Appendix A Historic Property Survey Report

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BERKELEY L ARLSB CAD RLSBA FRESNO IRVINE LOS ANGELES PALM SPRINGS March 26, 2018 POINT RICHMOND RIVERSIDE ROSEVILLE Allen E. Lawson, Chairperson SAN LUIS OBISPO San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians P.O. Box 365 Valley Center, CA 92082 Subject: Section 106 Consultation for the Fairview Street Widening and Bridge Replacement Project, Santa Ana, Orange County, California Dear Chairperson Lawson: The City of Santa Ana (City), in cooperation with the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) District 12, proposes to replace the Fairview Street Bridge over the Santa Ana River, widen Fairview Street between 9th Street and 16th Street, and restripe the north and south ends to match the existing condition in Santa Ana. The existing four -lane bridge would be replaced with a new six -lane bridge (three lanes in each direction), including a complete bridge deck with barrier rails, sidewalks, bicycle lanes, a raised median, and lighting. The existing four -lane bridge is the only constraint in the Project Area for Fairview Street to be built out to its master -planned width of six lanes. Fairview Street is designated as a six -lane Major Arterial, as shown in the Orange County Master Plan of Arterial Highways and the City's General Plan Circulation Element. The proposed bridge would have the same roadway profile as the existing bridge. During construction, the Santa Ana River Trail (SART) would be temporarily closed for 8 hours, up to four times over a span of two years for the placement of precast concrete girders. During these periods, SART users would be detoured. Construction vehicles would access the Santa Ana River from the gate and ramp at the Orange County access road at the northeast corner of the bridge, and would use the existing concrete access ramp into the river approximately 250 feet east of the Project Area. The project location is shown on Figure 1: Project Location (attached). Because all cultural resource efforts will be completed in compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, you are being contacted per the Native American consultation guidelines of Section 106. As part of the cultural resources studies, a records search for the Area of Potential Effects (APE) was completed at the South Central Coastal Information Center of the California Historical Resources Information System at California State University, Fullerton. The records search indicated there are no known prehistoric sites in the APE. One prehistoric site (described on the site record as a habitation site) was recorded approximately one mile from the APE. A Sacred Lands File search requested from the Native American Heritage Commission was negative for the APE. The archaeological pedestrian survey of the APE was also negative for cultural resources, with the exception of a single isolated shell fragment that was likely a recent deposit and not in its original location. 20 Executive Park, Suite 200, Irvine, California 92614 949.553.0666 www.Isa.net