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3 <br />provide guidance in developing and implementing City actions that ensure that identification, <br />designation, and protection of architectural, historical, cultural, and archaeological City <br />resources. PBA staff notes several overlaps between the HRC’s and PBA’s work program <br />recommendations, listed below: <br />HISTORIC PRESERVATION ELEMENT IMPLEMENTATION MEASURES <br />▪Development standards update. Amend Specific Development No. 19 and Specific <br />Development No. 40 zoning districts to streamline development processes, incorporate <br />best practices, and make documents user friendly. – Goal HP-1.1; PBA/2022-2027 <br />▪Design Guidelines update. Comprehensively update Citywide Design Guidelines to <br />reflect current best practices for sections related to Historic Structures and Downtown <br />Santa Ana. – Goal HP-1.4; PBA 2022-2027 <br />▪Historic resources survey. Survey all City-owned historic resources to identify <br />condition, maintenance and repair needs, and sources of funding for upgrades. – Goal <br />HP-1.6; PRCSA/PWA 2022 <br />▪Signage improvement. Seek funding and create incentives program for Downtown Santa <br />Ana façade and signage improvement program. – Goal HP-1.8; CDA/2023 <br />▪Public awareness. Promote awareness of the city’s historic resources and their <br />importance in the development of Orange County. – Goal HP-2.4; PBA/ongoing <br />▪City branding. Include historic resources and cultural imagery in future City branding <br />and marketing campaigns. – Goal HP-2.2; CMO/2025 ongoing <br />▪Historic properties. Update and expand citywide Historic Properties Survey Program to <br />identify potential historic resources for placement on local Register and those that are at <br />risk of losing their historic value, with the first phase to include resource evaluation of <br />the Focus Areas. – Goal HP-3.2; PBA/2022 and ongoing <br />▪Historical places. Proactively nominate all properties that potentially qualify for <br />placement on the Santa Ana Register of Historical Places. – Goal HP-3.3; PBA/2024 <br />▪Community engagement. Prepare a community engagement plan that targets <br />communities with historic resources that have low participation rates in historic <br />preservation programs including hard to reach communities and affiliated tribes listed <br />with the California Native American Heritage Commission. – Goal HP-3.4; PBA/2023 <br />▪Historic Resources Commission. Establish minimum qualifications for participation on <br />the Historic Resources Commission – Goal HP-3.6; PBA/2023 <br />▪Equitable access. Establish a fee reduction or waiver program for low-income applicants <br />to ensure equitable access and participation in the Mills Act Program. – Goal HP-3.8; <br />PBA/2023 <br />The above-mentioned program recommendations provided by the HRC and PBA staff are <br />consistent with the City’s established goals and policies as part of the Historic Preservation <br />Element. The work program recommendations can be organized into three historic preservation <br />goals listed in Historic Preservation Element and below: <br />  <br />Historic Resources Commission 4 – 3 11/3/2022 <br />