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Santa Ana Renaissance Specific Plan <br />Proposal Clarifications by Moule & Polyzoides <br />The following is in response to questions submitted to Moule & Polyzoides by City of <br />Santa Ana Planning staff. We submit this information as clarification to the proposed <br />scope of work submitted for this project dated November 18, 2005. We reserve the right to <br />further clarify or respond to new information as it relates to these or any other tasks for <br />this project as issues arise throughout this project. <br />Item t: <br />Clarify the charrette program, including the modifications needed to accommodate the 5 <br />or 6 distinct geographic areas and/or interested stakeholders within the study area. <br />Response: <br />The charrette is the method by which we develop the individual solutions to the overall <br />effort of preparing a plan for the project area. Over the course of the charrette, those <br />solutions are prepared in response to direction and input from the community. Each <br />solution builds on the next until there is a consensus plan supported by all of the <br />individual accomplishments (quantitative and qualitative). <br />To have an effective charrette, it is first necessary to conduct what we call 'pre-charrette' <br />work in the following areas: <br />Pre-Charrette Work <br />a. Interviews of applicable city/ county/ other public agency staff <br />Each team member speaks with their counterpart in the applicable agency to gain <br />understanding of that agency's or a department's needs, requirements and/or <br />expectations as it relates to the project; <br />b. Understanding the Geography of the Project Area <br />Moule & Polyzoides staff meets with city staff to communicate on and understand the <br />geography of the area from physical, regulatory and political perspectives. With this <br />understanding, the public outreach program is tailored to those specifically identified <br />areas/groups. <br />c. Analytical Work <br />Each team member analyzes their respective areas and submits the work to Moule & <br />Polyzoides for the preparation of a catalog that becomes the first public document to <br />be published for the project. <br />d. Pre-Charrette Catalog <br />With each team member's analysis complete, Moule & Polyzoides prepares this ii x 17, <br />color, catalog and submits z copies to the city along with an electronic (PDF) copy for <br />publication on the city's website. Additional copies are available at a cost of <br />approximately $50 per copy. <br />This catalog is for the purpose of everyone being able to both see and examine what <br />we've found and to be able to communicate about with each other it in an effective way. <br />The contents of the catalog will then be used in all preliminary outreach and discovery <br />workshops. At this point, we have the information with which to begin the outreach <br />program. <br />30 January 2oo6 <br />Page i of 6 <br />Exhibit A2 <br />