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Proposal to Prepare an EIR and Provide Planning Consulting Services for the First and Fourth Street Corridors Mixed -Use Overlay Zone Section 2. SCOPE OF SERVICES AND TASK DESCRIPTIONS EIP will take responsibility for project initiation and organization, data compilation, impact assessment, development of mitigation measures, report compilation and distribution, monitoring and review for CEQA adequacy, preparation of all required notices, attendance at public meetings and hearings, response to public comments, coordination between City staff and the EIR project team, and the preparation of a mitigation monitoring plan. In addition to ourwork on the EIR, EIP will provide planning consultation services to assist the City in preparation of the General Plan Amendment and development of the Mixed Use Overlay Zone as described in Subtasks if -1 i below. Katz, Okitsu & Associates (KOA) is joining EIP on this project for the preparation of a technical traffic study. Report format and content will be in full compliance with CEQA (as amended through the date of submittal of the draft EIR), the State CEQA Guidelines (also as amended through the date of submittal of the draft EIR), and the City's environmental guidelines and procedural requirements. General EIR organization will include a discussion of existing conditions, impacts, and mitigation measures for each affected issue area. Text will be supplemented with graphics and summary tables, as necessary, to present information in a concise and easily understood format. Work products will consist of professionally photocopied reports (on recyclable paper, double -sided) in comb bindings, unless the City requests other presentation formats. All work products will also be submitted in electronic format on CDs and will be prepared using Microsoft Word for all documents. For purposes of this scope of work, schedule, and budget, it is assumed that the environmental document will be prepared at a programmatic level of detail for the majority of the mixed-use overlay zone, with the exception of two discrete projects (Arnell Properties and Capital Pacific/Makar) that will be addressed at a project -specific level of detail, to the extent that available information and data permits. Refer to Section 3 of this proposal for a detailed description of the proposed EIR schedule and associated products/deliverables, and refer to Section 4 of this proposal for our estimated fee. TASK 1: PROJECT INITIATION AND ORGANIZATION The objectives of this task are to compile the relevant background data and reports, define the proposed project for use in the environmental analysis, compile a list of cumulative projects, identify all discretionary actions, establish early communication among various project team members, and familiarize the EIP project team with the issues and concerns that the City wishes analyzed in the EIR. Subtask 1a: Refine Scope of Work Following a written notice to proceed from the City, the EIP Project Manager will meet with the City to refine the scope of the EIR, if necessary and EIP's role in the issues analysis for a General Plan Amendment and Zone Change. Any revisions to the scope of work may require a commensurate revision to the proposed cost. EIP will also work closely with City staff to develop and refine the proposed schedule.