75A - PH - RESO SA-GG FIXED GUIDEWAY

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determine the reduced set of alternatives to be carried forward for detailed analysis; and (3) Detailed Evaluation and Environmental Impact Analysis of the reduced set of alternatives and selection of the Locally Preferred Alternative. The EA /DEIR provided the City with a comparison of environmental impacts between the alternatives. The routes for the alternative alignments were based on ridership, engineering constraints, and environmental factors. The potential disruption to businesses is discussed on page 3 -197 of the EA /DEIR. The most disruptive construction activities would be limited to a 24 -month period; however, these activities would be sequenced by segment so that any one segment would experience disruption for a portion (no more than six months) of the construction duration. As stated on page 3 -202 of the EA/DEIR, access to businesses would be maintained during business operating hours. In addition, the second sentence in the second to last paragraph on page 3 -202 of the EA /DEIR has been revised to state that signage would be posted to alert customers that businesses are open during construction and wayfinding to businesses whose access is disrupted. Signs would also be posted alerting nearby businesses of temporary lane reductions, weekend or nighttime closures, and /or detours. Construction would be completed in coordination with Downtown stakeholders and the business community in order to minimize potential impacts from construction, such as coordinating nighttime or weekend work. In addition, the Downtown portion of the alignment would be constructed at the beginning of the construction process to limit impacts to businesses. Response 8 -3 Section 2.9 on page 2 -29 of the EA /DEIR describes the public outreach for the development of alternatives, scoping, and circulation of the EA /DEIR. Section 3.5 on page 3 -61 of the EA /DEIR discusses additional public outreach in relation to targeting environmental justice (EJ) populations. Beginning in 2008 and continuing throughout project development to March 2014, in preparation for the public review of the EA /DEIR, the City of Santa Ana conducted outreach to the Downtown businesses. The City's multi - lingual outreach team conducted door -to -door visits to approximately 230 businesses in the Downtown area, including approximately 156 businesses along 4 1 Street. The purpose of the outreach was to share key information with Downtown business and property owners about the SA -GG Fixed Guideway Project, inform them about the upcoming release of the EA/DEIR, document questions and input, and provide business owners with appropriate contact information for additional follow -up. A "Sorry We Missed You" letter and information packet was also prepared and left behind for business owners who were not available during the initial visit. The letter offered a briefing with the outreach team to review the project information packet. Regarding public outreach to potentially affected business owners along 4m Street, extensive efforts were conducted to involve the public and stakeholders in the successful planning for the implementation of a streetcar along the alignment and through the Downtown area. Prior to the release of the EA/DEIR, numerous meetings were held with stakeholders throughout the Study Area to obtain input and provide updates on the SA -GG Fixed Guideway Project. Community meetings were held with the Lacy neighborhood, the French Park neighborhood, the Santiago Lofts Homeowners Association, the Santa Ana Senior Center, and many other stakeholders. Stakeholder Santa Ana Garden Grove Fixed Guideway Project REAIFEIR P a g el 51 January 2015 75A -109