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Section 2: Scope of Work (continued) summarized, as taken from the Earth and Geology section. The release of hazardous materials or explosion may occur with individual projects which use or generate hazardous materials. Possible interference with emergency services and evacuation plans during construction and occupancy of projects under the Plan may also occur. The risks posed by aircraft during take -off and landing at John 'Wayne Airport and the Tustin Marine Air Station will be discussed. Risks posed to adjacent uses and residents during redevelopment project construction will be analyzed. Measures that may reduce these hazards will be identified. Population and Housing - The EIR will provide a discussion of the population, household, and housing characteristics of the City. The proposed Redevelopment Plan is not expected to increase the population or housing stock in the City. The Redevelopment Plan will only accommodate the existing population through improvements in school and community facilities and infrastructure. The Redevelopment Plan is required to spend 20 percent of set -aside funds for the development, improvement or rehabilitation of affordable housing units. The EIR will discuss any impact on housing that will occur with the use of these funds. Any increase in employment opportunities within the project area will be addressed. Transportation and Circulation - The project team will meet with City staff to obtain information on the existing circulation network and traffic volumes. DEA assumes that adequate data is available to discuss traffic volumes and service levels along major streets. Because specific information on all individual projects that will be built under the Redevelopment Plan are not expected to be available, the discussion of traffic impacts will be general. It will focus on changes in traffic and circulation patterns that will occur with the relocation of students from existing overcrowded schools to new facilities. The analysis will include the potential impacts from the redistribution of school -generated traffic and the impacts on public transportation systems, local transits, and existing parking lots. Should adequate information become available to allow the development of a detailed traffic study at this stage, DEA may expand its work program to include the preparation of an independent traffic study. With this option, traffic engineers at DEA will prepare a scope of work for approval by the City and will provide project specific analysis of traffic impacts for the EIR. Energy and Utilities - The EIR will include an analysis of the Redevelopment Plan's impacts on the existing utility companies' ability to serve the project area. The project team engineers/planners will meet with City staff and the various public service vendors to identify infrastructure improvements that City of Santa Ana Redevelopment Plan EIR 2-10