55C - RESO - FIXED GUIDEWAY PROJECT

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• No support for monorail, low speed mag -lev, commuter rail or subway Comments Regarding Alignment Options • No comments received Along with Purpose and Need, the public comments received during the Pre - Scoping period helped to guide the preliminary definition of alternatives and preliminary screening process. mms t The Public Scoping Period for the Santa Ana - Garden Grove Fixed Guideway Project began on May 24, 2010 with publication of the Notice of Preparation by the State Clearinghouse, as noted below, and concluded on June 21, 2010. On June 3, 2010, the Stakeholders Working Group reconvened. The project team previewed and accepted comments on the information that had been prepared for the public scoping meetings, announced the public scoping meeting dates, times and locations, and encouraged member assistance in sharing scoping meeting information with community members. Four Public Scoping Meetings were held between June 8 and June 14, 2010 in accordance with the requirements of CEQA. Several methods were used to notify the public about the scoping meetings. The scoping meetings were publicized via publication of the NOP by the State Clearinghouse, mailings, door -to -door business walks, meeting notices posted and handed out at SARTC, electronic notices to the SWG and Com -Link, project factsheets, a press release, the project website, and display advertisements in local English and Spanish language newspapers. The Public Scoping Meetings enabled stakeholders and the general public to officially comment on the scope of the environmental documents, potential environmental impacts and issues that should be evaluated in the Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR), and to provide feedback on the technology and alignment alternatives being proposed for the Fixed Guideway Project. The cities of Santa Ana and Garden Grove accepted written and oral comments throughout the scoping period, from May 24, 2010 until June 21, 2010. All comments were recorded and kept on file at the City of Santa Ana Public Works Department and are included in the Santa Ana and Garden Grove Fixed Guideway Draft Environmental Impact Report. Although community participation in the Public Scoping Meetings was fairly low, the comments received generally indicated support for the proposed Project. Residents who participated had questions about how the proposed Project would impact their immediate neighborhoods. Likewise, business owners along the proposed alignments expressed concern about how their businesses would be impacted, especially during the construction phase. LPA Decision Report July 2014 55C -62 4.31 Page