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<br />EXHIBIT A <br /> <br />November 8, 2007 <br /> <br />17310 Red Hill Avenue, Suite 320 <br />Irvine, CA 92614-5600 <br />tel. 949260,1080 <br />fax 949260.1081 <br />www.Jonesandstokes.com <br /> <br />Mr. Pedro Guillen, Associate Planner <br />Planning and Building Agency <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Ross Annex M-20 <br />p.o. Box 1988 <br />Santa Ana, CA 92702 <br /> <br />Subject: Proposal for Environmental Consulting Services <br /> <br />Dear Pedro: <br /> <br />Thank you for inviting Jones & Stokes to continue providing environmental consulting services for the City <br />of Santa Ana. We are enthusiastic to have the opportunity to continue our work with the City of Santa Ana <br />Planning Division and share our expertise related to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and <br />National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) with City staff. <br /> <br />I will serve as program manager for the effort, and will be the main point of contact for the City, I will be <br />supported by our team of top CEQA/NEP A advisors and in-house environmental counsel (Ken Bogdan, <br />JD; Ron Bass, JD; and Terry Rivasplata, AICP), as well as other staff as necessary, in the consulting services <br />for the City, <br /> <br />The following outlines the proposed scope of work and compensation related to providing environmental <br />consulting services, <br /> <br />Scope of Work <br /> <br />Task 1. Provide In-House CEQAlNEPA Consultation/Review <br /> <br />Jones & Stokes will provide environmental consultation and review services for City staff as an in-house <br />extension of City staff. We will provide a staff member to be onsite at the City Planning Division in City Hall <br />on an as-needed basis, with advanced notice or by appointment, Our staff will work with case planners and <br />staff in other City Departments to review environmental documents prepared by City planning staff, provide <br />advice related to CEQA/NEP A, and answer general questions regarding the environmental review process <br />relative to the City entitlement process. This task may include additional outside consultation with Jones & <br />Stokes legal counsel and/ or technical experts, as needed, This task does not include preparing environmental <br />documents, though it may include writing brief memoranda related to review of documents and other <br />consulta tion, <br /> <br />Task 2. Provide On-Call CEQAlNEPA Consultation <br /> <br />Jones & Stokes will be available to the City on an as-needed basis to provide CEQA/NEPA consultation for <br />City staff, Our team will be available by phone and email to provide ongoing advice and review services <br />working on-call at City Hall. We will also be available to prepare Categorical Exemptions, Initial Studies, <br />Negative Declarations, Mitigated Negative Declarations, and EIRs at the City's request. These services will <br /> <br />9 <br /> <br />25C-11 <br />