Item 18 - Washington Avenue Well Project

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Resolution No. 2022-XXX Page 1 of 3 RESOLUTION NO. 2022-XXX A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA ADOPTING THE MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION AND MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM FOR THE WASHINGTON AVENUE WELL PROJECT AND APPROVING THE PROJECT BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines , and declares as follows: A. The 2017 Santa Ana Water Master Plan water system analysis identified low pressures along the border of the Low and High Zones adjacent to Intersta te 5 Freeway. To resolve these low-pressure deficiencies, the City is proposing to install a new water supply well and construct ancillary facilities in the vacant lot at the northwest corner of East Washington Avenue and Penn Way (“Proposed Project”). B. The expected production capacity of the Proposed Project will range from 2,500 to 3,000 gallons per minute. C. Construction of the Proposed Project is anticipated to begin in 2022 and continue until the third quarter of 2023. D. The Proposed Project is required to undergo an environmental review pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the state CEQA Guidelines. Through its consultant, the City prepared an Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (“IS/MND”) for the Proposed Project. There was no potential for adverse impacts on agricultural and forest resources, mineral resources, public services, or recreation associated with the Proposed Project. Potential adverse impacts resulting from the Proposed Project were found to be less than significant in the following areas: aesthetics, air quality, energy, greenhouse gas emissions, hazards and hazardous materials, hydrology and water quality, land use and planning, population and housing, transportation, utilities and service systems, and wildfire. Full implementation of the proposed mitigation measures included in the IS/MND would reduce potential project- related adverse impact on biological resources, cultural resources, geology and soils, noise, and tribal cultural resources to a less than significant level. E. In accordance with California Pubic Resources Code section 21091 and State CEQA Guidelines Section 15073, the Initial Study/Mitigate d Negative Declaration for the Proposed Project was circulated for a 30-day public review and comment period from November 9, 2021 to December 8, 2021 . Any public comments that were received have been incorporated as part of the Final Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (“Final IS/MND”) and are incorporated herein by reference.