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Bat Nha Buddhist Meditation Center MND I City of Santa Ana Planning Division Scope of Services Pursuant to the request for proposal (RFP) and our understanding of the proposed project, 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 project is outlined below, Task 9. Project Initiation Meeting/Develop Project Description and Objectives Chad Beckstrom and Renee Escarlo, 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: ¦ Attendance at one project initiation meeting (two team members attending) ¦ Attendance at one site visit, including drive time and preparation ¦ Draft and final project description ¦ Memo documenting information requests Task 2. Prepare Technical Studies to Support 1S/MND Due to the nature and location of the proposed project, we anticipate that the following technical studies will be required: ® Air Quality Impact and GHG Analysis ¦ Traffic Impact Analysis ¦ Noise Impact Study N Cultural and Historic Resource Analysis We anticipate that the applicant would provide a preliminary level of site-specific technical analysis Including visual simulations or renderings, a preliminary site plan, grading plans, a preliminary geotechnlcal study, and a water quality management plan. The ICF team's approach to each of these studies is provided In greater detail below. Air Quality Impact and GHG Analysis The air quality and GHG emissions assessment will be prepared consistent with the technical requirements and methodologies outlined in SCAQMD's CEQA Air Quality Handbook (as updated per the revisions posted on the SCAQMD website), Localized Significance Threshold Methodology for CEQA Evaluations,, and Particulate Matter (PM) 2.5 Significance Thresholds and Calculation Methodology guidance documents. For the evaluation of GHG emissions and climate change, specific methodologies and thresholds will be developed based on the latest information made available by the California Air Resources Board (ARB), Governor's Office of Planning and Research (OPR) and SCAQMD at time of project initiation. The air quality and climate change assessment will consist of the following: ¦ Regulatory Setting and Existing Air Quality Conditions. The project site is located within the SCAQMD Source Receptor Area No. 20 {Central Orange County). The regulatory setting will include a summary of all pertinent statutes and regulations, including the federal Clean Air Act, California and National Ambient Air Page 9