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

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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORTADDENDUM Bristol Street Widening Phase IIIA — Civic Center Drive to Washington Avenue d.) Result in the loss offorest land or conversion of forest land to non forest use? The Project site is located within a highly urbanized area in the City of Santa Ana. No forest land is located on site or in the vicinity. Implementation of the proposed Project would not result in greater impacts than previously analyzed in the 1990 FEIS /EIR. Mitigation Measures No additional new mitigation measures are required. e.) Involve other changes in the existing environment which, due to their location or nature, could result in conversion of Farmland, to non - agricultural use or conversion of forest land to non- forest use? The Project site is located within a highly urbanized area in the City of Santa Ana. No forest land is located on site or in the vicinity. Implementation of the proposed Project would not result in greater impacts than previously analyzed, regarding farmland, in the 1990 FEIS/EIR. Mitigation Measures No additional new mitigation measures are required. 3.3 Air Quality This section corresponds with Section IV - Environmental Consequences and Mitigation Measures, Subsections FI - Air Quality and V - Construction hnpacts of the previously approved 1990 FEIS /EIR. a.) Conflict with or obstruct implementation of the applicable air quality plan? The Bristol Street Widening Project is fully funded and included in SCAG's 2012 Regional Transportation Plan titled 2012 -2035 Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy (RTP /SCS): Towards a Sustainable Future (2012 RTP) (RTP ID ORA125). The project is also currently listed in SCAG's financially constrained 2013 Federal Transportation Improvement Program (2013 FTIP) for fiscal year 2012/2013 — 2015/2016. The project entry in the 2013 FTIP identifies the following scope of work: BRISTOL ST (WARNER TO MEMORY LANE) WIDEN FROM 4 TO 6 LANES (IMPV AT BRISTOLlWARNER (ADD NB/EB /SB THRU LNS; WB RT TRN LN) AND BRISTOL /FIRST (ADD NB /SB THRU LNS; SB LFT /RT /TRN LNS). The Project's design concept and scope have not changed significantly from what was analyzed in the RTIP and FTIP. This analysis found that the plan and, therefore the individual projects contained in the plan, are conforming projects and would have air quality impacts consistent with those identified in the SIPS for achieving the NAAQS. The FFIWA determined the RTIP to conform to the SIP. The proposed widening of Bristol Street, from Warner Avenue to Memory Lane has been included in the FTIP since 1992. The FTIP gives priority to eligible Transportation Control Measures (TCMs) identified in the SIP and provides sufficient funds to provide for their implementation. The FHWA determined the FTIP to conform to the SIP on April 2, 2009. No significant impacts would occur. Implementation of the proposed Project would not result in greater impacts than previously analyzed in the 1990 FEIS /EIR. Furthermore, the South Coast Air Basin (SCAB) is designated by the state and US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as nonattainment for ozone (03), and particulate matter (PM10 and PM2,5). The South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) developed regional emissions thresholds to ANA 305 -011 (PER 02) CITY OF SANTA ANA (01/19/2015) YU