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I 3. SCOPE OFWORK Initial Study and Other Appendices As the consultant team prepares the Administrative Draft EIR, it also proposes to prepare the final Initial Study, using the draft Initial Study provided by the City in its RFP. Further discussion regarding the preparation of the Initial Study is presented in Section 1, Introduction, B. Project Approach. The Initial Study checklist conforms to the current CEQA Guidelines. By preparing the final Initial Study concurrently with the Administrative Draft EIR, the two documents may complement each other in a manner that is optimally consistent with the purposes of each. Following finalization of the project alternatives, impacts that are determined during the analyses to be clearly less than significant may be appropriately treated and dismissed in the Initial Study, leaving only potentially environmentally significant issues, and other issues of substantial community interest or concern, to be treated fully in the body of the EIR. Other appendices may also be presented, such as supporting technical studies of traffic and other issues. Note, however, that the Draft EIR would be intended to be self-contained and fully comprehensible without reference to appendices. Any appendices other than the Initial Study will be prepared for the project's record of proceedings and will not be intended for general distribution with the EIR. ESA will submit fifteen (15) copies and one (1) original of the Administrative Draft EIR to City staff for review. Task 4: Preparation of Draft EIR and Notice of Completion After City staff have reviewed the Administrative Draft EIR, ESA will incorporate the necessary revisions into the document, in consultation with City staff. As indicated in Task 2, above, the Project Director/Manager, Deputy Project Manager, and any other appropriate members of the consultant team may meet with City staff to discuss and revise the Administrative Draft EIR and to produce the rough final draft of the Draft EIR. ESA will make the necessary revisions to the Administrative Draft EIR and will submit one (1) copy of a Screencheck Draft EIR for approval by City staff. Upon staff approval, ESA will submit sixty-five (65) copies of the Draft EIR to the City for distribution. At this time, ESA will also prepare and submit a Notice of Completion and Notice of Availability, as required by CEQA Guidelines, Sections 15085 and 15087. II I Abbott Laboratories West Coast Research Center EIR 3-7