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Initial Study /MND The Planning CenterlDC &E will prepare an Initial Study containing a description of the project and environmental setting, identification of responsible and trustee agencies, a checklist of impacts, a review of each topic, and appropriate mitigation measures. Mitigated Negative Declaration The initial Study will be attached to the Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND). As required in CEQA Guidelines Section 15071, the MND will contain a brief description of the project, the applicant's name, the location of the project site, the proposed finding of no significant Impacts, and a list of mitigation measures. Notice of Intent to Adopt. The Planning CenterlDC &E will prepare a Notice of Intent to Adopt the MND. Document Printing and Circulation. The firm will print copies and be responsible for distributing the MND. The creation of a mailing list of adjacent residents and property owners is not included in this scope, but can be added If requested. (Such a mailing is not required by CEQA.) Document Revisions. Following the close of the public review period, responses will be prepared and, if appropriate, the MND may be revised. For budgeting purposes, a maximum number of hours is assumed for preparation of responses to comments. Additional effort would require a modification of this scope and fee. Mitigation Monitoring Program. A Mitigation Monitoring Program will be prepared for the MND. ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS Aesthetics Although precise park/recreation Improvements are unknown at this time, it can be assumed that the site might include turf, landscaping, playfields, backstops /goals, picnic tables, shade structures, restroom building, community building and similar features. Based on the conclusions of the recreational analysis, the anticipated Improvements will be evaluated for their visual impact on nearby residences and along the adjacent roadway. Given the McFadden /Orange site's relative small size and location adjacent to a residential neighborhood, It is assumed that park improvement would not include lighting for nighttime use. Traffic and Parking An analysis will be conducted to determine the impacts of potential park improvements on traffic and parking conditions in the vicinity of the project site. The streets providing access to the site will be inventoried with regard to such physical characteristics as number of lanes, types of traffic control devices, sidewalk locations, and driveway locations. Traffic conditions will then be evaluated based on existing and projected future peak hour traffic volumes and intersection levels of service. Traffic volume data will be collected from the City of Santa Ana, if available. Where needed, new traffic counts will be taken at the streets and intersections in the project vicinity to update and supplement the available data. Up to eight intersections in the project area will be studied. Staff at the City of Santa Ana will be consulted to identify the intersections that will be evaluated. The future baseline traffic volumes will be forecast by considering the effects of general area -wide growth and the cumulative volumes of traffic that would be generated by other proposed development projects in the area. The impacts of the proposed project will be determined by estimating the levels of traffic resulting from the activities at the park and then conducting a before -and -after analysis of traffic conditions on the streets and intersections in the site vicinity (i.e., traffic conditions with and without the proposed project). The volume of traffic that would be generated by the park will be based on the trip generation rates from the Institute of Transportation Engineers' Trip Generation manual. The traffic analysis will address the project's impacts during 10 PLANNING IS THINKING AND DOING SOMETHING ABOUT THE FUTURE NOW. LETS COLLABORATE.