25G - AGMT - ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES - 200 E FIRST AMERICAN WAY

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Environmental Consulting Services (200 East First American Way) ( City of Santa Ana and the historical approach to solving congestion problems (increasing roadway capacity by widening streets, or building new roads) is the least likely option to be considered by the City. In terms of land use compatibility, the project would generally be consistent with the District Center concepts, goals, and policies, Including land use and energy goals related to reducing land use-related energy consumption. These goals and policies encourage higher density mixed-use housing and office development to relate to areas of higher transportation access and capacity. In recent decades, Santa Ana has experienced slower growth in housing, due in part to the lack of vacant land and built out fabric. At the same time, the City's population increased by about 60,000, due In part to increased Immigration and demographic trends reflective of southern California. The General Plan anticipates additional infill housing through 2015 particularly In the City's District Centers. ICF will bring our past experience working with the City of Santa Ana as well as other local government agencies In preparing environmental documents for similar types of infill projects to bear on the proposed project. Scope of Work for the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) ICF will prepare an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) in accordance with State CEQA Guidelines, as well as all up-to-date CEQA-related legislation and case law. The environmental analysis will focus on the project, as delineated In the project description, preliminary engineering designs, and other information provided by the City and/or Project Applicant. ICF understands that our scope of work for environmental review and technical services needed for the 200 East First American Way project will involve the tasks outlined below. Task 1. Project Initiation/Develop Project Description and Objectives Chad Beckstrom and Renee Escario, as the project management team, will meet with the City's project team within five days of the Notice to Proceed (NTP) to discuss the project issues, refine our scope if necessary, and gather project specific data and materials (including design details, construction assumptions, and construction schedule) to begin the environmental analyses. Following this meeting, ICF will review this information to gain a firm understanding of the project and the Issues. Our project management and necessary technical staff will conduct field visits to review the site and the overall context of the surrounding area. Renee will prepare an information needs request to identify any additional project specific information that will be needed for preparation of the EIR. Renee and Chad will also work with the City to develop the project objectives and a detailed project description. At the completion of this task, Renee will provide the City with a Draft Project Description and project objectives for review. Deliverables ¦ Attendance atone project Initiation meeting (two team members attending), including travel time and preparation. ¦ Attendance atone site visit (assumes up to four team members), including drive time and preparation. ® Draft and final project description and objectives (assumes one round of review and revision) ¦ Memo documenting information requests. Task 2. Prepare a Draft Initial Study/Notice of Preparation (IS/NOP) ICF will prepare a Draft IS/NOP for the project, which will include an evaluation of the environmental resources contained In the CEQA Environmental Checklist. The IS/NOP will include: • Discussion of existing conditions; ¦ Project description; ¦ Evaluation of all potential environmental impacts; and ¦ identification of environmental issues to be analyzed in the EiR. Use or disclosure of data contawied on this sheet is subject to the restriction on the Lille page of this proposal. Page 9 25G-21