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Proposed Work Program June 2021 City of Redwood City / Gatekeeper Projects Subsequent EIR 2 environmental science associates In addition to adjustments to DTPP development caps, the DTPP amendments for the Gatekeeper Projects would include adjustments to parking ratios, boundaries (e.g., to include the 651 El Camino Real Gatekeeper project), and/or circulation and other development standards, as needed. The City anticipates that the Gatekeeper Projects would be subject to environmental analysis under CEQA, and General Plan and DTPP amendment adoptions. Further, the City envisions that a subsequent program-level EIR would be required under CEQA to provide environmental clearance for the Gatekeeper proposals. The City indicates the Subsequent EIR (SEIR) would build off the DTPP Final EIR and would only contain updated environmental analysis as necessary for the project as revised. The City further assumes that while each of the individual development proposals that comprise the Gatekeeper Projects would be generally described in the EIR, the environmental analysis would not focus specifically each individual development proposal. Rather, it is expected that the Gatekeeper Projects EIR would each assess the collective impacts of the project at a programmatic level. Lastly, the City assumes that once the proposed DTPP amendments are adopted and the program level final SEIR is certified, a consistency initial study checklist would be completed for each individual development proposal to determine whether each proposal would result in any new environmental effects not identified in the DTPP Final EIR or the SEIR. The City indicates the consistency check process, however, is not part of the subject SEIR scope of work. Scope of Services Task 1: Notices of Preparation, Project Description, Scoping Meeting Notices of Preparation. ESA will prepare a draft and final Notice of Preparation (NOP) for the SEIR as required by CEQA Guidelines Section 15082. To assist in maintaining the City’s fast-track schedule, an Initial Study will not be included as an attachment to the NOP. If desired by the City, however, an Initial Study could be prepared concurrent with, and included as an attachment to, the Draft SEIR. We have used this approach on other projects as a way to focus out certain environmental topics from analysis when they would clearly be less than significant. ESA will create a web-ready electronic copy of the NOP for posting on the City’s website and on the State Clearinghouse’s CEQAnet database. Project Description. The proposed Gatekeeper Projects will be described in the Draft SEIR in text, tabular, and graphic form. The Project Descriptions will draw from information about the projects provided by the City team and its consultants. Given the complexity of the project, ESA will take care to organize and present this information clearly. We will provide the City with draft project descriptions for review/sign-off prior to initiating the technical analyses for the EIR. Scoping Meeting. During the 30-day NOP public comment periods, ESA will participate in a public scoping meeting for the Gatekeeper Projects, in support of City staff. If needed, ESA can arrange for a court reporter at the scoping meetings to prepare a transcript and officially document the oral testimony (as an optional task). Following the close of the 30-day public scoping period for the NOP, ESA will review and catalog the scoping comments received on the NOP, provide this summary to the City, and determine if any changes or refinements are required in the SEIR scope of analysis. REV: 06-23-21 MI ATTY/AGR.2021.150/Environmental Sciences Associates (Gatekeeper Projects) (Page 12 of 58)