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3.2.1 Optional Streamline Review As of November 2012, the City of Santa Ana does not quality for streamlined HCD review under draft streamlining requirements. If circumstances change and the City does qualify, City staff can complete the streamlining worksheet prior to HCD submittal. We will review the City's worksheets and edit if necessary. We will only perform and bill to this task if authorized by the City. 3.3 Final Housing Element Following a letter of compliance, The Planning CenterJDC&E will assemble the final housing element policy framework and housing technical report for public distribution, noticed public hearings before the Planning Commission and City Council, and inclusion on the City's website. Deliverable(s): - Draft Housing Element (6 bound copies and 1 PDF) - Draft Housing Element for public review (1o bound copies and 1 PDF) - HCD Review Draft Housing Element (1 unbound copy and 1 PDF) - Final Housing Element (1o bound copies and 1 CD of all final files) TASK 4. AB 162 COMPLIANCE Assembly Bill 162 strengthens flood protections by requiring jurisdictions to update flood-related information in its General Plan during the mandatory revision to the housing element. Flooding information is in the City of Santa Ana General Plan Safety Element and was last updated in 1982. The safety element should be updated to include a more recent narrative about flooding, flood control improvements implemented since 1982, and policies or programs about maintaining FEMA maps. Currently the flood hazards map is combined with fire hazards. Those hazards should be separated into their own maps and updated at the same time. This scope and the associated budget assumes the safety element update will be limited to compliance with AB 162 and by completed by City staff (including GIS maps). We will review the City's maps and edits to the safety element. The City will also lead presentations on updates to the safety element to the Planning Commission and City Council at the same hearings as the HCD- approved housing element. Environmental clearance for the safety element update will be combined with the negative declaration for the housing element. Deliverable(s): - Edits on Draft Safety Element (1 PDF) - Edits on Final Safety Element (1 PDF) TASK 5. ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE The Planning CenterJDC&E will coordinate closely with the City to ensure that the Initial Study and Negative Declaration (IS/ND) are legally defensible and accurate. The Planning CenterJDC&E will prepare an IS/ND in compliance with state law. We will also circulate the IS/ND to the appropriate state and local 25A-20