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Public Works Agency https://www.santa-ana.org/pw Item # 20 City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 Staff Report May 18, 2021 TOPIC: Memorial Plaque AGENDA TITLE Approve Installation of Memorial Plaque Honoring Charlene Hanson RECOMMENDED ACTION Approve the installation of a memorial plaque in the public right-of-way at the southeast corner of Civic Center Drive and Lacy Street honoring Charlene Hanson. DISCUSSION The Civic Center Bike Boulevard project, bounded by Broadway Street to the west and Santiago Street to the east, was designed to improve the safety of pedestrians and those that travel by bicycle. The project’s primary goal is to promote the concept of ‘sharing the road’ and thus encourage multimodal transportation. While still accommodating vehicle traffic, the street improvements were designed to encourage a neighborhood-oriented feel and increase the quality of life for residents. On June 17, 2017, Santa Ana resident Charlene Hanson passed away as a result of a pedestrian-auto accident while crossing the street at the intersection of Civic Center Drive and Lacy Street, which is at approximately the mid-point of the project. A life-long resident of the City of Santa Ana, Ms. Hanson was a prominent and highly regarded community member and worked for the Postal Service for over 30 years, delivering mail to the Floral Park area where her grandparents once lived on Heliotrope Drive. She lived in an apartment which overlooked her childhood home on Lacy Street and was 71 years young when she passed. A local community organization has requested the Civic Center Bike Boulevard project include a plaque in the public right-of-way at the southeast corner of Civic Center Drive and Lacy Street to honor Ms. Hanson’s contributions to the community and acknowledge the traffic safety enhancements and awareness brought about by the project. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT There is no environmental impact associated with this action.