25G - AMENDMENT FOR GENERAL PLAN IMPACT REPORT

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PER • 1M TAS• b February 7, 2020 (updated April 9, 2020) Verny Carvajal, Principal Planner Melanie McCann, Senior Planner City of Santa Ana, Planning Department 20 Civic Center Plaza, M-20 Santa Ana. CA 92702 Subject: Request for Contract Amendment No. 1 for the Technical Studies and Associated Environmental Impact Report for the Santa Ana General Plan (SNT-20.0) Dear Mr. Carvajal and Ms. McCann This letter is to request Contract Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. A-2018-263, approved by the City November 20, 2018. Per our ongoing discussions, this amendment details the tasks required to expand the scope of the General Plan Update Environmental Impact Report (GPU EIR) to include the Circulation Element. Merging the Circulation Element with the overall GPU will also eliminate the duplication and overlap of processing separate EIRs. This amendment assumes that remaining budget within the Circulation Element and FIR contract (A-2011-198) with IBI Group would be transferred to the GPU EIR. Included in the scope of work are IBI's efforts to combine the analysis for both the Circulation Element and GPU and ensure that analysis sufficiently addresses the combined potential traffic Impacts of the projects. The scope of work that follows details the PlaceWorks and IBI Group efforts covered in this amendment. Our Cost Estimate is attached. Note that assuming that the remaining budget in the Circulation Element contract is transferred to the GPU EIR contract, no additional fees are requested. PlaceWorks » Supplementing the GPU EIR to cover the Circulation Element, Including expanded project description, impact analyses, and potential alternative focused on circulation modifications. » Minimal increase In Notice of Preparation (NOP), Scoping Meeting, and Final EIR related to expanded project description, graphics, and potential comments related to the Circulation Element. Expanded project management and coordination due to extended schedule (+36 weeks in comparison to original schedule). IBI Group » Preparing a combined traffic analysis report for the Circulation Element and GPU that includes additional intersections and roadways, as well as City -requested modifications to some roadway reclassifications. » Ongoing coordination and meetings with OCTA to facilitate expedited schedule and IBI's use of OCTAM model. » OCTAM modeling of two land use scenarios. » Update of existing conditions analysis upon finalization of land use plan. February 7, 2020 (revised April 9, 2020 1 Page 1 25G-5