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SCOPE OF WORK Task 1: Project Initiation/Kickoff Ascent will facilitate a project kickoff meeting with the City's planning team. It is assumed that this meeting will be virtual, but we are able to attend in person if necessary. The purpose of this meeting will be to discuss the project, resources available, specific tasks and approach, project schedule, and communication protocols. It is assumed that this will be a 1-hour meeting and will be attended by two Ascent-team-members.-AscentstafFw lLrecord-_muting-notes_an_d_wilLdistribute�copy-of the-notes ta_the attendees.A portion of this task is also dedicated to mobilizing our team internally, holding a project start-up meeting, and administrative activities in project initiation. Deliverables Attendance at kickoff meeting Meeting notes Task 2: Initial Peer Review of CEQA Exemption and Technical Analyses Ascent's CEQA and technical experts will critically review the exemption documentation and related technical analyses listed above that will were prepared by FCS.This will include a thorough review of the CEQA Compliance Memo and the following related technical analyses: Air Quality, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, and Energy Analysis (including Health Risk Assessment) • Biological Resources Analysis • Cultural Resources Analysis • Noise Analysis Note: no other studies have been identified in the FCS scope of work, and the peer review of other studies is outside of this scope of work. Should other studies be made available, we will also include the peer review of those studies for an additional negotiated fee. We will advise the city on whether the documents contain any flaws, omissions, errors, and/or generally substandard CEQA practices related to methodologies, analyses, and substantiation of conclusions. Ascent will also conduct a cursory review of modeling appendices for consistency with the technical study conclusions (if provided). Where discrepancies in the analysis are found,we will raise those deficiencies early in the process and offer solutions for the applicant and its team to resolve the issues. We will document comments and critiques through comment features in MS Word or Adobe Acrobat. Any required revisions will be completed by the applicant and resubmitted.Ascent will participate in one meeting with the city(and if desired,the applicant's team)to discuss review comments. Deliverables f Initial peer review comments, critiques, advice on solutions for the exemption documentation and the technical studies to be provided electronically in MS Word or Adobe PDF Attendance at one meeting (assumed to be virtual) by up to three Ascent staff CITY OF SANTA ANA 11 CEQA PEER REVIEW FOR THE WATERMARKE SANDPOINTE PROJECT