INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERING CORPORATION (IEC)-A-2017-265-18

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representation and attendance at public and agency meetings, as well as stakeholder coordination and response to comments. Our services will include: Initial Studies, environmental analyses and determinations for Categorical Exemptions, Negative Declarations, Mitigated Negative Declarations, Environmental Impact Reports, Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Programs, Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations for CEQA compliance, as well as Environmental Assessments, Finding of No Significant Impact, and Environmental Impact Statements for NEPA compliance. EIS — An Environmental Impact Statement may be needed for decision making purposes related to Grants or Federal Resources. The EIS would disclose potentially significant environmental impacts. An Environmental Im- pact Statement would provide clearance under the National Environmental Protection Act. The EIS work would include the following: • Purpose and Need • Alternatives • Data Collection Analysis of Issues • Public/Agency Coordination • Draft and Final EA/EIS Documents • Meetings and Hearings • Draft Notices EIR — An Environmental Impact Report would be needed to disclose significant impacts from a project if mitiga- tion measures and alternatives can not reduce impacts to less than significant levels through the Initial Study/ Negative Declaration or Mitigated Negative Declaration process. An EIR scope would include: • Project Description • Alternatives • Data Collection Analysis of Issues • Initial Study/Impacts Identification • Public/Agency Coordination • Draft and Final EIR • Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations • Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program • Response to Comments • Meetings and Hearings • Draft CEQA Notices (Notice of Preparation, Notice of Availability, Notice of Determination and Notice of Completion) IEC'steam will prepare anytechnical studies needed for environmental determination and findings on discretionary approval for projects under consideration by the City. B. Technical Studies Technical studies prepared by IEC staff and our trusted teaming partners will include any and all services and deliverables related to documentation of baseline conditions and analysis of environmental impacts, future cumulative impacts, and mitigation measures required for CEQA and NEPA compliance such as: • Kurtzman Associates Incorporated: Air Quality, Health Risk Assessment, Greenhouse Gas Assessment; Noise Impacts, and Traffic; • Bloom Biology Incorporated: Biological Resources Assessment; • Cogstone: Cultural Resource Study and Historical Resource Assessment; • Ninyo & Moore: Environmental Site Assessment, Geological/Soil Study, Mineral Resource Study; and, • IEC: Hydrology/Water Quality Study, Water Supply Assessment, and Utility/Sewer Study. Environmental Constraints Analysis — IEC's team will be available to provide technical evaluation of environmen- tal compliance strategies to reduce environmental impacts related to discretionary actions. We will perform constraints analysis for the City of Santa Ana to identify thresholds of significance and modifications to proposed actions which could reduce the level of analysis for CEQA/NEPA compliance and permits that are needed for City of Santa Ana Stotement of Qualifications for Environmental and Planning Services (RFQ #17-043)