2019-090 - Adopting the Mitigated Negative Declaration

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*:/:I1-3111WA southern California, these regional growth projections are provided by the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) and are partially based on land use designations included in city/county general plans. Typically, only large, regionally significant projects have the potential to affect the regional growth projections. In addition, the consistency analysis is generally only required in connection with the adoption of General Plans, specific plans, and significant projects. The proposed project would not be considered a regionally significant project that would warrant Intergovernmental Review by SCAG under CEQA Guidelines section 15206. The General Plan designates the 6th Street Site and the Raitt Street Site for urban neighborhood and open space, and the proposed project accommodates the need for services such as recreation within the residential communities. Therefore, the proposed project does not have the potential to substantially affect the regional growth of the City. In addition, operation -phase emissions associated with the two park sites would not exceed the SCAQMD regional significance thresholds. Thus, implementation of the proposed project would not interfere with of obstruct implementation of the AQMP. Therefore, impacts are less than significant, and no mitigation measures are requited. b) Result in a cumulatively considerable net increase of any criteria pollutant for which the project region is nonattainment under an applicable federal or state ambient air quality standard? Less Than Significant Impact. The following describes projectrelatedimpacts from regional short-term construction activities and regional long-term operation of the proposed project. Regional Short -Term Construction Impacts The proposed project would result in the construction of a two new city parks on Raitt Street and 6th Street in the City of Santa Ana. Each park would be equipped with an exercise area, tot lot with playground equipment, a skate area, walking path, restroom, and picnic tables and shade structure. Each city park is tentatively scheduled to be constructed over an approximately two and a half month period in 2019. Air pollutant emissions for construction of the new parks are based on the preliminary phasing schedule which includes grading, building construction, and paving. The proposed project construction related emissions shown in Table 2, Maximum DailA Regional Construction Emissions, are quantified using California Emissions Estimator Model, Version 2016.3.2 (CalEEMod), and are based on the construction schedule provided and the equipment list recommended for the proposed project in the default CalEEMod. The proposed project involves the construction of two community parks in the City of Santa Ana, 6th Street Site is a 0.42-acre site and the Raitt Street Site is a 1.09-acre site. The maximum daily emissions were based on the construction of the largest park, the Raitt Street Site, because it would provide a "worst case" scenario of emissions produced for each park Total maximum daily emissions present emissions from both park sites combined. As shown in the table, air pollutant emissions from construction related activities would be less than their respective SCAQMD regional significance threshold values. Therefore, au quality impacts from projectrelatedconstruction activities would be less than significant. 75C-79