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

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EXHIBIT A FINDINGS AND FACTS IN SUPPORT OF FINDINGS AND STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE SANTA ANA - GARDEN GROVE FIXED GUIDEWAY PROJECT STATE CLEARINGHOUSE NO. 2010051060 1. INTRODUCTION The City Council of the City of Santa Ana (City Council) hereby certifies and finds that the Santa Ana - Garden Grove (SA -GG) Fixed Guideway Project (proposed project) Revised Environmental Assessment /Final Environmental Impact Report (REA/FEIR), State Clearinghouse Number 2010051060, has been completed in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (Public Resources Code [PRC] Sections 21000, et seq.) and the State CEQA Guidelines (California Code of Regulations [CCR], Title 14, Sections 15000, et seq., or CEQA Guidelines). The REA/FEIR incorporates the following documents by reference as part of the environmental record for the proposed project: (1) Environmental Assessment /Draft EIR (EA/DEIR); (2) Technical Appendices to the EA/DEIR; (3) Alternative Analysis Report; and (4) REA /FEIR, which includes Responses to Comments, Corrections and Additions, and the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP). The aforementioned documents, and the entirety of the Administrative Record for the proposed project, are hereby incorporated by reference Into these findings. The City Council hereby further confirms it received, reviewed, and considered the information contained in the REA/FEIR and all hearings and submissions of testimony from City officials and departments, the public, other public agencies, community groups, and organizations, and finds that the REA/FEIR reflects its independent judgment and analysis. Concurrently with the adoption of these findings, the City Council adopts a Statement of Overriding Considerations (see Section 9, below) and an MMRP, attached hereto as Attachment A. Having received, reviewed, and considered the foregoing information, as well as any and all information in the Administrative Record, the City Council hereby makes the findings below pursuant to and in accordance with PRC Section 21081 and CEQA Guidelines Sections 15090 and 15091. The City Council makes the following findings: a. None of the public comments submitted to the City regarding the EA/DEIR and the REA /FEIR, including the public testimony made at three public hearings or responses to comments, present any significant new information that would require the EA /DEIR to be recirculated for additional public review. b. No new significant environmental impacts would result from new or modified mitigation measures proposed to be implemented. January 2015