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Dale Helvig 2536 N. Valencia St. Santa Ana CA 92706 714-541-7254 helvig_denny@msn.com ITEM 10 Table OS-3. OPEN SPACE ELEMENT IMPLEMENTATION There should be at least a one-to-one correlation between a policy and an implementation action. This should be clearly identified in Table OS-3. Example: POLICY OS-1.6 PARK ACCESS AND CONNECTIVITY says it will "Create a Safe Routes to Parks program that establishes and enhances access to existing and new parks and recreation facilities through safe walking, bicycling, and transit routes." This has nothing to do with implementation item 1.6. which is listed as "Development fees. Evaluate the fees required by the City's Residential Development Fee Ordinance and adjust them to better reflect current costs and needs. Update requirements regarding where fees are spent. I consider this a fatal flaw in the process that needs to be fixed in all elements. ITEM 11 Table OS-2. RELATED GENERAL PLAN POLICIES OS-3: Park Maintenance, Stewardship, and Sustainability lacks any input/link to the Land Use Element. ITEM 12 OS-1.4 Implementation Action [page OS-16] Is Parks, Recreation and Community Services Agency really the correct agency to make this happen? Action 1.4 states: "No-net-loss of parkland. Establish land use provisions in the Municipal Code that prevent a net loss of public parkland in the city." Require at least a 1:1 replacement if there is any loss of public parkland due to public or private development." ITEM 13 OS-1.7 Implementation Action [page OS-17] "...Consider allowing developers a reduction in on-site open space by giving credits for park development or the provision of private park land. Incentivize the creation of public parks that exceed City requirements, especially within park deficient and environmental justice areas. This is written for developer's consideration rather than the residents of Santa Ana. GENERAL COMMENTS ITEM 14 1. Why were areas north of the I-5 Freeway excluded from the environmental justice consideration? Homes next to the freeway in the communities of Mabury Park, Grand Sunrise and Park Santiago are inedited with black particulate and noise as much as other areas that are impacted by the freeway. ITEM 15 2. Having words like consider, strive and in policy statements leaves a lot of wiggle room in trying to meet the objectives. ITEM 16 3. A small sampling of these changes revealed that errors exist between the PEIR and the General Plan Update. For me personally, I don't know which document to believe. This must be corrected so the Planning Commission, the public and eventually the City Council understand what is correct: Page 3 of 5 2021-12-07 Letter to City Council-GP Comments on Open Space Element