KIMLEY-HORN & ASSOCIATES 6 - 2010

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PROPOSAL TO PREPARE A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION FOR A Mc DONALD'S DRIVE-THROUGH RESTAURANT IN THE CITY OF SANTA ANA PROJECT UNDERSTANDING The project applicant proposes to develop a 3,1300 -square -foot McDonald's Restaurant with drive- through window at the northwest corner of the intersection of Grand Avenue and McFadden Avenue. The project site consists of two parcels. A square parcel located at the corner of the intersection of Grand Avenue and McFadden Avenue is currently an empty dirt lot. A rectangular parcel located immediately to the north is currently occupied by the El Cortez restaurant and banquet hall, with a paved parking lot to the west of the building. The proposed project would consist of a lot merger of the two parcels, demolition of the El Cortez building, and construction of the McDonald's Restaurant on a portion of the site. The western portion of the El Cortez site is labeled "Not a Part (NAP)", and would not be developed as part of this project. The proposed development would consist of the McDonald's building, a wrap- around drive-through with a dual order -board system, and 38 on-site parking spaces. The project will require preparation of environmental documentation, including supporting technical studies, in accordance with the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Based on our review of the RFP and our understanding of the project, the environmental document will be an Initial Study with a Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND). Technical studies will include a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment to identify any hazardous materials that may be present within the project site, a traffic impact study, and an air quality study and global climate change analysis. This scope assumes that a noise study is not needed for this project. This scope also assumes that the Initial Study described in Task 5 will incorporate site soils and geology information provided in the City's General Plan and a separate geotechnical study will not be needed for the project. Kimley-Horn proposes the following Scope of Services. SCOPE OF SERVICES TASK 'I -- PROJECT KICK OFF AND COORDINATION The Kimley-Horn team will attend a kick-off meeting with the City of Santa Ana to initiate the environmental review process and collect readily available infrastructure and operations data. Kimley-Horn will perform a visual field observation of the project site and study area to identify and document known/visible built and natural features that may be adversely affected by the proposed project. City of Santa Ana 1- Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. MND for McDonald's Restaurant April 30, 2010