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11 <br /> <br /> The City to facilitate solar permits by offering over-the-counter plan checks and <br />permit issuance for residential installations. <br /> While there has not been a formal update to the City’s adopted Climate Action Plan <br />(CAP) www.santa-ana.org/green/climate-action-plan, many of the 2020 CAP goals <br />have been met or exceeded. As part of the City’s 2021 Recirculated Draft General <br />Plan Update Program Environmental Impact Report (PEIR) an evaluation of the <br />City’s existing greenhouse gas was conducted and found the GHG from energy <br />(utilities) decreased from 2008 conditions to 2020. <br /> The City of Santa Ana Public Fleet continues to fully transition the City’s large <br />trucks fleet and heavy equipment from diesel to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) <br />clean fuel. Recently, staff began the design phase for a project dedicated to <br />upgrade the CNG filling station at the Corporate Ya rd. In addition, through South <br />Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) funding, efforts continue to site <br />additional Electric Vehicle (EV) charging stations for use City personnel and the <br />general public. <br /> As a result of the implementation of energy retrofits in City facilities through 2020, <br />the City of Santa Ana has achieved Platinum Partnership Level for its Energy <br />Efficiency Partnership with Southern California Edison, which results in increased <br />incentives for new projects. <br /> <br />7. Growth Management Element <br />This element was required by Orange County jurisdictions as part of a 1990 voter <br />approved Measure M requirement, to assure that growth and development in Santa <br />Ana was based on an adequate circulation system. <br /> <br /> The Draft General Plan Land Use Element (December 2021) proposes policies <br />and programs to increase residential and mixed use development along major <br />transit corridors to address housing needs and business enterprises to promote a <br />balanced and sustainable community. A Park and Recreation Master Plan is <br />underway to evaluate further measures to promote a healthy proportion of open <br />space to serve existing community need, as well as future park land needs related <br />to new development growth. Anticipated adoption is May 2022. <br /> Through the Development Review process and discretionary project entitlement <br />conditions, the City continues to promote Transportation Demand Management to <br />identify traffic reduction strategies related to new development. The Public Works <br />Agency continues to require all new development applicants to contribute their fair <br />share of the costs, as well as mitigation requirements, associated with their project. <br />This is coordinated through the City’s Development Review and approval process, <br />and inter-jurisdictional forums when impacts extend outside the City’s boundaries. <br /> The City continues to require Development Phasing Plans, as needed, to ensure <br />that infrastructure is constructed as development occurs so that the provision of <br />road improvements is in balance with traffic demand.