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lc Fairview Street Bridge Rehabilitation RFP No. 14 -001 The proposed widening does increase capacity on the bridge; therefore, a Noise Study Report and Air Quality Analysis/ Air Quality Conformity documentation will not be required. In addition, it is anticipated that the project footprint will be within City right of way; therefore, no potential historical resources will be within the Area of Potential Effects (APE) and a Historical Resources Evaluation Report will not be required, nor will a community impact or relocation impact document be required. Last, based on our review and preliminary completion of the Caltrans Questionnaire for Visual Impacts, no visual report or memo will be required. BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES AND JURISDICTIONAL WATERS PERMITS. The project area is built out and the Santa Ana River is lined with concrete in this area; therefore, there is limited suitable habitat for special status species. However, bridge structures are often used by bats for roosting and nesting, so a bat habitat suitability assessment will be conducted by a qualified bat biologist. This assessment will be incorporated into the Natural Environment Study (Minimal Impacts) (NESMI) for the project. for mitigation banks and in lieu fee mitigation over permittee responsible mitigation, and the project area is within the Current service area for some of these options. Anyrequired mitigation will meetthe requirementsof the Section 1602 Streambed Alteration Agreement from the California Department of Fish and Game (CDFW), the Section 401 Clean Water Act (CWA) Water Quality Certification from the Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB) and the Section 404 CWA permit authorization from the USACE. Separate permit authorizations from USACE, RWQCB, and CDFW will be required to conduct gectechnical borings in the Santa Ana River. LSA will process these permits in coordination with the City. SECTION 4(%) AND CH. Caltrans /FHWA has previously determined that the Santa Ana River Trail (SARI) is subject to evaluation under Section 4(f) of the Transportation Act because it is a recreation area of regional significance, During construction, the portion of the SART that passes below the existing bridge may need to be if-E, Design Services for raiiVew Street Bridge Rehmblllt -ation Understanding of Need 119 25C -25 closed, restricted, or detoured. Similar impacts Fairview Street bridge passes over the Santa have been documented by LSA for several bridge Ana River, a tributary to projects, including the navigable waters of the U.S. recently completed First Therefore, a Jurisdictional Street Bridge project Delineation will be necessary in Santa Ana. LSA has to determine -the limits of the facilitated consultation waters of the United States between Caltrans, and State jurisdictional 1111 cities and county streambed within the project parks departments as limits. Because the Santa required under Section Ana River is completely 4(f). This process will concrete -lined in the project also be applicable to the area, it is expected that no proposed project, mitigationwill berequiredfor Newly constructed Fair,i;ew Triangle Habitat impacts to the river (bridge Restoration ,$ adjacent to so- uthwest ap,oroach The City received a abutments and pilings). However, if mitigation is Recreational Trails Program grant from FHWA and required, LSA will work with applicants and the the California Department of Parks and Recreation USACE to identify an appropriate mitigation ratio and improved Fairview Triangle into a trailside rest and mitigation bank or in lieu fee option, instead of a area with landscaping, seating, and interpretive comprehensive mitigation and monitoring plan. The signage. Through consultation with the City, it will 2008 USACE Mitigation Rule expresses a preference be confirmed whether or not this site is subject if-E, Design Services for raiiVew Street Bridge Rehmblllt -ation Understanding of Need 119 25C -25