Item 15 - On-Call Environmental Review Services for Federally Funded Programs

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City of Santa Ana On-Call Environmental Review Services for Housing Division 6 IS-MND Process  Task 1 - Kickoff Meeting. A Kickoff Meeting will be held with City staff to confirm study objectives and approaches, communication protocol, and schedule.  Task 2 - Project Description. Rincon will prepare a description of the proposal being analyzed in the EIR, including descriptions of the site and its location, project characteristics relevant to the EIR analysis, project objectives, and required discretionary approvals. This typically includes textual, tabular, and graphic presentation. The Project Description will be submitted within one to two weeks of the Kickoff Meeting and receipt of information regarding the project.  Task 3 - Administrative Draft IS-MND. The Administrative Draft IS-MND will be provided. Timeframes will typically vary between three and six weeks, depending on the complexity of the project and the types of accompanying technical studies required.  Task 4 - Public Review Draft IS-MND. Rincon will typically deliver the Public Review Draft IS-MND within one to two weeks of receipt of comments on the Administrative Draft IS-MND. The Public Review Draft EIR will circulate for a period of 20 to 30 days.  Task 5 - Final IS-MND. Rincon will prepare written responses and submit them to staff for review within one to two weeks of receipt of all comments received by close of the public review period. . The Final IS-MND will typically be provided within one to two weeks of receipt of all City comments regarding the responses. The Final IS-MND will be in the form of a single document that includes the Draft IS-MND, mitigation measures and mitigation reporting/mitigation monitoring program (MMRP), as well as any necessary corrections and all agency and public comments and responses to comments. If desired, we can also prepare CEQA findings for the project in conjunction with the Final IS-MND. EIR Process  Task 1 – Kickoff Meeting. A Kickoff Meeting will be held with City staff to confirm study objectives and approaches, communication protocol, and schedule.  Task 2 - Initial Study/NOP. Rincon will prepare an Initial Study checklist with supporting discussion, typically within two to three weeks. The Initial Study will cover all items on the City’s environmental checklist and will include facts and analysis to support all conclusions. Upon City approval of the Initial Study, we will circulate a Notice of Preparation (NOP) of a Draft EIR.  Task 3 - EIR Scoping Meeting. If desired, a scoping meeting will be held during the 30-day NOP period to introduce the community to the proposed project and obtain input on the EIR scope of work (note: scoping meetings are required only for “regionally significant” projects).  Task 4 - EIR Project Description. Rincon will prepare a description of the proposal being analyzed in the EIR, including descriptions of the site and its location, project characteristics relevant to the EIR analysis, project objectives, and required discretionary approvals. This typically includes textual, tabular, and graphic presentation. The Project Description will be submitted within approximately two weeks of the Kickoff Meeting and receipt of information regarding the project.  Task 5 - Administrative Draft EIR. Rincon will prepare an Administrative Draft EIR within six to eight weeks of release of the NOP. The EIR will typically include the following:  Executive Summary - Summary of the proposed project and associated environmental consequences presented in tabular format to simplify review by decision-makers and the general public  Introduction and Environmental Setting - Introductory sections (required by CEQA) that lay the groundwork for and summarize the substantive analysis to follow; the introduction describes EXHIBIT 1