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General Plan EIR and/or from more recent traffic studies that have included a cumulative scenario and that have provided forecasts for intersections along the study roadways. Consultant will obtain any new traffic studies conducted since 2010 and will adjust the future link traffic volumes based on those studies. • Project Trip Generation, Distribution, and Assignment. Transportation study will estimate the number of new peak -ho ur trips that would be generated by increased development density on the rezoned sites. Consultant will rely on the City to provide data about the potential development sizes, expressed in number of units and/or square -footage. Study will assign the new trips to the study roadway segments based on trip patterns documented in various traffic studies. The trip generation and assignment will be submitted for approval by City staff prior to proceeding with subsequent tasks. • Evaluation of Project Conditions. Consultant will add the new trips generated by the potential zoning changes to the roadway link volumes. For each roadway link, Consultant will calculate whether deficiencies reported in the General Plan EIR would get worse with the rezoning or whether any new impacts would occur. For any significant impacts, Consultant will identify the applicable General Plan EIR mitigation orwill develop new mitigation measures, if necessary. • VMT Analysis. For each site that would be rezoned, Consultant will report the average VMT per capita based on information available from MTC. For zones that would be above the regional average, Consultant will describe ways for the VMTto be reduced. Utilities and Service Systems. Consultant will compare impacts on water supply and service systems, wastewater conveyance and treatment systems, and solid waste collection and disposal systems from the General Plan EIR to the zoning amendment. Other Options If at any point during the preparation of the Supplemental EIR, the City in consultation with Rincon concludes that a different environmental document is appropriate, including but not limited to a Subsequent EIR or an addendum under CEQA Guidelines Sections 15162 or 15164 respectively, the City and Rincon agree to negotiate an amendment to this agreement revising the tasks set forth above as appropriate. The City Manager is authorized to execute such an amendment provided that the total amount of $92,527 set forth below is not exceeded. Timeline Rincon has an excellent reputation for adhering to schedules and meeting milestones. Based on the project understanding and the analyses required by the City, Rincon will complete the administrative draft supplemental EIR within 12 weeks after receiving notice to proceed and all necessary project information. Consultant will prepare the public review draft supplemental EIR within approximately 4 weeks of receipt of City comments and will prepare the supplemental EIR within approximately two weeks of receipt of all public comments on the supplemental EIR. REV: 11-13-18 PR Page 14 of 15 ATTYlAGR.2018.263/Rincon Consultants, Inc.