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Preferred Alternative (LPA) are established and which enables the City of Santa Ana to preserve the Corridor between the SARTC and Harbor Boulevard. Our overall work approach integrates the planning and conceptual engineering tasks with the environmental compliance process. In this manner, potential environmental constraints are identified early in the process as the project description and alternatives considered evolve through alternatives development, alternatives screening, conceptual engineering, and selection of the LPA. To the greatest extent feasible, project environmental impacts shall be resolved through project design. In adherence with the OCTA "Go Local' program and its requirements, the environmental process shall be managed such that the project remains eligible for federal funding. A joint environmental document will be prepared, consistent with California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) guidelines. Given the scale, complexity, and potential issues related to the Corridor, a joint draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) / Environmental Impact Report (EIR) will likely be required for the project — particularly for those portions of the Corridor that would cross the Santa Ana River Channel and that would utilize the PE ROW. However, much depends upon the nature of the build alternatives selected for detailed evaluation in the DEIS/EIR phase of analysis. NEPA is flexible in that the issues in the "in -street" segment and the "in -ROW" segments may not have effects that would trigger federal criteria for significance. In this case, a federal determination could be made that an Environmental Assessment (EA) is the appropriate environmental document for the project. Our evaluation will be structured so that the applicable environmental information is brought forward on a timely basis to allow for this consideration. Consultation with the federal lead agency and cooperating agencies is essential for establishing the scope of the environmental analysis, methodologies, thresholds, and key concerns that must be addressed through the joint NEPA/CEQA process. For the purposes of this work plan, it is presumed that the City of Santa Ana will act at the CEQA lead agency and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) or its designee will serve as the federal lead. As this is a transit project, FTA guidelines will largely be utilized to determine the potential for adverse effects with regard to NEPA. Task 10.1 Refined Environmental Work Plan The AA process will identify a reduced set of alternatives that will undergo detailed environmental evaluation as part of the DEIS/EIR phase. Once the nature of these alternatives has been established, the Cordoba team will prepare a refined Environmental Work Plan in consultation with the City of Santa Ana, OCTA, FTA, and the cooperating resource agencies. Based on this information, the Cordoba team will refine and finalize the detailed tasks of the scope of work and the corresponding budget to ensure that the bulk of the environmental effort is devoted to those environmental issues that warrant additional scrutiny and which are needed to achieve consensus for a Locally Preferred Alternative. Deliverable(s) - Refined Environmental Work Plan (including task scope and budgets) Task 10.2 Administrative Record 281 P a e