25B - ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES THE PLANNING CENTER

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November 9, 2010 Page 5 City's Noise Element and criteria identified in the California Administrative Code Title 24 (interior noise standards) for noise compatibility. Noise modeling datasheets will be included as an appendix to the PEIR. TASK 2 - INITIAL STUDY/NOTICE OF PREPARATION The Initial Study (IS) will include brief written responses for all items included on the standard Appendix G checklist, including the new thresholds that became effective March 18, 2010. Each response will explain the basis for the assessment of No Impact, Less Than Significant Impact, Less Than Significant Impact with Mitigation Incorporated, or Potentially Significant Impact; clearly indicate why a particular issue would not result in a significant impact and does not require further evaluation; and identify those issues that require further analysis in a PEIR. Given the City's decision to prepare a PEIR, it is assumed for the purpose of this proposal that checklist responses will consist mainly of short statements that lead to further analysis in the PEIR. A complete list of references used to prepare the 15 will be provided. A Notice of Preparation (NOP) will be prepared with the IS that clearly identifies the time period, contact person, and address for submitting responses on the IS. A copy of the IS will be attached to the NOP to explain the preliminary scope of issues to be included in the PEIR for distribution by the City. Deliverable(s): - Screencheck IS/NOP (5 review hard copies per screencheck) - IS/NOP (1 single-sided reproducible IS/NbP, 1 CD copy in MS Word) - Distribution of the IS/NOP via certified mail TASK 3 - SLOPING MEETING The Planning Centerwill assist the City in organizing and conducting one public scoping meeting to present the CEQA process and solicit comments about the scope and content of the PEIR for the Harbor Corridor Vision Plan project. At the public scoping meeting, we will be prepared to discuss the environmental review in connection with the proposed project and respond to specific questions, as desired by the City. We recommend that the scoping meeting be noticed in the NOP and held as soon as possible following the release of the NOP. A summary of the comments received at the public scoping meeting will be included in the PEIR as an attachment to include community input with this official environmental document. Deliverables Attendance/participation in scoping meeting (Project Director and/or PEIR project manager) - Scoping meeting handouts TASK 4 - SCREENCHECK DRAFT PROGRAM EIR The Planning Center will prepare a Screencheck PEIR based on the environmental topic sections disclosed in the I5. The PEIR will be clearly written and will avoid the use of technical jargon so that the document is easily understood. If technical terms need to be introduced for accuracy, they will be clearly defined. The analysis of issues will be thorough yet concise. Each topical section of the document will 1) describe existing environmental conditions, 2) define the criteria by which impacts will be determined to be significant, 3) determine the environmental changes that would result from the project, 4) evaluate the significance of those changes with respect to the impact significance criteria, 5) define mitigation measures to reduce or avoid all potentially significant adverse impacts, and b) provide a conclusion as to whether significant impacts would remain, even after successful implementation of recommended mitigation measures and project design features. 25B-15