Prepare Initial Study Template Sample Clauses

Prepare Initial Study Template. The Consultants will prepare an Initial Study tem- plate to be used in all 13 jurisdictions. The Consult- ants will use the checklist contained in Appendix G of the CEQA Guidelines, modified as necessary to address any concerns particular to Fresno County. This template will include a project description of the Multi-Jurisdictional Housing Element and for each of the checklist environmental issues, regional descriptions of conditions will be included as appropriate (e.g., air quality conditions, regional travel routes, agricultural resources). The draft template will be provided to Fresno COG staff and the 13 jurisdictions for review. Fresno COG staff will provide one set of consolidated revisions, preferably using the Word track-changes tool. Directed revisions will be incorporated into the template to be used in subsequent tasks. 10 Proposal for Services | Mintier Harnish/▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ and Associates/MIG Our scope assumes that all 13 jurisdictions will opt for participating in the program and continue through the CEQA document preparation and adoption process. For each jurisdiction, the Consultants will prepare an Initial Study that uses the approved template and focuses on the particulars of that jurisdiction with regard to the RHNA, housing sites, and housing programs. For those jurisdictions where rezoning or code amend- ments are required to provide adequate sites and/ or comply with SB2, those issues will be addressed as well. Given that the Housing Element is a policy document and does not commit any jurisdiction to constructing housing on the identified sites, the Consultants will examine impacts at a program- matic level. The Consultants will review all existing plans, studies, and other supporting materials provided by staff from the participating jurisdictions and obtain readily available information about the environ- mental conditions for each city and the county. This scope includes preparing technical studies for air quality and greenhouse gas emissions. All other analysis will rely upon published data due to the programmatic nature of the analysis. It is assumed that sufficient information concerning the local water, sewer, and storm drainage systems and local public services can be provided by staff at the cities and County. With regard to the technical studies, the Consult- ants will prepare air quality analysis and climate change technical report using the latest modeling software and techniques supported by the San ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Valley Air Po...