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<br />Negative Declaration, Mitigated Negative Declaration, Finding of No Significant Impact, Mitigated Finding of No
<br />Significant Impact
<br />Following the completion of the IS, it may be determined that a project is not expected to have any significant
<br />impacts in relation to CEQA or NEPA requirements. In the event that the project has no significant impacts, Sapphos
<br />Environmental, Inc. will coordinate with the City to prepare the relevant public notice to explain why the proposed
<br />project will have no expected significant impacts. For CEQA, this document is a ND or MND and for NEPA, this
<br />document is a FONSI or a Mitigated FONSI.
<br />Work Products
<br />• One (1) hard copy and one (1) electronic version in PDF of the Screen Check Draft NOP/IS for
<br />review and comment
<br />• One (1) hard copy and one (1) electronic version in PDF of the Screen Check Draft NOI/EA for
<br />review and comment
<br />• One (1) hard copy and one (1) electronic version in PDF of the final NOP/IS
<br />• One (1) hard copy and one (1) electronic version in PDF of the final NOI/EA
<br />TASK 3 DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT / DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT
<br />Work Efforts
<br />The scope of the EIR and/or EIS will be based on the findings of the Initial Study and/or Environmental Assessment.
<br />Those issues identified in the Initial Study or Environmental Assessment as having the potential for significant impacts
<br />will be called forward for detailed analysis. The Draft EIR will further evaluate the proposed project's potential
<br />significant environmental impact and identify mitigation measures and alternatives to avoid potential effects.
<br />The focus of the Draft EIR will be the potentially significant impacts to aesthetics, air quality, biological resources,
<br />cultural resources, geology and soils, hazards and hazardous materials, hydrology and water quality, land use and
<br />planning, noise, population and housing, public services, recreation, transportation and traffic, utilities and service
<br />systems, and any feasible mitigation measures capable of avoiding, reducing, or compensating for the significant
<br />impacts of the proposed project. The Draft EIR will contain an introduction, project summary, environmental setting,
<br />environmental impacts (direct, indirect, and cumulative), and a discussion of alternatives and mitigation measure as
<br />described above. In addition, the report will include report preparation resources and appendices. Sapphos
<br />Environmental, Inc. will complete and transmit the Notice of Completion (NOC) to both the City and the Governor's
<br />Office of Planning and Research (OPR).
<br />Following the completion of the EA, the Draft EIS will include in detail a description of the proposed project (action),
<br />the purpose and need for the proposed action, discussion of alternatives, the affected environment, environmental
<br />consequences of the proposed action' and alternatives to the consequences, and the required mitigations or
<br />recommendations for best management practices (BMPs).
<br />The Draft EIS will be similar to the EIR in content and scope, although its focus is described as the potential for the
<br />proposed project to have impacts to land development, socioeconomics, community facilities and services, natural
<br />features, and other factors. Furthermore, per NEPA requirements, the EIS will thoroughly evaluate all reasonable
<br />alternatives to provide a clear basis for the choice of action, avoid discussion of impacts that are considered too
<br />speculative, and assess the potential socioeconomic impacts of the proposed project. Sapphos Environmental, Inc.
<br />will ensure that coordination with all federal agencies and environmental laws to ensure compliance with any and all
<br />actions that require federal review.
<br />For each of the 16 technical issue areas determined to have the potential for significant impacts, Sapphos
<br />Environmental, Inc. will provide a detailed scope of services that will describe:
<br />• Regulatory Framework: federal, state, and local statutes and regulations that will be considered in
<br />the environmental analysis
<br />• Baseline Conditions: literature review, agency consultation, outreach to stakeholders, field work, and
<br />modeling that will be undertaken to characterize baseline conditions of the proposed project site
<br />APRIL 1 1, 2008 SAPPHOS ENVIRONMENTAL, INC.
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