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Public Works Agency <br />www.santa-ana.org/pw <br />Item # 9 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br /> Staff Report <br />February 4, 2025 <br />TOPIC: Fairview Street Improvement Project from 17th Street to Trask Avenue. <br />AGENDA TITLE <br />California Environmental Quality Act Environmental Determination for the Fairview <br />Street Improvements Project from 17th Street to Trask Avenue (Project No. 23-6701) <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Approve the Environmental Determination for the Fairview Street Improvements Project <br />from 17th Street to Trask Avenue as a Categorical Exemption pursuant to the California <br />Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Categorical Exemption number ER-2025-4 was filed <br />for this Project pursuant to California Code of Regulations Title 14, Section 15301(c). <br />GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: No <br /> <br />DISCUSSION <br />On November 19, 2024, City Council authorized City Staff to submit the Fiscal Year <br />2025-2026 Measure M2 Comprehensive Transportation Funding Program (CTFP) <br />application for Arterial Capacity Enhancements (ACE) funding to the Orange County <br />Transportation Authority (OCTA). The recommended project list included Fairview <br />Street Improvements Project from 17th Street to Trask Avenue (Exhibits 1 & 2). <br />The OCTA approval of the CTFP application requires City Council approval of the <br />CEQA environmental determination. Staff has determined that a Categorical Exemption <br />is the applicable determination for this project. The proposed project is exempt from <br />further environmental review under the requirements of CEQA because it falls under the <br />list of classes of projects that have been determined not to have a significant effect on <br />the environment and have been declared exempt by the Legislature in accordance with <br />the CEQA Guidelines. Categorical Exemption number ER-2025-4 was filed for this <br />Project (Exhibit 3). <br />Staff recommends the approval of the environmental determination for the Fairview <br />Street Improvement Project from 17th Street to Trask Avenue as a Categorical <br />Exemption pursuant to CEQA. <br />  <br />  <br />City Council 9 – 1 2/4/2025