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EXHIBIT A <br />November 8, 2007 <br />17310 Red Hill Avenue, Suite 320 <br />Irvine, CA 926145600 <br />tel. 949 260.1080 <br />fax 949 260.1081 <br />www.jonesandstokes com <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 />Subject: Proposal for Environmental Consulting Services <br />Dear Pedro: <br />Thank you for inviting Jones & Stokes to continue providing environmental consulting services for the City <br />of Santa Ana. We axe 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 />I will serve as program manager fox the effort, and will be the main point of contact for the City. I will be <br />supported by our team of top CEQA/NEPA 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 />The following outlines the proposed scope of work and compensation related to providing environmental <br />consulting services. <br />Scope of Work <br />Task 1. Provide In-House CEQAINEPA ConsultationlReview <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/NEPA, 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 />consultation. <br />Task 2. Provide On-Call CEQAINEPA Consultation <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 />