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Legacy Sunflower Apartments Page 102 Mitigated Negative Declaration – March 14, 2019 The traffic report also evaluated potential vehicle-pedestrian conflicts on the site. The traffic report concludes the site plan does not create any unsafe vehicle-pedestrian conflict points or on-site vehicle queuing/stacking impacts. All project driveways and internal circulation have adequate curb return radii for all motorists, including service, delivery and trash trucks to enter and exit the site safely. Overall, the project would not have any significant traffic design or circulation hazards. d) Result in inadequate emergency access? Less Than Significant Impact. Sunflower Avenue and the existing circulation system adjacent to and serving the site would continue to provide adequate access for emergency vehicle access. Police, fire, paramedic/ambulance and other emergency vehicles would continue to have adequate access to respond to on-site emergencies. The proposed project entrance at Sunflower Avenue and the two-way road along the east, north and west project boundary that serves student drop-off and pick-up at Taft Elementary School north of the site would be reviewed by the City, including the Santa Ana Police Department, and the Orange County Fire Authority to ensure the main project entrance at Sunflower Avenue provides adequate driveway widths and turning radius for emergency vehicles. The project would not significantly impact emergency access to the site. XVIII. TRIBAL CULTURAL RESOURCES: Would the project: a) Listed or eligible for listing in the California Register of Historical Resources, or in a local register of historical resources as defined in Public Resources Code section 5020.1 (k). Potentially Significant Unless Mitigation Incorporated. As required by AB 52 and SB 18, the City mailed letters to the area Native American Indians that are on record with the city that may have cultural resources associated with the site. The Gabrieleño Band of Mission Indians – Kizh Nation (Kizh Nation) submitted a letter to the City requesting consultation. Because the project site lies within the ancestral tribal territory of the Kizh Nation, tribal cultural resources could exist on the site. The City consulted with the Kizh nation on March 15, 2019 to discuss potential impacts by the project on tribal cultural resources, if present. Based on that consultation, the City and the Kizh Nation agreed to the following measures should tribal cultural resources be uncovered during project grading and construction. Mitigation Measure No. 12 The project developer shall retain a Native American Monitor of Gabrieleño Ancestry to conduct a Native American Sensitivity Training for construction personnel prior to commencement of any excavation activities. The training session shall include a handout and focus on how to identify Native American resources encountered during earthmoving activities and the procedures followed if resources are discovered, the duties of the Native American Monitor of Gabrieleño Ancestry and the general steps the Monitor would follow in conducting a salvage investigation . Mitigation Measure No. 13 The project developer shall retain a Native American Monitor of Gabrieleño Ancestry to be on-site during all project-related, ground- disturbing construction activities (e.g., pavement removal, auguring, boring, grading, excavation, potholing, trenching, grubbing, and weed abatement) of soils to a maximum depth of 10 feet below ground surface. 6-124