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Task Deliverables: minutes of meetings to stakeholders, the public and agencies; conceptual designs for public presentation; preliminary designs for agency and advisor review; engineering designs; draft and final signage plans; installed signage; socialmedia and outreach plan 2.3.Task 3: Permitting Agency Consultation Pursuant to this sub-task, the Grantee shall conduct early outreach to the range of regulatory agencies with a nexus to this project: San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board(Regional Board) Alameda County Mosquito Abatement District Bay Conservation Development Commission(BCDC) CA Department ofFish and Wildlife(CDFW) Army Corps of Engineers(ACOE) US Fish and Wildlife Service(FWS) Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) The design and permitting Project phase funded under this grant is expected to close following certification of the CEQA document and prior to completion of all permitting processes.However, informal consultation shall be completed with all listed agencies, with the goal of developing a strong sense of expectations from regulatory agencies as CEQA documentation is completed. Where possible, formal permitting processes shall be initiated and documentation shall be developedduring the course of this grant period. Some consultation has begun already with the Regional Board and it is anticipated the Bay Restoration Regulatory Integration Team (BRRIT) shall be utilized to streamline the regulatory engagementprocesses,to the extent possible. Task Deliverables: Memorandums shall be developed during the course of informal consultations with each permitting agency. Additional documentation pursuant to these consultations may be prepared and shall be reported upon thorough status updates and Progress Reports. 2.4.Task 4: CEQA Documentation, Comments, and City Council Approval This Project involves planning and design of a discretionary activity by a public agency and is considered a non- exemptproject subject to CEQA. Consistent with the CEQA process undertaken for the Oro Loma project (State Clearinghouse #2013112070), an Initial Study (IS) / Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) shall be prepared in compliance with Public Resources Code Section 21000 et seq.,CEQAof 1970 (as amended), and Title 14, Chapter 3 of the California Administrative Code. In accordance with the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations Title 14, Chapter 3, Section15070, a MND shall be prepared if either: A) Thereis no substantial evidence that the project will have a significant effect; or B) Where there may be a potentially significant effect, revisions to the project would avoid or mitigate the effects to a point where clearly no significant effects would occur. The proposed Project is expected to satisfy this criteria. Preparation of the IS/MND, with the City as the designated Lead Agency, is expected to take place over 4-6 months following completion of final engineering designs. Public comment, review, and City Council approval is expected over the course of an additional 4-6 months. Efforts will be made to engage environmental and community groups early on to address and avoid opposition and potential mitigation needs, which could impose 6-18 months in delay if not adequately addressed. For reference, the Oro Loma Ecotone Levee project faced no opposition and the IS/MND was completed wellwithin this proposed timeline.