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consulted regarding EIR scope. The potential consultants would be provided with the work products generated as set out in Tasks 1, 2 and 3. We would also prepare a detailed and definitive Project Description based on final guidance from the City regarding what project scenarios should be evaluated in the document. We would assist with selection of a consultant if requested by providing written review and comparison of the inputs from each consultant. Task 5: Participate in Meetings as Requested, Read and Comment on the ADEIR, Assist in Formulating a Cost Recovery Ordinance for the Precise Plan EIR, and Complete Other Tasks as Assigned. Since the original proposal for services was completed in Septel)1ber, it has become clear that there may be a variety of small, brief, but helpful meetings and tasks that we can assist with. All of these tasks are likely to be small, briefly executed, but important. For this task then, we have included a general statement that we are willing to assist with any steps in the process toward completion of the Precise Plan that the City staff thinks is warranted. We would propose assisting as well with the typical steps taken in managing preparation of a large scale Program EIR. The basic goal would be to produce a Program EIR with a detailed suite of mitigation measures acceptable to the City's primary planning and downtown staff. Typical steps in this process would involve getting consultant questions answered in a timely manner, reading chapters as they are completed or reading the screen check document in its totality, providing comments and direction which protect the vision of the Precise Plan, guiding the document through public review and response to comments and ensuring that these steps are taken without creating undue delays on the Precise Plan adoption process. We would also recommend some adjustments to the City's CEQA Guidelines to provide for specific direction regarding subsequent environmental analysis for Precise Plan developments. This process may involve limited work with the City Attorney. We have also encouraged a full cost recovery CEQA process which would include an "environmental review" fee structure in the Precise Plan document itself designed to reimburse the City for the preparation of the Precise Plan EIR. Preparation Time and Costs Based on comparable projects in other jurisdictions, with the exception of the increment of change table, we anticipate that these tasks can be completed within several months and at a cost not to exceed $15,000. The increment of change table could be a substantial undertaking but the scope of work and costs necessary to produce this "pre-EIR" deliverable cannot be fully ascertained without reviewing the status of available data. This step has been initiated with Freedman, Tung and Bottomley staff and it appears much of the baseline data necessary for the "increment of change table" is in place and can successfully be converted for use in the EIR. Respectfully, Steve Craig President The Planning Corporation Precise Plan Proposal Page 4