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Section 2: Scope of Work (continued) Task 5: Analysis of Alternatives Task 6: Long -Term and Growth -Inducing Impacts Task 7: Administrative and Draft EIR Task 8: Public Review and Circulation of Draft EIR Task 9: Response to Comments Task 10: Preparation of Final EIR Each of the tasks is described in greater detail in the- following sections. Task 1: Project Organization/Notice of Preparation During this initial task, DEA will meet with the City of Santa Ana Community Development Agency, representatives of the different school districts, and other involved parties to review plans, projects, documents, and other. information related to the proposed School and Community Facilities Redevelopment Plan, the project area, and the different school districts. Following this meeting, field surveys will be conducted to familiarize the project team with the City and the proposed Redevelopment Project Area. DEA assumes that a current map of existing land uses is available for use in the EIR. If not, DEA can provide this task as an optional component of the work program. The land use survey could extend the program schedule by one month. DEA will prepare an Environmental Checklist/Initial Study and a Notice of Preparation. The Initial Study will briefly describe the project and its potential environmental impacts. The NOP will publicize the preparation of an EIR for the proposed Plan and will request information from interested parties and service agencies on the scope and content of the environmental information to be included in the EIR. The NOP package will include a description of the project, the preliminary environmental analysis, and the Initial Study Checklist. DEA recommends that the Notice of Preparation/Initial Study be assembled as a brief report containing the following components: ■ Notice of Preparation - a single page transmittal letter that identifies the lead Agency and contact person for the EIR preparation. ■ Project Description - information on the proposed Plan to allow responsible and trustee agencies, interested organizations, and others to evaluate how the proposed Redevelopment Plan map affect them. It identifies key aspects of the Plan which may be an issues of concern for other agencies andmay need to be addressed in the Draft EIR. ■ Env rorvnental Assessment - a generalized discussion of the anticipated environmental impacts and indicate the issues to be analyzed in the EIR. The City of Santa Ana Redevelopment Plan EIR 2-4