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0.0 Project Approach Our approach to the preparation of environmental documents for the City of Santa Ana will be to utilize our knowledge of the Santa Ana General Plan and zoning ordinance to examine all issues associated with further development. We will also utilize our extensive experience with the design of urban mixed use developments and master planned communities to determine consistency of each project with the City's General Plan and Zoning Ordinance. We intend to establish credibility with the community and City staff through our continued dedication to quality, responsiveness, and the timely completion of project tasks. This will be achieved in several ways, including: (1) Communicating clearly and often with City staff and the community; (2) Providing accurate and pertinent information that facilitates focused discussions of each project's environmental consequences; (3) Identifying both the positive qualities of proposed planning concepts or mitigation strategies and the environmental disadvantages associated with those concepts/strategies so that decision -makers can better appraise the trade-offs involved in various decisions; and (4) Being flexible enough to respond quickly to unexpected circumstances, such as unscheduled requests to attend meetings or to provide information on a specific topic for a special briefing to a Council member, Planning Commissioner, or community group. Santa Ana is a sophisticated community with a high level of understanding of urban planning concepts and the environmental review process. It is anticipated that the environmental consultant will be called upon to attend numerous public meetings to assist City staff in discussing environmental issues and in explaining the requirements of CEQA as it applies to this project. Therefore, it is incumbent upon the environmental Consultant to ensure that the environmental documents are not only technically sufficient, but well presented. Templeton Planning Group has the expertise necessary to partner with the City of Santa Ana for future environmental projects. We look forward to working with the City of Santa Ana as we bring about the timely and thorough completion of each environmental document we undertake. 4.0 Scope of Services Templeton Planning Group will provide environmental services under the direction of City staff. TPG will be responsive and maintain excellent working relationships with project applicant, property owners, developers and City staff. TPG will provide adequate staffing levels at all times in order to adhere to established schedules. Templeton Planning Group's services will include attendance at appropriate City Commission, City Council and neighborhood meetings, preparation, distribution and filing of environmental noticing documents, preparation of studies and technical reports through the use of subconsultants, including and not limited to the following: Initial Study Geological/Soil Study Notice of Preparation Hydrology/Water Quality Study Notice of Intent Water Assessment Study City of Santa Ana SOQ > > Templeton Planning Group