Fountain Valley City Council
April 16, 2024

2 data from Riverside County’s website. In addition, a GIS layer showing short-term rental locations based on parcels was created.

Habitat Conservation/Preservation Framework Study, San Bernardino Association of Governments (SANBAG), San Bernardino County, California. Served as principal GIS analyst. Tasks included data management, analysis/modeling, and map production. Data has been compiled, organized and assimilated from a variety of sources into a comprehensive GIS database. Project flow has been dynamic, requiring map production supporting day-to-day client interaction and timely decision making. Project is in progress.

Malibu Parks Public Access Enhancement Project, Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority, City of Malibu and Unincorporated Los Angeles County, California. Served as primary GIS analyst for the Malibu Parks Public Access Enhancement project located in the City of Malibu and unincorporated Los Angeles County. The 28-acre project includes development of a comprehensive plan, consisting of a public works plan and City of Malibu local coastal program amendment, to address park and recreational facility program needs for four cityand state-owned parklands. Responsible for all aspects of GIS data collection, analysis, and display.

Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plant, California Energy Commission, Inyo, Kern, San Bernardino, Riverside, Imperial, Los Angeles, and San Diego Counties, California. Served as principal GIS analyst in support of the habitat conservation plan covering six counties in Southern California. Tasks have included data management, analysis/modeling, and map production. This project utilizes an ArcGIS Server 10 application, facilitating coordination and decision making. Responsible for creating species models run in an ArcSDE 10 environment and analyzing hundreds of data layers. Project flow has been dynamic, requiring map production supporting day-to-day client interaction and timely decision making. Project is in progress.

Salton Sea Species Conservation Plan, USFWS, Imperial County, California. Served as principal GIS analyst supporting this project to produce a species conservation plan for the Salton Sea. Technical studies include a least Bell’s vireo focused survey report and EIR. Project has addressed issues such as aesthetics, biological resources, geology, land use, and traffic. Project has required development of a diverse set of GIS data layers that support maps and analysis in varying formats and complexity. Project is in progress.

Tehachapi Upland Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan (MSHCP), Tejon Ranch Corporation, Kern County, California. Served as principal GIS analyst for the Tehachapi Upland MSHCP project, which consists of approximately 138,000 acres of undeveloped land on the southern border of Kern County. Responsible for management, creation, and display of hundreds of GIS layers. The GIS database maintains and analyzes complex species habitat modeling parameters for 26 species. Primary graphics producer for the MSHCP and EIR/environmental impact statement (EIS) documents. Project is in progress.

1 Andrew Greis

GIS SERVICES
Andrew Greis is a geographic information systems (GIS) technician with 9 years’ experience, specializing in database management and acquisition, geomorphology and physical geography, and GPS technology. Mr. Greis has extensive experience creating data and metadata, data quality assurance/quality control, and generating report graphics. He uses GIS for various projects and tasks including habitat restoration planning; jurisdictional delineation mapping, water well location; species monitoring; vegetation mapping; and analysis of impacts to wetlands, vegetation, and species. Mr. Greis is trained in the use numerous GIS-related software, including ArcGIS Suite, GPS Pathfinder, Trimble GPS Analyst and GPScorrect, and Crystal Reports; as well as such hardware as Trimble GeoXT/XH, Trimble Juno ST, and the Ricoh Caplio 500SE GPS Camera.

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Inns at Bridgecreek CEQA Documentation, City of Oceanside, California. Provided GIS support, including updates to project boundaries based on computer-aided design and drafting (CADD) drawings, impacts to vegetation and wetlands based on proposed project grading, and species survey mapping.

Rialto, Pyro Spectaculars Inc., San Bernardino County, California. Served as head GIS support in the creation of well survey locations. Responsible for the creation of the project database and the attribution of well point data based on old report maps. Created working internal map viewers allowing project managers to view and analyze the data and attributes.

Upper 4S Ranch Dam Low Level Outlet Replacement Project – Biological Services, Newland Communities, San Diego County, California. Provided head GIS support in the creation of project impacts database, analyzing the construction and expansion of existing dam to wetlands and underlying vegetation communities.

Scripps Institution Marine Ecosystem Sensing, Observation, and Modeling Laboratory (MESOM) and Central Resource Services Facility (CRSF), University of California, San Diego, California. Provided head GIS analyst support for the creation of report graphics for California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)/National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documents.

Campus Master Plan CEQA Documentation, California Polytechnic State University, Pomona, California. Served as principal GIS analyst for data creation and creation of project database.

CEQA Services for Solar Panel Projects at La Costa Canyon High School and Canyon Crest Academy, San Dieguito Union High School District, San Diego County, California. Provided GIS support for the creation of report figures, as well as data collection and creation, while maintaining project database.

Pacific Gas and Electric Pease–Marysville 60 kV Transmission Line MND, California State Lands Commission, Sutter and Yuba Counties, California. Served as primary GIS analyst responsible for creation of data, maps, figures, and storage of GIS data within the database. Regional and overview maps were created showing Education
Sonoma State University
BA, Geography, 2007
Certifications
GIS Certificate
GPS Mapping with
TerraSync and Pathfinder
Office – Trimble
Professional

2 transmission line impacts, rights of way, and staging areas related to construction and replacement of poles. Ran analysis of pole location with respect to housing for noise pollution numbers and created buffer zones for the transmission line with intersections of species habitat locations and environmental impact areas.

College Boulevard Bridge Environmental and Preliminary Engineering Studies, City of Oceanside, California.

Served as lead GIS analyst. Responsibilities included creation of all project data. Created vegetation mapping, identified sensitive species locations, ran analysis to determine impacts to vegetation and species caused by the construction and expansion of bridge. Created metadata, performed database QA/QC and data intake/inventory, and generated report graphics.

Environmental Services for Citywide Maintenance of Drainage Channels and Flood Control Facilities, City of Encinitas, California. Provided GIS support in the analysis of impacts to wetlands and vegetation communities for the proposed updates to city infrastructure entities.

As-Needed Environmental Services, Eastern Municipal Water District, Riverside County, California. Provided GIS support for the focused surveys that occurred within project boundaries, including Stephens’ kangaroo rat (Dipodomys stephensi), Quino checkerspot (Euphydryas editha quino), and California gnatcatcher surveys and monitoring.

Supported the analysis and data creation needed for report graphics, as well as any necessary impact analysis.

1 Spenser Lucarelli, GISP

GIS SERVICES
Spenser Lucarelli (SPEN-sur LUKE-uh-reh-lee; he/him) is a senior geographic information system (GIS) analyst with 23 years’ experience in geospatial technologies in both the private and public sectors. Mr. Lucarelli has been responsible for project management and coordination, spatial modeling/analysis, data development, and map production. His experience includes database development and management, light detection and ranging (LiDAR) analysis, spatial analysis, spatial model building, and online web applications. Mr. Lucarelli has assisted in the preparation of habitat conservation plans, biological resources technical reports, environmental impact reports (EIRs), and program EIRs.

Mr. Lucarelli has served as GIS project lead for several large-scale projects, designed and implemented the GIS for the elections department of Santa Barbara County, and was the GIS coordinator for a wind turbine company designing large-scale wind farms. Mr. Lucarelli has provided support for numerous biological resources reports, wetlands permitting and jurisdictional delineation reports, solar farm implementation, and focused species surveys throughout California.

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Southern California Edison – San Joaquin Cross Valley Loop Transmission Project Environmental Assessment, Tulare County, California. Served as GIS lead for a major environmental assessment report. Provided GIS support for biological habitat and occurrences, mapped seismic hazards, mineral resources, important farmlands, both terrestrial and aquatic land covers, noise monitoring, land use and zoning. (2013) San Bernardino County Department of Public Works, San Bernardino County, California. Served as GIS project manager for the County Flood Control District permit applications to various resource agencies, including U.S.

Army Corps of Engineers, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, and RWQCB, for the routine operations and maintenance of all flood control facilities within the County of San Bernardino. GIS support includes managing data for over 500 facilities, including right-of-way, facility location, and operation and maintenance activities; responding to as-needed mapping and analysis requests from the District. (2013–Present) Mid-Coast Corridor Transit Alternatives, San Diego Association of Governments, San Diego, California. Served as GIS senior analyst. Created cumulative layers of all transit alternatives, including bus and rail. Created intersections of transit lines with San Diego Multiple Species Conservation Program, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service data. (2014) Orange County Sanitation District Facilities Master Plan, Orange County, California. Served as GIS project manager for the Facilities Master Plan providing GIS coordination and analysis for the Initial Study, Project Description, and EIR, as well as ongoing support. (2019–Present)
Education
University of California,
Santa Barbara
BA, Geography
(Geographic Information
Sciences emphasis),
1999
Certifications
Certified GIS Professional
(GISP), No. 61174

2 Distribution System Infrastructure Protection Program EIR, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Orange County, California & San Bernardino County, California. Served as GIS project manager for the Program EIRs for the Orange County region & San Bernardino County region operations and maintenance plan and projectspecific capital improvement projects. The EIR includes analyses for hundreds of facilities sites across both counties. (2013–Present)
World Logistics Center, Moreno Valley, California. Served as GIS project manager for a large-scale, 2,500-acre commercial project. Provided GIS support in preparation of biological resources technical reports, cultural assessments, wetland delineations, focused surveys, performed alternatives analysis, prehistoric management plans and EIRs. (2021-Present)
Aquabella Specific Plan Amendment, Moreno Valley, California. Served as GIS project manager for a 650-acre development project. Provided GIS support in preparation of biological resources technical reports, cultural assessments, focused surveys, due diligence assessment and EIRs. (2021-Present) Newport Banning Ranch, Newport Beach, California. Served as GIS project manager for 400-acre development project. Provided GIS support in preparation of biological resources technical reports, management plans, wetland delineations, Habitat Conservation and Conceptual Mitigation Plan, Oilfield Vegetation Maintenance Plan, and EIRs. (2012–2016)
Newhall Ranch Development Environmental Services, Newhall Land and Farming Company, Santa Clarita, California. Served as GIS project manager for 14,500-acre development project. Provided GIS support in preparation of biological resources technical reports, management plans, wetland delineations, focused surveys, and EIRs. (2007–2009)
On-Call Contract, City of Yucaipa, California. Served as GIS analysis for the biological report and spineflower report for the Habitat Mitigation and Monitoring Plan. (2017–Present) Bacara Resort and Spa Completion Phase Project, City of Goleta, California. Served as GIS support in support for the project EIR and coastal planning process. (2013–2014) Strauss Wind Energy Project, Santa Barbara County, California. Served as GIS project manager for major wind energy project providing GIS support and coordination for Biological and Cultural resources, permitting and compliance. (2018–Present)
TerraGen Wind Energy Projects, Coachella Valley, California. Served as GIS lead for 4 wind energy repowering projects (1) Coachella Flats (2) Painted Hills (3) Desert Hot Springs and (4) San Jacinto II. Provided GIS support and coordination for a Subsequent EIR for Desert Hot Springs, MNDs for Coachella Flats and Painted Hills and an Environmental Assessment for San Jacinto II. (2017–Present)

1 Glenna McMahon, PE, CEM

HAZARDS AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
Glenna McMahon has 23 years’ environmental consulting and project management experience. Ms. McMahon focuses on due diligence, investigation and remediation, and hazardous materials permitting and compliance. Her project experience includes environmental site assessments; soil, soil vapor, groundwater, and indoor air investigations; evaluation, design, and implementation of remedial alternatives; litigation support; and third-party evaluation of remediation expenditures. Ms. McMahon manages several cleanup projects that involve state or local regulatory oversight and assists clients with negotiations and compliance with regulatory requirements. She strives for a collaborative approach with regulators while advocating for practicable solutions for the project.

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Hazards and Hazardous Materials Evaluations for CEQA/NEPA, Permitting and Compliance. Prepared hazards and hazardous materials chapters for CEQA and NEPA documents, as well as separate technical reports (e.g. Phase I ESA, Phase I ISA, Phase II ESA, Hazardous Materials Technical Report) and peer reviews of existing applicant-supplied technical reports. Chapter preparation included review and evaluation of regulatory records and historical reports, review and evaluation of existing site assessment and remediation reports, interviews with facilities personnel and site visits to evaluate existing conditions. Types of projects include commercial and residential development, municipal facilities redevelopment, renewable energy facilities, battery storage facilities, transportation corridors, water and wastewater infrastructure, transportation, and educational facilities improvements/development.

Projects included Fullerton and Cypress College Master Plan EIR, Orange County Sanitation District Facilities Master Plan EIR, Buena Vista Mixed-Use Project EIR, Beverly Hills Creative Offices EIR, Carol Kimmelman Athletic and Academic Campus EIR, Victoria Links Golf Course EIR, Kaiser Baldwin Park MND, Ocean Meadows Residential Project MND, and SDSU Athletic Center.

Former Kearney-KPF Facility, Stockton, California. Managing ongoing investigation and cleanup of chlorinated solvent- and 1,4-dioxane-impacted site. Prepared cost estimates, work plans, sampling and analysis plans, health risk assessments, health and safety plans, remedial action plans, conceptual site model, and post closure plans.

Coordination with responsible party, current owner and numerous tenants, Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB) and San Joaquin County Environmental Health Department. Prepared renewals of RCRA Hazardous Waste Facility Post-Closure Permit, including negotiating terms of the permit with DTSC. Managed soil and soil vapor site-wide sampling, and subsequent soil vapor extraction pilot test. Managed installation, start-up, 24-hour operation and regulatory compliance for ultraviolet/oxidation groundwater treatment system.

Education
University of Vermont
BS, Civil and
Environmental
Engineering
Licenses/Certifications
Professional Engineer
(PE), CA No. 79742
Certified Environmental
Manager (CEM),
NV No. 1974
OSHA 40-Hour

HAZWOPER
OSHA Site Supervisor
RCRA Hazardous Waste
Management
DOT Hazardous Material
Handler

2 Review of Environmental Site Assessments, Orange County Community Resources Housing and Community Development. Reviewed Phase I ESAs, Phase II ESAs, and hazardous building materials (e.g., lead and asbestos) survey and abatement reports supplied by applicants for housing projects in Orange County. Reports were evaluated for compliance with applicable standards including ASTM, NEPA, and other regulatory requirements.

Proposed Residential Development, Torrance, California. Conducted Phase I ESA. Identified former in-ground sump next to former oil well. Conducted Phase II ESA to evaluate potential impacts related to former sump. Soil samples for analysis of total petroleum hydrocarbons, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and metals. Soil vapor samples were analyzed for VOCs, including oxygenates and gasoline range organics. Prepared vapor barrier plans for submittal to the City of Torrance and accompanying O&M Plan specifying vapor barrier operation and maintenance requirements, sampling protocols, and contingency plan measures.

Site Assessment, Investigation, and Hazardous Materials Contingency Plan, Public Works Project, City of Chula Vista, California. Evaluated Public Works project for Conditional Exemption for CEQA process. Conducted site assessment and subsequent groundwater and soil investigation to determine extent of impacts to project area from adjacent contaminated sites. Prepared a Hazardous Materials Contingency Plan detailing known impacts and plans for management of contaminated materials during construction process. Assisted City with determining process for obtaining dewatering permit. Recently updated studies and documents to include the second phase of the project. Scheduled to conduct monitoring for the City during the construction process.

Site Assessment and Investigation, Former Shooting Range, Highland, California. Prepared Phase I ESA for San Bernardino County Flood Control project site. Prepared Phase II Sampling and Analysis Work Plan to conduct soil sampling to assess the extent of metals- and PAH-impacted soil, with considerations for biological constraints.

Coordinated with multiple parties, including site owner (Bureau of Land Management), client (Department of Public Works), and regulatory agencies (DTSC and County Fire Department).

Site Assessment, Investigation, Hazards and Hazardous Materials for EIR, Santa Monica City Yard, Santa Monica, California. Conducted Phase I ESA as part of due diligence for CEQA. Conducted Phase II ESA to evaluate potential impacts from former manufacturing, former leaking underground fuel tanks and an adjacent wellfield impacted by volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Prepared work plan with consideration for existing closed landfill, obtained permits, performed utility clearance, collected soil and soil vapor samples, managed investigation-derived waste, and prepared final sampling report. Prepared Hazards and Hazardous Materials chapter for EIR.

Environmental Site Assessments, California, Oregon, Nevada, Hawaii and Texas. Conducted Phase I ESAs, Phase I ISAs (for Caltrans projects), Hazardous Materials Technical Reports, Hazards Assessments, and Phase II ESAs throughout California, northwestern and southern Nevada, central Oregon, central Texas and Hawaii for sites ranging in size from a few acres to thousands of acres. Sites included commercial and industrial properties, oil fields, residences, schools, universities, agricultural operations, undeveloped land, renewable energy facilities, hotels, and casinos. Phase II ESAs included investigation of impacted soil, soil vapor and/or groundwater; reports included screening level risk assessments, as well as recommendations for remediation or mitigation alternatives.

Hazardous Building Materials Survey, Former Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California. As part of hazards and hazardous materials evalutations for the redevelopment project, coordinated and oversaw the survey of leadbased paint, asbestos-containing materials, universal wastes, and other hazardous materials prior to demolition.

Coordinated efforts between the survey contractor (Aurora Industrial Hygiene), the construction contractor, and the client and their representatives; facilitated and maintained communications regarding work efforts, site access, and daily and weekly reporting; reviewed the data and survey report, and prepared a summary report to accompany the final submittal.

1 Audrey Herschberger, PE

HAZARDS AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
Audrey Herschberger is a professional environmental engineer with 11 years’ experience in environmental consulting, specializing in due diligence and assessment of hazards and hazardous materials for property acquisition and development. Ms. Herschberger’s experience includes Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs) under ASTM E1527-13, ASTM E1527- 21, and ASTM E1903-19; hazards and hazardous material analysis under CEQA; management of small to mid-size environmental sampling, stormwater treatment, and permit compliance projects; and hazardous material management and abatement projects. She also has experience with regulatory compliance and permitting in Oregon, Washington, and California.

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Multiple EIR and MND documents, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), Los Angeles County, California. Served as Project Engineer.

Completed hazards and hazardous materials analysis for CEQA EIR and MND for multiple linear trunkline projects. Projects required mitigation of potentially hazardous material sites adjacent to proposed alignment.

Multiple MND documents, Los Angeles Department of Public Works (LADPW), Los Angeles County, California. Served as Project Engineer. Completed hazards and hazardous materials analysis for CEQA MND for road improvement projects, including bridge replacements and road expansions. Projects required mitigation of potentially hazardous material sites adjacent to proposed alignment.

Monterey Bay Regional Water Project EIR, California State Lands Commission, Monterey County, California. Served as Project Engineer. Completed hazards and hazardous materials analysis for CEQA EIR for large linear water distribution project. Project required analysis in multiple cities and two counties.

Facilities Master Plan EIR, Orange County Sanitation District (OCSD), Orange County, California. Served as Project Engineer. Completed hazards and hazardous materials analysis for CEQA EIR for county-wide facilities improvement project. Project required individual evaluations on three separate components (2 treatment plants, and county-wide proposed facility upgrades). Project included mitigation for methane risks and potential environmental contamination from previous industrial activities.

Hazardous Material Contingency Plan (HMCP) for contaminated soil and groundwater, City of Chula Vista, Chula Vista, California. Served as Project Engineer. Created a hazardous material contingency plan (HMCP) for contaminated soil and groundwater management during construction of a subsurface water pipeline. Soil and groundwater were contaminated with volatile organic compounds. HMCP included measures for identification, management, handling, discharge, and disposal of contaminated soil and groundwater, as well as a health and safety plan.

Education
Oregon State University
BS, Chemical Engineering,
2008
Certifications
Professional
Environmental Engineer,
OR No. 80505PE
40-Hour HAZWOPER
Certification
8-Hour HAZWOPER
Refresher
10-Hour OSHA
Construction Standards
First Aid/CPR Certification
Hazardous Waste Basics,
Managing Common
Wastes Oregon
Department of
Environmental Quality
Professional Affiliations
AWMA Pacific Northwest
International Section

2 Hazardous Materials Contingency Plan, Olympic Well Field, Santa Monica, California. Served as Project Engineer.

Prepared a contingency plan for construction of improvements to water supply wells for the City of Santa Monica.

Construction was to occur in an area of regional groundwater contamination, potentially impacting soil, soil vapor, and groundwater in the area of construction. The contingency plan included health and safety measures, air monitoring, and proper handling and disposal techniques for contaminated soil and groundwater.

Dominguez Creek EIR, Plentitude Holdings, LLC, Carson, California. Served as Project Engineer. Completed hazards and hazardous materials analysis for CEQA EIR for development of recreational site on closed landfill. Project challenges includes development on a closed landfill and adjacent to a blimp port.

Mission Valley Campus Master Plan EIR, San Diego State University (SDSU), San Diego, California. Served as Project Engineer. Completed hazards and hazardous materials analysis for CEQA EIR for demolition of SDSU Stadium and redevelopment of land for expanded campus and housing. Project required hazards analysis for adjacent petroleum terminal, including a transecting petroleum pipeline, demolition using explosives, and mitigation for onsite treatment and monitoring system for petroleum release from adjacent terminal.

Project Environmental Engineer, Golder Associates Inc., Portland, Oregon. Served as environmental consultant for large, multinational, employee-owned corporation. Managed multiple small to mid-size environmental engineering and compliance projects. Completed and managed over 30 Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments.

Specialized in Oregon and Washington stormwater permitting and compliance. Assisted with and managed stormwater treatment design projects to meet requirements of the Oregon Industrial Stormwater General Permit (1200-Z Permit). Provided field engineering oversight on remediation system construction, environmental drilling, and stormwater treatment system installation. Remediation projects include installation of a soil-vapor extraction system for perchloroethylene (TCE) contamination and dig & haul of petroleum contaminated soils. Managed hazardous material and hazardous waste handling projects, including hazardous waste removal, disposal, and full documentation for submittal to the overseeing regulatory agency.

Environmental Engineer, Shaw Environmental Inc. Portland, Oregon. Served as entry-level engineer; advancing to mid-level engineer in four years. Completed large portfolios of Phase I Environmental Site Assessments, at least 50 Phase I ESAs completed in all. Performed stormwater sampling and compliance under the Oregon and Washington industrial general permits and construction permits. Field and reporting engineer completed SPCC Plans under the Code of Federal Regulations 40 CFR 112. Environmental sampling on a wide variety of contaminated sites, including asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls, petroleum, volatile organic compounds, polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons, and heavy metals.

1 Mark Storm, INCE Bd. Cert.

NOISE AND VIBRATION
Mark Storm is a senior acoustician with 30 years’ experience as a noise control engineer specializing in environmental noise assessment, mechanical systems noise control, and architectural acoustics. Mr. Storm evaluates noise and vibration impacts from residential, manufacturing, industrial (e.g., mining, fossil-fueled and renewable power generation, energy storage, electrical transmission, and natural gas transmission), municipal, educational, commercial, and mixed-use facilities upon sensitive human and wildlife receptors. His services include development and direction of noise and vibration measurement and prediction programs, mitigation recommendations, participation in public meetings, and peer review.

Mr. Storm has authored or managed many California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)/National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) noise technical studies and sections of environmental documents. He has also handled noise for several client Applications for Certification (AFC) brought before the California Energy Commission (CEC) and applicant Resource Report 9 (noise) submissions for projects under jurisdiction of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Mr. Storm currently leads a team of senior acousticians and multiple mid- and junior-level analysts.

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On-Call Acoustic Consultant Services, City of Fullerton, California. Directed support services with regard to updating the Fullerton Noise Ordinance and creating an overlay zone where special noise standards would be included to reduce noise impacts from specific types of sources. Managed a multi-day sound monitoring program to establish baseline noise levels from which relative noise standards would be applied appropriately across downtown and other commercial-type land uses throughout the City.

Emergency Department Expansion and Medical Office Building, Kaiser Permanente, Baldwin Park, California.

Directed preparation of a Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) noise section to assess potential noise and vibration impacts associated with construction and operational of a two-phase project comprising a new 23,000 square-foot expansion (EDE) to the existing Kaiser Permanente Baldwin Park Hospital tower, followed by demolition of a retail building adjacent to the hospital campus upon which a new medical office building (MOB) would be constructed.

Housing Element Update Program EIR, County of Los Angeles, California. Managed preparation of technical assessments and programmatic environmental impact report (EIR) noise section to evaluate potential roadway traffic changes, stationary source (e.g., heating, ventilation, and air conditioning [HVAC]), and construction noise and vibration Education
Massachusetts Institute
of Technology
BS, Aeronautics and
Astronautics, 1991
Certifications
Institute of Noise Control
Engineering (INCE)
Board Certified
County of San Diego –
Approved CEQA
Consultant for Noise
Professional Affiliations
INCE-USA: Board
of Directors
Community Noise
Technical Committee
Leader

2 impacts associated with the General Plan Housing Element Update for the 2021–2029 planning period and to accommodate Los Angeles County’s fair share of the Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) allocation.

Pacific Coast Commons Specific Plan EIR, City of El Segundo, California. Directed and participated in development of the draft EIR noise section to evaluate potential construction noise and vibration impacts due to three-phase buildout of new residences and parking structures on Sepulveda Boulevard.

Globemaster Corridor Specific Plan EIR, City of Long Beach, California. Managed preparation of the programmatic EIR noise section to evaluate potential construction and operation noise and vibration impacts due to implementation of commercial development on the 437-acre specific plan area located next to the Long Beach Airport. 236 N. Central Avenue, Merlone Geier Partners, Glendale, California. Directed preparation of a site-specific noise report, including construction and operational noise assessments, for a 682-unit Class A Development to replace the Sears building. The project includes multiple floors of residential units atop a podium of retail and a multi-level parking garage, as well as a separate multi-functional outdoor park and venue space.

Rancho Mission Viejo Riding Park, City of San Juan Capistrano, California. Managed multiple outdoor sound level monitoring surveys to assess baseline outdoor ambient conditions and event-in-progress settings for summer music concerts hosted at the riding park. Sound level data collection debriefings and acoustical recommendations to date have helped inform the City of San Juan Capistrano, event promoter, and riding park owner of potential concerns and remedies with respect to noise control and/or sound abatement options.

Orange Plaza Inn, Thirtieth Street Architects, City of Orange, California. Authored a noise study to evaluate interiorto-exterior noise emission scenarios for a proposed new boutique hotel and event venue. Used CadnaA software to perform 3D sound propagation models of guest speech, live music, and pre-recorded playback and assess potential exceedances of the City of Orange noise regulations.

The Farm in Poway EIR, City of Poway, California. Directed preparation of noise study and EIR noise section for construction and operation noise and vibration impact assessments associated with the conversion of the decommissioned Stone Ridge Country Club and 18-hole golf course into a mixed-use development including 160 single-family homes, a butterfly farm, amphitheater-style outdoor concert space, and social event–hosting venues. Developed a construction noise management plan (CNMP). Managed follow-up noise level measurement surveys to help on-site contractors comply with EIR mitigation measures.

Otay Ranch Village 8 West – Parcels C, D, G, I, J, and T, HomeFed, Chula Vista, California. Directed preparation of site-specific exterior traffic noise and exterior-to-interior noise intrusion studies per previously prepared EIR mitigation reporting requirements. Traffic noise modeling performed with FHWA TNM 2.5 and included 3D depiction of housing unit facades, terrain, and roadway segments. Individual project types included single-family and multifamily home communities, an urban square, and a neighborhood park. Prediction of operational sound sources included hosted events with music, visiting food trucks, and crowd noise.

Fleming Tank and Pump Station Improvements, Irvine Ranch Water District, Orange County, California. Authored an IS/MND noise section to evaluate construction and operation noise impacts from facility improvements.

Developed and utilized an Excel-based 3D sound propagation model (“NoisePro”).

1 Mike Greene, INCE Bd. Cert.

NOISE AND VIBRATION
Mike Greene (MIKE GREEN; he/him) is an environmental specialist/acoustician with more than 33 years’ professional experience in acoustical analysis and noise control engineering. Mr. Greene has conducted and participated in noise and vibration analyses for hundreds of transportation, infrastructure, commercial, industrial, and residential projects throughout California and the United States. He has conducted noise studies for industrial and commercial facilities, ranging from power generation projects to hospitals and superspeedway facilities. Mr. Greene is experienced in the modeling of existing and future roadway noise impacts using the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Traffic Noise Model (TNM®) and with the use of both SoundPLAN and CadnaA, computer software programs for prediction and assessment of noise levels near industrial facilities and other noise sources such as roadways, railways, and airports.

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Orange County Central Utility Plant Upgrade Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND), Santa Ana, California. As part of the County of Orange Environmental and Planning On-Call Services team, Mike served as task manager for noise and vibration analysis and preparation of the noise / vibration section for this project’s MND document. Tasks included ambient noise measurements of the existing plant and surrounding noise-sensitive uses, estimates of projectrelated construction noise and vibration, as well as potential impacts from proposed on-site improvements of the utility plant.

Orange County Sanitation District Facilities Master Plan, Project No. PS17-08. Task Manager, Noise. Dudek was contracted in 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. As noise task manager, was responsible for the selection of representative projects from the many dozens of program-level and project-level projects, and the noise and vibration analysis for those projects.

Peer Review and Support Services, City of Fontana On-Call Project. Under contract to the City of Fontana, Dudek has provided peer review, consultation and project management services for multiple projects. Mr. Greene has provided peer review for several projects including residential and commercial. Dudek provided a technical review of the project applicant’s noise study prepared by the consult for the subject project. The project details, analysis methodology, modeling results and noise impacts findings were verified. The results of the peer review and any recommendations / comments were summarized in a brief letter report. Any needed revisions of the noise study were checked for regulatory compliance and followed up to the satisfaction of the City.

Education
University of California,
San Diego
BS, Applied Mechanics,
1985
Certifications
Board Certified, Institute
of Noise Control
Engineering
(INCE Bd. Cert.)
County of San DiegoApproved
Professional Affiliations
Transportation Research
Board, ADC40
Subcommittee

2 Orange County Feeder Line IS/MND, Metropolitan Water District, Santa Ana, Costa Mesa, and Newport Beach, California. Served as noise task manager for this 9-mile underground water-line maintenance project for Metropolitan Water District that passes through the Cities of Santa Ana, Costa Mesa, and Newport Beach and Orange County. The IS/MND included noise and vibration impacts analyses for the repair of the water line using two different methods. The project involved conducting an extensive noise measurement survey of representative noise-sensitive land uses throughout Orange County as well as noise and vibration modeling.

De Soto Storage Tanks and Pump Station Project, Los Angeles, California. (2020). As part of its on-call contract with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), Dudek prepared the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the proposed project. This water storage project would provide additional local storage and increase operational effectiveness, reliability, and flexibility; system redundancy; and emergency supply to the West San Fernando Valley. The project would replace the existing 3 million gallon (MG) De Soto Reservoir with two buried, pre-stressed circular concrete storage tanks immediately north of the existing reservoir site. The combined storage capacity upon completion of the new storage tanks would be approximately 20 MG. Mr. Greene conducted the noise and vibration analysis, which is adjacent to residences and a school. These noise-sensitive uses could be impacted by noise and/or groundborne vibration during pipeline construction activities. Additionally, the proposed pump station could impact adjacent residences during construction and operation. Analysis and mitigation measures were incorporated into the noise section of the EIR, with technical backup data provided in an appendix to the project’s EIR. Similar noise analysis work prepared for numerous other projects as part of Dudek’s on-call contract with LADWP.

Chapman University Specific Plan (SP) EIR, Orange, California. Served as task manager for noise and vibration analysis for this project, involving preparation of the subsequent EIR for Chapman University's SP Update. The SP update serves as Chapman University's Master Plan for growth and development within the City of Orange, California. Key issues addressed in the EIR include traffic, parking, noise, air quality/GHG emissions, cultural and historic resources, population and housing, public services and utilities, land-use planning, and aesthetics. The City of Orange is the lead agency for the EIR process, and the Dudek team coordinated closely with Chapman University and City of Orange.

Ball Road Apartments Project, City of Anaheim, California. Served as noise and vibration task manager and analyst for the preparation of IS/MND for an 11-unit, 3-story apartment building on a vacant site within the City of Anaheim. The project site was formerly used as a gasoline service station and subject to numerous environmental cleanup activities throughout the 1990s-2000s to remediate petroleum contamination issues. Given this prior use, the project’s environmental document evaluated a General Plan Amendment, Zone Change, and potential human health risks associated with residual contamination. The IS/MND is currently out for public review and the project is anticipated to be approved by the City of Anaheim’s City Council in September 2020.

Sunroad East Harbor Island Hotel Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) and Port Master Plan Amendment, Port of San Diego, California. Served as task manager to conduct a noise analysis that included noise measurements, on- and off-site traffic and construction noise impact assessment, in addition to other on-site operational noises, such as HVAC, parking lots, etc., and effects from nearby San Diego International Airport. The results of the analysis were summarized in a technical report and in the noise section of the EIR.

1 Carson Wong

NOISE AND VIBRATION
Carson Wong is an Environmental Acoustician I with educational experience in ArcGIS, Hydrometeorological data analysis, and wastewater treatment regulations. Mr. Wong has completed multiple courses at the University of California, Riverside, focusing on natural sciences, environmental law, and geographic information systems.

Select Project Experience
Confidential Project. Utilized CadnaA (Computer-Aided Design of Noise Analysis) to model a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), focusing on noise behavior analysis. Identified and mitigated sources of interference to optimize the system's performance and ensure compliance. Improved noise management, enhancing the overall reliability of the BESS.

Ocean Bluff, Rincon, Encinitas, California. Performed short-term measurements using Rion NL-52 around the project site, a new multi-family development. Short-term locations focused on the nearest locations affected by potential noise and loudest noise source near the project site. Traffic count was also tallied to predict levels of noise cause by nearby roadways.

Simms Park, Craftwater Engineering Inc., Bellflower, California. Drafted noise section of the Initial Study / Mitigated Negative Declaration (ISMND) for an underground storm water capture facility and a co-located teen/senior activity center. Collaborated with other noise team members to present data collected from field measurements and models to present to client. Also cited sections of city zoning and ambient noise levels.

SJFD covert replacement, Department of Water Resources, San Joaquin, California. Used an Roadway Construction Noise Model (RCNM) emulator to estimate noise levels during road construction. Assisted in planning noise control measures for road projects.
35th and Avenue H, Covington Group Inc., Lancaster, California. Developed a Roadway Construction Noise Model (RCNM) to estimate noise levels during road construction. Used the model to analyze construction data and make predictions. Assisted in planning noise control measures for road projects.

Carson Gateway, City of Carson, Carson, California. Measured ambient noise levels around project site using multiple short-term measurements and a long-term measurement (24 hours). Short terms focused on nearest sound receivers as well as nearby roadways. Tracked traffic count during short term measurements to predict noise levels caused by roadways at different times.

TO3_Los Robles, Kimley-Horn, Thousand Oaks, California. Performed short term measurements using Rion Nl-52 and long-term measurements using Piccolo ii around the project site. Short term locations focused on the nearest locations affected by potential noise and loudest noise source near the project site. Traffic count was also tallied to predict levels of noise cause by nearby roadways.

Education
UCR Environmental
Science (BS), Natural
Science, 2018-2022

2 Confidential Project. Performed short term measurements around planned project site. Short terms placed at nearest sound receivers to ensure ambient noise levels are at or below legal limits. Long term devices were also placed to measure overnight sound levels.

Glendale Sears, Trammel Crow Residential, Glendale, California. Performed short term measurements around planned project site. Short terms placed at nearest sound receivers to ensure ambient noise levels are at or below legal limits. Traffic counts were also recorded at every measurement location due to project being located in urban environment.

Confidential Project. Utilized CADNA (Computer-Aided Design of Noise Analysis) to model a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), focusing on noise behavior analysis. Identified and mitigated sources of interference to optimize the system's performance and ensure compliance. Improved noise management, enhancing the overall reliability of the BESS.

Confidential Project. Planted long term measurements around proposed construction site. Long term measurements used to record overnight sounds levels as well as to assess noise levels caused by traffic.

Bay Crossing Water Transmission. Performed multiple short term measurements using Rion NL-52. Locations were picked based on closest noise receivers and primary noise sources of the area. Cars on high traffic roadways were also tallied to calculate noise levels created by traffic during later times.

Confidential Project. Performed long term measurements during construction hours to evaluate post driving noise level compliance with applicable jurisdictional standards.

Aquabella, T/Cal Realty II LLC, Moreno Valley, California. Measured ambient noise levels around project site using multiple short-term measurements and an unattended long term measurement (24 hours). Short terms focused on nearest sound receivers as well as nearby roadways. Tracked traffic count during short term measurements to predict noise levels caused by roadways at different times.

1 Michael Williams, PhD

PALEONTOLOGY
Michael Williams is a paleontologist and crossed-trained archaeological field technician with over 25 years’ experience with fieldwork, fossil invertebrate and vertebrate specimen processing, and writing of reports for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) and private and public entities. Dr. Williams has project experience in all aspects of paleontological mitigation, including Phase I preconstruction surveys and report preparation and writing paleontological mitigation plans, initial studies (ISs)/mitigated negative declarations, and environmental impact reports (EIRs). He also has experience attending pregrade meetings; preparing and presenting on-site Worker Environmental Awareness Programs (WEAPs); monitoring for paleontological resources and supervising paleontological monitoring; coordinating spot checks and monitoring with construction superintendents and foremen; collecting and processing sediments for vertebrate microfossils, writing final monitoring reports; and accessioning fossils to the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, the San Bernardino County Museum, the Western Science Center in Hemet, the San Diego Natural History Museum, and the Cooper Center in Orange County.

Dr. Williams has California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and private company paleontological mitigation experience in San Diego, Imperial, Orange, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, Ventura, Kern, Inyo, Fresno, San Francisco, and Alameda counties. In addition, he has worked as a cross-trained archaeological surveyor and monitor on several field projects.

Select Project Experience
1000 Oriole Project, Tag Front, Laguna Beach, California. Served as paleontological principal investigator. Requested the paleontological records search from the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, conducted the archaeological and paleontological survey, and co-wrote the cultural and paleontological resources inventory report. 1225 Cliff Drive – Archaeological and Paleontological Resources Study, Morris Skenderian and Associates, A.I.A., Laguna Beach, California. Served as paleontological principal investigator. Requested the paleontological records search from the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County and co-wrote the cultural and paleontological resources inventory report.

San Juan Capistrano Medical Office, Edward Almanza and Associates, San Juan Capistrano, California. Served as principal paleontologist and supervised paleontological monitoring.

Skate Park Project, Orange County Fire Authority, Irvine, California. As senior paleontologist, requested the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County paleontological records search and drafted the paleontological resources section of the MND.

Education
Louisiana State University
PhD, Geology and
Geophysics, 2009
BS, Zoology, 2002
Certifications
Qualified Paleontologist,
City of San Diego and
Counties of Kern, Orange,
Riverside, and San Diego
BLM California
Paleontological Resource
Use Permit
Professional Affiliations
Society of Vertebrate
Paleontology

2 Lifetime Fitness Construction Project, Lifetime Fitness Inc., Laguna Niguel, California. Served as principal paleontologist. Monitored excavations for paleontological resources; salvaged and accessioned fossils into the Cooper Center at California State University, Fullerton; and wrote the final monitoring report.

Orange County Great Park Paleontological Monitoring, City of Irvine, California. Served as staff paleontologist.

Developed and presented the WEAP. Monitored construction activities for former underground storage tank 240b and pond excavations for paleontological resources, accessioned fossils into the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, and wrote the final monitoring reports.

Anaheim Henning View Terrace Home Construction Project, KTK Construction Inc., Anaheim Hills, California. Served as principal paleontologist. Supervised paleontological monitoring and co-wrote the final monitoring report.

Cypress College Affordable Student Housing, North Orange County Community College District, California. Served as paleontological principal investigator. Requested the paleontological records search from the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles and drafted the paleontological resources section of the mitigated negative declaration.

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

Served as paleontological principal investigator. Conducted the paleontological resources survey and wrote the paleontological resources survey report.

Chapman University Packinghouse EIR, Orange County, California. Served as paleontologist. Requested the paleontological records search from the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County and drafted paleontological resources section for the EIR.

Fullerton College Instruction Building and Central Plant Paleontological Monitoring Project, North Orange County Community College District, Fullerton, California. Served as project manager and senior paleontologist. Presented the workers environmental awareness training, supervised paleontological monitors, and conducted paleontological monitoring, and wrote the final monitoring report.

Trampas Dam and Reservoir Archaeological and Paleontological Services, Santa Margarita Water District, San Juan Capistrano, California. Served as archaeological and paleontological project manager and senior paleontologist. Prepared and administered the Workers Environmental Awareness Training for paleontology and archaeology; conducted, coordinated, and supervised archaeological and paleontological resources monitoring; and wrote the final archaeological and paleontological final monitoring report.

Protea Memory Care Facility Project, City of San Juan Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano, California. Served as senior paleontologist. Requested the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County paleontological records search and wrote the paleontological resources section of the archaeological and paleontological resources technical report.

1 Sarah Siren, PG, GISP

PALEONTOLOGY
Sarah Siren is a senior paleontologist with 22 years’ experience as a paleontological resources consultant. Ms. Siren has served as paleontologist for numerous projects throughout California, with extensive experience in Imperial, Orange, Riverside, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and San Diego Counties. These projects involved multiple agencies, public and private sector clients, a variety of resources, and multidisciplinary staff supervision. She specializes in California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) compliance standards. She taught at Saddleback Community College in Mission Viejo, California as an associate geology professor, and worked as a curatorial assistant with the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County and, more recently, as a field manager with the San Diego Natural History Museum.

Ms. Siren has conducted studies at both the Smithsonian Institution and Badlands National Park, and supervised as lead research scientist for various field activities, curation projects, and laboratory preparations. Her diverse experience includes recovering, identifying, mapping, and preparing fossils.

Ms. Siren is able to effectively manage projects and complete deliverables from assessments to final technical reports in a timely manner.

Select Project Experience
Trampas Dam and Reservoir Project, Santa Margarita Water District, Orange County, California. Provided paleontological and cultural resources management during this multi-year mitigation monitoring project.

Pelican Hill, The Irvine Company, City of Newport Beach, California. Managed the on-site paleontological mitigation program operated by Stantec for the Pelican Hill Project in Newport Beach, Orange County, California. In accordance with local and state guidelines, supervised the recovery of over 200 fish fossils from the middle to late Miocene marine Monterey Formation, and both terrestrial and marine specimens from the overlying Pleistocene age terrace deposits.

Portola Springs (Planning Area 6), The Irvine Company, City of Irvine, California.

As project manager, provided comprehensive paleontological consultation services for a large-scale development. This project yielded fossils that dated from the Cretaceous age (over 65 million years ago) deposits through the Pleistocene age (until 11,000 years ago). Responsible for overseeing the paleontological resource management, including large fossil salvages and monitoring during rough grading.

Orchard Hills (Planning Area 1), The Irvine Company, City of Irvine, California. As project manager, responsible for archaeological and paleontological services provided during rough grading at Fire St. #55 for Irvine Community Development Company (ICDC).

Education
South Dakota School of
Mines and Technology
MS, Paleontology, 2002
George Washington
University
BS, Geology, 1999
BA, French Language
Certifications
Professional Geologist
(PG), CA, No. 9831
Certified GIS Professional
(GISP), No. 58370
OSHA 40-hour

HAZWOPER
Qualified Paleontologist,
City of San Diego and
Counties of Kern, Los
Angeles, Orange,
Riverside, San Diego, and
San Luis Obispo
Professional Affiliations
Natural History Museum
of Los Angeles County
Society of Vertebrate
Paleontology

2 Block 4N (North Encanto) Project, City of San Diego, California. As project manager and principal investigator, responsible for archaeological and paleontological monitoring for underground conduit system installation by San Diego Gas and Electric (SDG&E) for the City of San Diego in the neighborhood of Encanto. A marine mollusk and vertebrate assemblage was recovered from the San Diego Formation. Served as the primary author of the report. Specimens were prepared and curated according to the City of San Diego and the San Diego Natural History Museum’s guidelines for paleontology.

Palm Springs Waste Water Treatment Plant, City of Palm Springs, California. Project manager and principal investigator, responsible for preparation of a field survey report, paleontological resources monitoring program, and final report for this construction project.

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

Paleontologist for the Facilities Master Plan Program EIR. Issues include historic building preservation, traffic, and parking, and adjacent neighbor concerns associated with noise, traffic, parking, and growth inducement.

Coast Community College District, County of Orange, California. As project manager and co-principal investigator, conducted the field surveys and prepared the paleontological resources assessments for Orange Coast College, Golden West College, and Coastline Community College.
607 Kings Road, City of Newport Beach, California. Served as paleontologist for fossil salvage of a Pleistocene baleen whale skull from a private residence for the City of Newport Beach. Was instrumental in coordinating with the City, the property owner, and the Los Angeles Times journalists who covered the news story.

Paleontological Services On-Call Contract, Caltrans, Counties of San Diego and Imperial, California. As field manager investigator, responsible for oversight of paleontological monitoring being conducted as part of Caltrans road improvement projects along the SR-52, SR-76, SR-78, SR-94, SR-805, SR-905, and I-15 freeways. Numerous concurrent work orders were issued and completed under the on-call contract. Also responsible for co-authoring final project reports (both mitigation and assessment).

South Orange County Water Authority (SOCWA) Coastal Treatment Plant, County of Orange, California. As field manager and co-principal investigator, conducted the field survey and co-authored the paleontological resources assessment report.

Holly Hills Storm Drain Project, Los Angeles Department of Public Works, Los Angeles County, California. As project manager and paleontologist, responsible for providing on-call paleontological monitoring. The scope of services included providing on-site monitoring and collection of archaeological or paleontological resources found. Evaluated and prepared salvaged fossils in compliance with CEQA guidelines. Wrote quarterly reports on the findings.

1 Steve Taffolla

PUBLICATIONS SERVICES
Steve Taffolla (STEEV tuh-FOY-uh; he/him) leads Dudek’s Publications and Creative groups and has 14 years’ professional editorial experience, specializing in the preparation of complex, multidisciplinary environmental documents. Mr. Taffolla has been the principal technical editor for numerous California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and National Environmental Policy Act documents, technical reports, and habitat conservation plans.

Mr. Taffolla is also a leader in the field of document accessibility, ensuring that Dudek’s work products are in compliance with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and California Assembly Bill 434. He understands the requirements of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines and helps clients meet these standards in their documents.

Select Project Experience
San Diego State University Mission Valley Campus Master Plan, San Diego State University (SDSU), San Diego, California. Provided document accessibility support for the SDSU Mission Valley Implementation Plan. The project entails redevelopment of the 68,000-seat stadium and surrounding parking lot on approximately 166 acres, adjacent to sensitive biological habitat in the San Diego River and Murphy Canyon Creek. Specifically, the project proposed to develop a new SDSU campus in Mission Valley with 1.6 million square feet of campus uses in 15 buildings; a new 35,000-seat stadium; up to 4,600 dwelling units; up to 400 hotel rooms; 95,000 square feet of neighborhoodserving commercial/retail uses; and more than 80 acres of park, recreation, and open space.

Campus Master Plan EIR, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, California. Provided editorial support by reviewing several sections of the EIR and developing the document’s template. The university contracted Dudek to provide professional services and CEQA documentation for the Campus Master Plan, which required the preparation of a comprehensive program EIR. Dudek assisted the university in preparing the program EIR and evaluating the cumulative impacts, growth-inducing impacts, and irreversible significant effects on the environment of subsequent campus projects.

Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan (DRECP), California Energy Commission and Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Southern California. Served as the principal technical editor and project coordinator for the DRECP EIR/Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), Land Use Plan Amendment, and Record of Decision. Managed a team of technical editors for the massive documentation effort, helped respond to public comments, participated in public outreach efforts, and provided document accessibility support. Dudek applied its extensive experience in both conservation planning and the energy sector by assisting and supporting the Renewable Energy Action Team agencies (the California Energy Commission, BLM, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and California Department of Fish and Wildlife) in developing the DRECP. The DRECP is a major component of California's renewable energy planning efforts that helps provide effective, coherent protection and conservation of desert ecosystems while allowing for appropriate development of renewable energy projects across 22.5 million acres in seven counties of the California Education
University of California,
Berkeley
BA, English
Professional Affiliations
Phi Beta Kappa
Internal Association of
Accessibility Professionals

2 desert region. Dudek prepared each of the three components of the public draft DRECP that were designed to streamline renewable energy development and associated transmission while providing for conservation of critical desert ecosystems, as follows:
 A Natural Community Conservation Plan under the California Natural Community Conservation Planning Act and California Endangered Species Act
 A General Conservation Plan under the federal Endangered Species Act  A BLM Land Use Plan Amendment under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act Following release of the public draft DRECP, Dudek prepared the DRECP Proposed Land Use Plan Amendment and Final EIS that specifically addressed the 10 million acres of BLM-administered lands in the DRECP area.

East County Substation/Tule Wind/Energia Sierra Juarez Gen-Tie Projects EIR/EIS, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and BLM, San Diego County, California. Provided editorial support for various sections of the EIR/EIS as required by the CPUC and BLM for San Diego Gas & Electric’s East County Substation project, which includes a 500/230/138-kilovolt (kV) substation, approximately 14 miles of new 138 kV transmission line, and rebuild of the Boulevard Substation. Also prepared documents for the administrative record and organized public comment letters, and provided document accessibility support for published documents.

California Department of Food and Agriculture and U.S. Department of Agriculture, California Wildlife Damage Management EIR/EIS, California (Statewide). Provided document accessibility services for the project’s Scoping Report and supporting documents. Dudek is providing comprehensive management and environmental compliance services to the California Department of Food and Agriculture and United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Service Division for a joint EIR/EIS for the proposed statewide wildlife damage management program. The EIR/EIS evaluated impacts associated with activities performed by California Department of Food and Agriculture and California counties under the proposed Wildlife Damage Management Program.

Salton Sea Species Conservation Habitat Project, California Department of Water Resources/California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Imperial and Riverside Counties, California. Served as lead technical editor for regulatory permitting documents. Tasks included ensuring consistency in data and terminology across multiple permitting documents and leading the production effort for submittal to the relevant agencies. As a subconsultant to Cardno Entrix, Dudek assisted the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, through the California Department of Water Resources, with wetland, endangered species, and California State Lands Commission lease/environmental permitting for the Salton Sea Species Conservation Habitat Plan. The project consists of creating approximately 2,400 acres of new saline pond habitat at the south shore of the Salton Sea and would establish new shallow water habitat for fish and fish-eating bird species that use the Salton Sea for breeding, migratory stopover, and residential habitat.

1 Dennis Pascua

TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION
Dennis Pascua (DEN-iss PAS-kwa; he/him) is a senior transportation planner and Dudek’s transportation services manager with 30 years’ experience in transportation planning/engineering throughout California. Mr. Pascua has successfully managed a variety of projects for local agencies and private developers, including traffic and circulation impact analyses and parking demand studies in both highly urbanized and rural areas. He is highly experienced with CEQA/NEPA and transportation topics and policies surrounding vehicle miles traveled (VMT), active transportation, and Complete Streets throughout California. In addition, he is also highly experienced in parking policies and demand analysis. Mr. Pascua also offers an international perspective, having managed transportation planning projects in the Philippines, Japan, and the United Arab Emirates.

Select Project Experience
LADWP On-Call Environmental Services, Los Angeles, California. Managed the in-house team that prepared Traffic Impact Analysis (TIAs) for various infrastructure projects prepared under an on-call contract with the City of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), the nation’s largest municipal utility. The TIAs prepared involve the analysis of construction-related traffic and potential lane closures on major public thoroughfares. Construction mitigation measures include the preparation of a Construction Traffic Management Plan that includes traffic control plans for roadway construction, and transportation demand management for construction worker traffic.

Dudek has also coordinated with the Department of Transportation and Bureau of Engineering on those projects.

Orange County Sanitation District Facilities Master Plan Project, No. PS17-08, Orange County, California. Managed the in-house Transportation team that prepared programmatic- and project level traffic analyses for the Program EIR for the Orange County Sanitation District Facilities Master Plan. The traffic analyses consisted of trip generation and VMT analyses for programmed projects included in a 20-year Capital Improvement Program. 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, 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.

Pacific Coast Commons Specific Plan, City of El Segundo, California. Conducted the peer reviews of the applicantprovided Traffic Impact Analysis (TIA), parking demand study, and vehicle miles traveled (VMT) analysis of a 6.4 acre Specific Plan area known as Pacific Coast Commons along Pacific Coast Highway in El Segundo. The peer reviews also included coordination with City staff and the applicant’s transportation/parking consultant. The project would redevelop the existing surface parking lots of the Fairfield Inn and Suites Hotel and Aloft Hotel properties, as well as the Fairfield Inn and Suites “Food and Beverage” building (formerly the Hacienda Education
University of California,
Irvine
BA, Social Ecology
(Environmental Analysis
and Design)
Professional Affiliations
Institute of Transportation
Engineers
American Planning
Association
Association of
Environmental
Professionals

2 Restaurant). The adoption of a Specific Plan would allow for the following: (1) the continued operation of the Fairfield Inn and Suites Hotel and the Aloft Hotel, which contain 596 rooms within 288,767 square feet of development; (2) 327,021 square feet of residential development for 263 new housing units, including 257 multifamily apartments and six condominiums/townhomes; (3) 11,252 square feet of commercial/retail uses; and (4) three new parking structures that would contain 792 parking stalls.

City of Carson On-Call Environmental Analysis Services, Carson, California. Managed and prepared transportation and parking analyses, and peer reviewed transportation studies for various projects in the City under an on-call contract. Coordinated with the City’s Planning and Public Works Departments, and Caltrans District 7, on analyses and peer reviews. Attended Planning Commission and City Council Hearings to support the transportation studies on behalf of the City. Some of these projects include: Birch Specific Plan (traffic analysis); DWP Truck Yard (peer review); Victoria Greens (peer review); Shippers Transport Truck Yard (access analysis); KL Fenix Truck Terminal (traffic analysis); and, Jefferson on Avalon (peer review).

Montclair Place District Specific Plan, Montclair, California. Managed the in-house Transportation team that prepared the Traffic Impact Analysis (TIA) that identified potential project-related traffic impacts associated with the buildout of the Montclair Place District Specific Plan (MPDSP), on an approximately 104.35-acre project site in downtown Montclair. The TIA was prepared per the requirements of the City, San Bernardino County Transportation Authority (SBCTA), and Caltrans requirements; and, included a vehicle miles traveled analysis per Senate Bill 743 (SB 743). The TIA comprised a study area of 60 intersections spread over four cities and two counties. A key feature of the MPDSP would provide for the construction of a pedestrian-oriented, mixed-use downtown district, with structured parking facilities through a series of planned phases. At buildout of the MDPSP, the following uses would be operating on the project site: 5,366 mid-rise residential units; 955 high-rise residential units; 331,056 square feet (SF) of general office; 201,452 SF of medical offices; a 250 room hotel; 74,030 SF of civic uses; 1,170,853 SF shopping center uses; 72,682 SF of retail uses; and, a 109,836 SF movie theater.

Harbor Park Beach Construction Grading and Maintenance Program, San Diego Unified Port District, California.

Prepared a trip generation analysis for the proposed Harbor Park Beach Construction Grading and Maintenance Program. This program is a component of the Chula Vista Bayfront Master Plan for which an EIR was certified in 2020. The trip generation analysis determined whether the revised Beach Construction Grading and Maintenance Program was consistent with the maintenance activities analyzed in the Master Plan.

Marsh Park Access Evaluation and Recommendations, Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority, Los Angeles, California. Conducted an evaluation of the existing access conditions at the driveways in Marsh Park in the City of Los Angeles. The project was intended to address safety concerns at the park access including obstructed sight distance, failure of vehicles to yield to bicyclists and pedestrians, and lack of visibility for drivers to see when park gates are closed. Provided recommendations to improve safety for park users including placement of stop signs, reflective markers for park gates, and signage to alert drivers to the presence of pedestrians. Recommendations were made consistent with guidance provided in the California Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices.

1 Sabita Tewani, AICP, PTP

TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION
Sabita Tewani (SAB-ih-tah TE-wah-ni; she/her) is a transportation planner with over 12 years’ experience in preparing transportation-related environmental and technical documentation for land use, transportation, and construction projects including vehicle miles traveled (VMT) estimation requirements per Senate Bill (SB) 743 compliance for the updated California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines for transportation impact analyses. Ms. Tewani has prepared several VMT assessments using web and/or Geographic Information System (GIS)- based mapping tools, VMT Calculators and Estimators, Location Based Service data from StreetLight big data company, greenhouse gas (GHG) emission thresholds, sketch-planning tools, as well results from custom travel demand model runs conducted for projects located in California. Ms. Tewani is familiar with using GHG reductions in transportation sector using the California Air Pollution Control Officers Association guidance. Ms. Tewani is experienced in all phases of traffic study analysis, including data collection, trip generation calculations, level of service (LOS) analysis, signal warrant analysis, all-way stop-control warrant analysis, shared parking calculations, and evaluation of internal circulation and access. Ms. Tewani is proficient in preparing as well as reviewing traffic study reports and technical memorandums per General Plan Consistency and screening requirements of numerous jurisdictions in California.

Select Project Experience
Los Angeles County Metro Area Plan Environmental Impact Report, County of Los Angeles, California. Working on the VMT-focused transportation analysis for the proposed project that is intended to guide regional-level growth and development within the seven unincorporated communities of the Metro Planning Area (MAP) using results from the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategies Travel Demand Forecasting model for the proposed land uses.

Los Angeles Department of Water and Power On-Call Environmental Services, Los Angeles, California. Prepared traffic technical memorandums and environmental documents for the following projects under an on-call contract with the City of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, the nation’s largest municipal utility:

North Hollywood Chlorination Stations Project, Tujunga Central Groundwater Station, De Soto Avenue Trunk Line Replacement, De Soto Water Tanks, Haynes Generating Station, and Valley Generating Station.

Substantial Evidence Memorandum for VMT Screening Criteria Analysis, City of Pomona, California. Prepared a technical memorandum that is used to support the City of Pomona’s Transportation Study Guidelines in screening projects for VMT Education
Newcastle University
MSc, Transportation
Engineering and
Operations, 2004
School of Planning and
Architecture, New Delhi
MA, Planning
(Transportation
specialization), 2002
BA, Architecture, 2000
Certifications
American Institute of
Certified Planners (AICP)
Professional
Transportation Planner
(PTP)
Professional Affiliations
American Planning
Association
Institute of Transportation
Engineers (ITE)
ITE San Diego Section
Transportation Capacity
and Mobility Task Force
and ITE SB 743 Modeling
Sub-Committee

2 impacts by establishing VMT screening thresholds for land use projects using their associated daily vehicle trip generation and GHG emission thresholds recommended by the South Coast Air Quality Management District.

Los Angeles County Housing Element Update Program Environmental Impact Report, County of Los Angeles, California.

Prepared the program-level transportation analysis that focused on housing sites included as part of the Housing Element Update’s rezoning program Environmental Impact Report (EIR). The rezoning program is required to meet the county’s Regional Housing Needs Assessment for the 2021–2029 planning period.

Orange County Sanitation District Facilities Master Plan, Project No. PS17-08, Orange County, California. Worked on the transportation section and construction VMT analysis for the Program EIR (which included 75 projects and the overall program) for the Orange County Sanitation District’s 2017 Facilities Master Plan.

Globemaster Corridor Specific Plan EIR and Environmental Impact Statement, City of Long Beach, California. Prepared the transportation section for the proposed Globemaster Corridor Specific Plan, which creates a policy framework for the development and improvement of 437-acres into an employment district in an area adjacent to the Long Beach Airport, Port of Long Beach, Interstate 405, and surrounding residential and business community.

El Camino Community College Fire Academy, El Camino Community College District, Torrance, California. Prepared the transportation section, trip generation, and VMT screening analysis for the construction and operation of the El Camino College Fire Training Facility.

Elephant Hill Residential Project, City of Pomona, California. Prepared the Transportation Study (TS) traffic effects and transportation impacts associated with the proposed 228-unit residential development of Elephant Hill in the City of Pomona.

Focused Traffic Analysis for Birch Specific Plan, City of Carson, California. Prepared a Focused Traffic Analysis for a project proposing to develop 32 residential condominium units on the west side of Figueroa Street, west of its intersection with 218th Street in the west side of the City of Carson.

Mission Flats, City of Oceanside, California. Prepared the traffic analysis that identified potential traffic effects associated with the development of 137 apartment units, 3,500 square feet of retail/commercial space, and other supporting amenities on a 4.73-acre site located on 3907 Mission Avenue in the City of Oceanside.

Siesta Residential, Integral Communities, City of Imperial Beach, California. Prepared a Focused Traffic Impact Study for the proposed development of 65 duplex homes, located on a 4.7-acre parcel at the southeast corner of Palm Avenue and 4th Street in the City of Imperial Beach.

Central Park Buildout, City of Santa Clarita, California. Prepared the Local Transportation Assessment (LTA) to provide an operational analysis (LOS) for the proposed 17-acre expansion of Central Park in the City of Santa Clarita.

Stetson Corner, City of Hemet, California. Prepared the Transportation Impact Analysis (TIA) and VMT Screening Analysis for the proposed commercial uses on Stetson Corner in the City of Hemet, in Riverside County.

Encompass Health, City of Chula Vista, California. Prepared the LTA and VMT Analysis for an 80-bed inpatient rehabilitation facility with supporting amenities located on a 9.56-acre site in the City of Chula Vista.

Buena Vista Project, City of Los Angeles, California. Prepared the transportation section for the EIR for this mixeduse development of residential and commercial uses on an 8.08-acre site located north of downtown Los Angeles within the vicinity of Chinatown neighborhood.

1 Amanda Meroux, EIT

TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION
Amanda Meroux (uh-MAN-duh meh-ROO; she/her) is an assistant transportation engineer with 5 years’ experience, specializing in the preparation of traffic impact analyses (TIA), technical documents, traffic modeling, and traffic control plans. Ms. Meroux has an educational backgroud in civil and environmental engineering, emphasizing air quality and transportation studies. She has experience working with TIA procedures, including vehicle miles traveled (VMT) analysis, data collection, cumulative project development, trip generation calculations, level of service (LOS) analysis for intersections and roadway segments, signal warrant analysis, construction traffic, internal circulation and access evaluation, and vehicle turning analysis. She is also proficient with various types of transportation and design software, including PTV Vistro/Vissim, Synchro/SimTraffic, Traffix, AutoTurn, Highway Capacity Software, as well as other technical programs, such as ArcGIS and AutoCAD.

Select Project Experience
Facilities Master Plan Programmatic EIR, Orange County Sanitation District, Orange County, California. Assisted in the preparation of the transportation section of the EIR, providing an analysis of the transportation and traffic impacts associated with implementation of the proposed Facilities Master Plan (FMP) projects. FMP projects addressed in the Programmatic EIR (PEIR) would be located at various sites throughout the Sanitation District’s service area, which covers an approximately 479-square-mile area within the northwestern and central portions of Orange County, and include a series of approximately 83 Capital Improvement Program projects proposed to be implemented by the Sanitation District through 2040 to rehabilitate, replace, and optimize their existing facilities in continued service to residents and businesses within their service area. The transportation section analyzed the potential construction-related (temporary) transportation impacts and operations-and-maintenance-related (permanent) transportation impacts related to four FMP project components.

Multiple Projects, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, Los Angeles, California. Worked as part of a team on multiple Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) projects that analyzed various construction impacts associated with trunk line, pipeline, and facility construction. The analyses focused on the temporary construction impacts upon both residential and urban corridors, impacts to pedestrian and multi-modal accessibility, and LOS. As part of the Los Angeles Department of Transportation guidelines, critical movement analysis was performed for a wide range of regions across Los Angeles.

Santa Barbara Community Wildfire Protection Plan PEIR, City of Santa Barbara, California. Prepared the transportation section of the EIR for the comprehensive fire management program for the City of Santa Barbara, known as a Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP). The purpose of the project is to update the City’s 2004 Wildland Fire Plan to account for changes in the City’s fire environment and work completed under the 2004 Plan Education
University of California,
Davis
BS, Civil and
Environmental
Engineering, 2017
Certifications
Engineer-in-Training (EIT),
No. 161772
Professional Affiliations
American Society of Civil
Engineers (ASCE)
Institute of Transportation
Engineers (ITE)

2 with a comprehensive, coordinated plan to mitigate the impact of wildland fire to the City. The transportation section included analysis of existing transportation conditions within the City, including bicycle, pedestrian, and transit facilities, as well as analysis of associated regulatory requirements, potential impacts, and mitigation measures related to implementation of the proposed CWPP.

Montclair Place District Specific Plan, City of Montclair, California. Prepared the TIA that identified potential traffic impacts associated with the demolition of the existing Montclair Place Mall to construct a pedestrian-oriented, mixeduse downtown district, with structured parking facilities throughout a series of planned phases. The Montclair Place District Specific Plan provides development standards and architectural guidelines in the plan area through the year 2040, and would include over 6,000 residential units, over 500,000 square feet of general office and medical office uses, and over one million square feet of shopping and retail uses. Traffic impacts related to VMT were analyzed using the San Bernardino Transportation Analysis Model. Additionally, traffic impacts related to LOS were analyzed at 56 intersections throughout the study area, at project driveways, and along the Interstate-10 freeway. Caltrans facilities were analyzed using Highway Capacity Manual 6 methodology through the Highway Capacity Software and Synchro/SimTraffic software for freeway mainline, weaving, and ramp analyses.

West Mission Bay Drive Bridge Traffic Control, Flatiron Construction, San Diego, California. Provided analysis of revised staging proposed by Flatiron Construction and assisted in the preparation of traffic control plans for the West Mission Bay Drive Bridge. Review of revised staging included analysis of line of sight, as well as curve radius to speed relationships associated with plans to place both direction of travel on the newly constructed bridge during demolition of the existing bridge.

IPS Gardena Facilities Well Drilling Traffic Control, IPS Corporation, Gardena, California. Prepared traffic control plans for the installation of groundwater monitoring wells to monitor the progress of in-situ remediation at the IPS Gardena facilities located on South Main Street and South Broadway Street in Gardena, California. Traffic control plans included determination of appropriate merging tapers, as well as road closure and detour signage.

Alta Oceanside, PR II/Wood Oceanside, LLC, Oceanside, California. Prepared the TIA that identified potential traffic impacts associated with the development of 309 multifamily dwelling units and 5,422 square feet of commercial uses on a 5.3-acre site located on the southwest corner of the Coast Highway/Costa Pacifica Way intersection. The TIA included roadway segment and intersection levels of service analysis under the Existing, Cumulative. and Buildout Year (2035) conditions with and without the project as well as project access, queuing analysis, and California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) freeway segment analysis to determine impacts and required mitigation measures.

Stetson Corner, City of Hemet, California. Assisted in the preparation of the TIA that identified potential traffic impacts associated with the proposed commercial development, including a gas station and convenience market, car wash, and fast-food restaurants. The TIA included intersection LOS analysis at 10 intersections under the Existing and Opening Year conditions with and without the project. Additionally, 95th percentile queuing was analyzed at the intersection adjacent to the project site and at project access driveways.

1 Michael Huff, RCA

URBAN FORESTRY AND WILDFIRE ANALYSES
Michael Huff is founder and manager of Dudek’s Urban Forestry/Fire Protection Planning team with 31 years’ experience as a forester and fire protection planner. Mr. Huff specializes in management of community-wide and projectspecific fire protection plans (FPPs), wildland–urban interface (WUI) fire management plans, wildfire hazard reduction projects, California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) supporting technical documents, and CEQA impact analysis studies. Mr. Huff possesses considerable project issue resolution experience and focuses on working within the regulations to provide creative, cost-saving solutions to his clients. He routinely participates in public hearings, strategy sessions, and provides public presentations.

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Native Forest Preservation and Management Plans, Rutter Development, Eastbridge Partners, and The Irvine Company, Orange County, California.

Managed multiple projects, including wildland oak and other native tree inventory, mapping, and assessment; project impact analysis, mitigation, revegetation, and monitoring plan preparation; and agency coordination and interaction. Projects include Saddle Creek/Saddle Crest, Rancho Potrero Leadership Academy, and Sakaida Nursery–all located in Orange County; Canyon Crest–City of Brea; Martin Ranch–City of San Bernardino; Areas 1, 2, 3, and 4–Eastern Orange County; and Mountain Park, City of Anaheim Hills. Most of these projects include large populations of native coast live oak trees, some of which are impacted by development.

Fuel Modification Zone Analysis and Fuel Management Program Development, Various Developers, Orange County, California. Assisted a wildland fire ecologist on several residential development projects in Orange County. Field assessments of existing vegetation types and fuel loads were followed by fuel model input and scenario outputs. Fuel management programs that justified deviations from the Orange County Fire Authority standards were provided, along with agency coordination and meeting attendance.

University of California, San Diego Fire Protection Planning Study, University of California, San Diego Planning Department, La Jolla, California. Prepared a Fire Protection Planning Study to support the University of California, San Diego Long Range Development Plan (LRDP) process. The study evaluated the site’s fire risk, which includes a large eucalyptus forest and native chaparral and coastal sage scrub landscapes, along with laying out best practices for fire protection. As the LRDP is realized, the fire protection measures and features defined in the Fire Protection Planning Study document will be used to guide fire safety requirements.

Education
Northern Arizona
University
BS, Forest Management,
1992
Certifications
Registered Consulting
Arborist (RCA)
Certified Arborist,
No. WE-4276A
San Diego County
Department of Planning
and Land Use-Approved
Fire Protection Planner
Laguna Beach Fire
Department-Approved
Fire Protection Planner
Certified Wildland
Fire Ecologist
Professional Affiliations
American Society of
Consulting Arborists
National Fire
Protection Association –
International
California Fire Chief’s
Association – Fire
Prevention Officers

2 Northwood 5 Tree Evaluation, The Irvine Company, Irvine, California. Project manager for this evaluation of eight eucalyptus windrows in the Northwood 5 development of Irvine and the adjacent Hicks Canyon Wash. Inspected each tree in the eight windrows and prepared recommendations for which ones should be removed because of health, structure, or hazardous conditions. In addition, provided specifications for removal, pruning, irrigation, and maintenance, and supervised the tree removal. Additional services included recommendations of techniques for tree protection during and after construction, and providing a complete eucalyptus tree maintenance plan. This project involved close cooperation with the Orange County Environmental Management Agency.

San Diego State University Campus Housing FPP, San Diego State University, California. Managed and was primary author of this FPP for new campus housing located next to a wildland canyon. The FPP addresses the potential fire risk and delineates fuel modification zones and building requirements for ignition resistance.

Santa Barbara Botanic Garden FPP, Santa Barbara, California. Managed the preparation of an FPP for the proposed botanic garden expansion. The FPP included site-specific fire behavior modeling, analysis of the option for on-site sheltering, and addressed all fire protection features that would be provided for the site’s structures. Fuel modification was customized for this site based on the site’s terrain and expected fire behavior.

Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History FPP, Santa Barbara, California. Was primary author and managed this FPP for the proposed expansion of the museum of natural history. The FPP addresses the site’s unique fire hazards and guides future expansion, including considerations for evacuation, restricted on-site populations during Red Flag Warning weather, and provisions for defensible space.

Bonsall Unified School District New High School Fire Protection and Evacuation Plan, Bonsall, California. Lead author, fire protection planner, and manager of this project to assist the Bonsall Unified School District with fire safe planning for a new high school within a high fire hazard severity zone. The FPP documented the fire environment, related hazards, and overall fire risk while specifying safety features and measures that would result in low overall fire risk and the ability to shelter in place if considered safer than evacuating. Provided input on the EIR’s wildfire chapter, responses to comments, and overall fire- and evacuation-related planning.

FPP for the MRCA Public Access Enhancement Plan, Malibu, California. Served as Project Manager and technical expert, and drafted portions of the FPP, which served as a component of the project EIR. The project involved development of facilities to enhance public access to open space within the Santa Monica Mountains, including parking areas, campsites, and trails. The FPP analyzed fire risk components associated with increased public access into wildland areas and developed measures to mitigate risk. Technical analysis of risk included assessment of fire history, fire behavior modeling, access constraints, and proximity to firefighting resources. Fire behavior modeling involved the use of both tabular (BehavePlus) and GIS-based (FlamMap) fire behavior modeling software packages and was an integral component of the fire-planning process. The FPP served as a component of the project final EIR, which was approved by the MRCA board and the California Coastal Commission.

Laguna College of Art and Design Emergency Response and Evacuation Plan, Laguna College of Art and Design, Laguna Beach, California. Managed and authored the Emergency Response and Evacuation Plan (EREP) for the Laguna College of Art and Design (LCADD) several campus locations within Laguna Canyon. Chapters address the top several potential natural disasters or human-caused emergencies with appropriate actions that should be taken prior to, during, and following each. The EREP helps LCADD manage and mitigate potential risk at each of its campus locations through proactive measures.

1 Christopher Kallstrand

URBAN FORESTRY AND WILDFIRE ANALYSES
Christopher Kallstrand is an urban forestry specialist for Dudek’s urban and community forestry group. Mr. Kallstrand has 13 years’ experience providing technical assistance on projects ranging from arboricultural assessments and large-scale oak management plans to biological resources monitoring. These projects include assessment and inventory of oak woodlands, managing and monitoring the relocation and preservation of trees on development sites, surveys of native trees and vegetation, post-burn damage assessments, landscape tree appraisal, GPS mapping, environmental and biological resources monitoring, data analysis, and preparation of assessment reports and oak management and preservation plans. In addition, Mr. Kallstrand routinely uses geographic information systems (GIS) and aerial photography in mapping, analysis of resource data, preparation of project plans, and conducting project impact analyses. He also holds a BS in forestry and natural resource conservation.

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Fuel Modification Zone Analysis and Related GIS Delineations, Various Developers, Southern California. Field data collection for various fuel modification plan projects for residential development in Southern California. Field assessments include the data collection of existing vegetation types and fuel loads that are used to determine fuel model input and scenario outputs. In addition, routinely utilizes ARC GIS 9.3 to delineate fuel modification zones based on city and county ordinances.

Eucalyptus Hazard Assessments, Villanitas Homeowners Association, City of Encinitas, San Diego County, California. Conducted the assessment and GPS mapping of 70 trees throughout a community park and greenbelt.

Large eucalyptus trees were evaluated for potential hazard. Four of the eucalyptus trees were recommended for more in-depth study, including internal decay probing. The remaining trees were mapped and provided maintenance recommendations.

Oak Tree Inventory and Evaluations, Various Clients, Southern California. Performed large- and small-scale evaluation of oak trees in communities throughout Orange, San Diego, and Riverside counties. The oak trees have typically been incorporated into development landscaping and, due to horticultural issues, were not performing well. Provided maintenance specifications and tree-by-tree recommendations for improving tree health.

Tree Protection and Monitoring at Cell Tower Site, City of Mission Viejo, Orange County, California. Provided construction phase monitoring, directing buried utilities placement at an existing water tank site. The site was identified for placement of cell towers, and existing mature trees were identified as a project constraint. Dudek recommended horizontal boring to span the several-hundred-yard treed area and limited trenching for daylight areas.

City of Encinitas, California. Serves as contract city arborist. Responsibilities include a variety of arboricultural tasks, from reviewing third-party arborist reports to informing city council members on urban forestry issues. He is responsible for identifying nuisance trees, evaluating applications for Urban Forest Advisory Committee members, Education
Iowa State University
BS, Forestry: Natural
Resource Conservation,
2005
Certifications
Certified Arborist,
No. WE-8208A

2 advising the Urban Forest Advisory Committee, reviewing and evaluating urban forestry budgets, updating city tree species lists, recommending measures to reduce or eliminate tree impacts, recommending mitigation measures for impacted trees, and being the primary contact for arboricultural-related issues.

City of Laguna Beach, California. Serves as on-call city arborist. Routinely performs level 2 and 3 risk assessments for potential tree removals in the City. Level 2 and 3 risk assessments utilize best management practices for risk evaluations. Uses advanced technology to evaluate risk associated with trees throughout the City.

Vista Montana Pines Assessment, City of San Clemente, California. Evaluated approximately 60 pine trees located along Avenida Vista Montana for signs and symptoms of decline. The tree assessment focused on collecting information that could be used to identify potential issues that may be affecting the trees’ current conditions, and help formulate recommendations for their preservation, long-term management, and/or removal.

Wildland–Urban Interface (WUI) Fuel Hazard Assessment, City of Newport Beach, Orange County, California.

Assists with assessing, mapping, and documenting fire and fuel hazard conditions within the WUI protection area of the Newport Beach Fire Department. This is an ongoing annual project that involves an evaluation of existing vegetation conditions (species, density, continuity) and utilization of GIS in data analysis efforts. Field mapping efforts are enhanced by utilization of digital aerial photography and GPS technology to capture site-specific electronic resource information. In addition, site conditions are evaluated based on currently adopted fire codes, and recommendations are made for any corrective actions required. Data is also prepared for integration into the city’s GIS by linking field condition descriptions with geographic reference information, allowing access to relevant site information.

Streetscape, Park, and Windrow Tree Inventory and Mapping, City of Irvine Public Works, Orange County, California. Field forester for this perpetual tree inventory effort to capture locations and tree attribute information for 50,000+ trees within the City of Irvine. Conducts tree inventory and assessment while using GPS and a customized data interface to capture tree positions.

Eucalyptus Windrow Internal Decay Evaluations, City of Irvine Public Works, Orange County, California. Currently evaluates the internal tree decay in the City of Irvine’s historic eucalyptus windrow trees. The evaluations includes the monitoring and evaluation of the city’s 2,000+ eucalyptus trees and provides external observations with likelihood of extensive internal decay.

On-Call Arboricultural Services, City of San Clemente, Orange County, California. Routinely responds to numerous requests for tree evaluations and assessments throughout the city. Tree evaluations often include assessment of potential sidewalk removal/installation impacts and assessment of trees exhibiting declining health. Provides objective analysis and reports regarding the trees from a sound arboricultural perspective.

1 Josh Saunders, AICP

VISUAL RESOURCES
Josh Saunders (JOSH SAHN-ders; he/him) is a visual resources specialist with 16 years’ experience in the research, coordination, and preparation of environmental documents and visual analyses subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). In collaboration with Dudek analysts, planners, registered landscape architects, and design professionals, Mr. Saunders documents existing landscape conditions, assesses potential impacts, and depicts and characterizes anticipated visual change. Mr. Saunders has extensive experience performing aesthetic investigations, landscape evaluations, and impact analyses in urban environments throughout Southern California.

Mr. Saunders’s capabilities include field investigations and existing setting documentation; sensitive receptor and key observation point/key view identification; preparation of focused aesthetic memoranda; preparation of detailed analyses and technical reports in accordance with CEQA Appendix G thresholds and/or established regional or local guidelines; regulatory setting research; characterization of impacts and visual effects in a succinct, understandable style; and development of appropriate and successful mitigation measures. Mr. Saunders also works collaboratively with Dudek’s design professionals to prepare photo-realistic visual simulations.

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Southern California As Needed CEQA Consulting Services, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, California (Southern California). Serving as project manager in the preparation of an Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration for the proposed Ash Hill Communication Site Project to support the Department’s role as a CEQA lead agency. Located approximately 50 miles east of Barstow and off Interstate 40, the proposed communication site would be a multi-tenant wireless communication facility designed to accommodate a minimum of four national carriers, as well as government agencies (police, fire and rescue, and highway patrol). The asneeded contract with CDFW has allowed Dudek a unique opportunity to help define the agency’s processes and guidelines for CEQA analysis approach as they’ve found themselves in a lead agency role more and more as other state and local agencies’ regulatory extent has been redefined or reduced.

Port of San Diego Development Services Department As-Needed, San Diego, California. Currently serving as asneeded planner/architect with the Development Services Department team to review applicant submitted plans and related construction-drawing and/or development service materials, facilitate internal department review of tenant development projects, and draft approval documents. In the role of planner/architect, Mr. Saunders routinely analyzes and provides comment on development applications and tenant-prepared project summaries and coordinates with Development Services Department staff to obtain necessary information for required CEQA Education
New School of
Architecture + Design
MS, Architecture
(Landscape Architecture
concentration)
University of California,
San Diego
BA, Urban Studies and
Planning
Certifications
American Institute of
Certified Planners (AICP)
Professional Affiliations
American Planning
Association
Association of
Environmental
Professionals

2 and Coastal approval documents. In addition, Mr. Saunders regularly meets with Development Services Department staff and Port tenants to discuss proposed developments, application processing/review issues, and review cycle timelines.

Various Projects, California Department of General Services, Central and Southern California. Served as assistant project manager and lead analyst for the 5-year, as-needed contract. Under the as-needed contract, Dudek provided a wide range of technical and CEQA documentation support for projects proposed by various state agencies including the Air Resources Board, Department of Conservation, state hospitals, Regional Water Quality Control Board, and Department of Motor Vehicles. For example, Dudek prepared historical, paleontological, and biological surveys for a kitchen reconstruction project at Patton State Hospital located in San Bernardino County.

Dudek also prepared biological and cultural technical reports for a communication tower replacement project proposed by the California Highway Patrol in San Bernardino National Forest and prepared IS/MND documentation for multiple Department of Motor Vehicle facility construction/reconstruction projects.

Orange Coast College Facilities Master Plan Project, Coast Community College District, Costa Mesa, California.

Aesthetics lead for the program EIR that evaluated environmental impacts associated with the facilities master plan, which sought to provide the building space to the meet the District’s instruction needs and the academic mission of the campus. The facilities master plan identified several existing on-campus structures to be renovated, modernized, or demolished and reconstructed. Evaluated proposed building and infrastructure improvements for potential effects to existing off-site views and for compatibility with the established visual character of the Orange Coast College campus and surrounding area.

Orange County Distribution System Infrastructure Protection Program, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, California. Served as lead aesthetics analyst and technical lead for the program EIR that evaluated (1) the design, construction, and operation of proposed capital improvement program infrastructure maintenance projects within the Orange County operating region, and (2) the preparation and adoption of an operations and maintenance manual and implementation of covered operations and maintenance activities throughout the Orange County operating region. Mr. Saunders worked alongside the Metropolitan Water District to develop an appropriate programmatic approach for the analysis, which focused on those facilities most likely to result in adverse visual effects.

Otay Ranch Village 14 and Planning Areas 16 and 19 Project, City of Chula Vista, California. Visual resources lead for the project EIR that analyzed effects to the environment associated with the construction and occupancy of up to 1,119 single-family homes, a mixed-use town center development, an elementary school, a public safety site, circulation improvements, public parks, trails, and open space. The project also included a specific plan to guide development of individual neighborhoods in the Proctor Valley area. Oversaw preparation of the visual resources analysis (prepared in accordance with County of San Diego guidelines) that utilized 12 key views and associated photosimulations to gauge the visual dominance of project components from public vantage points and to determine visibility from scenic roads and compatibility within the context of the existing Proctor Valley landscape.

Otay Ranch University Villages, City of Chula Vista, California. Served as environmental analyst in the preparation of the landform/aesthetics sections of the EIR for a 1,375-acre, approximately 6,800-home, master-planned development in the Otay Ranch area of Chula Vista. Tasks included coordination with the project architect to ensure the accuracy of visual simulations and preparation of a comprehensive visual analysis of the three distinct “village” developments from 13 key observations points. Tasks also included an assessment of anticipated changes to the visual environment resulting from development, as viewed from City of Chula Vista-designated scenic roadways in the project area.

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QUALIFICATIONS FOR AS-NEEDED CEQA
CONSULTING SERVICES (RFQ23-012)
Presented to:

City of Fountain Valley
10200 Slater Avenue
Fountain Valley, CA 92708
ATTN: Amanda McCall, Mgmt. Analyst/ Purchasing Officer
Prepared by:

UltraSystems Environmental Inc.
16431 Scientific Way
Irvine, CA 92618
Proposal No. 231102
November 2023

Corporate Office – Orange County Telephone: 949.788.4900 16431 Scientific Way Facsimile: 949.788.4901
Irvine, CA 92618-4355 Website: www.ultrasystems.com

1. COVER LETTER
November 20, 2023
Via Digital Submittal
City of Fountain Valley
Attn: Amanda McCall, Mgmt. Analyst/ Purchasing Officer
10200 Slater Avenue
Fountain Valley, CA 92708
SUBJECT: AS-NEEDED CEQA CONSULTING SERVICES (RFQ 23-012) Dear Ms. McCall:

UltraSystems Environmental, Inc. (“UltraSystems”) is pleased to submit our proposal to the City of Fountain Valley (“City”) to provide professional California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) consulting services on an as-needed basis for upcoming development projects for the City.

UltraSystems is a full-service planning and environmental consulting firm. Since our inception in 1994, we have successfully prepared more than 7,000 environmental compliance documents pursuant to CEQA, as well as engineering studies and focused technical reports.

We recognize the importance of this contract, and as a result, we have committed our highest caliber project management team to the upcoming program. The management team will be led from our Irvine office by Ms. Betsy Lindsay, MURP, the firm’s owner and Principal-in-Charge, Ms. Hina Gupta, MURP, LEED AP, Senior Project Manager, and Mr. Michael Milroy, MS, Deputy Project Manager.

UltraSystems is committed to successful project management, time management and project delivery of every project it undertakes. For that reason, it is our responsibility as a consultant to develop legally-defensible environmental documents and to communicate our technical knowledge clearly and concisely to our client, and ultimately, to the general public.

As the President/CEO of UltraSystems, I am a duly authorized officer of the firm with the legal authority to bind and commit the firm to contractual obligations. This proposal submittal information represented herein is true and correct and remains in effect for a period of not less than 180 days from the date of submittal. Should you need any additional information, you can reach me via email at [email protected] or telephone at: (949) 788-4900 ext. 227.

Sincerely, ULTRASYSTEMS ENVIRONMENTAL, INC.

Betsy A. Lindsay
President/CEO

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Cover Letter................................................................................................................................................ i Table of Contents...................................................................................................................................................ii

2. Firm Qualifications ................................................................................................................................. 1

2.1 Firm Overview........................................................................................................................................... 1

2.2 Key Personnel............................................................................................................................................ 1

2.3 Key Management Leads/Resumes.................................................................................................... 3

2.4 Organizational Chart............................................................................................................................... 8

2.5 Relevant Project Experience ............................................................................................................... 9

2.6 Current On-Call Contracts ..................................................................................................................12

2.7 References.................................................................................................................................................13

3. Project Understanding and Approach .......................................................................................... 14

3.1 Understanding.........................................................................................................................................14

3.2 Approach ...................................................................................................................................................14

3.3 Project Management.............................................................................................................................15

3.4 Typical CEQA Process...........................................................................................................................15

3.5 Technical Services ................................................................................................................................. 17 TABLES
Table 2.2-1 - Key Personnel Roles for Projects/Tasks ........................................................................................... 2 Table 2.5-1 – Orange County Projects........................................................................................................................... 9

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2. FIRM QUALIFICATIONS

2.1 Firm Overview
UltraSystems Environmental, Inc. (“UltraSystems”) is a woman owned, full-service planning and environmental consulting firm that serves public and private sector clients throughout California.

Founded in 1994, UltraSystems is headquartered in Irvine, CA, with a satellite office in Grass Valley, and has provided environmental support services for many cities, counties, and districts for a wide variety of projects. UltraSystems employs a multidisciplinary team of 44 full-time talented and experienced urban and environmental planners, scientists, archaeologists, biologists, geologists, hydrologists, engineers, GIS specialists and support staff to perform environmental analysis, prepare CEQA/NEPA documents, obtain permits, perform mitigation monitoring, prepare technical studies, and monitor construction environmental compliance. For over 29 years, UltraSystems has provided consulting services and prepared over 7,000 environmental reports, engineering studies and other technical studies to ensure that our clients comply with applicable local, state, and federal laws and regulations relating to the potential impacts that their projects may have on the environment.

FIRM PROFILE
Company Name: UltraSystems Environmental, Inc. (UltraSystems) Corporation Type: UltraSystems is an S Corporation (privately held) Corporate Headquarters: 16431 Scientific Way, Irvine, CA 96218 T: 949/788-4900 | F: 949/788-4901
Company Website: https://ultrasystems.com/
Year Incorporated: July 14, 1994 | S-Corp
FEIN: 33-0623499
Years in Business: 29
Diversity Certifications:
 Federal Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE)
 Small Business Enterprise (SBE)
 Woman-owned Business Enterprise (WBE)
 Federal Woman-owned Small Business (WOSB)
 DIR # 1000369051
Contact for the Contract: Betsy A. Lindsay, President/CEO | E: [email protected] T: 949/788-4900 x227
Point of Contact: Hina Gupta, Senior Project Manager | E: [email protected] T: 310/849.6984
Number of Employees: Full time employees in Irvine = 44 and UltraSystems has independent contract agreements with other consultants for specialized services.

NAICS: 541620, 541330, 541370, 541618, 541720, 541690, 541990 Office Locations: Irvine and Grass Valley

2.2 Key Personnel
The UltraSystems project team is fully equipped to undertake the completion of the CEQA/NEPA project or program-level environmental documents for the City. We are also capable of completing technical peer reviews on work products prepared by other consultants for City projects. The UltraSystems project team will be led by experienced senior UltraSystems staff (many with more than 25 years of technical expertise). Key personnel are identified in the table below, are currently available, and will be committed to this contract throughout its duration. If it becomes necessary to change personnel due to unforeseen circumstances, UltraSystems has the in-house capability to replace staff members with others that have similar technical expertise to successfully complete the required work activities on behalf of the City.

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Table 2.2-1
Key Personnel Roles for Projects/Tasks
Name/Title Project Role Yrs. Exp.

Management Leads
Betsy A. Lindsay, MURP
Principal
Project Director/Principal
Contract Administration, Resource Allocation 35
Hina Gupta, MURP, LEED AP
Senior Project Manager
Project Manager
CEQA lead, Aesthetics, Visual Resources, Section
4(f), Land Use, Utilities, QA/QC, Public Outreach
15 Michael Milroy, MS, BS, Senior Planner Deputy Project Manager Population & Utilities, Farmlands, QA/QC 16
Technical Leads
Dr. Michael Rogozen, D.Env.

Senior Principal Engineer
Air Quality, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Health
Risk 45
Michelle Tollett, BA, ISA, Senior Biologist
Biological Resources, Surveys, Monitoring and
Management Studies, Coastal Resource
Monitoring
22 Allison Carver, BS, BA, Senior Biologist Regulatory Permitting and Compliance 21 Matthew Sutton, MS, ISA Biologist Biological Surveys, Habitat Restoration, Biological Mitigation and Management 17
Stephen O’Neil, MA, RPA
Cultural Resources Manager
Cultural Resources, Archaeology, AB52, SHPO,
Tribal Coordination 43
Megan Doukakis, MA, Archaeological
Technician/Field Archaeologist Field Archaeologist 11
Rodrigo Jacobo, MA, Historian/ Cultural
Specialist Historian, Cultural Resources 6
Billye Breckenridge, BA
Senior Planner
NEPA lead, GIS Spatial Analysis, Population and
Housing, Licensed Drone Pilot 23
Stephen Chesterman, BEng
Principal GIS Consultant GIS, Document Control 32
Mike Lindsay, BS, Operations Director Noise and Vibration, EMF-EMI 26 Dan Herlihy, MS, PG, CEG, CHG
Consulting Engineer Hydrology and Water Quality 45
Steven Borjeson, BA, Senior Planner Land Use, Agriculture Resources, Community Growth, Socioeconomic, Environmental Justice 23
Isha Shah, MS, Staff Engineer, Scientist Recreation, Climate Change Impacts and Adaption 2
Victor Paitimusa, BA
Assistant Project Manager Air Quality, Noise 4
Subconsultants
Tom Tang, MS, Principal – CRM Tech Architectural Historian, SHPO 30 Dean Stanphill, PE, GE, CEM, Principal –
Universal Engineering Sciences
Phase I / Phase II ESA, Hazards and Hazardous
Wastes/Materials, Water Quality 35
Justin Tucker, BS, PE
Principal Engineer - RK Engineering Traffic, Circulation, Parking 25 John F. O’Brien, PE, GE, Principal
Geotechnical Engineer - NOVA Geotechnical, Soils 20
Jennifer J. Walker, PE, DWRE, ENV SP, CFM,
QSD, LEED AP, Principal – Watearth
Hydrology, SWPPP, Floodplains, Storm Water
Monitoring 30

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2.3 Key Management Leads/Resumes
UltraSystems has selected an experienced management team for this contract. This team will provide high-quality technical studies and other deliverables, stay on track with schedules, on budget, and quickly and creatively resolve any issues that may arise during project activities. Ms. Betsy Lindsay, UltraSystems’ owner, will be the Project Director and serve as our Primary Point of Contact with the City for all contractual matters. She will be ably supported by Ms. Hina Gupta, an UltraSystems Senior Project Manager, who will serve as Project Manager and will be our Primary Point of Contact with the City regarding the day-to-day operations. Mr. Michael Milroy, another seasoned CEQA/NEPA project manager with the firm, will serve as Ms. Gupta’s Deputy Project Manager.

BETSY LINDSAY, MURP | Principal-in-Charge
As UltraSystems’ Principal, Ms. Lindsay will ensure client satisfaction of all services provided by the UltraSystems Project Team under this contract to the City. In this role, Ms. Lindsay will be responsible for assuring resources are available to complete this project within budget and on schedule. She will help oversee the quality assurance program, and be the primary contact for all matters relating to the contract with the City, and its execution.

Ms. Lindsay has over 35 years of experience, has successfully prepared over 500 environmental documents for a broad spectrum of projects, and has managed over 20 large-scale, on-call/as-needed contracts that have encompassed 1,000’s of task orders relating to public agency projects.

EDUCATION
 MURP., Urban and Regional Planning, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA  B.S., Geography, California State University, Long Beach, CA

SELECT PROJECT EXPERIENCE
As-Needed Environmental Documentation and Permitting, Los Angeles County, CA, 2003 - Ongoing Ms. Lindsay is serving as Principal-in-Charge and Contractual Administrator for this ongoing contract for the County of Los Angeles. She assists with the oversight of all environmental documentation preparation and entitlement processing, as well as technical services. UltraSystems is contracted by Los Angeles County to provide “as-needed” environmental services for various projects throughout the County. Specific task orders are issued by the County, and all services are performed in compliance with policies, procedures, and standards of Public Works, as well in accordance with the Scope of Services defined in the original RFP documents. Since 1994, UltraSystems has managed over 60 projects under this County of Los Angeles contract.

Prisma Artist’s Lofts, Pomona, CA; October 2021 to Ongoing Ms. Lindsay served as Principal-in-Charge for this project. UltraSystems prepared a HUD EA-FONSI and provided QA/QC of the environmental document for technical and NEPA accuracy. The project included development of a 75- unit residential apartment homes for families and artists including 31 one-bedroom units, 27 two-bedroom units, and 21 three-bedroom units in on L-shaped building in the City. 9160-9176 Sunset Boulevard Project, City of West Hollywood, CA; June 2020 to Ongoing UltraSystems is preparing an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) in response to a development application by a private developer to construct a five-story, approximately 53,029-square-foot commercial building (including retail, restaurant, and office uses on the first floor and exclusively office uses on floors two through five), on an approximately 0.43-acre site located at 9160-9176 Sunset Boulevard in the City of West Hollywood (City). The proposed project consists of the demolition of the existing commercial buildings and surface parking on the project site. The project would provide approximately 105 car parking spaces in a three-level underground parking structure and include an LED media system, or digital canvas, integrated into the west, north and east facades of the proposed new building. Ms. Lindsay serves as Principal-in-Charge for this project.

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Gage Avenue Bridge Rehabilitation Project, City of Bell, CA; April 2020 to Ongoing Ms. Lindsay serves as Principal-in-Charge for this project. The Gage Avenue bridge is a multi-span concrete T-beam structure that spans 145 feet over the Los Angeles River within the City of Bell. The bridge was built in 1940 and carries 4 lanes of traffic. The proposed project consists of widening the existing traffic lanes, shoulders and sidewalk to standard width along the Gage Avenue bridge. UltraSystems is preparing the CEQA and NEPA environmental review documentation for the project.

Western Sector Improvement Area Plan, OC Great Park, City of Irvine, CA; April 2020 to Ongoing UltraSystems is preparing an Addendum to the certified Orange County Great Park (OCGP) Plan Program EIR for the project. The proposed project consists of the development of sports facilities including a water polo arena, a gymnasium, and a multilevel parking structure on approximately 32.9 acres of land located in the western portion of Orange County Great Park. Ms. Lindsay is serving as Principal-in-Charge for this project.

Malaga Bridge and Foothill Boulevard Street Improvement Project, City of Fontana, CA; August 2018 to Ongoing
Ms. Lindsay is serving as Principal-in-Charge for this project. UltraSystems is preparing an environmental analysis of the Foothill Boulevard Street Improvement Project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA and NEPA. The project proposes the widening of Foothill Boulevard from four travel lanes to six travel lanes with a raised landscaped median, Class II bike lanes, and sidewalks from Hemlock Avenue to Almeria Avenue in the City of Fontana. The project also includes the replacement and relocation of the Malaga Bridge, a locally important historic resource to a yet undetermined site.

Gilman Historic Ranch and Wagon Museum IS-MND, Riverside County, CA c/o RHA Landscape Architecture; December 2022 – Ongoing
Ms. Lindsay is serving as Principal-in-Charge for this project which includes development of several improvements at Gilman Ranch Historic Park (GRHP) in the City of Banning in western Riverside County spanning 131 acres in the north-central part of the City of Banning. The present-day park was a stage stop on the Bradshaw Trail that extended from Arizona to California in the 1860’s and 1870’s. The Jose Pope Adobe was the oldest landmark in the San Gorgonio Pass region. GRHP includes a museum containing several horse-drawn wagons. Riverside County Regional Parks and Open Space District (RCRPOSD) is proposing to develop, from north to south: a native and medicinal interpretive garden; a community center and parking lot; picnic area; interpretive playground and activity area; and staging area and second parking lot.

Single Family Housing, 28 Lot Development, Moreno Valley, CA; October 2022 to Ongoing Ms. Lindsay serves as Principal-in-Charge for this project. UltraSystems will provide the Initial Study/ Mitigated Negative Declaration for this project. Atlas Development is constructing a 28-lot subdivision comprising 23 singlefamily detached homes, ranging in size from 7,399.8 sq. ft. up to 12,146.6 sq. ft. The project site is an almost 5.5- acre site located in the City of Moreno Valley, on the southwest corner of Alessandro Boulevard and Wilmot Street.

The project site area is currently zoned “R2,” Residential 2 Dwellings/Acre. The existing land use is currently “R1- Residential.” The project site is currently vacant. Access to the project is proposed via one (1) full-access unsignalized project access point located along Alessandro Boulevard Avenue, via one (1) full-access unsignalized project access point located along “B” Street.

Hart Park Pickleball and Fitness Circuit Design, Orange, CA; August 2022 to Ongoing Ms. Lindsay is serving at Principal-in-Charge for this project. The City of Orange proposes to develop a small portion of a 56-acre park (“Hart Park”) at 701 S. Glassell Street, Orange, CA. Hart Park is designated in the National Register of Historic Places and is currently home to several historic structures and architectural elements that are located throughout the park site. WPA projects include the Bandshell and the Bath House/Plunge in the park (1933-1935).

The City is proposing to develop a small area of the park for a proposed pickleball facility and fitness amenities to meet the needs of its residents. Development would include lighted pickleball courts, area lighting, outdoor fitness equipment, along with paved access to these amenities. UltraSystems will be preparing all environmental documentation for CEQA/NEPA compliance.

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HINA GUPTA, MURP LEED AP | Project Manager – Aesthetics, Visual Ms. Gupta is an urban planner with over 15 years of experience in environmental planning and regulatory permitting for a variety of projects including infrastructure, transportation, renewable energy, commercial, residential, mixed use and master-planned development, and educational facilities. Her areas of expertise include; Sustainable Land use, Aesthetics and Visual Analysis, Socioeconomics and Community Impact Assessment, and Green Building Design.

Ms. Gupta is a LEED Accredited Professional and has experience in identifying and evaluating green building features for use in CEQA/NEPA analysis related to greenhouse gas emissions, utilities and solid waste management. She is trained in environmental analysis for local agency development projects and has experience working with staff at various city and county departments within California.

EDUCATION
 M.A., Urban and Regional Planning, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA  B.Arch. Architecture, Chandigarh College of Architecture, Chandigarh, India

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE
• LEED Accredited Professional – BD+C (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)

SELECT PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Malaga Bridge and Foothill Boulevard Street Improvement Project, City of Fontana, CA; August 2018 to Ongoing
Ms. Gupta is serving as the Deputy Project Manager for the environmental analysis of the Foothill Boulevard Street Improvement Project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA and NEPA. The project proposes the widening of Foothill Boulevard from four travel lanes to six travel lanes with a raised landscaped median, Class II bike lanes, and sidewalks from Hemlock Avenue to Almeria Avenue in the City of Fontana. The project also includes the replacement and relocation of the Malaga Bridge, a locally important historic resource to a yet undetermined site.

Gage Avenue Bridge Rehabilitation Project, City of Bell, CA; April 2020 to Ongoing The Gage Avenue bridge is a multi-span concrete T-beam structure that spans 145 feet over the Los Angeles River within the City of Bell. The bridge was built in 1940 and carries 4 lanes of traffic. The proposed project consists of widening the existing traffic lanes, shoulders and sidewalk to standard width along the Gage Avenue bridge. Ms.

Gupta is serving as the Project Manager for this project and working with project design and engineering team and the City of Bell to prepare the CEQA and NEPA environmental review documentation for the project. In her role as project manager, Ms. Gupta is responsible for managing preparation of a Caltrans Preliminary Environmental Study, preparation of any required technical studies (including Air Quality, Noise, Cultural Resources, Hazardous Materials or Visual Impact Assessment studies) based on the findings in the Caltrans PES, preparation of a CEQA Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration and NEPA Categorical Exclusion as well as preparation of all required notices and forms (Notice of Exemption and CDFW No Effect Determination) required for the project.

OC Loop Bike Trail, Segments O, P, and Q, Orange County, CA; September 2019 to September 2021 This project proposed development of a 2.7-mile Class I Bikeway component of a larger 66-mile regional bikeway corridor called the OC Loop, Segments O, P, and Q, spanning the cities of La Mirada, Buena Park, and Cerritos, California. Ms. Gupta worked as part of the project management team for preparing an Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration for the project. Ms. Gupta conducted QA/QC review of all sections of the IS/MND.

Garfield Avenue Complete Street Improvements Project, City of South Gate, CA; July 2020 to December 2020 The proposed project comprises three sub-projects (Subprojects A, B and C) that are separately funded and include street improvements along Garfield Avenue within the City of South Gate (City). The proposed project would improve traffic safety and create pedestrian infrastructure along Garfield Avenue. The project consists of constructing and operating Class I, II and III bike lanes, sidewalk curb extensions with American Disability Act (ADA) ramps, rectangular rapid flashing beacons (RRFB) and pedestrian benches with bike racks. The second subproject, the Garfield Avenue

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Median Project (Subproject B), consists of constructing raised median islands, ADA curb ramps, curb and gutter, sidewalk and re-striping of traffic markings. Ms. Gupta is serving as the Project Manager for this project and working with project design and engineering team and the City of Southgate to prepare the CEQA and NEPA environmental review documentation for the project. In her role as project manager, Ms. Gupta is responsible for managing preparation of a Caltrans Preliminary Environmental Study, preparation of any required technical studies (including Air Quality, Noise, Cultural Resources, Hazardous Materials or Visual Impact Assessment studies) based on the findings in the Caltrans PES, preparation of a CEQA Categorical Exemption and NEPA Categorical Exclusion as well as preparation of all required notices and forms (Notice of Exemption and CDFW No Effect Determination) required for the project.
9160-9176 Sunset Boulevard Project, City of West Hollywood, CA; June 2020 to Ongoing UltraSystems is preparing an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) in response to a development application by a private developer to construct a five-story, approximately 53,029-square-foot commercial building (including retail, restaurant, and office uses on the first floor and exclusively office uses on floors two through five), on an approximately 0.43-acre site located at 9160-9176 Sunset Boulevard in the City of West Hollywood (City). The proposed project consists of the demolition of the existing commercial buildings and surface parking on the project site. The project would provide approximately 105 car parking spaces in a three-level underground parking structure and include an LED media system, or digital canvas, integrated into the west, north and east facades of the proposed new building. Ms. Gupta is serving as the Project Manager for this project and managing preparation of the CEQA Initial Study, EIR, and required technical studies (including Air Quality, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Noise, Cultural Resources, Traffic and Visual Impact Assessment studies). She is also responsible for conducting QA/QC review of all sections of the Initial Study, and the Draft EIR for technical accuracy and overall document consistency. Ms. Gupta is also assisting the City in the preparation and distribution of the required public notices for this project.

Legacy Square Project, Santa Ana, CA; December 2018 to January 2019 The Legacy Square project is located on an approximately 1.74-acre site in the City of Santa Ana. The project proposes the development of a new commercial/residential mixed-use development consisting of 93 residential units, 7,767 square feet of flex mixed-use space, and a 2,576-square-foot community center. Ms. Gupta worked on the preparation of the IS/MND and EA/FONSI and drafted several sections. She also conducted QA/QC review of sections drafted by other members of the UltraSystems team. The project had a very aggressive timeline due to timing for funding. UltraSystems staff worked over the winter holiday to produce the environmental document over the course of a few weeks. This project was approved by the City of Santa Ana City Council in February 2019.

MICHAEL MILROY, MS | Project Manager/Senior Planner
Mr. Milroy is a planner with over 16 years of experience in community and environmental planning. Mr. Milroy is trained in a variety of project types including residential, commercial, industrial, mixed-use, and specific plan projects. Mr.

Milroy’s expertise includes California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) document preparation, project management, and review of supporting technical studies; including, but not limited to, Environmental Impact Reports (EIRs), Initial Studies, Mitigated Negative Declarations, and federally funded National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documents.

EDUCATION
 B.S., Biological Sciences, California State University Long Beach, 1999  M.S., Interdisciplinary Studies/Neuroscience, California State University Long Beach, 2004

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE
• Certificate, Environmental Management, University of California Irvine, 2013

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SELECT PROJECT EXPERIENCE
13330 Magnolia Avenue Residential Development – IS-MND, Community of Home Gardens, Riverside County, CA; November 2021 to Ongoing
The proposed project consists of development of 46 single-family homes and 44 attached townhomes on a 4.5-acre site in the Community of Home Gardens in unincorporated Riverside County. The site is vacant except for remnants of some historical water wells. UltraSystems is preparing an Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration for the project, in addition to preparing several technical studies and peer-reviewing several other studies. Mr. Milroy is project manager.

District at Rubidoux Project, City of Jurupa Valley, CA; October 2021 to Ongoing The proposed project site spans 254 acres abutting the east boundary of the City of Jurupa Valley. The site is bounded by the State Route 60 (SR-60) freeway on the north; Jurupa Boulevard on the west; the Santa Ana River on the east; and residential uses and churches near 34th Street on the south. The project will consist of 1,192 residential units;

2.93 million square feet of commercial and industrial uses; and 10 acres of parks and open space. Mr. Milroy is assistant project manager.
9176 Sunset Boulevard Project, EIR, West Hollywood, CA; August 2020 to Present Mr. Milroy is Assistant Project Manager for this project, which consists of development of a five-story commercial building, with digital displays and signage on the north and west sides of the building, at the western gateway to the City of West Hollywood.

Space Shuttle Exhibit & Education Building, Downey, CA; July 2021 to Ongoing The proposed project will be a neighborhood center for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education and other social and community involvement. The main floor will have flexible space accommodating 250- 300 guests. The space also will serve as an active learning area when not hosting large gatherings, showcasing mobile exhibit elements that can be cleared when needed and house hands-on STEM programming, such as camp programs and workshops. Mr. Milroy is assistant project manager.

Lake Los Angeles Pedestrian Plan Implementation Phase I, Community of Lake Los Angeles, CA; November 2021 to Ongoing
This project consists of improvements to two roadway segments such as a bike path, sidewalks, curb and gutter, a parking lane, and a paved shoulder; and pedestrian activated warning systems (PAWS) and enhanced crosswalks with advanced yield lines at 10 intersections, all in the unincorporated community of Lake Los Angeles in northern Los Angeles County. UltraSystems is preparing an IS-MND and several technical studies for the project. Mr. Milroy, Assistant Project Manager on this project, prepared several IS-MND sections and conducted QA reviews on several others.

Anaheim Transportation Network Maintenance and Charging Facilities, City of Anaheim, CA; April 2021 to July 2021
Mr. Milroy was Project Manager for this project, which proposes two transit bus maintenance facilities in the City of Anaheim (one for charging, the second for maintenance and washing). Mr. Milroy prepared two categorical exclusion documents, one for each site.

Garfield Avenue Improvements, City of South Gate, CA; June 2020 to December 2020 This project consisted of complete streets improvements—that is, bicycle lanes, sidewalk curb extensions, flashing beacons, and pedestrian benches with bike racks—to a segment of Garfield Avenue. Mr. Milroy, as environmental planner for the project, prepared portions of the Categorical Exclusion document.

Penske Sales, Leasing, and Maintenance Facility Project; Moreno Valley, CA; September 2021 to Ongoing Mr. Milroy, as Assistant Project Manager on this project, wrote several IS-MND sections and conducted QA review on several others. The project proposes development of a truck sales, leasing, and maintenance facility in the city of Moreno Valley. UltraSystems is preparing an IS-MND and several technical studies for the project.

City of Commerce Transit Maintenance Facility Project, IS/MND and NEPA Categorical Exclusion; October 2020 to May 2022

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Mr. Milroy is Assistant Project Manager for this project, which consists of construction and operation of two transit maintenance facilities, both on industrial sites that would be redeveloped. A temporary facility would be built and operated while a permanent facility would be constructed.

General Plan Update EIR, San Bernardino County, CA; 2019 Mr. Milroy wrote numerous sections of the Program EIR for the San Bernardino County General Plan Update which covered all of unincorporated San Bernardino County. Changes to permitted land uses and development intensity were concentrated in four areas; three in the Upper Santa Ana River Valley, and one in the Mojave Desert. Mr. Milroy added a great deal of environmental setting information not provided in the Existing Conditions Reports for the General Plan Update. Mr. Milroy compiled a list of hazardous materials sites in portions of unincorporated San Bernardino County, categorized by site name, type of site, location, and status, at a small fraction of the cost of obtaining a regulatory database search from a commercial vendor. Salient issues addressed in the EIR included biological resources and wildfire hazards.

2.4 Organizational Chart

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2.5 Relevant Project Experience
UltraSystems has prior experience with similar projects, knowledge of and familiarity with the project area, and a thorough knowledge of the environmental review and statewide CEQA process.

UltraSystems presents the below table of projects it has successfully conducted over the last 5 years for various cities in Orange County.

Table 2.5-1
Orange County Projects
PUBLIC AGENCY PROJECT NAME | TYPE OF SERVICE
City of Anaheim • LTG Platinum Center Mixed Used Development Project • Festival Ridge - Anaheim Hills, Stonegate Development, EIR • Field Lighting and Track Improvements – EIR
• Parking Lot Expansion - John Longville Metrolink Depot Station City of Brea • Valencia and Kramer Boulevards, Section 106 Studies City of Costa Mesa • Joann Street Bike Trail, Visual Impact, PES, Cultural, ND-FONSI • SR-55 Downtown Gateway Project, PES
• Redhill Avenue from Bristol Street to McCormick Avenue, PES City of Cypress • Lincoln Avenue Sign Assessment, Inventory, & Permit Analysis (SPA) • Veterans Park, Focused EIR
• Cypress College, NOCCCD, Master Plan EIR
City of Dana Point • Doheny House, EIR
• Doheny Hotel, EIR
• 7-Lot Subdivision, IS-MND
• Sea Bright Cove, Habitat Restoration
• Dana Point HS Sports Field at Dana Point High School, IS-MND • Roller Hockey Rink, Park Site in Dana Point, IS-MND
• Third-Party Review/ Home Depot
City of Fullerton • Fullerton College, NOCCCD, Master Plan EIR • Metro Link, Fullerton Turnback Facility, Phase I ESA
• Fullerton College, Field Lighting and Track Improvements • CEQA Compliance Document for the Pico Rivera Park Demolition and Reconstruction Project
City of Huntington Beach • Magnolia, Brookhurst and Warner Bridges, IS-MND, PES, Permitting City of Irvine • ERTPA – El Toro Reuse Airfield – peer review of EIS/EIR prepared by the County of Orange
• Jeffrey Road Grade Separation, Mitigation Monitoring
• Red Hill Avenue Widening btw Barranca Pkwy and I-5, IS-MND • Sand Canyon & I-5 Intersection, Aerial Deposited Lead Study • 2055 Main Street IBC Vision Plan EIR Addendum
City of Laguna Beach • Willdan, South Laguna Streetscape, NES • Rim Rock Canyon, Technical Due Diligence
City of Laguna Woods • Nesting Bird Survey
• GRF, Laguna Woods Village Specific Plan and EIR
City of Lake Forest • Lake Forest Access Ramp Improvement Project, CE-CE • OCTA property for low-income house project, IS-MND
• ADA improvements at multiple sites, CE-CE
• Hillcrest Homes, Phase I ESA
City of Laguna Niguel • 11305 Palmdale Road, Adelanto Bio Services • Niguel Hills Middle School Sports Lighting Project
• Chapparosa Skate Park, IS-MND
City of Newport Beach • Jamboree Road Widening, IS-MND
• MBTA Breeding Bird Surveys – 2495 Ocean Boulevard, Newport Beach, CA

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PUBLIC AGENCY PROJECT NAME | TYPE OF SERVICE
City of Orange • Main Library Expansion & Remodel, IS-MND • Uptown Orange Apartments, IS-MND
City of San Clemente • Archaeological District Studies Of San Clemente Island and San Nicolas Island
• Shorecliffs - Cultural Resources Inventory
• Target Store, EIR
• La Pata Park, IS-MND
• Commercial Site across from La Pata Park, IS-MND
• Miramar Plaza, EIR
• 10-lot Residential Project, IS-MND
• Columbo Storm Drain Extension, IS-MND
• Via Ballena Storm Drain, Cultural Resources
City of San Juan
Capistrano
• Tract Map No. 15571 Reed Ranch, Whispering Hills Specific Plan, EIR • Junipero Sierra I-5 Widening, Noise Plans
City of Santa Ana • 10 Hutton Building, EIR
• AT&T Wireless. Phase I ESA
• Legacy Square, IS-MND
City of Seal Beach • Seal Beach Boulevard Bike Trail, Cultural, NES, IS-MND City of Tustin • Gelson’s, Noise Assessment
• Citrus Ranch Park, Arch Monitoring
The select projects shown below depict in-depth experience demonstrating the UltraSystems’ team in action on complex projects for public agencies throughout the Southern California region.

IS/MND - OC LOOP SEGMENTS O, P, AND Q PROJECT
Client: County of Orange c/o GHD
Contact: Bruce Schmith, PE, ENV SP, Senior Project Director Address: 320 Goddard Way, Suite 200, Irvine, CA 92618
Phone: Cell (949) 614-6759
Email: (now at STV)
Location: 2.7 miles connecting to another portion of the Coyote Creek Bikeway at La Mirada Blvd./Malvern
Ave. in the cities of Buena Park and La Mirada.

Duration: December 2019 to September 2021
Manager: Betsy Lindsay
Cost: $115,747.78
Project
Team:

Hina Gupta (Planning), Billye Breckenridge
(Planning), Michael Rogozen (Air Quality, GHG
Emissions, Noise), Hugo Flores and Michelle Tollett
(Biology), Victor Paitimusa and Mike Lindsay
(Noise), Steve O’Neil (Cultural and Tribal Cultural
Resources)
Orange County is processing a request to implement a series of discretionary actions that would allow for the development of a 2.7-mile Class I Bikeway component of a larger 66-mile regional bikeway corridor called the OC Loop. The proposed project would consist of a paved 2.7-mile Class I Bikeway component of the larger OC Loop. This section of the OC Loop would be broken into three

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segments, OC Loop Segments O, P, and Q. OC Loop Segment O would be 1.1 miles long and extends from Coyote Creek North Fork to Artesia Boulevard. OC Loop Segment P would be 0.6 miles long and extends from Artesia Boulevard to Knott Avenue. OC Loop Segment Q would be 1 mile long and extends from Knott Avenue to Malvern Avenue. OC Loop Segments O, P, and Q will become part of the Coyote Creek Bikeway.

UltraSystems prepared CEQA and NEPA documentation for the project, including an Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) which will examine all elements and potential environmental impacts, in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act regarding the development of a regional bikeway corridor, as follows: OC Loop Segments O, P, and Q (proposed project) would be constructed beginning at the existing Coyote Creek Bikeway (in the cities of Cerritos and La Palma) where the flood channel divides into north and east forks and would traverse

2.7 miles, connecting to another portion of the Coyote Creek Bikeway at La Mirada Boulevard/Malvern Avenue in the cities of Buena Park and La Mirada. The County of Orange, OC Public Works is the Lead Agency for CEQA, and Caltrans will be the lead agency for NEPA; therefore, all technical studies prepared were to Caltrans Standard Environmental Reference (SER) requirements.

UltraSystems’ role has been to facilitate project compliance with the various regulatory permit terms and conditions set forth by Caltrans. This includes working with Caltrans and County staff to hold meetings about the project and to coordinate regarding updates to NEPA documentation as a result of project changes. Problems encountered during this project included project updates from County staff to meet demands of the railroad agencies involved in the project. As a result of separate permit consultations with USACE, UPRR and BNSF Railroad, the CEQA document needed to be re-circulated and the NEPA document needed to be re-assessed. The project required close coordination with the County of Orange staff, Caltrans staff and subconsultants to revise and update project documents under a tight funding deadline, which UltraSystems was able to meet due to continuous direct communication and coordination with multiple parties.

PEER REVIEW OF KAISER LABORATORY COOLING TOWER NOISE
Client: City of Chino Hills
Contact: Joann Lombardo
Address: 14000 City Center Drive
Phone: (909) 364-2740
Email: [email protected]
Location: 14000 City Center Drive
Chino Hills, CA 91709
Duration: 5/10/2016 – 10/28/2016
Manager: Michael Rogozen
Cost: $3,425.00
Project
Team:

Michael Rogozen (Project Manager), Mike Lindsay
(Senior Engineer)
For the City of Chino Hills, UltraSystems peer-reviewed a noise impact analysis for two newly installed cooling towers at a new medical laboratory facility next to a residential neighborhood. After carefully reviewing the study’s methods, data, and conclusions, as well as the results of our own independent measurements, we determined that problems with the study’s ambient noise sampling

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design and equipment made it impossible to isolate impacts from the cooling towers from impacts from a nearby freeway. Finally, UltraSystems proposed a new sampling design that would determine how much noise was coming from each source.

RICHARD T. STEED MEMORIAL PARK/BARON VON WILLARD DOG

PARK MASTER PLAN UPDATE
Client: City of San Clemente – Beaches, Parks &
Recreation Department
Contact: Samantha Wiley
Address: 100 N. Calle Seville, San Clemente, CA 92672
Phone: (949) 429-8875
Email: [email protected]
Location: Southwest of the Intersection of La Pata and
Calle Extremo
Duration: June 2022 to May 2023
Manager: B. Lindsay (Project Director)
Cost: $51,570.00
Project
Team: B. Reicher (PM)
The existing park is located along the eastern boundary of the City, and within the Rancho San Clemente Specific Plan Open Space (OS) area. The project site is proximate to the Pacific Golf Club, the master planned community of Talega, San Onofre State Beach Park and light industrial /office properties. The park is close to the U.S. Marine Corps Base at Camp Pendleton, which is located 0.5 miles to the east.

The full park site consists of approximately 44 acres, including undeveloped park property of approximately 13 acres. The current park was developed in six phases encompassing approximately 31 acres, and included lighted softball fields, batting cages, food concession and related facilities, a skateboard park with concession building, sand volleyball courts and a children’s play area, restroom buildings, a parking lot and a private easement and several SDGE utility easements.

Proposed changes to the park as part of the Master Plan Update would include additional parking, an expanded skateboard park, restroom facilities, pump track facilities, volleyball courts, pickleball courts, an active meadow/multipurpose field, scenic overlook and trellis, outdoor flex classroom/event space, foul ball netting surrounding baseball fields, baseball score board, and stair connection to future parking lot.

UltraSystems prepared the Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) for the project.

The IS/MND for the original Master Plan discussed a variety of environmental topical issues, including hydrology and water quality, air quality, noise, and soils and geology. Information that is still relevant from the prior certified IS/MND was used by the UltraSystems project team. In addition, UEI prepared the following technical studies: Air Quality/Greenhouse Gases; Biological Resources Evaluation; Cultural Resources Assessment; and Ambient Noise Measurement.

2.6 Current On-Call Contracts
The following table depicts over 45 on-call environmental service contracts that we hold in the Southern California area. Clients include the following:

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CURRENT ON-CALL CONTRACTS HELD BY ULTRASYSTEMS
Local Jurisdictions: Altadena Public Library, Anaheim, Big Bear Lake, Chino Hills, Corona, Covina, Fontana, Laguna Beach, Lancaster, Los Angeles, Moreno Valley, Murrieta, Palmdale, Rancho Cucamonga, Riverside, Rosemead, San Luis Obispo, Santa Ana, Simi Valley, South Pasadena, West Covina
Counties: Imperial, Los Angeles Dept of Public Works & Parks and Recreation & Beaches and Harbors, Orange County Public Works & Regulatory, Riverside Facilities, San Bernardino PW & Flood Control, and Ventura
School Districts: Los Angeles USD, Los Angeles CCD, Long Beach, Norwalk-La Mirada, San Bernardino City, Saddleback, San Diego, San Dieguito, Simi Valley, Anaheim Elementary School District
State Agencies: Judicial Council of California (JCC), Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD)
Airports: Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) | Ports: Port of San Diego Rotation List Authorities: Los Angeles (HACLA), Fresno Housing Authority Water Districts: Water Replenishment District of So. CA, The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Coachella Valley Water District

2.7 References
The table below provides references from public agency clients who will attest to the quality of environmental consulting services performed by UltraSystems.

Client Scope of Services Contact Name and Address
City of Irvine
One Civic Center Plaza
Irvine, CA 92606
2055 Main Street IBC Vision Plan
Addendum to FEIR
CEQA Addendum and technical
adequacy of the Air quality, GHG, Noise
and Geotechnical Studies prepared by
the project applicant
Bill Rodrigues, AICP, Principal Planner
T: 949/724-6440
E: [email protected]
City of Fontana
8353 Sierra Avenue
Fontana, CA 92335
Fontana Victoria Residential Project
Addendum, Air Quality, GHG, Biological,
Cultural, Noise
DCT Logistics Center Industrial
Addendum, Air Quality, GHG, Biological,
Cultural, Noise
Rina Leung, Associate Planner
T: (909) 350-6566
E: [email protected]
Los Angeles County
Department of
Public Works
900 S Fremont Ave
Alhambra, CA 91803
On-Call Environmental and Regulatory
Services Contract – (public works
projects)
CEQA/NEPA, Biological Resources,
Cultural Resources, Historical Resources,
Air Quality, Noise, GIS, Habitat
Restoration, Regulatory Permitting,
Mitigation Monitoring, Phase I ESA
Albert Anidi, Project Manager
T: (626) 458-5199
T: (626) 458-3916
E: [email protected]

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3. PROJECT UNDERSTANDING AND APPROACH

3.1 Understanding
In our role as the environmental consultant, UltraSystems has supported both Project Applicants and “Lead Agencies” in conducting technical studies and reviewing environmental documents. Our professional staff provides hands-on guidance to public agencies and private clients through the CEQA processes by designing approaches to compliance for the appropriate agencies that are effective, creative, and practical. Our focus on implementing task orders pursuant to the CEQA processes is clearly defined at the initial project definition, progressive at each level through impacts assessment, all the way through to final environmental approval.

UltraSystems sees the key elements required under an on-call CEQA/NEPA consulting services contract to include:
• Preparation of CEQA/NEPA documents, ranging from Categorical Exemptions/Exclusions, Initial Studies/Mitigated Negative Declarations to EIRs/EISs. • Coordinating with external agencies and the public, as necessary. • Preparing technical studies (e.g., air quality, biological resources, cultural resources along with AB 52 tribal consultations, GHG, socioeconomic, energy, noise, hydrology and water quality, land use, VMT, etc.) to support the CEQA/NEPA environmental documents. • Providing technical peer review of developer initiated technical studies. • Providing comprehensive outreach and stakeholder meetings, when necessary. • Acting as an extension of City staff to complete environmental deliverables, and obtain regulatory approvals.
• Preparing and implementing mitigation monitoring and reporting programs. • Providing technical support during public hearings, to regulatory agencies or to the City. • Conducting peer reviews on reports or surveys prepared by other consultants in the past.

To expedite the CEQA processes, our professional staff utilizes a process of streamlined techniques designed to expedite each process and save our clients from additional project expenditures or unnecessary project delays. Based on accurate impact assessments of environmental research and related technical studies, UltraSystems develops mitigation measures and alternatives as necessary that are viable and cost effective focused on both short-term goals and long-range needs. Our mitigation solutions are practical that minimize the need for additional post-approval analyses.

3.2 Approach
UltraSystems would be responsible for identifying the project’s environmental regulatory requirements, assisting in their compliance, and tracking and reporting on compliance status.

UltraSystems has a deep understanding of environmental issues and the organizational skills to translate the requirements into a clearly understandable set of project tasks that can be evaluated and tracked in both design and construction.

UltraSystems is committed to applying a well-honed project management approach, effective and transparent cost/schedule/control protocols, and quality assurance/quality control procedures on this assignment. Consistency in applying the foregoing is an UltraSystems hallmark. Collectively, this suite of project management tools was developed and subsequently refined as a response to the seriousness with which we take our responsibility and obligation to develop technically accurate and legally-defensible environmental compliance documents for our clients. Our promise to the City is that we will commit the firm’s resources to ensure that the subject environmental document proceeds on schedule, with no costly delays in processing or review time.

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3.3 Project Management
UltraSystems has worked closely with municipal and state governments, transportation authorities, and other agencies and stakeholders to assess environmental effects, identify mitigation measures and facilitate project approval. We apply these principles on all levels of CEQA documentation.

UltraSystems’ Environmental Services Group is managed by Hina Gupta, MURP, LEED AP and Senior Project Manager with the firm. Our Environmental Services Group provides environmental planning, and preparation of CEQA documents. This Group’s expertise includes coordination with local, state, federal and other governmental agencies; managing public participation programs; issuing necessary legal notices; preparing technical studies; and incorporating the document into the overall planning process. UltraSystems regularly acts as an extension of staff for public agencies to perform all required public and agency notifications for CEQA environmental review documents. After review, UltraSystems handles the logistics of distribution, publication and notifications per California Government Code requirements.

As with any project undertaken, the UltraSystems project team will implement each project in an orderly manner, technical service assignment to ensure that the most qualified staff will be assigned to work activities. Our Project Manager immediately communicates to each designated staff a clearly defined task assignment and his/her area of responsibility on a project as coordinated in a Project Management Plan (PMP). Generally, the PMP includes: (1) an overall work flow chart identifying the critical path; (2) a detailed description of each task order; (3) a detailed schedule for each work task; (4) a detailed breakdown of the costs for each task; (5) a detailed staffing plan for each task; (6) a communication protocol; (7) quality assurance and quality control plan; (8) monthly progress reports to the City; (9) project meetings; (10) communications with LAWA and other entities; and (11) subcontracts with our teaming partners. The PMP will be the basis against which a specific project status and progress will be measured and reported to the City.

Once a task order is issued from the City, the UltraSystems team will mobilize quickly to commence work activities. Dependent on the complexity of project assignment(s) Betsy A. Lindsay/Hina Gupta will develop and implement a project management plan (PMP) for each assignment. The PMP will contain an orderly, structured process for identifying, scheduling and coordinating all specific line items within the Work Plan. The assigned PM will be responsible for ensuring that the highestquality work products are prepared for the approved costs. The PMP will be specific to each individual task order, and will be designed to meet the criteria for all environmental, engineering, environmental compliance and regulatory requirements.

3.4 Typical CEQA Process
An abbreviated summary of UltraSystems’ preparation of CEQA environmental documents includes the following components and contains five stages: (1) project scoping; (2) development of the environmental review process; (3) drafting the environmental documents; (4) finalizing that document; and (5) the permitting process.

Scoping. UltraSystems would develop and implement a variety of scoping programs modeled to the specific needs of individual project. Scoping activities are conducted to identify environmental impacts that project implementation may bring about; to identify all discretionary actions required for project approval; and to solicit the issues of governmental agencies possessing discretionary jurisdiction of the project. These functions include the dissemination of information, solicitation of comments through a variety of public and private forums; and individual consultation with affected agencies aimed at identifying environmental issues (including an evaluation of their significance), areas of controversy, and issues to be resolved. Scoping identifies related projects and their status, which may collectively impact project implementation or produce cumulative environmental effects.

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Initial Study/Notice of Preparation. Pursuant to Sections 15063(a) and 15082(a) of the California Code of Regulations (CCR), UltraSystems would prepare an Initial Study to either focus the environmental documentation upon potentially significant, project-induced effects or to document that the project (as proposed or as subsequently modified) would not produce a significant environmental effect. In many cases, preparing the Initial Study requires critical peer review of existing technical studies or preparation of new studies. UltraSystems frequently prepares stand-alone technical studies in the areas of aesthetics, air quality, biological resources, cultural resources, noise and vibration, and water quality. We can also conduct Phase I environmental site assessments. For the Initial Study, UltraSystems would provide a descriptive analysis, indicating the supporting rationale for the Study’s conclusions. If project-related effects are determined to be potentially significant, UltraSystems would prepare a Notice of Preparation (NOP) after the completion of the Initial Study. Conversely, if the draft Initial Study concludes that there is clearly no evidence to suggest that the project will produce a significant environmental effect, UltraSystems would prepare a draft Negative Declaration or Mitigated Negative Declaration.

Environmental Assessment/Notice of Intent. For those projects involving either discretionary federal funding or permits and approvals from federal agencies, the resulting environmental documentation may be required to comply with applicable NEPA obligations. For those activities which are not exempt under NEPA and are not categorically excluded or covered under an existing environmental impact statement (EIS), UltraSystems prepares Environmental Assessments pursuant to the Council on Environmental Quality’s Regulations for Implementing the Procedural Provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act (40 CFR Parts 1500-1508).

Preparation of Draft Documentation. UltraSystems can prepare or assist in the preparation of draft Negative Declarations, Mitigated Negative Declarations, and Draft EIRs in accordance with CEQA, and Draft FONSIs and Draft EISs in accordance with NEPA and their implementing guidelines.

UltraSystems would provide formal recommendations to the City for the type of document that would be required for each project.

Notice of Completion/Notice of Availability. In accordance with Section 15085 of the CCR, a Notice of Completion (NOC) must be filed with the Office of Planning and Research (State Clearinghouse) upon completion of the Draft EIR. If the project is subject to NEPA, a Notice of Availability (NOA) must be published in the Federal Register. UltraSystems would assist the City’s staff in preparing these notices.

Response to Comments/Final Document Preparation. Upon completion of the comment period for the Draft EIR or Draft EIS, UltraSystems prepares formal responses to all substantive and relevant comments provided by governmental agencies, public groups, and private organizations on the draft document. UltraSystems organizes responses in a manner facilitating easy reference and provides them in a stand-alone Response to Comments volume or integrated into a revised Draft EIR/Draft EIS. The Response to Comments volume or revised Draft EIR/Draft EIS would include each written comment in its original form and, if necessary, the transcripts of applicable public hearings.

Mitigation Reporting and Monitoring Programs. Section 21081.6 of the PRC requires agencies to set up monitoring and reporting programs to ensure compliance with those mitigation measures identified in EIRs and Negative Declarations (and adopted as conditions of project approval). In compliance with that requirement, UltraSystems assists the City in developing reporting programs and monitoring project compliance activities.

Findings of Fact/Statement of Overriding Considerations. No public agency can approve or carry out a project for which an EIR has been completed, identifying one or more significant environmental effects, unless that agency makes one or more written findings for each of the significant effects

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accompanied by a brief explanation of the rationale for each finding. These findings must be clearly supported by information in the public record.

Notice of Determination. After the approval of a project under CEQA, a lead agency is required to file a Notice of Determination (NOD) with the State Clearinghouse. The NOD starts a 30-day statute of limitations on court challenges to the approval under CEQA.

3.5 Technical Services
UltraSystems has invaluable experience with diverse technical capabilities to assist our clients with all of their planning, permitting, and environmental obligations. Our project team offers extensive backgrounds in preparing technical planning and environmental studies. UltraSystems utilizes its involvement in the design and development of major projects in Southern California to identify and creatively resolve environmental issues. UltraSystems’ project teams possess the experience and expertise to perform the following types of technical studies:
 Archaeological, Paleontological and Historic Resources. To fulfill local, state and federal requirements, UltraSystems has conducted numerous cultural resource studies, including evaluation of historic, prehistoric, and paleontological resources. These studies usually include a records search (for recorded information) at the appropriate archive depository to determine whether any cultural resources have been recorded within the project’s sphere of influence. Our archaeologists and paleontologist are experienced in field reconnaissance and have special expertise in Native American cultural resources.
 Biological Resources. UltraSystems has extensive experience in identifying, quantifying, and evaluating biotic resources, assessing impacts on terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, and developing mitigation strategies and project alternatives that lessen or avoid identified environmental consequences. UltraSystems’ biological resource capabilities include, but are not limited to: Habitat Assessments, Multi Species Habitat Conservation Plan (MSHCP) Consistency Analysis, Vegetation and Wildlife Surveys, Determination of Biologically Equivalent or Superior Preservation (DBESP), Habitat Evaluation and Acquisition Negotiation Strategy (HANS) Process, Wetland Delineation, Regulatory Permitting, Hearing Attendance, Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Programs (MMRPs), and Mitigation Monitoring During Construction. UltraSystems experience includes conducting habitat assessment for plant and wildlife species protected by federal and state regulations, as well as species covered by the MSHCP. UltraSystems’ biologists have expertise in conducting protocol plant and wildlife surveys, wetland delineations (both waters of the U.S. and waters of the State), and assessing project impacts as required for MSHCP Consistency Analyses and DBESPs, as well as by CEQA and NEPA. Should mitigation be required, our biologists are accomplished at guiding a project through the Habitat Assessment and Negotiation Strategy (HANS) process.
 Aesthetics Analysis. UltraSystems includes aesthetics analysis as an essential component of the planning process. UltraSystems uses visual analysis, geographic information systems (GIS), and 3-D simulation and technologies to assess the existing and planned character of a local environment.
 Air Quality Impact Evaluations. UltraSystems conducts air quality evaluations to determine baseline conditions for comparison with the estimated impact of a proposed action. UltraSystems also uses air quality evaluations to quantify the impact associated with a particular project in terms of emissions of the criteria pollutants and to evaluate the net change against applicable air quality standards.
 Energy Conservation. UltraSystems will prepare an energy conservation assessment for the proposed project per the most recent version of the CEQA Guidelines. The analysis will briefly summarize electricity, natural gas, and petroleum energy sources and the relevant regulatory

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framework. Project electricity (kilowatt hours) and natural gas (British thermal units) usage will be estimated based on project specifics; CalEEMod default values will be used, as appropriate, when project specifics are not available. Petroleum consumption will be estimated using CalEEMod or the EMFAC Motor Vehicle Emission Source Inventory Model and will be based on the same equipment and vehicle assumptions assumed in the air quality and GHG emissions analyses. Project elements that would reduce the project's energy demand will be identified in the analysis and quantified as available.
 Geotechnical Studies. Utilizing available literature and studies conducted within a project area (e.g., aerial photography, reconnaissance and geologic mapping), UltraSystems provides preliminary geologic and geotechnical engineering investigations. UltraSystems can describe existing geologic structures and topographic and soil characteristics of the project area in both graphic and narrative formats. Project area seismicity is evaluated, including identification of active and potentially active faults, design considerations (which may impact project development), and liquefaction potential.
 Hazardous Waste Assessment. UltraSystems Project Team can provide consulting services relating to the identification of hazardous materials, including Phase I environmental duediligence, Phase II site characterization studies and Phase III remediation plans. Some of these assessments are included as part of the CEQA process and many are performed for ongoing businesses or property ownership transfers.
 Noise Impact Assessment. UltraSystems has prepared noise control and noise monitoring plans for complex construction projects and has audited compliance with field sampling requirements.

Our experts support CEQA documentation by preparing stand-alone technical studies and report sections. They conduct ambient noise monitoring to establish background exposures. By using its extensive library of construction equipment noise data, UltraSystems calculates noise exposures during construction and recommends mitigation measures to satisfy local criteria.  Regulatory Permitting. UltraSystems' experience includes assessments to determine which regulatory permits are necessary, and interfaces with the appropriate regulatory agencies to acquire permits, including a Water Quality Standards Certification pursuant to § 401 of the CWA; a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit pursuant to § 402 of the CWA; an Application for Department of the Army Permit pursuant to § 404 of the CWA; and a Lake or Streambed Alteration Agreement pursuant to §§ 1600 through 1616 of the California State Fish and Game Code.
 Socioeconomic Analysis. UltraSystems provides its clients with a variety of demographic and socioeconomic studies, ranging from economic feasibility studies to detailed assessments of project (construction-related and operational) costs. Based upon a number of computer models, UltraSystems identifies short-term and long-term impacts.  Traffic and Circulation. UltraSystems provides a number of traffic engineering and design services, including traffic studies, congestion management programs, and intersection geometric design. Utilizing existing data on traffic conditions from various local and regional agencies (e.g., cities and counties) and by conducting as-needed traffic counts, UltraSystems compiles a summary of the local/regional circulation system for any given site location(s).  Utility System Studies. Since most development activities result in an increase in the quantity of materials discharged to the storm drain and sanitary sewer system, and increased demands for potable water resources, it is often necessary to determine the availability of adequate infrastructure capacity to accommodate project-related and cumulative development impacts.

UltraSystems conducts all requisite engineering (e.g., hydrology and hydraulic) studies that may be required by permitting agencies and special districts to quantify project-specific demands and evaluate impacts upon affected utility systems.

CITY OF FOUNTAIN VALLEY • NOVEMBER 29, 2023
City of Fountain Valley
RFQ No. 23-012
As-Needed CEQA Consulting Services

PLACEWORKS.COM
SUBMITTED TO:

CITY OF FOUNTAIN VALLEY
Amanda McCall, Mgmt. Analyst / Purchasing Officer
10200 Slater Avenue
Fountain Valley, CA 92708
714.593.4413 | [email protected]
SUBMITTED BY:

PLACEWORKS
Nicole Vermilion
Principal, Environmental Services
3 MacArthur Place, Suite 1100
Santa Ana CA 92707
714.966.9220 x2344 | [email protected]
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
City of Fountain Valley
RFQ No. 23-012
As-Needed CEQA Consulting Services

Statement of Qualifications
Environmental Planning Services • SWEETWATER UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT i

TABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS I
COVER LETTER 1
FIRM QUALIFICATIONS 2
Who We Are............................................................................................................................................................................ 2 Key Personnel.......................................................................................................................................................................... 5 On-Call Environmental Master Agreements.......................................................................................................................... 9 Relevant Projects..................................................................................................................................................................... 9 References............................................................................................................................................................................. 14 UNDERSTANDING AND APPROACH 16
Understanding....................................................................................................................................................................... 16 Approach to Environmental Services................................................................................................................................... 16 APPENDIX A-1
Resumes ............................................................................................................................................................................... A-1

COVER LETTER
November 28, 2023
Amanda McCall, Mgmt. Analyst / Purchasing Officer

CITY OF FOUNTAIN VALLEY
10200 Slater Avenue
Fountain Valley, CA 92708
Subject: Response to Request for Qualifications (RFQ) No. 23-012 As-Needed CEQA Consulting Services – Due November 29, 2023 [P2023-1128S]
Transmitted via PlanetBids
Dear Ms. McCall:

The attached submittal represents our qualifications and is organized per the detailed requirements in the Request for Professional Services for On-Call CEQA Consulting Services.

PlaceWorks provides comprehensive environmental/CEQA services, including technical expertise for air quality, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, energy, noise and vibration, hydrology and water quality, and visual impact assessments (shade/shadow, light/glare, view simulations). Our staff has extensive experience preparing the complete range of CEQA compliance services.

The staff summaries in this Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) highlight the key individuals for Fountain Valley’s CEQA services. Nicole Vermilion, Principal, will serve as the Principal-in-Charge and overall Project Manager for CEQA services.

Nicole has over 19 years of experience successfully guiding CEQA projects to completion. Recent projects Nicole has led include three projects for the City of Brea: the Brea Mall Mixed-Use Project EIR, Brea Plaza Expansion Project EIR, and Mercury Lane Residential EIR; the Fullerton Hub Student Housing/Office/Retail Project MND; and the Yucaipa Freeway Corridor Specific Plan Subsequent EIR. Malia Durand, Associate Principal, will serve as a primary project manager and an alternate, as-needed principal for Fountain Valley projects. Malia is a highly skilled planner with 16 years’ experience managing CEQA projects for a wide variety of project types and sizes. Her recent experience includes an EIR for an Industrial/Warehouse Project in Bakersfield; CEQA Peer Review for the Norwalk Entertainment District–Civic Center Specific Plan and EIR and other projects for the City of Pasadena; and EIRs, MNDs, or Exemptions for the Lynwood, Adelanto, Shafter, and Wasco 6th Cycle Housing Element Updates.

PlaceWorks Inc. is a California S-Corporation with 144 employees in six offices. Formerly known as The Planning Center, PlaceWorks was founded 48 years ago. This proposal is valid for 90 days. As a Principal, Nicole is authorized to bind the team to the contents of this submittal and to negotiate contracts of any amount on behalf of PlaceWorks. If you have any questions, please let me know.

Thank you for this opportunity. We look forward to your response.

Respectfully submitted,

PLACEWORKS
NICOLE VERMILION | Principal, Environmental MALIA DURAND, Associate Principal, Environmental 3 MacArthur Place, Suite 1100, Santa Ana CA 92707 3 MacArthur Place, Suite 1100, Santa Ana CA 92707 714.966.9220 x2344 | [email protected] 714.966.9220 x2342 | [email protected]

Statement of Qualifications
As-Needed CEQA Consulting Services • CITY OF FOUNTAIN VALLEY 2

FIRM QUALIFICATIONS
Who We Are
PlaceWorks is one of the West’s most eminent planning, design, and environmental consulting firms. The firm serves both public- and private-sector clients in the fields of comprehensive planning, urban design, landscape architecture, environmental analysis and sciences, and GIS. PlaceWorks is all about places and how they work geographically, environmentally, functionally, aesthetically, and culturally. We are also passionate about how we work with our clients.

We bring together people from diverse practice areas, offering best-of-all-worlds capability and connectivity. Just as each place we work on is distinctly different, so is our thinking about it.

PlaceWorks has demonstrated its capacity to perform the required services. We have four decades of experience in environmental planning and science, with a long-term perspective and technical expertise in shaping responses to the dynamic state and federal regulatory environment. We have handled a wide range of project sizes and types, and our reputation is built on our consistent production of effective and defensible environmental documents.

PlaceWorks has completed thousands of environmental documents and risk analyses—from CEQA documentation, environmental site investigations and remediation, and health risk assessments to landscape architecture and transportation and bicycle plans. Our dedicated in-house team consists of project managers, environmental planners and scientists, licensed engineers, environmental assessors, registered geologists, designers, economists, and air quality/GHG and noise modeling experts. Our broad experience and technical proficiency have given us a keen understanding of the complexities of both public policies and project designs for sustainable development. In addition to providing the requisite technical support for wide-ranging tasks, we often serve as a sounding board for clients to explore design strategies and their environmental and regulatory implications. The breadth of our environmental services is shown below.

California Environmental Quality Act Documentation
• Environmental Impact Reports (EIRs)
• Mitigated Negative Declarations (MNDs)
• Exemptions
• Mitigation Monitoring Programs
• Findings/Resolutions
• Third-Party CEQA Adequacy Review
• Litigation Support
• Technical Studies
- Air Quality, GHG, Energy
- Noise, Vibration, and Acoustics
- Health Risk Assessments
- Hydrology/Water Quality Studies
- Visual Impacts Assessment (including Shade/Shadow
Analysis, Light/Glare Studies, and Visual Simulations)
National Environmental Policy Act Documentation
• Environmental Impact Statements (EISs)
• Environmental Assessments (EAs)
• Findings of No Significant Impact (FONSIs)
Regulatory Compliance and Safety
• SWPPPs/WQMPs
• SPCCPs
• NPDES Monitoring and Permits
• Air Permits
• CDFW/Corps Permitting
• Regulatory Agency Interface and Strategy

Statement of Qualifications
As-Needed CEQA Consulting Services • CITY OF FOUNTAIN VALLEY 3 Technical Studies
Air Quality, Greenhouse Gas, and Health Risk Assessments Continued public concern about poor air quality and changing climates due to increased greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions requires a more stringent approach to meeting evolving regulations. PlaceWorks helps clients navigate these critical decisions with individually tailored air quality, GHG, and energy analyses and modeling for environmental processing under CEQA. We obtain and make use of key data from the California Air Resources Board (CARB), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the South Coast Air Quality Management District (South Coast AQMD), the California Energy Commission, and the Energy Information Administration. Our staff also has a strong technical grasp of modeling tools and protocols for quantifying air quality parameters and GHG emissions, including the California Emissions Estimator Model (CalEEMod), CARB’s EMission FACtor (EMFAC) model and Atmospheric Dispersion Modeling (AERMOD), CARB’s Off-Road model, and CALINE. We beta tested the CalEEMod emissions inventory model for South Coast AQMD and Sacramento Metropolitan AQMD.

We are on top of the changing regulatory environment for GHGs, criteria air pollutants, and toxic air contaminants (TACs).

PlaceWorks applies our knowledge of the South Coast AQMD CEQA Guidelines and modeling tools (e.g., CalEEMod, EMFAC, Offroad, AERMOD) to all projects we undertake in southern California. We work closely with the lead agency and South Coast AQMD in order to ensure that the air quality modeling provides a conservative estimate of emissions, follows South Coast AQMD modeling protocols, and addresses recent caselaw, including the Sierra Club v. County of Fresno (Friant Ranch, L.P.) (2018) 6 Cal.5th 502. Our staff are members of the Association of Environmental Professional’s (AEP) Climate Change Committee and have been involved in GHG thresholds development since AB 32 was adopted. Additionally, there is new CEQA caselaw regarding use of an efficiency metric (Golden Door Properties, LLC v. County of San Diego/Sierra Club, LLC v. County of San Diego (2018) 27 Cal.App.5th 892). For projects that exceed the South Coast AQMD thresholds, we consider use of on-site reductions as well as use of GHG emissions offsets with clearly defined performance standards in order to achieve GHG reduction goals (Golden Door Properties, LLC/Sierra Club v. County of San Diego (2020) Fourth District D075328, D075478, D075504).

PlaceWorks’ in-house technical services staff is well versed in analyzing both how projects impact the environment and how existing air emission sources in the environment affect sensitive populations. PlaceWorks stays up to date with the latest recommendations and studies prepared by CARB, California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA), and Office of Environmental Health Hazards Assessment (OEHHA) as well as the Bay Area AQMD. PlaceWorks is proficient in air dispersion modeling software, such as Environmental Protection Agency’s AERMOD and OEHHA’s 2015 Guidelines for Health Risk Assessments. PlaceWorks has completed numerous operational and construction related Health Risk Assessments for industrial projects, residential developments, and school sites.

PlaceWorks’ technical staff has presented at conferences for the American Planning Association, Association of Environmental Professionals (AEP), Urban Land Institute, and other organizations. Our staff includes members of AEP’s Climate Change Committee; they have assisted in the development of white papers on baseline GHG emissions inventories, forecasting GHG emissions inventories, establishing GHG reduction targets for general plans and GHG reduction planning, and most recently, a white paper on establishing GHG reduction targets and thresholds for post-2020 GHG emissions analyses. PlaceWorks is also familiar with the California Air Pollution Control Officers Association’s (CAPCOA) Quantifying Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Measures, which it has regularly applied to community GHG emissions forecasts for the transportation sector.

Air Quality/GHG and Health
Risk Assessment Services
• Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas
Emission Inventories
• Rule 9510 Air Impact Assessments
(AIA)
• Localized Dispersion Modeling
• Health Risk Assessments
• Air Pollution Permits
• Climate Action/Greenhouse Gas
Reduction Plans
• Carbon Monoxide (CO) Hot Spot
Analyses
• Odor Analyses
• Air Quality Conformity Reports
• Vapor Intrusion Analyses
• Third-Party Environmental Adequacy
Reviews

Statement of Qualifications
As-Needed CEQA Consulting Services • CITY OF FOUNTAIN VALLEY 4 Noise and Vibration Assessments
With more demand for large, multifamily housing projects, mixed-use developments, and repurposed facilities, the increased overlap of residential and industrial land uses seems unavoidable. The need to address noise and vibration during the planning, engineering, and start-up stages of a project is more important than ever. PlaceWorks’ noise specialists have extensive experience in applied engineering acoustics. Our library of investigative software includes commercial packages such as SoundPLAN as well as powerful in-house, proprietary analysis models to evaluate every possible noise condition.

PlaceWorks uses the SoundPlan Model to assess noise levels and display the results in noise contours. This model takes into account varying terrain types, building attenuation, and other factors. The resulting color-coded contour map is far more informative than tables of results because it shows the geographic extent of the generated noise. When laid over an aerial map, the noise contours developed by this model illustrate noise exposure and magnitude at surrounding residences.
• Environmental Impact Assessment
• Noise Control
• Roadway/Railway Noise Analysis
• Architectural/Building Acoustics
• Vibration Evaluations
Visual Impact Analyses
PlaceWorks has skilled staff who prepare graphics for visual impact analyses that help identify opportunities and constraints of existing conditions and proposed projects, both onsite and in the surrounding environment. Physical changes to an area as a result of proposed project alternatives, and the resulting change in appearance, are identified, documented, and assessed in terms of their visual impact. Field studies are also conducted to determine potentially affected viewer groups within and near the project limits. Visual simulations and graphics are used to assess the potential visual impacts of the project, including any blocking or disruption of scenic views or vistas, damage or removal of any recognized scenic resources, substantially altered visual quality or visual character within the project limits, or creation of a substantial new source of light or glare. • Shade and Shadow Analysis
• Lighting and Glare Studies
• Drone Photography for use in Aesthetics CEQA Sections and View Simulations • Photorealistic and Rendered View Simulations
• Digital 3D modeling and animations of topographic grading, buildings, streets, and landscapes

Statement of Qualifications
As-Needed CEQA Consulting Services • CITY OF FOUNTAIN VALLEY 5 Hydrology/Water Quality Studies and Water Supply Assessments PlaceWorks has qualified stormwater pollution prevention plan developers and practitioners (QSD/QSPs) with many years of experience with:
• Stormwater pollution prevention plans (SWPPPs)
• Water quality management plans (WQMPs)
• Water supply assessments
• Post-construction stormwater operation and maintenance plans • Designing low impact development (LID) and best management practices (BMPs) into site design
• Stormwater runoff modeling: pre- and post-development conditions • Peer reviewing hydrology reports prepared by other consultants • Determining reductions in peak flow rates with implementation of LIDs and BMPs
• Storm sewer system design for projects of 10 acres or less Key Personnel
As principal-in-charge and overall project manager, Nicole Vermilion will be the City’s primary contact for this on-call services contract. In addition, Nicole may serve as a project manager of individual projects, depending on the project. Her resume follows. Also available to serve as project managers, depending upon the project, are PlaceWorks’ principals, associate principals, senior associates, and associates. As specific projects arise, Nicole will select the best project manager depending both on the project needs and each project manager’s availability.

Malia Durand, Associate Principal, will serve as a primary project manager and assistant principal for Fountain Valley projects. Malia is a highly skilled planner with 16 years’ experience managing CEQA projects for a wide variety of project types and sizes. Her recent experience includes an EIR for an Industrial/Warehouse Project in Bakersfield; CEQA Peer Review for the Norwalk Entertainment District– Civic Center Specific Plan and EIR and other projects for the City of Pasadena; and EIRs, MNDs, or Exemptions for the Lynwood, Adelanto, Shafter, and Wasco 6th Cycle Housing Element Updates.

Statement of Qualifications
As-Needed CEQA Consulting Services • CITY OF FOUNTAIN VALLEY 6 Team Organization
Brief biographies of our key staff follow the organization chart below. For Technical Studies, the name of the area Lead is shown in all caps. Full resumes for all staff are in the Appendix.

Staff Biographies
Name, Title
Core Role and
Others depending on Project Experience/Qualifications Summary

LEADERSHIP AND QUALITY CONTROL

NICOLE VERMILION
Principal, Environmental
Services
Principal-in-Charge and
Overall Contract Manager
Principal and/or Director and/or
Project Manager of Technical
Studies; Principal and/or
Director and/or Project
Manager of Projects
Expert in air quality/GHG CEQA analysis and a CalEEMod beta tester. She prepares air quality/GHG technical studies for general/specific plans, and virtually all PlaceWorks CEQA documents and provides air quality/GHG training/workshops and participates in the AEP Climate Change Committee.

With almost 20 years of experience at PlaceWorks, Nicole holds the distinction of having led or supervised nearly every CEQA/NEPA PlaceWorks project during this time period.

MALIA DURAND
Associate Principal
Primary Manager for
Projects
As-Needed Project Principal-inCharge
A highly skilled environmental land use planner with 16 years of experience in environmental land use and urban planning. She manages CEQA/NEPA public and private projects for a wide variety of project types and sizes and is adept at problem solving in challenging situations. She has produced and overseen the production of numerous environmental projects as well as planning and zoning projects throughout Southern California.

Statement of Qualifications
As-Needed CEQA Consulting Services • CITY OF FOUNTAIN VALLEY 7 Name, Title
Core Role and
Others depending on Project Experience/Qualifications Summary

MARK TEAGUE, AICP
Managing Principal,
Environmental Services
As-Needed Principal
CEQA/NEPA Advisor
As-Needed Project Principal-inCharge, Project Director, Project Manager for CEQA/NEPA
Projects
Experience includes a variety of controversial and complex projects of all sizes and virtually all project types as both a public agency and private-sector planner. Facilitates internal agency departmental discussions and conducts evaluations of ordinances, policies and operations making recommendations to help improve customer service and respond to public concerns.

CEQA PROJECT MANAGEMENT

JORGE ESTRADA
Senior Associate
Senior CEQA/NEPA Project
Manager or Planner
Jorge is an exceptionally diverse planner. His knowledge and experience encompass the public and private sector, project management and administration, and both environmental and community planning. He has a clear understanding of planning and environmental principles and a solid working knowledge of their considerable regulatory systems, processes, and regulations. Jorge is known for his high energy and can-do attitude, as well as his expertise, which make him invaluable to project teams and clients alike.

Jorge’s experience includes IS/MNDs for Irvine’s Oak Creek Community Park Expansion Plan and Heritage Community Park Master Plan Update, as well as specific plans and EIRs throughout southern California

MARIANA

ZIMMERMAN
Senior Associate
Senior CEQA/NEPA Project
Manager or Planner
Leads the production of environmental documents pursuant to CEQA and NEPA; coordinating with the project team, lead agency, public agencies, and community stakeholders; and attends public hearings, project team meetings, scoping meetings, and community outreach. Experience includes the award-winning Norwalk Civic Center-Entertainment District EIR; Anaheim’s Euclid & Lincoln IS/MND; and Long Beach’s Century Villages at Cabrillo Phase VI EIR and 201 W. PCH Project Addendum.

JENNIFER KELLEY
Senior Associate
Senior NEPA/CEQA Project
Manager or Planner
Leads NEPA and CEQA analyses for development and infrastructure projects from the proposal stage through entitlement. Expertise includes senior-level review of documents; coordination with clients, subconsultants, and public agencies; keeping project schedules and budgets on track; and supervising analyses prepared by junior staff. Experience includes the Great Park EIR for the City of Irvine, the Anaheim General Plan EIR, and Anaheim’s La Palma Park Improvements Categorical Exclusion (NEPA).

JASMINE OSMAN
Associate
CEQA/NEPA Project Manager
or Planner
Assists both the environmental and planning teams on a wide range of projects for public- and private-sector clients—from industrial and residential developments to school facilities and general plan updates. Recent experience includes serving as Assistant Project Manager for the Westminster Mall Specific Plan EIR and the Mercury Residential Project EIR in Brea. Jasmine also provides staff services to the City of Wildomar and is managing that city’s general plan EIR.

TECHNICAL STUDIES

JOHN VANG, JD
Senior Associate
Air Quality, GHG, Energy Lead
and/or Health Risk Assessment
Lead
With PlaceWorks for nearly 20 years, John is a super specialist on the air quality, greenhouse gas, energy, and health risk team. He is proficient in the various modeling software for air quality, health risk, and noise technical studies, such as CalEEMOd, EMFAC, AERMOD, and OFFROAD.

TONY CHUNG, PhD,

INCE-USA
Associate Principal
Noise, Vibration, and Acoustics
Lead
With more than 33 years of experience, Tony has performed more than 2,200 noise studies—CEQA/NEPA and stand-alone—for community and transportation noise analyses. He has conducted and supervised tasks such as field measurement, modeling, and data analysis and evaluated noise impacts from construction, vehicular traffic, and long-term stationary-source operations.

Statement of Qualifications
As-Needed CEQA Consulting Services • CITY OF FOUNTAIN VALLEY 8 Name, Title
Core Role and
Others depending on Project Experience/Qualifications Summary

DINA EL CHAMMAS

GASS, PE, QSD
Senior Engineer
Hydrology/Water Quality Lead
(also sometimes Senior Project
Manager for overall
CEQA/NEPA projects)
California Registered Civil Engineer and Qualified Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan Developer (QSD). Dina has vast experience in the fields of sustainability, environmental engineering, and sustainable watershed management. She has helped prepare environmental impact statements for large construction sites and performed field baseline studies and data modeling and assessment, working with EPA, EU, and WHO environmental legislation and regulations. She is also a highly competent CEQA generalist (Senior Project Manager), having managed EIR and other CEQA projects for the cities of Newport Beach, Irwindale, Walnut, Yucaipa, and more.

STEVE BUSH, PE
Senior Engineer
Health Risk Lead and/or Senior
Engineer, Hydrology/Water
Quality Lead or Senior Engineer
California Registered Civil Engineer. Steve conducts air quality/GHG analyses and health risk assessments for various projects, including stormwater outlets/marsh areas. He is proficient in different air quality modeling software such as CalEEMod, EMFAC, and AERMOD.

CATHLEEN
FITZGERALD, DEnv, PE,

QSD/QSP
Principal Engineer
As-Needed Health Risk Lead
and/or Principal
Engineer/Advisor,
Hydrology/Water Quality Lead
and/or or Principal
Engineer/Advisor
California Registered Civil Engineer and Construction General Permit Qualified SWPPP Practitioner (QSP) and/or Qualified SWPPP Developer (QSD). With more than 35 years of academic and professional experience conducts baseline health risk assessments, develops site-specific soil cleanup levels, uses vadose zone modeling for the contamination threat from soil to groundwater, models the natural attenuation of chemical plumes in groundwater, and develops innovative groundwater remediation systems.

ALEX REYES
Associate Designer
Shade/Shadow Analysis and
Visual Simulations/Graphics
Lead
Alex prepares visual simulations, lighting studies, and shade/shadow analyses for environmental documents using his diverse knowledge of computer programs to quickly create a working product and adapt it to individual client needs. He is also a licensed drone photographer.

ROB MAZUR
Associate Principal, GIS
GIS Lead Rob has extensive experience creating maps and datasets for a range of planning projects. He specializes in all facets of geodatabase development, data management, Web GIS, and spatial and tabular analyses for improved decision-making, information retrieval, and cartography. His experience in a wide variety of planning projects, coupled with his expertise in GIS and field data collection, make him a key asset to any team. Rob excels at quantitative and spatial analysis, including buildout calculations, walkability, community health modeling, cartography, and land use scenario modeling.

Subconsultants
PlaceWorks engages expert subconsultants to cover other technical studies. Some of our most frequent teaming partners include the following; however, if the City has preferences on a case-by-case basis, we are happy to work with any. • Traffic, Transportation, Parking – Iteris, Fehr & Peers, Kittelson & Associates • Biological Resources – Cadre Environmental, Glenn Lukos Associates, Hernandez Environmental, Blackhawk Environmental, ECORP
• Cultural/Historic Resources – Cogstone Resource Management, SWCA, Archaeo-Paleo Resource Management, ECORP • Historic Preservation – Architectural Resources Group (ARG), Historic Resources Group (HRG), Page & Turnbull • Site Assessment– Ninyo & Moore, Padre Associates
• Geology/Geotechnical – Ninyo & Moore, Padre Associates, LGC Geotechnical, NOVA Services • Utilities/Sewer/Infrastructure – Fuscoe Engineering, Hunsaker & Associates

Statement of Qualifications
As-Needed CEQA Consulting Services • CITY OF FOUNTAIN VALLEY 9 On-Call Environmental Master Agreements
PlaceWorks has built strong relationships with many clients and prepared thousands of CEQA/NEPA documents through our on-call environmental and planning services contracts (most of which are multi-repeat contracts). A partial list of PlaceWorks’ current on-call services contracts is provided below. Our Technical Services staff have and continue to work on every project that requires their expertise.
• Anaheim
• Brea
• Chino Hills
• Claremont
• Colton
• Eastvale
• El Monte
• Fontana
• Fullerton
• Industry
• Inglewood
• Irvine
• Irwindale
• Laguna Hills
• Laguna Niguel
• Long Beach
• Los Angeles, City Planning
• Los Angeles, Recreation & Parks
• LA County, CEO Office
• LA County, DOT
• LA County, Parks & Recreation
• LA County, Regional Planning
• Menifee
• Ontario Water District
• Orange
• OC Public Works
• OC Real Estate Services
• OC Real Estate Services
• Rancho Cucamonga
• Rancho Santa Margarita
• San Bernardino County
• San Clemente
• San Juan Capistrano
• Santa Ana
• Wildomar
• Yucaipa
In addition, we have worked with many private-sector clients to usher projects and applications through the development review process—plan review, environmental documentation, preparation of staff reports, attendance at public hearings, and other tasks as needed to process development projects.

Relevant Projects
Brea Mall Mixed Use Project EIR | City of Brea
As a result of the closure and acquisition of the Sears parcel by Retail Property Trust (“Simon” or “Simon Property Group”), the majority landowner and operator of the Brea Mall, the project proponent is proposing redevelopment of the Sears parcel and adjoining transition areas adjacent to Nordstrom and Macy’s on the southwest portion of the approximately 74-acre Brea Mall. In January 2020, the city issued a Draft EIR for the Brea Mall Mixed Use project. In March 2020, as a result of the statewide restrictions imposed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including the temporary closure and subsequent limited reopening of retail malls and restaurants in California, the project proponent requested that the application be placed on hold. In late 2020, the project proponent informed the city that it would like to continue processing its application, but that it had also made modifications to the proposed project and site plan in response to the changing retail, commercial, and residential market.

PlaceWorks prepared a Final EIR in September 2022. The Brea Mall Mixed use Project involves a net increase of 47,425 square feet of new commercial uses for a total of 1,338,858 square feet of commercial uses at Brea Mall, including a lifetime fitness center, and 380 apartment units. Year Completed: 2022

Statement of Qualifications
As-Needed CEQA Consulting Services • CITY OF FOUNTAIN VALLEY 10 Uptown Newport Mixed Use Residential Project EIR | City of Newport Beach The Uptown Newport project introduced a high-density residential, mixed use project—up to 1,244 residential units, 11,500 square feet of neighborhoodserving retail space, and two acres of park space—in the Airport Business Area of the city, consistent with the Newport Beach 2006 General Plan. Phase 1 broke ground in 2017.

The project had to meet several challenges. If the on-site, semiconductor facility extended its lease, Phase 1 residences would be within 50 feet of extremely hazardous chemicals and industrial noise for up to nine years. Also, construction vibration impacts could affect sensitive manufacturing equipment, and groundwater and soil hazards cannot be remediated until the manufacturing facility is demolished in Phase 2. The project also had to overcome the opposition of surrounding office owners and tenants to traffic increases and access to easements, and the Airport Land Use Commission’s finding that the project was inconsistent with the airport land use plan.

PlaceWorks comprehensively analyzed environmental conditions for each phase with in-house air quality, greenhouses gases, health risk, hazardous chemical release, and noise studies and subconsultant/team analyses of traffic, geotechnical, civil engineering, and visual analyses. Entitlements were approval of a development plan amendment, development agreement, affordable housing plan, phasing plan, design guidelines, and tentative map. Year Completed: 2019 Laguna Niguel City Center EIR | City of Laguna Niguel
The vision of the Laguna Niguel City Center Mixed Use Project is to create a “downtown” environment that features specialty retail, restaurants, and office; a “town green”/event space; a new community library; integrated apartment homes; and extensive walkable open spaces, paseos, and plazas.

The larger, relocated library will be the “central jewel” of the project. The applicant worked for over a year with the Friends of the Library, who vehemently opposed the project at first, to resolve their concerns. At the public hearings, the Friends of the Library director and county librarian testified their strong support and excitement for the project.

PlaceWorks assisted the city with preparation of an EIR and technical studies for air quality, greenhouse gases, and noise impacts. The project came to a halt with the onset of COVID-19, and when it restarted, ongoing site plan/land use revisions by the applicant, the city’s new CEQA manual and methodology, and changes in regulations and computer models required major revisions to the EIR, including new modeling for air quality, GHG and noise analyses. During and after the public comment period of the draft EIR, the city received multiple lengthy and technically complex comment letters from a few project opponents that required substantial, reiterative responses from the project team (a coordinated effort by PlaceWorks, the city, and the applicant’s legal, design, and technical teams). At the final public hearing, a strong majority of residents voiced enthusiastic approval of the project, and the city council voted unanimously to adopt the project and certify the EIR. Year Completed: 2022

Statement of Qualifications
As-Needed CEQA Consulting Services • CITY OF FOUNTAIN VALLEY 11 Newport Crossing Mixed Use Residential Project EIR | City of Newport Beach The Newport Crossings Mixed Use Residential project was proposed in the designated Airport Area of the city’s general plan and the Newport Place Planned Community (PC-11). The applicant proposed development of 350 residential units, 2,000 square feet of “casual dining” restaurant space, 5,500 square feet of commercial space, and a one-half acre public neighborhood park on a 5.69-acre project site. The site is currently occupied by the 58,277- square-foot MacArthur Square shopping center. At first glance, the project appeared straightforward because the proposed uses did not require a general plan amendment (GPA) or zoning code amendment. Therefore, it did not require review by the Airport Land Use Commission. However, the fact that the project didn’t need a GPA did not mean it was consistent with the overall goals, policies, and intent of the general plan.

PlaceWorks’ approach was to coordinate CEQA requirements of technical studies prepared by others at the outset. This approach applied primarily to the traffic study to ensure that the analysis meets CEQA requirements and TPO requirements, which required parallel analyses. Early coordination ensured that no time was lost. PlaceWorks coordinated with the city and the traffic consultant to ensure the scope met CEQA requirements for existing conditions; related projects (vs. committed projects); and phasing, demolition, and construction impact analysis. PlaceWorks also detailed project needs to support air quality/GHG and noise studies. Year Completed: 2019 Oak Glen Creek Specific Plan EIR | City of Yucaipa
Part of the purpose of the City of Yucaipa’s Oak Glen Creek Specific Plan is to control flooding along Oak Glen and Wilson Creeks on the southern half of the project site, thus bringing the northern half out of the floodplain. PlaceWorks prepared an EIR for this Specific Plan, which encompasses three districts— Residential District, Innovation District, and Open Space District. The Residential District would allow up to 200 units; the Innovation District would allow up to 231,740 square feet of institutional, office, medical, and professional uses; and the Open Space District.

The realignment of Oak Glen Wash and the construction of the detention basin within the Wilson Creek drainage course will improve the capture and detention of flood flows, greatly reducing or eliminating downstream flooding and channel erosion. Moreover, the improvement is anticipated to facilitate groundwater recharge as well as preserve downstream natural habitat.

PlaceWorks’ approach to achieving the city’s objectives entailed preparing a program EIR for the specific plan and a project-level EIR for the flood control component of the project. Also, we anticipate that no additional EIRs will be required for individual projects in the business park because the program EIR analyzes conservative assumptions for the Specific Plan land uses (for traffic generation, air quality, noise, etc.). Thus future development can rely on it. Year Completed: 2018

Statement of Qualifications
As-Needed CEQA Consulting Services • CITY OF FOUNTAIN VALLEY 12 Hub Fullerton IS/MND | City of Fullerton
The initial study analyzed the development of student-oriented housing through specific plan implementation. The project was six stories with 420 units (1,251 beds), 12,438 square feet of supporting commercial on the ground floor, and a parking garage with 376 stalls and 197 bicycle spaces.

PlaceWorks communicated closely with the city and the project applicant to meet the project schedule and not cause any delays. For example, although it was not immediately apparent, the project planned to use the Geopier’s or equivalent gravel piers impact foundation system, which reduced the construction impacts related to air quality, noise, hydrology, and archaeological and tribal cultural resources.

Parking is not one of the Appendix G Checklist questions, so it was not addressed. But parking became the main issue, and the applicant revised the site plan to provide 377 units and 630 parking spaces instead of 420 units and 376 spaces.

PlaceWorks prepared a memorandum to substantiate that these changes would not result in a substantial environmental impact that would require recirculation. Year Completed: 2022 IS/MNDs for Two Irvine IS/MNDs for Oak Creek and Heritage Community Parks | City of Irvine The Oak Creek Community Park Improvements IS/MND. Proposed plans include accessibility, irrigation, and lighting improvements; flex turf area and sports field reconfigurations; dog park and fitness nodes; new parking lot; circulation improvements for pedestrians and vehicles; and other hardscape and landscape improvements. The project will also expand the park to the adjacent eight acres owned by Southern California Edison (SCE), adding an unlighted flex field and parking lot.

The IS and accompanying technical studies evaluated the project’s impacts to the environment and surrounding uses, including residential. It also evaluated impacts of development on SCE’s property, including ongoing operation of the electrical transmission lines. Mitigation measures ensured that the project would not disrupt operation of SCE’s transmission lines or recreation activities at the park or disturb nearby residential neighborhoods. Year Completed: In Progress
Heritage Community Park Master Plan Update IS/MND. Proposed plans for the 36-acre park include accessibility, irrigation, and lighting improvements; new play areas and courts; water features and picnic amenities; swimming pool; parking lots and better circulation for pedestrians and vehicles; and a new community center, expanded fine arts center, and library. The city anticipates adoption of this IS/MND before the end of the year. Year Completed: In Progress “You have done a fantastic job on
the environmental review and all
the clearance materials. The
document looks great! I’m really
excited that this project is moving
forward.”
Kathleen Haton, Senior Planner
City of Irvine

Statement of Qualifications
As-Needed CEQA Consulting Services • CITY OF FOUNTAIN VALLEY 13 Colton Ecology Recycling Facility Expansion Addendum | City of Colton PlaceWorks prepared an addendum for the Colton Ecology Recycling Facility Expansion Project. The proposed project consists of four main components: (1) the construction of a new 80,640-square-foot prefabricated building that would house nonferrous separation equipment; (2) the increase monthly permitted tonnage for the shredder from 40,000 tons per month to 55,000 tons per month for the processing of scrap automobiles, appliances, and other scrap metals; (3) the expansion of recycling activities to processing and shredding of “end of life” vehicles, which requires removal of all fluids and batteries, and other decontamination processes; and (4) a modification to the existing conditional use permit to allow for the use of one parcel for storage and parking. The proposed project also includes improvements such as new paving and parking on-site, new driveway, public right-of-way improvements, stormwater, landscaping, and fencing. Year Completed: 2022
La Palma Park Improvements Categorical Exemption | City of Anaheim PlaceWorks is overseeing the completion of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) clearance required for the La Palma Park Project, a capital improvement project for the city of Anaheim. The project aims to improve approximately 10.7 acres of an existing 16-acre community park. The existing open space lawn area on the northwestern portion of the project site, which is currently used for used for lighted soccer, special events with amplified sound, and passive recreation, would be graded to create two lighted natural lawn soccer fields. The project would also replace the existing 10,900-square-foot recreation center and restroom, covered picnic area, and playground to construct a 1,300-square-foot new building that would include restrooms, utilities, a multipurpose room, a storage room, a concession area, and office space, and an adjacent 9,500-square-foot building containing a new open-air arena and picnic pavilion. Year Completed: In Progress Categorical Exemptions for 4 High School Stadium Modernization Projects | Sweetwater Union High School District
PlaceWorks prepared four notices of exemption and supplemental analyses in support of categorical exemptions classes 1, 2, and 3, including applicable AQ/GHG analysis, for four separate stadium improvement projects. Other technical studies for the proposed projects included biological resources and cultural/historical resources reports. The four stadium improvement projects included new bleachers, scoreboards, concessions/restroom buildings, field lighting, track/field improvements, public address system, paths of travel changes, and other project-specific improvements. The projects included a reduction in spectators. Year Completed: 2022

Statement of Qualifications
As-Needed CEQA Consulting Services • CITY OF FOUNTAIN VALLEY 14 References
Provided below are reference and project information for similar on-call consulting contracts and/or environmental documents for projects similar in size and scope. We invite you to contact them all to gain a well-rounded view of our capabilities and reputation.

Client | Project(s) Client Contact Brief Description and Relevant Key Staff City of Brea
• Brea Mall Mixed-Use Project
EIR
• Brea Plaza Expansion Project
EIR
• Mercury Lane Residential EIR
• Brea 265 Mixed Use Project
EIER
Killebrew, Jason | Community
Development Director

CITY OF BREA
714.990.7758
[email protected]
With Nicole Vermilion as PiC and/or PM, PlaceWorks
has prepared four CEQA projects for the City of Brea,
under an on-call services contract.

Key staff: Vermilion, Osman, Nguyen, Bush, Vang,
Fitzgerald
City of Fullerton
• The Hub at Fullerton IS/MND
Heather Allen | Former City of
Fullerton Planning Manager, Now with

CITY OF ANAHEIM
714.765.4958
[email protected]
Under an on-call contract PlaceWorks prepared an
Initial Study for this proposed six-story, 420-unit
student-oriented housing project with 12,438 square
feet of neighborhood-supporting commercial space on
a 3.55-acre site which was to be processed through a
Specific Plan. PlaceWorks also provided technical
studies for Air Quality, GHG, Energy, Noise & Vibration, and we prepared a Cultural Resources Records Search
and Tribal Consultation.

Key staff: Vermilion, Osman, Nguyen, Bush, Vang,
Fitzgerald
City of Yucaipa
• Wilson Creek Business Park
• Yucaipa 2035 General Plan
Update and Program EIR
• MND for SFR Project West of
2nd Street
• Wine Country Specific Plan EIR
• Freeway Corridor Specific Plan
Subsequent EIR
Benjamin Matlock | Community
Development Director

CITY OF YUCAIPA
909.797.2489 x261
[email protected]
PlaceWorks is currently under an on-call consulting
services contract with the City of Yucaipa and has
completed numerous planning and CEQA documents
for the City.

Other past work includes the 2035 General Plan
Update and Program EIR (managed by Nicole Vermilion
and staffed by the technical services staff proposed
under this contract).

Key staff: Vermilion, Zimmermann, Osman, El
Chammas Gass, Fitzgerald, Bush, Vang, Nguyen,
Chung, Khan, Zimny, Krispi, Protsman Rohr, Castro
The following are references of MALIA DURAND, who just joined PlaceWorks this week.

County of San Diego
• Valley Center Bridge MND
• Lawson Valley Bridge MND
• Cole Grade Road Widening EIR
• Ramona Landfill MND
• RGP53 Flood Control
Maintenance Environmental
Compliance
Thomas Duffy | Environmental
Planning Manager
County of San Diego
858.694.8000
[email protected]
Malia Durand completed numerous CEQA documents
for the County of San Diego, Department of Public
Works, Capital Improvement Projects.

Key Staff: Durand

Statement of Qualifications
As-Needed CEQA Consulting Services • CITY OF FOUNTAIN VALLEY 15 Client | Project(s) Client Contact Brief Description and Relevant Key Staff City of Shafter
• Shafter 2023-2031 Housing
Element Update and CEQA
MND
Steve Esselman | Planning Director

CITY OF SHAFTER
661.746.5002
[email protected]
Malia Durand as PiC and/or PM, prepared the updated
2023-2031 6th Cycle Housing Element and associated
CEQA MND for the City of Shafter.

Key Staff: Durand
City of Adelanto
• Adelanto 2021-2029 Housing
Element Update and CEQA
MND
• CEQA Coordinator and CDFW
liaison for all City projects
Jessie Flores | City Manager

CITY OF ADELANTO
760.2462300
[email protected]
Malia Durand as PiC and/or PM, prepared the updated
2021-2029 6th Cycle Housing Element and associated
CEQA MND for the City of Adelanto and has assisted
the City and developers processing CESA Incidental
Take Permits citywide.

Key Staff: Durand

Statement of Qualifications
As-Needed CEQA Consulting Services • CITY OF FOUNTAIN VALLEY 16

UNDERSTANDING AND APPROACH
Understanding
Our understanding of potential issues that may arise during the CEQA process comes from our recent involvement in both planning and environmental analysis in the City. PlaceWorks’ understands the key challenges facing the City of Fountain Valley—balancing the need for managed growth with the challenge of retaining Fountain Valley’s community character.

As the City moves forward analyzing projects under CEQA, communicating a project’s CEQA impacts and planning impacts will be key. PlaceWorks also recognizes the importance of close communication during the environmental process to ensure that the modeling and analysis are internally consistent across all CEQA documents.

Approach to Environmental Services
We use our expertise to formulate workable plans and programs while remaining objective to ensure our environmental documentation withstands legal scrutiny. PlaceWorks stays current with ever-changing state requirements, amendments to these requirements, and court interpretations so we can navigate the complexities of environmental planning, avoid pitfalls, and expedite approvals in a cost-efficient manner.

We view ourselves as our clients’ environmental strategist, and because CEQA is California’s broadest environmental law and has a rapidly changing landscape, it is critical to have a deep understanding of the process and legal requirements.

We continually integrate new case law, legislative proposals, and regulatory guidance to provide the highest level of legal integrity. Our environmental principals and senior staff add value to our services with decades of CEQA experience.

Although CEQA is law and the process is the same for all lead agencies, the application of CEQA is nuanced by a variety of factors, including the type of project, geographical area, and lead agency.

PlaceWorks understands that each project is unique—in both its physical and political context—and we have the experience and skills to identify when projects may be subject to CEQA. We apply creative thinking rather than a standard, one-size-fits-all approach. We know the right questions to ask to identify the right CEQA documentation and process. Our first course of action is always to determine whether any categorical exemptions apply to the project. Taking advantage of exclusions and exemptions helps us to optimize efficiency while ensuring legal defensibility. If no exclusions or exemptions apply, our next step is to determine whether an individual or joint CEQA document would be required.

PlaceWorks’ approach to all projects focuses on collaboration. Our CEQA practitioners confer with our policy planners, designers, and technical specialists to create responsive and site-sensitive plans and environmental documents that satisfy regulatory demands. Whether managing public outreach, analyzing environmental impacts, or crafting practical, cost-effective mitigation, we serve as integral partners in a host of environmental and planning processes. Overall, our approach to CEQA environmental documents combines problem solving, accuracy, and attention to detail. Even projects that share common elements benefit from a fresh evaluation. We consider each project objectively and use our experience and imagination to formulate workable plans and programs.

Our obligations to our clients include:
• Quality. We value our reputation as a quality firm that provides quality products and services to quality clients. To maintain these high standards, all project staff actively take part in quality control. • Objectivity. Our environmental review systems rely on objective, unbiased reporting. We take very seriously our role in producing clearly written, objective documents.

Statement of Qualifications
As-Needed CEQA Consulting Services • CITY OF FOUNTAIN VALLEY 17 • Professionalism. Our clients deserve high-quality work—the type of work that comes from a team dedicated to getting the details right. Equally important, we strive to stay on the leading edge of our profession. • Defensibility. CEQA is constantly changing through court interpretations, statutory amendments, and amendments to the guidelines. PlaceWorks closely tracks these changes to ensure that our environmental documents are legally adequate.
• Timely Performance. Criticisms of CEQA are often related to the amount of time needed to satisfy its requirements.

We pride ourselves in our ability to apply the resources necessary to satisfy our commitments. Our current and prior clients are the best indication of our ability to perform.

PlaceWorks has over four decades in environmental planning and science, bringing technical expertise and a long-term perspective in shaping responses to the dynamic state and federal regulatory environment. Our in-house project managers, environmental planners, and scientists have handled projects of virtually every size and type. We use our expertise to formulate workable plans and programs while remaining neutral and objective to ensure environmental documentation withstands legal scrutiny. We deliver comprehensive environmental services, and client satisfaction is our top priority.

CEQA Expertise
We have provided environmental documentation
to public- and private-sector clients for four
decades under CEQA and NEPA. Our projects
include large-scale comprehensive planning
efforts, site-specific developments, and
infrastructure improvements. Our reputation is
built on our consistent production of effective and
defensible environmental documents. In addition, we have extensive experience providing third-party reviews for development projects on behalf of our public-sector clients. Our senior staff continually monitor and report on environmental legislation, case law, and policies to ensure our documents reflect the latest developments and can withstand legal scrutiny. We translate this expertise into a variety of publications— including our popular and multi-award-winning publication, A Practical Guide to CEQA, our topical PlaceViews newsletters, and the recently updated CEQA Manual for the City of Irvine. These publications make the procedural and substantive requirements of CEQA accessible to cities’ staff, decision makers, and the public.

Integrated Disciplines
PlaceWorks takes an integrated and holistic approach to our planning and environmental projects. We are one of the few firms in California that offer services in environmental review as well as comprehensive planning and design. An ability to view projects through the prism of community planning is one of our strengths and a valuable perspective. Our environmental planners have broad planning backgrounds, understand the regulatory and policy framework, and consistently work closely with our urban and policy planners. We believe that environmental considerations inform the planning process, and our acclaimed work on hundreds of general, specific, and master plans speaks to the success of such efforts.

Statement of Qualifications
As-Needed CEQA Consulting Services • CITY OF FOUNTAIN VALLEY 18 In-House Technical Expertise
PlaceWorks’ scientists, engineers, designers, and other specialists are experts in the technical aspects of comprehensive environmental review, including air quality, greenhouse gases, noise and vibration, visual impact analysis, geology, and hydrology and water quality. Our staff brings rigorous methodologies to bear on the evaluation process. In the context of increasing litigation of environmental documentation, we believe this expertise is critical to maintaining analytically thorough, defensible documents. Further, we are able to offer ancillary services to our clients, such as environmental due diligence and water quality permitting, drawing from the breadth of this in-house technical expertise.

Solutions-Oriented Focus
Environmental analysis should address serious environmental concerns, including those from local opposition groups, and find opportunities to solve problems while achieving overall project objectives (i.e., schedule, budget, and legal defensibility). We consider each project objectively and work with our clients and the community to develop workable plans and programs. We find the most effective solutions often involve early input into the building design process so that measures can be incorporated as project features to lessen environmental impacts.

Project Management
Our approach to successful management starts with the right project management. Nicole Vermilion will be the principal in charge / overall project manager for the City of Fountain Valley contract, bringing with her the breadth of experience with similar projects required for this on-call. As such, she will be the key contact for the City and will be responsible for:
1) task scheduling and assignment, management of resources, monitoring of costs, and schedule adherence; 2) management and coordination of contract administration and accounting; 3) consultation and coordination with local and state agencies relative to the environmental document and the environmental review process; 4) coordination and communications with the City to ensure that City policies, procedures, and any applicable codes are complied with and, where applicable, are incorporated into the EIR; 5) ensuring that the environmental review process and the EIR satisfy the statutes and guidelines of CEQA and the City’s CEQA Procedures; and 6) representing the Consultant team in public meetings and project progress meetings as requested by the City.

Quality Control
PlaceWorks has established a number of quality control and quality assurance procedures and protocols to ensure accuracy in our documents. All documents are submitted to the firm’s document processing center for standardized formatting and systematic checks. A technical editor reviews it for consistency, readability, grammar, and graphics or typographical errors. The project director reviews technical content and general format before it is sent back to the project manager.

Schedule Adherence
Project schedules will be prepared for each task order at the level of detail deemed necessary for project tracking and schedule adherence. We will work with staff to meet individual project objectives. If requested, we can prepare MS Project schedules for each project that clearly highlight the critical path for a project and facilitate easy sharing and updating by individual task. Additionally, detailed subtasks can be “collapsed” to generate less-detailed project schedules for personnel or decision makers who may not need or be interested in the minutiae of the project schedule and management.

Statement of Qualifications
As-Needed CEQA Consulting Services • CITY OF FOUNTAIN VALLEY 19 Cost Control
Intrinsic to project efficiency and cost control are appropriate staffing; schedule management and adherence; and accurate budget planning, tracking, reporting, and invoicing procedures. Costs are controlled when projects are completed in an efficient manner and rework is not required. PlaceWorks’ method of accomplishing the work is based on our substantial experience with similar projects throughout California and locally. The work anticipated from this on-call perfectly aligns with our firm’s core practice of planning and environmental documentation. Further, our team has been carefully crafted to bring the best local and regional experts with local experience to help you successfully meet the goals of each project.

Legal Defensibility
More and more, project opponents attempt to use challenges to environmental documentation and/or the process to delay or kill a project. It is our responsibility to ensure that projects are not hindered by successful challenges to CEQA compliance. Review of documentation by our principals is built into our process. Moreover, PlaceWorks is diligent in staff education so that our environmental staff stay apprised of the constantly updated environmental requirements and statutes. We provide in-depth CEQA compliance management, legal oversight, and careful quality control, particularly when conducting third-party peer review. Whether coming in on a project to help resolve issues, reviewing team members’ work, or serving as on-call staff at other agencies, we are skilled at reviewing the work of our peers and providing the compliance and quality control to ensure our clients’ projects are successful.

Resumes

APPENDIX

PROJECT

UNDERSTANDING

NICOLE VERMILION
Principal, Air Quality/Energy/GHG/Noise Services
Nicole combines broad perspective and big-picture thinking with a good technical grounding to find workable solutions to environmental constraints. She is a skilled project manager and smoothly guides difficult and controversial projects to completion. She most often manages CEQA review for general plans and specific plans, such as general plan EIRs for the cities of Ontario, Los Alamitos, and Menifee, and the Brea 265 Specific Plan EIR. Nicole’s environmental analyses are accurate, clear, and thorough, and her grasp of technical considerations and up-to-date knowledge ensure that each project’s issues, constraints, and community concerns are carefully managed.

Nicole is also an air quality specialist and an expert on global climate change as it relates to CEQA analysis. She closely follows the rapid changes in requirements and the latest information on CEQA thresholds and analysis methodology. She has performed numerous greenhouse gas emissions inventories for individual projects as well as citywide emissions inventories for general plans. Nicole frequently presents at conferences, including APA’s and AEP’s California state conferences. She is a beta-tester for the CalEEMod program, and is a member of AEP’s Climate Change Committee.

Nicole frequently presents at conferences, including the California Chapters of both APA and AEP. She participated in the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District’s CEQA GHG significance thresholds working group for development projects and is a beta tester for the CalEEMod program. As a member of AEP’s Climate Change Committee, Nicole has contributed to white papers addressing GHG emissions inventories for climate action plans and general plans, post-2020 GHG thresholds, and Friant Ranch..

HIGHLIGHTS OF EXPERIENCE
CEQA Projects Managed by Nicole Vermilion
• Brea Mall Mixed-Use Project EIR | Brea CA
• City of Irvine CEQA Manual | Irvine CA
• General Plan EIRs: Corona, Los Alamitos, Ontario, Yucca Valley, Yucaipa • Specific Plan EIRs: Brea, Cal State Fullerton/City of Fullerton, Hemet, Yucaipa • Residential Project EIRs: Anaheim, Brea, Claremont, Mission Viejo • Colton Safety Element MND | Colton CA
• Agua Mansa Logistics Center Addendum | Colton CA
• Colton Southwest Regional Operations Center MND | Colton CA • Irvine Business Complex EIR and GHG Inventory | Irvine CA

EDUCATION
• Master of Urban & Regional
Planning, University of California,
Irvine
• BS with Honors, Ecology &
Evolutionary Biology, University of
California, Santa Cruz
• BA with Honors, Environmental
Studies, University of California,
Santa Cruz

AFFILIATIONS
• American Planning Association
(APA)
• Association of Environmental
Professionals (AEP)

ACTIVITIES
• Climate Change Committee |
California AEP
2023 Certificate of Appreciation
• CalEEMod Beta-Tester | South
Coast Air Quality Management
District
Team member since 2004

NICOLE VERMILION
Principal
[email protected]
Air Quality, GHG, and Energy Analyses
• Retail Centers and Mixed-Use Developments: Brea Mall Mixed-Use Project EIR (for this project, Nicole also managed the entire CEQA project in addition to leading technical analyses, Brea Plaza, Broadway Mixed-Use project in Redwood City; Serramonte Shopping Center Expansion in Daly City; Fresno El Paseo Marketplace in Fresno; Platinum Triangle Marketplace in Highland; San Leandro Shoreline Development; Butcher’s Corner in Sunnyvale • Downtown/Town Center and Civic Center Projects: Norwalk Entertainment District-Civic Center Specific Plan EIR; Laguna Niguel Town Center; Men’s Central Jail (Treatment Center) for LA County; Orange County Civic Center; Downtown Hayward Specific Plan; Atherton Civic Center; Walnut Creek Downtown Specific Plan; Del Avenue Specific Plan
• Hotel Projects: Hyatt Regency Newport Beach; Courtyard Marriott Glendale; DeAnza and Village Hotels in Cupertino; Hilton Garden Inns in Walnut Creek and San Jose; Anabella Hotel Anaheim
• Corridor, TOD, Station Area Specific Plan EIRs: Valley Corridor, San Bernardino County; Connect Southwest LA TOD and West Carson TOD, Los Angeles County; Beach Boulevard, Anaheim; Midtown, Long Beach; Millbrae Station, Millbrae
• Senior Living and Medical Facility Projects: Newport Beach Vivante Senior Living; Torrance Memorial New Main Tower Project; Del Amo Senior Village; Kaiser Medical Centers in Irvine and Anaheim; City of Hope Cancer Research Center Expansion in the cities of Duarte & Irwindale; The Springs at Bethsaida Senior Living in Tustin
• Industrial Projects: Proposed Rule 2305 Indirect Source Review – Warehouses Environmental Assessment for SCAQMD; Prologis Warehouse EIR in Los Angeles; CenterPoint Properties Warehouse at Greenleaf Avenue in Santa Fe Springs; Ontario Ranch Specific Plan EIR; Agua Mansa Logistics Center Addendum and Colton Southwest Regional Operations Center IS/ MND in Colton; 12+ warehouse/industrial projects in the City of Industry; 2000 Marina Boulevard Tech Studies - AQ/GHG in San Leandro; Cordes Ranch Annexation Specific Plan in Tracy; Dixon Northeast Quadrant Specific Plan Addendum in Dixon; CenterPoint Properties Warehouse in Richmond • General Plan EIRs: Counties of Contra Costa, Los Angeles, and San Bernardino and Cities of:
» Clovis
» Cupertino
» El Monte
» Highland
» Industry
» La Habra
» Menlo Park
» Morgan Hill
» Newark
» Newport Beach
» Palm Springs
» Palo Alto
» Pasadena
» Rancho Mirage
» San Clemente
» San Leandro
» San Rafael
» Santa Ana
» Sierra Madre
» Stockton
» Temple City
» Torrance
» Tulare
» Vacaville
» Vallejo
» Westminster
Additional Projects
• City of Industry Climate Action Plan | City of Industry CA • TIGER II Grant for the San Bernardino International Airport | Highland CA • Antelope Valley Area Plan EIR | County of Los Angeles CA • Concord Hills Regional Park EIR | East Bay Regional Parks District CA • 1700 Dell Avenue Office EIR | Campbell CA
• Measure E Bond Program CEQA and Site Assessment Services | Fremont

MALIA DURAND
Associate Principal
Malia Durand is a highly skilled environmental land use planner with 16 years of experience in environmental land use and urban planning.

She is adept at problem solving in challenging situations and provides strong leadership with excellent written and oral communication and interpersonal skills.

Malia specializes in managing CEQA/NEPA public-sector development projects and private development projects for a wide variety of project types and sizes. Her experience includes managing teams of urban and environmental planners, when she produced and oversaw the production of numerous environmental projects as well as planning and zoning projects throughout Southern California. She has also been responsible for critical negotiations with local, state, and federal resource agencies regarding impacts to sensitive habitat, jurisdictional resources, and species listed by California and federal Endangered Species Acts.

At PlaceWorks, Malia is responsible for quality control and defensibility of projects, team leadership and project management for public- and private-sector projects of all types and sizes, mentoring environmental team staff, and helping grow the firm’s environmental practice in southern California.

HIGHLIGHTS OF EXPERIENCE
• Anaheim General Plan and Zoning Code Update EIR | Anaheim CA

PRIOR EXPERIENCE
Infrastructure Engineers (IE), a Bowman company | Brea CA While employed at IE as Director of Environmental and Planning Services, Malia was one of the firm’s most multifaceted planners, with an innate ability to interact with clients and the public and to arrive at positive results when managing projects and staff. The following are a few of the environmental and planning projects Malia managed during her time at IE:
• Shafter Housing Element Update and IS/MND, 6th Cycle | Shafter CA • Wasco Housing Element Update and CEQA Exemption, 6th Cycle | Wasco CA • Adelanto Housing Element Update and IS/MND, 6th Cycle | Adelanto CA • Industrial/Warehouse Project EIR | Bakersfield CA
• Pasadena Environmental Peer Review Services - various projects under a long-term-contract for private development projects | Pasadena CA • Peer Review of Norwalk Entertainment District–Civic Center Specific Plan and EIR | Norwalk CA
• Lynwood Housing Element Update and IS/MND, 6th Cycle | Lynwood CA

EDUCATION
• BS, Environmental Science, San
Diego State University

CERTIFICATIONS
• Certified Inspector of Sediment and
Erosion Control In-Training
(CISEC-IT)

AFFILIATIONS
• Association of Environmental
Professionals (AEP)
• Worldwide Women’s Association
(WWA)
Team member since 2023

MALIA DURAND
Associate Principal
[email protected]
• Lynwood Environmental Justice and Safety Elements Update | Lynwood CA • Bell Gardens General Plan Zoning Consistency Analysis | Bell Gardens CA • LEAP Grant Application for and Preparation of the Huntington Park Housing Element Update (5th and 6th cycles) | Huntington Park CA San Diego County Department of Public Works | San Diego County CA As a Land Use and Environmental Planner at the County, Malia managed the environmental processing of public works Capital Improvement Projects (CIPs), from concept through construction and final mitigation sign-off. The types of projects included road improvements, bridge rehabilitation and construction, flood control facilities, dump remediation and complex emergency repair projects. Malia conducted critical negotiations with local, state, and federal resource agency representatives for all permitting and compensatory mitigation associated with impacts to sensitive habitat, jurisdictional resources and listed species. She performed environmental code compliance, violation resolution, and environmental remediation, and maintained up-to-date knowledge bases of environmental laws, regulations, and policy governing both public and private development. During her time at the County, Malia gained extensive experience presenting to members of the public, stakeholder groups, community planning groups, and representatives of state and federal regulatory agencies. She also spearheaded the development of numerous technological advances for essential countywide programs, resulting in substantial labor and cost savings. Project Malia was involved with include:
• Regional General Permit 53 Program IS/MND | San Diego County CA • Lawson Valley Bridge Replacement Project IS/MND | San Diego County CA • Valley Center Road Bridge Replacement Project IS/MND | San Diego County CA • Cole Grade Road Widening Project EIR | San Diego County CA • Emergency Public Works Projects CEQA/NEPA Processing | San Diego County CA • Mitigation/Conservation Bank Liaison | San Diego County CA • Former Fallbrook Burn Dump 1C Remediation Project IS/MND | San Diego County CA
San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board, Core Regulatory Unit | San Diego, CA
Malia gained valuable experience and insights into to the workings and tools of the water board as she performed multiple complex tasks and contributed her already extensive knowledge and use of the statewide database, CIWQS, as she evaluated individual projects and reviewed annual municipality submittals.

LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY
• Co-founder of the Green-Spark organization, a 501c3 non-profit organization that existed between 2007-2010 as a green rebuilding initiative group after the San Diego Fires

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
• Environmental Professionals of Orange County Career Panel, 2023, Association of Environmental Professionals, Orange County Chapter, Cal State University, Fullerton CA

MARK TEAGUE AICP
Managing Principal, Environmental Services

EDUCATION
• BA, Political Science, California
State University, Stanislaus

CERTIFICATIONS
• American Institute of Certified
Planners #019631

AFFILIATIONS
• American Planning Association
Team member since 2016
In over 35 years of public- and private-sector experience, Mark has worked throughout California in agencies large and small and is considered an innovative problem solver. His projects include planned communities, shopping center EIRs, general plan and zoning code updates, impact fees, and public outreach for projects highly scrutinized by the public. Mark is often able to offer a unique approach to meeting a critical goal of a project. His experience as a planning director, staff liaison, and ability to see the whole of the project, ensures that every document meets the need of the client. He has served as oncall extension of staff for numerous cities throughout northern and southern California including Anderson, Mount Shasta, Wildomar and Eastvale.

Mark is also an excellent public speaker and regularly presents at the League of California Cities Planning Commissioner’s Academy on topics such as design guidelines, CEQA compliance, and how to read an EIR. He also teaches planning to staff with a focus on how new legal decisions affect daily activity. Because of his public outreach skills, Mark has helped with projects ranging from Walmart to water-bottling plants and conducted town hall meetings about development services department efficiencies and increases in utility fees.

With a great deal of experience in smaller communities, Mark has experience using available resources to meet the clients needs. Small agencies have the same issues to resolve as larger agencies, what they lack is resources. Using previously prepared studies, data collected for several projects and from different sources as a resource to complete tasks. By talking with the community about an issue, Mark is often able to arrive at solutions using information the agency has already paid for.

He is known for recommending solutions that are less expensive and in tune with the community.

HIGHLIGHTS OF EXPERIENCE
• Barstow General Plan EIR and General Consulting Services | Barstow CA • Rancho Cucamonga General Plan Update and EIR | Rancho Cucamonga CA • On-Call Environmental Services | Banning CA
• Temple City General Plan Update EIR | Temple City CA
• Temple City Development Code Update | Temple City CA
• North School Reconstruction EIR | Hermosa Beach CA
• John Killen/Fox Luggage Warehouse Project IS/MND | Industry CA • Residential Care Facility Specific Plan IS/EIR | Solana Beach CA • County of Riverside 5th Cycle Housing Element, Rezoning, and EIR | Riverside CA

MARK TEAGUE
Managing Principal
[email protected]
• WRCOG Member Jurisdiction Development Agreement Reconciliation | Riverside CA
• 3Roots San Diego Specific Plan and Carroll Canyon Master Plan | San Diego CA • Fiesta Island/Mission Bay Park Master Plan | San Diego CA • Laguna Hills Housing Element Update | Laguna Hills CA • City of Palm Desert General Plan and EIR | Palm Desert CA • La Costa Meadows Elementary School Reconstruction Project | San Marcos CA
• Stockton Neighborhood Action Plans | Stockton CA
• Vacaville Comprehensive Housing Analysis | Vacaville CA • San Mateo General Plan Update | San Mateo CA
• Sacramento County Infill Program Update | Sacramento County CA • Hollister General Plan Update and Environmental Review | Hollister CA • Contra Costa County General Plan Update | Contra Costa CA • Livermore General Plan Update | Livermore CA
• Santa Rosa General Plan Update | Santa Rosa CA
• Butte County General Plan Update and EIR | Butte County CA • Marin County US 101 Bus on Shoulder Feasibility Study | Marin County CA • Yuba City General Plan Update | Yuba City CA
• Big Basin Visioning Project | Statewide CA
• Sunnyvale Housing Development Objective Standards | Sunnyvale CA • Rohnert Park Housing Services | Rohnert Park CA
• Richmond Mills Act Ordinance Update | Richmond CA
• River Crossing Market Place Specific Plan EIR | Redding CA • Addendum to Northeast Quadrant Specific Plan EIR | Dixon CA • Valley Transportation Authority Transit Oriented Development Visioning | Gilroy CA
• Tuolumne County Title 17 Zoning Code Comprehensive Update and ADU Ordinance | Tuolumne County CA
• Imperial County Housing Element Update | Imperial County CA • Marysville Housing Element Update | Marysville CA
• Yountville Housing Element Update | Yountville CA
Staff Services
• On-Call Staff Services, Wildomar CA
• On-Call Staff Services, Beaumont CA
• On-Call Environmental Staff Services, Eastvale CA
• Western Riverside Council of Governments Planning Support Services | Riverside CA
• County of Riverside Transportation and Land Management Agency On-Call Planning Services, Riverside CA

ACTIVITIES
Teaching
• UC San Diego Instructor Online CEQA Training Courses | San Diego CA • Imperial County CEQA Training, July/August 2016
APA 2017-Present
• Sacramento Valley APA PLAN Program 2018-2019
• California APA Conference 2017-2020

JORGE ESTRADA
Senior Associate
Jorge is an exceptionally diverse planner. His knowledge and experience encompass the public and private sector, project management and administration, and both environmental and community planning.

He has reputation for thorough, quality work; attention to detail; and client satisfaction. Jorge has a clear understanding of planning and environmental principles and a solid working knowledge of their considerable regulatory systems, processes, and regulations. A natural communicator, he is known for his motivation, high energy, and expertise, which make him invaluable to project teams and clients alike.

Jorge processes, oversees, and manages all aspects of projects with a depth of knowledge and breadth of perspective that are assets to both the Environmental and Community Planning & Design teams.

His environment work focuses on CEQA compliance and spans a wide range of public- and private-sector projects, from general plans and specific plans to small infill projects. For community planning projects, he prepares and manages specific plans and provides entitlement services. He also provides in-house Spanish translations for an array of environmental and planning-related documents and materials.

HIGHLIGHTS OF EXPERIENCE
CEQA Environmental Services
• New Elementary and Middle School at 425 North Lyon Avenue MND | San Jacinto CA
• Pathways to College Charter School MND | Hesperia CA
• Real Journey Academies Charter High School MND | Fontana CA • General Plan EIRs for the cities of Temple City, Sierra Madre, and Industry | California
• Century Villages at Cabrillo Specific Plan EIR | Long Beach CA • Oak Creek Community Park Expansion and Improvements Plan | Irvine CA • Cornerstone Bible Church Expansion MND | Glendora CA
• Citrus Crossroads Commercial Retail Center MND | Fontana CA • Grand Central Recycling and Transfer Station EIR Addendum | Industry CA • Jackson Ranch Specific Plan EIR | Kings County CA
• Laverne Elementary Preparatory Academy MND | Hesperia CA • Cardon Arbor View School CEQA Exemption | Rancho Cucamonga CA • Desert Trails Preparatory Academy MND | Victorville CA • Glendora Self-Storage Facility MND | Glendora CA
• Lakeview Senior Living Subsequent EIR | Yorba Linda CA • Newport Crossings Mixed Use Project EIR | Newport Beach CA • Christ’s Church of the Valley Expansion MND | Rancho Cucamonga CA • San Bernardino Road Public Safety Facility MND |Rancho Cucamonga CA

EDUCATION
• BS, Urban & Regional Planning,
California Polytechnic State
University, Pomona
• Certificate in Engineering/
Architectural AutoCAD, California
State University, Long Beach

AFFILIATIONS
• American Planning Association
Team member since 2005

JORGE ESTRADA
Senior Associate
[email protected]
• Los Alamitos Luxury Apartments MND | Los Alamitos CA
• Sausalito Street Condominiums MND | Los Alamitos CA
• City Plaza Apartments and Hotel EIR Addendum | Orange CA • Specific Plan No. 12 (Hampton Inn & Suites) MND | Claremont CA • Hyatt Regency Expansion EIR | Newport Beach CA
• Chapman Apartments MND | Orange CA
• City Parkway Apartments MND | Orange CA
• Temple City Crossroads Specific Plan EIR | Temple City CA • Midtown Specific Plan EIR | Long Beach CA
• Yorba Linda Gardens Residential Development MND | Yorba Linda CA • San Juan Hills High School Campus Improvements MND | San Juan Capistrano CA • San Clemente High School Campus Improvements MND | San Clemente CA • Westside Gateway MND | Costa Mesa CA
• Specific Plan No. 3 MND | Walnut CA
• The Olson Company Townhomes on Washington Avenue MND | Orange CA • Covington Townhomes EIR Addendum | Yorba Linda CA
• Uptown Newport EIR | Newport Beach CA
• Harbor Corridor Specific Plan EIR | Santa Ana CA
• Magnolia Residential Project EIR | Upland CA
• Cash 4 Cans + Recycling Center CEQA Exemption | Westminster CA • San Bernardino TOD Overlay District EIR Addendum | San Bernardino CA • Industry Housing Element ND | Industry CA
• Valley Boulevard Widening MND | Industry CA
• Wenzlaff Elementary School Conversion MND | Desert Hot Springs CA • Serrano I and II Residential Project MND | Claremont CA • City Ventures Residential Project MND | Claremont CA
• Western Christian Schools Campus Improvements MND | Claremont CA • Taylor Morrison Residential Project MND Addendum | Claremont CA • Olson Company Residential Project MND | Claremont CA
• Frontier Enterprises, The Colony EIR Addendum | San Bernardino CA • Baldwin Park Industrial MND | Industry CA
• Oakbrook Village EIR Addendum | Laguna Hills CA
• Courts at Monte Vista MND Addendum | Claremont CA
• Police and Public Works Facilities EIR | San Gabriel CA • Irvine CEQA Guidelines | Irvine CA
• Section 19 Specific Plan EIR | Rancho Mirage CA
Urban/Comprehensive Planning
• Oak Springs Ranch Specific Plan and Specific Plan Amendment | Wildomar CA • Airport Gateway Specific Plan | San Bernardino and Highland CA • Lynwood Transit Area Specific Plan Amendment | Lynwood CA • Desert Land Ventures Specific Plan | Desert Hot Springs CA • Specific Plan No. 12 (Hampton Inn & Suites) | Claremont CA • Temple City General Plan Update Technical Background Report | Temple City CA • Centennial Specific Plan Green Program | Los Angeles County CA • Eastvale Specific Plan Parking Analysis | Eastvale CA • Sierra Madre General Plan Update Technical Background Report | Sierra Madre CA
• Ravenswood/4 Corners TOD Specific Plan | East Palo Alto CA • Renaissance Specific Plan | Rialto CA
• Third-Party Land Use Consistency Analysis for Meridian Mountain Specific Plan EIR | San Diego County CA
• University Heights Specific Plan | San Marcos CA

MARIANA ZIMMERMANN
Senior Associate
Mariana is a fast-rising star at PlaceWorks, managing and supporting environmental analyses. With more than eight years of CEQA experience, she has worked on many different types and sizes of projects from schools and public facilities to private developments to general plans and specific plans. She is a quick study, highly adaptable, and works well with staff at all levels—an asset to any project team. As a project manager, she is diligent about organization and follow-through.

She also has a knack for coordinating with clients, subconsultants, and agencies that helps keep her projects on time and budget without sacrificing quality.

Mariana has a background in sustainability, energy efficiency, and climate change research, so she supports climate action planning projects and safety element updates. She has worked on sustainability for the city of Los Angeles—as a Hilton Global Summer Scholar on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals for the city, and as a sustainability intern for the Mayor’s Office of Sustainability. Her technical software experience includes ArcGIS, Adobe Creative Suite, and SketchUp.

HIGHLIGHTS OF EXPERIENCE
Environmental Planning
• Norwalk Entertainment District-Civic Center Specific Plan EIR | Norwalk CA • Ecology Recycling Facility Addendum to Pacific Rail Metal Shredding EIR| Colton CA
• The Mercury (Mixed-Use) IS/MND | Pico Rivera CA
• Medical Office Building at 508 Las Tunas Drive IS/MND Addendum | San Gabriel CA
• Prologis Vermont and Redondo Project EIR | Los Angeles CA • Newhall Ranch CEQA and Entitlement Processing | Los Angeles County CA • SA Recycling Lease Extension EIR Addendum | Port of Los Angeles CA • Century Villages at Cabrillo Phase VI EIR | Long Beach CA • 201 West PCH Project Addendum | Long Beach CA
• Addendum to the Midtown Specific Plan EIR for 201-231 W. PCH Mixed Use Apartment Project | Long Beach CA
• The Invitation Multifamily Residential Project IS/MND | Anaheim CA • Lincoln and Euclid IS/MND | Anaheim CA
• Santa Ana Transit Zoning Code Amendment EIR Addendum | Santa Ana CA • One Broadway Plaza Project Addendum | Santa Ana CA
• Santa Ana General Plan Update EIR | Santa Ana CA
• Brea 265 Specific Plan EIR | Brea CA
• Brea Mall Mixed Use Project EIR | Brea CA
• Los Alamitos Town Center GPA Addendum | Los Alamitos CA

EDUCATION
• Master of Urban and Regional
Planning, University of California,
Los Angeles
• BS, Environmental Studies,
University of California, Santa
Barbara

AFFILIATIONS
• American Planning Association

PROFESSIONAL

ACTIVITIES
• Hilton Global Summer Scholar on
the United Nations Sustainable
Development Goals for City of Los
Angeles, July–September 2018
• Intern, City of Los Angeles Mayor’s
Office of Sustainability, July–August
2019
Team member since 2019

MARIANA ZIMMERMANN
Senior Associate
[email protected]
• One Metro West EIR | Costa Mesa CA
• City Center Mixed-Use Project EIR| Laguna Niguel CA
• Creekside Specific Plan EIR | San Juan Capistrano CA
• Yucaipa Housing Element Update Addendum | Yucaipa CA
• Ontario Ranch Business Park Specific Plan EIR | Ontario CA • Proposition 68 Aquatics and Recreational Center Project Addendum | Yucca Valley CA
• Jackson Ranch Specific Plan EIR | Kings County CA
Environmental Planning for School Facilities
• Malibu Middle and High School Campus Specific Plan EIR | Santa MonicaMalibu USD • Redlands East Valley High School Stadium EIR | Redlands USD • Crescenta Valley High School Field Improvement EIR | Glendale USD • CEQA for James Foster Elementary School Modernization | Saugus USD • Beckman High School New CTE Building and Auxiliary Gym NOE | Tustin USD • NOEs for Solar Energy Projects | ABC USD
• NOE for Rancho Elementary School | Temecula Valley USD Planning
• Dana Point Housing and Safety Elements Update and Associated CEQA | Dana Point CA
• La Habra Comprehensive Housing and Safety Elements Update | La Habra CA • Laguna Hills Housing and Safety Elements Update | Laguna Hills CA

PRIOR EXPERIENCE
• Lyons Avenue / Dockweiler Drive Extension Project EIR | Santa Clarita CA • New Dana Strand Phase IV IS/MND and EA | Los Angeles CA • 8th and Spring IS/MND | Los Angeles CA
• 732 Spring Street IS/MND | Los Angeles CA
• 4th and Spring IS/MND | Los Angeles CA
• Fallbrook Village Project IS/MND | Los Angeles CA
• North Reseda Boulevard IS/MND | Los Angeles CA
• Olivo Shopping Center at Mission Hills IS/MND | Los Angeles CA • Blake Avenue Riverfront IS/MND | Los Angeles CA
AWARDS
• Norwalk Entertainment District - Civic Center Specific Plan EIR | 2023 Outstanding Environmental Analysis Document, AEP California; 2023 Environmental Planning Award of Merit, APACA-LA
• 2019 Award for Service to the Department | UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, Department of Urban Planning
• 2019 Capstone Poster Competition Winner | UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, Department of Urban Planning
• 2019 Ralph and Shirley Shapiro Fellowship | UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, Department of Urban Planning
• 2018 Outstanding Student Award Runner-Up | California Planning Foundation • 2018 Paul Walk Sustainability Scholarship | California Planning Foundation

JENNIFER KELLEY
Senior Associate
Jennifer is a skilled environmental professional with nine years of experience leading CEQA and NEPA analyses for development and infrastructure projects. Jennifer has managed CEs, MNDs, and EAs for mixed-use, infill development projects from the proposal stage through entitlement, and served as a deputy project manager on large-scale EIRs. Jennifer’s management expertise includes seniorlevel review of documents; coordination with clients, subconsultants, and public agencies; keeping project schedules and budgets on track; and supervising analyses prepared by junior staff. Prior to joining PlaceWorks, Jennifer served in environmental planning and management roles where she used her background in urban planning and environmental design to lead numerous comprehensive land use and aesthetics compatibility analyses and produced supporting visual graphics. She is also proficient in producing quantitative studies to measure cumulative impacts on public services and utilities using local, regional, and state-level data.

HIGHLIGHTS OF EXPERIENCE
• Artesia Downtown Specific Plan EIR | Artesia CA
• Redondo Beach General Plan Update EIR | Redondo Beach CA • Great Park Phase 2 EIR | Irvine CA

PRIOR EXPERIENCE
Programmatic
• Downtown Community Plan Update/New Zoning Code EIR | Los Angeles CA • Los Angeles Sports and Entertainment District Specific Plan Addendum | Los Angeles CA
• The Terraces of Walnut Specific Plan EIR | City of Walnut Mixed-Use
• 1000 Grand MND | Los Angeles CA
• 11701 Santa Monica Boulevard MND | Los Angeles CA
• 1400 S. Figueroa Street MND | Los Angeles CA
• 777 North Front Street EIR | Burbank CA
• 7985 Santa Monica Boulevard EIR |West Hollywood CA
• City Market of Los Angeles EIR | Los Angeles CA
• Sapphire Project EIR | Los Angeles CA
• Sunset and Gordon EIR | Los Angeles CA
• 801 S. Olive Street MND | Los Angeles CA
• Apex II MND | Los Angeles CA
• G12 MND | Los Angeles CA

EDUCATION
• Master of City Planning,
Boston University
• Bachelor of Landscape
Architecture,
California Polytechnic State
University, San Luis Obispo

AFFILIATIONS
• Association of Environmental
Professionals
• American Planning Association
Team member since 2022

JENNIFER KELLEY
Senior Associate
[email protected]
• High Line West MND | Los Angeles CA
• Industrial Street Lofts MND | Los Angeles CA
• LA Main MND | Los Angeles CA
• La Tijera/Sepulveda Eastway MND | Los Angeles CA
• Olympic and Olive Mixed-Use Project MND | Los Angeles CA • Onyx MND | Los Angeles CA
• Panorama City Center EIR | Los Angeles
• The Alexan Addendum | Los Angeles CA
• Valencia Mixed-Use Project MND | Los Angeles CA
Industrial
• 1601 San Francisco Avenue MND | Long Beach CA
• 300 Studebaker Road Industrial Project MND | Long Beach CA Infrastructure
• Lyons Avenue/Dockweiler Drive Extension EIR | Santa Clarita CA • Pipeline Safety Enhancement Plan Various | Southern California Gas Company
Residential
• 780-808 Francesca Drive MND | Walnut CA
• Agave at Palm Canyon EA | County of Riverside CA
• Palo Verde MND | El Monte CA
• Rolland Curtis MND | Los Angeles CA
• Winnetka Williams Homes MND | Los Angeles CA
• Willowbrook III MND | County of Los Angeles CA
Schools & Institutional Campuses
• Kaiser Permanente Baldwin Hills Outpatient Medical Facility MND | Los Angeles CA
• Kaiser Permanente West Los Angeles Medical Center Parking Expansion MND | Los Angeles CA
• Santa Monica Community College Malibu Campus EIR | Malibu CA • Shalhevet High School and Fairfax Mixed-Use MND | Los Angeles CA

JASMINE A. OSMAN
Associate
Jasmine’s particular interests in the planning profession include law, social equity, and the environment. At PlaceWorks, she assists both the planning and environmental teams on a wide range of projects for public- and private-sector clients—from industrial and residential developments to school facilities and general plan updates. She mostly assists the environmental team with preparing CEQA analyses and documentation, and she earned the CEQA Practice certificate from the UC San Diego Extension.

When Jasmine assists the community planning team, her understanding of the principles of sustainability is augmented by her experience with the nuts and bolts of sustainable practices and low-impact development. She researched hydromodification, urban runoff alternatives, and water stewardship in San Diego canyons; assisted with the sustainable design for a park in Tijuana, Mexico; and prepared a crime and safety action plan for the neighborhood of Del Cerro as part of her master’s program capstone project. She has participated in community outreach events, where she presented plan and design options; prepared materials with SketchUp, ArcGIS, and other programs; and fielded questions from the public about everything from recycling to hazardous waste to incentive programs.

HIGHLIGHTS OF EXPERIENCE
Environmental
• Brea Mall Redevelopment Project | Brea CA
• Westminster Mall Revitalization Specific Plan EIR | Westminster CA • Ontario Ranch Business Park Specific Plan EIR | Ontario CA • River Crossing Marketplace Specific Plan | Redding CA • Mercury Residential Project | Brea CA
• Santa Ana General Plan EIR | Santa Ana CA
• Fountain Valley General Plan EIR | Fountain Valley CA • Corona General Plan EIR | Corona CA
• Wildomar General Plan and EIR | Wildomar CA
• Lassen County Housing Element Initial Study | Lassen County CA • Fiesta Island/Mission Bay Park Master Plan | San Diego CA • Davis Core Area Plan and EIR | Davis CA
• Contra Costa County General Plan Update EIR | Contra Costa County CA • School Modernization and Reconstruction | Cardiff School District • District Resource Center and Police Headquarters | San Bernardino City School District
• North School Reconstruction | Hermosa Beach City School District • Solana Vista Elementary School Reconstruction | Solana Beach School District

EDUCATION
• Master of City Planning, California
State University, San Diego
• BS, Sustainability, minor in
Geography, California State
University, San Diego

AFFILIATIONS
• American Planning Association
• Association of Environmental
Professionals
Team member since 2018

JASMINE A. OSMAN
Associate
[email protected]
• Sports Facilities Lighting for Various High Schools | Garden Grove USD • Pacific Highlands Ranch K-6 No. 2 | Del Mar Union School District • East Valley High School Stadium Project | Redlands USD • Proposed Acquisition of Property at 1030 N. Ramona Boulevard | San Jacinto CA • Griffin Technology Academies | Vallejo CA
Planning
• Zoning Code Update | Temple City CA
• Carrol Canyon Master Plan | San Diego CA
• South Otay Mesa | San Diego CA
• Wildomar General Plan Update | Wildomar CA

PRIOR EXPERIENCE
• I Love a Clean San Diego
• DeLorenzo International
• San Diego Canyonlands
• WaterSmart Landscape Makeover Series | San Diego County Water Authority • Sustainable Stewardship Program | San Diego Canyonlands • Neighborhood Parks Revitalization | Tijuana Mexico
• Analysis of Functional Zones and Neighborhoods | National City CA • Crime and Safety Action Plan | Del Cerro San Diego

ALEN ESTRADA-RODAS
Associate
Alen has a solid foundation in CEQA and NEPA processes. As a project manager, he evaluates environmental situations accurately to complete CEQA and NEPA environmental documents and technical analyses.

He is adept at coordinating tasks with project teams and other staff, lead agency staff, stakeholders, and subconsultants. Alen is passionate about sustainability, social justice, transportation, and urban design.

He speaks, reads, and writes Spanish fluently and can translate or write notices and outreach materials. He also assists Spanish-speaking community members at scoping meetings, hearings, and other events.

He has excellent written and verbal communication skills to coordinate project scopes, meeting agendas, progress reports, and presentations for clients and team members.

Before joining PlaceWorks, Alen’s assigned projects were primarily environmental reviews for transportation projects. He has experience working with many public agencies, including the California Department of Transportation and LA County Metro, and he has completed CEQA and NEPA documents for roadway improvement projects, bridge replacement and rehabilitation projects, and bike lane improvement projects. He is highly skilled at gathering project information from federal, state, and local GIS mapping data to identify environmental resources. He also has experience with technical programs such as ArchiCAD, AutoCAD, and SketchUp.

HIGHLIGHTS OF EXPERIENCE
• Rose Bowl Operating Company’s Brookside Golf Club Expansion IS/MND | Pasadena CA
• Notice of Exemption for Mission Viejo and El Toro High Schools, Saddleback Valley USD | Mission Viejo CA
• Linbrook Villas CEQA Class 32 Categorical Exemption | Anaheim CA • Las Tunas Drive Medical Office Building IS/MND Addendum | San Gabriel CA • Vertical Mixed-Use at Rosemead/Washington IS/MND | Pico Rivera CA • Tapia Ranch Project EIR | Los Angeles County CA
• Southwest Valley Community Plan EIR | Los Angeles County CA • Multiview Drive Single-Family Residence IS/MND | Los Angeles CA • Rancho Cucamonga General Plan Update EIR | Rancho Cucamonga CA • Quail Hill Residential Project IS/MND | Menifee CA
• Green Tree Mixed-Use Project EIR | Vacaville CA
• Malibu Middle and High School Specific Plan EIR, Santa Monica-Malibu USD (SMMUSD)| Malibu CA
• Bright Star Rise Kohyang Middle School IS/MND, Los Angeles USD | Los Angeles CA • Citrus Crossroads Technical Studies | Fontana CA
• Real Journey Academies Charter High School IS/MND | Fontana CA

EDUCATION
• Master of Urban Planning (MUP),
California State University,
Northridge
• BA, Urban Studies and Planning,
California State University,
Northridge

AFFILIATIONS
• Association of Environmental
Professionals
Team member since 2021

ALEN ESTRADA-RODAS
Associate
[email protected]

PRIOR EXPERIENCE
• Arden Way Complete Streets Project | Sacramento CA
• Avenue 376 Bridge Replacement Project | Tulare County CA • Chiles Pope Bridge Replacement Project | Napa County CA • Duckhorn Drive Improvements Project | Sacramento CA
• Florence Avenue Bridge Rehabilitation Project | Downey CA • Highway 26 at Olive and Garner Place Improvements Project | Calaveras County CA
• I-605 Corridor Improvements Project | Los Angeles County CA • Main Street Intersection Improvements Project | Hesperia CA • Pacific Coast Highway Signal Systems Improvements Project | Malibu CA • Pioneer Road Widening Project | Los Banos CA
• Pleasant Valley Road Bike Lanes Improvements Project | Camarillo CA • Road D112 at North Branch Tule River Bridge Replacement Project | Tulare County CA
• Road D112 at Bates Slough Bridge Replacement Project | Tulare County CA • Sixth Street PARC Visual Impact Assessment | Los Angeles CA • Sixth Street PARC Environmental Impact Report |Los Angeles CA • Soto Street Roadway Widening Project | Los Angeles CA • SR-91 Westbound Widening Project | Cerritos and Artesia CA • SR-110 Improvements Project | Los Angeles CA
• SR-162 Bike Lanes Improvement Project | Oroville CA
• SR-164 ADA Improvements Project | El Monte CA
• I-605/Valley Boulevard Interchange Improvements Project | Los Angeles County CA

EMMA HAINES
Associate
Emma Haines came to PlaceWorks after graduating from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, where she studied several aspects of environmental management, including environmental analysis for the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Emma is a highly versatile and valued member of PlaceWorks’ environmental services team. She works with project teams to provide solid research, analysis, and section writing for all types of CEQA documents and for a wide variety of project types. As a CEQA generalist, Emma covers topical sections such as mineral resources, public services, recreation, population and housing, and more for initial studies and environmental impact reports. Emma is a board member of the LA chapter of the Association of Environmental Professionals.

HIGHLIGHTS OF EXPERIENCE
• Tapia Ranch Project EIR | Los Angeles County CA
• Norwalk Entertainment District-Civic Center Specific Plan Project| Norwalk CA • Del Amo Circle Residential Apartments Project SCEA | Torrance CA • Orange County Great Park Phase 2 EIR | Irvine CA
• Malibu MS and HS Campus Master Plan EIR, Santa Monica -Malibu USD | Malibu CA
• Green Tree Mixed-Use Project EIR | Vacaville CA
• 808 Alameda De Las Pulgas Townhome Development EIR | San Carlos CA • Black Mountain Townhome Development EIR | San Carlos CA • City of Moorpark General Plan Update and EIR | Moorpark CA • City of Anaheim General Plan Update EIR | Anaheim CA
• Los Alamitos Town Center Project General Plan EIR Addendum | Los Alamitos CA • City of Rancho Cucamonga General Plan Update EIR | Rancho Cucamonga CA • Imperial County 2021–2029 Housing Element Update Initial Study | County of Imperial CA
• City of San Bernardino General Plan Update EIR | San Bernardino CA • Mission Middle School Improvement Project MND, Escondido Union Elementary School District | Escondido CA
• The Mercury Project MND | Pico Rivera CA
• Irvine Animal Care Center and Operations Support Facility Expansion and Renovation MND | Irvine CA
• Oak Creek Community Park Expansion and Improvements MND | Irvine CA • Quail Hills Residential Project MND | Menifee CA
• Las Tunas Medical Office Building Project MND Addendum | San Gabriel CA • Brodin Residential Project IS/ND | Los Angeles CA
• Thomas Edison Elementary School Renovation Project NOE | Anaheim CA • Paul Revere Elementary School Renovation Project NOE, Anaheim Elementary School District | Anaheim CA

EDUCATION
• BS, Environmental Management
and Protection, California
Polytechnic State University, San
Louis Obispo

AFFILIATIONS
• Association of Environmental
Professionals
Team member since 2021

EMMA HAINES
Associate
[email protected]
• Benito Juarez Elementary School Renovation Project NOE, Anaheim Elementary School District | Anaheim CA
• Orchard Dale Elementary School Modernization Project NOE, East Whittier City School District | Unincorporated South Whittier CA • Surfside Academy Modernization NOE | Oceanside CA
• Star View Elementary School Renovation Project NOE, Ocean View Elementary School District| Midway City CA
• Aviara Middle School NOE, Carlsbad USD | Carlsbad CA
• Bloomington High School Renovation Project NOE, Colton Joint USD | Unincorporated Bloomington CA
• CEQA and Environmental Services, Carlsbad USD | Carlsbad CA

ITZEEL PADILLA
Project Planner
As a member of PlaceWorks’ Environmental Services team, ltzeel assists with the research, analysis, preparation, and processing of CEQA/NEPA documents for a variety of private- and public- sector projects.

Prior to joining PlaceWorks, ltzeel served as a Zero Waste Representative at Universal Waste Systems. In this role, she enrolled customers in and ensured their compliance with the City of Los Angeles and state mandates for recycling and organics collection; performed weekly waste audits and data collection on waste diversion for the City; and provided education for sustainable zero waste practices through community outreach. She also served as a Program Instructor for The Wildwoods Foundation where she conducted a variety of outdoor environmental educational programs to a diverse audience that focused on building communities by exploring nature.

While at UCLA, she served as a Senior Student Supervisor where she oversaw the day-to-day operations of three on-campus restaurants and managed, hired, and trained over 60 employees. She was also an active member of the largest sustainability student organization at UCLA, E3: Ecology, Economy, and Equity, and its campaigns to help educate and address environmental issues such as environmental justice, sustainability, and waste reduction.

HIGHLIGHTS OF EXPERIENCE
• Grant ES EIR for 2021 Campus Master Plan for Santa Monica-Malibu USD | Santa Monica CA
• Eastside Neighborhood School Project EIR for Riverside USD | Riverside CA • Lincoln Park Recreation EIR for Riverside USD | Riverside CA • Gossamer ES Geologic and Environmental Hazards Assessment for Norris School District | Bakersfield CA
• El Rancho HS Baseball Field Lighting Project IS/MND for El Rancho USD | Pico Rivera CA
• Stone Field Park Lighting Project EIR for Capistrano USD | San Juan Capistrano CA
• CEQA Documentation for Modernization Projects at Rancho Canada, Robinson, and Foothill Ranch Elementary Schools, and Serrano Intermediate School for Saddleback Valley USD | Lake Forest CA
• Market Gateway Project MND Addendum | Inglewood CA
• Redondo Beach Focused General Plan Update EIR | Redondo Beach CA • 6700 E. Pacific Coast Highway Mixed-Use Project Section 15183 Compliance Analysis | Long Beach CA
• 6500 E. Pacific Coast Highway Mixed-Use Project Section 15183 Compliance Analysis | Long Beach CA

EDUCATION
• BS, Ecology, Behavior and Evolution,
minor in Conservation Biology,
University of California, Los Angeles
Team member since 2023

LEXIE ZIMNY
Project Planner
Lexie works with the Placeworks Environmental Team supporting the analysis and preparation of California Environmental Policy Act (CEQA) documents as well a variety of planning elements. She has researched and written analysis for all environmental resource areas and specializes in noise monitoring and analysis.

She attended the University of California, Davis earning a Bachelor of Science in both Environmental Policy Analysis and Planning and Sustainable Environmental Design. In university she worked on a wide variety of projects including housing master plans, Mitigated Negative Declarations and GHG emissions modeling. She also has technical experience in a variety of software including ArcGIS, SketchUp, AutoCAD, and the Adobe Creative Suite and continues to improve her skills in these areas. Her passion in planning stems from a desire to help communities make well-informed and inclusive decisions about their future while finding creative and accessible ways to communicate complex information pertinent to these decisions.

HIGHLIGHTS OF EXPERIENCE
• City of Palm Spring General Plan Update EIR | Palm Springs CA • Westminster Mall Specific Plan EIR | Westminster CA
• Fountain Valley General Plan Update and EIR | Fountain Valley CA • La Puerta School Site Specific Plan EIR | Claremont CA • Wildomar Meadows Specific Plan | Wildomar CA
• Contra Costa County General Plan Update EIR | Contra Costa County CA • City of Redding General Plan Update EIR | Redding CA
• Downtown Davis Specific Plan EIR | Davis CA
• City of Benicia Housing Element Update EIR | Benicia CA • Downtown San Bernardino Specific Plan EIR | San Bernardino CA • The Greentree Project EIR | Vacaville CA
• Butte County General Plan Update EIR | Butte County CA • Lodi Vineyard Valley Development Environmental Review | Lodi CA • Yuba City General Plan Update, Safety Element | Yuba City CA

EDUCATION
• BS, Environmental Policy Analysis
and Planning & Sustainable
Environmental Design, University of
California, Davis
Team member since 2022

ANGEL CASTRO
Planner
Angel is a versatile member of PlaceWorks’ environmental team. He works with various project teams to provide background research, review, analysis, and section writing for different project types and various levels of CEQA documents.

Prior to joining PlaceWorks, Angel served as a Strategic Planning Intern with the Orange County Transportation Agency (OCTA). In this role, he examined environmental documents (NOP, IS/MND, EIR, etc.) to evaluate their potential impacts on the environment and OCTA’s operations; attended public hearings/meetings to track projects that could impact OCTA; updated OCTA databases; and prepared and distributed comment letters to cities and agencies. He also served as a Research Assistant with the Ulibarri Research Group where he read General Plans of California cities to collect information and conduct data entry on sedimentary movement and collaborated in a group to meticulously sort through and categorize environmental data.

HIGHLIGHTS OF EXPERIENCE
Environmental Services
• Wine Country Specific Plan Supplemental EIR | Yucaipa CA • Freeway Corridor Specific Plan Subsequent EIR | Yucaipa CA • Mills Crossing Civic Center Project Subsequent DEIR | Rancho Cordova CA • Southwest Valley Community Plans EIR | Los Angeles CA • Fountain Valley General Plan Update EIR | Fountain Valley CA • Bullhead Solar Project EIR for County of Kern | Kern County CA • Giant RV Facility IS | Colton CA
• Legacy Partners-Del Amo Crossing IS | City of Torrance CA • 15010 Don Julian Industrial Warehouse IS | Industry CA • Oak Creek Community Park Expansion and Improvement IS | Irvine CA • Irvine Animal Care Center/Operations Support Facility IS | Irvine CA • 6268 E. Rio Grande Drive Project IS/MND | Anaheim CA
• Del Amo Circle Residential Apartments project SCEA (Sustainable Communities Environmental Assessment) | Torrance CA
• Beyond Gas Station IS/MND | Wildomar CA
• Cherry-Waite Community subdivision, Class 32 Categorical Exemption | Wildomar CA
• 109S. Del Mar Avenue Coffee Shop Project Class 32 Categorical Exemption | San Gabriel CA
• 6615 East Pacific Coast Highway mixed-use project Compliance Checklist | Long Beach CA
• Patriot High School Stadium and Varsity Baseball Field Improvements IS/ MND, Jurupa USD | Jurupa Valley CA

EDUCATION
• BA, Urban Studies and Business
Economics, University of California,
Irvine

AFFILIATIONS
• American Planning Association
• Association of Environmental
Professionals
Team member since 2022

ANGEL CASTRO
Planner
[email protected]
• McKinley Elementary School EIR for 2021 Campus Master Plan Update, SMMUSD | Santa Monica CA
• Grant Elementary School EIR for 2021 Campus Master Plan Update, SMMUSD | Santa Monica CA
• Pathways to College K-8 Charter School Initial Study, Hesperia USD | Hesperia CA • El Dorado High School Field Lighting Project EIR, Placentia-Yorba Linda USD | Placentia CA
• El Rancho High School Field Lighting Project EIR, El Rancho USD | Pico Rivera CA • JW North High School New Classroom Building, Gymnasium and Modernization Project IS, Riverside USD | Riverside CA

JOHN VANG JD
Senior Associate
John is a senior associate on the air quality, greenhouse gas, and noise assessment team. His background and experience give him a solid foundation in quantitative and qualitative analysis—a valuable asset and indispensable to the assessment of environmental impacts. He completes and assists with technical analyses for a wide variety of projects—general plans and specific plans; schools; and developments with commercial, industrial, warehouse, residential, and mixed uses.

John was a beta-tester for CalEEMod versions 2013, 2016, and 2020, and he is proficient in the various modeling software for air quality and health risk technical studies, such as EMFAC, OFFROAD, HARP, and AERMOD. He also has experience preparing energy, traffic, and other sections for CEQA documents.

HIGHLIGHTS OF EXPERIENCE
CEQA Analysis
• Prologis Vermont and Redondo Project EIR | Los Angeles CA • Proposed Rule 2305 and Proposed Rule 316 EA | South Coast Air Quality Management District
• Jackson Ranch Specific Plan EIR | Kings County CA
• Ontario Ranch Business Park Specific Plan EIR | Ontario CA • City of Corona General Plan Update EIR | Corona CA
• City of Jurupa Valley Etiwanda Avenue/Country Village Road Truck Restriction Ordinance EIR | Jurupa Valley CA
• Hayward Downtown Specific Plan and Associated Zoning Code Update EIR | Hayward CA
• Southwest Fresno Specific Plan EIR | Fresno CA 2017
• City of Hope Campus Plan EIR | Duarte CA 2016
• Warner Avenue Widening from Main Street to Grand Avenue EIR | Santa Ana CA • Los Angeles County General Plan Update EIR | Los Angeles County CA • Clovis General Plan and Development Code Update EIR | Clovis CA • Pasadena General Plan EIR | Pasadena CA
• Landmark Hotel EIR | San Carlos CA
• Temple Industrial Warehouse/Office | Industry CA
• San Clemente General Plan EIR | San Clemente CA
• Harbor Corridor Specific Plan EIR | Santa Ana CA
• Crummer Site Subdivision EIR | Malibu CA
• The Platinum Triangle Subsequent EIRs | Anaheim CA
• Moran Street Specific Plan EIR | Westminster CA
• Fresno El Paseo Master Plan EIR | Fresno CA
• Circulation Element Update & MND | Fountain Valley CA • Greenspot Village & Marketplace Specific Plan EIR | Highland CA • Vortex Specific Plan EIR | Desert Hot Springs CA

EDUCATION
• Master of Urban Planning, Design,
& Development, Cleveland State
University
• Juris Doctor, Cleveland-Marshall
College of Law, Cleveland State
University
• BA, Anthropology, University of
California, Los Angeles

ACTIVITIES
• CalEEMod Emissions Inventory
Model Beta-Testing | South Coast
Air Quality Management District
Team member since 2008