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Local Guidelines for Implementing the California Environmental Quality Act (2019) CEQA LITIGATION 2019 City of Santa Ana Local Guidelines 10-3 ©Best Best & Krieger LLP (1) Index. A detailed index must be included at the beginning of the administrative record listing each document in the order presented. Each entry must include the document’s title, date, brief description, and the volume and page where the document begins; (2) The Notice of Determination; (3) The resolutions or ordinances adopted by the Lead Agency approving the project; (4) The findings required by Public Resources Code section 21081, including any statement of overriding considerations; (5) The Final EIR, including the Draft EIR or a revision of the draft, all other matters included in the Final EIR (such as traffic studies and air quality studies), and other types of environmental documents prepared under CEQA, such as a negative declaration, mitigated negative declaration, or addenda; (6) The initial study; (7) Staff reports prepared for the administrative bodies providing subordinate approvals or recommendations to the Lead Agency, in chronological order; (8) Transcripts and minutes of hearings, in chronological order; and (9) All other documents appropriate for inclusion in the administrative record, in chronological order. Each section listed above must be separated by tabs or marked with electronic bookmarks. Oversized documents (such as building plans and maps) must be presented in a manner that allows them to be easily unfolded and viewed. The court may issue an order allowing the documents to be organized in a different manner. C. Preparation of Administrative Record. The administrative record can be prepared: (1) by the petitioner, if the petitioner elects to do so, or (2) by the Lead Agency. The petitioner and the Lead Agency can also agree on any alternative method of preparing the record. However, when a third party such as the project applicant prepares or assists with the preparation of the administrative record, the Lead Agency may not be able to recover fees incurred by the third party unless petitioner has agreed to this method of preparation. Notwithstanding the above, upon the written request of a project applicant received no later than 30 days after the date that the Lead Agency makes a determination pursuant to Public Resources Code section 21080.1, 21094.5, or Chapter 4.2 (commencing with Public Resources Code section 21155) and with the written consent of the Lead Agency sent within 10 business days from receipt of the written request, the Lead Agency may prepare the administrative record concurrently with the administrative process. Should the Lead Agency and the project applicant