RINCON CONSULTANTS, INC. 4 -2014

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Exhibit A - SCOPE OF SERVICES We anticipate the primary services needed by the City of Santa Ana (City) will involve the preparation of environmental documentation required under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Rincon Consultants (Rincon) has extensive experience with the full range of document types under both CEQA and NEPA. The general work scopes for the various types of CEQA and NEPA documents anticipated to be needed for City - sponsored housing projects are described below. 2.1 CEQA DOCUMENTATION Depending on the type of project proposed, CEQA documentation may consist of categorical exemptions, negative declarations/ mitigated negative declarations, or environmental impact reports. The general work scope for each of these documents is described below. Categorical Exemptions Categorical exemptions (CEs) typically involve a one -page notice of exemption (NOE) that briefly summarizes the project and cites the provision of the CEQA Guidelines that exempts the project from CEQA's environmental review requirements. Section 15033 of the CEQA Guidelines exempts projects involving up to three single family residences or six multi- family residences. A sample NOE is provided in Appendix E of the CEQA Guidelines. The NOE is filed with the County Clerk and /or State Clearinghouse. No public review of the NOE is required. In some cases, CEs are accompanied by technical studies supporting the position that the project being considered would not have significant environmental effects due to unusual circumstances. The need for such studies depends on the nature and location of the project. CEs with no technical studies can be completed within 1 -2 days. CEs with supporting technical studies can typically be completed within 2 -4 weeks. Negative Declarations /Mitigation Negative Declarations We anticipate that most projects can be processed with negative declarations/ mitigated negative declarations (NDs /MNDs), which will involve the steps described below. The ND/ MND process will typically take 3 -6 months. 1. Project Description: Rincon will prepare a detailed project description to be used as the basis of an initial study (IS). The project description will also be suitable for inclusion in staff reports or other presentations. A summarized version of the project description will be prepared for public notices, including the notice of preparation (NOP). 2. IS: Rincon will prepare an IS based on the checklist contained in Appendix G of the CEQA Guidelines. We have in -house technical expertise to prepare supporting studies for nearly all of the items on the Initial Study Checklist as needed for individual projects. These include, but are not limited to: Visual resources analysis, including detailed shade/ shadow studies Air quality and greenhouse gas studies Biological resources surveys, assessments, and regulatory compliance Certified arborist services