Michael Baker International
3760 Kilroy Airport Way, Suite 270 • Long Beach, CA 90806 • Phone: (562) 200-7165 • Fax: (562) 200-1766 1 | P a g e
Michael Baker International
3760 Kilroy Airport Way, Suite 270 • Long Beach, CA 90806 • Phone: (562) 200-7165 • Fax: (562) 200-1766 2 | P a g e
November 16, 2023
Damaris Abraham, Assistant Community Development Director
CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE
Community Development Department
130 S. Main Street
Lake Elsinore, California 92530
RE: PROPOSAL FOR CONTRACT PLANNING SERVICES (AGENCY STAFFING) Dear Ms. Abraham:
Michael Baker International (Michael Baker) is pleased to submit this proposal to provide professional on-call contract planning services to the City of Lake Elsinore. Michael Baker is a recognized industry leader in providing Contract Planning Services and other contract support services to California cities and counties and has provided these services to numerous municipalities throughout California on an on -call and as -needed basis.
Through our broad and varied experience providing assistance over multiple jurisdictions, we have developed a unique perspective on how to deliver these services efficiently. We value that perspective and use it to make a difference within the communities we serve; we go where we are needed, helping cities deal with the ebb and flow of ever changing state and federal mandates, and local priorities, all while maintaining our commitment to provide exceptional customer service.
We structure contracts to match an agency’s needs; this can include provision of just one contract staff employee on a part -time and short-term basis or provision of multiple staff to cover an entire department’s needs on a long -term basis. We can provide entry -level staff or experienced managers, and we build flexibility into our contract work programs to better respond to what sometimes can be a fluctuating workload, resulting in cost savings for our clients. All our team members have extensive experience providing short - and long-term staffing services to municipalities, and the expertise necessary to address the needs of any type of application or project. Our Department Manager in charge of Contract Planning Services, Aaron Lobliner, will provide direct oversight of our contract planning staff and the work performed for the City. Our team has access to the technical resources and support of Michael Baker’s 3, 500+ person organization, and we will draw on those resources as necessary in our service delivery.
We hope to have the opportunity work in support of the City of Lake Elsinore as you strive to provide the City’s residents and businesses with a high level of professional service.
We believe that our team’s benefits and strengths provide us with the highe st level of qualifications to meet your immediate needs.
Michael Baker International
3760 Kilroy Airport Way, Suite 270 • Long Beach, CA 90806 • Phone: (562) 200-7165 • Fax: (562) 200-1766 3 | P a g e
We appreciate the opportuni ty to offer our professional planning services to the City of Lake Elsinore and look forward to you assisting with your planning needs . Mr. Aaron Lobliner is the Departme nt Manager for Agency Staffing and will serve as your primary point of contact. Mr. W illiam Hoose is our Long Beach Office Executive and has the authority to bind the firm to proposals and execute agreements. William can be reached at (562) 200-7169 or [email protected].
If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Aaron Lobliner, Agency Staffing Division Manager at (562) 714-4079 or [email protected].
Sincerely,
William Hoose
Office Executive/Vice President
Aaron Lobliner
Department Manager
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Table of Contents
1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................... 5
2.0 CAPABILITIES .......................................................................................................... 6
3.0 REFERENCES AND PROJECT EXPERIENCE........................................................ 7
4.0 SCOPE OF SERVICES ............................................................................................. 8
5.0 REPRESENTATIVE AND CONSULTANT TEAM ..................................................... 9
6.0 PRICING ................................................................................................................. 11 ATTACHMENT A: Planning Services Staff Resumes ................................................... 13
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1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Michael Baker International (Michael Baker) is a leader in engineering, planning, and professional services consulting with a local focus and global expertise. Michael Baker has 100 offices and over 3, 500 employees worldwide and offers innovative solution s, technical expertise, and responsive project management. The company provides comprehensive services in support of federal, state, and municipal governments, utility agencies, and private developers in a host of professional disciplines including but not limited to the following:
▪ Land use planning
▪ Environmental analysis and compliance services
▪ Urban design
▪ Public outreach and engagement
▪ Housing and community development
▪ Landscape architecture and architecture
Our approach to assisting the City of Lake Elsinore is to work in close cooperation with the City as a seamless extension of your own staff. Our planners bring significant experience to their work having provided similar services to various other c ities within California. We will work with City staf f to fully understand not only the specifics of the projects we are assigned but the history and background that will help us to create an analysis and recommendation that reflects City policies and practices.
The work provided for this on-call contract with the City of Lake Elsinore will be managed from Michael Baker’s Long Beach office with technical support from our other regional and statewide offices, as needed. In addition, we have experts across t he U.S. that we can draw upon if requested. The Long Beach office’s current workload is well organized and local staff will make themselves available to devote their time to the City for the duration of this contract. Our adaptability allows us to respond quickly and mobilize for meetings and field work in a short amount of time, when necessary.
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2.0 CAPABILITIES
In California, Michael Baker has more than 600 employees , and nearly 200 of those are in planning and planning support services. This makes us one of the larges planning services firms in the state. Our Long Beach office, which is the office submitting this letter proposal, was established in 2013 and is committed to serving the needs of ou r local clients across Southern California.
Our staff includes current, advance d, housing, and environmental p lanners, urban designers, architects, engineers, landscape, and other technical specialists to assist with projects. We have professionals with t he experience to ensure a quality and timely response to any issue that might arise during a project.
Public a gencies, such as the cities and counties listed below, have found the use of Michael Baker contract staff to be an efficient and effective way to deal with fluctuating workloads, state and federal mandates, and local priorities —all while finding ways to continue to provide effective and reliable customer service.
Agency Staffing Services
Cities Cities Cities Cities Counties
Avalon Grand Terrace Oakland San Mateo Contra Costa
Belvedere Greenfield Orinda Santa Paula Marin
Blythe Half Moon Bay Pacific Grove San Rafael Monterey
Burbank Hawthorne Palmdale San Ramon Riverside
Calimesa Laguna Woods Palos Verdes
Estates Sand City Santa Clara
Capitola Livermore Pasadena Santa Rosa Solano
Chino Hills Long Beach Pinole Sausalito San
Bernardino
Citrus Heights Marina Pittsburg Seaside
Clayton Martinez Rancho Cordova Sierra Madre
Eastvale Monrovia Rancho
Cucamonga Ventura
El Segundo Mountain View Rolling Hills West Hollywood
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3.0 REFERENCES AND PROJECT EXPERIENCE
A limited selection of recent assignments with client references is provided below.
Reference / Contact
Information
Planning Services Scope of Work and
Personnel
City of Long Beach
Alison Spindler-Ruiz, Planning
Bureau Manager
Phone (562) 570-6946
Email alison.spindler-
[email protected]
Provide assistance with the processing of
discretionary land use entitlements under a multi-
year, on-call planning services contract. Michael
Baker planners provide coverage for phones and
the public counter and processes ministerial
permits and discretionary entitlements including
CUPs, Variances, Wireless permits, etc.
Dates: 2020-Ongoing
Staff: Aaron Lobliner, Baltazar Barrios
City of Chino Hills
Nicholas Ligouri, Community
Development Director
(909) 364-2740
[email protected]
Process tract design review applications, final
tract maps, grading plans, specific plans,
variances, CUPs, wireless permits, city park plans
and landscape plans and provides on-going
management of post-entitlement compliance with
conditions of approval and mitigation measures
and monitoring requirements.
Dates: January 2014-Ongoing
Staff: Kim Zuppiger
City of Santa Ana
Ali Pezeshkepour,
Principal Planner
(714) 647-5882
APezeshkepour@santa-
ana.org
Provide counter support and process accessory
dwelling unit applications, sign permits, home
occupation permits, minor variances, commercial
facade update permits, new single family home
applications, and special event permits.
Dates: 2020-Ongoing
Staff: Jeffery Graham
City of San Juan Capistrano
Joel Rojas
Community Development
Director
(949) 234-4410
[email protected]
Provide Senior Planner support services for the
City including performing plan checks, writing staff
reports for discretionary applications (Conditional
Use Permits, Architectural Control permits,
Grading Permits, and Zone Variances), and taking
projects to Planning Commission/Zoning
Administrator
Dates: 2021-Ongoing
Staff: Jeffrey Graham
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4.0 SCOPE OF SERVICES
Michael Baker understands that the City of Lake Elsinore has a need for contract planning services at a Senior/Project Manager level. The City needs a planner who can lead and train junior staff, and staff who can work with the City’s consultant on the Ge neral Plan Update being undertaken by a separate consultant. Michael Baker would like to propose a team of Gina Gibson Williams, Tamara Harrison, Haide Aguirre, and Jeffrey Graham to fill the requested roles. Gina would fulfill the leadership role, overseeing Lake Elsinore’s junior staff, and delegating tasks to Tamara , Haide, and Jeffrey regarding the General Plan Update as needed. Michael Baker proposes for 16 hour a week in-person services to be provided by Gina, and up to 8 hours a week to be pr ovided by the combination of Tamara, Haide, and Jeffrey remotely, from mid-December to June 30, 2024 and beyond.
Additionally, should the City se ek additional support, Michael Baker International is prepared to recruit and place additional staff at the City as the project budget permits. We are committed to working closely with each applicant, and City staff to ens ure that each application/project is managed expeditiously and efficiently through to completion.
In summary, the planning functions that will be performed by the contract planner(s) may include the following:
• Review, analyze and process discretionary cases consistent with City codes, policies and standards.
• Provide direction to the City’s consultant regarding the General Plan Update. • Provide direction to junior staff regarding industry best practices. • Prepare environmental analysis, including, but not limited to, Initial Studies and Negative Declarations, as required by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). • Prepare and file Notice of Determination (NOD) Notice of Exemption (NOE). • Process Conditional Use Permits,
• Assist with Capital Improvement Projects.
• Coordinate the preparation and filing of all required notices. • Process development applications that are developer funded. • Provide Plan check services
• Route plans to City departments; consolidate comments; and present recommendations and revisions to the applicant.
• Review proposed development plans for compliance with City's General Plan, Zoning Ordinance, and any applicable design guidelines.
• Conduct project site visits and communicate directly with applicants regarding the specific requirements and/or information necessary to process applications.
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• Coordinate the City's interdepartmental review of proposed projects which would include interaction with various homeowner associations and other interest groups. • Meet and/or teleconference with staff and/or the applicant as ne cessary to identify and discuss critical items and develop workable solutions, as necessary. • Prepare staff reports, for consideration and action by the appropriate decision-making bodies.
• Prepare resolutions and/or ordinances related to proposed development projects. • Prepare and coordinate the posting, publication and mailing of all required public notices.
• Perform other related duties as assigned by the Community Development Director.
5.0 REPRESENTATIVE AND CONSULTANT TEAM
Our Michael Baker team has a w ide range of experience covering technical review and evaluation of a wide variety of discretionary land development applications. In Southern California we have been actively engaged with many communities ranging from big to small including ongoing servi ces to the Cities of Long Beach, Pasadena, Hawthorne, Palos Verdes Estates, Rolling Hills, Chino Hills, Santa Paula, Thousand Oaks, etc.
Michael Baker has a full range of planners available to provide the as -needed services being requested by the City, from assistant to principal planners. City staff will have the opportunity to review resumes and interview any staff before they are assigned to begin work on this assignment. Mr. Lobliner will provide oversight for the Michael Baker project team, and ensure the team has what is needed to successfully deliver services to the City of Lake Elsinore. Our key team members are as follows:
• Planning Services Director : Mr. Lobliner will serve as the Planning Services Director for on-call planning services to the City of Lake Elsinore. When the City has a request for service, Mr. Lobliner will assign the appropriate level of planner to serve as the case planner for each project commensurate with the complexity of the development application being processed. Mr. Lobliner will provide oversight for the Michael Baker project team, and ensure the team has what is needed to successfully deliver services to the City.
• Project Managers: Mr. Lobliner will be supported by a dedicated team of Project Managers, including Gina Gibson-Williams, Tamara Harrison, Haide Agguire, and Jeffrey Graham, as well as support from associate and assistant planners to ensure that the City has a deep bench of management staff available to respond
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quickly to any request. Resumes for our key s taff members are provided in Attachment A.
5.1 Key Staff Members
Name/Role Years of
Experience
Planning/Land Use Experience Office
Location
Aaron Lobliner,
Program Manager
and Primary Point
of Contact
16 years Manages the Long Beach Office
Planning Services Department and
oversees the Agency Staff with
preparation of a wide range of
projects, including land
development/ entitlement projects,
land use plans/program.
Long
Beach, CA
Gina Gibson-
Williams,
Principal Planner
30+ years Process tract maps, parcel maps,
residential, commercial, industrial,
and mixed-use entitlements,
Specific Plans, Master Plans, Zone
Change and General Plan
Amendments, skilled in review of
CEQA documentation.
Riverside,
CA
Tamara Harrison,
Principal Planner
18+ years Process tract maps, parcel maps,
residential, commercial, industrial,
and mixed-use entitlements,
Specific Plans, Master Plans, Zone
Change and General Plan
Amendments, skilled in review of
CEQA documentation.
Temecula,
CA
Haide Aguirre,
Senior Planner
8 years Process entitlements for a variety
development projects including
Zone Changes, General Plan
Amendments, Housing element
updates.
Temecula,
CA
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Name/Role Years of
Experience
Planning/Land Use Experience Office
Location
Jeffrey Graham,
Senior Planner
6 years Process entitlements for a variety
development projects including
Zone Changes, General Plan
Amendments, Prepared Objective
Design Standards for Specific
Plans, counter management.
Long
Beach, CA
6.0 PRICING
Michael Baker is proposing to provide the requested services on an hourly basis. Our Principal Planners would be billed at a rate of $1 90 dollars per hour, and our Senior Planner would be billed at a rate of $ 160 dollars per hour, consistent with our rate sheet below. The hourly rates are fully burdened, and the City will only be billed for hours worked by our staff on-site at Lake Elsinore’s City Hall, or remotely as authorized by the City. The workload would co nsist of a combination of day-to-day services to fill staff vacancies , developer-funded (i.e., cost -recovery) projects, and long-range planning ass istance funded with General Plan maintenance fees . Discrete not-to-exceed budgets would be established in the contract(s) for each of these roles.
The City will be billed monthly for services rendered, with invoices clearly identifying the number of hours worked by project and what was done. Michael Baker’s Oracle Human Capital Management (HCM) financial software will allow project costs to be tracked and billed by designated task, if desired. Our 2023 Fee Schedule is shown below.
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Rates are subject to a 3% annual increase.
2023 RATE SHEET
Effective January 2023 through December 2023
Comprehensive Planning Services
Project Director/Advisor $225 - $325
Principal Planner $180 - $225
Senior Planner $130 - $180
Associate Planner $105 - $125
Assistant Planner $95 - $105
Planning Technician $85 - $95
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ATTACHMENT A: PLANNING SERVICES
STAFF RESUMES
Michael Baker International
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Team Member since 2016
AARON LOBLINER
Department Manager- Agency Staffing
General Qualifications
Mr. Lobliner has over 16 years of experience in the land use planning and development field, in both the public
and private sector sides of planning. He is skilled in
customer service, technical/staff report writing, plan
review, presentations to public hearing boards, working on large-scale tract developments, contract staffing, entitlements, ordinance writing and permitting.
Relevant Experience
Michael Baker International, Planning Associate(2016-2018), Senior Planner (2018- 21), Leadership Associate (2021 -23), Department Manage r (2023-present). Served as a contract Senior planner for the City of Palos Verdes Estates, Rancho Palos Verdes, Bell, Long Beach and Eastvale. Served as a contract associate planner for the Cities of Chino Hills, Industry and Laguna Woods. Served as case planner on a 1,080,060 square foot industrial project that required a General Plan Amendment, Zone Change, Tentative Parcel Map, Variance, taking the project through Planning Commission and City Council hearings, and the preparation of an Environmental Impact Report with statement of overriding considerations
Project Assistant , MIG* . Served as a contract assistant planner for the Cities of Westminster, San Marino, and Rancho Santa Margarita, providing services including counter services, design review of residential and commercial projects, relaying development standards to property owners and businesses, and processing land use entitlements including conditional use permits and variances. Served as a contract planner for the County of Orange, conducting permit processing services for the Rancho Mission Viejo development and reviewi ng development projects in the county unincorporated areas.
Land Use Planning Assistant *. Prepared applications/staff reports for conditional use permits and plan approvals. Conferred with applicants on conditi ons of approval and compliance measures. Conducted research related to permit and entitlement issues for potential developments.
Years of Experience: 16
Degrees
B.S., Urban and Regional
Planning, California State
Polytechnic University, Pomona
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City of Downey, Planning Intern*. Served as the primary public contact, via phone, e - mail, or in person, regarding land use issues in the city. Reviewed projects in plan check for compliance with the Zoning Code and General Plan. Completed assignments to assist various departments, including Building and Safety and Economic Development.
Processed temporary use permits, prepared s taff reports and presentations, and presented before a public hearing board. Drafted grant applications for funding from state agencies.
City of San Bernardino, Planning Aide *. Processed various planning applications as case planner including a conditional use permit, development permits, sign permits, and zoning verifications. Coordinated inspections with code enforcement officers to review businesses’ compliance with conditions of approval for conditional use permits. Assisted the Planning Division with various assignments in the development of tr ansit-oriented development districts. Summarized existing code sections for review to determin e possible future text amendments.
City of Arcadia, Planning Intern *. Processed various planning -related applications including variances, tract maps, and parcel maps. Reviewed projects at the planning counter and issued administrative approvals. Completed various assignments as part of efforts to establish a Business Improvement District.
City of Norwalk, Planning Intern*. Processed applications for various permits including new houses, and wireless facilities. Prepared various environmental documents, including initial studies and negative declarations. Assisted code enforcement officers in reviewing existing cases for issues related to Zoning Code compliance. *All work prior to working with Michael Baker International
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Gina Gibson-Williams
Principal Planner-Subconsultant
GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS
Ms. Gibson -Williams is a Principal Planner,
serving as a subconsult ant with Michael
Baker’s Long Beach Office. Ms. Gibson -
Williams brings significant planning
experience in municipal operations,
experience with General Plan Updates, large
scale development, economic development,
and overall functions of a planning
department.
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
City of Eastvale* Gina served as Community Development Director for the City of 70,000. Oversight of Community Development Department, (Planning, Engineering, Public Works, CIP, Economic Development, Maintenance, Landscaping, Cod e Enforcement, Building, CDBG); Assist City Manager in implementing Strategic Plan goals set by City Council; Oversee $8 million contract for professional service; Convert 24 contract positions to City staff in 1.5 years; Recruit, hire, train & mentor a team of 24 professional staff; Prepare & administer $16 million department & CIP budget; Support to City Council, Planning Commission; Real Property & Civic Center Council Ad Hoc Committees; Liaison to jurisdictional agencies. Establish a downtown core on a 158- acre former dairy. Negotiate Development Agreement & manage entitlement (Master Plan, Subdivision, CEQA, Fiscal Impact Analysis & app raisals) for a City Hall, Library, Police Station, Fire Station, amphitheater, parks, 2,500 homes, mixed -use, hotel & 595,000 square feet of commercial/ retail/office space. Responsible for $108 million Civic Center design & construction; Marketing, sale, and lease of 14 -acre city-controlled land in the downtown core.
City of Rialto* Ms. Gibson-Williams served as Planning Director for a City of 100,000 people, providing oversight of Planning & Licensing Divisions; Recruit, hire, train & mentor 8 profession al & administrative staff; Prepare & administer $5 million division budget; City Liaison at International Shopping Center Conference (ICSC) to attract retail & restaurant opportunities; Planning Liaison to Economic Development AD Hoc Committee; Manage & coordinate entitlement & CEQA process for: Island Annexations; County Landfill expansion; Airport re-use (Renaissance) project, 430,000 square foot Renaissance Marketplace & theatre; Lytle Creek 2,500 -acre planned community; 3.3 million square foot distribut ion facility (Target Corporation); 132 -unit senior housing project (TELACU); Pepper Avenue & Foothill Specific Plans; Analyze projects for conformance to City Development Code; Resolve highly complex land use & environmental issues (traffic, noise, circulation, design, compatibility); Conduct community meetings; Conduct Planning Commission & Development Review Committee meetings; Manage consultant contracts; Analyze site design & advise clients Years of experience: 31
Education:
M.PA., CA Baptist University
B.A., Geography, CSULB
University of California, Los Angeles
American Institute of Certified
Planners(AICP)
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of development opportunities, constraints & strategies; Act as liaison to public, developer, staff, agencies, City Manager, Commissions, Council.
County of San Bernardino* Managed e ntitlement process for 50 -acre youth campground & conference center; Analyzed project for conformance to County Development Code including & technical studies (geotechnical, traffic, noise; biological); Prepared Conditional Use Permit; US Forest Ser vice, CDFG take permit applications; Prepared Initial Study, Mitigated Negative Declaration & Mitigation Monitoring Plan; Coordinate project review with County staff, Project team & outside agencies (US Forest Service; CDFG; ACOE); Resolved complex land use & environmental issues.
City of Perris* Managed entitlement process for 1.9 million square foot warehouse distribution center (Ross); Reviewed technical studies (soils, Phase I environmental, drainage, air, traffic, biology, cultural, hydrology, & noise ); Anal yzed project for conformance to City Development Code; Prepared Initial Study, Mitigated Negative Declaration & Mitigation Monitoring Plan ; Prepared Development Code Amendment, Zone Change, Tentative Parcel Map & Land Conservation (Williamson Act) C ontract cancellation.
City of Fontana*
Managed entitlement & CEQA process for 660 -unit residential subdivision (Coyote Canyon) & 240 -acre mixed use business park; Coordinated annexation process with LAFCO & City.
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Tamara R. Harrison
Principal Planner
General Qualifications
Ms. Harrison has over 18 years of experience as a
Planner working for local governments. Over the
course of her career, she has developed experience in
project management, land -use/zoning, California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and
presentations/public speaking. Her responsibilities
often include project management in residential,
commercial, and industrial entitlement processing, as
well as general plan amendments, specific plans, and specific plan amendments. She also has experience with general plan, zoning code and housing element updates, plan check reviews and planning inspections
Relevant Experience
City of Redlands - HE. City of Redlands. Senior Planner. Responsible for drafting HE staff report and resolution, including summarizing comments from HCD.
Winchester Community Planning EIR. Riverside County. Senior Planner.
Responsible for authoring a number of sections within the Draft EIR for an approximately 50,000 sq. ft. community planning area. Also reviewed and provided responses to County comments on draft sections,
Riverside County Housing Element Update. Riverside County. Planner IV .
Responsible for authoring and updating various portions of the Cou nty’s Housing Element, helped prepare for and attended comm unity workshops, assisted the Project Manager as necessary and coordinated comments received from various stakeholders.
City of Fairfield On -Call. City of Fairfield. Senior Planner Responsible for the management of a variety of entitlement projects for the City of Fairfield. This includes management and coordination of reviewing agencies, coordination with applicant, review of and comments of submitted plans, preparation of public hearing package including staff report, conditions of approval, resolutions, CEQA documents and presentations before the appropriate hearing body.
City of Ventura On Call. City of Ventura. Senior Planner. Responsible for the management of a variety of entitlement projects for the City of Ventura. This includes management and coordination of reviewing agencies, coordination with applicant, review of and comments of submitted plans, preparation of public hearing packa ges including staff report, conditions of approval, resolut ions, CEQA documents and presentations before the appropriate hearing body.
Years with Michael Baker: 3
Years of Experience: 18
Degrees
M.S.P., 2004, Urban and Regional
Planning, The University of
Tennessee, Knoxville
B.A., 2002, Urban Studies, The
University of Tennessee,
Knoxville
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City of Calimesa On Call. City of Calimesa. Senior Planner. Responsible for the management of a variety of entitlement projects for the City of Calimesa. This includes management and coordination of reviewing agencies, coordination with applicant, review of and comments of submitted plans, preparation of public hearing packages including staff report, conditions of approval , resolutions, CEQA documents and presentations before the appropriate hearing body.
City of Murrieta On Call. City o f Murrieta. Senior Planner. Responsible for the management of select entitlement projects for the City of Murrieta. This includes management and coordination of reviewing agencies, coordination with applicant, review of and comments of submitted plans, pre paration of public hearing packages including staff report, conditions of approval, resolutions, CEQA documents and presentations before the appropriate hearing body.
City of Redlands On Call. Cit y of Redlands. Senior Planner . Responsible for the management of a variety of entitlement projects for the City of Redlands. This includes management and coordination of reviewing agencies, coordination with applicant, review of and comments on submitted p lans, preparation of public hearing packages including staff report, conditions of approval, CEQA documents and presentations before the appropriate hearing body.
On Call Peer Review Support. Rive rside County. Senior Planner. Responsible for review of a r ange of Environmental Documents in compliance with the Cali fornia Environmental Quality Act and supporting technical studies. Documents include technical studies, Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declarations, etc.
Menifee Lake Plaza Commercial Center Rev ision. City of Menifee. Senior Planner/Project Manager. Responsible for managing the entitlement review process as well as compliance with CEQA for the addition of a drive -thru restaurant as well a s site design and façade revisions for Menifee Lakes Plaza. This included management and coordination of reviewing agencies, coordination with applicant, review of and comments of submitted plans, preparation of public hearing package including staff report, conditions of approval, resolutions, CEQA documents and presentations before the appropriate hearing body. Also res ponsible for post -entitlement actions such as final map, grading plan and building permit plan check review and necessary inspections thro ugh occupancy.
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Haide Aguirre
Senior Planner
General Qualifications
Haide Aguirre brings eight years of experience
working for local government as a land use planner.
Prior of joining Michal Baker International, Haide
served as the Senior Planner for the City of Grand
Terrace. Over the course of her career, she has
developed experience in project management, land -
use/zoning, California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA), and presentations/public speaking. Her
responsibilities often include project manage ment in
residential, commercial, and industrial entitlement processing, as well as general plan amendments, and specific plan amendments. She also has experience with general plan, zoning code and housing element updates, plan check reviews and planning inspections.
Relevant Project Experience
Riverside County, Senior Planner. Transportation and Land Management Agency – Current Planning. Responsible for the management of a variety of entitlement projects, including coordinating with applicant and reviewing agencies, conducting project review and analysis, conducting Development Advisory Committee (DAC) meetings, providing review comments to applicant, preparing public hearing packages including staff reports, conditions of approval, resolutions, and CEQA documents. Current project review includes Surface Mining Permits, Industrial Uses, Self-Storage Uses, Commercial Shopping Centers, Multifamily Developments, Tentative Tract Maps, General Plan Amendments, Specific Plan Amendments, and Zoning Amendments.
City of Calimesa, Senior Planner. Planning Division. Assist Planning Project Manager conducting project review and preparing review comments for Oak Valley North Project and Specific Plan, Heritage Oaks, and Summerwind Commons.
City of Grand Terrace, Senior Planner*. Planning and Development Services Department. Responsible for the management of a variety of entitlement projects. This includes management and coordination of reviewing agencies, coordination with applicant, review of and comments on submitted plans, preparation of public hearing packages including staff report, conditions of approval, resolutions, CEQA documents and presentations before the appropriate hearing body.
*All work prior to working with Michael Baker International
Years with Michael Baker: 2
Years of Experience: 8
Degrees
B.A., 2006, Urban and Regional
Planning, California State
Polytechnic University, Pomona
A.S., 2003, Architectural
Technology, Los Angeles Harbor
College
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JEFFREY A. GRAHAM, LEED GA
Senior Planner
General Qualifications
Mr. Graham has over 6 years of experience in the land
use planning and development field, in both the public
and private sector sides of planning. He is skilled in
customer service, technical/staff report writing, plan
review, presentations to public hearing boards,
preparing long -range planning documents, ArcGIS,
contract staffing, entitlements, and permitting.
Relevant Experience
Michael Baker International, Plann ing Associate.
Multiple locations. Mr. Graham has served as a
contract planning Associate Planner for multiple
jurisdictions. Notable assignments include:
• Currently serving as an Associate Planner for the City of San Juan Capistrano with responsibilities i ncluding performing plan checks, writing staff reports, and preparing projects for and presenting to Planning Commission/Zoning Administrator/ Design Review Commission.
• Currently managing the completion and creating Objective Development Standards for three specific plans for the City of Monterey. • Provided research on policies and best practices for an accessory dwelling unit handbook for the San Bernardino County Transit Authority. • Served as an Associate Planner for the City of Sausalito with responsibilit ies including performing plan checks, wri ting staff reports, and preparing projects for and presenting to City Council/Planning Commission/Historic Preservatio n Committee.
• Served as Associate Planner for the City of Santa Ana with responsibilities, including counter service, writing staff reports, and performing plan checks. • Prepared staff reports, resolutions, and ordinance for a General Plan Amendment and Zone Change for the City of Hawthorne.
• Collected and analyzed a year’s worth of housing data for the City of Santa Fe Springs’ Annual Housing Progress Report.
Years of Experience: 6
Degrees
B.S., Community and
Regional Development,
University of California,
Davis
Licenses/Certifications
LEED Green Associate, US Green
Building Council, 2014
Board Positions
Vice Director of Administration,
APA Los Angeles, 2020
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• Served as Associate Planner for the City of Pasadena with responsibilities including performing plan checks, and entitlement project review. • Prepared a $65,000 LEAP (Local Early Action Planning) Gra nt application for the City of Signal Hill.
• Drafted the accessory dwelling unit ordinance for the City of Hawthorne. • Served as Associate Planner for special pr ojects related to SB2 funding for the City of Signal Hill.
• Served as City Planner for the City of Palos Verdes Estates with responsibiliti es, including counter service, writing staff reports, performing plan checks, Coastal Development Permits, and wireless permits, preparing and presenting projects to the Planning Commission and City Council, and updating city ordinances. • Served as Project Planner for a General Plan Amendment in the City of California City.
• Served as Assistant Planner for the City of Elk G rove, with responsibilities, including processing entitlement applications, including sign permit s, zoning clearances, minor design reviews, and tentative map extensions. • Served as Assistant Planner for the City of Monrovia, with responsibilities, including counter service, writing staff reports, and performing plan checks. • Gathered and organized data for the General Plan Annual Progress Report for the City of Signal Hill.
• Assisted in updating the design guidelines and specific plan for Oak View Estates in the City of Bradbury.
• Processed plan checks for the East Area One Specific Plan for the City of S anta Paula.
• Reviewed subdivision and landscape plans for Pinal County in Arizona. • Assisted with policy research and formulation for the City of Rolling Hills E states General Plan Update.
• Conducted research and prepared the staff report for a truck wash station conditional use permit in the City of Laguna Woods.
Mintier Harnish *. Research Assistant . Mr. Graham provided research and writing support for general plan updates, specific plans, housing elements, and planning studies for the Cities of Hayward, M illbrae, Stockton, Union City, Windsor, and the San Joaquin Valley (SJV) Regional Policy Council. In addition, he created maps and designed document templates using ArcGIS and Adobe InDesign. Mr. Graham organized General Plan Update community workshops for over 80 attendees. Mr. Graham educated the
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office on Senate Bill 1000 and prepared a preliminary environmental justice analysis for Fresno County and the City of Gilroy.
Local Government Commission. City of Sacramento. Project Assistant. Mr. Graham conducted research on various planning topics, inc luding Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design and proofread various community development grants. He also conducted outreach to local government officials and community leaders about workshops and events.
GBD Communities. City of Roseville. Land Acquisition and Entitlement Intern. Mr.
Graham assisted with local real estate market research and database updating. He also participated in weekly project updates with real estate professionals and facilitated meetings between vendors and project managers.
UC Davis Office of Environmental Stewardship and Sustainability. Student Analyst.
Mr. Graham gathered and organized da ta for the STARS (Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System) reporting project, a comprehensive metric system used to measure UC Davis’ sustainability performance. He performed data analysis u sing Microsoft Excel. Mr. Graham also suggested and in itiated strategies to maximize points for the STARS submittal.
*All work prior to working with Michael Baker International
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