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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />JANUARY 16, 2018 <br />TITLE <br />RECEIVE AND FILE PUBLIC WORKS <br />AGENCY STATUS OF PROJECTS - <br />MONTHLY CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT <br />PROGRAM EXECUTIVE REPORT FOR <br />DECEMBER 2017 <br />{STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 5, 1} <br />ciTy\mANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Receive and file. <br />DISCUSSION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />0 <br />APPROVED <br />❑ As Recommended <br />❑ <br />As Amended <br />❑ <br />Ordinance on 15' Reading <br />❑ <br />Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />❑ <br />Implementing Resolution <br />❑ <br />Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />The December 2017 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Executive Summary Schedule (Exhibit 1) <br />provides departmental activity in alignment with the stated goals of the Strategic Plan. The report <br />includes tasks, next steps, outcomes, and percentage completed for each project. <br />The CIP Executive Summary Schedule is available on the City's website at: <br />http://santa-ana/pwa/documents/ExecutiveMonthlyC I PUpdateDecember2017. pdf <br />The following remarks are provided to note significant issues related to CIP projects: <br />The Santa Ana Zoo Amazon's Edge Experience (formerly "Giant River Otter") <br />Design is currently underway to conduct a major renovation of the existing Amazon's Edge exhibit at <br />the Santa Ana Zoo at Prentice Park (Santa Ana Zoo). The project originally provided for inclusion of <br />the Giant River Otter and included modification to the existing moat, a new water filtration system, <br />new viewing structure, and upgrades to the existing holding facility. The scope of work has increased <br />to include a new, modern primate habitat in an effort to meet and exceed husbandry and welfare <br />needs of the animals, which is important to the mission of the Santa Ana Zoo and the Association of <br />Zoos and Aquariums. The primate habitat will incorporate an elevated trail system which opens up to <br />two large mesh habitats, providing for a dynamic, innovative way of caring for the animals and <br />promoting natural behaviors. Contract documents are slated to be completed and released for bid <br />advertisement by fall 2018. <br />The Santa Ana Zoo Master Plan <br />Five two-day planning workshops were just completed to update the zoo's current Master Plan, which <br />involved a complete assessment of all existing facilities and programming, a new Facilities Master <br />Development Plan, and a Strategic Business Plan. The Santa Ana Zoo is an important community <br />19C-1 <br />