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CENTENNIAL PARUSANTA ANA COLLEGE PARK REPLACEMENT PROJECT RESPONSE TO COMMENTS <br />CITY OF SANTA ANA <br />2. Response to Comments <br />D. Response to Comments from Ivette Aguilar, 1732 W. Myrtle Street, Santa Ana, CA 92703, dated <br />September 16, 2019. <br />D-1 The comment is concerned about providing a skate area at Raitt Street pack replacement <br />site. The comment welcomes the addition of a neighborhood park in the area but asserts <br />that a skate area will lead to a rise in vandalism, crime, traffic/foot traffic, noise increase, <br />and homeless population. The commenter proposes extend the green flora area to where <br />the skate area is proposed. The accompanying information on crime report/homeless <br />statistics, and images of neighborhood vandalism are attached as Appendix B to this <br />document as they do not require a written response. <br />There is no evidence that providing a skate area will increase crime and vandalism. The <br />provided crime report and vandalism photos represent existing condition of the area. A <br />vacant site typically has a variety of maintenance issues and attracts trash, vandalism, and <br />other unwanted activities. Development of a pedestrian parkwould increase activities and <br />surveillance around the area, and likely to reduce collection of trash and other crime and <br />vandalism issues. The issue of homeless population in the City is unrelated to providing a <br />skate area in the park Although a skate area will increase noise levels in the area, as <br />discussed in Section 3.12, noise generated from the skate area in the Raitt Street Site would <br />not result in a significant impact. Comments will be forwarded to the decision makers for <br />consideration. No change to the IS/MND is necessary. <br />D-2 Comments are unrelated to environmental impacts of the proposed project, and does not <br />involve notification process of the IS/MND. As stated in the comment, the Notice of <br />Intent (NOI) for the IS/MND was properly notified. Comments will be forwarded to the <br />decision makers for consideration. No change to the IS/MND is necessary. <br />D-3 The neighborhood park is a pedestrian park intended to serve the area residents. As <br />discussed in the Initial Study Section 3.16(a), the projected traffic generated by the Raitt <br />Street Site parkwould be less than 6 daily trips. Therefore, it is unlikely that the proposed <br />project would reduce access to the neighborhood and parking. <br />D-4 There is no evidence that providing a skate area will reduce quality of life. Moreover, it <br />should be noted that CEQA Section 15131(a) provides, "Economic or social effects of a <br />project shall not be treated as significant effects on the environment. An EIR may trace a <br />chain of cause and effect from a proposed decision on a project through anticipated <br />economic or social changes resulting from the project to physical changes caused in turn <br />by the economic or social changes. The intermediate economic or social changes need not <br />be analyzed in any detail greater than necessary to trace the chain of cause and effect. The <br />focus of the analysis shall be on the phjsical changes." [Emphasis added] No evidence has <br />been submitted to support the assertion that the quality of life would decline as a result <br />of the proposed project, or the skate area would impose higher crime and safety threats. <br />Because no evidence supports such a finding, resulting economic or social effects are <br />October 2019 75C-288 Page 2-15 <br />