e--and trails within a 10 miftute .5 <br />mile walking and biking distance of their homes. Prioritize park provision, <br />programs, and partnerships in park deficient and environmental justice areas. <br />Policy OS-1.8. Land Acquisition and Equitable Distribution. <br />the aequisition Acquire available lands for parks, open space, greenways and <br />trail corridors, with priority given to sites that are within park deficient ef�-and <br />environmental justice areas. <br />The Open Space Element includes the following provision regarding park -deficient areas: <br />Policy OS- 1.10. Creative Solutions for Deficiencies. Develop creative and flexible <br />solutions to provide greenspace and recreation activities in neighborhoods where <br />3 There is an error in the draft General Plan Update, which replaces Policy OS-1.4 with <br />language identical to Policy OS-1.5 ("Provide a mix of community, neighborhood, and <br />special use parks, along with greenway corridors, natural areas, and landscape areas, to <br />meet community needs for greenspace, recreation space, social space, and trail <br />connectivity"), thus repeating the same policy twice. We assume that the version of <br />Policy OS-1.4 provided in the RDPEIR (quoted above) contains the correct language. <br />