2019-040 - Mainplace Mall Transformation

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Mitigation Program for the City of Santa Ana MainPlace Mall Transformation Project Final EIR Mitigation Measures (MMs) Applicable? Explanation the site consistent with the landscape requirements of the Specific Plan and all City ordinances regulating landscaping. The Planning and Building Agency Executive Director or designee shall be the review and approval authority for all preliminary and final landscaping plans submitted by the Applicant. Final EIR Section 5.6: Traffic and Circulation MM 5.6-1: Contribute a one percent (1%) assessment fee to the City of Not The mitigation measure has already been implemented and therefore Santa Ana and City of Orange Transportation System Improvement applicable. does not need to be carried forward. The Final EIR identified eight Program (TSIP) to fund needed transportation improvements in the area traffic -related mitigation measures. Mitigation Measure 5.6-1 was identified in the Phase Two TSIP Study. previously implemented. Accordingly, all of the traffic improvements The TSIP Assessment Fee of one percent of Project building cost is the Redevelopment Agency and City determined were necessary to expected to generate only half of the cost of the recommended Phase accommodate the Original Project have already been implemented. Two TSIP Plan. The Fashion Square development (the developers Many of the transportation system improvements currently in place themselves and the Redevelopment Agency alike) must be prepared to were constructed as part of the mitigation program for the Fashion fund those areawide transportation improvements which principally Square Project to accommodate the full development contemplated in benefit their Project as well as contribute a one percent assessment to the Final EIR. No additional mitigation is required. the TSIP Program. MM 5.6-2: Provide funding for construction of a pair of new freeway Not Final EIR Mitigation Measure 5.6-2 required the developer of the Mall ramps on the west side of Fashion Square linking the Santa Ana Freeway applicable. to "[p]rovide funding for the construction of a pair of new freeway with a public road surrounding the Project. ramps on the west side of Fashion Square linking the Santa Ana These two new ramps will connect with a public street and as such, Freeway with a public road surrounding the Project" (the future Main provide overall benefit to the general public. However, the primary need Place Drive) but was determined to be infeasible, and replaced with an for and beneficiary of this improvement is the Fashion Square obligation to contribute to the cost of other ramps then planned by development itself. The cost of this improvement is included in the overall Caltrans. This change was documented in a 1992 amendment to the TSIP Plan, but that program is underfunded by approximately 50 percent. Participation Agreement between the City's Redevelopment Agency Consequently, the cost of any transportation improvements which relate and the Mall developer (Third Amendment to Participation Agreement, to and directly benefit a single development, should be borne by that p 2.), which explained: development. "It has now been determined that the ramps specified in the Construction of these two ramps will substantially improve the freeway Participation Agreement cannot be constructed, but that ramps access of the Fashion Square site and permit traffic to enter and exit the providing substantially similar value to the transportation system are