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A4. Initial Study / Notice of Preparation EDAW will prepare a Notice of Preparation (NOP) for the Downtown Area Plan & Housing Element EIR, as required by CEQA. The NOP will include all project and notification information required by the CEQA Guidelines. In addition, the NOP will include an Initial Study (IS) checklist using the most recent checklist from the CEQA Guidelines. The checklist will provide reference to the analyses that will be included in the EIR, as well as information to "scope out" those environmental resources that would not be significantly affected by adoption of the Downtown Area Plan and Housing Element. It is assumed that the following impacts can be found to be less than significant: - Agriculture - Biological Resources - Geology, Soils, and Seismicity - Hydrology and Water Quality - Mineral Resources - Parks and Recreation - Public Services - Utilities (excluding Water Supply) A separate NOP/IS could be prepared for each program (i.e., the Housing Element and Downtown Area Plan), or the notices could be combined. EDAW will take direction from City staffon the preferred approach. EDAW will incorporate all additions and corrections requested by the City, and shall submit the documents in final form to the City for reproduction and distribution. A5. Water Supply Analysis Coordination The City is currently updating the Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP) to incorporate the projections made by the City's Draft Housing Element and the Downtown Plan. EDAW will be available to provide input into this process and advise the City on CEQA and other legal requirements. SB 221 and 610, effective January 2002, require verification that water supplies are available for the proposed project, through the UWMP. Alternatively, if the UWMP does not anticipate the proposed project, a water supply assessment may be prepared. This assessment would evaluate whether the total projected water supplies for a 20-year period will meet the projected water demand associated with the proposed project, in addition to the public water system's existing and planned uses. The Downtown Plan EIR, Housing Element EIR, and the Marina Shores EIR processes will serve to refine the approach to meeting the Water Code's analysis requirements. EDAW be available to meet with the City to address these issues and ensure that the Downtown Plan, Housing Element, and the update to the UWMP all address population and development projections consistently. Through this task, EDAW will provide as much information as possible about the planned uses under the Area Plan and the Housing Element. EDAW will be available to attend coordination meetings with the City to refine the City's approach to water supply. A6. Scoping Meeting EDAW will attend a scoping meeting on the Downtown Plan and Housing Element. We will be available to lead the environmental scoping process, answer questions about the CEQA review process, and take notes regarding the issues of community concern. EDAW will also be available to advise the City on format of the meeting, to minimize conflicts or confusion in consideration of the Redwood City Downtown Plan EIN & Housing Element EIR Scope of Work, EDAW Inc.