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LSA ASSOCIATES, INC. INITIAL STUDY/MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION JULY 2010 FIRST STREET BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PROJECT CITY OF SANTA ANA the actions taken to reduce the level of impact or the potential for impacts to occur from the proposed project through feasible mitigation measures. IS/MND. This Draft IS/MND is intended to serve as an informational document to be circulated for public review and considered by the City, the public, and public agencies during deliberations on the proposed project. The Draft IS/MND will be circulated for a period of 20 days, as required by Section 15073(a) of the CEQA Guidelines. The project approvals associated with the proposed project are described below. Final IS/MND. The Final IS/MND will include the Draft IS/MND, comments received during the public review of the Draft IS/MND, responses to those comments, and any other information relevant to the decision-makers and administrative record of the proposed project. 1.3 FORMAT OF THE IS/MND Pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15070(c), this IS/MND contains the information and analysis required by Sections 15063 through 15075. Each of the required elements is covered in one of the chapters described below. Section 1.0: Introduction Section 1.0 contains a discussion of the purpose and intended use of the Draft MND, the CEQA process, anticipated actions, and a brief introduction to the project. Section 2.0: Project Description and Existing Environmental Setting Section 2.0 includes discussion of the project's geographical setting; existing conditions; and the project's characteristics, components, and phasing. Section 3.0: Environmental Analysis Checklist Section 3.0 includes the City of Santa Ana Environmental Analysis (EA) Checklist, which identifies the level of any impacts for 16 environmental topics. Section 4.0: Environmental Analysis, Impacts and Mitigation Measures Section 4.0 includes an analysis of the project's environmental impacts as identified in the EA Checklist. It is organized into topical sections, including: Aesthetics, Agricultural, Air Quality, an EIR or Negative Declaration. For the purposes of CEQA, the term `Responsible Agency' includes all public agencies other than the Lead Agency which have discretionary approval power over the project." 07/25/10 «PADMJ0701\MND\1.0Introduction.doc» 1-2 20A-9