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KI 10. ATTACHMENT Implement infrastructure improvements that promote walkability, cycling, family shopping trips, and access to food vendors including but not limited to improvements along 4th street from Ross to Grand, a street promenade on Sycamore between 4" and 5th, and permanent route place makers and way finding as recommended in the Wellness Corridor plan. Organize a robust process for developing the Capital Improvement Plan by collaborating with the community to adequately define the criteria that prioritizes projects aligned with community needs. Ensure that the Arts Master Plan for the downtown corridor gets shaped in a participatory process between the City, the downtown liaison, arts commission, local artists also involving the various community serving organizations of the downtown, local businesses, and Santa Ana public schools in the vicinity. This Master Plan ought to be aligned with the infrastructure and beautification needs of the Latino serving downtown businesses. The city should develop urban, architectural design forums for certain areas with the City that require buildings and streetscapes to meet culturally relevant aesthetic standards also reflecting the City's heritage and cultural identity. 41 Page The City cannot administratively waive fees. The Santa Ana Municipal Code outlines a Master Fee Schedule which applies to all events and event organizers. To provide equity, any waiver of fees should be citywide and not area specific. In order to waive fees, the City Council would need to adopt an Ordinance that provides for the waiver. This could be introduced by the Mayor or Councilmember as an 85a on the Council Meeting Agenda. Upon direction from the majority of the City Council, staff would then draft the Ordinance for approval by the City Council. In collaboration with Ld,&no Health Access, Building Healthy Communities, and various City Departments, the City of Santa Ana has made a commitment to promoting walkability /bike - ability in Downtown Santa Ana. The Circulation Element of the Santa Ana General Plan serves as the City's blueprint for active transportation planning and ensures opportunities for travel by modes of transportation that support health and active lifestyles. The City has recently hired an Active Transportation Coordinator and has drafted a complete streets plan specific to the downtown which included a public process comprising multiple community input sessions. The new Safe Mobility Santa Ana effort, addresses this issue citywide and ensures that safety is seamlessly integrated into the various plans the City is conducting, including the CIP. The City is committed to providing the community with multiple opportunities to provide input and be involved in the development of its The Arts and Culture Commission is currently reviewing the RFP for the Arts Master Plan. To the extent that the RFP development must remain an internal process so as not to provide vendors with working copies until it is finalized, the City will go through a thorough review process. This master plan will cover the entire City and not solely the downtown area. The plan will be inclusive to represent the diverse needs of the City. The City currently has a variety of design standards which ensure quality and promote aesthetic standards. These design standards pertain to all locations in the city and often to specific types of use. The City of Santa Ana's Design Guidelines and Development Standards is the result of a comprehensive analysis of the City's existing design and development guidance documents. The Guidelines contained within the document, which can be found on the City's website, consolidate the City's discretionary review documents and provide supplementary design guidance for issues not explicitly stated in the Santa Ana Municipal Code. WS -A -72