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16 <br /> <br />new walkways, lighting, a new playground, a new amphitheater, landscaping and <br />irrigation. Plans for a new synthetic soccer field at Santa Anita Park were <br />completed and construction will begin in 2022. <br /> In 2021, the City Arts and Culture Office partnered with Parks Recreation and <br />Community Services Agency to select 8 digital mural designs for the City’s outdoor <br />Fitness Courts. <br /> Following closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic, recreation and community <br />centers have opened on a limited basis. Programming is being reimagined to <br />provide for a safe and intentional delivery. A PRCSA Streets Team is being <br />organized to bring programming to neighborhood parks. Outside reservations are <br />beginning to fill up for sports fields. The aquatics program will resume for the <br />summer months. <br /> In 2021, the Planning and Building Agency continued to utilize existing zoning and <br />development standards to promote “common” open space for new residential <br />developments, designed to be public accessible and viewable by the public . This <br />publicly accessible open space would be an amenity for the residents of the <br />proposed new housing project, as well as the general public. <br /> The City of Santa and the Orange County Flood Control District (OCFCD) have a <br />master bikeway agreement to construct and maintain bikeways along flood control <br />channels. Plans for the Santa Ana Garden bikeway, located along an existing <br />Orange County Flood Control channel (OCFC), were released for public bid <br />advertisement, with construction slated for 2022 . Also along the OCFC channel, <br />plans to provide new lighting and irrigation for the Flower Street bikeway were <br />completed, with construction to also begin in 2022. <br /> <br />12. Public Facilities Element <br />This element addresses facilities and services related to education, library, medical, <br />cultural, government and public utilities. The Public Safety Element deals with police <br />and fire facilities and services, and the Open Space, Parks and Recreation Element <br />discusses park and recreation facilities. <br /> <br /> Investigate methods of private sector partnership with the City to expand and <br />upgrade public facilities and services, such as contribution of funds in accordance <br />with Federal tax laws governing corporate pre-tax charitable contributions. <br /> Continue to monitor external funding sources and grant programs to implement <br />recommended infrastructure upgrades identified in the City’s 2018 Storm Drain <br />Master Plan. In 2021, the Public Works Agency was successful in securing $3.8 <br />million of grant funding from the California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA) <br />through Proposition 68 Urban Flood Protection Program. In 2022, the City <br />submitted applications for funding from the Proposition 68 Floodplain <br />Management, Protection, and Risk Awareness (FMPRA) Grant Program for two <br />flood reduction projects.