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AECIM using primarily project layouts/graphics Tasks associated with completion of the proposed work provided byAECOM, sign in sheet, and effort are as follows: comment cards) • Attendance at informational meetingby the Environmental TaskManagerand one After receiving a notice to proceed and preliminary additional ICFJones & Stokes staffinember, if layout from AECOM for the build alternative, a Caltrans needed Preliminary Environmental Study (PES) form will be Direct mailing to propertyownersand residents prepared for submittal to City and Caltrans for review. located within 500 feetof the proposed project The purpose of the PES is to identify and receive (assumed thatAECOM'sright-of way concurrence from Caltrans regarding the technical consultantorthe City will provide the listof studies that will need to be prepared for the proposed owners and addresses) project and to receive concurrence regardingthe Preparation and publication ofineetingnotice environmental document to be prepared. The PES will once foreach meetingin one English and one be prepared using existing, available information and no Spanish language newspaper(assumed that new analyses or detailed evaluations are assumed or City will pay the newspaperdirectlyforthe included. As directed in the PES, cultural information publication) will be provided entirely by Caltrans. The PES will be revised twice following Caltrans review. Figures will include a vicinity map, a location map, and the layout All technical studies will be consistent with meeting the provided by AECOM. No additional figures or graphics requirements of CEQA and NEPA, as well as those of are assumed to be necessary. related environmental statutes and regulations. The technical studies will be prepared to cover both related Deliverables: statutory documentation requirements and to support • Draft, revised Draft, and Final PES, preparation of a joint NEPA/CEQA document required for project approval. Although not legally required for the level of Preparation of all technical analyses and reports will environmental document that is proposed, it is assumed follow local, state, and federal environmental that two public information meetings will be conducted guidelines, primarily consisting of the Caltrans for the proposed project. One at the outset of the Standard Environmental Reference (SER) website, project after the build alternative has been developed, Caltrans Project Development Procedures Manual, local and one during the PA/ED process at times to be and state CEQA Guidelines, and FHWA Technical determined by the City and Caltrans. The meetings will Advisory 6640.81 Guidance on Preparing and Processing utilize boards that present the project alternative. ICF Environmental and Section 4(f) Documents. The Jones & Stokes will assist the City and Caltrans in formats to be used for the technical studies will follow organizing and holding the informational meetings. It is the guidance available on the Caltrans SER website as assumed that the City will secure the location for the of the date that those studies are initiated. public meeting. For each meeting a notice will be prepared by ICF Jones & Stokes for publication in a Please see scope of work for each technical study for newspaper of local circulation (Orange County Register, details regarding studies to be prepared. etc.). This notice will be submitted to the City and Caltrans for review and approval. It is assumed that ICF Unless otherwise noted, the deliverables for the Jones & Stokes will coordinate publication of the notice following technical studies will be a separate bound in the newspaper and that the City will be responsible report including a standardized project description, a for paying the newspaper directly for the publication methodology relevant to each topic area, description of cost. It is assumed that the notice will be published in the affected environment, impact assessment, and one English and one Spanish language newspaper. ICF mitigation measures. The screencheck technical study Jones & Stokes will prepare asign-in sheet, comment will be submitted to the City (two copies) and to cards, and up to three display boards using project Caltrans (four copies) for concurrent review. Following layouts/graphics provided by AECOM. In addition, direct City and Caltrans review a Draft of each technical study mailings to property owners and residents living within will be submitted to the City (two copies) and to 500 feet of the proposed project will be distributed Caltrans (four copies) for concurrent review. Following using a mailing list generated and provided by AECOM's Caltrans and City second review it is assumed that a right-of-way consultant or the City. No other direct revisions workshop will be held to address any mailings are assumed. It is assumed that ICF Jones & outstanding comments, if any comments remain. Stokes Project Manager along with one additional Following the revisions workshop a final version of each individual, if needed, will attend the meetings. report will be prepared. The final technical studies (two copies to the City and four copies to Caltrans) will be Deliverables: submitted following the workshop for final concurrence • Meeting Materials (up to three 3Ox4Oboards r~i f~, fr. ~~,.y~on, Ii:~ir~l~~s~l ~~r p:~r~Ue~~ t~~y Re~~~r~: ~;q~uiiv~~e~~: ire ~ I::' i p:~l~ins fair w,~~~ ir~~ Il~~l~v~ir~ r~~ e ~~~r~~~'i~n I~° r~"e~~~ ~ ~ '