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Public Works Agency <br />www.santa-ana.org/public-works <br />Item # 27 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br /> Staff Report <br />December 19, 2023 <br />TOPIC: Walnut Street Urban Greening Project <br />AGENDA TITLE <br />Adopt Resolution Authorizing the Executive Director of Public Works Agency to Execute <br />Grant Agreement with the California Department of Transportation for the Walnut Street <br />Urban Greening Project <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Adopt a resolution authorizing the Executive Director of Public Works Agency to <br />execute a grant agreement with the California Department of Transportation for the <br />Walnut Street Urban Greening Project. <br />RESOLUTION NO. 2023-XXX entitled A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF <br />THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE <br />PUBLIC WORKS AGENCY TO EXECUTE AGREEMENTS WITH THE CALIFORNIA <br />DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR THE WALNUT STREET URBAN <br />GREENING PROJECT <br />GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: No <br />DISCUSSION <br />The Walnut Street Urban Greening Project – Phase I is located in central Santa Ana, <br />adjacent to the Pacific Park Neighborhood and South Main Business District. It is within <br />the North Focus Area as identified in the South Main Street Vision Plan (SMVP) and <br />involves converting the street Right-of-Way (ROW) along a section of Walnut Street, <br />from Main Street to the Court Avenue alley, to greenway and public open space. <br />The SMVP, covering a two-mile length of Main Street and periphery areas, was adopted <br />by City Council in 2016 following an extensive community outreach process with a <br />purpose to revitalize the area to enhance the residential and business communities <br />along the Main Street Corridor. The Walnut Street project was identified in the SMVP in <br />response to a community call for open space which does not currently exist in the area. <br />Improvements identified in the SMVP directly on Main Street were implemented in <br />2022-2023 as part of a complete street improvement project. However, the Open Space <br />and Arts components were not included at that time due to budget limitations. <br />  <br />  <br />City Council 27 – 1 12/19/2023