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Home My WebLink About19C - RECEIVE AND FILE DOG PARKREQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: OCTOBER 20, 2020 TITLE: RECEIVE AND FILE DOG PARK AT CENTENNIAL PARK INFORMATIONAL UPDATE CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: ❑ As Recommended ❑ As Amended ❑ Ordinance on 1� Reading ❑ Ordinance on 2nd Reading ❑ Implementing Resolution ❑ Set Public Hearing For CONTINUED TO /s/ Kristine Ridge FILE NUMBER CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDED ACTION Receive and file Dog Park at Centennial Park informational update. DISCUSSION On December 3, 2019, the City Council directed the City Manager to study the feasibility of a dog park at Centennial Park. On March 3, 2020, the City Council discussed the feasibility of a dog park at Centennial Park and provided direction to staff. On July 7, 2020, the City Council was provided a Receive -and -File Dog Park update. The City Council provided direction to staff, which included moving forward with efforts to build a dog park located at Centennial Park (3.54-acre undeveloped area) and returning to the City Council at a future date with additional options for a dog park that includes an educational component (teaching, trainings, signage, spay -and -neuter information, how to care for animals, etc.) since the land can only be used for educational purposes. Originally, the property, owned by the City of Santa Ana, had a deed restriction requiring park and recreational uses only. In 1988, the City of Santa Ana deeded the property to the National Park Service, who then transferred the site to the U.S. Department of Education. The U.S. Department of Education conveyed the land to the City of Santa Ana for use as a Police/Fire Training Facility. The 30-year deed restriction required the City to use the site only for educational purposes. On September 28, 2020 a letter (Exhibit 1) was sent to the U.S. Department of Education to start the process of releasing 3.54-acre site from educational use restriction and to use for recreational purposes to build a future dog park. In response, the U.S. Department of Education provided the following options for the City of Santa Ana to consider: 1. Wait until March 7, 2021 when the 30-year educational deed restriction expires. 2. Enact the Abrogation provision (Exhibit 2), which essentially is a "buy out' provision. 19C-1 Receive and File Dog Park at Centennial Park Informational Update October 20, 2020 Page 2 Since the City does not currently have funding identified to build the dog park, waiting until the educational deed restriction expires is in the best interest of the City. Once the deed expires, the educational use restrictions automatically terminate on the property (the entire property), and the City can use the (entire) property, however decided, without involvement of U.S. Department of Education, National Park Service, or U.S. General Services Administration. FISCAL IMPACT There is no fiscal impact associated with the item. Submitted By: Lisa Rudloff, Executive Director— Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Agency Exhibits: 1. Letter U.S. Department of Education 2. 30-Year Educational Deed Restriction 19C-2 MAYOR Miguel A. Pulido MAYOR PRO TEM Juan Villegas COUNCILMEMBERS Phil Bacerra Nelida Mendoza David Penaloza Vicente Sarmiento Jose Solorio September 28, 2020 CITY OF SANTA ANA CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE 20 Civic Center Plaza • P.O. Box 1988 Santa Ana, California 92702 www.santa-ana.oro Barbara L. Shawyer Federal Real Property Assistance Program U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue, SW Washington DC, 20202-4553 RE: Change of Land Use at Centennial Park 3000 W. Edinger Avenue, Santa Ana, CA Dear Mrs. Shawyer: CITY MANAGER Kristine Ridge CITY ATTORNEY Sonia R. Carvalho CLERK OF THE COUNCIL Daisy Gomez Via E-mail The City of Santa Ana is currently using the property on the southwest corner of Centennial Park as a Police/Fire Training Center (Deed enclosed). Originally, the property owned by the City of Santa Ana had a deed restriction, requiring park and recreational uses only. In 1988, the City of Santa Ana deeded the property to the National Park Service, which then transferred the site to the U.S. Department of Education. The U.S. Department of Education conveyed the land to the City of Santa Ana for use as a Police/Fire Training Facility. It is the desire of the City of Santa Ana to use the majority of the site for recreational purposes. Specifically, 3.54 acres as a future Dog Park and continue use of the cemented area that facilitates the Police/Fire Training (enclosed Site Plan). Preliminary conversations of this proposal was discussed with the National Park Service and the U.S. General Services Administration. Both agencies verbally indicated the process is relatively simple and the request should start with the U.S. Department of Education to relinquish the site back to recreational purposes. This letter is to start the process and request the U.S. Department of Education release 3.54 acres for recreational purposes. The City Council is in support of this land use change and the community is looking forward to the construction of the first dog park in Santa Ana. Please let me know the next steps to move this process forward. Sincerely, Kristine Ridge, City Manager C: Lisa Rudloff, Executive Director, Parks, Recreation and Community Services David Valentin, Police Chief Attachments: Deed 88-082586 Site Plan SANTA ANA CITY COUNCIL Miguel A. Pulido Juan Wisps Vicente Sarmiento David Panel.. Jose Solono Phil Badena Nelida Mendoza Mayor Mayor Pro Tem, Ward 5 Ward ��Ward2Ward Ward Ward moudoAsanta-amoray'lleaasAsanta-ana.oroysarmentoMsama-anaora dM or 'solorio@sante-ana.oro obaderraasantaana.om nmmdozd0aantaana. ova cc. Pp '. *5 �- RECORDING REQUESTED BY: Clerk of the Council CITY OF SANTA ANA 20 Civic Center Plaza Santa Ana, CA 92701 VH�RECORDED MAIL TO: CITY OF SANTA ANA CLERK OF THE COUNCIL . P.O. BOX 1988 SANTA ANA, CA 92702 : 3d (4 Cti°trrt t"-�1cE 86-08Z586 2i5i88 9f-✓ cr..-o6..,9v, Certificate of Acceptance is now attached for E re-recording. M Q E S,8 EXEMPT $$-320163 Q'o `y C6 oU 9 is ` � i RECORDED IN OFFICIAL RECORDS t W a o { OF ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA EXEMPT F;P -8 55 AM FEB 25'88 b s" C11 d p I' 1^G POLICE/FIRE TRAINING FACILITY - CENTENNIAL PARK THIS INDENTURE, made this 16th day of February 1988 , by and between the CITY OF SANTA ANA, a municipal corp- Il oration of the State of California, party of the first part, hereinafter referred to as the Grantor, and the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, party of the second part, hereinafter rafarraA i•n as the Grantee, W I T N E S S E T H 1. That on June 1, 1969, Grantee, by Qui RECORDED IN OFFICIAL RECORDS 1 OF ORANGE COUNTY. CALIFORNIA -02 PM( JUL 5'88 5/31-11 1 RECOORDER laim Deed dated June 1, 1969, recorded on August 1, 1969, in Book 9037, Page 694 of the Official Records of Orange County, California deeded to Grantor certain property for public park and recreation purposes only, hereinafter referred to as "said real property"; 2. That Grantor desires to not utilize a portion of Said real property, which portion is hereinafter shown on Exhibit "A," attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, for park and recreation purposes in order that Grantor will have the 19C-4 ;88-082586 88-320163 opportunity to acquire said portion for public health, safety and l� educational purposes as well as to enhance public recreational use; NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to the terms contained in that certain Quitclaim Deed from the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA to the CITY OF SANTA ANA, recorded in Book 9037, Page 694 of the Official Records of Orange County, California, the Grantor does by these presents revert unto the United States of America all the Grantor's right, title and interest in and to all that certain real property situated in the City of Santa Ana, County of Orange, State of California, hereinafter referred to as "said premises," shown on attached Exhibit "A" and described as follows: All that certain real property in the City of Santa Ana, County of Orange, State of California, described as follows: Beginning at the most Westerly Southwest corner of that parcel of land shown on a map recorded in Book 98, page 10 of Records of Survey of said County, said corner being a point in a non -tangent curve, concave Westerly, having a radius of 23,093.31 feet, a radial line to said point bears North 68017144.6" West; thence Northeasterly 317.41 feet along said curve through a central angle of 00147115"; thence South 87044'45" East 456.37 feet; thence South 02015115" West 75.00 feet; thence South 87044145" East 600.00 feet; thence South 02015115" West 225.00 feet to a point in a line which bears North 87044'45" West and passes through the point of beginning; thence Westerly 1,160.00 feet more or less to the Point of Beginning. '19C-5 88-082586 ( 88-320163 TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said premises, together with the appurtenances, unto the said Grantee, and to its successors and assigns forever. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the said Grantor has executed the conveyance the day and year first hereinabove written. ATTEST: A726115_�Y_ 'CLERK OF THE COUNCIL AP ®ROVAS 0 � T: r David N. Ream, City Manager CITY OF SANTA ANA, a municipal corporation of the State of Ca)ifornia Danied H. Young, ay r STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) ) SS. State of California 88-082586 A. H County of Orange On this 1744 day of FebvuoT, In the year 1988 , before me , Clerk of the Council or - WI IIIam D Baron , O;:puty Clerk of the Council of the City of Santa Ana pesooally appeared .)A" i c a C . 6 u-f , persocaliy Known to me (or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence) to be the person who executed this �inn)strument as Jan 1PP . tiVy' C'IP le. t Ll C' C11 of the City of Santa Ana and acknowledged to me that the City of Santa Ana executed it. h M '19C-6 ED/NGER AVENUE N CENTENNIAL PARK Qc� ;Proposed Police/Fire Q Training Facility "' / - 200 88-320163 CERTIFICATE OF ACCEPTANCE This is to certify that the interest in real property conveyed by the deed dated the 16th day of February, 1988 from the City of Santa Ana is hereby accepted by the undersigned officer or agent on behalf of the Department of the Interior and the grantee _consents to recordation thereof by its duly authorized officer. Date: By: COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO ss STATE OF CALIFORNIA Ass late Regional Director Westirn Region National Park Service On this 6th day of June , 1988, before me, the subscriber, personally appeared John D. Cherry, to be known and personally known to me to be the Associate Regional Director, Western Region, National Park Service, of the United States of America, acting by and through the Secretary of the Interior, a governmental agency of the United States of America, and known to me to be the same person described in and who executed the foregoing instrument as such Associate Regional Director aforesaid, as the act and deed of the United States, for and on behalf of the Secretary of the Interior, and he acknowledged that he executed the foregoing instrument for and on behalf of the United States of America, for the purposes and uses therein described. OFFICIAL SEAL MARY E MEREDITH NOTARY PUBLIC • CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY ^' My comm. expires MAR 26, IN9 My Commission expires: N TAR P BLIC Mary E, Wredith 19C-8 9�5 C➢EED 7L 3 REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION CITY COUNCIL AGENDA DATE February 16, 1988 TITLE Authorize Mayor to execute deed of release and City Manager to execute appli- cation for 4 acres of the southwest corner ' RECOMMENDED ACTION DATE OF COUNCIL ACTION FEB 16 1988 Resolution No. X — H Approved as recommended. CLERK OF THE Co V /(.T'li UwiYmv Srn-0e5 of /)m91Q%cn) Authorize Mayor to execute deed of release and City Manager to execute application for 4 acres of the southwest corner of Centennial Park. DOCUMENT ON FILE IN CLERK'S OFFICE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Staff has identified four (4) acres of unimproved land at the southwest corner of Centennial Park for a new Police/Fire Training Facility. The property is currently owned by the City of Santa Ana with a deed restriction requiring that the property be used for park and recreational uses only.. Through discussions with the.National Park Service and other federal agencies, we have discovered a process whereby the City can deed our property to the National Park Service which will then transfer the site to the Department of Education. The Department of Education will then convey the land to the City of Santa Ana for use as a Police/Fire Training Facility. The Department of Education has already stated its support for the City's Police/Fire Training Facility and the National Park Service has indicated support for the proposed land transfer. 19C-9p86 ®C 60.B. MEMORIAL PARK POOL - APPROPRIATION ADJUSTMENT NO. 091 MOTION: Approve. (Requires five affirmative votes.) APPROPRIATION ADJUSTMENT NO. 091 - Transferring $3,OOO.00 from account 11-591-Memorial Pool Charges to account 11-248-201- Aquatics - Utilities. MOTION: Acosta SECOND: Pulido VOTE: AYES: Acosta, Griset, Hart, May, McGuigan, Pulido NOES: None ABSENT: Young FILE 310.051'� 915 ✓ 6O.C. POLICE/FIRE TRAINING FACILITY - CENTENNIAL PARK MOTION: 1) Authorize the City Manager to execute Application for Purchase of Real Property at Centennial Park as Public Benefit Allowance. 2) Approve deed transfer and authorize execution by Mayor and Clerk of all necessary documents in connection with transfer. A-88-009 DEED '7 -t 3ti 3) Adopt resolution. RESOLUTION NO. 88-11 - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Santa Ana to Obtain 4 Acres of Centennial Park for a Police/Fire Training Facility. MOTION: Acosta SECOND: Pulido VOTE: AYES: Acosta, Griset, Hart, May, McGuigan, Pulido NOES: None ABSENT: Young FILE 710'✓ 715 ✓ 915 �✓ 6O.D. LABOR AGREEMENT WITH SANTA ANA FIREMEN'S BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION MOTION: 1) Authorize the City Attorney to prepare and the Mayor and Clerk to execute the agreement. AGREEMENT NO. A-88-008 - BETWEEN THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AND SANTA ANA FIREMEN'S BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION - Memorandum of Under- standing for a 30-month period July 1, 1987 through December 31, 1989 - Human Resources Agency. 0 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 52 FEBRUARY 16, 1988 19C-10