Appendix A Historic Property Survey Report

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Historical Resources Evaluation Report June 2019 Fairview Street Improvements and Bridge Replacement Project SUMMARY OF FINDINGS The City of Santa Ana, in conjunction with Caltrans District 12, proposes to widen Fairview Street between 9th Street and 16th Street, including replacing the Fairview Street bridge crossing over the Santa Ana River in the City of Santa Ana (City), California (Historic Property Survey Report [HPSR], Attachment A, Maps 1, 2, and 3). The purpose of the project is to reduce congestion and improve pedestrian and bicyclist safety on Fairview Street between 9th Street and 16th Street, consistent with the Orange County Master Plan of Arterial Highways and the City's General Plan Circulation Element. The proposed project would widen Fairview Street from two lanes in each direction to three lanes in each direction in the City. Fairview Street bridge would be replaced with a new six -lane bridge (three lanes in each direction), including a complete bridge deck with barrier rails, sidewalks, bicycle lanes, a raised median, and lighting. The proposed project would require partial acquisitions, temporary utilities relocation, water quality best management practices (BMPs), and temporary closures of a portion of the Santa Ana River Trail (SART). This Historical Resources Evaluation Report (HRER) was prepared in compliance with the First Amended Programmatic Agreement among the Federal Highway Administration , the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, the California State Historic Preservation Officer, and the California Department of Transportation Regarding Compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, as it Pertains to the Administration of the Federal -Aid Highway Program in California, effective January 1, 2014 (Caltrans Section 106 PA). Cultural resources were identified and evaluated for the National Register of Historic Places (National Register) as required by the First Amended 2014 Section 106 PA, using National Register eligibility criteria found in 36 Code of Federal Regulations Part 800 and the regulations implementing Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (NHPA), as amended. These evaluations comply with California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requirements and evaluate identified cultural resources in accordance with California Public Resources Code (PRC) Section 15064.5(a)(2)—(3) using the criteria outlined in PRC Section 5024.1. The document was also prepared in compliance with PRC 5024 for State-owned historical resources. An archaeological field survey of the area of direct impacts within the project Area of Potential Effects (APE) was conducted on March 16, 2018. An architectural field survey of the entire APE was conducted on April 4, 2019. As a result of these surveys, two historic - period (50 years of age or older) resources were identified in the APE that required evaluation. These are two 1956 duplexes located at 1007-1009 Marengo Place and 1003- 1005 Marengo Place (APE Map Reference Numbers [APE MR#s] 1 and 2, respectively). Neither of these resources was evaluated as eligible for listing in the National Register (refer to Section IX of this HRER). One bridge, Santa Ana River Channel 55C0513, was identified in the project APE. According to the Caltrans Local Agency bridge list (March 2019), it has been evaluated as Category 5, not eligible for listing in the National Register (HPSR Attachment B).