2015-004 - Santa Ana-Garden Grove Fixed Guideway Project

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Santa Ana — Garden Grove Fixed Guideway Project Findings and Facts in Support of Findings and Statement of Overriding Considerations N. Public Services Potentially significant impacts of the related projects associated with increased demand for public services would be assessed on a case -by -case basis. Potential impacts to public services from the related projects would be mitigated to a level of less than significant through the local land use approval process. The proposed project would not create new trips but could change mode of access, which could redistribute existing travel and change routes related to public services. The City of Sane Ana is within an urban environment with an expansive street network and varied inventory of public services. The redistribution in travel would not burden public services or result in substantial decreases in emergency response times. The police and fire stations are widely distributed throughout the Study Area and a comprehensive street network provides numerous alternate routes in the event of a crossing delay. Therefore, emergency response times would not be impacted. The combined effect of the proposed project with the No Build Alternative would not result in a cumulative impact. Therefore, public services impacts would not be cumulatively considerable. O. Transportation and Traffic The related projects are mainly land use development projects or are future funded and committed transportation projects that are encompassed in the 2035 traffic analysis that was performed for the proposed project. The results of the analysis captures the known cumulative impacts associated with the proposed project. The proposed project would not result in significant traffic effects and the combined effect of the proposed project with the No Build Alternative would not result in a cumulative impacts. Therefore, transportation and traffic impacts would not be cumulatively considerable. P. Utilities and Service Systems Potentially significant impacts of the related projects associated with utilities and service systems would be assessed on a case -by -case basis through permitting and will -serve letters, particularly for development projects. Operation of the proposed project would require the use of various utilities, including electricity, natural gas, and communication systems. Electricity would be used to run the streetcar system. New TPSSs would distribute power along the alignment. The proposed project is included in regional and local land use and transportation planning documents, and utility companies have the capacity to meet the future demand for utility services. The quantities required would not be substantial and major modifications or new utility facilities would not need to be constructed to serve increased demand. Therefore, utilities and service systems impacts would not be cumulatively considerable. Growth - inducing Effects While the proposed project would provide improved mobility and access to the Study Area in accordance with adopted transportation and land use plans, these improvements would not result in substantial population growth. The Study Area experienced a population decline between 2000 and 2010, while vacancy rates increased. The proposed project would provide construction jobs in the Study Area, which could result in a population increase in Santa Ana, Garden Grove, or Orange County. However, population growth would be minor and would not 28 January 2015