75B - PH - RESO FOR EIR WARNER AVE WIDEN

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1. Introduction 1.1 PURPOSE OF MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM This Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP) provides the mitigation measures outlined in the Warner Avenue Improvements and Widening from Main Street to Grand Avenue Environmental Impact Report (EIR), State Clearinghouse No. 2012101004. This MMRP fully complies with Section 21081.6 of the Public Resources Code that states: (a) When making findings required by paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 21081 or when adopting a mitigated negative declaration pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (c) of Section 21080, the following requirements shall apply: (1) The public agency shall adopt a reporting or monitoring program for the changes made to the project or conditions of project approval, adopted in order to mitigate or avoid significant effects on the environment. The reporting or monitoring program shall be designed to ensure compliance during project implementation. For those changes which have been required or incorporated into the project at the request of a responsible agency or a public agency having jurisdiction by law over natural resources affected by the project, that agency shall, if so requested by the lead or responsible agency, prepare and submit a proposed reporting or monitoring program. f% (2) The lead agency shall specify the location and custodian of the documents or other material which constitute the record of proceedings upon which its decision is based. 1.2 PROJECT LOCATION, SETTING AND SURROUNDING LAND USES The project site is a one mile section of Warner Avenue between Main Street and Grand Avenue in the southwestern portion of the City of Santa Ana in central Orange County. The site consists of Warner Avenue between Main Street on the west and Grand Avenue on the east, along with all or portions of parcels along the north and south sides of Warner Avenue. Warner Avenue within the project limits is a four -lane road with variable curb -to -curb and right -of -way (ROW) widths. It has a median (striped not raised) in some segments and no median in other segments; therefore, this four -lane section of Warner Avenue is designed to accommodate up to 20,000 vehicles per day (LOS C). Currently there is 23,000 to 28,000 vehicles per day. Some segments of Warner Avenue within the project limits include a striped center turn lane while others do not. In some areas the sidewalk is directly adjacent to the street while parkways separate the sidewalk from the curb in other locations. Sidewalk widths vary from four to ten feet depending on the location; however some sections restrict pedestrian space to less than three feet wide between power poles and landscape shrubs or walls. Bike lanes are not provided along Warner Avenue within the project limits. Pacific Electric Bike Path (Maple Street Bike Trail) crosses Warner Avenue in the vicinity of Rousselle Street. The Union Pacific Rail Road (UPRR) rail corridor crosses Warner Avenue between Standard Avenue and Grand Avenue. Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) provides public transit services to the City as well as within the project area. Currently, OCTA has three bus routes servicing the project area (Bus Route 53 servicing Anaheim through Irvine via Main Street, Bus Route 585 servicing Santa Ana through Newport Beach via Standard Avenue, Bus Route 72 servicing Sunset Beach through Tustin via Warner Avenue, and Bus Route 463 servicing Santa Ana via Grand Avenue). Land uses along Warner Avenue within the project limits include a mixture of commercial, residential, and industrial uses. Warner Avenue Improvements and Widening from Main Street to Grand Avenue Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program City of Santa Ana • Page I 75B -40