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December 2, 2011 Mr. Vincent C. Fregoso, AICP City of Santa Ana Planning and Building Agency 20 Civic Center Plaza P.O. Box 1988 Santa Ana, CA 92702 RE: TAVA Development --Request for Change Order for Supplemental Environmental Analysis and Revised Environmental Documentation (Cultural Resources). Dear Mr. Fregoso: URS Corporation (URS) appreciates the opportunity to continue to provide environmental services to the City of Santa Ana (City) for the TAVA Development Company Project (Project). Based on the nature of comments received on the Cultural Resources section of the Project's Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR), URS has identified the need for additional cultural resources analyses to augment the Cultural Study Report prepared in 2008 by Discovery Works and used in preparation of the DEIR. Upon further discussion with City staff, it is our understanding that the City would like a supplemental environmental analysis and revisions to the Cultural Resources section of the DEIR to address issues identified during the public review period. URS presents the following summary of out -of -scope items that are required to address issues identified as a result of the public comments. Revised Scope of Work Task 1— Prepare Supplemental Cultural Resources Technical Memorandum. Per discussions with the City of Santa Ana, URS will author a supplemental technical memorandum which analyzes the project's effects for purposes of CEQA. URS will re -define the Project Area; coordinate/obtain background information from (but not limited to) the City and other groups, stakeholders, agencies, and others; perform additional historical research; address public comments received to date; and review photographs/proposed project data. The technical memorandum will be based on previous studies of the property created by consultants Sapphos and Discovery Works, as well as recent scholarship (e.g., Fruitful Legacy) and federal/state guidance (e.g., National Park Service: Preservation Brief, Secretary of Interior Standards) and would re-evaluate the Project Area per the CRHR criterion and CEQA guidelines. The memorandum' would consider if the project could cause a significant impact to a significant cultural resource, and would provide justification for this conclusion. Attached to the memorandum will be appropriate appendices including (but not limited to) past studies, Project Area maps, photographic simulations, historic research and images, records search information, site conditions, and DPR 523 series forms. URS Corporation 2020 East First Street, Suite 400 Santa Ana, CA 92705 Tel: 714.835.6886 Fax: 714.667,7147 mm.urscorp.com