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RESOLUTION NO. 74-26 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA ACCEPTING A GRANT OF AN OPEN SPACE EASEMENT FROM THE CITY OF GARDEN GROVE PURSUANT TO SECTION 51055 OF THE CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE WHEREAS, the City of Santa Ana and the City of Garden Grove are prepared to enter into an agreement concerning that certain property within Santa Ana known as the Willo- wick Golf Course, three {3) parcels adjacent to the golf course which Santa Ana wishes to acquire and develop for park and recreational purposes, and other related matters; and WHEREAS, Garden Grove, as part of the aforementioned agreement, offers to qrant to Santa Ana an open space ease- ment for a term of twenty-five (25) years over the Willowick Golf Course; and WHEREAS, the preservation of the open space character of the Willowick Golf Course, when combined with the deve- lopment of the three [3) parcels to be acquired by Santa Ana together with adjacent parcels already owned by Santa Ana into a public park, will promote the public interest in scenic and recreational open space; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of Santa Ana has determined that the acquisition of an open space ease- ment over the golf course and of title to the three adjacent parcels for park and recreational development are in conformity with the City's general plan, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That the City Council finds as follows: 1. The preservation of the Willowick Golf Course as open space and the acquisition of three (3) adjacent par-, cels for development and use for park and recreational pur- poses are consistent with the general plan of the City of Santa Ana. 2. The preservation of the Willowick Golf Course as open space and development and use of the adjacent parcels for park and recreational purposes are important to the public for enjoyment of scenic beauty, in that: (a) the land is unimproved except as park and golf course property and has scenic value as viewed from public highways and from public and private buildings, and (b) the retention of the land as open space will to the amenities of living in adjoining and neighboring urbanized areas, and add (c) the public interest will be served by maintaining recreational and park uses in that portion of the City of Santa Ana.