Pinole City Council
September 3, 2024

Request for Proposals On-Call & Environmental Planning Services 23 G. COST PROPOSAL
Prior to the start of a project, CSG will consult with City staff to determine the scope of the project. This includes a thorough review of the project application to ensure compliance with city requirements and researching whether previous environmental analysis has been completed for a project site to determine if any streamlining is available.

Determining the appropriate level of environmental review early in the process helps reduce costs, as it avoids needless environmental review. CSG will also work with City staff to confirm the Project Description prior to the initiation of technical studies and the environmental analysis. This includes determining the exact location and boundaries of the components, facilities, and associated infrastructure for a project. Once the Project Description has been confirmed, CSG will provide the approved Project Description to all staff and subconsultants working on a project. This ensures consistency between technical analyses and reduces the costs associated with redoing work.

HOURLY RATE SCHEDULE
CSG’s, FCS’s, WRA’s, Ninyo & Moore’s, Cornerstone’s, and TJKM’s hourly rate schedules are provided in Tables 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 respectively.

Table 2
Hourly Rate Schedule-CSG

PERSONNEL / ROLE HOURLY RATE
Environmental Planning
Principal-in-Charge $255
Sustainability Programs Manager $210
Sustainability Programs Analyst $160
Environmental Director $225
Senior Environmental Planner $190
Associate Environmental Planner $175
Assistant Environmental Planner $160
Planning
Planning Director $225
Planning Manager $210
Principal Planner $200
Senior Planner $185
Associate Planner $170
Assistant Planner $155
Planning Technician $140
GIS Mapping & Analysis
GIS Analyst $140
GIS Technician $105
Publications Specialist $130
Note: All hourly rates include overhead costs including, but not limited to, salaries, benefits, Workers Compensation Insurance, travel, and office expenses. Overtime work will be billed at 1.5x the hourly rates indicated in the table above. On July 1 of each year following the contract start year, CSG will initiate a rate increase based on a change in CPI for the applicable region. CSG will deliver an invoice every month for services rendered during the prior month.

Request for Proposals On-Call & Environmental Planning Services 24 Table 3
Hourly Rate Schedule-FCS

PERSONNEL / ROLE HOURLY RATE
President $320-$340
Director/Vice President $270-$320
Legal Counsel $220-$260
Associate Director/Senior Team Leader $220-$270
Senior Project Manager/Senior Scientist/Senior Regulatory Scientist $190-$220 Project Manager/Scientist/Regulatory Scientist $140-$190 Assistant Project Manager/Assistant Scientist/Assistant Regulatory Scientist $120-$140 Environmental Analyst/Technical Analyst/Regulatory Analyst $90-$120 Senior Graphic Designer/GIS Manager $150-$210
Graphic Designer/GIS/CAD and Drafting Specialist $110-$150 Publications Coordinator/Technical Editor $110-$150
Word Processor $95-$130
Archaeological/Paleontological Monitor III $130-$160
Archaeological/Paleontological Monitor I/II $95-$130
Biological Monitor III $130-$160
Biological Monitor I/II $95-$130
Reprographics Assistant/Intern $70-$90
Administrative Assistant/Accounting/Clerical $70-$110
Other Labor Rates: Labor rates for expert testimony, litigation support, and depositions/court appearances will be billed at a minimum of two times the above rates. If additional services are authorized during the performance of a contract, compensation will be based on the fee schedule in effect at the time the services are authorized.

Direct Expenses: Direct costs and out-of-pocket expenses are billed as follows:

1. Out-of-pocket expenses, including, but not limited to, travel, messenger service, reprographics, lodging, meals, blueprint, reproduction, and photographic services: Cost, as charged to FCS, plus a 10 percent administrative fee.

2. Subcontractors’ fees: Cost, as charged to FCS, plus a 10 percent administrative fee.

3. Passenger Cars: $0.67 per mile.

4. Four-wheel-drive vehicles: $95.00 per day plus $0.67 per mile.

5. Records checks: Fees vary by facility and project.

6. Museum curation: Fees vary by city and project.

7. Cultural resources storage/curation of fossil and artifact collections: Cost, as charged to FCS, plus a 10 percent administrative fee.

8. Per Diem: Fees charged at the USA Federal (GSA) Rate. Lodging surcharge may apply in high-rate areas.

9. US Fish and Wildlife Service/California Department of Fish and Wildlife impacts or mitigation fees: Cost, as charged to FCS, plus a 10 percent administrative fee.

Terms: Compensation and direct expenses are invoiced monthly and payable upon receipt or as codified in project-specific contract.

Rates effective January 1, 2024.

Request for Proposals On-Call & Environmental Planning Services 25 Table 4
Hourly Rate Schedule-WRA

PERSONNEL / ROLE HOURLY RATE
Professional Staff
Director/Principal $301
Senior Associate $262
Associate $221
Senior Scientist $201
Scientist $184
Senior Technician $165
Technician $136
Clerical Support $96
Environmental Planning
Senior Environmental Planer $278
Senior Public Access Planner $278
Senior Associate Environmental Planner $262
Associate Environmental Planner $221
Environmental Planner II $201
Environmental Planner I $184
Assistant Environmental Planner II $165
Assistant Environmental Planner $144
GIS Mapping & Analysis
GIS Manager $262
GIS Professional II $210
GIS Professional $184
GIS Senior Technician $165
GIS Technician $144
Note: Rates effective January 1, 2024. Rates shown are per hour and subject to an annual adjustment each January 1st. Necessary project expenses and subconsultant costs are billed at cost plus ten percent.

Request for Proposals On-Call & Environmental Planning Services 26 Table 5
Hourly Rate Schedule-Ninyo & Moore

PERSONNEL / ROLE HOURLY RATE
Professional Staff
Principal Engineer/Geologist/Environmental Scientist/Certified Industrial Hygienist $220 Senior Engineer/Geologist/Environmental Scientist $210
Senior Project Engineer/Geologist/Environmental Scientist $200 Project Engineer/Geologist/Environmental Scientist $195 Senior Staff Engineer/Geologist/ Environmental Scientist $180 Staff Engineer/Geologist/Environmental Scientist $165
GIS Analyst $145
Technical Illustrator/CAD Operator $120
Field Staff
Certified Asbestos/Lead Technician $200
Field Operations Manager $130
Nondestructive Examination Technician (UT, MT, LP) $125 Supervisory Technician $120
Special Inspector (Concrete, Masonry, Structural Steel, Welding, and Fireproofing) $115 Senior Technician $115
Technician $110
Administrative Staff
Information Specialist $100
Geotechnical/environmental/Laboratory Assistant $100
Data Processor $80
Note: Technicians and special inspectors are charged at a 4-hour minimum, and 8-hour minimum for hours exceeding 4 hours. Overtime rates at 1.5 times the regular rates will be charged for work performed in excess of 8 hours in one day Monday through Friday and all day on Saturday. Rates at twice the regular rates will be charged for all work in excess of 12 hours in one day, all day Sunday and on holidays.

Rates will be adjusted in conjunction with the increase in the Prevailing Wage Determination during the life of the project, as applicable.

The terms and conditions are included in Ninyo & Moore’s Work Authorization and Agreement form.

Request for Proposals On-Call & Environmental Planning Services 27 Table 6
Hourly Rate Schedule-Cornerstone

PERSONNEL / ROLE HOURLY RATE
Senior Principal Engineer or Geologist $295
Principal Engineer or Geologist $265
Senior Project Engineer or Geologist $220
Principal Construction Services $215
Project Engineer or Geologist $215
Senior Staff Engineer or Geologist $193
Senior Supervisory Technician $180
Staff Engineer or Geologist $180
Supervisory Technician $180
Technical Illustrator/CAD Operator $150
Engineering Technician II $180
Construction Services Administrator $135
Engineering Technician I $180
Administrative Assistant $105
Note: Charges for personnel will be made in accordance with the above rates. For field engineers, geologists and technicians, regular rates are normal workday construction hours (Monday through Friday). For time spent over 8 hours in a day, time spent after 5 p.m., time spent on swing shifts, and time spent on Saturdays by field personnel, overtime rates will be charged at 1.5 times the hourly rate. Work on Sundays and holidays and work in excess of 12 hours in one day will be charged at 2.0 times the hourly rate. Field rates are based on a 48- hour notice. For less than a 48-hour notice, a 10 percent surcharge will be added. All field personnel, vehicle and equipment charges are portal to portal. Reproduction of project documents will be charged as a project expense. The hourly rate for professional staff to attend legal proceedings will be 2.0 times the hourly rate specified above.

Direct Expenses: Reimbursement for the direct expenses listed below incurred in connection with the Work will be billed at cost plus 18 percent.
1) Drillers, utility locators, laboratories, contractors, hygienists, and consultants 2) Rented vehicles, public transportation, tolls, and air flights 3) Permits and special fees, insurances and licenses required to perform Work 4) Computer programs and rented field equipment
5) Large volume copying of project documents
6) Maps, photographs, and environmental databases
7) Overnight or same day delivery charges
8) Copying or production of over-sized figures and plans If personnel are assigned to a project 100 miles or more from an office, $175 per diem per person allowance will be charged. Unless mutually agreed in writing, Cornerstone will hold samples collected during the performance of the Work no longer than thirty (30) calendar days after their date of collection; project samples requested to be held greater than thirty (30) calendar days will be billed at $100 per every ninety (90) calendar days. If payment is not received within 30 days of invoice date, the samples will be discarded.

Terms: Payment for Work completed is due upon receipt of Cornerstone’s statement. Fixed fee or lump sum services will be billed for the agreed fixed fee. A service charge of 1.5 percent per month will be charged on accounts not paid within 30 days. Rates effective through December 31, 2024.

Request for Proposals On-Call & Environmental Planning Services 28 Note: Rates effective January 1, 2024. Rates shown are per hour and subject to change. All outside services are billed at cost plus a ten percent margin for handling.

Reimbursable Expenses:
1) Plotting (per sheet): $18,00
2) Travel costs (per mile, subject to change based on IRS standard mileage rate: $0.67 Table 7
Hourly Rate Schedule-TJKM

PERSONNEL / ROLE HOURLY RATE
Principal $265
Director $245
Senior Project Manager $210
Project Manager $200
Senior Transportation Engineer $185
Transportation Engineer $145
Assistant Transportation Engineer $135
Senior Transportation Planner $185
Assistant Transportation Planner $135
GIS Specialist $110
Graphics Designer $110
Designer $105
Technical Staff II $95
Administration Staff $90
Production Staff $65

Request for Proposals On-Call & Environmental Planning Services 29 H. RESUME, RELEVANT PROJECT/SERVICES WITH REFERENCES
Resumes for our proposed team members are provided in Appendix A. The staff associated with specific projects is provided above in Section C, Organization and Staffing. Our track record of success is outstanding, and we encourage you to contact our references. The following is a small sampling of on-call contracts and projects performed under our On-Call Planning and Environmental consulting services, similar to those requested by the City.

CLIENT REFERENCES/RELEVANT PROJECTS
Client: Town of Colma | On-Call Planning, Environmental, and Sustainability Program Management Services 2014-Ongoing
Reference: Daniel Barros, City Manager | 1198 El Camino Real, Colma, CA 94404 650.997.8318 | [email protected]
Planning, Environmental, and Sustainability Program Management Services | Town of Colma, California 2014 - Ongoing
CSG has provided complete Planning Staff Augmentation services to the Town of Colma since 2011. During this time, CSG Planners have served as the Town’s planning staff, including City Planner, which included processing of moderate and large development applications. Examples of specific policy planning services included updating the Town’s Climate Action Plan, completion of its Local Hazard Mitigation Plan, Development Fee Ordinance, Smoking Ordinance, Housing Ordinances, and Economic Development Plans. CSG staff recently managed an update to the Town’s General Plan and its associated EIR, Housing Element Update Sixth Cycle, Zoning Code and Zoning Map Update, Streetscape Master Plan for Serramonte Boulevard and Collins Avenue, and the Town’s first Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan.

General Plan 2040 and EIR and Housing Element Update | Town of Colma, California Adopted March 2022 and Housing Element certified on March 2024 As part of services for the Town, CSG Consultants were tasked with updating the Town’s General Plan and preparing the associated EIR. The General Plan 2040, initiated in 2019, was adopted by the City Council on March 23, 2022. CSG also worked on the Town’s Housing Element Update for its 6th Cycle, with the document adopted by the City Council in January 2024, and certified by State Housing and Community Development Agency in March 2024. These two projects included community outreach and public meetings with multiple presentations as part of the process.

Zoning Code Update and Map Update | Town of Colma, California Adopted February 2024
CSG Consultants prepared the Town of Colma Zoning Code Update and Map Update for compliance with the Town’s General Plan 2040 and Housing Element Update and State mandates. To ensure compliance with the General Plan 2040, the Zoning Code Update included full review and correction of the previous code, community outreach, and public meetings throughout the adoption process. The Zoning Code Update effort aimed to be a user- friendly document with many sections amended and new sections added, including Objective Design Standards.

Client: City of Mill Valley | On-Call Planning Services 2022-Ongoing
Reference: Patrick Kelly, Planning and Building Director | 26 Corte Madera Avenue, Mill Valley, CA 94941 415.388.4039 | [email protected]

Request for Proposals On-Call & Environmental Planning Services 30 Planning Staff Augmentation Services | City of Mill Valley, California 2022 - Ongoing
CSG provides current planning services to the City of Mill Valley. Services include reviewing conditional use permits and single-family development permits to comply with the city’s design guidelines and neighborhood compatibility review and working with applicants and city staff to create compatible development projects within the existing districts, downtown, and historical neighborhoods. For these projects, staff services include project management; completeness reviews; the preparation of public notices, Zoning Administrator, Planning Commission and City Council staff reports, approval letters; presentation of projects to these authorities; and follow-up with conditions of project approval. Significant development projects that our staff have managed include: the Mill Valley Lumber Yard Redevelopment for the renovation and conversion of the Mill Valley Lumber Yard from manufacturing use to mixed commercial/live-work use; 550 Miller Avenue Mixed Use Development, which includes the redevelopment of one house/commercial space into a 7-unit residential project that included commercial space, shared parking, and 2 residential units; and the Bayside Park Pier Reconstruction, which included the preparation of NEPA compliant environmental documents and multi-jurisdictional permitting for the reconstruction of a storm-damaged public pier.

Client: Town of Corte Madera | Planning Services
2022-Ongoing
Reference: Amy Lyle, Community Development Director | 240 Tamal Vista Blvd., Suite 110, Corte Madera, CA 94925 415.927.5050 | [email protected]
Planning Staff Augmentation Services | Town of Corte Madera, California 2022 - Ongoing
CSG provides current planning services to the Town of Corte Madera. Services include responding to public inquiries, reviewing conditional use permits and single-family development permits to comply with the town’s design guidelines and standard development regulations. For these projects, staff services include completeness reviews; preparing public notices and approval letters; and follow-up with conditions of project approval.

Client: City of Walnut Creek | Environmental Support Services 2021-Ongoing
Reference: Chip Griffin, Principal Planner| 1666 North Main Street, Walnut Creek, CA 94596 925.943.5899| [email protected]
Mixed Use Special District Project Supplemental EIR | City of Walnut Creek, California Prior to CSG, Ms. Debies managed the preparation of a Supplemental EIR for the Mixed Use Special District Project in the City of Walnut Creek. The project would create an Auto Sales–Custom Manufacturing Mixed Use Special District overlay on approximately 6.2 acres owned or controlled by Toyota Walnut Creek. The Final EIR was published in February 2024 and public hearings are anticipated in Spring/Summer 2024.

Client: City of Pleasanton | Environmental Support Services 2022-2023
Reference: Ellen Clark, Director of Community Development| P.O. Box 250, Pleasanton, CA 94566 925.931.5606| [email protected]
2023-2031 (6th Cycle) Housing Element Update Program EIR | City of Pleasanton, California Prior to CSG, Ms. Debies managed the preparation of the Housing Element Update Program EIR for the City of Pleasanton. Under Ms. Debies’s management, the City prepared streamlined CEQA documents for several of the housing sites identified in the Housing Element Update. The Housing Element was approved and Program EIR certified in January 2023.

Request for Proposals On-Call & Environmental Planning Services 31 Client: City of Sonora | On-Call Planning and Environmental Services Reference: Melissa Eads, City Administrator | 94 North Washington Street, Sonora, California 95370 209.532.4541 | [email protected]
Planning Staff Augmentation and Environmental Review Services | City of Sonora, California 2021-Ongoing
CSG provides day to day planning services to the City of Sonora. CSG services include regular maintenance of the zoning ordinance, including the recent addition of the Accessory Dwelling Unit Ordinance. CSG is currently working with the City of Sonora to update the sixth cycle of the Housing Element Update and continues to make updates to the zoning ordinance to assure compliance with State requirements. In addition, CSG is leading the City’s efforts to develop a long-term strategic plan for growth in the community, which is to be centered on a comprehensive General Plan Update, including extensive outreach, consideration of Sphere of Influence opportunity areas and economic development strategies along major corridors in the City. The work program includes a Program EIR, Zoning Code Update and Climate Action Plan. Recent environmental review assistance has included CEQA review for the proposed Subaru dealership and policy documents and supporting CEQA review for the Housing Element Update, Safety Element Update, Hazard Mitigation Plan.

Client: City of Thousand Oaks | On-Call Planning and Environmental Services 2021-Ongoing
Reference: Scott Kolwitz, Principal Planner| 2100 Thousand Oaks Boulevard, Thousand Oaks, CA 91362 805.449.2319|[email protected]
Staff Augmentation Services | City of Thousand Oaks, California 2021 - Ongoing
CSG staff currently work with the City of Thousand Oaks to provide staff augmentation planning services by reviewing plans for compliance with zoning, design standards, and procedural requirements. Additionally, our staff help research land use issues, trends, and best practices, and assist with the preparation of new land use regulations and environmental impact reports.

Janss Marketplace Hotel EIR | City of Thousand Oaks, California 2022-2023
CSG prepared an EIR to evaluate the potential environmental impacts of the development of a hotel at 225 North Moorpark Road in Thousand Oaks. The proposed project includes demolition of the current two-story retail building, to be replaced by a five-story dual hotel and retail pad; the creation of a map to designate airspace rights; and a zoning change to the footprint of the hotel to increase the building’s height limitation.

EV Charger Infrastructure | City of Thousand Oaks, California 2022
The City of Thousand Oaks proposed to implement an electric vehicle charging facility at the City’s Municipal Service Center, located at 1993 Rancho Conejo Boulevard. This project installed the electric vehicle charging infrastructure necessary for Thousand Oaks Transit’s (TOT) transition to a battery electric fleet. CSG determined the project qualified for a Categorical Exclusion pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and this project has been constructed.

Client: City of Carson| On-Call Planning and Environmental Services 2016-Ongoing
Reference: Saied Naaseh, Community Development Director| 701 E. Carson Street, Carson, CA 90745 310.952.1761 x 13654|[email protected]
Planning and Environmental Services | City of Carson, California 2016-Ongoing
CSG provides on-call planning and environmental services to the City of Carson. As part of this process, our Planning Lead manages technical consultants, provides document review, conducts community outreach, and attends

Request for Proposals On-Call & Environmental Planning Services 32 community and City Council meetings. Our staff is currently managing The District at South Bay Specific Plan amendment for a modification to the permitted land uses and development standards for a portion of its 157-acres.

The site remains undeveloped, as it was used as a landfill site for the deposition of waste/refuse from areas throughout Los Angeles County between 1959 and 1965, prior to the incorporation of the City of Carson.

Client: City of Fullerton| On-Call Planning Services
2021-Ongoing
Reference: Sunayana Thomas, Community and Economic Development Director | 303 W. Commonwealth Avenue, CA 92832
714.738.6837|[email protected]
Planning Staff Augmentation and Project Management Services l City of Fullerton, California CSG provides current planning services to the City of Fullerton. Services include customer service in the permit center, answering development related questions at the public planning counter, and reviewing use permits and single-family development permits to comply with the city’s zoning code to ensure compatible development projects within the existing districts, downtown, and historical neighborhoods. Additionally, CSG has provided high-level project management services for the processing of large scale, mixed use and TOD development projects, Disposition of Surplus Land, single family subdivisions, adaptive reuse projects, new urban designed outdoor dining uses, and a privately owned public parking structure. For these projects CSG’s services include project management, completeness reviews, prepare public notices, prepare, Planning Commission and City Council staff reports, present projects to these authorities, prepare approval letters, and follow-up with conditions of project approval.

Client: City of Segundo| On-Call Planning Services
2016-Ongoing
Reference: Eduardo Schonborn, Planning Manager| 350 Main Street, El Segundo, CA 90245 310.524.2312| [email protected]
Planning Services | City of El Segundo, California
2016-Ongoing
CSG staff provides project management and entitlement processing services for the City of El Segundo. We currently manage several high-profile projects, including a ±140-acre mixed use site on the former Raytheon manufacturing site and a mixed-use media campus. Another noteworthy project is the Smoky Hollow Specific Plan Amendment and EIR for the Grand Kansas II Project. CSG staff provides entitlement project management and conducted a peer review of the environmental documentation for this office and commercial development. Our services also include Site Plan Review, Specific Plan Amendments, Coastal Development Permits, public outreach and grant administration.

Client: City of Garden Grove| Planning Services
2014-Ongoing
Reference: Maria Parra, Planning Manager| 11222 Acacia Parkway, Garden Grove, CA 92840 714.741.5323|[email protected]
Planning Staff Augmentation and Project Management Services | City of Garden Grove, California 2014-Ongoing
CSG staff currently provides project management and staff augment planning services to the City of Garden Grove.

Staff manages the entitlement process for various priority developments and serves as the main point of contact representing the City. Staff also provides plan review, plan check, and public counter coverage services.

Request for Proposals On-Call & Environmental Planning Services 33 Client: City of Jackson| On-Call Planning Services
2022-Ongoing
Reference: Yvonne Kimball, City Manager| 33 Broadway, Jackson, CA 95642 209.223.1646|[email protected]
Planning Services | City of Jackson, California
2022-Ongoing
The City of Jackson contracted CSG to provide support for their Current and Long-Range Planning needs. The Current Planning duties included project reviews, acting as liaison between applicant and other City departments, processing and presenting projects for City’s Design Review Committee, Planning Commission and City Council’s determinations, and reviewing of CEQA exemptions and Initial Study/MND of projects. Long Range planning duties included City’s General Plan Update and Housing Element Update.

Client: City of Plymouth | Planning and Environmental Services 2023-Ongoing
Reference: Margaret Roberts, City Manager| 9426 Main Street, Plymouth, CA 95660 209.245.6491 ext. 257|[email protected]
Planning and Environmental Services | City of Plymouth, California 2023-Ongoing
CSG is currently assisting the City with contract planning and environmental services. Work includes support with entitlement process of moderate and major projects including Conditional Use Permits and a commercial center in Downtown District including its environmental process (IS/MND), in addition to processing a major 160-acre 234 residential, RV resort and open space project and its EIR peer review. CSG is also assisting with City’s Housing Element Update process.

ARCO Commercial Center and Car Wash Project IS/MND | City of Plymouth, California 2023-Ongoing
CSG prepared an IS/MND to evaluate the potential environmental impacts of the development of a ARCO fueling facility gas station, AM/PM retail facility, and car wash at 18725 State Route 49 in the City of Plymouth. The proposed project includes a lot line adjustment such that the existing retail businesses remain. The public review draft was published in February 2024 and the environmental review is ongoing.

Client: City of Laguna Beach | Environmental Support Services 2023-Ongoing
Reference: Anthony Viera, Principal Planner| 505 Forest Avenue, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 949.497.0398| [email protected]
1890 South Coast Highway, Mixed-Use Redevelopment Project IS/MND | City of Laguna Beach CSG is preparing an IS/MND for a proposed mixed-use, two-story retail and residential structure and subterranean garage adjacent to South Coast Highway in the City of Laguna Beach. The proposed project includes the demolition of an existing car wash facility and the construction of a new 8, 204 square-foot mixed-use retail and residential structure with 5,221 square-feet of deck area, over a subterranean garage.

Request for Proposals On-Call & Environmental Planning Services 34 I. REQUIRED STATEMENTS/DOCUMENTS
 1. CSG has no conflicts of interest to disclose related to this contract.  2. Our insurance broker has reviewed the insurance requirements in the Sample Agreement for Professional Services and has informed us that CSG can comply with the requirements. - With respect to Section 4.2.1, FCS is requesting the Commercial General Liability be lowered to $1M/$2M and Auto Liability be lowered to $1M (combined single limit), because it more accurately reflects the risk posed by our work and is in line with industry standards for environmental consultants. With regards to the Auto Liability, FCS has been advised that the City’s type of policy for automobile coverage (per occurrence/general aggregate) is restricted to personal/residential policies and is not available for commercial businesses.
 3. CSG confirms that nothing contained in the submitted proposal will be proprietary.  4. CSG understands that all documents submitted to the City in connection with the proposal are subject to the California Public Records Act and may be disclosed without notice to CSG.  5. We have reviewed the Sample Agreement, and we request the City consider the following changes. The requested changes are shown in strikethrough and underline, below:
- SECTION 2.8 PAYMENT UPON TERMINATION.

In the event that the City or Consultant terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 8, the City shall compensate the Consultant for all outstanding costs and reimbursable expenses incurred for work satisfactorily completed as of the effective date of written notice of termination. Consultant shall maintain adequate logs and timesheets in order to verify costs incurred to that date. - SECTION 5.1 GENERAL INDEMNIFICATION.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Contractor Consultant shall defend, indemnify and hold City, its official, officers, employees, volunteers and agents free and harmless from any and all claims, demands, causes of action, costs, expenses, liability, loss, damage or injury, in law or equity, to property or persons, including wrongful death, in any manner arising out of or incident to any alleged only to the extent caused by negligent acts, omissions or willful misconduct of Contractor Consultant, its officials, officers, employees, agents, subcontractors and subcontractors arising out of or in connection with the performance of the Services, the Project or this Agreement, including without limitation the payment of all consequential damages, attorneys’ fees and other related costs and expenses. Contractor Consultant shall defend, at Contractor’s Consultant’s own cost, expense and risk, any and all such aforesaid suits, actions or other legal proceedings of every kind that may be brought or instituted against City, its directors, officials, officers, employees, agents or volunteers. Contractor Consultant shall pay and satisfy any judgement, award or decree that may be rendered against City or its directors, officials, officers, employees, agents or volunteers, in any such suit, action or other legal proceeding. Contractor Consultant shall reimburse City and its directors, officials, officers, employees, agents and/or volunteers, for any and all legal expenses and costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, incurred by each of them in connection therewith or in enforcing the indemnity herein provided. In no event shall the cost to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless charged to the Consultant exceed the Consultant’s proportionate percentage of fault.

Contractor’s Consultant’s obligation to indemnify shall not be restricted to insurance proceeds, if any, received by City or its directors, officials, officers, employees, agents or volunteers. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent Contractor’s Consultant’s Services are subject to Civil Code Section 2782.8, the above indemnity shall be limited, to the extent required by Civil Code Section 2782.8, to claims that arise out of, pertain to, or relate to the negligence, recklessness, or willful misconduct of the Contractor Consultant. This Section 5.1 shall survive any expiration or termination of this Agreement. - SECTION 8.1 TERMINATION.

Request for Proposals On-Call & Environmental Planning Services 35 City may cancel this Agreement at any time and without cause upon written notification to Consultant.

Consultant may cancel this Agreement for cause with ten day’s written notice to City.

SECTION 8.2 EXTENSTION.

City may, in its sole and exclusive discretion, extend the end date of this Agreement beyond that provided for in Subsection 1.1. Any such extension shall be specified in writing by the City. Consultant understands and agrees that if City issues such an extension, City shall have no obligation to provide Consultant with compensation beyond the maximum amount provided for in this Agreement. City understands and agrees that Consultant has no obligation to perform any new work if there is insufficient funding. Similarly, unless authorized by the City, City shall have no obligation to reimburse Consultant for any otherwise reimbursable expenses incurred during the extension period.

SECTION 9.1. RECORDS CREATED AS PART OF CONSULTANT’S PERFORMANCE.

All reports, data, maps, models, charts, studies, surveys, photographs, memoranda, plans, studies, specifications, records, files, or any other documents or materials, in electronic or any other form, that Consultant prepares or obtains pursuant to this Agreement and that relate to the matters covered hereunder shall be the property of the City. Consultant hereby agrees to deliver those documents to the City upon termination of the Agreement. It is understood and agreed that the documents and other materials, including but not limited to those described above, prepared pursuant to this Agreement are prepared specifically for the City for a specific project and are not necessarily suitable for any future or other use. City and Consultant agree that, until final approval by City, all data, plans, specifications, reports and other documents are confidential and will not be released to third parties without prior written consent of both parties.
- We are also requesting a site provision be included because future projects may require site work. The requested language is as follows:

However, notwithstanding the foregoing and/or anything to the contrary herein, City agrees to provide— or to require a party other than the Consultant to provide—a safe and compliant worksite and working conditions while Consultant’s personnel and equipment are on the property. Failure to do so affords Consultant, at its own choosing, the ability to either a) terminate the contract with three calendar days notice or b) cease work on any project at anytime Consultant identifies unsafe conditions and either option shall be agreed to by City without penalty and with payment for services rendered prior to termination or cessation of work taking effect.
 6. List and explain any pending bankruptcies, liens, stop payment notices, judgments, lawsuits, arbitrations, mediations, foreclosures, and any similar actions filed or resolved in the past seven (7) years. Please indicate whether a client has ever terminated a contract for breach, and if so, please explain.

CSG Litigation History (Past Seven Years)
Sweedy v. Town of Atherton
In October 2010, the claimant initiated a lawsuit against the Town of Atherton alleging that Town’s Building Department wrongfully issued a Certificate of Occupancy for her residence. CSG was named in this case as it was providing building services to the Town. The case was settled in 2017 without any monetary compensation by CSG.

City of Half Moon Bay v. CSG Consultants, Inc. et al. (Case # 17-CIV-00387) The City of Half Moon Bay filed this case against the City’s contractor, the Contractor’s bonding company, and CSG.

This case arose out of faulty construction by a contractor who had gone bankrupt. The contractor was hired for construction of a segment of bike trail in Half Moon Bay, and the City alleged that there were defects in the construction of a walking trail. The case was settled with the City in April 2019.

Eric and Jen Hoogeveen.

Request for Proposals On-Call & Environmental Planning Services 36 The claimant alleged damages to their sump pump outlet pipe due to a resurfacing project for which CSG was providing construction management services in July of 2019. The case was settled in January 2020 for an amount of $2,250.

Stephen Estrella v. City of South San Francisco Code Enforcement, a Public Entity, et al. (Case #20-CIV-05257).

A CSG employee was driving his personal vehicle and allegedly drove over Stephen Estrella’s foot while the CSG employee was working for the City of South San Francisco. A claim was made against the CSG employee’s auto insurance, and damages were paid. On November 24, 2020, a lawsuit was filed against the City of South San Francisco and CSG for the same incident. The case was settled and closed on February 23, 2024.

Tilafaiga Taape, Jr. v. Rosemary Hanson and CSG Consultants.

The property owner at 34 Visitacion Avenue in Brisbane was named along with CSG for a railing that failed on private property. CSG provides services to the City of Brisbane for building plan review and inspection. CSG was released from the case since it was not involved in the condition of the existing railing on the private property. The CSG dismissal forms for this case were completed on March 2, 2021.

WRA Litigation History (Past Seven Years)
In 2021, WRA joined a private client in mediation to resolve an issue related to the client’s property, which resulted in a successful outcome for both parties.

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APPENDIX A
Resumes

Ethan Edwards, AICP

VICE PRESIDENT OF PLANNING SERVICES
Mr. Edwards serves as the Vice President of Planning Services for CSG Consultants. To this role, he brings expertise in current and advanced planning, design review, coastal development review and CEOA, project and planning staff management, and professional practice building- from over 24 years of increasingly complex land use planning and management experience in Orange and Los Angeles Counties, northern California, and the State of Oregon. Prior to joining CSG, Mr. Edwards served as a planner for several public and private sector organizations and has served in various management roles including Community Development Director, Planning Manager and Principal Planner.

Relevant Project Experience
Acting Community Development Director/Planning Manager I City of Carson, California. Mr. Edwards served as the Acting Planning Manager and Community Development Director for the City of Carson where his duties included oversight of the Planning Department (including CSG staff), project management, scheduling, budgeting, agenda review and participation in public hearings. He also managed the City's on-call environmental and design consultants and provided direction on the comprehensive General Plan Update.

Principal Planner I City of El Segundo, California. As a contract Principal Planner, Mr. Edwards manages complex discre�onary and administra�ve permits including Development Agreement nego�a�on, environmental impact report management; prepares agendas, reviews and prepares reports; conducts presenta�ons to elected officials, commissions, and ci�zen groups.

Planner I City of Hun�ngton Beach, California. While working with the City of Hun�ngton Beach, Mr. Edwards managed discre�onary and administra�ve permits; mentored staff; prepared agendas, reviewed and prepared reports, and interpreted zoning regula�ons as the Zoning Administrator Liaison; oversaw environmental consultants; and provided City management solu�ons for permit processing streamlining and customer service strategies.

Planning Manager I Baysinger Partners Architecture, Portland, Oregon. Mr. Edwards' du�es as Planning Manager included: supervising the planning and en�tlement division; managing staff priori�es and department budget; preparing and processing applica�ons for public and private development projects; providing consultant coordina�on and project management; and professional prac�ce building.

Planner I City of Beaverton, Oregon. Mr. Edwards provided project management for current planning projects; assisted in design review code revisions; gave presenta�ons to elected officials, commissions, and ci�zen groups; and served as the City staff liaison for an inter-jurisdic�onal commuter rail project and commitee.

Associate Planner I City of Santa Monica, California. Mr. Edwards gave presenta�ons to zoning administrator, planning commission, and architectural review board and prepared reports for a variety of en�tlement projects while working for the City of Santa Monica.

Education
Bachelor of Science, Urban and
Regional Planning
California State Polytechnic
University
Pomona, California
Professional Affiliations
American Planning Association
(APA)
 Orange County Chapter
 Los Angeles Chapter
 Northern Chapter
 Central Chapter
American Institute of Certified
Planners (AICP)
International City/County
Management Association
Association of Environmental
Professionals (AEP)

Bradley Misner, AICP

DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
To his role as Principal Planner for CSG Consultants, Mr. Misner brings exper�se gained from over 25 years in the field, including extensive public agency employment experience. His wide range of municipal planning skills and experience includes current and policy planning, zoning law crea�on and administra�on, and public administra�on.

Relevant Project Experience
Community Development Director | City of Benicia, California. Mr. Misner directed the Planning and Building Division functions and managed consultants; prepared and managed department budget ($3 million); served as the Zoning Administrator; was a member of the Executive Management Team; responsible for implementation of electronic plan review and application submission, permit tracking automation, and development process improvements; and directed and coordinated housing policy discussions and preparation of the Housing Element.

Community Development Director | City of Millbrae, California. Mr. Misner served as Interim Director in September 2018, hired permanently in January 2019; directed functions and services of the Planning, Housing, Economic Development, Building, and Code Enforcement divisions; directed and supported the Planning Commission; provided project management for significant TOD developments; prepared policy support and prepared reports, recommendations to City Council; and managed department budget ($2.9 million).

Director of Planning and Neighborhood Services | City of Milpitas, California. Mr. Misner directed the City Planning, Housing, and Neighborhood Services Divisions, managing 14 full-time employees and various consultants, and a $3.6 million department budget. He was responsible for hiring, training, and mentoring planning, housing, and code enforcement staff.

Additional responsibilities included the City’s General Plan Update and associated consultant and budget management and serving as liaison to the Planning Commission and as a member of the Executive Management Team.

Principal and Owner | Davis and Misner, LLC, Danville, California. Mr. Misner provided project management and consul�ng services to private clients and municipali�es in California. His work included project review, report prepara�on and analysis, and compliance review with General Plan policies and Zoning Ordinance regula�ons.

Education
Bachelor of Science,
Geography and Group Social
Science
Western Michigan University |
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Continuing Education
Coursework:
 Land Use Law
 California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA)
 Subdivision Law
University of California, Los
Angeles – Extension | Los
Angeles, California
Professional Affiliations
American Planning Association
American Institute of
Certified Planners

1 Lorraine Weiss

PRINCIPAL PLANNER
Lorraine Weiss serves as a Principal Planner for CSG Consultants and provides planning assistance to our public agency clients using her knowledge of land use en�tlements, development processes, CEQA, public engagement, and policy analysis for municipali�es. Ms. Weiss is a land use planner with over 30 years of experience, has well-developed communica�on, organiza�onal, and project management skills, and is passionate about contribu�ng to crea�ng a sense of place through community input and quality design.

Relevant Project Experience
Consul�ng Principal Planner | San Francisco Bay Area, CA: Ms. Weiss provided project management services for a variety of development and redevelopment projects (residen�al, mul�-family residen�al, commercial office and retail, mixed-use, industrial, educa�onal, and ins�tu�onal) for local jurisdic�ons in the San Francisco Bay Area. She was also responsible for en�tlement processing, project management of en�re project life cycles, management and prepara�on of environmental documents in accordance with CEQA, as well as a variety of municipal code amendments. She also:
 Conducted site analyses, design reviews, environmental reviews, regulatory reviews and analyses, and prepared recommendations on complex land use development projects, adhering to fiscal and timeline constraints.  Performed ordinance and resolution preparation for a variety of zoning text modifications and special projects.

Ms. Weiss has provided planning consul�ng services to various Bay Area jurisdic�ons including Town of Belvedere, Town of Corte Madera, City of Daly City, City of Larkspur, City of Menlo Park, Town of Moraga, City of Mountain View, City of Palo Alto, City of Redwood City, Town of San Anselmo, City of San Mateo, City of San Rafael, City of Sausalito, and City of Walnut Creek.

Environmental Services Manager | Town of Corte Madera, CA: Ms. Weiss managed and supervised the ac�vi�es, opera�ons, and budget ($1 million) of the Planning and Building Divisions of the Environmental Services Department, a six-person team. She was responsible for developing strong cross-func�onal partnerships to support problem solving and collabora�on among department managers to foster the goals and objec�ves of the Town. Ms. Weiss established strong working rela�onships with civic commitees, residents, merchants, and shopping center management. She also:
 Organized, facilitated, and coordinated all activities of the 2008 General Plan Update  Managed the Town’s ADA Transition Plan and Self-Evaluation  Served as liaison to the Town Center Shopping Center
Assistant Planner | City of Daly City, CA: Ms. Weiss processed land use permits, planning development project reviews, zoning, subdivisions, and site and architectural reviews. She provided staff support to the Planning Commission, City Council, and Redevelopment Agency. She also prepared various elements of the City’s General Plan Update.

Education
Bachelor of Science, Urban and
Regional Planning
California State Polytechnic
University
Pomona, California
UC Extension (Landscape
Architecture Courses)
CEQA Update & Land Use Law
Courses
Certificate in Urban Design
San Francisco Center for
Architecture & Urban Studies
Professional Affiliations
American Planning Association
(APA)
Association of Environmental
Professionals (AEP)

Farhad Mortazavi

PRINCIPAL PLANNER
Mr. Mortazavi provides principal planner services on behalf of CSG Consultants. Through his over 25 years of experience, he has developed exper�se in urban and regional planning; governmental affairs and associated communica�ons; and departmental management in planning, building, and code enforcement. He has held posi�ons including Development Services Director with the City of Shasta Lake, Community Development Director for the City of Millbrae, Design Review Officer for San Mateo County, and has served as a contract CSG Planning Manager for mul�ple jurisdic�ons.

Relevant Project Experience
City Planner | Town of Colma, California. As a contract city planner, Mr.

Mortazavi manages current planning daily opera�on, including supervision of the Town’s assistant and associate planner, coordina�ng with stakeholders and other departments, managing major planning permit applica�ons, preparing planning reports for city council considera�on, presen�ng to city council, and monitoring Daly City/South San Francisco/San Mateo County projects.

For advance planning, Mr. Mortazavi’s work has included: processing and adop�on of Colma’s General Plan (GP) Update and its associated Environmental Impact Report, adop�on of Housing Element Update, Town’s first Bike and Pedestrian Master Plan, preparing/processing Economic Development Plan, managing the Zoning Code Update for compa�bility with General Plan land uses, assis�ng with implementa�on of Colma’s 2040 General Plan vision, and processing/par�cipa�ng in development of the following plans: Serramonte Master Plan, El Camino Real Master Plan, Regional Housing Needs Alloca�on, Countywide Stormwater program, Reimagine SamTrans, and Climate Ac�on Plan.

Project Manager | City of Hayward, California. Mr. Mortazavi managed State Density Bonus law integra�on into the City’s Zoning Ordinance by processing and presen�ng to both planning commission and City Council members.

Interim Community Development Director | City of Pinole, California. As the interim director, Mr. Mortazavi oversaw the daily opera�on of Planning, Building and Code Enforcement Departments, assisted in the selec�on of Economic Development Plan’s consul�ng group, oversaw the en�tlement process and permi�ng of a 174-unit transit-oriented senior housing project, assisted in the process and selec�on of Housing Element Update’s consul�ng team, and par�cipated in Planning Commission and City Council mee�ngs.

Planning Manager | City of Berkeley and County of Sonoma, California. Mr. Mortazavi performed management and staff augmenta�on for the Planning/Community Development Departments and processing of Planning en�tlement applica�ons; performed major development consulta�ons and applica�on processing; performed advance planning consulta�on, including management of updates to Specific Plans and General Plans; Zoning and regulatory ordinance prepara�ons; interacted with public agencies and elected officials; and facilitated public mee�ngs Education
Masters, Urban Planning
San Jose State University
San Jose, California
Bachelor of Science, Urban and
Regional Planning
Cal Poly Pomona
Pomona, California
Professional Affiliations
American Planning Association (APA)

Lisa Newman

SENIOR PLANNER
Ms. Newman has provided a comprehensive range of city and environmental planning services in the San Francisco Bay Area for more than 30 years. She has served as both public agency staff and as the Principal/Owner of Newman Planning Associates (NPA). Ms. Newman is adept at building and managing teams of professionals, advisory groups, and non-profit Board members to achieve strategic goals.

Relevant Project Experience
Senior Planner | City of Mill Valley, California. As Senior Planner for more than eight years, Ms. Newman managed a wide range of current planning discre�onary applica�ons, while providing City oversight and response to major development projects in the region. In this role, she orchestrated weekly Departmental Review Team mee�ngs to coordinate project review and resolve process issues. Notable contribu�ons include developing and managing the first Short-term Rental Registra�on Program in Marin County and managing a Historic Preserva�on Program that included preparing a Historic Context Statement and Historic Resource Inventory. Addi�onally, Ms. Newman was the responsible planner for significant development projects that include:
 Mill Valley Lumber Yard Redevelopment: Managed mul�ple applica�ons for historic preserva�on, renova�on and conversion of the Mill Valley Lumber Yard from manufacturing use to mixed commercial/live-work use through a highly controversial, yet successful planning process.
 550 Miller Avenue Mixed Use Development: Managed redevelopment of one house/commercial space into a 7-unit residen�al project that included commercial space, shared parking, and 2 BMR units.  Bayside Park Pier Reconstruc�on: Managed a team of consultants to prepare NEPA compliance environmental documents and mul�-jurisdic�onal permi�ng to reconstruct a storm-damaged public pier.

Principal/Owner | Newman Planning Associates. For more than 25 years, Ms. Newman provided comprehensive current and long-range planning and environmental services to local government agencies, community organiza�ons, and private clients throughout the Bay Area. Representa�ve projects include:

City of San Rafael
 Marin Airporter Transfer Terminal Condi�onal Use Permit and Design Review.  Focused EIRs on Cultural Resource impacts (San Rafael 815 B Street: 41-unit Residen�al Mixed-Use Project & San Rafael Carriage Townhouse Development Project).
 Mt. Tamalpais Cemetery Master Plan and Use Permit (managed planning process to redevelop the historic, 53-acre cemetery).
 Wireless Communica�ons Facili�es Ordinance (prepared ordinance and mi�gated nega�ve declara�on for Council adop�on).
 Chapel Cove Residen�al Subdivision (Managed en�tlement process for a 15-unit planned residen�al development project that retained a historic Catholic chapel).

Education
Master of City and Regional
Planning, Emphasis in Land Use
and Environmental Planning
University of California, Berkeley
Bachelor of Science with
Distinction, Land Resource
Planning
Stanford University
Rotary International Fellow,
Scandinavian City Planning |
University of Oslo (Norway)
Professional Affiliations
American Planning Association
(APA)
Association of Environmental
Professionals (AEP)
California Preservation
Foundation

1 Matthew Weintraub

SENIOR PLANNER
Mr. Weintraub has more than 20 years of experience in a wide range of planning fields, including applica�on review and project implementa�on, environmental review, historic preserva�on, transporta�on planning, and geographic informa�on systems (GIS). He has served jurisdic�ons throughout California including some of the largest ci�es and some of the smallest towns. His broad planning experience, background in geography, and technical knowledge of GIS make him a versa�le team member.

Relevant Project Experience
Senior Planner, CSG Consultants, California Mr. Weintraub joined CSG in 2022, and has conducted application processing and review for residential projects in the Town of Los Altos Hills and the City of Oxnard. In addition, he contributed to the Town of Colma Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan by gathering and analyzing geospatial data, creating GIS maps, and describing travel behavior. Mr. Weintraub also prepared GIS maps for the Janss Marketplace Hotel Project EIR and the EV Charging Station Project EIR (City of Thousand Oaks), and he gathered, analyzed, and reported transportation data for the El Camino Real Improvement Plan and the Serramonte Blvd West Phase I Project.

Planner | Town of Ross, California. Mr. Weintraub served as a Planner for the Town of Ross from 2019 to 2022. He reviewed and processed residen�al development applica�ons; prepared and presented reports to the design board and town council; comanaged the Housing Element Update, and prepared zoning code updates and public informa�on bulle�ns. During this �me, he also served as Ac�ng Planning Manager for the Town.

Senior Planner | City of Sausalito, California. Mr. Weintraub prepared the wireless telecommunications ordinance update and processed development applications including capital improvement projects. Additionally, he prepared and presented reports to the planning commission and city council, while staffing the historic resources commission.

Planner III | City of Oakland, California. Mr. Weintraub conducted CEQA reviews and managed the prepara�on of major environmental documents for the City. During that �me, he applied and interpreted historic preserva�on regula�ons and guidelines, and he processed the development applica�on for The Key at 12th rehabilita�on project.

Planner | City of Palo Alto, California. Mr. Weintraub served as a Planner for the City of Palo Alto for three years. He managed the development of design guidelines for historic neighborhoods, conducted historic preserva�on reviews, and CEQA environmental reviews for both residen�al and commercial projects. Mr. Weintraub was also responsible for staffing the historic resources board while managing grant programs and projects.

Preserva�on Planner | City and County of San Francisco, California. Mr. Weintraub served as a Preserva�on Planner for the City and County of San Francisco. During that �me, he prepared historic resource evalua�ons and analyzed poten�al impacts on historic resources. Addi�onally, Mr. Weintraub conducted CEQA environmental review for historic preserva�on projects, conducted and managed neighborhood historic resource surveys, and managed grant programs and projects.

Education
Master of Arts, Geography
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, California
Bachelor of Arts, Geography
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, California
Certifications
Geographic Information Systems
(GIS), San Francisco State
University
Professional Affiliations
Contra Costa College
Human & Cultural Geography
Adjunct Instructor

Glenn Lajoie, AICP

PRINCIPAL, DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING
Mr. Lajoie has over 35 years of experience in the practice of CEQA/NEPA environmental review and Community Planning for clients and agencies throughout California. He has spent the last year and a half serving CSG Consultants, Inc. His range of environmental review studies has included policy, land development and infrastructure projects. Along with an extensive background in CEQA/NEPA, his practices have also encompassed policy planning programs, such as General Plans, Specific Plans, neighborhood studies and due diligence analysis. Mr. Lajoie’s skill set includes project and budget management, quality assurance, meeting facilitation, agency staff service assistance, and third party/peer review verification of analysis and findings. His primary objective as a professional planner has always focused on assuring integrity, quality, and legal defensibility of analysis and processes, culminating in win-win solutions for clients and communities.

Mr. Lajoie has an extensive background with local and regional agencies throughout California. The geographic context is wide ranging including: resort and destination projects in the Town of Mammoth Lakes; numerous infrastructure and water availability/desalination project reviews in the Community of Cambria; city center and neighborhood revitalization opportunities in Lancaster: over two million square feet of expansion for the Raytheon Corporate facility in El Segundo; Long Point (Terranea Resort) in Rancho Palos Verdes; downtown high rise and mixed-use proposals in Long Beach; The 2035 General Plan Update for Buena Park; buildout of the Cypress Business Park Master Plan in Cypress; campus modernization and enhancement projects at the University of California, Riverside and the master plan for beautification and growth at the Hotel Del Coronado.

Relevant Project Experience
Janss Marketplace Hotel EIR Project, City of Thousand Oaks, California – As Project Director, responsible for preparing an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) to evaluate the potential environmental impacts of the development of a hotel at 225 North Moorpark Road in Thousand Oaks. The proposed project includes demolition of the current two-story retail building, to be replaced by a five-story dual hotel and retail pad, the creation of a map to designate airspace rights, and a zoning change to the footprint of the hotel to increase the building’s height limitation.

The Colonies at San Antonio Specific Plan EIR | City of Upland, California – As Project Director, responsible for project management and QA/QC for the preparation of the Specific Plan Amendment EIR. The 447.8-acre project area included multiple planning areas to accommodate single-family and multi-family residential, neighborhood and community-serving commercial and entertainment uses, natural and open space areas, drainage and flood control features, and community facilities. At buildout, the project site is designed to accommodate up to 1,150 new dwelling units of various types on nearly 168 acres. Approximately 115 acres of highway commercial development were to be located north and south of I-210 and provide for large-scale retail and entertainment uses. An open space area, located near the center of the project, would offer a focal point for the project, a passive recreational area with trails and views, and flood control facilities with a natural appearance. Key issues evaluated included: local and regional traffic and circulation; air quality; noise; biological resources; geology and soils; hydrology and drainage; and public services and utilities.

Amazon Delivery Station Project IS/MND | City of West Covina, California – As Project Manager, responsible for preparation of the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration. The Project involved the repurposing of a former 177,440 square foot industrial building, located in close proximity to existing residents. The “last mile” delivery station operation would include over 250 employees responsible for loading and unloading various types of delivery vehicles via trailer trucks and flex vehicles. Property modifications included building alterations, parking/ routing modifications and landscaping/fencing updates along the site perimeter. Key issues of concern included noise, lighting, traffic and overall affects to neighboring sensitive uses.

Education
Master’s Degree in Public Policy and
Administration
California State University
Long Beach, California
Bachelor of Arts, Geography/
Urban Studies
California State University
Long Beach, California
Professional Affiliations
American Planning Association (APA)
Association of Environmental
Professionals (AEP)

Liza Debies

SENIOR ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNER
Liza Debies has more than 12 years of professional experience and more than 8 years of experience in managing the preparation of CEQA and NEPA documents, including EIRs, IS/MNDs, Addenda, Environmental Assessments (EAs), and Categorical Exemptions and Categorical Exclusions. She has completed CEQA and/or NEPA documentation for public infrastructure, materials recovery facilities (MRFs), mixed-use developments, residential, commercial, retail, transportation, industrial, recreational, and institutional projects. She has expertise in aesthetics, land use and planning and land use compatibility, transportation and circulation, utilities and services systems, and alternatives analysis, as well as in evaluating large public infrastructure projects.

Relevant Project Experience
Walnut Creek – Mixed Use Special District Project Supplemental EIR, City of Walnut Creek, California. Ms. Debies managed the prepara�on of a Supplemental EIR for the Mixed Use Special District Project in the City of Walnut Creek.

The project would create an Auto Sales–Custom Manufacturing Mixed Use Special District overlay on approximately

6.2 acres owned or controlled by Toyota Walnut Creek.
2023–2031 (6th Cycle) Housing Element Update Program EIR, City of Pleasanton, California. Ms. Debies managed the prepara�on of the Housing Element Update Program EIR for the City of Pleasanton. Under Ms. Debies’s management, the City prepared streamlined CEQA documents for several of the housing sites iden�fied in the Housing Element Update.

Solid Waste and Recycling Transfer Sta�on Replacement Project EIR, City of Berkeley, California. Ms. Debies managed the prepara�on of the Solid Waste and Recycling Transfer Sta�on Replacement Project EIR for the City of Berkeley Public Works Department, Zero Waste Division (Zero Waste Division).

Oak Park Proper�es Specific Plan EIR, City of Pleasant Hill, California. Ms. Debies managed the prepara�on of an EIR for a 15-acre Program Area, which included a new public library, housing, and athle�c fields.

Del Hombre Apartments Project EIR, Contra Costa County, California. Ms. Debies managed the prepara�on of an EIR for the construc�on of a 284-unit apartment building on a 2.40-acre site located in the unincorporated area of Walnut Creek, next to the Pleasant Hill BART/Contra Costa Center Bart Transit Village.

College Creek Apartments Project Consistency Checklist, City of Santa Rosa, California. Ms. Debies managed the prepara�on of a 15183 Consistency Checklist for the College Creek Apartments Project in the City of Santa Rosa. The project site is 7.49 acres (gross) with 1.67 acres of the parcel reserved for an exclusive easement to Sonoma Water for flood channel maintenance associated with College Creek, and public ROW dedica�on for the creekside pedestrian trail. The remaining 5.82 acres would be developed with three residen�al buildings with a total of 168 dwelling units, community center, pool, and other ameni�es.

Billboard Ordinance Update Project IS/MND, City of Orange, California. Ms. Debies managed the prepara�on of an IS/MND to amend the City's Billboard Ordinance to allow for reloca�on, which included the conversion of an exis�ng sta�c billboard display to a digital display.

Education
Bachelor of Arts,
Environmental Studies
Minor in Anthropology, with
Honors, Pitzer College,
Claremont, California
Study Abroad, visiting student in
Biotechnology, Athlone Institute
of Technology, Ireland, 2011

Kelli Allen

ASSOCIATE ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNER
Kelli Allen serves as an Associate Environmental Planner for CSG Consultants and is currently providing staff support to CSG clients. Ms. Allen’s background aligns well with her roles and growth as a contributor to the environmental practice and CEQA compliance study assignments at CSG. Ms. Allen is a recent graduate of UCLA, earning a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Geography, with a focus on Environmental Studies, and in Political Science. Her responsibilities with the project review will include research and background baseline information for various topical areas.

Relevant Project Experience
Janss Marketplace Hotel EIR | City of Thousand Oaks, California. Ms. Allen assisted in the preparation of an environmental impact report to evaluate the potential environmental impacts of the development of a hotel at 225 North Moorpark Road in Thousand Oaks. The proposed project includes demolition of the current two-story retail building, to be replaced by a fivestory dual hotel and retail pad, the creation of a map to designate airspace rights, and a zoning change to the footprint of the hotel to increase the building’s height limitation.

ARCO Commercial Center and Car Wash Project | Plymouth, California. Ms. Allen assisted in the preparation of an Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration to evaluate the potential environmental impacts of the development of a commercial store, gas station, and car wash at 18725 CA 49 in Plymouth. The proposed project includes development of the currently vegetated site to construct a fuel canopy, car wash, convenience store, and parking lot, a general plan amendment, and a zoning change to accommodate the high-traffic commercial use in the downtown area. 1890 South Coast Highway IS/MND | Laguna Beach, California. Ms. Allen is assisting in the preparation of an Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration to evaluate the potential environmental impacts of the development of a mixeduse retail and residential project at 1890 South Coast Highway in Laguna Beach. The proposed project involves the demolition of an existing car wash facility to be replaced by a mixed-use retail and residential complex with a subterranean garage and approximately 5,200 square feet of deck area.

Safety Element Update | Gustine, California. Ms. Allen is assisting in the preparation of a safety element update for the City of Gustine. The element evaluates the future hazard risks associated with fire, flood, dam inundation, seismic and geologic conditions, cybercrime, outdated emergency services infrastructure and staffing, and climate change in Gustine.

Sewer Line Reconstruction Project IS/MND | Millbrae, California. Ms. Allen is assisting in the preparation of an Initial Study Mitigated Negative Declaration to evaluate the potential environmental impacts of the development of upgraded sewer infrastructure in the City of Millbrae.

M&J Pallet Building IS/MND | San Bernardino, California. Ms. Allen assisted in the preparation of an Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration to evaluate the potential environmental impacts of the development of a pallet building warehouse the County of San Bernardino. The proposed project involves the demolition of all existing on-site improvements, to be replaced by an approximately 22,267 square foot commercial warehouse and parking and circulation system improvements.

Education
Bachelor of Arts Degree,
Geography/Environmental Studies and
Political Science with International
Relations Concentration.

University of California
Los Angeles
Minor in Global Studies
University of California
Los Angeles
Wildlands Studies Belize Program
Concentration in Environmental
Conservation
Environmental Wildlands Studies
Environmental Field Survey
Wildlands Environment and Culture
Western Washington University
Professional Affiliations
Association of Environmental
Professionals Member

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ANALYSES SPECIALIST
Education
• Master of Urban Planning, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, 2009 • Bachelor of Science, Urban and Regional Studies, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, Oshkosh, WI, 2007 Technical Expertise
• CalEEMod
• AERMOD
• California Air Resources Board’s (ARB’s) EMFAC
• ARB’s OFFROAD model
Jackie Winkel, MUP, is an environmental and air quality planning professional with more than 12 years of experience in air quality and GHG emissions impact analyses, urban planning, and project management. Ms.

Winkel has a thorough knowledge and understanding of air quality analysis, including factors affecting air pollution distribution, emissions quantification, and mitigation strategies. She is well versed in the CEQA process and in reviewing and commenting on air quality and GHG emissions analyses in CEQA documents. Additionally, Ms. Winkel is knowledgeable in the implementation and analysis of BAAQMD CEQA guidelines and thresholds and proficient in the use of air quality and GHG emissions models, such as CalEEMod, AERMOD, OFFROAD, and EMFAC. She is proficient in communicating with, and presenting to, local government staff, consultants, the general public, and other stakeholders. Ms. Winkel also has experience in training, supervising, and guiding junior level staff.

RELATED EXPERIENCE AND CLIENT SUMMARY
• Elworthy Property Residential Project Due Diligence, Town of Danville, CA • New Fire Station No. 63 Consistency Checklist and Technical Analyses, City of South San Francisco, CA • Zinfandel Estate Subdivision 53-lot Single-family Residential IS/MND, City of Napa, CA • Santa Clara County 0 Piercy Road Church Construction Project Air Quality/GHG Emissions, Phase I ESA, and Wildfire Study, Santa Clara County, CA
• Pierce Road Mountain Winery Residential Project EIR, City of Saratoga, CA • EKN Hotel + Downtown Housing and Economic Overlay Project Focused EIR, City of Petaluma, CA • BoDean Company Construction Materials Processing Plant (File No. 19-16) EIR, Town of Windsor, CA • Villages at the Quarry Project Consistency Checklist and Technical Studies, City of Pleasanton, CA • Barber Yard Specific Plan Project EIR, City of Chico, CA • Addendum to the Final EIR No. 331 for the Gypsum Canyon Cemetery Project Peer Review, City of Anaheim, CA
• Rio Vista Specific Plan EIR, City of Jurupa Valley, CA • Avenue 24 Center Project Air Quality and Transportation Analysis, City of Chowchilla, CA

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ROBERT CARROLL—BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES AND WETLAND STUDIES SPECIALIST Education
• Bachelor of Science, Fisheries Science, Concentration in Water Resources, Cum Laude, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, 2016
• Bachelor of Arts, Marketing, College of Business Administration, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, 2007
Licenses and Certifications
• Fairy Shrimp Identification Certification, 2017
• Wetland Delineation Certification, 2018
Robert Carroll has more than 15 years of experience in environmental analysis, biological resources, and regulatory permitting. As a Biologist and Regulatory Specialist, Mr. Carroll’s expertise includes multi-agency regulatory permitting and compliance (NEPA, CEQA, and California and federal Endangered Species Acts), natural resource assessments, special-status flora and fauna species surveys, construction compliance monitoring, and wildlife habitat assessments. Mr. Carroll has extensive experience managing wetland delineation projects and performing regulatory permitting pursuant to the jurisdiction of the CDFW, the RWQCB, the USACE, and other local and regional agencies and organizations. He is well versed in CWA Sections 404 and 401 permitting and CDFW Code 1602 permitting.

RELATED EXPERIENCE AND CLIENT SUMMARY
• CenterPoint Properties Logistics Warehouse Project EIR, Contra Costa County, CA • Scannell Properties Logistics Warehouse Project EIR, Contra Costa County, CA • Oak Road Townhouse Condominiums Project EIR and Peer Review of Technical Studies, Contra Costa County, CA
• Tassajara Parks Project EIR, Contra Costa County, CA
• Del Hombre Apartments Project EIR, Contra Costa County, CA • Contra Costa County Public Works Department On-Call Environmental Services, Contra Costa County, CA • Willow Avenue Commercial Center Project IS/MND, City of Hercules, CA • Skelly Residential Project IS/MND and Technical Studies, City of Hercules, CA • Powerplant Agricultural Development Project Focused EIR and MND, City of Richmond, CA • Marina Way Residential Project Wetland Delineation, City of Richmond, CA • Richmond Country Club Residential Project IS/MND, Technical Studies, and Bay Trail Connection, City of Richmond, CA
• Quarry Residential Project Nesting Bird Survey, City of Richmond, CA • PowerPlant Park Project IS/MND and Technical Studies, City of Richmond, CA • 1014 Chesley Avenue Self-storage Facility Consistency Checklist and Associated Technical Studies, City of Richmond, CA
• Initial Study/Consistency Checklist and Addendum to the Richmond General Plan Final EIR for the 100 38th Street Project, City of Richmond, CA
• 3101 Garrity Way Homewood Suites Project Initial Study/Checklist and Technical Studies, City of Richmond, CA
• Richmond Point Marina Way South Residential Project Technical Studies, City of Richmond, CA • 4841 Sunrise Drive Nesting Bird Survey, City of Martinez, CA

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DANA DEPIETRO, PHD, RPA—CULTURAL RESOURCES STUDIES SPECIALIST Education
• Doctor of Philosophy, Near Eastern Art and Archaeology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, 2012 • Master of Arts, Near Eastern Art and Archaeology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, 2005 • Bachelor of Arts, Archaeology and History (double major), University of California, San Diego, CA, 2002 License
• Registered Professional Archaeologist, License No. 13517, 2016 Dana DePietro, PhD, RPA, is a Registered Professional Archaeologist (License No. 13517) who meets the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for historic preservation programs in archaeology. Dr. DePietro has more than 21 years of experience in all aspects of cultural resources management, including prehistoric and historic archaeology, paleontology, materials conservation, history of art and architecture, and community engagement. He has experience in compliance with NEPA, CEQA, the NHPA, and the Archaeological Resources Protection Act. Dr. DePietro has completed cultural resource projects that have involved agency, client, Native American, and subcontractor coordination; treatment plans and research design development; archival research; field reconnaissance; site testing; data recovery excavation; construction monitoring; site recordation; site protection/preservation; mapping/cartography; spatial analysis/GIS; laboratory analysis; materials conservation; artifact curation and exhibition; and report production. He has completed projects in California within the jurisdiction of the BLM and other federal agencies requiring compliance with Section 106 of the NHPA. He has also completed projects throughout California under CEQA for State and local governments and municipalities, and has worked with clients to ensure deliverables meet and exceed the standards set by the OHP. Dr. DePietro manages projects and task orders completed under FCS’s on-call contract with the County of Contra Costa and the cities of Hercules, Richmond, Walnut Creek, and San Ramon.

RELATED EXPERIENCE AND CLIENT SUMMARY
• Del Hombre Apartments Project EIR, Contra Costa County, CA • Tassajara Parks Project EIR, Contra Costa County, CA
• Oak Road Townhouse Condominiums Project EIR and Peer Review of Technical Studies, Contra Costa County, CA
• Scannell Properties Logistics Warehouse Project EIR, Contra Costa County, CA • Retainer Contract for Staff Assistant, Contra Costa County, CA • FSRE Industrial Project EIR, Technical Studies, and Peer Review of Technical Studies, Contra Costa County, CA
• Rodeo Creek Bank Erosion Repair, Contra Costa County, CA • Grayson Road 10-lot Subdivision Project IS/MND and Technical Analyses, Contra Costa County, CA • Willow Avenue Commercial Center Project IS/MND, City of Hercules, CA • Skelly Residential Project IS/MND and Technical Studies, City of Hercules, CA • Powerplant Agricultural Development Project IS/MND, City of Richmond, CA • Goodrick Property Richmond Project Wetland and Cultural Survey, City of Richmond, CA • Richmond Country Club Residential Project IS/MND, Technical Studies, and Bay Trail Connection, City of Richmond, CA
• PowerPlant Park Project IS/MND and Technical Studies, City of Richmond, CA

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PHILIP AULT, MS, LEED AP—ACOUSTICAL STUDIES SPECIALIST
Education
• Master of Science, Advanced Environmental and Energy Studies for Architecture, University of East London at Center for Alternative Technology, Wales, UK, 2007
• Bachelor of Science, Mathematics, Bob Jones University, Greenville, SC, 1991 Training and Certifications
• US Green Building Council, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Accredited Professional (AP), without specialty
• TRAFFIX Training, Dowling Associates, Inc., Oakland, CA • FHWA Traffic Noise Model 2.5 and Traffic Noise Fundamentals Training Course, Bowlby & Associates, Inc., Franklin, TN
• Principles of Ecological Design, Case Studies in Ecological Design, San Francisco Institute of Architecture San Francisco, CA
Philip Ault, MS, LEED AP, has more than 18 years of experience in noise environmental impact analysis. As the Director of Noise Services, Mr. Ault is responsible for overseeing climate-sustainability strategy, noise studies, and environmental management systems and regulatory compliance with CEQA and NEPA requirements. He has prepared project-level technical noise analyses and programmatic noise and vibration impact analyses for programmatic-level CEQA analyses, including general plans, general plan updates, and specific plans. Mr. Ault has managed more than 900 projects that included the coordination of technical teams across multiple disciplines, firms, and municipal staff. In the past five years, Mr. Ault has also taken on the management of multiple CEQA and NEPA projects that involved the preparation of Addenda, Exemptions, Initial Studies, Environmental Impact Reports (EIRs), and Environmental Assessments (EAs). In his role as Manager of the Noise Team, he trains staff on conducting field noise measurements in compliance with Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), and Housing and Urban Development (HUD) standards, as well as providing director-level review of all noise analyses. Mr. Ault also provides senior oversight, peer review, and expert testimony for FCS’s noise services. Mr. Ault manages projects and task orders completed under FCS’s on-call contract with the County of Contra Costa and the cities of Hercules, Richmond, and San Ramon.

RELATED EXPERIENCE AND CLIENT SUMMARY
• Oak Road Townhouse Condominiums Project EIR and Peer Review of Technical Studies, Contra Costa County, CA
• Scannell Properties Logistics Warehouse Project EIR, Contra Costa County, CA • CenterPoint Properties Logistics Warehouse Project EIR, Contra Costa County, CA • Del Hombre Apartments Project EIR, Contra Costa County, CA • Tassajara Parks Project EIR, Contra Costa County, CA
• Skelly Residential Project IS/MND and Technical Studies, City of Hercules, CA • PowerPlant Park Project IS/MND and Technical Studies, City of Richmond, CA • Richmond Country Club Residential Project IS/MND, Technical Studies, and Bay Trail Connection, City of Richmond, CA
• 1014 Chesley Avenue Self-storage Facility Consistency Checklist and Associated Technical Studies, City of Richmond, CA

Leslie Allen is a Principal with WRA who specializes in managing multidisciplinary teams to support municipal clients through complex environmental permitting, mitigation, and monitoring efforts in the greater San Francisco Bay Area. The technical skills that Leslie developed earlier in her career as a field biologist, wetland delineator, and construction monitor inform her approach to navigating environmental compliance and the relationships among regulators, project proponents, construction contractors, and other stakeholders. Leslie is experienced with managing projects from conception to completion and also is adept at picking up projects where others have left off and getting them to construction.

RELEVANT PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Retail Opportunity Investments Corporation | Pinole, CA Pinole Vista Mixed Use Project | Principal in Charge
The Pinole Vista project is a proposed mixed-use redevelopment. WRA was retained to manage and prepare environmental technical studies that will support the City’s CEQA review of the project. WRA’s scope of work included a biological site assessment, a tree survey and arborist report. In addition, an air quality/greenhouse gas (GHG)/health risk assessments, noise analysis, and a cultural resources survey were performed by WRA’s subconsultants.

Town of Hillsborough | Hillsborough, CA
On-Call Environmental Consulting Services | Principal in Charge WRA responds to task order requests from the Town, on behalf of property and homeowners who must complete assessments of riparian habitat, stream setbacks, or other biological resources to facilitate the Town’s review of their development proposals and ensure compliance with local ordinances as well as state and federal environmental regulations. Leslie oversees the team of biologists and regulatory specialists who manage this contract and execute the work.

Marin County Department of Public Works | Marin County, CA On-Call Environmental Services, Project Manager/Principal in Charge WRA provides on-call environmental consulting and compliance services in support of multiple road and bridge repair projects. Leslie began managing this contract in 2018 and now serves as Principal in Charge, overseeing the contract compliance and quality of WRA’s work.

Marin County Flood Control & Water Conservation District | Marin County, CA On-Call Environmental Services, Project Manager/Principal in Charge WRA provides on-call environmental consulting and compliance services in support of multiple projects related to the maintenance and sustainability of flood control channels, levees, and water storage. Leslie began managing this contract in 2019 and now serves as Principal in Charge, overseeing the contract compliance and quality of WRA’s work. Our work includes CEQA and NEPA compliance, environmental permitting, wetland delineations, rare plant surveys, nesting bird surveys, and protocol-level surveys for special-status wildlife.

Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) | Petaluma, CA
On-Call Environmental Services Program Management, Project Manager Leslie has been managing on-call services for SMART since 2012. The current oncall environmental services contract enables WRA to respond to any needs SMART may have regarding biological and cultural resources compliance, regulatory permitting, CEQA/NEPA, restoration and mitigation design and implementation, construction monitoring, mitigation performance monitoring, and feasibility studies.

WRA has permitted or is managing the permit application process for passenger rail infrastructure upgrades, bridge replacements, slide repairs, and over 10 miles of non-motorized pathways. We also advise SMART on CEQA compliance and NEPA scoping for their state and federal funding pursuits.

Leslie Allen
Principal

YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
27 EDUCATION
M.S., Biology, Western
Washington University
B.A., Biology, University of
California Santa Cruz

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Association of Environmental
Professionals (AEP)
Bay Planning Coalition, Resilient
Transportation Committee
Member
San Francisco Bay Area Planning
and Urban Research Association
(SPUR)

SPECIALIZED TRAINING
Federal Environmental
Requirements for Local Agency
Transportation Projects Off the
State Highway System
Environmental Negotiation
Construction Site Compliance for
Water Quality Protection
Restoration and Revegetation in
Disturbed Soils
Basic Wetland Delineation and
Advanced Hydric Soils

Bernhard Warzecha has over 13 years of experience delivering biological consulting projects, including managing multidisciplinary teams and subcontractors, and successfully establishing and strengthening relationships with colleagues, agencies, and clients. His expertise focuses on successfully completing all aspects of the permitting process required by USACE, RWQCB, USFWS, CDFW, BCDC and CEQA/NEPA; and the delivery of related technical documentation.

RELEVANT PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit District (SMART) | Multiple Counties, California SMART Pathway Segments, Senior Regulatory Permitting Specialist SMART is planning to construct seven additional miles of non-motorized pathway connecting their right-of-way with local streets. Under contract to BKF and with Stantec as a sub-consultant, WRA is providing biological field studies, biological and cultural resources constraints analyses, aquatic resources and endangered species permitting, and mitigation strategies. For this project, Bernhard is the designated agent for USACE, RWQCB, and CDFW permit applications, and as such responsible for completion of the permit process.

FirstCarbon Solutions | Vallejo, California
Fairgrounds Channel Widening Project, Senior Biologist and Project Manager As part of a master services agreement with the client, WRA is providing services for several on-call task orders including an aquatic resources delineation and conducting USFWS-protocol level California red-legged frog (CRLF) surveys, and a Mitigation and Monitoring Plan. As WRA’s project manager and technical lead, Bernhard oversees the preparation and delivery of these technical reports within schedule and budget.

Contra Costa County Public Works Department | Contra Costa County, California Buchanan Field Airport Fire Station #9 Project, Biologist Prior to WRA, Bernhard was responsible for preparation of a Biological Constraints Analysis following the content requirements for an IS/MND bio section, including mitigation measures addressing potential impacts to aquatic resources and potentially present special-status species. Additionally, he conducted and prepared a CWA Section 404 jurisdictional wetland delineation for this project. As the designated Project Manager, he organized the multi-agency meeting with the USACE, RWQCB, CDFW, and USFWS. Bernhard was responsible for meeting deadlines and budget.

City of Martinez | Contra Costa County, California
Alhambra Creek Project, Regulatory Permitting Specialist Prior to WRA, Bernhard was responsible for overseeing the preparation of permit applications for CDFW, RWQCB, and the Corp (including successful ESA Section 7 consultation with NMFS and FEMA as the federal lead agency) regarding several infrastructure repair projects. As the designated Project Manager, Bernhard was responsible for meeting deadlines and budget. Additionally, he prepared a comprehensive Vegetation Management Plan for lower Alhambra Creek for the City of Martinez, including a revegetation and planting plan. The planning process included close cooperation with in-house experts and stakeholder groups, including Friends of Alhambra Creek, Contra Costa Resource Conservation District, Contra Costa County Public Works Department, RWQCB, CDFW, California Urban Streams Partnership, Alhambra watershed Council, and City of Martinez engineers.

County of Contra Costa | Concord, Contra Costa County
Proposed FSRE Warehouse Development Project, Sally Ride Drive, Buchanan Airfield, Lead Biologist
As the lead Biologist for FirstCarbon Solutions for this Project, Mr. Warzecha developed and guided the biological resources review under CEQA for the County of Contra Costa. This included research, surveys, and preparation of a CEQAadequate Biological Resources Assessment, and review of other biological technical studies and agency feedback provided by the developer. Additionally, this task included coordination with Environmental Planners from FCS and the County, and biologists for the developer team, and others.

Bernhard Warzecha
Senior Regulatory Permitting
Specialist

YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
13 EDUCATION
M.S. Biological Science (Ecology,
Evolution, and Conservation), San
Francisco State University
B.S. Biology, Freie Universitaet,
Berlin, Germany

PERMITS / CERTIFICATIONS
Endangered Species Act Section
10(a)(1)(a) Incidental Take
Permit, #TE-75187D-0
• California red-legged frog
FAA Remote Pilot Certification,
Small Unmanned Aircraft
Systems (UAS) with Part 107
License, #4500983
California Rapid Assessment
Method (CRAM), San Francisco
Estuary Institute
Project Management
Certification, AEC Business
Solutions
Wetland Delineation Certification,
Wetland Training Institute, Inc.

1 As a Principal Geologist for Ninyo & Moore, Ms. Cool has experience in the environmental industry, specializing in Leaking Underground Fuel Tank (LUFT) case project management, groundwater monitoring program management and soil, groundwater and soil vapor investigations. As the project manager for a Bay Area airport site, she recently oversaw a landfill gas and groundwater monitoring well installation investigation, coordinates the monthly landfill well monitoring and quarterly landfill gas and groundwater monitoring well sampling, and prepares the installation and quarterly monitoring and sampling reports. Ms. Cool possesses an expert knowledge of California’s Low-Threat Underground Storage Tank Case Closure Policy and has provided her clients with the professional expertise to develop technical strategies to achieve timely and cost-effective case closures. Prior to her tenure at Ninyo & Moore, Ms. Cool oversaw up to 115 LUFT and Spills, Leaks, Investigation and Cleanup (SLIC) cases in the San Francisco Bay Area for a major oil client. Her project management work included a case with the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB) at a jet fuel terminal in South San Francisco.

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE
Association of Bay Area Governments, Boorman Park, Richmond, California:

Project Manager for an EPA Brownfield Community-wide Assessment Grant with several projects in Richmond, El Cerrito, Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) properties, and unincorporated parts of Contra Costa County. One project for the City of Richmond was Boorman Park, an existing park with planned upgrades and identified soil contamination. Ninyo & Moore completed Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs) under the EPA grant. Subsequently, we are working directly under contract with the City of Richmond and have completed a Supplemental Site Investigation and report and are currently preparing a Removal Action Work Plan (RAW) to excavate and remove the contaminated soil.

City of Alameda, Estuary Park Site Improvements, Alameda, California: Project Manager for the environmental services portion of Ninyo & Moore’s contract for construction oversight for Estuary Park located within the former Alameda Naval Air Station (NAS) property in Alameda. Ms. Cool assisted in interpreting the Alameda Point Site Management Plan (SMP) and managed Ninyo & Moore’s environmental staff who were involved in SWPPP Best Management Plan (BMP) inspections and soil sampling activities on-site during construction activities. Mr. Larson was also the main contact for the City and assisted the City with managing the contractors.

Wilson Associates, Phase I and Phase II ESA, Oakland, California: Project Manager for a redevelopment project. Completed updated Phase I ESA; oversaw underground storage tank (UST) closure and collected soil, grab groundwater and soil stockpile samples; conducted Phase II ESA and collected including soil and soil vapor samples; prepared SGMP. Regulatory liaison with ACDEH including submittal of case closure request, which is currently under review.

Association of Bay Area Governments/City of Oakland/Private Developer, Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments (ESA) and Remedial Planning, International Boulevard, Oakland, California: Project Manager for a Phase II ESA at a multi-parcel Brownfields Site with public/private ownership where a private developer intends to redevelop vacant lots into low-income housing. Designed a gridbased soil Sampling and Analysis Plan to determine if the soil was contaminated Aubrey K. Cool, PG
Principal Geologist

EDUCATION
B.S., Earth Sciences, 1996,
University of California, Santa Cruz

REGISTRATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS
PG 7659 (California)
OSHA 40-Hour Health & Safety Training
with Annual Updates

PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES
City of South San Francisco, 400 Grand
Avenue, South San Francisco, CA 94080
Philip Vitale, 650.829.3800, philip.vitale@
ssf.net
Orange Memorial Park Aquatic Center,
9/2023 to 3/2024: Soil characterization
for the Orange Memorial Park Aquatic
Center.

City of Richmond, 450 Civic Center Plaza,
2nd Floor, Richmond, CA 94904
Lina Velasco, 510.620.6841, lina_
[email protected]
EPA Brownfields Grant, 9/2017 to
12/2022: Environmental services for EPA
Brownfields grant.

Port of Oakland, 530 Water Street,
Oakland, CA 94607
Colleen Liang, 510.627.1100, cliang@
portoakland.com
Port of Oakland, As Needed
Environmental Services, 7/2018 to
6/2028: As needed Environmental
Compliance services.

Aubrey K. Cool, PG, Principal Geologist | Ninyo & Moore | Geotechnical & Environmental Sciences Consultants

Aubrey K. Cool, PG, Principal Geologist | Ninyo & Moore | Geotechnical & Environmental Sciences Consultants 2 by above and/or underground oil/petroleum storage tanks, metals, or construction materials. Completed geophysical survey to identify in any USTs were still present. Collected soil samples to evaluate the presence of metals, TPHs, semi-volatile organic compounds, volatile organic compounds and asbestos. Evaluated results against San Francisco Bay RWQCB Tier 1 ESLs and background metals concentrations in California soils and prepared report for client. Classified soil and coordinated disposal as hazardous waste to appropriate landfill facility. Subsequently completed Phase I ESA and supplemental Phase II ESA for privately owned portion of site. Conducted negotiations with ACDEH discussing redevelopment plans and investigation and remedial requirements. Prepared a Corrective Action Plan to satisfy the City’s National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process requirements and a Fact Sheet to facilitate ACDEH’s public participation process.

Association of Bay Area Governments, 9400 Block International Boulevard, Brownfields Phase II ESA, Oakland, California: Project Manager for a Phase II ESA at a vacant lot that the City of Oakland intends to develop. Reviewed historical documents to design investigation and prepared Sampling and Analysis Plan per EPA Brownfields template. Collected soil samples to evaluate the presence of petroleum hydrocarbons, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), semi-VOCs and metals.

Compared analytical results to RWQCB ESLs, coordinated disposal of soil cuttings and prepared report for client.

Port of Oakland, North Field Runway Safety Area Improvement Project, Groundwater and Landfill Gas (LFG) Investigation, Oakland, California: Project Manager for an on-call environmental services contract with the Port of Oakland for site located at Oakland International Airport. Installed groundwater monitoring and LFG wells to evaluate presence and migration of LFG and water quality conditions in the vicinity of a previously unknown landfill site where the primary COC is TPH as motor oil. Collected soil, groundwater, and soil gas samples and evaluated results against San Francisco Bay RWQCB ESL.

Conducted monthly LFG monitoring and quarterly and groundwater LFG sampling and prepared reports for client. Estimated contribution of polar natural organic compounds (NOCs) to reported TPH concentrations and calculated hydrocarbon oxidation products (HOPs) per San Francisco Bay RWQCB’s ESL User’s Guide. Prepared Conceptual Site Model and Closure Request for the San Francisco Bay RWQCB groundwater case and a letter request to discontinue LFG monitoring for the ACDEH Local Enforcement Agency (LEA) LFG case.

UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital, Oakland, California: Project Manager for all phases of environmental services, which have included preparation of a Site Conceptual Model, and overseeing a soil vapor survey, and off-site groundwater investigation relating to a regional volatile organic compound (VOC) plume. Responsibilities include client and Alameda County DEH regulatory correspondence and meetings, project staffing, work plan and report reviews, and budget control.

Bay Road Holdings, LLC, Former Romic Environmental Technologies Site, Groundwater Remediation, East Palo Alto, California: Project Manager for a 12.6-acre former hazardous waste management facility located adjacent to San Francisco Bay. The current phase of remediation consists of installation of a groundwater recirculation treatment system and a pilot study to treat chlorinated solvents in the subsurface. Activities conducted included overseeing installation of 32 vertical groundwater extraction and monitoring wells and 10 horizontal injection wells, completing a microbial assay and characterizing soil and drilling mud for disposal.

Owens-Brockway Glass Container Facility, Soil Vapor Investigation, Oakland, California: Project Manager for soil vapor investigation under Alameda County Department of Environmental Health oversight to assess whether soil remediation is warranted and to identify possible excavation areas. Activities conducted included installing and sampling 45 nested soil vapor probes, data evaluation against residential ESLs and characterizing soil cuttings for disposal.

San Francisco Department of Public Works (SFPW), UCSF Mission Bay Station Platform Improvement Project, Phase II ESA, San Francisco, California: Project Manager for an on-call environmental services contract with SFPW. Oversaw Phase II ESA within Third Street adjacent to Muni Metro tracks and station platforms to characterize soil for disposal and groundwater for batch discharge into the City sewer during improvement project. Collected soil and groundwater samples and evaluated results against human health screening levels, Federal and State disposal criteria, City batch discharge requirements and background metals concentrations in California soils. Prepared cross section and report for client.

Aubrey K. Cool
Principal Geologist

1 As a Principal Environmental Scientist for Ninyo & Moore, Mr. Larkin has 30 years of environmental experience in all aspects of asbestos and lead-based paint surveys and construction management programs, as well as environmental planning programs including transportation and city planning projects. He has participated in multi-family asbestos and lead-based paint surveys in both occupied and unoccupied buildings, aided in asbestos project design and provided project management and construction monitoring in educational, commercial, industrial, residential, and laboratory facilities. Mr. Larkin has conducted numerous environmental due diligence assessments and compliance reviews of retail, industrial, and commercial properties and has conducted numerous biological/mold assessments for private and public clients. He has also conducted numerous HBMS throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and Northern California.

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE
City of Richmond, Fire Station 66 Oversight, Richmond, California: Project Manager during perimeter and clearance air sampling and monitoring and contractor observation/oversight activities during the abatement of identified hazardous building materials (asbestos-containing materials [ACMs]) at the Richmond Fire Station 66.

The abatement activities within the work areas of the Fire Station were conducted with the planned flooring replacement of these areas in mind. The general work areas were the Day Room, the Captain’s Room and the storage room. The asbestos containing 9”x9” floor tile within each room was abated. The felt underlayment and the black mastic were ND (non-detect) for asbestos. A report was prepared which presented a summation of abatement activities (including air monitoring results) and a compilation of project documents.

City of Richmond On-Call Environmental Consulting Services, Richmond, California: Contract Manager providing services for approximately 20 projects for the City of Richmond since 2013. These projects have included services for environmental assessment and remediation work; and hazardous building materials surveys (HBMS), preparation of related abatement specifications, oversight and monitoring (including clearance sampling and closeout reporting); and mold assessments.

Buildings/facilities included a variety of facilities such as a senior center, firehouses, the Civic Auditorium, Shields-Reid Community Center, Anderson Community Center, Point Molate facilities, Wendell Park, and others. HBMS typically included sampling for suspect asbestos-containing material (ACM) and lead-containing material (LCM); however, several projects also included assessment of suspect universal wastes that include materials such as mercury, PCBs, and chlorofluorocarbons.

Hagel Building Roof, Limited Hazardous Building Materials Survey, Richmond, California: Project Manager during a limited hazardous building materials survey of the roof of the Frank Hagel building. The survey included the sampling the multiple layers of roof materials in various locations where roof renovation was planned to assess for the potential presence of asbestos. In addition, samples of various paint coatings were collected for vents and equipment on the roof and subsequently analyzed for the potential presence of lead. Conducted an additional survey in early 2017 in another area of the roof, which was also planned for renovation. A report was prepared that provided summary of the findings as well as recommendations for handling the materials identified as containing hazardous materials.

City of Richmond, Terminal 4, Richmond, California: Project Manager during provision of as-needed hazardous building materials sampling analysis and reporting William P. Larkin, CAC, LRC I/A & PM
Principal Environmental Scientist

EDUCATION
M.P.A., Golden Gate University, 1994,
San Francisco, California
B.A., Political Science and European
History, 1984, University of California,
Davis

REGISTRATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS
Certified Asbestos Consultant,
No. 99-2688
CDPH Lead-Related Construction:
– Inspector/Assessor, No. LRC-00001285
– Project Monitor, No. LRC-00001284
AHERA Accredited Asbestos:
– Contractor/Supervisor, No. 46422 SR
– Inspector, No. 46407 IR
– Management Planner, No. 46415 PR
– Project Designer, No. 46401 DR
Sampling and Evaluating Airborne
Asbestos Dust Certification, NIOSH 582
OSHA 40-Hour Health & Safety Training
with Annual Updates

PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES
City of Richmond, 450 Civic Center Plaza,
Richmond, CA 94804
Josef Munoz, 510.307.8091, josef_
[email protected]
Booker T. Anderson Community Center,
2/2024 to 3/2024: Hazardous building
materials survey and PCM clearance air
sampling.

City of Vallejo, 555 Santa Clara Street,
Vallejo, CA 94590
Melissa Tigbao, 707.648.4163, melissa.
[email protected]
Vallejo Police Department, 2/2024 to
3/2024: Air sampling, wipe sampling and
oversight during lead abatement/cleaning.

City of Larkspur, 400 Magnolia Avenue,
Larkspur, CA 94939
Julian Skinner, 415.927.5110, jskinner@
cityoflarkspur.org
City Hall and Fire Stations 15 and 16,
6/2020 to 7/2023: Hazardous materials
observation and microbial air sampling.

William P. Larkin, CAC, LRC I/A & PM, Principal Environmental Scientist | Ninyo & Moore | Geotechnical & Environmental Sciences Consultants

William P. Larkin, CAC, LRC I/A & PM, Principal Environmental Scientist | Ninyo & Moore | Geotechnical & Environmental Sciences Consultants 2 and project oversight for the Terminal 4 Wharf/Pier Facility. The City of Richmond was ceded the Terminal 4 facility over the last few years. As part of our on-call contract with the Client, we were charged with assessing the former Terminal 4 facility for potential hazardous building materials. This process aided the Client in ascertaining what to do with the facility (demolition or renovation, etc.). The Terminal 4 facility is composed of a large wharf/pier, a large dilapidated warehouse and an old, dilapidated residence (right on the water). We were not allowed onto the pier or into the warehouse or residence due to safety concerns that it might slide into San Francisco Bay during our sampling activities. As part of our sampling efforts, we arranged the rental of a 90-foot boom lift to sample inside the warehouse and residential structures. We also arranged to hire an approximately 40-foot fishing boat to observe and sample the bayside areas of the wharf/pier. The soil around a former underground storage tank was also sampled and analyzed as part of this assessment.

Berkeley Unified School District (BUSD), Multiple School Facilities, Hazardous Materials Management, Berkeley, California: Project Manager and the senior Certified Asbestos Consultant (CAC) for the BUSD in completing HBMS at nine BUSD facilities. The site structures were scheduled for hazardous materials abatement and renovation. Mr. Larkin managed the overall program, coordinated the HBMS, issued the HBMS reports to the BUSD, and was the primary author of the abatement specifications for each site. Ninyo & Moore also monitored/oversaw abatement contractors during the abatement of all identified hazardous materials (asbestos-containing materials [ACM], lead-based/lead-containing paint (LBP/LCP), and polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB)-containing ballasts/mercury switches and fluorescent light bulbs, etc.). Ninyo & Moore’s actions aided the BUSD in the updating/administration of their facility-specific management and operations and maintenance plans. Additionally, Ninyo & Moore performed oversight/monitoring activities during the removal of previously undiscovered Transite pipe discovered during the construction of a new Berkeley High School baseball field.

City of Oakland, On-Call Environmental Consulting Services Contract, Oakland, California: Ninyo & Moore was selected to provide environmental consulting services to the City of Oakland through several contracts from 2003 through 2013 (and we have just won another three-year on-call contract with the City of Oakland). As part of these as-needed, on-call contracts, Mr. Larkin performed hazardous materials sampling and reporting, abatement specification/work plan development (with associated drawings) and abatement monitoring/oversight (with close-out reporting). Individual projects included hazardous material sampling of selected areas of 11 City of Oakland firehouses, hazardous materials sampling at the City of Oakland corporation yard/facility at 7101 Edgewater Drive, HBM sampling, reporting and abatement oversight related to the demolition of approximately eight residential and commercial structures (occupied and unoccupied) on a city block at the intersection of 94th Street and International Boulevard, and various other as-needed hazardous material sampling and identification efforts.

City of Vallejo, On-Call Environmental Hazardous Material Services, Vallejo, California: Project Manager for this on-call engineering hazardous materials services contract. To date, services have included the performance of HBMS, preparation of HBM abatement specifications, and HBM abatement oversight and monitoring (including clearance sampling and closeout reporting) for a variety of City-owned structures such as a former church/homeless center and various municipal buildings.

Port of Oakland, On-Call/As-Needed Hazardous Materials Consulting Services Contract, Alameda, California: Ninyo & Moore was retained to provide on-call/as-needed hazardous materials/environmental consulting services to the Port of Oakland.

Mr. Larkin serves as Ninyo & Moore’s project manager for the current project activities which are related to on-going renovation/ seismic upgrades occurring at Terminal 1 of the Oakland International Airport. Services include as-needed bulk suspect asbestos and lead-containing materials sampling and reporting, on-site client meetings/interaction, abatement oversight and perimeter/ clearance air sampling and reporting.

Housing Authority of the City of Alameda, North Housing HBMS, Alameda, California: Principal Environmental Scientist/ Project Manager for HBMS at 17 buildings located on Mayport Circle, Kollman Circle and Mosley Avenue in the North Housing Area of Alameda, California scheduled for heavy renovation and/or demolition. The HBMS included collection and analysis of hundreds of suspect asbestos- containing and suspect lead-containing materials, and quantifications of manufactured miscellaneous HBM (i.e. fluorescent light tunes, associated lighting ballasts, etc.). Bulk samples of suspect PCB material (caulking, sealants, etc.) were also collected and analyzed for PCB content. A large, final HBMS survey report was developed, as were abatement specifications for the identified hazardous materials.

William P. Larkin
Principal Environmental Scientist

Peter C. Connolly, PE, GE, Principal Engineer | Ninyo & Moore | Geotechnical & Environmental Sciences Consultants Peter C. Connolly, PE, GE
Principal Engineer

EDUCATION
M.E., Civil Engineering, 1997, University of
California, Berkeley
B.S., Civil Engineering, 1995, Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York

REGISTRATIONS
PE 61547 (California)
GE 2707 (California)
Nuclear Gauge Operator Certification,
Radiation Safety Officer Certification
OSHA 40-Hour Health & Safety Training

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Society of Civil Engineers

PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES
City of Fremont, 39550 Liberty Street,
Alameda, CA 94537
Ed Nakayama, 510.494.4700,
[email protected]
Mission Boulevard, 1/2022 to 7/2022:

Geotechnical evaluation for pavement
settlement.

City of Menlo Park, 701 Laurel Street,
Menlo Park, CA 94025
Chuck Andrews, 650.330.6600,
[email protected]
City of Menlo Park On-Call Peer Review,
7/2022 to 7/2027: On-Call geotechnical
plan review services for various projects.

City of Alameda, 920 Willow Street,
Alameda, CA 94501
Jack Dybas, 510.747.7900, jdybas@
alamedaca.gov
New Aquatic Center, 10/2023 to 4/2024:

Geotechnical services for a new aquatic
center.

As Principal Engineer for Ninyo & Moore, Mr. Connolly manages and conducts geotechnical evaluations for commercial and public facilities, including highways, railroads, pipelines, and bridges. He routinely performs slope stability analyses, flexible and rigid pavement and underground pipeline design, prepares and reviews geotechnical reports, develops geotechnical design parameters, and provides recommendations for shallow and deep foundations, retaining structures, in-situ ground remediation, and earthwork. In a Project Management role, he performs project administration and management, provides supervision of and technical support to staff-level engineers and geologists, and reviews laboratory results, project plans, and specifications.

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE
City of Richmond, Boorman Park Renovation, Richmond, California: Project Manager/Principal Engineer during the geotechnical evaluation for the project which consisted of regrading thee park to remove or flatten the existing beams, trail reconfiguration, relocation of the basketball court and play areas, and construction of a new artificial-turf athletic field, new restrooms, skate spot, parking lots, and a community gathering area with a shade pavilion.

Richmond and Oakland Intermodal and Auto Facilities, Oakland and Richmond, California: Principal Engineer during a limited geotechnical evaluation for the BNSF Oakland Intermodal Facility at 333 Maritime Street in Oakland, California and the BNSF Richmond Auto Facility at 980 Hensley Street in Richmond, California.

Services included background review; a site reconnaissance to observe the general site conditions and visually evaluate the pavement condition; subsurface exploration consisting of coring the asphalt pavement in eight locations and hand-excavating below the asphalt at the core locations to evaluate subsurface conditions on the site and to collect samples for laboratory testing; geotechnical laboratory testing; data compilation and engineering analysis; and preparation of a report presenting the findings and conclusions from our evaluation, and our recommendations for repair or replacement of the asphalt pavement.

Rolling Hills Memorial Park, Slope Stabilization, Richmond, California: Principal Engineer during geotechnical engineering services for landslide repair at the Rolling Hills Memorial Park in Richmond, California. The project consists of two landslides at the memorial park, both of which occurred within loose fill that was placed into a drainage area. The first phase included a phased approach to address slope stabilization at Rolling Hills Memorial Park including a site visit, a peer review of the previous geotechnical evaluation, and presentation of our findings and recommendations in a letter report. The second phase involved additional drilling primarily to determine the depth to bedrock and water table elevations in the area of proposed buttress keyway construction. These services included drilling of 3 borings with depths ranging from 26 to 28 feet in the footprint of planned buttress keyway; collection of soil samples from the fill materials, residual soils, colluvium, alluvium, and weathered bedrock in the buttress keyway construction areas; laboratory testing, additional slope stability analyses for both drained and undrained conditions within a critical cross-sections through the southwest slide area; preparation of a written report of investigation results, slope evaluations and design recommendations; review of plans and specifications after 95% design to confirm that they are in general conformance with our geotechnical recommendations; and collection of bulk samples of backfill material to be used in 1

Peter C. Connolly, PE, GE, Principal Engineer | Ninyo & Moore | Geotechnical & Environmental Sciences Consultants slope reconstruction and perform compaction testing (ASTM D1557) on bulk samples to determine maximum dry density and optimum moisture content.

Helms Community Center, San Pablo, California: Principal Engineer during geotechnical observation, materials testing, and special inspection services for the construction for Helms Community Center. The 10,500 square-foot one story Community Center was comprised of a concrete slab-on-grade with continuous exterior footings, tie beams, and concrete columns. The structure is wood framed with posts, shear walls, floor/roof sheathing, roof truss/joists and wood trellises. Associated site improvements included a concrete sidewalk and asphalt concrete parking lot. Services included laboratory testing, observation of preparation, and field density testing of subgrade soils, aggregate base, and asphalt concrete. An as-graded report was prepared to document the observations made during earthwork operations and the results of compaction testing. Our materials testing and special inspection services included sampling and testing of concrete, non-shrink grout placement inspection, laboratory compression testing of concrete and grout samples, testing of high-strength bolts and expansion anchors, and preparation of a final affidavit.

Superior Self Storage Facility, Peer Review, Vallejo, California: Principal Engineer for a geotechnical peer review of an existing report for the proposed Superior Self Storage Facility construction project located at North of Callaghan Lane & Henry Street, in Vallejo, California. Our peer review was conducted to provide an opinion regarding whether the consultant had adequately addressed the geotechnical issues at the subject property. The scope of the project includes construction of two self-storage structures with surrounding driveways and parking areas, and retaining walls around the majority of the site.

City and County of San Francisco, As-Needed Geotechnical Services, San Francisco, California: Performed geotechnical investigations and evaluations of existing structure foundations, excavation support structures, and foundation systems for pedestrian overcrossings, bridges and viaducts, buildings, retaining walls and bulkheads, and underground structures during a contract to provide geotechnical consulting services to the City and County of San Francisco Department of Public Works on an as-needed basis for three years.

City of Oakland, On-Call Geotechnical Services, Oakland, California: Performed geotechnical investigations and evaluations of existing structure foundations, excavation support structures, and foundation systems for pedestrian overcrossings, bridges, buildings, retaining walls, and bulkheads during a contract to provide geotechnical consulting services to the City of Oakland on an as-needed basis for a period of two years.

City of Oakland, On-Call Geotechnical Consulting & Materials Testing Services, Oakland, California: Principal-In-Charge during several multi-year contracts (2013-2020) to provide on-call geotechnical services to the City of Oakland. Projects included as part of the contract were pavement failure analysis and pavement design, geotechnical studies for buildings and retaining walls, landslide evaluations, evaluation of groundwater issues, and geotechnical analysis for pipeline trenches. Our services have included review of aerial photographs and geologic maps, geologic and geotechnical site reconnaissance, subsurface investigations, engineering analysis, geotechnical laboratory testing, landslide monitoring, preparation of geotechnical reports, and construction observation and testing services.

City of Oakland, Chelton Drive Slope Evaluation, Oakland, California: Project Manager providing geotechnical consulting services to evaluate the stability of the slope between Chelton Drive and Girvin Drive in the Oakland Hills. Conducted a geotechnical reconnaissance of the site and supervised the geotechnical exploration consisting of borings, wireline rock coring, televiewer logging, laboratory testing, and installation of inclinometers and piezometers. Provided recommendations for measures to mitigate erosion on the slope caused by a water main rupture. Reviewed data collected from the instrumentation and the findings from the subsurface exploration to evaluate stability of the slope.

City of Fremont, On-Call Geotechnical Services Contract, Fremont, California: Ninyo & Moore is currently retained by the City of Fremont for this 3-year on-call Geotechnical Services contract beginning in 2018 with 2 one-year extensions through June, 2023. Mr. Connolly is a Principal Engineer/Project Manager on this contract, for which we perform geotechnical earthwork observation, laboratory testing, and relative compaction field testing services during earthwork operations. Field services include drill pier observation, concrete placement inspection, sampling and testing, compaction testing of native and imported material and permeability testing of permeable base rock material. Laboratory testing services include compression testing of concrete cylinders, conformance tests of permeable base material and proctor density tests of soil.

Peter C. Connolly
Principal Engineer
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John R. Dye, P.E., G.E.

Senior Principal Engineer
John R. Dye, P.E., G.E., Senior Principal Engineer, has over 33 years of experience in geotechnical engineering. His
qualifications include extensive subsurface investigations, construction observation and management, analysis and design, cost estimating, and project management for public works, educational, residential, commercial, and industrial developments throughout Central and Northern California.

Mr. Dye has extensive design and analysis experience in the following areas: soft soil settlement, slope stability, and surcharge design analyses of compressible soil sites; liquefaction mitigation studies, construction dewatering, underground utility, lift station, bore & jack, and water tank investigations; roadway and fill slope construction, landslide repairs, hillside grading, and expansive soils. Included in his background is the design and analysis of both shallow and deep foundations for complex projects, including shallow footings, conventional and post-tension mats, driven piles, and large diameter drilled shafts, helical anchors, industrial slabson-grade, retaining structures, construction shoring, asphalt and concrete pavements, asphalt concrete pavement reconstruction, and soil stabilization using geotextile fabric, geogrid, cement and lime.

Relevant Experience
 Pinole Square Shopping Center, Pinole
 Caliber Schools, San Pablo
 Walgreen’s Block B, San Pablo
 Chain of Lakes A/B Slope Evaluation - Zone 7 Water Agency, Livermore
 Union City Hillside Study EIR, Union City
 Danville General Plan EIR, Danville
 Sunnyslope County Water District 58-Acre EIR, Hollister  Sonoma Raceway Modifications EIR, Sonoma
 Berkeley Aquatic Park Feasibility Review, Berkeley
 Peralta Boulevard Preliminary Investigation, Fremont
 Newark Areas 3 and 4, Newark
 830 S. Marina Way, Richmond
 Marina Cove Preliminary Investigation, Alameda
 Mission and Stevenson Residential Development, Fremont  1309 Madison Street Residential Development, Fremont
 Dumbarton Transit-Oriented Development Preliminary
Investigation, Newark
 4202 Stanley Boulevard Preliminary Investigation,
Pleasanton
 Wallis Ranch Feasibility Review, Dublin
Education
Master of Science, Geotechnical
Engineering, University of California at
Berkeley
Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering,
Cal Poly State University, San Luis
Obispo
Professional Registrations
Registered Civil Engineer:

No. 52227, State of California
Registered Geotechnical Engineer:

No. 2582, State of California
Professional Organizations
ASCE - American Society of Civil
Engineers
EBME - East Bay Municipal Engineer
APWA - American Public Works
Association
SEAONC - Structural Engineers
Association of Northern California
SBEC - Southbay Engineers Club –
President (07-08)
U.C. Berkeley Geotechnical Society
Continuing Education
Project Management (Advanced
Management Institute), 1995
Stability and Performance of Slopes and
Embankments II (ASCE), 1997
Communication/Conflict Resolution
(Advanced Management Institute), 1998
Evaluation and Mitigation of Seismic
Hazards (UC Berkeley), 2001
Soil Liquefaction During Earthquakes,
Earthquake Engineer Research Institute
2009

Christopher J. Heiny, P.G.

Principal Geologist
Chris J. Heiny has over 18 years of experience in environmental consulting services. He has performed environmental
investigations for school districts, commercial and industrial sites, and residential developments throughout California and the United States. Mr. Heiny has experience in managing site assessments; designing, implementing, and evaluating soil, soil vapor, and groundwater investigations; groundwater modeling; remedial system design, installation, and operation; and coordinating with local regulatory agencies.

Mr. Heiny has other environmental experience, including groundwater statistical analysis, hazardous waste compliance, storm water compliance, air quality compliance and permitting, underground storage tank compliance, and landfill regulatory compliance and reporting.

Mr. Heiny is familiar with federal, state, and local environmental regulations, as well as working with public agencies. He is experienced with working with staff at the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Department of Toxic Substances Control, California Air Resources Board, local air districts including the Bay Area Air Quality Management District, local water districts, and county health departments.

Relevant Experience
Phase I and II Environmental Site Assessments/Investigations  Pinole Square Shopping Center, Pinole
 Pacific Charter School, San Pablo
 Caliber Beta Academy School, San Pablo
 589 Pacifica Avenue Phase I ESA, Bay Point
 Giant Road Warehouse, Richmond
 Mason Circle Phase I ESA, Concord
 Del Monte Park Expansion, San Jose
 Lakewood Library and Learning Center, Sunnyvale
 Napa Valley Unified School District, Several
Schools/Potential Schools, Napa and American Canyon, CA  Proposed public park developments, San Jose, CA
 University building renovations/construction, Santa Clara, CA  Proposed residential developments, various locations, Bay Area
 Soil and Groundwater Quality Evaluation, Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport
Education
Master of Science, Geology
University of Tennessee, 2004
Bachelor of Science, Geology
University of Tennessee, 2001
Professional Registrations
Registered Professional Geologist
No. 8894
State of California
Continuing Education and Skills
MODFLOW Course, 2010
Environmental Visualization Software
Course, 2013
ArcGIS and GIS software mapping and
data evaluation, ongoing.

Statistical evaluation of environmental
analytical data, ongoing.

OSHA 1912.120 Refresher, 2023

TJKM | VISION THAT MOVES YOUR COMMUNITY
Planning  Engineering  ITS  Parking  Operations  Complete Streets California | Florida | Texas

AREAS OF EXPERTISE
 Transportation Planning
 Traffic Impact Studies
 Transportation Management Plans
 Traffic Operations
 Transit Priority
 Freeway & Arterial Management
Studies
 Multimodal Studies
1BYEARS OF EXPERIENCE
34 REGISTRATIONS &

CERTIFICATIONS
CA TR 2290 (Traffic)

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
TJKM 2012-Present
URS 2004-2012
Bucher, Willis & Ratliff 2001-2003
TJKM 1996-2000
VK Patel 1990-1996

EDUCATION
M.S., Civil Engineering, San Jose State
University, San Jose, CA
B.S., Civil Engineering, Saurashtra
University, Rajkot, Gujarat, India
Project Experience
On-Call Traffic/Transportation
Engineering Services
 On-Call Traffic/Transportation
Engineering Services for the Cities
of Concord, San Luis Obispo,
Belmont, Brentwood, Fremont,
Fresno, Millbrae, Oakley, Orinda,
Palo Alto, Redwood City, San
Bruno, San Carlos, Santa Clara,
Seaside, South San Francisco,
Tracy, Walnut Creek, & Town of
Danville
 On-Call Traffic/Transportation
Engineering Services for the
Counties of San Luis Obispo,
Fresno, Napa, San Mateo, San
Joaquin, Santa Clara, & Yolo
 Technical Transportation Planning,
Modeling & Air Quality Planning &
Conformity Analysis On-Call
Services, Madera County
 SNABM On-Call Land-Use,
Transportation, & Socioeconomic
Modeling & Forecasting Services,
Solano & Napa Counties
 Caltrans Statewide Modeling OnCall
Traffic Impact Studies/EIRs
 Traffic Study for Hotel
Development at 701 Third Street,
San Francisco
 2670 Geary Boulevard
Transportation Impact Study, San
Francisco
 Traffic Impact Study for Proposed
Mixed-Use Development at 900-
954 North First Street, San Jose
 Peer Review of Safeway Fuel
Center Traffic Impact Analysis,
Pleasant Hill
 1800 San Pablo Avenue Traffic
Impact Analysis Update, Oakland
 Second & Walpert Residential
Traffic Impact Study, Hayward
 Residential Development at
Maybell Avenue Traffic Impact
Study, Palo Alto
 Sandia National Laboratories/CA
Traffic Safety Study, Livermore
 Tri-Valley Learning Center Charter
School Traffic Impact Study &
Operations, Livermore
 Rancho Murieta Community
Residential Development,
Sacramento County
 High Level Analysis, Prop Campus
Development, Mountain View
 North Capitol & Hostetter Road
Traffic Impact Analysis, San Jose
 Traffic Impact Analysis for 2876 El
Portal Drive, San Pablo
 Traffic Impact Analysis for 3345
North Texas Street, Fairfield
 Butcher’s Corner Apartments EIR
& Traffic Impact Analysis,
Sunnyvale
 Supermicro Traffic Impact Study,
San Jose
Local Road Safety Plan
 LRSP, Cities of Pinole, Folsom,
Culver City, Dinuba, Danville,
Glendale, Yorba Linda, Pittsburg
Mr. Amin has 34 years of both public and private sector experience in the areas of transportation planning, traffic impact studies, transportation management plans, construction scheduling, construction area signs, signing and striping, traffic signal coordination, traffic operations, transit priority, traffic signal systems, freeway and arterial management studies, and intelligent transportation systems planning, design and construction oversight. He specializes in macro and microscopic model development and application for analysis of impacts across all modes of transportation. His projects range from traffic studies for developments, specific plans, general plans, corridor studies, and area-wide studies to long-term planning studies. Studies also include multimodal operations, light-rail, bus rapid transit, pedestrian, bicyclists and traffic safety and operations.

Nayan Amin, TE

PRESIDENT
Project Role: Principal-In-Charge & QA/QC Manager

TJKM | VISION THAT MOVES YOUR COMMUNITY
Planning  Engineering  ITS  Parking  Operations  Complete Streets California | Florida | Texas
 Transportation Planning
 Construction Management
 Corridor Studies
 Complete Streets
 Traffic Signal Systems
 Traffic Operations
1BYEARS OF EXPERIENCE
11 2BPROFESSIONAL HISTORY
TJKM 2013-Present
Larsen & Toubro Ltd. 2011-2012
Simplex Infrastructure
3BEDUCATION
M.S., Civil Engineering, University of
Akron, Akron, OH
B.S., Civil Engineering, Pune
University, Pune, Maharashtra,
India
Project Experience
On-Call Traffic/Transportation
Planning & Engineering
 On-Call Professional Traffic
Engineering/Transportation
Planning Services, Concord
 On-Call Transportation
Engineering, Transportation
Planning & Transportation
Operations Services, Oakley
 On-Call Traffic Engineering
Services, Tracy
 As-Needed Traffic &
Transportation Engineering
Services, Millbrae
 On-Call Traffic Engineering
Services, San Bruno
Transportation Planning
 Traffic Impact Study for the
Proposed Capital Toyota
Dealership Expansion, San Jose
 Menlo Park General Plan Update,
Menlo Park
 Truck Restriction Plan
Development, South San
Francisco
 AIM Parking & Traffic Circulation
Study, Marin County
Traffic Impact Studies
 16601 Almaden Expressway
Daycare Center Traffic Impact
Study, San Jose
 CarMax Transportation Impact
Studies, San Jose
 Mosque Traffic Impact Study,
Hayward
 North Capitol Avenue & Hostetter
Road Traffic Impact Study, San
Jose
 Mountain House Parkway at
Interstate 205 Project Study
Report, San Joaquin County
 Interstate 580/Mountain House
Parkway Project Study Report,
San Joaquin County
 Tech Corner Traffic Impact Study,
Mountain View
 Rancho Murieta Community
Residential Development Traffic
Impact Study, Sacramento County
 2747 & 3045 Park Boulevard
Traffic Impact Study, Palo Alto
 3345 North Texas Street Traffic
Impact Analysis, Fairfield

AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Mr. Paparaju has 11 years of professional experience in the areas of traffic operations, signal coordination, traffic impact studies, simulation modeling, bridge design, and construction oversight. He has completed a variety of engineering tasks for many express lane projects, corridor system management plan, highway corridor operation analysis, signal timing, and transportation management plans.

He is very familiar with Caltrans project study phases: Preliminary Planning Study; Project Study Report; Project Study-Project Development Support; Project Approval/Environmental Documentation; and Plans, Specifications, and Estimates (PS&Es). He has extensive experience using various transportation engineering software packages, including Sycnhro, FreQ, VISSIM, TransModeler, HCS, Traffix, Vistro, and Sidra.

Sandeep Paparaju

SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER
Project Role: TJKM Project Manager

TJKM | VISION THAT MOVES YOUR COMMUNITY
Planning  Engineering  ITS  Parking  Operations  Complete Streets California | Florida | Texas

AREAS OF EXPERTISE
 Signal Coordination
 Corridor Studies/Complete Streets
 Signal Timing
 Traffic Studies
 Congestion Management Programs
 Multimodal Transportation Analysis
 Transportation Planning
 Intelligent Transportation Systems
 Data Collection
 Level of Service Analysis
 Vehicle Mile Traveled Analysis
1BYEARS OF EXPERIENCE
17 2BPROFESSIONAL HISTORY
TJKM 2023-Present
AECOM 2022-2023
TJKM 2015-2022
SLS TTIC Pvt.. Ltd., India 2006-2013
2BEDUCATION
Master of Technology (Specialization in
Transportation Engineering),
Jawaharlal Nehru University,
Hyderabad, India
B.E., Civil Engineering, Vasavi College
of Engineering, Hyderabad, India
Project Experience
On-Call Traffic/Transportation
Engineering Services
 City of Eureka
 City of Beverly Hills
 City of Palo Alto
 City of Oakley
Traffic Studies
 I-580 Transit & Multimodal
Strategy, Alameda County
 Calaveras Boulevard Near-Term
Improvements, Santa Clara
County
 Traffic Impact Analysis for
proposed gas station at 3568 Arch
Road, Stockton
 Local Transportation Analysis for
Medical Office Building at 200 N
Bascom Avenue, San Jose
 Local Transportation Analysis for
Evergreen Valley College Entry
Study, San Jose
 Traffic Management Plan for Todd
Road Realignment, Sonoma
County
 Traffic & Parking Study for
Proposed Hotel Development at
39888 Balentine Drive, Newark
 Traffic Impact Study for Proposed
Retail Center Development along
Cypress Avenue, Oakley
 Hope Street Traffic Impact Study,
Mountain View
 Traffic Impact Study for Proposed
Development at 701 W Evelyn
Avenue, Mountain View
 Traffic Impact Study for Proposed
Development at 676 West Dana
Street, Mountain View
 Silver Gate Residential
Development, Brentwood
 New Life Community Church
Development, American Canyon
 Traffic Study at 29700 Ahern
Road, San Joaquin County
 LMK Petro Development at 1625
Buchanan Road, Pittsburg
 Avila Ranch Winery, Livermore
 Proposed Truck Parking at 3372
West 11th Street, Tracy
 Industrial Development on 2756
Alvarado Street, San Leandro
 Elementary School Development
at East Belle Terrace, Bakersfield
 Burlingame Park Square Mixed
Use Development, Burlingame
 375 West EI Pintado Road
Residential Development, Danville
 Dublin - Pleasanton BART Station
Parking Garage Expansion, Dublin
 Fremont Tech Business Center,
Fremont
 Springhill Suites Hotel on Mission
Boulevard, Hayward
 Hospitality Center Development at
203 East Vallecitos Road,
Livermore
 Senior Care Center Development
at 3322 East Avenue, Livermore
 Car Max Traffic Study, Pleasant
Hill
 1629 Main Street Office and
Residential Building Development,
Redwood City
 Rancho Murieta Community
Residential Development,
Sacramento County
 Proposed Mobile Home Park
Development at 12523 S. McCall
Avenue, Fresno County
 Proposed Chevron Gas Station at
7300 Southfront Road, Livermore
Ms. Samaleti has 17 years of experience in the area of transportation/traffic engineering. She has completed a variety of engineering tasks for signal coordination projects, signal timing, congestion management programs, corridor studies, and multimodal transportation analysis projects. She has also worked on traffic impact study (TIS) projects, Comprehensive Traffic and Transportation studies, and Feasibility studies in India. She has experience with a variety of software packages, including Synchro 10, SimTraffic 10, Traffix, Vistro, HCS and VISSIM.

Praveena Samaleti

SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER
Project Role: Traffic Analysis Task Lead

Lorraine Weiss | Principal Planner
CSG Consultants
550 Pilgrim Drive
Foster City, California, 94404
Tel: 415.987.3057
Fax: 650.522.2599
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.csgengr.com
Foster City • Orange • Sacramento • Pleasanton • San Jose • Newman • Fresno • Paso Robles

PROJECT CONTACT

PROPOSED RESPONSE TO RFP FOR ONCALL ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING

SERVICES
May 6, 2024

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May 6, 2024
Lilly Whalen, Community Development Director
City of Pinole
2131 Pear Street
Pinole, CA 94564
RE: Response to RFP for On-Call Planning Services
Dear Lilly,
Good City Company (Good City), is pleased to submit this proposal to provide Consultant Services for the City of Pinole’s Request for Proposal On-Call & Environmental Planning Services.

Headquartered in Redwood City, Good City’s technical expertise in current planning, zoning code updates, objective design and development standards development, urban design peer review, and economic development strategy and implementation is built upon decades of close collaboration with our local jurisdiction clients across the greater Bay Area.

Additionally, as creators and users of zoning codes, development standards, and economic development strategies, Good City is well qualified to communicate these requirements or plans to external stakeholders providing a bridge between them and City staff. We are confident in our ability to deliver high-quality work that meets the unique needs of the City of Pinole throughout the engagement.

We acknowledge the acceptance of the terms and conditions outlined in the Consulting Services Agreement (Attachment A) and confirm that our proposal is valid for ninety (90) days from the date of submission.

Lisa Costa Sanders will serve as project manager and primary point of contact for this proposal. We look forward to the opportunity to work with the City of Pinole and discuss our services and qualifications with you. Please contact me if you have any questions or need additional information. I can be reached at (650) 333-0248 or [email protected].

Sincerely,
Lisa Costa Sanders, Principal and Co-Owner
Good City Company

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B. Firm Overview and Team Introduction................................................................4 C. Organization & Staffing ........................................................................................6 D. Description & Approach ........................................................................................8 E. Schedule of Work .................................................................................................11 F. Subconsultants......................................................................................................12 G. Cost Proposal ........................................................................................................13 H. Resume, Relevant Projects / Services with References ....................................15 I. Required Statements / Documents ....................................................................26 Exhibit A - Staff Resumes ...............................................................................................30

B. FIRM OVERVIEW AND TEAM INTRODUCTION
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B.FIRM OVERVIEW AND

TEAM INTRODUCTION
Firm Overview
Good City Company
601 Allerton Street, Suite 110, Redwood City, CA 94063
www.goodcityco.com
Good City Company is a local government and land use consulting firm headquartered in Redwood City, California. Initially founded in 1972 as Neal Martin & Associates, the company was re-established in 2019 as Good City Company (Good City) and has been in operation for 52 years. With 21 employees, the company is a California Corporation owned and operated by Lisa Costa Sanders and Aaron Aknin, AICP. Good City has a long track record of serving public sector clients. Our San Francisco Peninsula based history uniquely positions the company to provide technical services tailored to the local area.

Our collective experience includes:
» Policy Planning: Creation and process facilitation of policy planning initiatives such as General Plans, Specific Plans, Master Plans, Downtown/ Transit Corridor Plans, and Zoning Codes.
» Economic Development: Develop economic development strategies and economic development program implementation.
» Community Engagement: Design, execute and facilitate inclusive and meaningful community engagement in lower-income areas and experience reaching hard-toreach populations. » Policy Implementation: Implementation and tracking of Long- Range Planning documents, such as General Plans, Housing Elements, Downtown Plan, and Specific Plans.

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» Housing Plans: In addition to general policy planning work, Good City assists in developing strategies and policies to produce more housing for all income levels. » Local Jurisdiction Experience: Aaron Aknin, Carol Johnson, and Dara Sanders have served as Planning Directors in multiple jurisdictions locally and throughout the United States. We are users and interpreters of zoning ordinances and have experience in writing zoning code updates. We understand the value of zoning codes tailored to the specific needs of a city and its users.

C. ORGANIZATION & STAFFING
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C.ORGANIZATION &

STAFFING
The Good City Team
The team will be supported by Principal, Senior, Associate and Assistant Planners, and other Good City members. Full resumes for key team members, including their education, experience, and expertise are included in Section H. Resumes for the entire team are found under Exhibit A.

LISA COSTA SANDERS
Principal, Owner

AARON AKNIN, AICP
Principal, Owner

KELLY BEGGS
Principal Planner/
Planning Manager

JAMIE BOURNE
Assistant Planner

PAUL CHYTLA-HINZE
Assistant Planner

SANDY COUNCIL
Housing Services Consultant

CHRISTOPHER

DACUMOS

BRANDON DE LUCAS
Senior Planner

JACOB GARCIA
Senior Planner

VERA GIL
Housing Specialist

NICHOLAS HAMILTON
Public Policy Lead

CAROL JOHNSON, AICP
Planning Director

NOA KORNBLUH
Economic Development
Associate

RON LA FRANCE
Chief Building Official

SABINA MORA
Senior Economic Development
Planner
ARIANNA O’CONNELL
Associate Planner

MONIQUE

ORZECHOWSKI
Office Manager

LESLIE PARKS
Economic Development
Director

DARA PHUNG
Marketing Specialist/
Graphic Designer

RALPH ROBINSON
Associate Planner

C. ORGANIZATION & STAFFING
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Senior Planner

STEPHANIE DAVIS, AICP
Principal Planner

ROBERT MCDONALD
Project Manager: Land Use
Entitlements

MARK SULLIVAN, AICP
Housing Specialist

D. DESCRIPTION & APPROACH
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D.DESCRIPTION &

APPROACH
Good City Company (Good City) understands that the City of Pinole (City) has seen a significant increase in development over the last five years, including housing developments ranging in size from 29 to 223 units, and a large industrial building and that the City plans to update its General Plan, Health and Environmental Justice Element, and Safety Element and will be implementing its Housing Element. Given what’s on the horizon, the City requests additional professional and technical services and for these consultants to act as an extension of City staff. Good City proposes to provide on-call planning services.

Work Plan and Approach
Good City has extensive experience in successfully guiding policy and development projects in Northern California. In partnership with local jurisdictions, Good City provides professional direction to ensure projects are completed successfully in a streamlined fashion with careful attention to both local and State requirements.

Good City can provide both in-house and remote staff to review all scales of development and augment staff capacity. If selected to serve as an on-call consultant, Good City will host a kick-off meeting with staff to assess the City’s needs and select services. On-call services offered include:
» Provide front-counter staffing to respond to public inquiries promptly and accurately
» Provide experienced planning staff (in-person or remote) to process a range of planning applications, including Residential Annexations, Architectural Review of New Single-Family Homes and Additions, Subdivisions, Lot Line Adjustments and Map Modifications, Architectural Design Review, Site Development Permits, Conditional Use Permits, Zoning Clearances, Coastal Development Permits, Tree Removal Applications, Exceptions, Appeals, Sign Permit Applications, and Annual Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance Reporting
» Planning application review includes:

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» Evaluation of applications for compliance with the City’s Zoning Code, General Plan, and applicable Specific Plans, Design Guidelines, and State law » Coordination of interdepartmental review, routing plans for comments, holding interdepartmental meetings with relevant City departments and staff, and returning comments to applicants in accordance with the Permit Streamlining Act » Preparation of completeness letters and correspondence with applicants to communicate City objectives, requests, and standards
» Preparation of staff reports and presentation of projects to decision-makers at public meetings and hearings
Major Projects and Policy Planning
Good City also offers major development and policy planning project management services. In addition to the planning application review described above, Good City manages projects through clear and frequent communication to ensure high-quality, on-schedule work through the following tasks:
» Check-in Meetings. Organize and facilitate bi-weekly check-in meetings to ensure clear communication among the City, Good City, City consultants, and applicants or other stakeholders, share progress, and address issues promptly. » Task-tracking. Create and maintain a task-tracking document to allow collaboration with City and consultant staff.
» Project Timeline and Milestones. Develop a detailed project timeline with key milestones for the overall process and incorporate the Consultant schedule and tasks into the overall timeline. Good City will also work with staff to identify competing priorities (other large development projects or policy initiatives, etc.) occurring during the same period to determine a realistic project timeline. » Consultant Management. Coordinate with the City’s other consultants and City staff on tasks and project status; collect data; review draft reports and deliverables; assist with outreach or required noticing; and ensure deliverables are accurate and aligned with the City’s objectives.
» Budget Management. Create an invoice tracking spreadsheet to track budget and assess billings from all consultants as they relate to task completion. » CEQA Review. Manage the project’s compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), including:

D. DESCRIPTION & APPROACH
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o Engaging and selecting CEQA consultants to identify the appropriate level of environmental review via an RFP process or the city’s on-call environmental bench
o Coordinating data needs among the CEQA consultant, Applicant, and interdepartmental staff
o Reviewing CEQA documents, including Initial Studies, Mitigated Negative Declarations, and Environmental Impact Reports, and coordinating City staff review
o Facilitating project alternatives development

E. SCHEDULE OF WORK
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E. SCHEDULE OF WORK
Not applicable. The RFP notes this section is required for Environmental Planning Services only.

F. SUBCONSULTANTS
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F. SUBCONSULTANTS
Good City Company does not propose any subconsultants for this work.

G. COST PROPOSAL
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G.COST PROPOSAL
Good City prides itself on being a cost-effective solution for public sector agencies. Staff retains detailed timesheets and works efficiently to ensure the client is getting the best value for the services.

TITLE HOURLY RATE
» Principal/Partner $260
» Planning Director $230
» Principal Planner/Planning Manager $195
» Economic Development Director $230
» Public Policy Manager $225
» Chief Building Official $170
» Senior Planner/Project Manager $170
» Senior Economic Development Planner $170
» Housing Services Consultant $170
» Public Policy Lead $170
» Associate Planner $140
» Economic Development Associate $140
» Assistant Planner $130
» Planning Technician $100
» Marketing Specialist/Graphic Designer $100
» Administrative Specialist $90
Subconsultant Contracts Direct Billing + 10% oversight fee. Reproduction Costs Direct Billing. Rates subject to adjustment January 1st of each year (typically 3-7% increase).

Mileage is reimbursed at the IRS rate. Travel within 30 miles of Redwood City offices will not be billed. Beyond 30 miles from the Redwood City Office, travel will be billed on an hourly basis at 50% of the above listed rates.

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Cost Control and Budgeting
Good City will collaborate closely with City staff to clearly define the scope and objectives of each project or task order and estimating costs. We will monitor costs through regular tracking of expenses against the approved task order budget and provide monthly reports to staff summarizing financial status and progress. For any scope changes, we will discuss changes with City staff and will not work on any expansions in scope until we receive approval from staff. Regular meetings with City staff will ensure open communication and transparent cost management throughout the project.

Additionally, given our experience working in other jurisdictions, we will be able to identify delays from applicants and discuss with City staff on how changes to schedules and budgets could be impacted by competing City priorities.

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H. RESUME, RELEVANT

PROJECTS / SERVICES

WITH REFERENCES
Good City has assembled the following team for the City of Pinole. Key team members and roles are identified below.

1. Lisa Costa Sanders, Principal-in-Charge

2. Aaron Aknin, Strategic Advisor

3. Christopher Dacumos, Senior Planner

4. Ralph Robinson, Associate Planner

5. Paul Chytla Hinze, Assistant Planner
Resumes, including key experiences for Lisa, Aaron, Chris, Ralph, and Paul are found below. Additional resumes for the entire Good City team are found under Exhibit A.

Key Team Member Resumes

EDUCATION
B.S., City and Regional
Planning, California
Polytechnic State

LISA COSTA SANDERS
Principal, Owner Good City Company

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Ms. Costa Sanders has been with the firm since 1992. Her experience and specialties include interdepartmental project management, current, and long-range planning, and economic development and housing program implementation. She also has extensive experience in design review, California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Subdivision Map Act, and worked on permit streamlining and permit tracking systems. Ms. Costa Sanders

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University San Luis
Obispo

MEMBERSHIPS
American Planning
Association
manages staff, processes large complex development projects, and manages long-range planning initiatives.

Serving as Principal Planner for the City of San Carlos, Ms. Costa Sanders provides staff assistance for larger complex planning and economic development projects. She was the Project Planner for the Wheeler Plaza Development, Landmark Hotel Development and recently completed the processing of several key development Research and Development projects including assisting with community benefit negotiation. She also assisted with property acquisition for economic development, managed city-owned properties, and managed the City’s affordable housing programs.

Lisa also assists with General Plan and Zoning Code updates and amendments and serves as strategic advisor for Specific Plan preparation.

Lisa also served as the Acting Assistant City Manager for the City of San Carlos. In that capacity, she prepared the Mayor’s State of the City presentation, managed the City’s annual Strategic Plan update, reviewed all City Council staff reports and attended several regional meetings on behalf of the City Manager’s office.

Lisa currently assists the City of San Bruno as Project Manager for the Tanforan development project, consisting of 2 million square feet of life science office/lab space, over 1,000 housing units, and new retail space. Previously as the Acting Planning Manager for the City of San Bruno, she was the project planner for the Tanforan Remodel Project, Crossing 350-unit housing development, Pacific Bay Vistas, 308-unit multi-family development, Merimont 70 new home development, Skycrest 24 new home development, and Cedar Mills 14 new home development. She also assisted the Public Services Director with preparing reports to the City Council, managing sustainability projects, managing grant programs, and served as the Assistant Project Manager for the San Bruno Grade Separation project.

Lisa assisted the City of South San Francisco with its comprehensive General Plan update, preparation of the Environmental Impact Report, and Zoning Code Update. She also served as Project Manager for the Lindenville Specific Plan and managed the Mayor’s Commission on Race and Social Equity.

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As Contract Principal Planner for the City of Redwood City, Lisa managed larger complex development applications including the Harbor View Place, Rocketship Charter School, multi-family development at 150 El Camino Real, mixed-use development at 557 E. Bayshore and 610 Walnut Street, Sandpiper School expansion and the City’s new water tank project.

EDUCATION
B.A., Urban Studies, San
Francisco State
University
M.A., Public Policy, Cal
State Northridge

MEMBERSHIPS
American Institute of
Certified Planners
American Planning
Association
International City/
County Manager
Association
Aaron Aknin
Principal, Owner Good City Company

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Aaron is a Partner at Good City, where he helps lead the day-to-day operations and client relations for the company. Since joining Good City, he has served as Principal for projects and policy documents in numerous local government agencies. Aaron has more than two decades of Bay Area municipal experience, including serving in an executive capacity in several cities. Aaron has frequently spoken at regional events, as well as served on panels at national conferences on topics related to development, downtown planning,
transportation, parking, affordable housing, and related issues.

Aaron most recent municipal position was with the City of Redwood City, where he served as the Assistant City Manager and Community Development Director. In this capacity, he oversaw a 70+ member department, which included the Planning, Housing, Engineering, Transportation, Front Counter Services, and Code Enforcement divisions. As the Assistant City Manager, he led key Citywide initiatives, Economic Development and also served as Interim City Manager. Aaron was in Redwood City during a time of
unprecedented growth and community involvement (2014-2019).

During his half-decade with the City, the City reviewed and processed over 4,000 new housing units, as well as several million square feet of office space. In addition, Aaron oversaw the implementation and amendments to the Redwood City Downtown Precise Plan. Aaron helped shape a first of its kind community benefits program (“Partnership Redwood City”), adoption of several key affordable housing initiatives including an inclusionary housing ordinance, an Airbnb affordable housing tax and renter protections, and the adoption the Citywide Transportation Plan.

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Prior to coming to Redwood City, Aaron was with the City of Palo Alto in 2012-2014. He served as both the Assistant and Interim Director of Planning and Community Environment Department. In this capacity, he led the Planning and Transportation Divisions within the City. Key projects included the formation of the first Downtown Residential Permit Program (RPP), leading the downtown development cap process, providing direction related to the Comprehensive Plan (General Plan), being the Planning Commission liaison, and overseeing several Stanford related developments.

During his time in Palo Alto, Aaron focused much of his efforts on transparency by increasing the amount of available (and understandable) public information and building a connection within the community.

Aaron “grew up” as a local government professional in the City of San Bruno. He began his career in San Bruno in 2002 as an Assistant Planner, and left in 2012, after spending the last 5 years as the Community Development Director. As Community Development Director, he was in charge of the Planning, Building, and the Code Enforcement divisions, and staffed the Planning Commission.

During his time in San Bruno, the Shops at Tanforan mall was renovated for the first time in generations, and over 1,500 residential units were constructed citywide. This included over 1,000 units at “The Crossing” (former Navy Base) which included 315 affordable units. During Aaron’s tenure as Director, the first General Plan in 25 years was adopted, and the draft Transit Corridor Plan was released. Most importantly, Aaron served as the Plan Section Chief during the PG&E Pipeline Explosion and worked closely with property owners during the immediate aftermath and in the months and years following the disaster.

PROJECT EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS
» Caltrain at Diridon, Project Manager/City Laison, Caltrain » Harbor Industrial Area Specific Plan, Principal-in-Charge, Belmont
» Scotts Valley Town Center Specific Plan, Principal-in-Charge, Scotts Valley
» North Fair Oaks Community Plan, Principal-in-Charge, County of San Mateo

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» Redwood City Precise Plan Implementation, Lead, Redwood City*
*Work completed at a previous place of employment

EDUCATION
B.A., Social Welfare,
Public Policy Minor, UC
Berkeley
M.P.A., Domestic Policy,
Urban Policy &
Planning, Princeton
University
Christopher Dacumos
Senior Planner

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Chris Dacumos has 15 years of experience working for federal, county, special district, and city agencies. His areas of focus are current- and long-range planning, budgeting, revenue generation, project management and grant management.

Chris provides senior planner services for the City of San Carlos and City of East Palo Alto, management analyst services for the Town of Portola Valley, project management for the City of San Leandro, and is assisting with the development of a Specific Plan for the City of Belmont. With the City of San Carlos, Chris reviewed and processed plans for single family homes, planned development amendment requests, a master plan, life science projects and a hotel. In the City of East Palo Alto, Chris is working closely with staff and the City’s Specific Plan consultant to review and oversee development projects and their environmental review, while the City simultaneously goes through a Specific Plan update process to revise development standards.

Chris’s past experience includes working as a Congressional Aide and as an analyst or planner for the San Mateo County Transit District, Peninsula Corridor Join Powers Board (Caltrain), Transportation Authority, Town of Hillsborough, and City of Redwood City. Chris was born in Vallejo, California and, while at Princet University, was a Public Policy Fellow and was nominated by the United States Department of State for a Fulbright Scholarship.

PROJECT EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS
» 330,000 sf, six-story life science project
» 188-room hotel development
» 70-unit school district workforce housing development » 1.2 million square feet (sf) of office project
» Mixed-use development consisting of 800,000 of office, lifescience, research development, and 95 units of housing

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» 52-acre development including open space, parks, office, research and development, and housing

EDUCATION
B.A., Geography,
University of Richmond
Advanced Certificate in
Transportation & Land
Use Planning, San Jose
State University
Master of Urban
Planning, San Jose
State University
Ralph Robinson
Associate Planner

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Ralph Robinson joined Good City in 2021. As Associate Planner, he works extensively with local communities on conformance with state requirements related to their Housing Elements, Senate Bill 9 regarding residential developments, Accessory Dwelling Units, and other associated issues. Additionally, he manages public meetings, reviews development applications, and serves as a valuable resource and first point of contact for the public. He has experience in San Mateo, San Carlos, Burlingame, Alameda, Portola Valley and Atherton.

While earning his master’s in urban planning at San Jose State University, he worked with two professors through the Mineta Transportation Institute to publish original research on local solutions for transportation financing and issues of walkability and sustainability in the Bay Area. He also worked with CommUniverCity managing the creation of a robust assessment of a historically underserved Eastside San José community.

For his efforts as a student, he was recognized with an APA (American Planning Association) Outstanding Planning Student Award and his project was recognized with both a 2020 San Francisco Bay Area Planning and Urban Research Association (SPUR) Impact Award and an Award of Excellence by the APA California Chapter Northern Section. Prior to his master’s program, Ralph was Vice President of Research, Strategy & Content with ZEITGUIDE, a coaching and consultation firm targeted to chief-level executives.

He has also worked as a classroom teacher, tutor and in volunteer capacities with young students.

Ralph is a Massachusetts native whose principal focus is rethinking land use policies to make our communities livable for everyone, and capable of providing the economic, educational, mental, physical, and social benefits we all require.

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PROJECT EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS
» SB 9 Zoning Code Amendments, Atherton, Alameda and San Carlos, CA
» 1200-1340 Bayshore Highway, 12-acre Office + Life Science Redevelopment, Review and Entitlement Coordination,
Burlingame, CA
» Housing Element Update, Atherton, CA
» Single- and Multi-Family Entitlements, Subdivisions,
Annexations, Zoning Code and General Plan Amendments

EDUCATION
B.S., City and Regional
Planning, California
Polytechnic University
Paul Chytla-Hinze
Assistant Planner

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Paul Chytla-Hinze is an Assistant Planner helping with current planning projects. Paul earned his Bachelor of Science degree in City and Regional Planning from California Polytechnic University where he focused on issues related to housing affordability and healthy communities.

Until joining Good City Company, Paul worked for the City of San Bruno focused on current planning where he took projects before the Architectural Review Committee (ARC) and Planning
Commission, reviewed business license applications, conducted plan review for building permits, reviewed sign permits, and supported the development of objective design standards for San Bruno’s transit corridors.

Paul’s academic experience includes conducting research on regional innovation in Redwood City and the Peninsula to address the shortage of moderate-income housing; and using interactive community engagement techniques to develop a new health element of the general plan for Santa Fe Springs, California.

Paul is currently providing planning services to the City of Newark and the Town of Portola Valley as a contract planner.

PROJECT EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS
Senior project on regional housing innovation and addressing moderate-income housing affordability
» Community engagement for Santa Fe Springs Health Element

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» Research and drafting of objective design standards for San Bruno’s transit corridors*
*Work completed at a previous place of employment

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Relevant Projects / Services with References
FOUR CORNERS - 1675 BAY ROAD
Good City Company is the project manager for the City of East Palo Alto’s review and entitlement of the Four Corners project, located at 1675 Bay Road. The project proposes two eight-story life-science buildings totaling 500,000 square feet, 180-units of mixed income housing, up-to 40,000
square feet of community space, two levels of subterranean parking, and four levels of aboveground parking on a 6.1- acre site.

Services provided include planning and zoning compliance review, coordinating interdepartmental and outside agency review, vetting project comments, managing environmental review subconsultants, and resolving issues with the project throughout the review process. What is unique and
challenging is coordinating the entitlement and
environmental review of the project with the City’s Specific Plan Update and Supplemental Environmental Impact
Report.

PROJECT DETAILS
Client: City of East Palo
Alto
GCC Key Staff: Chris
Dacumos
Duration: 2020 to present
Reference: Elena Lee,
Planning Manager, City of
East Palo Alto
[email protected]
650-853-3148
Budget: $165,000 (approx.)
Status: In Progress
Timeline: Q2 2025

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SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT REVIEW
Good City staff assists various jurisdictions in reviewing new single-family residential development including single-family home additions. Our staff is adept at facilitating the
development review process including; interdepartmental review; reviewing applications for conformance with zoning regulations and general plan policies; providing design guidance; preparing letters of incompletion; and preparing notices, staff reports, and presentations for discretionary review by Architectural Review Boards, Planning Commissions and City Councils.

Good City Company can also help your jurisdiction optimize and streamline the project review process for both City staff and applicants and ensure compliance with Local and State
legislation.

PROJECT DETAILS
Clients: Newark, Pacifica,
Pacific Grove, Portola Valley,
San Carlos, San Bruno, San
Mateo
GCC Key Staff: Ralph
Robinson, Jamie Bourne,
Jacob Garcia, Chris Dacumos,
Eliza Bailey, Paul ChytlaHinze, Kelly Beggs, Stephanie Davis, Dara Sanders, Arianna
O’Connell
Reference:

Al Savay, Community
Development Director, City
of San Carlos
[email protected]
650-802-4209

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SAN BRUNO COMPREHENSIVE ZONING CODE UPDATE PROJECT
Good City Company led the preparation of multiple phases of a comprehensive Zoning Code Update for the City of San Bruno.

The purpose of this update was to implement adopted longrange plans (the 2009 General Plan and 2013 Transit Corridors Plan) and to ensure Zoning Code consistency with State laws and current policy direction from City leadership.

The first phase of work included revising the Off-street Parking chapter for the first time in decades. Amendments were crafted to allow flexibility for changes of use in the Central Business District, simplify land use categories and parking requirements, allow reductions in required spaces for businesses with Transportation Demand Management Programs, and establish the City’s first parking in-lieu fee to begin funding the City’s long-term vision of a downtown parking garage.

The second phase of work established a new mixed-use zoning district to implement the 2013 Transit Corridors Plan. This phase rezoned 74 acres of the City to allow housing by-right and built upon and added specificity to permitted and
conditionally permitted land uses, as well as development and design standards outlined in the Transit Corridors Plan. Phase two also included comprehensive revisions to the Accessory Dwelling Unit and Density Bonus chapters for State law
consistency, amendments to the Affordable Housing chapter to strengthen on-site inclusionary requirements, and introduction of new administrative permit processing procedures.

PROJECT DETAILS
Client: City of San Bruno
GCC Key Staff: Kelly Beggs
and Aaron Aknin
Reference: Darcy Smith,
Assistant City Manager, City
of San Bruno
(650) 616-7002
[email protected]
Status: Completed
Budget: In-house contract
planning services
Timeline: 2018-2021
Project Website:

Phase I:
https://www.sanbruno.ca.gov
/639/Phase-1-Complete
Phase II:
https://www.sanbruno.ca.gov
/641/Phase-2-Complete

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Disclosure of Conflict of Interest
Good City Company and its employees have no known actual, apparent, direct or indirect, or potential conflicts of interest relative to the services to be provided under the Agreement.

Fulfillment of indemnification and insurance requirements The following are examples insurance and liability coverages held by Good City Company. The first is Good City’s Workers Compensation and Employee’s Liability Coverage, which is then followed by a separate certificate of insurance for Commercial General Liability, Auto Liability and Professional Liability.

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Proprietary Information
Nothing contained in the submitted proposal is proprietary.

California Public Records Act
Good City Company understands that all documents submitted to the City in connection with the proposal are subject to the California Public Records Act and may be disclosed without prior notice.

Exceptions to the City of Pinole’s Standard Contract
Good City does not propose any exceptions, alterations, or amendments to the Scope of Services or other requirements of the City of Pinole’s RFP, including the Standard Contract.

Risk
Good City Company has no pending bankruptcies, liens, stop payment notices, judgments, lawsuits, arbitrations, mediations, foreclosures, and any similar actions filed or resolved in the past seven (7) years. Good City has not had a client terminate a contract for breach.

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EXHIBIT A - STAFF

RESUMES

OUR TEAM
1/2

EDUCATION
B.A., Urban Studies, San
Francisco State University
M.A., Public Policy, Cal State
Northridge

MEMBERSHIPS
American Institute of
Certified Planners
American Planning
Association
International City/ County
Manager Association

AARON AKNIN, AICP
Principal, Owner Good City Company

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Aaron Aknin, AICP, is a Principal and Co-Owner of Good City Company. He has nearly two decades of Bay Area municipal experience, including serving in an executive capacity for several different Peninsula cities. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) and the American Planning Association. Aaron has frequently spoken at regional events, as well as served on panels at national conferences on topics related to development, downtown planning, transportation, parking, affordable housing, and related issues.

Most recently, Aaron was the Assistant City Manager and Community Development Director with the City of Redwood City. In this capacity, he oversaw a 70+ member department, which included the Planning, Housing, Engineering, Transportation, Front Counter Services, and Code Enforcement divisions. As the Assistant City Manager, he led key Citywide initiatives and also served as Interim City Manager in 2015.

Aaron was in Redwood City during a time of unprecedented growth and community involvement (2014-2019). During his half-decade with the City, the City reviewed and processed over 4,000 new housing units, as well as several million square feet of office space. In addition, Aaron oversaw the implementation of the Redwood City Downtown Precise Plan, including several key amendments to the plan. Aaron helped shape a first of its kind community benefits program (“Partnership Redwood City”), adoption of several key affordable housing initiatives including an inclusionary housing ordinance, an Airbnb affordable housing tax and renter protections, and the adoption the Citywide Transportation Plan.

Aaron was also deeply involved in economic development issues and served on the Redwood City Community Improvement Association (RCIA) Board.

Aaron continues to serve on the RCIA Board and was recently appointed to the Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. Finally, one of Aaron’s key focuses in Redwood City was improving the process, both for residents participating in policy making, as well as applicants, business owners and developers who chose to invest in the City.

Prior to coming to Redwood City, Aaron was with the City of Palo Alto in 2012- 2014. He served as both the Assistant and Interim Director of Planning and Community Environment. In this capacity, he led the Planning and Transportation Divisions within the City. Key projects included the formation of the first Downtown Residential Permit Program (RPP), leading the downtown

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development cap process, providing direction related to the Comprehensive Plan (General Plan), being the Planning Commission liaison, and overseeing several Stanford related developments.

Prior to coming to Redwood City, Aaron was with the City of Palo Alto in 2012-2014. He served as both the Assistant and Interim Director of Planning and Community Environment. In this capacity, he led the Planning and Transportation Divisions within the City. Key projects included the formation of the first Downtown Residential Permit Program (RPP), leading the downtown development cap process, providing direction related to the Comprehensive Plan (General Plan), being the Planning Commission liaison, and overseeing several Stanford related developments.

During his time in Palo Alto, Aaron focused much of his efforts on transparency by increasing the amount of available (and understandable) public information and building a connection within the community.

Aaron “grew up” as a local government professional within the City of San Bruno. He began his career in San Bruno in 2002 as an Assistant Planner, and left in 2012, after spending the last 5 years as the Community Development Director. As Community Development Director, he was in charge of the Planning, Building, and the Code Enforcement divisions in the City. He also staffed the Planning Commission and managed their agendas. During his time in San Bruno, the Shops at Tanforan mall was renovated for the first time in generations, and over 1,500 residential units were constructed citywide. This included over 1,000 units at “The Crossing” (former Navy Base) which included 315 affordable units. During Aaron’s tenure as Director, the first General Plan in 25 years was adopted, and the draft Transit Corridor Plan was released.

Most importantly, Aaron served as the Plan Section Chief during the PG&E Pipeline Explosion and worked closely with property owners during the immediate aftermath and in the months and years following the disaster.

Aaron grew up in the Peninsula, spent much of his adult life in San Francisco, and moved back to San Carlos in 2012. He lives there with his wife Cindy, and two kids.

PROJECT EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS
» Caltrain at Diridon, Project Manager/City Laison, Caltrain » Harbor Industrial Area Specific Plan, Principal-in-Charge, Belmont » Scotts Valley Town Center Specific Plan, Principal-in-Charge, Scotts Valley
» North Fair Oaks Community Plan, Principal-in-Charge, County of San Mateo
» Redwood City Precise Plan Implementation, Lead, Redwood City* *Work completed at a previous place of employment

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EDUCATION
B.S., City and Regional
Planning, California
Polytechnic State University
San Luis Obispo

MEMBERSHIPS
American Planning
Association

LISA COSTA SANDERS
Principal, Owner Good City Company

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Ms. Costa Sanders has been with the firm since 1992. Her experience and specialties include interdepartmental project management, current, and long-range planning, solid waste and recycling management, budget preparation, and economic development and housing program implementation. She also has extensive experience in design review, California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Subdivision Map Act and worked on permit streamlining and permit tracking systems. Ms. Costa Sanders manages staff and processes large complex development projects.

Serving as Principal Planner for the City of San Carlos, Ms. Costa Sanders provides staff assistance for larger complex Planning and Economic Development projects. She was the Project Planner for the Wheeler Plaza Development and Landmark Hotel Development. She also assisted with property acquisition for economic development, managed city-owned properties including lease negotiations and managed the City’s affordable housing programs. Ms. Costa Sanders also assists with General Plan and Zoning Code updates and amendments.

Ms. Costa Sanders also served as the Acting Assistant City Manager for the City of San Carlos. In that capacity, she prepared the Mayor’s State of the City presentation, managed the City’s annual Strategic Plan update, reviewed all City Council staff reports and attended several regional meetings on behalf of the City Manager’s office.

As Town Planner for the Town of Atherton, Ms. Costa Sanders manages all current and long-range planning and presents projects to the Planning Commission and City Council. Ms. Costa Sanders also prepares ordinance amendments, General Plan updates and amendments, works on annexations and subdivisions.

Ms. Costa Sanders is currently assisting the City of South San Francisco with its comprehensive General Plan update, preparation of the Environmental Impact Report and Zoning Code Update.

As Contract Principal Planner for the City of Redwood City, Ms. Costa Sanders managed larger complex development applications including the Harbor View Place development, Rocketship Charter School, multi-family development at 150 El Camino Real, mixed-use development at 557 E.

Bayshore and 610 Walnut Street, Sandpiper School expansion and the City’s new water tank project.

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Previously as the Acting Planning Manager for the City of San Bruno, she was the project planner for the Tanforan Remodel Project, Crossing 350-unit housing development, Pacific Bay Vistas, 308 unit multi-family development, Merimont 70 new home development, Skycrest 24 new home development, and Cedar Mills 14 new home development. She also assisted the Public Services Director with preparing reports to the City Council, managing sustainability projects, managing grant programs and served as the Assistant Project Manager for the San Bruno Grade Separation project.

PROJECT EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS
» Tanforan Shopping Center Redevelopment Project Manager, San Bruno, CA
» Lindenville Specific Plan Project Manager, South San Francisco, CA » San Carlos East Side Innovation District Plan Strategic Advisor, San Carlos, CA
» Northeast Industrial Specific Plan Strategic Advisor, San Carlos, CA » Wheeler Plaza Lead Planner, San Carlos, CA
» Alexandria Campus Development Lead Planner, San Carlos, CA » Concord Passages Shopping Mall Redevelopment Lead Planner, San Mateo, CA
» Bay Meadows Specific Plan Project Manager, San Mateo, CA

OUR TEAM

EDUCATION
MUP, Urban Planning with
Certificate in Urban Design,
University of Washington
B.S., Geology, Washington
State University

MEMBERSHIPS
American Institute of
Certified Planners
American Planning
Association

CAROL JOHNSON, AICP
Planning Director

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Carol Johnson is a dynamic and responsive urban planner, attuned to community needs, and adept at working with diverse groups in crafting policies, plans and implementation strategies to facilitate positive change.

She has over 30 years of urban planning experience in both the public and private sectors, including serving as Planning Director for Multnomah County, Oregon; Santa Fe, New Mexico; Maricopa County, Arizona and Berkeley, California. She has also worked as a planner in various capacities for cities in the states of Arizona, California, Connecticut and Washington.

Carol worked for the City of Berkeley as Planning Manager and Planning Director from 2014 to 2017. During her tenure, she oversaw the review and approval of the first tall building in downtown Berkeley in almost 50 years.

She also directed the development of the Adeline Corridor Specific Plan. At the City of Concord, she served as the Planning Manager and was responsible for the Concord Downtown Plan, including obtaining the assistance of a Technical Advisory Panel from the Urban Land Institute to test the economic feasibility of the plan recommendations. For the Concord Safe Routes to Transit Plan, she incorporated culturally specific workshops to engage the community most impacted by the lack of safe pedestrian infrastructure.

While in Phoenix, Carol launched the first general plan update to incorporate sustainability principles. She also managed the in-house effort that resulted in the Downtown Phoenix Urban Form Code, a unique hybrid code incorporating concepts from form-based codes within the legal context of existing land use entitlements. Earlier during her time in Phoenix, she served on the team responsible for a comprehensive update to the City’s zoning ordinance, as well as numerous issue-specific amendments.

PROJECT EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS
» Belmont Harbor Industrial Area Specific Plan, Belmont, CA » Adeline Corridor Specific Plan, Berkeley, CA*
» Concord Downtown Plan, Concord, CA*
» Downtown Phoenix Urban Form Code, Phoenix, AZ*
» Comprehensive Zoning Code Update, Phoenix, AZ*
* Work completed at a previous place of employment

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EDUCATION
B.A., English, Davidson
College, Cum Laude
Master of City and Regional
Planning, Rutgers

KELLY BEGGS
Principal Planner

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Kelly Beggs has more than 10 years of experience in land use planning, environmental planning, project management, GIS analysis, and public outreach/relations. Her experience in current planning includes reviewing projects ranging from single-family homes to large commercial and multifamily developments for cities throughout the Bay Area. She has also led the preparation of zoning text amendments to implement specific plans, regulate short-term rentals, modernize parking regulations, and align local ADU regulations and development standards with State law. She has a strong background in environmental planning and has contributed to and managed California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review for projects throughout California.

Kelly’s recent experience includes managing major projects for the cities of Burlingame, Brisbane, East Palo Alto, and San Bruno. She is currently managing the entitlements review for two large life science projects and the annexation and redevelopment of the Guadalupe Quarry. She recently collaborated with OneShoreline to create the agency’s first-ever Planning Policy Guidance, which provides model planning policies and zoning regulations to increase resilience to anticipated increases in flooding, sea level rise, and shallow groundwater rise due to climate change.

PROJECT EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS
» 1300 Old Bayshore Highway Life Science Project, Burlingame, CA » Guadalupe Quarry Warehouse Redevelopment Project, Brisbane, CA » Sierra Point Towers Life Science Development, Brisbane, CA » OneShoreline Planning Policy Guidance, San Mateo County Flood and Sea Level Rise Resiliency District, CA
» Woodland Park Mixed-Use Project, East Palo Alto, CA
» University Circle Phase II Office Project, East Palo Alto, CA » Objective Design & Development Standards, Brisbane, CA » Transit Corridors Plan Implementation and Zoning Code Update, San Bruno, CA
» Short-term Rental Ordinance, Burlingame, CA
» Recreation and Aquatic Center, San Bruno, CA
» Irvington BART Station Area Plan, Fremont, CA*
» MTC Accessory Dwelling Unit Initiative, Oakland, CA*
» MTC Construction Innovations Initiative, Oakland, CA* *Work completed at a previous place of employment

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EDUCATION
B.S., Architectural Studies,
Minor in American History,
University of Arkansas, Fay
Jones School of
Architecture
Master of Urban and
Regional Planning,
University of New Orleans,
College of Urban and
Planning Affairs

MEMBERSHIPS
American Planning
Association

DARA SANDERS
Principal Planner

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Dara Sanders has more than 17 years experience in long-range planning, land use planning, current planning, GIS analysis, and community engagement in Arkansas, California, Louisiana, and Tennessee. She brings creative solutions specific to each project to ensure success, balances the needs of communities and applicants, and strives to help cities implement their vision, goals, and regulations.

Dara’s recent project responsibilities include contract planning and project management for the cities of Belmont, Brisbane, and Pacific Grove and serving as project manager for updating the Scotts Valley Town Center Specific Plan.

She has managed interdisciplinary teams to produce corridor plans, neighborhood redevelopment master plans, and general plans. She implemented those plans through zoning amendments, authoring formbased zoning districts and design regulations, capital improvement plans, and private development requests. She led long-range planning projects in Nashville and has the distinction of establishing the first planning department in a Nashville suburb during a time of its unprecedented growth.

Dara values building community relationships through the planning process, and she has successfully implemented tools and programs that have improved community trust, involvement, and buy-in.

PROJECT EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS
» Zoning Text Amendments and Research and Development Performance Standards, Belmont, CA
» Island Park Life Sciences Campus, Belmont, CA
» Scotts Valley Town Center Update, Scotts Valley, CA
» Sierra Point Hotel and Life Sciences, Brisbane, CA
» Coastal Wildlife Protection Program, Pacific Grove, CA

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EDUCATION
B.S., Geography/Land Use,
Oregon State University

MEMBERSHIPS
American Institute of
Certified Planners
American Planning
Association

STEPHANIE DAVIS, AICP
Principal Planner

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Stephanie Davis has 20+ years of extensive project management experience.

Her planning portfolio includes project management of high-level, multifaceted commercial, multi-family, industrial, mixed-use and single-family residential development applications, wireless telecommunications, residential annexations, due diligence site analysis, Municipal Code Ordinances – both updates and new ordinances, Housing Element and General Plan updates, and other long-range planning studies.

Stephanie also has extensive experience with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) from exemptions to Negative and Mitigated Declarations to Environmental Impact Reports. Her experience includes preparation, compliance, implementation, coordination, and management of outside environmental consultants and their technical sub-consultants.

She served as lead staff planner in the comprehensive preparation of General Plan, Climate Action Plan and Zoning Ordinance updates for several cities which involved extensive community outreach, active research, and plan preparation efforts in the development of policy direction, as well as coordination and management of third-party consultants.

Stephanie’s breadth of experience carries over into the field of housing with direct work including the administration and implementation of housing programs, affordable housing and first- time homebuyer loan programs, Housing Element preparation, and a comprehensive update of an inclusionary housing Ordinance.

She is experienced in preparing comprehensive reports, planning studies, and presentation of materials to decision-making boards, commissions, and community members.

Stephanie has served as a Principal Planner for the Towns of Atherton, Portola Valley, City of San Carlos, and provided specific project management for the City of Belmont, City of Millbrae, City of Menlo, County of San Mateo, City of Sunnyvale, Town of Woodside. As a Principal Planner, she has actively provided supervisory guidance and technical assistance to staff, served as the staff liaison to Planning Commissions, City Councils, and other appointed community committees and commissions, prepared process manuals and protocols for both internal staff and the public, and directly assisted in the preparation of annual Department work programs and fee study analysis.

For private clients, she has prepared due diligence site analyses and technical assistance in both the preparation of materials, and navigation of,

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development process through other jurisdictions. She is skilled in Geographical Information Systems (GIS), electronic mapping, and quantitative analysis.

PROJECT EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS
» Proposed Stanford Campus Conceptual Development Plan and Development Agreement, City of Belmont
» Transit Village, City of San Carlos
» Historical Preservation Ordinance, Town of Atherton
» Comprehensive General Plan and Zoning Ordinance Updates, City of San Carlos
» Below Market Rate Housing Ordinance, City of San Carlos » Climate Action Plan, Town of Atherton

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EDUCATION
B.A., History, San Jose State
University
M.A. History, San Jose State
University

LESLIE PARKS
Economic Development Director

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Leslie Parks has 30+ years’ experience as a practitioner and consultant in the fields of economic development, redevelopment, and workforce development. She has developed and administered a diverse range of programs that include business retention and expansion initiatives, community benefits, sales/use tax revenue assessment, workforce training and job placement, affordable housing, and public/private partnerships.

As a consultant, Leslie assisted with economic development strategies and marketing plans for the cities of Honolulu, Anchorage, Santa Rosa San Francisco, and the counties of Solano County, Merced County, and San Mateo County. Leslie also served as Director of Downtown and Industrial Development for the San Jose Redevelopment Agency, Director of Economic Development for the City of San Jose, and Director of Community Services for the City of San Carlos. She has served as the director of two Workforce Investment Boards.

Leslie's recent experience includes implementation of economic development programs for the cities of Foster City, Redwood City, and the City of Campbell.

She joins Good City Company as economic development director supporting several cities on the Peninsula and in Silicon Valley. Specific programs and projects include development of small business action plans, economic development strategies, marketing plans, retail strategies, and economic development program and staffing audits.

PROJECT EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS
» Economic Development Strategy and Program Implementation, Campbell, CA
» Parklet Grant Program, Campbell, CA
» Economic Development Program Assessment, Palo Alto, CA » COVID Business Recovery Plan, Vacaville, CA*
» Small Business Action Plan, Mountain View, CA*
*Work completed at a previous place of employment

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EDUCATION
B.A., Political Science, UC
Davis
B.A., U.S. History, UC Davis
M.Sc., Regional and Urban
Planning, London School of
Economics

JEREMY DENNIS
Public Policy Manager

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Jeremy Dennis brings nearly 30 years of government experience at the local, regional, and state levels to support clients with organizational review and improvement. He has a wide breadth of knowledge in strategic planning, Councilmember support, Executive evaluation, assessing departmental gaps and opportunities, management mentorship and advising, and improving communication for all those who participate in the public process.

Jeremy appreciates the nexus of elected officials, staff, and the public needs on challenging issues of change. Each of these constituencies speaks its own unique language and may have unshared processes, motivations, and results.

He has spent much of his career finding new ways of engagement and understanding between parties on numerous contentious issues of change.

Most recently, Jeremy served as the Town Manager for Portola Valley. In his seven years, he restructured the Planning and Building Department to support the Housing Element update (completed two months after his departure), major residential projects proposed by Stanford University, and implementation of a wide range of housing programs. Jeremy also served as the Long-Range Planning Manager for the City of Palo Alto, where he oversaw the city’s comprehensive plan update and municipal housing programs. He also worked as a Management Analyst for the San Mateo County Manager’s Office, roving between departments working on issues as diverse as updating the Planning Departments financing, improving the County’s Capital Improvement Program, and starting a variety of intern programs.

PROJECT EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS
» Housing Element Update, Portola Valley, CA*
» Inclusionary Housing Nexus/Commercial Linkage Fees, Campbell, CA* » Capital Improvement Plan Program Redesign, San Mateo County, CA* » Comprehensive Plan Update, Palo Alto CA*
» Planning and Building Department Fiscal and Hiring Restructuring, San Mateo County, CA*
*Work completed at a previous place of employment

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EDUCATION
B.A., Social Welfare, Public
Policy Minor, UC Berkeley
M.P.A., Domestic Policy,
Urban Policy & Planning,
Princeton University

CHRISTOPHER DACUMOS
Senior Planner

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Chris Dacumos has 15 years of experience working for federal, county, special district, and city agencies. His areas of focus are current- and long-range planning, budgeting, revenue generation, project management and grant management.

Chris provides senior planner services for the City of San Carlos and City of East Palo Alto, management analyst services for the Town of Portola Valley, project management for the City of San Leandro, and is assisting with the development of a Specific Plan for the City of Belmont. With the City of San Carlos, Chris reviewed and processed plans for single family homes, planned development amendment requests, a master plan, life science projects and a hotel. In the City of East Palo Alto, Chris is working closely with staff and the City’s Specific Plan consultant to review and oversee development projects and their environmental review, while the City simultaneously goes through a Specific Plan update process to revise development standards.

Chris’s past experience includes working as a Congressional Aide and as an analyst or planner for the San Mateo County Transit District, Peninsula Corridor Join Powers Board (Caltrain), Transportation Authority, Town of Hillsborough, and City of Redwood City. Chris was born in Vallejo, California and, while at Princet University, was a Public Policy Fellow and was nominated by the United States Department of State for a Fulbright Scholarship.

PROJECT EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS
» 330,000 sf, six-story life science project
» 188-room hotel development
» 70-unit school district workforce housing development » 1.2 million square feet (sf) of office project
» Mixed-use development consisting of 800,000 of office, life- science, research development, and 95 units of housing
» 52-acre development including open space, parks, office, research and development, and housing

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EDUCATION
Masters of Public
Administration, San
Francisco State University
Bachelors in Geographic
Science and Community
Planning, Northern Arizona
University
Brandon H DeLucas
Senior Planner

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Brandon H DeLucas is a Senior Planner for Good City Company, bringing over six years of dedicated experience in land use planning, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and program implementation. He has worked professionally in several San Francisco Bay Area and Arizona cities.

Brandon is skilled at managing diverse stakeholders, building partnerships, and developing solutions for complex problems. His current planning experience includes overseeing various development projects, from new single-family homes to large commercial/industrial developments. Brandon has played a supportive role in reviewing large multi-family developments and has led Comprehensive zoning text amendments. These amendments aimed to reformat chapters for ease of use, update standards, and streamline planning review processes.

With a master's degree in public administration and a background in data collection, analysis, and research, Brandon has spearheaded process and system improvements, developed small business assistance programs, and trained new staff.

In his recent role with the City of Union City, Brandon has successfully reformatted and updated the City's Industrial Districts Chapter to establish new performance and design standards. He managed a city-wide GIS system migration and implementation and was crucial in creating objective design standards for single-family projects, including accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and SB9.

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EDUCATION
B.S., Environmental Science,
Technology and Policy,
California State University,
Monterey Bay
Masters in Urban Planning
with a certificate in Real
Estate Development, San
Jose State University

MEMBERSHIPS
American Planning
Association (APA)

JACOB GARCIA
Senior Planner

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Jacob Garcia is a Senior Planner with a background in land use planning, natural resource planning, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). He has been with Good City Company since 2019 and provides contract planning services to the City of San Carlos, City of Pacifica, City of Belmont and the Town of Portola Valley.

Jacob currently manages development projects throughout the entitlement process. As such his duties include current planning assistance, design review and Zoning conformance review, and preparing and presenting staff reports before various design review boards, planning commissions and city councils.

He assists jurisdictions with zoning amendments and policy research and implementation. He takes pride in providing excellent customer service and serving as a liaison to community groups and residents on behalf of cities and their various committees.

Jacob also has experience supporting the management of sustainability programs, staffing cities’ environmental committees, and facilitating wet weather construction site inspections and annual stormwater reporting.

Before joining Good City, Jacob worked for multiple public and private land management agencies providing natural resource and conservation planning services such as public outreach, data collection, data analysis, and research.

PROJECT EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS
» Stanford University, Belmont Campus, Conceptual Development Plan (CDP), Belmont, CA
» Willow Commons, Supportive Housing and Density Bonus Project, Portola Valley, CA
» Fairmont Shopping Center, Master Use List, Zoning Amendment, Pacifica, CA
» Monitoring Urban Wildlife Corridors in San Diego County, Center for Natural Lands Management (CNLM), CA*
» Ten Mile Canyon ACEC Draft Watershed Management and Monitoring Plan, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Moab Field Office, UT*

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EDUCATION
B.A., Architecture, UC
Berkeley
M.I.A., Economic and
Political Development,
Urban and Social Policy,
Columbia University

MEMBERSHIPS
Consortium for Sustainable
Urbanization, Board
Member

NICK HAMILTON
Senior Planner

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Nick Hamilton is an urban development and policy professional bringing 15+ years of experience in leading plan development and launching programs to advance equity, sustainability, and shared prosperity in communities across the U.S. and internationally.

Recent long-range planning experience includes General Plan and Housing Element updates and municipal code updates to further Objective Design and Development Standards. Recent current planning experience includes coordinating local jurisdiction review of the redevelopment of former school sites into housing, high density Transit Oriented Development (TOD) projects, and associated CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act) environmental reviews. He has also lent his expertise in community engagement and outreach to several initiatives for the cities of Brisbane, San Mateo, and San Bruno.

Nick brings a long track record establishing collaborative community revitalization initiatives in communities across the U.S. through his previous work for the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, and as Director of Urban Policy at Columbia University’s The American Assembly. His architectural, urban design, and planning expertise was cultivated during his time at Davis Brody Bond, a nationally recognized architectural firm headquartered in New York.

Projects there included multiple overseas diplomatic facilities for the US Department of State, Columbia University Northwest Corner Building, and the Lenox Terrace Apartments superblock infill project. Nick has also taught graduate-level housing policy as an adjunct.

PROJECT EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS
» Housing Element Update, Pacifica, CA
» Housing Element Update, San Mateo, CA
» General Plan Update, San Mateo, CA
» Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan Zoning Updates, San Carlos, CA » Objective Design & Development Standards, Brisbane, CA » Public Facility Modernization and Housing Development Opportunities Study, San Bruno, CA
» 300 Piedmont and 2101 Sneath Lane Housing Development Entitlement Review and CEQA Project Management, San Bruno, CA
» Harbor Industrial Area Specific Plan, Belmont, CA

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EDUCATION
B.A., History, University of
Texas
M.S., Community and
Regional Planning,
University of Texas
M.S., Public Affairs, Lyndon
B. Johnson School of Public
Affairs, University of Texas

MEMBERSHIPS &

CERTIFICATIONS
International Economic
Development Council
Certified Economic
Developer
Bilingual in English &
Spanish

SABINA MORA
Senior Economic Development Planner

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Sabina Mora has 15 years of experience working for state, regional, and municipal agencies in communities across New York, Texas, and California.

Her areas of focus are planning, economic development planning, small business assistance programs, business expansion and attraction programs, and downtown and neighborhood development strategies.

Sabina is the Project Manager for the North Fair Oaks Community Plan Review Project for San Mateo County, which involves an assessment of the implementation of the area’s comprehensive plan, significant community outreach, and recommendations for plan amendments. Sabina has also provided economic development and small business services for the Cities of South San Francisco and Foster City and San Mateo County. She has significant expertise in fair housing requirements and analyzing housing opportunity sites from a fair housing perspective and assisted the Cities of South San Francisco, Pacifica, and San Bruno on meeting these requirements in their 2023-2031 Housing Elements. Sabina is also assisting the City of San Mateo General Plan Update team, conducting targeted outreach and public engagement for hard-to-reach populations.

Sabina’s past experience includes working as an Economic Development Specialist for the City of Mountain View, Senior Planner for the City of Austin, Senior Economic Development Specialist for the City of Albany’s (New York) Capitalize Albany – an economic development corporation, Project Manager for the State of New York’s economic development agency (Empire State Development), and Economic Development Specialist for the City of Binghamton (New York). Sabina was born in Argentina, immigrating to the US as a child and lived in five different states growing up. She has lived in Mountain View with her family since 2019.

PROJECT EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS
» Housing Element Update, Pacifica, CA
» North Fair Oaks Community Plan Review Project, San Mateo County, CA » Small Business Technical Assistance Program, San Mateo County, CA » General Plan Update, San Mateo, CA
» Small Business Grant Program: SSF Façade and Tenant Improvement Program, South San Francisco, CA

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EDUCATION
B.A, Environmental Analysis
and Design, Urban and
Regional Planning Minor,
University of California,
Irvine

MEMBERSHIPS
American Planning
Association

JAMIE BOURNE
Associate Planner

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Jamie is an urban planning professional with over ten years combined experience in Current Planning, Watershed Management, Construction site Best Management Practice compliance, and Affordable Housing programming. She has been with Good City Company since 2022 and provided contract planning services to the City of San Carlos, Belmont, Portola Valley, and San Leandro.

Currently, Jamie manages development projects throughout the entitlement process in Portola Valley. As such her duties include counter service, design review and Zoning conformance review, and preparing and presenting staff reports before various design review boards. Jamie serves as a deputy project manager in the City of San Leandro for a Cost Allocation Plan, User Fee Study, and Development Impact Fee Study. She is also involved with policy research and community outreach for the Harbor Industrial Area Specific Plan in the City of Belmont.

During college, Jamie interned for the California Coastal Commission Enforcement Division, City of Westminster, and Comprehensive Housing Services specializing in affordable housing services throughout Southern California.

After college, Jamie provided counter service for the Building and Planning department in the City of Newport Beach. Shortly after, she began in the Watershed Management division at Fuscoe Engineering in Irvine, CA. At Fuscoe, she prepared Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans, Water Quality Management Plans, and complex environmental reports. Jamie also served as the lead consultant and assisted with the development of the City of Yorba Linda’s stormwater management program.

Jamie also previously owned Bourne 2 Organize, a professional residential organizing company that specialized in move management, downsizing, and general residential organizing services.

PROJECT EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS
» Current planning services throughout various jurisdictions within CA » Project Management for Cost Allocation Plan, User Fee Study, and Development Impact Fee Study, San Leandro, CA
» Belmont Harbor Area Industrial Area Specific Plan, Belmont, CA » Stormwater Management Program Development & Implementation, City of Yorba Linda

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EDUCATION
B.A., Political Economy,
University of California
Berkely
M.S., Local Economic
Development, London
School of Economics &
Political Science

NOA KORNBLUH
Economic Development Associate

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Noa has spent her career supporting communities in creating sustainable, resilient local economies. She has over eight years in community economic development working for state and local government, as well as non-profits.

Noa has a background in community outreach and engagement, strategic planning, and building entrepreneurial ecosystems.

Most recently, she worked as an assistant field manager in community and economic development at the Rural Community Assistance Corporation (RCAC) providing training and technical assistance to low-income rural and indigenous communities across the Western United States. Prior to RCAC, she worked for local Bay Area governments. She served as a Community Development Analyst for the City of El Cerrito, helping to facilitate business permitting, and as an Economic Development Specialist for the City of Milpitas, developing business retention and attraction programs.

Noa is a Bay Area local. She grew up in the city of Palo Alto and completed a bachelor's degree from the University of California, Berkeley. She then went on to receive a master’s degree in Local Economic Development from the London School of Economics and Political Science, followed by a year as an AmeriCorps Vista working for the State of Delaware’s Main Street Program.

PROJECT EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS
» North Fair Oaks Community Plan Review Project, San Mateo County, CA » Small Business Technical Assistance Program, San Mateo County, CA » Economic Development Strategy and Program Implementation, Campbell, CA

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EDUCATION
Landscape Architecture
Certificate Program,
University of California,
Berkeley
B.S., City and Regional
Planning, California
Polytechnic State University,
San Luis Obispo
M.P.A, Public
Administration, Public
Policy Analysis, San
Francisco State University

ROBERT MCDONALD
Associate Planner

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Bob McDonald has had many roles working as a planner and project manager in the public sector. Starting as a planning technician with the County of San Mateo, Bob went on to become an assistant planner with the County of Solano, an associate planner with the City of San Mateo and later as a Senior/Long Range Planner with the City and County of San Francisco’s Recreation and Parks Department. His local government experience includes:
» Project, environmental, landscape and architectural review of current planning projects
» Administrator for a parking and improvement district, » Long range planner and administrator for an open space program and advisory board, and
» Project and land acquisitions manager for complex public/private land developments.

With the City and County of San Francisco’s Recreation and Parks Department, Bob managed, coordinated and unified the development and entitlements for the DeYoung Museum, Music Concourse, Academy of Sciences and underground parking projects. He also worked on the environmental, landscape and architectural review for complex public works projects such as the Union Square and the Harding/Fleming Golf Course renovation at Lake Merced. He also played a primary role as the long-range planner and administrator for the Open Space Program and Advisory Board.

Mr. McDonald’s strengths are working on complex development plans, assessing, and identifying architectural and environmental impacts, developing/administering mitigation and monitoring the first Downtown Residential Permit Program (RPP), leading the downtown development cap process, providing direction related to the Comprehensive Plan (General Plan).

Mr. McDonald has served as a Design Review and Historic Preservation Commissioner and Planning Commissioner for the City of Sonoma.

PROJECT EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS
» City of San Mateo Planner: prepared amendments to the Zoning Code related to Recycling, Parking and Sign Code. Updates*
» City of Sonoma Planning Commissioner: reviewed, commented and made recommendations to the City Council for Zoning Code Amendments related to Vacation Rental, Lodging, ADUs, Subdivision, Affordable Housing, Design Reviews and Parking Code updates.* *Work completed at a previous place of employment

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EDUCATION
B.A., Communication,
Allegheny College,
Minor in Social Psychology,
Cum Laude Graduate

MEMBERSHIPS &

CERTIFICATIONS
Building Industry
Association of the Bay Area
(BIA)
APA Member
Urban Land InstituteFoundations of Real Estate
Certification (FoRE)
ARIANNA O’CONNELL
Associate Planner

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Arianna O’Connell serves as an Associate Planner for Good City Company.

Arianna has spent the last 6+ years working for both large development companies and small non-profit businesses, both focused on providing needed housing to communities in both California and Pennsylvania. Arianna is an urban development and housing policy professional with experience in real estate entitlements, policy and legislative research, community engagement, Affordable Housing programming, and plan compliance.

Arianna previously worked for Lendlease LLC in a partnership with Google where she pushed forward the entitlements process for three large masterplanned community projects in the Bay Area. Within this role, she led research on external policy and legislative issues, staying abreast of key regional policy shifts and local political issues to ensure that the development projects incorporated the desires and concerns of the local community and public officials. Additionally, Arianna managed the entitlements schedule for the Moffett Park Project, organizing a team of over 40 members of in-house staff, consultants, to prepare and submit CEQA documents and provide key comments on the Moffett Park Specific Plan and Moffett Park Draft EIR.

After graduating from Allegheny College in Pennsylvania, Arianna worked for three non-profit companies in rural Western PA focused on finding stable housing for individuals with disabilities and behavioral health challenges. In her role, she revitalized the public image of each company through raising public awareness around federal and state housing policy issues, fair housing laws, and the realities of homelessness in rural communities.

PROJECT EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS
» Zoning Text Amendments and Research and Development Performance Standards, Belmont, CA
» Island Park Life Sciences Campus, Belmont, CA
» 1301 Shoreway Office Development, Belmont, CA
» BeamReach Life Sciences Campus, Belmont, CA
» Harbor Industrial Area Specific Plan, Belmont, CA
» Google Middlefield Park Master Plan, Mountain View, CA* » Google East Whisman Master Plan, Mountain View, Sunnyvale, CA* » Google Moffett Park Master Plan, Sunnyvale, CA*
* Work completed at a place of previous employment.

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EDUCATION
B.A., Geography, University
of Richmond
Advanced Certificate in
Transportation & Land Use
Planning, San Jose State
University
Master of Urban Planning,
San Jose State University

RALPH ROBINSON
Associate Planner

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Ralph Robinson joined Good City in 2021. As Associate Planner, he works extensively with local communities on conformance with state requirements related to their Housing Elements, Senate Bill 9 regarding residential developments, Accessory Dwelling Units, and other associated issues.

Additionally, he manages public meetings, reviews development applications, and serves as a valuable resource and first point of contact for the public. He has experience in San Mateo, San Carlos, Burlingame, Alameda, Portola Valley and Atherton.

While earning his master’s in urban planning at San Jose State University, he worked with two professors through the Mineta Transportation Institute to publish original research on local solutions for transportation financing and issues of walkability and sustainability in the Bay Area. He also worked with CommUniverCity managing the creation of a robust assessment of a historically underserved Eastside San José community.

For his efforts as a student, he was recognized with an APA (American Planning Association) Outstanding Planning Student Award and his project was recognized with both a 2020 San Francisco Bay Area Planning and Urban Research Association (SPUR) Impact Award and an Award of Excellence by the APA California Chapter Northern Section. Prior to his master’s program, Ralph was Vice President of Research, Strategy & Content with ZEITGUIDE, a coaching and consultation firm targeted to chief-level executives. He has also worked as a classroom teacher, tutor and in volunteer capacities with young students.

Ralph is a Massachusetts native whose principal focus is rethinking land use policies to make our communities livable for everyone, and capable of providing the economic, educational, mental, physical, and social benefits we all require.

PROJECT EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS
» SB 9 Zoning Code Amendments, Atherton, Alameda and San Carlos, CA » 1200-1340 Bayshore Highway, 12-acre Office + Life Science Redevelopment, Review and Entitlement Coordination, Burlingame, CA » Housing Element Update, Atherton, CA
» Single- and Multi-Family Entitlements, Subdivisions, Annexations, Zoning Code and General Plan Amendments

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EDUCATION
B.S., City and Regional
Planning, California
Polytechnic University
Paul Chytla-Hinze
Assistant Planner

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Paul Chytla-Hinze is an Assistant Planner helping with current planning projects. Paul earned his Bachelor of Science degree in City and Regional Planning from California Polytechnic University where he focused on issues related to housing affordability and healthy communities.

Until joining Good City Company, Paul worked for the City of San Bruno focused on current planning where he took projects before the Architectural Review Committee (ARC) and Planning Commission, reviewed business license applications, conducted plan review for building permits, reviewed sign permits, and supported the development of objective design standards for San Bruno’s transit corridors.

Paul’s academic experience includes conducting research on regional innovation in Redwood City and the Peninsula to address the shortage of moderate-income housing; and using interactive community engagement techniques to develop a new health element of the general plan for Santa Fe Springs, California.

PROJECT EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS
» Senior project on regional housing innovation and addressing moderate-income housing affordability
» Community engagement for Santa Fe Springs Health Element » Research and drafting of objective design standards for San Bruno’s transit corridors*
*Work completed at a previous place of employment

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EDUCATION
B.S. Housing, Oregon State
University

SANDY COUNCIL
Housing Services Consultant

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Sandy Council has 35+ years of experience in program design, implementation, and administration of a wide range of housing and community development programs. This work has involved extensive collaboration with city councils and commissions, all municipal departments, legal counsel, consultants, developers and builders, and community based and neighborhood organizations. She has served on numerous committees and task forces and is a current board member of The Leslie Senior Communities, a provider of affordable senior housing in San Mateo County.

She has worked closely with both nonprofit and market rate housing developers supporting the construction of new affordable housing units, including drafting RFPs, selecting developer teams, negotiating of agreements and pricing of affordable units, and ongoing monitoring of rental and ownership units, especially in conjunction with local inclusionary and state density bonus legal requirements.

She is proficient in working with a number of municipal finance tools:
administering federal Community Development Block Grant and Home programs, former redevelopment housing funds, local trust funds, and partnering with developers to obtain other local funds, Low Income Housing Tax Credits, and multiple State of California financing programs.

She also has considerable experience with housing policy development, assisting with the preparation of several Housing Elements, and assisting with implementation of housing related legislation.

PROJECT EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS
» City of San Mateo Affordable Housing Programs Manager, San Mateo, CA
» Pacifica Housing Element, Housing Section Team Advisor, Pacifica, CA » Kiku Crossing Affordable Housing, development by Mid Pen Housing, Co- Project Manager for City, San Mateo, CA
» Montara Affordable Housing, development by Bridge Housing, Project Manager for City, San Mateo, CA

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EDUCATION
B.A. History, New York
University
Master of City Planning,
Urban Studies/Affairs, U.C.

Berkeley

MARK SULLIVAN, AICP
Housing Specialist

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Mark is an urban planner with 25 years of experience in long-range and current planning with a focus on land use and housing policy.

Mark retired from the public sector in 2018 after serving as planning, redevelopment and housing manager for the City of San Bruno for 17 years.

Before that, Mark was an economist at Seifel Associates working on redevelopment and housing projects for many California communities.

Mark has significant experience preparing and implementing land use plans and housing regulations, analyzing the economics of housing projects, managing housing efforts (including monitoring of affordable units) and overseeing the entitlement and environmental review process of complex development projects.

Notable projects he has successfully completed include: adoption of land use plans including the Transit Corridors Specific Plan (promotes high-density mixed-use TOD) and passage of an associated ballot measure to increase building heights and density, several housing elements, general plan amendments, parking management plan, and downtown facade improvement program; adoption of housing- related regulations including inclusionary housing and housing impact fee ordinances, emergency shelter zoning, accessory dwelling unit ordinance, and; managed the approval of over 1,100 housing units, a 150-room hotel, and over 15,000 square feet of commercial space.

Mark believes strongly that smart growth principles can enhance social equity, environmental conservation, and healthy communities. Mark is most interested in promoting land use solutions that can enable communities to adapt to the changing economic and demographic conditions currently facing the San Francisco Bay Area and balancing the needs of new worker households and families while preserving the quality of life of existing residents.

PROJECT EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS
» Project, Jurisdiction
» Project, Jurisdiction
» Project, Jurisdiction
» Project, Jurisdiction
»

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EDUCATION
B.S., Physics, California
Polytechnic State University,
San Luis Obispo
M.A., Economic and Political
Development, Urban and
Social Policy, Columbia
University
Licenses & Certifications
ICC Certified Building
Inspector – 1024819-B5
IAPMO Certified Plumbing
Inspector – 097295
California General
Contractors License
#692093 (expired)
California Building Officials
(expired)

RON LA FRANCE
Chief Building Official

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Ron La France is a Chief Building Official with Good City Company working in Peninsula cities. Mr. La France has over 35 years in the construction industry and has spent the last 25 years working for and with local Building Divisions.

He began his career as a carpenter and general contractor before making a career change to become a Senior Building Inspector for the City of Menlo Park. Mr. La France was promoted to Building Official in 2003 and Assistant Community Development Director/Building Official in 2014. Prior to joining Good City Company, he worked as the Northern California Regional Operations Director for SafeBuilt.

During his tenure with the City of Menlo Park, Mr. La France oversaw Building Division’s operations, budgets, and the building permitting process for development projects. Additionally, he assisted with the City’s General Plan and Housing Element updates, the development of Reach Codes, the updating Building Division fees and the resolution of code enforcement issues. He oversaw the construction of the Facebook campuses, the Menlo Gateway high rise hotel and office buildings, the Station 1300 Project and several new apartment complexes. With SafeBuilt, Mr. La France was deeply involved with the development of a proprietary permit software, conversion to all digital plan review and the completion of the Hard Rock Casino in Wheatland.

Mr. La France’s broad experience allows him to understand all facets of the development process and enables him to work collaboratively with city departments and development applicants towards resolution of a wide range of complex construction issues.

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EDUCATION
B.S., Political Science, Santa
Clara University

VERA GIL
Housing Specialist

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Vera Gil is a highly experienced professional with over 35 years of expertise in municipal government, specializing in affordable housing. In her most recent role, Vera served as a Project Manager for Affordable Housing at the City of Mountain View where she successfully managed 500-units of affordable housing from conception to construction. She was responsible for the administration of the City’s Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for affordable housing funds and played an integral part in the loan closing process for affordable housing developments.

Throughout her career, Vera has demonstrated her ability to communicate complex concepts effectively. She has prepared staff reports and delivered presentations to various committees and governing bodies, including the NOFA Review Committee, Planning Commission and City Council. Her skills in presenting technical information in a clear and concise manner have proven valuable in advocating for affordable housing initiatives.

Vera’s dedication to affordable housing extends beyond project management. She actively participated in developing the Housing Element of the General Plan. Vera Gil’s extensive experience, collaborative nature, and passion for affordable housing make her a highly qualified professional dedicated to advancing affordable housing initiatives in municipal government. Her expertise in project management, funding administration, and compliance, coupled with her ability to communicate complex ideas effectively, position her as a valuable asset in achieving housing goals.

PROJECT EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS
» HCD Pro-housing Designation Application Project Management, Campbell, CA
» Housing Program Underwriting Guidelines, Mountain View, CA* » Long-term Lease Affordable Housing Negotiation with Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA), Mountain View, CA*
» Affordable Housing Tax Credit Loan Closings, Mountain View, CA* *Work completed at a previous place of employment

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EDUCATION
B.S., Integrated Marketing
Communications
Monique Orzechowski
Office Manager

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Monique Orzechowski has over 10+ years' experience in Office Management and Administration. Monique joined Good City Company in 2023 to skillfully manage crucial financial functions, such as accounting, A/P, A/R, and payroll.

Her strong ability to recommend management actions for improving standard operating procedures, considering cost, risk, and benefits, has consistently contributed to organizational success.

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EDUCATION
B.S., Real Estate
Development, University of
Southern California
B.A., Music, University of
Southern California

DARA PHUNG
Marketing Specialist/Graphic Designer

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Dara Phung is a Marketing Specialist and Graphic Designer with Good City Company. Her experience includes preparing a range of external marketing communications, developing social media content, creating explainer videos, and producing custom graphics.

Dara began working for Good City Company as a Planning Technician. She was placed with the City of San Carlos, where she provided counter service for current planning inquiries, reviewed design and working drawings for zoning conformance, and prepared and presented staff reports before committees. Dara previously interned for the City of Brisbane, where she supported Planning staff on projects including the Objective Design and Development Standards project, the Affordable Housing Strategic Plan, and the Housing Element Cycle 6 Update.

Dara obtained her Bachelor’s in Real Estate Development and Bachelor’s in Music from the University of Southern California, where she took courses in urban planning and received the Lewis Mumford Award for Most Outstanding Essay in Planning History.

PROJECT EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS
» North Fair Oaks Community Plan Review (Website and Outreach Materials), County of San Mateo
» Compliance Review Explainer Video, City of San Carlos » Housing Element Outreach Worksheet, City of San Mateo » Housing Element (Maps and Graphics), City of Pacifica » Objective Design Standards (Graphic Design), City of San Mateo » Housing Element Update Video, City of Brisbane

CITY COUNCIL
REPORT 9.J.

DATE: SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
TO: MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS
FROM: MATT AVERY, COMMANDER
SUBJECT: ADOPT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER

INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH FOLSOM LAKE FORD TO PURCHASE ONE

PATROL VEHICLE

RECOMMENDATION
Adopt Resolution per Staff Recommendation

BACKGROUND
The Pinole Police Department utilizes marked patrol vehicles that are fully equipped with authorized emergency equipment to provide police services in the City of Pinole.

As part of the FY 2024-25 Budget, funds were approved to replace a patrol vehicle.

The cost of the vehicles exceeds the City Manager’s authorized spending limit and as such, Council approval is necessary.

REVIEW AND ANALYSIS
The Police Department currently has marked patrol vehicles with high mileage in addition to high engine hours. The higher mileage vehicles have been in the shop several times for various repairs and are prone to increased risk of breakdowns and associated high maintenance costs.

The Police Department’s vehicle replacement practice is to replace one vehicle per year and the funds are included in the annual budget.

The City’s union-made vehicle preference and the Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Program was used in selecting the 2025 Ford Police Interceptor Utility (PIU). The Ford PIU is union-made, and zeroemission vehicles were considered; however, they were determined to be unavailable, not economically feasible, and impractical. Patrol vehicle models considered for purchase were limited by the need to replace an existing Police Department patrol vehicle by the end of 2024. To ensure delivery in FY 24/25, we had to place the order earlier this year.

Zero-emission/EV patrol vehicles are in the infancy stage of development and availability. The first manufacturer-designed and produced EV patrol vehicle, the Chevy Blazer, will not be available until 2025.

Ford and Dodge do not have an EV production model for patrol use. Ford offers a hybrid engine option for the PIU, but it will not be available until late 2025. Additionally, the availability of patrol vehicles regardless of manufacturer and model is limited due to supply and demand.

Furthermore, the cost of the current EVs considered for patrol application is substantially higher than the internal combustion engine options, and costs for the emergency equipment would be higher due to the

inability to reuse some of the equipment, which would result in the total cost of the vehicle replacement exceeding the allocated funds in the FY 24/25 budget.

Lastly, we currently do not have the infrastructure to support zero-emission EV patrol vehicles.

The purchase will be made using the competitively bid contract through the California Department of General Services Cooperative Purchasing Contract 1-22-23-14C. The Cooperative Procurement provision in the City’s Procurement Policy allows the City to forego a formal bid process for equipment, materials, supplies, and services and buy said equipment directly from a vendor if the price was established by competitive bidding by another public jurisdiction.

FISCAL IMPACT
The total cost for one patrol vehicle is $54.768.36 and will result in an expenditure from the FY 2024-25 General Fund assigned budget fund (206-227-47104).

ATTACHMENTS
A. Resolution
B. Pinole '25 PIU Quote

RESOLUTION NO. 2024-___

RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PINOLE

AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH FOLSOM

LAKE FORD TO PURCHASE A PATROL VEHICLE
AT A TOTAL COST OF $54,768.36
WHEREAS, the Pinole Police Department utilizes marked patrol vehicles that are fully equipped with authorized emergency equipment to provide police services in the City of Pinole; and WHEREAS, the vehicle fleet utilized for patrol operations in the City of Pinole is aging, with vehicles being operated with high mileage; and
WHEREAS, patrol vehicles with high mileage require replacement to prevent an increased risk of breakdown and associated high maintenance costs; and
WHEREAS, the Police Department’s vehicle replacement practice is to replace one vehicle per fiscal year; and
WHEREAS, replacement of a Ford Police Interceptor Utility vehicle from Folsom Lake Ford, the California State Bid holder for emergency police vehicles, would cost a total of $54,768.36; and WHEREAS, The Cooperative Procurement provision in the City’s Procurement Policy allows the City to buy goods or services based on a competitively bid contract prepared by another public agency, and the use of the purchasing cooperative provides for value pricing and reduces administrative overhead; and
WHEREAS, funding for the purchase is budgeted in the FY 2024-25 Budget; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Pinole City Council hereby approves the purchase of one (1) police vehicle for patrol operations $54,768.36from the assigned budget fund 100-206-47104.

Pinole City Council
Resolution No. 2024-__

PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Pinole City Council held on the 3rd day of September 2024 by the following vote:

AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:

NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:

ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:

ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS:

I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was regularly introduced, passed, and adopted on the 3rd day of September, 2024.
___________________________________
Heather Bell
City Clerk

CITY COUNCIL
REPORT 9.K.

DATE: SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
TO: MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS
FROM: FIONA EPPS, ASSISTANT TO THE CITY MANAGER
SUBJECT: APPROVE A MEMORIAL SIGN INSTALLATION ON FIRE STATION 74 IN

DEDICATION OF FIRE CAPTAINS BOB RAMOS AND RICH VOISEY

RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that City Council approve the Application for Naming and Dedication of City Facilities to install a memorial sign on Fire Station 74 in dedication to Captains Bob Ramos and Rich Voisey.

BACKGROUND
Staff and the City Council Committee on Memorials has reviewed an Application for Naming and Dedication of City Facilities and Acceptance of Donated Equipment or Materials (Attachment A) submitted by Battalion Chief Jim Brooks on behalf of the Contra Costa Fire Protection District (Con Fire). In accordance with the City's Memorial Policy, the Committee on Memorials recommends that City Council approve the application.

The application request is to install a memorial sign on the outside wall of Fire Station 74 in dedication of two firefighter Captains, Bob Ramos and Rich Voisey, who lost their lives to cancer. They were long serving Pinole Fire Department Captains and Pinole residents. The sign will be unveiled at Con Fire's upcoming "Be the Match Swabbing Event" event on October 13, 2024. Con Fire has partnered with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and Stanford Blood Center to host this event that aims to locate additional donors for the Be the Match Registry.

Con Fire has submitted a plan which details the dimensions and design of the proposed memorial sign (Attachment B). All signage expenses, including installation, will be paid for by Con Fire.

REVIEW AND ANALYSIS

FISCAL IMPACT
There is no direct fiscal impact to the City created by approving the installation of the memorial signage.

ATTACHMENTS

A. Station 74 dedication Application
B. Station 74 Memorial Sign Quote
C. Memorial Sign Drawing and Plan

PROPOSAL 21344
3700 Pinole Valley Rd
CCC Fire Protection District
CCC Fire Protection District
4005 Port Chicago Hwy
Suite 250
Concord, CA 94520
Req. By: Jim Brooks
T 510-495-4208 C
F --
E [email protected]
Terms:

Upon Receipt
ETA:
3-4 Weeks

BUILDING JOB DESCRIPTION REQUEST DATE
3700 Pinole Valley Rd Fire Station #74 | 3700 Pinole Valley Rd | Memorial Signage
5/23/2024

QTY SIGN TYPES/DESCRIPTION UNIT TOTAL
Location: Fire Station #74 ‑ 3700 Pinole Valley Rd, Pinole 1 Custom Memorial Sign $913.00 $913.00
Building Memorial Sign
1 Construction Documentation $125.00 $125.00
***Production Layout/s will be provided upon approval of cost & terms. Production layouts must be approved prior to fabrication*** Client Comments:

Sub-Total: $1,038.00
Tax: $86.74
Installation / Service Call: $320.00
Total: $1,444.74
Approve from email received
per terms and conditions
Proposal 21344
Specialized Graphics, Inc. | 3951 Industrial Way | Suite A | Concord | CA | 94520 T 925.680.0265 | F 925.689.2405 | E [email protected]

3951 Industrial Way, Suite A
Concord, Ca 94520
Telephone: 925.680.0265
Fax: 925.689.2405
[email protected]
CCC Fire Protection District
Attn: Jim Brooks
4005 Port Chicago Hwy, Suite 250
Concord, CA 94520
CLIENT:

CCC FIRE STATION 74
3700 PINOLE VALLEY RD

PINOLE, CA
PROJECT NAME & LOCATION:

Project
Manager
Michael Gratton
[email protected]
PROJECT ADMINISTRATION:

Designer
BE
Date
2024-0523
PACKAGE BUILD:

Number Designer
01 BE
Date
2024-0522
REVISIONS:

TO BE INSTALLED
WO# 21344
CCC Fire Station 74
3700 Pinole Valley Rd
Pinole, Ca
Memorial Sign
Sign Shop Drawings

3951 Industrial Way, Suite A
Concord, Ca 94520
Telephone: 925.680.0265
Fax: 925.689.2405
[email protected]
CCC Fire Protection District
Attn: Jim Brooks
4005 Port Chicago Hwy, Suite 250
Concord, CA 94520
CLIENT:

CCC FIRE STATION 74
3700 PINOLE VALLEY RD

PINOLE, CA
PROJECT NAME & LOCATION:

Project
Manager
Michael Gratton
[email protected]
PROJECT ADMINISTRATION:

Designer
BE
Date
2024-0523
PACKAGE BUILD:

Number Designer
01 BE
Date
2024-0522
REVISIONS:

TO BE INSTALLED
WO# 21344

CAPTAIN RICH VOISEY

CAPTAIN BOB RAMOS

MEMORIAL FIRE STATION

CAPTAIN RICH VOISEY

CAPTAIN BOB RAMOS

MEMORIAL FIRE STATION
MEMORIAL PANEL - DETAIL, OPTION 2 2 SCALE: 3/4” TO 1´
QUANTITIES:

NON- ILLUMINATED PANEL 1
.060” ALUMINUM

DIGITALY PRINTED

APPLIED VINYL

W/MATTE LAMINATE
MEMORIAL PANEL - DETAIL, OPTION 1 1 SCALE: 3/4” TO 1´
MOUNT:
1) Z-CLIPS (BLIND) OR
2) SCREWS (4-6 BLACK

PAINTED HEADS

THROUGH SIGN FACE)
.060” ALUMINUM

DIGITALY PRINTED

APPLIED VINYL

W/MATTE LAMINATE
MOUNT:
1” STANDOFF
1/4” X #20 X 4”

BLIND STUD W/SILICONE
35"
84"
84"
35"

3951 Industrial Way, Suite A
Concord, Ca 94520
Telephone: 925.680.0265
Fax: 925.689.2405
[email protected]
CCC Fire Protection District
Attn: Jim Brooks
4005 Port Chicago Hwy, Suite 250
Concord, CA 94520
CLIENT:

CCC FIRE STATION 74
3700 PINOLE VALLEY RD

PINOLE, CA
PROJECT NAME & LOCATION:

Project
Manager
Michael Gratton
[email protected]
PROJECT ADMINISTRATION:

Designer
BE
Date
2024-0523
PACKAGE BUILD:

Number Designer
01 BE
Date
2024-0522
REVISIONS:

TO BE INSTALLED
WO# 21344

CAPTAIN RICH VOISEY

CAPTAIN BOB RAMOS

MEMORIAL FIRE STATION
MEMORIAL PANEL - PROPOSED POSITION 1 SCALE: 3/8” TO 1´
EQ EQ
35"
42"
86 1/2"
28"
23 1/2"

CITY COUNCIL
REPORT 9.L.

DATE: SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
TO: MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS
FROM: ERIC CASHER, CITY ATTORNEY
SUBJECT: RESOLUTION AMENDING RESOLUTION 2024-59 TO ALIGN WITH THE COUNTY

DEADLINES FOR SUBMITTAL OF PRIMARY AND REBUTTAL ARGUMENTS FOR

MEASURE I

RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council adopt a resolution amending Resolution 2024-59 to align with the County deadlines for submittal of primary and rebuttal arguments for Measure I.

BACKGROUND
On July 16, 2024, the City Council of the City of Pinole adopted a resolution calling for an election to be held on November 5, 2024, and submitting a question to the voters regarding a ½ cent increase in the City’s General Transactions and Use Tax (sales tax), titled Measure I. The resolution provided dates and deadlines for submittal of primary and rebuttal arguments for or against the Measure I. The staff report and resolution are attached as Attachment A.

REVIEW AND ANALYSIS
The deadlines established by the resolution were consistent with the California Government Code, but earlier in time than those deadlines established by Contra Costa County. In order to provide more time for submission of ballot arguments and to maintain consistency with the deadlines set by the County, the City now desires to amend the deadlines to match those of Contra Costa County. This amendment to Resolution 2024-59 would ensure that more opportunity is created for submittal of arguments for or against the measure. The Amended Resolution attached as Attachment B amends in its entirety Section 9 of Resolution 2024-59. No other sections of Resolution 2024-59 have been changed in the Amended Resolution.

FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with this amendment.

ATTACHMENTS
A. Resolution Amending Ballot Measure Deadlines
B. Resolution Placing Sales Tax Measure on Ballot
C. 07/16/2024 Staff Report

RESOLUTION NO. 2024-XX

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PINOLE AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 2024-59 TO ALIGN WITH CONTRA COSTA COUNTY THE DEADLINES

FOR SUBMISSION OF BALLOT ARGUMENTS FOR MEASURE I
WHEREAS, on July 16, 2024, the City Council of the City of Pinole (“Council”) adopted Resolution 2024-59 calling for an election to be held on November 5, 2024; and WHEREAS, the resolution included for consideration of the voters a question regarding whether to approve a ½ cent increase to the general transaction and use tax (sales tax) in the City of Pinole; and WHEREAS, the resolution also established dates and deadlines by which an individual must submit a primary argument or a rebuttal argument for the measure; and WHEREAS, the dates established by Resolution 2024-59, were earlier in time than those dates set by Contra Costa County; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Pinole desires to amend Section 9 and the dates set forth in Resolution 2024-59 to align with the County deadlines for submission of ballot arguments.

WHEREAS, amending Resolution 2024-59 will create more opportunity for members of the public to submit arguments for or against the sales tax measure.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pinole hereby declares as follows:

Section 1. The foregoing recitals are true and correct and are hereby incorporated by reference.

Section 2. Section 9 of Resolution No. 2024-59 is amended to read as follows:
(a) The last day for submission of primary arguments for or against the measure shall be by 5:00 p.m. on August 21, 2024.
(b) The last day for submission of rebuttal arguments for or against the measure shall be by 5:00 p.m. on August 26, 2024.
(c) Primary arguments shall not exceed three hundred (300) words and shall be signed by not more than five persons.
(d) Rebuttal arguments shall not exceed two hundred fifty (250) words and shall be signed by not more than five persons; those persons may be different persons than the persons who signed the primary arguments.
(e) Pursuant to California Elections Code Section 9282, the City Council hereby designates the Mayor to submit a written argument in favor of the proposed measure, not to exceed three

hundred (300) words, on behalf of the City Council. At the Mayors’ discretion, the argument may also be signed by additional signers from the community including bona fide associations, or by individual voters who are eligible to vote on the measure. In the event that an argument is filed against the measure, the Mayor is also authorized to submit a rebuttal argument on behalf of the City Council, which may also be signed by additional signers from the community including bona fide associations or by individual voters who are eligible to vote on the measure, which may be different from those who signed the primary argument. (f) Pursuant to California Elections Code Section 9280, the City Council hereby directs the City Clerk to transmit a certified copy of the measure to the City Attorney. The City Attorney shall prepare an impartial analysis of the measure, not to exceed five hundred (500) words in length, showing the effect of the measure on the existing law and the operation of the measure, and file the impartial analysis with the City Clerk by August 9, 2024. (g) Pursuant to California Elections Code Section 9285, when the City Clerk has selected the arguments for and against the measure, which will be printed and distributed to the voters, the City Clerk shall send copies of the argument in favor of the measure to the authors of the argument against, and copies of the argument against to the authors of the argument in favor.

Rebuttal arguments shall be printed in the same manner as the primary arguments. Each rebuttal argument shall immediately follow the primary argument, which it seeks to rebut.

Section 3. Except as specifically modified herein, all terms and conditions of Resolution 2024-59, Calling an Election to be Held on November 5, 2024, for Voter Consideration of a Ballot Measure to Approve an Additional ½ Cent General Transactions and Use Tax (Sales Tax); Establishing Policies and Procedures in Connection with Such an Election; Requesting that the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors Consent to the Consolidation of this Election with the Statewide General Election to be Held on the Same Date; and Requesting Certain Services of the Registrar of Voters of Contra Costa County with Respect to the Consolidated General Election, shall remain in full force and effect.

Section 4. The approval of this Resolution is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code §§ 21000 et. seq., “CEQA” and 14 Cal. Code Reg. §§15000 et. seq. “CEQA Guidelines”).

PASSED AND ADOPTED this ___ day of September 2024, by the following vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

ABSTAIN:

I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was introduced, passed and adopted on this ___ day of September 2024.
___________________________
Heather Bell, CMC
City Clerk

RESOLUTION No. 2024-XX

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PINOLE
CALLING AN ELECTION TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 5, 2024, FOR VOTER CONSIDERATION OF A BALLOT MEASURE TO APPROVE AN ADDITIONAL ½ CENT GENERAL TRANSACTIONS AND USE TAX (SALES TAX); ESTABLISHING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH AN ELECTION;

REQUESTING THAT THE CONTRA COSTA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

CONSENT TO THE CONSOLIDATION OF THIS ELECTION WITH THE
STATEWIDE GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON THE SAME DATE; AND

REQUESTING CERTAIN SERVICES OF THE REGISTRAR OF VOTERS OF

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY WITH RESPECT TO THE CONSOLIDATED

GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
WHEREAS, like many cities in California, the City of Pinole faces significant short and longterm financial challenges, which have been exacerbated by high inflation in recent years; and WHEREAS, the City of Pinole’s economic health is dependent on a diverse revenue base; and WHEREAS, the cost of providing services to residents and businesses exceeds the resources that are currently available in the short and long-term; and WHEREAS, unless the City acts, its annual deficit will grow to at least $1,600,000 next fiscal year alone; and
WHEREAS, addressing the budget challenges will require a mix of strategies, including reducing expenses and increasing revenue; and
WHEREAS, without identifying an additional source of reliable local revenue, the City would be forced to make severe cuts in funding for fire and police protection, 911 emergency response times, pothole repairs, park maintenance, and other essential city services and WHEREAS, according to independent engineers, Pinole has approximately $32,000,000 in road and infrastructure repairs, and road conditions will continue to deteriorate; and WHEREAS, the longer roads go without repair, the more expensive it will be to fix; and WHEREAS, the City seeks to keep Pinole safe and needs funding to maintain neighborhood police patrols, continue investments in crime prevention programs, and maintain police 911 response times at a time when other parts of the Bay Area are struggling with rising crime; and WHEREAS, the City has already taken several cost-cutting measures to address the long-term structural deficit, including within the City’s adopted FY 24-25 budget; and WHEREAS, failure of the City to increase revenue will result in addition cuts and impact the City’s ability to provide essential services; and

WHEREAS, the City authorized to levy a Transactions and Use Tax (“Sales Tax”) for general purposes pursuant to California Revenue and Taxation Code sections 7285.9 and 7292.8, subject to approval by a majority vote of the electorate pursuant to Article XIIIC, section 2 of the California Constitution; and
WHEREAS, passage of a modest increase in the local sales tax rate will provide approximately $2.5 million annually to preserve the most essential city services that keep Pinole safe and maintain quality of life for residents; and
WHEREAS, a sales tax is paid not just by Pinole residents but also by visitors who shop in Pinole and utilize local services and infrastructure; and WHEREAS, essential purchases like groceries and medicine are exempt from sales tax, ensuring that this measure is not a burden to those on fixed or limited incomes who spend mostly on essential items; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to California Elections Code section 9222, the City Council has authority to place local measures on the ballot to be considered at a Municipal Election; and WHEREAS, the City Council would like to submit to the voters at the November 5, 2024 General Municipal Election a measure to adopt an additional ½-cent local Sales Tax until ended by the voters; and
WHEREAS, all funds from the proposed measure are subject to strict fiscal accountability protections, to ensure that all funds are spent properly; and WHEREAS, all funds from the proposed measure will be locally controlled and spent for local needs, and no funds can be taken by the State; and
WHEREAS, the proposed measure would approve a new Sales Tax on the sale of tangible personal property and the storage, use, or other consumption of such property until repealed by votes. The Sales Tax revenue would be collected by the State and remitted to the City. The tax shall be approved if the measure receives at least a simple majority of affirmative votes of those voting on the measure; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires that the proposed Measure be consolidated with the November 5, 2024 general election, to be held on the same date, and that within the City, the polling places and election officers of the two elections be the same, and that the Contra Costa County Election Department canvass the returns of the general election and that the election be held in all respects as if there were only one election.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pinole hereby declares as follows:

Section 1. The foregoing recitals are true and correct and are hereby incorporated by reference.

Section 2. The City Council is authorized to present a measure to the voters for their consideration pursuant to Elections Code Section 9222 and Government Code Section 53724.

Section 3. Pursuant to California Constitution Article XIIIC, Section 2, Government Code Section 53724, and Elections Code Section 9222, the City Council of the City of Pinole hereby calls an election at which it shall submit to the qualified voters of the City, the City of Pinole 2024 Transactions and Use Tax, which if approved, such tax measure would adopt a ½- cent general transactions and use (sales) tax, as authorized by Revenue and Taxation Code sections 7285.9 and 7292.8. This measure shall be designated by letter by the Contra Costa County Registrar of Voters.

Pursuant to Election Code Section 10400 et.seq., the election for this measure shall be consolidated with the general election to be conducted on November 5, 2024.

Section 4. The City Council does hereby submit for adoption by the qualified voters of the City of Pinole at the General Municipal Election of November 5, 2024, the following question:

YES
To maintain Pinole’s fiscal stability, prevent cuts, provide essential City services such as: maintaining 911 emergency response times/fire prevention; preventing property crimes; keeping public areas/parks safe and clean; providing clean water; repairing potholes/streets; retaining/attracting local businesses; other general services; shall a measure be adopted establishing a 1/2¢ sales tax providing $2,500,000 annually until ended by voters if approved by the State, requiring audits, spending disclosure, all funds spent for Pinole?
NO
Section 5. The full text of the proposed measure to be submitted to the voters is attached as Exhibit A (the “Measure”) hereto. If a simple majority of the qualified voters voting on the Measure vote in favor therefor, the Measure shall be deemed adopted and shall be in full force and effect ten (10) days after the date the vote is declared by the City Council of the City of Pinole.

The City Council hereby approves the Measure, attached as Exhibit A, the form thereof, and its submission to the voters of Pinole at the November 5, 2024 election.

Section 6. The Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County is hereby requested to order the Contra Costa County Registrar of Voters to provide such services as may be necessary to properly and lawfully hold and conduct a Consolidated General Municipal Election in the City on November 5, 2024, pursuant to this Resolution, including but not restricted to the providing and printing of ballots and polling place cards, election supplies, voting booths, flags, registration lists and any other materials and services required to lawfully conduct the election.

The City recognizes that additional costs will be incurred by the County by reason of this Consolidated General Municipal Election, and the City agrees to reimburse the County based on the County's established rates. This request is made pursuant to California Elections Code Sections 10002 and 10403.

Section 7. The City Clerk is authorized, instructed and directed to work with the Office of the Registrar of Voters as needed to properly and lawfully conduct the election. The ballots to be used in the election shall be in form and content as required by law. The Office of the Registrar of Voters is authorized to canvass the returns of the general municipal election. In all particulars not recited in this Resolution, the election shall be held and conducted as provided by law for holding municipal elections. The City Clerk is directed to file a certified copy of this resolution with the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County and the Registrar of Voters of Contra Costa County.

Section 8. Unless otherwise specified in this Resolution, the General Municipal Election shall be held and conducted as provided by law for holding municipal elections.

Section 9.
(a) The last day for submission of primary arguments for or against the measure shall be by 5:00 p.m. on July 30, 2024.
(b) The last day for submission of rebuttal arguments for or against the measure shall be by 5:00 p.m. on August 9, 2024.
(c) Primary arguments shall not exceed three hundred (300) words and shall be signed by not more than five persons.
(d) Rebuttal arguments shall not exceed two hundred fifty (250) words and shall be signed by not more than five persons; those persons may be different persons than the persons who signed the primary arguments.
(e) Pursuant to California Elections Code Section 9282, the City Council hereby designates the Mayor to submit a written argument in favor of the proposed measure, not to exceed three hundred (300) words, on behalf of the City Council. At the Mayors’ discretion, the argument may also be signed by additional signers from the community including bona fide associations, or by individual voters who are eligible to vote on the measure. In the event that an argument is filed against the measure, the Mayor is also authorized to submit a rebuttal argument on behalf of the City Council, which may also be signed by additional signers from the community including bona fide associations or by individual voters who are eligible to vote on the measure, which may be different from those who signed the primary argument. (f) Pursuant to California Elections Code Section 9280, the City Council hereby directs the City Clerk to transmit a certified copy of the measure to the City Attorney. The City Attorney shall prepare an impartial analysis of the measure, not to exceed five hundred (500) words in length, showing the effect of the measure on the existing law and the operation of the measure, and file the impartial analysis with the City Clerk by August 9, 2024. (g) Pursuant to California Elections Code Section 9285, when the City Clerk has selected the arguments for and against the measure, which will be printed and distributed to the voters, the City Clerk shall send copies of the argument in favor of the measure to the authors of

the argument against, and copies of the argument against to the authors of the argument in favor.

Rebuttal arguments shall be printed in the same manner as the primary arguments. Each rebuttal argument shall immediately follow the primary argument, which it seeks to rebut.

Section 10. (a) The City Clerk is directed to file a certified copy of this resolution with the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County and the Contra Costa County Elections Department. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to take all steps necessary to place the Measure on the ballot and to cause a synopsis of the Measure attached as Exhibit A to be published once in a newspaper of general circulation in accordance with California Elections Code Section 12111 and California Government Code Section 6061. A copy of the Measure shall be made available to any voter upon request. The City Clerk is authorized and directed to give further additional notice of the Measure in the time, form, and manner required by law. (b) In all particulars not recited in this Resolution, and except as provided for in Elections Code Sections 10403 and 10418, the election shall be held and conducted as provided by law for holding municipal elections.

Section 11. The City Manager, City Attorney and City Clerk are authorized to make all approvals, expend funds, enter into any agreements, and take any and all actions necessary or appropriate to carry out and implement the terms of this Resolution and to administer the City’s obligations, responsibilities and duties to be performed herein.

Section 12. The jurisdictional boundaries of the City of Pinole have not changed since the last general municipal election.

Section 13. The approval of this Resolution is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code §§ 21000 et.seq., “CEQA,” and 14 Cal. Code Reg. §§ 15000 et. seq., “CEQA Guidelines”). The transactions and use tax to be submitted to the voters is a general tax that can be used for any legitimate governmental purpose; it is not a commitment to any particular action. Accordingly, under CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)(4), the tax is not a project within the meaning of CEQA because it creates a government funding mechanism that does not involve any commitment to any specific project that may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment. If revenue from the tax were used for a purpose that would have either such effect, the City would undertake the required CEQA review for that particular project.

PASSED AND ADOPTED this 16th day July 2024, by the following vote:

AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:

NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:

ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:

ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS:

I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was introduced, passed and adopted on this 16th day of July 2024.

____________________________
Heather Bell, CMC
City Clerk

CITY COUNCIL
REPORT 11.A.

DATE: JULY 16, 2024
TO: MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS
FROM: MARKISHA GUILLORY, FINANCE DIRECTOR

ERIC CASHER, CITY ATTORNEY
SUBJECT: RESOLUTION PLACING ½-CENT SALES TAX MEASURE ON NOVEMBER 5, 2024 BALLOT

RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council adopt a resolution placing a ½-cent sales tax measure on the November 5, 2024 ballot.

BACKGROUND
At its November 7, 2023 meeting, the City Council considered the City’s long term financial plan forecast and related strategies. As further described in the November 7th staff report, the twenty-year General Fund status quo financial forecast shows that the City’s ongoing General Fund revenues are forecasted to grow at a slower rate than its ongoing expenditures, which results in a growing imbalance over time. The City’s annual deficit will grow to at least $1,600,000 next fiscal year alone, giving rise to the possibility of reductions in fire and police protection, 911 emergency response times, pothole repairs, park maintenance, and other essential city services. Pinole has a backlog of approximately $32 million in road and infrastructure repairs.

During that and subsequent meetings, the City Council considered a wide range of possible measures to raise revenue, including potential ballot measures to create additional sources of reliable, locally-controlled revenue that is solely for the benefit of Pinole and specifically cannot be taken by the County or State.

The City retained a public opinion research specialist to conduct a statistically valid community survey on potential local ballot measures to gather information regarding the viability of establishing additional funding sources during the November 2024 election cycle. The survey results indicated that 62% of Pinole voters would support a ballot measure enacting an additional ½-cent sales tax. This mechanism requires a simple majority vote to enact.

On May 7, 2024, the City Council directed staff to prepare a ballot measure submitting a ½ cent sales tax to the voters for consideration during the November 5, 2024 general election.

The sales tax will be a general tax, the proceeds of which can be used for any municipal purpose. At that meeting, the Council also received information on the priorities identified by residents for any new locally-generated funding:

• Providing clean water
• Maintaining 911 emergency response times
• Keeping public areas and parks healthy, safe, and clean • Keeping funds local
• Maintaining fire protection and response
• Maintaining crime prevention programs
Sales tax is levied on the purchase of goods and some services and is charged as a percentage of the cost of a purchase. Sales tax can vary by jurisdiction. It is levied and collected by the seller at the point of sale, then remitted to the State and apportioned to the appropriate local agency. Sales tax is paid not just by Pinole residents but also by visitors who shop in Pinole and utilize local services and infrastructure. Essential purchases like groceries and medicine are exempt from sales tax, ensuring that this measure is not a burden to those on fixed or limited incomes who spend mostly on essential items.

Pinole's electorate strongly values self-reliance and local control over taxpayer dollars and have enacted local funding measures including two a ½ cent local sales taxes in November 2006 (Measure S 2006) and in November 2014 (Measure S 2014) both of which have terms until ended by voters.

The standard sales tax rate in California is 7.25%. Of this amount, the City receives the standard 1% sales tax (known as the Bradley Burns Sales Tax). Generally, local agencies may increase the sales tax by a combined total amount of 2%. This includes sales taxes imposed by the City, County, and other local agencies. Pinole has previously enacted a 1% total sales tax, BART has a 0.5% sales tax, Contra Costa County has a 0.5% sale tax, and the Contra Costa County Transportation Authority has a 0.5% sales tax, for a total amount of 2.5%. This is possible because state law provides that BART’s sale tax does not count against the 2% cap.

Accordingly, the sales tax in Pinole is currently 9.75%.

Because other local agencies have already enacted similar mechanism, the County limit had already been reached. City staff and legislative advocates have worked closely with our State representatives to address this issue. Specifically, AB 3259 (sponsored by Assembly Member Wilson) has been amended to include language authorizing the City of Pinole to enact, subject to voter approval, a 2024 ½-cent sales tax measure. As the Governor is not expected to sign this legislation until after the July 16th City Council meeting, the official ballot documents note they are contingent upon state approval.

REVIEW AND ANALYSIS
The proposed Resolution, if adopted, would place a measure on the ballot for consideration by the voters during the November 5, 2024 general election. If approved by the voters, the proposed measure would adopt an additional ½ cent sales tax, which would remain in effect until ended by the voters. The exact text of the measure (which is in the form of an Ordinance) that will be submitted to voters is included as Exhibit A of the Resolution. The vast majority of the text of the Ordinance is required by the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, which is responsible for the administration and collection sales taxes.

The question that will be presented to voters, and included on the ballot itself, is proposed as follows:

To maintain Pinole’s fiscal stability, prevent cuts, provide essential City Yes services such as: maintaining 911 emergency response times/fire prevention; preventing property crimes; keeping public areas/parks safe and clean; providing clean water; repairing potholes/streets; retaining/attracting local businesses; other general services; shall a measure be adopted establishing a 1/2¢ sales tax providing $2,500,000 annually until ended by voters if approved by the State, requiring audits, spending disclosure, all funds spent for Pinole?
No
The Resolution also requests that the County Board of Supervisors approve consolidating the election on this measure with the November 5, 2024 general election, and asks the County Registrar of Voters to conduct the election. The Resolution also establishes deadlines for individuals to submit arguments in favor/against the measure, as well as deadlines for rebuttal arguments. The Mayor is authorized to submit arguments in favor of the measure on behalf of the City, which may be signed by up to 4 additional individuals.

Because the proposed sales tax is a general tax, approval of the Resolution to place the proposed measure on the November 2024 ballot requires a four-fifths vote of the City Council.

In order to pass, the Measure must receive a simple majority (50%+1) of votes during the election.

FISCAL IMPACT
In addition to staff time and City Attorney related to election administration, the estimated costs for running a consolidated election with the County is $2.00 to $3.00 per registered voter, or approximately $25,000, which is budgeted annually as a standard practice. If the City runs a ballot measure in the same election cycle, the cost will increases by a factor which is estimated at about $0.50 or less per registered voter. These costs are charged by the Contra Costa County ROV.

ATTACHMENTS
A. Resolution Placing Sales Tax Measure on Ballot (Final) B. Exhibit A to Resolution - Ordinance 2024 Sales Tax

CITY COUNCIL
REPORT 10.A.

DATE: SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
TO: MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS
FROM: ERIC CASHER, CITY ATTORNEY
SUBJECT: INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE ADDING CHAPTER 9.19 "SAFE STORAGE OF FIREARMS" TO THE PINOLE

MUNICIPAL CODE

RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council conduct a public hearing and waive the first reading of an ordinance adding Chapter 9.19 “Safe Storage of Firearms” to the Pinole Municipal Code

BACKGROUND
The City of Pinole does not currently regulate the storage of firearms in residences or vehicles within the Municipal Code. It is widely recognized that there are many risks associated with keeping a firearm unlocked or a loaded firearm not stored in a locked container, such as risk of injury, death, and theft. Requiring that a firearm be stored in a locked container and/or with a trigger lock provides safety and does not interfere with one’s ability to defend their home.

California Penal Code Section 25100 makes it illegal to store a firearm on premises if the firearm owner “knows or reasonably should know that a child is likely to gain access to the firearm without the permission of the child’s parent or legal guardian” and the child actually gains access to the firearm. The level of penalty depends on what happens to the firearm once the child has possession. A person may be found to have violated this law even if a minor never actually accessed or used the firearm.

Under the Penal Code section 25105, there is no criminal liability for violation of 25100 if the firearm is kept in a locked container or in a location that a reasonable person would believe to be secure,” or "if the firearm was locked with a locking device making the firearm inoperable.” Penal Code Sections 25105.

Many neighboring cities in the Bay Area have enacted ordinances requiring the Safe Storage of Firearms, such as Union City, Walnut Creek, Mountain View, Lafayette, and Oakland. These cities’ ordinances generally require that firearms not within the immediate control and possession of their owner be stored in a secure container and/or have a locking device.

At the March 25, 2024, the Municipal Code Update Subcommittee was presented with examples of safe storage of firearms ordinances from Bay Area cities and provided feedback for the drafting of the ordinance in Attachment A. The Subcommittee reviewed multiple drafts of the ordinance at the April and May 2024 meetings. Some revisions to the initial draft ordinance were requested by the subcommittee members, including applying the requirements

related to storage of ammunition to residences, and establishing penalties for violations of the ordinance.

REVIEW AND ANALYSIS
The proposed ordinance regulates the storage of firearms and would aim to reduce the risk of firearm related injuries and deaths by requiring the safe storage of firearms in residences. The ordinance would require firearms to be stored in a locked container or disabled with a trigger lock when stored in residences, and for ammunition to be stored in a locked container as well.

Otherwise, gun owners must have the firearm in their close-proximity and control.

For firearm storage in unattended vehicles, any and all firearms must be disabled with a trigger lock in a locked container in the locked trunk of a vehicle, without the key or disabling device to the lock box in the vehicle. For vehicles with four (4) or more wheels and lacking a trunk, Firearms and Ammunition must be in a locked container that is permanently affixed to the vehicle and underneath a seat, or covered, or otherwise outside the view of the public.

Some exceptions exist- such as when gun owners have the firearm in their close-proximity and control, or are serving as an on-duty law enforcement officer.

All violations of the residential requirements are classified as a misdemeanor. The first violation of the vehicle requirements is an infraction, and all subsequent violations are misdemeanors. The maximum fine the City can impose under state law for a violation that is classified as a misdemeanor is $1,000.

FISCAL IMPACT
The fiscal impact of adopting the proposed ordinance would be nominal. The costs associated with enforcement of the proposed Ordinance would be nominal.

ATTACHMENTS
A. Safe Storage of Firearms Ordinance

ORDINANCE NO. XX

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PINOLE ADDING
CHAPTER 9.19 “SAFE STORAGE OF FIREARMS” TO

THE PINOLE MUNICIPAL CODE
WHEREAS, the City of Pinole does not presently regulate firearms storage within residential locations in the city’s Municipal Code; and
WHEREAS, firearm injuries have a significant adverse public health and safety impact nationally, regionally, and locally; and
WHEREAS, improperly stored firearms may result in accidental firearm injuries and/or deaths, particularly in homes with children; and
WHEREAS, in California, numerous people die each year from injuries related to firearms, and many more are hospitalized for non-fatal gunshot wounds; and WHEREAS, having a loaded firearm or unlocked firearm in the home has been associated with an increased risk of firearm-related injury and death, as well as theft of the firearm; and WHEREAS, a firearm stored while loaded or unlocked increases the risk of accidental shooting; and
WHEREAS, utilizing gun locks or lock boxes when storing firearms in the home reduces the risk of firearm injury and death, as well as theft; and WHEREAS, keeping a firearm locked when it is not being carried ensures that it cannot be accessed or used by others without the owner’s knowledge or permission, decreasing the risk that the gun will be used to commit suicide, homicide, or inflict injury, whether intentionally or unintentionally; and
WHEREAS, requiring stored, unsupervised firearms to be secured with gun locks or in a locked contained does not substantially burden the right or ability to use the firearms for self-defense in the home; and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to add Chapter 9.19 of the Pinole Municipal Code to require the safe storage of firearms in residences and vehicles.

NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Pinole does ordain as follows:

SECTION 1. Recitals.

The City Council hereby finds that all of the foregoing recitals are true and correct and are hereby incorporated and adopted as findings of the City Council as if fully set forth herewith.

SECTION 2. Pinole Municipal Code Chapter 9.19.

Chapter 9.19 “Storage of Firearms” is hereby added to the Pinole Municipal Code as provided in Exhibit A, incorporated herein by this reference.

SECTION 3. Severability.

SECTION 4. Publication and Effective Date.

This Ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after its adoption. The City Clerk shall have this Ordinance published in a newspaper of general circulation within fifteen (15) days after its adoption or have a summary of the Ordinance published twice in a newspaper of general circulation, once five days before its adoption and again fifteen days after its adoption.

The foregoing Ordinance was PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Pinole, at a regular meeting of said Council on ________ by the following vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

ABSTAIN:

ATTEST:
_____________________
City Clerk
APPROVED:
_____________________
Maureen Toms, Mayor

EXHIBIT A – DRAFT SAFE STORAGE OF FIRARMS ORDINANCE
CHAPTER 9.19 SAFE STORAGE OF FIREARMS

9.19.10 Definitions
“Ammunition” means a bullet, cartridge, magazine, clip, speed loader, autoloader or projectile capable of being fired from a firearm with a deadly consequent. “Close proximity and control” means within arm’s reach of a person who is actively paying attention to the firearm such that they could gain control of the weapon before an unauthorized person could access the weapon.
“Firearm” means any gun, pistol, revolver, rifle or any device, designed or modified to be used as a weapon, from which is expelled through a barrel a projectile by the force of an explosion or other form of combustion.
“Locked container” means a locked container as defined in Penal Code Section 16850, as amended from time to time, and as listed on the California Department of Justice Bureau of Firearms roster of approved firearm safety devices.
“Peace officer” means a peace officer as defined in California Penal Code Section 830 as amended from time to time.
“Residence” means any structure intended or used for human habitation, including, but not limited to, houses, condominiums, rooms, in-law units, motels, hotels, single room occupancies, time shares and recreational and other vehicles where human habitation occurs. “Trigger lock” means a trigger lock that is listed on the California Department of Justice’s roster of approved firearms safety devices and that is identified as appropriate for that firearm by reference to either the manufacturer and model of the firearm or to the physical characteristics of the firearm that match those listed on the roster for use with the device under California Penal Code Section 23655(d), as amended from time to time.
“Trunk” means a fully enclosed compartment that is separate from the main cabin of the vehicle. “Unattended vehicle” means that a person aged eighteen (18) or over is not present in the vehicle. “Vehicle” means a vehicle as defined in California Vehicle Code Section 415, as amended from time to time.

9.19.20 Safe Storage of Firearms in Residences.

Except when carried on the person of an individual not prohibited from the ownership or possession of a firearm or when in the close-proximity and control of a person not prohibited from the ownership or possession of a firearm, no person shall keep a firearm or ammunition in any residence unless:
a. The firearm is stored in a locked container, or the firearm is disabled with a trigger lock. b. The ammunition is stored in a locked container.

9.19.30 Safe Storage of Firearms and Ammunition in Vehicles. a. No person shall store or keep a Firearm or Ammunition in a vehicle unless the Firearm or Ammunition is stored:

1. For any and all Firearms, disabled with a trigger lock in a locked container in the locked trunk of a vehicle.

2. The key or other disabling device to the lock box is not left in the unattended vehicle.

3. For vehicles with four (4) or more wheels and lacking a trunk, Firearms and Ammunition must be in a locked container that is permanently affixed to the vehicle and underneath a seat, or covered, or otherwise outside the view of the public.

4. For vehicles with fewer than four (4) wheels and lacking a trunk, in a locked container that is permanently affixed to the vehicle.
b. Notwithstanding subsections (a)(1) to (3), no person may place, store or keep a Firearm or Ammunition overnight in a vehicle.
c. This Section is not intended to conflict with any applicable state or federal law. d. This Section is intended to apply to all vehicles within the City of Pinole. However, nothing in this Section shall apply to on-duty peace officers or to federal officers or military personnel who are acting within the scope of their authority and discharging their official duties.

9.19.40 Exceptions
a. Subsections 9.19.20 and 9.19.30 do not apply when a Firearm is carried on the person of, or is otherwise in the immediate control and possession of, an individual in accordance with applicable local, State, and/or Federal laws.
b. Subsections 9.19.20 and 9.19.30 do not apply when a Firearm is carried on the person of, or is otherwise in the immediate control and possession of an on-duty peace officer (as defined in California Penal Code Sections 830 et. seq., as amended from time to time) who is on duty.

c. To encourage reporting of lost or stolen Firearms (as defined in California Penal Code section 16520, as amended from time to time), a person who complies with California Penal Code Section 25250 by reporting the loss or theft of a Firearm they own or possess to a local law enforcement agency within five days from the time they knew or reasonably should have known the Firearm had been lost or stolen shall not be prosecuted for violation of subsections 9.19.20 or 9.19.30. d. It is not the intention of this section to regulate any conduct if the regulation of such conduct has been preempted by State or Federal law.

9.19.50 Reporting Theft or Loss to Law Enforcement.

Nothing in this ordinance affects a person’s obligations to report that a Firearm has been lost or stolen to local authorities within 24 hours of the time they knew or reasonably should have known that the firearm had been lost or stolen.

9.19.60 Violations
a. A person who violates Section 9.19.20 is guilty of a misdemeanor. b. A person who violates Section 9.19.30 for the first time is guilty of an infraction. A person who violates Section 9.19.30 for a second time, and all subsequent violations, is guilty of a misdemeanor. c. In addition to the penalties provided for herein, any violation of this Chapter may be punished pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 1.12 of this Code. d. Notwithstanding anything in this Code to the contrary, a violation of this chapter that is designated as a misdemeanor may be punishable by a fine of up to one thousand dollars per violation.