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IBI Group <br />IN 18401 Van Karmen Avenue —Suite 110 <br />Irvine CA 92612 USA <br />tel 9498335588 <br />fax 949 833 5511 <br />April 27, 2017 <br />Melanie McCann <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Ross Annex M -20 <br />Santa Ana, CA 92702 <br />AMENDMENT PROPOSAL NO. 5 - CIRCULATION ELEMENT UPDATE <br />This letter proposal details IBI Group's request for an amendment under our contract with the City <br />of Santa Ana for the Circulation Element Update project. Over the last six years, the draft <br />circulation element has gone through significant changes, including a new vision, completion of <br />the Santa Ana Safe Mobility Plan, changes to the policy framework and roadway designations. <br />OCTA modeling updates, work by the city on two separate Complete Street studies, advancement <br />of a fixed - guideway /streetcar system and BRT routes, and incorporation of Complete Street <br />principles. <br />This proposed scope of work reflects the items from our meeting that included IBI Group, <br />Placewotks, and City staff on December 7, 2016 and subsequent coordination with City staff. The <br />amendment covers tasks to update and complete the traffic study, EIR, and planning and public <br />participation support for the Circulation Element. The updates to both the Circulation Element and <br />EIR are based on a proposed new roadway network scenario, updated OCTA modeling and new <br />modal split, regulatory changes (e.g., air quality/GHG requirements, S8743, etc.), integrating <br />related plans (Safe Mobility Santa Ana Plan, and complete street plans (Downtown and Central <br />Santa Ana Transit Zone plans), additional meetings and extended project management efforts. <br />PROJECT REVISIONS AND REGULATORY UPDATES <br />Over the last six years, the draft circulation element has gone through significant changes, <br />including a new vision, completion of the Santa Ana Safe Mobility Plan, changes to the policy <br />framework and roadway designations, OCTA modeling updates, work on the Bikeway Master Plan <br />and Pedestrian Opportunity Area Plan, and incorporation of Complete Street principles among <br />others. The updated Circulation Element is also subject to new regulatory requirements, including <br />SB 743 which will transition transportation analysis under the California Environmental Quality Act <br />(CEQA) from level of service to a VMT (vehicle miles travelled) metric. Subsequent to our previous <br />work, the City has adopted a Climate Action Plan (2015) and the project is also now subject to <br />updated air quality and GHG regulations and modeling tools. <br />The following revised scope of work is intended to address these and other key changes. The <br />tasks listed below correspond to the tasks assigned in the original scope of services for this <br />contract. The proposed budget for completing this work is attached to this letter. <br />Task 4: Evaluation of Master Streets and Highways Plan <br />This task involves work efforts that will be completed by IBI Group to analyze a new Circulation <br />Element roadway network scenario that includes the deletion of a future roadway along the Pacific <br />Electric Right -of -Way (PE ROW) from the MPAH arterial roadway network, as well as <br />IBI Group is a group of rims providing professional services <br />25G -6 <br />