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DRAFT FAIRVIEW PARK MASTER PLAN UPDATE: DISCUSSION AND APPROVAL OF RECOMMENDATIONS
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DEPARTMENT: PARKS AND COMMUNITY SERVICES
PRESENTED BY: BRIAN GRUNER, PARKS AND COMMUNITY SERVICES DIRECTOR
CONTACT INFORMATION: KELLY DALTON, FAIRVIEW PARK ADMINISTRATOR (714) 754-5009
RECOMMENDATION:
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Staff recommends the City Council:
1. Review and discuss the Draft Fairview Park Master Plan Update (Attachment 1) prepared by consultant Moore, Iacofano, Goltsman, Inc. (MIG); and
2. Provide direction on the Draft Fairview Park Master Plan Update for inclusion in the final Fairview Park Master Plan Update for adoption.
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BACKGROUND:
City Council Meeting Discussion
On November 18, 2025, staff presented the Draft Fairview Park Master Plan Update to the City Council. During the meeting, staff and the consultant team addressed City Council questions regarding various elements of the Master Plan Draft. The meeting had over 40 public speakers providing public comments regarding the Draft Master Plan. After public comments, the City Council unanimously voted to continue the Draft Master Plan item under Old Business at the next regularly scheduled City Council meeting on December 2, 2025.
Master Plan Update
The Draft Master Plan update provides a framework to guide the enhancement, restoration, and management of Fairview Park's unique assets and open recreational space within existing environmental and cultural constraints. The Master Plan also serves as a management tool to inform sustainable park maintenance and operations, recreational activities, educational and interpretive opportunities.
Fairview Park is the City's largest park, spanning 208 acres of open space, which forms an integral component of the lower Santa Ana River ecological corridor. Archeological investigations completed at the Fairview Park site indicate an extensive period of human occupancy at the site dating back over 3500 years. Within the 208 acres of open space,...
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