RINCON CONSULTANTS, INC. 4 -2014

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4. Administrative Draft EIR: Rincon will prepare an Administrative Draft EIR, addressing all potential environmental impacts of the proposed project. Issues studied in the Administrative Draft FIR will include those for which the IS identifies potentially significant impacts. 5. Draft EIR: As directed by the City, we will revise the Administrative Draft FIR and produce a designated number of copies of a Draft EIR, suitable for public distribution. Original camera -ready and electronic copies of the Draft FIR will be provided to the City. The Draft EIR will be prepared in accordance with the CEQA Guidelines and will include all required sections and analysis intended to identify the potentially significant effects of a project on the physical environment, assess the extent to which the significant effects could be reduced or avoided, and identify and evaluate feasible alternatives to the project. 6. Administrative Draft Responses to Comments /Final EIR: Rincon will prepare a Final EIR after the close of the public review period. The Final EIR will include all comments received by the City during public review and responses to those comments. An administrative draft version of the responses to comments will be submitted to the City for review and comment. Once City comments on the administrative draft document are received, a Final EIR (Draft EIR plus responses to comments) will be prepared. The Final FIR will also include an MMRP outlining how the City will ensure that required mitigation measures are implemented. 7. Meetings and Presentations: The number of public hearings and meetings with City staff, other public agencies and applicant representatives will be identified based on each specific project. m• We assume that federal funding will generally come from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Consequently, we anticipate that HUD's regulations for implementing NEPA (contained at Part 58 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations (24 CFR Part 58) will dictate what type of environmental document will be needed. We anticipate that two types of documents may be required, depending on the project type and size: categorical exclusions (CEs) and environmental assessments/ findings of no significant impact (EA /FONSIs). Our general approach to each type of document is described below. We assume that no projects would require preparation of an environmental impact statement (EIS), though Rincon can prepare such documents if determined to be necessary for individual projects. NEPA- CEs We anticipate that most projects to be reviewed will be categorically excluded from NEPA review under 24 CFR Part 58.35 and will convert to exempt. Projects that are typically categorically excluded include acquisition and rehabilitation of existing structures not involving changes in land use or density increases of more than 20% and new construction involving four or fewer residential units.