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Section 2: Scope of Work (continued) ® Irreversible environmental changes that would accompany the adoption of the proposed Redevelopment Plan and construction of redevelopment projects N An analysis of the growth -including impacts, in terms of population and employment, of the proposed School and Community Facilities Redevelopment Plan s The potential for new development and investment that may occur in the City to support and serve future redevelopment projects. Task 7: Administrative and Drat EIR DEA will compile all of the sections prepared in previous tasks into a single draft document. Fifty .(50) administrative copies of the Draft EIR will be submitted to the City for review. DEA will revise the report within two weeks of receipt of continents on the administrative Draft EIR. Then, DEA will prepare fifty (50) copies of the Draft EIR for public review. Ten copies of the Draft EIR will be forwarded by the City to the State Office of Planning and Research (OPR). DEA will assist the City in preparing a Notice of Completion which will accompany the Draft EIR to OPR. Following this, a forty-five day review period for the Draft EIR will begin. A camera-ready original will be provided for making additional copies of the Draft EIR and for the City's mailing to responsible and trustee agencies and other individuals requesting a copy of the Draft EIR. DEA will prepare all necessary environmental findings, explanations of these findings, and reference the documentation supporting these findings. The findings will focus on the objectives of the project. It will be used by the Lead Agency for certification of the EIR and in the preparation of any Statements of Overriding Considerations (if they are required for the -certification of this EIR and the approval of this project). DEA will provide ten copies of the draft Findings for the 'City's review prior to their finalization. Task 8: Public Review and Circulation of Draft EIR During this task, the Draft EIR will be presented to the public for review and comment. The City of Santa Ana and its legal counsel shall be responsible for public notices required for the hearings. The work program assumes that the project team will be required to attend four public hearings before the Redevelopment Agency and City Council. The City may choose to have another community workshop held during this time. DEA will assist the City during the workshop by presenting a summary of the Draft EIR. During the public hearings, DEA will present the Draft EIR or the Final EIR to the Redevelopment Agency and City Council. It will also respond to questions from the Council, City staff, or the public regarding the EIR. Should additional public hearings or workshops be required by the City of Santa Ana, DEA will attend these hearings on a time and materials basis. City of .Santa Ana Redevelopment Plan EIR 2-15