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City Council Priority Information and Recommendations
Bristol Street Rehabilitation
– Make it a priority to wrap
up the project
The Bristol Street Phase 4 project has a budget of $20,667,120, entirely funded from restricted money sources. The latest estimates indicate there is a $680,000 funding shortfall for this project.
Construction is expected to begin towards the end of 2024, as the project has required coordination with 6 utility companies for a single trench in the roadway.
Staff plans to include a one-time spending allocation of $680,000 in the proposed FY24-25 budget.
Repair Civic Center Drive
from Flower to Bristol
Public Works is planning a project for FY24-25 to repair Civic Center Drive from Shelton to Flower for an estimated cost of $1,220,000 from Gas Tax revenue. If the project were to be expanded to Bristol Street, the project estimate would increase by $900,000 and additional funding would be necessary.
Repair Raitt Street from
Civic Center to Washington
This project has not yet been programmed or funded. The street is concrete, and the estimated cost to demolish and replace is $3 million.
Repair 5th Street from Raitt
to Fairview
This project has not yet been programmed or funded. The estimated cost to repave is $1.6 million.
Safer Streets in Various
Locations
Chestnut and Ross: A section of the street is currently being studied for appropriate improvements. We have funding if stop signs or speed humps are warranted, and no additional funding would be necessary.
McFadden from Flower to Main: We have a Capital improvement project going out to bid by June that will install protected (and striped) bike lanes along McFadden in those limits. The street will be repaved and striped as part of project.
Center from Edinger to McFadden: We have received a grant for the Safe Routes to Schools improvements on Center between Edinger & Wilshire. Improvements do not extend all the way to McFadden.
Additional bulb outs, etc. toward McFadden would require approximately $500,000 in new funding.
Pine near Santa Ana High School: We will need to evaluate this section of street. We have funding if stop signs or speed humps are warranted, and no additional funding would be necessary.
Alley Improvements The General Fund has a recurring alley improvement program of $1.5 million annually. Staff has identified 14 miles of alley reconstruction needed, which will take 25 years to work through with the annual budget allocation.
Angled Parking Generally angled parking is not feasible, and currently there are no identified locations that warrant it.
Designated Parking Stations The permit parking study will evaluate shared parking opportunities and will identified potential locations.
ADA Ramp Improvements There is no dedicated stream of funding. Local street ramps are approximately $10,000 each to construct. Staff would recommend an EXHIBIT 1
allocation of $250,000 to $500,000 to install ramps in a meaningful strategic area.
Various Traffic Calming
Measures
Round-about for Memory and Flower – the City has received grant for a new Memory Lane Bikeway Project that will change the intersection geometry and prohibit the ability to install a round-about.
Candlestick delineators – a budget of $50,000 would be necessary to replace them in the identified locations. The enhanced versions would cost approximately $100,000.
Repainting of striping and pavement markers – this is ongoing maintenance work and redone approximately every 3 years.
An additional $200,000 is needed help expedite the
completion of the repainting cycle and help get us down to a 2-year cycle.
Center Medians – depending on location and size, these may range from $250,000 to $500,000 each.
Traffic Mitigation in Mabury Park – Staff has evaluated and found that mitigation is unwarranted at this time.
Stop Sign at a specific location – Staff will conduct a stop sign warrant and traffic signal warrant. If warranted, $750,000 would be needed to fund a pedestrian hybrid beacon or traffic signal.
Speed humps on English and Alona – Staff evaluated and determined they are not warranted. Other locations are
currently being evaluated. Funding is available for qualifying speed hump locations.
Sidewalk Repairs The budget includes an annual funding allocation of $1 million for sidewalk repairs. The City’s needs warrant doubling the budget.
Sidewalk repairs in the Park Santiago neighborhood were recently completed that addressed the major concerns. This neighborhood is not scheduled for sidewalk repairs for a few years. An allocation of $75,000 to $100,000 could address additional sidewalks in the neighborhood.
Bolivar Circle is in City of Garden Grove. Properties on the west side of Fairview in this segment are not in the City of Santa Ana.
Pedestrian Bridge
Improvements
An RFP to assess the condition of the bridge between W River Lane and W Riviera will be released in next month. The assessment/design costs are expected to approximate $100,000 and construction costs are to be determined.
Solar-Powered Lighting
Under Overpass
The Santiago St Bridge in currently in the queue to address.
Neighborhood Lights The Cost of neighborhood street light projects vary by scope but we can assume about $750,000 per neighborhood.
Faded Neighborhood Street
Signs
Sign replacement is part of ongoing maintenance. City Council can identify specific locations.
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Fencing on the Canal on
Raitt Street Between
Edinger and McFadden
This fencing is owned and maintained by the County. Staff will coordinate with the County to request an upgrade from the existing chain link to wrought iron.
Add a Third Quality of Life
Team
The estimated cost of a third team is $440,000. This includes a cleaning crew of 2 for a cost of approximately $140,000 and police support for a cost of approximately $300,000.
Keep Sales-Tax Generating
Areas Clean & Safe
Staff is proposing an increase to the Sanitation Fee to preserve and enhance Citywide services.
Washington Square
Neighborhood Park
Feasibility Study
The City has received several inquiries from interested property owners in Washington Square regarding a request for the City to purchase privately-owned vacant land and develop a neighborhood park. The property, located behind the Newsong Church at 1010 W 17th, is roughly 1.3 acres in size and surrounded by other residential uses. A recent property appraisal indicates a value of $3.7 million.
Before considering a land purchase, the City would need to perform a feasibility study for the possible development of a park at the location.
The cost of a Feasibility Study is estimated to be $100,000, including preliminary designs and estimates of recurring operations and maintenance costs. If the City pursues and receives grant money to purchase the property, there may be a required matching contribution of up to 50%.
Staff does not recommend moving forward with the feasibility analysis for several reasons.
Development of a park at 10th & Flower is underway. This location is approximately 2,000 feet from the parcel noted above.
The location was not identified in the City’s Park Master Plan. The parcel is in a neighborhood zoned for Single Family residences (R1).
The City has recently embarked upon several new park
projects, which will require an increased level of operations and maintenance during a time when the Measure X rate
decreases. Developing a park on the parcel would increase ongoing costs.
Stadium Investment to
Produce Revenue
Funding of $500,000 has been earmarked to replace all seats on the press-box side of the Stadium. Design is underway to close the bowl and add 2,500-3,300 seats, but we do not yet have construction estimates.
El Salvador Park Restrooms A restroom renovation project is budgeted with $300,000 of Cell Tower revenue. Project design is 90% complete and it appears the project cost may be closer to $400,000. An additional funding request may be forthcoming. The project could begin as early as July 2024 when the fields are down for turf renovation.
Various Park Improvements There is no funding identified for the following requested improvements: Riverview lot restoration, new shade
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structures at Cabrillo/Edna/Santiago, new restrooms at
Cabrillo/Portola, Edna Park lot restoration, Santiago Park log cabin restoration, Riverview bleachers, and stolen park signs. Hydration stations are funded by cell tower revenue and are currently in design with construction to follow.
Design is currently underway for a splash pad in Ward 3, but construction requires funding.
Additional Teen Center The City offers a variety of teen programming and activities in the existing community centers and library locations. More teen activities will be added once smaller community centers re-open to the public (e.g. Logan). In addition, the Delhi Library will have dedicated teen space and teen programming; and Delhi park lighting has been identified as a priority use of federal ARPA money, adding more flexibility to the timing of such programs.
Dual-Use Parks with the
Santa Ana Unified School
District
During the March 4 meeting of the Joint School Collaboration City Council Subcommittee meeting, there was general interest in future additional discussions of maximizing the use of public property.
Upgrade Parks & Snack Bars As funding becomes available, staff proposes the highest priority park projects. The existing budget includes funding for lighting, restrooms, splash pads, field, and playground improvements at various parks.
The cost of each snack bar upgrade is approximately $95,000, including new paint and epoxy flooring, stainless steel sink, hot water heater, electrical and plumbing upgrades, and door/window replacement. Staff maintains a priority list for Renovation that includes Jerome, Memorial, Thornton, Riverview, Cabrillo, Adams and Rosita, which can be addressed as funding becomes available.
Community Garden City Council could direct staff to see if ARPA funding can be used for a community garden. In addition to identifying a location, staff would need to determine the feasibility and ongoing cost.
Santa Anita Mural
Restoration
This is a mural on a private building, and addressing it could create an expectation that all private-building murals be maintained by the City.
Staff has been in contact with interested parties and they are aware of the options available to them.
Market at Santa Ana Bus
Terminal
This project was included in the Revive Spending Plan. Staff has found that the location is not feasible for the envisioned farmers market. A different location could be considered if a farmers market is a high priority for City Council. A recurring budget would be necessary for special-event staffing to manage the vendors and the location.
Enhance Recruitment and
Fill Vacancies
A separate staff report on the March 19 agenda proposes to add a Human Resources Analyst to increase recruiting efforts.
Address Homelessness and
Safety Issues
Increase Grant Writing Staff
The Interim City Manager has directed a reallocation of vacant positions to provide for a Grant Analyst, 2 additional Code Enforcement Officers, a Senior Organization Development & Training Analyst and a Deputy City Manager. These staffing reallocations will be included in the proposed FY24-25 budget.
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In-House Prosecution
Division
To improve the prosecution services within Santa Ana, the City Attorney’s Office offers the concept of an in-house Prosecution Division. Tasks would include the following.
Prosecute misdemeanor offenses occurring in the City of Santa Ana arising out of violations of City law and certain state laws as authorized by the Orange County District Attorney.
Draft and file criminal complaints in Superior court. Conduct office hearings, pretrial hearings, and court and jury trials.
Represent the People of the State in motions, writs and appeals.
Provide advice to and train Santa Ana law enforcement.
This Division would include a Nuisance Abatement Program to form a multi-agency task force designed to identify and find solutions to neighborhood crime problems. The task force would address problem property locations within Santa Ana in a comprehensive manner.
Members of the task force would include representatives from the City Prosecutor’s office, Neighborhood Associations, Santa Ana Police Department, Code Compliance, and the Housing Department. The mission would include resolving long-standing problems at particular locations throughout the City, and educate property owners about crime and decay from their property. The educational component would include community outreach.
A Prosecution Division would need to be staffed with the following positions (annual cost estimates included):
Senior Assistant City Attorney (1), $220,000
Assistant City Attorney (3), $190,000 x 3 = $570,000
Deputy City Attorney (1), $150,000
Senior Paralegal (1), $110,000
Senior Legal Secretary (1), $85,000
Investigator (1), $100,000
The City would derive associated revenue by:
Increased nuisance abatement activity where we can recover attorney fees, staff costs and impose fines at $5K to $10K per day; and
A mandatory reimbursement agreement policy to recover in- house and special counsel fees, consultant costs and staff costs.
At this time, staff recommends exploring all administrative options to improve prosecution in the City of Santa Ana before making a recommendation to prepare a deeper analysis of the in-house option.
In addition, having an in-house Prosecution Division would not guarantee Court prosecution actions.
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Renters Defense Fund On February 28, the Community Development Commission approved $150,000 for the Fair Housing Council of Orange County for Fiscal Years 2024-26. This will be presented to the City Council at the May 7 Council meeting for consideration.
Maintain Immigrant Defense
Fund
The Measure X spending plan includes an annual allocation of $300,000.
Continue to pay off
structural debt
The City is paying all required debt service on outstanding long-term debt. In addition, the City has been making annual contributions to the Pension Cost stabilization fund for future pension debt increases.
City Council Ad-Hoc
Committee to Consider
Revenue-Raising Proposals
The Mayor can choose to appoint an ad-hoc committee.