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City of Pleasanton <br />3200 Hopyard Road Project <br />2 <br /> Are previously identified significant effects which, as a result of substantial new information, which <br />was not known at the time the EIR was certified, are determined to have a more severe adverse <br />impact than discussed in the prior documentation. <br />The document will include detailed responses to all checklist questions supported by facts, evidence, <br />and, as appropriate, supporting technical studies and reference to the General Plan EIR. Rincon <br />anticipates that the checklist will support a determination that the project’s impacts would not be <br />peculiar to the project or project site, have been addressed as significant in prior programmatic CEQA <br />documents (e.g., General Plan EIR), or can be substantially mitigated by the imposition of uniformly <br />applied development policies or standards. In that event, the project would not require further <br />environmental review pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15183. If the analysis determines that one <br />or more of these conditions may not be met for a particular impact category, Rincon will immediately <br />inform City staff to determine the appropriate course of action, which could include preparation of an <br />Initial Study-Mitigated Negative Declaration, EIR Addendum, or a Supplemental/Subsequent EIR. If <br />subsequent or additional environmental review is required and the City agrees, Rincon will provide a <br />separate scope of work and cost estimate at that time. <br />Rincon Consultants’ work program for completing the CEQA consistency checklist will include the tasks <br />described below. <br />Task 1 Kickoff Meeting and Project Mobilization <br />Rincon’s Project Manager will prepare for and participate in a conference call kickoff meeting with City <br />staff. This meeting will serve to discuss fundamental process, scope and approach issues, and as a <br />forum to review and confirm study objectives and establish an operational protocol. Working schedules <br />will be finalized and details for scheduled tasks will be discussed as necessary. Rincon will also use <br />this opportunity to collect any relevant project or background information. During this phase Rincon <br />will also visit the project site to photo-document existing conditions on the site and surrounding area. <br />Task 2 Project Description <br />Working with City staff, Rincon will prepare an internal review draft project description. Organization of <br />this information is critical, because it forms the basis for evaluating if the project is consistent with the <br />General Plan and General Plan EIR under CEQA. The project description will be submitted in MS Word <br />format to facilitate electronic editing and comments. Rincon assumes one round of review of the <br />project description by City staff prior to conducting the analysis described in subsequent tasks included <br />in this scope of work. <br />Task 3 Administrative Draft Consistency Checklist <br />Rincon will prepare an internal review (Administrative) Draft Consistency Checklist. To the maximum <br />extent feasible, existing technical studies for the project and information from the City’s General Plan <br />and General Plan CEQA documentation will be used for the analysis. Existing technical studies for the <br />project that Rincon has been provided and will consult in the preparation of the Consistency Checklist <br />include: <br /> Arborist Report (Buena Vista Tree Service, May 2023) <br /> Air Quality Report (Ascent Environmental, March 2023) <br /> Geotechnical Investigation (Cornerstone Earth Group, September 2022) <br /> Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (Cornerstone Earth Group, September 2022) <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: FE1B6497-6527-4DEE-8F28-BF9999E929AA