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Exhibit A -Scope of Work The components of the ADEIR are described in detail below. Subtask 4.1 Summary. The Summary will provide a concise review of the EIR. It will highlight the project description, the signifi- cant environmental effects and recommended mitigation measures, and the project alterna- tives. Furthermore, areas of controversy (including issues raised by the agencies and the public in response to the Notice of Prepara- tion/Initial Study and at the scoping meeting) and issues to be resolved (including the choice among alternatives and whether or how to mitigate the potentially significant effects) will be identified, as required by the State CEQA Guidelines, Section 15123(b). To facilitate sub- sequent preparation of the mitigation monitoring program, the summary of impacts and mitigation measures will be presented in a table. Subtask 4.2 Environmental Analysis. This section of the EIR will contain the de- scription of the existing conditions, the methodology and standards of significance, and the impact analysis. The methods and stan- dards of significance used for determining impacts will be clearly and explicitly described in each technical section of the EIR, including any assumptions, models, or modeling tech- niques that are important to understand the conclusions of the analysis. The impact analy- sis will evaluate the extent to which compliance with applicable City ordinances and policies, State and or federal laws or other requirements, as well as existing and proposed General Plan policies, would reduce impacts, and whether additional mitigation is needed to reduce impacts to aless-than-significant level. The significance of impacts will be based on thresholds drawn from the CEQA Guidelines; the City's General Plan; other applicable City, regional, State or federal standards; and, where other standards are unavailable, professional judgment. The thresholds will be provided to City staff for review and comment prior to completion of the ADEIR. For each impact, the EIR will clearly identify the level of signifi- cance of that impact. Impacts will be classified as significant (S), potentially significant (PS), less than significant (LTS), or beneficial (B). Each impact will be enumerated for easy refer- ence by reviewers of the EIR. The cumulative impact analysis will assess the effects of the proposed General Plan Update in combination with other projects in the project "vicinity." We will meet with City staff to identify the assumptions for the cumulative assessment. The vicinity will vary depending on the particular issue. For example, for school impacts, the vicinity would be the af- fected school district service area. For other issues, such as traffic, larger regions would be defined. Since the General Plan is by its nature a cumulative view of future development within the City, the 2030 buildout population is expected to serve as a reasonable growth pro- jection. Information from the Alameda County Congestion Management Agency and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission will be useful in defining future baseline condi- tions for traffic. For each significant impact, project-specific mitigation measures will be identified, where necessary and available. Mitigation measures will be based as much as possible on compli- ance with existing City policies, ordinances and implementation procedures. Mitigation meas- ures will be explicitly defined in terms of their effectiveness, responsible agency, and whether they are measures proposed as part of the pro- ject, measures already being implemented, or measures to be considered. The EIR will de- scribe how implementation of each mitigation measure will reduce the effect of the impact. The level of significance will be identified both before and after mitigation. Because the EIR will be a programmatic document, mitigation C,'ity of Pleasanton Genera/ Plan Update EIR - EIPAssociates sns: A-3