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084 Most importantly, this alternative would not fully attain the City of Santa Ana's and the applicant's objectives with respect to the proposed project. This alternative does not allow for the provision of the large-format theater, which is an important feature of the proposed science center. Thus, while the impacts of the Phase I Only Alternative are not substantially reduced by developing of the Phase 1 Only Alternative, the objectives of the proposed project will not be fully attained. IX. STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS The City has made a reasonable and good faith effort to mitigate potential impacts resulting from the implementation of the Discovery Science Center. Changes and alterations to the proposed development have been adopted which will substantially lessen or avoid significant environmental impacts as identified in the Draft EIR. Additionally, the City Council has adopted a Mitigation Monitoring Program for the Discovery Science Center which outlines how the mitigation measures adopted as part of the proposed project will be implemented, monitored, and evaluated. The benefits of the proposed project have been balanced against and outweigh the unavoidable adverse environmental impacts in the Draft EIR. The City makes the following Statement of Overriding Considerations. The following adverse impacts of the project and of cumulative development in the Santa Ana area are considered significant and unavoidable based on the Draft EIR, Final EIR, Mitigation Monitoring Program, and the findings discussed previously: Special event activity could exceed Phase I onsite parking demand and overflow parking could occur at Santiago Park or MainPlace Shopping Center. The parking area would be located immediately adjacent to the I-5 freeway and patrons would be exposed to existing sound levels which exceed the standard of 65 dB-CNEL. The cube structure would be subject to high noise due to its location proximate to the freeway and its open-structure design. Facility users would be subjected to noise levels which exceed noise criteria standards. Noise from pile driving for the Phase II bridge and/or multi-level parking structure may affect nearby businesses and residents for short periods during construction. Cumulatively, intersections of Main Street and Edgewood Road, and Main Street and Santa Clara Avenue, are projected to operate at a level of service (LOS) E. The cumulative ozone precursor emissions associated with the project and other projects in the air basin are expected to be significant. The City Council, acting pursuant to Section 15093 of the State CEQA Guidelines, finds that the economic, social, and other benefits of the prqiect outweigh the nnavoidable environmental impacts identified in Iht Ell>,, including those impacts resulting t¥om a failure of a public agency to