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• The pedestrian bridge phase of the project will be included in the checklist but does not require any additional analysis. Deliverables • Draft and Final SEPA Checklist per the Project Submittal List. 12.12 — Environmental Classification Summary/Documented Categorical Exclusion Landau Associates shall prepare a Local Agency Environmental Classification Summary (ECS) with supporting documentation as required by WSDOT. We will compile and review environmental information from readily available public domain resources to gain a general understanding of environmental resources along the project corridor. The ECS will require a discussion of stormwater treatment and detention, which will be based on information provided by KPFF. As detailed in the tasks below and Task 24.12, the ECS will be supported by a series of independent documents (to be prepared by Landau Associates) to include an evaluation of environmental justice, effect on species and habitats listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and Essential Fish Habitat (EFH), Section 4f properties, cultural resources, and hazardous and problem waste. On behalf of the City, Landau Associates will submit a preliminary version and final version (with required supporting documentation included in Tasks 5.0 and 24.0) of the ECS to WSDOT. Assumptions • Utility bridge phase NEPA process will be coordinated through WSDOT to satisfy FHWA NEPA requirements. • The pedestrian bridge phase of the project will be included in the ECS but does not require any additional analysis. • The project will be determined to be a Class II Documented Categorical Exclusion and neither a NEPA Environmental Impact Statement nor an Environmental Assessment will be required. • The proposed project will not result in significant horizontal or vertical alignment of the existing roadway. • Individual discipline reports analyzing noise, aquifer recharge areas, floodplains and floodways, critical and sensitive areas, resource lands, tribal lands, visual quality, and Section 6(f) lands will not be required, and modeling efforts will not be required for these elements of the environment. • Wetland, waterway, and associated buffer delineation will not be required. • For purposes of Section 4(f) compliance, the City will provide written approval from appropriate staff that all possible planning to minimize harm has been accomplished in the location and design of the proposed bridge in relation to property associated with Grand Avenue Park, and indicating the proposed project provides a net benefit to Grand Avenue Park. Based on this understanding, we assume the required Section 4(f) documentation will consist of only a Programmatic Evaluation (see Task 5.14). • A single ECS will be prepared and will incorporate information pertaining to the pedestrian bridge and utilities north of the bridge project segment (Task 24.12). KPFF Consulting Engineer November 10, 2014 Grand Avenue Park Utility Bridge, Phase 1A Page 34 of 55