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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 />7 Suggested Policy Change: Policy EP-3.3: Mitigate Impacts - Promote the
<br />development of sustainable and equitable new land use plans that proactively
<br />reduces negative impacts on existing residents and businesses and avoids
<br />negative impacts on environmental justice communities, with an emphasis on
<br />public health.
<br />Recommended Policy Change: EP-3.3: Mitigate Impacts. Promote the development of sustainable
<br />and equitable new land use plans that proactively reduce negative health and economic impacts on
<br />existing residents and businesses, especially in environmental justice communities.
<br />Policy has been modified to emphasize health and economic impacts to environmental justice
<br />communities.
<br />Collaborative Letter
<br />(MPNA, OCEJ,
<br />THRIVE, & Rise Up
<br />Willowick) received
<br />3.14.2022
<br />8 Suggested Policy Change: Policy M-1.7: Proactive Mitigation - Proactively
<br />mitigate potential air quality, noise, congestion, safety, and other impacts
<br />from the transportation network on residents and business, preventing new
<br />or increasing negative impacts on environmental justice communities.
<br />Proactively reduce potential and maintain preparedness for hazardous
<br />chemical releases from mobile sources.
<br />Recommended Policy Change: M-1.7: Proactive Mitigation. Proactively mitigate existing and new
<br />potential air quality, noise, congestion, safety, and other impacts from the transportation network
<br />on residents and business, especially in environmental justice communities.
<br />Policy has been revised to clarify that it will apply to existing and new potential impacts and
<br />place greater emphasize on environmental justice communities. Maintaining preparedness for
<br />hazardous chemical releases and other emergencies is already addressed in the draft General
<br />Plan through draft Action S-1.8 Hazard Mitigation Plan, which requires the City to prepare a
<br />plan for such events and to update it so it addresses changing conditions every two to three
<br />years.
<br />Collaborative Letter
<br />(MPNA, OCEJ,
<br />THRIVE, & Rise Up
<br />Willowick) received
<br />3.14.2022
<br />8.2 Suggested Policy Change: Policy M-4.9: Air Pollution Mitigation - Consider Use
<br />land use, building, site planning, and technology solutions to mitigate
<br />exposure to transportation-related air pollution, especially in environmental
<br />justice focus areas.
<br />Recommended Policy Change: Policy M-4.9: Air Pollution Mitigation - Consider Utilize land use,
<br />building, site planning, and technology solutions to mitigate exposure to transportation-related air
<br />pollution, especially in environmental justice focus areas.
<br />Community comment is noted and has been included in the revised proposed policy. Collaborative Letter
<br />(MPNA, OCEJ,
<br />THRIVE, & Rise Up
<br />Willowick) received
<br />3.14.2022
<br />9 Suggested Policy Change: Policy PS-2.11: Resilient Facilities And Infrastructure -
<br />Coordinate with utilities and public agencies to develop, maintain, relocate,
<br />and/or upgrade critical local and regional public facilities and infrastructure
<br />systems to ensure their resiliency during times of extreme weather, toxic
<br />emission, or natural disasters. Develop and educate vulnerable communities
<br />about hazard response plans, resources, and best practices for maintaining
<br />health. Ensure that emergency plans (including communication plans) are
<br />robust and up-to-date.
<br />1) Recommended Policy Change: PS-2.11: Resilient Facilities and Infrastructure. Coordinate with
<br />utilities and public agencies to develop, maintain, relocate, and/or upgrade critical local and
<br />regional public facilities and infrastructure systems to ensure their resiliency during times of
<br />extreme weather, natural disasters, or toxic emission release.
<br />2) Recommended Action Change: S-1.11: Public Education. Continue to disseminate information on
<br />flooding, flood control on private property, floodplains, and flood preparedness, man made
<br />hazards, hazard response plans, resources, and best practices in disaster events to the public
<br />through the City website, social media, and at City offices.
<br />The community comment is covered in two separate areas of the existing draft General Plan.
<br />As noted, the comment has been incorporated to be fully addressed between recommended
<br />changes to Policy PS-2.11 and Action S-1.11.
<br />Collaborative Letter
<br />(MPNA, OCEJ,
<br />THRIVE, & Rise Up
<br />Willowick) received
<br />3.14.2022
<br />10 Suggested Action Change: Action PS-2.5: Crime Data -Explore options for
<br />making crime, and environmental pollution violation data publicly available
<br />through the City’s website.
<br />Existing Action: CN-1.10: Interagency Team. Establish an environmental quality interagency team to
<br />evaluate, monitor, and make recommendations to address air quality and environmental hazard
<br />issues, with a special focus on environmental justice areas. Publish results and information on the
<br />City’s website through a dedicated Santa Ana Environmental Quality webpage.
<br />Action PS-2.5 is specific to crime data. The proposed added language is not appropriate.
<br />Bringing environmental violations to the forefront is already covered under other actions, such
<br />as CN-1.5 and CN-1.10, which aim to monitor permits and violations and share environmental
<br />justice related information through the creation of a dedicated Santa Ana Environmental
<br />Quality webpage.
<br />Collaborative Letter
<br />(MPNA, OCEJ,
<br />THRIVE, & Rise Up
<br />Willowick) received
<br />3.14.2022
<br />11 Suggested Action Change: Action PS-3.15: Agenda Management - Consider
<br />enhancements to the agenda management system to ensure public meetings
<br />run smoothly, proactively and meaningfully engage residents in decisions that
<br />impact their neighborhoods, increase internal efficiency, document decisions
<br />proficiently, and maintain public transparency.
<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, 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 />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.
<br />Collaborative Letter
<br />(MPNA, OCEJ,
<br />THRIVE, & Rise Up
<br />Willowick) received
<br />3.14.2022
<br />12 Suggested Policy Change: CN-1.1: Regional Planning Efforts - Coordinate air
<br />quality planning efforts with local and regional agencies to meet or exceed
<br />State and Federal ambient air quality standards in order to educate the
<br />community on and protect all residents from the health effects of air
<br />pollution.
<br />Recommended Policy Change: CN-1.1: Regional Planning Efforts. Coordinate air quality planning
<br />efforts with local and regional agencies to meet or exceed state and federal ambient air quality
<br />standards in order to educate the community on and protect all residents from the health effects of
<br />air pollution.
<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
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