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The following documents were prepared for Site 3: a City of Santa Ana, Recreational Value Report, Proposed Pacific Electric Park Site, 2012 a National Park Service, Environmental Assessment, Proposed Pacific Electric Park Site, 2012 a City of Santa Ana, Mitigated Negative Declaration/Initial Study, Proposed Pacific Electric Park Site, 2012 The addition of Sites 1 and 2 to supplement Site 3 as compensation for the College's continued use of that portion of Centennial Park will require additional environmental clearance under both CEQA and NEPA. Scope of Work The City of Santa Ana Is seeking assistance to address the National Park Service's (NPS) concerns about the adequacy of the proposed land exchange. NPS has indicated that the amount of area that must be exchanged may exceed the 2.6-acre lease area due to the College's use of the surrounding parking lot, NPS requests a parking study to calculate the total area used by the College. The addition of Sites 1 and 2 also triggers the NEPA requirements. An Environmental Assessment (EA) following NPS guidelines is required. The following EAs and technical studies following HUD guidelines were prepared in 2016: • U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Environmental Assessment, Raitt and Myrtle Street Park, 2016 • Cultural Resources Study for the Raitt & Myrtle Street Park Project, Santa Ana, CA • U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Environmental Assessment, 611 and Lacy Street Park, 2016 • Cultural Resources Study for 6°h and Lacy Street Park The studies listed above will be used to the extent possible in preparing the NPS EA for Sites 1 and 2. The project as modified with Sites 1 and 2 also trigger the requirement for CEClA clearance. Tasks covering these requirements are describe below. NEPA DOCUMENTATION The following paragraphs describe our approach in satisfying the requirements identified in NPS's "Requirements for NEPA Compliance Related to Proposed land Exchange.." The NEPA document may take the form of an Addendum to the previously approved EA. Since the project also triggers requirements under CEQA, a single joint document may be prepared. The final format for the documents will be determined after further review. Proposal Description/Environmental Screening Form (PD/ESF) The PD provides the NPS with descriptive information concerning the land exchange proposal. The PD will describe the three sites (one of which is already under construction [Site 3]) involved In the exchange. Separate ESFs will be prepared for Sites 1 and 2 and attached to the Environmental Assessment. November 27, 2017 1 Page 2