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REV: 07-15-2021 VR Report. A comprehensive transportation analysis report will be prepared to include the LTA and the CEQA transportation analysis. Draft reports will be provided to the City for review and comment with revisions limited to the specific scope of work identified above incorporated into a final report. Deliverables First Draft Transportation Analysis Report Second Draft Transportation Analysis Report Final Transportation Analysis Report Task 3A: Administrative Draft EIR Using the Project description, Initial Study, technical studies, results of the public scoping process, and other sources, Consultant will prepare the Administrative Draft EIR consistent with the requirements of CEQA, relevant case law, and the specifications of the City. Each resource area subjected to detailed evaluation in the EIR shall include descriptions of the existing setting, thresholds of significance used to gauge the magnitude and intensity of impacts, and practicable measures to avoid or reduce potentially significant impacts. The Administrative Draft EIR, Screencheck Draft EIR and Draft EIR will each include the following information: Project Objectives. A narrative will be provided describing the objectives of the Project. Executive Summary. Pursuant to Section 15123 of the CEQA Guidelines, Consultant will prepare an Executive Summary including, at a minimum, the following information: A summary table that clearly describes the potential impacts and mitigation measures that would avoid or reduce the effect of each significant impact and indicates whether the impact remains significant after mitigation. Areas of controversy known to the City, including issues raised by agencies and the public. Issues to be resolved, including the alternatives and whether or how to mitigate the significant effects. Descriptions of the Project alternatives and conclusions regarding the environmental superiority of an alternative will also be summarized. The development of alternatives to the Project is further discussed below. Introduction. The Introduction chapter will provide a basic, non-technical explanation of the Draft EIR, as well as additional information relevant to understanding the document. Project Description. One of the initial key actions will be to formulate a working description of the Project and Project alternatives. Consultant will work with the City to prepare a description that articulates the Project’s overall objectives. Establishment of Thresholds of Significance. Consultant will work with the City to establish thresholds of significance for each environmental issue to be addressed in the EIR. In addition to the general standards of significance identified in the CEQA Guidelines, there are other articulated thresholds that potentially are applicable to this Project. The thresholds will be stated in each resource section of the CEQA document (Initial Study or EIR, as applicable) to clearly illustrate the metric used to gauge the magnitude and intensity of potential Project impacts. Identification and Description of Project Alternatives. Consultant will assist the City in identifying and describing up to three Project alternatives, including the No-Project alternative ATTY/AGR.2021/Amend No. 1/Stantec Consulting Services, Inc. (Page 10 of 21)