2014-069 - Final Environmental Impact Report No. 2014-01

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Harbor Boulevard Mixed Use Transit Corridor Plan Findings and Facts in Support of Findings and Statement of Overriding Considerations adopted all feasible mitigation measures with respect to these impacts. The City also has examined alternatives to the proposed Project, none of which both meet the Project objectives and is environmentally preferable to the proposed project for the reasons discussed in the Findings and Facts in Support of Findings. The Santa Ana City Council, the Lead Agency for this Project, having reviewed the Final EIR for the Harbor Boulevard Mixed Use Transit Corridor Plan, and reviewed all written materials within the City's public record and heard all oral testimony presented at public hearings, adopts this Statement of Overriding Considerations, which has balanced the benefits of the Project against its significant unavoidable adverse environmental impacts in reaching its decision to approve the Project. 2. SIGNIFICANT UNAVOIDABLE ADVERSE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS Although most potential project impacts have been substantially avoided or mitigated, as described in the Findings and Facts in Support of Findings, there remain some project impacts for which complete mitigation is not feasible. For some impacts, mitigation measures were identified and adopted by the Lead Agency, however, even with implementation of the measures, the City finds that the impact cannot be reduced to a level of less than significant. The impacts and alternatives are described below and were also addressed in the Findings. The EIR identified the following unavoidable adverse impacts of the proposed project: A. AIR QUALITY (1) Construction activities associated with the Harbor Boulevard Mixed Use Transit Corridor Plan would generate short -term emissions that exceed the South Coast Air Quality Management District's VOC and NO, regional thresholds and would significantly contribute to the particulate matter (PM10 and PM25), ozone (03), and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) nonattainment designations of the South Coast Air Basin. Proposed mitigation measures would reduce criteria air pollutants generated from project - related construction activities. Buildout of the Harbor Boulevard Mixed Use Transit Corridor Plan would occur over a period of approximately 20 years or longer. Construction time frames and equipment for individual site specific projects are not available. However, there is a potential for multiple developments to be constructed at any one time, resulting in significant construction related emissions. Therefore, despite adherence to proposed mitigation, this impact would remain significant and unavoidable. (2) Long -term criteria air pollutant emissions associated with the Harbor Boulevard Mixed Use Transit Corridor Plan would exceed the South Coast Air Quality Management District's VOC, CO, PM10, and PM25 regional significance thresholds and significantly contribute to the particulate matter (PM10 and PM25), ozone (03), and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) nonattainment designations of the South Coast Air Basin. Proposed mitigation measures would reduce operation - related criteria air pollutants generated from stationary and mobile sources. They would encourage and accommodate use of alternative - fueled vehicles and non - motorized transportation. 46 July 2014