Item 31 - 2020 General Plan Annual Progress Report

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16 • The City of Santa and the Orange County Flood Control District (OCFCD) have a master bikeway agreement to construct and maintain bikeways along flood control channels. In 2020, the design of the Santa Ana Garden bikeway was finalized which will be located along an existing Orange County Flood Control channel (OCFC). Also along the OCFC channel, plans were developed for the Flower Street bikeway to be renovated and improved with security lighting. 12. Public Facilities Element This element addresses facilities and services related to education, library, medical, cultural, government and public utilities. The Public Safety Element deals with police and fire facilities and services, and the Open Space, Parks and Recreation Element discusses park and recreation facilities. • Investigate methods of private sector partnership with the City to expand and upgrade public facilities and services, such as contribution of funds in accordance with Federal tax laws governing corporate pre-tax charitable contributions. • Monitor external funding sources to implement recommended upgrades identified in the City’s Storm Drain Master Plan. In 2020, City applied for grant funding from California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA) through Proposition 68 Urban Flood Protection Program. • In 2020, $70,000 in funding was awarded to twelve individual artists and arts/culture organizations through the annual Investing in the Artist Grant Program. • While not feasible in 2020 due to COVID restrictions, the City’s Arts and Culture Office anticipates providing free educational workshops, such as grant writing, intellectual property law, and digital marketing/communications, for individual artists and art organizers to enhance their sustainability and impact. • The City continues to provide facilities support for regional art institutions, including Bowers Museum, CSUF Grand Central Art Center, and the Orange County Center for Contemporary Art to promote ongoing education and international exhibits and programs. • The City continues to promote the arts and culture through collaboration and support of local periodic arts and cultural events, such as Boca De Oro Festival of Literary Arts & Culture held in February 2020. Due to COVID, in person Artwalk @ DTSA was limited to January through March 2020, with online participation later in 2020. • Encourage support and continue to formally recognize contributions of time, material, and funds by local businesses, service clubs, and individuals to such programs as those of the zoo, museum, and library. • Completed seven energy efficiency projects in City facilities, including LED lighting retrofits at the SARTC and Civic Center parking structures, Corporate Yard Admin Building, PD building, Santa Ana Stadium, and various parks.