Item 14 - Parks, Facilities, Trails and Open Space Master Plan

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Exhibit 1 SANTA ANXS PARK AND RECREATION SYSTEM The City of Santa Ana's park and recreation system collectively refers to the City's recreation spaces, infrastructure and resources that are managed, maintained and programmed for recreation or park use. Currently, this system is managed by the Parks, Recreation and Community Services Agency (PRCSA). Park maintenance responsibilities are anticipated to transition to the Public Works Department in Fiscal Year 2022-2023. THE PARK SYSTEM The park system describes the lands and facilities provided by City of Santa Ana to support recreation. There are three different types of lands managed as part of this park system: • City Parkland: These publicly accessible sites and green spaces are owned and managed by the City of Santa Ana to support recreation and social gathering (or were acquired for this purpose). • Joint -use Sites: Owned by other agencies, Joint -Use Sites are managed or maintained by the City of Santa Ana through a joint - use agreement to increase access and opportunities for fitness and recreation. Examples include school sports fields and other facilities owned by the School District. • Trail Corridors: These linear corridors with off-street trails support recreation, non - motorized transportation, and bicycle and pedestrian access to parks. These may be located in street rights -of -way, flood control channels, or lands owned by other entities. (Note: Additional classes of on -street trails and bikeways are managed separately as part of the City's transportation system.) The entire park system includes 371 acres of City parkland at 54 sites, supplemented by 32 acres at 9 joint -use sites, and approximately 13 miles of off-street trails. Each of these elements are also considered part of the City's open space network. To distinguish parkland from open space and landscaped areas, the following are defined: Landscaped Areas: Landscaped Areas are a type of open space that is maintained for community aesthetics and beautification, but not for park use. These may include medians, street rights -of -way, gateways, public grounds around buildings, etc. • Open Space: Open space encompasses recreational and green spaces, including parks, commercial open space, vacant lands, manicured landscaped areas, trail corridors, water channels and rail infrastructure.' Not all open space areas are suitable for use as parkland. i CITY PARKLAND The City of Santa Ana classifies and categorizes parks to distinguish them by their function. Classifications consider site size, use, service area, as well as available amenities and facilities. The categorization helps the City make decisions about development, improvements, park maintenance and programming based on the intent and level of use each park site. Santa Ana's parks are classified in four categories, which are further subdivided into eight types of parks. 'This definition is consistent with the General Plan land use designation description of Open Space, page LU-20. ® SANTA ANA PARKS MASTER PLAN CHAPTER 2: PARK SYSTEM OVERVIEW