75B - PH - RESO FOR EIR WARNER AVE WIDEN

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Resolution to adopt Final EIR for Warner Avenue Improvements Main Street to Grand Avenue September 1, 2015 Page 4 The DEIR was released on January 12, 2015, for a 45 -day public comment period ending on February 26, 2015. • 1,450 Notice of Availability flyers were prepared and sent to all properties within 500 feet of the project (multi - residential and single -unit properties, including the owner and tenant of each property), as well as to key stakeholders who had previously participated in the environmental process. The notices provided details of the two scheduled meetings in English and Spanish, * Staff placed the Notice of Availability on the doorknobs of all properties immediately adjacent to Warner Avenue between Main Street and Grand Avenue to ensure residents were aware of the upcoming Draft SIR meetings. Staff also placed notices on the doors of Individual units in two apartment complexes within 500 feet of the project. * At the start of the 46 -day review period, a press release was sent out via Nixie, the Orange County Register, and the Excelsior Newspaper, * Information was placed prominently on the Public Works Page of the City's website, eliciting over 1,500 views since the start of the 45 -day review period. • To encourage attendance, staff contacted key stakeholders, groups, and neighborhood leaders (including those located outside of the 500 -foot notification radius, such as the Memorial Park and Delhi neighborhoods), and sent out an a -news release to several neighborhood leaders in advance of the meetings. • A copy of the Warner Avenue Improvement and Widening Project DEIR was made available at five locations for public review: City Hall Public Works Counter, City Clerk's Office, Main Public Library, Delhi Community Center, and a digital copy on the City's website. • The public meetings mentioned above were held at Manuel Esqueda Elementary School, located at the west end of the project, Information, interpretation, and translation services were provided in English and Spanish. • Notice of the public meetings and calls for public comment were also promoted on the City's social media channels several times throughout the 45-day review period. • To encourage input, flyers concerning the 45-day review period and calls for comments were also distributed as handouts at neighborhood meetings prior to and during the 45 -day review period. • Three on-site meetings were conducted with Cherry Aerospace to discuss potential Impacts to their site and operations. Subsequent to the 45 -day DEIR public comment period, staff engaged in further outreach to Inform the public about the project and its benefits to the community. The Impacts associated with right -of -way acquisition and potential relocation; the rights of those Impacted; and the available resources were also discussed, • April 8, 2015 Presentation to Santa Ana Active Streets Coalition (SAAS) and Equity for All • April 29, 2015 Q&A Session with Delhi Neighborhood • May 21, 2015 Presentation to Delhi Neighborhood Association • June 18, 2015 Presentation to Delhi Neighborhood Association • July 28, 2015 Presentation to Delhi Neighborhood Association • Ongoing Individual meetings (explained below) 75B -4