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6.1 E Page 6 PROPOSt:U WORK PRO(;R:�M, SCHEAULF. AND BUDGf:T FOR THE PRIiSERVE AT RGDWU06 SHORES M,1itC11 2007 the City, whi.ch were submitted in response to f.he Notice of Preparation, or at the scoping mceting and havc prepared this worlc pro�,*ram in light of these comrr►enis. We wiIl ensure that afI legitimate environmental sco�ing concerns are addresseci as part of the rIR process. b. Praject Description LSA will draft a pr<�ject description that includes afl elements necessary to comply with CEQA, including, bul not limited to, the purpose,phasing and physical elements of the project.The project ciescription will alsa inclu.d.e a map showi�ig th�location a�zd boundaries of the project area. In addition, the project descri.ption will include a discussion of the setting,bacicground,and objectives of thc projcct. The project ciescription will also describe[he overal3 approval process for the project and identify al] discreti�nary and anticipated subsequent approvals.A1.I.relevant agencies and reviewing bodies wi31 also be identific:d. A draft of tl�e project descnption will be submitted to the City and property owners(if acceptable to the City), for review and acceptance before the LSA team begins canducting any impact analyses. 7. Significance Criteria LSA will prepare a draft set of significance criteria based on existing City policies and practice, (:;EQA requirements and our professional experience for review by Planning staff.The draft significance criteria will inciude proposed criteria for each topical issue to be addressed in the EIR. �arly agreement regarding significance criteria wi11 help to focus the setting iilformation and the impact analyses provided in the EIR. These significance criteria will be used to determine significant project impacts. 8. Work Program Refinement It may be necessary to refine the work program, schedule and/or budge#in accordance with infonna- tion compiled in the above subtasks. I.SA will work with Alanning staff to refne the scope of worlc, if necessary, to address any environmental issues that are not yet adequately addressed in this work program. L.SA will present the refined work program> schedule andlor budget Ior review and approval to the Planninb Staff. TASK B. PLANNING POLICY ANALYSIS C�;QA r�ec�uires EIRs io include an anaIysis of potenfia? polic}�conflicts ariIy if these conflicts would result in physical environmental impacts. I�owcvzr, sometimes it is useful to incli.ide a policy analysis in an �:IR to better understand the relationship of a project to current planning documents, even when no outright canflicts wouid occur. I.SA has #ound that the approach.of separating the discussion of a pr�ject's consistency with plannit�g palicies from tl�e impact sections of an EIR is useful. This approach allows for a detailed discussion oi'policy issues,but in a context that clearly separates this analysis from the physiccrl environmental im}�acts of the project. The planning policy analysis in this EIR will be customized to evaluate planning documents that are relevant to Redwood City aitd its regioz�►. Ti�e proposed projcct's relationship to each applicable policy wil3 be described and potential contlicts will be idenrifed. Recommendations to eliminate potential incansistencies will be provided if warranted.The physical impacts associated with such policy confficts will be addressed in the appropriate teclmical sections of the EIR (e.g., Air Quality, Noise). C:`dlocmnrnn a��d Satings4pasuiisi`,l,ocal Snl'uigsltrnipcxary Intauct I'iIcYALK13\iim�isal5copc�nd Hudga os C'.onvact Avactm�a�t.da 3