Item 24 - On-Call Environmental Review Services for Federally Funded Programs

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EXHIBIT 1 City of Santa Ana On -call Environmental Review Services for Housing Division EIR (if any are warranted), and the MMRP. If desired and required, we will also prepare CEQA Findings and a Statement of Overriding Consideration for the project. o Response to Comments. Within two to three weeks of receipt of all comment letters on the Draft EIR, Rincon will submit draft Response to Comments. Within one week of receipt of City comments on the draft report, Rincon will prepare the final Response to Comments. o MMRP. Concurrent with the Responses to Comments report, Rincon will prepare an MMRP, which will be included in the Final EIR. o NOD. Within five days of EIR certification and project approval (if any), Rincon will assist with the preparation and filing of the NOD with the County Clerk and SCH along with the filing fee (to be paid by the project applicant). Approach to NEPA Document Preparation Upon receiving an inquiry from the City on a particular project with federal agency involvement, an early step will be determining what level of NEPA review will be required. Rincon's project manager will obtain a detailed project description from the City staff members and consider the location, scale, and implementation timeframe. Preliminary research on the site will be conducted, and existing technical studies and environmental documentation will be consulted. The following are typical procedures for an EA/FONSI and EIS. For tasks involving City review, Rincon estimates a period of 15 days for the City to complete a round of review. EA/FONSI Process • Task 1- Kickoff Meeting. Similar to IS-MND process. • Task 2 - Administrative Draft EA/FONSI. The Administrative Draft EA/FONSI will be provided within six to eight weeks of receipt of notice to proceed and approval of the project description. • Task 3 - Public Review Draft EA/FONSI. Rincon will deliver the Public Review Draft EA/FONSI within one to two weeks of receipt of City comments on the Administrative Draft EA/FONSI. • Task 4 - Final EA/FONSI. Rincon will prepare written responses and submit them to City staff for review within seven days of receipt of all comments received after the closing of the public review period. The Final EA/FONSI will be provided within one week of receipt of all comments regarding the responses. EIS Process • Task 1- NOI and Scoping Process. Similar to EIR process. • Task 2 - Scoping Meeting. Similar to EIR process. • Task 3 - Description of Project Alternatives. Similar to EIR process, except all potential alternatives will be described in an equal level of detail, as required by NEPA. • Task 4 - Administrative Draft EIS. Similar to EIR process except all potential alternatives will be analyzed at an equal level of detail, as required by NEPA. • Task 5 - Draft EIS. Similar to EIR process. • Task 6 - Final EIS o Responses to Comments/Preliminary Final EIS. Similar to EIR process. o Final EIS Publication. NEPA requires a 30-day review period for a Final EIS. The EIS will need to be made available for an additional 30-day review period following its publication. • Task 7 - Record of Decision (ROD). The ROD will be issued no sooner than 30 days after the approved Final EIS is distributed or 90 days after the Draft EIS is circulated. We also have experience preparing Categorical Exclusions for capital improvement projects and small residential projects. Categorical Exclusions we have prepared for the City have typically consisted of street improvements (e.g., sidewalk replacements, ADA-curb ramp installations) or other public facility improvements (e.g., parks and libraries). The process and document for a Categorical Exclusion is akin to an abbreviated EA/FONSI, which can be typically completed within six to eight weeks. Historically, the City has managed all NEPA notices; however, Rincon can also assist with the preparation and posting of the Notice of Intent to Request Release of Funds (NOI/RROF) and subsequent RROF.