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Chapter 3 Findings Regarding Protect Alternatives ~ Rehabilitation of Potential New Acquisitions Alternative In this alternative, the Redevelopment Agency would acquire properties within the Developer Project in order to complete blocks where the Agency already has an ownership interest, as it would under the proposed Developer Project. However, instead of demolishing these structures, the Redevelopment Agency would rehabilitate them in place. Findings The Agency hereby finds that specific economic, legal, social, technological ox other considerations make the adoption of this alternative infeasible. This alternative would prevent redevelopment of Agency- owned properties, a key project objective of the Developer Project. It would also substantially limit the opportunity to provide new affordable housing for families in furtherance of the City's affordable housing goals established in the Housing Element, the Implementation Plan fox the Santa Ana Merged Redevelopment Project Area, and the City of Santa Ana Consolidated Plan. Further it would not enhance the streetscape and urban form of the area, particularly along Santa Ana Boulevard, with the construction of new buildings that meet the standards contained in the Transit Zorting Code and that support future transit planning. Nor would it secure provision of public open space or facilitation of a joint use arrangement with SAUSD fox a new community center. Finally, it would not provide an economically viable redevelopment scenario for the Agency-owned properties. Additionally, it would result in the elimination of an opportunity to provide new quality housing. As a result, if demolition of the properties that may be acquired by the Agency were precluded, the Redevelopment Agency would not pursue their acquisition, and the benefits of the Developer Project, including the creation of new public open space, the elurunation of blight, and an enhancement of the streetscape, would not be realized. 3.4.4 Additional Findings ~ Findings Related to Clarifications and Updates to the Draft EIR Chapter 3 of the Final EIR includes the comments received on the Draft EIR and responses to those comments. The focus of the responses to comments is on the disposition of significant environmental issues as raised in the comments, as specified by CEQA Guidelines ~ 15088(b). Additionally, as a result of refinements to the proposed Developer Project since publication of the Draft EIR, the allocation of rental of units and fox sale units that would be constructed under the proposed Developer Project and under Alternatives 4, 5 and 6 has been slightly modified. The February 23, 2010 financial analysis prepared by Keyser Marston Associates that was included as Appendix J to the EIR has been updated to reflect these modifications. The updated financial analysis, dated May 22, 2010, is included as Appendix J to the Final EIR. Findings Responses to comments made on the Draft EIR and revisions to the Final EIR merely clarify and amplify the analysis presented in the EIR and do not trigger the need to recirculate per CEQA Guide- lines ~15088.5(b). Similarly, the refined reallocation of rental and fox sale residential units that would be provided by the Developer Project and the updates to the Keyser Marston Associates financial analysis Transit Zoning Code (SD 84) EIR Findings of Fact,/Statement of Overriding Considerations 3-15