2020-095 - Adopting a Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring

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D. The provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970 (CEQA), Public Resources Code Sections 21000 et. seq., as amended, and the CEQA Guidelines require the evaluation of environmental impacts in connection with proposals for discretionary projects. E. Pursuant to the Guidelines for the Implementation of the CEQA, an Initial Study relative to the proposed project concluded that implementation of the project could result in potentially significant effects on the environment and identified mitigation measures for the development site (301 and 305 North Mountain View Street) that would reduce the significant effects to a less -than -significant level. F. The City of Santa Ana prepared a Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND), Environmental Review (ER) No. 2018-83, for the proposed project which reflects the City's independent judgement and analysis as lead agency for the project. The MND concluded that the project site would have a less than significant environmental impact with implementation of mitigation measures. Mitigation measures are included to address biological resources, geology and soils, noise, hydrology and water quality, tribal cultural resources and cultural resources. G. On June 8, 2020, a Notice of Intent (NOI) to adopt the Initial Study and MND, ER No. 2018-83, was published in the Orange County Register newspaper, circulated to interested parties, and the State Clearinghouse. H. The documents related to the MND were made available for a 30-day public review and comment period at the Santa Ana City Hall and on the project's webpage on the City's website. At the completion of the comment period, comments from Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) and the Gabrieleno Ban of Mission Indians -Kith Nation were received and incorporated to the Final I. The mitigation measures set forth in the MND are fully enforceable and will be implemented using the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP), attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference. J. On December 1, 2020, the City Council of the City of Santa Ana held a duly noticed public hearing and voted to approve a resolution to adopt MND, ER No. 2018-83, and the related MMRP for the project. Section 2. The City Council has independently reviewed and analyzed the information contained in the Initial Study and the MND, ER No. 2018-83, prepared with respect to this project. The City Council has, as a result of its consideration and the evidence presented at the hearings on this matter, determined that, as required pursuant to the CEQA and the State CEQA Guidelines, the MND adequately addresses the expected environmental impacts of this project. On the basis of this review, the City Council finds that there is no substantial evidence from which it can be fairly argued that the project will have a significant adverse effect on the environment. Resolution No. 2020-095 Page 2 of 20