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City of Hemet - Development of a Citywide Comprehensive Roadway Safety Action Plan (CIP 2402) 4 Rawad Hani, PE, TE Principal, Project Manager, and Management Contact GTS | General Technologies and Solutions
326 Encinitas Blvd Ste 200, Encinitas CA 92024 | 760 615 3240 | [email protected] | www.gentecsol.com GTS affirms its commitment to fostering an
inclusive and equitable work environment. Our
firm has adopted an Affirmative Action Plan
that prohibits unlawful discrimination based on
race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age,
disability, or other protected characteristics.
The plan outlines specific policies and practices
to promote diversity and equal opportunity in
hiring, promotion, and subcontracting. We
ensure compliance with all federal, state, and
local laws pertaining to non-discrimination and
affirmative action.
GTS certifies that it has conducted a thorough
review of its current and past engagements and
confirms that it has no direct or indirect interests
that could conflict with the performance of
services required for this project. Should any
potential conflicts arise during the course of
the project, GTS will immediately disclose
them to the City for evaluation. We understand
and accept the City’s discretion in determining
whether a conflict of interest may be waived or
factored into the final award decisions.
GTS has reviewed the terms and conditions of
the standard professional services agreement
included as Attachment A. We find the terms
generally acceptable and agree to comply with
the agreement as presented. Any requested
modifications are included in the proposal as
a separate section, with additions underlined
in blue text and deletions in red, strike-through
text, as instructed.
GTS certifies, in accordance with the Code
of Federal Regulations, Title 49, Part 29,
that it is not currently under any suspension,
debarment, voluntary exclusion, or ineligibility
determination by any federal agency. A
completed Debarment and Suspension
Certification form is included as part of this
proposal.
We acknowledge receipt of all addenda issued
for this Request for Proposal (RFP), one
through four.
This proposal is submitted by an authorized
representative of GTS, who is empowered
to bind the firm to the commitments outlined
herein.
their experiencing working for the Riverside County
Parks Department to help with community outreach
as part of this project. Their team of community
engagement professionals will ensure that the
outreach effort reaches the broadest possible
cross-section of the community.
Our team is committed to making outreach and
engagement the cornerstone of the Hemet Safety
Action Plan. Our team includes native Spanishspeaking engineers and planners, ensuring seamless communication, culturally sensitive
messaging, and a deep understanding of local
nuances to enhance community engagement and
project success. By combining proven outreach
strategies with our in-house creative graphics
services, we’ll ensure this project not only captures
attention but also fosters meaningful community
involvement. Our approach is designed to make
the Hemet Safety Action Plan stand out, creating
a platform for engagement that builds support and
visibility for the City’s safety and mobility goals.
As a value-added service, we propose to assist the
City in preparing a grant application, strategically
leveraging the outcomes of the Safety Action Plan
to address high-priority concerns. In addition, as
another value-added item, we will use a tool that
we developed in-house, SafetyBot, to perform
quality control and geolocation for citywide collision
data, ensuring more accurate results and freeing
up time and resources for other tasks. As with
our other projects, we will provide comprehensive
support with funding administration tasks, ensuring
the City meets all necessary requirements and
maximizes available resources for successful
project implementation.
The cost proposal submitted along with our
technical proposal will remain valid for 90 days
minimum. Our team’s combined experience allows
us to work collaboratively with your staff, covering
all elements of the scope of services identified in
the RFP. GTS hopes that you will find our team,
local understanding, and responsiveness beneficial
to the City. If you have any questions regarding our
submittal, please feel free to contact me at any
time. We appreciate your consideration of the GTS
team and look forward to working with the City.
Sincerely,
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CORPORATE PROFILE,
STATEMENT OF
QUALIFICATIONS,
AND RELEVANT
EXPERIENCE
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City of Hemet - Development of a Citywide Comprehensive Roadway Safety Action Plan (CIP 2402) 5 Corporate Profile
Statement of Qualifications
GTS is a traffic engineering, transportation planning, and technology solutions firm based in Southern California. We combine our passion for smart transportation technology solutions (what’s on the horizon) with an advanced understanding of community needs and goals (what’s in demand). All GTS solutions strive to balance mobility and safety on the one hand with livability and sustainability on the other. GTS is independent and properly licensed to practice in California.
Our passion – and our mission as a company – is based on these three pillars:
• Saving lives (improving road safety and preventing crashes) • Saving time (mitigating congestion and increasing efficiency for all modes) • Saving space (right-sizing transportation facilities and making sure the available space is used optimally) GTS provides mobility solutions for all road users: pedestrian, bicycle, transit, auto, and freight modes. We employ state-of-the-art technologies to provide innovation in:
Our recent related projects have included Federally-funded Safe Streets for All Plans, Local Road Safety Plans, Bicycle Master Plans, Pedestrian and Bicycle Connectivity Plans, Neighborhood Traffic Calming Plans, Arterial Corridor Safety Improvements, School Zone Traffic Safety Plans, Intersection Near-Miss Analysis, Complete Streets Design, and many others. GTS currently works across Southern California from Los Angeles to Riverside Counties, Orange County, San Bernardino, Ventura, and Imperial Counties. GTS supports projects with various clients including the Cities of Glendora, Irwindale, San Dimas, El Monte, Alhambra, Buena Park, Irvine, Santa Monica, Hermosa Beach, Glendale, Burbank, and transportation agencies such as Los Angeles Metro, and Caltrans.
Traffic Engineering
Systems Engineering
Multi-modal Planning
Road Safety Planning
Business name and legal business status: General Technologies and Solutions (GTS) - California LLC.
GTS has been in business since May 2017 (no prior business names) providing the equivalent and similar services to those required by the City of Hemet for the Development of a Citywide Comprehensive Roadway Safety Action Plan (CIP 2402). Detailed examples of related projects carried out by GTS during the past few years are shown on the following pages.
The company is owned and managed by Rawad Hani, a California registered professional civil and traffic engineer. Ariel Godwin leads the planning practice at the firm. The firm’s organizational chart aligns with the project’s and is demonstrated in the following pages and shows the number of staff (7) providing services to this project out of the overall (10) staff members.
The work under this contract will be managed and provided from 326 Encinitas Blvd. Suite 200, Encinitas CA 92024 as well as from 11900 W Olympic Blvd Suite 450 Los Angeles CA.
GTS does not hold controlling or financial interests in any other organization or is owned or controlled by any other person or organization.
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City of Hemet - Development of a Citywide Comprehensive Roadway Safety Action Plan (CIP 2402) 6 Relevant Experience
City of Irwindale Safe Streets for All Comprehensive Safety Action Plan (Federal Funding) The Irwindale SS4A Plan creates a comprehensive plan for improving road safety in the City of Irwindale, including all required components and satisfying all the requirements of the US DOT Safe Streets and Roads for All Grant Program. As a value-added item, the SS4A plan is also fully compliant with the requirements of the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP).
The components of the plan include comprehensive safety analysis identifying a high-injury network, formation of an Implementation Group responsible for overseeing the planning process, hosting public outreach events, prioritization of road safety countermeasures, and a Vision Zero commitment from City leadership. GTS developed a project website using the Social Pinpoint platform, allowing for comments to be posted on an interactive map and collecting data from the community via a survey. The final product will guide the City in implementing road safety countermeasures and will open doors to multiple grant funding sources.
Glendora Local Road Safety Plan (Federal Funding)
GTS contracted with the City of Glendora to develop a
citywide Local Road Safety Plan (LRSP). The purpose of the LRSP is to identify a prioritized set of evidence-based safety countermeasures that can be implemented on local roads
to prevent traffic injuries and deaths. In addition, the LRSP is required for securing state and federal grant funding from various sources.
To develop the LRSP, GTS staff facilitated a series of
workshops with local stakeholders to identify locations within the City of Glendora that should be prioritized for traffic safety improvements. GTS also set up an interactive website where residents of Glendora could provide input by noting traffic safety problems associated with specific locations.
Concurrently, GTS performed an in-depth GIS-based analysis of a five-year span of crash data, identifying the City’s top 10 high-crash intersections and corridors. After the priority intersections and corridors were identified, GTS selected a range of proven engineering, enforcement, and education countermeasures that are expected to reduce collisions at these locations. Subsequently, GTS applied a cost-benefit analysis to identify which of the safety countermeasures would have the highest cost-benefit ratio when the cost of implementation is measured against the predicted benefit of collisions prevented. This resulted in a prioritized list of countermeasures that City leaders can use as a road map toward improving safety.
As a value-added item, GTS prepared and submitted a Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) grant application for the City to secure funding to implement selected projects from the LRSP. The grant funding was awarded, in the amount of $1.7 million. As an additional value-added item, GTS updated the LRSP to meet all SS4A Action Plan requirements.
Intersection Near-Miss Analysis, Rancho Palos Verdes
GTS leveraged an innovative AI technology solution to analyze video footage at an intersection in the City of Rancho Palos Verdes and determine the number of near-misses that occurred over the course of 100 daytime hours. This allowed for a proactive approach, alleviating existing safety problems before further crashes occurred. In the field of traffic engineering, there has been a growing interest in the identification and
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City of Hemet - Development of a Citywide Comprehensive Roadway Safety Action Plan (CIP 2402) 7 quantification of near-misses because they can be an indicator of safety problems. While crash history has long been a metric used to trigger the consideration of safety countermeasures, the proactive identification of safety problems, as indicated by near-misses, allows crashes to be prevented before they even happen, potentially saving lives.
At the study intersection, the collision threshold to require a protected left-turn signal was not met, yet multiple residents had voiced concerns of near-misses to the City. In response to resident safety concerns, the near-miss analysis was conducted. AI-based video analytics allowed GTS to determine the number of 2-second, 1-second, and under-1-second near-misses and to recommend improved safety measures based on a data-driven approach. The technology that was used creates vehicle tracks in 3D virtual space (distinguished by vehicle type, with separate categories for pedestrians and cyclists), and allows data analysis to be tailored to the analytical needs and the individual qualities of the intersection.
City of San Dimas Bicycle Master Plan Update
GTS is currently preparing the Bicycle Master Plan Update for the City of San Dimas. Many changes have taken place since the completion of the previous Bicycle Master Plan in 2011, including implementation of several of the improvements recommended in the plan, changes in commuting patterns spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic, regional population growth, and regional demographic changes.
To provide a complete and comprehensive update, GTS is working closely with City staff, establishing a departmental committee to oversee the project throughout its lifecycle. In addition to in-person outreach events and efforts, GTS developed a website on the Social Pinpoint platform for virtual public engagement, allowing users to place pins on a map with comments and also allowing for surveys.
GTS also coordinated with staff to help publicize the planning effort through other online channels including social media. This included designing a project logo and select a range of colors, fonts, and aesthetics to be used for consistent project branding in materials such as handouts, maps, agendas, and reports.
The final plan will include calculation of a Route Directness Index (RDI), i.e., the ratio of network distance to direct distance, for proposed improvements as appropriate; as well as a gap analysis and connectivity analysis conducted using GIS software, coordinating with the city to identify key network gaps. The final plan will include a prioritized list of fundable projects detailed by short-term (1-2 years) and long-term (3-5 years) time ranges as well as a non-constrained implementation plan for the next 10-15 years.
Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) State and Federal-Aid Project Programming (Federal Funding)
GTS supports OCTA on a variety of tasks related to State and Federal-aid projects, including the review of projects for grant funding eligibility under various State and Federal Programs. This has included the review of applications for the 2024 Enhanced Mobility for Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program (EMSD), analyzing proposed activities for compatibility with eligible activities and program priorities for this program through which funding is distributed by OCTA; and reviewing transportation projects for eligibility for Federal funds through the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) program, among others.
Old Torrance Systematic Safety Analysis Report (SSARP) (Federal Funding) GTS prepared the Systematic Safety Analysis Report Program (SSARP) for Downtown Torrance, serves as a comprehensive safety assessment aimed at enhancing roadway safety and connectivity within the downtown area and surrounding corridors.
GTS investigated crash patterns, identified high-risk corridors and intersections, and proposed low-cost countermeasures to improve safety for all road users, particularly pedestrians, cyclists, and motorists. The
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City of Hemet - Development of a Citywide Comprehensive Roadway Safety Action Plan (CIP 2402) 8 study integrated extensive crash data from the Transportation Injury Mapping System (TIMS) alongside volume, roadway, and speed data.
Key corridors evaluated include Torrance Boulevard, Carson Street, Western Avenue, and Crenshaw Boulevard, among others. Safety countermeasures recommended throughout these routes include highvisibility crosswalks, enhanced signal timing, advanced pedestrian signals, upgraded bicycle lanes, and improved intersection lighting. This report acknowledges COVID-19’s impact on travel behavior and, consequently, relies on pre-pandemic data to ensure accurate insights. Additionally, the SSARP aligns with Caltrans’ systemic safety approach, emphasizing proactive, system-wide analysis over individual highcrash sites.
Prioritized safety projects and detailed improvement scopes were presented, contributing to a safer, more connected Downtown Torrance, ready for future transportation growth and funding applications like the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP).
LA Metro All-Hazards Mitigation Plan (Federal Funding)
GTS served as the prime contractor for the LA Metro All-Hazards Mitigation Plan. This plan contains a range of mitigation actions to address the Metro system’s vulnerability to all anticipated hazards:
Earthquake, Wildfire, Landslide, Flood, Tsunami, Windstorm, Climate Change, Drought, Extreme Heat, and Sea Level Rise. GTS provided GIS data management services, mapping, spatial analysis, and quantitative analysis for this project and partnered with the hazard mitigation firm EPC to facilitate the meetings and prepare the final document. GTS assisted with FEMA-requested revisions and the securing of FEMA approval. As a value-added item, GTS conducted research to identify grant programs that could fund each of the plan’s action items, and worked with EPC to develop training materials for hazard mitigation plan implementation.
School Traffic Safety Improvement Plans, Rancho Palos Verdes GTS has worked closely with the City of Rancho Palos Verdes and the local school district to develop comprehensive traffic safety plans for three elementary schools and two middle schools. In each case, we began by meeting with stakeholders to gain a better understanding of the issues, then carried out a thorough analysis including crash data, investigation of the built environment, site observations, and consideration of equity concerns. We subsequently worked with the City and school district to develop a prioritized list of recommended strategies for implementation, including engineering solutions, enforcement practices, and educational outreach. During the implementation phase, we developed engineering plans for some of the improvements, and wrote resolutions related to traffic safety and parking which were adopted by the City Council.
As an example, our traffic safety plan for Dodson Middle School recommended low-cost, quick-build solutions such as crosswalks with advance yield lines, striping improvements, and signage. The effort was also coordinated with the area’s recently completed Safe Routes to School Plan, from which we incorporated recommendations. Our traffic safety plan also included education strategies, with examples of best practices for outreach materials and identification of the optimal communication channels for reaching students and parents.
Neighborhood Traffic Calming Plans, Rancho Palos Verdes GTS has developed neighborhood traffic calming plans for more than 40 separate locations in the City of
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City of Hemet - Development of a Citywide Comprehensive Roadway Safety Action Plan (CIP 2402) 9 Rancho Palos Verdes as part of our on-call traffic engineering contract. The process typically begins with site observations, collection of speed and traffic volume data, and interviews with relevant stakeholders.
This is followed by analysis of crash data and development of data-driven safety countermeasures which are prioritized within short, medium, and long-term timeframes. While most of the identified strategies are engineering countermeasures (such as traffic circles, crosswalks, signs, and striping modifications), education and enforcement countermeasures are frequently recommended as well.
Crash Database Development and Management
Maintaining a comprehensive database of traffic crashes within a city is paramount for informed decision-making and targeted interventions to enhance road safety. Such a database serves as a valuable tool for identifying high-risk areas, understanding collision patterns, and prioritizing mitigation measures. However, challenges exist in ensuring the quality and accuracy of the data, including underreporting of minor incidents, inconsistencies in reporting standards, and limitations in data collection methods. Additionally, database maintenance requires ongoing efforts to update records, incorporate new information, and improve data integrity.
Santa Monica 20th Street Connection (Federal Funding)
GTS carried out the traffic engineering tasks for
this City of Santa Monica project that is closing a
key bike and pedestrian network gap and serving
as critical linkage between the Michigan Avenue
Neighborhood Greenway (MANGo) and Bergamot
Expo Station. The project posed the challenge
of designing as closely as possible to Caltrans
Highway Design Manual standards with limited
space available for improvements. GTS worked
closely and tirelessly with Caltrans and the City
on developing and testing various alternatives that
are acceptable to both agencies. GTS performed
the traffic analysis, truck turning analysis, traffic
signal design, signing and striping design, and traffic control plans. GTS also designed the street lighting and emergency blue light phone services over a 4G network. Prior to this project our team members also assisted the City with video detection standardization and the design of the electronic parking guidance for the downtown area.
Arterial Corridor Safety Improvement Plan, Rancho Palos Verdes GTS created a plan for safety improvements and Complete Streets design concepts on a residential arterial road where an unusually high rate of crashes had been observed. As is often the case in road safety planning, the high crash rate was the result of a confluence of many complex factors, including an increase in cutthrough traffic driven by navigation apps, changes in travel patterns and a documented increase in reckless driving associated with the Covid-19 pandemic, and major land use changes as a new college campus opened nearby.
GTS analyzed crash data, road geometrics, travel patterns, land use, and traffic volumes, and met with neighborhood stakeholders to acquire a deeper understanding of the issues at hand. This resulted in a prioritized list of countermeasure strategies to improve safety along the 2/3-mile corridor, beginning with short-term, low-cost measures then moving forward to larger projects in the longer-term implementation phase. The strategies are aimed at
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City of Hemet - Development of a Citywide Comprehensive Roadway Safety Action Plan (CIP 2402) 10 reducing crashes and travel speeds, but without compromising this street’s essential role for the community as an arterial corridor, emergency response route, and public transit route.
The recommended strategies were refined in collaboration with the community, and were adopted with the community group’s strong approval. As a testament to the plan’s success, GTS was recently asked to submit a proposal to carry out the engineering design for the project’s implementation.
Ramona Expressway and Brennan Avenue Traffic Signal and Signing and Striping, Perris, CA GTS provided conceptual and detailed design services for the intersection of Ramona Expressway and Brennan Ave in the City of Perris in Riverside County. The project included a traffic signal design at the intersection of Ramona Expressway and Brennan Road to accommodate the proposed street improvement serving the project site, a signing and striping plan illustrating signal requirements and the frontage of the project site, and coordination with City and County staff. Prior to plan preparation, GTS conducted research of as-built and other available data, and performed a field review to prepare the base plan.
Seaton Avenue and Perry Street Signing and Striping, Riverside County GTS provided traffic engineering design services along Seaton Avenue in Riverside County. GTS carried out various safety and operational upgrades as part of this design. This project will accommodate the Seaton road widening from 2 to 4 lanes and provide safety improvements for road users and pedestrians.
The design services include working with the County.
Traffic Signal Modification Design of Palm Avenue and W Esplanade Avenue, San Jacinto/Hemet, CA
GTS prepared the traffic signal modification for the intersection of Palm Avenue and W Esplanade Avenue in the shared jurisdiction of the City of San Jacinto and City of Hemet. The traffic signal plan accommodated the proposed right turn phase overlap as well as signage for restricting right turns on red. The plan depicted all proposed traffic signal equipment and loop detectors and reference any existing, proposed, and (to be) removed pavement delineation, traffic signage, safety lighting, and utilities to accommodate the proposed traffic signal design modification and installation. The plan was designed at a scale of 1”=20’ per the City standards, Caltrans Standard Plans, and other agreed-upon engineering standards and requirements.
Date Palm and Victoria Street Conceptual Design, Cathedral City, CA As part of the conditions of approval for a new gas station at the southeast corner of the Date Palm Drive and Victoria Drive intersection, GTS provided conceptual design support services for the project team.
GTS reviewed the proposed site plans, previous traffic impact study report, as-builts, the City’s approval conditions, and other relevant documents. A turning templates (Auto-Turn) analysis of a fuel truck accessing the site was also developed. Based on the initial findings, two concepts were proposed for the project frontage area that included a signal modification and widening of the Victoria Dr. The conceptual plans and costs for the two options were developed and presented along with the pros and cons of each concept.
City of Lake Elsinore, Traffic Signal Modification Design of Central Ave (SR 74) and Ardenwood Way GTS provided traffic engineering signal upgrade services for the signalized intersection of Central Ave (SR 74) and Ardenwood Way in the City of Lake Elsinore. GTS carried out various safety, operational, and accessibility upgrades as part of this design. This project accommodated the SR74 road widening from 4 to 6 lanes, provided safety improvements for road users and pedestrians, and designed ADA-compliant curb ramps. The design services included coordination with the City and the County (which has shared jurisdiction at the intersection).
Traffic Signal Modification Design of Clinton Keith Rd and Creighton Ave, Murrieta, CA GTS prepared the traffic signal modification for the intersection of Clinton Keith Road and Creighton Avenue in the City of Murrieta. The project focused on addressing Caltrans comments and obtaining expedient approvals. The traffic signal plan modification accommodated the proposed right turn phase overlap as well as signage for restricting right turns on red. The plan depicted all proposed traffic signal equipment and loop detectors and reference any existing, proposed, and (to be) removed pavement delineation, traffic signage,
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City of Hemet - Development of a Citywide Comprehensive Roadway Safety Action Plan (CIP 2402) 11 safety lighting, and utilities to accommodate the proposed traffic signal design modification and installation.
The plan was designed at a scale of 1”=20’ per the City standards, Caltrans Standard Plans, and other agreed-upon engineering standards and requirements.
Traffic Calming Analysis, La Habra Heights (Federal Funding) GTS was retained by the City of La Habra Heights to study traffic calming along the City’s roads. GTS reviewed the previous studies and analyzed the most recent 5-year SWITRS data to identify hotspots and trends. Following the data collection and community engagement, GTS supported the City in obtaining an HSIP grant to install a new traffic signal and carry out signing and striping improvements along the City’s major thoroughfare, Hacienda Road. The project included producing plans, HSIP grant application, engineering design documents, and construction support services.
City of Carson Traffic Signal Design of Figueroa St and Victoria St / 190th Street (Federal Funding) GTS provided traffic engineering signal upgrade services for the signalized intersection of Figueroa St and Victoria St / 190th St in the City of Carson. GTS carried out various safety, operational, and accessibility upgrades as part of this design. This HSIP-funded project will provide protected left-turn signal phases at all legs of the subject intersection, safety improvements for road users and pedestrians, and ADA-compliant curb ramp design. The design services included coordination with the City of Los Angeles (which has shared jurisdiction at the intersection) as well as with Caltrans for funding administration purposes.
Corridor Safety Improvements, San Luis Obispo
GTS created a Corridor Concept Plan to improve safety for a four-mile section of Los Osos Valley Road in San Luis Obispo County. Residents were concerned about safety for all travel modes, and the community voiced a desire for protected bicycle lanes, sidewalk improvements, crosswalks, and improved vehicular safety. GTS led a robust public involvement effort for this project, which included on-site events, focused committee meetings, and a website featuring an interactive map and survey (using social pinpoint). The public involvement strategy was a great success, with over 400 map comments posted and over 500 survey responses, in a small community of less than 10,000 people.
Informed by this stakeholder input, GTS created a design for the corridor that will close gaps in the sidewalk and bike lane network, improve the quality of pedestrian and bicycle facilities, improve safety, and increase the efficiency of traffic flow along the corridor as a whole. Project prioritization and funding sources were included in the plan, as well as identification of opportunities to include planned items in existing capital projects.
Riverside Parks Department (Communications Lab)
Comm LAB is currently supporting the Riverside County Parks Department (RivCoParks) to determine where in the public would like a new county park and what amenities the public would like to see.
We developed a website (https://www.explored4parks.com/) to educate the public about the process.
We also held several public meetings – both in person and virtual – and attended community events to allow residents to take a survey and answer questions about the location of the park and the amenities they’d prefer. We also promoted the survey through a postcard with a QR code and through social media throughout District 4. We received more than 100 responses in English and Spanish and provided quality information to the Riverside County Parks Department staff to help them make a recommendation.
Western Riverside County Regional Wastewater Authority (Communications LAB) The Western Riverside County Regional Wastewater Authority (WRCRWA) was expanding and improving its wastewater treatment facility in Eastvale. A residential development was built near the facility and shortly after people moved in they began complaining about the smell of the wastewater facility. WRCRWA invested millions in odor mitigation and moving much of their wastewater management indoors or underground. We developed the authority’s website as well as an informative video for the public. We also created collateral material for the public and helped to arrange for public tours so the neighbors could see the good work WRCRWA was doing for the community.
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City of Hemet - Development of a Citywide Comprehensive Roadway Safety Action Plan (CIP 2402) 12 Thank you! The caliber of your work is
exceptional, and I hope we can work
together soon.
- Essra Mostafavi, Geode,
Founder and CEO
Thank you for all your timely and hard
work. You have continually gone above
and beyond what is expected.
- John Cruikshank, JMC2, President
GTS is extremely responsive and timely. They were able to make effective presentations and respond to queries and issues stated. GTS explored all options to provide solutions/mitigations.
California State Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) has been extremely satisfied. We have already returned to GTS for multiple contracts.
- Roshni Thomas, CSUDH, Director of Facilities and Planning GTS has done an excellent job for the City of Rancho Palos Verdes. They have always responded to our needs in a timely manner. Their analyses are rooted in traffic engineering best practices while also being practical. I recommend GTS to any public works department. - Ramzi Awwad, City of Rancho Palos Verdes, Public Works Director GTS have been an absolute pleasure to work with. They have been extremely responsive, especially during the difficult period of the pandemic. They are a very knowledgeable and capable consulting firm and have proven to be very effective. They came through during a difficult time to assist our city with a very challenging project and has continued to be a tremendous resource and partner in this and other projects.
- Douglas Krauss, City of Hermosa Beach, Project Manager
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REFERENCES
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City of Hemet - Development of a Citywide Comprehensive Roadway Safety Action Plan (CIP 2402) 13 City of Glendora
GTS provides on-call transportation planning and traffic engineering services to the City of Glendora and recently completed the City’s Local Road Safety Plan including a SS4A action add-on. As a value-added item, GTS assisted the City in applying for a grant that led to an award of $1.7 million in HSIP funding for intersection improvements.
Time period: 2020 to present
Key personnel: Rawad Hani, Cassandra Garcia, Ariel Godwin Contract amount: $150,000
Reference: Maliha Fatima Ansari | Principal Civil Engineer | [email protected] | 626.914.8294 City of Irwindale
GTS is currently developing a SS4A Action Plan for the City of Irwindale. The Irwindale SS4A Plan creates a comprehensive plan for improving road safety in the City, satisfying the requirements of the US DOT Safe Streets and Roads for All Grant Program. As a value-added item, the SS4A plan is also fully compliant with the requirements of the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP).
Time period: 2024 to present
Key personnel: Rawad Hani, Ariel Godwin, Ryan Meller, Rock Miller Contract amount: $184,000
Reference: Luis Pimentel | Associate Engineer | [email protected] | 626.430.2259 City of Rancho Palos Verdes
GTS provides on-call transportation planning and traffic engineering services to the City of Rancho Palos Verdes. Our team members have supported the City on projects including intersection near-miss analysis, school traffic safety improvements, neighborhood traffic calming plans, maintaining of the City’s GIS crash database, and arterial corridor safety improvements.
Time period: 2021 to present
Key personnel: Rawad Hani, Cassandra Garcia, Ariel Godwin, Ryan Meller Contract amount: $450,000
Reference: Ramzi Awwad | Public Works Director | [email protected] | 310.544.5275 County of San Luis Obispo
GTS is finalizing a Corridor Concept Plan for Los Osos Valley Road in San Luis Obispo County, as part of our on-call transportation planning and engineering services for the County. The project includes multiple safety countermeasures to reduce crashes overall along the corridor and protect vulnerable road users.
Time period: 2022 to present
Key personnel: Rawad Hani, Cassandra Garcia, Ariel Godwin, Ryan Meller Contract amount: $160,000
Reference: Jake Hudson | County Transportation Planner/Project Manager | [email protected] | 805.781.4309
City of Hermosa Beach
GTS provides on-call transportation planning and traffic engineering services to the City of Hermosa Beach.
Our team has supported the City in re-purposing travel lanes in the downtown area (along Pier Ave and Hermosa Ave) by introducing bike lanes and dining decks, as well as carrying out the design of bike lanes and over 20 dining decks.
Time period: 2019 to present
Key personnel: Rawad Hani, Ariel Godwin
Contract amount: $100,000
Reference: Doug Krauss | Environmental Programs Manager | [email protected] | 310.750.3603
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PROJECT TEAM
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City of Hemet - Development of a Citywide Comprehensive Roadway Safety Action Plan (CIP 2402) 14 Rawad Hani, PE, TE | Role: Project Manager and Principal: Rawad is a registered traffic and civil engineer and roadway safety professional with over 22 years of experience. Rawad has managed road safety and engineering design projects in the US and internationally, most recently the City of Irwindale SS4A Comprehensive Safety Action Plan and Glendora Local Road Safety Plan. His recent experience includes assisting local governments across Southern California with systematic road safety improvement projects, Comprehensive Safety Action Plans, and traffic calming studies. As a seasoned manager of complex projects involving large interdisciplinary teams, Rawad understands the importance of striking the right balance between engineering (mobility and safety) and planning (livability and sustainability) considerations.
Ariel Godwin, AICP | Role: Planning Lead: Ariel is a certified planner with over 16 years of experience focusing on data-driven solutions to improve traffic safety, with a focus on non-motorized travel modes. His previous work has included crash data analysis, road safety countermeasures, Complete Streets policies, traffic calming plans, bicycle and pedestrian facility design, and innovative solutions to improve safety for vulnerable road users, including applications of AI models to identify near-misses. He has also worked specifically on equity analysis for planning efforts, including strategies for better serving underrepresented populations and improving equity in municipal regulations.
Rock Miller, PE, TE, PTOE | Role: ATP & Safety Expert: Rock is a nationally recognized expert in traffic design and safety for walking, urban bicycling, and Complete Streets infrastructure. Rock is a registered Civil Engineer and Traffic Engineer in the State of California with more than 40 years of transportation planning, design, and operations experience. He is an expert in the latest capabilities and requirements available and expected from cities and municipal governments. For more than 25 years, Rock has been a consultant at the senior or principal level in the field of traffic engineering, traffic safety, and circulation design. He also has 10 years of public agency experience serving as City Traffic Engineer for Costa Mesa and staff traffic engineer with the County of Orange.
Sabrina Mamo, TE | Role: Senior Transportation Engineer: Sabrina is a highly accomplished transportation engineer with a background in project management and traffic engineering design.Her management responsibilities include overseeing cost estimates, grant assistance, and CAD management, while ensuring quality control for models, plans, and sketches. Her experience spans corridor analysis, adaptive signal plans, pedestrian facilities, and roadway design. bfgvvcvcxvcxvxcxxxxxxxcvxcvxcvxcvxcvxccccv Cassandra Garcia, TE | Role: Design Engineer: Cassandra is a transportation engineer who has worked on multiple projects across southern California, from traffic signal designs to signing and striping to traffic control plans among others. Cassandra will also assist with the bilingual public involvement efforts for the SS4A Comprehensive Safety Action Plan.
Brian Lochrie thrives on challenge as a 19-year public affairs professional. Working best under pressure, he seeks out opportunities to make a positive difference by changing public attitudes and informing customers’ decisions.
Diego Teran brings more than fifteen years of experience in translation projects in entertainment, legal, and consumer products, and has managed contests for Latino outreach. Diego is fluent in four languages, holds a master’s degree in Business Administration, and is a certified legal translator in Spanish.
Justin Glover is an experienced public affairs professional. Since 2011, he’s worked with numerous public agencies and private firms in Southern California to deliver messages to residents and stakeholders.
Ryan Meller | Role: Transportation Planner: Ryan is a transportation planner who has worked extensively on Safe Streets for All plans, Bicycle Master Plans, and GIS crash data analysis. Ryan’s recent projects include the City of Irwindale Comprehensive Safety Action Plan, for which he facilitated community engagement events and assisted with the development of safety countermeasures.
GTS Team Members Sub-Consultant
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City of Hemet - Development of a Citywide Comprehensive Roadway Safety Action Plan (CIP 2402) 15 Rawad Hani*
PE, TE
PROJECT MANAGER
& PRINCIPAL
Support Staff
Ariel Godwin*
AICP
PLANNING LEAD
Ryan Meller
TRANSPORTATION
PLANNER
CAD, GRAPHICS, GIS, ETC.
Rock Miller*
PE, TE, PTOE
ATP & SAFETY ANALYST
Brian Lochrie
PROJECT MANAGER
Cassandra Garcia
EIT
Sabrina Mamo*
TE
SENIOR TRANSPORTATION
ENGINEER
DESIGN ENGINEER &
BILINGUAL ENGAGEMENT
City of
Hemet
PROJECT
MANAGER
Diego Teran SR. ACCOUNT MANAGER
Justin Glover
APR ACCOUNT DIRECTOR
Organization Chart
*Licenses:
Rawad Hani: 83730 (Civil Engineer - CA); 2817 (Traffic Engineer - CA) Ariel Godwin: 026448 (AICP)
Rock Miller: 29493 (Civil Engineer - CA); 1139 (Traffic Engineer - CA); PTOE Sabrina Mamo: 3138 (Traffic Engineer - CA)
GTS Team Members
Sub-Consultant
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DESCRIPTION OF
SERVICES
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City of Hemet - Development of a Citywide Comprehensive Roadway Safety Action Plan (CIP 2402) 16 GTS understands the need for a comprehensive action plan to address road safety issues in the City of Hemet. According to the data available from the Transportation Injury Mapping System (TIMS), during the five-year period from Jan. 1, 2019 to Dec. 31, 2023 there were 1,895 crashes in the City that resulted in injuries or fatalities, including 94 severe injuries and 41 fatalities. 163 crashes (5.6%) involved pedestrians and 95 crashes (3.2%) involved bicyclists.
As such, it is of paramount importance to develop a data driven road safety action plan that will guide the City in future safety efforts and help to secure grant funding to address safety issues for all travel modes.
Furthermore, a significant number of crashes (44%) are broadside (T-bone collisions) indicating potential safety issues related to intersection design, traffic control, or driver behavior. This is followed by rear-end collisions (at 25%) pointing to issues related to traffic flow, driver behavior, or roadway design.
Developing a Safety Action Plan for a city requires a
systematic and inclusive methodology to address the
complex interplay of various factors shaping urban
mobility. Initially, comprehensive data collection is
essential, encompassing crash history, population
demographics, land use, and existing infrastructure.
This information forms the basis for thorough analysis
and using advanced software tools to identify safety
problems and determine the high-injury network.
Concurrently, stakeholder engagement is vital,
involving residents, businesses, advocacy groups, and
government agencies to gather diverse perspectives
and priorities.
With input from these stakeholders, goals and objectives are established, guiding the formulation of strategies and policies. Iterative planning and feedback loops ensure flexibility and adaptability to changing circumstances.
The final Comprehensive Roadway Safety Action Plan integrates a mix of solutions, including road safety improvements, enforcement practices, educational outreach, and sustainable mobility initiatives, all aimed at fostering a safe and equitable road network tailored to the City’s unique context and aspirations.
Regular monitoring and evaluation mechanisms enable ongoing refinement and optimization, ensuring the plan remains responsive to evolving needs and emerging opportunities.
GTS’s approach to plan development is supported by interdisciplinary collaboration between certified planners and engineers on our project team. City planners, with their understanding of urban development and community needs, can provide insights into land use patterns, zoning regulations, and future growth projections. Meanwhile, traffic engineers, armed with their knowledge of traffic flow dynamics and infrastructure design, can offer solutions for optimizing road networks, public transit systems, and implementing innovative technologies. Through open communication and mutual respect for each other’s expertise, they can synergize their efforts, ensuring that the Comprehensive Roadway Safety Action Plan not only addresses current challenges but also anticipates future demands. This interdisciplinary collaboration can result in a comprehensive and well-balanced set of prioritized safety projects and strategies that caters to the diverse needs of the City’s inhabitants while preventing injuries and deaths on the City’s roads.
We will draw upon our extensive experience in developing data-driven safety action plans for cities like Glendora and Irwindale, as well as other communities, to deliver a strategic, results-oriented Safety Action Plan for Hemet. Our proven track record includes identifying high-risk areas, prioritizing countermeasures, and advancing equity-focused, sustainable solutions that align with state and federal safety goals, including the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) program. Leveraging this expertise, we will craft a plan tailored to Hemet’s unique needs, emphasizing vision-driven strategies, stakeholder engagement, and innovative technologies to achieve measurable safety improvements and long-term success.
Map of crashes in Hemet TIMS map 2019-2023,
by crash severity. Source: TIMS
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City of Hemet - Development of a Citywide Comprehensive Roadway Safety Action Plan (CIP 2402) 17 Work Plan
a. Project Management and Coordination
At the initiation of the project, GTS will organize a kick-off meeting with City staff to discuss the plan’s goals and objectives and the requirements to be met. The kick-off meeting will allow City representatives and GTS to work together to review the scope of work and schedule, finalize the tasks and topics to be addressed, discuss roles and responsibilities including the City’s expectations regarding deliverables, establish invoicing requirements, and confirm the communication protocol. GTS will manage the project, including the organization of regular project management meetings, the provision of weekly progress reports to the City, and monthly invoicing. We will begin the process by organizing and facilitating an inperson project kick-off meeting at the City’s preferred location and will also prepare a presentation to the City Council. In managing the project, we will draw upon our extensive experience managing projects of similar type and scale.
A “Vision Zero” commitment – a commitment to eliminate or significantly reduce fatalities and serious injuries – is one of the key requirements of an SS4A Comprehensive Safety Action Plan. Therefore, we will assist the City in establishing this commitment. For the City’s Vision Zero commitment to be meaningful and achievable, it is essential to generate buy-in from stakeholders throughout the planning process.
As a value-added item, and if needed, we will support the City with funding administration throughout the project duration, ensuring that all reimbursement packages are correct and complete and supporting as needed to secure timely reimbursement.
Deliverables:
Project schedule, kick-off meeting, monthly invoices, progress reports, meetings during project duration, project kick-off meeting, three (3) in-person council/commission meetings, and meeting minutes for all meetings.
b. Data Analysis & Recommendations
GTS will begin the data analysis process with background research supported by site visits, identifying existing roadway characteristics and evaluating the City’s road network and active transportation facilities.
We will draw upon our experience with similar analysis, for example the Los Osos Valley Road Corridor Concept Plan, for which we analyzed traffic volumes along with speed limits and intersection controls, measured roadway cross-sections, and identified conflict zones for vulnerable road users in order to create a comprehensive set of action steps for corridor-wide multimodal safety improvements.
GTS will obtain a dataset of geolocated crash data for the most recent available five-year period. To obtain crash data we will rely upon multiple data sources, including:
• The Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System (SWITRS) database. • Transportation Information Mapping System (TIMS).
• The City of Hemet Crossroads database.
Our initial step after acquiring the data will be to run it through SafetyBot, a Python and R-based software tool we developed in-house to clean, geolocate, and QA/QC collision data. SafetyBot was developed specifically for improving data quality for municipal road safety plans, ensuring better data quality while greatly reducing the number of staff hours spent on this task.
The following variables, at a minimum, will be analyzed, cross-tabulated, and summary statistics provided:
• Locations of crashes
• Severity of crashes (Fatal, Severe Injury, Other Visible Injury, Complaint of Pain, Property Damage Only)
• Time of day, day of week, time of year
• Age and gender of those affected
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City of Hemet - Development of a Citywide Comprehensive Roadway Safety Action Plan (CIP 2402) 18 • Crash type (such as rear-end, head-on, sideswipe, fixed object, etc.) • Contributing factors
• Transportation modes involved (such as automobile, pedestrian, bicycle, truck, transit, etc.) The crash data, as well as community and stakeholder input, will inform the analysis of existing conditions and historical trends. This will allow us to develop a baseline assessment of crashes throughout the City, which will include analysis of crash severity, crash type by road user type (motorist, pedestrian, bicyclist, etc.). The baseline assessment will include an analysis of systemic and specific safety needs, including but not limited to the following:
• High-risk road features and other factors present in the built environment • Specific safety needs of relevant road users
• Behavioral factors
Our approach to safety analysis includes statistical
network screening using Highway Safety Manual
Methods to identify locations with higher-than-expected collision activity. As such, GTS will develop a geospatial high-injury network, consisting of intersections and
corridors within the City with the highest rates and/
or incidence of injury and fatal crashes. We may also
refer to the Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System (SWITRS) and the Transportation Injury Mapping System
(TIMS) data to supplement and compare collision data.
For fatal and severe collisions, we will request collision reports that provide in-depth information.
GTS will then rank all the intersections and roadway
segments within the City by collision frequency and
Equivalent Property Damage Only (EPDO) scores,
as documented in the Highway Safety Manual. In this
method, weighting factors related to the societal costs of fatal, injury, and property damage-only crashes are assigned to crashes by severity to develop an equivalent property damage-only score that considers the frequency and severity of crashes. The sites are ranked from high to low EPDO score. Those sites at the upper end of the list may be selected for investigation.
GTS will then focus on crash type over-representation. City-wide data is used to determine the typical collision type mix for each of the functional classifications and intersection control types. Then the collision type mix is reviewed for each segment and intersection to highlight those with high concentrations of a specific collision factor. Factors analyzed would include: Fatal Collisions, Serious Injury Collisions, Broadside Collisions, Rear-End Collisions, Sideswipe Collisions, Head-On Collisions, Single Vehicle Collisions (run off road, fixed object, parked vehicle, other), Bicycle Collisions, Pedestrian Collisions, Wet/Slippery Road Collisions, Nighttime Collisions, Collisions Involving Alcohol/Drugs, Collisions Involving Driver Inattention, Collisions Involving Speeding/ Aggressive Driving.
The resulting list would include the number of collisions for each factor. We will provide an inventory of sites including all roadway segments and intersections with three or more collisions (needed for statistical evaluation) ranked by overall number of collisions per Local Roadway Safety Manual Guidance. We will then recommend up to 20 locations for further evaluation and potential project development based on amount of collision activity, collision severity, unusual collision patterns, and site variability to maximize the potential number of systemic factors and mitigations identified. The mitigations will include engineering recommendations with documented crash reduction factors as well as non-infrastructure recommendations related to equity, education, enforcement, encouragement, evaluation, emergency response and emerging technologies. We will draw upon our extensive experience planning for improved safety for vulnerable road users in a diverse range of communities, most recently including the San Dimas Bicycle Master Plan, Map produced for the Irwindale SS4A Plan,
showing the top 20 EPDO scoring intersections
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City of Hemet - Development of a Citywide Comprehensive Roadway Safety Action Plan (CIP 2402) 19 Irwindale SS4A Plan, Glendora LRSP, and traffic calming plans to improve pedestrian and bicycle safety in areas surrounding K-12 schools in the cities of Rancho Palos Verdes and Long Beach. c. Stakeholder & Community Engagement
GTS will coordinate with City staff and stakeholders to develop a robust public engagement effort that will allow for community representation and feedback. The intended elements of public engagement will be submitted to the City for approval in a Community Engagement Plan, which will be maintained as a living document throughout the project duration. City staff, elected officials, law enforcement, emergency responders, the health care sector, and the appropriate boards, commissions, and committees will be included in the engagement effort. Information received from engagement and collaboration will be analyzed
and incorporated into the Safety Action Plan, including qualitative and quantitative analysis of the public input that is received.
GTS will pay particular attention to using inclusive and representative processes for stakeholder engagement,
coordinating with the City to carry out targeted outreach to historically underserved populations through a
combination of traditional (in-person) and virtual
(social media and web-based) engagement tools. Our
public involvement strategy (in-person and virtual, and bilingual) aims to reach as broad a cross-section of the community as possible. We will utilize available data
and collaboration with partners to identify underserved communities. The analysis will include population characteristics and an initial equity impact assessment of the proposed projects and strategies. Team members will be available to deliver presentations in Spanish and English. Community outreach materials (flyers, handouts, and website content) will be provided in both Spanish and English.
For in-person public engagement,
GTS will facilitate up to three (3) inperson stakeholder meetings that include the County of Riverside,
up to four (4) in-person community
meetings, and up to two (2) pop-up
events. To reach members of the
community who are not able to attend
either of the in-person meetings,
GTS proposes to facilitate one (1)
virtual public meeting. For virtual
public engagement, we propose to
coordinate with the City to set up an
interactive project website on Social
Pinpoint or a similar platform, which will include an interactive map where users can post comments, a survey to gather community feedback, a project overview and schedule, meeting announcements, and other pertinent information. We will draw upon recent successful experience with similar projects, such as the Los Osos Valley Road Corridor Concept Plan, in which our public engagement effort resulted in over 500 comments on an interactive map and over 600 survey responses, in a small community of about 10,000 people.
In collaboration with City staff, GTS will design engaging outreach materials and establish a cohesive, professional brand for the project, ensuring a consistent and distinctive look and feel across all communications. This branding will enhance project visibility and create a unified identity that resonates with stakeholders and the community.
GTS staff facilitating a recent public workshop for
the San Dimas Bicycle Master Plan
Example of an interactive website developed by GTS, where residents can post comments on a map.
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City of Hemet - Development of a Citywide Comprehensive Roadway Safety Action Plan (CIP 2402) 20 Deliverables:
Stakeholder group membership (list and invitations to participate); Stakeholder group meetings (presentations, content, materials); Community Engagement Plan (technical memorandum); in-person community meetings; pop-up events; online surveys; website. d. Funding & Next Steps
GTS will provide a prioritized list of action items, identifying the estimated cost, lead implementer, partner agencies, timeline, and potential funding sources in each case. We have developed similar comprehensive safety action items for several communities, most recently for the Irwindale SS4A Comprehensive Safety Action Plan.
GTS will collaborate with City staff, stakeholders, and the community to develop and agree upon next steps to ensure the plan’s successful outcome, using SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Timely) performance measures. We will build on our experience with similar projects, such as the Glendora Local Road Safety Plan (which includes several action items that the City has now fully implemented with our assistance). The Next Steps will also include a framework for monitoring and evaluation of the plan’s success and for ongoing, transparent public and stakeholder involvement as the plan is implemented.
Deliverables:
Funding and Next Steps Summary (technical memorandum).
e. Final Report
GTS will develop a comprehensive set of projects and strategies to address the safety problems identified in each of the two plans, informed by data, evidence, best practices, stakeholder input, and equity considerations. Listings of projects and strategies will be accompanied by a listing of potential funding sources. Focusing on a safe system approach, the strategy identification will include quick-build shortterm countermeasures that can be implemented with relatively few resources, as well as longer-term countermeasures. The countermeasure projects will be cost-feasible and fundable through grant programs such as the Safe Streets and Roads for All program.
The projects and strategies will focus on a Safe System Approach, acknowledging that deaths and serious injuries are unacceptable; humans make mistakes; humans are vulnerable; responsibility is shared; safety improvements must be done proactively; and redundancy is crucial. Multidisciplinary projects and strategies will be included, from the perspective of engineering, education, and enforcement. The identification of projects and strategies will be shaped by data, the best available evidence, and noteworthy practices, as well as stakeholder input and equity considerations, to address the identified safety problems.
The identified projects and strategies will be associated with specific target parameters such as road user categories, locations within the high-injury network, target crash types, contributing factors, and driver behaviors. Interventions will be focused on infrastructure, behavioral, and/or operational safety. We will also note emerging technologies, including AI-driven solutions, smart mobility solutions, advanced dilemma zone detection, data collection innovations, and other emerging technologies that can improve safety within the City.
The information developed in the previous steps will be compiled in a comprehensive draft Safety Action Plan report, which will be submitted to the City and finalized after review by City Staff and the Planning Commission.
The following is our proposed outline for the final CSAP report. The final report will be signed and stamped by GTS’s Project Manager, a licensed Civil Engineer in California. This outline incorporates the Federal requirements for SS4A Action Plans as well as the items specified in the City’s RFP:
1. Call to Action / Vision Zero Commitment / Resolution
2. Introduction / Overview of Planning Process
3. Vision Statement and Guiding Principles
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City of Hemet - Development of a Citywide Comprehensive Roadway Safety Action Plan (CIP 2402) 21
4. Collision Analysis
a. Crash Baseline Analysis
b. High-crash Corridors
c. High-crash Intersections
5. Community Engagement and Stakeholder Input Summary
6. Equity Considerations
7. Pro-active Safety Analysis
8. Policy and Process Changes
9. Prioritized List of Action Items
10. Next Steps, Evaluation, and Monitoring
11. Project Funding Mechanisms
Deliverables:
• Draft CSAP
• Final CSAP
f. Schedule for Performance of Services
Our proposed schedule for the project, based on the City’s overall schedule and milestones per the RFP, is presented in the following section of this proposal. g. General Requirements
GTS takes a hands-on approach to projects, initiating regular contact with our clients and proactively organizing meetings and other events per the project schedule. Rawad Hani, PE, TE, the project manager for this project, will coordinate all aspects of the project, as well as being responsible for quality assurance.
Meeting agendas and schedules will be provided a minimum of three working days prior to each meeting.
Meeting minutes will be provided at most three working days after each meeting. Through weekly status reports, bi-weekly progress meetings, monthly status update meetings, and bi-monthly project management meetings, GTS will ensure accountability to the City and will deliver the project on-time and within budget.
GTS ensures project deliverables are free of errors, easy to understand, and executed in line with client expectations. Our established quality control process builds on our experience to offer precision in the delivery of our work. Our quality assurance/quality control plan begins before the task order is assigned, during scoping discussions. At this time, our project manager will work with the City to define the project tasks, establish roles and responsibilities for project team members, identify communication protocols, and identify success criteria for the project. Subsequently, we develop a draft definition of required project tasks, deliverables, budget, and schedule. Risk assessment, change management strategies, and project communication plans are incorporated into this planning process. Once these tasks have been reviewed, modified, and adopted by the project team, GTS will proceed with the project as planned, providing continuous support and regular communication with the City.
All deliverables and communications with the City will be reviewed by both the project manager and a key team member (who is not otherwise involved in the task). This will be akin to a third-party QA/QC that not only ensures that deliverables are free of errors, but also that we are meeting your needs in terms of our understanding of the project and are aligned with the City’s budget and schedule. Formal quality control checklists and/or plan review comments are employed to control the quality of deliverables.
At the end of every project, GTS conducts a project closure process that includes an online client survey to gauge our success from the client’s perspective. We share feedback among the project team in an effort to constantly improve.
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City of Hemet - Development of a Citywide Comprehensive Roadway Safety Action Plan (CIP 2402) 22 h. Weekly Status Reports
GTS will submit weekly status reports per the City’s template provided in the RFP. We will upload these reports to a shared folder or send them via e-mail, depending on the City’s preference.
Added Value for the City of Hemet
The following principles make GTS uniquely positioned to undertake the Development of the Comprehensive Safety Action Plan:
A data-driven approach. GTS uses advanced analysis techniques to find data-driven solutions for road safety, understanding the inherent complexity of transportation systems and the wide variety of transportation facilities that exist. From crash data analysis to project prioritization and evaluation, our recommendations are supported by data, giving local governments a solid basis for decision-making and a method for measuring the success of the results.
Full project lifecycle support. GTS will support the City from project inception through the entire planning process to the adoption of the Safety Action Plan by the City Council. The plan will include prioritized projects that are feasible and fundable by grant programs (such as Safe Streets and Roads for All) and positioning the City for strong grant applications.
Grant Application Assistance. GTS will assist the City in preparing a grant application for an HSIP or SS4A implementation funding, supported by our successful track record with similar applications.
Funding administration. GTS will assist the City with funding administration throughout the project duration, ensuring that all reimbursement packages are correct and complete and supporting as needed to secure timely reimbursement.
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City of Hemet - Development of a Citywide Comprehensive Roadway Safety Action Plan (CIP 2402) 23 Resource Allocation
Task # Task Description / Deliverables Project
Manager
Plannin
g Lead
ATP
Expert
Sr.
Eng./Pln
r
Eng. /
Plnr (L3)
Graphics/
CAD/Admin
Sub-consultant
(Comm LAB)
a Project Management and Coordination
a.1 Kick-off meeting 4 2 2 1 8
a.2 Bi-weekly status update meetings + reporting + mgt
meetings 40 32 2
a.3 City Council meetings 24 8
b Data Analysis & Recommendations
b.1 Research and data collection 4 24 4 40 8
b.2 Crash analysis 12 32 8 16 40 8
c Stakeholder & Community Engagement
c.1 Community Engagement Plan 2 2 16
c.2 Stakeholder Group meetings 16 16 8 16 16 16
c.3 Community meetings 24 24 24 16 72
c.4 Pop-up events 12 24 24 16 32
c.5 Project website 2 8 8 40 16
d Funding & Next Steps
d.1 Development of prioritized Action Items and Next
Steps
16 40 8 32 64 32
e Final Report
e.1 Development of CSAP document 16 40 8 40 64 40 4
e.2 Development of Final CSAP 8 40 4 16 40 20
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City of Hemet - Development of a Citywide Comprehensive Roadway Safety Action Plan (CIP 2402) 24 Quality Assurance & Control Brief
GTS ensures project deliverables are free of errors, easy to understand, and executed in line with client expectations. Our established quality control process builds on our experience to offer precision in delivery of our work. Our quality assurance/quality control plan begins before the task order is assigned, during scoping discussions. At this time, our project manager will work with the City to define the project tasks, establish roles and responsibilities for project team members, identify communication protocols, and identify success criteria for the project. Subsequently, we develop a draft definition of required project tasks, deliverables, budget, and schedule. Risk assessment, change management strategies, and project communication plans are incorporated into this planning process. Once these tasks have been reviewed, modified, and adopted by the project team, GTS will proceed with the project as planned, providing continuous support and regular communication with the City.
All deliverables and communications with the City will be reviewed by both the project manager and a key team member (who is not otherwise involved in the task). This will be akin to a third-party QA/QC that not only ensures that deliverables are free of errors, but also that we are meeting your needs in terms of our understanding of the project and are aligned with the City’s budget and schedule.
For design work in particular, our design plans will be field verified and reviewed by senior staff members during the design preparation. A constructability review in the field will be carried out for the final plan prior to City’s approval. Formal quality control checklists and/or plan review comments are employed to control the quality of deliverables.
At the end of every project, GTS conducts a project closure process that includes an online client survey to gauge our success from the client’s perspective. We share the feedback among the project team in an effort to constantly improve.
WE PLAN
THE WORK
AND WORK
THE PLAN!
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City of Hemet - Development of a Citywide Comprehensive Roadway Safety Action Plan (CIP 2402) 25 Availability Matrix
Team Member Availability Current Projects / References (see below)
Client Contacts (See
Below for Contact Info)
Rawad Hani 50%
• Rancho Palos Verdes Traffic
Engineering On-Call
• Glendora Traffic Signal Design
• Irwindale Safety Action Plan
#1, #2, #3
Ariel Godwin 50%
• Rancho Palos Verdes Traffic
Engineering On-Call
• San Dimas Bicycle Master Plan
• Irwindale Safety Action Plan
#3, #4, #5
Rock Miller 20%
• Glendora Signal Timing
• Irwindale Safety Action Plan
• Various safety expert witness
assignments supporting municipal
agencies throughout southern
California
#6, #7, #8
Sabrina Mamo 70%
• San Dimas Bicycle Master Plan
• Beaumont Corporate Yard
• San Dimas Bicycle Master Plan
#1, #2, #3
Cassandra Garcia 40%
• Rancho Palos Verdes Traffic
Engineering On-Call
• Glendora Traffic Signal Design
• San Dimas Bicycle Master Plan
#1, #2, #3
Ryan Meller 60%
• Rancho Palos Verdes Traffic
Engineering On-Call
• San Dimas Bicycle Master Plan
• Irwindale Safety Action Plan
#3, #4, #5
Communications
Lab 50%
• Riverside Parks Department Planning
Support
• Metro Active Transportation Strategic
Plan Update
• Metro Customer Journey Mapping &
Persona Development
#9, #10, #11, #12
Reference # Client Contact Information
#1 Ramzi Awwad | City of Rancho Palos Verdes | [email protected] | 310.544.5275 #2 Maliha Fatima Ansari | City of Glendora | [email protected] | 626.914.8294 #3 Luis Pimentel | City of Irwindale | [email protected] | 626.430.2259 #4 Jake Hudson | County of San Lius Obispo | [email protected] | 805.781.4309 #5 Peter Jacoy | City of San Dimas | [email protected] | 909.394-6245 #6 John Cruikshank | JMC2 | [email protected] | 310.241.6550 #7 Brian Gallagher | City of Los Angeles | [email protected] | 213.485.4282 #8 Brad Sommers | City Of Newport Beach | [email protected] | 949.644.3326
#9 Sean McGovern | City of Lake Forest | [email protected] | 949.461.3437 #10 Daisy Covarrubias | Orange County Sanitation District | [email protected] | 714.593.7444
#11 Jefferson Isai Rosa | Metro | [email protected]
#12 Mark Dierking | Metro | [email protected]
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PROJECT SCHEDULE
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City of Hemet - Development of a Citywide Comprehensive Roadway Safety Action Plan (CIP 2402) 26 The following preliminary schedule will be refined following the kick-off meeting. GTS will allocate more than sufficient staff resources to ensure that this schedule is met, and will maintain the availability of additional staff to guard against any unforeseen delays and ensure that the project remains on schedule. This effort will be coordinated through regular meetings with City staff.
Rawad Hani, PE, TE, Principal and Project Manager, will be responsible for managing this time schedule and for schedule compliance. * Agendas to be provided no less than 3 working days prior to meeting; minutes to be provided no most than 3 working days after meeting.
Task # Task Description
March 2025
April 2025May 2025
June 2025
July 2025
August 2025
September 2025
October 2025
November 2025
December 2025
January 2026
February 2026
March 2026
April 2026May 2026
June 2026
a Project Management and Coordination
a.1 Kick-off meeting
a.2
Bi-weekly status update meetings + reporting
+ mgt meetings
a.3 City Council meetings
b Data Analysis & Recommendations
b.1 Research and data collection
b.2 Crash analysis
c Stakeholder & Community Engagement
c.1 Community Engagement Plan
c.2 Stakeholder Group meetings
c.3 Community meetings
c.4 Pop-up events
c.5 Project website active
d Funding & Next Steps
d.1
Development of prioritized Action Items and
Next Steps
e Final Report
e.1 Development of CSAP document
e.2 Final CSAP to City Council
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APPENDIX
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RAWAD HANI, PE, TE
PROJECT MANAGER & PRINCIPAL
EDUCATION
REGISTRATIONS
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
• BE Civil Engineering,
American University
• MS Civil Engineering,
American University
• Civil Engineer in CA, WA,
and FL
• Traffic Engineer in CA
• PTOE - Professional Traffic
Operations Engineer
• PTP - Professional
Transportation Planner
• RSP1 - Road Safety
Professional 1
• Traffic Engineering
• Parking Analysis
• Transportation Planning
• Transportation Technology
Applications
PROFILE
EXPERIENCE
Rawad is a registered Civil Engineer and Traffic Engineer, and certified Road Safety Professional with over 22 years of experience. He specializes in traffic engineering, parking analysis, demand modeling, and technology applications.
Rawad has managed engineering design projects in the US and internationally where he advised public, private, and institutional clients. His recent experience includes assisting local governments across Southern California with ITS plans, traffic studies, and signal and street lighting designs. His on-call project experience includes the cities of Hermosa Beach, Irvine, Buena Park, Commerce, Santa Monica, and Glendora among others. Rawad understands the importance of striking the right balance between engineering (mobility and safety) and planning (livability and sustainability) considerations. He has worked on context-sensitive design projects and has helped planning and transportation agencies achieve effective solutions.
• City of Irwindale Safe Streets for All Comprehensive Safety Action Plan.
Rawad is the project manager and principal-in-charge for this project, which includes an extensive public involvement program, crash data analysis, and prioritized countermeasure selection.
• City of Glendora Local Roadway Safety Plan (LRSP), Glendora, CA, Project Manager. Rawad led the LRSP for the City of Glendora which included developing the goals and objectives of the plan, stakeholder engagement, safety analysis, identifying and prioritizing countermeasures, and documentation. • City of Rancho Palos Verdes Traffic Calming Manual Update, Project Manager. As part of the on-call, Rawad led the Traffic Calming Manual update for the City of Rancho Palos Verdes which included detailed descriptions of all traffic calming measures, their advantages and disadvantages, best practices and context-sensitive considerations for their implementation, updated example photographs, and updated cost estimates.
• La Habra Heights Traffic Calming and HSIP Grants, City of La Habra Heights, CA, Project Manager. Rawad led this study to help the City enhance the safety of it transportation system and enhance signage and control while engaging with the community. He developed two HSIP applications were on behalf of the City that brought in about a million dollars to address safety issues. • Downtown Torrance Systematic Safety Analysis Report Program (SSARP), Torrance, CA, Project Manager. As part of the downtown revitalization plan, Rawad led the safety analysis which included analyzing SWITRS collision data for the past 5 years, developing insights, trends, collision concentrations and the leading causes of collisions. The project involved a data-driven process to address fatal and severe injuries for people traveling on foot, by bike, or by car; identify high-risk roadway characteristics; recommend countermeasures to address these crashes and characteristics; and ultimately, devise a traffic safety program to eliminate traffic-related deaths and severe injuries. • City of Santa Monica, Bergamot Expo Rail Station Pedestrian and Bicycle Connection, Santa Monica, CA, Traffic Engineering Lead. Rawad led the traffic engineering tasks for closing this key bike and pedestrian network gap to enhance safety for all modes and serve as a critical linkage between the Michigan Avenue Neighborhood Greenway and Bergamot Expo Station. The project included traffic signal modifications design and working with the City and Caltrans to obtain necessary approvals. Page 183 of 495
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ARIEL GODWIN, AICP
PLANNING LEAD
PROFILE
EXPERIENCE
Ariel is a transportation planner with more than 16 years of experience in planning, design, and project management. Throughout a career focused on multimodal planning and transportation safety, he has worked on a wide variety of projects, from Complete Streets policy development to pedestrian and bicycle plans to leveraging advanced technology for traffic data analytics. Skilled in GIS, he uses advanced cartographic and data analysis techniques to convey geographic information. An avid cyclist, he enjoys experiencing the communities he works for firsthand, on two wheels.
EDUCATION
REGISTRATIONS
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
• Master of City and
Regional Planning, Ohio
State University
• BA, Grinnell College
• AICP (American Institute
of Certified Planners)
• Bicycle and Pedestrian
Planning
• Traffic Impact Studies
• Crash Data Analysis
• Complete Streets Policies
and Design
• GIS data and mapping
• City of Irwindale Safe Streets for All Comprehensive Safety Action Plan.
Ariel is the planning lead for this project, which includes an extensive public involvement program, crash data analysis, and prioritized countermeasure selection.
• City of Rancho Palos Verdes Near-miss Analysis. Ariel led this project, which leveraged an AI model to analyze traffic video footage and identify intersection near-misses, resulting in proactive safety improvements being implemented. • Los Osos Valley Road Corridor Concept Plan, San Luis Obispo County.
Ariel was the Project Manager and Planning Lead on this project,guiding the development of a conceptual design to create continuous and consistent bicycle facilites along a 4-mile corridor with intermittent existing bicycle facilities, rightof-way limitations, and topographic challenges. Ariel also facilitated public workshops and managed the project website.
• City of Glendora Local Road Safety Plan. Ariel applied cost-benefit analysis to prioritize road safety improvement projects for this plan; created the LRSP document; and prepared the HSIP grant application for the City, which was awarded $1.7 million for intersection improvements.
• California State University Dominguez Hills, Pedestrian & Bicycle Connectivity Plan. Ariel was the Planning Lead for this plan, which assessed multimodal connectivity for the CSUDH campus and identified gaps in the pedestrian, bicycle, transit, and vehicular transportation networks, as well as challenges for connections between travel modes, and recommended and prioritized solutions to close those gaps.
• City of Long Beach School Traffic Studies. Ariel was the Planning Lead on two multimodal traffic studies for schools in the City of Long Beach, which focused on improving safety and access for bicyclists, pedestrians, schools buses, and vehicular traffic.
• City of San Dimas Bicycle Master Plan Update. Ariel is the project manager for this project, which consists of a full update of the City’s 2011 Bicycle Master Plan including a comprehensive public involvement program and safety analysis.
• Godwin, Ariel and Anne M. Price. 2016. “Bicycling and Walking in the Southeast USA: Why is it Rare and Risky?” Journal of Transport & Health (3): 26-37.
PUBLICATIONS
RECENT
PRESENTATIONS
• “Leveraging AI
Technology to Quantify
Near Misses at
Intersections” (Transpo
2024, Orlando, Florida)
• “Bikes on Sidewalks: Why
They’re Not Going Away,
and How E-Bikes Change
the Game” (GPA 2023,
Atlanta, Georgia)
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ROCK E. MILLER, PE, TE, PTOE
ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION, SAFETY AND OUTREACH
EDUCATION
REGISTRATIONS
AFFILIATIONS
• MS Civil Engineering,
UC Davis
• BS Civil Engineering,
UC Davis
• Civil Engineer in CA and HI
• Traffic Engineer in CA
• PTOE - Professional Traffic
Operations Engineer
• Voting Member, National
Committee on Uniform
Traffic Control Devices
• International President,
2012, Institute of
Transportation Engineers
• Member, Association of
Pedestrian and Bicycle
Professionals
• Member, American Society
of Civil Engineers
• Past Section and District
President, Institute of
Transportation Engineers
• Fellow, Institute of
Transportation Engineers
PROFILE
EXPERIENCE
Rock is a registered Civil Engineer and Traffic Engineer in the state of California with more than 40 years of transportation planning, design, and operations experience. He is an expert in the latest capabilities and requirements available and expected from cities and municipal governments. For more than 25 years, Rock has been a consultant at the senior or principal level in the field of traffic engineering, traffic safety, and circulation design. He also has 10 years of public agency experience serving as City Traffic Engineer for Costa Mesa and staff traffic engineer with the County of Orange.
Rock has completed a wide variety of unique transportation projects,including traffic signals, signing and striping, street lighting, work site traffic control, traffic impact analysis, and the design of street and highway improvements. He has also prepared many transportation policy plans and completed controversial and complex transportation studies, including neighborhood traffic calming projects, complete streets, pedestrian and bicycle studies, projects anticipating litigation by another public agency, and projects with intense public opposition.
Rock is a national expert in the traffic design and safety for walking and urban bicycling infrastructure. He has frequently been an invited speaker to regional and national conferences and committees on many topics, including pedestrian circulation, innovative bikeway design, traffic calming, and transportation policy.
Rock served as International President of the 15,000 member Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) in 2012. He is a Professional Engineer (Civil) and Professional Engineer (Traffic) in the State of California and a Certified Professional Traffic Operations Engineer by the Institute of Transportation Engineers. • Zero Traffic Fatalities Task Force, State of California, Special Consultant.
Rock was a member of this task force that was established by the California Department of Transportation to evaluate issues regarding safety and statewide fatalities with special focus upon setting speed limits. Rock continues to advise the SHSP team on pedestrian and bicycle focus areas and is providing input on ongoing efforts to modify the Vehicle Code.
• La Habra Strategic Highway Safety Plan, Project Director. Rock served as the principal in charge and lead researcher in this City-wide study of traffic safety issues in La Habra. The study included analysis of the sections of Beach Boulevard and Whittier Boulevard that are on the State Highway System. The study identified that the most severe safety issues were at older signalized intersections that did not provide protected turns.
• Pacific Coast Highway (Malibu) Safety Study, Project Director. Rock led a detailed safety analysis of Pacific Coast Highway for its 17-mile length through the City of Malibu. The study focused on safety issues and also made recommendations about traffic management options to handle both safety and the variable traffic conditions that relate to heavy beach usage. The study made over 150 recommendations varying from major construction to minor adjustments in signing.
• Safety and Litigation Expert. Rock is frequently retained to consult with and assist public agencies in defense of litigation claims. Repeat clients include the City of Los Angeles, the County of Los Angeles, the City of San Diego, the County of San Diego, Caltrans, and legal firms that specialize in this type of work. Page 185 of 495
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SABRINA MAMO, TE
SENIOR TRANSPORTATION ENGINEER
PROFILE
EXPERIENCE
Sabrina is a highly accomplished transportation engineer with a background in project management and traffic engineering design. Her management responsibilities include overseeing cost estimates, grant assistance, and CAD management, while ensuring quality control for models, plans, and sketches.
She has successfully guided conceptual designs and demonstrated forwardthinking in addressing future design needs. Sabrina’s diverse experience spans corridor analysis, adaptive signal plans, pedestrian facilities, and roadway design.
Additionally, Sabrina’s commitment to the profession extends beyond technical skills; she actively engages in leadership roles within professional organizations, contributing to mentorship programs and community initiatives.
EDUCATION
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
MEMBERSHIPS
• BS Civil Engineering,
University of South Florida
• Traffic Signals
• Traffic Control/MPT
• Roadway
• Specialized Signage
Conceptual Design
• Alternative Analysis
• Intelligent Transportation
Systems Project
Management
• Data Collection
• Report Writing
• Traffic Analysis
• Team Management
• ASCE YMF Board Member
(2021-2023)
• ASCE, MOASIC
Corresponding Member
(2022-2023)
• WTS Member (2018-2023)
• MASITE Member
(2021-2023)
• Oceanside Boulevard Signals for Private Development, Oceanside, CA Adjusted signal traffic designs to meet clients needs to two signals on Sports Park Way/W. Bobier Drive and Melrose Drive/Oceanside Boulevard. • Oceanside On-call, Oceanside, CA - The on-call supported several traffic engineering tasks for Oceanside, CA, such as parking, signage, sight distance and traffic calming measures.
• Poway On-call, Poway, CA - The on-call supported Poway on several traffic engineering tasks for Poway, CA. This on-call supported as a traffic division for Poway and would support the city on traffic calming, speed review, parking, signal design and timing adjustments, leading pedestrian initiative, land development traffic review, and meeting material preparation for traffic safety committee. • Warminster Township Signals, Warminster, PA - Responsibilities: As-built plans, specialized sign design, ITERIS coordination, cabinet signal timings review, client meetings, track hours, and conduct field inspections. • Freemansburg Streetscape, Freemansburg, PA - Responsibilities: Cost estimate and accompanying visual report, grant assistance, OpenRoads CAD Management, QA/QC on all models, plans and sketches and management of staff hours, OpenRoads Team Lead and conceptual design, lighting, signage, parking evaluation, and pedestrian study.
• Boot Road Corridor, West Goshen, PA - Responsibilities: Developed Synchro corridor, client communication, assisted with minor PM tasks for preliminary design, performed analternative analysis, pavement markings plans, SignCAD specialized signs, roadway QA/QC, and erosion and sediment control. • Bus Rapid Transit, Pittsburgh, PA - Responsibilities: Mast arm design, pedestrian facilities, signal design, signage design, span wire calculations, and bike lane design.
• PA 309 Connector, Kulpsville, PA - Responsibilities: Permit and construction signal plans from design to fullbuild. This entailed signal calculations, adaptive signal plans, pedestrian facilities, and sign design.
• Riverpoint Industrial Park, Upper Mount Bethel, PA - Responsibilities: Traffic impact studies, traffic signal calculations, guiderail calculations, and all development plans (signals, lighting, roadway, parking, and truck circulation). • SR 611 and SR 512 Intersection Design, Upper Mount Bethel, PA - Responsibilities: Permit signal design, client coordination, QA/QC of plans and minor roadway design assistance.
REGISTRATIONS
• Traffic Engineer in CA
• EIT (Engineer-In-Training)
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CASSANDRA GARCIA, EIT
DESIGN ENGINEER
PROFILE
EXPERIENCE
Cassandra provides traffic engineering and design services ranging from signal designs to signing and striping, traffic control plans, and street lighting. Her recent experience includes the collection of data and creation of design plans for resurfacing projects, bike path projects, and traffic signal upgrade projects.
Cassandra strives to improve communities through implementation of safe and effective methods of transportation.
EDUCATION
• BS Civil Engineering,
California State
Polytechnic University,
Pomona
• Colton Speed Study, Colton, CA. Assisted in the collection of data and preparation of documents for a speed study within city of Colton.
• RPV On-Call, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA. Worked on multiple signing and striping improvement plans, collision diagrams, and traffic signal plans for four Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon (RRFB) crossing locations. • Glendora LRSP, Glendora, CA. Set up a site for the collection of stakeholder comments and analyzed collision data to form a report and develop a list of viable countermeasures to be used in a HSIP application. • San Bernardino Traffic Signal Hardware Upgrade, San Bernardino, CA. Created plans for the relocation, replacement and/or upgrade of traffic signal equipment including vehicle heads, pedestrian heads, and pedestrian push buttons for multiple intersections in the San Bernardino region.
• Carson Signal Design, Carson, CA. Performed a field visit and prepared plans for the installation of poles, curbs, video detection cameras and other traffic signal equipment at an intersection within the city of Carson. • Carson On-Call, Carson, CA. Performed a field visit along multiple corridors for the purpose of implementing bike routes and bike lanes to join disconnected portions of the Dominguez Channel Bike Path. Created signing and striping plans for all connecting sections along the channel and paved street roads. • LHH Signal Design, La Habra Heights, CA. Created signing and striping plans for all Hacienda Road within La Habra Heights city limits and assisted with traffic signal design plans.
• Burbank Road Resurfacing Project (Phase I & II), Burbank, CA. Worked on creating signing and striping plans as well as loop replacement plans for multiple corridors pending resurfacing within the city of Burbank. • WEHO Melrose, West Hollywood, CA. Performed field visit and created base plans for multiple signalized intersections within the city of West Hollywood. • CSULB SS, Long Beach, CA. Created signing and striping for stop-controlled intersection within California State University, Long Beach. • Norwalk TCP, Norwalk, CA. Developed traffic control plans within Caltrans rightof-way for the purpose of utility installation. • Eastern Ave/Medford Project, Los Angeles, CA. Performed a field visit and created utility plans for two signalized intersections in the city of Los Angeles. • Sunset4All, Los Angeles, CA. Performed a field visit along several miles of Sunset Blvd for the purpose of implementing a bike path along the corridor and created a signalized intersection concept.
• Rosemead HAWK, Rosemead, CA. Performed field visit and created a base with the purpose of creating plans for the implementation of a HAWK crossing near a school and public park.
• Watt EV, Long Beach, CA. Created signing and striping plans for a truck charging station development within the city of Long Beach.
REGISTRATIONS
LANGUAGES
• EIT (Engineer-In-Training)
• English
• Spanish (fluent)
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
• Traffic Control
• Field Collection
• Traffic Signals
• Signing and Striping
• Bike Lane Design
• Field Assessment
• Client Coordination
• HSIP Projects
• Bilingual
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BRIAN LOCHRIE
PROJECT MANAGER
PROFILE
EXPERIENCE
As a 19-year public affairs professional, Brian thrives on challenge. Working best under pressure, he seeks out opportunities to make a positive difference by changing public attitudes and informing customers’ decisions
EDUCATION
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
• Bachelor of Arts,
Communications
Emphasis: Radio, TV,
Film California State
University, Fullerton
• Project Management
• Strategic Planning
• Strategic Communications
• Crisis Communications
• Media Relations
• Government Affairs
• Video Production
• Community Outreach
• Spokesperson
President, Communications LAB
Orange, CA 2013-Present
Project Manager for Key Clients:
• Orange County Transportation Authority – I-5 South Improvement Project • Transportation Corridor Agencies (The Toll Roads) – Tesoro Extension of the SR-241
• Poseidon Resources – Huntington Beach Seawater Desalination Facility • San Diego Gas & Electric – South Orange County Reliability Enhancement • County of Orange – Orange County Stormwater Program
Tactics, Skills, Program Implementation
• Strategic planning and timeline development
• Metric Measurements
• Community Outreach (Political Briefings, School Outreach, Speakers Bureau, etc.)
• Video Production
• Media Relations
• Crisis Communications Planning
• Social Media development and Online Outreach
• Multicultural Outreach
President, Faubel Public Affairs
Lake Forest, CA 2000 – 2013
Project Manager for Key Clients:
• Orange County Transportation Authority – I-5 South Improvement Project • Transportation Corridor Agencies (The Toll Roads) – Tesoro Extension of the SR-241
• Poseidon Resources – Huntington Beach Seawater Desalination Facility • San Diego Gas & Electric – South Orange County Reliability Enhancement • County of Orange – Orange County Stormwater Program
Tactics, Skills, Program Implementation
• Strategic planning and timeline development
• Metric Measurements
• Community Outreach (Political Briefings, School Outreach, Speakers Bureau, etc.)
• Video Production
• Media Relations
• Crisis Communications Planning
• Social Media development
• Online Outreach
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DIEGO TERAN
SR. ACCOUNT MANAGER
PROFILE
EXPERIENCE
Diego Teran brings more than fifteen years of experience in translation projects in entertainment, legal, and consumer products. During his career he has coordinated award-winning television advertising campaigns, conducted primary brand research and managed contests for Latino outreach. Diego is fluent in four languages, holds a master’s degree in Business Administration and is a certified legal translator in Spanish. EDUCATION
• Master of Business
Administration Cal State
University, Long Beach
• Bachelor of Arts,
Marketing Florida
International University,
FL
• Associate of Arts, Fine
Arts Long Beach City
College, CA
• Certificate of Legal
Interpretation (Spanish)
So. California School
of Interpretation, Santa
Fe Springs Mobilization
Spokesperson - Bilingual
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
• Translation Interpretation
Multicultural Outreach
• Multicultural Marketing
& Advertising Public
Outreach Campaigns
• Hispanic Media Relations
• Focus Group Facilitation
Grassroots
Sr. Account Manager, Communications LAB
• Manage multicultural campaigns in Spanish for Southern California Edison (SCE) and CalOptima.
• Managed SCE campaign that highlighted statewide Hispanic recipients of $40,000 college scholarship on print, radio, T.V. and social media. • Earned Protos Award in multicultural campaign category • Earned Bravo National Award for Public Education campaign of the year from the Hispanic Publica Relations Association
• Promote events that engage Hispanic population participation for CalOptima. • Manage voice-overs and media production as needed for CalOptima’s website and video assets.
• Facilitate focus groups for member needs assessment project for CalOptima.
Interpreter/Translator , Law Offices of Juan Laguna, Esq. and LRA Interpreters Santa Ana, CA 2014-Present
• Interpret/translate legal documents for immigration proceedings and asylum seekers.
• Conduct simultaneous interpretation for Spanish-speaking defendants at deposition preparations.
Communication Specialist, The Walt Disney Company
Anaheim, CA 2012 – 2014
• Craft and execute communication plans that included video production, collateral production and editorial for Toys for Tots and Disney VoluntEARS Community Fund internal campaigns. Toys for Tots campaign had a 30 percent increase in toy collection compared to previous year.
• Develop editorial content for The Disneyland Resort Line biweekly publication for an audience of 20,000 readers.
• Write and publish headlines for Disney Parks and Resorts intranet, with continuous monitoring of metrics to adapt and modify topics. • Edit content and populate daily operational publication for Disneyland Resort managers.
Spanish Translator, The Walt Disney Company
Anaheim, CA 2006 – 2012
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RYAN MELLER
TRANSPORTATION PLANNER
PROFILE
EXPERIENCE
Ryan is a transportation planner who has worked extensively on Safe Streets for All plans, Bicycle Master Plans, and GIS crash data analysis.
EDUCATION
• Master of City and
Regional Planning, Cal
Poly, San Luis Obispo
(Specialization in
Transportation Planning)
• BA, Psychology and
Sociology, Stony Brook
University
• City of Irwindale Safe Streets for All Comprehensive Safety Action Plan.
Ryan conducted data analysis and led community engagement activities. • City of San Dimas Bicycle Master Plan Update. Ryan carried out policy analysis, wrote sections of the Plan Update, and led community engagement events.
• Los Osos Valley Road Corridor Concept Plan, San Luis Obispo County.
Ryan organized site visits, collected field data, wrote sections of the final plan document, and assisted at community engagement events for the project. • LA Metro Park-and-Ride Analysis. Ryan conducted site visits to multiple existing and future Park-and-Ride lots as part of an analysis for future transitoriented development. He also contributed to the parking utilization and occupancy analysis and the final site analysis document. • Downtown Khobar Revitalization Project, Saudi Arabia. Ryan helped write sections of the final plan document, including the existing condition analysis and literature review, contributed to traffic impact modeling, and contributed to graphic development.
• Rancho Palos Verdes On-Call. Ryan has written various memos and analyses on safety-related concerns brought by residents to the City. The memos analyze existing conditions and collisions, literature reviews, and mitigation recommendations.
• Bicycle Master Plan for Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Campus (Master’s Thesis Project). Ryan developed an update to Cal Poly’s 2011 Bicycle Master Plan where he conducted outreach, analyzed existing conditions and collisions, established goals and policies, and proposed new infrastructure and programs.
His research was presented to Transportation & Parking Services, Facilities Management, and the consultant developing the Circulation Master Plan. • Graduate Research Assistant, Cal Poly College of Engineering. Ryan conducted research under Dr. Shams Tanvir on on-demand delivery services across California, examining service availability and business models in different regions. Ryan also conducted research under Dr. Anurag Pande on various subjects, including a preliminary analysis for establishing a Vision Zero program in South Dakota.
• Graduate Research Assistant, Cal Poly Department of City & Regional Planning. Ryan conducted an analysis of greenhouse gas inventories in various climate action plans in California cities under Dr. Michael Boswell for a CARBfunded research project. His research also contributed to the California Climate Action Plan Database.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
• Safety Action Plans
• Safe Streets for All
• Concept Plans
• Park and Ride Analysis
• Traffic Impact Analysis
• TIMS
• Collision Diagrams
• On-Call Planning
• QGIS/ArcGIS
• Synchro Analysis
• Vistro Analysis
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49 CFR Part 29 - Appendix B
CERTIFICATION REGARDING DEBARMENT, SUSPENSION, INELIGIBILITY AND
VOLUNTARY EXCLUSION--LOWER TIER COVERED TRANSACTIONS
Instructions For Certification
1. By signing and submitting this proposal, the prospective lower tier participant is providing the certification set out below.
2. The certification in this clause is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when this transaction was entered into. If it is later determined that the prospective lower tier participant knowingly rendered an erroneous certification, in addition to other remedies available to the Federal Government the department or agency with which this transaction originated may pursue available remedies, including suspension and/or debarment.
3. The prospective lower tier participant shall provide immediate written notice to the person to which this proposal is submitted if at any time the prospective lower tier participant learns that its certification was erroneous when submitted or had become erroneous by reason of changed circumstances.
4. The terms covered transaction, debarred, suspended, ineligible, lower tier covered transaction, participant, person, primary covered transaction, principal, proposal, and voluntarily excluded, as used in this clause, have the meaning set out in the Definitions and Coverage sections of rules implementing Executive Order 12549. You may contact the person to which this proposal is submitted for assistance in obtaining a copy of those regulations.
5. The prospective lower tier participant agrees by submitting this proposal that, should the proposed covered transaction be entered into, it shall not knowingly enter into any lower tier covered transaction with a person who is proposed for debarment under 48 CFR part 9, subpart 9.4, debarred, suspended, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in this covered transaction, unless authorized by the department or agency with which this transaction originated.
6. The prospective lower tier participant further agrees by submitting this proposal that it will include this clause titled ``Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion-Lower Tier Covered Transaction,'' without modification, in all lower tier covered transactions and in all solicitations for lower tier covered transactions.
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7. A participant in a covered transaction may rely upon a certification of a prospective participant in a lower tier covered transaction that it is not proposed for debarment under 48 CFR part 9, subpart 9.4, debarred, suspended, ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from covered transactions, unless it knows that the certification is erroneous. A participant may decide the method and frequency by which it determines the eligibility of its principals. Each participant may, but is not required to, check the List of Parties Excluded from Federal Procurement and Nonprocurement Programs.
8. Nothing contained in the foregoing shall be construed to require establishment of a system of records in order to render in good faith the certification required by this clause. The knowledge and information of a participant is not required to exceed that which is normally possessed by a prudent person in the ordinary course of business dealings.
9. Except for transactions authorized under paragraph 5 of these instructions, if a participant in a covered transaction knowingly enters into a lower tier covered transaction with a person who is proposed for debarment under 48 CFR part 9, subpart 9.4, suspended, debarred, ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in this transaction, in addition to other remedies available to the Federal Government, the department or agency with which this transaction originated may pursue available remedies, including suspension and/or debarment.
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CERTIFICATION REGARDING DEBARMENT, SUSPENSION, INELIGIBILITY AN
VOLUNTARY EXCLUSION--LOWER TIER COVERED TRANSACTIONS
(1) The prospective lower tier participant certifies, by submission of this proposal, that neither it nor its principals is presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in this transaction by any Federal department or agency.
(2) Where the prospective lower tier participant is unable to certify to any of the statements in this certification, such prospective participant shall attach an explanation to this proposal. ____________________________________ _______________________________ Signature/Authorized Certifying Official Typed Name and Title ____________________________________ ________________________________ Applicant/Organization Date Signed
Rawad Hani, Principal
GTS (General Technologies and Solutions) 1/24/2025
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LEVINE ACT DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
California Government Code Section 84308, commonly referred to as the "Levine Act," prohibits City Officers from participating in any action concerning a license, permit, other entitlement for use, franchise, or contract (collectively “license, permit, or contract”) if they receive political contribution(s) from a party, or its agent(s), totaling more than $250 within the twelve (12) months before the proceeding, while a proceeding is pending, and for twelve (12) months following the date of a final decision in a proceeding. City Officers include City elected or appointed officers, their alternates, and any candidate for elective office.
Parties and their Agents are responsible for reviewing and disclosing their applicable contributions to City Officers on the record of a proceeding.
As a party to a proceeding, you are also required to provide information below about contributions made by you, your agents on behalf of you or your organization, your organization subject to the proceeding with the City, and any organization you direct or control pursuant to the aggregation rules at FPPC Reg. § 18438.5, except for uncompensated officers of a nonprofit organization. This form is to be submitted to the City and is a public record. If you have any questions about this form, please contact your City representative for assistance.
1. Have you or your organization, or any agent on behalf of you or your organization, or any organization you direct or control made any political contributions of more than $250 to any City Officer in the 12 months preceding the date of the submission of your proposals or the anticipated date of any City Council, Board, or Commission action related to this license, permit, or contract? YES NO
If yes, please complete the table on the following page. If needed, please continue on additional pages.
Officer Name Payee Name Payment Date Payment Amount
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2. Do you or your organization, or any agency on behalf of you or your organization, anticipate or plan to make any political contribution of more than $250 to any City Officer in the 12 months following any City Council, Board, or Commission action related to this license, permit, or contract? YES NO
If yes, please identify the City Officer(s):
Officer Name Payee Name Payment Date Payment Amount
Answering yes to either of the two questions above does not preclude the City from awarding a license, permit, or contract to your organization or any taking any subsequent action related to the said license, permit, or contract. It does, however, preclude the identified City Officers from participating in any actions related to this license, permit, or contract.
_______________________________________________________________________________________ (Date) (Printed Name/Title of Authorized Representative) (Name of business/legal entity) ___________________________________
(Signature)
You must submit a supplemental form if you make any new reportable contribution(s) while the contract, license, permit, or other entitlement is being considered. 1/24/2025 Rawad Hani, Principal GTS (General Technologies and Solutions)
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49 CFR Part 29 - Appendix B
CERTIFICATION REGARDING DEBARMENT, SUSPENSION, INELIGIBILITY AND
VOLUNTARY EXCLUSION--LOWER TIER COVERED TRANSACTIONS
Instructions For Certification
1. By signing and submitting this proposal, the prospective lower tier participant is providing the certification set out below.
2. The certification in this clause is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when this transaction was entered into. If it is later determined that the prospective lower tier participant knowingly rendered an erroneous certification, in addition to other remedies available to the Federal Government the department or agency with which this transaction originated may pursue available remedies, including suspension and/or debarment.
3. The prospective lower tier participant shall provide immediate written notice to the person to which this proposal is submitted if at any time the prospective lower tier participant learns that its certification was erroneous when submitted or had become erroneous by reason of changed circumstances.
4. The terms covered transaction, debarred, suspended, ineligible, lower tier covered transaction, participant, person, primary covered transaction, principal, proposal, and voluntarily excluded, as used in this clause, have the meaning set out in the Definitions and Coverage sections of rules implementing Executive Order 12549. You may contact the person to which this proposal is submitted for assistance in obtaining a copy of those regulations.
5. The prospective lower tier participant agrees by submitting this proposal that, should the proposed covered transaction be entered into, it shall not knowingly enter into any lower tier covered transaction with a person who is proposed for debarment under 48 CFR part 9, subpart 9.4, debarred, suspended, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in this covered transaction, unless authorized by the department or agency with which this transaction originated.
6. The prospective lower tier participant further agrees by submitting this proposal that it will include this clause titled ``Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion-Lower Tier Covered Transaction,'' without modification, in all lower tier covered transactions and in all solicitations for lower tier covered transactions.
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7. A participant in a covered transaction may rely upon a certification of a prospective participant in a lower tier covered transaction that it is not proposed for debarment under 48 CFR part 9, subpart 9.4, debarred, suspended, ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from covered transactions, unless it knows that the certification is erroneous. A participant may decide the method and frequency by which it determines the eligibility of its principals. Each participant may, but is not required to, check the List of Parties Excluded from Federal Procurement and Nonprocurement Programs.
8. Nothing contained in the foregoing shall be construed to require establishment of a system of records in order to render in good faith the certification required by this clause. The knowledge and information of a participant is not required to exceed that which is normally possessed by a prudent person in the ordinary course of business dealings.
9. Except for transactions authorized under paragraph 5 of these instructions, if a participant in a covered transaction knowingly enters into a lower tier covered transaction with a person who is proposed for debarment under 48 CFR part 9, subpart 9.4, suspended, debarred, ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in this transaction, in addition to other remedies available to the Federal Government, the department or agency with which this transaction originated may pursue available remedies, including suspension and/or debarment.
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CERTIFICATION REGARDING DEBARMENT, SUSPENSION, INELIGIBILITY AN
VOLUNTARY EXCLUSION--LOWER TIER COVERED TRANSACTIONS
(1) The prospective lower tier participant certifies, by submission of this proposal, that neither it nor its principals is presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in this transaction by any Federal department or agency.
(2) Where the prospective lower tier participant is unable to certify to any of the statements in this certification, such prospective participant shall attach an explanation to this proposal. ____________________________________
Signature/Authorized Certifying Official
__Arianna Barrios, CEO___________
Typed Name and Title
_Communications LAB_______________
Applicant/Organization
____January 23, 2025____________
Date Signed
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LEVINE ACT DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
California Government Code Section 84308, commonly referred to as the "Levine Act," prohibits City Officers from participating in any action concerning a license, permit, other entitlement for use, franchise, or contract (collectively “license, permit, or contract”) if they receive political contribution(s) from a party, or its agent(s), totaling more than $250 within the twelve (12) months before the proceeding, while a proceeding is pending, and for twelve (12) months following the date of a final decision in a proceeding. City Officers include City elected or appointed officers, their alternates, and any candidate for elective office.
Parties and their Agents are responsible for reviewing and disclosing their applicable contributions to City Officers on the record of a proceeding.
As a party to a proceeding, you are also required to provide information below about contributions made by you, your agents on behalf of you or your organization, your organization subject to the proceeding with the City, and any organization you direct or control pursuant to the aggregation rules at FPPC Reg. § 18438.5, except for uncompensated officers of a nonprofit organization. This form is to be submitted to the City and is a public record. If you have any questions about this form, please contact your City representative for assistance.
1. Have you or your organization, or any agent on behalf of you or your organization, or any organization you direct or control made any political contributions of more than $250 to any City Officer in the 12 months preceding the date of the submission of your proposals or the anticipated date of any City Council, Board, or Commission action related to this license, permit, or contract? YES NO
If yes, please complete the table on the following page. If needed, please continue on additional pages.
Officer Name Payee Name Payment Date Payment Amount
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2. Do you or your organization, or any agency on behalf of you or your organization, anticipate or plan to make any political contribution of more than $250 to any City Officer in the 12 months following any City Council, Board, or Commission action related to this license, permit, or contract? YES NO
If yes, please identify the City Officer(s):
Officer Name Payee Name Payment Date Payment Amount
Answering yes to either of the two questions above does not preclude the City from awarding a license, permit, or contract to your organization or any taking any subsequent action related to the said license, permit, or contract. It does, however, preclude the identified City Officers from participating in any actions related to this license, permit, or contract.
____________Arianna Barrios, CEO___________Barrios & Associates, LLC, dba Communications LAB____ (Date) (Printed Name/Title of Authorized Representative) (Name of business/legal entity) ___________________________________
(Signature)
You must submit a supplemental form if you make any new reportable contribution(s) while the contract, license, permit, or other entitlement is being considered.
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LEVINE ACT DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
DEFINITIONS
Term Definition Law
Covered
"proceedings"
A proceeding to grant, deny, revoke, restrict, or
modify a license, permit or other entitlement for
use, that does not solely involve purely ministerial
decisions and is:
(1) Applied for by the party;
(2) Formally or informally requested by the party;
or
(3) A contract between the agency and the party or
a franchisee granted by the agency to the party,
other than a contract that is competitively bid, a
labor contract, or a personal employment
contract.
FPPC Reg 18438.2(a)
Party
Any person who files an application for, or is the
subject of, a proceeding involving a license, permit,
or other entitlement for use.
Gov. Code 84308(a)(1)
Participant
Any person who is not a party but who actively
supports or opposes a particular decision in a
proceeding involving a license, permit, or other
entitlement for use and who has a financial interest
in the decision. A person actively supports or
opposes a particular decision in a proceeding if that
person lobbies in person the officers or employees
of the agency, testifies in person before the agency,
or otherwise acts to influence officers of the
agency.
Gov. Code 84308(a)(2)
FPPC Reg 18438.4
Agent
A person who represents a party or participant for
compensation and appears before or otherwise
communicates with the governmental agency for
the purpose of influencing the pending proceeding.
See FPPC Reg 18438.3 for exceptions for certain
consultants.
FPPC Reg 18438.3
Competitively Bid
A contract required by law to be awarded to the
lowest responsible bidder with a responsive bid, or,
if the successful bidder refuses or fails to execute
the contract, to the next lowest bidder with a
responsive bid.
FPPC Reg
18438.2(a)(3)(A)
Labor Contract
A contract or agreement reached through collective
bargaining or with a representative group regarding
the salary, benefits, or terms and conditions under
an employment or retirement policy for employees
or retirees, including a project labor agreement
entered under Public Contract Code Section 2500.
FPPC Reg
18438.2(a)(3)(B)
Personal
Employment
Contract
A contract for employment, including the terms and
conditions of employment, between the agency and
an agency employee. A contract with an
independent contractor is NOT a personal
employment contract.
FPPC Reg
18438.2(a)(3)(C)-(D)
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COST PROPOSAL FOR:
City of Hemet
Development of a Citywide Comprehensive
Roadway Safety Action Plan (CIP 2402)
GTS.250105
760 615 3240 [email protected] 326 Encinitas Blvd Ste 200,
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Noah Rau, P.E.
Public Works Director/City Engineer
City of Hemet, Public Works Department
445 E. Florida Avenue, Hemet, CA 95243
SUBJECT: Cost Proposal for the Development of a Citywide Comprehensive Roadway Safety Action Plan (CIP 2402)
Dear Mr. Rau:
The table on the following page summarizes our cost estimate for the tasks outlined in the proposal, designed to meet the requirements of a typical Safety Action Plan. This plan will provide the City with a clear roadmap and the ability to pursue grants such as HSIP, SS4A, and others to improve its transportation system.
We propose to complete the Citywide Comprehensive Roadway Safety Action Plan for a total fee of $267,740.
As an added value (for an additional fee of $19,920), we have included a task to assist the City with grant administration and the preparation of one HSIP or SS4A grant application upon completion of this project.
We understand that the City has secured additional funding for this grant, and we believe these funds could be utilized for optional add-on services, such as developing (as part of the Safety Action Plan) a Complete Streets Plan or creating a detailed Safe Routes to School Plan focusing on each school within the City. We are open to exploring these opportunities should the City wish to pursue them.
Sincerely,
City of Hemet - Cost Proposal for Citywide Comprehensive Roadway Safety Action Plan (CIP 2402) 1 Rawad Hani, PE, TE Principal, Project Manager, and Management Contact GTS | General Technologies and Solutions
326 Encinitas Blvd Ste 200, Encinitas CA 92024 | 760 615 3240 | [email protected] | www.gentecsol.com
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Task # Task Description / Deliverables Project
Manager
Planning
Lead ATP Expert Sr. Eng./Plnr Eng. / Plnr (L3)
Graphics/
CAD/Admin
Sub-consultant
(Comm LAB)
TOTAL By
Task
$ 250 $ 180 $ 280 $ 165 $ 140 $ 100 $ 220
a Project Management and Coordination $ 31,080
a.1 Kick-off meeting 4 4 2 4 4 $ 3,720
a.2 Bi-weekly status meetings + reporting 40 32 32 $ 18,960 a.3 City Council meetings (including study session) 24 24 $ 8,400 b Data Analysis & Recommendations $ 56,080
b.1 Research and data collection 8 40 8 16 40 16 16 $ 24,800 b.2 Crash analysis 16 40 16 16 64 40 $ 31,280
c Stakeholder & Community Engagement $ 93,940
c.1 Community Engagement Plan 4 4 20 $ 6,120
c.2 Stakeholder Group meetings 24 24 8 24 24 16 $ 21,840 c.3 Community meetings 24 32 32 40 72 $ 36,080
c.4 Pop-up events 12 24 24 16 32 $ 19,320
c.5 Project website 2 8 8 40 16 $ 10,580
d Funding & Next Steps $ 32,200
d.1 Development of Prioritized Action Items and Next Steps 16 40 8 40 64 32 $ 32,200
e Final Report $ 54,440
e.1 Development of CSAP document 16 40 8 40 64 40 4 $ 33,880 e.2 Development of Final CSAP 8 40 4 16 40 20 $ 20,560
TOTAL 267,740$
e Value-Added Task $ 19,920
Funding Administration and Grant Application 8 40 4 40 40 $ 19,920 The table below summarizes our cost estimate for the tasks outlined in the proposal, designed to meet the requirements of a typical Safety Action Plan. This plan will provide the City with a clear roadmap and the ability to pursue grants such as HSIP, SS4A, and others to improve its transportation system.
As an added value, we have included a task to assist the City with grant administration and the preparation of one HSIP or SS4A grant application upon completion of this project.
We understand that the City has secured additional funding for this grant, and we believe these funds could be utilized for optional add-on services, such as developing (as part of the Safety Action Plan) a Complete Streets Plan or creating a detailed Safe Routes to School Plan focusing on each school within the City. We are open to exploring these opportunities should the City wish to pursue them.
City of Hemet - Cost Proposal for Citywide Comprehensive Roadway Safety Action Plan (CIP 2402) 2
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DEVELOPMENT OF A CITYWIDE COMPREHENSIVE
ROADWAY SAFETY ACTION PLAN
CIP 2402 | CITY OF HEMET – PUBLIC WORKS ENGINEERING DIVISION PROPOSAL | JANUARY 24, 2025
3916 Normal Street
San Diego, CA 92103
619-294-4477
www.ktua.com
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Contents
1 INTRODUCTORY LETTER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2 CORPORATE PROFILE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 3 STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4 RELEVANT EXPERIENCE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 5 REFERENCES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 6 PROJECT TEAM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Team Chart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Key Personnel Biographies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 7 DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Work Plan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Project Reporting Mechanism and Technical Capabilities. . . . . . . . . 34 Schedule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 8 RESOURCE ALLOCATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 9 QUALITY CONTROL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 10 AVAILABILITY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 11 APPENDIX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 KTUA Key Personnel Resumes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Subconsultant Key Personnel Resumes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Attachment B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Levine Act Disclosure Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
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3916 Normal Street
San Diego, CA 92103
619-294-4477
www.ktua.com
January 24, 2025
Noah Rau, P.E.
Public Works Director/City Engineer
City of Hemet, Public Works Department
445 E. Florida Avenue
Hemet, CA 95243
Dear Mr. Rau and Members of the Selection Committee,
KTUA is pleased to respond to the Request for Proposal issued by the City of Hemet to prepare the Comprehensive Roadway Safety Action Plan. Our team brings experience in SS4A funded projects, Safety Action and Vision Zero Plans, active transportation and complete streets planning, and experience working in the City and the western Riverside County region. Our proposal details this experience, discusses our approach, and added value tasks such as incorporating a Safe Systems Approach and Vision Zero best practices.
We recognize that it is appealing to support the principals of Vision Zero as part of a Safety Action Plan and is far more difficult to take the bold steps necessary to implement it meaningfully and effectively. We applaud the City for taking the necessary steps to plan and design for safety and implementing complete streets for all users. Our team’s approach is to assist City policymakers, stakeholders and community members, and public health officials to develop, implement, and communicate clear, meaningful expectations for this Safety Action Plan.
Our comprehensive and data driven approach considers the analysis set forth by Vision Zero, the SS4A program, and Caltrans’ Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) best practices. In addition to the data driven approach, the KTUA team will employ tools such as 3D models, infographics and in-depth GIS analysis tools to strengthen the analysis and provide visuals for community engagement. With a project team composed of transportation planners and traffic engineers and GIS Analysts working together, this SAP will provide the tools necessary for the Hemet to easily reference and utilize to identify issues, recommend countermeasures, and locate sources to fund these improvements.
Our team of experts will ensure you receive the highest value for the project budget and that all stated objectives in the RFP are met and exceeded. Each subconsultant was purpose-selected to enhance KTUA’s technical and community engagement capabilities:
Mark Thomas – A teaming partners for many years, Mark Thomas will be leading the conceptual design tasks as well as supporting outreach, walk audits, and countermeasure review. Their expertise in designing and overseeing construction of transportation projects, and experience in the Inland Empire will provide thoughtful and implementable design approaches. Paul Martin and the KTUA team have worked closely on similar projects resulting in ATP grant awarded projects in cities such as Santa Ana.
KPA – Katherine Padilla & Associates (KPA), a long-time teaming partner, is a highly regarded community engagement expert committed to deep engagement with a strong record of helping translate community needs. KPA brings many creative approaches to ensure that outreach efforts are meaningful, and the feedback received is reflective of the diverse populations and mobility needs of the communities in which they work in.
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Evari GIS – While we do many of the GIS-specific analysis tasks in house, we will be bringing long time teaming partner Evari GIS to lead the data visualization component and support lighting assessment for citywide and priority project development. They bring their innovative GIS tools provide data and project transparency, as well as lighting safety analysis for that will be critical to illumination deficiencies as it correlates with crash hot spots.
RRC Associates – The statistically-valid survey will be completed by RRC Associates. RRC, also a longtime partner of KTUA, specializes in obtaining community input on a variety of topics related to transportation, recreation, and community projects.
We look forward to the opportunity to continue assisting the City of Hemet to improve transportation access and safety throughout the City. I am the contact person authorized to represent the KTUA team and my contact information is noted at the bottom of this letter.
REQUIRED STATEMENTS
Duration: The proposal terms shall remain in effect for ninety (90) days from January 24, 2025.
Affirmative Action Plan: KTU&A attests it has an affirmative action plan which is aimed at eliminating unlawful discrimination. KTU&A has adopted and complies with the plan.
Conflict of Interest: KTU&A confirms that it does not have any interest, direct or indirect, which could conflict in any manner or degree with the performance of services required.
Standard Agreement: KTU&A accepts of the terms and conditions of the standard professional services agreement included as Attachment A.
Debarment and Suspension Certification: KTU&A certifies that there are currently no suspensions, debarments, voluntary exclusions or ineligibility determinations by any federal agency. A completed Debarment and Suspension Certification is included in the Appendix with this proposal.
Levine Act Disclosure Statement: A completed Levine Act Disclosure Statement is included in the Appendix with this proposal.
Addenda: KTU&A acknowledges Addendum #1-4.
Respectfully submitted,
Joe Punsalan
KTUA AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
Joe Punsalan, Principal
3916 Normal Street, San Diego, CA 92103
619-294-4477 x127; Cell: 619-851-1870; [email protected]
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SECTION 1
Corporate Profile
City of Hemet Page 209 of 495
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CITY OF HEMET | CITYWIDE COMPREHENSIVE ROADWAY SAFETY ACTION PLAN | 6 A
C
D CONTROLLING OR FINANCIAL INTEREST IN OTHER ORGANIZATIONS OR OWNERSHIP BY OTHER PERSON OR ORGANIZATION: None.
BUSINESS & LEGAL NAME:
KTUA; Legal Name: KTU&A
DIR NUMBER:
1000018561 Exp. 6/30/2025
YEAR FOUNDED
1970
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
California Corporation
Proof of Non-Profit Status: N/A. KTUA is a for profit business.
1. HISTORY
KTUA has 55 years of experience planning and designing infrastructure projects such as parks, trails, complete streets, and right-of-way projects. Active transportation and green infrastructure are staples in our day-to-day ethos and bring creative and thoughtful integration of greening elements to our streetscape projects. We understand the opportunities and challenges our streets provide by listening to the public, providing equitable transportation and design options, and working with our client to design the best possible solution.
2. YEARS IN BUSINESS AS KTUA AND PRIOR BUSINESS NAME
38 Years as KTU&A; Previous: Kawasaki Theilacker & Associates
3. YEARS OF EXPERIENCE PROVIDING SIMILAR SERVICES
55 Years
4. COMPANY HIERARCHY/CORPORATE OFFICERS
Chris Langdon, President
Mark Carpenter, Treasurer
Joe Punsalan, Secretary
Brooke Whalen, Vice President
Jerod Huwa, Vice President
ORGANIZATIONAL CHART
INCLUDED ON PAGE 19
5. COMPANY SIZE: 28
• 10 Landscape Architects
• 6 Planners
• 4 Landscape Designers
• 2 Irrigation Designers
• 2 GIS Analysts
• 2 Marketing
• 2 Accounting
PROPOSED NUMBER OF KTUA STAFF FOR THIS PURSUIT: 5
PARTICIPANT BASE: 13 (TOTAL PROJECT TEAM)
6. OFFICE LOCATION:
San Diego (Main Office): 3916 Normal St., San Diego, CA 92103 Staff allocation at the main office: 5
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE SERVICES
• Civic and Public Works
• Parks and Recreation
• Healthcare
• Education
• Housing
• Hospitality
• Office and Commercial
02 | Corporate Profile
SERVICES
SUPPORT SERVICES
• Public Outreach
• GIS
• 3D Modeling and Simulations
• Sustainable Design
• Water Management
• Grant Writing
PLANNING SERVICES
• Land Use Planning
• Active Transportation Planning
• Resource Planning
• Federal Planning
ADDITIONAL SERVICES
Atascadero El Camino Real Downtown
Traffic Calming and Corridor Plan
B
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SECTION 3
Statement of Qualifications
City of Hemet Page 211 of 495
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CITY OF HEMET | CITYWIDE COMPREHENSIVE ROADWAY SAFETY ACTION PLAN | 8 03 | Statement of Qualifications | KTUA Project Experience CLIENT
City of Santa Ana
Zed Kekula,
Senior Civil Engineer
714-647-5606
[email protected]
STATU S Completed 2024
SERVICES GIS
Collision Analysis and
Countermeasures
Safe Routes to School
PROJECTFEE $179,965
KTUAFEE $120,190
KTUA KEY PERSONNEL Joe Punsalan
Darren Jacobsen
Safe Mobility Santa Ana Update (Santa Ana Vision Zero)
The Santa Ana Vision Zero Update (SAVZ) builds on the original SMSA from 2016 to evaluate citywide traffic safety through a comprehensive analysis of traffic collisions. The analysis phase includes identifying contributing factors or patterns in the collision data, to locate specific hot spot locations, citywide trends, and best practices in traffic safety to identify solutions that will evolve the roadway network in Santa Ana into one where roadway users can make transportation decisions and unanticipated mistakes without risk of severe injury or death. The plan will utilize the FHWA-sanctioned Safe Systems approach to improve the safety across the network, using low-cost but highly effective countermeasures.
KTUA provided data collection, analysis, GIS map production, and led the safety evaluation and field reviews for street segments and intersections that present the highest risk to vulnerable roadways users (bicyclists and pedestrians). The prioritization of risk factors established included collision patterns, severity of injuries, and proximity to school, parks, and other pedestrian/bicycle generating uses. Based on the data collection, field review and collision analysis; countermeasures for proposed projects were recommended and CAD drawings were produced in AutoCAD for 20 corridors, segments, and intersections to mitigate potential future collisions and facilitate safe and comfortable trips for children’s travel to and from school.
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CITY OF HEMET | CITYWIDE COMPREHENSIVE ROADWAY SAFETY ACTION PLAN | 9 City of Rialto Safety Action Plan - SS4A
The City of Rialto SS4A Plan provides analysis and guidance to improve roadway safety by developing a comprehensive safety action plan based on a Safe System Approach. The plan includes implementing projects and strategies that significantly reduce transportation-related fatalities and serious injury accidents and is part of the federal and state efforts toward a long-term goal of reaching zero roadway fatalities.
KTUA reviewed of comparative measures for citywide wide collision patterns to statewide patterns to identify “outlier” data points leading to conclusions on areas of focus for safety improvements. GIS spatial assessment mapping was performed to better understand the collision history surrounding key destinations in the City as well as develop a “hot spot analysis” or High Injury Network to identify locations with high rates of collisions along roadways.
CLIENT
City of El Monte
Sarah Zadok, Transportation Operations Manager
626-580-2217
[email protected]
STATU S / PROJECTFEE Completed 2022
$232,784
SERVICES Visual Simulations
Graphics
Collision Analysis
KTUA KEY PERSONNEL Joe Punsalan
Krista Campolong
Alex Samarin
03 | Statement of Qualifications | KTUA Project Experience VIEW DOCUMENT: https://tinyurl.com/59kj2ne4
City of El Monte Vision Zero Action Plan
KTUA worked with City staff and stakeholders to
develop a Vision Zero Action Plan (VZAP) that
defines, develops, and recommends implementation activities supporting a Vision Zero approach to multimodal transportation systems planning, policy
and programs. This project analyzed collision data,
roadway configuration to mitigate transportation system fatalities and severe injuries which are preventable by providing accessibility for all. The planning process established community goals for the City of
El Monte’s transportation system, including context
sensitive design(s) and traffic speeds appropriate for
enhancing safety and mobility for all system users.
The VZAP aligns with the Connect SoCal regional
goal of improving mobility, accessibility, reliability, and travel safety for people and goods, and the recommendations that local jurisdictions develop pedestrian safety action plans and consider pedestrian needs in all roadway and transit projects.
The VZAP accomplishes the following:
• Considers Vision Zero best practices, including policies, programs, and strategies, that are successful elsewhere and applicable to the City
• Develops a High-Injury Network to identify corridors
for bicycle and pedestrian improvements
• Engages community stakeholders in setting the
priorities for investment in Vision Zero strategies
• Identifies partnership opportunities with public, private and non-profit organizations to advance Vision Zero strategies in the City
• Refines existing and propose new metrics to track
plan progress towards Vision Zero
CLIENT
Kimley-Horn (Prime Consultant)
Jason Melchor
714-705-1331
[email protected]
STATU S / KTUA PROJECTFEE Ongoing 2025 / $24,970
KTUA KEY PERSONNEL Joe Punsalan
Isabel Pérez
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CITY OF HEMET | CITYWIDE COMPREHENSIVE ROADWAY SAFETY ACTION PLAN | 10 Hemet Mobility Hub, Riverside Transit Agency
The Hemet Mobility Hub project developed a plan
to assist the City in implementing an intermodal
mobility hub to meet projected demand for local and
regional transit services (bus, rail, shared mobility
options such as car/bike sharing, non-motorized/active transportation elements, and travel management companies). The intermodal mobility hub serves as
a park-and-ride facility and includes solar power and
electric vehicle charging stations. The plan guides
the development of a transit oriented development
that includes housing, retail, office, public spaces,
and entertainment venues with energy efficient sustainable design features to fully activate the mobility hub to be a thriving community activity center.
KTUA provided the following services:
• Site mapping and analysis to summarize site
assets, liabilities, opportunities, and constraints.
• Support for infographics for workshops, visualizations to better display the project’s features, and precedence images for design treatments.
• Walktime analysis to determine origins and destinations found in the immediate area that need to be connected and enhanced.
• 3D model of street sections, site program, site
plan, and precedent images.
• Urban design elements and document concepts.
• Non-architectural elements costs estimation
03 | Statement of Qualifications | KTUA Project Experience CLIENT
City of Hemet/RTA
Ron Running, Project Planner
951 765-2393
[email protected]
STATU S Completed 2018
SERVICES Mobility Planning
Community Engagement
PROJECTFEE $104,250
Award: 2019 SCAG Sustainability Award Honorable
Mention; APA Inland Empire Merit Award
CLIENT
City of Menifee
Carlos Geronimo,
Senior Civil Engineer
951-723-3722
[email protected]
DATE OF PERFORMANCE Ongoing 2025
SERVICES GIS
Community Engagement
Active Transportation Planning
PROJECTFEE $244,349
KTUAFEE $146,468
KTUA KEY PERSONNEL Joe Punsalan
City of Menifee Complete Streets Plan
The scope included a community charrette as well as 20 cut-sheet drawings consisting of five at the 30% level and five aerial images with call-outs. KTUA developed a city-wide propensity model for the latent demand for people walking and biking in the City, as well as a collision analysis, using a “Safe Systems” approach, as described by the FHWA. KTUA’s process for the Complete Streets Plan uses the propensity model, the collision analysis, public and City input, as well as several “Vision Zero Criteria” such as Posted Speed Limit, Existence of Medians, and Number of Lanes to create one of the most progressive Complete Streets Plans available. This includes developing several alternative corridors for the plan as well as advantages and disadvantages of each alternative so they can be reviewed and ranked.
Recommendations included lane geometry, traffic
signals, signal synchronization, queue jumpers,
dedicated lane markings, transit stops, mid-block
pedestrian crossings, crosswalks, bike lanes,
extended curb-extensions, street trees, banners,
community entry gateway treatments, wayfinding
signage, and historical markers.
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CITY OF HEMET | CITYWIDE COMPREHENSIVE ROADWAY SAFETY ACTION PLAN | 11 03 | Statement of Qualifications | KTUA Project Experience CLIENT
City of Banning
Nathan Smith, PE
Deputy Dir. of Public Works
951-922-3182
[email protected]
STATU S Completed 2024
SERVICES GIS
ATP & Safe Routes to School
PROJECTFEE/KTUAFEE $448,055
$178,612
KTUA KEY PERSONNEL Joe Punsalan
Alex Samarin
Jacob Leon
Nicole Rogge
City of Banning Comprehensive Active Transportation Plan KTUA developed one comprehensive Active Transportation Plan (ATP) for the City of Banning. The Plan included robust technical analysis to develop a safe and comfortable walkable network within each city, engaged historically underrepresented and non-traditional stakeholders, and analyzed connections to key destinations and access to regional economic opportunities and essential services. The Plan contributes to regional goals to increase the percentage of local trips made by walking, reduce GHG emissions and vehicle miles traveled (VMT) in the city, while also increasing awareness for active transportation and creating a plan for safe connections between essential destinations in the city.
Two-way Cycle Track Simulation. Received SCAG funding to build, December 2024 The San Jacinto Plan recommendations focused on
taking advantage of San Jacinto’s assets to improve
safety for all users, ensure equitable transportation
options for all ages and abilities, and to improve
public health and quality of life by strengthening
walking and bicycling access to public transit,
schools, employment, and city amenities.
Project outreach included encouraging underserved population participation to ensure the plan reflects community vision and culture. The trails
master plan specifically focused on: identifying gaps
and barriers, both perceived and actual, in the existing pedestrian, bicycling, and trail network where high priority corridors are disconnected; analyzing
the existing infrastructure around activity centers,
such as parks and commercial centers, to determine
appropriate solutions; and developing a methodology for prioritizing projects that include family-friendly routes, first and last mile connections to transit, and a tiered network that serves both experienced riders
and less experienced riders.
The resulting plan is a strategic framework for
the development of a fully connected, multi-use,
non-motorized trails network, that aligns with regional non-motorized transportation plans and addresses
sustainable community planning goals and objectives.
CLIENT
City of San Jacinto
Rene Yarnall, Community
Development Manager
951-537-6375
[email protected]
STATU S & PROJECTFEE Completed 2018
$126,266
SERVICES Active Transportation Planning
Community Outreach
KTUA KEY PERSONNEL Joe Punsalan, Jacob Leon
Awards: 2020 ASLA San Diego Award of Merit; 2019 APA California, Comprehensive Plan Small Jurisdiction; 2019 APA Inland Empire Comprehensive Plan Small Jurisdiction, Award of Excellence City of San Jacinto Trails Master Plan
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Town of Apple Valley
Rich Berger, Project Manager
760-240-7000 ext. 7530
[email protected]
STATU S Ongoing 2025
SERVICES Complete Streets Planning
PROJECTFEE $749,914
KTUAFEE $459,545
KTUA KEY PERSONNEL Joe Punsalan
Isabel Perez
Nicole Rogge
Marina Varano
Apple Valley Town Wide Complete Streets
Action Plan
The Town of Apple Valley Complete Streets Plan
requires the in-depth analysis of existing conditions, fieldwork, and community engagement to focus on closing the gaps of access to opportunity
areas for the pursuit of grant funding. The planning
process for the Plan will pay special attention to
underserved populations to increase equity and
opportunities for safe use of all modes of transportation such as walking, bicycling, the use of public transit, and motor vehicles.
City of Santa Ana Active Transportation Plan
The goal of the Santa Ana Active Transportation Plan
was to create a walkable, bikeable, livable and vibrant city. The city has a good framework to support active transportation, including a strong grid network; a mixture of land use; an extensive sidewalk network and urban forest that increases comfort
and establishes a sense of place; a community and
business supported arts program; a demographic
that would benefit from a connected multi-modal
network; high transit use; and close proximity to the
Santa Ana River. The city faced challenges to the
implementation of a complete multi-modal network,
including: high speed/high volume/wide arterials
with narrow sidewalks and few pedestrian crossings;
transit stops that lack shade and amenities; inadequate bicycle facilities; and generational changes between established business owners and a new
era of retailers. The objectives of the plan were to:
improve multi-modal safety and accessibility for all
users; foster livable and healthy communities and
promote social equity; provide balance for a complete multi-modal system; and create grant ready project fact sheets to enable the city to obtain design and implementation funding.
CLIENT
City of Santa Ana
Zed Kekula, Senior
Civil Engineer
714-647-5606
[email protected]
SERVICES Active Transportation
Planning
3D Modeling
Public Outreach
STATU S Completed 2019
PROJECTFEE $429,700
KTUA KEY PERSONNEL Joe Punsalan
Jacob Leon
The Santa Ana Active Transportation Plan was funded
by a $429,777 Caltrans Grant, which had an 18- month
schedule. The Final Report was delivered to the City on budget and on schedule.
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CITY OF HEMET | CITYWIDE COMPREHENSIVE ROADWAY SAFETY ACTION PLAN | 13 03 | Statement of Qualifications | Subconsultant Profiles & Experience MARK THOMAS – CIVIL ENGINEER
Mark Thomas provides transportation planning, traffic,
civil and structures engineering, surveying, landscape
architecture, planning & urban design, construction
management, and grant writing services to clients
throughout California. Since the company’s founding
in 1927, we have focused on providing excellent client
service and delivering projects with a tailored approach to meeting our clients’ goals.
Through our work with multiple cities, counties, and
Caltrans, we have accumulated an expansive knowledge base specifically geared toward improving access, connectivity, and safety for active modes of
transportation.
PROJECTEXPERIENCE
• City of Santa Ana Vision Zero (Safe Mobility Santa
Ana Update)*
• City of Ontario ATP Cycle 5 Vine Avenue and
B Street Bike Boulevar Project
• City of Wildomar Palomar Street Widening
• City of Rancho Cucamonga HealthyRC Active
Transportation Plan
• Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA)
OC Active Countywide Active Transportation Plan*
* Project in collaboration with KTUA
EVARI GIS CONSULTING
Evari GIS Consulting, Inc. (Evari) was founded in 2009
with the mission of bringing value to clients through
the high-quality implementation of Geographic Information Systems and associated technologies.
Our approach to field data collection efforts involves
a layered approach that includes comprehensive
project management from our office in San Diego,
with a field team consisting of full-time data collection technicians. We have developed a number of QA/
QC efforts designed to ensure accuracy of the data
collected, including AI and machine learning deployments, redundancy checks, and other checks which virtually eliminate the possibility of erroneous data
making its way into final deliverables.
RELEVANTEXPERIENCE
• City of El Monte Vision Zero Action Plan*
• City of El Monte Sidewalk Inventory Project*
• City of Gardena Vacant Lot Inventory*
• City of Santa Ana, CA City of Santa Ana Street Light
inventory and Street Lighting Master Plan
* Projects in collaboration with KTUA
KATHERINE PADILLA & ASSOCIATES
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Katherine Padilla & Associates (KPA), Inc. is a full-service communication firm founded in 1994. Our services include strategic community outreach and public information campaigns, community meetings and workshops online and in-person, community-based
research including focus groups and interviews,
branding and graphic design, social media management, photography and videography, translation services, and much more. Our diverse team includes
members fluent in Spanish. KPA is also certified WBE,
DBE, MBE and SBE.
KPA has provided community outreach services for
various cities throughout California. Our senior staff
combine multidisciplinary technical and marketing
skills with soft interpersonal skills, intangible necessities gleaned only from extensive experience and training. Our talents, training, and experience uniquely position us to communicate meaningfully with our
clients, technical team members and the community.
PROJECTEXPERIENCE
• OmniTrans Bus Safety Improvement Plan*
• City of Rialto Active Transportation Plan*
• City of Grand Terrace Active Transportation and
Safe Routes to School Plan*
• City of Santa Ana Complete Streets Plan*
• Imperial County Active Transportation Plan*
• SBCTA Dynamic Data*
• Riverside Transit Agency First-Last Mile Plan*
• Cities of Bellflower and Paramount Active
Transportation Plan*
• City of Goleta Bicycle and Pedestrian
Master Plan*
• City of Barstow Active Transportation Plan
• City of Desert Hot Springs Bicycle/Pedestrian
Master Plan*
• Soboba Active Transportation Plan*
• City of Inglewood Active Transportation Plan and
Safe Routes to School Plan
• City of Glendale Bicycle Transportation Plan
• City of Santa Ana Safe Routes to School Plan
• City of Colton Active Transportation Plan
* Projects in collaboration with KTUA
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Relevant Experience
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CITY OF HEMET | CITYWIDE COMPREHENSIVE ROADWAY SAFETY ACTION PLAN | 15 SIMILAR PROJECT EXPERIENCE (FEDERALLY FUNDED):
Banning Comprehensive Active Transportation Plan
• Role: Prime Consultant
Santa Ana Safe Mobility Santa Ana Update
• Role: Prime Consultant
El Monte Vision Zero Action Plan
• Role: Prime Consultant
Santa Ana Active Transportation Projects
• Role: Prime Consultant
Apple Valley Town Wide Complete Streets Action Plan
• Role: Prime Consultant
Menifee Complete Streets
• Role: Prime Consultant
San Jacinto Trails Master Plan
• Role: Prime Consultant
Hemet Mobility Hub, Riverside Transit Agency
• Role: Subconsultant
Soboba Active Transportation Plan
• Role: Prime Consultant
Rialto Safety Action Plan
• Role: Prime Consultant
04 | Relevant Experience
KTUA brings together land use planners, transportation planners, sustainability experts, landscape architects, GIS analysts, outreach facilitators, and graphic designers to focus on creating livable communities with mobility choices. KTUA has expanded the boundaries of a traditional planning and landscape architecture office by incorporating active transportation, land use and transportation planning, and resource planning practices into our portfolio. This diversity provides KTUA the ability to shape the big picture while addressing the fine-grain details that contribute to sustainable natural and built environments.
VISION ZERO/SAFE ROUTES EXPERIENCE
KTUA provides planning and design services for projects requiring the integration of urban design and transportation, including pedestrian, bicycle, trail, and transit facilities. Project types include active transportation plans, corridor master plans, alignment alternatives, design feasibility, safety evaluation, land use scenarios, urban design guidelines, sustainability best practices, active transportation strategies, transportation demand management strategies, SRTS, and ADA accessibility.
LEGAL NAME
KTU&A
YEAR FOUNDED
1970
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
California Corporation
San Diego (Main Office)
3916 Normal Street
San Diego, CA 92103
Phone: 619-294-4477
Central Coast (Satellite Office)
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 28
10 Landscape Architects
6 Planners
4 Landscape Designers
2 Irrigation Designers
2 GIS Analysts
2 Marketing
2 Accounting
CERTIFICATIONS
Small Business Enterprise,
California Dept. of General Services,
CA SBE 30007 exp. 01/31/25
PLANNING SERVICES
Land Use | Transportation Planning
Active Transportation Planning
Resource Planning
Federal Planning
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE SERVICES
Civic and Public Works
Parks and Recreation
Healthcare
Education
Housing
Hospitality
Office and Commercial
SUPPORT SERVICES
Public Outreach
GIS
3D Modeling and Simulations
Sustainable Design
Water Management
Grant Writing
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References
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CITY OF HEMET | CITYWIDE COMPREHENSIVE ROADWAY SAFETY ACTION PLAN | 17 PROJECT Safe Mobility Santa Ana Update (Santa Ana Vision Zero) AGENCY City of Santa Ana, 20 Civic Center Plaza, M-43, Santa Ana, CA 92702 CONTACT NAME Zed Kekula, Senior Civil Engineer
EMAIL / PHONE [email protected] / 714-647-5606
SCOPE OF PROJECT GIS, Collision Analysis and Countermeasures, Safe Routes to School DURATION / STATUS 8/2022 – Completed 2024
KTUA KEY STAFF Joe Punsalan, Jacob Leon, Alex Samarin
PROJECT Menifee Complete Streets Plan
AGENCY City of Menifee, 29844 Haun Road, Menifee, CA 92586 CONTACT NAME Carlos Geronimo, Senior Civil Engineer
EMAIL / PHONE [email protected] / 951-723-3722 SCOPE OF PROJECT GIS, Community Engagement, Active Transportation Planning DURATION / STATUS 2/2023 – Ongoing 2025
KTUA KEY STAFF Joe Punsalan
PROJECT El Monte Vision Zero Action Plan
AGENCY City of El Monte, 13990 Arden Dr., El Monte CA. 91731 CONTACT NAME Sarah Zadok, Transportation Operations Manager EMAIL / PHONE [email protected] / 626-580-2217
SCOPE OF PROJECT Collision Analysis, Visual Simulations DURATION / STATUS 9/2020 – Completed 2022
KTUA KEY STAFF Joe Punsalan, Alex Samarin, Krista Campolong PROJECT Banning Comprehensive Active Transportation Plan AGENCY City of Banning, 99 E. Ramsey St., Banning, CA 92220 CONTACT NAME Nathan Smith, PE, Deputy Director of Public Works EMAIL / PHONE [email protected] / 951-922-3182
SCOPE OF PROJECT GIS, Active Transportation Planning, Safe Routes to School DURATION / STATUS 8/2022 – Completed 2024
KTUA KEY STAFF Joe Punsalan, Jacob Leon, Alex Samarin, Nicole Rogge ADDITIONAL PROJECT San Jacinto Trails Master Plan
AGENCY City of San Jacinto, 595 S San Jacinto Ave., San Jacinto CA 92583 CONTACT NAME Rene Yarnall, Community Development Manager EMAIL / PHONE [email protected] / 951-537-6375
SCOPE OF PROJECT Active Transportation Planning, Community Outreach DURATION / STATUS 9/2017 – Completed 2018
KTUA KEY STAFF Joe Punsalan, Jacob Leon
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Project Team
Seriously Great Work!
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KTUA STAFFING PLAN
KTUA utilizes the Resource Planning
module of Deltek VantagePoint for
weekly staff scheduling, allowing us
to accurately schedule staff resources with the appropriate experience to meet project deadlines. Staffing
responsibilities include:
1. The assigned project manager is
involved in the review of the scope,
the preparation of the fee and the
contract negotiation.
2. The project manager works with the
client to develop and validate the
overall goals and objectives of the
project, as well as identify project
issues, requirements, budgets,
milestones, deadlines, and design
parameters.
3. A project schedule is developed by
the project manager indicating all
submittals and review periods. The
QC manager reviews the schedule
to assure that adequate time has
been allocated for implementation
of the quality control process,
including review and coordination
of consultant work, and corrections
and revisions identified in the QC
process.
4. The KTUA policy is to assign a team
of experienced professionals that
stay with the project from concept
through completion, ensuring
seamless integration from one
phase to the next.
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Stakeholders
KTUA
Joe Punsalan
Principal-in-Charge
Parks & Transportation Planner
KTUA
Alex Samarin
Project Manager
GIS Technical Manager
City of Hemet
STAFFING COMMITMENT: Key KTUA personnel are available for the duration of the project. Key staff will not be removed or replaced without the prior consent of the City of Hemet.
SUBCONSULTANT
Evari
Brian Gaze
Managing Director
Dan Hamaleinen
Senior GIS Analyst
SUBCONSULTANT
Mark Thomas
Paul Martin, PE, TE, LCI
Lead Transportation & Traffic Engineer
Josh Cosper, PE, PLS, QSD
Civil Engineer
Marina Ramirez, LCI
Planner
KTUA
Marina Varano
Deputy Project Manager/Sr. Planner
Isabel Pérez
Planner
Madeline Pysher
GIS Analyst
SUBCONSULTANT
Katherine Padilla & Associates
Katherine Padilla Otanez
Principal Facilitator
Jessica Padilla Bowen
Senior Associate
Xavier Sibaja
Project Manager
SUBCONSULTANT
RRC
Kailyn Haskovec
Associate Project Manager
Ethan Adams
Associate Data Quality &
Research Manager
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PROJECT TEAM QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY
KTUA
Joe Punsalan, Principal-In-Charge, Parks & Transportation Planner. Joe oversees KTUA’s parks and active transportation planning practice for clients throughout California. He is actively engaged in citywide park master plan projects and largescale active transportation planning projects such as complete street plans and corridor studies, active transportation plans, vision zero, and first/last mile connectivity. He is responsible for scope development, data analysis, public engagement and facilitation of workshops, focus group and stakeholder meetings, report writing, grant writing and reporting, and staff and consultant team management. He has a background in GIS for mapping, research and analysis, and uses a simplified approach to displaying complex methodologies. Registrations: 2014 ITE PTP, LEED GA, 2006 GISP #53646.
Alex Samarin, Project Manager, GIS Technical Manager. As an associate, Alex provides technical oversight for GIS workflows and guides GIS analysis for assessing the impact of planning projects. He has a broad range of experience applying GIS in utilities management, transportation planning, and environmental analysis. He is Certified GISP by the GIS Certification Institute #160988.
Marina Varano, Deputy Project Manager/Senior Planner. Marina recently completed her Master’s in City and Regional Planning from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo and holds a B.S. in Environmental Studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara. She has served as Senior Planner on numerous active transportation and park master plans since joining KTUA.
Isabel Pérez, Planner. Isabel joined the KTUA team as a Planner and Designer after earning her B.A. in Urban Studies and Planning from the UC San Diego. During her time as a student she became a LEED GA. She has experience with SketchUp, ArcGIS, Revit, and the Adobe Creative Suite.
Madeline Pysher, GIS Analyst. Madeline recently joined KTUA as a GIS Analyst. She earned a Bachelors of Arts in Urban Planning and Sustainable Development, with a double minor in Geographic Information Services and Environmental Justice, at Western Washington University. She is LEED GA and specializes in equity mapping and analysis and is skilled in ArcGIS, Microsoft Access, SketchUp, Adobe Creative Suite, and Python.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SUBCONSULTANT: KATHERINE PADILLA & ASSOCIATES Katherine Padilla Otanez, Principal Facilitator. Founder and President of Katherine Padilla & Associates, (KPA), Inc. for 30 years, is a communications strategist and specialist with expertise in organizational development/systems thinking, marketing research and integrated communications strategy, facilitation and mediation, and community and government relations. Training/Certifications: Certified Charrette Planner, Certified Charrette Manager, Certified Public Meeting Facilitator, National Charrette Institute; Trained in Mediation, LA City Attorney’s Office, Dispute Resolution Program; Trained (and experienced) in Project Management and Interpersonal Communication, UCLA Extension; Completed training in “The Art of Hosting Conversations that Matter,” Facilitative Techniques, Berkana Institute, Bangor, PA.
Jessica Padilla Bowen, Senior Associate. Jessica joined KPA in 2020, bringing with her more than 20 years of experience in government and nonprofit communication, with expertise in project management, event management and facilitation. Training/Certifications: Public Participation, International Association of Public Participation (IAP2), Accredited in Public Relations (APR), Public Relations Society of America, Professional Certified Coach (PCC), International Coaching Federation.
Xavier Sibaja, Project Manager. Xavier is a collaborative agency leader and social entrepreneur with a passion for serving community, educational, and arts organizations. Engaging communicator with strong people skills and breadth of knowledge from life-long learning. Bilingual communicator (Spanish and English) with expertise in connecting with diverse communities. 06 | Project Team | Key Personnel Biographies
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GIS SUBCONSULTANT: EVARI
Brian Gaze, Managing Director. Brian Gaze, AICP, has over 18years of experience in the environmental, land use and transportation planning field, with an emphasis on using GIS to support planning in disadvantaged communities. His areas of expertise include public-facing WebGIS websites and dashboards, disadvantaged communities mapping, grant-writing for master planning efforts, and communicating the spatial relationships between complex disparate datasets. He has helped grow the firm’s planning portfolio to include several ArcGIS Hub and Experience Builder websites in support of RHNA housing and transportation policy changes, and web-based Vision Zero dashboards designed to inform diverse, non-technical stakeholders of the relationship between transportation networks and the communities they serve. Registration: American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP).
Dan Hamaleinen, Senior GIS Analyst. Dan Senior GIS analyst and project manager at Evari GIS Consulting, Inc. Dan focuses on client relationships to guide project goals and reach them via effective management of his team members and their workload, along with utilizing the newest technology to expedite processes. A self-professed City nerd, Dan’s specialties include web page development to facilitate community engagement, regional economic planning, active transportation planning, and asset management in the public sector.
CIVIL/TRAFFIC ENGINEERING SUBCONSULTANT: MARK THOMAS
Paul Martin, PE, TE, LCI, Lead Transportation and Traffic Engineer. Paul has 26 years of experience as a transportation manager and traffic engineer. He has a strong engineering and planning background that is focused on improving public travel and safety. Paul’s expertise includes active transportation, community engagement, traffic engineering, and strategic funding programs. As the first countywide Active Transportation Coordinator for Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA), Paul secured over $6 million in ten distinct grants to address infrastructure and non-infrastructure needs. His private sector experience gave him a keen eye for planning solutions and strong community engagement. Registrations: CA PE C65868, CA TE TR2315, CA LCI (League Certified Instructor) 4936.
Josh Cosper, PE, PLS, QSD, Civil Engineer. Josh has 21 years of experience as a successful project manager on numerous complete streets, transportation and roadways corridor projects providing project management, planning, and final design services. His passion includes providing innovative solutions on roadway infrastructure projects that require complete streets and active transportation elements and threading the needle through complex right of way and utility corridors. He has also led over 50 miles of transportation corridor improvements throughout the Inland Empire and Coachella Valley over the last 10 years. Registrations: CA QSD/P 00709, CA PLS 8774, CA PE C71667.
Marina Ramirez, LCI, Planner. Marina has 12 years of experience, four years of transportation planning experience and lent her bilingual skills (English and Spanish) for eight years in community engagement and planning processes.
She has a thorough understanding of multi-modal transportation best practices and public funding sources.
STATISTICALLY VALID SURVEY SUBCONSULTANT: RRC
Kailyn Haskovec, Associate Parks and Recreation Project Manager. Kailyn brings a unique perspective to the RRC Associates team with a background in state and local government, parks and recreation, transportation, and social research. With a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology and a Masters of the Environment degree, Kailyn interprets qualitative and quantitative data to provide strategic recommendations and policy direction.
Ethan Adams, Associate Data Quality and Research Manager. Ethan is a highly skilled data analyst and social scientist with diverse work history and experience. With a Master of Arts in Applied Sociology, Ethan has a demonstrated history of applying academic theory and statistical research methodology to grounded public issues faced by community leaders. At RRC Associates, Ethan has applied his extensive knowledge of online survey design platforms and data management software to strengthen RRC’s existing procedures while expanding the scope and capabilities of customized data collection methods.
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Description of Services
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TASK 1: PROJECT MANAGEMENT
1.1 Kickoff Meeting
Within the first month from issuance of the Notice to
Proceed (NTP), KTUA will schedule a virtual kickoff
meeting with the City Project Manager and other
relevant staff. This kick-off meeting will ensure that
the KTUA team’s efforts are properly aligned with
the City of Hemet’s vision for the project. The kick-off meeting will include discussion of project timeline,
budget, reporting, internal meeting schedule, stakeholder meeting schedule, community engagement options, data needs, communication channels and
any other relevant topics. Sign-in sheets, presentation materials, and handouts will be provided ahead of the kickoff meeting.
1.2 Coordination Meetings
Project reporting mechanisms will be entail facilitating up to 14 monthly one-hour project management meetings virtually with the City’s Project Manager
and other relevant staff. Meeting agendas will be
provided in advance to meeting attendees in order
to allow time to review and revise the agenda.
Meeting notes will be provided after each meeting
to ensure that the next steps are documented and
provided in writing to meeting attendees in a timely
manner. Other relevant meeting and review materials
will be provided by KTUA electronically to meeting
attendees prior to each meeting. In addition, monthly
project invoicing and progress reports will be submitted. KTUA’s project manager, Alex Samarin, and deputy project manager, Marina Varano, will be the
main points of contact for the day-to-day coordination of the project.
1.3 Coordination with the County of Riverside
KTUA and the City of Hemet will facilitate up to two
(2) focused virtual meetings with the County of Riverside to coordinate the development of the Action Plan with the County’s ongoing efforts. This collaboration is critical to ensuring that the respective Action Plans are complementary, cohesive, and free from
conflicts. The County will also be asked to participate as a stakeholder to ensure participation through the
duration of the project.
TASK 1 DELIVERABLES
• Kickoff meeting agenda and meeting minutes
• Coordination meeting agenda and minutes
• Monthly progress reports and invoicing
• Coordination with Riverside County agenda and
meeting minutes
TASK 2: ESTABLISH VISION, GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
2.1 Best Practices Research
KTUA will research best practices by jurisdictions of
similar size to summarize their successful efforts, and provide lessons learned that are directly applicable
to the City of Hemet. Our team are transportation
planning and policy experts who will be able to perform a critical analysis of other jurisdictions’ efforts to provide best practice examples that provide implementable methods to make Hemet’s streets safer.
The research will cover Vision Zero cities from
across the country, however, just as comparing
cities of similar size is important, so is the context
of Hemet’s land use and transportation patterns.
Ultimately, this best practices summary will incorporate lessons learned from cities of similar size, development patterns, and transportation systems,
and will include feedback received from meetings
with agency staff involved in Vision Zero in those
comparable cities.
2.2 Policy Development
Current policies, plans, guidelines, and/or standards (e.g., manuals) will be assessed to identify opportunities to improve how processes prioritize
transportation safety. KTUA will then focus its policy
development and goal setting on providing recommendations that directly address and supplement the City’s leaders vision through this Action Plan. In
addition, regional agencies such as SCAG, WRCOG,
and the County’s transportation strategies will also
be explored and integrated for a unified and holistic
Action Plan. Through this process, the KTUA team
will develop draft public commitments (e.g., resolution, policy, ordinance, etc.) for high-ranking official and/or governing bodies to evaluate and approve
with an eventual goal of zero roadway fatalities and
serious injuries. It’s understood that City staff will
work directly with elected leaders to support the
goal and carry the message of Vision Zero.
An equity lens will guide the policy recommendations
because Vision Zero serves all residents and visitors
of Hemet, particularly vulnerable populations. KTUA’s
recommendations will proactively address potential
unintended consequences of Vision Zero in order to
not disproportionately burden communities of concern. It will be vital to solicit and incorporate feedback
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Example Vision Zero policies
from the stakeholders and specifically from communities of concern. Policy recommendations will also include a special emphasis on coordination of Vision
Zero efforts that builds on what Hemet is already
doing and syncs with neighboring jurisdictions.
TASK 2 DELIVERABLES
• Best practices review summary
• Existing policy review
• Proposed Safety Action and Vision Zero goals,
policies, and objectives
TASK 3: DATA COLLECTION
3.1 Document Review
KTUA will review the City’s General Plan, Specific
Plans, CIP, applicable ordinances, and other pertinent regulations and community development plans.
This task will also reference the City’s current and
ongoing transportation plans to understand ongoing
projects and incorporate into the Action Plan recommendations that include or build on previous work.
3.2 Crash Data Collection
KTUA will coordinate with the city to collect data
that may include, but not be limited to completed
traffic counts; crash data from at least the past five
years from the Transportation Injury Mapping System
(TIMS); posted speed limits; lane configurations,
widths, and street classifications; street lighting;
trees; transit stops; street crossings; near-miss
hotspots, equity, and land use. Transit data will be
collected through Riverside Transit Agency. KTUA
will also gather data from other available sources
such as SCAG, County of Riverside, WRCOG, and
GIS data from ESRI.
For more recent years, crash data from TIMS includes information on roadway characteristics such as number of lanes, type of intersection control, and
existence of medians, which can be utilized and expanded on by additional data collection by KTUA.
Traffic count data can be supplemented by traffic
volumes modeled by Replica, a transportation-related
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can also replace traffic counts if traffic counts are not available or planned by the City to occur within a timeframe matching the deliverables of the Action Plan. The benefit of using Replica data is that it provides a citywide estimate of volume, with detail into travel modes, trip time of day, length, purpose, and destination.
Heat map of crashes for the City of Hemet
3.3 Data Visualization
Providing engineering and law enforcement partners
with insights into crash patterns is a critical element of understanding trends and preventing future crashes.
Based on the findings of the analysis effort above, the KTUA team will develop a Vision Zero online dashboard displaying crashes by location, time of day, type, intersection configuration, or other factors as
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determined by the City. The dashboard will be built
using the ESRI technology stack. This tool can be
built fully within the City’s ArcGIS Online account, or transferred to the account at project end.
The purpose of this effort will be to provide a
“system of record” of the crash data for use in
online meetings or other project discussions with
stakeholders. Additional layers can be added to the
display to examine the relationship between crashes and land use, lighting, traffic volumes, or other factors. Crash data points will be appended with additional geospatial information to guide subsequent tasks and inform implementation steps, such as
CalEnviroScreen (CES) or Healthy Places Index (HPI)
overlays to guide grant funding decisions.
The benefit of data analysis like this being available
online is that it is accessible at all times for reference in different venues and with different audiences for
a shared understanding of traffic-safety issues facing
the community.
The following is a link to an example dashboard for
the City of El Monte. http://tiny.cc/9717001
TASK 3 DELIVERABLES
• Technical memorandum to include:
• Document review summary
• Crash and roadway characteristics data collection
(and data creation, if needed, based on discussion
of priorities with City staff)
• Online data visualization tool
Example of a crash dashboard for El Monte’s Vision Zero Action Plan
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TASK 4: ANALYSIS
4.1 Crash Analysis
To identify crash trends, crash data will be collected
from UC Berkeley’s SafeTREC Transportation Injury
Mapping System (TIMS) for at least the past five (5)
years. Data from TIMS are comprehensive enough to
respond to core crash inquiries such as who, what,
when, where, why and how. These patterns will
include victim age, crash type, time of day, time of
year, and location type (e.g. intersection or midblock
locations). Mapping how these variables relate to
crash hotspots can highlight specific driver, bicyclist, or pedestrian behavior, or roadway conditions.
For example, high numbers of morning or afternoon crashes involving youth may call for increased education for students riding or walking to and from
school. Or crash hotspots at specific location types
(e.g. intersection or mid-block) versus intersection
crashes may be evidence of localized problems
with visibility, engineering, or driver education. Data analysis will identify corridors with concentrations of crashes (high injury network) and hot spots for various types of crashes, as well as primary crash factors and appropriate countermeasures.
This assessment will determine fatality and serious
injury crash patterns in Hemet and provide comparisons of City data to statewide data crash data and that of peer cities. This information will be valuable
in the development of the projects and programs
recommendations.
Upon preliminary analysis of 2018-2022 SWITRs
data, crash hotspots were noted around Florida
Avenue/Highway 74 (474 total crashes), Sanderson
Avenue (179), State Street (158), Stetson Avenue (157), and Devonshire Avenue (102). Peck Road (217), Valley Blvd (215), Santa Anita Avenue (155) and Garvey Avenue (128).
Since the County of Riverside staff are important
stakeholders and proponents of this project, it is
possible to include the County unincorporated
area within Hemet’s Include the County Sphere of
Influence (such as East Hemet) in this analysis, and
through the process up to project identification.
Top 10 crash corridors in the City of Hemet
(2018-2022)
4.2 High-Injury Network
The first step in developing a high-injury network
(HIN) involves the selection of focus crash types. In
this case, focus crash types can be determined by
the City based on the prevalent crash types or causes. Often, jurisdictions use fatal and severe injury (KSI) crashes involving bicyclists or pedestrians as
the focus crash type. The next step - selecting focus
facilities - involves analyzing the physical characteristics of intersections and roadways associated with each crash to determine patterns in crash history.
KTUA will implement the ‘crash tree’ method to
categorize and visualize crashes to investigate and
communicate patterns. At a minimum, and where
data is available, KTUA will separate crashes by the
following:
Intersections
• Community type (urban, rural, commercial)
• Network Connectivity (intersection density, block
length)
• Size (based on the number of lanes)
• Control Type (roundabout, signalized, stop-controlled, yield, uncontrolled) • Geometry (Skewed, Right Angles)
• Number of lanes on each leg
• Existence of median island
• Existence of curb extensions or other traffic calming • If data is available from the City or other agency,
the type of signal timing (actuated, pre-timed, signal length, turn-phasing (protected or permitted), synchronization (“green wave”), length of leading
pedestrian interval, pedestrian delay, and signal
phase timing (yellow time, red time).
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Roadways
• Community Type (urban, rural, commercial)
• Network Connectivity (block length, intersection
density)
• Functional Class (principal, major, primary, secondary, collector) • Geometry (tangential, curved)
• Speed
• Traffic volume
• Traffic-calming features like median islands
• Number of lanes
• Lane width
• Existence of on-street parking
With the ‘crash tree’ developed, KTUA will identify
facilities and geometric design where bicycle and
pedestrian crashes most frequently occur. These
facilities will then be explored further to identify
and evaluate risk factors. At this point, the Highway
Safety Manual will be referenced to assist with the
identification of these factors. Examples of potential
risk factors for pedestrian and bicyclist focus crash
types that will be evaluated include intersection
control type, traffic volume, traffic speed, and proximity to pedestrian generators to assist with project development in Task 5.1.
Additional data sources beyond those mentioned in
this scope of work that the KTUA team will utilize will be, but not limited to:
• Demographics (population, equity, employment,
modes of transportation, income, etc.)
• Roadway characteristics such as speed, number of
lanes (where available)
• Land use
These datasets will further the objectives of the Action Plan. The KTUA team’s extensive GIS and planning resources will be able to obtain as much data as possible in usable formats to make decisions that
will help further the objectives of the Action Plan.
4.3 Equity Analysis
Environmental equity analysis of crash can be done
by using an equity index of the City’s choosing (such
as CalEnviroscreen or Healthy Places Index) to differentiate crash trends in environmentally burdened areas compared to unburdened areas. In addition,
SB 535 also identified several census tracts in the
City as disadvantaged. This analysis can highlight
the importance of prioritizing improvements in equity
areas. Hotspots of crashes in equity areas can be a
factor in prioritizing project recommendations.
TASK 4 DELIVERABLES
• Technical Memorandum to include:
• Crash analysis summaries
• Propensity model interim and final results
• Hot spot summary of observations
TASK 5: COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Community engagement must be authentic to
understand and meet the needs of Hemet’s diverse
population. We believe that authentic community engagement must be founded on three factors: 1) Active listening to understand issues and ask informed questions; 2) Asking stakeholders for their honest
opinions, and 3) Demonstrating that community
input is reflected in the Plan. The input we collect is synthesized to help inform project decisions, with
several feedback loops linked to technical project
milestones.
KTUA and KPA’s diverse team members have extensive experience working with underrepresented and rural community members, as well as tribal nations,
throughout California and offer bilingual staff to ensure all public notices and outreach will be provided in English and Spanish. Our team understands it is
our responsibility to make community engagement
as convenient as possible to meet our commitment
to reach underrepresented community members.
We provide as many ways as possible for people
whose lives will be impacted by projects to equitably
express their opinions.
Additionally, our team has experience working on
projects engaging multiple jurisdictions, such as
cities and counties, local transit agencies and other
regional stakeholders. For the City of Upland Mobility
Master Plan, our team is coordinating a Technical Advisory Committee including City staff, San Bernardino Transportation Authority, San Bernardino County Fire
District, local transit agency OmniTrans and local
businesses. Keeping regional stakeholders informed
and involved contributes to a successful plan.
5.1 Community Engagement Plan
Team member KPA will lead the community engagement effort. KPA will work with City staff, the project team, and community partners to develop a Community Engagement Plan (CEP) that reflects the unique needs of the City of Hemet. The plan will serve as a
strategic roadmap and identify engagement objectives, key stakeholders, tactics to solicit feedback from the entire community, including underserved
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neighborhoods, and timeline and responsible parties. The CEP will also include a description of each stakeholder meeting, outreach event, and other
activities that will occur during the planning process.
KPA will revise the plan based on City input and
provide a Final CEP for implementation.
A variety of engagement activities will enable a wide
range of community members to participate at varying levels of commitment. Efforts will also focus on gathering input from the other City departments such
as police and fire departments, the Department of
Life Safety, and Planning Commission. The following
strategies will be used to achieve broad demographic and geographic representation from community members including participants who are typically
not engaged and traditionally under-represented in
planning processes:
• Translate all engagement materials into Spanish
and provide Spanish interpretation at events.
• Provide a “Kids’ Station” at all in-person community
workshops and pop-up workshops to enable adults
with children to attend. “Piggy-backing” on the exciting intergenerational family events that are already well-advertised and well-attended such as Movies
in the Park, National Night Out or Chalktober Art
Festival, will enable the project team to talk with
community members who may not be able to or
interested in attending a community workshop.
• Employ a traffic calming remote controlled car
course to garner attention at workshop and popup
events and educate on traffic calming techniques.
• When possible, provide snacks, and/or giveaway
items, stipends, or other incentives, at in-person
community workshops, to create and promote a
festive, community-friendly atmosphere.
• The team’s friendly, bilingual project members are
experienced in conducting intercept surveys at
any location to reach “hard to engage” community
members who are frequently pleased to share
their opinions in an informal setting. We help them
understand that the City of Hemet is listening, and
their voices can make a difference!
• Provide multiple opportunities for virtual engagement, such as online surveys, comment maps, and virtual workshops.
• Partner with, and if possible, compensate local
nonprofits and community groups that have trust
with the community.
• Complement feedback activities, such as surveys
with more interactive activities, including intergenerational walk audits.
RC course at a popup event
5.2 Project website and Outreach Materials
KTUA will work with the City’s communications staff
to develop a branding effort related to the project.
This will include the development of a logo and
other appropriate branding for the project to make
this project recognizable to the public and to also
distinguish it from other City initiatives. Consistent
branding will be included on all project material such
as announcements, exhibits, online material, social
media, and documents. All materials will be culturally
relevant to highlight family-oriented uses of parks,
stewardship, and the community’s love for the parks.
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To provide transparency and project progress, KTUA
will develop an Esri-based web page that will serve
as a project website during the planning process,
accessible through a link on the City’s website. The
KTUA-built website will include the project’s description, goals, milestones, surveys, infographics, and public engagement opportunities. The website will
also host a GIS-based interactive map survey and
the open link version of the statistically valid survey. The map survey will allow Hemet residents to provide detailed, location-specific comments related
to transportation safety. Our team is experienced in
taking technical information and presenting it in a
compelling, visually appealing fashion.
5.3 Community Survey
RRC will mail 5,000 survey packets to a random
sample of households in the City of Hemet, where
recipients will be given the option to mail back the
included paper survey or complete the questionnaire online via a password-protected website.
Password protection allows RRC to ensure that only
one survey is completed per household.
The survey cover letter will be in both English and
Spanish, the printed survey will be in English, and the online version will be available in both English and
Spanish. The survey packet will include information on
accessing the online survey in the selected language.
The Open Link Survey
The second component is an online “open link” survey that will allow any resident who was not reached via random sampling to share their feedback. Open
link surveys typically go live about two weeks after
invitation surveys land in mailboxes. This is done to
promote maximum participation from the random
sample of households and reduce confusion for
respondents on which survey to participate in. Open
link survey responses are typically kept separate
from the random sample to keep the statistical integrity of the project.
The KTUA team will work with the City of Hemet (with
RRC’s assistance) to publicize the surveys via its
communication channels (website, social media, press
releases, postings at facilities, etc.). As with the online version of the statistically valid survey, the open link questionnaire will also be made available in Spanish.
Analysis and Deliverables
RRC will tabulate results and develop a written
report describing and illustrating the findings in a
user-friendly, PowerPoint format. Appendices of the
report would include graphs summarizing statistical findings including key cross-tabulations (e.g. by demographics, place of residence, etc.), verbatim
comments in response to open-ended questions,
and a copy of the survey questionnaire.
5.4 Stakeholder Meetings
Up to four meetings will be held with key stakeholders, including County of Riverside staff members, to ensure alignment and coordination in achieving
shared safety and transportation goals. These stakeholder meetings will allow the City of Hemet SAP to complement the County of Riverside’s ongoing efforts. Other potential stakeholders include Riverside Transit Agency, Hemet/San Jacinto Valley Chamber
of Commerce, Valley-wide Recreation and Park
District, Hemet Unified School District and Riverside
County Office on Aging. Two of these meetings can
be held virtually depending on the City’s preference
to garner the best participation.
5.5 Community Workshops
The KTUA team will host up to four community workshops at different neighborhoods throughout the city and in spaces in which various community groups
feel comfortable, such as schools, libraries, community centers, local restaurants, and places of worship, especially those accessible by public transit.
The community workshops will be held at different
times and days of the week to accommodate varying
work and school schedules. We recognize that people are sometimes working two jobs and have small children to care for. It is our responsibility to make it easy for people to engage with the project team.
The team will keep the workshops flexible to allow
combining the workshops with walk audits or other
engagements, if desired, to ensure the greatest participation in all outreach efforts. As mentioned earlier, community workshops will provide a “Kids’ Station”
so families may more easily participate in the SAP
outreach process.
5.6 Pop-up Events
Pop-ups at community-wide festivals are a fun and
interactive way to inform and capture input from
community members and visitors. By participating
in pop-ups, the team can increase participation with
those who may be unable to attend public meetings
due to work and family commitments. The team will
attend up to five (5) pop-up city-based events to
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share information about the Action Plan, solicit input, and build the project email list to keep community
members informed. Events that the team may participate in include, but are not limited to, Movies in the Park, Summer Valley Kickoff Festival, National Night
Out and Chalktober Art Festival. The team will have
an eye-catching booth with a variety of educational
and interactive exhibits to engage community members. Giveaway items to draw people in, such as bicycle lights, beach balls, pet waste bags, or slap bands, will also be provided. Another strategy could be to
set up an information booth near a hot spot, such as
Diamond Valley Lake Marina, Diamond Valley Lake
Community Park, and the pickleball courts at the Jim
Venable Exchange Club Park, or the Hemet Aquatic
Center, to gather community input.
5.7 Walk Audits
Ten (10) walk audits will be conducted to assess
existing walking, biking and transit access conditions
with members of the project team, stakeholders and
community members (including the members of the
stakeholder group). Audits will focus on the disadvantaged neighborhoods, segments of the high-injury network and identified hot spots. Walk audit materials
such as maps and complete street booklets will be
provided to drive conversions and begin to discuss
possible solutions. Audits will be scheduled during
the analysis of existing conditions, possibly as part of workshops or stakeholder meetings together input
during the early stages of the project. KTUA will
include the best strategies for walk audit participation as part of the CEP Plan. The KTUA team will plan the
walk audits with City staff input, provide and distribute e-invitations, and promote attendance through social
media, e-newsletters and flyers at key City locations.
Additional tools to promote participation in the walk
audits may include incentives such as raffle prizes and educational games like walk audit bingo.
Walk audit in Upland with the KPA and Mark
Thomas team
TASK 5 DELIVERABLES
• Community Engagement Plan, Draft and Final
versions
• Project Branding, flyers, social media support,
promotional materials
• Community survey
• Project website materials
• Stakeholder meetings
• Workshops, popup events, stakeholder engagement materials • Walk audits
• Community Engagement Summary Chapter
TASK 6: RECOMMENDED COUNTERMEASURES
6.1 Recommended Countermeasures
Based on the types of crashes identified, roadway
design, roadway conditions and other trends identified from the crash analysis, KTUA, with support from Mark Thomas, will assemble a comprehensive list of
countermeasures known to be associated with the
crash types identified, including multiple alternatives where appropriate. The team will review published
research and the latest trends to identify potential
countermeasures with the greatest potential to
address focus crashes types. The Highway Safety
Manual (HSM) and Crash Modification Factor (CMF)
Clearinghouse will be utilized heavily for this task.
CMF factors will be used to estimate the expected number of crashes after implementing a given countermeasure at a specific intersection or corridor.
Countermeasures will be proposed for: dynamic signage; signalized intersections; unsignalized intersections; and roadway segments (for arterial
and residential streets). With KTUA’s and Mark
Thomas’ experience in creating complete streets for
all users, the use of innovative and creative street
improvement options will be explored. Several possible countermeasures will be identified for all crash types. The list will contain a mix of low-cost countermeasures that can be broadly implemented as well as high-cost countermeasures that may be applied
in select locations. In general, in order to proactively apply a countermeasure systematically across a network, low-cost measures must be utilized or they
become cost prohibitive.
Countermeasures will include best practices in recent
Safety Action and Vision Zero engineering, encouragement, evaluation, equity, and education activities
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to ensure all options are considered. Behavioral issues may become apparent during analysis that may have a non-engineering solution for consideration,
such as education for road users. KTUA will also evaluate demographic, public health, and risk indicators to ensure that countermeasures are equitably distributed in communities of concern. The crash data itself will also provide insight as to the behavior of drivers, bicyclists, and pedestrians during the crash. Results
will be shared with proposed countermeasures with
City staff for input and review.
Another innovation proposed by the KTUA team
is a proprietary photometric analysis that looks at
existing lighting levels in GIS using a custom script
developed by team member Evari GIS Consulting.
This analysis allows accurate photometric light levels
to be displayed in GIS, rather than the traditional
AGI32 platform, which helps to examine the conditions present along a corridor or intersection.
Calculations will be made to identify underlit
intersections, midblock crossings, pedestrian and
bicycle network gaps, the improvement and elimination of which has recently been identified as an extremely cost-effective proven safety countermeasure by the FHWA.
TASK 6 DELIVERABLES
• Summary of recommended counter measures
• Lighting assessment
TASK 7: PROJECT RECOMMENDATIONS
7.1 Project Development
KTUA will utilize the results of Task 4 to identify the prevalence of crashes. Additional data such as equity, proximity to parks, schools, retail, and transit and employment densities can be applied for a comprehensive look at the potential intensities and recommendations at proposed locations. A similar approach to Task 4.1 will be employed to identify initial priority project locations and develop more detailed
countermeasures to improve safety. Projects may
also be identified in the City’s sphere of influence
and a separate list of projects can be developed that
include important corridors within the County.
KTUA will look to find a balance between systemic
solutions while addressing the highest crash locations. For low cost improvements, such as signing and striping, the KTUA team may recommend an entire
corridor be treated. Higher cost countermeasures,
such as intersection reconfiguration, may only be
feasible to complete at the highest crash locations.
Cost estimates, fiscal constraints and benefit-cost ratio results will be taken into consideration to help determine acceptable deployments within the City roadway network. The use of the sidewalk inventory data and
the results of Tasks 4 and 6 will also assist in project development to prioritize areas of need.
7.2 Project Prioritization
Prioritization criteria and methodology will be developed through consultation with the City and the public. The prioritization process will consider community, regional, and county needs, barriers, safety, access to local destinations, among others. Prioritization will be completed using KTUA’s proprietary GIS tools and criteria and may include:
• High crash locations
• Capital Improvement Plans
• Public support (community engagement results)
• Local and regional connectivity
• Proximity to activity centers (schools, parks, transit, retail, recreation, etc.)
• Social equity factors (household income, private
vehicle access, and median income, among others)
Crashes in proximity to parks and schools
7.3 Site visits
The KTUA team will conduct a safety evaluation
and field reviews for up to ten (10) street segments
and intersections that present the highest risk to
vulnerable roadways users (bicyclists and pedestrians). These site visits will target the priority corridors selected for conceptual design. Field data will be
collected with a custom data collection form in the
Esri Field Maps app, and delivered in an Esri spatial
format of choice at project close.
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Prioritization of risk factors will be developed for
variables such as crash patterns, injury severity, and
proximity to important destinations. Field reviews will provide important on-the-ground context to assist in
developing the prioritization of risk factors.
The field reviews will be conducted while school is in
session so get a better sense of daily activities along these corridors and intersections. This will also provide an opportunity to distribute surveys and gather community input. To target areas of high pedestrian safety need, schools near the top 10 crash segments can be
the focus of site reviews.
7.4 Conceptual Designs and Renderings
Based on the ranking analysis, the team will develop
concept plans for the top ten (10) project corridor segments. The solutions will be aimed at addressing the crash history and input received from public and agency stakeholders. We will prepare Conceptual Plans at a
scale of 1” = 50’ and shown on an aerial graphic using
AutoCAD base drawings for a representative ½ mile
length along each of the ten corridors.
The concepts will be developed to identify key challenges and ensure accurate conceptual engineering cost estimates can be prepared. The concept-level
alternatives will illustrate motor vehicle lane widths, bikeway treatments, pedestrian improvements, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ramp modifications, potential changes to utilities, and traffic signal modifications. Additionally, the plans will identify if there are changes or impacts related to railroad crossings and
drainage facilities. In addition to conceptual designs, up to two (2) 3D cross-section renderings will be
developed for each concept, for a total of twenty (2),
to provide enhanced visuals for the public and City
leadership to review. These renderings also help with
grant applications.
The Conceptual Engineering Plans will be prepared
consistently with the applicable City Standards; Caltrans (applicable Standard Plans, Specifications and Special Provisions, and other reference materials);
National Association of City Transportation Officials
guidelines, California Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices; and Standard Specifications for Public Works
Construction (Green Book).
For locations/corridors determined to have insufficient lighting levels, either by the project team or by the
photometric analysis conducted in Task 6, Evari will
recommend a solution, either in the form of new lighting installations or retrofit/replacement of the existing
luminaires. Planning-level cost estimates for labor
and materials will be developed, as will an as-built
model demonstrating the new light levels at up to ten
locations post-construction. Photometric results will be provided in GIS format for future use by City staff.
Concept example for Santa Ana’s Vision Zero
Action Plan
7.5 Non-Infrastructure Programs
Not all locations can be addressed solely by infrastructure improvements. Therefore, a comprehensive approach to addressing safety issues includes programs such as, but not limited to, enforcement,
encouragement, equity, evaluation, and education
efforts. Behavioral issues may become apparent
during issues identification and may have a non-engineering solution for consideration. KTUA will evaluate various demographic, public health and
risk indicators to determine known behavioral trends
leading to crashes and will make recommendations
on how to address these issues. The crash data itself
will also provide insight as to the behavior of drivers, bicyclists, and pedestrians during the crash.
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design
(CPTED) strategies will be used to further evaluate
and develop recommendations and programs for
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overall user safety. CPTED are proactive strategies
that include:
• Natural Surveillance: Natural surveillance is the
placement of physical features and/or activities,
and people that maximizes natural visibility or
observation
• Access Control: Uses design features to deny
offenders access to targets and to guide users
through the environment as safely as possible
• Territorial Reinforcement: A concept intended to
clearly delineate a public, semi-public, or private
space and to create appropriate ownership of
that space
• Maintenance: Allows for the continued use of a
space for its intended purpose
To follow up CPTED strategies, Evari will review
KTUA’s pedestrian recommendations and provide
lighting recommendations at relevant locations.
In addition to the data collection and costing efforts, Evari will develop a technical memo for consideration of subsequent citywide lighting design efforts.
The document will make use of the Illuminating
Engineering Society’s “Recommended Practice for
Design and Maintenance of Roadway and Parking
Facility Lighting (RP-8)” to provide guidance on
improving lighting based on traffic volumes, roadway
classifications, and pedestrian conflict areas.
7.6 Cost Estimates
Based on the Conceptual Engineering Plans developed, quantities will be generated, and unit pricing applied to prepare a conceptual level cost estimate
using the ATP Cost Estimate format at the ten project corridors. Unit costs will be determined based on review of local and regional examples, our firm
examples, and discussion with City staff on typical unit rates. The ATP Cost Estimate format includes sections
for soft costs that can be developed using percentage assumptions that will be developed collaboratively with City staff based on recent experiences.
Unit rate cost information can be provided for the
projects not ranked in the top ten to provide some
sense of overall infrastructure recommendations for
the benefit of the City.
7.7 Implementation Framework
One of the most important factors of this Action Plan
will be an implementation framework which will outline various implementation strategies, including ongoing working groups and communication strategies between City departments and partner agencies.
This framework will include a prioritized project, and
the program list may include implementation strategies for short, mid and long term implementation, such as, but not limited to:
• Integration with available Pavement Management
Plans
• Integrations with future CIP projects
• Planning structure for project development, implementation, and monitoring • Identifying high priority projects that should be
implemented first
• Prioritizing the remaining projects to be built after high priority projects are completed
• Identifying national, state and local funding sources available to implement active transportation facilities • Identifying other funding ideas/mechanisms being
utilized in other communities
• Identifying metrics to track and monitor progress
TASK 7 DELIVERABLES
• List and summary of project recommendations
• Project prioritization input and results
• Implementation framework summary
• Ten conceptual designs with supporting renderings
• Summary of Non-infrastructure programs
• Ten project cost estimates
TASK 8: DRAFT AND FINAL ACTION PLAN
8.1 Draft Plan
KTUA will complete a Draft Plan including all components mentioned above in the Scope of Work.
To gather final feedback, KTUA will create an email
announcement and web link to the draft plan to all
stakeholders that have participated in the planning
process with instructions on how they can provide
feedback. The Draft Plan will be a high-resolution
PDF of the Comprehensive Safety Action Plan and
will include a visually appealing Executive Summary
/ Fact Sheet highlighting key findings, recommendations, and next steps.
8.2 Final Plan
Upon collecting comments, KTUA will compile comments into a reviewable table format for City staff review. When the comments have been reviewed
and approved, the comments will be addressed into
the Final Plan Comprehensive Safety Action Plan.
The Final Plan will be developed in Adobe InDesign
and will include all the relevant graphics associated
with previous tasks. GIS data and electronic outreach
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as editable electronic versions. It’s understood that
the Final Plan will be published and publicly available on the City’s website.
8.3 Presentation to City Council for Adoption
KTUA will provide a presentation for City staff to
present the Final Comprehensive Safety Action Plan
to City Council which will convey an overview of the
Action Plan, provide recommendations for implementation projects, and encourage commitment from the City to the Action Plan. KTUA will be present at the meeting and support the presentation.
The final presentation to the City Council will include a recommendation of one, or both, of the following:
(1) the target date for achieving zero roadway fatalities and serious injuries, or (2) an ambitious percentage reduction of roadway fatalities and serious injuries by a specific date with an eventual goal of
eliminating roadway fatalities and series injuries.
TASK 8 DELIVERABLES
• Draft Plan
• Final Plan
• Presentation to City Council
TASK 9: GRANT WRITING
KTUA has a history of winning grant funding for clients, particularly in jurisdictions with disadvantaged communities, and will offer grant writing services as
part of the Action Plan process. We anticipate that
grant writing will most likely come near or after approval of the final Action Plan in order to incorporate the results of the extensive public outreach efforts.
However, in certain cases, KTUA can be flexible in
the timing of any potential grant proposal preparation. For example, it may be beneficial to pursue a grant before the end of the Action Plan if it appears
that a particular project can be competitive for an
upcoming grant application with previous public
input as well as any from the Action Plan to date.
The Caltrans ATP grant cycle will occur during this
grant cycle (Cycle 8, early 2026), so this flexibility - and KTUA and Mark Thomas’ history of winning ATP
funds from Caltrans - can be significant asset to the
City of Hemet and the County of Riverside for implementing the recommendations in this Action Plan.
Our estimate includes the preparation of up to
two grants.
TASK 9 DELIVERABLES
• Up to two grant applications
Project reporting mechanisms, including interaction between KTUA and the City, and KTUA technical capabilities are incorporated within the scope of work/work plan. Quality assurance is described in the Quality Control section.
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City of Hemet Comprehensive
Roadway Safety Action Plan
MONTHS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Task 1: Community Engagement and Data Gathering
1.1 Kickoff Meeting
1.2 Coordination Meetings
1.3 Coordination with the County of Riverside
Task 2: Establish Vision, Goals and Objectives
2.1 Best Practices Research
2.2 Policy Development
Task 3: Data Collection
3.1 Consistency and Document Review
3.2 Crash Data Collection
3.3 Data Visualization
Task 4: Analysis
4.1 Crash Analysis
4.2 High-Injury Network
4.3 Equity Analysis
Task 5: Community Engagement
5.1 Community Engagement Plan
5.2 Project Website and Outreach Materials
5.3 Community Survey
5.4 Stakeholder Meetings
5.5 Community Workshops
5.6 Pop-up Events
5.7 Walk Audits
Task 6: Recommended Countermeasures
6.1 Recommended Countermeasures
Task 7: Project Recommendations
7.1 Project Development
7.2 Project Prioritization
7.3 Site Visits
7.4 Implementation Framework
7.5 Conceptual Designs and Renderings
7.6 Non-Infrastructure Programs
7.7 Cost Estimates
Task 8: Draft and Final Action Plan
8.1 Draft Plan
8.2 Final Plan
8.3 Presentation to City Council for Adoption
Task 9: Grant Writing
9.1 Grant Writing
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Principal Assoc.
Associate /
GIS
Manager
Senior
Planner II
Senior
Planner I
Planner
Senior
Project
Manager
Senior
Project
Manager
Project
Engineer
Design
Engineer
II
Design
Engineer I
Senior
Planner
Planner II Principal in
Charge
Sr.
Associate
Outreach
Managers Principal GIS Manager
WebGIS
Developer
Joe
Punsalan
Jacob
Leon
Alex
Samarin
Marina
Varano
Isabel
Perez
Madeline
Pysher
Paul
Martin
James
Hanley Nich Eng
Jackie
Young
Ali
Monajje
mi
Marina
Ramirez
Shawna
McCann
K. Padilla
Otanez
J. Padilla
Bowen X. Sibaja Brian Gaze, AICP
Dan
Hamaleinen
Carl
Sorenson
1 1.1 Kickoff Meeting 2 2 2 2 2 4 2 4 4 4 0
1.2 Coordination Meetings 12 24 22 22 12 22 12 22 6 12 0
1.3 Coordination with the County of Riverside 6 8 8 4 4 4 4 2 4 0 Task 1 Totals 20 0 34 32 0 24 18 0 0 0 0 30 0 18 30 0 12 20 0 2 Establish Vision, Goals and
Objectives 2.1 Best Practices Research 2 8 24 24 2 2
2.2 Policy Development 12 8 24 48 2 6
Task 2 Totals 14 0 16 48 48 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 0 3 Data Collection
3.1 Consistency and Document Review 4 10 20 24 24
3.2 Crash Data Collection 8 12 40
3.3 Data Visualization 8 16 2 40 24
Task 3 Totals 4 0 26 20 36 80 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 40 24 4 4.1 Crash Analysis 4 16 8 8 40 2 2
4.2 High-Injury Network 4 20 8 40 2 2
4.3 Equity Analysis 4 16 8 24
Task 4 Totals 22 0 82 56 56 144 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 5 5.1 Community Engagement Plan 2 2 4 8 4
5.2 Project Website and Outreach Materials 8 30 60 60 10 32
5.3 Community Survey 2 2 4 6 6 2 2
5.4 Stakeholder Meetings 8 32 32 24 10 12 6
5.5 Community Workshops 16 40 60 60 32 20 20 30 30 60
5.6 Pop-up Events 2 40 40 24 20 40 100
5.7 Walk Audits 2 40 40 32 16 4 20 20 10 30 60
Task 5 Totals 28 2 164 208 206 114 4 0 0 0 0 40 40 76 132 262 0 0 0 6 Recommended Countermeasures
6.1 Recommended Countermeasures 6 8 16 8 12 0 2 4
Task 6 Totals 6 0 8 16 0 0 8 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0
7 7.1 Project Development 8 16 8 20 20 16
7.2 Project Prioritization 8 8 16 8 8 24
7.3 Site Visits 10 30 40 24 24 8 16 32 32
7.4 Implementation Framework 8 12 16 40 60 16 8 24 24
7.5 Conceptual Designs and Renderings 8 12 10 80 120 30 20 60 80 220 300
7.6 Non-Infrastructure Programs 4 4 8 20 40 16
7.7 Cost Estimates 2 8 12 8 20 40 60 50
Task 7 Totals 48 60 88 220 272 126 36 80 136 312 382 0 0 0 0 0 8 24 24 8 Draft and Final Action Plan
8.1 Draft Plan 16 4 32 60 80 40 4 8 4 4 16
8.2 Final Plan 12 24 40 40 32 2 6
8.3 Presentation to City Council for Adoption 8 6
Task 8 Totals 28 4 64 106 120 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 4 6 22 0 9 9.1 Grant Writing 16 80 60 80 80 8 16 16
Task 9 Totals 16 0 80 60 80 80 8 0 0 0 0 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total Hours By Staff 186 66 562 766 818 664 74 80 148 312 382 86 56 98 170 266 38 122 48 Analysis
City of Hemet Comprehensive
Roadway Safety Action Plan
Project Management
KTUA Mark Thomas Evari GIS
Grant Writing
Community Engagement
Project Recommendations
KPA
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QUALITY CONTROL PLAN CHECK PROCESS: Principal involvement in our projects ensures that the design integrity is upheld, while the project meets all applicable codes, restrictions, and regulations.
KTUA delegates assignments to staff with the necessary experience that meets the project requirements and/or assure that those tasked with the project are trained effectively. KTUA has a written Quality Control Plan with specific procedures that are supervised by the principals (QC manager) to ensure completeness, accuracy, well coordinated and complete documents, and compliance with applicable regulations, codes, and guidelines.
THE GOALS OF THE QUALITY CONTROL PLAN ENSURE THAT:
• Work products meet the requirements of the contract scope of work • Submittals are free of errors, therefore allowing a more thorough review of the content instead of the format of the submittal
• Project conflicts (such as utilities) are identified early to avoid future changes • Subconsultant information is coordinated and reviewed at each submittal phase • Project requirements and objectives are met while environmental and social resources are protected or enhanced • Project implementation is cost effective and efficient • Risk and liability are minimized
COST CONTROL AND QUALITY ASSURANCE:
KTUA places special importance on cost constraints and seeks to ensure clients that project budgets, capital improvement costs and long-term maintenance costs are reasonable and realistic. The firm is well versed in the successful implementation of designed elements. This experience permits realistic design and cost analysis, leading to the completion of the project within established budgets. KTUA makes every effort to fully understand the scope of each project during project negotiations to arrive at a reasonable fee for professional services. The firm has a history of requesting change orders and modifications only upon the client request of scope modifications or additions.
PROJECT MANAGER RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE: • Reviewing the scope of work, preparing the fee, and participating in the contract negotiation • Working with the client to develop and validate the overall goals and objectives, as well as identify project issues, requirements, budgets, milestones, deadlines, and design parameters • Developing a project schedule indicating all submittals and review periods for KTUA and the consultant team. The QC manager reviews the schedule to assure that adequate time has been allocated for implementation of the quality control process, including review and coordination of consultant work, and corrections and revisions identified in the QC process • Documenting all direction that results in a critical decision or direction for the project • Providing the QC checklist and response to comments is provided to the client with the submittal CLIENT
MANAGEMENT
PROJECT
ADMINISTRATION
PROJECT
MANAGEMENT
PROJECT
IMPLEMENTATION
CITY OF HEMET JOE PUNSALAN ALEX SAMARIN PROJECT TEAM
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Subconsultants
MARK THOMAS
Paul Martin, PE, TE, LCI, Lead Transportation & Traffic Engineer Availability and Workload: 50%, WRCOG Emerging Mobility and OCTA Bus Stops Safety and Accessibility Study
Josh Cosper, PE, PLS, QSD, Civil Engineer
Availability and Workload:50%, Corona McKinley Avenue Grade Separation and Ontario Vine Street Bike Boulevard
Marina Ramirez, LCI, Planner
Availability and Workload: 80%,Buena Park Traffic Calming and Tustin Caltrans Grant Application
CLIENT REFERENCES FOR STAFF:
Santa Ana Vision Zero, City of Santa Ana,
Zed Kekula, Senior Civil Engineer, 714-647-5013,
[email protected]
Vine Street/B Ave. Improvements, City of Ontario,
Yesenia Lopez, Assistant Engineer, 909-395-2103
[email protected]
Palomar Street Widening, City of Wildomar,
Jason Farag Public Works Director, 951-677-7751
[email protected]
KTUA
Joe Punsalan, Principal Transportation Planner
Availability and Workload: 10%, Merced Parks Master Plan, La Verne Parks Master Plan , El Mirage Parks Master Plan
Alex Samarin, Project Manager, GIS Manager
Availability and Workload: 20%, El Mirage Parks Master Plan, Marina Varano, Deputy Project Manager, Sr. Planner
Availability and Workload: 30%, La Verne Parks Master Plan, El Mirage Parks Master Plan
Isabel Pérez, Planner
Availability and Workload: 40%, Merced Parks Master Plan, La Verne Parks Master Plan
Madeline Pysher, GIS Analyst
Availability and Workload: 40%, Merced Parks Master Plan, La Verne Parks Master Plan, El Mirage Parks Master Plan
CLIENT REFERENCES FOR STAFF:
Upland Master Mobility Plan, City of Upland,
Alan French, Principal Engineer, 909-931-4235,
[email protected]
Gardena Vacant & Underutilized Lot Inventory &
Park Concepts Design, City of Gardena,
Adrianna Renteria, Administrative Coordinator,
310-217-9514, [email protected]
Town of Apple Valley Complete Streets Action Plan,
Town of Apple Valley, Rich Berger, Project Manager,
760-240-7000 ext. 7530, [email protected]
KATHERINE PADILLA & ASSOCIATES
Katherine Padilla Otanez, Principal Facilitator
Availability and Workload: 30%, Metro Sepulveda Transit Corridor, SCAG Warner Center AT Hub, ICTC Comprehensive Operations Analysis Jessica Padilla Bowen, Senior Associate
Availability and Workload: 25%, Upland Mobility Master Plan, Glendale Vision Zero Action Plan, Glendale Citywide Traffic & Mobility Study Xavier Sibaja, Project Manager
Availability and Workload: 30%, Upland Mobility Master Plan, Glendale Vision Zero Action Plan, Metro Sepulveda Transit Corridor CLIENT REFERENCES FOR STAFF:
RCTC Transit-Oriented Communities Strategic Plan,
Riverside County Transportation Commission,
Jenny Chan, Planning and Programming Manager,
951-787-7141, [email protected]
Glendale Vision Zero Action Plan, City of Glendale,
Ismael Perez Carbajal, Planning Associate/Mobility,
818-937-8308, [email protected]
Metro Active Transport Program East LA Civic
Center Station, Los Angeles County Public Works,
Brian Marchetti, Senior Transportation Planner,
626-458-3941, [email protected]
EVARI
Brian Gaze, AICP, Managing Director
Availability and Workload: 25%,City of San Diego Streetlight Inventory, Great Redwood Trail Agency PEIR, City of El Monte Sidewalk Repair Program Dan Hamalainen, Senior GIS Analyst
Availability and Workload: 40%, City of San Diego Streetlight Inventory, Oregon DOT ADA Curb Ramp Inventory Design Support, City of Vacaville Downtown Lighting Study
CLIENT REFERENCES FOR STAFF:
SCAG/City of El Monte, CA Vision Zero Action Plan,
City of El Monte, Lee Torres, PE, Public Works and
Utilities Director/City Engineer, 626-580-2055,
[email protected]
City of Santa Ana, CA Streetlight Inventory and
Streetlight Master Plan, City of Santa Ana, Cesar
Rodriguez, PE , Senior Civil Engineer, 714-647-5626,
[email protected]
City of San Diego Safe Streets for All Action Plan,
City of San Diego Transportation Department,
Everett Hauser, AICP, PTP, Program Manager,
619-533-3012, [email protected]
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Joe Punsalan oversees KTUA’s parks and active transportation planning practice for clients throughout California. He is actively engaged in citywide park master plan projects and large-scale active transportation planning projects such as complete street plans and corridor studies, vision zero, and first/last mile connectivity. He is responsible for scope development, data analysis, public engagement and facilitation of workshops, focus group and stakeholder meetings, report writing, grant writing and reporting, and staff and consultant team management. He has a background in GIS for mapping, research and analysis, and uses a simplified approach to displaying complex methodologies.
CITY OF RIALTO SAFETY ACTION PLAN - SS4A
Principal-In-Charge responsible for contract management and communication with the consultant team and City staff. Provided guidance of the active transportation and Safe Routes to Parks planning process as the project manager of the City’s Active Transportation Plan. Oversaw team deliverables such as countermeasure table review and existing conditions assessment.
CITY OF BANNING COMPREHENSIVEACTIVETRANSPORTATION PLAN (ATP) Principal Transportation Planner responsible for overseeing the development of a comprehensive ATP. The Plan includes robust technical analysis to develop a safe and comfortable walkable network, engaged historically underrepresented and stakeholders, and analyzed connections to key destinations and access to regional economic opportunities.
In charge of project and scope development, organizing and facilitating workshops, project recommendations development and oversight.
CITY OFEL MONTE VISION ZERO ACTION PLAN
Principal-In-Charge. Oversaw project tasks, budget and schedule. Assisted with facilitating Technical Advisory Meetings, monthly team meetings and community engagement; the development of the high-injury network, project identification and countermeasure recommendations.
CITY OF SANTAANA SAFE MOBILITY SANTAANA UPDATE (SANTAANA VISION ZERO) Principal, responsible for overseeing the development of a comprehensive Vision Zero Plan with a Safe Routes to School (SRTS) component. Assisted in overseeing subconsultants, data collection, analysis, and GIS map production. Coordinated the successful comprehensive outreach tasks that included pop-up workshops, walk audits, neighborhood meetings and online engagement. Assisted and oversaw the data collection, field review and collision analysis; countermeasures for proposed projects and the CAD drawings for 20 corridors, segments, and intersections to mitigate potential future collisions and facilitate SRTS.
ADDITIONALEXPERIENCE
• City of Menifee Complete Streets Plan
• Town of Apple Valley Complete Streets Plan
• City of San Jacinto Trails Master Plan
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EDUCATION B.A., Geography, Sacramento State
University
REGISTRATION S ITE Professional Transportation Planner LEED Green Associate
GISP, GIS Certification Institute, exp.
1/31/2025
League of American Bicyclists League
Certified Instructor #2005
AFFILIATIONS Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle
Professionals
California Parks and Recreation Society
Rails to Trails Enhanced Bicycle
Facilities Document Peer Review
AWARDS 2024 APA Los Angeles, Transportation
Planning Excellence Award, City of
Montebello First/Last Mile Plan
2024 APA Inland Empire, Award of
Merit, Comprehensive Plan - Large
Jurisdiction, Menifee Parks Master Plan
2024 APA Inland Empire, Excellence
Award, Comprehensive Plan - Large
Jurisdiction, Moreno Valley Parks &
Trails Master Plan
2022 APA San Diego Award of Merit,
Transportation Planning, Imperial County Transportation Commission Regional Active Transportation Plan
2020 Circulate San Diego Healthy
Community Award; APA San Diego
Transportation Planning Award of Merit;
City of National City INTRA-Connect Plan
2020 ASLA San Diego Award of Merit;
2019 APA California, Comprehensive
Plan Small Jurisdiction; 2019 APA Inland
Empire Comprehensive Plan Small
Jurisdiction, Award of Excellence, San
Jacinto Trails Master Plan
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Alex Samarin | Project Manager | GIS Technical Manager
As an associate, Alex Samarin provides technical oversight for GIS workflows, and guides GIS analysis for assessing the impact of planning projects. He has a broad range of experience applying GIS in utilities management, transportation planning, and environmental analysis. Alex is passionate about projects that provide mutually beneficial solutions to the human-environment relationship. His previous work spanned regional transportation modeling, regional habitat connectivity, and utility network mapping.
CITY OFEL MONTE VISION ZERO ACTION PLAN
Assistant Project Manager responsible for leading spatial analysis.
Led support staff in developing the El Monte high-injury network (HIN) using a segment-based weighted collision analysis, as well as identifying and mapping roadway characteristics for summarizing primary built-environment factors in collision tree diagrams. Also coordinated survey development and translation, community outreach events, and Technical Advisory Committee meetings.
CITY OF ONTARIO PARKS MASTER PLAN
GIS Manager. Guided spatial analysis that assessed the level-of-service in the park system, considering different travel modes and networks. Characteristics such as park size and park type, as well as the type of amenities, were compared to population characteristics in overall park service areas (travelsheds).
CITY OF BANNING COMPREHENSIVEACTIVETRANSPORTATION PLAN
GIS Manager provided guidance on GIS data, methods, and best practices for analysis in the City of Banning Comprehensive Active Transportation Plan.
CITY OF MONTE SERENO BICYCLEAND PEDESTRIAN MASTER PLAN
Project Manager/GIS Manager. Delivered a Master Plan that addressed the unique needs of Monte Sereno that included recommendations along the City’s main arterials, Highway 9 and Winshester Boulevard.
The planning process included site visits, existing conditions mapping, in-person and online public outreach efforts, and presentations to the City Council and Better Streets Commission. Assisted city staff in preparing an application for a One Bay Area Grant (OBAG) application for bike, pedestrian, and vehicle safety improvements along Daves Avenue. Though the application was unsuccessful, the Daves Avenue project was kept as the highest-priority project in the Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan.
CITY OFLINDSAY W. HERMOSA STREET CORRIDOR AND NEIGHBORHOOD ENHANCEMENT PLAN GIS Manager. Created map layouts for fieldwork and outreach, managed data from various sources and plans such as CAD and hardcopy as-builts and schematic diagrams, and coordinated spatial data needs with KTUA design staff and the client.
ADDITIONALEXPERIENCE
• City of Irvine Active Transportation Plan
• City of Dunsmuir Active Transportation Plan
EDUCATION M.A. Geography, (Natural Resource
Management and Environmental Policy),
San Diego State University, 2015
B.A. Geography, (Geographic Information Systems), Minor, Environmental Law and Planning, UC Santa Barbara, 2008
REGISTRATION S 2021 GISP, GIS Certification Institute 160988, Exp. 3/25/2027
AFFILIATIONS Association of Environmental
Professionals (AEP)
Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle
Professionals
AWARDS 2024 APA Inland Empire, Award of
Merit, Comprehensive Plan - Large
Jurisdiction, Menifee Parks Master Plan
2024 APA Inland Empire, Excellence
Award, Comprehensive Plan - Large
Jurisdiction, Moreno Valley Parks &
Trails Master Plan
2022 APA San Diego Award of Merit,
Transportation Planning, Imperial County Transportation Commission Regional Active Transportation Plan
2022 APA Inland Empire Award of Merit, Comprehensive Plan Award – Large Jurisdiction, Ontario Parks Master Plan
2020 APA Inland Empire, Comprehensive Plan- Large Jurisdiction, Prado Regional Park Master Plan
2020 Circulate San Diego Healthy
Community Award; APA San Diego
Transportation Planning Award of Merit;
City of National City INTRA-Connect Plan
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Marina Varano | Deputy Project Manager | Senior Planner Marina recently completed her Master’s in City and Regional Planning from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo and holds a B.S. in Environmental Studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara. She has served as Senior Planner on numerous park master plans since joining KTUA. Marina previously worked for the City of San Luis Obispo’s Office of Sustainability & Natural Resources while in graduate school, where she contributed to climate action planning and implementation, as well as open space conservation planning projects. With a passion for sustainable and healthy communities, Marina hopes to contribute to impactful planning projects that will shape our cities for the better.
CITY OFARROYO GRANDEACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN
Senior Planner. Conducted background research, policy review, and demographic analysis for the City of Arroyo Grande to document community characteristics and standing City policies.
UPLAND MASTER MOBILITY PLAN
Senior planner. Key responsibilities include managing project timelines to meet deliverables; managing relationships with clients, stakeholders, and subconsultants; conducting policy review and data analysis to understand existing conditions; spearheading a comprehensive, year-long community engagement process to understand community needs; and developing project recommendations to improve safe and efficient active transportation and public transit options for Upland.
ISLA VISTA COMMUNITY MOBILITY PLAN
Senior Planner. Assisted with technical writing and document editing to support the development of the final Isla Vista Community Mobility Plan.
CITY OF BELLFLOWER PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN
Senior Planner. Key responsibilities include data acquisition and management of existing parks and park facilities and amenities; analysis of parks and recreation facilities to determine needs, areas of improvement, and to develop recommendations; and community engagement to collect feedback on the project.
CITY OF DESERT HOT SPRINGS PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN Senior Planner. Key responsibilities include conducting background research, policy review, and demographic analysis for the City of Desert Hot Springs to document community characteristics and standing City policies. Assisting with the synthesis of existing conditions analysis and community input to develop goals and recommendations for Desert Hot Springs.
MORENO VALLEY PARKS, COMMUNITY SERVICES, AND TRAILS MASTER PLAN Senior Planner. Key responsibilities include conducting community outreach, developing plan goals, and assisting with final document writing, editing, and graphic design.
EDUCATION Master of City & Regional Planning,
Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo (2023)
B.S. in Environmental Studies with a
minor in Earth Science - University of
California, Santa Barbara (2016)
AFFILIATIONS American Planning Association
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Isabel Pérez | Planner/Designer
Isabel joined the KTUA team as a Planner and Designer after earning her B.A. in Urban Studies and Planning from the University of California San Diego. During her time as a student she became a LEED Green Associate and was a Planning Intern for a local urban planning and design firm. She was also an Undergraduate Instructional Assistant for urban design courses and as a Research Assistant she helped create the Sustainable Food Systems course for the Department of Urban Studies and Planning at UCSD. She has experience with SketchUp, ArcGIS, Revit, and the Adobe Creative Suite.
CITY OF RIALTO SAFETY ACTION PLAN - SS4A
Planner/Designer. Primary responsibilities included the review of the top crash locations identified, review of relevant plans for alignment with existing and planned conditions, and the development of a countermeasure’s matrix including crash reduction factors and cost estimates.
CITY OF MONTEBELLO FIRST MILELAST MILE PLAN
Planner/Designer. Primary role consisted of in-depth research to support the development of project recommendations, analysis of community engagement feedback, and the compilation of funding sources that can be pursued by the corresponding agencies.
CITY OFEL CENTRO IMPERIALAVENUE COMPLETE STREETS PLAN
Planner/Designer. Key responsibilities included the creation of physical and digital community engagement material, field work of existing conditions, and taking part in public engagement events for the curation of appropriate graphical material and text to be included within the final document.
TOWN OFAPPLE VALLEY COMPLETE STREETS ACTION PLAN
Planner/Designer. Key responsibilities include fieldwork and extensive research for the development of written and graphical community engagement material to encourage public participation. After taking part in community workshops, pop-up events, Technical Advisory Committees (TAC), and Community Advisory Committees (CAC) digitized and analyzed all community feedback provided in English and Spanish for integration in the final recommendations for the final report.
CITY OF SALINAS ACTIVETRANSPORTATION PLAN
Planner/Designer. Primary roles for the successful development of the City of Salinas Active Transportation Plan (ATP) included the curation of comprehensive ATP and Trail Design guidelines, analysis and development of concept plan graphics, and the development of funding and implementation resources.
CITY OF UPLAND MOBILITY MASTER PLAN
Planner/Designer. Primary responsibilities in the development process of The City of Upland Master Mobility Plan (MMP) include an in-depth analysis of current policies during the existing conditions phase, assistance in the creation of community outreach material, and bilingual support throughout the duration of the planning process.
EDUCATION B.A. Urban Studies and Planning,
University of California San Diego
REGISTRATION S LEED Green Associate
AWARDS 2024 APA Los Angeles, Transportation
Planning Excellence Award, City of
Montebello First/Last Mile Plan
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Geographic Information Services and
Environmental Justice, Western
Washington University
REGISTRATION S LEED Green Associate
Madeline Pysher | Planner/GIS Analyst
Madeline Pysher recently joined KTUA as Planner and GIS Analyst.
From a rural Montana town to the West Coast, Madeline has always felt a strong connection to both the natural and built environments.
Working hard to create tight-knit communities where all can live, work, and play is what motivates her daily. Having earned a Bachelors of Arts in Urban Planning and Sustainable Development, with a double minor in Geographic Information Services and Environmental Justice, Madeline specializes in equity mapping and analysis. During her time as a student, Madeline worked as a Planning Intern for a Metropolitan Planning Organization and Regional Transportation Planning Organization. She holds certification as a LEED Green Associate and is skilled in ArcGIS, Microsoft Access, SketchUp, Adobe Creative Suite, and Python.
CITY OF UPLAND MOBILITY MASTER PLAN
Planner/Spatial Analyst. Primary responsibilities in the development process of the City of Upland Master Mobility Plan (MMP) include the analysis of different data sources during the existing conditions phase, and the creation of maps that accurately reflect the current state of environmental, social, and physical conditions within the city.
TOWN OFAPPLE VALLEY COMPLETE STREETS ACTION PLAN
Planner/Spatial Analyst. Key responsibilities include utilizing geospatial data and aerial imagery software to assist in graphical materials as well as the creation of an interactive map useful for assessing final recommendations.
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE (OHV), PHASE 4
Planner/Spatial Analyst responsible for assistance with the opportunities/constraints analysis of six potential Off-Highway Vehicle use areas in Riverside County. The opportunities/constraints presented by the sites include land use and policies, environmental and cultural resources, and development capacity.
BATIQUITOS LAGOON FOUNDATION TRAIL SUPPORT
Planner/Spatial Analyst. Provided assistance with the field work and mapping of existing environmental conditions in an area identified for trail improvements.
HOLLISTER RANCH COASTAL ACCESS PROGRAM, SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, CA Planner/Spatial Analyst, assisted with project support. Responsible for the creation of maps highlighting potential improvements to seven beach access sites while ensuring documentation of the depth of proposed improvements in cultural resource areas.
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RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
• Larimer County Transportation Safety Survey
• City of Lafayette Transportation Plan
RRC FIRM-WIDE RELEVANT EXPERIENCE WITH KTUA
• City of Moreno Valley Parks, Trails, and Community Services Master Plan • City of Montclair Parks and Recreation Master Plan
• City of Ontario Parks Master Plan
• City of Menifee Parks Master Plan
• City of Moorpark Parks Master Plan
• City of Santee Parks Master Plan
• City of La Verne Parks and Recreation Master Plan Update Kailyn Haskovec – Associate Parks and Recreation Project Manager Kailyn brings a unique perspective to the RRC Associates team with a background in state and local government, parks and recreation, transportation, and social research. With a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology and a Masters of the Environment degree, Kailyn interprets qualitative and quantitative data to provide strategic recommendations and policy direction. At RRC, Kailyn serves as a project manager, guiding each stage of the process from project kick-off to questionnaire design, analysis, and reporting. Her previous experience at the Colorado Department of Transportation strengthened her expertise in transportation planning and policy development, while her time as a public servant in a parks and recreation department fostered her passion for helping agencies leverage community feedback to draft strategic plans and achieve their goals.
Ethan Adams – Associate Data Quality and Research Manager Ethan is a highly skilled data analyst and social scientist with diverse work history and experience. With a Master of Arts in Applied Sociology, Ethan has a demonstrated history of applying academic theory and statistical research methodology to grounded public issues faced by community leaders. At RRC Associates, Ethan has applied his extensive knowledge of online survey design platforms and data management software to strengthen RRC’s existing procedures while expanding the scope and capabilities of customized data collection methods. Ethan has worked on a wide variety of municipal research projects, including surveys that have informed parks and recreation services, housing issues, and city-wide master plan developments. Additionally, he’s skilled in conducting tourism, employment, and event focused economic analyses for resorts, communities, and destinations across the country.
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CERTIFICATION REGARDING DEBARMENT, SUSPENSION, INELIGIBILITY AN
VOLUNTARY EXCLUSION--LOWER TIER COVERED TRANSACTIONS
(1) The prospective lower tier participant certifies, by submission of this proposal, that neither it nor its principals is presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in this transaction by any Federal department or agency.
(2) Where the prospective lower tier participant is unable to certify to any of the statements in this certification, such prospective participant shall attach an explanation to this proposal. ____________________________________ _______________________________ Signature/Authorized Certifying Official Typed Name and Title ____________________________________ ________________________________ Applicant/Organization Date Signed
Joe Punsalan, Principal
KTU&A 1/10/2025
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LEVINE ACT DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
California Government Code Section 84308, commonly referred to as the "Levine Act," prohibits City Officers from participating in any action concerning a license, permit, other entitlement for use, franchise, or contract (collectively “license, permit, or contract”) if they receive political contribution(s) from a party, or its agent(s), totaling more than $250 within the twelve (12) months before the proceeding, while a proceeding is pending, and for twelve (12) months following the date of a final decision in a proceeding. City Officers include City elected or appointed officers, their alternates, and any candidate for elective office.
Parties and their Agents are responsible for reviewing and disclosing their applicable contributions to City Officers on the record of a proceeding.
As a party to a proceeding, you are also required to provide information below about contributions made by you, your agents on behalf of you or your organization, your organization subject to the proceeding with the City, and any organization you direct or control pursuant to the aggregation rules at FPPC Reg. § 18438.5, except for uncompensated officers of a nonprofit organization. This form is to be submitted to the City and is a public record.
If you have any questions about this form, please contact your City representative for assistance.
1. Have you or your organization, or any agent on behalf of you or your organization, or any organization you direct or control made any political contributions of more than $250 to any City Officer in the 12 months preceding the date of the submission of your proposals or the anticipated date of any City Council, Board, or Commission action related to this license, permit, or contract? YES NO
If yes, please complete the table on the following page. If needed, please continue on additional pages.
Officer Name Payee Name Payment Date Payment Amount
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2. Do you or your organization, or any agency on behalf of you or your organization, anticipate or plan to make any political contribution of more than $250 to any City Officer in the 12 months following any City Council, Board, or Commission action related to this license, permit, or contract? YES NO
If yes, please identify the City Officer(s):
Officer Name Payee Name Payment Date Payment Amount
Answering yes to either of the two questions above does not preclude the City from awarding a license, permit, or contract to your organization or any taking any subsequent action related to the said license, permit, or contract. It does, however, preclude the identified City Officers from participating in any actions related to this license, permit, or contract.
_______________________________________________________________________________________ (Date) (Printed Name/Title of Authorized Representative) (Name of business/legal entity) ___________________________________
(Signature)
You must submit a supplemental form if you make any new reportable contribution(s) while the contract, license, permit, or other entitlement is being considered. 1/15/2025 Joe Punsalan, Principal KTU&A
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3916 Normal Street
San Diego, CA 92103
619-294-4477
www.ktua.com
January 24, 2025
Noah Rau, P.E.
Public Works Director/City Engineer
City of Hemet, Public Works Department
445 E. Florida Avenue
Hemet, CA 95243
Dear Mr. Rau and Members of the Selection Committee,
The following fee of $763,362 includes all the services requested in the RFP, in addition to added value tasks that can enhance the Safety Action Plan. These added value tasks include conceptual design for the top 10 priority projects, lighting assessment, robust community engagement, a statistically valid survey and grant writing services.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Respectfully submitted,
Joe Punsalan
KTUA AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
Joe Punsalan, Principal
3916 Normal Street, San Diego, CA 92103
619-294-4477 x127; Cell: 619-851-1870; [email protected]
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Principal Assoc.
Associate /
GIS
Manager
Senior
Planner II
Senior
Planner I Planner
Senior
Project
Manager
Senior
Project
Manager
Project
Engineer
Design
Engineer
II
Design
Engineer I
Senior
Planner Planner II Principal in Charge
Sr.
Associate
Outreach
Managers Principal GIS Manager WebGIS Developer
Joe
Punsalan
Jacob
Leon
Alex
Samarin
Marina
Varano
Isabel
Perez
Madeline
Pysher
Paul
Martin
James
Hanley Nich Eng Jackie Young
Ali
Monajje
mi
Marina
Ramirez
Shawna
McCann
K. Padilla
Otanez
J. Padilla
Bowen X. Sibaja Brian Gaze, AICP
Dan
Hamaleinen
Carl
Sorenson
$215 $175 $159 $128 $118 $113 Labor Cost $255 $255 $170 $145 $120 $160 $150 Labor Cost $210 $190 $170 Labor Cost $275 $180 $185 1 1.1 Kickoff Meeting 2 2 2 2 8 $ - $ 1,230 $ 1,230 2 4 6 $ - $ 1,150 $ 1,150 2 4 6 $ - $ 1,180 $ 1,180 4 4 0 8 $ - $ 1,820 $ 1,820
1.2 Coordination Meetings 12 24 22 22 80 $ - $ 11,698 $ 11,698 12 22 34 $ - $ 6,580 $ 6,580 12 22 34 $ - $ 6,700 $ 6,700 6 12 0 18 $ - $ 3,810 $ 3,810
1.3 Coordination with the County of Riverside 6 8 8 22 $ - $ 3,586 $ 3,586 4 4 8 $ - $ 1,660 $ 1,660 4 4 8 $ - $ 1,600 $ 1,600 2 4 0 6 $ - $ 1,270 $ 1,270 Task 1 Totals 20 0 34 32 0 24 110 $ - $ 16,514 $ 16,514 18 0 0 0 0 30 0 48 $ - $ 9,390 $ 9,390 18 30 0 48 $ - $ 9,480 $ 9,480 12 20 0 32 $ - $ 6,900 $ 6,900 2 Establish Vision, Goals and Objectives
2.1 Best Practices Research 2 8 24 24 58 $ - $ 7,486 $ 7,486 0 $ - $ - $ - 0 $ - $ - $ - 2 2 4 $ - $ 910 $ 910
2.2 Policy Development 12 8 24 48 92 $ - $ 12,588 $ 12,588 0 $ - $ - $ - 0 $ - $ - $ - 2 6 8 $ - $ 1,630 $ 1,630 Task 2 Totals 14 0 16 48 48 24 150 $ - $ 20,074 $ 20,074 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $ - $ - $ - 0 0 0 0 $ - $ - $ - 4 8 0 12 $ - $ 2,540 $ 2,540 3 Data Collection
3.1 Consistency and Document Review 4 10 20 24 24 82 $ - $ 10,554 $ 10,554 0 $ - $ - $ - 0 $ - $ - $ - 0 $ - $ - $ -
3.2 Crash Data Collection 8 12 40 60 $ - $ 7,208 $ 7,208 0 $ - $ - $ - 0 $ - $ - $ - 0 $ - $ - $ -
3.3 Data Visualization 8 16 24 $ - $ 3,080 $ 3,080 0 $ - $ - $ - 0 $ - $ - $ - 2 40 24 66 $ 200 $ 12,190 $ 12,390 Task 3 Totals 4 0 26 20 36 80 166 $ - $ 20,842 $ 20,842 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $ - $ - $ - 0 0 0 0 $ - $ - $ - 2 40 24 66 $ 200 $ 12,190 $ 12,390 4 4.1 Crash Analysis 4 16 8 8 40 76 $ - $ 9,892 $ 9,892 0 $ - $ - $ - 0 $ - $ - $ - 2 2 4 $ - $ 910 $ 910
4.2 High-Injury Network 4 20 8 40 72 $ - $ 9,504 $ 9,504 0 $ - $ - $ - 0 $ - $ - $ - 2 2 4 $ - $ 910 $ 910
4.3 Equity Analysis 4 16 8 24 52 $ - $ 7,140 $ 7,140 0 $ - $ - $ - 0 $ - $ - $ - 0 $ - $ - $ - Task 4 Totals 22 0 82 56 56 144 360 $ - $ 47,816 $ 47,816 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $ - $ - $ - 0 0 0 0 $ - $ - $ - 4 4 0 8 $ - $ 1,820 $ 1,820 5 5.1 Community Engagement Plan 2 2 4 $ - $ 574 $ 574 0 $ - $ - $ - 4 8 4 16 $ - $ 3,040 $ 3,040 0 $ - $ - $ -
5.2 Project Website and Outreach Materials 8 30 60 60 158 $ - $ 18,972 $ 18,972 0 $ - $ - $ - 10 32 42 $ - $ 7,340 $ 7,340 0 $ - $ - $ -
5.3 Community Survey 2 2 4 6 6 20 $ 25,000 $ 2,566 $ 27,566 0 $ - $ - $ - 2 2 4 $ - $ 800 $ 800 0 $ - $ - $ -
5.4 Stakeholder Meetings 8 32 32 24 96 $ 1,200 $ 13,736 $ 14,936 0 $ - $ - $ - 10 12 6 28 $ 1,000 $ 5,400 $ 6,400 0 $ - $ - $ -
5.5 Community Workshops 16 40 60 60 32 208 $ 1,200 $ 28,176 $ 29,376 20 20 40 $ - $ 6,200 $ 6,200 30 30 60 120 $ 1,000 $ 22,200 $ 23,200 0 $ - $ - $ -
5.6 Pop-up Events 2 40 40 24 106 $ 1,200 $ 14,742 $ 15,942 0 $ - $ - $ - 20 40 100 160 $ 1,000 $ 28,800 $ 29,800 0 $ - $ - $ -
5.7 Walk Audits 2 40 40 32 16 130 $ 1,200 $ 17,494 $ 18,694 4 20 20 44 $ - $ 7,220 $ 7,220 10 30 60 100 $ 1,000 $ 18,000 $ 19,000 0 $ - $ - $ - Task 5 Totals 28 2 164 208 206 114 722 $ 29,800 $ 96,260 $ 126,060 4 0 0 0 0 40 40 84 $ - $ 13,420 $ 13,420 76 132 262 470 $ 4,000 $ 85,580 $ 89,580 0 0 0 0 $ - $ - $ - 6 Recommended Countermeasures
6.1 Recommended Countermeasures 6 8 16 30 $ - $ 4,610 $ 4,610 8 12 20 $ - $ 4,080 $ 4,080 0 0 $ - $ - $ - 2 4 6 $ - $ 1,270 $ 1,270 Task 6 Totals 6 0 8 16 0 0 30 $ - $ 4,610 $ 4,610 8 0 12 0 0 0 0 20 $ - $ 4,080 $ 4,080 0 0 0 0 $ - $ - $ - 2 4 0 6 $ - $ 1,270 $ 1,270 7 7.1 Project Development 8 16 8 20 20 16 88 $ - $ 12,520 $ 12,520 0 $ - $ - $ - 0 $ - $ - $ - 0 $ - $ - $ -
7.2 Project Prioritization 8 8 16 8 8 24 72 $ - $ 10,344 $ 10,344 0 $ - $ - $ - 0 $ - $ - $ - 0 $ - $ - $ -
7.3 Site Visits 10 30 40 24 24 128 $ 1,600 $ 17,584 $ 19,184 8 16 32 32 88 $ - $ 13,240 $ 13,240 0 $ - $ - $ - 0 $ - $ - $ -
7.4 Implementation Framework 8 12 16 40 60 16 152 $ - $ 20,372 $ 20,372 0 $ - $ - $ - 0 $ - $ - $ - 8 24 24 56 $ - $ 10,960 $ 10,960
7.5 Conceptual Designs and Renderings 8 12 10 80 120 30 260 $ - $ 33,200 $ 33,200 20 60 80 220 300 680 $ - $ 101,900 $ 101,900 0 $ - $ - $ - 0 $ - $ - $ -
7.6 Non-Infrastructure Programs 4 4 8 20 40 16 92 $ - $ 11,920 $ 11,920 0 $ - $ - $ - 0 $ - $ - $ - 0 $ - $ - $ -
7.7 Cost Estimates 2 8 12 22 $ - $ 3,366 $ 3,366 8 20 40 60 50 178 $ - $ 28,640 $ 28,640 0 $ - $ - $ - 0 $ - $ - $ - Task 7 Totals 48 60 88 220 272 126 814 $ 1,600 $ 109,306 $ 110,906 36 80 136 312 382 0 0 946 $ - $ 143,780 $ 143,780 0 0 0 0 $ - $ - $ - 8 24 24 56 $ - $ 10,960 $ 10,960 8 Draft and Final Action Plan
8.1 Draft Plan 16 4 32 60 80 40 232 $ - $ 30,868 $ 30,868 0 $ - $ - $ - 4 8 4 16 $ - $ 3,040 $ 3,040 4 16 20 $ - $ 3,980 $ 3,980
8.2 Final Plan 12 24 40 40 32 148 $ - $ 19,852 $ 19,852 0 $ - $ - $ - 0 $ - $ - $ - 2 6 8 $ - $ 1,630 $ 1,630
8.3 Presentation to City Council for Adoption 8 6 14 $ 200 $ 2,040 $ 2,240 0 $ - $ - $ - 0 $ - $ - $ - 0 $ - $ - $ - Task 8 Totals 28 4 64 106 120 72 394 $ 200 $ 52,760 $ 52,960 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $ - $ - $ - 4 8 4 16 $ - $ 3,040 $ 3,040 6 22 0 28 $ - $ 5,610 $ 5,610 9 9.1 Grant Writing 16 80 60 80 80 316 $ - $ 42,320 $ 42,320 8 16 16 40 $ - $ 7,000 $ 7,000 0 $ - $ - $ - 0 $ - $ - $ - Task 9 Totals 16 0 80 60 80 80 316 $ - $ 42,320 $ 42,320 8 0 0 0 0 16 16 40 $ - $ 7,000 $ 7,000 0 0 0 0 $ - $ - $ - 0 0 0 0 $ - $ - $ - Total Hours By Staff 186 66 562 766 818 664 2218 74 80 148 312 382 86 56 98 170 266 38 122 48 $410,502 $177,670 $98,100 $41,290
$31,600 $0 $4,000 $200
$442,102 $177,670 $102,100 $41,490
Grand Total Cost Estimate $763,362
KPA
Hours
per Task
Travel &
Materials
Cost per
Task
Direct Labor Costs:
KTUA Total Cost
Hours
per Task
Grant Writing
Community Engagement
Mark Thomas Total Cost
Direct Labor Costs:
Material Direct Costs
Direct Labor Costs:
Travel & Material Direct Costs
Project Recommendations
Analysis
City of Hemet Comprehensive Roadway
Safety Action Plan
Project Management
Mark Thomas Evari GIS
Hours per
Task Cost per Task
Hours
per Task
Travel &
Materials
Travel &
Materials
KTUA
Evari GIS Total Cost
Cost per
Task Cost per Task
Direct Labor Costs:
Material Direct Costs
Labor Cost
Travel &
Materials
Material Direct Costs
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PROPOSAL TO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND TRAFFIC ENGINEERING
CONSULTING SERVICES FOR THE
CITYWIDE COMPREHENSIVE
ROADWAY SAFETY ACTION PLAN
FOR THE CITY OF HEMET
CIP 2402
JANUARY 23, 2025
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Appx A
Appx B
Appx C
1 •Introductory Letter
2 •Corporate Profile
3 •Statement of Qualifications
4 •Relevent Experience
5 •References
6 •Project Team
7 •Description of Services
8 •Resource Allocation
9 •Quality Control
10 • Availability
A •Resumes
B •Required Forms
C
• Subconsultant
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SECTION 1
INTRODUCTORY LETTER
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1. INTRODUCTORY LETTER
January 23, 2025
TO:
Noah Rau, P.E.
Public Works Director/City Engineer
City of Hemet, Public Works Department
445 E. Florida Avenue
Hemet, CA 95243
FROM:
Linscott, Law & Greenspan, Engineers
2 Executive Circle, Suite 250
Irvine, CA 92614
(949) 825-6175
LLG Reference: P2.24.0360.1
SUBJECT: Proposal for the Citywide Comprehensive Roadway Safety Action Plan for the City of Hemet Dear Mr. Rau:
Linscott, Law & Greenspan, Engineers (LLG) is pleased to submit this proposal to provide professional transportation planning and traffic engineering consulting services to prepare the Citywide Comprehensive Roadway Safety Action Plan for the City of Hemet, as described in the Request for Proposals (RFP) [CIP 2402] released by City of Hemet (City), Riverside County, California on December 19, 2024. The development of the Comprehensive Roadway Safety Action Plan will provide a framework for identifying, analyzing and prioritizing roadway safety improvements on the City of Hemet’s roadways. Health, equity, social justice, and the built environment are closely connected. Research highlights a strong link between transportation and equity. LLG is dedicated to partnering with the City to address health challenges and eliminate social injustices in transportation, using the Healthy Place Index (HPI) as one of several tools to ensure equity and public health are considered in the Comprehensive Roadway Safety Action Plan. It is noted that the most current safety document prepared for the City is the Systemic Safety Analysis Report (SSAR), dated April 2019, and the preparation of the Comprehensive Roadway Safety Action Plan will incorporate and update all the components of the SSAR, and also include all the components and requirements for the Safe Streets for All (SS4A) Program to guide future grant opportunities & identify potential projects that could improve roadway safety within the City, on both State and Federal levels.
LLG has been providing and continues to provide, insightful, accurate and innovative traffic engineering and transportation planning solutions that emphasize the importance of safe, equitable and efficient mobility for the traveling public for the past 59 years. We are particularly well suited and uniquely qualified for undertaking the tasks described in the RFP. We offer:
- Direct Knowledge of the City – the LLG team is nearby, has worked on prior traffic engineering engagements in the City and adjoining jurisdictions, has local familiarity, and believes that the Comprehensive Roadway Safety Action Plan has fundamental importance for the City to:
o accomplish safety enhancements at the local level; addressing the City’s unique issues, while supporting Federal and State traffic safety goals (through the “E”s of Safety); o help identify, prioritize, balance competing needs, and address safety concerns (from vulnerable road users like motorcycles, bicycles, and pedestrians, distinct neighborhoods and commercial zones, civic center/institutional zones, mixed-use corridors) through a systemic and data-driven approach for all modes of travel;
o help strengthen safety management and investments, mobility, and sustainability as a cohesive whole; o add to the City’s vitality, and advance its economics, livable environment, and social fulfillment; and, o be a living document that can be updated to reflect changing needs and priorities, and provide basis for the City to align itself with the 2020-2024 California Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP), Federal
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programs, and demonstrate need and establish eligibility to apply for the Federal Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) and Safe Streets for All Program (SS4A) funding in future cycles. - Innovative Approach to the Comprehensive Roadway Safety Action Plan and Best Practice Recommendations – that are consistent with Caltrans’ Systemic Safety Analysis Report Program (SSARP) and SS4A guidelines, Local Roadway Safety Manual (LRSM), and the 2020-2024 California SHSP vision, and address each task in the RFP that will be knitted together in a program responsive to improving safety management techniques with a system-wide approach, user experience (drivers, public transit users, bicyclists, pedestrians), and Stakeholder priorities. Our recent safety work utilizes the Healthy Place Index (HPI) to ensure equitability and other public health factors are incorporated into our assessment. The Healthy Place Index, along with our collision data set, provides a holistic and equitable approach to roadway safety. - Safety Experience and Technical Competence – LLG is currently working on and/or recently completed several roadway safety projects, including Robinson Rancheria SS4A Safety Action Plan, Local Roadway Safety Plans (LRSPs) for 23 Communities in the County of San Diego, the City of Fullerton, and the City of Chino Hills, to mention a few. We have completed traffic calming, Complete Streets, Safe Routes to School (City of Pasadena, City of San Diego), Active Transportation, and Systemic Safety plans and studies. Two of our key team members possess Road Safety Professional (RSP) Certification from the Transportation Professional Certification Board, and other key team members are registered Professional Engineers in Traffic and/or Civil from the State of California. With this experience, we are prepared to address critical issues and provide comprehensive consulting services. We have been successful in helping the City of Long Beach and City of Poway obtain HSIP funding, to mention a few, and are currently providing LRSP/SS4A grant application support to other cities and tribes. - Grant Writing Experience – LLG has extensive experience in grant writing and has helped prepare several State, Federal and Tribal Governments’ grant applications. Notably, every SS4A grant application LLG prepared in the previous cycles was awarded. As a value-added service, LLG will assist the City with two (2) HSIP and/or SS4A grant applications.
We have reviewed, understood and intent to perform all services in the RFP, and take no exceptions to the terms and conditions of the RFP. We acknowledge that we are obligated by all of the RFP addenda (1 through 4), and will commit to comply with all federal, state, and local laws, rules, and regulations and ordinances that may be applicable.
This Proposal is valid for 90 calendar days from the due date of submission and all information in this Proposal is true and correct. LLG is fully committed to the adoption and implementation of our Affirmative Action Plan, which is designed to eliminate unlawful discrimination and ensure compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. LLG also confirms that we have no direct or indirect conflicts of interest that could affect the performance of services required for this project and certifies that there are no suspensions, debarments, voluntary exclusions, or ineligibility determinations by any federal agency, in compliance with the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 49, Part 29, Debarment and Suspension Certification. We appreciate the opportunity to submit this proposal. Please call us at (949) 825-6175 if you have any questions or comments regarding this proposal.
Sincerely,
LINSCOTT, LAW & GREENSPAN, ENGINEERS
Keil D. Maberry, P.E.
Principal
[email protected]
California Registration TR 1802
Zawwar Saiyed, P.E.
Associate Principal
[email protected]
California Registration: TR 2525
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SECTION 2
CORPORATE PROFILE
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2. CORPORATE PROFILE
Below are the firm specifics, as requested in the RFP (Organizational Chart is presented in Section 6):
NAME: LG2WB Engineers, Inc.
dba, Linscott, Law & Greenspan, Engineers (LLG)
YEARS IN BUSINESS: 58 Years (Founded 1966)
TYPE OF BUSINESS: California S-Corporation | Small Business Enterprise (SBE)
LIST OF OWNERS & PRINCIPAL
MEMBERS:
(Firm does not hold controlling or
financial interests in any other
organization nor is owned or controlled
by any other person or organization,
other than those stated in the Proposal)
David S. Shender, P.E.
John Boarman, P.E.
Richard E. Barretto, P.E.
Keil Maberry, P.E.
Kaylan Yellapu, P.E.
Dave Roseman, P.E.
Shankar Ramakrishnan, P.E.
Dan Kloos, P.E.
Zawwar Saiyed, P.E.
OFFICE LOCATIONS:
Pasadena:
600 South Lake Avenue, Suite 500
Pasadena, CA 91106
(626) 796-2322
Irvine:
2 Executive Circle, Suite 250
Irvine, CA 92614
(949) 825-6175
San Diego:
4542 Ruffner Street, Suite 100
San Diego, CA 92111
(858) 300-8800
LOCATION OF OFFICE THROUGH
WHICH SERVICES WILL BE
PROVIDED:
Irvine:
2 Executive Circle, Suite 250
Irvine, CA 92614
(949) 825-6175
PRINCIPAL IN-CHARGE:
Keil D. Maberry, P.E.
[email protected]
(949) 825-6175 x228
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 65 (8 Employees from Irvine Office will work on this assignment) SERVICES PROVIDED: Transportation Planning, Traffic Engineering, Travel Demand Modeling and Parking Consulting Services
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SECTION 3
STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS
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3. STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS
Linscott, Law & Greenspan, Engineers (LLG) a Small Business Enterprise (SBE), provides state of the art transportation planning, traffic engineering, travel demand modeling and parking consulting services. LLG that has worked on similar projects with federal funding which are detailed in Section 4. Our diverse experience and expertise enable us to provide services to both public agencies and the private sector. Project organization is structured so that Principals and Senior Staff maintain direct involvement from project initiation to
completion, ensuring a quality product that is clear, easily understood and will support the project’s needs and the public review process. Since our founding in 1966, in excess of 20,000 engagements have been completed involving a wide variety of projects throughout the United States and Overseas. LLG’s specialties are listed to the right.
We provide insightful, accurate and innovate transportation planning and traffic engineering solutions that emphasize the importance of safe, equitable and efficient mobility for the traveling public. Our success comes from representing the public’s best interest and challenging ourselves to grow personally and professionally in a collegial environment. Quality and a successful outcome are LLG’s primary objectives for this project.
LLG is a multiple award-winning firm that is always striving to best serve our clients. The quality of our work resonates with our peers and has been recognized by the above organizations.
LLG’S SPECIALTIES
- Traffic Impact Analysis Reports
- As-Needed On-Call Services
- Mobility Studies
- Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT)
Analyses
- General Plans and Specific Plans
- Pedestrian/Bicycle Planning
- Transportation Master Planning
- Multi-Modal Planning & Analyses
- Site Access and Circulation
- Preliminary/Conceptual Engineering
- Complete Streets Analyses
- Local Planning Group Presentation
- Road Safety Reviews
- Travel Demand Modeling
- Traffic Signal Design
- Traffic Signing/Striping Design
- Construction Zone Traffic Control
Plans
- Parking Design and Planning
- Traffic Planning and Operations
Studies
- 2D & 3D Traffic Simulation
- Traffic Calming
- Shared Parking Demand Forecasting
- Integration of Alternative Modes
- Circulation Elements for General
Plans and Specific Plans
- Roundabout Analysis and Design
- Congestion Management Program
(CMP)
- Transportation Demand
Management (TDM)
- Traffic Signal Warrant Studies
- Local Road Safety Plans (LRSP)
- Systemic Safety Analysis Reports
(SSAR)
- Vision Zero Action Plans (VZAP)
- Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A)
Action Plans
- Safety Action Plans
- Active Transportation Plans (ATP)
- Long Range Transportation Plans
(LRTP)
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SECTION 4
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
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4. RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Linscott, Law & Greenspan, Engineers is pleased to have the opportunity to submit this proposal to provide Transportation Planning and Traffic Engineering consulting services for the City of Hemet. LLG Principals and Senior Staff are recognized experts in these practice areas and possess professional registration in Traffic Engineering, Civil Engineering, or both as well as possessing Road Safety Professional (RSP) Certification from the Transportation Professional Certification Board. We pride ourselves on our fresh and dynamic perspective that contributes to innovative approaches and accurate technical analyses. For this project, LLG believes that the most critical elements to consider are Our Team, Our Method and Our Experience, as well as a thorough understanding of the Systemic Safety Analysis Report Program (SSARP), Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Program and the Safe System Approach.
The latest safety document for the City of Hemet is the Systemic Safety Analysis Report (SSAR), dated April 2019. In order to apply for grants, the SSAR needs to be updated every five years. Creating a Comprehensive Roadway Safety Action Plan, that includes all the SS4A and SSARP components, to reflect the traffic collision data as of 2025 will enable the City to pursue Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) grant funding with a fully updated and comprehensive report utilizing the guidelines required by the California Department of Transportation, in addition to pursuing the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Implementation Grant funding.
SAFE STREETS AND ROADS FOR ALL (SS4A) GRANT PROGRAM
The Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Program is a USDOT initiative aimed at preventing roadway fatalities and serious injuries. Launched as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) in 2021, the program provides funding to cities, counties, tribal governments, and other local entities to develop and implement comprehensive roadway safety action plans.
The SS4A program focuses on advancing the goals of Vision Zero — the idea that traffic deaths and severe injuries can be eliminated through a proactive, systemic approach to road safety. Grants are typically awarded for two main purposes:
1. Planning and Demonstration Grants: Planning Grants are to help communities create detailed safety action plans that identify high-risk areas, improve data collection, and outline strategies for safer road designs.
Demonstration Grants are for activities that are temporary safety improvements that inform comprehensive safety action plans by testing proposed project and strategy approaches to determine future benefits and future scope.
2. Implementation Grants: To fund projects and initiatives that put the action plans into practice, such as redesigning roadways, improving crosswalks, or enhancing pedestrian and cyclist safety.
The program encourages collaboration across multiple stakeholders to create safer, more equitable transportation systems.
SYSTEMIC SAFETY ANALYSIS REPORT PROGRAM (SSARP)
The Systemic Safety Analysis Report Program (SSARP), established in 2016, is a safety initiative designed to help local governments in California identify and address systemic roadway safety issues. It was created by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) to support agencies in conducting a comprehensive safety analysis across their road networks. The goal is to identify locations where safety improvements can prevent collisions, especially focusing on risk factors and patterns that may not be apparent from traditional, site-specific approaches.
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Key features of the SSARP include:
1. Data-Driven Approach: The program emphasizes analyzing collision data and identifying systemic risks across entire road networks, rather than focusing solely on areas with a high concentration of crashes. This helps identify potential problem areas that may not yet have seen significant incidents but pose similar risks.
2. Equity and Vulnerable Road Users: The program often prioritizes addressing safety risks for vulnerable road users, such as pedestrians, cyclists, and individuals in disadvantaged communities.
3. Planning for Safety Improvements: SSARP helps local agencies develop safety plans and strategies that can be used to apply for future funding opportunities, such as the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP), to implement necessary improvements.
In essence, SSARP aids in systematically identifying safety concerns and guiding local jurisdictions in improving roadway safety to prevent collisions and reduce fatalities and injuries.
SAFE SYSTEM APPROACH
The USDOT adopts a Safe System Approach as the guiding paradigm to address roadway safety. It is a holistic and comprehensive approach that provides a guiding framework to make places safer for people. In support of this approach, safety programs are focused on infrastructure, human behavior, responsible oversight of the vehicle and transportation industry, and emergency response. A Safe System Approach incorporates the following principles:
- Death and Serious Injuries are Unacceptable
- Humans Make Mistakes
- Humans Are Vulnerable
- Responsibility is Shared
- Safety is Proactive
- Redundancy is Crucial
The objectives of a Safe System Approach include the following:
- Safer People
- Safer Roads
- Safer Vehicles
- Safer Speeds
- Post-Crash Care
In addition, the USDOT requires the following components in the Comprehensive Roadway Safety Action Plan (i.e.
SS4A Action Plan):
- Leadership Commitment and Goal Setting
- Planning Structure
- Safety Analysis
- Engagement and Collaboration
- Equity Considerations