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Declaration (IS/MND) for the Housing Element, since it will likely be brought <br />forward before completion of the General Plan EIR. This scope and cost assumes <br />that the City will not need to redesignate any parcels in order to identify adequate <br />sites, and that the IS/MND can therefore rely on existing environmental <br />documentation. No new technical studies are proposed solely for the <br />environmental review of the Housing Element. <br />Task & Environmental Review <br />It is expected that all members of the project team will be involved in preparation <br />of the General Plan EIR. The Planning Center I DC&E will have the lead role in <br />this task and will coordinate the work of the technical subcontractors. Barry Miller <br />will contribute to the drafting of the Project Description and Alternatives. He will <br />also work closely with the EIR team to identify any new policies that may be <br />necessary to mitigate potential Plan impacts. <br />8.1 Prepare Notice of Preparation and Conduct Scoping Meeting <br />The Planning Center I DC&E will prepare the Notice of Preparation (NOP). <br />Following the end of the 30 -day public review period, we will review each <br />comment and letter received. The Planning Center I DC&E will attend a public <br />scoping session and record all public comments. After the meeting, The Planning <br />Center I DC&E will summarize all public and NOP comments to be addressed in <br />the Draft EIR. <br />8.2 Prepare Project Description <br />The Planning Center I DC&E will prepare a project description including project <br />objectives and details of the changes proposed in the General Plan Update. We <br />will work with City staff and Barry Miller to ensure that the net change that could <br />result from implementation of the General Plan Update is clearly described and <br />quantified, to the extent feasible. Although this is envisioned as a Program EIR, <br />we will look for opportunities to maximize the use of the EIR in the review of <br />future development projects. <br />As part of the Project Description, The Planning Center I DC&E will calculate <br />buildout of the project to be evaluated in the EIR. City staff will need to review <br />and approve the methodology used for this calculation. The Planning <br />Center I DC&E will prepare an administrative draft set of buildout numbers, make <br />any changes needed, and provide staff with an opportunity for a final review before <br />using those numbers as the basis for evaluation in the EIR. Preliminarily, we <br />recommend that the quantitative analyses in the EIR (traffic, noise, air quality, <br />