Item 18 - Resolution to Authorize Grant Funds from the State Coastal Conservancy Grant

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Public Works Agency www.santa-ana.org/public-works Item # 18 City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 Staff Report April 2, 2024 TOPIC: Santiago Park Main Street Construction Project AGENDA TITLE Resolution to Authorize Grant Funds from the State Coastal Conservancy Grant for Santiago Park Main Street Construction Project RECOMMENDED ACTION Adopt a resolution accepting grant funds from the State Coastal Conservancy Grant for Santiago Park Main Street Construction, Main Street Entrance in an amount of $2,807,000. RESOLUTION NO. 2024-XXX entitled A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA APPROVING THE GRANT OF FUNDS FROM THE STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY FOR THE SANTIAGO PARK MAIN STREET CONSTRUCTION GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: No DISCUSSION Santiago Park is a 35-acre linear park located on the northern edge of the City of Santa Ana along Santiago Creek. Being the City’s only wilderness park, it is an important site within the park system due to Santa Ana’s urban environment and population density. The park provides critical open space and natural respite for residents living in dense urban conditions with limited access to the outdoors. On June 21, 2023, the Public Works Agency’s Park Planning Division submitted an application to the State Coastal Conservancy (SCC) for the Santiago Park Main Street Construction project. The project intends to increase public use of the trail, provide additional connectivity to the park, and further enhance this natural park by restoring the native landscape. The scope of work involves the construction of ADA-accessible pedestrian walkways, bike trails, creek viewing decks, interpretive graphics, security lighting, drought-tolerant landscaping, and drip irrigation in the area from the Main Street entrance and east to the Log Cabin. On February 20, 2024, the State notified the City regarding the grant award. As a requirement of the grant, the City is to adopt a resolution approving the award of the