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OC COMMUNITY RESOURCES - OC PARKS

2020 ACCOMPLISHMENTS

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• Completed Seven-Year Capital Improvement Plan. • Completed historical facilities improvement projects, including seismic retrofit of George Key Ranch Historic House and restoration of North, West and East exterior sides of Old Orange County Courthouse building. • Completed facility infrastructure maintenance improvements, including replacement of three pedestrian bridges at Clark Regional Park, replacement of a shade structure at Craig Regional Park, replacement of restroom building at Laguna Niguel Regional Park, remodel of amphitheater at Upper Newport Bay Nature Preserve, installation of new shade sails at Mason Regional Park, and replacement of an Arizona crossing at Caspers Wilderness Park. • Secured over $6 million in grant funds. • To protect the safety of visitors in response to COVID-19, delivered a virtual concert series consisting of six concerts that garnered about 140,000 views, and provided seven physically distanced, on-site drive-in events attended by over 7,000 people.

2021 GOALS

• Complete OC Zoo Large Mammal Exhibit and construction of Irvine Regional Park drainage improvements. • Complete Mile Square Regional Park Expansion Master Plan. • Complete final design for Craig Regional Park Bike Facility and Crawford Canyon Park in North Tustin. • Complete Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park Visitor Center and open it for the public’s use, including restrooms, park offices, interior exhibits and interpretive displays. • Restore Stone House second floor and Opid Cottage at Arden: Helena Modjeska Historic House and Gardens. • Complete facility infrastructure maintenance improvements, including new accessible fishing dock at Tri-City Regional Park, amphitheater remodel at Carbon Canyon Regional Park, restroom replacements at Carbon Canyon and Ted Craig regional parks, replace/build new shade shelters at Yorba, Mile Square, Irvine and Santiago Oaks regional parks, and Caspers Wilderness Park.

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