Public Works Agency
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Item # 18
City of Santa Ana
20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701
Staff Report
April 2, 2024
TOPIC: Santiago Park Main Street Construction Project
AGENDA TITLE
Resolution to Authorize Grant Funds from the State Coastal Conservancy Grant for Santiago Park Main Street Construction Project
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Adopt a resolution accepting grant funds from the State Coastal Conservancy Grant for Santiago Park Main Street Construction, Main Street Entrance in an amount of $2,807,000.
RESOLUTION NO. 2024-XXX entitled A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF SANTA ANA APPROVING THE GRANT OF FUNDS FROM THE STATE
COASTAL CONSERVANCY FOR THE SANTIAGO PARK MAIN STREET
CONSTRUCTION
GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: No
DISCUSSION
Santiago Park is a 35-acre linear park located on the northern edge of the City of Santa Ana along Santiago Creek. Being the City’s only wilderness park, it is an important site within the park system due to Santa Ana’s urban environment and population density.
The park provides critical open space and natural respite for residents living in dense urban conditions with limited access to the outdoors.
On June 21, 2023, the Public Works Agency’s Park Planning Division submitted an application to the State Coastal Conservancy (SCC) for the Santiago Park Main Street Construction project. The project intends to increase public use of the trail, provide additional connectivity to the park, and further enhance this natural park by restoring the native landscape. The scope of work involves the construction of ADA-accessible pedestrian walkways, bike trails, creek viewing decks, interpretive graphics, security lighting, drought-tolerant landscaping, and drip irrigation in the area from the Main Street entrance and east to the Log Cabin.
On February 20, 2024, the State notified the City regarding the grant award. As a requirement of the grant, the City is to adopt a resolution approving the award of the
Santiago Park Main Street Construction Project
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Conservancy Grant, agreeing to the terms of the grant, and designating officers and/or employees to act as a representative to complete grant requirements and documentation. Staff recommends adopting a resolution accepting the grant funds from the SCC for Santiago Park Main Street Construction in the amount of $2,807,000 to cover the cost of the project (Exhibit 1). This grant will not require any matching funds from the City.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with the action. Once the City has an award of the grant, a staff report will be presented to the City Council at a later date to recognize and appropriate grant funds.
EXHIBIT(S)
1. Resolution Santiago Park Main Street Construction
2. Conceptual Layout Plan
Submitted By: Nabil Saba, P.E., Executive Director - Public Works Agency Approved By: Tom Hatch, Interim City Manager