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A not -to -exceed budget for responses to comments has been established to cover efforts by any member of the consulting team needed. Up to 72 hours of professional time by The Planning Center has been included in our scope. _If an unexpectedly large volume of comments is received, or if certain comments result in the need for substantial additional responses, or new research or analysis, the initial budget may not be sufficient. Should this situation become apparent, we will discuss this concern with the City before the responses budget is consumed and determine an appropriate course of action. Responses to Comments by responsible agencies will be provided to those agencies, as well as to any other commenters identified by the City, a minimum of 10 days prior to consideration of the Final EIR by the City Council. Task 6.2: Mitigation Monitoring Program A Mitigation Monitoring Program (MMP) will be prepared, pursuant to Section 2 108 1.6 of the Public Resources Code. It will be presented in standard City format, and will identiy the significant impacts that would result from the project, proposed mitigation measures for each impact, the times at which the measures will need to be conducted, the entity responsible for implementing the mitigation measure, and the City department or other agency responsible for monitoring the mitigation effort and ensuring its success. A draft MMP can be prepared for consideration by the Planning Commission, if desired, so that any comments they may have can be incorporated into the MMP for approval by the City Council at the time they certify the Final EIR. Task 6.3: Statement of Overriding Considerations/ Facts & Findings Section 15091 of the CEQA Guidelines reQuires that no public agency approve or carry out a project for which an EIR has been completed which identifies one or more significant effects unless the public agency prepares findings for each significant effect. As reQuested by the City, The Planning Center will prepare findings and facts in support of findings describing each of the significant impacts identified by the EIR and the determination as to whether those impacts would be reduced to below a level of significance by proposed mitigation measures. These facts and findings will be incorporated into the resolution to be prepared by City staff. Additionally, Section 15093 reQuires that when an agency approves a project which will have significant adverse environmental effects that are unavoidable, the agency must make a statement of its views on the ultimate balancing of the merits of approving the project despite the environmental damage. The Planning Center will prepare the Page 2-16 Proposal to the City of Santa Ana