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Exhibit A - Side Letter <br />A-2023-194-13 <br />00 <br />March 4, 2025 <br />Jerry Guevara, Senior Planner <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza <br />Santa Ana, CA 92702 <br />Subject: Proposal to Continue Providing CEQA Peer Review Services for The Village Santa Ana Specific Plan <br />Dear Jerry: <br />Ascent appreciates the opportunity to continue providing peer review services for The Village Santa Ana Specific Plan <br />Environmental Impact Report (EIR). Ascent has been providing peer review services related to compliance with the <br />California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) for the project since September 11, 2023, pursuant to the Letter <br />Agreement under our on -call planning and technical services contract (Agreement No. A-2020-241-02). <br />Compensation was authorized for a not -to -exceed fee of $109,035.00. We understand that our Agreement No. A- <br />2020-241-02 expired on November 30, 2024, and we need to shift the remaining scope of work and funds to a new <br />Letter Agreement under Ascent's Master Agreement (Agreement No. A-2023-194-13), dated November 7, 2023. <br />Ascent has completed Task 1, and has completed approximately 70 percent of Task 2, and approximately 60 percent <br />of Task 4 of our scope of work. Task 3 has not started yet and zero percent has been expended. The remaining funds <br />as of December 1, 2024, equate to $36,470.84, as shown in the table below. We therefore request the new side letter <br />agreement under Ascent's Master Agreement No. A-2023-194-13 in the amount of $36,470.84. <br />Task <br />Original Fee <br />Remaining Funds <br />Task 1: Project InitiafionlKickoff <br />$3,870 <br />$5.00 <br />Task 2: Peer Review of Applicant -Prepared Draft EIR <br />$49,495 <br />$3,395.00 <br />Task 3: Peer Review of Final EIR <br />$17,640 <br />$17,640.00 <br />Task 4: Project Management and Meetings <br />$25,340 <br />$14,716.25 <br />Subconsultant (Keyser Marston) <br />$12,930 <br />$493.50 <br />Reimbursable Expenses <br />$300 <br />$221,09 <br />Total <br />$109,035 <br />$36,470.84 <br />We look forward to our continued work efforts with the City of Santa Ana. Please do not hesitate to contact me or <br />Tanya Jones if you have any questions or require further information. <br />Sincerely, <br />Chad Beckstrom, AICP <br />Principal <br />p: 949.569.9448 <br />e: Chad, Beckstrom@Ascent.inc <br />ASCENT ENVIRONMENTAL,INC. DBAASCENT1115642 SAND CANYON,#54491, IRVINE, CA 92619/10949.988.0890 F916.444.3927 w .ascent.inc <br />