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478 MII~TOWN DISTRICT SPECIFIC PLAN MITIGATION MONITORING PROGRAM CITY OF SANTA ANA Effective January 1, 1989, the California Environmental Quality Act was amended to add Section 21081.6, implementing Assembly Bill (AB) 3180. As part of CEQA environmental review procedures, AB 3180 requixes a public agency to adopt a monitoring and reporting program for assessing and ensuring efficiency of any required mitigation measures applied to proposed developments. As stated in Section 21081.6 of the Public Resources Code: "...the public agency shall adopt a reporting or monitoring program for the changes to the project which it has adopted, or made a condition or project approval, in order to mitigate or avoid significant effects on the environment." Section 21081.6 provides general guidelines for implementing monitoring and reporting programs. Specific reporting and/or monitoring requffements, to be enforced during project implementation, shall be defined prior to f'mal approval of the project proposal by the responsible decision maker(s). In response to established CEQA requirements and those of Public Resources Code Section 21000 et seq., the proposed mitigation monitoring program shall be submitted for consideration prior to completion of the environmental review process to enable the decision maker's appropriate response to proposals. The mitigation monitoring program must be provided as part of the Final EIR. The mitigation monitoring program is presented in this section. Each recommended mitigation measure is listed and categorized by impact topic, with an accompanying discussion of: The party/agency responsible for implementation of mitigation measure. The phase of the project during which the measure should be monitored. The method of verifying compliance with mitigation measure. The agency responsible for monitoring compliance with the mitigation measure. The monitoring agencies shall oversee elements of the mitigation monitoring program and review compliance through the use of compliance verification forms to be developed by the City and supported by a mitigation monitoring consultant. A sample of a "Compliance Verification" form is provided in Attachment A. Designated monitors shall ensure compliance verification forms are filled out correctly and proper action is being taken on each measure. Designated monitors will also be responsible for filing and updating the verification forms during all phases of any future project. During design and construction phases, the designated monitors from the Planning and Building Agency will determine the need for a measure to be modified and ensure the use of a mitigation specialist if technical expertise beyond the monitor's ability is required. If it is found that an adopted mitigation measure is not being properly implemented, the designated monitors shall require corrective actions to ensure adequate implementation. MITIGATION MONITORING PROGRAM / MIDTOWN DISTRICT SPECIFIC PLAN / EIR NO. 94-I I