2012-001 - Statement of Overriding Considerations, and Adopting a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program

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Chapter 1 Introduction Attachment "A" • alley, and a portion of West Segerstrom Avenue, along with the installation of new sidewalks in areas where existing sidewalks have fallen into a state of disrepair and/or will be demolished during lift station construction. Some existing landscaping along West Segerstrom Avenue will remain. The Project also includes the installation and operation of approximately 1,300 linear feet of new underground sewer infrastructure, including approximately 560 linear feet of 15-inch gravity sewer pipe; approximately 190 linear feet of 12-inch gravity sewer pipe; approximately 545 linear feet of 10-inch force main; and sewer manholes and appurtenances. Construction of these new facilities will occur beneath the paved rights-of-ways of South Bristol Street and West Segerstrom Avenue. The new infrastructure will be needed to connect several existing sewer mains to the Project. After construction of the Project is complete and the new subsurface sewer pipes and manholes are installed, the new lift station will move effluent through the station and into gravity sewer lines, which will convey the sewerage to the Orange County Sanitation District's (OCSD) Reclamation Plant No. 1, located in the City of Fountain Valley adjacent to the Santa Ana River. Effluent will continuously flow through the Project and will not be stagnant. The Project will replace the Segerstrom Lift Station and will not increase the capacity of the City's existing sewer system. The Project will be constructed with odor control devices and the City will regularly monitor the facility to ensure it is functioning properly. After the Project has been constructed and is in operation, demolition of the existing Segerstrom Lift Station will occur. Demolition activities will involve abandonment in place of the existing lift station, including the removal and disposal of all lift station equipment and filling of the existing wet well manhole with sand. An existing generator, located southerly of the existing lift station, will remain in place and will serve as a back-up power source for the proposed Project. Some removal and replacement of existing sidewalk and roadway pavement will occur in association with proposed demolition activities. Demolition of the existing Segerstrom Lift Station will occur in conformance with all applicable federal, state, and local regulations and standards. All roadway segments disturbed by Project construction will be resurfaced. CEOA Compliance As described in Section 1.3.1 of the EIR, the City originally prepared and processed a Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) for the proposed Project in December 2008. The MND was adopted by the City Council on February 2, 2009. However, the MND was challenged in California Superior Court by an adjacent property owner, and the Court ordered the lead agency to vacate its approval of the MND and required preparation of a project EIR. The City published a Draft EIR for the Project and circulated it for public review between July 14, 2010 and September 10, 2010. Following the City's review of comment letters received in response to the Draft EIR and a previously prepared (but never certified) Final EIR, the City determined a need to incorporate substantive revisions to the Draft EIR, thereby necessitating a re-circulation of the Draft EIR for an additional public review period. Accordingly, the City prepared a Recirculated Draft EIR (RDEIR) and sent a notice of completion to the Office of Planning and Research on September 14, 2011 and provided notice of the availability of the RDEIR as required by CEQA Guidelines Section 15087, which began a 47-day public review period for the RDEIR that concluded on October 31, 2011. The key procedural actions related to the proposed Project and CEQA to date include: • San Lorenzo Lift Station EIR (Project No. 06-3510) 1-2 CEQA Findings of Fact/Statement of Overriding Considerations