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EXHIBIT 'A ' PAGE 1 587 IMPROVEMENT pLAN, FINDINGS WITH RESPECT TO X/JD EFFECTS, AND STATEMENT OF FAC'I~ IN SUPPORT ~HEREO. F, .~I.L WITI-[ RESPECT TO THE PROPOSED REDEVELOPMENT PLAN AND RELATED ACTIONS L P~4CKGROUND The California Environmental Quality Act (CE~4) and the State CEQ. A Guidelines (Guidelines) promulgated pursuant thereto prmgde: "No public agency shall approve or carry out a project for which an EIR has been completed which identifies one or more significant environmental effects of the project unles~ the public agency makes one or more written findings for each of those significant effects, accomlntnied by a brief e. rplanation of the rationale for each finding.' The possible findings are: Changes or alteratioos have been required in, or incorporated into, the project which avoid or substantially le~n the significant environmental effect as identified in the Final F_JR. Hereafter referred to a~ Finding I. 2. Such changes or alterations are within the r~lnmsibitity and jurisdiction of another public agency and not the agen~ making the finding. Such change~ haw been adopted by such other agency or can and should be adopted by such other agency. Hereafter referred to as Finding Z Specific economic, socta~ or other cousideratlon$ make infeasible the mitigation measures or project alternativ~ identified in the Final EIR (Section 15091 of the Guidelines). Hereafter referred to as Finding 3. The City of Santa Ana Community Development Agency is the lead agency involved in the establishment of the Community Faciliti~ Improvement Plan, which ir the project os defined by Section 21065 of the Government Code. In compliance with CE~b4, the Santa Ana Community Development Agency has prepared a Environmental Impact Repor~ (EIR). The F_JR for the project provides a discussion of the environmental setting and evaluates potential environmental impacts of the Plan, as well as the impacts which may occur as result of projects funded under the Plan. Further, the Planning Commission is recommending to the Cay Council determination that the EIR is complete and has been prepared in accordance with CEQA and the CEO./4 Guidelines. Therefore, the following findings are set forth herein pursuant to Section 15091 of the CEQ, A Guidelines. 0 0 0 0 A) EARTHAND GEOLOGY Potentially Significant Effect: The terrain within the project area is relatively flat with no major differences in local relief According to past seismic studies conducted in the project area, no known or suspected active fault traces pass through the project area. Howev~, the City is in a seismically active reglon. A ma]or earthquake occurring along