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RESOLUTION NO. 2019-090 <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />SANTA ANA ADOPTING THE MITIGATED NEGATIVE <br />DECLARATION (MND) (SCH #2019089067) AND <br />MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM <br />FOR THE CENTENNIAL PARK/SANTA ANA COLLEGE <br />PARK REPLACEMENT PROJECT AND THE SUBMITTAL <br />OF THE CENTENNIAL PARK/RANCHO SANTIAGO <br />COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT PARK REPLACEMENT <br />PARK PROJECT STUDY TO THE NATIONAL PARK <br />SERVICE <br />BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS <br />FOLLOWS: <br />Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines <br />and declares as follows: <br />A. The Centennial Park/Santa Ana College Park Replacement Project involves <br />the construction and operation of replacement parklands in lieu of a 2.6-acre, <br />Continuing Education Center ("CEC") Site currently leased to Rancho <br />Santiago Community College District in Centennial Park ('Project' or <br />"Proposed Project'). The replacement parklands include three park sites, the <br />6th Street Site, Raitt Street Site, and McFadden Site/Pacific Electric Park. <br />The City constructed Pacific Electric Park on the McFadden Site, and the <br />Pacific Electric Park opened in January 2018; therefore the proposed project <br />involves only construction and operation of two replacement parks on the 6th <br />Street Site and the Raitt Street Site in the City of Santa Ana ("City"). <br />B. On November 5, 1979, the City Council approved a 30-year License <br />Agreement with Rancho Santiago Community College District ("College") to <br />construct and operate an Adult Career Education Center at Centennial Park, <br />under the condition the College abides to Deed Restrictions required by the <br />Federal Government on Centennial Park. The original 30-year agreement <br />was set to expire on November 5, 2009 and the parties, under the same <br />conditions, agreed upon a 5-year extension of the license in 2009 and again <br />in 2014. <br />C. Between 2009 and 2011, the College requested a long-term lease agreement <br />in order to make improvements to the campus. However, the National Parks <br />Service (NPS) would not approve a long-term lease because they found that <br />the operation of the Education Center did not comply with the deed <br />restrictions for the land upon which the Center is located in Centennial Park. <br />The deed restrictions provide that the property must be used for a public park <br />and public recreational area. In order for the City to enter into a long-term <br />lease with the College, a land conversion needs to be approved by the NIPS <br />Resolution No. 2019-090 <br />Page 1 of 6 <br />