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AGREEMENT 2-0149 Exhibit A Included within the 28-mile Centerline project is a 15-mile segment that has 'been included in the adopted Regional Transportation Plan for Southern California (SCAG, 2000). The DEIS/DEIR for The Centerline Project was prepared and released for public comment on September 3, 1999. The DEIS/DEIR included evaluation of the following four alternatives: . A "No Build" Alternative (no Centerline project) . The Elevated Alternative defined in the Corridor MIS (with minor refinements reflecting recent land use changes) . The Street Level Alternative 1 (SLA 1) . The Street Level Alternative 2 (SLA 2) The AUTHORITY Board held a public hearing regarding the DEIS/DEIR on September 27, 1999. The public hearing was supplemented with six field, hearings to maximize the opportunity for public input. At the time the public comment period closed on October 25, 1999, The AUTHORITY had received over 2,000 comments from the public, affected cities, and public agencies. During this time, The AUTHORITY staff began developing a Staff Recommended Alignment (SRA) as the first step in the process to adopt a Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA). In developing the SRA, The AUTHORITY was guided by input from the public, discussions with City staff, and extensive meetings with impacted communities. Because of this input, a hybrid SRA alignment was developed, which included segments of the three previously studied aiternatives and was in response to public comments on the DEIS/DEIR. In order to assess the environmental impacts of the SRA at a level of detail equal to the other three build alternatives, The AUTHORITY initiated the preparation of the Dec. 2000 SDEIS/RDEIR. ' In addition to the SRA, two additional revised build alternatives were considered and evaluated in the Dec. 2000 SDEIS/RDEIR: the Irvine Alignment Alternative (1M), and the Elevated Alternative 2 (EA 2). Both the 1M and the EA 2 are alignments that include segments of the three build alternatives studied in the DEIS/DEIR, as well as the incorporation of new segments and features. The new segments and features of the 1M responded to City of Irvine comments and concerns, while new segments and features of the EA 2 alternative focused on the cities of Santa Ana and Orange comments. The Dec. 2000 SDEIS/RDEIR also evaluated four candidate Minimum Operable Segment (MaS) alternatives: the MaS for the SRA (MaS-south A), the MaS for the 1M (MaS-South B), and the two MaS alternatives for the EA 2 (MOS- Central and MaS-North), These MaS alternatives were considered by The AUTHORITY as initial segments if a build alternative was selected for the LPA. 2