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Catalog of City of Santa Ana Draft General Plan Update Comments Received Post February 15, 2022
<br />#Public Comments/Concerns Draft Policies and Implementation Actions Addressing Comments/Concerns City Response Source of Comment
<br />1 Suggested Policy Change: Policy CM-1.2: Community Input - Engage residents
<br />and community facility users with meaningful and effective participation to
<br />provide input for facility improvements and programming. Assure potentially
<br />affected community residents that they have opportunities to participate in
<br />decisions that affect their environment and health, and that the concerns of
<br />all participants involved will be considered in the decision-making process.
<br />Recommended Policy Change: CM-1.2: Community Input. Engage residents and community facility
<br />users with meaningful and effective participation to provide input and involve them in the decision-
<br />making process for community facility improvements and programming.
<br />The proposed policy is intended to foster meaningful engagement in the decision-making
<br />process related to improvements to public recreation facilities and programming. The policy
<br />has been modified to clarify the intent and to reflect the spirit of the recommended changes
<br />by including suggested language to foster meaningful engagement and to involve users in the
<br />decision-making process.
<br />Collaborative Letter
<br />(MPNA, OCEJ,
<br />THRIVE, & Rise Up
<br />Willowick) received
<br />3.14.2022
<br />2 Add Policy: Policy CM-1.2a: Hold meetings, workshops, and public comment
<br />periods at times and locations that are convenient for community members to
<br />attend, especially those that may be directly affected by a particular decision.
<br />Include community input and feedback when determining meeting time and
<br />location. Manage agendas so that items with community input are addressed
<br />at a reasonable hour.
<br />1) Existing Action: PS-3.15: Agenda Management. Consider enhancements to the agenda
<br />management system to ensure public meetings run smoothly, increase internal efficiency,
<br />document decisions proficiently, and maintain public transparency.
<br />2) Recommended Action Change: CM-1.2: Community Conversation. Plan for and conduct a
<br />community survey every two years related to community health, pollution concerns, parks,
<br />community engagement, and community service needs, with focused outreach to environmental
<br />justice priority areas utilizing various platforms, such as social media and school events, to
<br />encourage substantial survey participation.
<br />Existing Action PS-3.15, with target implementation year of 2022, will consider further
<br />enhancements to address City meeting agenda and related public engagement. In addition,
<br />Action CM 1.2 provides for a survey tool as an opportunity for community input on best
<br />practices for residents to engage in City meetings, workshops, and the decision making
<br />process. This action has also been modified to include suggested changes where appropriate.
<br />Collaborative Letter
<br />(MPNA, OCEJ,
<br />THRIVE, & Rise Up
<br />Willowick) received
<br />3.14.2022
<br />3 Suggested Policy Change: Policy CM-3.3: Health Residential Programs - Invest
<br />in programs and public improvements that educate residents about
<br />opportunities to increase their physical activity and improve their health,
<br />especially in areas with higher risk of negative public health outcomes.
<br />Recommended Policy Change: CM-3.3: Health Residential Programs. Invest in programs and public
<br />improvements that educate residents about opportunities to increase their physical activity and
<br />improve their health, especially in environmental justice communities with higher risk of negative
<br />public health outcomes.
<br />The comment is noted and is recommended to be included in its entirety. Collaborative Letter
<br />(MPNA, OCEJ,
<br />THRIVE, & Rise Up
<br />Willowick) received
<br />3.14.2022
<br />4 Add Policy CM-3.11 or Action CM-3.9: Establish a permanent staff position
<br />and City office focused on environmental justice, responsible for 1) collecting
<br />and disseminating information relevant to environmental justice in Santa Ana
<br />2) serving as a liaison between the City, community organizations, and the
<br />multiple government agencies responsible for some aspect of environmental
<br />justice 3) coordinating the City’s environmental justice programs 4) planning
<br />community meetings and ensuring follow through.
<br />Recommended New Action: CM-3.9: Environmental Justice Staff. Identify funding and hire a full-
<br />time Environmental Justice staff member to collaborate with the community to guide the
<br />implementation of the environmental justice policies and actions including community outreach,
<br />collaboration on environmental health studies, pursuing grants, and coordination with federal,
<br />state, and local agencies regarding environmental concerns in the City. Agency: CMO/PBA and
<br />Target Year: 2022.
<br />The community comment is in alignment with comments provided by members of the City
<br />Council. Staff has prepared a recommended action to identify funding and hire a full-time EJ
<br />staff person per Council's input. Action revised in response to OCEJ comment that
<br />implementation of EJ policies and actions should be a collaboration and guided by the
<br />community.
<br />Collaborative Letter
<br />(MPNA, OCEJ,
<br />THRIVE, & Rise Up
<br />Willowick) received
<br />3.14.2022
<br />5 Suggested Action Change: Action CM-1.2: Community Conversation - Plan for
<br />and conduct a yearly community survey every three years related to
<br />community health, air quality pollution concerns, parks, and community
<br />service needs, with focused outreach to environmental justice priority areas.
<br />Undertake substantially more outreach on various platforms, including social
<br />media and school events, to inform residents about the community outreach
<br />meetings and to encourage substantial survey participation.
<br />Recommended Action Change: CM-1.2: Community Conversation. Plan for and conduct a
<br />community survey every two years related to community health, pollution concerns, parks,
<br />community engagement, community service needs, with focused outreach to environmental justice
<br />priority areas utilizing various platforms, such as social media and school events, to encourage
<br />substantial survey participation.
<br />The intent of the draft action is to continually receive feedback from the community and is
<br />recommending conducting a targeted EJ survey that focuses on community health, pollution
<br />concerns, parks, service needs and City community engagement best practices. The timeframe
<br />has been revised to every two years. Two years will provide the needed time to formulate
<br />surveys, provide sufficient time to respond, collect data, analyze data, report findings, and
<br />formulate actions to address feedback.
<br />Collaborative Letter
<br />(MPNA, OCEJ,
<br />THRIVE, & Rise Up
<br />Willowick) received
<br />3.14.2022
<br />6 Suggested Action Change: Action CM-3.6: Fresh and Healthy Foods - Pursue
<br />programs, incentives, and/or grants to encourage urban agriculture and small
<br />grocery or convenience stores to sell fresh foods in the city, especially those
<br />within environmental justice area boundaries. Conduct a study to identify
<br />areas of the City that lack access to fresh and healthy foods. Examples include
<br />grants or loans to purchase updated equipment, publicity, or directories of
<br />healthy food outlets, or connecting stores to wholesale sources of healthy,
<br />local, or organic food.
<br />Recommended New Action: CM-3.6A: Food Deserts. Collaborate with Orange County Health Care
<br />Agency (OCHCA) to gather and map food desert data, and share publicly through the City's
<br />Environmental Quality webpage.
<br />Food deserts were researched as part of the development of the draft General Plan. That
<br />research revealed that no food desert areas currently exist in Santa Ana. To monitor and
<br />visualize this data, staff recommends adding a new action to collaborate with OCHCA to gather
<br />and map data and make it available to the public through the Environmental Quality webpage
<br />(webpage is proposed as part of Action CN-1.10). Once the data is gathered and mapped,
<br />funds and effort resulting from Action CM-3.6 to create a program to expand fresh and healthy
<br />food options in the City can be tailored and targeted to any areas that may develop into food
<br />deserts over time.
<br />Collaborative Letter
<br />(MPNA, OCEJ,
<br />THRIVE, & Rise Up
<br />Willowick) received
<br />3.14.2022
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