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Memo to City of Santa Ana Planning Commission September 15, 2021 Page 13 which parkland dedication exceeds minimum requirements. For example, a development would receive a 90%reduction in the onsite open space requirement if it dedicates 0.5 acres more than the required amount of parkland and a 100%reduction if it dedicates 1 acre more parkland than required. 10. Proposed Changes to the Open Space Element's Funding Policies The Open Space Element currently includes the following policy: Policy OS-1.11: Funding Sources: Explore and pursue all available funding, including nontraditional funding sources, for park acquisition, facility development, programming, and maintenance of existing and new parks. Set aside park funding to have monies on hand to acquire and develop parkland when opportunities arise and to leverage grant options. Open Space Element at 6. We commend the City's commitment to pursue all available funding sources for parks. Given the current park deficiency in the City, the City should set an explicit goal to obtain enough funding for new park development to meet a park standard of three acres per 1,000 residents (see proposed changes to Policy OS-1.3 above). We propose modifying Policy OS-1.11 as follows: Policy OS-1.11: Funding es: Explore and pursue all available funding, including nontraditional funding sources, for park acquisition, facility development, programming, and maintenance of existing and new parks, in order to increase park investment per resident and meet the City's Park Standard of three acres per 1,000 residents (Policy OS-1.3) Set aside park funding to have monies on hand to acquire and develop parkland when opportunities arise and to leverage grant options. In addition, the City should aim to increase per-resident investment in parks, including maintenance and improvement of existing parks as well as new park development. We propose the addition of an"increased per-resident parks investment" policy in the Open Space Element: Policy OS-1.15: Park Investment Per Resident. Increase per-resident investment in park maintenance and upgrades in order to ensure equitable access to well- maintained neighborhood parks for all City residents, and increase per-resident investment on new park acquisition and development to a level sufficient to achieve the City's Park Standard of three acres per 1,000 residents (Policy OS- 1.3).