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Project Approach —Page 3-1 3.1 MND Project Approach The following is a typical project approach for an MND prepared for a public agency. Task 1.0 Prepare/Review Technical Reports P&D will prepare the appropriate technical reports as directed by the City. If the technical reports are prepared by another firm, P&D will conduct a peer review of the reports and provide the City with a memorandum summarizing the review and adequacy of the reports. Task 2.0 Prepare the Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration P&D will prepare the project IS/MND and assess the project's impacts on the environment using the City's Environmental Checklist. The analysis will be prepared based on the project description provided by the City. The IS will respond to the Environmental Checklist Form and provide explanation to each question. As part of CEQA compliance, preparation of the IS/MND will serve to determine if the project may have a significant effect on the environment. The analysis prepared within the IS/MND will be sufficient in detail to meet the substantive requirements of CEQA. P&D will work with the City in order to ensure that relevant issues of concern are addressed. It should be noted that if the proposed project does not meet the requirements for an MN D, P&D would notify the City that the preparation of an EIR would be needed. Task 3.0 Revise and Final IS/MND P&D's Project Manager will coordinate with the City to discuss the findings of the IS/MND. The IS/MND will then be revised based on comments received, and a Final IS/MND will then be prepared and sent to the City. Task 4.0 Prepare Notice of Intent (NOI)/Notice of Completion (NOC) and Distribute IS/MND P&D will prepare the required Notice of Intent (NOI) and Notice of Completion (NOC) for review and approval by the City. P&D will coordinate with the City ,3. Project Approach to create a mailing list of addresses, which P&D will use to distribute the IS/MND for the required 30-day public review period to the City, all applicable responsible agencies, trustee agencies, State Clearinghouse and interested parties. P&D will then file the NOI with the County Clerk's Office and the NOC with the State Clearinghouse. Task 5.0 Prepare Response to Comments on the IS/MND P&D will respond to comments received on the IS/MND and prepare one (1) Draft Response to Comments Report (Report) for the City's review and comment. The responses contained in the Report will be revised, as appropriate by P&D. P&D will make the required copies of this document and send a copy of the Report to all responsible agencies and other parties who commented on the IS/MND. P&D will provide a copy of the Report to responsible agencies ten (10) days before the City Council considers the approval of the project and adoption of the MND. Task 6.0 Prepare Mitigation and Monitoring Plan/Notice of Determination P&D will prepare the CEQA required Mitigation and Monitoring Plan in cooperation with City staff. The plan will include all the final mitigation measures developed for the project that the City is responsible to see are implemented. The plan would be included as part of the Final MND. P&D will prepare a draft of the plan for the City's review and comment. P&D will make all requested changes to the plan and will send the City one (1) copy of the plan for inclusion in the project files. P&D will prepare the required Notice of Determination (NOD) for review and approval by the City. Necessary revisions would be made to the NOD by P&D before it is finalized. P&D will file the NOD with the County Clerk's Office and with the State Clearinghouse. Task 7.0 Meetings/Public Hearings P&D's Project Manager will be available to attend any project related meetings as determined by the City. P&D Consultants U/03521005.30.01 City of Santa Ana Environmental Consultants TCB I AECOM