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City's GIS staff would be of assistance in this effort. The deliverable is a comprehensive existing condition review of the Precise Plan boundary area. 3. Existing condition units of measurement would then be determined for each parcel using the Institute of Traffic Engineers Manual. The impacts associated with each existing use would be computed for traffic generation, public infrastructure impacts (water and school demands and similar variables). 4. The potential assigned land uses for the Precise Plan properties would then be deducted from the existing conditions calculations, producing a "net increment of change table". 5. In addition, though not legally meaningful in terms of CEQA review, we would also prepare an increment of change table for Existing Zoning Buildout compared to New Zoning Buildout which will help put the overall density change proposed in the Precise Plan into better perspective. Once this table is prepared, the groundwork for Task 2 would be completed. Task 2: Prepare the Cumulative Projects List, Table and Location Map It is very likely that the City's traffic management team maintains an up-to-date cumulative projects list for the City. If not, usually the regional association of governments maintains such a project list. These two lists would be combined to generate a cumulative projects list for the EIR. The list is required under CEQA guidelines to be included in the EIR together with a location map rationalizing the selection of the "cumulative development boundary" for the Program EIR. The trip generation and public service impacts associated with the cumulative project summary would be computed using a similar methodology to the program outlined in Task 1. This step will be carefully coordinated with the City's Traffic Engineer or City Engineer. Task 3: Assist in the Preparation and Review of the Traffic and Transportation Baseline Report for the EIR Once the increment of change and cumulative projects tables are assembled, then the next step would be to work with the City's planning staff to determine the scope and content of the EIR for the Precise Plan. It would be desirable for "the project" to be sufficiently well defined prior to starting the traffic report so the analysis fits the probable scope of the Precise Plan buildout. The traffic report scope would be prepared, with our input and assistance, to ensure that the pedestrian and circulation goals of the project are protected during the engineering of mitigation measures. Given the likely buildout increment for the Precise Plan, it is certain that level of service and intersection capacity preservation will require careful mitigation planning to ensure that traffic issues are harmonized with the urban design goals of the project. This task would involve reviewing the draft and final traffic reports and assisting in defining the "impact scenarios" and scope of the traffic report. We will also assist in ensuring that the most financially feasible proposal is obtained from the selected consultant. The final report, together with City defined and approved mitigation measures, would then be provided to the EIR consultants for the Precise Plan. Task 4: Assist with Preparation of a Preliminary Project Description for the Program EIR, Determination of EIR Scope of Work and Participate in Consultant Selection The RFP sent to the consultants for the Program EIR should be relatively detailed and precise in outlining the work product for the Program EIR. This task would involve assembling a scope acceptable to the City's development team for the downtown, including the planning staff, redevelopment staff, and the City's design supervisor. The urban design team would also be Precise Plan Proposal Page 3