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The Academy Charter High School MND j City of Santa Ana Planning Division to low density residential neighborhoods, such as the project site which is adjacent to single-family residential areas. The project site is zoned P (Professional), which provides for a variety of uses that are subject to a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) (per municipal code section 41-313.5), including extended child care facilities, trade and professional schools, gymnasiums, and recreational uses. Therefore, the project would require approval of a CUP prior to implementation. The project as proposed would require a variance to exceed the maximum building height on one of the classroom buildings. Municipal Code section 41-314 states that structures shall not exceed three stories or 35 feet in height within 140 feet of property used or zoned for residential purposes, and structures shall not exceed two -stories or 25 feet in height within the rear 50 percent of a lot abutting a property used or zoned for residential purposes. In addition, the project includes a lot merger and a requested variance for a reduction in parking. Municipal Code section 41-1342 states that the minimum off-street parking requirements for office and professional land. uses is three spaces for each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area. Chad Beckstrom has extensive experience evaluating and processing these types of planning actions for Santa Ana. Further, these discretionary approvals trigger the City's requirement to comply with CEQA prior to considering the project and require a consulting team, such as ICF, that has experience working with the City, experience on school development projects, and a reputation for high -quality and legally defensible environmental documents. ICF will bring our experience and existing relationships working with City staff, as well as an understanding of the issues related to high school development and redevelopment projects, particularly as they relate to impacts on existing communities. We see the key environmental issues surrounding this project to be related to aesthetics, noise, traffic, and overall effects to adjacent single- family residential land uses. Through our experience preparing CEQA documentation for school projects, our staff has prepared many environmental documents for projects that involved rouselredevelopment of sites for school uses in established neighborhoods. Overall, we are experienced with complex and controversial projects and have a demonstrated track record of successfully navigating through the CEQA process on behalf of our local municipal clients. Scope of Services Pursuant to the request for proposal (RFP), ICF will prepare an IS/MND 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. Our scope of work for environmental review and technical services for The Academy Charter High School project is outlined below. Task 9. Project Initiation Meeting/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 and Chad will also work with the City to develop a detailed project description. Deliverables; X Attendance at one project initiation meeting (two team members attending) ICF ;