Item 18 - Appeal Application Nos. 2023-02 and 2023-03 for Cabrillo Town Center project

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District (OCSD), the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB), and the Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority (SAWPA). Collectively, the information included in this Water Supply Assessment identifies a sufficient water supply and reliability to the City, now and into the future, including a sufficient water supply for the Overlay Zone. Also, the expansion of the existing network of water lines will not be required for the purpose of the project. The existing network would ensure continuous water supply with adequate volume and pressure and quality at all times to the Overlay Zone. However, should improvements to the existing water system be required or additional facilities be deemed necessary, the property developer would be required to pay its fair share of the cost of all or portions of the needed improvements. Thus, the impact of the Project on water services would be less than significant. No mitigation measures would be required. Electricity/Natural Gas The Certified EIR stated that in peak days, the increase in demand from implementation of future development under the Overlay Zone would contribute to electricity supply and delivery constraints. However, all future development would be constructed in compliance with Title 24 energy efficiency standards. By the time future development would be constructed under the Overlay Zone, it is expected that some steps outlined in the CEC action plan will have been implemented to alleviate energy constraints. If these constraints do remain, they could be addressed through "rolling blackouts," which are limited to specific geographic areas for a period of hours. Further, if energy constraints remain, they are a reflection of the broad energy supply issues experienced by California as a whole, and not unique to the demands of the development in the City. Further, the CEC licensed two additional power plants in 2001 that were anticipated to provide California with electrical energy supply capacity and the ability to meet peak load demand in excess of forecasts of regional energy supplies. Consequently, although the Overlay Zone would result in an increased electricity demand in the City, additional energy demands resulting from the Overlay Zone would be adequately met by current and planned infrastructure during most of the year. Further, development under the Overlay Zone would be required to comply with the energy conservation measures contained in Title 24, which would reduce the amount of energy needed for the operation of any buildings constructed as a part of the Overlay Zone. Additionally, the current electrical demand of the Overlay Zone is within the capacity limitations of the electrical facilities serving the City. Excluding any unforeseen problems, existing distribution resources have the ability to serve all existing customer loads in accordance with its rules and tariffs. The projected electrical demand of the Overlay Zone area and for build -out under the Overlay Zone is expected to be within SCE's current 10-year load forecasts. Though SCE's total system demand is expected to continue to increase annually, excluding any unforeseen problems, SCE's plans for new distribution resources would be adequate to serve all existing and new customer loads throughout the next decade. SCE does not expect that utilities deregulation will Cabrillo Town Center City of Santa Ana Technical Memorandum August 2023 City Council 18 — 641 10/3/2023