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RESPONSE TO COMMENTS FAIRVIEW BRIDGE REVLACEMENTAND STREET IMPROVEMENTS MAY 2020 (9TN STREET TO 16TH STREET) PROJECT CITY OF SANTA ANAL CALI FORNIA LSA RESPONSE TO COMMENTS INTRODUCTION The purpose of this section is to present public comments and responses to comments received on the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) for the Fairview Bridge Replacement and Street Improvements (9th Street to 16th Street) Project (proposed Project). The IS/MND was released for public review and comment by the City of Santa Ana (City) on April 6, 2020. As required by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15073, a Notice of Availability (NOA) of the Public Review Draft IS/MND was sent to responsible agencies and trustee agencies in addition to various public agencies, citizen groups, and interested individuals concerned with the proposed Project. In addition, the NOA was filed with the Orange County Clerk on April 6, 2020 and with the State Clearinghouse on April 7, 2020. The NOA was also mailed to residents within 500 feet of the Project limits, several agencies, elected officials, utility companies, neighborhood associations, and interested parties. In addition, the NOA was prepared in three languages, including English, Spanish, and Vietnamese. The NOA is included in Appendix E of the I S/MND. The IS/MND was circulated for public review for a period of 36 days, from April 6, 2020, to May 12, 2020. Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, all City municipal government buildings were closed to the public during the public review period. As such, the Public Review Draft IS/MND and the Project's PowerPoint presentation were available on the City's website. Three comment letters were received during the public review period. Comments were received from OC Public Works, AT&T Transmission TCA, and interested parties. The comment letters are included in Appendix F of the I S/MND. The City, as the Lead Agency, is required to consider agency and public comments on a mitigated negative declaration. Although preparation of written responses to comments received on an IS/MND is not required by CEQA, responses have been prepared. This document includes responses to all environmental issues raised in comments received on the IS/MND. Comments submitted on the IS/MND included questions about conclusions identified in the IS/MND, methods used to prepare the technical analyses and findings, and comments about community and regional issues. When comments did not address the completeness or adequacy of the environmental documentation or when they did not raise environmental issues, the receipt of the comment was noted and no further response is provided. Responses to each of the comment letters are provided on the following pages. The comment index numbers are provided in the upper right corner of each comment letter, and individual points within each letter are numbered along the right-hand margin of each letter. The City's responses to each comment letter are in Table A.1 and are referenced by index numbers in the left-hand column. R:\WKE1702\ISMND\Final ISMND\APpendix G FairvimSt Bridge Reyppr 5etacp Onnut�{pcxj05/26/20)