Timing and Scoping Clause Samples

Timing and Scoping. (a) The County agrees to use best efforts to prepare and adopt the General Plan amendment, the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Plan, and the environmental review of those documents, as described in Section 1.1 subparagraph (a), Section 1.2, and Section 1.3 of this Agreement, within 30 months from the execution of this Agreement. The County further agrees to use best efforts to meet the following general benchmarks after execution of this Agreement: (1) solicitation and selection of a consultant or consultants to prepare the documents described in Sections 1.1 subparagraph (a), 1.2, and 1.3 of this Agreement – 9 months, (2) preparation of the inventories described in Section 1.2 subparagraphs (a), (b), (c), and (d) of this Agreement – 15 months, (3) publication of a draft environmental impact report pursuant to section 1.3 of this Agreement – 24 months. (b) At the beginning of its preparation of the documents described in Sections 1.1 subparagraph (a), 1.2, and 1.3 of this Agreement, the County will engage in a public scoping process to solicit comments, including comments regarding the appropriate methodology and measures to employ and include in the documents.