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TASK 2.0: INITIAL STUDY/CEQA DETERMINATION <br /> Task 2.1: Prepare Administrative Draft Initial Study(Ad-Draft IS/MND) <br /> Consultant shalll prepare the Admin. Draft IS/MND by answering each Initial Study Checklist <br /> question with enough factual detail to clearly describe potential impacts associated with the <br /> project. The IS/MND will identify potentially significant impacts and recommend mitigation as <br /> necessary to reduce those impacts to less than significant levels. Each question shall be <br /> answered with a thorough response and a clear determination of impact before and after the <br /> implementation of mitigation measures. Mitigation measures will include implementation and <br /> monitoring responsibilities to aid in the preparation of the Mitigation, Monitoring and Reporting <br /> Plan per CEQA Guidelines. <br /> Contents of the Initial Study <br /> Below is the proposed outline for the Initial Study (consistent with Appendix G of the CEQA <br /> Guidelines), followed by a detailed description of the sections and issues to be addressed. <br /> 1.0. Introduction <br /> 2.0 Project Description <br /> 3.0 Environmental Setting, Impacts, and Mitigation Measures (Initial Study Checklist) <br /> 3.1 Aesthetics <br /> 3.2 Agriculture and Forestry Resources <br /> 3.3 Air Quality <br /> 3.4 Biological Resources <br /> 3.5 Cultural Resources <br /> 3.6 Geology and Soils <br /> 3.7 Greenhouse Gas Emissions <br /> 3.8 Hazards and Hazardous Materials <br /> 3.9 Hydrology and Water Quality <br /> 3.10 Land Use and P lanning <br /> 3.11 Mineral Resources <br /> 3.12 Noise <br /> 3.13 Population and Housing <br /> 3.14 Public Services <br /> 3.15 Recreation <br /> 3.16 Transportation and Traffic <br /> 3.17 Utilities and Service Systems <br /> 3.18 Mandatory Findings of Significance <br /> 4.0 Bibliography /Citations <br /> 5.0 Report Preparation <br /> Appendices <br /> The following details each section of the IS: <br /> 1.0 Introduction. The Introduction shall describe the purpose and organization of the <br /> IS/MND, the need for the IS/MND pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, and the intent of the <br /> document. The intent is to provide the City of Redwood City with detailed information about the <br /> project's potentially significant effects, plus measures to mitigate these potentially significant <br /> effects to less than significant levels. The intent is also to inform the City Council of the <br /> environmental effects of the project as it contemplates project approval. <br /> ATTYlAGR/2012.073/TRA ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES,INC <br /> REV:06-05-12 VR Page 13 of 26 <br />