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undergrounding of overhead utilities, if not in conflict with the Project, shall be <br />considered a Betterment. <br />6.2 Construction <br />6,2.1 Hazardous Materials <br />If OCTA encounters hazardous materials or contamination or protected cultural <br />resources within the Project's limits during the said investigation or in the course <br />of construction, OCTA shall notify Santa Ana and responsible control agencies of <br />such discovery. OCTA shall stop work in the affected area until a qualified <br />professional evaluates the nature and significance of the find, and a plan is <br />approved by OCTA for the removal or protection of that material or resource. <br />Cost of remediation shall be included as an eligible project expenditure in <br />accordance with this MOU. <br />6.2.2 Permits <br />OCTA shall require the Construction Contractor(s) to secure construction permits <br />from Santa Ana for any work done within the jurisdictional boundaries of Santa <br />Ana. Santa Ana agrees to issue permits in a timely manner, no more than 30 <br />days after submittal of permit application. See Section 5.3.5 for permit fees. <br />6.2.3 Construction Final Acceptance <br />OCTA shall include Santa Ana in the construction walk- through and punch list <br />development /closeout. Final as- builts shall be delivered to Santa Ana in an <br />agreed upon format. <br />6.2.4 Environmental Monitoring <br />Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15097(a), Santa Ana delegates Santa <br />Ana's reporting and monitoring responsibilities as set forth in the Mitigation <br />Monitoring and Reporting Program to OCTA, and OCTA accepts the delegation <br />of those reporting and monitoring responsibilities. Santa Ana shall participate in <br />meetings related to the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program as needed <br />and receive regular updates on the progress. OCTA shall provide copies of all <br />environmental reporting and monitoring reports to Santa Ana to ensure <br />compliance is maintained. In accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section <br />15097(a), Santa Ana ultimately remains responsible for ensuring that the <br />mitigation measures in the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program are <br />implemented. <br />6.2.5 Construction Staging Areas <br />OCTA shall be responsible for selecting construction staging areas. Santa Ana <br />may identify vacant properties owned by Santa Ana that may be leased by OCTA <br />for Project storage, staging and office space. <br />6.2.6 Construction Signage <br />12 25C -20 <br />