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Resolution for River View Park A RESOLUTION OF THE SANTA ANA CITY COUNCIL APPROVING THE CREATION OF THE RIVER VIEW PARK WHEREAS, the City Santa Ana has significantly less park space per person than other American cities of similar size; and, WHEREAS, the City of Santa Ana severely lacks open space and parkland; and, WHEREAS, the COVID Pandemic demonstrated the need for open spaces and parks in the City of Santa Ana; and, WHEREAS, the City of Santa Ana is committed to increasing open space and parkland for its citizens; and WHEREAS, open spaces and parks are essential to the physical and mental well-being of all our residence, by providing space for social, recreational, and educational activities as well as improving air and water quality; WHEREAS, city parks strengthen local economies by attracting residents and businesses and investment, and lower costs by mitigating flooding and helping to manage stormwater. WHEREAS, the lease for the golf course at River View ends in January 2026 the City of Santa Ana recognizes the opportunity to transform the golf course to a park that benefits residents of the City of Santa Ana; and, WHEREAS, the River View already has all the essential facilities in place for a new park including ample parking, management offices, restroom facilities, irrigation systems, and maintenance structures; and, WHEREAS, the creation of a sprawling urban park along the Santa Ana River, with acres of undulating hills and wetlands will provide the residents of Santa Ana an outdoor place to gather, walk, relax, picnic, bike, explore, study, garden and learn; and, WHEREAS, the creation of a River View park will help Santa Ana achieve its goal of providing three acres of parkland per every 1,000 residents. WHEREAS, transforming River View into a park will benefit the marshes that support an aquatic ecosystem with native and nonnative frogs and fish that attract watchable wildlife such as Snowy egrets, Great Blue Heron, and numerous migrating ducks and geese; and, WHEREAS, River View Park is a soft bottom channel that percolates fresh water into the groundwater table and prevents salt water intrusion into the aquifer and serves as an example of how concrete can be removed on other downstream sections of the flood control channel to create