Final TASP Update. The Team will review public comments and prepare a Final TASP Update. The Final TASP Update will be presented in PDF Format. Notes about the Environmental Impact Report The most important part of the environmental process for this project will be to determine what type of CEQA document will be most appropriate for the proposed project. Per XXXX Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx00000, a Supplemental EIR is appropriate where: 1) changes to the project, changes to the circumstances under which the project is undertaken, or new information of substantial importance (which was not, and could not have been known when the EIR was certified) would result in major revisions to the previous EIR due to new or more significant impacts; and 2) only “minor additions or changes” to the previous EIR would be necessary to make the previous EIR adequate in the context of the changed circumstances. As part of project initiation ICF would consult with the project team, including the City as the CEQA lead agency, to determine whether these parameters would be met for the proposed project. If, as the project becomes more defined, it is determined that proposed updates to the Plan would result in substantial revisions to prior EIR, ICF would recommend preparation of a Subsequent, as opposed to a Supplemental EIR. This Scope of Work preliminarily assumes a Supplemental EIR, though the environmental level of effort may be expanded to allow for a Subsequent EIR at the City’s request. Given what we know about the project to date, and recognizing that the RFP contemplates a Supplemental EIR, the following scope of work proposes preparation of a supplement to the 2008 Final Environmental Impact Report (2008 EIR) for the Milpitas Transit Area Specific Plan (TASP) to assess and mitigate, as feasible, the impacts of the proposed Transit Area Specific Plan Update (project). If it is determined during the planning phase that the TASP Update would result in major changes to the 2008 EIR, such as new impact analyses related to the annexation of significant new areas of land into the TASP, or the addition of substantial amounts of new residential development, ICF would recommend preparation of a Subsequent EIR rather than a Supplemental EIR. Per CEQA Guidelines Section 15163, a supplement to an EIR may be distinguished from a Subsequent EIR by the following: A supplement is intended to augment a previously certified EIR to the extent necessary to address the conditions described in CEQA Guidelines Section 1...
