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