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City of Santa Ana California Environmental Quality Act <br />Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration <br />3. Initial Study/Environmental Checklist <br />Environmental Checklist Form <br />1. <br />Project Title: <br />Santa Ana Zoo Stormwater Capture and Diversion Project <br />2. <br />Lead Agency Name <br />City of Santa Ana <br />and Address: <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, California 92701 <br />3. <br />Contact Person <br />Craig Foster <br />and Phone <br />NPDES Manager <br />Number: <br />(714) 647-5659 <br />4. <br />Project Location: <br />Santa Ana Zoo, City of Santa Ana, California <br />S. <br />Project Sponsor's <br />City of Santa Ana, Public Works Agency <br />Name and <br />20 Civic Center Plaza (M-22), Santa Ana, California 92701 <br />Address: <br />6. <br />General Plan <br />Open Space <br />Designation: <br />7. <br />Zoning: <br />Open Space <br />8. <br />Description of <br />The Santa Ana Zoo Stormwater Capture and Diversion Project features a <br />Project: <br />large subsurface stormwater infiltration system in the primary <br />parking lot and a smaller subsurface stormwater infiltration system in <br />the overflow parking lot at the Santa Ana Zoo. The Project also includes <br />construction of a new pocket park and drought tolerant landscaping in <br />the Zoo parking lots, pervious parking stalls, bioswales, and educational <br />signage. <br />9. <br />Surrounding land <br />District Center, Residential <br />uses and setting: <br />10. <br />Other public <br />City of Tustin, Orange County Healthcare Agency <br />agencies whose <br />approval is <br />required: <br />11. <br />Have California <br />The City of Santa Ana sent out notification letters dated June 16, 2025 <br />Native American <br />to the Cahuilla Band of Indians, Gabrieleno Band of Mission Indians — <br />tribes traditionally <br />Kizh Nation, Gabrieleno/Tongva San Gabriel Band of Mission Indians, <br />and culturally <br />Gabrielino Tongva Indians of California Tribal Council, Gabrielino/Tongva <br />affiliated with the <br />Nation, Gabrielino-Tongva Tribe, Juaneno Band of Mission Indians, <br />project area <br />Juaneno Band of Mission Indians Acjachemen Nation — Belardes, <br />requested <br />Juaneno Band of Mission Indians Acjachemen Nation 84A, Pala Band of <br />consultation <br />Mission Indians, Santa Rosa Band of Cahuilla Indians, and Soboba Band <br />pursuant to Public <br />of Luiseno Indians, pursuant to Assembly Bill 52 and Public Resources <br />Resources Code <br />Code Section 21080.3.1. The Gabrieleno Band of Mission Indians — Kizh <br />section 21080.3.1? <br />Nation and the Juaneno Band of Mission Indians, Acjachemen Nation — <br />If so, has <br />consultation <br />Belardes, were included in the tribal consultation process pursuant to <br />begun?a <br />Assembly Bill 52. The process has been completed. <br />a• Conducting consultation early in the CEQA process allows tribal governments, lead agencies, and project proponents to discuss <br />the level of environmental review, identify and address potential adverse impacts to tribal cultural resources, and reduce the <br />potential for delay and conflict in the environmental review process. (See Public Resources Code section 21083.3.2.) Information <br />may also be available from the California Native American Heritage Commission's Sacred Lands File per Public Resources Code <br />section 5097.96 and the California Historical Resources Information System administered by the California Office of Historic <br />Preservation. Please also note that Public Resources Code section 21082.3(c) contains provisions specific to confidentiality. <br />-4- <br />CW <br />