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067 <br /> <br />Alternative E: Other Sites Outside the City of Santa Ana. The City of Santa Ana's central <br />location within Orange Coanty was considered by the applicant to be a primary siting factor. <br />One of the objectives of the proposed project is to provide a facility that would serve Orange <br />County's residents and be centrally located among Orange County's 27 school districts. The <br />center is envisioned as meeting a need of the area's school-age children by contributing to <br />their scientific learning. Other sites outside oftbe City of Santa Ana, in adjacent cities, could <br />be siting possibilities if development in Santa Ana does not proceed. Although no specific <br />sites outside the City of Santa Ana were identified by the applicant, there is a potential that <br />other sites may exist. However, it may be difficult to find an affordable location that has <br />both the combined public visibility of the proposed site and its central location within <br />Orange County. Furthermore, it would be difficult to find a suitable building that could be <br />rehabilitated. <br /> <br />The two alternatives considered feasible for further evaluation included (1) the No-Project <br />alternative; and (2) construction and operation of Phase I Only. <br /> <br />AIternative A: No Project Alternative. There would be no construction of the Discovery <br />Science Center under the No-Project alternative. The parcel containing the vacant Barkers <br />Brothers building would remain in its present dilapidated condition. The degraded <br />appearance of both of the sites would remain unchanged. <br /> <br />Alternative B: Phase l Only. Construction and operation of Phase I without Phase II would <br />not allow the Center to be expanded beyond Phase I; therefore, there would be no expanded <br />exhibit space, no theater, and no additional parking. <br /> <br />IV. FINDINGS OF FACT <br /> <br />The City Council has reviewed the Final EIR for the proposed Project and has considered the public <br />record on the Project. The public record for the Project is composed of the following elements: <br /> <br />· Notice of Preparation, October 15, 1996. <br /> <br />· City of Santa Ana Planning Commission public hearing held on January 27, 1997. <br /> <br />· Draft Discovery Science Center EIR and Technical Appendices (City of Santa Ana, <br /> December 1996). <br /> <br />· Final Discovery Science Center EIR and Response to Comments received on the Draft EIR <br /> (City of Santa Ana, March 1997). <br /> <br />· Mitigation Monitoring Plan (City of Santa Ana, March 1997). <br /> <br />· Record of the City of Santa Ana Planning Commission public hearing held on March 24, <br /> <br />Discovery Science Center EIR April I0, 1997 <br />City t~ Santa ,4ha 3 Sltttement of Findings and [''acts <br /> <br /> <br />