75C - PH - CENTENNIAL RSCCD STUDY

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EXHIBIT 1 E. On March 5, 2019, the City Council approved a license agreement extension for two years to expire on November 5, 2021 in order to ensure the license agreement does not lapse as the City completes this process. F. According to the Land Appraisal Report, the three replacement properties are of equal or greater value in acreage and cost. The Recreational Value Report also indicates the three replacement properties provide equal or greater recreational value based on the following: a. The proposed replacement lands are of equivalent size. b. The proposed replacement lands meet community park need by increasing residents' walkable park access in a measureable way. c. The proposed replacement lands meet policy and planning goals while satisfying current recreation trends. d. The proposed replacement lands offer recreational opportunities that satisfy current community needs and desires. G. The Proposed Project is required to undergo an environmental review pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (Pub. Resources Code, § 21000 et seq.) ("CEQA"). A Mitigated Negative Declaration and Initial Study (SCH #2019089067) (IS/MND) were prepared for the project. Impacts related to aesthetics (light and glare), cultural resources (ground disturbance), geology and soils (ground disturbance), noise (operational noise), transportation (pedestrian crossings), and tribal and cultural resources (tribal and cultural resources) are found to be less than significant with the implementation of mitigation measures. The remaining environmental topics that were analyzed pursuant to CEQA were found to have a less than significant impact or no impact. H. The Notice of Intent to Adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration was released on August 21, 2019 and the public review and comment period for the IS/MND ran from August 21, 2019 to September 19, 2019. Public comments were received, the City responded to all written comments submitted during the 30-day IS/MND public review period and no change to the Initial Study/MND is necessary. All public comments and the City's responses thereto, are incorporated herein by reference. The mitigation measures set forth in the Mitigated Negative Declaration are specific and fully enforceable and will be implemented using the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program ("MMRP") attached hereto as Exhibit A, and incorporated herein by reference. The MMRP adequately describes implementation procedures, monitoring responsibilities, reporting actions, compliance schedule, and verification of compliance in order to ensure that the Project complies with the adopted mitigation measures. J. Federal Lands to Park Land Exchange Requirements indicate that replacement land must be of equivalent fair market and recreational value. The City of Santa Ana prepared the Recreational Value Assessment (RVA) for the three -replacement park sites in August 2018 to provide justification of public recreational utility of the land proposed for exchange and its replacement. The 2018 RVA concluded that the combined recreational value of the three proposed sites are of equivalent recreation value in comparison with the Centennial Educational Center Site at Centennial Park. Because NPS approval is required, an Environmental Assessment (EA) has been prepared under a separate cover to satisfy the requirement of NEPA and will be submitted as part of the City's submission to the National Park Service. K. On October 15, 2019, the City Council of the City of Santa Ana held a public hearing to consider all testimony, written and oral, related to the IS/MND and the related MMRP for the project, at which time all persons wishing to testify were heard, the project was fully considered, and all other legal prerequisites to the adoption of this Resolution occurred. #123890 7 5 C -6