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new walkways, lighting, a new playground, a new amphitheater, landscaping and irrigation. Plans for a new synthetic soccer field at Santa Anita Park were completed and construction will begin in 2022. • In 2021, the City Arts and Culture Office partnered with Parks Recreation and Community Services Agency to select 8 digital mural designs for the City's outdoor Fitness Courts. • Following closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic, recreation and community centers have opened on a limited basis. Programming is being reimagined to provide for a safe and intentional delivery. A PRCSA Streets Team is being organized to bring programming to neighborhood parks. Outside reservations are beginning to fill up for sports fields. The aquatics program will resume for the summer months. • In 2021, the Planning and Building Agency continued to utilize existing zoning and development standards to promote "common" open space for new residential developments, designed to be public accessible and viewable by the public. This publicly accessible open space would be an amenity for the residents of the proposed new housing project, as well as the general public. • The City of Santa and the Orange County Flood Control District (OCFCD) have a master bikeway agreement to construct and maintain bikeways along flood control channels. Plans for the Santa Ana Garden bikeway, located along an existing Orange County Flood Control channel (OCFC), were released for public bid advertisement, with construction slated for 2022. Also along the OCFC channel, plans to provide new lighting and irrigation for the Flower Street bikeway were completed, with construction to also begin in 2022. 12. Public Facilities Element This element addresses facilities and services related to education, library, medical, cultural, government and public utilities. The Public Safety Element deals with police and fire facilities and services, and the Open Space, Parks and Recreation Element discusses park and recreation facilities. • Investigate methods of private sector partnership with the City to expand and upgrade public facilities and services, such as contribution of funds in accordance with Federal tax laws governing corporate pre-tax charitable contributions. • Continue to monitor external funding sources and grant programs to implement recommended infrastructure upgrades identified in the City's 2018 Storm Drain Master Plan. In 2021, the Public Works Agency was successful in securing $3.8 million of grant funding from the California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA) through Proposition 68 Urban Flood Protection Program. In 2022, the City submitted applications for funding from the Proposition 68 Floodplain Management, Protection, and Risk Awareness (FMPRA) Grant Program for two flood reduction projects. City Council 25 — 20 3/15/2022