55A - RESOLUTION CERTIFYING EIR SAN LORENZO SEWER LIFT STATION

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Chapter 3 Findings Regarding Project Alternatives Attachment "A" 3.4.21.3 Finding and Rationale for Alternative Site No. 19 The City hereby finds that specific economic, legal, social, technological, or other considerations make Alternative Site No. 19 infeasible. Alternative Site No. 19 would result in an overall increase in impacts to transportation/traffic as compared to the proposed Project. Although this alternative would reduce the Project's significant and unavoidable impact associated with Construction Configuration C.2 by two (2) weeks, this alternative would result in a significant unavoidable impact to the capacity of the South Bristol Street roadway for a total of 109 days (or 89 days longer than the proposed Project's significant unavoidable impact). Furthermore, construction of a lift station at Alternative Site No. 18 would exacerbate an existing parking deficiency at this existing commercial retail building both during construction and long -term operation. Significant impacts to parking would not occur under the proposed Project. In light of these considerations, the City finds that Alternative Site No. 19 would result in an overall increase in near -term impacts to transportation/traffic, and rejects this alternative as infeasible because it would not avoid or substantially lessen any of the significant effects of the Project. (CEQA Guidelines Section 15126.6(b).) This alternative also is rejected as infeasible because it would fail to meet, or would not be as effective in achieving, the proposed Project's objectives. This alternative would exacerbate an existing parking deficiency at an existing commercial shopping center, and would, therefore, fail to meet the Project's objective of avoiding detrimental effects to existing businesses. Detrimental effects to business would be further exacerbated by ongoing construction in close proximity to the existing commercial shopping center. Further, unlike the proposed Project site where the City has an existing sewer easement, construction at this location would require the City to acquire private property to provide easements for proposed sewer lines. Finally, construction of the lift station at this location would replace currently developed, useable land, in contrast to the proposed Project site, which is vacant and undeveloped. 3.4.22 Findings on Alternatives that were Considered but Eliminated from Detailed Analysis in the Draft EIR In addition to the 21 alternatives evaluated in the RDEIR, the Lead Agency considered two additional alternatives. Both of these alternatives were eliminated from detailed analysis in the EIR either because they did not meet the Project's basic objectives, would fail to reduce or avoid the significant impacts of the Project as proposed, and /or were determined at the outset to be infeasible. These alternatives are discussed below. 3.4.22.1 Saddleback High School Alternative This alternative would involve the construction of a lift station at Saddleback High School, either on a portion of the athletic field or parking lot adjacent to West Segerstrom Avenue. Such an alternative would not require the acquisition of privately owned property. The City hereby finds that specific economic, legal, social, technological, or other considerations make the adoption of this alternative infeasible. The Saddleback High School property is owned by a public entity, the Santa Ana Unified School District ( SAUSD). City staff inquired with the SAUSD about use of the school's property for construction the lift station facility. In a letter dated April 11, 2011, the SAUSD rejected the concept because: 1) the District is currently in the design phase of San Lorenzo Lift Station EIR (Project No. 06 -3510) 3 -43 CEQA Findings of Fact/Statement of Overriding Considerations 55A -82