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5 LESS -THAN -SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS <br />WITH MITIGATION INCORPORATED <br />shall be retained prior to the commencement of any ground -disturbing activity for <br />the subject project at all project locations (i.e., both on -site and any off -site <br />locations that are included in the project description/ definition and/or required in <br />connection with the project, such as public improvement work). "Ground -disturbing <br />activity" shall include, but is not limited to, demolition, pavement removal, <br />potholing, auguring, grubbing, tree removal, boring, grading, excavation, drilling, <br />and trenching. <br />b. A copy of the executed monitoring agreement shall be submitted to the (City) prior <br />to the commencement of any ground -disturbing activity, or the issuance of any <br />permit necessary to commence ground disturbing activity. <br />c. The monitor will complete daily monitoring logs that will provide descriptions of the <br />relevant ground -disturbing activities, the type of construction activities performed, <br />locations of ground -disturbing activities, soil types, cultural -related materials, and <br />any other facts, conditions, materials, or discoveries of significance to the Tribe. <br />Monitor logs will identify and describe any discovered tribal cultural resources <br />(TCRs), including but not limited to, Native American cultural and historical <br />artifacts, remains, places of significance, etc., as well as any discovered Native <br />American (ancestral) human remains and burial goods. Copies of monitor logs will <br />be provided to the Project applicant upon written request to the Tribe. <br />d. On -site tribal monitoring by the Juaneno Band of Mission Indians and/or their <br />representatives shall conclude upon the latter of the following (1) written <br />confirmation to the Tribe or Tribal monitoring agency from a designated point of <br />contact for the Project applicant that all ground -disturbing activities and phases <br />that may involve the Project are complete; or (2) a determination and written <br />notification by the Tribe or Tribal monitoring agency to the Executive Director of <br />the Planning and Building Agency, or designee that no future, planned construction <br />activity and/or development/construction phase at the Project site possesses the <br />potential to impact TCRs. <br />Project -Specific MM TCR-5: Unanticipated Discovery of Tribal Cultural Resource <br />Objects (Non-Funerary/Non-Ceremonial) - Juaneno Band of Mission Indians, Acjachemen <br />Nation- Belardes: <br />a. Upon discovery of any tribal cultural resources (TCRs), all construction activities <br />in the immediate vicinity of the discovery shall cease (i.e., not less than the <br />surrounding 50 feet) and shall not resume until the discovered TCR has been fully <br />assessed by the Juaneno Band of Mission Indians monitor in consultation with a <br />qualified archaeologist. The Tribe or Tribal monitoring agency will recover and <br />retain all discovered TCRs in the form and/or manner the Tribe deems appropriate, <br />in the Tribe's sole discretion, and for any purpose the Tribe deems appropriate, <br />including for educational, cultural and/or historic purposes. <br />Project -Specific MM TCR-6: Tribal Cultural Resource Finds, Dispute Resolution, and <br />Final Disposition: <br />If a tribal cultural resource is identified, then avoidance is the preferred treatment. If <br />avoidance is not feasible and both Tribal monitoring entities claim cultural affiliation with <br />and/or ancestral ties to the discovered resources, then a Cultural Resources Monitoring <br />and Treatment Plan shall be created by the archaeologist, in coordination with the <br />City of Santa Ana The Village Santa Ana Specific Plan Project <br />August 2025 CEQA Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations <br />5-18 <br />