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City of Everett Stadium Amphitheater Park Project Scope of Work Page 6 <br /> <br />Task 2 Scoping <br />Task Objective: <br />The objective of this task is to complete all of the required EIS scoping work as per SEPA Rules in <br />Washington Administrative Code (WAC) 197-11-408 as stated below: <br />(1) The lead agency shall narrow the scope of every EIS to the probable significant adverse impacts and <br />reasonable alternatives, including mitigation measures. For example, if there are only two or three significant <br />impacts or alternatives, the EIS shall be focused on those. <br />(2) To ensure that every EIS is concise and addresses the significant environmental issues, the lead <br />agency shall: <br />(a) Invite agency, affected tribes, and public comment on the DS (WAC 197-11-360). <br />(i) If the agency requires written comments, agencies, affected tribes and the public shall be allowed <br />twenty-one days from the date of issuance of the DS in which to comment, unless expanded scoping is used. <br />(iii) The date of issuance for a DS is the date it is sent to the department of ecology and other agencies <br />with jurisdiction, and is publicly available. <br />(b) Identify reasonable alternatives and probable significant adverse environmental impacts. <br />(c) Eliminate from detailed study those impacts that are not significant. <br />(d) Work with other agencies to identify and integrate environmental studies required for other <br />government approvals with the EIS, where feasible. <br />(3) Agencies, affected tribes, and the public should comment promptly and as specifically as permitted <br />by the details available on the proposal. <br />(4) Meetings or scoping documents, including notices that the scope has been revised, may be used but <br />are not required. The lead agency shall integrate the scoping process with its existing planning and decision- <br />making process in order to avoid duplication and delay. <br />(5) The lead agency shall revise the scope of an EIS if substantial changes are made later in the <br />proposal, or if significant new circumstances or information arise that bear on the proposal and its significant <br />impacts. <br />(6) DEISs shall be prepared according to the scope decided upon by the lead agency in its scoping <br />process. <br />(7) EIS preparation may begin during scoping. <br /> <br />Subtask 2.1 Project Description Development <br />Establishing the project description at the beginning of the project is crucial to being able to begin <br />the EIS process and issue the appropriate SEPA threshold determination. The project description <br />should be developed in enough detail that the public is able to reasonably consider the proposal, <br />raise questions, and become educated about the goals and objectives of the Project. <br /> <br />A project description is also needed for subject matter experts to begin their analyses of the <br />Alternatives. Even if not all of the project design and specifications are complete, the ESA Team <br />will work with the City Team to produce the appropriate ranges and estimates for information that <br />is still forthcoming.