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 c. The EA/DEIR adequately analyzed project alternatives, and there are no feasible project alternatives or mitigation measures considerably different from others previously analyzed that would clearly lessen the significant environmental impacts of the project. d. Any new information in the REA/FEIR has been provided merely to clarify or amplify information in the EA/DEIR. The new information does not reveal that the proposed project would cause significant new impacts not previously identified in the EA/DEIR. In addition, PRC Section 21081 and CEQA Guidelines Section 15091 require the City Council, prior to approving the SA -GG Fixed Guideway Project, to identify significant impacts of the proposed project and make one or more of three allowable findings for each of the significant impacts: a. The first allowable finding is that "changes or alterations have been required in, or incorporated into, the project which avoid or substantially lessen the significant environmental effect as identified in the Final EIR" (CEQA Guidelines Section 15091, subd. [a][1]). b. The second allowable finding is that "such changes or alterations are within the responsibility and jurisdiction of another public agency and not the agency making the finding. Such changes have been adopted by such other agency or can and should be adopted by such other agency' (CEQA Guidelines Section 15091, subd. [a][2]). c. The third allowable finding is that "specific economic, legal, social, technological, or other considerations, including provision of employment opportunities for highly trained workers, make infeasible the mitigation measures or alternatives identified in the final environmental impact report" (CEQA Guidelines Section 15091, subd. [a][3]). The findings reported in Sections 4 through 8 are founded on, and hereby explicitly incorporate by reference, the analysis, facts, and discussions contained in the REA/FEIR regarding each particular environmental impact. Although Section 15091 of the CEQA Guidelines does not require findings to address environmental impacts initially identified as "less than significant," these findings will, nevertheless, fully account for all such effects identified in the REA/FEIR. A. DOGUment Format These findings have been organized into the following sections: 1. Section 1 provides an introduction to these findings. 2. Section 2 provides a summary of the project, overview of the discretionary actions required for approval of the proposed project, and a statement of the project's objectives. 3. Section 3 provides a summary of public participation in the environmental review for the proposed project. 4. Section 4 sets forth findings regarding the environmental impacts that were determined to be less than significant without mitigation. 5. Section 5 sets forth findings regarding significant or potentially significant environmental impacts. These impacts include those that the City Council has determined can be feasibly 2 January 2015