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Public Works Agency <br />www.santa-ana.org/public-works <br />Item # 9 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br />Staff Report <br />April 2, 2024 <br />TOPIC: Walnut Street Urban Greening Project <br />AGENDA TITLE <br />Appropriation Adjustment for the Walnut Street Urban Greening Project <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Approve an appropriation adjustment to recognize $2,199,000 in Clean California Local <br />Grant Program funding from the California Department of Transportation for the Walnut <br />Street Urban Greening project into the Parks Capital Grant-PWA, State Grant -Direct <br />revenue account and appropriate the same amount into the Parks Capital Grant-PWA, <br />Improvements Other Than Buildings expenditure account. (Requires five affirmative <br />votes) <br />GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: No <br />DISCUSSION <br />The Walnut Street Urban Greening project (Phase 1) area is located in central Santa <br />Ana, adjacent to the Pacific Park Neighborhood and South Main Business District. It is <br />within the North Focus Area as identified in the South Main Street Vision Plan (SMVP) <br />and involves converting 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, which covers a two-mile length of Main Street and periphery areas, was <br />adopted by the City Council in 2016 following an extensive community outreach process <br />with the purpose of revitalizing the area to enhance the residential and business <br />communities along the Main Street Corridor. The Walnut Street project was identified in <br />the SMVP in response to a community call for open space, which does not exist in the <br />area. 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 />On April 1, 2023, the Public Works Agency's Parks, Fleet, and Facilities Services <br />Division submitted a grant application to the Clean California Local Grant Program. The <br />latest initiative provides funding to cities and local agencies to clean and revitalize public <br />places, to enhance public health, cultural connection, and community placemaking by <br />improving public spaces for walking and recreation. On February 15, 2024, the State of <br />