25B - AGMT - ENVIRONMENTAL SRVS THE PLANNING CENTER

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Preliminary cost estimates will be developed for each concept in order to assist in evaluating the park sites. The Planning Center I DC&E will present the alternatives and discuss the site and program analysis at a joint meeting of City Staff to clarify direction in moving forward with the Draft Report Draft Report The Planning Center I DC&E will prepare a draft Recreation Value Report, incorporating the research, site opportunities and constraints, alterative concepts and cost estimates. The report will include a comparative analysis of recreational needs within the Centennial Park and McFadden/Orange communities and the potential for accommodating those needs at each site. City Staff Review The draft Recreational Value Report will be submitted to City /District Staff for review and comment. The City and District will provide a consolidated list of review comments to The Planning Center I DC&E to incorporate into the Final Report. Any conflicting comments between the City's and District's consolidated comments will be brought to both parties attention for resolution prior to creation of the Final Report. Final Report Based on City/District staff comments, The Planning Center I DC&E will create the final Recreation Value Report, incorporating staff comments for the City and District to provide to NPS for review and assessment of equal recreational value. Optional Task: Community Meeting There has already been public participation in the development of the proposed park site, referred to as Pacific Electric Park, including a survey, conceptual plans and preliminary phased improvements. Depending on City staff review comments to the Alternative Concepts and NPS review, additional public meetings may be necessary to discuss the changes with the community. The Planning Center I DC&E can facilitate these meetings and is available to discuss additional scope and budget should this be necessary. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW CEQA The McFadden-Orange site Is vacant and zoned for residential use. The proposed park would trigger the need for a General Plan Amendment and rezoning. Based on our understanding of the project and our experience with similar projects, we believe that the project will not require a full EIR, but can be cleared through a (Mitigated) Negative Declaration. We will prepare the various studies In an objective manner and work with City staff and consultant team whenever project changes or mitigation measures are necessary to reduce Impacts to a less than significant level. If any impacts remain significant despite best efforts at finding solutions, an EIR would be required, resulting in a change to this scope. NEPA We believe NPS approval will trigger the need to prepare an Environmental Assessment under the requirements of NEPA. The EA will be based largely on the results of the MND, but will include additional NEPA sections and will follow the checklist from the Environmental Screening Form in Appendix 1 of the National Park Service Director's Order (DO) 12 Handbook, Handbook for Environmental Impact Analysis. (Note: The Planning CenterlDC&E prepared the Centennial Park/GodinezJoint Use Project EA for the NPS). THE PLANNING CENTER[DC&E I PROPOSAL: RECREATIONAL ANAL YSIS;POTENTIAL NEGATIVE DECLARATION FOR F. 4CFADDENIORANGE PARK SITE 9 25B-13