Fountain Valley City Council
April 16, 2024

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• Agricultural Resources. Our environmental planning staff includes agricultural resource specialists who have a strong understanding of both federal and State farmland conversion analysis requirements. Our staff is highly adept at evaluating impacts to farmland in accordance with CEQA guidelines, including utilizing the 1997 California Agricultural Land Evaluation and Site Assessment Model prepared by the California Department of Conservation. Our staff are also skilled at preparing agricultural resource analysis under NEPA and in compliance with Caltrans’ Standard Environmental Reference, Section 23— Farmlands. LSA’s experience includes preparing Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Form AD1006 for noncorridor projects and NRCS Form CPA-106 for corridor projects pursuant to the Farmland Protection Policy Act, which requires extensive coordination with NRCS staff for review and approval.

B. Key Personnel
LSA offers a well-qualified team that will provide the full range of expertise needed to comprehensively address all anticpated services for this 5-year contract. The following section presents the qualifications of our Project Management Team and Key Personnel who will be assigned to task orders issued by the City. Full resumes for our proposed key personnel are provided in Appendix A.

LSA’s Project Management Team
Ryan Bensley, AICP, Principal
Contract Role: Principal in Charge/Main Point of Contact Education: B.A., Geography, Specialization in Urban Planning and GIS Years of Experience: 16
Certifications: AICP No. 027971
Mr. Bensley is responsible for managing the preparation of environmental documents for a variety of land development projects. His primary responsibilities include coordinating and conducting research and analysis for environmental documents prepared in compliance with CEQA/NEPA, including EIRs, EISs, EA’s, ISs, MNDs, and other environmental documents. He is knowledgeable in various planning and environmental regulations related to development projects and entitlement processes, including, but not limited to, local zoning ordinances, General Plans, Specific Plans, the Subdivision Map Act, and State Housing Element Law. Mr. Bensley also has considerable experience delivering public presentations and conducting community workshops regarding complex and controversial planning projects. Mr. Bensley’s relevant project experience includes but is not limited to the following: City of Huntington Beach On-Call CEQA Services; City of Cypress On-Call Planning and Environmental Services; City of Costa Mesa On Call Environmental Services; City of Norwalk On-Call Planning and Building; City of Laguna Woods As-Needed Planning Services; City of Long Beach On-Call Environmental Consulting Services, and Caltrans District 12 On-Call Environmental Services Contract.

Laurel Frakes, Associate /Senior Environmental Planner
Contract Role: Primary Project Manager
Education: B.S., Environmental Management/Hydrology & Watershed Management Years of Experience: 16
Ms. Frakes’ expertise includes managing and preparing environmental documents pursuant to CEQA/NEPA, including ISs, MNDs, EIRs, Preliminary Environmental Assessment Reports, EAs, and EISs. She also manages the preparation of technical studies, develops CEQA and NEPA analyses, and provides her clients with expertise in land use planning and land use regulations. Ms. Frakes’ relevant project experience includes but is not limited to the

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following: City of Laguna Beach Public Works On-Call Consultant Services; City of Norwalk On-Call Planning and Building; City of Huntington Beach Bolsa Chica Senior Living Community Project (as part of LSA’s CEQA on-call); and the OC Public Works Flood Control Facility Maintenance Projects.

Dionisios Glentis, Senior Enviromental Planner
Contract Role: Alternate Project Manager
Education: B.A., Anthropology; minor in Business Administration; Certificate of Ethnomusicology
Years of Experience: 17
Mr. Glentis specializes in environmental planning, cultural resources management, and construction site compliance. He has authored, reviewed, and implemented hundreds of environmental compliance documents including Exemption Reports, IS/MNDs, EIR/EISs, Section 4(f) Evaluations, Water Quality Assessment Reports, Worker Environmental Awareness Programs (WEAPs), MMRPs, and more. He has managed multiple projects ranging in size and scope from multi-year licensing projects to short-term projects constructed under rapid schedules. He has also collaborated effectively with local, State, and Federal agencies and planning/engineering/construction teams to successfully execute 1,000+ projects pursuant to CEQA and NEPA. Mr. Glentis’ relevant project experience includes the following:

City of Fontana On-Call Planning & Environmental Consulting Services; City of Menifee On-Call Environmental Services; City of Murrieta On-Call Environmental Services; and City of La Verne, Brandywine Homes Residential Development Project; and Damien High School Master Plan Update Project.

LSA’s Key Technical Personnel Table
Key Staff Name, Title and
Proposed Role on Contract
Summary of Qualifications & Experience
Lauren Peachey,
Environmental Planner
Role on Contract:

Environmental Planning
Education: B.S., Environmental Management and Protection, with Minors in Biology and Political Science
Years of Experience: 2
Ms. Peachey assists with the preparation of environmental documentation for a variety of land development and transportation projects throughout California. Her primary responsibilities include providing project management assistance and conducting research and analysis for the preparation of environmental documents to evaluate potential project impacts on population and housing, public services and utilities, and environmental compliance for CEQA and NEPA. She has prepared various types of CEQA- and NEPA-related documents for projects, including EAs, ISs, EIRs, MMRPs, and environmental commitment records.

Relevant project experience includes:
 City of Huntington Beach, Bolsa Chica Senior Living Community Project, Huntington Beach, CA (as part of LSA’s CEQA On-Call)
 City of Cypress, Cypress Town Center Project EIR, Cypress, CA (as part of LSA’s On-Call Planning and Environmental Services)
 WSP USA, Inc./Caltrans District 12, I-5 Managed Lanes Project, Red Hill Avenue to the Orange/Los Angeles County Line, Orange County, CA
Cara Cunningham, Associate
Environmental Planner
Role on Contract: Air Quality/
GHG and Energy
Education: B.S., City & Regional Planning, Minor in Real Property Development Years of Experience: 10
Ms. Cunningham provides project management and technical assistance on a variety of planning and environmental documents including EAs, ISs, and EIRs. At LSA, she has been involved in residential and commercial development projects, road improvement projects, and program-level plans. She has a strong foundation in land use planning and is well versed in addressing impacts to air quality, GHG emissions, and energy. She is also proficient with

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Key Staff Name, Title and
Proposed Role on Contract
Summary of Qualifications & Experience
the use of air quality models, including the California Emissions Estimator Model (CalEEMod) and the Roadway Emissions Estimator Model (RoadMod).

Relevant project experience includes:
 Orange County Sanitation District, Administrative Headquarters Project, Fountain Valley, CA
 City of Huntington Beach, Bolsa Chica Senior Living Community Project, Huntington Beach, CA (as part of LSA’s CEQA On-Call)
 City of Cypress, Cypress Town Center Project EIR, Cypress, CA (as part of LSA’s On-Call Planning and Environmental Services)
Dean Arizabal, Principal
Transportation Planner
Role on Contract:

Traffic/Transportation
Education: B.S., Computer Engineering
Years of Experience: 18
Mr. Arizabal’s primary responsibilities and experience include managing or preparing technical analyses of land development and roadway improvement projects, including comprehensive Traffic Impact Analyses (TIAs), traffic operations analyses, and parking studies. He has prepared numerous TIAs and access and on-site circulation analyses for mixed-use, commercial, office, institutional, residential, and alternative energy projects.

Many of his reports and documents are incorporated into an EIR, IS, or MND.

Relevant project experience includes:
 Orange County Sanitation District, Administrative Headquarters Project, Fountain Valley, CA
 City of Huntington Beach, Bolsa Chica Senior Living Community Project, Huntington Beach, CA (as part of LSA’s CEQA On-Call)
 City of Cypress, 6400 Katella Warehouse Project, Cypress, CA (as part of LSA’s On-Call Planning and Environmental Services)
Ivan Strudwick, RPA,
Associate Archaeologist
Role on Contract: Cultural
Resources and Tribal
Consultation
Education: M.A., Anthropology, Specializing in Archaeology; B.A., Anthropology Years of Experience: 42
Certifications: Register of Professional Archaeologists (RPA No. 10350) Mr. Strudwick has conducted and managed all phases of archaeological projects, including fieldwork, laboratory analysis, research, and report writing. His duties include project design and proposal preparation for surveys, testing, and data recovery mitigation; personnel supervision; and report preparation, resource evaluation, and recommendations. Additionally, Mr. Strudwick has worked as the Native American coordinator for extensive multi-year projects and has numerous professional publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals.

Relevant project experience includes:
 Caltrans District 12, On-Call Environmental Services, Orange County, CA  Alexan Anaheim—Uptown Anaheim CEQA Project, Orange County, CA  Southern California Edison, Various, CA
Casey Tibbet, Associate
Historian/Architectural
Historian
Role on Contract: Historic
Resources
Education: M.A., History (Historic Preservation); B.A., Political Science Years of Experience: 33
Ms. Tibbet has been practicing architectural history in southern California since 1997, first as part of her responsibilities as a city planner and later (2005) as a full-time architectural historian. She meets the Secretary of the Interior’s Professional Qualification Standards as a Historian and Architectural Historian and has extensive experience with field recording/survey work; historic research; oral interviews; preparation of historic context statements, significance evaluations, DPR 523 forms, and cultural resources reports in compliance with CEQA and NEPA regulations, Caltrans requirements for CEQA and NEPA, and United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) requirements for NEPA. She has also written cultural resources ordinances. Ms. Tibbet has worked as the on-call preservation

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Key Staff Name, Title and
Proposed Role on Contract
Summary of Qualifications & Experience
consultant for various cities and has surveyed and evaluated thousands of built environment resources.

Relevant project experience includes:
 City of Orange, Killefer Square Apartments, Orange, CA  Caltrans District 12, State Route 1, 7th Avenue to Moss Street ADA Upgrade Project HRE Report, Orange County, CA
 City of Anaheim, Lincoln Avenue Widening Project, Anaheim, CA Blake Selna, Principal
Biologist
Role on Contract: Biological
Resources
Education: B.S., Environmental and Resource Sciences
Years of Experience: 23
Mr. Selna manages biological and regulatory services for both public and private clients and projects of all shapes and sizes. His expertise and experience include a wide range of biological and regulatory consultation, including biological resource analysis, jurisdictional delineation, regulatory permitting, habitat restoration, and mitigation planning and compliance monitoring. He is extremely familiar with assessing and restoring Southern California native habitats and is very familiar with the County of Orange Central/Coastal Subregion Natural Communities Conservation Plan/ Habitat Conservation Plan (NCCP/HCP), the Southern Subregion HCP, and the Orange County Transportation Authority Measure M2 NCCP/HCP/Environmental Mitigation Program. As an International Society of Arboriculture Certified Arborist, Mr. Selna has prepared tree reports for projects in Los Angeles, Newport Beach, Huntington Beach, Laguna Beach, Long Beach, Anaheim, Irvine, Santa Ana, San Juan Capistrano, and more.

Relevant project experience includes:
 Caltrans District 12, On-Call Environmental Services, Orange County, CA  OC Waste & Recycling, South Region Landfills, Orange County, CA  OC Public Works, La Pata Avenue Extension Project, Orange County, CA John T. (J.T.) Stephens, EIT,
Principal Noise and Vibration
Specialist
Role on Contract: Noise and
Vibration
Education: B.S., Acoustical Engineering, Minor in Communications Years of Experience: 18
Certifications: E.I.T. License No. ET30504764 (2005)
Mr. Stephens is primarily responsible for the preparation of noise and vibration studies for a variety of projects. He is proficient in the use of various traffic noise models, the Roadway Construction Noise Model (RCNM), the Aviation Environmental Design Tool (AEDT), SoundPLAN Noise Prediction Software, and INSUL, a noise prediction software for building façades and partitions. Mr. Stephens is also responsible for performing noise and vibration monitoring surveys using a variety of Larson-Davis sound level meters and accelerometers.

He has supported numerous controversial studies, some of which required Non-Disclosure Agreements, and has attended public meetings as a professional expert.

Relevant project experience includes:
 City of Huntington Beach, Bolsa Chica Senior Living Community Project, Huntington Beach, CA (as part of LSA’s CEQA On-Call)
 City of Cypress, Cypress Town Center Project EIR, Cypress, CA (as part of LSA’s On-Call Planning and Environmental Services)
 Fairfield Residential Company, Glassell Park Residential Project, Los Angeles, CA Pam Reading, Principal
Environmental Planner
Role on Contract: Water
Quality and Agricultural
Resources
Education: M.S., Hydrology & Watershed Management; B.A., Environmental Studies/Political Science
Years of Experience: 19
Ms. Reading specializes in working with public agencies to complete land development and transportation/infrastructure-oriented projects. She also serves as Principal in Charge and Project Manager for the preparation of a variety of documents pursuant to CEQA/NEPA, including ISs, MNDs, EIRs, Preliminary Environmental Analysis Reports (PEARs), EAs, and EISs. In addition to her CEQA/NEPA experience, Ms. Reading oversees LSA’s in-house water

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Key Staff Name, Title and
Proposed Role on Contract
Summary of Qualifications & Experience
quality and agricultural work. In this capacity, she prepares and/or oversees the preparation of CEQA/NEPA technical water quality and agricultural reports and analyses. Ms. Reading also develops technical CEQA/NEPA visual, land use, and coastal zone consistency analyses.

Relevant project experience includes:
 California High-Speed Rail Authority, California High-Speed Rail Bakersfield to Palmdale Project Section, Kern and Los Angeles Counties, CA  Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA), SR-55 Road Improvement Project (between I-405 and I-5), Orange County, CA
 City of Menifee, Menifee Valley Specific Plan, Menifee, CA (as part of LSA’s On-Call Planning and Environmental Services)
C. Organizational Chart
We have provided an organization chart below which lists all key individuals who will be working on projects under this as-needed contract.

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Subconsultants
If LSA does not have the in-house resources to fulfill a particular City need, or if the recent experience of another local subcontractor would allow for economies of either time or budget, we will engage a subcontractor agreeable to the City. With several decades of experience working throughout Southern California with a multitude of teaming partners, we are confident in the strong working relationships we have built over the years and trust that any firm (if needed) will provide top-of-the-line services to support LSA in serving the City.

D. Resumes of Key Individuals
We have included brief resumes of key staff who will be working directly and regularly on this as-needed contract with the City (as well as their role) in Appendix A, per the City’s Q&A dated November 27, 2023. Our proposed Principal in Charge, Ryan Bensley, AICP, will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the contract with assistance from Laurel Frakes, Primary Project Manager, and Dionisios Glentis, Alternate Project Manager.

E. Outline of Current Relevant Projects in the Southern California Region LSA’s On Call Experience with Similar Contracts
LSA currently holds nearly 850 active contracts, with nearly 10 percent of them (76 contracts) being on-call contracts with public and private entities throughout the State. This depth and breadth of experience has contributed to LSA’s comprehensive understanding of the skills necessary to manage an on-call contract and multiple task orders. The selective sample list presented below exhibits LSA’s depth of experience managing oncall contracts with public agencies throughout Southern California. Additionally, we have extensive experience working with infill, mixed-use and residential developments, commercial developments, recreational facilities, and transportation projects throughout Southern California, especially throughout Orange County and Los Angeles County.
 Orange County Public
Works
 Orange County Flood
Control District (OCFCD)
 OC Waste & Recycling
 City of Anaheim
 City of Irvine
 City of Long Beach
 Port of Long Beach
 City of Carlsbad
 City of Commerce
 City of Fontana
 City of Mission Viejo
 City of Los Angeles
 City of Costa Mesa
 City of Laguna Beach
 City of Newport Beach
 City of Santa Ana
 City of Laguna Niguel
 City of Laguna Woods
 City of Menifee
 City of Moreno Valley
 City of Yorba Linda
 City of Murrieta
 County of Riverside
 County of San Bernardino
 Caltrans Districts 7 and 12
 City of Huntington Beach
 City of Cypress
 City of Norwalk
 Irvine Ranch Water District
 Southern California Edison
 Southern California Gas
Company
 South Coast Water District
 Transportation Corridor
Agencies (TCA)
 San Gabriel Valley Council of
Governments
LSA’s Relevant Project-Specific Experience
LSA’s Fountain Valley Experience. As a mostly built-out city, Fountain Valley has very little land available for new development, with the exception of several agricultural properties along Euclid Street in the eastern half of the City. Consequently, any new development is anticipated to occur in these areas of the City or involve

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redevelopment. LSA is also familiar with the Fountain Valley Crossings Specific Plan due to its experience working on the Orange County Sanitation District Headquarters Project, which is currently under construction within the Crossings Specific Plan area. In addition, given that the City Council’s goals include attracting new hotels to the City and modernizing its infrastructure to support growth and future needs, LSA’s substantial experience with hotel and transportation/utility infrastructure projects throughout Southern California should prove invaluable during the 5-year term of the on-call contract. This experience has given LSA valuable local knowledge that will be instrumental for consultants providing services for this as-needed contract.

We have also prepared hundreds of environmental documents for both public agencies and private applicants for similar projects that are anticipated under this on-call contract. We have highlighted a few of those contracts/projects below. Most of the projects below are within either Orange County or Los Angeles County.

City of Huntington Beach On-Call Environmental (CEQA) Services (2018–Ongoing)
LSA has been under contract with the City of Hun�ngton Beach since 2018 to provide on-call CEQA consul�ng services and has been providing environmental documenta�on services in compliance with State regula�ons to the City. All work performed under this contract has been completed on schedule and within budget. Two of the awarded projects include the following.

Bolsa Chica Senior Living Community Project (2022-present) LSA prepared an Initial Study and EIR for the Bolsa Chica Senior Living Community Project, which involves the construction of a 5- story, 213-unit senior living community on a 3.1-acre parcel at the corner of Bolsa Chica Street and Warner Avenue. The project would involve demolition of the two existing commercial buildings and associated infrastructure. In addition to preparation of the Initial Study, technical analyses, and EIR, LSA also assisted the City with the project scoping meeting and Notice of Preparation. The project was approved by the Planning Commission in September 2023.

Seacliff of Huntington Beach Inspired Senior Living (Assisted Living/Memory Care Facility) IS/MND (2019–2020)
LSA prepared an IS/MND for the Seacliff of Huntington Beach Inspired Senior Living project, which involved the demolition of one of the office buildings at Seacliff Office Park and the development of a three-story, 226-unit senior assisted-living facility. The project required the removal of a man-made water feature in the center of Seacliff Office Park. LSA prepared an Air Quality and GHG Emissions Analysis, a Noise Impact Analysis, a Trip Generation Memorandum, a Biological Resources Technical Memorandum, and a Historic Resources Evaluation (HRE) for the project. LSA also assisted the City with Native American Consultation per Assembly Bill (AB) 52. LSA also conducted a cultural resources records search and a paleontological resources fossil locality search. Key environmental issues analyzed in the IS/MND included geology and soils, hazards and hazardous materials, historic resources, and tribal cultural resources. LSA also

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completed a review of the traffic and circulation analysis. The IS/MND was adopted, and the project was approved by the Huntington Beach Planning Commission in October 2020.

Bella Terra Residential Project EIR Addendum (2021–2022) LSA prepared an EIR Addendum for this project, which would redevelop a section of the Bella Terra shopping center by demolishing approximately 149,000 square feet of retail space and replacing it with a seven-story mixed-use infill project with approximately 300 apartment units, 25,000 square feet of new retail, a three-level parking structure, and associated hardscape, landscaping, and related improvements. Key environmental issues included aesthetics, noise, and traffic. The Huntington Beach City Council adopted the EIR Addendum and approved the project in November 2022.

City of Cypress On-Call Planning and Environmental Services (2016–Ongoing)
LSA has been under contract with the City of Cypress since 2016 for on-call planning and environmental services and has been providing environmental documenta�on services in compliance with State regula�ons for infill development and residen�al, commercial, and ins�tu�onal development projects. Two of the recently completed projects include the following.

Cypress Town Center Project EIR (2020–2021)
LSA prepared an EIR addressing the potential environmental impacts associated with the Cypress Town Center Project. The project was on a 7-acre site used as a parking lot. The project included the development of a multifamily residential community consisting of 135 dwelling units. The layout of the project was a paseo-style community with a large, central open-space area that would include a pool and landscaped areas for other active and passive recreation uses. Required discretionary approvals included a Vesting Tentative Tract Map and a Design Review Permit. Key environmental issues the EIR analyzed included hydrology and traffic impacts. LSA completed the following technical analyses in support of the EIR: an Air Quality and GHG Analysis, a Biological Resources Analysis, a Noise and Vibration Analysis, and a Cultural and Paleontological Resources Analyses. LSA also completed a peer review of the traffic and circulation analysis prepared by the applicant’s consultant. The Cypress City Council certified the EIR and approved the project in May 2021.

Cypress City Center EIR (completed in 2020)
LSA recently prepared an EIR for this project, which included the development of a five-story hotel with up to 120 rooms, approximately 20,800 square feet of retail and restaurant uses, a four-story residential component with up to 251 apartment units, and a recreation courtyard and dog park open to the public. The project also included a 43,200-square-foot movie theater or grocery store. The project required the following approvals from the City: (1) an Amendment to the Cypress Business and
Professional Center Specific Plan, (2) a Tentative Parcel Map, (3) a

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Conditional Use Permit, and (4) a Development Agreement between the City and the applicant. Key issues the EIR evaluated included traffic, air quality, GHG emissions, and hydrology and water quality. LSA also assisted the City with Native American Consultation per AB 52 and SB 18. The Cypress City Council approved the project in May 2020.

City of Norwalk, On-Call Planning and Building
Norwalk, California (2020–Ongoing)
Under an on-call contract with the City of Norwalk since 2020, LSA has completed or is currently providing services for the following projects.

Alondra-Maidstone Mixed-Use Project (2022)
LSA provided peer review services on behalf of the City for this project, which consisted of the redevelopment of an 8-acre property into a mixed-use development composed of a 209-unit multi-family residential community, including 6 commercial flex units fronting Alondra Boulevard. LSA reviewed the Draft IS/MND and related technical studies prepared by the applicant’s consultants to confirm they were adequate for purposes of CEQA compliance.

AB 2097 Mapping (2023)
LSA managed this project focused on determining the locations of parcels potentially eligible for parking exemptions under AB 2097. In collaboration with professionals from LSA’s Environmental Planning, Mobility, and Geographic Information System (GIS) disciplines, the LSA team analyzed the bill’s text, sourced and analyzed public transit schedules, stop locations, and assessor’s parcel data, and conducted an analysis to identify and map all City of Norwalk parcels that fell within or partially within 0.5 mile of current or planned major transit stops.

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F. References
Per the Request for Qualifications (RFQ) requirements, LSA has provided three current client references below.

LSA encourages you to contact our references regarding the quality of our work, management of budget and schedule, and attentiveness to project needs. All the contacts below have worked directly with our designated Principal in Charge, Ryan Bensley, or Primary Project Manager, Laurel Frakes, within the last 5 years.

LSA’s References
Contact Information Project/Contract of Reference
Hayden Beckman, Senior Planner
City of Huntington Beach
2000 Main Street
Huntington Beach, CA 92648
[email protected]
714-536-5561
Project Name: On-Call Environmental (CEQA) Services
Dates: 2018–Ongoing
Brief Description: LSA has been under contract with the City of Huntington Beach since 2018 and has been providing environmental documentation services to the City in compliance with State regulations.

LSA recently worked on the Seacliff Inspired Senior Living (Assisted Living/Memory Care Facility) IS/MND Project, the Bolsa Chica Senior Living Community Project, and the Bella Terra Residential Project EIR Project under this contract.

LSA Project Management: Ryan Bensley, AICP, Principal in Charge; Laurel Frakes, Project Manager
LSA Key Staff: Lauren Peachey, Environmental Planner; Cara Cunningham, Associate Environmental Planner; Dean Arizabal, Principal Transportation Planner; John T. Stephens, Principal/Noise and Vibration Specialist
Alicia Velasco, Planning Director
City of Cypress
5275 Orange Avenue
Cypress, CA 90630
[email protected]
714-229-6700
Project Name: On-Call Planning and Environmental Services Dates: 2016–Ongoing
Brief Description: LSA has been under contract with the City of Cypress since 2016 and has been providing environmental documentation services in compliance with State regulations for infill development and residential, commercial, and institutional development projects. LSA has recently worked on the Cypress Town Center EIR Project and the Cypress City Center EIR Project under this contract.

LSA Project Management Team: Ryan Bensley, AICP, Principal in Charge LSA Key Staff: Lauren Peachey, Environmental Planner; Cara Cunningham, Associate Environmental Planner; Dean Arizabal, Principal Transportation Planner; John T. Stephens, Principal/Noise and Vibration Specialist
Manraj Bhatia, Senior Planner
City of Norwalk
12700 Norwalk Boulevard
Norwalk, CA 90650
[email protected]
562-929-5713
Project Name: On-Call Planning and Building
Dates: 2020–Ongoing
Brief Description: LSA has been providing services to the City of Norwalk under this on-call contract since 2020. LSA has recently worked on the Alondra-Maidstone Mixed-Use Project and the AB 2097 Mapping Project under this contract.

LSA Project Management: Ryan Bensley, AICP, Principal in Charge; Laurel Frakes, Project Manager
LSA Key Staff: John T. Stephens, Principal/Noise and Vibration Specialist

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3. Understanding of and Proposed Approach to the RFQ
Scope of Work
LSA’s Understanding of the City’s Objectives
LSA proposes to provide the City with CEQA document preparation and review services on an as-needed basis for a 5-year period. We understand that expected services include the preparation of projectrelated CEQA documents, including technical analyses, conducting peer reviews of CEQA documents prepared by project applicants, and required consultations. We have the ability to prepare CEQA documentation in support of City- or privately initiated development applications or projects. We also have the expertise to provide a full spectrum of services necessary to prepare and review CEQA documentation, including but not limited to NDs, MNDs, MMRPs, EIRs, EISs, EAs, Notices of Exemption, Notices of Intent to Adopt, etc. In addition, we provide studies related to traffic, air quality/GHG and energy, biological resources, cultural resources, and noise and vibration. Furthermore, LSA also has expertise in reviewing CEQA materials associated with projects being considered by other jurisdictions (e.g., Caltrans, other cities, and the County of Orange) and preparing comments on behalf of a municipal agency.

As outlined in this proposal, LSA has the technical expertise and familiarity with CEQA processes, procedures, and technical requirements to provide the City with CEQA documentation and review services. This expertise includes coordinating with local, State, federal, and other governmental agencies; preparing and processing environmental documents and technical studies; managing public participation programs; issuing necessary legal notices; and incorporating each document into the relevant planning process. We are also familiar with State and County noticing requirements such as posting to CEQAnet and filing documents with the County Clerk-Recorder’s Office. Additionally, LSA’s team has extensive experience with conducting scoping meetings and participating in public hearings.

LSA’s staff also has the availability to complete environmental documentation for the City and has the capacity to complete projects within expedited schedules, if requested. LSA’s senior management team members (Principal in Charge, Ryan Bensley, AICP; Primary Project Manager, Laurel Frakes; and Alternate Project Manager, Dionisios Glentis) are able to direct the appropriate staff resources to ensure that the City’s goals and objectives are met while delivering high-quality service.

LSA has completed a range of projects throughout Southern California, especially throughout Orange County and Los Angeles County. This extensive experience working as an as-needed environmental services consultant for hundreds of public and private entities has brought a comprehensive understanding of what skills are needed to manage an on-call contract and multiple concurrent task orders.

LSA’s Innovative Approach to As-Needed Services Contracts We understand that an as-needed assignment requires an “as-needed” obligation. The team must anticipate tasks, be responsive, be knowledgeable, and be solution oriented. LSA’s experience has led the firm to one common denominator when working under an as-needed services contract: constant, clear, productive communication. LSA’s existing knowledge of the City’s needs, combined with our CEQA experience, minimizes the time and costs associated with mobilization. Since this assignment is for task order services to be performed on an as-needed basis, we understand a specific work plan is not required at this time. This section presents LSA’s

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general approach to this contract. A clear understanding between City staff and the LSA team regarding each assignment’s goals and objectives is essential. A well-defined communication and reporting protocol will be established. LSA’s basic management plan for each task order is to provide a clear budget, schedule, scope of work, staffing, progress reporting, and quality control procedures based on LSA’s Quality Control Plan. This work plan will ensure that a proactive approach to project management is provided to City staff. LSA’s goal is to function as an extension of City staff throughout the duration of the contract.

LSA’s approach and methodology for conducting environmental analysis and preparing environmental documents involves organizing the project team and the tasks needed to achieve the following objectives:
 Identify key environmental constraints early in the project development process.
 Work with the City and the consulting team to minimize project environmental impacts to the maximum extent
practicable in project development.
 Ensure that all procedural steps required by CEQA and other regulatory processes for environmental analyses are met.  Incorporate early involvement of and coordination with State and federal regulatory and resource agencies to resolve issues and confirm assessment methodologies.
 Maximize use of existing data, reports, and other relevant information to limit the need for new or supplemental
studies.
 Maintain close coordination with the City and consulting team to work toward expediting the project schedule
through the environmental document review process(es).
 Develop cost-effective and feasible avoidance, minimization, and mitigation measures based on implementation of relevant project field experience.

Once we are tasked with reviewing a project and/or conducting environmental review for a particular project, we will initiate the effort by gathering as much initial information as we can about the project from City staff, the project application, a site visit, etc. We will then prepare a detailed scope of work, a schedule, and a budget for the appropriate environmental document, which will be determined in consultation with City staff. Meeting the City’s schedule will be a primary focus. We seek to initiate the planning and review process with a clear understanding of the realistic dates for the receipt of analyses and the completion of technical studies that are key milestones on the critical path for completing the project. Conducting all steps necessary for creation and approval of the necessary environmental review requires not only strict adherence to established timelines and schedules of the project, but also close management of costs associated with the project. Operating within the budget and schedule constraints of the project enables LSA to deliver the highest-quality product within the agreed-upon timeline and financial limits.

City of Fountain Valley Focused Technical Approach
Due to the built-out nature of the City, future development in the City will likely involve redevelopment or infill development. LSA has prepared environmental analysis for infill development projects throughout California. In LSA’s experience, the environmental issues encountered when analyzing infill projects are typically very different from those related to new development on raw land near the edge of an urban area. •Close Coordination with
City Staff
•Clear Communication with the
Public and Decision-Makers
Communication
with the City
•Customize Environmental Review
Process
•Address Unique Site and Location
Characteristics
Experience with
Similar Projects
•Robust and Defensible
Technical Documents
•Early Involvement of
Regulatory and Resource Agencies
Rigorous
Analysis
•Rich Graphics for Visual
Comprehension
•Clear, Concise Writing
Document
Accessibility
and Relevance
•Maximize the Use of
Existing Information
•Proactive Project Management
Cost Control
Methods

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Proper CEQA analysis demands a solid understanding of the existing conditions on the project site and its vicinity.

This is especially true when working on infill development projects. Because infill development often involves the demolition or reuse of existing structures, additional consideration should be given to the background and history of the project site to determine whether historic resources and/or the potential for hazardous materials releases are present. LSA routinely conducts preliminary research to identify previous land uses and the age of existing structures on infill sites and uses the results of this research to develop the most appropriate scope of services.

Because many infill sites host existing land uses, LSA’s approach involves a careful examination of any current uses on the project site to establish an accurate baseline for the environmental impact analysis. In such instances, LSA quantifies the vehicle trips, noise, emissions, and demand for utilities and public services generated by the existing uses on the project site. The resulting data are subsequently incorporated into the environmental analysis.

LSA is well aware of both the intense controversy that often surrounds infill development projects due to their urban context and the high degree of public scrutiny that CEQA compliance documents prepared for such projects receive. LSA has a successful history of preparing legally defensible documents for high profile and controversial projects. The firm prides itself on preparing a high-quality analysis that reflects the wide array of unique circumstances associated with infill sites and is responsive to public comments submitted during the scoping process; however, in certain cases, LSA recommends the inclusion of a public outreach firm on the environmental team to assist with community meetings and the scoping process. LSA is also familiar with recent State legislation that grants exemptions or provides a streamlined environmental review process for infill development projects proposed on sites that meet certain conditions. LSA would be happy to discuss the applicability of these exemptions and the streamlining of review processes on potential infill projects within the City.

Efforts to Achieve Client Satisfaction
LSA has a reputation for providing quality services and quickly responding to client requests. We maintain high quality throughout the life of each project, not merely at the end of the project. LSA’s overall goal is to improve quality on each subsequent project and ensure client satisfaction. This requires implementation of strategies to improve quality at the very beginning of each project and carrying those strategies throughout a project and beyond. LSA’s Quality Control Plan and Procedures include these specific management tasks with the overarching goal of client satisfaction:
 Include Principal review of all work performed prior to submittal to the client. Principal review ensures that LSA’s study methodology, analysis, and conclusions are sound and that quality standards are met.  Ensure that applicable agency standards, policies, and procedures are understood and adhered to by all project team members.
 Ensure all documents are reviewed by LSA’s Document Management department prior to external release. Document Management staff provide a third-party review consisting of conformity to client requirements, readability/clarity, and overall document presentation.  Review project status with the client at regular project intervals to ensure implementation of the original scope of work and harmonious functioning of all team members. Identify any potential conflicts with schedule or budget due to potential changes in scope or client direction.  Review performance with the client on a regular basis to make any adjustments required for successful project completion and to determine improvements for future projects.

LSA’s Planning staff conducts
weekly,
monthly, and
quarterly
workload meetings for allocation of
resources to committed deadlines to
ensure that our client’s needs are met.

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4. Estimated Cost
Per the requirements of the RFQ, we have provided a detailed hourly rate schedule separately under the Cost File section of the City’s PlanetBids portal.

Appendix A:

Key Team
Member Resumes

RYAN BENSLEY, AICP

PRINCIPAL / ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNER
CONTRACT ROLE: PRINCIPAL IN CHARGE / MAIN POINT OF CONTACT 1 PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Mr. Bensley is responsible for managing the preparation of environmental documents for a variety land development projects. His primary responsibilities include coordinating and conducting research and analysis for environmental documents prepared in compliance with CEQA and NEPA, including EIRs, EISs, EA’s, ISs, MNDs, and other environmental documents. He has more than 16 years of planning experience and is knowledgeable in various planning and environmental regulations related to development projects and entitlement processes, including, but not limited to, local zoning ordinances, General Plans, Specific Plans, the Subdivision Map Act, Habitat Conservation and Natural Communities Conservation Plans, and State Housing Element Law. Mr. Bensley also has considerable experience delivering public presentations and conducting community workshops regarding complex and controversial planning projects.

PROJECT EXPERIENCE
City of Huntington Beach, The Seacliff of Huntington Beach Inspired Senior Living Project, Huntington Beach, California
As part of LSA’s on-call with the City, Mr. Bensley served as Project Manager for the preparation of an IS/MND and related technical studies for this project.

The Project included the construction of a three-story, licensed assisted living and memory care facility with 226 guest rooms and a subterranean parking garage on a portion of the existing Seacliff Office Park. LSA prepared technical studies related to biological resources, archaeological and paleontological resources, air quality and climate change, and noise and traffic. The Huntington Beach Planning Commission adopted the MND and approved the project in October 2020.

City of Cypress, Cypress Town Center EIR Project, Cypress, California As part of LSA’s on-call with the City, Mr. Bensley served as the Project Manager for preparation of an EIR for this project, which involved the development of a multifamily residential community consisting of 135 dwelling units on a 7-acre parking lot within the City’s recently adopted Cypress Town Center and Commons Specific Plan. LSA completed an air quality and GHG analysis, a biological resources analysis, a noise and vibration analysis, and cultural and paleontological resources analyses. LSA also completed a peer review of the traffic and circulation analysis prepared by the applicant’s consultant. The Cypress City Council certified the EIR and approved the project in May 2021.

City of Norwalk, Alondra-Maidstone Mixed-Use Project,
Norwalk, California
Under LSA’s on-call contract, Mr. Bensley served as the Principal in Charge for this project. LSA provided peer review services on behalf of the City for the for Alondra-Maidstone Mixed-Use Project, which would redevelop an 8-acre property into a mixed-use development. LSA reviewed the Draft IS/MND, and related technical studies prepared by the applicant’s consultants to confirm they were adequate for purposes of CEQA compliance. The Norwalk City Council adopted the IS/MND and approved the project in March 2023.

EXPERTISE
• Environmental Planning and
Impact Analysis
• Project Management
• Community Development and
Planning Policy
• Environmental Justice
• Socioeconomic Analysis

EDUCATION
B.A., Geography,
Specialization in Urban
Planning and GIS, California
State University, Long Beach,
2006

PROFESSIONAL

EXPERIENCE
Principal /Environmental
Planner, LSA, Irvine, California,
2012–Present
Other Companies: 1999–2012

PROFESSIONAL

CERTIFICATIONS/

REGISTRATIONS
American Institute of Certified
Planners (AICP) No. 02797

LAUREL H. FRAKES
ASSOCIATE / SENIOR ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNER CONTRACT ROLE:

PRIMARY PROJECT MANAGER
1 PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Ms. Frakes is an Associate and Project Manager at LSA with more than 16 years of experience managing and preparing environmental documents pursuant to CEQA and NEPA including ISs, MNDs, EIRs, PEARS, EAs , and EISs. Ms. Frakes also manages the preparation of technical studies, develops CEQA and NEPA analyses, and provides her clients with expertise in land use planning and land use regulations.

PROJECT EXPERIENCE
City of Laguna Beach, Public Works On-Call Consultant Services, Laguna Beach, California
LSA has been providing on-call environmental consulting services for the City of Laguna Beach since 2020. Ms. Frakes served as the Project Manager for 2020– 2023 contract and is currently serving as the Environmental Planning Technical Lead for the 2023–2026 contract.

City of Huntington Beach, Bolsa Chica Senior Living Community Project, Huntington Beach, California
Ms. Frakes serves as the Project Manager and Senior Environmental Planner for the Bolsa Chica Senior Living Community Project in Huntington Beach. The proposed 5-story, 213-unit senior living community would be on a 3.1-acre parcel at the corner of Bolsa Chica Street and Warner Avenue. LSA prepared technical analyses, an Initial Study, an EIR, and assisted the City with the project scoping meeting and Notice of Preparation. Ms. Frakes is currently managing the preparation of the Final EIR for the proposed project.

City of Norwalk, On-Call Planning and Building, Norwalk, California Under LSA’s on-call contract, LSA provided peer review services on behalf of the City for the for Alondra-Maidstone Mixed-Use Project, which would redevelop an 8-acre property into a mixed-use development composed of a 209-dwelling unit multifamily residential community, including 6 commercial flex units fronting Alondra Boulevard. Ms. Frakes was responsible for reviewing the Draft IS/MND and managing LSA’s technical team review of the related technical studies prepared by the applicant’s consultants to confirm they were adequate for purposes of CEQA compliance.

OC Public Works Flood Control Facility Maintenance Projects, Orange County, California
Ms. Frakes served as Project Manager for several OC Public Works (OCPW) flood-control projects. Ms. Frakes was responsible for preparing of permit applications for Sections 401 and 404 of the Clean Water Act, Section 1602 of the California Fish and Game Code, and Sections 7 and 10 of the federal Endangered Species Act for more than 15 OCPW projects. Ms. Frakes was also responsible for preparing Addenda to both EIRs and IS/MNDs and the preparation of Categorical Exclusions for several OCPW flood-control projects.

EXPERTISE
• CEQA/NEPA Planning and
Documentation
• Land Use Policy and Planning
• Regulatory Analysis and
Permitting
• Hydrology and Watershed
Management

EDUCATION
B.S., Environmental
Management/Hydrology &
Watershed Management,
California Polytechnic State
University, San Luis Obispo,
2008

PROFESSIONAL

EXPERIENCE
Associate/Senior
Environmental Planner, LSA,
San Luis Obispo, California,
2007–Present.

PROFESSIONAL

CERTIFICATIONS/

REGISTRATIONS
Association of Environmental
Professionals (AEP) – 2007 -
Present
Nationwide Permits Reissued,
Wetland Training Institute,
March 2017

DIONISIOS GLENTIS

SENIOR ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNER
CONTRACT ROLE: ALTERNATE PROJECT MANAGER
1 PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Mr. Glentis has 17 years of environmental consulting experience and 14 years of progressive responsibility managing projects for compliance with the CEQA and NEPA. He specializes in environmental planning, cultural resources management, and construction site compliance. He has authored, reviewed, and implemented hundreds of environmental compliance documents including Exemption Reports, ISs/MNDs, EIRs/EISs, Section 4(f) Evaluations, Water Quality Assessment Reports, Worker Environmental Awareness Programs, Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Programs, and more. Mr.

Glentis is currently managing environmental on-call contracts with the Cities of Fontana, Murrieta, Menifee, and Moreno Valley and has managed multiple projects ranging in size and scope from multi-year licensing projects to shortterm projects constructed under rapid schedules. He has collaborated effectively with local, State, and Federal agencies and planning/engineering/construction teams to successfully execute over one thousand projects pursuant to CEQA and NEPA.

PROJECT EXPERIENCE
City of Fontana, On-Call Planning & Environmental Consulting Services Fontana, San Bernardino, California
LSA has been providing on-call planning and environmental consulting services to the City of Fontana since 2010. Mr. Glentis has managed LSA’s on-call contract with the City of Fontana since 2020 and is currently managing seven task orders that include CEQA documentation and technical environmental studies as an on-call consultant with the City.

City of La Verne, Brandywine Homes Residential Development Project La Verne, Los Angeles County, California
Mr. Glentis served as project manager and author of an IS/MND for the development of 50 townhomes on a 2.26-acre infill site, as well as eight singlefamily affordable housing units on 0.70 acre on a separate property in the City.

Mr. Glentis also managed technical studies for air quality/greenhouse gases, noise, cultural resources, biological resources, and transportation, as well as peer review of Phase I and II Environmental Site Assessments. The project is located within the Brackett Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan and includes a General Plan Amendment, two Specific Plan Amendments, and a Zone Change. The La Verne City Council approved the IS/MND in November 2021.

City of La Verne, Damien High School Master Plan Update Project La Verne, Los Angeles County, California
Mr. Glentis served as project manager and author of an IS/MND to update the Damien High School Master Plan. The Master Plan buildout is anticipated over a 10-year period and would include the construction of a Student Center, a Chapel, a Science Building, and a Performing Arts Studio totaling approximately 73,000 square feet of new building area in three phases of development on 25.8 acres. Mr. Glentis also managed technical studies for air quality/greenhouse gases, cultural resources, noise, and transportation. The La Verne City Council approved the IS/MND in May 2021.

EXPERTISE
• CEQA and NEPA Analyses
• Construction Site Compliance
• Mitigation Monitoring and
Reporting Programs
• Worker Environmental
Awareness Programs
• Cultural Resources
Management

EDUCATION
B.A., Anthropology (Magna
cum Laude); minor in Business
Administration, California
State University, San
Bernardino, 2005
Certificate of
Ethnomusicology, University
of California, Irvine, 2004

PROFESSIONAL

EXPERIENCE
Senior Environmental Planner,
LSA, Riverside, California,
November 2015–present
Professional Environmental
Consulting, emphasis on
Cultural Resources, 2005–
present

LAUREN PEACHEY

ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNER
CONTRACT ROLE: ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING
1 PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
As an Environmental Planner at LSA, Ms. Peachey assists with the preparation of environmental documentation for various projects throughout California.

Her primary responsibilities include providing project management assistance for a variety of land development projects and conducting research and analysis for the preparation of environmental documents to evaluate potential project impacts on population and housing, public services and utilities, and environmental compliance for CEQA and NEPA. She has prepared various types of CEQA- and NEPA-related documents for transit improvement projects, including environmental assessments, ISs, EIRs, and mitigation monitoring plans and environmental commitment records.

PROJECT EXPERIENCE
City of Huntington Beach, Bolsa Chica Senior Living Community Project, Huntington Beach, California
As part of LSA’s on-call contract, Ms. Peachey performed research for and prepared the Executive Summary and Introduction, Project Description, Aesthetics, Land Use and Planning, Tribal Cultural Resources, Utilities and Service Systems, and MMRP sections of the Draft EIR for this project. LSA prepared a Focused EIR this project, which included the development of a senior living community in Huntington Beach. Key issues evaluated in the Focused EIR included aesthetics and noise. LSA prepared technical analyses related to noise, air quality, and energy for the project. LSA also assisted the City of Redlands with Native American consultation per Assembly Bill 52.

City of Cypress, Cypress Town Center EIR Project, Cypress, California As part of LSA’s on-call with the City, Ms. Peachey assisted in the research and preparation of the EIR for this project, which involved the development of a multifamily residential community consisting of 135 dwelling units on a 7-acre parking lot within the City’s recently adopted Cypress Town Center and Commons Specific Plan. LSA completed an air quality and GHG analysis, a biological resources analysis, a noise and vibration analysis, and cultural and paleontological resources analyses. LSA also completed a peer review of the traffic and circulation analysis prepared by the applicant’s consultant. The Cypress City Council certified the EIR and approved the project in May 2021.

The project is currently under construction.

WSP USA, Inc./Caltrans D12, I-5 Managed Lanes Project,
Red Hill Avenue to the Orange/Los Angeles County Line, California Ms. Peachey assisted in the preparation of the EIR/EA and Section 508 compliance for the EIR/EA. The I-5 Managed Lanes Project included the expansion and addition of HOV lanes on the portion of I-5 between Red Hill Avenue and the Orange/Los Angeles County Line.

City of Menifee, Menifee Valley Specific Plan Project, Menifee, California As part of LSA’s on-call contract, Ms. Peachey acted as assistant project manager for and assisted in the preparation of the EIR for this project, which included the development and CEQA review of the proposed Menifee Valley Specific Plan.

EXPERTISE
• Environmental Impact Analysis
• CEQA/NEPA Compliance

EDUCATION
B.S., Environmental
Management and Protection,
with Minors in Biology and
Political Science, California
Polytechnic State University,
San Luis Obispo

PROFESSIONAL

EXPERIENCE
Assistant Environmental
Planner, LSA, Point Richmond,
California, November 2022–
Present

SPECIALIZED

TRAINING
CEQA, Association of
Environmental Professionals,
November 2022

PROFESSIONAL

AFFILIATIONS
Association of Environmental
Professionals

CARA CUNNINGHAM

ASSOCIATE / ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNER
CONTRACT ROLE: AIR QUALITY, GHG AND ENERGY
1 PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Ms. Cunningham provides project management and technical assistance on a variety of planning and environmental documents including EAs, ISs and EIRs.

At LSA, Ms. Cunningham has been involved in residential and commercial development projects, road improvement projects, and program-level plans.

She has a strong foundation in land use planning and is well versed in addressing impacts to air quality, energy, and greenhouse gas emissions. Ms.

Cunningham is also proficient with the use of air quality models, including the California Emissions Estimator Model (CalEEMod).

PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Orange County Sanitation District, Administrative Headquarters Project, Fountain Valley, California
Ms. Cunningham prepared the air quality, energy, and greenhouse gas analyses for a new headquarters building on an approximately 5.2-acre site north of Ellis Avenue in Fountain Valley.

City of Cypress, Cypress Town Center Project EIR, Cypress, California As part of LSA’s on-call contract, Ms. Cunningham prepared the air quality, energy, and greenhouse gas analyses for the development of 135 multi-family residential homes on an approximately 7-acre site located at the southeast portion of the existing Los Alamitos Racecourse parking lot in the City.

City of Huntington Beach, Bolsa Chica Senior Living Community Project, Huntington Beach, California
As part of LSA’s on-call contract, Ms. Cunningham prepared the air quality, energy, and greenhouse gas analyses for this project. LSA prepared a Focused EIR, which included the development of a senior living community in Huntington Beach. Key issues evaluated in the Focused EIR included aesthetics and noise. LSA also prepared technical analyses related to noise, air quality, and energy and assisted the City of Redlands with Native American consultation per Assembly Bill 52.

OC Waste & Recycling, Supplemental EIR for Prima Deshecha General Development Plan Revisions, San Juan Capistrano, California Ms. Cunningham prepared the air quality section of the Supplemental Environmental Impact Report for this project. The project included the following components: (1) changes to the phasing of operations between Zone 1 and Zone 4 of Prima Deshecha Landfill to allow for concurrent operations; (2) blasting, excavation, on-site relocation, pulverizing into soil, soil stockpiling, and off-site soil removal of hard rock material in Zone 4, referred to as the San Onofre Breccia area; and (3) imported soil trips for liner installation that will occur for all future Zone 4 development phases.

City of Anaheim, Stadium District Sub-Area A Project, Sustainable Communities Environmental Assessment, Anaheim, California
Ms. Cunningham prepared the Air Quality, Energy, and Greenhouse Gas sections of the Sustainable Communities Environmental Assessment. The project created a pedestrian and transit-friendly mixed-use “town center” that included multifamily housing, retail, dining, recreational/park, office, and hotel uses, all in close proximity to a major transit stop (the ARTIC) and high-quality transportation corridors.

EXPERTISE
• CEQA Document Preparation
Environmental Analysis
• Air Quality Analysis
• Greenhouse Gas Emission
Analysis
• Energy Analysis
• Land Use Planning

EDUCATION
B.S., City & Regional Planning,
minor in Real Property
Development, California
Polytechnic State University,
San Luis Obispo, June 2015

PROFESSIONAL

EXPERIENCE
Associate/Senior
Environmental Planner, LSA,
Fresno, California, June 2014–
Present
Other Companies: 2013–2014

PROFESSIONAL

AFFILIATIONS
Association of Environmental
Professionals (AEP) –2016–
Present
American Planning
Association (APA)

DEAN ARIZABAL

PRINCIPAL / TRANSPORTATION
CONTRACT ROLE: TRAFFIC/TRANSPORTATION
1 PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
With 18 years of experience, Mr. Arizabal’s primary responsibilities and experience include preparing or managing the preparation of technical analyses of land development and roadway improvement projects, including comprehensive Traffic Impact Analyses (TIAs), traffic operations analyses, and parking studies. He has prepared numerous traffic impact studies and access and on-site circulation analyses for mixed-use, residential, commercial, office, institutional, and alternative energy projects. Many of Mr. Arizabal’s reports and documents are incorporated into an EIR, IS or MND.

PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Orange County Sanitation District, Administrative Headquarters Project, Fountain Valley, California
Mr. Arizabal prepared a traffic analysis for a new headquarters building on an approximately 5.2-acre site north of Ellis Avenue in Fountain Valley. The traffic analysis identified potential traffic and circulation impacts associated with the proposed 109,914-sf three-story administration building north of the existing Orange County Sanitation District Plant No. 1. As required by the City of Fountain Valley, the traffic analysis evaluated levels of service and signal warrants at three unsignalized intersections for existing and existing plus project scenarios. An evaluation of vehicle miles traveled was also provided.

The traffic analysis was prepared consistent with applicable requirements of the City of Fountain Valley’s Transportation Impact Assessment Guidelines for Land Use Projects in CEQA and for General Plan Consistency and the California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.

City of Newport Beach, Bayview Plaza Project, Newport Beach, California As part of LSA’s on-call contract, Mr. Arizabal prepared a TIA to identify potential traffic and circulation impacts associated with the conversion of 38,759-sf of general office and retail land use to a general ambulatory surgical suite, an imaging center, a medical office, and a soft-tissue center. The traffic analysis of near- and long-term traffic conditions was prepared consistent with the City of Newport Beach Traffic Phasing Ordinance and CEQA, and in consultation with the City of Irvine. The traffic analysis was approved.

City of Huntington Beach, Bolsa Chica Senior Living Community Project, Huntington Beach, California
As part of LSA’s on-call contract, Mr. Arizabal served as the Traffic Task Lead for this project. LSA prepared a Focused EIR this project, which included the development of a senior living community in Huntington Beach. Key issues evaluated in the Focused EIR included aesthetics and noise. LSA prepared technical analyses related to noise, air quality, and energy for the project.

City of San Juan Capistrano, Spieker Continuing Care Retirement Community Specific Plan Project, San Juan Capistrano, California Mr. Arizabal prepared the TIA in support of the EIR for this project. The project included the development of 407 independent living units and a health care center that provided skilled nursing and assisted living facilities. The City Council approved the EIR in October 2014.

EXPERTISE
• Transportation Planning and
Traffic Impact Assessment
• Data Collection and Analysis
• Parking Demand and Shared
Parking Analysis

EDUCATION
B.S., Computer Engineering,
University of California, Irvine,
2002

PROFESSIONAL

EXPERIENCE
Principal / Transportation
Planner, LSA, Irvine, California,
February 2021–Present
Associate / Transportation
Planner, LSA, Irvine, California,
April 2016–January 2021
Senior Transportation
Planner, LSA, Irvine, California,
December 2010–March 2016
Transportation Planner, LSA,
Irvine, California, May 2005–
November 2010
Other Companies: 2002–2005

PROFESSIONAL

REGISTRATIONS
Orange County Traffic
Engineering Council
Association of Environmental
Professionals

IVAN STRUDWICK, RPA

ASSOCIATE / ARCHAEOLOGIST
CONTRACT ROLE: CULTURAL RESOURCES AND TRIBAL CONSULTATION 1 PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Mr. Strudwick has 42 years of archaeological experience throughout California.

He has conducted and managed all phases of archaeological projects, including fieldwork, laboratory analysis, research, and report writing. His duties include project design and proposal preparation for surveys, testing, and data recovery mitigation; personnel supervision; and report write-up, resource evaluation, and recommendations. Mr. Strudwick also serves as LSA’s primary field and laboratory director and has directed excavations with field crews of over 80 individuals. Additionally, Mr. Strudwick has worked as the Native American coordinator for extensive multiyear projects. During a professional career spanning four decades, Mr. Strudwick has conducted archaeological projects in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, San Bernardino, Santa Clara, and Ventura Counties, as well as on three of the Channel Islands (Santa Catalina, San Clemente, and San Nicolas). Mr. Strudwick was the field director and primary report author for the first competitively awarded cultural resource management project on San Clemente Island.

Additionally, he has numerous professional publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals. The extent of Mr. Strudwick’s experience with fieldwork, report preparation, and managing both small and large groups of archaeologists and coordinating with Native Americans gives him unique perspective and ability in relation to cultural resource management.

PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Alexan Anaheim—Uptown Project, Anaheim, California
In 2017, Mr. Strudwick directed on-call CEQA-level archaeological and paleontological monitoring for Trammell Crow’s 4.3-acre residential project in downtown Anaheim. Historic material found included residential debris showing the area was within the original Anaheim colony. The southeast portion of the project area was identified on both 1907 and 1911 Sanborn Insurance Maps as Anaheim’s Chinatown, which existed from the 1870s until 1924. Material indicated that the area was residential until the early 1960s. A presentation describing the finds was delivered at the 2018 Society for California Archaeology meetings and later at the Anaheim Public Library and several other local historical societies.

Caltrans District 12, On-Call Environmental Services (Contract No. 12A1655), Orange County, California
Mr. Strudwick conducted assessment work including record searches and surveys; prepared Extended Phase 1 Survey proposals and reports; directed all fieldwork; prepared the Archaeological Survey Reports, Finding of Effects Reports, and Environmentally Sensitive Area Action Plan Reports; and assisted with Historic Property Survey Reports for multiple task orders under this Caltrans District 12 contract. Projects included several linear miles along of the following highways: Pacific Coast Highway (SR-1), Ortega Highway (SR 74), Laguna Canyon Road (SR-133), and Carbon Canyon Road (SR-142).

Southern California Edison – Multiple Major Projects
Mr. Strudwick directed cultural and paleontological work from 2005-2013 as both a sub-contractor and contingent worker for several Southern California Edison projects in Los Angeles, Orange, Kern, and San Bernardino Counties, California. The largest capital project was the TRTP, which was 65 miles long and contained over 100 cultural and paleontological resources that were managed through impact avoidance measures such as significance testing, re-routing, and monitoring.

EXPERTISE
• Prehistoric Archaeology
• Prehistoric Artifact and Marine
Shell Identification
• Circular Shell Fishhooks
• Cultural Resource Management

EDUCATION
M.A., Anthropology,
Specializing in Archaeology,
Magna Cum Laude, California
State University, Long Beach,
California, 1986
B.A., Anthropology, California
State University, Long Beach,
California, 1981

PROFESSIONAL

EXPERIENCE
Associate/Archaeologist, LSA,
Irvine, California, 1994–
Present
Other Companies: 1981–1994

PROFESSIONAL

CERTIFICATIONS/

REGISTRATIONS
Register of Professional
Archaeologists (RPA No.
10350)
Professionally Listed
Archaeologist for the Counties
of Orange, Riverside, San
Diego, and Santa Barbara
40-Hour Hazardous Waste
Operations and Emergency
Response Trained
Railroad Education Certified

CASEY TIBBET

ASSOCIATE / HISTORIAN / ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN
CONTRACT ROLE: ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY
1 PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Ms. Tibbet has been practicing architectural history in southern California since 1997, first as part of her responsibilities as a city planner and later (2005) as a full-time architectural historian. She meets the Secretary of the Interior’s Professional Qualification Standards as a Historian and Architectural Historian and has extensive experience with field recording/survey work; historic research; oral interviews; preparation of historic context statements, significance evaluations, DPR 523 forms, and cultural resources reports in compliance with CEQA and NEPA regulations, Caltrans requirements for CEQA and NEPA, and USACE requirements for NEPA. She has also written cultural resources ordinances. Ms. Tibbet has worked as the on-call preservation consultant for various cities and has surveyed and evaluated thousands of built environment resources.

PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Caltrans, Historical Resources Evaluation Report for the I-5 Widening from El Toro Road to SR-73 Project, Lake Forest, Mission Viejo, Laguna Hills, and Laguna Nigel, Orange County, California
Ms. Tibbet served as the Principal Architectural Historian for this project, which involved the evaluation of 11 properties (10 residences and a school) within the APE. This study was completed in accordance with the Section 106 and CEQA processes for review by Caltrans District 12.

City of Orange, Killefer Square Apartments, Orange, California Ms. Tibbet completed an Impacts Assessment (IA) for this project, which proposed the adaptive reuse of the National Register-listed Lydia D. Killefer Elementary School and removal of all other buildings and parking to facilitate a multiple-family residential project with parking and various amenities. The IA was completed using the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties.

Caltrans, State Route 1, 7th Ave to Moss Street ADA Upgrade Project Historical Resources Evaluation Report, Orange County, California Ms. Tibbet served as the Principal Architectural Historian for this project, which included the evaluation of 16 historic-period resources dating from 1917 to 1966. This study was completed in accordance with the Section 106 and CEQA processes for review by Caltrans District 12.

City of Anaheim, Lincoln Avenue Widening Project
Anaheim, Orange County, California
Ms. Tibbet completed a historic resources assessment and impacts analysis for this project within the Anaheim Colony Historic District (ACHD). A total of 18 properties were documented and evaluated and, of those, eight properties, including the ACHD, were evaluated as “historical resources” as defined by CEQA. An impacts analysis was completed using the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties.

EXPERTISE
• Project Management
• Historic Preservation Planning
• Field Survey/Recording
• Historic Research
• CEQA/NEPA Evaluations and
Compliance
• Caltrans Compliance
• USACE Compliance
• Findings of Effect
• National Register Nominations
• Historic Preservation
Certification Part 1 and 2 Tax
Credit Applications
• City Planning

EDUCATION
M.A., History (Historic
Preservation), University of
California, Riverside, 2005
B.A., Political Science,
University of California,
Riverside, 1987

PROFESSIONAL

EXPERIENCE
Associate and Cultural
Resources Group Leader, LSA,
Riverside, California, 2005–
Present
Historian/Architectural
Historian, CRM TECH
Riverside, California, 2003–
2005
Associate Planner, City of
Riverside, Riverside,
California, 1990–2003

BLAKE SELNA

PRINCIPAL / BIOLOGIST
CONTRACT ROLE: BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES
1 PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
With 23 years of professional experience at LSA, Mr. Selna expertly manages biological and regulatory services for both public and private clients and projects of all shapes and sizes, with special emphasis on Southern California.

His expertise and experience include a wide range of biological and regulatory consultation, including biological resource analysis, jurisdictional delineation, regulatory permitting, habitat restoration, and mitigation planning and compliance monitoring. He is extremely familiar with assessing and restoring Southern California native habitats. He is also very familiar with the County of Orange Central/Coastal Subregion NCCP/HCP, the Southern Subregion Habitat Conservation Plan and the Orange County Transportation Authority Measure M2 NCCP/HCP/Environmental Mitigation Program. In addition, he has worked within the regulatory frameworks of Los Angeles, San Diego, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties. As an International Society of Arboriculture Certified Arborist, Mr. Selna has prepared tree reports for projects in Newport Beach, Huntington Beach, Laguna Beach, Long Beach, Anaheim, Irvine, Santa Ana, Marina del Rey, San Juan Capistrano, Murrieta, Chino, Corona, Calabasas, Los Angeles, West Covina, Santa Clarita, Palmdale, unincorporated Los Angeles County, and the Angeles National Forest.

PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Caltrans District 12, On-Call Environmental Services,
Orange County, California
Mr. Selna serves as Principal Biologist for this on-call contract. Mr. Selna provides technical QA/QC, regulatory permitting coordination, and biological resource analyses. Additionally, he provides QA/QC review of all work products prepared under the biological task orders, works with the Task Order Managers to ensure that the appropriate staffing/resources are available to complete task order deliverables within budget and schedule, and provides and participates, as needed, in consultations with resource/regulatory agencies regarding permitting and mitigation requirements. As part of this contract, Mr. Selna conducted arborist surveys and native tree inventories, and provides/provided QA/QC (Principal review) for several biological resource analyses, and construction monitoring for special-status species and habitats for various task orders on facilities including SR-55, SR-91, I-5, I-405, SR-133, and SR-1 under Contracts 12A1775 and 12A1655.

OC Waste & Recycling, South Region Landfills
Orange County, California
Since 2009, Mr. Selna has been managing the On-Call Biological Services contract for OC Waste & Recycling’s South Region Landfills, primarily at Prima Deshecha Landfill. Current tasks include preparation of a Jurisdictional Delineation and regulatory-permit application package for more than 570 acres of proposed expansion, on- and off-site mitigation planning and design, and monitoring of installation and maintenance of more than 200 acres of habitat restoration. Mr. Selna has also worked on environmental analysis, permitting, and mitigation projects at OC Waste & Recycling’s active Central and North Region landfills (the Frank R. Bowerman and Olinda Alpha Landfills), as well as closed sites including Santiago, Gothard, and Coyote Canyon Landfills.

EXPERTISE
• Biological Assessments
• Jurisdictional Delineations
• Regulatory Permitting
• Mitigation Planning,
Monitoring, and Reporting
• Construction Monitoring
• Arborist Reports
• Habitat Restoration Plan
Design and Implementation

EDUCATION
B.S., Environmental and
Resource Sciences, University
of California, Davis, March
2000

PROFESSIONAL

EXPERIENCE
Principal, LSA, Irvine,
California, 2000–Present

PROFESSIONAL

CERTIFICATIONS/

REGISTRATIONS
Certified Arborist No. WE7397A, International Society
of Arboriculture
Certified Wetland Delineator,
Wetland Training Institute

SPECIALIZED

TRAINING
Audubon Society Birding
Workshop, Sea and Sage
Chapter, Fall 2001
Continuing Education,
International Society of
Arboriculture

JOHN T. (J.T.) STEPHENS

PRINCIPAL / NOISE AND VIBRATION SPECIALIST
CONTRACT ROLE: NOISE AND VIBRATION
1 PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Mr. Stephens is a Principal Noise and Vibration Specialist with nearly 20 years of experience and part of LSA’s environmental technical staff. He is primarily responsible for the preparation of noise and vibration studies for a variety of projects. Mr. Stephens is proficient in the use of various traffic noise models, the Roadway Construction Noise Model (RCNM), the Aviation Environmental Design Tool (AEDT), SoundPLAN Noise Prediction Software, and INSUL, a noise prediction software for building façades and partitions. Mr. Stephens is also responsible for performing noise and vibration monitoring surveys using a variety of Larson-Davis sound level meters and accelerometers. He has supported numerous controversial studies, some of which requiring NonDisclosure Agreements, and has attended public meetings as a professional expert.

PROJECT EXPERIENCE
City of Huntington Beach, Bolsa Chica Senior Living Community Project, Huntington Beach, California
As part of LSA’s on-call contract, Mr. Stephens served as the Senior Acoustical Specialist for this project and prepared the technical noise and vibration analysis. LSA prepared a Focused EIR, which included the development of a senior living community in Huntington Beach. Key issues evaluated in the Focused EIR included aesthetics and noise. LSA also prepared technical analyses related to noise, air quality, and energy and assisted the City of Redlands with Native American consultation per Assembly Bill 52.

Fairfield Residential Company, Glassell Park Residential Project, Los Angeles, California
Mr. Stephens served as the Senior Acoustical Specialist for this project and prepared the technical noise and vibration analysis in support of an IS/MND.

The Technical Noise and Vibration Analysis identified potential construction noise and vibration impacts to surrounding receptors as well as long-term operational noise impacts. Additionally, the Technical Noise and Vibration Analysis provided design recommendations to confirm that the proposed project was consistent with the City’s exterior and interior noise criteria.

City of Cypress, Cypress Town Center EIR Project, Cypress, California As part of LSA’s on-call with the City, Mr. Stephens prepared the technical noise and vibration analysis as well as EIR section for this project, which involved the development of a multifamily residential community consisting of 135 dwelling units on a 7-acre parking lot within the City’s recently adopted Cypress Town Center and Commons Specific Plan. The Cypress City Council certified the EIR and approved the project in May 2021.

City of Long Beach, General Plan Noise Element Update,
Long Beach, California
Mr. Stephens served as the Technical Noise Lead for this project. Mr. Stephens discussed existing policies and plans with City staff to help refine the scope of work. Mr. Stephens assisted with the development as well as the assessment of existing and future noise contours along the roadway network in Long Beach, including rail, aircraft and stationary source activities. Mr.

Stephens continues to work with City of Long Beach staff on refining policies for future developments.

EXPERTISE
• Noise Analysis
• Vibration Analysis

EDUCATION
B.S., Acoustical Engineering,
minor in Communications
Purdue University, West
Lafayette, Indiana, 2004

PROFESSIONAL

EXPERIENCE
Principal/Senior Acoustical
Specialist, LSA, Point
Richmond, California, March
2012–Present
Other Companies: 2003–2012

PROFESSIONAL

CERTIFICATIONS
E.I.T. License No. ET30504764
(2005)

SPECIALIZED

TRAINING
• AutoCAD
• SoundPLAN
• FHWA RCNM
• FHWA TNM 2.5
• Insul
• Microsoft Office

PROFESSIONAL

AFFILIATIONS
Member, Institute of Noise
Control Engineering (INCE)

PAM READING

PRINCIPAL / ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNER
CONTRACT ROLE: WATER QUALITY AND AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES 1 PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Ms. Reading is one of LSA’s Environmental Planning Principals with particular expertise in hydrology, water quality and agricultural resources. Ms. Reading has been providing environmental planning services throughout California for the past 19 years. Ms. Reading specializes in working with public agencies to complete land development and transportation/infrastructure-oriented projects. She also serves as Principal in Charge and Project Manager for the preparation of a variety of documents pursuant to CEQA/NEPA, including ISs, MNDs, EIRs, PEARs, EAs, and EISs. In addition to her CEQA/NEPA experience, Ms. Reading oversees LSA’s in-house water quality and agricultural work. In this capacity, she prepares and/or oversees the preparation of CEQA/NEPA technical water quality and agricultural reports and analyses. Ms. Reading also develops technical CEQA/NEPA visual, land use, and coastal zone consistency analyses. Complementing her CEQA and NEPA experience, Ms. Reading also has experience in land use planning. She has served as a contract planner for cities and utilities on the central coast. In this capacity, Ms. Reading conducts analyses, prepares documents, and makes presentations to advisory and elected bodies about proposed projects.

PROJECT EXPERIENCE
California High-Speed Rail Authority, California High-Speed Rail Project Bakersfield to Palmdale Project Section, Kern and Los Angeles Counties, California
Ms. Reading was the task lead for preparation of the Agricultural EIR/EIS section for the Bakersfield to Palmdale Project Section of the California HighSpeed Rail System. She was also part of the management team that peerreviews individual EIR/EIS sections for the Burbank to Los Angeles Project HSR Section, including Hydrology and Water Resources.

OCTA, SR-55 Road Improvement Project (between I-405 and I-5), Orange County, California
Ms. Reading prepared the Water Quality Assessment Report for the proposed State Route 55 Road Improvement Project.

Clark & Green, Indian Hills Road Cemetery, Los Angeles, California Ms. Reading prepared a Farmland Impact Analysis, including a Land Evaluation and Site Assessment, for a Project site in the City of Los Angeles that is designated as Prime and Unique Farmland. The Farmland Impact Analysis included coordinating with the Los Angeles Planning Department and the California Department of Conservation Land Resource Protection Staff to ensure identified impacts were addressed by mitigation that was amenable to all stakeholders.

City of Menifee, Menifee Valley Specific Plan, Menifee, California Ms. Reading was the water quality task specialist and oversaw the preparation of the Hydrology and Water Quality chapter of the EIR for the Menifee Valley Specific Plan.

EXPERTISE
• CEQA/NEPA Planning and
Analysis
• Land Use Planning
• Natural Resource Management
• Water Quality
• NEPA & CEQA Agricultural Land
Evaluations and Site
Assessments

EDUCATION
M.S., Hydrology & Watershed
Management. Yale University,
School of Forestry &
Environmental Studies, New
Haven, Connecticut
B.A. (Magna Cum Laude),
Environmental Studies/
Political Science, University of
Vermont, Burlington, Vermont

PROFESSIONAL

EXPERIENCE
Principal and Environmental
Planner, LSA, San Luis Obispo,
California, 2008–Present
Environmental Planner, LSA
San Luis Obispo, California,
2006–2008
Assistant Environmental
Planner, LSA San Luis Obispo,
California, 2004–2006
Other Companies: 1988–2004

www.lsa.net

STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS

AS-NEEDED CEQA

CONSULTING SERVICES

CITY OF FOUNTAIN VALLEY
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
27271 Las Ramblas Suite 340 / Mission Viejo, CA 92691 / 949.450.2525

Statement of Qualifications for As-Needed CEQA Consulting Services 1 1 Cover Letter
November 29, 2023
Amanda McCall, Mgmt. Analyst / Purchasing Officer
City of Fountain Valley
[email protected]
10200 Slater Avenue
Fountain Valley, California 92708
Subject: Statement of Qualifications for As-Needed CEQA Consulting Services (No. 23-012) Dear Amanda McCall:

Dudek is pleased to submit this Statement of Qualification to the City of Fountain Valley (City) to perform California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review services on an as-needed basis. Dudek has extensive experience providing similar on-call consulting services to major public agencies throughout Southern California. We will provide the City with a team of environmental specialists with years of experience working closely with municipalities. With experts across multiple disciplines, we have the technical knowledge and skills to support future projects throughout the City.

Dudek has a proven record of drafting legally defensible CEQA documents for public clients. Dudek has performed as-needed and extension-of-staff contracts for more than 180 public clients throughout California. Additionally, we have prepared more than 3,300 CEQA/National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documents, including documents for dozens of recent residential, commercial, industrial, and mixed-use projects.

As a medium-sized firm, we have all the technical specialties needed for CEQA compliance in house. Because of this, we serve as a one-stop shop for the City; our team can complete the tasks under this scope of work without outside subcontractors, resulting in project efficiency and saving the City time and money.

We appreciate the opportunity to provide professional services for the City. Rachel Struglia, PhD, AICP, will serve as the primary project contact from the bidding stage through contract completion. Should you have any questions regarding this statement of qualifications, please contact Dr. Struglia at 949.373.8318 or [email protected]. We look forward to working with the City.

Sincerely,
__________________________________ __________________________________ Joseph Monaco, AICP Rachel Struglia, PhD, AICP
President/CEO Project Manager
Joseph Monaco is authorized to represent/negotiate on behalf of Dudek.

Dudek is a
One-Stop Shop
We have all CEQA
technical specialties
in-house to meet
your needs, saving
time and money.

Statement of Qualifications for As-Needed CEQA Consulting Services i Table of Contents

SECTIONS
1 Cover Letter..........................................................................................................................................................................1 2 Firm Qualifications ..............................................................................................................................................................2 3 Scope of Work....................................................................................................................................................................14 4 Estimated Costs.................................................................................................................................................................20 TABLES
1 Proposed Key Personnel ....................................................................................................................................................4 2 References Sub Area D: Environmental Planning Services.........................................................................................13 3 Dudek Services..................................................................................................................................................................17 FIGURE
1 Dudek Team Organization..................................................................................................................................................8

APPENDIX
A Key Personnel Resumes

Statement of Qualifications for As-Needed CEQA Consulting Services 2 2 Firm Qualifications
A Firm Overview
Dudek is a California-based, medium-sized engineering and environmental firm that employs over 800 employees in 18 offices across the nation and has projects spanning all 50 states. We have over 600 employees located in Southern California who are available to the City of Fountain Valley (City) at a moment’s notice. For more than 43 years, we have served Southern California agencies, cities, special districts, and private clients on a variety of projects, including planning, design, permitting, construction management, and regulatory compliance in the energy, transportation, municipal, education, and healthcare sectors.

Dudek is a 100% employee-owned corporation, with an internal staffing structure that includes 16 specialty divisions. Dudek’s organizational structure is designed to meet client needs. We place a dedicated project manager on each project with the capacity to handle both the initial project goals and additional items, should they arise. Project managers are well informed, practiced, and empowered to harness the full resources of our firm.

Dudek recognizes the challenge that California public agencies face delivering superior services while managing tighter budgets, fluctuating workloads, more regulations, and increasingly complex projects that require in depth technical specialization.

We will bring the following strengths to this contract with the City:

Responsive Leadership. The Dudek team is committed to providing high-quality environmental services. Our team will be led by Dr. Rachel Struglia, PhD, AICP, an environmental planner and project manager with 25 years’ experience providing technical oversight and project management for complex, large-scale, public- and private-sector clients. Dr. Struglia leads Dudek’s California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) practice in Orange County and manages CEQA documents for large and small projects for cities, including large on-call contracts with multiple task orders, such as high-profile redevelopment projects, Specific Plan projects, commercial shopping centers, infill housing, and infrastructure projects. Dr. Struglia has led the Orange County CEQA practice since 2012.

Diverse Technical Specialties. We have assembled a strong, multifaceted team to assist the City with CEQA needs. As a medium-sized firm, Dudek is small enough for project managers to make nimble decisions, quickly draw from our pool of technical resources, and stay engaged with you on multiyear projects from start to finish. We are also large enough that our diverse staff can tackle a spectrum of project challenges with constrained budgets and schedules. Team leaders can quickly mobilize the right technical experts for a project. Our deep bench of professionals is available for this contract; our analysts conduct research and other tasks supervised by senior staff, providing a cost-effective approach while maintaining high-quality products.

Extensive As-Needed Contract Experience. Dudek has a wealth of experience managing on-call and as-needed contracts for cities across the state. We understand that the City seeks a consultant with experience providing comprehensive environmental review under the direction of City staff. The Dudek team has been providing such services for more than 33 years. Currently, we manage asneeded contracts for the City of Irvine, City of Anaheim, City of Santa Ana, City of Laguna Hills, City of Costa Mesa, and City of Fullerton.

The Dudek team includes credentialed environmental engineers, geologists, planners, and many other technical specialists who have extensive knowledge and experience in their fields. We are ready and able to respond to any task order at a moment’s notice.

Statement of Qualifications for As-Needed CEQA Consulting Services 3 Proven Approach to As-Needed Contracts. Dudek has performed as-needed and extension-of-staff contracts for more than 180 cities, counties, state agencies, and special districts throughout California. Dudek’s environmental professionals have extensive experience managing and working under on-call contracts, giving us the knowledge and skills to balance multiple projects at once while remaining responsive and cost conscious.

We maintain a flat organizational structure that empowers project managers to be decision makers and entrepreneurs. Internal administrative processes are kept to a minimum to limit internal bureaucracy and to enable project managers to be flexible and responsive to meet client needs.

One-Stop Shop. Dudek has extensive technical specialties in house and will serve as a one-stop shop for the City’s environmental services. Having a wide variety of technical experts in house allows Dudek to better control costs, as we avoid any costs associated with management of large numbers of subcontractors; we can pass these cost savings on to the City. Dr. Struglia can draw on the resources of Dudek's skilled roster of environmental, urban design, planning, and engineering professionals to respond quickly and effectively as needs arise during any project. We will provide the City a highly qualified, locally knowledgeable team of professionals who regularly work together to effectively complete difficult environmental and regulatory projects throughout California. Our proposed team includes qualified in-house experts who will provide continuity over the contract term.

B Key Personnel
Rachel Struglia, PhD, AICP, will serve as contract manager for the City. Following Dr. Struglia’s qualifications, Table 1 provides key staff qualifications, responsibilities, and years’ experience. Figure 1 (Section C) outlines additional support staff.

Rachel Struglia, PhD, AICP

CONTRACT MANAGER
▪ 25 years’ experience preparing CEQA documents in both the public and private sectors
▪ Experience managing on-call contracts
▪ Specializes in CEQA documents for large development and infrastructure projects Education
University of California, Irvine
PhD, Environmental Analysis and
Design
Arizona State University
MS, Justice Studies
University of Connecticut
BA, Anthropology
University of California, Riverside,
Extension
Certificate in Educational
Facilities Planning
Certifications
AICP
Relevant Projects/Experience
▪ City of Irvine On-Call Environmental Impact Analyses
▪ City of Laguna Hills On-Call CEQA Services
▪ Village at Laguna Hills Addendum to the City of Laguna Hills General Plan Update EIR
▪ Costco/Vineyard II Retail Development EIR
▪ Village at Buena Park Addendum to the City of Buena Park 2035 General Plan EIR

DUDEK LOCAL OFFICE
Orange County
27271 Las Ramblas, Suite 340
Mission Viejo, California 92691

DUDEK HEADQUARTERS
San Diego County – Headquarters
605 Third Street
Encinitas, California 92024

PROJECT MANAGER /

PRINCIPAL AGENT
Dr. Rachel Struglia
949.373.8318
[email protected]

Statement of Qualifications for As-Needed CEQA Consulting Services 4 Table 1. Proposed Key Personnel
Name, Responsibilities,
and Years’ Experience Relevant Experience
Education, Licenses, and
Certifications
Laura Masterson
CEQA Task Order
Manager
Years’ Experience: 9
▪ Irvine Business Complex Vision Plan and Mixed-Use
Overlay Zoning Code EIR, City of Irvine
▪ Solar Plan Project IS/MND, Riverside Community College District
▪ North Hollywood Chlorination Stations and North
Hollywood Operable Unit Second Interim Remedy West
Treatment Plant Project IS/MND, Los Angeles
Department of Water and Power
Education
California State University, Fullerton
MS, Environmental Studies
University of California, Los Angeles
BS, Marine Biology
Nicole Cobleigh
CEQA Task Order
Manager
Years’ Experience: 25
▪ Carol Kimmelman Sports and Academic Campus EIR,
County of Los Angeles
▪ Sand Canyon Resort Project EIR, City of Santa Clarita ▪ Moreno Valley Medical Campus Project, Kaiser
Permanente
▪ 7811 Santa Monica Boulevard EIR, City of West Hollywood Education
California Polytechnic State University,
San Luis Obispo
MCRP, City and Regional Planning
University of California, Los Angeles
BA, Geography/ Environmental Studies
(Public Policy/Urban Planning Minor)
Chelsea Ohanesian
CEQA Task Order
Manager
Years’ Experience: 11
▪ Meridian Gateway D-1 Aviation Center, Meridian Park LLC, (Riverside County)
▪ Riverview Development Project, Integral Communities (City of Santa Clarita)
▪ Solaris Business Park, Country Club Ventures (City of Escondido)
Education
University of California, Davis
BS, Environmental Policy, Analysis and
Planning with emphasis in Water
Quality and focus in Wildlife
Management
Alex Hardy
CEQA Task Order
Manager
Years’ Experience: 21
▪ As-Needed Environmental Services Contract, San Diego
County Water Authority
▪ First San Diego Aqueduct Treated Water Tunnels
Rehabilitation Project, San Diego County Water Authority ▪ Mission Trails Flow Regulatory Structure II and Flow-Control Facility, San Diego County Water Authority
Education
San Francisco State University
MA, History (Environmental and Urban
History emphasis)
University of California, Berkeley
BA, History
Daria Sarraf
CEQA Task Order
Manager
Years’ Experience: 10
▪ Corporate Yard Wells Project IS/MND, Lake Arrowhead
Community Services District
▪ Rancho Santa Margarita Recycled Water System Project
IS/MND, Santa Margarita Water District
▪ Lake Arrowhead Grass Valley Treatment Plant Recycled
Water Storage Reservoir Project, Lake Arrowhead
Community Services District
Education
University of Southern California
MA, Environmental Studies
University of Southern California
BM, Harp Performance
(Environmental Studies minor)
Jennifer Reed
Air Quality Lead
Years’ Experience: 17
▪ Grapevine Specific Plan Project, Tejon Ranch Corporation ▪ Globemaster Corridor Specific Plan EIR/EIS, City of Long Beach
▪ Colton Lee Manufactured Housing Community EIR,
County of Ventura
▪ Gless Ranch EIR and Air Quality and GHG Technical
Report, City of Riverside
Education
University of California, Santa Barbara
BA, Environmental Studies
BA, Geography

Statement of Qualifications for As-Needed CEQA Consulting Services 5 Table 1. Proposed Key Personnel
Name, Responsibilities,
and Years’ Experience Relevant Experience
Education, Licenses, and
Certifications
Michael Cady
Biological Resources
Lead
Years’ Experience: 20
▪ On-Call for EIR Documentation Services, County of Los Angeles Department of Regional Planning
▪ On-Call for Biological Resources Services, County of Los Angeles Department of Regional Planning
▪ On-Call Environmental Services, City of Santa Clarita ▪ As-Needed Environmental Assessment and Air Quality
Services, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
Education
California State Polytechnic University,
Pomona
BS, Environmental Biology
Linda Kry
Cultural Resources Lead
Years’ Experience: 16
▪ 1225 Cliff Drive Project, City of Laguna Beach
▪ San Juan Capistrano Skate Park Project, City of San Juan Capistrano
▪ Village at Buena Park Project, City of Buena Park
▪ Ecology Center Master Plan Project, City of San Juan
Capistrano
Education
University of California, Los Angeles
BA, Anthropology
Cerritos College
AA, Anthropology
Certifications
RA, No. 4672
Kathryn Haley, MA
Built Environment Lead
Years’ Experience: 20
▪ On-Call Services for Department of Water Resources,
Operations and Maintenance Division, State of California ▪ Judicial Council of California Historical Resource
Evaluation Report for the Stanley Mosk Courthouse, City of Los Angeles
▪ Globemaster Corridor Specific Plan, City of Long Beach ▪ Master Plan EIR, California State University, Chico
Education
California State University,
Sacramento MA, Public History
California State University,
Sacramento BA, History
Michael Williams, PhD
Paleontology Lead
Years’ Experience: 20
▪ Fullerton College Master Plan Program EIR, North Orange County Community College District
▪ Fullerton College Instruction Building and Central Plant Paleontological Monitoring Project, North Orange County Community College District
▪ Trampas Dam And Reservoir Archaeological and
Paleontological Services, Santa Margarita Water District Education
Louisiana State University
PhD, Geology and Geophysics
BS, Zoology
Certifications
Qualified Paleontologist; Orange,
Riverside, and San Diego Counties
BLM California Paleontological
Resource Use Permit
Perry Russell, PG, CEG
Geology/Soils Lead
Years’ Experience: 37
▪ Metro Area Plan Draft EIR, Los Angeles County
Department of Regional Planning
▪ Globemaster Corridor Specific Plan EIR, City of Long
Beach
▪ Haynes Generating Station Intake Channel Infill Project IS/MND, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
▪ Administration Building EIR, Port of Long Beach
Education
California State University, Northridge
MS, Geological Sciences
University of California, Santa Barbara
BA, Geological Sciences
Certifications
PG, CA No. 5777
CEG, CA No. 1837
Mark Storm, INCE Bd.

Cert.

Noise Lead
Years’ Experience: 32
▪ Housing Element Update Program EIR, County of Los
Angeles
▪ Pacific Coast Commons Specific Plan EIR, City of El
Segundo
▪ Globemaster Corridor Specific Plan EIR, City of Long
Beach
Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
BS, Aeronautics and Astronautics
Certifications
INCE Board Certified
County of San Diego – Approved CEQA
Consultant for Noise

Statement of Qualifications for As-Needed CEQA Consulting Services 6 Table 1. Proposed Key Personnel
Name, Responsibilities,
and Years’ Experience Relevant Experience
Education, Licenses, and
Certifications
Dennis Pascua
Transportation Lead
Years’ Experience: 30
▪ Ball Road Basin EIR, City of Anaheim
▪ Specific Plan, Montclair Place District
▪ Facilities Master Plan Project, No. PS17-08, Orange
County Sanitation District
▪ On-Call Environmental Services, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
Education
University of California, Irvine
BA, Social Ecology (Environmental
Analysis and Design)
Josh Saunders, AICP
Visual Resources Lead
Years’ Experience: 19
▪ Ash Hill Communication Site Project, San Bernardino
County
▪ As-Needed Environmental Services, Port of San Diego
Development Services Department
▪ Beverly Hills Creative Office Project EIR, City of Beverly Hills
Education
New School of Architecture + Design
MS, Architecture (Landscape
Architecture concentration)
University of California, San Diego
BA, Urban Studies and Planning
Certifications
AICP
Michael Huff, RCA
Urban Forestry/Wildfire
Analyses Lead
Years’ Experience: 31
▪ Fire Protection Planning Study, University of California, San Diego Planning Department
▪ University Innovation District, City of Chula Vista
▪ San Diego State University Campus Housing Fire
Protection Plan
▪ Santa Barbara Botanic Garden Fire Protection Plan
Education
Northern Arizona University
BS, Forest Management
Certifications
RCA
Certified Arborist, No. WE-4276A
San Diego County Department of
Planning and Land Use-Approved Fire
Protection Planner
Laguna Beach Fire DepartmentApproved Fire Protection Planner Certified Wildland Fire Ecologist
Glenna McMahon, PE,
CEM
Hazards and Hazardous
Materials Lead
Years’ Experience: 26
▪ Facilities Master Plan EIR, Orange County Sanitation
District
▪ Beverly Hills Creative Office Project EIR, City of Beverly Hills
▪ Buena Vista Mixed-Use Project EIR, LPC West, LLC (Los Angeles)
▪ Ocean Meadows Residential Project MND, Ocean
Meadows Investors LLC (Santa Barbara)
Education
University of Vermont
BS, Civil and Environmental
Engineering
Certifications
PE, CA No. 79742
CEM, NV No. 1974
OSHA 40-Hour HAZWOPER
OSHA Site Supervisor
RCRA and DOT Hazardous Waste
Manager Certification

Statement of Qualifications for As-Needed CEQA Consulting Services 7 Table 1. Proposed Key Personnel
Name, Responsibilities,
and Years’ Experience Relevant Experience
Education, Licenses, and
Certifications
Mark McGinnis
GIS Services Lead
Years’ Experience: 23
▪ Southern Subregion Habitat Reserve Vegetation Map
Update, Rancho Mission Viejo Land Trust
▪ Habitat Conservation Plan Implementation, Rancho
Mission Viejo Company
▪ As-Needed GIS Services, City of Indian Wells
▪ Habitat Conservation/Preservation Framework Study,
San Bernardino Association of Governments
Education
San Diego State University
MA, Geography (Geographic
Information Science emphasis)
University of California, Santa Barbara
BA, Geography
Certifications
FEMA Basic Hazards – U.S. MultiHazard
Steve Taffolla
Publications Services
Lead
Years’ Experience: 15
▪ San Diego State University Mission Valley Campus
Master Plan, San Diego State University
▪ Campus Master Plan EIR, California State Polytechnic
University
▪ Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan, California Energy Commission and Bureau of Land Management
Education
University of California, Berkeley
BA, English
NOTES: EIR = Environmental Impact Report; IS/MND = Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration; EIS = Environmental Impact Statement; GHG = Greenhouse Gas; GIS = Geographic Information System; FEMA = Federal Emergency Management Agency

Statement of Qualifications for As-Needed CEQA Consulting Services 8 C Organization Chart
Figure 1 outlines Dudek’s proposed team and lines of communication for this contract. Resumes are included in Appendix A.

Figure 1. Dudek Team Organization

PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Principal in Charge/
Point of Contact
Rachel Struglia, PhD, AICP

CEQA TASK ORDER MANAGERS
Laura Masterson
Nicole Cobleigh
Chelsea Ohanesian
Alex Hardy
Daria Sarraf

PROJECT TEAM
Air Quality
Jennifer Reed*
Adam Poll, LEED AP BD+C
Ian McIntire
Matthew Morales
Biological
Resources/Jurisdictional
Delineations
Michael Cady*
Tommy Molioo
Vipul Joshi
Built Environment
Kathryn Haley, MA*
Monte Kim, PhD
Claire Cancilla, MSHP
Cultural Resources
Linda Kry*
Adam Giacinto
Geology and Soils
Perry Russell, PE, CEG*
Tracy Ortega
GIS Services
Mark McGinnis, GISP*
Andrew Greis
Spenser Lucarelli
Hazards and Hazardous
Materials
Glenna McMahon, PE, CEM*
Audrey Hershberger, PE
Noise and Vibration
Mark Storm, INCE Bd. Cert.*
Michael Greene, INCE Bd.

Cert.

Carson Wong
Paleontology
Michael Williams, PhD*
Sarah Siren, PG, GISP
Publications Services
Steve Tafolla*
Traffic and Transportation
Dennis Pascua*
Sabita Tewani, AICP
Amanda Meroux, EIT
Urban Forestry and
Wildfire Analyses
Michael Huff, RCA*
Chris Kallstrand
Visual Resources
Josh Saunders, AICP*
* Key/Lead Personnel

Statement of Qualifications for As-Needed CEQA Consulting Services 9 D Resumes
Key individuals and roles are listed in the organization chart, Figure 1. Resumes for all key personnel are listed in Appendix A. Rachel Struglia, PhD, will be the Project Manager/Lead who will be responsible for the day-to-day management. Her qualifications and experience are detailed in Section B.

E Current Relevant Projects
The following is a sample of our experience providing on-call CEQA consulting services and delivering projects on time and within budget in Orange and Los Angeles Counties within the past seven years. These example projects demonstrate Dudek’s ability to provide the types of services listed in the City’s General Scope of Work. Our project managers are proud of the relationships they build with their clients. Please contact our references (F. References) for further information about our project-related abilities and accomplishments.

VILLAGE AT LAGUNA HILLS GENERAL PLAN ADDENDUM EIR
Client: Merlone Geier Management LLC
Dudek prepared the fifth Addendum to the City of Laguna Hills General Plan Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Village at Laguna Hills Project, which analyzed the changes in the project since the Five Lagunas Project approval.

The Addendum was prepared pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15164.

The project is within the scope of the previously certified General Plan EIR, which adequately describes the proposed uses, activities, and development intensity/density for the purposes of CEQA. The project includes the redevelopment of the existing Laguna Hills Mall property through the demolition of approximately 562,653 square feet of the existing mall, construction of approximately 250,000 square feet of new commercial space, construction of 465,000 square feet of offices, construction of 512 additional multifamily dwelling units within five buildings for a total of 1,500 units, a new hotel with 100 to 150 rooms, and construction of ancillary infrastructure, parking, utility, and landscaping improvements. The project and Addendum were approved in March 2022.

VILLAGE AT BUENA PARK GENERAL PLAN ADDENDUM EIR
Client: Merlone Geier Management LLC
Dudek was contracted by Merlone Geier Management LLC in July 2021 to prepare an Addendum to the City of Buena Park 2035 General Plan EIR (SCH No. 2009111026). The project applicant, Merlone Geier Management, is planning to redevelop the Sears that closed in February 2020 at the Buena Park Mall located at 8150 La Palma Avenue in the City of Buena Park with 1,302 residential units, including 1,176 multifamily rental units and 126 townhomes; 39,000 square feet of amenity and lobby space; 149,000 square feet of open space; and 2,971 residential parking spaces. No less than 10% of the multifamily units would be affordable as stipulated in the project development agreement. The approximately 25-acre project site is bound by La Palma Avenue to the north, Stanton Avenue to the west, the Buena Park Mall property to the east, and single-family residential to the south. The project site includes the Sears building, auto center, and surrounding parking lots. Dudek prepared the Addendum and supporting technical studies, including Relevancy
▪ Preliminary project review for CEQA
purposes
▪ CEQA document type: EIR Addendum
▪ Staff meetings, multiple hearings
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▪ Preliminary project review for CEQA
purposes
▪ CEQA document type: EIR Addendum
▪ Staff meetings

Statement of Qualifications for As-Needed CEQA Consulting Services 10 air quality, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, energy, historical resources technical report, archaeological resources assessment, and noise modeling to support the findings in the Addendum. The project went before the planning commission in May 2023 and is going to the city council in June 2023.
2022-2025 CONSULTANT TEAM PROGRAM: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ANALYSIS Client: City of Irvine
Since May 2022, Dudek has served as an on-call environmental consultant for the City of Irvine for environmental impact analyses. To date, Dudek has completed one task order for an environmental document for a 172-room Home 2 Suites by Hilton Hotel Project in the Irvine Business Complex. Dudek prepared the air quality, GHG emissions, energy, and noise technical studies to support the findings of the Addendum to the Irvine Business Complex Vision Plan and MixedUse Overlay Zoning Code EIR within four months. The project was successfully completed and approved in November 2022.

The City has recently engaged Dudek for a proposal for a high-profile development project, including a new residential village, new parks, trails, and special use sites. The project has not yet kicked off but will require an EIR and numerous technical studies, including aesthetics, agricultural resources, air quality, GHG emission, energy, construction heath risk assessment, biological resources, cultural resources, geology and soils, paleontology, hazards and hazardous materials, hydrology and water quality, noise, fuel modification plan, wildfire evacuation plan, and transportation.
740-790 EAST GREEN STREET MIXED-USE PROJECT IS/MND
Client: City of Pasadena
Dudek successfully completed an IS/MND for the mixed-use residential/commercial project in the Central District Specific Plan area. The proposed project involves the demolition of five commercial buildings to accommodate the development of two new four- to five-story, mixed-use buildings and internal courtyard. The project includes 263 for-rent units (including 41 affordable housing units), 14,346 square feet of office use, a lobby area, leasing office, business center, fitness center and pool lounge, bicycle parking and mechanical equipment areas (within the parking garage), a two-level subterranean parking garage, and a 4,033- square-foot publicly accessible pocket park. Based on the inclusion of very low-income units, the State Density Bonus allows for additional density and the Affordable Housing Concession Permit would allow for increased building height. Dudek’s technical staff prepared technical studies to support the IS/MND, including Cultural Resources Technical Report; historic/built environment evaluation; noise and vibration analyses; and air quality/GHG and energy analyses. This project was approved in October 2023.

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▪ Preliminary project review for CEQA
purposes, prepare technical studies
▪ CEQA document type: Multiple
▪ Staff meetings, hearing attendance
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▪ Preliminary project review for CEQA
purposes
▪ CEQA document type: IS/MND
▪ Staff meetings

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MIXED-USE OVERLAY DISTRICT AND EIR
Client: City of Rancho Palos Verdes
Dudek is currently assisting the City of Rancho Palos Verdes in developing a Mixed-Use Overlay Zone District for select parcels along Western Avenue and Silver Spur Road—the city’s two primary commercial corridors. An identified program of the City’s Housing Element update, the Mixed-Use Overlay Zone District will enable the City to accommodate its Regional Housing Needs Assessment requirement for the 2021–2029 cycle while providing current and future residents access to a diverse array of housing options and amenities.

Dudek is testing the physical feasibility of a variety of mixed-use building typologies while considering unique sightline and topographical constraints specific to the peninsula. The project provides new objective development standards and graphics for the overlay zone district to supersede the city’s outdated Western Avenue Specific Plan. Recognizing that housing is usually a contentious topic in community discussions, the project takes on an educational approach to outreach by focusing messaging around the social, economic, and environmental benefits of mixed-use and soliciting feedback on the various types of mixed-use amenities the public considers appropriate for the community. To broaden the reach, outreach is conducted both online (via a website, survey, and virtual open-house platform) and in-person (utilizing existing vacant retail spaces). In addition, Dudek is preparing the EIR and supporting technical studies for the overlay zone.

HOUSING INCENTIVE OVERLAY DISTRICT EIR
Client: City of Fullerton
To address housing affordability and scarcity, the City of Fullerton is utilizing California’s Senate Bill 2 grant funds to streamline housing production in the city.

Dudek is currently developing a housing incentive overlay zone (HIOZ) for select parcels with underlying commercial and industrial zoning designations. The HIOZ is one of multiple programs identified in the City of Fullerton’s Housing Element update and is intended to incentivize the development of additional housing, especially affordable housing, by expanding its allowability and reducing regulatory burdens. Dudek’s scope of work entails testing the physical and financial feasibility of housing on these parcels and is updating the city’s existing multifamily and mixed-use development standards to be objective and streamlined for both citywide and HIOZ use.

The overlay zone will rely on a hybridized approach to development standards by incorporating the easy-to-understand format of Euclidian zoning and layering in the design aspirations of a form-based code. Integral to this project is a capacity-building effort that aims to educate and inform a group of Fullerton stakeholders, the “Housing Champions,” of the economic and regulatory landscape of housing policy. In addition, Dudek is preparing the EIR and supporting technical studies for the overlay zone.

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▪ Preliminary project review for CEQA
purposes
▪ CEQA document type: EIR
▪ Staff meetings
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▪ Preliminary project review for CEQA
purposes
▪ CEQA document type: EIR
▪ Staff meetings

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OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN AND EIR AMENDMENT
Client: City of Santa Clarita
Dudek prepared an update to the Old Town Newhall Specific Plan originally adopted in 2005. Old Town Newhall is the historic core of the City of Santa Clarita and over the years has become a vibrant, pedestrian-friendly shopping and dining district. The Specific Plan had succeeded in revitalizing Old Town Newhall, but some aspects of the Specific Plan had not worked as intended. As a result, the City of Santa Clarita hired Dudek to update the Specific Plan so that it could provide clearer regulations addressing Old Town Newhall’s changing needs. The targeted plan update scope included testing new development types, simplifying the existing form-based code, and extending the usability and legibility of the regulatory document for the ongoing revitalization of Old Town Newhall over the next 20 years. Public participation included an online survey and two workshops, one structured as a walking tour and the other as an outdoor exhibit at a farmers’ market. The effort was funded via California’s Senate Bill 2 grant program and included the creation of objective development and design standards aligned with state requirements.

As part of the Specific Plan, Dudek also prepared an addendum to the certified 2005 EIR to evaluate changes to the Old Town Newhall Specific Plan above and beyond what was originally evaluated and approved. The Old Town Newhall Specific Plan Update was approved and adopted in early 2022.

DISNEYLAND FORWARD THIRD-PARTY REVIEW OF SUPPLEMENTAL EIR Client: City of Anaheim
Dudek was contracted in September 2021 to assist the City of Anaheim with third-party review of the Supplemental EIR and associated technical studies for the Disneyland Forward Project. Dudek is reviewing the following technical studies: air quality, GHG emissions, cultural resources, historical resources, sewer capacity, water supply analysis, traffic study, and noise on behalf of the City. The goal of Disneyland Forward is to allow continued, long-term growth of The Disneyland Resort, which would provide flexibility as to the location for permitted uses within the Disneyland Resort Specific Plan No. 92-1 area and at properties within the Anaheim Resort Specific Plan No. 92-2 area owned or leased by Disney or other subsidiaries of The Walt Disney Company. The project would not increase the amount of previously approved square footage of development or hotel rooms in the Disneyland Resort Specific Plan. The project would provide for future streamlined administrative review by the City of Anaheim of Disney’s development projects on Disney property. In summary, the project would modify the limits of internal district boundaries within the existing Disneyland Resort Specific Plan perimeter, rename districts within the Disneyland Resort Specific Plan, and establish Overlays for Disney’s Anaheim Resort Specific Plan Properties. The project also would facilitate the use of improved technologies, such as energy efficient lighting and small cellular sites, and more low water landscaping that would be applicable to the entire Anaheim Resort.

Additional As-Needed Environmental Experience
The following list includes a selection of Dudek’s current and recent as-needed environmental services contracts. ▪ City of Irvine, As-Needed Environmental Services
▪ City of Anaheim, On-Call Environmental Services
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▪ Preliminary project review for CEQA
purposes
▪ Peer review of CEQA document
▪ Staff meetings
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▪ Preliminary project review for CEQA
purposes
▪ CEQA document type: EIR
▪ Staff meetings
▪ Public outreach

Statement of Qualifications for As-Needed CEQA Consulting Services 13 ▪ City of Costa Mesa, On-Call Environmental, Technical, and Staffing Consultant Services ▪ City of Laguna Hills, On-Call Environmental Review Services ▪ City of Santa Ana, On-Call Various Environmental Services and Environmental Site Assessments ▪ City of Fullerton, On-Call CEQA Services
▪ City of Arcadia, On-Call Environmental Services
▪ City of Claremont, On-Call CEQA/National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Consulting Services ▪ City of Carson, On-Call Environmental Analysis Services ▪ City of Santa Clarita, On-Call Environmental Services ▪ City of Los Angeles Department of City Planning, On-Call List for Developer Projects and On-Call List for City-led Planning Projects
▪ City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks, On-Call Environmental Services ▪ County of Los Angeles Department of Regional Planning, On-Call for EIR Documentation Services; On-Call Technical Study Services; On-Call for Biological Resources Services; and On-Call Environmental Services ▪ County of Los Angeles Department of Parks and Recreation, On-Call Environmental Services ▪ City of West Hollywood, As-Needed Master Services Agreement for Environmental Services ▪ City of Yucaipa, On-Call Professional Environmental Services ▪ City of Redlands, As-Needed Environmental Review Services and CEQA Environmental Review ▪ County of San Bernardino, On-Call Biological Services; On-Call Cultural, Archaeological, Historical Services; and On-Call Environmental Consulting for the Special Districts Department F References
Table 2 details three of Dudek’s public agency client references in Orange and Los Angeles Counties for projects within the last five years. We are proud of our strong client relationships and encourage the City to contact the following individuals.

Table 2. References Sub Area D: Environmental Planning Services Client and
Contract/Project Contact Information Description of Statement of Work Project Manager and
Key Personnel
Irvine Ranch Water
District
On-Call
Environmental
Services
Kellie Welch
15600 Sand Canyon
Avenue, Irvine, CA 92618
[email protected]
949.453.5300
▪ Three separate on-call contracts with the
Irvine Ranch Water District since 2011
▪ Projects have included: Syphon Interim
Facilities IS/MND, Syphon Interim Facilities
IS/MND Addendum No. 1, City of Lake Forest
Sports Park and Recreation Center Final EIR
Addendum No. 1, City of Lake Forest Sports
Park and Recreation Center Final EIR
Addendum No. 2, Reservoir Management
System and Chlorine Analyzers and Reservoir
Mixers/Samplers at Domestic Reservoirs
Addendum No. 1, Fleming Zone 8 Reservoir
and Pump Station Improvements Project
IS/MND, and construction monitoring for
Fleming Zone 8 Reservoir and Pump Station
Rachel Struglia, Jennifer
Reed, Michael Williams,
Michael Greene, Vipul
Joshi, Tommy Molioo
City of Laguna Hills Jay Wuu, AICP
24035 El Toro Road
Laguna Hills CA 92653
▪ Fifth Addendum to the City of Laguna Hills
General Plan EIR for the Village at Laguna
Hills Project
Rachel Struglia, Michael
Greene, Glenna
McMahon, Jennifer
Reed

Statement of Qualifications for As-Needed CEQA Consulting Services 14 Table 2. References Sub Area D: Environmental Planning Services Client and
Contract/Project Contact Information Description of Statement of Work Project Manager and
Key Personnel
Village at Laguna
Hills General Plan
Addendum EIR
[email protected]
949.707.2662
▪ Analyzed the changes in the project since the
Five Lagunas Project approval
▪ Adequately describes the proposed uses,
activities, and development intensity/density
for the purposes of CEQA
Los Angeles
Department of
Water and Power
On-Call
Environmental
Assessment and
Air Quality Services
Jane Hauptman
Environmental Specialist
111 North Hope Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
[email protected]
213.367.4211
▪ On-call environmental and air quality services
since 2017
▪ Projects have included CEQA and NEPA
documents, technical reports, and resource
surveys for a variety of water and power
projects, including As-Needed Biological and
Cultural Resources Surveys; Haynes
Generating Station Units 3, 4, 5 Demolition
Project; San Fernando Valley Groundwater
Remediation Support; and Aerial
Infrastructure Mapping
Michael Cady, Michael
Greene, Matthew
Morales, Dennis
Pascua, Sabita Tewani,
Sarah Siren, Andrew
Greis
3 Scope of Work
Understanding
We understand that this contract may involve a range of work products involving anything from peer review of CEQA
documents prepared by project applicants to preparing CEQA documents on behalf of the City, including the supporting technical studies (our capabilities for each resource area are included in Table 1). Dudek provides each service listed under Section I. General Scope of Work, in the City’s Request for Qualifications. We offer full-service CEQA, that includes running scoping meetings, filing documents with the County Clerk, paying the associated fees, and holding consultation meetings with regulatory agencies and/or tribes. We provide Categorical Exemptions with supporting technical study documentation, Initial Study (IS)/Negative Declarations, IS/Mitigated Negative Declarations, EIRs, Supplemental and Subsequent EIRs, and Addenda to EIRs. We attend public hearings to help City staff respond to questions from Planning Commissioners and City Council members.
"It has been a great experience working with
the Dudek team ... I can affirm that
“average” does not exist in your vocabulary. I
was very pleased with the quality of the work
and the prompt response we received every
time we needed something … I would highly
recommend Dudek to other jurisdictions
seeking environmental services."
− Patricia Brenes
City of Perris (formerly at City of Riverside)

Statement of Qualifications for As-Needed CEQA Consulting Services 15 Innovative Services
Dudek brings the following innovative services to the City:
▪ Graphic design and visual communication
▪ Unmanned aerial surveying and mapping
▪ Virtual collaboration/public engagement
▪ Grant writing and administration
▪ Legislative interpretation and integration
▪ Remote field reviews and agency concurrence
Contract Management Approach
Dr. Struglia’s project management philosophy for this on-call contract is based on lessons and preferences learned from our dozens of local as-needed and on-call projects throughout Orange County. Dudek project managers are empowered to make decisions that enable continuous forward project momentum, and our flat reporting structure allows nimble and responsive action by the entire team. Our proven project management approach involves the following:

DEFINED LINES OF COMMUNICATION
Effective project management requires constant and careful attention to the daily demand for communication among project participants and with the client. Dudek believes that the most effective project manager is the one who aids the continuous flow of information, data, instructions, and guidance on a regular basis.

Dr. Struglia will remain personally involved in any project she manages for the City. Working as a team with other technical discipline leaders, she will keep all task orders on schedule and within budget and will maintain the highest level of quality for all deliverables. She will communicate project status, issues, and concerns with other members of the consultant team and with the City by doing the following:
▪ Serving as the single point of contact
▪ Establishing regular meetings with the City project manager to discuss project milestones, activities, and issues ▪ Holding regular project management meetings with key project staff to coordinate work efforts, check on task completion, and review budget conformance
▪ Updating the project description, schedule, work progress reports, and inventories of available data, as necessary so that all team members are aware of information that may affect their work products and schedules ▪ Coordinating with the City at strategic junctures for public input Solutions
Dudek applies the following solutions to CEQA contracts, with an emphasis on providing project management tools, virtual collaboration methods, and the full range of technical studies.

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PROJECT MANAGEMENT TOOLS
The management team will work together to meet these communication goals and keep the project on schedule and within budget using the following tools:
▪ Project Kickoff Meeting. The management team will attend a project kickoff meeting with the key project team members. This meeting will be critical to the ultimate success of the project, as it provides an opportunity for all parties to discuss and review the scope of the project and formalize key project assumptions. This meeting will also offer an opportunity to confirm document format requirements, points of contact, status report details, and any other logistical, technical, or procedural concerns. We approach every project with the understanding that attention on the front end of a project can save substantial time and costs in the long run.
▪ Dedicated Lines of Communication. After the kickoff meeting, Dr. Struglia will distribute a key contact list to all team members, identifying the communication protocols and contact information for the team. ▪ Master Deliverables List. Dudek will prepare a master deliverables list with key document development milestones, such as draft deliverables for review, review periods, and possible meeting dates with the City to resolve comments, if needed. Dudek uses online meeting tools for collaborative document revisions with City staff and efficient resolution of comments, if needed.

Dudek will manage the master deliverables list, updating it as tasks are completed, and make it available to all team members for accurate status information communication. Using this tool, Dudek will provide the City project manager with up-to-date status reports either monthly or more frequently, as requested. ▪ Schedule and Budget Tracking. The management team will use a schedule-tracking tool to monitor important milestones for task orders issued under this contract. Dudek recommends a simple table format in Microsoft Word. Should the City project manager prefer an alternative method, this can be discussed and arranged, as necessary. Similarly, the management team will use Deltek Vision to create an Excel file showing all budget line items and a monthly balance for each. ▪ Progress Reports. Dr. Struglia will prepare regular progress reports that will include a list of tasks completed during the period, a list of tasks anticipated during the coming period, an update on the schedule, a summary of the project schedule, and any outstanding scope of work or information request issues.

VIRTUAL COLLABORATION
Dudek offers several tools to facilitate efficient, productive virtual collaboration with the City:
▪ File Sharing/Storage via ShareFile, allowing Dudek to store, share, and exchange files with the City ▪ Document Co-Authoring simultaneously through SharePoint, via setup of a client portal ▪ Client Web Portals custom-built for access via dudek.com and set up according to client and/or project specifications ▪ Virtual Meetings and Presentations using Zoom allowing real-time, face-to-face video communication and screen sharing with the City

CEQA TECHNICAL STUDIES AND RELEVANT SERVICES
Dudek has one of California’s largest, most experienced teams for CEQA document preparation. Our environmental planners have prepared and processed more than 3,300 CEQA/NEPA documents for a variety of large and small development, restoration, and conservation projects throughout the United States. Combining comprehensive analysis and research-based findings, we provide legally defensible documents that are supported by substantial evidence, none of which have ever been successfully overturned in court. We conduct technically sound assessments and manage environmental review processes in a streamlined, compliant, and straightforward manner.

Dudek’s environmental experts work collaboratively with clients; local, regional, state, and federal agencies; and the public to clearly define project objectives, address concerns, and outline appropriate processes. We apply practical CEQA knowledge to

Statement of Qualifications for As-Needed CEQA Consulting Services 17 comply with current laws, regulations, and case law. Our planners help clients creatively solve regulatory challenges within financial and scheduling constraints.

We produce complete CEQA documents done right the first time. Our environmental planners work with our in-house technical editors and graphic designers to prepare high-quality documents that are clearly organized and easily interpreted by the public, agencies, and decision-makers responsible for future project development.

Dudek performs all CEQA technical studies in-house, in addition to providing relevant services, including Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments, wildfire protection planning, water supply assessments, and water quality management plans.

Table 3 provides an overview of how our qualifications will help the City meet its goals.

Table 3. Dudek Services
Service Qualifications Benefits to the City
Air Quality and GHG
Emissions
Dudek’s team of 12 full-time air quality technical specialists have prepared air quality and GHG emissions impact analyses for construction and operation of a variety of projects throughout California, including residential and commercial developments. Our team also prepares technically accurate health risk assessments and energy analyses. Dudek has
expertise with industry standard emissions estimator and dispersion models and develops tailored approaches per
project specifics and applicable analysis framework.
▪ Our depth of experience allows us
to cost-effectively navigate
complex air quality/GHG emissions
requirements.
▪ In-house staff prepare accurate,
legally defensible technical studies
to help meet aggressive project
deadlines.

Biological Resources Our team of more than 50 biologists work and consult regularly with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, and Regional Water Quality Control Board to obtain project-specific permits that keep projects on schedule and in compliance. Our staff includes experts in botany, mammalogy, herpetology, entomology, ornithology, habitat assessment and mapping, spatial analysis, and habitat and wetlands restoration. ▪ Our biological team provides
surveys for the plant and wildlife
species across Orange and Los
Angeles Counties.
▪ In-house staff have the required
state and federal permits to
conduct surveys for threatened or
endangered wildlife species.

Regulatory
Permitting and
Coordination
We prepare comprehensive and easily accessible submittals based on our knowledge of the applicable regulations and our specific experience with the standards and processes of each agency and its local staff. Our job is to know what information needs to be provided, verify the information is complete and accessible, and foresee potential issues so we can help project owners prepare for potentialities.
▪ Experience with local
representatives of federal and
state resource agencies, including
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
National Marine Fisheries Service,
U.S. Geological Survey, and more.

Habitat Restoration Our expert staff combine ecological expertise, the ability to synthesize a broad array of data, and the imagination to design and implement practical habitat solutions. We understand the interrelated elements of ecology, construction technology, and government regulations needed to assemble and guide a
habitat restoration program to a successful conclusion. ▪ We offer turnkey solutions to plan,
permit, implement, and obtain
resource agency approval and final
sign-off.
▪ Our site assessments accurately
identify opportunities and
constraints needed to make
sensible, cost-effective decisions.

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Service Qualifications Benefits to the City
Cultural Resources

We direct and execute all phases of cultural resources
investigations, including surveys, significance determinations, and data recovery mitigation programs. Our capabilities include CEQA and Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act documentation, constraints/feasibility analyses, literature overviews and archival research, predictive modeling, field inventories, archaeological sampling, significance and eligibility evaluations, data recovery, monitoring and compliance
oversight, mitigation implementation, Native American
consultation, and more.
▪ Our archaeologists hold all
necessary permits to conduct
cultural resources investigations
on federal and state lands.
▪ In-house staff are listed
professional consultants on local
registers and with the Register of
Professional Archaeologists.

Built Environment/
Historic Resources

We specialize in treatment and significance evaluations for historic-era buildings and structures in consideration of the National Register of Historic Places, California Register of Historical Resources, and local-level evaluation criteria and integrity requirements. Our team of nine full-time architectural historians meet the Secretary of the Interior’s Professional Qualification Standards for History and Architectural History.

We have extensive experience in assessing impacts to
significant historical resources for projects that fall under CEQA and Sections 106 and 110 of the National Historic
Preservation Act.
▪ Our diverse team of experts
understands how to work through
projects with historical resource
issues.
▪ We have a solid understanding of
the regulatory process and develop
creative solutions centered on
budgetary considerations.

Paleontological
Resources

Our team includes five full-time paleontologists and numerous as needed paleontological technicians and experts. We provide all necessary paleontological services, including
preconstruction surveys, paleontological records searches, standalone paleontology reporting and CEQA document
preparation, preparation of paleontological mitigation plans, construction monitoring, fossil identification and significance determinations, sediment screening for microfossils, all aspects of fossil lab work and curation, and accessioning fossils into local museums.
▪ Our full-time paleontological staff
have longstanding connections
with the Cooper Center in Santa
Ana, which is the official Orange
County fossil repository.
▪ Our two paleontological principal
investigators worked at the Natural
History Museum of Los Angeles
County and maintain a relationship
with museum staff.

Noise and Vibration
Studies

We guide public agencies through assessment of project noise control and sound abatement needs. Our noise experts
conduct baseline field noise level surveys, perform predictive analyses with three-dimensional sound propagation models, determine impact evaluation criteria for noisy construction and operational equipment during project planning, and support design of effective mitigation strategies.
▪ We implement a practical, costeffective approach to help attain compliance with relevant
regulations and policies.

Traffic and
Transportation

We provide technical transportation planning and engineering, traffic impact assessment (Vehicle Miles Traveled and Level of Service), engineering design, and CEQA expertise. We quantify project effects using the current methodologies and criteria for project-specific transportation issues. We use advanced analysis and design software, such as Synchro/SimTraffic, PTV Vistro and Vissim, SIDRA (roundabouts), Highway Capacity Software, AutoCAD, and AutoTurn.
▪ In-house transportation group has
planners and professional
engineers to prepare
Transportation Impact Analyses
and parking assessments.
▪ We help tackle short- and longterm transportation and parking challenges.

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Service Qualifications Benefits to the City
Hazards and
Hazardous Materials

We conduct Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs) and
remediation to evaluate and mitigate environmental/
hazardous waste liabilities associated with project sites. Our experts have prepared thousands of Phase I and II ESAs for a wide range of project types: agricultural, industrial, residential, commercial, oil fields, schools, renewable energy facilities, transportation rights-of-way, recreational, and open space. We have designed, permitted, and implemented many types of remediation, including dig-and-haul, in-situ chemical oxidation, soil vapor extraction, and pump-and-treat.
▪ In-house team includes licensed
environmental engineers,
geologists, hydrogeologists, and
permitting specialists who have
local knowledge and experience.
▪ Extensive knowledge of hazardous
waste rules and regulations.
▪ Collaborative relationships with
regulators.

Hydrogeology and
Water Quality

We perform hydrologic, hydraulic, and water quality analysis to support a broad range of permitting efforts, including Clean Water Act 401/402/404 permits and California Department of Fish and Wildlife 1600 permits, as well as EIRs and CEQArelated documents. We are familiar with water quality standards/regulations and the ways in which they may affect the construction and operational phases of industrial facilities and linear projects.
▪ In-house team provides proven
and complete stormwater, surface
water, and groundwater quality
resource services.
▪ We coordinate planning, design,
and project implementation in a
timely and cost-effective manner.

Water Supply
Assessments and
Utility/Sewer
Studies
We estimate increases in water supply demand, wastewater generation, solid waste generation, and public service
demands to evaluate potential impacts to public services and utilities. Using available projection factors,
infrastructure master plan documents, urban water
management plans, and other existing documentation, we
conduct assessments for municipalities across Southern
California.
▪ In-house environmental scientists
and engineers work together to
analyze and manage the complete
lifecycle of water.
▪ We assess potential impacts to
public services from any proposed
project.

Wildfire Protection
Planning

Our foresters and fire protection planners are well-versed in California’s natural landscape fire ecology. We specialize in evaluating the unique fire environment each project site presents; we then use that information to plan for and mitigate against worst-case fire conditions. We have completed
hundreds of fire protection plans, obtaining approvals in numerous jurisdictions across Southern California.
▪ In-house fire and forestry staff
have decades of experience in
Orange County.
▪ Our team includes fire marshals
and fire prevention officers as well
as fire protection planners, wildfire
behavior modelers, and former fire
fighters
GIS

Our experts bring a variety of skills related to data
management, cartography, analysis, modeling, enterprise database and application development, and mobile field data collection. We have provided GIS and technological services for more than 30 years and deliver an average of 5,000 GIS
analytical tasks completed annually.
▪ Our team’s high-quality graphics
and data analysis services are
available as part of the contract.
▪ We provide practical, cost-effective
GIS solutions.

Publications
Services

Dudek’s publications team specializes in complete document solutions, helping clients manage complex technical
publications under tight deadlines. Prioritizing quality control and on-time delivery, the publications team edits, formats, produces, and delivers between 3,000 and 4,000 documents each year.
▪ We excel at high-volume document
production and uses a variety of
tools to maintain project
schedules, producing well-written
deliverables on time.

Statement of Qualifications for As-Needed CEQA Consulting Services 20

ACHIEVING CLIENT SATISFACTION
Dudek applies critical thinking and careful questions/discussion during kickoff meetings and initial materials review to consider possible risks and challenges. Frequent and ongoing communication is key to identifying problems as they arise. Dudek will work collaboratively to develop solutions, offering counsel on resolution of various technical issues and controlling document quality and schedule. Dr. Struglia will coordinate with the City via video conferences, phone, email, and in-person meetings, as needed.

Frequent communication helps both parties to identify potential revisions to the project at the earliest possible stage, allowing maximum time to adjust and refocus the project to maintain both cost and schedule.

Dudek evaluates a number of key performance indicators (KPIs) to manage contract performance, including actual vs. projected billings (monthly), variances from approved schedule (monthly), health and safety performance (ongoing), actual vs. projected disadvantage business goals (quarterly), results of quality assurance/quality control reviews (quarterly), and results of client satisfaction surveys (semi-annually).

Our uncompromising commitment to hiring high-quality employees is the first and most important step in achieving client satisfaction.

We have a strong commitment to the highest quality services and work products with our own in-house team of technical editors and desktop publishers and our robust quality assurance/quality control standards. As a result, we stand behind each document and work product we prepare.
4 Estimated Costs
Per the City’s Request for Qualifications, Dudek has uploaded a separate cost file to PlanetBids. Dudek’s rates will increase annually, in line with the consumer price index.
"Dudek did an excellent job, but even more
importantly, Rachel was extremely
competent and attentive to detail in the
complex process and in the presentations
to the City.

I can highly recommend Dudek, and
especially Rachel, to anyone who is
processing entitlements in our complex
CEQA process in California."
−Retail Development Advisors (Two major EIR
entitlements for a 42-acre shopping center)

Appendix A
Key Personnel Resumes

1 Rachel Struglia, PhD, AICP

PRINCIPAL IN CHARGE / POINT OF CONTACT
Rachel Struglia is a principal and project manager with 25 years’ experience preparing California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)/National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documents in both the public and private sectors. Dr. Struglia is experienced in managing CEQA documents for large development and infrastructure projects. She has also managed general plan environmental impact reports (EIRs) and specific plans, as well as infill, residential, commercial, industrial, and university campus EIR projects.

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Village at Laguna Hills Addendum to the City of Laguna Hills General Plan EIR, City of Laguna Niguel, California. Served as project manager for the fifth Addendum to the City of Laguna Hills General Plan EIR for the Village at Laguna Hills project, which analyzed the changes in the project since the Five Lagunas project approval. The project is within the scope of the previously certified General Plan EIR, which adequately describes the proposed uses, activities, and development intensity/density for the purposes of CEQA. The project includes the redevelopment of the existing Laguna Hills Mall property through the demolition of approximately 562,653 square feet of the existing mall, construction of approximately 250,000 square feet of new commercial space, construction of 465,000 square feet of offices, construction of 512 additional multifamily dwelling units within five buildings for a total of 1,500 units, a new hotel with 100 to 150 rooms, and construction of ancillary infrastructure, parking, utility, and landscaping improvements. The project and Addendum were approved in March 2022.

Village at Buena Park Addendum to the City of Buena Park 2035 General Plan EIR, City of Buena Park, California. Served as project manager for the Addendum to the City of Buena Park 2035 General Plan Environmental Impact Report (SCH No. 2009111026) for the proposed project. The project applicant, Merlone Geier Management, LLC, is planning to redevelop the Sears that closed in February 2020 at the Buena Park Mall located at 8150 La Palma Avenue in the City of Buena Park with 1,302 residential units, including 1,176 multifamily rental units and 126 townhomes, 39,000 square feet of amenity and lobby space, 149,000 square feet of open space and 2,971 residential parking spaces. No less than 10 percent of the multifamily units would be affordable as stipulated in the project development agreement. The approximately 25-acre project site is bound by La Palma Avenue to north, Stanton Avenue to the west, the Buena Park Mall property to the east, and single-family residential to the south. The project site includes the Sears building, auto center, and surrounding parking lots.

Dudek prepared the Addendum and supporting technical studies including air quality, greenhouse gas emissions, energy, historical resources technical report, archaeological resources assessment, and noise modeling to support the findings in the Addendum. Public controversy surrounded the density and height of the proposed buildings. After two public hearings with hours of public testimony, the project was approved in June 2023.

Education
University of California,
Irvine PhD, Environmental
Analysis and
Design, 1998
Arizona State University
MS, Justice Studies, 1993
University of Connecticut
BA, Anthropology, 1991
University of California,
Riverside, Extension
Certificate in Educational
Facilities Planning
Certifications
American Institute of
Certified Planners (AICP)
Professional Affiliations
American Planning
Association
Association of
Environmental
Professionals
Orange County Water
Association

2 Costco/Vineyard II Retail Development Project EIR, City of Murrieta, California. Served as project manager for a new retail center, with Costco Wholesale as the anchor, located at the intersection of I-215 and Clinton Keith Road. The 26.3-acre vacant site includes construction and operation of 225,362 square feet of new development, including a Costco Wholesale and gas station, and, in adjoining parcels, standalone retail, fitness center buildings and in-line stores, one casual dining restaurant with drive-through and window service, one drive-through fast-food restaurant, and 1,215 parking spaces. The project was approved by Planning Commission, appealed to and unanimously approved by City Council, then threatened with litigation that ultimately was not challenged. The EIR was certified in October 2020.

Fullerton College Master Plan Program EIR, North Orange County Community College District, Fullerton, California.

Served as project manager for the Facilities Master Plan Program EIR under Measure J. Fullerton College anticipated student growth over the 10-year planning horizon that would necessitate new instructional buildings and facilities and renovation of existing facilities. The PEIR included in-depth analysis of historic properties on and adjacent to campus, noise, traffic, and parking. The project was approved, and the EIR was certified by the Board of Trustees in December 2017.

Santa Monica City Yards Master Plan EIR, City of Santa Monica, California. Served as project manager for an EIR for the City of Santa Monica to evaluate the reconfiguration of a 14.7-acre parcel known as “City Yards,” with new buildings and streetscape and enhanced sustainability features. The project is located within an industrial use zone across from the Bergamot Arts Center. Historically, the project site was used for clay mining operations until the City of Santa Monica acquired the project site in 1947 for a new municipal landfill, which is resulting in subsidence. The same buildings constructed in the 1940s have continued to house the City’s maintenance operations, resulting in inefficient use of space and on-site circulation as more city operations functions were added over the years. The Master Plan seeks to reconstruct the City Yards with new buildings in a new configuration to meet the needs of the City, optimize onand off-site access through an improved streetscape, and enhance environmental sustainability. One of the challenges of the Master Plan was how to phase the project in order to keep operations of the City Yards ongoing during construction over a 10-year period. While the City initially only sought approval for Package A, which included the first three phases of construction, the comprehensive EIR assessed all 10 phases of construction. Impacts were assessed at a project level in order to minimize the need to do multiple CEQA documents for subsequent phases, and for defensibility of the analyses overall so that cumulative impacts were properly accounted for. The project was approved and the EIR for the proposed project was certified by the City’s Planning Commission in January 2019.

Facilities Master Plan PEIR, PS17-08, Orange County Sanitation District, Fountain Valley, California. Served as project manager. Dudek was contracted in March 2019 to prepare a Program EIR for the Sanitation District’s 2017 Facilities Master Plan. The analysis covers projects included in a 20-year Capital Improvement Program to ensure that the Sanitation District can sustain its infrastructure, meet future regulatory requirements, and continue to provide a reliable service to the public. It is composed of projects necessary to upgrade, replace, and rehabilitate aging facilities across the Sanitation District’s system in central and northern Orange County. These include facilities at Reclamation Plant No. 1 in Fountain Valley and Treatment Plant No. 2 in Huntington Beach, the sewer collection system, and improvements at various pump stations. The project area spans 15 cities, as well as jurisdictional areas, in the County of Orange. The EIR is a combined Program/Project EIR, including 30 projects that are assessed at the project level and 45 at the program level. An innovative aspect of the project is an interactive project map and a web-based approach to public scoping developed by Dudek. This EIR was certified in December 2020, and the first Notice of Determination under the Facilities Master Plan was filed in February 2021.

1 Laura Masterson

CEQA TASK ORDER MANAGER
Laura Masterson is an environmental planner with 8 years’ professional experience as a planner and environmental supervisor specializing in California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)/National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) document preparation.

Ms. Masterson has experience managing the preparation of complex joint CEQA/NEPA documents with high public visibility. Ms. Masterson has been a planner at Dudek for 1 year. During that time, she has been an author, deputy project manager, and project manager on a variety of in-process environmental documents including environmental impact reports (EIRs), mitigated negative declarations (MNDs), negative declarations (NDs), addendums, and categorical exemptions. She has worked on projects for a variety of clients including cities and city departments, public utilities, state agencies, private developers, and community college districts. Prior to coming to Dudek, Ms. Masterson was the CEQA supervisor for a large public agency.

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Southern Region Emergency Operations Center EIR, California Governor's Office of Emergency Services, Costa Mesa, California. Project manager for the preparation of an EIR for the development of a Regional Emergency Operations Center on state-owned property in the City of Costa Mesa. The Draft EIR went out to public review on September 5, 2023.

Addendum to the Irvine Business Complex Vision Plan and Mixed-Use Overlay Zoning Code EIR, City of Irvine, California. Lead analyst in the preparation of an addendum for the development of a 172-room Home 2 Suites extended stay hotel within the Irvine Business Complex region of the City of Irvine. The project was approved by the City of Irvine Planning Commission in November 2022.

Addendum to the City of Buena Park 2035 General Plan Update EIR for the Village at Buena Park Project, City of Buena Park, California. Lead analyst in the preparation of an addendum for the development of a 1,302-unit multi-family and townhome development within the Entertainment Corridor of the City of Buena Park. The project was approved by the City of Buena Park in June 2023.

Solar Plan Project IS/MND, Riverside Community College District, Norco and Moreno Valley, California. Lead analyst in the preparation of an initial study (IS)/MND for the development of ground-mounted photovoltaic solar arrays at Norco College and Moreno Valley College in support of the Riverside Community College District’s solar planning initiative. The MND was adopted by the Riverside Community College District Board of Trustees in November 2022.

Education
California State University,
Fullerton
MS, Environmental
Studies, 2011
University of California,
Los Angeles
BS, Marine Biology, 2007

2 North Hollywood Chlorination Stations and NHOU2IR West Treatment Plant Project IS/MND, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, North Hollywood, California. Lead analyst in the preparation of an IS/MND for the expansion of treatment capacity at the existing Rinaldi-Toluca and North Hollywood West Chlorination Stations and replacement of the North Hollywood Central Chlorination Station. The MND was adopted by the Board of Water and Power Commissioners in March 2023.

Avalon and Fries Street Segments Closure Project IS/MND, LAHD, San Pedro, California. Provided supervisory oversight and review for the preparation of an initial study (IS)/MND for the closure of roadway segments in Wilmington, California. The project involved the permanent closure of sections of two public roadways to accommodate rail traffic and alleviate roadway congestion caused by rail activity. The MND was certified by the Los Angeles Harbor Department (LAHD) in January 2020.

Berths 226–236 Everport Container Terminal Improvements Project EIR/EIS, LAHD, San Pedro, California.

Provided supervisory oversight and review for the preparation of an EIR/environmental impact statement (EIS) for the redevelopment of the Everport container terminal. Improvements included waterside dredging and pile installation, wharf improvements, adding new wharf gantry cranes, adding electrical power vaults for berthed vessels, and expanding backlands, including demolishing structures and vacating roadways. The project allowed for berthing of larger vessels and increased the terminal’s throughput capacity. The EIR was certified by LAHD in October 2017.

Pasha Stevedoring and Terminals Lease Renewal Project IS/ND, LAHD, San Pedro, California. Provided supervisory oversight and review for the preparation of an IS/ND for the renewal of a long-term lease for continued operations of a breakbulk and steel slab stevedoring operation at three terminal sites within the Port of Los Angeles. Operations included berthing of vessels, loading and unloading of vessels, and truck and rail transport operations. The ND was certified by LAHD in May 2016.

Avalon Freight Services Relocation Project IS/ND, LAHD, San Pedro, California. Provided supervisory oversight and review for the preparation of an IS/ND for the relocation of an existing freight transport operation. The operation involved the transport of freight between the Port of Los Angeles and Catalina Island. The project relocated the operation to a new location within the Port under a new operator. The ND was certified by LAHD in January 2015.

Berths 212–224 YTI Container Terminal Improvements Project EIR/EIS, LAHD, San Pedro, California. Served as LAHD project manager for the preparation of a joint EIR/EIS for the redevelopment of the YTI container terminal to accommodate larger vessels. Improvements included deepening existing berths, adding a new berth, replacing shoreside cranes, and rail improvements. The project allowed for berthing of larger vessels and increased the terminal’s throughput capacity. The EIR was certified by LAHD in November 2014.

1 Nicole Cobleigh

CEQA TASK ORDER MANAGER
Nicole Cobleigh is a senior project manager with 20 years’ professional experience in environmental planning and land use development in Southern California. Ms. Cobleigh manages all phases of the project planning and environmental review process, including budget allocations and monitoring, project team and subconsultant oversight, scheduling, presentations at hearings, and public outreach. She has produced numerous California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documents, including environmental impact reports (EIRs); environmental impact statements (EISs); and technical reports for visual resources and aesthetics, cultural resources, and other environmental resources. Ms. Cobleigh applies her comprehensive understanding of policy, planning, and environmental issues to meet clients’ needs on a variety of projects. She has extensive experience working on complicated projects involving multiple regulatory agencies.

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Carol Kimmelman Sports and Academic Campus EIR, County of Los Angeles.

The Carol Kimmelman Foundation, in partnership with several other non-profit and business entities, is proposing to develop the Carol Kimmelman Sports and Academic Campus project in the City of Carson. The project site is owned by the County of Los Angeles yet located within the Carson city limits. The project would include 62 tennis courts, 10 soccer and multiuse fields, and a new learning and academic support center run by the Tiger Woods Foundation.

Managing the preparation of technical reports and the EIR for this project. Key issues with this project include the dynamics between the City and County on the role of the lead agency, cumulative impacts associated with a neighboring development project, lighting impacts from field lighting, and noise, air quality and traffic impacts during operations.

Sand Canyon Resort Project EIR, City of Santa Clarita. Located in the City of Santa Clarita, this project involves the redevelopment of a former golf course into a resort hotel project. Key issues associated with this project include potential impacts to sensitive biological resources, development within a Very High Fire Hazard Zone formerly subject to wildfire and mud and debris flows, and the rezoning of Open Space to Commercial within in a community sensitive to the loss of Open Space. Serving as the Project Manager for the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) and supporting technical analyses for the proposed project.

Kaiser Permanente, Moreno Valley Medical Campus Project. Kaiser Permanente owns an existing medical facility within the City of Moreno Valley. Due to its growing membership base, Kaiser is proposing to complete a substantial redevelopment and upgrade to the existing medical campus. Managing the preparation of a Programmatic EIR that will evaluate the redevelopment of the campus over three separate phases. The first phase is being evaluated at a project-level, while the second two phases will be evaluated at a programmatic-level. Key issues associated with this project include suitable habitat for sensitive species and consistency with an adopted Education
California Polytechnic
State University,
San Luis Obispo
MCRP, City and Regional
Planning, 2001
University of California,
Los Angeles
BA, Geography/
Environmental Studies
(Public Policy/Urban
Planning Minor), 1998
Professional Affiliations
Association of
Environmental
Professionals

2 Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan (MSHCP), traffic impacts, and air quality impacts, specifically associated with the construction and operation of a new Energy Center. 7811 Santa Monica Boulevard EIR, City of West Hollywood, California. Managing the preparation of an EIR for a hotel and residential 265,853-square-foot mixed-use development project along Santa Monica Boulevard in the City of West Hollywood. The project would involve the demolition of a fitness center and one multifamily residential structure and the construction of a new six-story building with 74 hotel rooms and 82 residential units. Ground floor commercial/restaurant use would also be included a part of the project. Key issues associated with this project include construction air quality, noise and traffic impacts to the Fountain Day School, which is located immediately to the north of the site and operates as a year-round preschool. 417 N. Madison Avenue Project, City of Pasadena, California. Ms. Cobleigh managed the preparation of an IS/mitigated negative declaration (MND) for a residential infill project in the City of Pasadena. The project would involve the construction of 39 residential units within a multifamily, high-density residential area of the City. The use is permitted by right; however, the minimum required set back requires a minor variance from the City so an expedited IS/MND is being prepared for the project.

K4 Warehouse and Cactus Channel Improvements Project, March Joint Powers Authority, California. Located within the March JPA jurisdiction, but immediately adjacent to the City of Moreno Valley, Lewis Companies is proposing to construction a new approximately 720,000 square foot industrial warehouse/e-commerce fulfillment center. One component of the project involves the installation of an underground box culvert within the existing Cactus Avenue Drainage Channel. Managing an EIR for the proposed project, and key issues associated with this project include coordination with multiple agencies and jurisdictions, traffic impacts, impacts to biological resources, and greenhouse gas emission impacts.

Meridian West Campus-Lower Plateau Project, March JPA, California. Managed the preparation of a comprehensive EIR for a large-scale business and warehouse development project in the western portion of the March JPA jurisdiction. The project, approved by the Board Commissioners in 2017, would result in the construction of approximately 2.3 million square feet of industrial warehouse and business park uses. Key issues associated with this project included visual and aesthetic impacts to distant mountain views, air and greenhouse gas emissions within proximity of single-family residential homes, increases in truck traffic in the project vicinity, and overall traffic impacts in the Riverside County area.

Freeway Business Center Project, March Joint Powers Authority (JPA), California. Dudek prepared an EIR for the Freeway Business Center Project, located within the jurisdiction of the March JPA. The approximately 39.4-acre project site is located at the southwest corner of Alessandro Boulevard and Old 215 Frontage Road, in unincorporated Riverside County, California. The proposed project would include the construction of an approximately 709,083-square-foot industrial warehouse building. The proposed building would consist of 694,083 square feet of warehouse space, approximately 7,000 square feet of ground floor office space and 3,000 square feet of mezzanine office space at the northeastern end of the building, and approximately 5,000 square feet of ground floor office space planned for the southwestern end of the building. Key issues for this project were noise and hazards due to the project site’s proximity to the March Air Reserve Base runway, traffic, biological resources, air quality, and greenhouse gas emissions.

1 Chelsea Ohanesian

CEQA TASK ORDER MANAGER
Chelsea Ohanesian (CHEL-see oh-huh-NEH-shun; she/her) is an environmental planner with 10 years’ experience in the environmental consulting industry providing a wide range of services. Her experience includes project management (proposals, contract set up/initiation, invoicing, etc.), preparation of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)/National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documents, construction compliance, permitting, scheduling (protocol wildlife surveys and construction monitoring), water quality/supply analysis, biological reporting, agency coordination, and wildlife protocol survey scheduling. Ms. Ohanesian’s experience allows her to work on a diverse array of projects, including but not limited to energy, housing, industrial, habitat conservation, and water projects. She has served a diverse client base of public agencies, including cities, counties, special districts, and joint powers authorities, as well as private entities such as land development companies.

Her attention to detail, responsiveness to client needs, ability to connect with various resource departments, organization, and attention to detail has enabled Ms. Ohanesian to take on challenging projects successfully.

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Meridian Gateway D-1 Aviation Center, Meridian Park LLC, Riverside County, California. Serving as deputy project manager and supporting author for the environmental analysis involving construction of a 200,000-square-foot cargo facility building, a 75,000-square-foot maintenance facility, extension of the tarmac, and increased flight operations.

Riverview Development Project, Integral Communities, City of Santa Clarita, California. Serving as project manager for the preparation of technical reports as required by the City to conduct the CEQA analysis. Project is a mixeduse development consisting of single-family homes and commercial buildings.

Solaris Business Park, Country Club Ventures, City of Escondido. Serving as deputy project manager and primary author of the EIR for the development of a business park, as well as a Specific Plan Amendment, Zone Change/Prezone, commercial Subdivision Map, and annexation into the City of Escondido.

West Campus Upper Plateau Project, Lewis Group LLC, Riverside County, California. Serving as deputy project manager and supporting author for the environmental analysis. Project involves a business park, industrial, and mixed-use development along with public facilities and park/open space, as well as placement of over 350 acres into conservation.

Sandalwood Travel Center IS/MND, J&T Management Inc., City of Calimesa, California. Serving as the deputy project manager for the IS/MND for the development of a travel center in the City of Calimesa on behalf of J&T Management Inc.

Education
University of California,
Davis
BS, Environmental Policy,
Analysis and Planning
with emphasis in Water
Quality and focus in
Wildlife Management,
2012
Professional Affiliations
American Planning
Association -
San Diego Chapter

2 Distribution Station 16 Expansion, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, Los Angeles, California. Serving as primary author for the IS/MND. Project involves the expansion of the existing Distribution Station 16, including the addition of an aboveground two-story building, located in downtown Los Angeles.

Arica and Victory Pass I Solar Projects Initial Project Review, California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), Riverside County, California. Serving as a supporting reviewer of the Administrative Draft EIR prepared by the applicant and as a supporting author in the preparation of a Public Review Draft EIR on behalf of CDFW. The project includes the development of two solar projects that would connect to Southern California Edison’s regional electrical grid.

Operation and Maintenance of Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) Pipelines in Southern California Deserts, PG&E, California. Served as supporting reviewer of the Environmental Draft Document and technical reports prepared by PG&E and a supporting author of the NOP and Administrative Draft EIR on behalf of CDFW.

Citracado CEQA Assessment and Addendum, SDG&E, Escondido, California. Served as the project manage and supporting author of the EIR Addendum for the Citracado bridge extension project.

Tie Line 603 Initial Study Checklist, SDG&E, San Diego and Chula Vista, California. Served as the supporting author of the Initial Study Checklist for the construction of a new underground tie line. Assisted in project management tasks, including scheduling, reviewing subconsultant work, and attending client meetings Housing Element Update and Program EIR for Los Angeles County, California. Served as supporting author for the preparation of the EIR for the Housing Element Update on behalf of the County of Los Angeles.

On-Call CEQA Services for the County of Los Angeles Flood Control District, Los Angeles County, California.

Providing support and guidance on CEQA questions or issues that arise on an on-call basis. Includes preparing Notices of Exemption (NOE) for multiple proposed projects.

MND for the Terramar Area Coastal Improvements Project, City of Carlsbad, California. Served as supporting author for the MND for the Terramar Area Coastal Improvements Project. The project included improvements to Carlsbad Boulevard and bluff improvements.

MND for the Spruce Street Channel Improvement Project, City of Escondido, California. Supporting author of the MND for the Spruce Street Channel Improvement Project. The purpose of the project was to reduce flooding and increase channel capacity.

Riverside Flood Control Plan Checks, CValdo Corporation, Riverside County, California. Served as the lead author and deputy project manager for the Riverside Flood Control Plan Checks. Reviewed proposed construction plans, environmental documents, and permits and prepared plan check analyses for the client.

1 Alex Hardy

CEQA TASK ORDER MANAGER
Alex Hardy is an environmental project manager with over 21 years of experience as an environmental planner, program manager, quality-control reviewer, strategy advisor, and researcher and author, with a particular interest in water and other public infrastructure projects. Mr. Hardy has led preparation of the full spectrum of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) documents for local land use jurisdictions, water agencies, and other public clients. He is also an adept researcher and writer, employing his educational background in history. For over a decade Mr. Hardy has served as program manager and task order manager for the San Diego County Water Authority, overseeing environmental review and compliance services throughout all stages of their Capital Improvement Program projects and operations and maintenance activities, including project planning, environmental review and documentation, and construction compliance. Additional recent experience managing on-call environmental services contracts includes the Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District and the California Department of Water Resources.

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As-Needed Environmental Services Contract, San Diego County Water Authority (Water Authority), California. Serving as contract manager/program manager, overseeing a range of work for the client’s Water Resources Department and aiding projects throughout their lifecycle. Provides advisory support on environmental-compliance strategy and assists with a host of CEQA review and documentation tasks related to pipeline relining projects, metering station construction and modification, habitat revegetation, emergency repairs, communications system installation, and programmatic infrastructure improvement plans. Works with wildlife biologists and botanists to plan and implement project compliance under the Water Authority’s Subregional Natural Community Conservation Plan/Habitat Conservation Plan (NCCP/HCP). Reviews and comments on work prepared by other consultants. Responsible for drafting the NCCP/HCP annual report documenting the organization’s compliance with plant/wildlife species conditions and habitat mitigation.

Oversees a team of compliance specialists who perform construction monitoring of the client’s contractors and operations and maintenance staff during a wide array of construction projects. Also responsible for allocating Dudek and subconsultant resources for environmental documentation, permitting support, research, and compliance monitoring work for a range of Water Authority projects. Manages contract budget and task order budgets, and provides regular progress updates accompanying invoices. Assists with preparation of client’s requests for proposals and consultant-selection process.

First San Diego Aqueduct Treated Water Tunnels Rehabilitation Project, San Diego County Water Authority, Valley Center, California. Project manager for a CEQA mitigated negative declaration, restoration planning, construction document review, and construction monitoring on a project to repair three spans of aging pipeline tunnels in northern San Diego County. Environmental impact review was conducted at multiple discreet sites scattered along the tunnel alignment where portal excavation was proposed to provide equipment and personnel access to the interior of the pipe, and included a variety of settings with a mixture of rugged native vegetation, agricultural uses, and rural residences. As a design-build project, the environmental analysis and CEQA Education
San Francisco State
University
MA, History
(Environmental and Urban
History emphasis), 2008
University of California,
Berkeley
BA, History, 2000

2 documentation required collaboration between Mr. Hardy and the Water Authority’s engineers to identify a series of conservative assumptions regarding design and construction that presented appropriate level of detail for CEQA, building in flexibility to avoid further need for public review as the design process proceeded. Technical analyses included biological resources, cultural resources, air quality and greenhouse gas, and construction noise impacts on residences adjacent to the portal work areas. Dudek assisted with the client’s Tribal consultation following strong interest in the project expressed by Tribal representatives during the Assembly Bill 52 outreach program. The project is also subject to compliance with the client’s Natural Community Conservation Plan/Habitat Conservation Plan and permits for work in jurisdictional waters, including authorization from the Army Corps of Engineers under the client’s Programmatic Master Plan Permit pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act.

Dudek prepared habitat restoration plans for temporary impact areas in a variety of vegetation communities.

Dudek is currently serving as environmental surveyor on the project, performing pre-construction nest surveys and small-mammal trapping and exclusion; monitoring vegetation clearing and site restoration; and providing spot-check monitoring visits. As a member of the construction management team, the Dudek compliance lead reviews contractor submittals and participates in weekly internal calls and progress meetings with the contractor.

West Hemet Master Drainage Plan Line C & D Preliminary Environmental Review, Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, Hemet, California. Served as project manager and primary client contact for a technical environmental analysis of a project extending storm water drainage improvements in an area featuring open space, agricultural uses, residential development, and existing storm water retention basins. Analysis included biological resources, cultural resources, and paleontological resources, and preparation of a Preliminary Environmental Assessment Report to inform the client’s planning process.

Facilities Master Plan Program/Project EIR, PS17-08, Orange County Sanitation District, Fountain Valley, California. Served as contributing author on a combined Program/Project EIR for the Sanitation District’s 2017 Facilities Master Plan, with analysis covering a 20-year Capital Improvement Program. The project area spans 15 cities and unincorporated areas in the County of Orange. Wrote a complex project description for the EIR that included 30 individual Capital Improvement Program components analyzed at the project level and 45 components at the program level. The EIR was certified in December 2020 and the first Notice of Determination under the Facilities Master Plan was filed in February 2021.

Simms Park Stormwater Capture and Teen & Senior Center Projects MND, City of Bellflower, California. Served as project manager for environmental impact review and preparation of an MND for the City of Bellflower addressing two public projects at Simms Park. One project is a stormwater capture facility to divert water from a concrete box storm drain into a storage reservoir proposed beneath the park’s existing baseball/softball fields. Proposed park improvements include replacing the ballfield surface, replacing perimeter fence and lighting, and adding a bioswale. The second project is construction of a Teen & Senior Center to replace an old teen center building that was demolished in 2019. The new building footprint requires reconfiguration of the park’s existing parking lot and landscaping. The two projects are planned to be constructed separately and are not related in need, but the City decided to cover them in a single CEQA document due to their proximity and potential for overlapping impacts.

Analysis and CEQA documentation required coordination with the two projects’ architects and engineers. Dudek’s CEQA analysis included modeling of construction-phase and operational air pollutant and greenhouse gas emissions, an air quality health-risk assessment due to construction adjacent to residences, noise estimates, and assessment of biological resources and cultural resources in an urbanized environment. Dudek advised the City during the Assembly Bill 52 tribal cultural resources outreach and consultation process. The MND was adopted by the Bellflower City Council in August 2023.

1 Daria Sarraf

CEQA TASK ORDER MANAGER
Daria Sarraf is a project manager with 9 years’ professional experience as an environmental planner and air quality/greenhouse gas (GHG) specialist preparing California Environmental Quality Act/National Environmental Policy Act (CEQA/NEPA) documents in public and private sectors. She has experience working on a variety of project types, including large land development projects, parks and open spaces, mixed-use, infill, rehabilitation facilities, transit-oriented development, and utility and infrastructure improvements. As an air quality/GHG specialist, she has experience using the California Emissions Estimator Model (CalEEMod), Roadway Construction Emissions Model, and EMissions FACtors (EMFAC) model.

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Trails at Lyons Canyon Project EIR, Los Angeles County Department of Regional Planning, Stevenson Ranch, California. Currently serving as a project manager for the environmental impact report (EIR) for a new residential community on approximately 233 acres in unincorporated Los Angeles County. This project would include 510 dwelling units (including market-rate and affordable senior housing), an on-site trail system, and recreational amenities. The project would preserve 152 acres of open space on site.

Huntington Village Specific Plan EIR, City of Arcadia, California. Currently serving as a project manager for the Specific Plan EIR for a new mixed-use development on approximately 11.5 acres in the City of Arcadia. This project would include 263 multi-family dwelling units, associated residential amenities, approximately 5,724 square feet of retail uses, and would retain onsite retail uses. The EIR would require a General Plan Amendment, Zone Change, and other discretionary actions.

Los Angeles County Metro Area Plan PEIR, County of Los Angeles, California. Currently serving as an environmental planner for the program EIR (PEIR) for the Los Angeles County Metro Area Plan, which is a planning document intended to guide regional-level growth and development within the 21.34 square-mile Metro Planning Area. The Metro Planning Area consists of seven urban unincorporated-County communities near Downtown Los Angeles, which together have a population of over 300,000. The Metro Area Plan proposes to implement land use and zone changes to facilitate development of over 30,000 dwelling units (including lower-income housing), over 1,000,000 square feet of clean-industrial building area, and over 100 instances of neighborhood-scale commercial uses within residentially zoned parcels referred to as “accessory commercial uses” or “ACUs.” The PEIR provides the County of Los Angeles with the opportunity to consider broad policy alternatives and program-wide mitigation measures and provides flexibility to address project-specific and cumulative environmental impacts on a comprehensive basis.

Education
University of
Southern California
MA, Environmental
Studies, 2014
University of
Southern California
BM, Harp Performance
(minor of Environmental
Studies), 2013
Professional Affiliations
Association of
Environmental
Professionals
American Planning
Association

2 Clara Oaks Specific Plan Project EIR, City of Claremont, California. Currently serving as an air quality, GHG, and energy specialist for the EIR for the development of 40 custom home residences within an undeveloped portion of the City of Claremont’s hillside area and adjacent to The Webb Schools and Claremont Hillside Wilderness Park. A county-designated Significant Ecological Area is adjacent to the project site, which is also bisected by a flood control easement. The project includes parking for access to a new trail system within the portion of the site that is to remain open space. The project requires new utility infrastructure, off-site improvements to Webb Canyon Road, and wet/dry utility connections. The project requires a General Plan amendment, zone change, and tentative tract map.
160 North Cactus Warehouse Project Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration, City of Rialto, California. Acted as project manager for preparation of an initial study (IS)/mitigated negative declaration (MND) for a warehouse project. The project would demolish existing structures on site and construct a new industrial warehouse building totaling approximately 159,700 square feet, including an approximately 6,850-square-foot office/mezzanine area.

The project would include landscaping, parking, and 17 loading docks. The project was approved in October 2023.

The Derby Project EIR, City of Arcadia, California. Currently serving as air quality/GHG specialist and environmental planner for preparation of an EIR for a mixed-use development. The project would construct The Derby as a larger, 2-story restaurant that would be connected to a new, 6-story, mixed-use development consisting of a restaurant, a café, and multifamily residential uses. The existing buildings and surface parking lots on the project site would be demolished to accommodate the project. The project would construct 205 market-rate units and 9 affordable units (totaling 214 for-rent dwelling units), a 3,300-square-foot complementary restaurant space, and a 1,400-squarefoot café space. The project proposes to construct a 7-story multifamily residential building containing 319 dwelling units adjacent to an on-site 8-story office tower, including amenity uses, exterior pedestrian/paseo improvements, and subterranean parking.

Corporate Yard Wells Project IS/MND, Lake Arrowhead Community Services District, California. Currently serving as project manager and air quality/GHG specialist for the IS/MND. The project consists of drilling and constructing a potable water supply well within unincorporated San Bernardino County to maintain source capacity. The IS/MND is currently in preparation.

Categorical Exemption for the Lake Arrowhead Grass Valley Wastewater Treatment Plant Recycled-Water Storage Reservoir Project, Lake Arrowhead Community Services District, California. Currently serving as the project manager for the categorical exemption. The project proposes to add a treatment recycled-water storage reservoir to the District’s existing Grass Valley Wastewater Treatment Plant. The project would result in additional storage within the plant but would not expand the storage beyond the overall allowable capacity. The categorical exemption is anticipated to be approved in 2023.

Centennial Specific Plan Project EIR, Los Angeles County Department of Regional Planning, Tejon Ranch, California. Served as environmental planner and air quality/GHG specialist for the EIR for a new community that would consist of residential, commercial, business park, and cultural and civic/institutional uses on a project site encompassing approximately 12,323 acres. The project would incorporate open space areas, parks, and infrastructure to support the proposed land uses and a future population of approximately 57,150 residents. The proposed project would allow for the development of approximately 19,333 dwelling units, 10 million square feet of employment-generating uses, and an internal roadway network. The undeveloped site included numerous biological resources and jurisdictional drainages, as well as tribal cultural resources requiring preservation. The primary entitlement actions included the adoption of a Specific Plan, zone change, General Plan amendment, development agreement, tentative parcel map, and conditional use permits. The EIR was approved in April 2019.

1 Jennifer Reed

AIR QUALITY
Jennifer Reed is an air quality specialist with 17 years’ experience. Ms. Reed leads Dudek’s air quality services team, and has been responsible for the management, analysis, and technical leadership of projects subject to compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). She has completed numerous environmental documents in support of a diverse range of public and private developments. Ms. Reed specializes in air quality, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, health risk assessment (HRA), and energy technical analyses, and continues to be on the forefront of evolving science, emissions modeling computer programs, regulatory framework, and caselaw.

Ms. Reed has prepared air quality and GHG assessments for a wide variety of development projects throughout California, including large residential projects, commercial and retail projects, industrial projects, mixed-use developments, colleges and universities, healthcare facilities, energy projects, water and wastewater infrastructure, and transportation improvements, including California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) air quality analyses. Additionally, she has considerable experience in project planning and regulatory compliance pursuant to the California Coastal Act (CCA) and has experience in project management, land-use permit processing, constraints analysis, development feasibility studies, due diligence investigations, and various other land-use planning projects.

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Five Lagunas Project, Merlone Geier Management LLC, Laguna Hills, California. Prepared the air quality and GHG emissions assessment that analyzed potential impacts associated with redevelopment and reconfiguration of uses within an approximately 68-acre portion of the approximately 240-acre Urban Village Specific Plan area of the City at the Laguna Hills Mall. The project included the redevelopment of the existing mall property through the partial demolition and reconstruction of the southern portion of the central mall building, the construction of new commercial spaces on development pads (decreasing department store and retail space, but increasing restaurant, health club, cinema, and flex retail/medical office uses), and development of high-density multifamily dwelling units.

Solana Torrance Air Quality/GHG Report, Reylenn Properties LLC, Torrance, California. Managed and prepared the technical report that analyzed potential impacts associated with development of a 300-unit multifamily residential development, which includes three-, four-, and five-story residential structures constructed over a parking garage and associated amenities. The analysis included a construction HRA to evaluate cancer and non-cancer risk associated with project-generated diesel particulate matter (DPM).

Globemaster Corridor Specific Plan EIR/EIS, City of Long Beach, California. Prepared the air quality, GHG emissions, and energy analysis for Phase 2 of the C-17 Transition Master Plan, which provides a framework for development and improvement of the former Boeing C-17 site, Cherry Avenue corridor planning, and surrounding Education
University of California,
Santa Barbara
BA, Environmental
Studies, 2007
BA, Geography, 2007
Professional Affiliations
Association of
Environmental
Professionals
Air and Waste
Management Association

2 area. Operational emissions were estimated for the Proposed Project (7,011,195 square feet) and Existing Scenario (2,094,175 square feet), which included over 20 different land uses, including warehouse and manufacturing. Mobile source emissions were evaluated in a spreadsheet model using EMFAC2017 emission factors and project-specific vehicle miles traveled for automobiles and heavy-duty trucks separately and all other emissions were estimated using CalEEMod. In addition to the typical land use development emission sources, sources associated with industrial and warehousing land uses such as off-road equipment (forklifts and yard trucks), emergency generators, and transport refrigeration unit emissions were included to comprehensively evaluate the potential emission inventory associated with Specific Plan implementation. To disclose the magnitude of potential construction emissions, a construction modeling scenario was developed and feasible mitigation measures were identified. A detailed list of feasible operational mitigation measures were identified to reduce potential project impacts.

Truck Facility Specific Plan Project, KL Fenix Corporation, Carson, California. Prepared the air quality, GHG emissions, and HRAs (construction and operation) for the proposed truck facility in Carson. The truck facility would mainly contribute to mobilizing goods that are imported or exported through the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.

The warehouse space with an attached office area would total 53,000 square feet and would include 102 parking spaces for warehouse/office use, 475 parking spaces for cargo containers, and six loading docks.

Housing Element Update Program EIR, County of Los Angeles, California. Prepared the air quality, GHG emissions, and energy analysis for the County’s Housing Element Update for the 2021–2029 planning period. The analysis will evaluate the net change in emissions and associated potential impacts resulting from implementation of the land-use and zoning changes to provide additional housing opportunities within the County.

Orange County Sanitation District Facilities Master Plan, Project No. PS17-08. Prepared the air quality, GHG emissions, and energy sections of a Program EIR for the Sanitation District’s 2017 Facilities Master Plan. The analysis covers projects included in a 20-year Capital Improvement Program to ensure that the Sanitation District can sustain its infrastructure, meet future regulatory requirements, and continue to provide a reliable service to the public. These include facilities at Reclamation Plant No. 1 in Fountain Valley, Treatment Plant No. 2 in Huntington Beach, the sewer collection system, and improvements at various pump stations. All 75 project- and program-level projects were evaluated quantitatively at either a project-level or representative project approach. 4275 Mission Bay Drive Mixed-Use Project, JPI Real Estate Acquisition LLC, San Diego, California. Contributed to the GHG emissions technical report that analyzed potential impacts associated with development of 172 residential units totaling approximately 200,000 square feet gross floor area, 15,500 square feet of commercial retail and office space, and subterranean parking. The project is designed to be a transit-oriented development and GHG emissions reductions associated with the project’s sustainable design features were quantified in the analysis.

Olympic Well Field Restoration and Arcadia Water Treatment Plant Project, City of Santa Monica, California.

Prepared the air quality, GHG emissions, and energy assessment for the project, which aims to enhance sustainability of the City of Santa Monica’s water supply through developing alternative water supplies and expanding local groundwater supplies to eliminate reliance on purchase of imported water supplies. The Project would accomplish this goal through the restoration of the Olympic Well Field’s pumping capacity, expansion of local groundwater production and concurrent reduction of imported water supply, conveyance of the extracted groundwater to a new Olympic Advanced Water Treatment Facility (co-located at the Arcadia Water Treatment Plant) via a new dedicated pipeline, and upgrades to the Arcadia Water Treatment Plant with an innovative concentrate treatment technology to increase production efficiency and produce additional potable water production while reducing concentrate discharges to the sewer system.

1 Adam Poll, LEED AP BD+C

AIR QUALITY
Adam Poll is an environmental specialist with 17 years’ experience, trained in organizational greenhouse gas (GHG) accounting, which provided a thorough understanding of the Western Research Institute (WRI)/World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) GHG Protocol Corporate Standard, while referring to the ISO 14064: Part 1 international standard for GHG inventories.

Mr. Poll is experienced in GHG accounting principles, defining applications for GHG inventories, designing and development of GHG inventories, establishing GHG boundaries for an organization, identifying emission sources, tracking emissions over time, recalculations, establishing a base year, setting GHG reduction targets, inventory quality management, preparing a GHG inventory report, and preparing for verification.

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The Villages – Escondido Country Club Project. Dudek prepared the air quality and GHG technical studies for the conversion of the Escondido Country Club golf course into a 392 unit residential development. This analysis included a health risk assessment for existing residents surrounding the golf course.

The Farm in Poway. Dudek prepared the air quality and GHG technical studies for the conversion of the Stoneridge Country Club golf course into a 160 unit residential development with additional commercial amenities.

This analysis included a health risk assessment for existing residents surrounding the golf course.

Carmel Mountain Ranch Golf Course Property. Dudek prepared the air quality and GHG technical studies for the conversion of the Carmel Mountain Ranch golf course into a 1,200 unit residential development. This analysis included a health risk assessment for existing residents surrounding the golf course.

Golf Course Water Recycling and Turf Care Facility Project. Dudek prepared the air quality and GHG technical studies for the City of Coronado’s proposed Golf Course Water Recycling and Turf Care Facility Project, which entails construction and operation of a new recycled water supply facility and Turf Care Facility at the existing Coronado Municipal Golf Course. The project’s primary purpose is to reduce potable water usage and wastewater conveyance and treatment needs by producing and distributing high-quality recycled water for use as public landscape irrigation. The project would also improve maintenance capabilities at the Golf Course by replacing aging existing facilities with the proposed TCF.

Torrey Wind Project, County of San Diego, California. Prepared the air quality, GHG, and energy technical studies and EIR sections for the development of a utility scale wind project. Because the project was surrounded by existing residents, a construction health risk assessment was prepared. The GHG analysis evaluated the GHG Education
University of Denver
MS, Environmental Policy
and Management, Energy
and Sustainability, 2011
University of California,
Santa Barbara
BS, Environmental
Studies, 2006
Certifications
LEED AP BD+C, No.
10364581
International Organization
for Standardization (ISO),
No. 14001, Lead Auditor
Qualified Environmental
Professional (QEP), No.
03120007
Professional Affiliations
Air & Waste Management
Association

2 emissions of the project and compared them to the overall avoided GHG emissions from production of renewable energy in place of using fossil fuel generated energy. The project was evaluated using the County’s CAP consistency checklist.

Coachella Flats Wind Project, City of Palm Springs, California. Prepared the air quality and GHG technical studies for the repowering of a utility scale wind project. The project would replace 363 wind turbines with 24 new wind turbines and produce up to 60 MW. The project was found to have less than significant impacts when comparing to applicable South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) thresholds. The project was shown to be consistent with the City of Palm Springs climate action plan.

Desert Hot Springs Wind Energy Repowering Project, Desert Hot Springs, California. Prepared the air quality and GHG technical studies for the repowering of a utility scale wind project. The project would replace 69 wind turbines with 4 new wind turbines and produce up to 17 MW. The project was found to have less than significant impacts when comparing to applicable SCAQMD thresholds. The project was shown to be consistent with the City of Desert Hot Springs climate action plan.

Painted Hills Wind Energy Repowering Project, Riverside County, California. Prepared the air quality and GHG technical studies for the repowering of a utility scale wind project. The project would replace 291 wind turbines with 14 new wind turbines and produce up to 43 MW. The project was found to have less than significant impacts when comparing to applicable SCAQMD thresholds. The project was shown to be consistent with the County of Riverside’s climate action plan.

Environmental Impact Report for the JVR Energy Park Project, San Diego County, California. Prepared the air quality, GHG, and energy technical reports and sections for the EIR. The project includes installation of up to 300,000 PV panels and is rated at 90 MW with 360 MWh battery storage facility. This project included evaluating the health risk from project construction. The project was evaluated against the County’s Climate Action Plan (CAP) Checklist. The project was found to be less than significant with mitigation.

California Air Resources Board (CARB) Southern California Consolidation Project, Department of General Services, Riverside, California. Contributed to the air quality and GHG emissions analysis for the consolidation and relocation of CARB’s motor vehicle emissions standards development and testing to an 18-acre campus style facility. Key issues for the project were air quality and GHGs, resulting from vehicle miles traveled for the employees traveling to the new campus and CARB's goal to achieve net zero energy for the project. In addition, emissions were estimated for vehicle testing, vehicle fueling, fuel storage, boilers, a fuel cell plant, an emergency generator, chemistry laboratory, and miscellaneous operations that generate criteria air pollutant, GHGs, and toxic air contaminant (TAC) emissions.

Environmental Impact Report (EIR)/Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the North City Pure Water Program, San Diego, California. Prepared the air quality, GHG, and energy technical reports and sections for the joint EIR/EIS. This project included evaluating the health risk from project construction, operation of the biogas renewable energy facility, and impacts of carbon monoxide hotspots. The project was evaluated against the City’s Climate Action Plan (CAP) Checklist and required modeling of 18 different project components over two equally evaluated alternatives.

1 Ian McIntire

AIR QUALITY
Ian McIntire is an air quality specialist with 10 years’ experience specializing in the preparation of technical documents and analysis through interpretation of state and federal legislation, environmental document preparation and review, criteria pollutant and greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) modeling. Mr. McIntire is trained in air quality, including GHG and climate change. He is adept at applying air quality models, such as the California Emissions Estimator Model, Caline-4, AERMOD, and HARP2 to perform quantitative analyses for National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) environmental documents, such as environmental impact reports (EIRs), initial studies (ISs), and mitigated negative declarations (MNDs).

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655 4th Street Project Air Quality Assessment, City of San Francisco, California.

The project included demolition of existing uses on the project site and construct two new buildings with approximately 960 dwelling units in a mix of 257 studios, 323 one-bedroom units, 343 two-bedroom units, and 37 threebedroom condominiums. In addition the proposed project would include 10,439 square feet of retail, 11,459 square feet of restaurant space, Building 2 would include 38 hotel rooms, which would be located on the sixth and seventh floors and 21,840 square feet of office space. As air quality analyst, prepared the CEQA air quality technical assessment and emission calculations using the CalEEMod model. (2021–2023)
De Soto Storage Tanks and Pump Station EIR, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, California. The project would replace the existing 3 million gallon De Soto Reservoir with two buried, pre-stressed circular concrete storage tanks immediately north of the existing reservoir site and install a pump station, outlet pipeline that would connect to De Soto Trunk Line, emergency connection between the inlet line and Granada Trunk Line, and an inlet pipeline that would connect the tanks and flow control station to Rinaldi Trunk Line. As air quality, GHG, and climate change analyst, developed the CEQA analysis of air quality and GHG impacts from construction and operation of the project facilities. Air quality emissions and impacts were based on calculations using the CalEEMod models. In addition, health risks were estimated from construction activities using the AERMOD and HARP2 models. (2019–2020)
Flume Replacement Project Air Quality and GHG Technical Report, El Dorado Irrigation District, California. The project included construction efforts to repair Flumes 38–40 and 44 in El Dorado County. As air quality analyst, prepared CEQA air quality and GHG analyses which included calculating truck emissions generated from delivery of construction equipment and supplies. (2019)
Fresno Downtown Neighborhood Community Plan (DNCP) and Fulton Corridor Specific Plan (FCSP) EIR, City of Fresno, California. The project included the adoption of the DNCP for the residential neighborhoods surrounding Downtown and the FCSP for the core of Downtown, including the Fulton Mall. As air quality analyst, prepared CEQA air quality and GHG assessments and developed mitigation measures for the DNCP and the FCSP, a planned Education
California State University,
Sacramento
BS, Environmental
Studies
Professional Affiliations
Association of
Environmental
Professionals

2 development of residential, commercial, and community/public facility land uses and supporting infrastructure in Davis, California. The DNCP included 3,697 mixed-density residential, 67 acres of industrial, 46 acres of commercial, and 8 acres of retail uses while the FCSP included 6,293 mixed-density residential, 3 acres of industrial, 90 acres of commercial, and 37 acres of retail uses. (2015–2016) Gonzaga Wind Repowering Project Air Quality and GHG Technical Report, Merced County, California. The project proposed construction of up to 40 turbines, each having a generating capacity of up to 3.8 megawatts. The project also included ancillary facilities such as; temporary batch plant(s); access roads; overhead transmission lines; underground and overhead collector lines and associated equipment; an operations and maintenance facility. As air quality, GHG, and climate change analyst, developed the CEQA analysis of air quality and GHG impacts from construction and operation of the project facilities. Air quality emissions and impacts were based on calculations using the CalEEMod models. (2017–2019)
Los Angeles County Department of Public Works Wilmington Boulevard Bridge over Compton Creek Project IS/MND, Los Angeles County, California. The Wilmington Boulevard Bridge over Compton Creek Project would involve the demolition of the existing two-span Wilmington Avenue Bridge and the construction of a new two-span, pre-cast concrete bridge. The project would be located in southern Los Angeles County in a northwest portion of the City of Compton where the Wilmington Avenue right-of-way crosses Compton Creek, 500 feet north of the Compton Boulevard/Wilmington Avenue intersection. As air quality analyst, prepared the air quality and GHG sections of the IS/MND. (2021–2023)
Master Storm Water System Maintenance Program EIR, San Bernardino County Flood Control District, California.

The proposed program included the preparation and implementation of a Maintenance Plan which would provide a comprehensive program for maintenance of various flood control channels and basins to ensure flood protection. As air quality, GHG, and climate change analyst, developed the CEQA analysis of air quality and GHG impacts from project activities. Typical activities consisted of federal maintenance, vegetation management, mechanized land clearing, ingress/egress, flood control structure repair, bank repairs, stockpiling, and sand/gravel operations. Air quality emissions and impacts were based on calculations using the CalEEMod models. (2018–2019)
Napa Logistics Park – Phase 2 EIR, City of American Canyon, California. The project included development of three warehouse buildings totaling 2,170,640 square feet and 100,000 square feet of office space. As air quality analyst, prepared CEQA Air Quality Technical Study and prepared EIR air quality and GHG sections and developed mitigation measures for the Napa Logistics Project. (2014–2015) Shadelands Gateway Specific Plan and the Orchards at Walnut Creek Project EIR, City of Walnut Creek, California.

The project included development of a new Safeway grocery store, retail, restaurant, and a senior housing/continuing care retirement community (CCRC) facility. As air quality analyst, prepared air quality and GHG analyses and developed mitigation measures for both the project and its less intense alternatives. (2015) Western San Bernardino County Distribution System Infrastructure Protection Program EIR, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. The proposed program includes two components, (1) the design, construction, and operation of proposed CIP infrastructure maintenance projects within the Western San Bernardino County Operating Region and (2) the preparation and adoption of an O&M Manual and implementation of covered O&M activities throughout the Western San Bernardino County Operating Region. As air quality, GHG, and climate change analyst, developed the CEQA analysis of air quality and GHG impacts from construction (CIP projects) and operation (O&M activities) of the proposed facilities. (2019–2020)

1 Matthew Morales

AIR QUALITY
Matthew Morales is an air quality specialist with 18 years’ experience preparing technical analyses for numerous planning and environmental projects related to development, natural resource management, and facility expansion. Mr. Morales is trained in air quality, including toxic air contaminants (TACs) and greenhouse gas (GHG), and he is adept at applying air quality models, such as the California Emissions Estimator Model, Caline4, AERSCREEN, AERMOD, and HARP 2, to perform quantitative analyses for National Environmental Policy Act and California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) environmental documents, such as environmental impact reports (EIRs), initial studies (ISs), and mitigated negative declarations (MNDs).

Project Experience
North Hollywood Central Chlorination Stations Upgrades Project, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, California. The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power proposes to expand the treatment capacity of its existing Rinaldi-Toluca and North Hollywood West Chlorination Stations and to replace its existing North Hollywood Chlorination Station with the new North Hollywood Central Chlorination Station within the same property. The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power would also assume responsibility for the operations of groundwater remediation facilities related to the North Hollywood Operable Unit Second Interim Remedy. The IS/MND prepared for the project addresses the construction of the three chlorination stations and the operation of the chlorination stations and the North Hollywood Operable Unit Second Interim Remedy facilities. Prepared the air quality, GHG, and energy sections of the IS/MND. 8850 Sunset Boulevard EIR, City of West Hollywood, California. The proposed mixed-use project is located along the Sunset Strip and entails the demolition of the Viper Room nightclub building and the construction and operation of an approximately 420,000-square-foot, 15-story building with 115 hotel guest rooms, 41 multifamily residential units, and supporting amenities, such as meeting rooms, pools, restaurants, lounges, retail space ancillary to the hotel, and spa/gym space. Prepared the air quality, GHG, and energy sections of the draft EIR and a subsequent memorandum that included construction and operational health risk assessments as part of the final EIR.

Conditional Use Permit 019427-2022 for 2420 South Reservoir Street (Siemens Corporation), City of Pomona, California. The project involves the demolition of Siemens Corporation’s existing 57,213-gross-square-foot (gsf) manufacturing/warehouse facility and the development of an approximately 154,000 gsf high-bay manufacturing/warehouse facility. Specifically, the facility would include 117,500 gsf of manufacturing space, 15,500 gsf of warehouse space, and 21,000 gsf of office space. The project would be subject to approval of a Conditional Use Permit because it includes the development of an industrial facility of more than 20,000 square feet within an industrial zone. Prepared a technical memorandum, including construction and operational health risk assessments, that assessed air quality, GHG, and energy impacts.

Education
University of California,
Davis
BS, Environmental
Toxicology
Professional Affiliations
Association of
Environmental
Professionals
Air and Waste
Management Association

2 Los Angeles Medical Center Master Plan EIR, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., California. Kaiser Permanente is proposing to replace existing facilities at its Los Angeles Medical Center campus and add new buildings on adjacent parcels of land. The existing medical center campus contains approximately 2 million square feet of building area. The total building area to be demolished is 234,200 square feet, and the total building area to be constructed is 401,100 square feet under Option A and 433,100 square feet under Option B. The total parking structure area to be demolished is 129,800 square feet, and the total parking structure area to be constructed is 655,800 square feet. Serving as senior air resources specialist for the air quality and GHG analyses of the project and development of the respective EIR chapters.

Canyon Springs Healthcare Campus Specific Plan, Specific Plan Amendment, and EIR, City of Riverside, California.

Managing the preparation of a new specific plan, amendment to an existing specific plan, and preparation of an associated EIR for a new healthcare campus in the City of Riverside. The 50.85-acre project site is currently located within the Canyon Springs Business Park Specific Plan. The Canyon Springs Business Park Specific Plan is proposed to be amended to remove the project site from the specific plan area and create a new Canyon Springs Healthcare Campus Specific Plan. The overall project site is broken up into three smaller sites within the new Canyon Springs Healthcare Campus Specific Plan. Site A is proposed to be developed as a senior housing facility with an approximately 375,000-square-foot, 3-story, 234-unit senior “age-restricted”, multifamily housing facility.

Site B is proposed to be developed as an independent living/memory care, assisted living, and skilled nursing facility. Site C is proposed to be developed with a hospital, five medical office buildings, a central energy plant, and two parking structures, as well as associated landscaping and infrastructure improvements. Key issues for this project are air quality, traffic, as well as potential impacts from helicopter operations.

Grapevine Project Air Quality and GHG Technical Report, Tejon Ranch Corporation, Kern County, California.

Prepared the air quality and GHG emissions technical report for the project. The Grapevine Specific Plan project, which is located in the west-central portion of 270,000-acre Tejon Ranch, would be developed as a residential community and employment center within 4,780 acres of the 8,010-acre property. The project, which includes up to 12,000 residential units and 5.1 million square feet of commercial and light industrial land uses (including a community college and medical campus), is designed as a series of conveniently located village centers, each composed of a mix of housing, neighborhood-serving retail and office uses, schools, parks, and community services. Specific tasks include construction and operational criteria air pollutant and GHG emissions estimates, industrial source emissions calculations, odor assessment, Valley Fever assessment, and other air quality topics.

San Jacinto Master Plan Project EIR, Mount San Jacinto College, San Jacinto, California. The proposed project includes the demolition of approximately 207,180-gross-square-feet of existing buildings and facilities and the construction of approximately 594,614-gross-square-feet, which is a net increase of approximately 387,434-grosssquare-feet campus wide at buildout. Approximately 4,053 parking spaces would be provided upon full buildout of the project, consisting of 2,396 student parking spaces, 497 visitor parking spaces, 310 faculty/staff parking spaces, 650 overflow parking spaces, and 200 parking spaces in a commuter lot. The total on-campus parking could serve up to approximately 16,212 students. Prepared the air quality and GHG emissions chapters of the EIR.

Los Coyotes Water Reclamation Plant Sewer Rehabilitation Project IS/MND, County Sanitation District No. 2, Los Angeles County, California. The proposed project consists of the rehabilitation of portions of the Joint Outfall F Unit 3A, a reinforced concrete pipe, by constructing a concrete encasement around the existing siphon structure.

The Joint Outfall Unit 3A is a sewer pipeline that connects upstream sewer flows to the Los Coyotes Water Reclamation Plant, which is approximately 300 feet east of the area proposed for rehabilitation. The project alignment includes two distinctive portions of the Joint Outfall F Unit 3A located on either side of the San Gabriel River. Prepared the IS/MND sections to address air quality, energy, and GHG impacts associated with the project.

1 Michael Cady

BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES/JURISDICTIONAL DELINEATIONS
Michael Cady is a senior biologist with 19 years’ experience with fieldwork and the application of environmental regulatory requirements for CEQA/NEPA compliance. Mr. Cady has worked extensively in a variety of habitats and jurisdictions throughout California. He has prepared biological technical reports in support for project and programmatic-level EIRs/EISs, initial studies, and environmental assessments. In addition, Mr. Cady has prepared permit applications and documentation to support federal Endangered Species Act (ESA) Section 7 and 10 consultations, California ESA 2081 Incidental Take Permits, Clean Water Act Section 401 and 404, and California Fish and Game Code Section 1602 Lake and Streambed Alteration Agreements.

Mr. Cady’s field experience includes protocol surveys and habitat assessments for a variety of special-status wildlife species, rare plant surveys, general flora and fauna surveys, oak and general tree surveys, vegetation mapping, and nesting bird surveys. He has conducted wetland delineations in accordance with federal and State guidelines for a variety of aquatic resources in California. Mr. Cady’s compliance monitoring experience includes both large-scale infrastructure projects and smaller projects within sensitive habitats. He has also provided environmental inspection for simple to complex projects.

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County of Los Angeles, Department of Regional Planning, On-Call Environmental Documentation Services. Serving as Senior Biologist for the Metro Area Plan and South Bar Area Plan programmatic EIRs. This includes the determination of how the proposed plans’ policies could have impacts of sensitive biological resources and providing mitigation measures to avoid and minimize impacts.

City of Pasadena On-Call Environmental Services - Arroyo Seco Canyon Project, Pasadena, California. Served as senior biologist for the proposed diversion and intake replacement and spreading basin improvements.

Conducted jurisdictional waters delineation, vegetation mapping, rare plant surveys, protocol least Bell’s vireo surveys, and reporting. Prepared the biological resources technical reports and the EIR section, including an impacts and mitigation analysis.

Los Angeles Department of Water and Power As-Needed Environmental Assessment and Air Quality Services. Served and serving as senior biologist for multiple projects that included trunkline replacement, transmission line maintenance, and site mitigation analysis. Biological services have included vegetation mapping, habitat assessments, jurisdictional delineations, least Bell’s Vireo surveys, Incidental Take Permit acquisition, Streambed Alteration Agreements acquisition, biological resources technical report preparation, and MND/EIR section preparation.

Education
California State
Polytechnic University,
Pomona
BS, Environmental Biology

2 University of California, Irvine Faculty and Staff Housing Project, Irvine, California. Served as project manager and biologist for the initial studies, reporting, permitting, and monitoring for a 20-acre residential project. Conducted general habitat assessment and vegetation mapping, and surveys for rare plants and burrowing owl. Prepared the biological resources technical report in support of the CEQA process. Lead biologist for biological monitors during project construction.

Compton Creek Master Plan, Compton, California. Biologist for a master plan for revitalizing Compton Creek.

Provided general surveys, habitat assessment, and vegetation mapping, and prepared the biological resources technical report for the CEQA process.

LADPW Los Rancho Los Amigos South Campus Project, Downey, California. Served as the senior biologist for the construction of three new County administrative buildings on the Rancho Los Amigos Campus. Provided general surveys and habitat mapping, assisted with bat acoustic surveys, prepared the biological resources technical report, and prepared the Biological Resources section of the EIR for the project.

Azusa Intermodal Parking Facility Project, Azusa, California. Served as the senior biologist for the initial studies for a proposed parking structure. Provided general biological surveys, assisted with the tree survey, and prepared the biological technical report to support the project’s EIR.

Riverside Municipal Airport Expansion Project, Riverside, California. Served as the biologist for the proposed expansion of the airport. Provided general biological surveys, rare plants surveys, and burrowing owl surveys.

Prepared a biological resources technical report in support of an EIR that provided an impact analysis for sensitive biological resources.

Palmdale Water District Water System Master Plan Update, Palmdale, California. Served as senior biologist for the technical studies for an EIR in support of a master plan update for a 43 square mile service area. Provided surveys, studies, and biological technical report preparation. Services provided also included providing CEQA impact-mitigation analysis for the project’s EIR and cumulative impacts analysis.

Adelanto North 2035 Comprehensively Sustainable Plan, Adelanto, California. Served as project manager and senior biologist to provide biological support for the development of a community plan for 55 square miles in the City of Adelanto and unincorporated San Bernardino County. Provided biological surveys, vegetation mapping, and reporting to support the CEQA process.

City of Morro Bay Water Reclamation Facility, Morro Bay, California. Served as senior biologist for a proposed wastewater collection system modifications, a new pumping station, a new force main to convey the raw wastewater to the site, advanced water treatment, recycled water storage and pumping facilities, and injection wells for groundwater replenishment. Provided review of biological resources technical reports, jurisdictional waters delineation reports, and special-status focal survey reports for water reclamation facility located within a local coastal plan. Prepared Biological Resources sections for EIRs, including providing appropriate mitigation measures, and cumulative impacts analysis.

County of Kern Third-Party CEQA Consultant for Solar Energy Projects, Kern County, California. Served as a senior biologist that assisted Kern County with the review of natural resource reports that had been prepared for solar energy projects. Provided review of biological resources technical reports, jurisdictional waters delineation reports, and special-status focal survey reports for numerous solar energy projects. Prepared Biological Resources sections for EIRs, including providing appropriate mitigation measures.

1 Tommy Molioo

BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES/JURISDICTIONAL DELINEATIONS
Tommy Molioo is a senior biologist with 16 years’ professional experience as a biologist and project manager specializing in technical surveys and reporting for projects requiring California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)/National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) compliance. Mr. Molioo’s experience includes conducting habitat assessments, biological resources impact analyses, bat surveys, year-long biodiversity studies, avian and raptor surveys, habitat mitigation monitoring, and local and regional habitat conservation plan compliance and strategic planning.

Mr. Molioo has prepared biological technical reports for projects requiring compliance with local and regional habitat conservation plans, natural community conservation plans, and local coastal programs throughout Southern California. He has also prepared biological resources analyses sections for project and programmatic-level environmental impact reports (EIRs)/EISs, as well as initial studies (ISs), environmental assessments, and biological assessments, to support U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Section 7 permitting. Mr. Molioo has also conducted focused protocol surveys for a variety of sensitive plant and wildlife species including, but not limited to, coastal California gnatcatcher, burrowing owl, desert tortoise, and Coachella Valley milkvetch.

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The Creek at Dominguez Hills, Shopoff Group, Carson, California. Served as phase manager/project biologist. The project proposes to redevelop the southern portion of the exiting Victoria Links Golf Course into a multi-use sports complex. Conducted a biological reconnaissance of the project site, as well as a late season botanical survey, jurisdictional delineation, and focused California gnatcatcher surveys. Prepared a biological technical report to document the existing conditions and analyze impacts. Also prepared the Biological Resources section for the project’s EIR, which prescribed mitigation to reduce potential impacts to a less than significant level. Project is currently in progress.

Carol Kimmelman Sports and Academic Campus, County of Los Angeles, Carson, California. Served as phase manager/project biologist. The project proposes to redevelop the northern portion of the Victoria Links Golf Course with new recreation uses including a new sports and academic campus Conducted a biological reconnaissance of the project site, as well as a jurisdictional delineation, and focused California gnatcatcher surveys. Prepared the Biological Resources section for the project’s EIR, which prescribed mitigation to reduce potential impacts to a less than significant level. Project is currently in progress.

Education
University of Denver
MAS, Environmental
Policy and Management,
2017
Minot State University
BA, Biology, 2008
Certifications
USFWS, Section
10(a)(1)(A) Survey Permit,
No. TE02412D-0
(exp. 06/2024)
• California gnatcatcher
CDFW, Scientific
Collecting Permit,
No. SC-10395
Professional Affiliations
North American Society of
Bat Research
Western Bat
Working Group
Western Section of the
Wildlife Society

2 County of Orange Department of Public Works, On-Call Regulatory Permitting and Restoration Services. Served as Lead Biologist for various biology tasks related to maintenance of various channels, basins, and preserves throughout Orange County. Coordinated and scheduled monitors for annual maintenance projects such as Peters Canyon, Lane and Barranca, Santa Ana River Gardens, and Coyote Creek, among others. Directly coordinated with OCPW personnel and contract manager on scope of work preparation and setting up new task orders.

Facilities Master Plan EIR, Orange County Sanitation District, California. Served as project biologist. Prepared the biological resources chapter of the project’s hybrid project/program EIR for the District’s proposed Facilities Master Plan. The approximately 83 capital improvement projects addressed in the project/program EIR would be located at various sites throughout the District’s service area, which covers an approximately 479-square-mile area within the northwestern and central portions of Orange County. Developed project-level and program-level mitigation to address project impacts to biological resources for the duration of the Facilities Master Plan implementation for the next 20 years.

Sandpiper Battery Energy Storage System Project, Confidential Client, San Clemente, California. Served as the lead biologist for the proposed project. Conducted due diligence and consulted with the client directly on project design on the initial project site. Due to potential impacts and a change in the lead agency, the project was moved to a secondary location. Conducted the biological reconnaissance, prepared a biological technical report, and conducted focused surveys for coastal California gnatcatcher. Also prepared the biological resources proposal and managed the billing for the biological phases.

Compass Battery Energy Storage System Project, Confidential Client, Mission Viejo, California. Served as the lead biologist for the proposed project. Conducted the biological reconnaissance, prepared a biological technical report, conducted focused surveys for coastal California gnatcatcher and least Bell’s vireo, and oversaw rare-plant surveys. Also reviewed the preparation of the jurisdictional delineation survey and aquatic resources delineation report. Due to changes in funding, the final document delivered was an application from the California Energy Commission. Prepared the biological resources section of the application.

Newport Bay Crossings Project, City of Newport Beach, California. Served as the field biologist and author for the terrestrial portion of the pipeline replacement project crossing below Newport Bay. Conducted the biological reconnaissance for all six pipeline replacement locations and prepared two biological technical reports for the terrestrial portion of the project. The aquatic environment was addressed in a separate report. Also conducted a focused rare-plant survey for target species.

Cristianitos Road Improvement Project, Santa Margarita Water District, Orange County, California. Served as the project manager and lead biologist on a project to repair the South Coast Pipeline located beneath Cristianitos Road in unincorporated Orange County. Dudek assisted with conducting and preparing biological and aquatic resources surveys and reports and prepared the regulatory permit applications for state and federal permitting. Due to the project’s location within a Special Area Management Plan, a Letter of Permission was obtained from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Fairview Regional Park, City of Costa Mesa, California. Served as project biologist. Dudek conducted an evaluation of the water quality of ponds and channels that were previously installed at the northern portion of the 195-acre Fairview Regional Park. Assisted in an assessment of the existing biological resources on the site and prepared an analysis of how the proposed project improvements could result in impacts to biological resources. The biological analysis was conducted in conjunction with Dudek’s Restoration and Engineering teams to provide the client with one comprehensive document.

1 Vipul Joshi

BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES/JURISDICTIONAL DELINEATIONS
Vipul Joshi is a senior project manager and ecologist with 25 years’ experience in natural resources management planning. Mr. Joshi focuses on providing aquatic resource delineations to clients responsible for sustaining multiple natural resources on lands throughout California. He has a background and training in botanical surveying, regulatory permit acquisition, permit compliance, and project management. Mr. Joshi is experienced with California environmental regulations and has managed constraints analysis, entitlement processing, permit acquisition, and biological construction monitoring for a variety of public and private projects and programs.

Mr. Joshi has specific experience with California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) processing with a variety of local jurisdictions; state and federal Endangered Species Act permit processing; wetlands permitting, including nationwide, individual, and regional general permits from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE); and management of permit compliance. Specific experience includes managing large municipal on-call contracts that are focused on water resources management, regulatory compliance, and multibenefit resource management.

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Haynes Intake Channel Infill Project Mitigated Negative Declaration, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, Long Beach, California. Serves as senior regulatory specialist for a project where the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) is seeking to infill the intake channel at Haynes Generating Station in Long Beach to make room for a future energy project. Key project issues include impacts to eelgrass and other marine species, coastal permitting and sea level rise, and potential impacts to waters of the United States. The County of Orange and the Los Cerritos Wetland Authority own land south of Haynes, which may provide an opportunity for collaboration and creation of new wetlands as mitigation.

Environmental Compliance and Regulatory Permitting Support, San Gabriel Dam Emergency Maintenance Project, Los Angeles County Public Works, Azusa, California. Overseeing biological and regulatory technical studies and permit applications with multiple resource agencies as well as Los Angeles County Public Works Stormwater Maintenance Division to facilitate implementation and compliance for emergency, long-term maintenance of the facility. Develop permitting strategy and mitigation options for CEQA compliance, protected species habitat measures, and potential compensatory wetlands mitigation.

Arroyo Seco Canyon Project Areas 2 and 3 Environmental Impact Report, City of Pasadena, California. Currently serving as senior regulatory specialist supporting preparation of an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for water infrastructure improvements within the Arroyo Seco, upstream of Devil’s Gate Dam and within the Hahamongna Watershed Park Master Plan boundaries. Oversees technical staff who prepared the Biological Resources Technical Report, assists the City in responding to agency and public comments, and facilitates the application and coordination with resource agencies for regulatory permits.

Education
University of California,
San Diego
BS, Evolution, Behavior,
and Ecology, 1997
Certifications
Quino Checkerspot
Butterfly, USFWS Federal
Permit No.TE-019949-5
Professional Affiliations
California Native Plant
Society
Ecological Society of
America

2 Municipal Waterways Maintenance Plan, City of San Diego Transportation and Stormwater Department, City of San Diego, California. Served as project manager to develop the Municipal Waterways Maintenance Plan (MWMP) and EIR for the City of San Diego’s on-going stormwater facility maintenance program. Coordinated preparation of the MWMP that details the planned maintenance activities, specific facility maintenance plans, biological compensatory mitigation sites, agency permitting procedures, and technical studies. Dudek also supports the City’s strategic outreach communications, including workshops with elected official, regulatory agencies, and non-governmental organizations.

North City Project Pure Water San Diego Program, City of San Diego Public Utilities Department, San Diego, California. Served as senior regulatory specialist for acquisition of Section 404, 401, and 1602 permits for impacts to vernal pool and other jurisdictional waters to expand the existing North City Water Reclamation Plant and construct an adjacent North City Pure Water Facility to provide 30 million gallons per day of potable recycled water.

Syphon Reservoir Environmental Regulatory Evaluation, Irvine Ranch Water District, Irvine, California. Served as the biological and regulatory task manager to determine feasibility for converting and expanding the existing Syphon Reservoir to a recycled water reservoir. Lead a team of biological and restoration specialists to develop the best approach to design and permit the project, while minimizing mitigation costs and processing delays. Developed a regulatory permitting engagement strategy to support Irvine Ranch Water District planning.

Resource Management and Development Plan, Newhall Land and Farming Co., Los Angeles and Ventura Counties, California. Lead biologist for the development of the resource management and development plan, which is a comprehensive document describing regulated impacts and mitigation for the 12,000-acre study area.

In addition to describing in detail various infrastructure development components of the project, was responsible for compiling and integrating various mitigation measures into a systematic preserve management and monitoring plan that ensures the long-term preservation of multiple species and habitats.

Salton Sea Species Conservation Habitat Project, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Imperial County, California. Dudek provided the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and California Department of Water Resources assistance in the planning, design, and permitting of this wildlife habitat restoration project. Lead regulatory permitting specialist responsible for preparation of applications and processing of state and federal permits. Successfully completed a 404(b)(1) Alternatives Analysis and Section 7 Consultation for desert pupfish, to assist the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in determining the Least Environmentally Damaging Practicable Alternative.

As-Needed Environmental Services, City of San Diego Multiple Departments, California. Served as project manager and principal-in-charge for multiple as-needed services contracts (combined $25 million contract value) to support the City’s capital improvement program and operations and maintenance projects and program.

Coordinated with Dudek’s environmental professionals and subconsultants to provide multidisciplinary services to facility environment review and regulatory compliance for water and sewer, transportation, buildings, parks, storm drains, and restoration activities.

Hodges Reservoir Natural Treatment System, City of San Diego Public Utilities Department, San Diego County, California. Led a team to develop a conceptual design and identify early implementation phases for a natural treatment system to reduce and remove nutrients and pollutants draining into Hodges Reservoir, a drinking water reservoir in San Diego North County, owned by the City of San Diego.

As-Needed Regulatory Services, Orange County Public Works Department, Orange County California. Served as Program Manager and facilitated completion of multiple task orders, including infrastructure permitting, restoration design and implementation, biological monitoring, regulatory fact sheets for internal staff training, and preparation of County-wide compensatory mitigation opportunities and constraints evaluation.

1 Kathryn Haley, MA

BUILT ENVIRONMENT
Kathryn Haley (KATH-rin HAY-lee; she/her) is a historic built environment resource specialist/architectural historian with 20 years’ professional experience in historic/cultural resource management. Ms. Haley has worked on a wide variety of projects involving historic research, field inventory, and site assessment conducted for compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) throughout California. Ms. Haley specializes in large scale surveys, inventory and evaluation reports that evaluate built environment resources under the California Register of Historical Resources (CRHR); the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP); and local significance criteria. She has prepared numerous Historic Resources Evaluation Reports (HRERs) and Historic Property Survey Reports (HPSRs) for the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans). Ms. Haley meets the Secretary of the Interior’s Professional Qualification Standards for historian and architectural historian. Moreover, she has served as project manager, coordinator, quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC), historian, and researcher for a wide variety of projects. She is also experienced in the preparation of Historic American Building Survey (HABS), Historic American Engineering Record (HAER), and Historic American Landscape Survey (HALS) documents, as well as the preparation for National Register nominations.

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On-Call Services for Department of Water Resources, Operations and Maintenance Division, State of California.

Dudek was retained by the State of California’s Department of Water Resources (DWR), Operations and Maintenance Division (O&M), to assist in a wide range of on-going environmental compliance efforts. Under this on-call contract, Ms. Haley serves as project manager for a task order focused on assisting DWR in efforts to streamline cultural resources environmental documentation for O&M projects. Dudek is also preparing several built environment technical reports for several projects under this contract. She provided senior-level guidance throughout each task order and QA/QC on a standardized historic context statement for State Water Project (SWP), as well as Historical Resources Technical Reports for various SWP maintenance projects. To date Dudek has prepared 11 technical reports for O&M projects in support of CEQA and Section 106 if deemed necessary.

Municipal Waterways Maintenance Project CEQA Compliance and ACOE permitting, City of San Diego, California.

Dudek developed the Municipal Waterways Maintenance Plan (MWMP) in close coordination with the City of San Diego and prepared a program EIR for the City’s on-going stormwater facility maintenance program. The MWMP details the planned maintenance activities, specific facility maintenance locations, biological compensatory mitigation sites, agency permitting procedures, and includes site-specific facility maintenance plans and/or technical summaries for stormwater conveyance channels, ditches, structures, and basins throughout eight watersheds within the City’s municipal boundaries. Dudek prepared a program EIR for the maintenance program, including cultural resources as one of the associated technical studies. Provided seniorlevel guidance on built environment resources for the project and QA/QC on the technical documentation.

Education
California State University,
Sacramento MA,
Public History, 2004
California State University,
Sacramento BA,
History, 2001
Professional Affiliations
California Council for the
Promotion of History
(former Treasurer)
California Preservation
Foundation

2 Judicial Council of California Historical Resource Evaluation Report for the Stanley Mosk Courthouse, City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California. To comply with PRC Section 5024(b), the Judicial Council of California (JCC) must submit to SHPO an inventory of all structures over 50 years of age under JCC jurisdiction that are listed in or that may be eligible for inclusion in the NRHP, or registered or that may be eligible for registration as a California Historical Landmark (CHL). The Stanley Mosk Courthouse was found eligible for designation for the NRHP, CHL, CRHR, and Los Angeles Historic Cultural Monument list under Criterion A/1 and C/3. Provided QA/QC for the final report. Ms. Haley provided senior technical direction and QA/QC for this project.

Berths 58-60 Secretary of the Interior Standards Conformance Review, Los Angeles Harbor Department (LAHD), San Pedro, California. Dudek was retained by the LAHD to conduct a Secretary of the Interior Standards conformance review for proposed alterations in anticipation of an adaptive reuse of Berths 58-60, a historical resource and former transit shed constructed in 1913 located on City Dock No. 1 at the Port of Los Angeles.

Dudek conducted the site visit with the property tenants, project architect, and LAHD representatives; reviewed plans and schematics; and conducted an analysis of all proposed alterations to ensure the proposed changes met the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation. Ms. Haley provided senior level QA/QC.

Sandpiper Golf Course Historical Resource Evaluation, Goleta, California. Dudek was retained to prepare a preliminary research memorandum evaluating the eligibility of the Sandpiper Golf Course in Goleta as a historic landscape in consideration of the NRHP, CRHR, and City of Goleta eligibility requirements. Ms. Haley provided senior level QA/QC.

City of Vista General Plan Update, City of Vista, Vista, California. Dudek was retained by the City of Vista to provide support to the city as it updates its general plan. Dudek conducted research and developed a historic context for the City and identified previously recorded historic built environment resources to help guide the City’s future historic preservation on historic built environment efforts. Ms. Haley provided senior level QA/QC. 611 Coronado Avenue Historical Resources Evaluation, Stanford, Santa Clara County, California. Provided senior level peer review and project oversight. Dudek was retained by a private homeowner to complete a Historic Resources Evaluation for a residential property located in the community of Stanford, Santa Clara County, California. The preparation of the evaluation entailed archival building development research in local repositories and the composition of an appropriate historic context focused on the history of the residential communities surrounding Stanford University, and historical significance evaluations for the resources in consideration of the NRHP, California Register of Historical Resources (CRHR), and local designation requirements. As a result of the significance evaluation, the subject property does not appear eligible for listing in the NRHP, CRHR, or local inventory, due to a lack of significant architectural merit.

California High-Speed Rail from San Jose to Merced and Central Valley Wye Project Sections, California HighSpeed Rail Authority/Parsons Transportation Group, Various Counties in California. Ms. Haley served as lead historian and project coordinator for architectural history for the San Jose/Merced and Central Valley Wye Project Sections. She led the built environment field surveys and property-specific historical research, co-wrote technical reports, and assisted in preparing the EIR/EIS cultural resources section. All work was conducted according to stipulations in the Section 106 programmatic agreement written specifically for the project and in coordination with the California High-Speed Rail Authority. While working on these project sections, participated in surveying more than 1000 buildings. She played a key role in managing the survey data and evaluating built environment resources under NRHP and CRHR criteria, as well as ensuring the proper documentation of locally designated CEQA historical resources.

1 Monte Kim, Ph.D.

BUILT ENVIRONMENT
Monte Kim is a senior architectural historian and historic built environment resource specialist with over 20 years of professional experience in all phases of regulatory compliance under Section 106 and Section 110 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), Section 4(f) of the Department of Transportation Act, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). He has experience in the inventory and evaluation of resources within the historic built environment, as well as the assessment of effects on historic properties and historical resources and has authored or co-authored nominations for the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) and has overseen the documentation of historic properties in accordance with the standards required for the Historic American Building Survey (HABS), the Historic American Engineering Record (HAER), and the Historic American Landscape Survey (HALS). He has also developed and implemented resource-specific mitigation measures, treatment plans, protection plans, and interpretive plans for large, transportation-related projects, including the California High-Speed Rail Project. Additionally, he has experience consulting with State Historic Preservation Officers and developing programmatic agreements and memorandum of agreement documents for government agencies. Mr. Kim meets the Secretary of the Interior’s Professional Qualification Standards for history and architectural history.

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On-Call Services for Department of Water Resources, Operations and Maintenance Division, State of California. Dudek was retained by the State of California’s Department of Water Resources (DWR), Operations and Maintenance Division (O&M), to assist in a wide range of on-going environmental compliance efforts, particularly for compliance with CEQA. Under this on-call contract, Mr. Kim provides senior level guidance and reviews of the built environment evaluations and technical reports prepared under the current task orders (2023–Ongoing).

The Riverview Development Project, Santa Clarita, Los Angeles County, California. Dudek architectural historians conducted an intensive field survey and authored a Built Environment Inventory and Evaluation Report (BEIER) for the Riverview Development Project. The project proposed to construct a mixed-use development consisting of 318 single-family units and 69,692 square feet of commercial space on a 35.4-acre site that was used for a rodeo and auto race track. The BEIER found that none of the extant buildings and structures within the study area were eligible for the NRHP, the California Register of Historical Resources (CRHR), or local designation in the city of Santa Clarita. The property was also evaluated in accordance with 14 Cal. Code of Regulations (CCR) § 15064.5(a)(2-3) using the criteria outlined in Public Resource Code (PRC) § 5024.1 and determined that none of the resources in the study area were historical resources for the purposes of CEQA. Mr. Kim provided quality assurance/quality control for this project. (2023).

Education
University of California,
Santa Barbara Ph.D.,
History, 2005
California State University,
Sacramento MA,
Public History, 1999
University of California,
Santa Cruz BA,
History, 1996
Professional Affiliations
California Preservation
Foundation
Transportation Research
Board

2 Area of Potential Effects Justification & Preliminary Effects Assessment Memorandum for the San Luis Rey Habitat Management Area Wetland Restoration Project, San Diego County, California. Dudek assisted the San Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA) address comments from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) regarding potential impacts from the San Luis Rey Habitat Management Area Wetlands Restoration Project on a segment of the Second San Diego Aqueduct within the project’s area of potential effects (APE). The memorandum recommended that SCDWA consider the aqueduct segment within the APE eligible for the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) for the purposes of the undertaking only and that a finding of no historic properties affected under 36 CFR § 800.4(d)(1) would be appropriate because the resource would be avoided and protected through measures implemented by the project. Mr. Kim authored the justification for the APE and the Section 106 preliminary effects analysis using the criteria of adverse effect (36 CFR § 800.5) (2023).

Vista Old Taylor Project, TTLC Management Inc., Vista, California. Dudek was retained by TTLC Management Inc. to prepare a Built Environment Inventory and Evaluation Report for a proposed residential development project. This work involved the recordation and evaluation of two single-family residential properties constructed in the 1940s and 1950s. Mr. Kim provided quality assurance/quality control for this report (2023).

Carson Gateway Specific Plan Built Environment Inventory and Evaluation Report, Carson, California. Dudek was retained to prepare a Built Environment Inventory and Evaluation Report for five buildings constructed in the 1960s as automobile service stations and sales lots in Carson, California for a proposed redevelopment. Mr. Kim provided quality assurance/quality control for this report (2023). 14940 Proctor Avenue Built Environment Inventory and Evaluation Report, City of Industry, California. Dudek was retained to prepare a Built Environment Inventory and Evaluation Report for a food processing and industrial manufacturing building constructed in 1962 in the City of Industry for a proposed redevelopment. Mr. Kim provided quality assurance/quality control for this report (2023).

California High-Speed Rail Project Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/EIS).

Mr Kim served as a lead planner for the California High-Speed Rail Authority and was responsible for reviewing the cultural resources, parks and recreation, and Section 4(f) chapters for the EIR/EIS prepared for six of the eight regional sections of the California High-Speed Rail Project. Additionally, he reviewed the supporting cultural resources technical reports (inventory, evaluation, and finding of effect reports), built environment treatment plans, as well as contributed to the drafting of four memorandum of agreement documents between the California High-Speed Rail Authority, California State Historic Preservation Officer, and the Surface Transportation Board, provided technical guidance to the Authority’s regional consultants, and engaged with the State Historic Preservation Officer to obtain concurrences under Section 106 and Section 4(f). (2015-2022) Cultural Resource Survey for the PW Wohl G Street Project, City of Chula Vista, California. Mr. Kim provided a peer review of a technical report that evaluated historic buildings at the Rohr Aircraft facility in Chula Vista. The report was prepared to support the environmental clearance under CEQA for the redevelopment of the former Rohr Aircraft facility. Mr. Kim reviewed the report to ensure that the findings of eligibility were adequately supported and met the standard of substantial evidence under CEQA (2022).

1 Claire Cancilla, MSHP

BUILT ENVIRONMENT
Claire Cancilla (KLAIR Kan-sil-uh; she/her) is an Architectural Historian with 5 years’ professional and academic experience that encompasses a wide variety of project types in varied geographic locations, including Los Angeles, Laguna Beach, Agoura Hills, Baldwin Park, Glendale, Pasadena, South Pasadena, Poway, Riverside, San Diego, Rialto, Vista, Sequoia National Park, New York City, and Venice, Italy. She has completed historic significance evaluations and impacts analyses in consideration of the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), California Register of Historic Resources (CRHR), and local designation criteria for single-family residences, commercial properties, educational institutions, warehouse and industrial properties, and municipal facilities. Additional project experience includes writing national register and local register nominations, conducting historic archival research, performing conditions assessments and reconnaissance surveys, conducting CEQA impacts analyses, preparing environmental impact report (EIR) sections, and conducting design reviews under the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards. She meets the Secretary of the Interior’s Professional Qualification Standards for Architectural History.

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Carson Gateway Specific Plan Built Environment Inventory and Evaluation Report, Carson, California. Dudek was retained by the City of Carson to prepare a Built Environment Inventory and Evaluation Report for five buildings constructed in the 1960s as automobile service stations and sales lots in Carson, California for a proposed multifamily residential redevelopment. As an architectural historian, Ms. Cancilla conducted the fieldwork, research, and evaluation for the properties. (2023).
14940 Proctor Avenue Built Environment Inventory and Evaluation Report, City of Industry, California. Dudek was retained by the City of Industry to prepare a Built Environment Inventory and Evaluation Report for a food processing and industrial manufacturing building constructed in 1962 in the City of Industry for a proposed industiral redevelopment. Ms. Cancilla conducted the fieldwork, research, and significance evaluation. (2023). 5th and Central Project Built Environment Inventory and Evaluation Report, Highland, California. Dudek was retained to prepare a Built Environment Inventory and Evaluation Report for a single-family residence constructed in 1964 in Highland for a proposed multifamily residential redevelodment. As an architectural historian, Ms. Cancilla conducted research and evaluation for the property. (2023).

Skylight Replacement Project, Los Angeles Harbor Department (LAHD), San Pedro, California. Dudek is included on the Los Angeles Harbor Department’s list of on-call historic consultants and was retained by the LAHD to conduct a Secretary of the Interior Standards conformance review for a skylight replacement project of four buildings located at the Port of Los Angles. This work further involved the review of schematics and plans for proposed skylight replacements (2023).

Education
Columbia University
Graduate School of
Architecture, Planning,
and Preservation,
MSHP, Historic
Preservation, 2020
Occidental College
BA, History, 2016

2 Vista Old Taylor Project, TTLC Management Inc., Vista, California. Dudek was retained by TTLC Management Inc. to prepare a Built Environment Inventory and Evaluation Report for a proposed multifaily residential development project. This work involved the recordation and evaluation of two single-family residential properties constructed in the 1940s and 1950s. Ms. Cancilla is the lead author of the BEIR, conducted fieldwork, and prepared the property significance evaluations under national, state, and local eligibility criteria (2022 – 2023).

Alice / Willow Avenue Warehouse Project, Patriot Development Partners, Rialto, California. Dudek was retained by Patriot Development Partners to conduct a Built Environment Inventory and Evaluation Report for a 6.19-acre site in the city of Rialto, California. Ms. Cancilla was the lead author of the BEIR, which involved research on and evaluation of six light industrial and commercial buildings over 45 years of age. (2022 – 2023).

Berths 58-60 Secretary of the Interior Standards Conformance Review, Los Angeles Harbor Department (LAHD), San Pedro, California. Dudek was retained by the LAHD to conduct a Secretary of the Interior Standards conformance review for proposed alterations in anticipation of an adaptive reuse of Berths 58-60, a historical resource and former transit shed constructed in 1913 located on City Dock No. 1 at the Port of Los Angeles. Ms.

Cancilla conducted the site visit with the property tenants, project architect, and LAHD representatives; reviewed plans and schematics; and conducted an analysis of all proposed alterations to ensure Rehabilitation. (2022).

Siemens Industrial Mixed Use Expansion Project, City of Pomona, Pomona, California. Dudek was retained by the City of Pomona to prepare a Built Environment Inventory and Evaluation Report for a proposed industrial expansion of a Siemens electrical manufacturing facility and warehouse. The existing warehouse and manufacturing facility was constructed in 1973. Ms. Cancilla was the lead author of the report and conducted the fieldwork; research; and evaluation of the property for significance at the national, state, and local level. (2022).

Kaiser Baldwin Park Medical Center Project, Top Commercial Realty, Baldwin Park California. Dudek was retained to complete a Built Environment Inventory and Evaluation Report for a proposed project involving the development of the Kaiser Baldwin Park Medical Center. Ms. Cancilla was the lead author of the Built Environment Inventory and Evaluation Report for a 1970s vernacular commercial building. (2022).

Arlington Avenue Historic Resources Technical Report, Foulger Pratt, Riverside, California. Dudek was retained to complete a Historic Resources Technical Report on a Mid-Century Modern former Sears Department Store in the city of Riverside, California for a proposed redevelopment. Ms. Cancilla contributed to the significance evaluation and historic contexts for the technical report. (2022).

Oak Knoll Road, Poway, San Diego County, California. Dudek was retained to complete a historical resources evaluation for a residential development project in the City of Poway. The Project proposes the development of the

10.72-acre property into a residential development within an existing residential neighborhood. As an architectural historian, Ms. Cancilla contributed to the significance evaluation and historic contexts for the technical report. (2022)
2121 Orange Street Built Environment Inventory and Evaluation Report, Alhambra, California. Dudek was retained to complete a Built Environment Inventory and Evaluation Report for a proposed self-storage redevelopment in the City of Alhambra. The Project proposes the demolition of an existing office building and warehouse in 1974. As an architectural historian, Ms. Cancilla conducted the fieldwork, research, and evaluation for the property. (2022). 4235 State Street Historic Resources Technical Report, Santa Barbara County, California. Dudek was retained to prepare a Historic Resources Technical Report evaluating the significance of a prefabricated gas station constructed in 1953 in unincorporated Santa Barbara County for a proposed redevelopment. As an architectural historian, Ms. Cancilla conducted the fieldwork, research, and evaluation for the property. (2022).

1 Linda Kry

CULTURAL RESOURCES
Linda Kry is an archaeologist with 17 years’ experience in cultural resource management specializing in various aspects of cultural resources investigations within Southern and Central California. Ms. Kry’s experience includes conducting archival research, performing intensive-level and reconnaissance surveys, analyzing artifacts, cataloging and processing artifact collections for curation, conducting ground-penetrating radar (GPR) investigations, assisting CEQA lead agencies with Assembly Bill (AB) 52 and Senate Bill 18 notification and consultation process, and authoring technical reports pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) and addressing cultural and tribal cultural sections of enviromental documents. Ms. Kry’s extensive experience includes the management of cultural resources specialists in support of various aspects of cultural resources compliance, construction monitoring, Native American consultation, archaeological testing and treatment, and prehistoric and historical resource significance evaluations.

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State of California, Department of General Services On-Call Environmental Services. Under this contract, cultural resources services include Phase I cultural resources inventories, preparation of environmental documents, and support with tribal consultation.

City of Los Angeles, Department of Public Works Environmental Management Group of the Bureau of Engineering On-Call Environmental Services. Under this contract, cultural resources services include Phase I cultural resources inventories, preparation of environmental documents, construction monitoring, and support with tribal consultation.

Los Angeles Department of Public Works As-Needed Environmental Compliance Services. Under this contract, cultural resources services include Phase I cultural resources inventories, preparation of environmental documents, construction monitoring, and support with tribal consultation.

Los Angeles Department of Water & Power On-Call Environmental Services. Under this contract, cultural resources services include Phase I cultural resources inventories, preparation of environmental documents, construction monitoring, Extended Phase I testing, data recovery excavations, and support with tribal consultation. 1225 Cliff Drive Project, City of Laguna Beach, Orange County, California. Archaeological lead for a Phase I cultural resources study of a property located along the Pacific coast.

Education
University of California,
Los Angeles
BA, Anthropology, 2006
Cerritos College
AA, Anthropology, 2004
Certifications
Registered Archaeologist
(RA) #4672
Professional Affiliations
Society for California
Archaeology
Society for Historical
Archaeology

2 San Juan Capistrano Skate Park Project, City of San Juan Capistrano, Orange County, California. The project involves the development of a new skatepark site. As lead archaeologist, provided management oversight and reporting for archaeological resources and addressed the cultural resources and TCRs sections in the CEQA document.

Village at Buena Park Project, City of Buena Park, Orange County, California. The project involves the demolition and redevelopment of existing buildings for residential use. As lead archaeologist, provided management oversight and reporting for archaeological resources and addressed the cultural section of the CEQA Addendum.

Ecology Center Master Plan Project, City of San Juan Capistrano, Orange County, California. The project involves new land uses and structures within the Ecology Center. As lead archaeologist, provided management oversight and reporting for archaeological resources and addressed the cultural resources and TCRs sections in the CEQA document.

Chapman University Specific Plan Amendment No. 7 Project, City of Orange, Orange County, California. The project entails the redevelopment of existing buildings and facilities and construction of new buildings and facilities within. As lead archaeologist, provided management oversight for the Phase I cultural resources inventory and addressed the cultural resources and TCRs sections in the CEQA document.

Glassell Warehouse Project, City of Orange, Orange County, California. The project involves the demolition of existing buildings and the construction of a single industrial/warehouse building. As lead archaeologist, provided management oversight and reporting for archaeological resources. 1280 Pacific Coast Highway Mixed-Use Development Project, City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California.

Archaeological lead for a Phase I cultural resources study and Extended Phase I investigation in accordance with CEQA and City of Los Angeles regulations. The project involves the demolition of an existing mobile home park and a vacant surface parking lot and the development of a mixed-use building. Responsibilities included providing management oversight, Crew Lead for the Extended Phase I investigation, and reporting of all findings. 333 South Hope Project, City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California. The project involves a new urban infill mixed-use development. As lead archaeologist, provided management oversight and reporting for a TCR report. Study was prepared to inform the impacts analysis for archaeological and tribal cultural resources in the CEQA document.

Eagle Rock Plaza Project, City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California. The project involves mixed-use development. As lead archaeologist, provided management oversight and reporting for a TCR report. Study was prepared to inform the impacts analysis for archaeological and tribal cultural resources in the CEQA document.

Golden Valley Road Project, City of Santa Clarita, Los Angeles County, California. Project involves mixed-use development. Performed the archaeological survey, completed background research, and reporting tasks in support of the Phase I archaeological resources inventory/survey report.

The Derby Mixed Use Project, City of Arcadia, Los Angeles County, California. The project involves the demolition of existing on-site buildings and features and development of residential units and amenities. As lead archaeologist, provided management oversight and reporting for archaeological resources.

Hollywood Blvd Project, City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California. The project consists of a multi-building mixed-use development project. As lead archaeologist, provided management oversight and contributed to reporting of archaeological resources and TCR reports in support of the impacts analysis for archaeological and tribal cultural resources in the CEQA document.

1 Adam Giacinto

CULTURAL RESOURCES
Adam Giacinto is an archaeologist with more than 19 years' experience preparing cultural resource studies and environmental documents, and managing archaeological survey, evaluation, and data recovery-level investigations. His research interests include prehistoric hunter-gatherer cultures and contemporary conceptions of heritage as represented within the regulations. He has gained practical experience in archaeological and ethnographic field methods while conducting research in the Southwest US, Mexico, and Eastern Europe. He brings experience implementing an managing all scales of projects and is experienced in compliance requirements for local, state, and federal regulatory contexts. He specializes in sensitivity modeling and cultural resources compliance projects, managing monitoring for large-scale transportation and energy projects.

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Tribal Cultural Resources (TCR) Studies, City of Los Angeles Planning Area Mr Giacinto has acted as principal investigator on more than 35 TCR studies throughout the City of Los Angeles planning area. The goal of these investigations is to review the archaeological, historical, academic, and ethnographic record for potential TCR information, then ground contemporary AB 52 consultation information in this context while providing recommendations related to reasonable approaches for management. (2015–Present).

Archaeological/ Zanja Madre Studies, City of Los Angeles Planning Mr Giacinto has acted as principal investigator on more than 15 archaeological studies within the Los Angeles Down Town area focused on assessing the potential presence of the “Zanja Madre”, a water conveyance system that was developed as a system of ditches in the early 1800s and continued into use through the early 1900s. These projects include reviewing South Central Coastal Information Center (SCCIC) records search information, Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC) Sacred Lands File (SLF) information, a review of inhouse Dudek data and references, Sanborn Fire Maps, historical topographic and aerial information and, at times, the application of ground penetrating radar (GPR). GPR has been used on 6 projects to date with the intent of identifying buried portions of the Zanja Madre. The most pertinent of these include the following projects. Area (2017–Present).
 6th and Alameda Project, Private Developer, Downtown Los Angeles, California (2017-2019)  South Park Towers, Private Developer, Downtown Los Angeles, California (2017-2019)  Palmetto Project, Private Developer, Downtown Los Angeles, California (2017-2019)  Buena Vista Project, China Town, Los Angeles, California (2019-ongoing)  Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority Reach 5 Project, Riverside County, California. As principal investigator, Mr. Giacinto managed provided recommendations to SAWP for a monitoring approach that Education
San Diego State
University
MA, Anthropology, 2011
Santa Rosa Junior College
AA, Anthropology, 2004
Sonoma State University
BA, Anthropology/
Linguistics, 2006
Professional Affiliations
Register of Professional
Archaeologists
Society for California
Archaeology American
Anthropological
Association Institute of
Archaeomythology
American Anthropological
Association

2 would satisfy both State Water Board and Pechanga tribe interests. Project included archaeological monitoring of areas along Temescal Canyon Road and met compliance under CEQA and Section 106 of the NHPA.

Santa Margarita Hidden Ridge Project, Orange County, California. As principal investigator, Mr. Giacinto managed the survey, SCCIC archival searches, tribal correspondence, and reported management recommendations for a cultural resources inventory. The proposed intersection two NRHP-listed resources and a NRHP-listed archaeological district. Mr. Giacinto developed and managed testing efforts to appropriately define significant deposits and prepared a monitoring plan. Considerations included compliance under CEQA and Section 106 of the NHPA, and project was successfully permitted.

Orange Coast College Initial Study (IS), Coast Community College District, Orange, California. As principal archaeological investigator, Mr. Giacinto coordinated records search, NAHC and Native American consultation, archaeological survey, preparation of a technical report, and provided management and compliance recommendations relating to cultural resources on three Orange County College campuses.

Pure Water Plan Constraints Study and PEIR, City of San Diego, California. As principal investigator and field director, Mr. Giacinto managed preparation of a constraints study for the Pure Water Project. Work involved a records search of over 100 mile linear miles of San Diego. Site record information from more than 1,236 cultural resources was processed, coded, and integrated within a geospatial sensitivity model to identify archaeological and built environment constraints throughout the proposed alignment. Maps were then generated using generalized grid units to provide a visual model of relative archaeological resource sensitivity while maintaining the appropriate level of confidentiality for public dissemination to assist in planning.

California High Speed Rail, Fresno-Bakersfield, California. As principal investigator, oversees, implements, and reports upon cultural inventory, evaluation, data recovery and compliance efforts under Section 106 of the NHPA, Federal Rail Authority, CEQA, and local Guidelines for Fresno to Bakersfield section. Oversight of Native American monitors, built environment specialists and archaeologists, management of cultural monitoring implementation and site treatment, client reporting, meetings and report preparation. Implementation of mitigation included exploratory archaeological investigations at multiple NAHC-eligible resources.

Operations and Maintenance On-Call, Department of Water Resources (2019-ongoing). As primary Dudek archaeological and tribal resources consultant, Mr Giacinto manages cultural resources projects for DWR. These include the Cultural Resources Inventory for the B.F. Sisk Dam Safety of Dams Modification Project, Delta Dams Raise Project (three reservoirs), MP 230 Project, and Upper Feather River Projects (three dam locations) and preparation of a Programmatic Agreement for Cultural resources for DWR. Mr Giacinto is familiar with the DWR Tribal Engagement and AB 52 processes.

McCoy Solar Energy Project and Blythe Solar Power Project, Blythe, California (2014-ongoing). As principal investigator, Mr. Giacinto supervised, implemented, and reported upon compliance efforts for construction of more than 4000 acres of solar work under Section 106 of the NHPA, BLM Guidelines, CEQA, California Energy Commission, and County of Riverside Guidelines. Mr. Giacinto was the lead multiple formal trainings with monitors and council members from the Colorado River Indian Tribes regarding federal and state regulations relating to human remains, County and BLM guiding documents, identification of cultural material, and the multiple understandings of “cultural resources”. History (NIAH), Mexicali, Mexico.

1 Perry Russell, PG, CEG

GEOLOGY AND SOILS
Perry Russell (PAIR-ee RUSS-ell; he/him) is a geologist with 37 years’ experience, including more than two decades specializing in completing geology/soils, hydrology/water quality, hazards/hazardous materials, and utilities sections for California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documents. Mr. Russell has also completed erosion control studies, geologic hazards surveys, Phase I/Phase II Environmental Site Assessments, and remediation projects.

Mr. Russell has completed CEQA sections for a wide range of projects located throughout California, including college campus master plans, commercial developments, large-scale residential developments, water supply projects, onand off-shore telecommunication cable projects, wind farm projects, oil field development projects, a nuclear power plant project, and large-scale port redevelopment projects (including joint CEQA/NEPA projects). His NEPA experience has included projects for the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marines Corps, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, and Bureau of Indian Affairs, on sites located throughout the western United States.

These projects included water supply, construction, land withdrawal, and landfill projects, as well as a large-scale nuclear waste treatment project.

Mr. Russell began his career as an engineering geologist, working for several years completing geologic/seismic reports, landslide investigations, fault studies, and geologic monitoring at large grading/construction sites. His experience also includes 6 years working on projects involving soil and groundwater contamination.

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Orange County Sanitation District Facilities Master Plan EIR, Orange County Sanitation District, California.

Evaluated geology and soils impacts associated with infrastructure upgrades at various sites throughout the 479- square-mile service area, within the northwestern and central portions of Orange County.

Metro Area Plan Draft Environmental Impact Report, Los Angeles County Department of Regional Planning, California. Prepared the geology/soils, hydrology/water quality, and utilities/service systems sections of the program-level draft environmental impact report (EIR), which evaluated the potential environmental impacts associated with new policies and changes to existing land use zones that are anticipated to result in population and employment growth under the Metro Area Plan through 2035.

Globemaster Corridor Specific Plan EIR, City of Long Beach, California. Completed the hydrology/water quality and utilities/service systems sections of the EIR for a project proposing the development and improvement of a 483-acre plan area, which is located in the north-central portion of the City of Long Beach and on the west and south sides of the Long Beach Airport.

Education
California State University,
Northridge
MS, Geological Sciences,
1988
University of California,
Santa Barbara
BA, Geological Sciences,
1984
Certifications
Professional Geologist
(PG), CA No. 5777
Certified Engineering
Geologist (CEG),
CA No. 1837

2 Trails at Lyons Canyon Project, Los Angeles County Department of Regional Planning, Los Angeles County, California. Evaluated the geology/soils and utilities/service systems impacts associated with the proposed development of 504 dwelling units, a recreational center, a future fire station, and natural and improved open space. The project would also include off-site improvements including circulation and utility improvements.

Sustainable Communities Environmental Assessment, Ocean Creek Mixed Use Project, JPI, Oceanside, California. Reviewed/rewrote the geology/soils and hydrology/water quality sections of the sustainable communities environmental assessment, originally prepared by others, for a proposed 295-unit, mixed-use, transit-oriented development.

The Villages–Escondido Country Club EIR, City of Escondido, California. Evaluated hydrology/water quality and utilities/service systems impacts associated with the construction of 392 residential homes; approximately 48 acres of permanent open space with active greenbelts and parks; and recreational, social, and community amenities—all on approximately 109 acres.

Large-Scale Residential Development EIRs, County of Santa Barbara, California. Evaluated impacts associated with limited water supply, potential flooding, highly erodible soils, highly compressible soils, and slope instability for multiple projects, including Rice Ranch Specific Plan EIR, Orcutt; Bluffs at Mesa Oaks EIR, Mission Hills; Mahoney Ranch EIR, Santa Maria; Enos Ranchos Specific Plan EIR, Santa Maria; Burton Ranch (Wye) Specific Plan EIR, Lompoc; Clubhouse Estates EIR, Vandenberg Village; and The Residences at Sandpiper, Goleta. 8850 Sunset Boulevard Development, City of West Hollywood, California. Completed the draft geology/soils and hydrology/water quality sections for a proposed 15-story, mixed-use hotel and residential building located within an Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zone, which is associated with the Hollywood Fault. 8950 Sunset Boulevard Hotel Project, City of West Hollywood, California. Completed the draft geology/soils and hydrology/water quality sections for a proposed seven-story, mixed-use hotel, residential, and retail building, located partially within an Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zone, which is associated with the Hollywood Fault.

River Walk Mixed-Use Project Initial Study, City of Santa Clarita, California. Prepared the geology/soils and hydrology/water quality sections of the initial study (IS) for a proposed mixed-use development located adjacent to the Santa Clara River. Potential impacts evaluated included seismicity, geologic hazards, construction and operational surface water quality impairments, and increased runoff.

Buena Vista Project EIR, S&R Partners LLC, Los Angeles, California. Completed a draft geology/soils section of the EIR for the proposed site redevelopment, including approximately 1 million gross square feet of residential and commercial uses, located northwest of downtown Los Angeles.

Mitchell Farms Residential Subdivision EIR, City of Citrus Heights, California. Evaluated potential water quality impacts to on-site and downstream creeks associated with the construction and operation of 261 single-family residential dwelling units located on approximately 32 acres. Evaluated increased runoff associated with increased paving and construction within the on-site, 100-year floodplain.

Chandler Grove Master Plan and Annexation Project EIR, City of Tulare Planning Department, Tulare, California.

Evaluated the geology and soils impacts associated with a proposed mixed-use development on approximately 231 acres of active agricultural land.

1 Tracy Ortega

GEOLOGY AND SOILS
Tracy is an environmental planner with professional experience specializing in CEQA document preparation. Ms. Ortega has contributed to the preparation of environmental impact reports (EIRs) and to authoring sections, including Geology and Solis and Public Services and Utilities sections of EIRs.

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La Paz Village Senior Housing Project, La Paz Investors LLC, Laguna Hills, California. Contributed to the preparation of an Initial Study for a senior housing development in Orange County.

Palisade Jefferson Outdoor Storage Yard for Oversized Vehicles and Trailers, NP Jefferson LLC, Anaheim, California. Assisted with the development and preparation of an Initial Study/Negative Declaration (IS/ND) for a commercial/industrial development project.

Phelan 20 Project, Cambria 60 Partners LLC, Hesperia, California. Contributed to the preparation of an Initial Study and Draft EIR for a development project in San Bernardino. Assisted with authoring and contributed to the Introduction, Project Description, Executive Summary, Aesthetics, Hazards, and Hazardous Materials and Wildfire sections of the Draft EIR.

Hesperia Commerce Center I Lot 5 Project, Covington Development Partners, Hesperia, California. Assisted with preparation of an Addendum for a commercial development project in San Bernardino County.

Mission Canyon Stream Habitat Restoration Project, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Santa Barbara, California. Contributed to the preparation of an Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) for a restoration project that included coordination with regulatory agencies.

Mojave Industrial Park, Client, Victorville, California. Drafted the Geology and Soils and Hydrology and Water Quality sections of a EIR for a development project in San Bernardino County.

Apple Valley 143, Client, Apple Valley, California. Assisted with the preparation of a Final EIR for a development project that will include the construction and operation of 3 industrial/warehouse buildings totaling approximately 2,628,000 square feet on approximately 143 acres.

Education
California State University,
Fullerton
MS, Geological Sciences
BS, Geological Sciences

1 Mark McGinnis, GISP

GIS SERVICES
Mark McGinnis is Dudek’s geographic information systems (GIS) group manager and has 19 years’ experience in geospatial technologies and application development in both the private and public sectors.

Mr. McGinnis has been responsible for project management and coordination, application development, software integration, spatial modeling/analysis, best practices initiatives, data development, and map production. His experience includes database development and management, spatial analysis, spatial model building, and online Web and mobile applications.

Mr. McGinnis has assisted in the preparation of habitat conservation plans (HCPs), biological resources technical reports, and environmental impact reports (EIRs). He has also provided needs assessments and as-needed GIS services to municipalities and agencies. In addition, Mr. McGinnis has provided GIS support for numerous biological resources reports, wetlands permitting and jurisdictional delineation.

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Southern Subregion Habitat Reserve Vegetation Map Update, Rancho Mission Viejo Land Trust, Orange County, California. Served as principal GIS analyst supporting Rancho Mission Viejo's 2013 vegetation map update for the Initial Management Action Plan (IMAP). Project has involved collecting high resolution satellite imagery and LIDAR to support project analysis. Digital Terrain Models (DTM) was created for ortho-rectifying the QuickBird satellite imagery. LIDAR data was used to derive raster products characterizing the structure of vegetation within the Habitat Reserve. To evaluate vegetation change, maximum canopy height, percent of canopy points, and percent multiple return LIDAR products were created. The derived LIDAR raster products aided interpretation of the GIS-based change detection products and helped assess the accuracy of boundary mapping between communities in the 2007/08 vegetation data.

Habitat Conservation Plan Implementation, Rancho Mission Viejo Company, Orange County, California. Served as principal GIS analyst supporting implementation of the Rancho Mission Viejo Habitat Conservation plan. Project has required collecting, analyzing, and displaying a diverse set of GIS layers. Project flow has been dynamic, requiring map production supporting day-to-day client interaction and timely decision making. Project is ongoing.

As-Needed GIS Services, City of Indian Wells, California. Served as GIS manager working with the City of Indian Wells providing GIS support for their Planning department. First task involved modifying their overall GIS setup and design to improve the workflow to process and display GIS data. The City’s GIS layers were organized into a geodatabase, and attributes modified to make the editing process smoother and more streamlined. Map templates have been produced to automate cartographic production, and a script was developed to download Education
San Diego State
University
MA, Geography
(Geographic Information
Science emphasis), 2001
University of California,
Santa Barbara
BA, Geography
(Geographic Information
Science emphasis), 1998
Certifications
FEMA Basic Hazards –
U.S. Multi-Hazard
Professional Affiliations
San Diego ESRI
Technology Showcase
Urban and Regional
Information
Systems Association