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Proposal to Provide Environmental (CEQA/NEPA) Consultfng Services Draft EIR - Production and editorial work to publish the Draft EIR for public review and comment; noticing and circulation would also be part of a typical EIR work program. Noticing - Rincon would also assist in preparing and distributing the required notices under CEQA. These notices include the Notice or Preparation (NOP), Notice of Intent to Adopt Negative Declaration (NOI), Notice of Completion and Notice of Availability (NOC/NOA), and Notice of Determination (NOD). Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP) - Once the required mitigation measures are identified, an MMRP is prepared to ensure that all of the required mitigation measures are properly implemented. This program would be approved along with certification of the Final EIR. Public Hearings - Rincori s Project Manager and/or Principal in Charge would attend public hearings as necessary to support the City's planning team. This may include oral presentations to the hearing body and graphic presentations. Final EIR - Preparation of the Final EIR would include responses to comments on the Draft EIR, preparation of a mitigation monitoring and reporting program (MMRP), and publication of the Final EIR, which incorporates responses to comments, the MMRP, and revised EIR text. CEQA Findings - Rincon is regularly called upon to support staff with the preparation of staff reports that include the required CEQA Findings, including but not limited to a Statement of Overriding Considerations for projects that may be approved even though they may involve one or more significant environmental effect. 2.2 TECHNICAL APPROACH TO ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES. The scope of work for any environmental document would depend upon the nature of the project being analyzed and will vary from project to project. The issues listed below are those that are most likely to be concern for an individual project: • Aesthetics • Air Quality (including Global Climate Change) • Biological Resources • Cultural Resources • Geology/Sails • Hazards/Hazardous Materials • Hydrology/Water Quality • Water Assessment Study • Land Use/Planning (including FAA and ALUC studies) • Noise • Population/Housing • Public Services • Transportation/Traffic • Utilities/Service Systems Any individual environmental document may need to study any or all of the above issues. In all likelihood, the EIR scope of work for an individual project would consist of a subset of the issues listed above. Rincon s general approach to the analysis of each of the above issues is described below. Aesthetics. Analysis of aesthetic impacts may include the following topics: • Changes in visual character • Impacts to vistas from public and private viewing areas City of Santa Ana