25C - AGMT - ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES 301 E JEANETTE

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City of Santa Ana _ Updated Proposal for the 301 East Jeanette Lane 4auCUU011 Jr," Residential Project Mitigated Negative Declaration 11. SCOPE OF WORK The following Scope of Work has been prepared pursuant to the information received from the City. The cost estimate, which is Itemized according to task and issue, is included in Section IX of this proposal. 1.0 PROJECT KICK-OFF AND PROJECT CHARACTERISTICS The work program will be initiated with a kick-off meeting with City representatives to discuss the project features in greater detail. This initial meeting is vital to the success of the CEQA process and will be a key milestone in order to confirm the parameters of the analysis, project construction program, buildout conditions, scheduling, and overall communications. Prior to the kick-off, RBF will distribute a meeting agenda and detailed memorandum, which will identify information needs. Based upon the detailed project information obtained at the project kick-off, RBF will draft a preliminary project description (Task 3.2) for review and approval by City Staff. 2.0 RESEARCH AND INVESTIGATION RBF will evaluate the necessary Information with respect to the 301 East Jeanette Lane Residential Project. Project research will include coordination with the City to acquire relevant environmental data, technical studies, exhibits, maps, and reference documents. The investigation will include a site visit to review existing land uses and environmental conditions, as well as a photographic inventory of on-site and surrounding uses. 3.0 CEQA INITIAL STUDY/ASSESSMENT RBF will prepare an Initial Study in accordance with the CEQA Guidelines. The Initial Study will include detailed explanations of all checklist determinations and discussions of potential environmental impacts. The analysis shall be in accordance with Public Resources Code Section 21080(c) and CEQA Guidelines Section 15070, This section will denote the appropriate CEQA action based upon the Environmental Checklist/Environmental Analysis. The Initial Study reportwill be presented as follows: 3.1 INTRODUCTION The Introduction will cite the provisions of CEQA, the CEQA Guidelines, and the City of Santa Ana CEQA Implementation procedures for which the proposed project is subject. This section will identify the purpose of the study and statutory authority as well document scoping procedures, summary of the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration format, listing of responsible and trustee agencies and documentation incorporated by reference. 3.2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION The Project Description section will detail the project location, background, and history of the project, discretionary actions, characteristics (addressed in Task 1.1), goals and objectives, construction program, phasing, agreements, and required permits and approvals that are required based on available information. This section will include a summary of the project's local environmental setting for the project, Exhibits depicting the regional and site vicinity will be included in this section. 3.3 INITIAL STUDY CHECKLIST This section will include a summary page of project information followed by an explanation of factors considered for potential impacts. The Initial Study Checklist will be presented in a four column layout, identifying: (1) potentially significant impacts, (2) potentially significant impacts unless mitigated, (3) less than significant impacts, and (4) issues resulting in no impacts. JN 132203 e 2 e February 25, 2013 25C-13