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Task 2.3 Existing Land Use Inventory and Baseline Land Use Analysis In coordination with City staff, MIG will update the existing land use data within areas defined in the Santa Ana Envisioning Map. Prior to updating the GIS data, MIG will confirm with the City which existing land uses to refine as part of this task. Using existing land use databases provided by the City, including the Santa Ana Property Information Network (SAPIN), MIG will begin to refine the existing land uses on a parcel -by -parcel basis. MIG will work with staff on using the SAPIN building permit database. Refinement will include identifying and researching outdated assessor parcel numbers, verifying building square footage and residential units, and recategorizing datasets to allow for consistency between General Plan land use categories. If necessary, MIG will conduct limited land use survey using aerial imagery and Google Street View (Google Maps). One citywide draft existing land use map featuring up to eight subareas will be provided to City staff for review in PDF and ArcGIS Map Package format, with two rounds of edits. The existing land use data will also be provided in Excel format that can be used with the SAPIN database. If CIS data requires updating beyond the detailed land use survey, as discussed in the following tasks, it will be performed on a time -and -materials basis with prior written authorization from the City. Once the existing land use data have been confirmed by City staff, MIG will build the Baseline Land Use Analysis spreadsheet in Excel that establishes the existing conditions for housing units, population, non-residential square feet, and number of employees for each existing land use category to establish baseline land use conditions for planning and CEQA analysis purposes. We will coordinate with the City to establish appropriate factors for population and employment estimates. This will create the baseline spreadsheet that will be integrated into Task 3.4 (Draft Land Use Alternatives Build -Out Model). Task 2 Deliverables and Meetings CIS Base Map • Draft Base Model Images (10 images and PDF) • CIS Existing Land Use Map and associated tabular data (PDF and ArcGIS Map Package) • Baseline Land Use Analysis Estimates (Excel) TASK 3 —LAND USE BUILD -OUT ANALYSIS Task 3.1 Client Working Session #1 (Confirm Build -Out Assumptions/Methodology) To begin measuring the quantitative assessment of socioeconomic and environment factors, MIG will meet with City staff, and if necessary the Inter -Team (City staff, MIG, and other General Plan program consultants), to brainstorm land use alternatives for one -day charrette (Task 3.2) and confirm preliminary assumptions, formulas, and indicators for the land use alternatives. This work will inform Task 3.2. MIG will also outline the methodology that will form the framework for the Draft Land Use Alternatives Build -Out Model. Examples of assumptions include, but are not limited to, average residential densities, non-residential floor -area ratio (FAR), vacancy rates, household size, and employees per square foot of building area. MIG will prepare an agenda and other materials in advance of the meeting to support this discussion. The list of assumptions, formulas, and methodology will be summarized in a memorandum and revised based on one round of City comments. Task 3.2 City Staff One -Day Digital Land Use/Design Charrette (Land Use Alternatives and 3D Visualization) MIG proposes to conduct a one -day charrette with City staff. The first half of the day will involve a working session meeting with City staff on land use alternatives from Task 3.1. During the second half of the day, our 3-D specialist, Chase Mullen, will help visualize the land use alternatives. In the first charrette session, MIG will use ESRI ArcGIS to identify land use alternatives with the software running and displayed on a large screen. At key study areas, staff can adjust land uses applied to certain corridors. During the afternoon, and based on the information produced during the land use alternatives session, we will focus on creating a 3D visual environment for the study areas based on a refined set of alternatives. Prior to the charrette, MIG will build the existing conditions for potential change areas by drawing existing buildings and street layouts as defined in Task 2.2. MIG can illustrate and present various alternatives scenario in a 3D format. The 3D focus of the charrette provides staff a preview of what the physical environment can look like based on architectural design, massing, height, building style, setbacks, and open space features. Task 3.3 Land Use Envisioning Map— Draft Preferred Land Use Plan Alternative Based on City staff guidance from the alternatives analysis identified in Task 3.1 and Task 3.2, MIG will develop a Draft Preferred Land Use Plan Alternative. The maps will include one Land Use Envisioning Map and individual focus/corridor maps for further refinement with staff and the General Plan Advisory Group (GPAG). MIG will produce the maps and revise them based on two rounds of City and GPAG comments. Santa Ana General Plan Update Planning Studies Existing Land Use and Build -Out Analysis (PSI): Scope of Work ................. Page 2