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The Bowery Mixed-Use Project CEQA Findings of Fact City of Santa Ana 37 May 2020 Facts in Support of Findings: There are no sites, features, places, cultural landscapes, sacred places, and objects with cultural value to a California Native American tribe that are either eligible or listed in the California Register of Historical Resources or local register of historical resources on the Project site. In accordance with SB 18 and AB 52, the City sent letters to 18 Native American representatives identified by NAHC, notifying them of the proposed Project. One California Native American tribe request for consultation, the Gabrieleño Band of Mission Indians – Kizh Nation. Mr. Andrew Salas provided oral information about the use of the Orange County area for Native American village sites and the City provided the history of uses and development of on the Project site, including the depth of previous and existing infrastructure and foundation systems on the site. Based on the consultation conducted, no TCRs were identified. The Project site includes three modern industrial buildings that were developed in the early 1980s and do not involve tribal cultural resources. The site has a long history of ground disturbance from previous agricultural uses and development. Artificial fill was observed in geotechnical field explorations up to 7.5 feet below existing grade and previous excavation and recompaction ranged from 5 feet to 13 feet for development of the existing buildings. It is likely that the site disturbance included the undeveloped portion of the site at the corner of Red Hill and Warner Avenue. The extensive previous excavation, recompaction, and fill soils onsite have limited the potential of the site to contain tribal cultural resources. Also, the proposed Project would excavate onsite soils to a minimum of 5 feet below the bottom of the building foundations and 5 feet beyond the building perimeters. The depth of the excavation is within the previously disturbed soil depths, which further reduces the potential of the Project to result in impacts related to tribal cultural resources. Overall, the Project site does not include resources that are listed or eligible for listing in the California Register of Historical Resources or in a local register of historical resources; and due to the extent and depth of previous ground disturbances throughout the site, the potential for tribal cultural resources is limited. Therefore, Project impacts to tribal cultural resource that are listed or eligible for listing in the California Register of Historical Resources, or other register of historical resources would be less than significant. O. Utilities and Service Systems Water Impact Finding: The Project would not require or result in the construction of new water facilities, or expansion of existing facilities, the construction of which could cause significant environmental effects (Draft EIR at p. 5.16-6). Facts in Support of Findings: The proposed Project would install new water infrastructure on the Project site that would connect to the existing 12-inch water pipeline in Warner Avenue. The new onsite water system would convey water supplies to the proposed residences, commercial uses, and landscaping through plumbing/landscaping fixtures that are compliant with the CalGreen Plumbing Code for efficient use of water. The proposed Project would continue to receive water supplies through the existing 12-inch water line located within the Red Hill Avenue rights-of-way that has the capacity to provide the increased water supplies needed to serve the proposed Project, and no extensions or expansions to the water pipelines that convey water to the Project site would be required. Redevelopment of the existing 3-59