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City of Santa Ana General Plan Environmental Justice Policy Implementation and Community Engagement Framework (updated 2/27/2023 Environmental Justice . Reduce the unique or compounded health risks in disadvantaged communities by reducing pollution Policy Framework exposure and promoting public improvements, public services, community amenities, food access, safe and sanitary homes, and physical activity (City of Santa Ana Draft Environmental Justice Framework, Revised December 2021, p. 6, https://www.santa-ana.org/documents/environmental-justice-policy- f ra m ewo rk-d raft-d e ce m be r-2021 /) • Promote civic engagement in the public decision -making process with the objective of engaging 33 of Santa Ana's 64 neighborhood associations that are partially or fully located within CaIEPA Disadvantaged Communities based on CalEnviroScreen 4.0 analysis and census tract data (City of Santa Ana Draft Environmental Justice Framework, Revised December 2021, pg. 6, and https://www.santa-ana.org/documents/environmental-justice-communities-map/) • Prioritize improvements and programs that address the needs of disadvantaged communities ( City of Santa Ana Draft Environmental Justice Framework, Revised December 2021, pg. 6, https://www.santa- ana.org/documents/environmental-justice-policy-framework-draft-december-2021 /) Land Use Element Formation of Ad Hoc Committee to develop ongoing EJ Community Engagement for disadvantaged EJ Policy 3.25 - communities and host quarterly Roundtable meetings with local stakeholders to guide and evaluate Engage EJ implementation of environmental Justice Policies Communities Implementation: Objectives: • Develop an application that would be made available throughout the City through the Neighborhood Committee Associations, as well as at libraries and community and senior centers, to encourage those from Formation identified disadvantaged communities to apply for consideration. (March 2023-May 2023) • Select a core team of five (5) residents, one (1) representative from the City of Santa Ana (PBA/PWA) and one (1) representative from the Orange County Health Care Agency to form the initial committee and collaborate on the implementation of the General Plan EJ policies and actions • Apply the following Criteria for the Committee: ✓ Prioritize diversity, equity, and inclusion criteria in the selection of core representatives ✓ Reside in a Santa Ana EJ community/ disadvantaged area, census tract boundary and/or neighborhood association within EJ census tract boundary (https://www.santa- ana.org/documents/santa-ana-neighborhoods-and-calepa-disadvantaged-communities/) ✓ Geographic representation of EJ cluster areas (West, Southwest, Southeast, Central, East) ✓ Recent experience and active participation with General Plan and EJ issues ✓ Discuss roles and consultation of City, County, and regulatory agency staff • Recommend agenda and convene Committee in June 2023 to discuss priorities, decision -making goals, and coordination for grant opportunities to fund EJ actions and programs City Council 8 — 128 3/21/2023 Page 1