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RESOLUTION NO. 2022-038 <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />SANTA ANA APPROVING THE PARKS, FACILITIES, <br />TRAILS, AND OPEN SPACE MASTER PLAN <br />WHEREAS, parks, recreation facilities, trails, open space and community <br />programs play a critical role in supporting quality of life of the residents of the City of Santa <br />Ana; <br />WHEREAS, the City through its Parks, Recreation and Community Services <br />Agency engaged in an eighteen -month process to identify community needs as part of <br />the drafting of the Parks, Facilities, Trails, and Open Space Master Plan ("PMP"); and <br />WHEREAS, the process to draft the PMP included broad resident and stakeholder <br />engagement with a data -driven technical analysis to identify community needs; and <br />WHEREAS, City staff, key stakeholders, and city leaders together formed a Project <br />Advisory Group to guide the four -phased planning process; and <br />WHEREAS, more than 2,000 residents, six committees, commissions, advisory <br />groups, twenty-four partner or stakeholder organizations, three staff groups, and <br />participants at sixteen pop-up activities shared their insights and comments to help <br />develop the PMP; and <br />WHEREAS, the City recently adopted its General Plan Amendment and the PMP <br />built upon the General Plan findings to identify specific community priorities for parks, <br />recreation, and trails. These priorities will guide the City's park investment strategy; and <br />WHEREAS, the PMP identifies eight key initiatives for the City's parks and <br />recreation system, along with policies and implementation strategies that will guide the <br />provision of parks, recreation, and related services over the next ten years; and <br />WHEREAS, utilizing the PMP, the City will have a transparent and collaborative <br />vision for the future of parks, facilities, trails and open space to guide the City for the next <br />ten years with a strategy for both maintaining current facilities and improving facilities and <br />services through PMP initiatives such as park acquisition where opportunities arise. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Santa <br />Ana as follows: <br />Section 1. The Parks, Facilities, Trails, and Open Space Master Plan attached <br />as Exhibit A, is hereby approved. <br />Resolution No. 2022-038 <br />Page 1 of 3 <br />