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, . . . . , ~ EXHIBIT A LISTING OF SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS IDENTIFIED BY THE EIR AND MITIGATION MEASURES FOR SUCH EFFECTS 1. Possible increased economic pressure for conversion of the mortuary property for more intensive use. If economically feasible, the Santa Ana Redevelopment Agency plans to acquire the entire mortuary property and to con- vey that portion not required by the parking facility to a pri- vate user subject to restrictions on use and alternations designed to preserve the building and trees. Economic feasibility is de- pendent upon availability of a purchaser and reasonableness of purchase price offered at the time of land acquisition and cannot be determined with certainty prior to such time. Loss of pedestrian access between Santa Ana Boulevard and Fifth Street west of the parking structure. The Santa Ana Redevelopment Agency shall recommend to the City Council that the City Center Land Use, Arterial Streets and Public Facilities Plan be reviewed and considered for amend- ment to reflect the loss of pedestrian access caused by the clos- ing of Birch Street and to consider provision of future pedestrian access west of the parking structure between Santa Ana Boulevard and Fifth Street. 2. 3. possible loss of trees on the mortuary site due to City build- ing set-back requirements. The Santa Ana Redevelopment Agency, upon its acquisition of the subject site, shall apply for such zoning variances as may be necessary for the parking structure under the City's building set-back requirements, in order to preserve as many trees on the mortuary site as possible. 4. possible adverse visual and aesthetic effects. The Parking Structure shall be designed in accordance with the following goals: a. Compatability with the design of the proposed transportation terminal. b. Inward direction of exterior lighting. c. Use of building materials, color, and landscaping to reduce glare. d. The small increase in shadow length that may be produced by roof-top stairhouses and elevator penthouses is found not to be a significant environmental effect, and designing such facilities for the purpose of reducing shadow length is found to be infeasible due to economic and social considerations, in that considerations of construction costs and public convenience outweigh any possible benefits of a minor decrease in shadow length. 5. possible geological hazards. A soils report and seismology study shall be conducted prior to construction of the parking structure. In the event any significant geological hazard is disclosed, the design of the structure shall be reevaluated and modified as necessary to avoid or mitigate such hazard. EXHIBIT A 3B