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Grand Avenue Widening Project Environmental Impact Report Section 1.0 1.3 CEQA PROCESS 1.3.1 CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT This Focused Environmental Impact Report (EIR) was prepared pursuant to the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) of 1970, as amended (Public Resources Code Section 21000 et seq.) and the CEQA Guidelines (California Code of Regulations Section 15000 et seq.). This Focused EIR assesses the potential impacts associated with the proposed widening of Grand Avenue between Seventeenth and First Streets in the City of Santa Ana. The City of Santa Ana is the Lead Agency for the proposed Grand Avenue widening. The City has the authority to adopt and implement proposed street improvements, consistent with the City of Santa Ana General Plan Circulation Element. The City is also the Lead Agency responsible for the environmental review for the proposed widening project. 1.3.2 INITIAL STUDY AND NOTICE OF PREPARATION The City of Santa Ana distributed a Notice of Preparation (NOP) of an EIR and an Initial Study (IS) for the proposed Grand Avenue widening project on May 13, 1998. The NOP/IS was distributed to the State Clearinghouse Office of Planning and Research, public agencies, utility and service providers, and homeowners' associations in the project area. A copy of the NOP/IS is provided in Appendix A of this EIR. The distribution list for the NOP/IS is provided in Appendix B. The City of Santa Ana received ten written responses to the NOP. Copies of these comment letters are provided in Appendix C. Table 1-2 summarizes the responses and indicates where in the IS and/or the EIR each specific environmental topic raised in these comment letters is located. 1.3.3 SCOPING MEETING The City of Santa Ana conducted a scoping meeting for the proposed Grand Avenue widening project on June 3, 1998. The meeting was held from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM, in the Hoiles Auditorium at the Orange County Register, at 625 North Grand Avenue, in the project area. The scoping notice was sent to all property owners and tenants within 300 feet of the Grand Avenue right-of-way. The distribution list for the scoping meeting is mi cluded in Appendix D. The scoping notice was provided in both English and Spanish. A copy of the scoping notice is provided in Appendix D. The attendees at the scoping meeting were invited to sign in and were provided a short handout describing the project and a comment card if they wished to provide written comments. A Spanish language translator was available. Approximately 50 attendees signed in; there were an estimated 75 to 85 people in attendance. The attendance list is provided in Appendix D. F.-IPROJ-ENVIGrand eirWew Text- GrandlSection 1.0 -new. doe . Page 1-17