TO: Members of the Santiago Creek Commission
FROM: Tom Kisela, City Manager
1. SUBJECT
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Review the Santiago Creek Vision Plan, 2018 City Staff Memorandum, and Santiago Creek Commission Recommendation Planning Sheet.
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2. SUMMARY
The City of Orange in collaboration with the Santiago Creek Greenway Alliance and National Park Service drafted the Santiago Creek Vision Plan, identifying potential projects to bolster the Santiago Creek's recreational amenities, restore the creek's natural vegetation, and improve existing flood protection. In referencing previous planning documents, the Santiago Creek Vision Plan, corresponding 2018 City Staff Memorandum, and draft Santiago Creek Commission Recommendation Planning Sheet may serve as an initial starting point for the Santiago Creek Commission.
3. RECOMMENDED ACTION
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1. Receive and file a presentation on the Santiago Creek Vision Plan, 2018 City Staff Memorandum, and draft Santiago Creek Recommendation Planning Sheet.
2. Discuss potential projects along Santiago Creek.
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4. FISCAL IMPACT
None.
5. STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS
Goal 3: Enhance and Promote Quality of Life in the Community
a. Renovate, maintain, develop, and/or expand public use places and spaces.
6. DISCUSSION AND BACKGROUND
The Santiago Creek Vision Plan (SCVP) is the product of collaboration among different entities that include the City of Orange, the Santiago Creek Greenway Alliance, and the National Park Service.
The SCVP states, "The idea of a trail system and greenway along Santiago Creek is not new. It was initially proposed through local planning documents in the 1950s and 60s. It was included in Orange County's Santa Ana River-Santiago Creek Corridor General Plan for Recreation and Open Space. Since that time the idea has been incorporated into several county and city studies and the activities of various citizens groups. The plan described in this document is a direct extension of these earlier plans as...
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