2015-015 - Addendum to the Final Environmental Impact Statement /Environmental Impact Report No. 89-01

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.-- ROH — 04/07/15 RESOLUTION NO. 2015 -015 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA APPROVING AN ADDENDUM TO THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT / ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT NO. 89 -01 FOR THE BRISTOL STREET WIDENING PROJECT BETWEEN CIVIC CENTER DRIVE AND WASHINGTON AVENUE (PHASE IIIA) BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines and declares as follows: A. On November 19, 1990, the City Council approved the Final Environmental Impact Statement / Environmental Impact Report (EIS 89 -01) for the widening of a 3.9 -mile segment of Bristol Street from Warner Avenue to Memory Lane, hereinafter referred to as the `Project'. B. City Council has been asked to approve the commencement of Phase IIIA of the Project, widening Bristol Street from Civic Center Drive to Washington Avenue. Phase IIIA includes minor design modifications to the Project approved in EIS 89 -01. C. On April 7, 2015, the City Council of the City of Santa Ana considered the request for approval of the Addendum to the Final Environmental Impact Study/ Environmental Impact Report (EIS 89 -01). Section 2. The City Council previously approved and adopted Final Environmental Impact Study / Environmental Impact Report (EIS 89 -01). In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act ( "CEQA "), an Addendum to EIS 89 -01 was prepared for Phase IIIA of the Bristol Street Widening Project. A true and correct copy of the Addendum is attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and incorporated herein by reference. The City Council reviewed the information contained in the Addendum, which includes reference materials, all of which are hereby incorporated by reference, and as a result of its consideration and the evidence presented at the hearings on this matter, determined that, as required pursuant to CEQA and the State CEQA Guidelines, the Addendum adequately addresses the expected environmental impacts of this Project. Based upon the studies, the City Council determines that there are no new significant impacts or any increases in the severity of the impacts previously identified in the original FEIS /EIR. Section 3. The City Council hereby certifies and approves the Addendum to EIR 89 -01, and directs that any necessary Notice of Determination be prepared and filed with the County Clerk of the County of Orange in the matter required by Law. Resolution No. 2015 -015 Page 1 of 41