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MAYOR <br />Miguel A. Pulido <br />MAYOR PRO TEM <br />Juan Villegas <br />COUNCILMEMBERS <br />Phil Bacerra <br />Nelida Mendoza <br />David Penaloza <br />Vicente Sarmiento <br />Jose Solorio <br />September 28, 2020 <br />CITY OF SANTA ANA <br />CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE <br />20 Civic Center Plaza • P.O. Box 1988 <br />Santa Ana, California 92702 <br />www.santa-ana.oro <br />Barbara L. Shawyer <br />Federal Real Property Assistance Program <br />U.S. Department of Education <br />400 Maryland Avenue, SW <br />Washington DC, 20202-4553 <br />RE: Change of Land Use at Centennial Park 3000 W. Edinger Avenue, Santa Ana, CA <br />Dear Mrs. Shawyer: <br />CITY MANAGER <br />Kristine Ridge <br />CITY ATTORNEY <br />Sonia R. Carvalho <br />CLERK OF THE COUNCIL <br />Daisy Gomez <br />Via E-mail <br />The City of Santa Ana is currently using the property on the southwest corner of Centennial Park as a Police/Fire <br />Training Center (Deed enclosed). Originally, the property owned by the City of Santa Ana had a deed restriction, <br />requiring park and recreational uses only. In 1988, the City of Santa Ana deeded the property to the National Park <br />Service, which then transferred the site to the U.S. Department of Education. The U.S. Department of Education <br />conveyed the land to the City of Santa Ana for use as a Police/Fire Training Facility. <br />It is the desire of the City of Santa Ana to use the majority of the site for recreational purposes. Specifically, 3.54 <br />acres as a future Dog Park and continue use of the cemented area that facilitates the Police/Fire Training (enclosed <br />Site Plan). Preliminary conversations of this proposal was discussed with the National Park Service and the U.S. <br />General Services Administration. Both agencies verbally indicated the process is relatively simple and the request <br />should start with the U.S. Department of Education to relinquish the site back to recreational purposes. <br />This letter is to start the process and request the U.S. Department of Education release 3.54 acres for recreational <br />purposes. The City Council is in support of this land use change and the community is looking forward to the <br />construction of the first dog park in Santa Ana. <br />Please let me know the next steps to move this process forward. <br />Sincerely, <br />Kristine Ridge, City Manager <br />C: Lisa Rudloff, Executive Director, Parks, Recreation and Community Services <br />David Valentin, Police Chief <br />Attachments: Deed 88-082586 <br />Site Plan <br />SANTA ANA CITY COUNCIL <br />Miguel A. Pulido Juan Wisps Vicente Sarmiento David Panel.. Jose Solono Phil Badena Nelida Mendoza <br />Mayor Mayor Pro Tem, Ward 5 Ward ��Ward2Ward Ward Ward <br />moudoAsanta-amoray'lleaasAsanta-ana.oroysarmentoMsama-anaora dM or 'solorio@sante-ana.oro obaderraasantaana.om nmmdozd0aantaana. ova <br />