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Santa Ana Ofmate, Actfon Plan the Complete Streets Act. The transportation actions in this CAP have been aligned with the latest updates to the General Plan Circula- tion Element. In addition, by promoting jobs in areas such as energy efficiency retrofits, the CAP supports the Economic Develop- ment Element goal to "increase employment opportunities for local residents." And the CAP measures that reduce City energy costs support the goal of "keeping taxes and fees at a fair level competitive with those of compa- rable communities." Because the CAP will require approval of cer- tain discretionary actions by the City, the CAP is subject to CEQA. It is anticipat- ed that the CAP will not have a sig- nificant effect on the environment. 44 sj The City plans to prepare an Initial Study and file a Negative Declaration IS finding that the project will not have a significant effect on the environment. Santa Ana Sustainability Leadership and Accomplishments In addition to the leadership demonstrated through signing the Mayors' Climate Protec- tion Agreement and partnering with ICLEI, Santa Ana has already taken steps to reduce energy use and emissions? These actions ad- dress both the City -owned operations and the wider community. Furthermore, Santa Ana's baseline inventory shows that per- capita com- munity emissions are already well below those of peer communities in California. Community -wide Initiatives At the community scale, several initiatives are underway that improve quality of life in Santa Ana while reducing carbon pollution. Collec- tively, these initiatives reduce emissions by 27,238 metric tons of carbon dioxide equiva- lent (MTCOze) /year. The following describes some of these programs. Transportation and Land Use Plans Within the transportation and land use sector there are several measures that are currently planned for, but have yet to be implemented: The Santa Ana Regional Transit Center (SARTC) is a focal point of transportation in Orange County and co- locates Amtrak, Metrolink, Orange County Transit Authority, intercity and interstate bus transportation, and taxi services. Santa Ana received $3 million in grant funds for two transit improvement projects — the SARTC Master Plan and the Santa Ana Boulevard Grade Separation. The SARTC Master Plan is completed and includes design of a transportation facility, expanded parking facility, and infrastructure to support a fixed guideway system, streetcar, and bus rapid transit. The Santa Ana Boulevard Grade Separation will improve pedestrian and bicycle user safety, and reduce traffic congestion along Santa Ana Boulevard. It includes a railroad bridge that will accommodate a multi -modal corridor for pedestrian, bicycle, and fixed guideway components. This commitment to long- range, sustainable planning was one factor in the selection of Santa Ana as a major transportation grant recipient. Throughout this section, the emissions reduction figures were calculated using the most up -to -date data available as of September 2014. 75B -17