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public for comments. DJP &A will distribute the NOP to the State Clearinghouse, Responsible Agencies, and federal and trustee agencies, as applicable, in addition to other public agencies and organizations identified by the City. The issues identified for review would be those specified in the Settlement Agreement. Responses received from agencies and the public within 30 days of the NOP circulation will be used to further refine the scope of the issues examined in the EIR. 13. SCOPINC MEETING Pursuant to our discussion October 12, 2100, this proposed scope of work assumes the City will not hold a scoping meeting, given the extensive prior outreach to interested agencies, organizations, and the general public as part of the previous project entitlement process and associated Initial Study /Mitigated Negative Declaration, and Settlement Agreement. C. PREPARATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE DRAFT EIR Per the Settlement Agreement, the EIR must include all required sections, including but not limited to the project description, project objectives, and environmental setting. Further, as indicated in the Settlement Agreement, the EIR will focus on the evaluation of the following potential environmental impacts related to the Project; 1) aesthetics, 2) cultural resources, 3) Cordilleras Creek Impacts relating to storm water runoff, geology, water quality, biology, erosion and bank stability, 4) traffic safety, 5) parking, 6) land use /neighborhood compatibility, and 7) alternatives. It is assumed the Initial Study (IS) completed in November 2008 for the Finger Avenue Nine -Lot Planned Development adequately addressed all other environmental impacts not referenced in the Settlement Agreement, and the IS will be included as an appendix to the EIR. DJP &A will develop and reline the thresholds of significance to be used in the EIR, using those that have been adopted by the City, and applicable Federal, State, and local standards. DJP &A will work closely with City staff to develop the thresholds for evaluation of environmental impacts. The scope of work proposed for the primary issues identified in the Settlement Agreement is described below. Environmental Setting, hnpacts and Mitigation Measures Aesthetics The ElR will describe the existing visual character of the project site, Finger Ave, and the immediate surrounding vicinity and will include photographs to illustrate the text. The EIR will evaluate the aesthetic changes that will result from implementation of the project, based upon conceptual renderings and /or photo - simulations provided to DJP &A by the City and/or developer (upon City authorization). Mitigation measures will be identified for significant aesthetics impacts, as appropriate. Cultural Resources JRP Historical Consulting will prepare an historic district evaluation/context statement for the Finger Ave Tract. Some nearby areas, including Wellesley Park Subdivision, have already been subject to evaluation and it is assumed that these other areas will not require re- evaluation. While the Finger Park Tract has not been evaluated in its entirety, it is not necessarily the case that the entire tract will require intensive level evaluation as part of the appropriate study of historic architectural resources under CEQA. Therefore, we are presenting two options for the approach to the study.