Public Works Agency
www.santa-ana.org/public-works
Item # 9
City of Santa Ana
20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701
Staff Report
April 2, 2024
TOPIC: Walnut Street Urban Greening Project
AGENDA TITLE
Appropriation Adjustment for the Walnut Street Urban Greening Project
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Approve an appropriation adjustment to recognize $2,199,000 in Clean California Local Grant Program funding from the California Department of Transportation for the Walnut Street Urban Greening project into the Parks Capital Grant-PWA, State Grant-Direct revenue account and appropriate the same amount into the Parks Capital Grant-PWA, Improvements Other Than Buildings expenditure account. (Requires five affirmative votes)
GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: No
DISCUSSION
The Walnut Street Urban Greening project (Phase I) area is located in central Santa Ana, adjacent to the Pacific Park Neighborhood and South Main Business District. It is within the North Focus Area as identified in the South Main Street Vision Plan (SMVP) and involves converting street Right of Way (ROW) along a section of Walnut Street, from Main Street to the Court Avenue alley, to greenway and public open space.
The SMVP, which covers a two-mile length of Main Street and periphery areas, was adopted by the City Council in 2016 following an extensive community outreach process with the purpose of revitalizing the area to enhance the residential and business communities along the Main Street Corridor. The Walnut Street project was identified in the SMVP in response to a community call for open space, which does not exist in the area. Improvements identified in the SMVP directly on Main Street were implemented in 2022-2023 as part of a complete street improvement project. However, the Open Space and Arts components were not included at that time due to budget limitations.
On April 1, 2023, the Public Works Agency’s Parks, Fleet, and Facilities Services Division submitted a grant application to the Clean California Local Grant Program. The latest initiative provides funding to cities and local agencies to clean and revitalize public places, to enhance public health, cultural connection, and community placemaking by improving public spaces for walking and recreation. On February 15, 2024, the State of
Walnut Street Urban Greening Project
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California announced that the grant application for the Walnut Street Urban Greening project was awarded funding (Exhibit 1).
FISCAL IMPACT
Approval of the requested appropriation adjustment will recognize California Department of Transportation, Clean California Local Grant Program grant funds totaling $2,199,000 into the Parks Capital Grant-PWA, State Grant-Direct revenue account (No. 16117002-52025), and appropriate $2,199,000 into the Parks Capital Grant-PWA, Improvements Other Than Buildings expenditure account (No. 16117263- 66200). The following table summarizes the funds budgeted and available for expenditure to deliver these projects.
Fiscal
Year
Accounting
Unit -
Account No.
Fund
Description
Accounting Unit,
Account No.
Description
Amount
Appropriation Adjustment
2023-24
16117263-
66220
(24-6603)
Parks Capital
Grants
SA River
Conservancy Prog-
PWA, Improvements
Other Than Buildings
$2,199,000
Total $2,199,000
EXHIBIT(S)
1. Caltrans Agreement – Walnut Street Urban Greening Project Submitted By: Nabil Saba, P.E., Executive Director – Public Works Agency Approved By: Tom Hatch, Interim City Manager