South Gate City Council
January 13, 2026

SOUTH GATE CITY COUNCIL

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday, January 13, 2026 at 6:30 p.m.

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City Officials
MAYOR, Joshua Barron CITY CLERK, Yodit Glaze
VICE MAYOR, Al Rios CITY TREASURER, Jose De La Paz
COUNCIL MEMBER, Maria del Pilar Avalos CITY MANAGER, Rob Houston COUNCIL MEMBER, Maria Davila CITY ATTORNEY, Raúl F. Salinas COUNCIL MEMBER, Gil Hurtado
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Call to Order/Roll Call With Invocation & Pledge
CALL TO ORDER: Joshua Barron, Mayor
INVOCATION: Tina De La Rosa, Acting Director of Parks & Recreation PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Manuel Arana, Chief of Police
ROLL CALL: Yodit Glaze, City Clerk
Presentation

1. Report on South Gate's Budget Status and the Components Required to be Completed to Design a Utility Users Tax Measure Including Resolutions Declaring a Fiscal Emergency and Calling for a Special Election on June 2, 2026 The City Council will consider receiving and filing a presentation on South Gate's Budget Status and the Components Required to be Completed to Design a Utility Users Tax Measure. (CM)
a. Adopting a Resolution declaring a Fiscal Emergency;
b. Adopting a Resolution calling a Special Election, request that the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors ("Board of Supervisors") authorize the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder / County Clerk ("County Elections Official") to render all services necessary to conduct the Election, allow for Ballot Arguments, and an Impartial Analysis; and
2 c. Reviewing the draft Ordinance for voter consideration of the Utility Users Tax.

Documents:

Item 1 Report 01132026.pdf
Comments From The Audience - Non-Agenda Items
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Reports And Comments From City Officials
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Consent Calendar Items
Agenda Items 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11 are Consent Calendar Items. All items including Ordinances, Resolutions and Contracts, may be approved by adoption of the Consent Calendar, individually and collectively by one (1) motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless Members of the City Council, the public, or staff request that specific items be removed from the Consent Calendar for separate discussion and action. Members of the public are permitted to speak on any item listed but their time period is limited to three (3) minutes in total.

Any motion to introduce or adopt an Ordinance on the Consent Calendar shall be: (1) a motion to waive the reading of the Ordinance and introduce the Ordinance or (2) a motion to waive the reading of the Ordinance and adopt the Ordinance, as appropriate.

2. Adopt Resolution Initiating Proceedings to Levy Assessments and Ordering Preparation of the Engineer’s Report
The City Council will consider: (PW)
3 a. Adopting a Resolution initiating the annual proceedings for the levy of the Fiscal Year 2026/27 assessments and ordering the preparation of an Engineer’s Report for the Street Lighting and Landscaping Maintenance District No. 1.

Documents:

Item 2 Report 01132026.pdf

3. Adopt Resolution to Certify CALPERS for the Industrial Disability Retirement of Ismael Ververa, a Retired Police Sergeant
The City Council will consider: (HR)
a. Adopt the attached Resolution certifying that: a) Employee is substantially incapacitated from the performance of the essential duties of his position; b) Employee’s incapacity is a result of industrial (work-related) causes; c) Employee is eligible to receive Industrial Disability Retirement (“IDR”) benefits through CalPERS; and d) The City is not contesting the medical determination of industrial disability.

Documents:

Item 3 Report 01132026.pdf

4. Consulting Contract per RFQ for Planning and Environmental The City Council will consider: (CD)
a. Adopting a list of qualified consultants that staff can select from an as-needed basis to provide various services for planning, landscaping, environmental, and economic development issues.

Documents:

Item 4 Report 01132026.pdf
Item 4 Attachment A 01132026.pdf
Item 4 Exhibit A 01132026.pdf
Item 4 Attachment B 01132026.pdf
Item 4 Attachment C 01132026.pdf
Item 4 Attachment D 01132026.pdf
Item 4 Attachment E 01132026.pdf
Item 4 Attachment F 01132026.pdf
Item 4 Attachment G 01132026.pdf
Item 4 Attachment H 01132026.pdf
Item 4 Attachment I 01132026.pdf
Item 4 Attachment J 01132026.pdf
Item 4 Attachment K 01132026.pdf
Item 4 Attachment L 01132026.pdf
Item 4 Attachment M 01132026.pdf
4 5. Approve Amendment No. 2 to Contract No. 2024-65-CC with Tetra Tech for Additional Engineering Services for the PFAS Treatment Plant System for the South Gate Water Wells, Project No. 66-WTR
The City Council will consider: (PW)
a. Approving Amendment No. 2 to Contract No. 2024-65-CC with Tetra Tech to provide additional design services to enhance the design and performance of the PFAS Treatment Plant System for the South Gate Park Water Wells, City Project No. 666-WTR, in an amount not to exceed $142,500;
b. Appropriate $150,000 in Water Funds to fully fund the design phase on the PFAS Treatment Project;
c. Authorizing the City Manager to approve and execute amendments up to a cumulative amount of $100,000 from the Water Fund; and
d. Authorizing the Mayor to execute Amendment No. 2 to Contract No. 2024-65-CC in a form acceptable to the City Attorney.

Documents:

Item 5 Report 01132026.pdf

6. Approve Agreement with Interwest Consulting Group, Inc. for Construction Inspection Services for the South Gate Police Department’s (SGPD) Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Replacement, City Project No. 667-GEN The City Council will consider: (PW)
a. Approving an Agreement with Interwest Consulting Group, Inc., to provide inspection services for the construction of the SGPD HVAC Replacement, City Project No. 667- GEN, in an amount not to exceed $84,000; and
b. Authorize the Mayor to execute the Agreement in a form acceptable to the City Attorney.

Documents:

Item 6 Report 01132026.pdf

7. Approve Agreement with BOA Architecture for Design Services for the EOC Project, #582-ARC
The City Council will consider: (PW)
a. Approving a Professional Services Agreement with BOA to prepare design and construction documents for the South Gate Emergency Operational Center, City Project No. 582-ARC, for an amount not to exceed $129,800; and
5 b. Authorizing the Mayor to execute the Agreement in a form acceptable to the City Attorney.

Documents:

Item 7 Report 01132026.pdf

8. Approve Agreement with Harper & Associates Engineering, Inc. for Design Services for the West Side Reservoir Rehabilitation Project, City Project No. 742- WTR The City Council will consider: (PW)
a. Approving Professional Services Agreement with Harper & Associates Engineering, Inc., to prepare design and construction documents for the West Side Reservoir Rehabilitation Project, City Project No. 742-WTR, in an amount not to exceed $48,380; b. Amending the Fiscal Year 2025/26 Capital Improvement Program to add the West Side Reservoir Rehabilitation Project and appropriate $88,380 in Water Funds to fully fund its design phase;
c. Authorizing the City Manager to approve and execute amendments as needed to complete the design phase; and
d. Authorizing the Mayor to execute the agreement in a form acceptable to the City Attorney.

Documents:

Item 8 Report 01132026.pdf

9. Approve Agreement with Willdan for Construction Management & Inspection Services for the Automated Meter Replacement Project, Phase V, City Project No. 740-WTR
The City Council will consider: (PW)
a. Approving an Agreement with Willdan, Inc. to perform construction management and inspection services on the Automatic Meter Reading Upgrade, Phase V, City Project No. 740-WTR, in an amount not-to-exceed $149,574;
b. Authorizing the City Manager to approve and execute amendments to the Agreement up to a cumulative amount of $50,000;
c. Authorizing the Mayor to execute the Agreement in a form acceptable to the City Attorney.

Documents:

Item 9 Report 01132026.pdf
6 10. Approve Agreement with Gentry General Engineering for Construction of the Automated Meter Replacement Project, Phase V, City Project No. 740-WTR The City Council will consider: (PW)
a. Approving Agreement with Gentry General Engineering, Inc., to replace 1,659 water meters under the Automatic Meter Reading Upgrade, Phase V, City Project No. 740- WTR, in an amount not-to-exceed $1,558,203; b. Authorizing the Mayor to execute the Agreement in a form acceptable to the City Attorney;
c. Appropriating $2,012,649 from the Water Fund to fully fund the Automatic Meter Reading Upgrade, Phase V, City Project No. 740-WTR;
d. Authorizing the City Manager to approve and execute amendments to the Agreement up to a cumulative amount of $100,000; and
e. Approving the Notice of Exemption for the Automatic Meter Reading Upgrade, Phase V City Project No. 740-WTR.

Documents:

Item 10 Report 01132026.pdf

11. Approve Purchase Order with Pulsiam to Renew the Software Maintenance and Support Services
The City Council will consider: (PD)
a. Authorizing the issuance of a Purchase Order with Pulsiam to renew the Software Maintenance and Support Services agreement for Fiscal Year 2025/2026 for the Police Department in the amount of $128,189.53.

Documents:

Item 11 Report 01132026.pdf
Reports, Recommendations And Requests
12a. Warrant Register for December 23, 2025
The City Council will consider: (ADMIN SVCS)
a. Approving the Warrant Register for December 23, 2025.

Total of Checks: $3,058,670.14
Less: Voids $(8,419.58)
Less: Employee Payroll Deductions $(465,486.36)
Grand Total: $2,584,764.20
7 Cancellations: 111173, 110819, 112663, 110796, and 111326 Documents:

Item 12a Report 01132026.pdf
12b. Warrant Register for January 13, 2026
The City Council will consider: (ADMIN SVCS)
a. Approving the Warrant Register for January 13, 2026
Total of Checks: $3,945,893.83
Less: Voids $(0.00)
Less: Employee Payroll Deductions $(913,503.07)
Grand Total: $3,032,390.76
Cancellations: None
Documents:

Item 12b Report 01132026.pdf
Adjournment
I, Yodit Glaze, City Clerk, certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing Meeting Agenda was posted on January 8, 2025, at 6:05 p.m., as required by law.

Yodit Glaze
City Clerk

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AGENDA BT[LL
Department Head:

For the Regular Meeting of: January 13, 2026
ent: City Manager's Offi
City Manager:

Rob Houston Rob Houston
SUBJECT: REPORT ON SOUTH GATE'S BUDGET ST ATUS AND THE COMPONENTS

REQUIRED TO BE COMPLETED TO DESIGN A UTII,ITY USERS TAX MEASURE

INCLUDING RESOLUTIONS DECLARING A FISCAL EMF,RGENCY AND CALLING FOR A SPECIAL ELECTION ON JUNE 2, 2026
PURPOSE: To educate the Cornrnunity and Council on the current state of the City's budget and the structural deficit that currently exists. A description of potential budget cuts to services will be presented and an outline of how a Utility Users Tax measure is constructed with a sample version will be presented. Resolutions have been prepared for discussion and possible adoption for botli the Declaration of a Fiscal Emergency, and to Call a Special Election on Tuesday June 2, 2026 to adopt an Ordinance for a Utility Users Tax measure, subject to voter approval.

RECOMMENDED ACTIONS: The City Council will consider:
a. Adopting a Resolution declaring a Fiscal Emergency;
b, Adopting a Resolution calling a Special Election, request that the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors ("Board of Supervisors") authorize the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder / County Clerk ("County Elections Official") to render all services necessary to conduct the Election, allow for Ballot Arguments, and an Impartial Analysis; and
c. Reviewing the draft Ordinance for voter consideration of the Utility Users Tax.

FISCALIMPACT: E1ectionexpensesareexpectedtobeapproximately$258,457andwerenot included in the current fiscal budget. Election costs will be funded from available General Fund reserves.

NOTICING REQUIREMENTS: None required.

ANALYSIS: The City has been able to sustain a high level of community services and retain quality City staff and services providers by actively pursuing and recovering "one-time" revenues to fill the City's gowing structural deficit. During this time, revenues within the City's General Fund, sales tax, property tax, and Vehicle License Fees remained static with some growth in property tax, but with limited or no growth in the other General Fund revenue sources. More I
10 recently, all Cities are facing a significant downward adjustment to revenue from the current tariff challenges and the downward trend in the economy. South Gate, like most other cities, is being significantly impacted by these trends. The rising costs for energy, materials, supplies and services along with limited growth in revenue have contributed to the City's structural deficit, which is now projected to reach $9,000,000 for the coming fiscal year.

Reeap of Adopted Budget
As reported to the City Council on July 22, 2025, the General Fund unassigned balance was projected to be $3,135,356 at July 1, 2025. General Fund revenues are budgeted at $70,943,552, an amount insufficient to sustain current service levels without reliance on one-time measures.

Expenditures are budgeted at $78,157,559 for fiscal year 2025-26, resulting in a structural shortfall of over $7 million.

Due to the exhaustion of prior one-time federal relief funds; legally constrained growth in core revenues under Proposition 13,, softening and volatile sales tax receipts; declining interest earnings resulting from reduced fund balances; and substantial, non-discretionary increases in pension contributions, insurance premiums, and inflation-driven operating costs, the City's ongoing expenditures materially exceed its recurring revenues.

As aresult, tlie City is experiencing astructural operating deficit exceeding $7 million in FY 2025- 26, which is being temporarily mitigated through the use of reserves and interfund transfers. These measures are non-recurring and unsustainable. Based on the City's adopted multi-year financial forecast, the General Fund deficit is projected to increase to more than $9 million in FY 2026-27, atwhichpoint remaining discretionaryreserves will be insufficient to support continued operations at current service levels.

Absent immediate action, the continued depletion of limited General Fund reserves will impair the City's ability to maintain essential public safety, infrastructure, and community services, thereby posing a current and immediate threat to the public health, safety, and welfare. Delay in addressing this condition would result in severe budget cuts that will create significant cuts to current services currently offered by the City. If no additional revenue is found by the end of the current 25/26 Fiscal Year, a $9,000,000 cut to City services will be required. This cut will impact all general fund services including services provided by the Police, Parks and Recreation, Community Development, and Public Works departments.

City's Actions to Close the Budget Deficit
The City Council and City staff have not stood idly by knowing that a fiscal crisis was coming. To be fiscally responsible, the City has done the following:
* Reorganized and consolidated Departments to create more efficiency. * Increased fees for general services, and increased sewer rates to eliminate the general fund from subsidizing that service.
* Enacted a personnel hiring freeze for non-essential functions and services. * Reviewed staff salary allocations to maximize the use of water and special funding sources. * Reviewed City operations for operational and cost efficiencies. 2 11
City staff and City Council continue to review operations and reduce City costs; unfortunately, the scope and size of the General Fund deficit cannot be solved with cost-cutting measures alone.

Potential Revenue Enhancement Measure to Protect and Maintain Vital Services The General Fund deficit is approximately 9.2% of the overall General Fund budget, even with the reductions noted above. To address the $7.21 million structural deficit will require a new revenue source. Without a strong and reliable revenue source, the City will not be able to maintain and improve City services such as police anti-gang and anti-drug programs, neighborhood graffiti abatement programs, after school and park and recreation programs, and senior services.

As proposed, the voters of the City of South Gate will be asked to approve a UUT. The revenue raised would, legally, be required to be used in the City of South Gate and could not be taken away by the County or the state. Therevenue collected will be sufficientto eliminate the structural deficit and to maintain and improve vital City services. Without new revenue, the City will be forced to reduce essential community services beginning in the next fiscal year.

Required Council Actions
The City Council is being presented with all the required resolutions for action. The resolution declaring a fiscal emergency will require a unanimous vote of tlie City Council. The resolution that calls for a special municipal election, approve the ballot question with a directive for the City Attorney to prepare an impartial analysis, and provide support and opposition arguments and rebuttals for the Electiori ballot requires a 4/5'h super majority vote of the City Council.

The legal deadline to place a ballot measure on the June 2, 2026 election ballot is March 6, 2026.

A decision now helps to ensure that all informational materials can be disseminated to the voters in a timely fashion and that there is ample time for the request and collection of absentee ballots.

BACKGROUND:

The City's Current Budget Challenge
The City is facing a structural budget deficit, meaning the ongoing cost of delivering essential, municipal and utility services is higher than the revenue the City receives. This deficit is not a onetime issue; it is ongoing and long-term and will continue to grow unless action is taken. Without new, reliable funding, tlie City will eventually be unable to maintain current service levels.

Why a Utility Users Tax (UUT)?
A UUT would provide a stable, dedicated general fund revenue source to provide fiinds to pay for City services. All surrounding south Los Angeles cities have an active Utility Users Tax to provide significant general fund revenue. South Gate has never had a Utility Users Tax to provide revertue for general fund services.

If a UUT measure was passed in South Gate, the budget deficit would be fixed and current service levels would be maintained. This funding would help close the structural gap and ensure the City can maintain police, parks and recreation, community development, and public works services for the community.
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Benefits to Residents
A UUT helps the City avoid significant service reductions in the future. These services include Police 911 response, school crossing @iards, parks and recreation facilities and programs, special events, planning, building and code enforcement services, and public works services. The UUT also supports long-ten'n financial stability and responsible management of community resources.

The Cost of Doing Nothing
Without a new revenue source, the City will need to consider:
* Cutting service levels, including municipal and infrastructure services. The presentation that will be provided outlines the scope of the projected budget cuts to service and the impacts these will have on the community
* Delaying maintenance or upgrades, whicli can increase long-teim costs. * Using emergency reserves, however, the City currently has a minitum amount of reserves that meet industry standards for fiscal liealtli. Drawing down these reserves any further will not be sustainable or fiscally responsible.

The UUT is a proactive measure that allows tl"ie City to stabilize its budget, protect essential services, and plan responsibly for the future. The UUT also provides a funding stream to preserve vital City services.

ATTACHMENTS: A. ProposedResolutiondeclaringaFiscalEmergency B. Proposed Resolution calling a Special Election on a Proposed Utility Users Tax for June 2, 2026
C. Draft proposed Ordinance
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Attachment A
Agenda Bill 01/13/26
RESOLUTION NO.

CITY OF SOUTH GATE

LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

RESOLUTION OFTHE CITY COUNCIL OFTHE CITY OF SOUTH

GATE, CALIFORNIA, DECLARING A FISCAL EMERGENCY
WHEREAS, the City of South Gate ("City"), despite significant i'inprovements in its fiscal accountability, is experiencing an increase in service demands from a growing population-leaving the City, like many other cities in California, with inadequate funding to address essential public safety and service needs;
WHEREAS, the City has implemented a number of cost-saving measures having reduced the number of employees, consolidated departments, and become more efficient in its operations; WHEREAS, the City is in a financial state of emergency, having experienced a structural budget deficit of over $7 million in fiscal year 2025-26, whicli is being addressed only through the use of non-recurring reserves and one-time measures, and futther projects a continuing and worsening deficit projected to exceed $9 million in 2026-27, such that General Fund reserve levels will be significantly depleted absent conective action; WHEREAS, without an iinmediate source of new revenue, the City will be forced to reduce essential services to the con'imrinity;
WHEREAS, maintaining public safety with a fully funded police department, continuing to provide school crossing guards, maintaining parks and recreation services, senior services, neighborhood graffiti abatement programs, maintaining responsive planning, building, and code enforcement services, and fixing streets and potholes, are essentials for our community; WHEREAS, without the adoption and submission of a Utility Users Tax measure to the voters, the City will be required to implement immediate and significant reductions to existing service levels, including reductions affecting public safety operations, parks and recreation programming, coinmunity development services, public works maintenance activities, financial administration, and the school crossing guard program, due to the insufficiency of ongoing General Fund revenues;
WHEREAS, a Utility Users Tax measure will make it possible for the City to improve its overall community services, for example by: hiring additional police officers to reduce emergency response times, fixing City streets to improve traffic flow and reduce congestion, fighting gangs and drugs by expanding neighborhood graffiti removal programs, supporting youth anti-gang and dnig prevention programs, and after-school tutoring and mentoring programs; and

14 WHEREAS, pursuant to California Constitution Article XIII C Fg2, subd. (b), the City Council hereby unanimously declares the existence of an emergency in that there are imminent financial risks and dangers, asdescribed above, to the public welfare andthe City's financial ability to provide essential municipal services without disruption.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH GATE, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. The City Council doeshereby declare that the above recitals are true and correct and incorporated herein by reference, and does hereby determine that pursuant to the requirements of the laws of the State of California, and declares the City is in a state of fiscal emergency necessitating consideration of a general utility users tax at a special election.

SECTION 2. In accordance with the provisions of California Constitution Article XIII C Fg2, this Resolution sliall only be effective if passed by a unanimoris vote of the City Council.

SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certi'fy to the adoption of this Resolution, which shall be effective upon its adoption.

PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED tliis 13f" day of January 2026.

CITY OF SOUTH GATE:

By:

Joshua Barron, Mayor
ATTEST:

By:

Yodit Glaze, City Clerk
(SEAL)
APPROVED AS TO FORM:

DRAFT
B7:

Raul F. Salinas, City Attorney
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Attachment B
Agenda Bill 01/13/26
RESOLUTION NO.

CITY OF SOUTH GATE

LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

RESOLUTION OFTHE CITY COTJNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH

GATE, CALIFORNIA, CALLING A SPECIAL ELECTION ON A
PROPOSED UTILITY USERS TAX FOR JUNE 2, 2026
WHEREAS, the City Council ofthe City of South Gate ("City") wishes to present autility users tax ordinance ("Ordinance") to City voters;
WHEREAS, the Ordinance would impose a general tax on utility use to be collected by utility suppliers on utilities consumed in the City ("Utility Users Tax"), the revenues from whicli may fund public safety, street maintenance, parks, or any other lawful purpose of the City; WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to present the Ordinance to the voters in a special municipal election held on June 2, 2026;
WHEREAS, as required by law, the City Council declared a fiscal emergency when it unanimously adopted Resolution No. , thus allowing it to present a general Tax at a special election (California Constitution Aiticle XIII C § 2, subd. (b)); WHEREAS, the City Council requests the services of the Los Angeles County RegistrarRecorder/County Clerk to conduct this election; WHEREAS, the City, despite significant improvements in its fiscal accountability, is experiencing an increase in service demands from a growing population-leaving the City, like many other cities in Califon'iia, witli inadequate funding to address essential public safety and service needs;
WHEREAS, tlie City bas implemented a number of cost-saving measures, having reduced tlie tumber of employees, consolidated depaitments and become more efficient in its operations; WHEREAS, the City of South Gate is in a Financial State of Emergency, having experienced a structural budget deficit of over $7 million in fiscal year 2025-26, which is being addressed only through the use of non-recurring reserves and one-time measures, and furtlier projects a contituing and worsening deficit projected to exceed $9 million in 2026-27, such that General Fund reserve levels will be significantly depleted absent corrective action; WHEREAS, without an immediate sorirce of new revenue, tlie City will be forced to reduce essential services to the coinrnunity;
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16 WHEREAS, maintaining public safety with a fully fiinded police department, continuing to provide school crossing guards, maintaining parks and recreation services, senior services, neighborhood graffiti abatement programs, maintaining responsive planning, building, and code enforcement services, and fixing streets and potholes, are essentials for our community; WHEREAS, without tlie adoption and submission of a Utility Users Tax measure to the voters, the City will be required to implement irni'nediate and significant reductions to existing service levels, including reductions affecting public safety operations, parks and recreation prograinrning, comi'nunity development services, public works maintenance activities, financial administration, and the school crossing guard program, due to the insufficiency of ongoing General Fund revenues;
WHEREAS, a Utility Users Tax measure will make it possible for the City to improve its overall comi'nunity services, for example by: liiring additional police officers to reduce emergency response times, fixing City streets to improve traffic flow and reduce congestion, fighting gangs and drugs by expanding neighborhood graffiti removal programs, supporting yorith anti-gang and drug prevention programs, and after-school tutoring and mentoring programs; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Califoniia Constitution Article XIII C Fg2, subd. (b), tlie City Council hereby unanimously declares tlie existence of an emergency in that there are iinminent financial risks and dangers, as described above, to the public welfare and the City's financial ability to provide essential municipal services without disruption, such that a special election is necessary to address such risks and dangers before the next regularly scheduled municipal election for members of the City Council on November 3, 2026. Delaying voter consideration until the next regularly scheduled election would require additional reserve depletion and immediate service reductions during FY 2026-27.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH GATE, CAI,IFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. Call of Special Municipal Election. Pursuant to the laws of the State of California applicable to general law cities, the City Council hereby calls and notices a special municipal election to be held on June 2, 2026 (the "Election"), to consider the following measure:
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17 Measure
"SOUTH GATE FISCAL EMERGENCY STREET

MAINTENANCE, YOUTH PROGRAMS, PARKS FUNDING
PROTECTION MEASURE.Shallanordinancepreventingcuts
tO City Of SOuth Gate services inctuding maintaining streets and sidewalks; maintaining school crossing guards, parks / recreation programs, police 911 and support services, and other General Fund uses by estabLishing a 7% utility user tax, exempting low income seniors, annuatLy providing
approximately $9,000,000 until ended by voters; requiring independent audits, public disclosure of all spending, Local control, to benefit South Gate residents, be adopted?"
Yes __
No
The full Ordinance comprising this 'ineasure is attached hereto as Exlffbit A and is incorporated here by this reference. The Ordinance requires the approval of a simple majority (50% plus one) of those voting on it.

SECTION 2. Request that County Conduct Election. Tl'ie City Council hereby asks the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors ("Board of Supervisors") to authorize the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder / County Clerk ("County Elections Official") to render all services necessary to conduct the Election. The City Council hereby asks tlie Board of Supervisors to consolidate the Election with any other election the County Elections Official is to administer on June 2, 2026, and to order the Election to be conducted by the County Elections Official. (Elec.

Code, §§ 10402, 10403.) The City Council acla'iowledges that the Election will be held and conducted in the mai'uier prescribed in Elections Code section 10418. The ballots to be used in the election shall be in form and content as required by law.

The City Clerk is authorized and directed to work with tl'ie County Elections Official and to procure and funtish any and all official ballots, notices, printed matter and all supplies, equipment and paraphernalia asneededto properly and lawfully conduct the 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 of South Gate will reimburse Los Angeles County for the actual costs incurred in conducting the Election upon receipt of a bill stating the amount due.

The notice of the time and place of holding the Election is hereby given, and the City Clerk and County Elections Official are autliorized to give furtlier notice of the Election as reqriired by law.

SECTION 3. Implementation. The City Clerk is directed to file certified copies of this Resolution with the Board of Supervisors, with a copy to the County Elections Official. (Elec. Code, S,10402.) The City Clerk is further authoiized and directed to perform all other acts necessary or reqriired by law to implement this Resolution and related to the Election, Page3of5
18 SECTION 4. Ballot Arguments.

A. The City Clerk shall set the deadline for submission of arguments in favor of or against the Ordinance and provide notice of that deadline. The City Clerk may do this in coordination with the County Elections Official, as necessary. In all respects, the process to choose these arguments shall accord with Elections Code sections 9280 et seq. and 9600 et seq.

B. The City Council hereby authorizes Councilme'i'nbers and to prepare and file the written argument in support of the measure on behalf of the City Council. (Elec.

Code, FS=9282(b).)
C. Further, the City Council hereby adopts the provisions of Elections Code section 9285(a) authorizing rebuttal argument only as to arguments for the Election. This Subdivision 4(C) is repealed, and the provisions of section 9285(a) shall not apply, thereafter.

SECTION 5. Impartial Analysis. The City Clerk is directed to transmit a copy of the Ordinance to the City Attorney, who shall prepare an impartial analysis of the Ordinance in accordance with applicable law. The impartial analysis shall indicate the measure tliat was placed on the ballot by the City Council.

If the entire text of the Ordinance is not printed in the voter infoii'nation pamphlet, tlie following shall be printed ixnmediately below the impartial analysis in no smaller than 10-point type: "Tlie above statement is an impartial analysis of Measure . The full text of Measure can be found online at cityofsouthgate.org. If you desire the measure, please call the City Clerk's office at 323- 563-9510 and a copy will be mailed at no cost to you."
SECTION 6. CEQA. The adoption of this Resolution is exempt from the Califoriiia Environx'nentalQuality Act (CEQA), Public Resources Code section 21000 et seq. and California Code of Regulations,title 14, section 15000 et seq. (CEQA Guidelines). The calling of a municipal election is not aproject within the meaning of CEQAGuidelines section 15378. Further, the general tax proposedby this Resolution is a goveriunent funding mechanism that does not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment, and tlius adopting this Resolution is not a project under CEQA Guidelines section 153 78(b)(4).

SECTION 7. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this Resolution or its application to any person or circumstance is for any reason held to be invalid or rinconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Resolution or its application to other persons and circumstances.The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted this Resolution and each section, subsection,sentence, clarise, phrase or portion tliereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections,subsections,sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions be declared invalid or unconstitutional and,to that end, the provisions hereof are hereby declared to be severable.

SECTION 8. Effective Date. The City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this Resolution, which shall be effective upon its adoption, and shall give notice of the measure to be voted on in tl'ie maru'ier provided by law.

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SECTION 9. In accordance with the provisions of California Governi'nent Code Section 53724(b), this Resolution sliall only be effective if passed by a two-tliirds vote (4 or more votes) of the City Council.

SECTION 10. The City Clerk shall certify to tlie adoption of this Resolution, which shall be effective upon its adoption.

PASSED, APPROVED, andADOPTED this 13th day of January 2026.

CITY OF SOUTH GATE:

By:

Joshua Barron, Mayor
ATTEST:

B7:

Yodit Glaze, City Clerk
(SEAL)
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
og4Fi
BY:

Raril F. Salinas, CityAttorney

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Attachment C
Agenda Bill 01/13/26
ORDINANCE NO.

CITY OF SOUTH GATE

LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

ORDINANCE OF THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF

SOUTH GATE ADOPTING A UTILITY USERS TAX
WHEREAS, the City of South Gate ("City"), despite significant in'iprovements in its fiscal accountability, is experiencing an increase in service demands from a growing population - leaving the City, like many others in California, with inadequate funding to address essential public safety and service needs;
WHEREAS, the City has implemented anumber of cost-saving measures having reduced the number of employees, consolidated departments, and become more efficient in its operations; WHEREAS, the City is in a financial state of emergency, having experienced a stn'ictural budget deficit of over $7 million in fiscal year 2025-26, whicli is being addressed only through the use of non-recuriing reserves and one-time measures, and fuither projects a continuing and worsening deficit projected to exceed $9 million in 2026-27, such that General Fund reserve levels will be significantly depleted absent corrective action; WHEREAS, without an iinmediate source of new revenue, the City will be forced to reduce essential services to the coinmunity;
WHEREAS, maintaining public safety with a fully funded police department, continuing to provide school crossing guards, maintaining parks and recreation services, senior services, neighborhood graffiti abatement programs, maintaining responsive plaru'iing, building, and code enforcement set-vices, and fixing streets and potholes, are essentials for our community; WHEREAS, without the adoption and submission of a Utility Users Tax measure to the voters, the City will be required to implement immediate and significant reductions to existing service levels, including reductions affecting public safety operations, parks and recreation programming, coinmunity development services, public works maintenance activities, financial administration, and the school crossing guard program, due to the insufficiency of ongoing General Fund revenues;
WHEREAS, a Utility UsersTax measure will make it possible for the City to improve its overall coinrnunity services, for example by: hiring additional police officers to reduce emergency response times, fixing City streets to improve traffic flow and reduce congestion, fighting gangs and diugs by expanding neighborhood graffiti removal programs, supporting youth anti-gang and drug prevention programs, and after-school hitoring and mentoring programs; and WHEREAS, pursuant to California Constitution Article XIII C §2, subd. (b), the City Council has unanimorisly declared the existence of an emergency in that there are in'uninent financial risks and dangers, as desci-ibed above, to the public welfare and the City's financial ability to proyide essential municipal services without disruption and has called a special municipal election on Pagelof22
21 Tuesday, June 2, 2026, at which election this Ordinance shall be submitted to the qrialified voters of the City of South Gate.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH GATE, CALIFORNIA, DO HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. Chapter 2.79 (Utility Users Tax) is hereby added to Title 2 (Licenses - Business Regulations) of the City of South Gate Municipal Code to read as follows:

Section 2.79.010 Definitions
For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have tlie meanings ascribed to them unless otlierwise noted:
"Ancillary telecommunication services" means services that are associated with or incidental to the provision, use or enjoyment of telecorni'nunication services, including, but not limited to, the following services:

1. "Conference bridging service" means an ancillary service tliat lii'iks two or more participants of an audio or video conference call and may include the provision of a telephone number. Conference biidging service does not include the telecommunication services used to reach the conference bridge.

2. "Detailed telecoinrnunication billing service" means an ancillary service of separately stated infoimation peitaining to individual calls on a customer's billing statement.

3. "Directoi-y assistance" means an ancillary service of providing telephone number infon'nation, and/or address inforination.

4. "Vertical service" means an ancillary service that is offered in connection with one or more telecormnunication services, which offers advanced calling features that allow customers to identify callers and to manage multiple calls and call connections, including conference bridging services.

5. "Voice mail service" means an ancillary service that enables the customer to store, send or receive recorded messages. Voice mail service does not include any vertical services that the customer may need to use the voice mail service.
" Ancillary video services" means services that are associated with, or incidental to, the provision or delivery of video services, including, but not limited to, electronic program guide services, recording sersrices, searcl'i functions, or other interactive services or communications that are associated witli or incidental to the provision, use or enjoyment of video services. "Billing address" means the mailing address of the service user where the service supplier submits invoices or bills for payment by the customer.
"City" means the institution of tl'ie City of South Gate or its tenitory, as the context requires.

22 "Communication services" means telecommunication services, ancillary telecoinmunication services, video services and ancillaiy video services.
"Electrical corporation" means as defined in Section 218 of the Public Utilities Code and shall be construed to include any entity engaged in the selling or supplying of electricity to a service riser. "Exempt wholesale generator" shall have tlie same meaning as set fortli in 42 U.S.C. Section 16451 and the regulations thereunder.
"Gas" means natural or manufactured gas.or any alternate liydrocarbon fuel, which may be substituted therefor.
"Mobile telecommunications service" sliall have the same meaning and usage as set forth in 4 U.S.C. Section 124 and the regulations thereunder.
"Month" means a calendar month.
"Non-utility service supplier" means:

1. A service supplier, other than a supplier of electric distribution services to all or a significant portion of the city, wl'ffch generates electricity for sale to others, and sliall include, but is not limited to, any publicly owned electric utility, investor-owned utility, cogenerator, distributed generation provider, exempt wholesale generator, municipal utility district, federal power marketing agency, electric rural cooperative, or other supplier or seller of electricity; or

2. A community choice aggregator, electric service provider (ESP), electricity broker, marketer, aggregator, pool operator, or other electricity supplier otlier than a supplier of electtic distribution services to all or a significant poition ofthe city, wl'iich sells or supplies electricity or supplemental services to electricity users within the city; or

3. A gas service supplier, aggregator, marketer or broker, other than a supplier of gas distribution services to all or a significaiit portion of the city, which sells or supplies gas or supplemental services to gas users within tlie city.
"Paging service" means a telecominunication service that provides transmission of coded radio signals for the purpose of activating specific pagers; such transmissions may include messages and/or sounds.
"Person" means, witliout limitation, any natural individual, firm, trust, cointnon law trust, estate, partnership of any kind, association, syndicate, club, joint stock company, joint venture, limited liability company, corporation (including foreign, domestic, and non-profit), municipal district, municipal corporation (otlier than the City of Soutli Gate), cooperative, receiver, trustee, or guardian.
"Place of primary use" means the street address representative of where a customer's use of a service primai'ily occurs, which must be a customer's residential street address orprimary busiiiess street address.

23 "Post-paid telecommrinication service" means the telecommunication service obtained by making a payment on a coinrnunication-by-coinmunication basis either through the use of a credit card or payment mechanism such as a bank card, travel card, credit card, or debit card, or by charge made to a service number whicli is not associated with the origination or ternnination of the telecommunication service.
"Prepaid telecoinmunication service" means the riglit to access telecommunication services, whicli must be paid for in advance, and wl'ffldi enables the origination of communications using an access number or authorization code, whether manually or electronically dialed, and that is sold in predetermined units or dollars of which the number declines with use in a known amount. "Private telecommunication service" means a telecommunication service that entitles the customer to exclusive or priority use of a cominunications channel or group of chai'inels between or among termination points, regardless of the manner in which such chai'inel or channels are connected, and includes switching capacity, extension lines, stations, and any other associated services tliat are provided in connection with the use of such channel or channels. "Service address" means:

1. The location of tl'ie service user's place of primary use, such as his or her residential street address or business street address, or

2. The location of the service user's corni'nunication equipment from wliich the coinmurucation oi-iginates or termiiiates, regardless of where the communication is billed or paid, or

3. For prepaid telecoinrnunication service, tlie location associated with the service number. "Service supplier" means any person, including the city, who provides telephone cominunication, electric, gas, water, refuse, or video setavices to a user of such services witin the city. The term shall include any person required to collect and remit a tax as imposed by this chapter, including its billing agent in the case of electric and gas service suppliers. "Service user" means a person required to pay a tax imposed by this chapter. "State" means the state of California.
"Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement" means the multistate agreement corninonly known and referred to as the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement, as it is amended from time to time.
"Tax administrator" means the City Manager of the City of South Gate, or his or her authorized representative.
"Telecorni'nunication services" means the transmission, conveyance, or routing of voice, data, audio, video, or any other information or signals to a point, or between or among points, whatever the technology used. "Telecommunication services" includes such transmission, conveyance, or

24 routing in which computer processing applications are used to act on the fori'n, code or protocol of the content for purposes of transmission, conveyance or routing without regard to whether such sex-vices are referred to as voice over internet protocol (VoIP) services or are classified by the Federal Communications Com+nission as enhanced or value added, and includes video and / or data services that are functionally integrated with "telecommunication services." "Telecoinmunication services" include, but are not limited to, the following services, regardless of the manner or basis on which such services are calculated or billed: intrastate, interstate, and interiiational telecommunication services; ancillary telecon'irnunication services; mobile telecommunications service; prepaid telecommunication service; post-paid telecommunication service; private telecommunication service; paging service; 800 service (or any other toll-free mimbers designated by the Federal Communications Commission); 900 service (or any other similar numbers designated by the Federal Corninunications Coini'nission for services whereby subscribers who call in to prerecorded or live service). "Video programming" means those prograinming services corni'nonly provided to subscribers by a video service supplier including, but not limited to, basic services, premirim services, audio services, yideo games, pay-per-view services, video on demand, origination programming, or any other similar services, regardless of the content of sucli video programi'ning, or the technology used to deliver such services, and regardless of the maniier or basis on which such services are calcrilated or billed.
"Video services" means video prograinming and any and all services related to the providing, recording, delivei-ing, use or enjoyment of "video prograinming" (including origination programming and prograrni'ning using Interiiet Protocol, e.g., IP-TV and IP-Video) by a "video service supplier," regardless of the tecl'inology used to deliver, store or provide such services, and regardless of the manner or basis on which such services are calculated or billed, and includes ancillary video services, data services, telecommunication services, or interactive coinmunication services that are functionally integrated with video services. "Video service supplier" means any person, company, or service which provides or sells video programming, or provides or sells the capability to receive video programming, including any coinrnunications that are ancillary, necessary or corninon to the provision, use or enjoyment of the video prograinming, to or from a business or residential address in the city, including but not limited to or from a business, home, condominium, or apartment, where some fee is paid, whether directly or included in dues or rental charges for that service, whether or not public rights-of-way are used in the delivei-y of the video prograinining or communications. A video service supplier includes, but is not limited to: multi-channel video programming distributors (as defined in 47 U.S.C. Section 522(13)); open video systems (OVS) suppliers; suppliers of cable television; master antenna television; satellite master antenna television; multichannel multipoint distribution services (MMDS); video services using internet protocol (e.g., IP-TV and IP-Video, which provide, among other things, broadcasting and video on demand), direct broadcast satellite to the extent federal law pennits taxation of its video services, now or in the future; video streaming services, and other suppliers of video services (including two-way communications), whatever their technology.
"VoIP (voice over intemet protocol)" means the digital process of making and receiving real-time voice transmissions over any internet protocol network.

25 "800 service" means a"telecorninunications sei'vice" that allows a caller to dial a number witliout incurring a charge for the call. The service is typically marketed under the name "800," "855," "866," "877," and "888" toll-free calling, and any subsequent numbers the Federal Comtunications Commission may designate for such services. "900 service" means an inbound toll "telecommunications sei'vice" prircliased by a subsciiber that allows the subscriber's customers to receive the subscriber's prerecorded aru'iouncement or live service. "900 service" does not include tl'ie charge for collection services provided by the seller of the "telecommunications services" to the sribscriber, or service or product sold by the subscriber to the subscriber's customer. The service is typically marketed under the name "900" service, and any subsequent numbers the Federal Coinmunications Commission may designate for such service.

Section 2.79.020 Communications Users Tax
A. Telecommunication Services

1. Tliere is hereby imposed a tax ripon eveiy person rising telecorni'nunication services in tlie city. The tax sliall be at the rate of 7 percent of all charges made for such services and shall be collected from the service user by the telecorninunication services supplier or its billing agent. There is a rebuttable presumption that telecoininunication services, which are billed to a billing or service address in the city, are used, in whole or in part, within the city, and such services are subject to taxation under this chapter. If the billing address of the service user is different from the service address, the service address of the serviceuser shall be used to apply the tax. As used in this section, the term "charges" shall include the value of any other services, credits, property of eveiy kind or nature, or other consideration provided by the service user in exchange for the telecommunication services.

2. As used in this section, charges for "telecommunication services" shall include, but is not limited to charges for: coru'iection, reconnection, termination, movement, or change of telecommunication services; late payn'ient fees; detailed billing; central office and custom calling features (including, but not limited to, call waiting, call forwarding, caller identification and three-way calling); voice mail and other messaging services; directory assistance; access aiid line charges; universal service charges; regulatory, administrative and other cost-recovery charges; local number portability charges; and text and instant messaging. "Telecommunication services" shall not include digital downloads that are not "ancillary telecommunication services," such as music, ringtones, games, and similar digital products.

B. Video Services

1. There is hereby imposed a tax upon every person using video services in the city provided by a video service supplier. The tax shall be at the rate of 7 percent of the charges made for such video services and shall be collected from the service user by the video service supplier, or its billing agent.

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2. As used in this section, "cliarges" sliall include the value of any otlier services, credits, property of every kind or nature, or otlier consideration provided by the service user in exchange for video services. Charges for video services shall also include, but are not limited to, charges for tl'ie following:
a. Regulatory fees and surcharges, franchise fees and access fees (including those to fi'ind public, educational and government video programing); b. Initial installation of equipment necessary for provision and receipt of video services;
c. Late fees, collection fees, bad debt recoveries, and returned-check fees; d. Activation fees, reactivation fees, and recoru'iection fees; e. Video programming and video services;
f. Ancillary video services (e.g., electronic program guide services, recording functions, search functions, or other interactive services or communications that are ancillaiy, necessary or cort'unon to the use or enjoyment of video services),, g. Equipment leases (e.g., remote, recording or search devices, converters, remote devices);
h. Service calls, set-vice protection plans, name changes, changes of services, and special services;
i. Leasing of cl'iannel or other access.

C. Mobile telecorni'nunications service shall be sourced in accordance witli the sourcing rules set forth in the Mobile Telecominunications Sourcing Act (4 U.S.C. Section 124). The tax administrator may issue and disseminate to communication service suppliers required to collect a tax collection under this chapter, sourcing niles for the taxation of otlier communication services, including, but not limited to, post-paid communication services, prepaid coinmunication services, and private communication services, provided that such rules are based upon custom and corni'non practice that further administrative efficiency and minimize multijurisdictional taxation (e.g., Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement).

D, The tax administrator, from time to tii'ne, may issue and disseminate to communication service suppliers required to collect a tax under this chapter, an administrative ruling identifying those communication services that are subject to the taxes levied by subsections A and B above. Further, the tax administrator, from time to time, may survey communication service suppliers to identify the components of communication services offered to customers within the city, and the charges therefor. The tax administrator, thereafter, may issue and disseminate to sucli communication service suppliers an administrative ruling identifying components that (1) are necessary for or common to the receipt, use or enjoyment of taxed communication service; or (2) currently are or

27 historically have been included in a bundled rate for taxed cominunication service. Charges for such components shall be subject to the tax imposed by subsections A and B above.

E. To prevent actual multijurisdictional taxation of com+nunication services subject to tax under this section, any setyice user, ripon proofto the tax administrator that the service user has previously paid the same tax in another state or city on such communication services, shall be allowed a credit against the tax imposed to the extent of such tax legally imposed in such other state or city; provided, however, the amorint of credit shall not exceed the tax owed to the city under this section.

F. The tax on communication services imposed by tl'iis section shall be collected from the service user by the service supplier or its billing agent. In the case of video service, the purchaser of the bulk video service (e.g., an apartment owner) shall be the "service user," unless such service is resold to individual users, in whicl'i case the service user shall be the ultimate purchaser. The amount of tax collected in one month shall be remitted to the tax administrator, and must be received by tlie tax administrator on or before tlie 25th day of the following month.

Section 7.29.030 Electricity Users Tax
A. There is hereby imposed a tax upon every person using electiicity in the city. The tax imposed by this section shall be at the rate of 7 percent of tlie charges made for such electiicity, and for any supplemental services or other associated activities directly related to and/or necessary for the provision of electiicity to the service user, which are provided by a service supplier or non-utility service supplier to a service user.

B. As used in this section, "charges" includes charges for all services, components and items that (1) are necessaiy for or con'unon to the receipt, use, or enjoyment of electric service, or (2) currently are or histot'ically have been included in a single or bundled rate for electric service by a service supplier to retail customers. As used in this section, "charges" shall include the value of any other services, credits, property of every kind or nature, or other consideration provided by a service user in exchange for electticity or services related to the provision of electricity. "Charges" included, but is not limited to, the following:

1. Energy charges;

2. Distribution or transmission cliarges;

3. Metering charges;

4. Stand-by, reserves, firming, ramping, voltage support, regulation, emergency, or other similar minimum charges for services;
5, Customer charges, late charges, service establisent or reestablishment charges, demand charges, fiiel or other cost adjustments, power exchange charges, independent system operator (ISO) charges, stranded investment or competitive transition charges (CTC), public-prirpose-program charges, nuclear decommissioning charges, trust transfer amounts (bond financing charges), franchise fees, franchise surcharges, annual

28 and monthly charges, and otl"ier charges, fees or surcharges wliich are necessary for or coinrnon to the receipt, use, or enjoyment of electricity service; and

6. Charges, fees, or surcharges for electricity services or programs which are mandated by the California Public Utilities Cominission or the Federal Energy Regulatory Coinmission, whether or not such charges, fees, or surcharges appear on a bundled or line-item basis on a customer's bill.

C. Thetaxadministrator,fromtimetotime,maysurveyelectiicityservicesupplierstoidentify the unbundled billing components of electric retail service that they coinrnonly provide to residential and other customers in the city, and the charges therefor, including those items that are mandated by state or federal regulatory agencies as a condition of providing such electricity service. The tax administrator, tliereafter, may issue and disseminate to such electricity service suppliers an administrative ruling identifying those compone'i'its and items wliich (1) are necessary for or coinmon to the receipt, use or enjoyment of electricity service; or (2) currently are or historically have been included in a single or bundled rate for electricity service by a service supplies to retail customers. Charges for such components and items sliall be subject to the tax imposed by subsectionA above.

D. As used in this section, "using electi-icity" shall not include an electrical corporation's or governmental agency's receiving of electricity for resale.

E. The tax on electiicity provided by self-production or by a non-utility service supplier not required by this chapter to collect tlie tax shall be collected and remitted as set forth in Section 7.29.045 of this chapter. All other taxes on charges for electricity imposed by this section sliall be collected from the service user by the electric service supplier or its billing agent. The amount of tax collected in one month shall be remitted to the tax administrator, and must be received by the tax administrator on or before the 25th day of the following month.

Section 7.29.040 Gas Users Tax
A. There is hereby imposed a tax upon every person using gas in the city, which is transported and delivered through a pipeline distribution system. The tax imposed by this section sliall be at the rate of 7 percent of the charges made for such gas, including all services related to the storage, transportation and delivery of such gas.

B. Tliere shall be excluded from the base to wl'iich the tax imposed by this section is applied:

1. Charges made for gas which is to be resold and delivered through mains or pipes.,

2. Charges made for gas to be used in the generation of electrical energy by an electrical corporation; and

3. Charges made by a gas public utility for gas used and consumed in the conduct of the gas public ritility's business.

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C. As used in this section, "charges" shall include charges for all services, components and items for gas service that (1) are necessary for or coinmon to the receipt, rise, or enjoyment of gas service; or (2) currently are or liistorically have been included in a single or bundled rate for gas service by a service supplies to retail customers. "Charges" sliall include, but is not limited to, the following:
1, The coinmodity charges for purchased gas, or the cost of gas owned by the service user (including the actual costs attributed to drilling, production, lifting, storage, gatheiing, trunkline, pipeline, and other operating costs associated with the production, transmission, and deliveiy of such gas), which is delivered througli a gas pipeline distri?ution system;

2. Gas transportation charges, including interstate charges to tlie extent not included in commodity charges;

3. Storage charges; provided, however, that a service supplier shall not be required to apply the tax to any cliarges for gas storage services when the service supplier cannot, as a practical matter, determine the jurisdiction in which such stored gas is ultii'nately rised; but it shall be the obligation of the service user to self-collect the amount of tax not applied to any charge for gas storage by tlie service supplier and to remit the tax to the appropriate jurisdiction;

4. Capacity or demand charges, late charges, service establisl'unent or reestablishment charges, transition charges, customer charges, minimum charges, aiu'iual and montlily charges, and any otlier cliarges wl'iich are necessary for or coinmon to the receipt, use, or enjoyment of gas service; and,

5. Charges, fees, or surcharges for gas services or programs mandated by the California Public Utilities Coinrnission or the Federal Energy Regulatory Coinmission, wl'iether or not sucli charges, fees, or surcharges appear on a bundled or line-item basis on a customer's bill.

D. As used in this section, "cl'iarges" shall include the value of any otlier services, credits, property of every kind or nature, or other consideration provided by a service user in exchange for gas or services related to the delivery of gas.

E, The tax administrator, from time to time, may survey gas service suppliers to identify the unbundled billing components of gas retail service that they commonly provide to residential and other customers in the city, and the charges therefor, including those items that are mandated by state or federal regulatory agencies as a condition of providing such gas service, The tax administrator may issue and disseminate to sucli gas service suppliers an administrative ruling identifying those components and items wl'iich (1) are necessary for or coininon to the receipt, , or enjoyment of gas service; or (2) currently are or historically have been inctuded in a single or bundled rate for gas service by a gas service supplier to retail customers. Charges for such components and items sliall be subject to the tax imposed by subsection A above.

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30 F. The tax on gas provided by self-production or by a non-utility service supplier not required to collect a tax by this chapter shall be collected and remitted in the manner set forth in Section 7.29.045 of this chapter. All otlier taxes imposed on charges for gas by this section shall be collected from the service user by the gas service supplier or its billing agent. The amount of tax collected in one month shall be remitted to the tax administrator, and must be received by the tax administrator, on or before the 25th day of the following month.

Section 7.29.045 Collection of Tax from Service Users Making Direct Purchase of Gas or Electricity
A. Any set-vice user subject to a tax imposed by Section 7.29.030 or by Section 7.29.040 of this chapter, whichproduces gas or electricity for self-use; which receives gas or electricity, including any related supplemental services, directly from a non-utility service supplier not required to collect a tax imposed by this chapter; or which, for any other reason, does not have the full tax collected and remitted by its service supplier, a non-utility service supplier, or its billing agent on the use of gas or electricity in the city, including any related supple'i'nental sei'vices, shall report tliat fact to the tax administrator and shall remit the tax due directly to the tax administrator within 30 days of such rise.

B. The tax administrator may require such a service user to identify its non-utility service supplier and provide, subject to audit: invoices; books of account; or other satisfactory evidence documenting the quantity of gas or electricity used, including any related supplemental services, and the cost or price thereof. If the service user is unable to provide such satisfactory evidence, or if the tax collector concludes in his or her reasonable discretion that tlie cost to calculate the tax is excessive, the tax administrator may detem'iine the tax by applying the tax rate to the equivalent charges tlie service user would have incurred iftlie gas or electricity used, including any related supplemental services, had been provided by the primary supplier of gas or electricity witl'iin the city. The tax administrator shall make available rate schedules for this purpose.

Section 7.29.050 Water Users Tax
A. There is hereby imposed a tax upon every person using water in the city which is transpoited and delivered througli a pipeline distribution system. The tax imposed by this section shall be at the rate of 7 percent of the charges made for such water and shall be collected from the service user by the water service supplier or its billing agent.

B. As used in tl'iis section, "cliarges" shall apply to all services, components and items that (1) are necessary for or common to the receipt, use, or enjoyment of water service; or (2) currently are or historically have been included in a single or bundled rate for water service by a service supplier to retail customers. "Charges" sliall include, but is not limited to, tlie following:
1, Water coriunodity charges (potable and non-potable),

2. Distribution or transmission charges,

3. Metering charges,

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4. Customer charges, late charges, service establishment or reestablishment charges, franchise fees, franchise surcl'iarges, annual and monthly charges, and other charges, fees and surcharges which are necessary for or common to the receipt, use, or enjoyment of water service, and
5, Charges, fees, or surcliarges for water services or programs, which are mandated by a water district or a state or federal agency, whether or not such charges, fees, or surcharges appear on a bundled or line-item basis on a customer's bill.

C. As used in this section, "charges" shall include the value of any otlier services, credits, property of every kind or nature, or other consideration provided by a service user in exchange for water services.

D. The tax administrator, from time to time, may survey water service suppliers to identify the rinbundled billing components of water retail service that they corninonly provide to residential and other customers in the city, and the cliarges tlierefor, including those items that are mandated by a wholesale or retail water supplier or a state or federal agency as a condition of providing such water service. Tlie tax admii'iistrator, thereafter, may issue and disseminate to such water service suppliers an administrative ruling identifying those components and items which (1) are necessary for or common to the receipt, use, or enjoyment of water service; or (2) currently are or l'nstorically have been inchided in a single or bundled rate for water service by a service supplier to retail customers. Charges for such components and items shall be subject to the tax imposed by subsection A above, E. There shall be excluded from the base to which the tax imposed in this section is applied charges for water which is to be resold and delivered through apipeline distribution system.

F. The tax on water service imposed by this section shall be collected from a service user by the water service supplier or its billing agent. The amount of tax collected in one month shall be remitted to the tax administrator, and must be received by tlie tax administrator on or before the 25th day of the following month.

Section 7.29.060 Effect of Comingling Taxable Items with Nontaxable Items If any nontaxable cliarges are combined witli and not separately stated from taxable service charges on a customer bill or invoice, the combined charge is subject to tax unless the service supplier identifies, by reasonable and verifiable standards, the portions of the combined charge that are nontaxable and taxable throrigh the service supplier's books and records kept in the regular course of business, and in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and not created and maintained for tax purposes. A service supplier has the burden to prove the proper apportioru'nent of taxable and nontaxable charges. If the service supplier offers a combination of taxable and nontaxable services, and the charges are separately stated, then for taxation purposes, the values assigned the taxable and nontaxable services shall be based on its books and records kept in tlie regular course of business and in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and not created and maintained for tax phirposes. A service supplier has tl'ie burden to prove the proper valuation of tlie taxable and nontaxable services.

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Section 7.29.070 Exemptions
A. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as imposing a tax upon the city, or upon any person or service when imposition of such tax upon that person or service would be in violation of a federal or state statute, the Constitution of the United States or the Constihition of tlie State of California.

B, The taxes imposed by tliis cliapter shall not apply to any person who:

1. Is the head of a household,
Is 65 years old or older,

3. Receives a needs-tested benefit from the county, state, or federal governments, such as supplemental social security benefits, and

4. Files the application desciibed in subdivision C annually.

C. Any service user exempt from a tax imposed by this chapter pursuant to subsection A or B of this section shall apply to the tax administrator for an exemption; provided, however, this requirement shall not apply to a service user that is a state or federal agency or subdivisionwithacoinmonlyrecognizedname. Saidapplicationshallbemadeuponaforin approved by the tax administrator and shall state those facts, declared under penalty of perjury, which quali'Jy the applicant for an exemption, and shall include the names of all utility service suppliers serving that service user. If deemed exempt by the tax administrator, such service user shall give the tax administrator timely written notice of any change in utility service suppliers so that the tax administrator may notify the new utility service supplier of the service user's tax-exempt status. A service user who fails to comply with this section shall not be entitled to a refund of utility users taxes collected and remitted to the tax administrator as a result of such noncompliance. Upon request of the tax administrator, a service supplier or nonutility service supplier, or its billing agent, shall provide a list of the names and addresses of those customers which, according to its billing records, are deemed exempt from utility users taxes.

D, The decision of the tax administrator may be appealed pursuant to Section 7.29.170 of tliis chapter. Application to the tax administrator and appeal to tlie City Council pursuant to Section 7,29.170 of this chapter are prerequisites to a suit thereon.

Section 7.29.080 Substantial Nexus and Minimum Contacts For prirposes of imposing a tax or establishing a duty to collect and remit a tax under this chapter, "substantial nexus" and "minimum contacts" shall be construed broadly in favor of the imposition, collection, and / or remittance of a tax to the fullest extent permitted by state and federal law, and as it may change from time to time by judicial interpretation or by statutory enactment. Any communication service (including VoIP) used by a person with a service address in the city, which service is capable of teri'ninating a call to anotlier person on tlie general telephone network, shall be subject to a rebuttable presumption tliat "substantial nexus / minimum contacts" exists for purposes of imposing a tax, or establishing a duty to collect and reinit a tax, under this chapter. A

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service supplier shall be deemed to have sufficient activity in the city for tax collection and remittance purposes if its activities include, but are not limited to, any of the following: maintains or has within the city, directly or through an agent or subsidiary, a place of residence or business of any nature; solicits business in tlie city by employees, independent contractors, resellers, agents or otlier represei'itatives; solicits business in the city on a continuous, regular, seasonal or systematic basis by means of advertising broadcast or relayed from a transmitter with the city or distributed from a location with the city; or advertises in newspapers or other periodicals printed and published within the city or through materials distributed in the city by means other than the United States mail; or if there are activities performed in the city on behalf of the service sripplier that are significantly associated with the service supplier's ability to establish and maintain a market in the city for the provision of communication services that are subject to a tax under this chapter.

Section 7.29.090 Duty to Conect and Remit
Service suppliers shall collect and remit the taxes imposed by this chapter as follows:

A. The taxes shall be collected insofar as practicable at tlie same time as, and along witli, the charges made in accordance with the regular billing practice of a service supplier. If a service user pays a service supplier less than the full amount of the charge and tax accrued for the billing period, a proportionate sliare of botli the charge and the tax shall be deemed to have been paid. If a service user has notified the service supplier of refusal to pay the tax imposed on said charges, Section 7.29.130 of this chapter shall apply.

B. A service supplier's duty to collect tax from a service user shall commence with the beginning of the first regular billing peiiod applicable to the service user in which all charges non'nally included in such regular billing are subject to the provisions of this chapter. Where a person receives more than one billing, one or more being for different periods than anotlier, the duty to collect shall arise separately for each billing period.

C. Each person required by this chapter to remit a tax shall file a return with the tax administrator on or before the due date, on forms approved by the tax administrator. The full amount of the tax owed sliall be included with the retum. The tax administrator is authorized to require such additional information as lie or she deems necessary to determine if the tax is being levied, collected, and remitted in accordance with this chapter. Returns are due immediately upon cessation of business for any reason. The tax administrator, and its agents, shall maintain such rehirns as confidential infori'nation.

Section 7.29.100 Collection Penalties - Service Suppliers or Self-Collectors A. Taxes collected from a service user, or self-collected by a service user subject to Section

7.29.045 of this chapter, are delinquent if not received by the tax administrator on or before the due date. Should tlie due date occur on a weekend or legal holiday, the retuip must be received by the tax administrator on or before the first regular working day following the weekend or legal holiday. A direct deposit, including electronic fund transfers and other similar methods of electronically exchanging monies between financial accounts, made by a service supplier in satisfaction of its obligations under this subsection sliall be considered

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timely if the transfer is initiated on or before the due date, and the transfer settles into tlie city's account on or before the following business day.

B. If a service supplier, or a sei'vice user subject to Section 7.29.045 of this chapter, fails to remit any tax collected on or before the due date, said person shall pay a penalty for such delinquencies at the rate of 15% of the total tax that is delinquent in the remittance, and shall pay interest at the rate of three-quatters of one (0.75) percent per month, or any fraction thereof, on the amount of the tax, exclusive of penalties, from the date on which the remittance first became delinquent, until paid.

C. The tax administrator shall have the power to impose additional penalties upon persons required to collect and / or remit taxes pursuant to the provisions of this cliapter for fraud or gross negligence in collecting, reporting, or remitting tax at the rate of 15% of the tax due.

D. For collection purposes only, every penalty imposed and such interest that is accrued under the provisions of this section shall become a part of the tax required to be paid.

E. Notwithstanding the foregoing, tlie tax administrator may, in his or her discretion, modify the due dates of this chapter to be consistent witli any uniform standards or procedures that aremutually agreed ripon by otherpublic agencies imposing autility users tax, or otherwise legally established, to create a central payment location or meclianism. The tax administrator may also eiiter into written agreements with a service provider to alter the administrative details of this ordinance as appropriate to facilitate tax collection and remittance without undue expense to the service supplier or the City provided, however that no such agreement may materially alter the amounts due to the City.

Section 7.29.110 Actions to Collect
Any tax required imposed on a service user under this chapter shall be deemed a debt owed by the service user to the city. Any such tax collected from a service user which has not been remitted to the tax administrator shall be deemed a debt owed to the city by the person reqriired to collect and remit and shall no longer be a debt of the service riser. Any person owing n"ioney to tlie city under this chapter shall be liable to an action brought in the name of the city for the recovery of such amount, including penalties and interest as provided for in this chapter, along with any collection costs incurred by the city as a result of the person's noncompliance with tliis chapter, including, but not limited to, reasonable attorney fees.

Section 7.29.120 Deficiency Determination and Assessment A. The tax admii'iistrator shall make a deficiency determination if he or she determines that any person required to collect or self-collect taxes pursuant to this chapter has failed to collect and remit tlie proper amount of tax, including but not limited to, by improperly applying or failing to apply the tax to one or more taxable services or charges.

B, The tax administrator sliall mail a notice of such deficiency determination to the person required to pay or remit the tax, which notice shall refer briefly to the amorint of the taxes owed, plus interest at the rate of three-quarters of one (0.75) percent per n"ionth, or any

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fraction thereof, on the tax due from the date the city should have received the tax. Within 14 calendar days after service of such notice, the person may make written request to the tax administrator for a liearing. If the person fails to request a hearing within that time, the amorint of the deficiency determination sliall become a final assessment, and shall immediately be due and owing to the city.

C. If the person requests a hearing, the tax administrator shall cause the matter to be set for hearing not later than 30 days a'Jier receipt of tl'ie request. The tax administrator shall mail notice of the time and place of tlie hearing to such person at least 10 calendar days before the hearing, and, the notice may designate records said person must produce at such hearing.

D. At the time fixed for the hearing, the tax administrator or his or her designee shall hear all relevant testimony and evidence, inc)uding that of any other interested parties. At the discretion of the tax administrator, the hearing may be continued from time to time to allow presentation of additional evidence. Within a reasonable time following tl'ie conclusion of the hearing, the tax administrator or his or lier designee shall issue a final assessment confirming, modifying or rejecting the oiiginal deficiency deteri'nination, and shall mail a copy of such final assessment to the person owing the tax. The decision of the tax administrator may be appealed pursuant to Section 7.29.170 of this chapter. A hearing request to the tax administrator and appeal to the city council pursuant to Section 7.29.170 of this chapter is a prerequisite to a suit thereon.

E, Payment of the final assessment shall become delinquent if not received by the tax administrator on or before the 30th day following service of the notice of final assessment.

The penalty for delinquency sliall be 15% on the assessment, along with interest at the rate of three-quarters of one (0.75) percent per month, or any fraction tl"iereof, on the amount of the tax, exdusive of penalties, from the date of delinquency, until paid.

Section 7.29.130 Nonpaying Service Users
A. Whenever the tax administrator deten'nines that a service user has deliberately withheld the amount of the tax from amounts remitted to a person required to collect the tax, or whenever the tax administrator deems it in the best interest of the city, he or shemay relieve such person of the obligation to collect the taxes due under tliis chapter from certain named service users for specific billing periods. Whenever tlie service riser has failed to pay the amount of tax owed for a period of two or more billing periods, the service supplier shall be relieved of the obligation to collect taxes due. The service supplier shall provide tlie city with the names and addresses of such service risers and the amounts of taxes owed under tlie provisions of this chapter.

B. In addition to the tax owed, the service riser shall pay a delii'iquei'icy penalty at the rate of 15% ofthe tax owed, and shall pay interest at the rate ofthree-quarters of one (0.75) percent per month, or any fraction thereof, on the amount of the tax, exclusive of penalties, from the due date, until paid.

C. The tax administrator shall notify the non-paying service user that tlie tax administrator has assumed the responsibility to collect the taxes due for the stated periods and demand

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payment of such taxes, including penalties and interest. The notice shall be served on the service user by personal delivery or by deposit of the notice in the United States mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the service user at the address to which the person required to collect the tax addressed bills; or, shorild the service user have a change of address, to his or her last known address.

D. If the service user fails to remit the tax to the tax administrator within 30 days of service of the notice, the tax administrator may impose an additional penalty of 15% of the tax owed.

Section 7.29.140 Additional Powers and Duties of the Tax Administrator A, The tax administrator shall have the power and duty, and is hereby directed, to enforce each and all of the provisions of this chapter.

B, Tlie tax administrator may adopt administrative rules and regulations not inconsistent with provisions of this chapter to interpret, clarify, c;arry out and enforce the payment, collection and remittance of the taxes herein imposed. A copy of such administrative rules and regulations shall be available for inspection in the tax administrator's office.

C. To ensure compliance with of this chapter, the tax administrator may audit any person required to collect and / or remit a tax pursuant to this cl"iapter. The tax administrator sliall notify said person of such an audit in writing. In tl'ie absence of fraud or otlier intentional misconduct, the audit period of review sl'iall not exceed three years next preceding the date of service of notice of audit. Upon completion of the audit, the tax administrator may make a deficiency determination pursuant to Section 7.29.130 of tliis cl'iapter for all taxes, penalties and interest owed, as evidenced by inforination provided by such person to tlie tax administrator. If said person is unable or rinwilling to provide sufficient records to enable the tax administrator to verify compliance with this chapter, the tax administrator maymakeareasonableestimateofthedeficiency. Saidreasonableestimateshallbeentitled to a re?uttable presumption of correctness.

D, Upon receipt of a written request of a taxpayer or tax collector, aiid for good cause, the tax administrator may extend the ti'i'ne for any filing required by this chapter for aperiod of not to exceed 45 days, provided tliat the time for filing has not already passed when the tax administrator receives the request. No penalty or interest for delinquent payment shall accrue by reason of sudi extension.

E, The tax administrator shall determine the eligibility of any person who asserts a right to exemption from, or a refund of, the tax imposed by this chapter.

F, The tax administrator may compron'iise a claim pursuant to tl'iis chapter where the portion of the claim proposed to be released is less than $5,000. With the approval of the city council, the tax administrator may compromise larger claims.

G. Notwithstanding any provision in this chapter to the contrary, the tax administrator may waive any penalty or interest imposed upon a person required to collect and / or remit tax for failure to do if the non-collection occui'red in good faith and with reasonable diligence.

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In determining whether tlie non-collection was in good faith and reasonable diligence, the tax administrator shall consider, but need not be bound by, industry practice or other precedent.

Section 7.29.150 Records
A. It shall be the duty of every person required to collect and / or remit any tax imposed by this cliapter to keep and preserve, for a peiiod of at least three years, all records as may be necessary to detennine the tax such person may have been liable to collect and remit, wl'iich records the tax administrator shall have the right to inspect at all reasonable times.

B. Tlie tax administrator may issue an administrative subpoena to compel a person to deliver, to the tax administrator, copies of all records deemed necessary by the tax administrator to establish compliance with this chapter, including the delivery of records in a common electronic format on readily available media if the person keeps such records electronically in the ordinaiy course of business. As an alternative to delivering the subpoenaed records to tl'ie tax administrator on or before the due date provided in the administrative subpoena, such person may provide access to such records outside the city on or before tlie due date, provided that such person shall reimburse the city for all reasonable travel expenses incurred by the city to inspect those records, including travel, lodging, meals, and other similar expenses, but excluding the normal salary or hourly wages of those who make the inspectxon.

C, The tax administrator is authorized to execute a non-disclosure agreement approved by the city attorney to protect the confidentiality of customer infon'nation. The tax administrator may request from a person providing transportation or distribution services of gas or electricity to service users within tlie city, a list of tlie names, billing and service addresses, quantities of gas or electricity delivered, and other pertinent infoimation, pursuant to Section 6354(e) of the California Public Utilities Code.

D. If a service supplier uses a billing agent or billing aggregator to bill, collect, and/or remit the tax, the service supplier shall:

1. Provide to tlie tax administrator the name, address and telepl'ione mimber of each billing agent and billing aggregator currently arithorized by tlie service supplier to bill, collect, and / or remit the tax; and

2. Upon request of the tax administrator, deliver, or effect the deliveiy of, any information or record in the possession of such billing agent or billing aggregatorthat, in the opinion of the tax administrator, is necessai-y to verify the proper application, calculation, collection and/or remittance of such tax.

E. If any person required to keep records under this section unreasonably denies the tax administrator, or the tax administrator's designee, access to sucli records, or fails to produce the information requested in an administrative subpoena within the time specified, the tax administrator may impose a penalty on such person of $500 for eacli day following the initial date that the person refuses to provide such access, or following the due date set

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forth in an administrative subpoena. This penalty shall be in addition to any other penalty imposed under this chapter.

Section 7.29.160 Refunds
A. Whenever any tax imposed by this chapter has been overpaid, paid more tlian once, or has been erroneously or illegally collected or received by the tax administrator, it may be refunded as provided in this section.

B. The tax administrator may refund such tax provided that no re-Jund shall be paid unless the claimant or his or her guardian, conservator, executor or administrator subinits a written claim, under penalty of perjury, to the tax administrator within one year of the payment or collection. Such claim must clearly establish claimant's right to the refund by written records. Nothing herein shall permit the filing of a refund claim for a class or group of taxpayers. City council approval shall be reqriired for any individual refund in excess of $5,000.

C. The tax administrator, or the city council as claims in excess of $5,000, sliall act upon a refund daim within 45 days of its receipt. Said decision shall be final as to the City but subject to judicial review pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 1094.5. If the tax administrator or city council fails or refuses to act on a refund claim within the 45-day period, tlie claim shall be deemed to have been rejected on the 45th day.

D. Thefilingofawrittenclaimisaprerequisitetoanysuitthereon.Anyactionbroughtagainst the city pursuant to this section shall be subject to the provisions of Government Code section 940 et seq.

E. Notwithstanding other provisions of this section, whenever a service supplier, pursuant to an order of the California Public Utilities Coininission, makes a refund to service users of charges for past utility services, the taxes paid pursuant to tl'iis chapter on the amount of such refiinded charges shall also be refunded to service users, and the service supplier shall be entitled to a credit for such refunded taxes against tax due upon the next montlily return, Section 7.29.170 Appeals
A. ExceptastodecisionsrelatingtoarefundpursuanttoSection7.29.160,thissectionapplies to any deficiency determination, assessment, administrative ruling, or other decision of the tax administrator conceming taxes due under tliis cliapter. Any person aggiieved by sucli a decision of the tax administrator may appeal pursuant to in this section and must do so as a prerequisite to any suit thereon. Nothing herein sliall permit the filing of a claim or action on behalf of a class or group of taxpayers.

B. Such an aggrieved person may appeal that decision to the city council. Such an appeal must be submitted in writing to the city clerk witliin 14 days of the date of the deficiency deten'nination, assessment, administrative ruling, or other decision at issue.

C. The city council shall fix a time and place for hearing such appeal before itself or a hearing officer. The appellant shall be served with notice of the time and place of the liearing, as

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well as any relevant materials, at least five calendar days before the hearing. The city council or hearing officer may continue the hearing from time to time. At the time of the heating, the appealing party, the tax administrator, and any other interested person may present such relevant evidence as he or she may have relating to the determination from whicli the appeal is taken.

D. Based upon the submission of evidence and review of the city's files, the hearing office shall prepare for the city corincil's consideration, or the city council sliall issue a written notice and order upholding, modi'fying or reversing the detennination appealed. The city coru'icil's decision is final as to the city but subject to judicial review under Code of Civil Procedure Section 1094.6.

Section 7.29.180 Disposition of Funds
The utility users taxes collected under and pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be deposited and paid into the general fund of the city and expended for any lawful purpose of the city as the city council may deterinine.

Section 7.29.190 No Action to Prevent Collection of Tax No injunction, wiit of mandate, or other legal or eqriitable process shall issue in any suit, action, or proceeding in any court against this city or against any employee or officer of tlie city to prevent or enjoin the collection rinder this chapter of any tax or any amount of tax required to be collected and/ or remitted.

Section 7.29.200 Remedies Cumulative
All remedies and penalties prescribed by this cliapter or which are available under any other provision of law or equity are cumulative. The use of one or more remedies by the city shall not bar tl'ie use of any other remedy forthepurpose of enforcing the provisions of this chapter provided only that the city may not collect any liability under this cliapter more than once.

Section 7.29.210 Notice of Changes to Ordinance
If a tax under this chapter is added, repealed, increased, reduced, or tlie tax base is changed, the tax administrator shall provide notice as Public Utilities Code Section 799 requires. Before effective date of the ordinance change, each service supplier sl'iall provide the tax administrator witli a copy of any written procedures desctibing the infonnation the service supplier needs to implement the ordinance cliange. If the service supplier fails to provide such written instructions, the tax administrator, or his or her agent, shall send, by first class mail, a copy of the ordinance change to all collectors and remitters of the city's utility users taxes according to the latest payment records of the tax administrator
Section 7.29.220 Future Amendment to Cited Statute
Unless specifically provided otherwise, any reference to a state or federal stahite in this cliapter shall mean such statute as it may be amended from time to time, provided that such reference to a statute herein shall not include any subsequent amendment thereto, or to any subsequent change

40 of interpretation thereof, to the extent that such amendment or change of interpretation would require voter approval under California law or would resrilt in a tax decrease (as, for example, as a result of excluding all or a part of a communication service, or charge therefor, from taxation).

Only to the extent voter approval worild otherwise be required or a tax decrease would result, the prior version ofthe statute (or interpretation) shall re'inain applicable to construction of this chapter for any application or situation tl'iat would not require voter approval or result in a decrease of a tax, provisions of the amended statute (or new interpretation) shall apply to the maxi'i'num possible extent.

To the extent that the city's authorization to collect or impose any tax imposed under this chapter is expanded or limited as a result of changes in state or federal law, no amendment or modification of tliis chapter shall be required to confori'n the tax to those changes, and the tax shall be imposed and collected to the full extent of the arithorization up to the full amount of the tax imposed under this cliapter.

SECTION 2. The City Council may amend this Ordinance without a vote of the people provided, however, that voter approval is required for any amendment that would increase a tax within the meaning of Goveri'unent Code section 53750(h).

SECTION 3, This Ordinance is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (Pub, Resources Code, § 21000 et seq.) ("CEQA"). It can be seen with certainty that tl'iere is no possibility tliat this Ordinance may have a significant effect on the environi'nent. (14 CCR {S)15061(b)(3).) Further, this Ordinance simply creates a govert'ment funding mechanism, which does not involve any corninitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the envirorunent. (14 CCR S,15378(b)(4).) SECTION 4. If any section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this Ordinance or the application thereof is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, sucl'i decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The People of the City of South Gate hereby declare that they would have adopted tl'iis Ordinance, and each and every section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, or phrase thereof without regard to whether any other portion of the Ordinance may be declared invalid or unconstitutional.

SECTION 5. Pursuant to Elections Code section 9217, this Ordinance shall take effect 10 days after certification of its approval by a majority of the electorate voting at the general election to be lield June 2, 2026. Taxes shall be collected and remitted thereafter as provided in Public Utilities Code section 799.

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SECTION 6. The Mayor shall sign, andthe City Clerk shall attest to the passage of, this Ordinance upon certification by the City Council of the results of the election approving it.

We hereby certify that the voters of the City of South Gate did approve this Ordinance by majority vote on June 2, 2026.

PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this day of 2026.

CITY OF SOUTH GATE:

B7:

Joshua Baitaon, Mayor
ATTEST:

By:

Yodit Glaze, City Clerk
(SEAL)
APPROVED AS TO :

By:

Raul F. Salinas, City Attorney

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Sot:th Gait- Ciiy Cn-ri Item No. 2
JAN 8 2026
FILED
/,'K(;=t,l Ciffl of South Gate

CITY COUNCIL
AG-ENJDA JBI[LL
SUBJECT: RESOLUTION INITIATING ANNUAL PROCEEDINGS FOR THE LEVY OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2025/26 ASSESSMENTS AND ORDERING PREPARATION

OF AN ENGINEER'S REPORT FOR THE STREET LIGHTING AND LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICT N0. 1
PURPOSE: Annually, the City Council undertakes certain proceedings to levy and collect assessments within the Street Lighting and Landscape Maintenance District No. 1 ("District").

The first of the actions is to adopt a Resolution to initiate the annual proceedings and order the preparation of the Engineer's Report.

RECOMMENDED ACTION: The City Council will consider adopting a Resolution initiating the annual proceedings for the levy of the Fiscal Year 2026/27 assessments and ordering the preparation of an Engineer's Report for the Street Lighting and Landscaping Maintenance District No. 1.

FISCAL IMPACT: The cost of preparing the Engineer's Report is $8,307 and it will be funded with Street Lighting and Landscaping Funds budgeted in the Fiscal Year 2026/27 Municipal Budget.

ANALYSIS: The assessment rate is set at $2.38 per adjusted front footage. Although the revenue from this assessment has remained the same for nearly three decades, the cost of maintaining the District has risen, creating a 'funding shortfall. For FY 2026/27, the revenue is estimated at $1,994,154, while maintenance costs are estimated at $3,041,636, resulting in a budget deficit of $1,184,010. which is planned to be funded with restricted funds including Measure R, Gas Tax and Proposition A. This amount includes $136,528 for the maintenance of the landscaped medians on Long Beach Blvd and Garfield Avenue recently constructed, which amount added to the deficit.

In April 2016, the City Council authorized an analysis to explore ways to address the funding shortfall, including the possibility of raising the assessment rate through a Proposition 218 process, which requires property owner approval for any new or increased assessments. At that time, the consultant found that while raising the rate in the existing District could help, creating 1 43
new districts would be a more effective way to generate additional fiinds, and staff did not move forward with a Proposition 218 effort.

BACKGROTJND: The District was established in 1981 and operates under the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 (California Streets and Highways Code). This law provides the authority to levy an assessment of properties that receive a direct "special benefit" from public improvements, such as landscaping and street lighting. Since the District covers the entire City, the assessment is levied on all properties throughout the City.

To remain compliance with the rules of the district, District revenue can only be used to maintain and operate landscaping and lighting systems throughout the City and on City streets. This includes expenses for landscaping (trees, shrubs, grass, irrigation, and drainage) and lighting systems (streetlights, decorative fixtures, traffic signals, and related equipment), including labor and materials.

Annually, the District's funds are levied and collected by the Los Angeles County ASsessor's Office ("LA County") on behalf of the City, in the property tax roll. Several actions from the City Council are required to provide LA County with the authority to levy and collect the assessments, according to LA County requirements and applicable state law. The first step is to adopt the proposed Resolution which initiates the proceedings and orders the preparation of the Engineer's Report.

The schedule for the proceedings is as follows:

Date City Council Action
1/13/2026 Adopt Resolution initiating proceedings to levy assessments and ordering preparation of the Engineer's Report.
4/28/2026 1. Adopt Resolution preliminarily approving Engineer's Report.

2. Adopt Resolution declaring the City's intention to levy and collect assessments and set a public hearing May 26, 2026.
5/26/2026 Conduct a public hearing and adopt a Resolution confirming the area boundary and ordering the levy of annual assessments.
8/07/2026 Deadline for filing assessment roll.

An Assessment District allows the City to charge a fee (assessment) to properties that benefit from public improvements, such as enhanced landscaping and street lighting. These public improvements are considered a special benefit to adjacent properties. Funding for maintenance and services comes from the annual assessments paid by property owners within the District. To continue collecting these assessments for FY 2026/27, the City must prepare an Engineer's Report annually and hold a public hearing, as required by the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972.

ATTACHMENT: Proposed Resolution
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RESOLUTION NO.

CITY OF SOUTH GATE

LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH GATE,

CALIFORNIA,INITIATINGTHE ANNUALPROCEEDINGSFORTHELEVY
OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2026/27 ASSESSMENTS AND ORDERING THE

PREPARATION OF AN ENGINEER'S REPORT FOR THE STREET
LIGHTING AND LANDSCAJ'ING MAINTENAJ'!CE DISTRICT N0. 1
WHEREAS, in 198I, the City Council formed a special maintenance district pursuant to the terms of the "Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972", Division 15, Part 2 of the Streets and Highways Code of the State of California, such special maintenance district known and designated as Maintenance District No. 1 ("District");
WHEREAS, the District provides the authority to levy an assessment of parcels of land which have been identified as receiving a direct "special benefit" from public improvement; WHEREAS, annually, the District's funds are levied and collected by the Los Angeles County Assessor'S Office on behalf of the City, in the property tax roll; and WHEREAS, at this time the City Council desires to initiate proceedings to provide for the annual levy of assessments for Fiscal Year 2026/27 to finance the annual costs of maintenance and/or servicing of improvements within the District.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH GATE, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. The City Council does hereby declare that the recitals set forth above are true and correct and are incorporated herein by reference.

SECTION 2. The City Council does hereby declare its intention, as required by the public interest, to initiate proceedings for the annual levy and collection of special assessments for the payment of annual maintenance and/or servicing costs within the District for new improvements or any substantial changes in existing improvements or zones as proposed as a part of these proceedings SECTION3. TheCityCouncildoesherebydelegatetheAssistantCityManager/DirectorofPublic Works to conduct the annual maintenance and/or servicing of the improvements and is directed to make and file a report essentially containing the following:
a. Plans and specifications describing the general nature, location, and extent of the existing improvements to be maintained and/or serviced; b. An estimate of the cost ofthe maintenance and/or servicing of the improvements for the District for the referenced fiscal year;
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A diagram of the District showing the lots and/or parcels to be assessed; and An assessment that covers the estimated cost of the maintenance and/or servicing, assessing the net amount upon all assessable lots and/or parcels withinthe District in proportionto the special benefits received by each lot orparcel. Assessments may or may not be increased from those levied for the prior or current fiscal year.

Upon completion of the preparation of the assessment engineer's report, the original shall be filed with the City Clerk, who shall then submitthe same to the City Council for its immediate reviewand consideration.

SECTION 4. The City Council does hereby direct that the above assessment engineer's report includes all costs and expenses of such maintenance and/or servicing relating to the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2027.

SECTION 5. The City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this Resolution which shall be effective upon its adoption.

PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 13th day of January 2026.

CITY OF SOUTH GATE:

By:

Joshua Barron, Mayor
ATTEST:

B7:

Yodit Glaze, City Clerk
(SEAL)
AJ'PROVED AS TO FORM:
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By:

F. Salinas, City Attorney

46 Item No. 3
City of South Gate
Office oHhe
Sorrfl'i Gale City (.lerk
JAN 7 2026

CITY COUNCIL
ACnENDA JaJ[LL
SUBJECT: CERTIFICATION 6F CALPERS INDUSTRIAL DISABILITY RETIREMENT

OF ISMAEL VERVERA, A RETIRED POLICE SERGEANT
PURPOSE: To request City Council adoption of a Resolution certifying an Industrial Disability Retirement ("IDR") for Ismael Ververa ("Employee"), a retired Police Seargent with South Gate Police Department, pursuant to the California Government Code and California Public Employee Retirement System ("CalPERS") requirements.

RECOMMENDED ACTION: It is recommended that the City Council adopt the attached Resolution certifying that: a) Employee is substantially incapacitated from the performance of the essential duties of his position; b) Employee's incapacity is a result of industrial (work-related) causes; c) Employee is eligible to receive Industrial Disability Retirement ("IDR") benefits through CalPERS; and d) The City is not contesting the medical determination of industrial disability.

FISCAL IMPACT: There is no direct General Fund impact. CalPERS will calculate and administer the retirement benefit directly based on the employee's membership category and service credit.

BACKGROUND: California Government Code F>21156 sets forth the criteria for the City Council to make a determination that a public employee is substantially incapacitated physically and/or mentally for the performance of his duties and it thus eligible to retire based on said disabling condition.

CalPERS requires City Council to adopt a Resolution certifying that an employee is, in fact, eligible to receive IDR benefits.

Employee, a retired Police Sergeant, was employed with the City of South Gate from November 15, 1992, through July 17, 2025, the official date of his retirement. On September 14, 2023, he sustained an industrial injury for which he filed a workers' compensation claim. Subsequently, Sgt. Ververa sustained a second industrial injury on September 3, 2024, which also resulted in a workers' compensation claim. Both workers' compensation claims remain pending; however, both have been accepted. On June 3, 2025, Employee filed an application for an IDR with CalPERS. The basis of Employee's application for the IDR benefits is that the injuries he sustained were in the line of duty and have rendered him substantially incapacitated to perform his duties as a sworn Police Sergeant.

The City then serit Employee to a competent, independent medical practitioner, who examined Employee and confirmed that his condition was sustained while in the line of duty with the City as a Police Sergeant and that such injuries have rendered him substantially incapacitated to perform his

47 duties as a Police Sergeant. Accordingly, it can be concluded that Ververa is substantially incapacitated within the meaning of the California Government Code and the Public Employees' Retirement Law ("PERL") for the performance of his usual and customer duties in the position of Police Sergeant, Based on the medical evidence, staff recommends that the City Council adopt a Resolution, which will approve a CalPERS IDR for Employee with an effective date of July 17, 2025.

Therefore, staff recommends that the City Council adopt the attached Resolution approving the Employee's Industrial Disability Retirement.

ATTACHMENT: Proposed Resolution.

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48 RESOLUTION NO.

CITY OF SOUTH GATE

LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CAI,IFORNIA

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH GATE,

CALIFORNIA, FOR THE CERTIFICATION OF A CALPERS INDUSTRIAL

DISABILITY RETIREMENT OF ISMAEL VERVERA, A RETIRED POLICE

SERGEANT
WHEREAS, the City of South Gate ("City") is a contracting agency under the California Public Employees' Retirement System ("CalPERS");
WHEREAS, California Government Code Fp21156 and the California Public Employees' Retirement Law ("PERL") requires the City to determine whether the retiree is classified as a local safety member, is substantially incapacitated for the performance his duties, and whether such disability is "industrial" within the meaning of such law; WHEREAS, Pursuant to the authority under California Government Code Fp21156, after reviewing medical and other evidence relevant thereto, the City Council hereby certifies under penalty of perjury that the deternnination that the IDR was made on the basis of competent medical opinion and was not used as a substituted for the disciplinary process. If any of the following disciplinary processes occurred before the member's separation from employment, all relevant personnel documents were forwarded to CalPERS for determination of the member's eligibility for disability retirement and CalPERS' determination that the member is eligible to apply for disability retirement was obtained prior to starting the process of determination; however, no disciplinary process was pending. Those conditions are:
* Disciplinaryprocesswasunderwaypriortothemember'sseparationfromemployment. * Terminated for cause.
* Resigned or service retired in lieu of termination.
* The member signed an agreement to waive their reinstatement of rights as part of a legal settlement (i.e., Employment Reinstatement Waiver). * Convicted of or is being investigated for a work-related felony; and WHEREAS, Ismael Ververa, a retired Police Seargent, filed Workers' Compensation claims for his disabling conditions, both of which have been accepted by the City, and then subsequently filed an application for Industrial Disability Retirement on June 3, 2025; and WHEREAS, the City referred the employee to an independent medical evaluation performed by a competent, independent medical practitioner, who determined that the employee is substantially incapacitated from perfornning his essential job duties; WHEREAS, based on the medical findings and review of the employee's job functions, the City has determined that the incapacity is the result of industrial (work-related) causes; and Page l of 2
49 WHEREAS, the City certifies that neither the City nor the member have filed a petition for determination under California Governrnent Code F>21166 to be made by the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board

NOW THEREFOR, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH GATE, CALIFORNIA DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. The City Council does hereby declare that the above recitals are true and correct and incoi'porated herein by reference.

SECTION 2. The City Council does hereby certify that the last day paid in the position of Police Sergeant after expiration of his leave rights under California Governrnent Code §§ 21163 and 21164 is effective July 17, 2025, and that no dispute as to the expiration of such leave is pending as the member has exhausted unused sick leave, compensating time off or California Labor Code F>4850 until the last date paid.

SECTION 3. The City Council does hereby certify that retired Police Sergeant Ververa is substantially incapacitated from the performance of the essential duties of his position, that his incapacity is the result of industrial (work-related) causes, that he is eligible to receive an Industrial Disability Retirement because he is a sworn peace officer with the City of South Gate, and that the City is not contesting the medical determination that his injuries are an industrial disability.

SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution which shall be effective upon its adoption.

PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED on this 13th day of January 2026.

CITY OF SOUTH GATE:

BY:

Joshua Barron, Mayor
ATTEST:

B37:

Yodit Glaze, City Clerk
(SEAL)
APPROVED AS TO FO :

B7:

Raul F. Salinas, City Attorney
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50 Item No. 4
!IAN 8 2026
FILED Cid of South Gate

CITY COUNCIL
1;'O'- € AGENDA BaILL
DepartmetitDirector:

For the Regular Meeting of: January 13, 2025
Originating Department: Community Development
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Ciffl Matiager:

Rob Houston
SUBJECT: PROPOSALS FOR ON-CALL PLANNING, LANDSCAPING,

ENVIRONMENTAL, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONSULTING SERVICES PURPOSE: To provide a list of qualified firms to provide on-call consulting services for various planning, landscaping, environmental, and economic development issues, including:
* Planning, zoning, and land use services
* Landscape plan review for compliance with the water efficient landscape ordinance * Environmental services in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and/or National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
@ Economic development advisory services
On-call consulting services are needed to support the City with future development projects, and economic development efforts including, but not limited to, general plan amendments, code amendments, rezoning, tentative subdivision maps, conditional use permits, design reviews, plan reviews, specific plans, environmental services, and economic development.

RECOMMENDED ACTIONS: The City Council will consider adopting a list of qualified consultants that staff can select from an as-needed basis to provide various services for planning, landscaping, environmental, and economic development issues.

FISCAL IMPACT: There is no fiscal impact from the establishment of this list, as this list of consultants does not authorize any scope of work. All work authorized would be project-specific and would be the responsibility of the applicant unless a project is City-initiated, in which case the City would pay costs.

ANALYSIS: The City last updated its list of environmental consultants in June 2022, in wich it entered into three contracts for on-call consulting services with De Novo Planning Group, EcoTierra Consulting, and Kimley Horn - referred to as "bench" consultants. Those contracts were extended until June 28, 2026. The City is now seeking to establish a broader bench list that includes those three firms plus other qualified environmental consultants, and expand the list to include other disciplines, including planning, economic development, and landscaping services. Selected 1 51
consultants are not required to cover all disciplines, but may offer services for one or more based on their areas of expertise. The expanded bench list will provide staff more of a range of professional services, expertise, pricing, and availability.

Background
In previous years, applicants requiring environmental services undertook the primary studies with their own consultants and the City would peer review those studies for reasonableness, which is a legally acceptable format. However, to ensure community interests are fully considered and that there is an independence to the analysis undertaken, in 2022, the City decided to prepare all technical studies, initial studies, and other dociunents through its own qualified consultants. All costs for the technical studies, initial studies, and other documents were fully paid through deposits required of the applicant at the time a development application is submitted.

Request for Qualifications
On September 4, 2025, the City Council authorized the release of a request for proposal (RFQ) to solicit qualified firms to submit proposals for on-call planning, landscaping, environmental, and economic development consulting services. The RFQ would assist in developing apre-screened pool of qualified consultants to be able to respond in a timely manner to development applications. The RFQ was sent to 26 consulting firms that cover a variety of services. Staff received 10 statements of qualifications (SOQs) in response, and a correspondence from EcoTierra indicating they would like to remain on the bench list and provide the same environmental service. The two other existing bench consultants - Kimley-Horn and De Novo Planning Group - submitted an SOQ to provide planning services while continuing to provide environmental services.

Establishing a Consultant Bench
Staff reviewed the SOQs based on qualifications, including clarity of response, relevant experience, and consultant capabilities. After reviewing responses and comrnunicating with qualified consultants, staff recornrnends that the City Council adopt the following list of consultants to provide services in their field of expertise:

TABLE l- CONSULTANT LIST
Consultant Services Provided Notes

PL ENV LS ED
EcoTierra* x Estab. 2010; has worked with Bell Gardens, Santa Monica, EI Segundo
Kimley-Horn* x x Estab. 1967 with 10,000 employees,
including 800 planners, engineers, and
professionals in 146 offices (16 in
California); currently provides CEQA review
and can also provide Plaruiing and traffic
SerViCeS
De Novo Planning Group* x x 25 full-time employees; has worked with Culver City, Gardena, Santa Aria; cwrently
provides CEQA review and can also provide
Planning services
Ascent Environmental, Inc. x x Over 15-years in service with 150 employees; has done work in South Gate,
Long Beach, LA; staff augmentation not
provided
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Willdan x x x x Estab. 1964 with 1,700 employees; has
worked with South Gate, Cudahy,
Paramount; has capacity in all disciplines;
specialists available in ED and LS services;
CEQA done in-house with subconsultants
preparing specific tech. studies
CSG Consultants x x Estab. 1991 with 350 employees; has worked with Bell, Norwalk, Downey, Compton;
offers current and advanced planning
services
MNS x x x 50 professionals; has worked with Bell
Gardens, Long Beach, Norwalk
Civic Solutions x Estab. 1991; has worked with over 100 jurisdictions; provides current and advanced
planning services; Spanish translation
available; staff augmentation available
Raimi + Assoc. x Estab. 2006; provides planning, zoning, and land use services; staff augmentation not
provided
Ladayu Consulting Group x Estab. 2015; 16 employees; has worked with Bell, Compton, Vernon, Alhambra
Environmental Design
Assoc.
x Estab. 2002; sole proprietor; has worked in
Rolling Hills, Rolling Hills Estates, Palos
Verdes Estates
PL = Plaru'iing, ENV = Environmental, LS = Landscape, ED = Economic Development "Currently provides environmental services to the City of South Gate In total, the City would expand its bench of three environmental consultants to:
* 8 Planning, zoning, and land use consultants
* 7 Environmental consultants
* 3 Landscape consultants
* 2 Economic development consultants
Once the list of bench consultants is established, projects that require specialized review as determined by staff will be sent to consultants based on their field of expertise through a request for proposal (RFP). An RFP for a project that is not exempt from CEQA may be sent to environmental consultants for preparation of a CEQA document. Similarly, an RFP for a large project that requires a complex zone change and General Plan amendment may be sent to planning consultants, environmental consultants, and landscape consultants. Proposals received will be reviewed and vetted before selections are made and contracts are executed. Applicants will be responsible for paying for the cost of the City's consultants, plus a 25% administrative fee.

Planning Services
Consultants will be contacted if an applicant requests an update to the General Plan, zoning code, specific plan, or other long-range planning document. Consultants will need to provide services on an as-needed basis, and may be asked to present workshops and training sessions with the Planning Cornrnission and/or City Council. For applicant-initiated projects, the applicant is responsible for submitting a deposit, plus a 25% administrative fee, to cover costs. For City-initiated projects, the City would cover the consultant's costs.
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Additionally, several consultants from the proposed qualified list provide staff augmentation in the event the City requires assistance with processing current plaru'iing projects.

Environmental Services
Consultants will be responsible for the preparation of Environmental Impact Reports (EIR), Environmental Impact Statements (EIS), Negative Declarations, Mitigated Negative Declarations, technical studies and other CEQA and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documentation for proposed projects. The City currently has three bench consultants that provide environmental services and is looking to expand the list of qualified consultants. In the event an applicant wishes to use its own consultant, the City could use a bench consultant to peer review the work.

Landscaping Services
The City of South Gate has a Water Conservation Ordinance adopted in 2009 that promotes water conservation measures but may not fiilly meet new State standards. If the City decides to update its ordinance, a consultant can be selected from the bench list to prepare an ordinance amendment, which would be paid for by the City. For large private development, landscape consultants could review the landscape plan for compliance. Historically, staff has reviewed landscape plans.

Applicants would cover the cost if a landscape consultant is needed.

Economic Development Services
Economic development consultants will provide advisory services on economic development.

Occasionally, the City requires economic development data and analysis for decision-makers and requires a consultant that specializes in economics and market conditions. The City seeks consultants who can provide these services on an as-needed basis. Consultants may be asked to present workshops and training sessions with the Planning Commission and/or City Council. The City will pay for city-initiated projects.

CONCLUSION: The expanded list of bench consultants will assist staff in making selections to serve as an extension of staff. Consultants are specialized in their field of expertise and can alleviate the workload placed on regular staff. This improves customer service and ensures that projects are thoroughly reviewed for compliance with state and federal laws. In the event an applicant wishes to use its own consultant, the City could use a bench consultant to peer review the work.

If the bench list is acceptable to City Council, staff will use the list when development projects warrant the need for a consultant or consultant services are needed for a City-initiated project.

Contracts with the consultants will be executed at a later time when a development project is submitted or services are needed.
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ATT ACHMENTS:

A. Request for Qualifications
Exhibit A: Agreement for Professional Services Template B. List of "Bench" Consultants
C. Letter from EcoTierra Regarding On-Call Environmental Consulting Services D. Statement of Qualifications: Kimley-Horn
E. Statement of Qualifications: De Novo Planning Group
F. Statement of Qualifications: Ascent Environmental, Inc.

G. Statement of Qualifications: Willdan
H. Statement of Qualifications: CSG Consultants
I. Statement of Qualifications: MNS
J. Statement of Qualifications: Civic Solutions
K. Statement of Qualifications: Raimi + Associates
L. Statement of Qualifications: Ladayu Consulting Group M. Statement of Qualifications: Environmental Design Associates 55 Attachment A
Agenda Bill 01/13/26

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS

ON-CALL CONSULTING SERVICES
Cky of
South
(,ate'
City of South Gate
Community Development Department
8650 California Avenue
South Gate, CA 90280
Release Date: September 10, 2025
RFQ Due: October 9, 2025
The City of South Gate ("City") is soliciting qualified firms to submit a proposal for on-call planning, 56 landscaping, and environmental, and economic development consulting review and services for development projects and economic development efforts including, but not limited to, general plan amendments, code amendments, rezoning, tentative subdivision maps, conditional use permits, design reviews, plan reviews, specific plans, environmental services, and economic development. The City anticipates selecting firms to provide consulting services on an on-call basis, and that each firm may subsequently be asked to prepare specific proposals for more than one project.

Proposals are due by October 9, 2025, at 5:30 P.M. PT: See complete instructions, Instructions to Proposers and Procedures for Submittal.

All questions and inquiries related to this Request for Qualifications ("RFQ") must be directed to John F. Signo, AICP, Planning Manager at jsizno@[email protected]@.

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Introduction
The City of South Gate is requesting qualified firms to submit a proposal for on-call consulting services for future development projects and economic development efforts including, but not limited to, general plan amendments, code amendments, rezoning, tentative subdivision maps, conditional use permits, design reviews, plan reviews, specific plans, environmental services, and economic development. The City anticipates selecting firms to provide consulting services on an on-call basis, and that each firm may subsequently be asked to prepare specific proposals for more than one project. Services needed include:
* Planning, zoning, and land use services
@ Landscape plan review for compliance with the water efficient landscape ordinance * Environmental services in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) * Economic development advisory services
Interested consultants are not required to provide all services but only those that the consultant specializes in and can provide. The City anticipates compiling a list of several consultants in various disciplines to be available on an on-call basis.

Planning Consultants
The City occasionally requires updates to its General Plan, zoning code, specific plans, and other planning documents. The City seeks consultants who can provide these planning services on an as-needed basis.

Consultants may be asked to present workshops and training sessions with the Planning Commission and/or City Council.

Environmental Consultants
The State of California has an environmental statute called California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).

The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) is a United States Environmental law that promotes the enhancement of the environment and established the President's Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ). Both laws require state and local agencies to identify the significant environmental impacts of their actions and avoid or mitigate those impacts, if feasible.

The consultant(s) selected will be responsible for the preparation of Environmental Impact Reports (EIR), Environmental Impact Statements (ELS), Negative Declarations, Mitigated Negative Declarations, technical studies and other California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documentation for proposed projects. The consultant/s will be willing to work collaboratively with, and manage the work of, other members of the environmental analysis team.

The City of South Gate has a Water Conservation Ordinance adopted in 2009 that promotes water conservation measures but may not fully meet the requirements of MWELO. Thus, the City must rely and implement the State's MWELO.
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The City is seeking guidance from landscape consultants on adopting a local WELO or continuing implementing the standards in the State MWELO. Furthermore, the City is seeking consultants to review plans for MWELO compliance, which includes but is not limited to reviewing landscape and irrigation plans, providing recommendations on improving water efficiency measures, conducting compliance inspections, and finalizing permits.

Economic Development Consultants
The City is seeking a consultant to provide advisory services on economic development. Occasionally, the City requires economic development data for decision-makers and requires a consultant that specializes in economics and market conditions. The City seeks consultants who can provide these services on an asneeded basis. Consultants may be asked to present workshops and training sessions with the Planning Commission and/or City Council.

Project Overview
The purpose of this RFQ is to solicit and select a firm(s) to provide consultant services to aSsist City staff as it relates to various planning, landscaping, environmental, and economic development issues. Under the direction of the City's Community Development Director, the consultant(s) will provide the range of expertise to carry out the normal functions of the necessary review process and/or program implementation. All services provided by the consultant(s) shall be performed by individuals who meet the qualifications, education, and certification/licensing for the position(s). The successful consultant(s) shall also have the resources to provide cost effective and timeiy services, inciuding providing outstanding customer service to the City and its related clients. 4 59
Proposed Timeline
Activfty Date a"
Initial distribution of RFQ September 10, 2025
Proposal Submittal Deadline October 9 - 5:30 P.M. PT
Interview(s), if necessary October 13-21, 2015
Recommendation and Selection of Firm October 28, 2015
Execution of Agreement October 28, 2015
Environmental Consultant's Responsibilities/Scope of Services In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA),the City of South Gate ("City") follows the appropriate guidelines for the environmental review (CEQA, NEPA, etc.) for the review of development projects and other activities to ensure that the environment of the State is protected and enhanced. Pursuant to these procedures, the City anticipates that the preparation of environmental document(s) may be required for potential future projects including but not limited to the following types:
@ Residential developments
* Small and large mixed-use projects
* Industrial developments
* Commercial developments
* Capital projects
Due to the potential for project schedules to overlap, the City may ask several firms to provide consulting services, and the firm(s) may subsequently be asked to provide written proposals for more than one project. The selected consultant(s) may be asked to provide a variety of professional services and prepare environmental documents (such as Environmental Impact Reports, Mitigated Negative Dedarations, Negative Declarations, Initial Studies, and/or technical studies) in compliance with the requirements of CEQAand NEPA.Typical environmental impacts which will need to be assessedinclude but are not limited to:
* Aesthetics
Agricultural Resources
Air Quality
Biological Resources
Cultural Resources
Climate Change/Global Warming Geology and Soils
Geology/Soils
Hazards and Hazardous Materials
Hydrology and Water Quality
Mineral Resources
Noise
Population and Housing
Public Service
Recreation
Tribal Cultural Resources
Transportation/Traffic
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60 Utilities and Service Systems
Qualified firms may submit proposai for either individual services, or all services listed below and in this RFQ.
a. Task 1: Environmental Impact Report (EIR)
b. Task 2: Negative Declaration
c. Task 3: Mitigated Negative Dedaration
d. Task 4: Technical Studies
e. Task 5: NEPA Compliance
At the start of the project, the Consultant-will meet with City Staff and selectedindividu alsto 6i5(u ss the approach and expectations. The consultant/s will meet on a regular basis with the Community Development Director, Community Development and other City staff to review the progress of any work product and to discuss any changes in director or needed details. The selected firm(s) must be prepared to effectively address the following: ASSiSt City staff in managing the environmental processing for private development projects and City initiated projects, including preparation of environmental documents, attendance at public meetings, regularinterface with City staff and other City consultants, and attendance at regularly scheduled coordination meetings as necessary when work is in progress.

Communicate, cooperate and team with specialized environmental consultants and City staff and other City consultants as necessary.

Demonstrate the depth and breadth of the firm to provide a full range of environmental consulting services capable of meeting the needs of any given private development or City initiated project.

Provide strong emphasis on the management of multiple projects and competing priorities while maintaining quality, meeting schedules and staying within budget.

Subconsultants may be utilized for various technical reports. The City reserves the right to require the use of approved subconsultants, particularly with respect to traffic reports, and not permit the use of subconsultants that have not been approved.

Consultant's Responsibilities for Planning, Landscaping, and Economic Development Services Consultants interested in providing services for planning, landscaping, or economic development issues must demonstrate the ability to communicate, cooperate, and interact with other consultants and City staff; demonstrate the depth and breadth of the firm to provide a full range of consulting services capable of meeting the needs of the City, provide strong emphasis on the management of multiple projects and competing priorities while maintaining quality, meeting schedules and staying within budget; and the ability to coordinate and manage subconsultants for various technical reports and supplemental tasks.

The City reserves the right to require the use of approved subconsultants and not permit the use of subconsultants that have not been approved.

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61 INSTRUCTIONS TO PROPOSERS AND PROCEDURES FOR SUBMITT AL It is the responsibility of the Proposer to ensure timely delivery is made to the City of South Gate.

1. Proposals shall be submitted by October 9, 2025, at 5:30 P.M. PT to the City Clerk's Office.

Submissions after this deadline will not be accepted.

2. Each Proposer must submit one (1) unbound and reproducible copy; three (3) bound signed copies and one (1) electronic version (USB flash drive) of its proposal tothe City of South Gate.

Submit proposalsto:

City of South Gate
City Clerk's Office
Attn: John F. Signo, AICP, Planning Manager
8650 California Avenue
South Gate, CA 90280

3. All Proposals shall be submitted on standard 8-1/2" x 11" paper. All pages should be numbered and identified sequentially by section. Proposals must be tabbed and indexed in accordance with the information requested in Section Ill Although not as a substitute for a complete written response, additional material, such as technical documents may be referenced in any response and included as exhibits.

4. The Proposer's Proposal must not be marked as confidential or proprietary. The City may refuse to consider a Proposal so marked. Information in Proposals shall become public property and subject to disclosure laws. All Proposals shall become the property of the City. The City reserves the right to make use of any information or ideas in the Proposals.

5. BysubmittingaProposal,theProposerrepresentsthatithasthoroughlyexaminedandbecome familiar with the work required under this RFQ and that it is capable of providing and performing quality work to achieve the City's objectives.

6. Proposals must be valid for a period of 120 calendar days from the Closing Date and Timefor Receipt of Proposals.

7. Pre-contractual eXpenSeS are defined as expenses incurred by the Proposer in: preparing its Proposal in responseto this RFQ;submitting that Proposalto the City; negotiating with the City any matter related to the Proposer's Proposal; and any other expensesincurred by the Proposer prior to the date of award and execution, if any, of the Agreement. The City shall not, in any event, be liable for any pre-contractual expenses incurred by Proposers in the preparation of their Proposal.

8. EachProposer must submit its Proposal in strict accordance with all requirements of this RFQ.

Deviations, clarifications, and/or exceptions must be clearly identified and listed separately as alternative items for the City's consideration.

9. After the Closing Date and Time for Receipt of Proposals, evaluation and proposal clarification 7 l
62 will commence, all of which will be conducted by City staff. City staff will make subsequent recommendations of approval to the City Council.

10. Proposers judged most responsive to the City's requirements may be asked to give a presentation of their Proposal to the City staff. Selected Proposers should be prepared to make their presentation within five (5) calendar days after notification and be prepared to discuss all aspects of their Proposal in detail, including technical questions regarding the Proposal. No Proposer shall be allowed to alter or amend its Proposal through the use ofthe presentation process.

11. In the event the City deems it necessary to clarify or make any changes to this RFQ, these changes shal! be made in the form of a written addendum authorized and issued only by the City Staff or authorized aesignee.

12. The City reserves the right to negotiate modifications with any Proposer as necessary to serve the best interest of the City. Any Proposal may be rejected if it is conditional, incomplete or deviates from specifications in this request. The City reserves the right to waive, at its 6iscretion, any procedural irregularity, immaterial defects or other improprieties, which the City deems reasonably correctable or otherwise not warranting rejection of the Proposal. Any waiver will not excuse a proponent from full compliance.

13. ProposersshallutilizeSectionllltodescribetheirapproachtottieScopeofWorkandtoindicate costs.

14. The City reserves the right to:
a. reject any or all price quotes, waive technicalities or formalities, and accept any price quote deemed in the best interest of the City;
b. negotiatethefinalAgreementwithanyProposer(s)asnecessarytoservethebest interest of the City;
c. withdraw this RFQ at any time without prior notice and, furthermore, makes no representations that any contract will be awarded to any Proposer responding to this RFQ; or,
d. award its total requirements to one Proposer or to apportion those requirements among two or more Proposers as the City may deem to be in its bestinterest.

15. In addition, negotiations may or may not be conducted with Proposers; therefore, the Proposal submitted should contain the Proposer's most favorable terms and conditions, since the selection and award may be made without discussion with any Proposer.

16. Where two or more Proposers desire to submit a single proposal in response to this RFQ, they should do so on a prime/sub-contractor basis rather than as ajoint venture. The City intends to contract with a single firm and not with multiple firms doing business as a jointventure.

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63 a. Firmsintendingtopursuethisproposalina"prime/sub-contractor"basismustidentify any portion of the scope of work that will be subcontracted. Include the subcontractor's qualifications and key personnel, telephone number and contact person. The City reserves the right to approve or reject all consultants or internal staff performing consulting services proposed by the consultant during or after the consultant review and selection process.

PROPOSAL RESPONSE REQUIREMENTS AND EVALUATION PROCESS
Response Items
Responses must provide the required information in the following order for each underscored item.

Proposers shall respond by repeating the section and sub-sections number(s) and statement/question and by providing the appropriate response hereunder.

1. Cover Letter
The cover letter shall identify the Proposer and state other general information which the Proposer desires to include regarding the Proposer's business organization. Please include the point of contact and contact information (including email address and phone number) on the cover letter. The cover letter shall not exceed one (1) page.

2. Work Plan
Each Proposer shall submit the following information:
a. Methodology: Provide the Methodology/Approach proposed for the work as defined in the Scope of Work.
b. Project Schedule: Propose a timeline for completion for the work including start date, milestones, and target date of completion. Any assumptions regarding turnaround time for staff review and City Council should be clearly noted.
c. Qualifications and Prior Experience: The capabilities of the consultant's organization should be discussed. Minimum requirements for submittal of a proposal in response to this RFQ include the following:

Demonstrated experience, competence, and qualifications ofthe consultant and the participating staff successfully providing similar services to municipalities; and, ii. Ability to perform the work in a timely manner, availability of staff and contingency plans.
d. Personnel: this section must delineate the experience and profession of appropriatelicenses and certifications of personnel.
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e. Conflict of Interest: provide a brief summary on potential conflict of interest issues which are to be addressed by consultant.
f. Reference: list at least three municipal clients for whom comparable services have been performed within the last five years. Include the name, job title, email address and telephone number of each client's principal representative. This section shall not exceed seven (7) pages.

3. Fees
The Proposer shall provide a bid for all professional services and ongoing services and support being proposed which identifies:
a) An itemized cost breakdown, including hourly rates and number of hours for each major component of service, with a cross-reference to each component of service. b) A total proposed "Not to Exceed" cost for the performance of all services. c) A proposed payment schedule for all services to be performed and products to be delivered.

4. Resources to be provided by the City
The Proposer must list any resources, City assistance, or other items expected to be provided by the City. This section shall not exceed one (1) page.

Insurance Requirements
The selected consultant must provide and maintain at its own expense, procure and maintain during the term of the contract Workers' Compensations and Commercial Generaf Liability as follows:
a) Workers' Compensation Insurance as required by law. The Consultant shall require all subcontractors similarly to provide such compensation insurance for their respective employees.
b) Commercial general and automotive liability insurance protecting the Consultant in amounts not less than Sl,000,000 for personal injury to any one person, Sl,000,000 for injuries arising out of one occurrence, and S500,000 for property damages or a combined single limit of Sl,000,000.

Each such policy ofinsurance shall:
a) Beissuedbyafinanciallyresponsibleinsurancecompanyorcompaniesadmitted and authorized to do business in the State of California or which is approved in writing by the City.
b) Name and list as additional insured the City, its officers and employees. c) Specify that such insurance acts as primary insurance. d) Contain a clause substantially in the following words: "It is hereby understood and agreed that this policy shall not be canceled nor materially changed except upon thirty (30) days prior written notice to the City of South Gate such I
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cancellation or material change."
e) Cover the operations of the Consultant pursuant to the terms of any contract, including the Consultant's indemnity obligations thereunder.

Upon the request of the City, the Consultant shall provide evidence of the insurance coverage required herein. Insurance shall be in force on or before commencement of performance of this Agreement. Upon the request of the City, current certification of insurance shall be kept on file with the City at all times during the term of this Agreement. Failure on the part of the Consultant to procure or maintain required insurance shall constitute a material breach of contract under which the City may terminate this Agreement.

Evaluation Process
Each consultant responding to the RFQ will be evaluated by City staff on each element of the work plan and general information described above in the following order:
a) Review of experience, qualifications and references of the consultant to determine their ability to provide the requested services;
Review of the methodology/approach proposed by the consultant; Review of proposed project timeline; and,
Review of the estimated fees and costs.

Selection/Award Procedures
A Professional Services Agreement will be provided for execution. It may be modified to incorporate other pertinent Articles/Terms and Conditions set forth in this RFQ, including those added by addendum, and to reflect the Proposer's offer or the outcome of contract negotiations, if any, conducted with the Proposer's. A sample of the City's Professional Services Agreement is included with this RFQ, as Exhibit A.
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71 OVER LETTER
9, 2025
F.Signo,AICP
PlanningManager
CityorSouthGate
8650CaliforniaAvenue
SouthGate,CA90280
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Sul(ei2050
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EnvimnmentalQuamyAckt(OEQA) RE:STATEMENTOFQUALIFICATIONSFORON-CALLCONSULTINGSERVICES Dear Mr. Signo and Members of the SelectionCommittee:

The City of South Gate (City)needsa consultantwho is a recognizedleaderin providingCEQAandNationalEnvironmentalPolicyAct(NEPA) services Tor a range of projecttypes,withvaryingcomplexity,in supportof all levelsof environmentaldocumentation.Kimley-Horn/s that environmental consultant. Havingservedonthe City'spriorCEQA/NEPAon-callbench,ourKimley-Hornteamhassubstantialexperience assistingthe Citywith all aspectsof environmentalreviewand projectimplementation.Our proposaldemonstratesboththe breadthof servicesthat Kimley-Horn cancontinueto provideto theCity andthewidevarietyof projectsfor whichwe havepreparedor peerreviewedCEQAdocuments.In addition,Kimley-Hornbringsthefollowingkeystrengths:

STRONG, COMMITTEDPROJECTMANAGEMENT.Projectmanager/taskmanagerJessie Barkley will leadthe Kimley-Hornteam,maintain communicationswith theCity,andfacilitatecompliancewithprojectscopes,budgets,and schedules.Jessiehas nearly25 yearsof experiencein preparing andmanaginghigh-profileandcomplexprojectsthroughoutSouthernCalifornia.Jessie led the City's previous on-call contract as project managerand /s familiar with yourstaff, regulations, policies, andpriorities. Underthis on-callcontract,Jessieis managingtheCity's PatataIndustrial Proiect, wheretheKimley-Hornteamis preparingthe requiredCEQAdocumentationtosupportanAddendumtotheGeneral Plan EnvironmentalmpactReport(EIR)at 5037PatataStreet.Furthermore,proposedleadplannerKari Cano is currently1eadingandpreparing theJB Hunt West CoastEIR.Toqether,JessieandKariwill besupportedbya deepbenchof experiencedstaffreadyand availableto assistthe Citywith a multitudeof relevantenvironmentaldocumentationfor your proposeddevelopments.

EXPERIENCEDSTAFFAND TEAMMEMBERS.Drawingfrommorethan850staffthroughoutCalifornia,ourin-housestaffandqualifiedconsultant resources canmeetthe challengesofthis on-callcontract.Kimley-Horn'senvironmentalteamhas decadesof experiencecompletingall typesof environmentalprojectsthroughoutLosAngelesCountyandSouthernCalifornia.We arealsosupportedby in-houseplanningandengineering specialistswhowill peerreviewtechnicalstudies.To complementourin-houseteamof technicalspecialists,we havepartneredwithNinyo & Moore for hazards andgeotechnicalstudies.Together,we offerthe Citya comprehensiveteamto serveyouon anyprojectthat arisesfromthison-call contract.

ONGOINGCOMMITMENTTOCEQACOMPLIANCEAND DEFENSIBILITY.We considerit our responsibilityto reviewand prepareCEQA documentsand technicalstudiesthat aresensitiveto the public'sconcernsforresourceprotectionandcommunityimpacts.We havetheresources to identifychallengesandaddresspotentialvulnerabilitiesin theassumptions,objectives,alternatives,andstrategiesusedin theenvironmental documentation.As a result,we maintainan excellentrecordof defensibilityonbehalfof our clients.We believethat youwill notfinda morequalified teamto meetyourenvironmentalCEQA/NEPAserviceneedsin a collaborative,yet expeditiousand legally-sound,manner.Mostimportantly,we have a recordof providingresponsiveserviceandtimelydeliveryof criticalprojectdocuments.We workeffectivelywith local agenciesto successfullycompletenumerousenvironmentalprojectsand on-callassignments.

We are eager to continuedemonstra(ingourdedicationto partneringwith theCity.If you haveany questions,pleasereachoutto projectmanager Jessie Barkley al [email protected].

Sincerely,
KIMLEY-HORNAND ASSOCIATES,INC.

JessieBarkley
ContractManager
SherryRanta,PE,ENV"
Vice PresidenUSeniorAssociate
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73 a,'/a) Methodology
On-callcontractsrequireadifferentapproachfromtypicalproject-specific contracts. Eachprojectassignedunderanon-callcontractwill needanindividualizedapproachthatincludesthevariousdisciplinesnecessarytocompleteheassignment as efficientlyand effectivelyas possible.OneofthemanyadvantagesKimley-Hornoffersisourabili(ytoassigntherightstafftoeachproject.Becausewe haveample resourcesinourlocaloffices,wecandrawfromamultitudeofdisciplinesandspecialiststocompleteeachassignment-whetherthe projectisrelativelystraightforward, requiringonlyafewpeopleinasinglediscipline, ormorecomplexandrequiresnumerouspeople across multipledisciplines.
:Ourextensiveexperienceservingmultiple'citiesasi'anon-c#li'constiltant'forenvironmental,.planning,and-transportation.planning '.designservicesrheand'you'canrestass(ired'that.our qppmactrtoyour:projectsvtill.indudeIntiovativeideasand'fresh,perspectives'- withintheframework6fathoroughunderstandingofthe.'City'sneedsapd:vision.

Environmental Services Approach
Kimley-Hornuders(andsthattheidealoutcomerequiresafirmwiththeexperiencenotonlytoseewhatisdirectlyahead,but to envision thelandscapeofpossibilitiesandrespondadeptlytowhatevercomesalong-balancing rigorof processwithcreativethinkingfor remarkablersults.Weunderstandthatbeingonpoint,ontarget,andonbudgetrequiresknowingexactlywhatyouneed,when you need it-anddeliveringitwithapassionandconvictionfor gettingprojectsdonequickerand more effectively.

Theenvironmental settinginwhichCEQAdocumentsarepreparedisdynamicandsubjectto frequentchangesin practice,policy, legislation, andcaselaw.Thisisnottosaythateveryprojectiscomplicatedorwillbelitigated. However,weworkveryhardto make sure thateveryenvironmental document andtechnical reportthatweprepare,orpeerreview,reflectsallapplicablerulesandregulationsand appropriatelegalinterpretations.

Kimley-Hornhasafive-steprocesstocompletingenvironmental documentationprojects.Thisprocessleadstoa well-executeddocument that is bothcost-andtime-effectiveandinvolvesstakeholdersat all levels.

SCOPING
ii ReviewProject
Destription
* ClavlfyUnknowns
ii Assemble
TeamingExperts
ii DevelopWork
Plan

PLANNING
* Communication
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* RefineProject
Oesciipiion
* Kick-Off MeeUng
* DevelapProjec(
Schedule

ANALYSIS
* ReviewProject
Design
* TechnicalStudy
Preparation
ii .Agency
Consultatron
* Public Outreach

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ii TechmcalStudy
Consistency
Check
* Daciiment
Preparation
* PublicReview

PROJECT

DECISION
* Respondto
Comments
h FinalDocumentation
* PublicHearing
Scoping
Webeginbyreviewingavailableprojectdocumentation, consideringanychangesthathaveoccurredsincepreviousplanpreparation,and reviewinganytechnical studiesthathavebeenpreparedforeachproject.Wewillassesswhetheravailableinformationisadequateand notifytheCityifadditional informationisneeded.Earlyidentificationofda(aneedsiscriticalinmeetingtheprojectscheduleandmaking surethattheplanningand/orenvironmental documentsarelegallydefensible. Ifadditional informationisneeded,alistofdataneedswill be providedinwriting.

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74 The environmental documentation requirements for a "typical project" can vary extensively from the identification of potential environmental constraints as part offeasibility studies to document preparation pursuant'to CEQA. Knowledge oftechnical issues, applicable regulations, and the City's entitlement and regulatory processes allow Kimley-Horn to provide responsive and solution-oriented advice. Our role is to help the City determine the appropriate CEQA determination of a project whether that be a categorical exemption or a Section 15183 exemption, an addendum, a negative declaration, a Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND), or an EIR. We provide that guidance and eXpenenCe.

Planning
Kimley-Horn will meet with City staff as part of a project kick-off meeting, and together we will refine the project description and develop a project schedule. The kick-off meeting serves several purposes, including an opportunity for project team members to understand their roles and responsibilities; the a and issues as perceiv-edb-yvarious project team members; development of strategies for addressing these issues; and identification of sensitivities and potential controversy by citizens' organizations or other agencies, which need to be considered throughout the process.

Kimley-Horn's level of participation in subsequent meetings will be based on the preferences ofthe City's project manager. Scopes ofwork can be prepared to include a wide variety of participation in conference calls and meetings. We will be responsible for managing the CEQA process for the City, including ongoing project team coordination to confirm compliance with the scope ofwork, budget, and schedule, and to disseminate project information in a timely manner, resulting in consistent information for all technical reports.

Anafysis and Public Outreach
Kimley-Horn can effectively facilitate public meetings and conduct virtual and in-person presentations on the environmental process and technical analyses to inform responsible agencies and community stakeholders about a project's purpose, the CEQA process, and environmental topics to be analyzed. The purpose of a scoping meeting is to solicit feedback from meeting attendees in such a way that informs the scope and content of the EIR. Kimley-Horn believes that scoping meeting participation is something to be welcomed and encouraged, as it can provide an early indication of any controversies or concerns that should be proactively addressed in the EIR. The total timeframe required to complete the environmental documentation process can be significantly affected by the concerns and/or input expressed from local residents, businesses, agencies, environmental interest groups, and the interested community-at-large. For some projects, workshops, meetings, and/or targeted outreach efforts provide a forum for meaningful community input and effectively instill the public with a sense of "partnering" and 'ownership"in the process.

Environmental Documents
Environmental Impact Report (Task 1)
Kimley-Horn is expert at completing all major elements of EIR preparation. Project EIRs will be prepared in accordance with the methodology and thresholds of significance established by Appendix G of the State CEQA Guidelines. The following topics could be analyzed as part or the EIR:

Initial Studyand Notice of Preparation (IS/NOP). Each IS/NOP will include a preliminaiy Project Description, a list of probable environmental effects, a conceptual site plan, and a Notice of Public Scoping Meeting that identifies the time and location of the meeting.

Kimley-Horn will coordinate with the City to determine the meeting location and will provide consultation on the mailing list provided by the City. To streamline the environmental process, the IS will include a checklist that substantiates why each environmental topic in the Initial Study (IS) would result in no impact, a less-than-significant impact, or aless-than-significant impact with mitigation, and therefore, would not require further detailed analysis in the EIR.

Public Scopinq Meetjnq. We will facilitate the public scoping meeting by preparing PowerPoint slides and presentation boards.

Kimley-Horn's project manager and key staff will attend the public scoping meeting with the City. During the scoping meeting, our staff (or court reporter) will record public comments.

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75 AestheticsandVisualResources.Kimley-Hornwillassesspotential visualchangesresultingfromprojectimplementationwhenviews areofconcern.Theevaluationwillusetheappropriateanalysistoolsincludingsitevisits,photo-documentation, visualsimulations,and shade/shadowmodeling,if deemednecessary.

Air QualityandHealthRisk.Kimley-Hornprovidesafullrangeofairqualitystudiesforpublic-andprivate-sector clients,in accordance withlocal,state,andfederalimpactassessment criteria.Ourstaffistrainedinusingstate-of-the-art computermodelsand assessment protocolsdevelopedbytheu.s.Environmental ProtectionAgency(EPA),theCaliforniaAir ResourcesBoard(CARB),the Federal HighwayAdministration(FHWA),Caltrans,andAirPollutionControlDistrictsthroughout theState.Computermodelsusedinclude CaliforniaEmissionsEstimatorModel(CalEEMod), EMFAC,OFFROAD, CALINE,andAERMOD. Wealsodevelopmitigationmeasures necessaryto reduceor avoidprojectandcumulativeair qualityimpacts.

Historic,Archaeoloqical, andPaleontoloqical Resources.Kimley-Hornwillprovideculturalresourcesevaluationsforarchitectural history/historicpreservation, prehistoricandhistoricarchaeology, andpaleontology. TheKimley-Hornteamalsoprovidestribalconsultation consistent withSenateBill(SB)18 andAssemblyBill(AB)52.

EBgygy,Kimley-Hornwillquantitativelyassessaproject'senergyconsumptionaddemandon suppliersbasedonCalEEMod,projectspecificdata,landuse,andaproject'sproposedsustainabilityfeatures.Kimley-Horncanprovideassumptions forthe applicantif projectspecificdatacannotbeprovided.

GeoloqyandSoils.Ninyo&Moore'spersonnel baseincluderegisteredgeotechnical andcivilengineers, geologists, hydrogeologists, engineeringgeologists, geophysicists, environmental scientists,andspecialistsinFieldssuchasregulatoryissuesandinterpretation, hazardouswastemanagement, andremedialactionplanning.Dependingonthenatureoftheproject,Ninyo&Moore'sgeotechnical staff willprepareasitespecificGeologicandSoilsreportthatwillevaluatepotential hazardsrelatedtoseismiconditions, faults,soilinstability, soilcorrosion, liquification, landslidesandotherpotential geologichazards.

GreenhouseGas(GHG)Emissions,Kimley-HornwillpreparequalitativeandquantitativeGHGemissionsanalysesassociatedwith the CEQAdocuments. WeunderstandtheevolvingregulationsandtheactivitieswithintheSCAQMDandotherair districtsrelativeto GHG emissionsassessments inenvironmental documentsaswellasrecentcaselawaffectingthe methodologyfor GHGanalyses.

HazardsandHazardousMaterials.Thissectionevaluatespotential impactsthatcouldresultfromthereleaseof hazardousmaterials duringconstructionandthelong-termoperationofaproject.Ninyo& MoorestaffcanpreparePhaseIEnvironmen(alSiteAssessments (ESAs)andPhaseIIESAs.

HydroloqyandWaterQuality.TheCEQAdocumentswillneedtoaddressaproject'spotential impactsontheexistinglocaldrainage systemandhydrologyoftheareaaswellaspotential floodingandsurfaceandgroundwater qualityimpacts.Kimley-Horn'sin-house engineersareexperiencedinthepreparationoflarge-andsmall-scalehydrologyanalysesinsupportoftechnical siteplans,programmatic landuseplanning/Specific Plans,andpolicydocumentsalongwithfinalengineeringphasedrainageplans.

LandUseandPlanninq.Kimley-Hornwilldocumentexistinglandusessurroundingaprojectsiteandwillreviewexistingplanning documentsrelevanttotheprojectarea.Adiscussionoftheproject'scompatibilitywithsurroundinglandusesisprovided,andtheproject's consistencywiththeapplicableplanningdocuments, includingtheCity'sGeneralPlanandZoningCode.

NoiseandVibration.Kimley-Hornprovidesafullrangeofnoiseimpactanalysesincludinginstrument-assistednoisefield surveys, commercial andindustrial stationarysourcesnoiseimpactanalyses,FHWAcomputermodelingofmotorvehiclenoiseimpactsforroadway andfreewayprojects,andrailnoiseimpactanalysis.Theanalyseswilladdressoperationalndconstructionnoiseincludingthe potential forvibrationeffectsprimarilyduringanydemolitionand constructionactivities.

PopulationandHousinq.Kimley-Hornwillanalyzepotential impac(sassociatedwithchangesin populationandhousinganticipatedby theimplementationofaproposedproject.Asapplicabletotheproject,hefocusof thepopulationanalysiswill bea comparisonofthe amountandtypeofgrowthanticipatedwithimplementationoftheprojectwiththegrowthforecastedinthe GeneralPlan,andthe policies addressinggrowihinthe City'splanningdocuments.

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76 Public Services and Recreatiori. Each project will be evaluated to determine potential impacts to applicable public services, induding Fire,police, schools, parks, and libraries. Potential effects associated with project implementation can be related to the provision of adequate service levels; the need to upgrade and/or provide additional facilities to serve the project; or modifications to existing Facilities as part ofthe project.

Transportation. Kimley-Horn offers complete in-house traffic planning and engineering services including the preparation of traffic impact studies, traffic calming studies, speed zoning studies, safety and operations studies, parking management studies, pedestrian safety programs, site access and circulation studies, and accident analyses. These various analyses are often needed as a part of the overall traffic analysis in a CEQA document. Our staff is also able to address all aspects of roadway design, including intersection geometrics, utility relocations, traffic control, signalization, and signing and marking.

Utilities and Service Sysfems. Depending on the type and size of the project and our role, Kimley-Horn can evaluate potential impacts on utility and service providers to determine if a project will conflict with any existing utilities in the study area. Alternatively, our staff has the capabilities to provide sewer capacity analyses and preliminary water demand analyses. Areas of evaluation will include power and natural gas, communications, water treatment and distribution facilities, sewer, storm water, and water supplies. We will coordinate with the City and utility purveyors to make sure that the impacts are fully analyzed.

Mitiqation Monitorinq Reportinq Proqram; Findinqs of Facts; Statement of Overridinq Consideration. Kimley-Horn will develop Mitigation Monitoring Reporting Programs (MMRPs) using the City's format and will clearly identify all components of the MMRP, responsible parties, and a timeframe for implementation. We can also prepare Findings of Facts and Statements of Overriding Considerations.

Negative Declaration/Mitigated Negative Declaration Preparation (Tasks 2 and 3) Kimley-Horn's approach to preparing key sections ofthe Negative Declaration (ND) or MND is similar to the discussion set forth above for EIR preparation, although the amount of detail in the existing conditions and impact analyses is appropriately reduced to address the specifics ofthe project. Sections not required for an ND/MND include but are not limited to, a discussion ofthe Project Objectives, the Alternatives analyses;discussions of Significant Irreversible impacts; Growth-lnducing impacts; and the Cumulative analyses (except where explicitly required by a threshold of significance).

Categorical Exemptions and/or Technical Support Preparation (Task 4) The CEQA Guidelines identify 33 classes of projects that have been determined not to affect the environment significantly and are therefore exempt from the provisions of CEQA. Kimley-Horn has provided CEQA clearance for multiple projects throughout Southern California, each of which included technical evaluations such as air quality, noise and vibration, health risk, and cultural and historical resources, allowing cities to confirm no significant impacts and no exceptions to the Categorical Exemption (CE).

NEPA Compliance (Task 5)
Kimley-Horn possesses extensive experience locally and nationally providing comprehensive environmental documentation services in support of the NEPA, CEQA, and similar siate environmental review laws. Our staff bring recent, relevant experience preparing Environmental Impact Statements (EISs), Environmental Assessments (EAs), categorical exclusions (CatExs), and other special studies for wide array of project types including the development of housing, mixed-use, and commercial land uses public service campuses (hospitals, educational facilities); infrastructure, roadways, and intermodal facilities; transportation planning efforts rail and marine improvements; and airports. Federal Agencies include the u.s. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), u.s. Economic Development Administration (EDA), FHWA, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of Defense (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), and others.

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77 Addendum Preparation
Anaddendumcanbepreparedto a previousEIRorMND.StateCEQAGuidelinesSection15164provides general guidance regarding addendums; however,itdeferstoStateCEQAGuidelinesSection15162todeterminewhethercircumstanceswarrantthepreparation of additionalCEQAdocumentation. PursuanttoStateCEQAGuidelinesSection15162(a),additional CEQAdocumentation beyond an addendumwouldonlyberequirediftheproposedprojectcreatesnewsignificantimpactsorimpactsthatare more severe than those disclosed in previous CEQA document.

Project Decision
Notices and Distribution of Documents
Kimley-HorncanprepareallnecessaryCEQAnotices,includingNoticesofPreparation, Noticesof Availability, Noticesof Completion, and NoticesofDetermination. Wecanberesponsibleforallreproductionanddistributionofdocuments. Wewillalsoprovide theenvironmental documents in a web-ready format for the City's use.

Project Mariagement and Meetings
Kimley-HornwillbeavailabletoparticipateinpublicinformationSunshineOrdinancemeetingsattheCity'srequest,whether virtual or inpersondependingonCOVID-19relatedrestrictions. Atpublicmeetings,Kimley-Hornwillbe available toanswer questions on the EIR and environmental analysisandfacilitateinformationsharingthroughvisualgraphics and/or PowerPoint presentations. Importantly, Kimley-Hornwillbeavailabletoattendallpublichearings(e.g.,PlanningCommission, CityCouncil) and meetingswith applicable jurisdictions/responsible agncies,andanswerquestionsrelatedtotheCEQAdocumentation. Weare experienced and adept at providing helpfultechnicalresponsesandclarificationsfordecision-makersatpublicmeetingsandhearings, and atmaking presentations at public hearings.

Quality Control and Quality Assurance
Qualityproiectsdon'thappenbyaccidentatKimley-Horn. Sinceour founding 58 years ago, we have been firmly committed to providing quality in every task, deliverable, and service provided by our firm.

Every member of our firm is responsible for exceeding client expectations. Achieving quality is Farmore than a companywide program. It is fundamentally about how we conduct each specific project. Kimley-Horn insists that each project has a carefully structured scope of services, a corresponding schedule, and an accurately developed budget. We don't begin an assignment until these three elements are in place and mutually agreed upon by Kimley-Horn and the City. We know that schedule and quality control are equally important. A project that is behind schedule too often sacrifices the opportunity for quality reviews.

We insist that our project managers build adequate time into their schedules for a thorough quality control review so that our project documents can be thorough, accurate, and complete.

KIMLEY-HORN

QUALITYCONTROLIS

ACHIEVED
Throughadequateplanning,
coordination,supervision,
andtechnical direction

SECURED
Throughcarefulsurveillanceof
i work activities by partiesnot a
involvedInthe initial efforts

CONTROLLED
Byassigninga managerto
evaiuateall work flow
andprocedures

VERIFIED
Throughindependent"
reviewsby,
qualifiedstaff
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StaktrnmtrifqualNmsjbv . ,-.
b) Project Schedule
For the purpose of thisStatementofQualifications(SOQ),we haveincludedtimelinesforthe completionof sampleprojectsdelineating actionsand deliverables for each sampleprojectbelow.Foreachtask orderreceived,Kimley-Hornwill developa detailedprojectschedule with inputfrom Citystaffas partof theprojectkick-offandwillworkto meetprojectgoalsonor aheadof schedule.

Actions and
Deliverables
s Kick off
meeting/calls
s Pmject Data
Questionnaire
s Technical Studies;
CEQA sections
ii Memorandums
(peer review)
Timeline: 4-8 weeks
for multiple studies;
individual studies will
be 2-4 weeks
Actions and
Deliverables
s Kick off
meeting/call, check
in meetings
(identify any
concems,
progress)
s Intemal team kick
off meeting
Prepare technical
studies/analyses
(to confirm
appropriate CEQA
approach)
Prepare
Exemption,
Consistency
Memorandums
s Revise based on
City commen(s
s Staff repom, etc., if
requested
a Attendance at and
preparation of
presentations at
public hearings
Tirneline: 7-9 months
Actions and
Deliverables
ii Kick off
meeting/call,
chick in meetings
(identify any
concems,
progress)
a Intemal team kia
off meeting
ii Screencheck
IS/MND and
technical studies
review: provide
written comments
s Review revised
IS/MND, technical
studies: provide
comments
a Determine if
additional
revlslons are
needed
s Coordinate public
review
s Review
Responses to
Comments and
MMRP: provide
written comments
s Staff reports, etc.,
i f requested
ii Attendance at and
preparation of
presentations for
public hearings
Timeline: 7-9
months
Actions and
Deliverables
s Kick meeting/call,
check in meetings
(identifyariy
concems,
pro.gress)
s Intemal team kick
off meeting
s Distribute
questionnaire for
project information
for technical
studies; traffic
scoping report
Prepare Project
Description: submn
to Cityfor review
Prepare IS/MND
and technical
analyses
s Prepare revised
IS/MNDwith
technical analyses
(track/change)
s Public review
ii Prepare drafi and
revised written
Responses to
Comments and
MMRP
ii Attendance at and
preparation of
presentations for
public hearings
Timeline: 7-9 months
Actions and
-Deliverables
a Kick off
meeting/call,
check in mee(ings
(identify any
conc@ms,
p(ogres,s)
u Internal team kick
off meeting
Admin Drafl EIR
and technical
studies review:
provide written
comments
Review revised
Drafl EIR,
technical studies:
provide
comments
Determine if
additional
revisions are
needed; Proof
Check EIR review
s Coordinate public
review
s Review
Responses to
Comments,
MMRP, Findings
of Fact and
Statement of
Overriding
Considerations:
provide written
comments
s Staff reporis, etc.,
i f requested
ii Attendance at and
preparation of
presentations for
Tkneline: 12-18
months
Actions and
DQyerables
a tack off
menting/call, check
inmeetinOs(identify
any conpems,
pr:ress)
! Iritemalte,ffi kidt
off meeting
s Distribute
questionnaine for
project infomiation
for tedinical
studies; traffic
scoping report
Prepare Pmject
DescripUon: submit
toCityforreVlew
Prepare
Screencheck Draft
EIR and technical
analyses
a Revised
Screencheck EIR,
techncal studies
(track/change)
s PrepareProofDrafi
EIR
ii Coordinate public
review
s Prepate Responses
to Comments,
MMRP, Findings of
Fact and Statement
of Ovemding
Considerations
Revisions provided
in traddchange
Attendance at and
preparation of
presentations for
public hearings
Timeline: 12-18
months
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79 c) Qualifications and Prior Experience
Kimley-Horn is a full-service environmental, planning, and engineering consulting firm providing services to public agencies nationwide. Since ourfounding in 1967, KimleyHorn has grown from a small group oftraffic engineers and transportation planners to a firm of more than 10,000
employees with 146 offices across the US. Our 16
California offices, including local offices in Los Angeles, Long Beach, and Orange have more than 850 planners,
designers, engineers, and technicians-affording us the
depth of resources necessary to staff and execute any
assignment under this contract. We offer clients the local knowledge and responsiveness of a small organization,
backed by the extensive resources only a national firm can offer.

Our staff is experienced in the preparation and processing of all types of environmental documents under CEQA and
NEPA and has extensive knowledge of environmental
document requirements. Our environmental professionals
not only have years of experience in developing CEQA
documents tha( support specific plans, general plan
elements, transportation, site development, and public
works projects, but also receive regular training on changes inCEQA,NEPA,andapplicablecaselawaffectingtheinterpretationfcunentstatutes.We have a tremendousamount of experience writingCEQA/NEPA documents and providing regulatory compliance assistance.

Combiningnationalexperiencewithalocalsensibility, Kimley-Horn'sprofessionalsprovidecomprehensive solutionstotheplanning, analysis,anddesignofpublicandprivatespaces.Ourteamdrawsuponyearsofexperiencewithpublicagenciesandprivatedevelopment todevelopuser-friendlydocuments-creatingprojectdesignsthatminimizeimpactstothenaturalenvironment andcommunity. On all our projects,weworkextensivelywithourinternalpartners,agencystaff,andclientstocreatetheappropriatetechnical approach for the document and scope of related technical studies.

DemonstratedExperience, Competence, and Qualifications
TheCityislookingforqualifiedconsultingfirmstoprovideon-callenvironmental services,includingpreparingIS and infill checklists, NDs, MNDs,expandedISs,andEIRsaswellastheirrequirednoticingdocuments. Inpreparationfor thisrequestfor qualifications (RFQ), we carefullyreviewedtheCity'spreliminaryscopeofservicesneededforenvironmental services. Wefeelstronglythatthe team assembled forthiscontractistherightandbesiteamtoassistheCityinsuccessfullycompletingyourgoals.TheCitywillneed a team that is not only multidisciplined-providing adiversesetofskillsandservices-butalso,andmoreimportantly, thatunderstandsthe key components of project delivery.

Throughcomprehensive knowledgeandunderstandingoftheCity'senvironmental processes, requirements, and guidelines, the Kimley-HornteamiscommittedandqualifiedtoprovidetheCitywiththeenvironmental experience required tomanage projects under this contract.Ourteamhastheexperienceandunderstandsthetasks,processes, andguidelineswhich arerequired tosuccessfully complete environmental clearancesundertheserviceareasoutlinedintheRFP.Ourteam'srelevantservicesareprovided in the table below, with relevant project examples outlining our qualifications included on the following pages.

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CONSuLTING

SE/'MCES

CEQA/NEPADOCUMENTATION
h InitlalStudiesand
Envimnmen(alAssessmenTs
ii NegativeDedarations(ND)and
MiiigafedNegativeDeclamtions(MND)
Addenda
)l CategoricalExemptionsand
CEQASection15183 Exemptions
b SenamBill(SB)375 ConipllanceRepothi
it SustainableCommuni!iesEnvironmental
AssessmentsiSCEA)
SustainableCommuniiiesProject
EvernpUonspCPE)
b Envlronmenta!ImpactReports(EIR)
)l MiflgaiionMonitoringand
ReportingProgramPreparationand
Compliance/Implementation

PROJECTMANAGEMENT
ANDSTAFFSuPPORT
ii ProieptOvetsight
it Team/AgencyCoordinaUon
b PublicHearingNotices
ii ScopingMeetings,Outreach,and
Presentatlons
ii ProjeciManagemen(
b StaffServlces
in Publit:HearingPresentations
b StaffRepOrlS
e AssemblyBill(AB)52TiibalCuthiral
Consul(afionSupport
s SBl8Tn'bal Cultural
ConsuliationSuppod
* AgencyPeminPmcessing
h Regult'foryPemiit Pro':'esri'ig

TECHNICALSTUDIES
i t AirQualityStudies
ii HealthRiskAssessments
ii GreenhouseGas(GHG)
EmlssionsAssessments
i t CIimateActionandAdaptationPlans
ii CotnmunitylmpactAssessments
> Aesthetks/VisualImpacfAnalyses
ii LandEvaluationandSite
Assessmen!s(LESA)
h EnenJEvaluaiions
a HistoiicResourcesEvaluations
)) CuffluralRestilces andTribal
CulturalResourcesAssessments
n )!iiseandVibratlonStudles
ffi Pading and Pdng
Mamg=mentStudies
l) TransportationShidias:VehideMiles
Traveled(VMT)andLeveloTSermee(LOS)
* PhaseI andIIEnvitompental
SiteAssessments
)) EnvironmentalJustl> Outreach
+i HydrologyandDrainageShidies
:hWaterQualityManagementPlans
)+ WaterSupp§Assessments
h Utility/SewerInfmmuchire Shldles
)) RecieationalFacilityAssessmenband
FHWASe6bi 4(QEvaluatkins
)) WiidlandFineHazards/Fire
ProtectionShidies
it JunsdictionalDelineaffon
z
a * z r I
!d i hjjJ i
s s z r I
z GeneralPlansandSpecificPlans )l HousingBemen!s a FeasibilityStudies a MasmrPlanning it CompleFeFheetS b EnfflementProcessing )) StaffingsejVlces h COmmunifInfrashucture b CommunityEngagemen} b ZonlngCodes h UibanDeslgn a GrantApplications ii MObllif}Planning ii DueDlligenCe ii LandscapeAn:?i(eCtLlne "%
Relevant Project Experience
City of South Gate, Environmental Consulting Services On-Call Contract, South Gate, CA 2022 - present
Project manager Jessie Barkley is serving as project manager for the CEQA on-call environmental consulting services contract for the City of South Gate. Tasks under this on-call contract include preparation and peer-review of all types of CEQA documents ranging from multi-issue complex EIRs to categorical exemptions and supporting technical analyses. Under this on-call contract, Kimley-Horn serves as lead CEQA document preparer and advisor for private sector projects on behalf of the City such as industrial commercial uses. Jessie is currently managing the City's Patata Industrial Project Addendum, where the Kimley-Horn team is preparing the required CEQA documentation to support an Addendum to the General Plan EIR at 5037 Patata Street.

Furthermore, proposed lead planner Kari Cano is currently leading and preparing the JB Hunt West Coast EIR.

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81 City of Long Beach, On-Call Environmental, Planning, and Affordable Housing Consultant Services, Long Beach, CA
2018-2023
Forfive years, Kimley-Hornserved on the City's on-call list for environmentalconsultantservices.Key projecthighlightsare presented below.

CherryAvenue Industrial Project EIR
Community Hospital Remodel Project IS/MND
Kimley-Hornpreparedthe IS/MNDforthe remodelofthe hospital campus buildings,relocation of acute care servicesinto seismicallycompliant portions of the hospitalbuildings, constructionof a new central utilities plant, and minor exterior improvementsand remodelingto the existing historic hospital building.

Kimley-Hornpeer reviewedthe applicant-provided acousticalreport, geotechnicalreport, historicalresourcesurvey,and cultural resource project analysis. Kimley-Hornpreparedair quality,healthrisk assessment,GHG emissions,energy, low impact developmentstudy, and the IS/MND. This projectwas initiated in July 2021.

The CherryAvenue Industrial Project proposestodemolishthe existing industrial uses and would constructa single 304,000-square-foot concrete,tilt-up industrialwarehouse building.The project was originally exempt from CEQA; however,the City's Planning Commission decisionwas appealedto the City Council. The applicantwithdrewthe project priorto the City Council Hearingand has decided to pursue an EIR.Kimley-Hornprepared the Draft EIR and CEQA noticesfor the project, participatedand presentedat the public scoping meeting, peer reviewedthe applicant-providedstudies (air quality, health risk, GHG emissions, noise,traffic, andVMT), and prepared the other technicalanalysesto support the EIR (culturalresources assessment,hydrology/hydraulicstudy, and utilitiesanalysis).The public review periodfor the Draft EIR concluded on April 29, 2024, and the Final EIR is currently being prepared.

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5150 Pacific Ccast Highway Student Housin,ri
Project EIR
The 5150 Pacific Coast Highway Student
Housing Project proposes to adaptively reuse an
existing seven-story office building with three
M#i
administrative/management offices and various
Draff EIR, and CEQA notices for the project. Kimley-Horn will participate and present at the public scoping meeting and prepare technical studies to support the EIR (air quality, cultural resources assessment, GHG emissions, phase I environmental site assessment, hydrology/hydraulic study, noise, trip generation and VMT screening, and utilities analysis) City of Sari Gabriel, Preparation of Envircomental Review Documents On-Call Ccntract, Sari Gabriel, CA 2017 - present
Members of our proposed team, while at a previous firm, have been the point of contact and project manager for the on-call contract since 2017. Since coming to Kimley-Horn, they have continued to work with the City of San Gabriel on various task orders. Key project highlights are presented below.

Rubio Village Mixed-Use Project CEQA Consistericy
Kimfey-Horn was retained to evaluate the Rubio Village Project with respect to CEQA compliance. The City of San Gabriel City Council approved the original project and certified the Final EIRin April 2007. In February 2015 and May 20"l6, two addenda were prepared by the City to address changes to the development program. In 2022, Kimley-Horn was retained to prepare a CEQA Consistency Memorandum to address the changes to the project and to document that the project would be exempt from additional review under CEQA. The project proposed to develop a four-story mixed-use building consisting of 170 residential condominium dwelling units, approximately 14,000 square feet of retail/restaurant space, and two levels or subterranean parking. As part of the Memorandum, Kimley-Horn reviewed the project's impacts on air quality, energy, GHG emissions, noise, population and housing, public services, transportation, tribal cultural resources, utilities and service systems, and wildfire. The project was approved in May 2022.

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83 Rubio ViliageMixed-UseProjectIS/MND
Dueto changesin the economicmarket,applicant-drivenrevisions,and basedonfeedbackfromthe City,Kimley-Hornwas retainedto prepare an IS/MNDforthe RubioVillageProject.The RubioVillageMixed-Use Projectproposedto developthreebuildingsconsistingof 225multifamilyresidentialunitsandapproximately13,500squarefeet of commercial(retail/restaurant)useswithinfive spaces.As partof this project,Kimley-Hornpreparedanairqualitytechnicalanalysis,GHG emissionsassessment,noiseandvibrationanalysis,andtrafficimpact study.Jessiealso providedtribalconsultationsupportto the City.The projectwasapprovedinJanuary2024.

Pacific Square San Gabriel Mixed-Use Project EIR
Kimley-Hornmanagedand preparedthe EIRforthe developmentof a mixed-usedevelopmentincluding243residentialunitsand"l31350 squarefeetof retailspace,restaurants,a caM,anda grocerystore.The projectis locatedon oneofthe largestundevelopedparcelsinthe City, ontheoriginallocationof theSanGabrielNursery& Florist,which continuesto operatejust northofthe projectsite.Key issues and studiesincludeaestheticsandmassing,shade/shadow,air quality, cultura1resources,environmenta1hazards,noise,andtraffic.KimleyHornprovidedCEQAsupportto theCityfor the project,induding presentingat the publicscopingmeeting,tribal consultation,general designreviewandinput,andcoordinationwiththe projectapplicant.

The projectwas approved in October 2021.

City of Burbank, Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (SEIR)for the Soi) Vapor Extraction System Upgrade Project, Burbank, CA
2023 - present
TheSEIRwill addressthe sourcearearemovalactionthat is a continuationof pastremediationeffortsincludingthe operationof a soil vaporextraction(SVE)treatmentsystem(OriginalProject)at a portionof theformerLockheedMar)in(LMor Applicant)PlantB-I site, focusingon reducingconcentrationsof volatileorganiccompounds(VOCs)withintwo sourceareas,perCleanupandAbatementOrder No.87-161bythe LosAngelesRegionalWaterQualityControlBoard(LARWCQB).Proposedremediationeffortswouldgenerallybe locatedat1234NorthVictoryPlace,1501NorthVictoryPlace,1800WestEmpire Avenue,and 1301NorthVictoryPlace.

Additional Qualifications
Techniques to Simplify and Expedite the CEQA Process
Throughourexperiencein CEQAandNEPAdocumentationand compliance,we havedevelopedvarioustechniquesto simplifyand expeditethe complianceprocess. Theseinclude:
u Designationof a projectmanagerto establishKimley-Hornas anextensionof your staff;maintaincontinuous,responsive,andopen communication;andprovidethe highestlevelof documentqualityandschedule/budgetcompliance ffl Developmentof analyticalmethodologiesandthresholdsof significancethat clearlyarticulateconclusions ffl Documentationofsitevisitsandfieldreconnaissancetomaximizedatarecordationandidentification,minimizingpotentialdataerrors u Earlydisclosureofthenatureanddegreeofpotentialenvironmentalimpacts,allowingForearlydevelopmentofenvironmental solutions
ffl Onlineparticipationin monthlycaselaw updatesas providedbyourCEQA-recognizedlegalcommunityand partners n Retentionof strongand ongoingrelationshipswith state andregulatoryagencieswithjurisdictionover naturalresources Kimley>>Horn 13
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84 Staying Infomied of CEQA Issues and Legal Decisions
CEQA is a dynamic legislative requirement that is constantly changing. Interpretation of intent and process are regularly challenged in the courts. Maintaining legal adequacy and technical accuracy requires diligence and professional collaboration on many fronts. Kimley-Horn staff are active in the California Chapter of the American Planning Association (APA) and the Association of Environmental Professionals (AEP). Our engagement through board participation, CEQA Advanced Workshops, and monitoring legal and technical reviews helps to make sure that we are current in all things CEQA.

Identification of Concise Mitigation Program
Establishing a nexus between the project-specific/cumulative irnpact and the recommended mitigation is critical. Project design features thatcouldavoidorlessenasignificqnt impactwilltieidei'itifiedjnthepro3ect descriptior4 andthenaccountedforineachrelevant impact analysis. Project-specific mitigation measures will be developed in close collaboration with the City. Particular attention will be giveri to streamlining the regulatory permitting process. Measures will clearly state the issue/resource, milestone for implementation, location/area if needed, and the party responsible for implementation.

Local StaffWorking with Local Governments
Kimley-Horn prides itself on being a successful consultant for local government. We have served cities and counties for many years and are currently serving numerous cities and counties throughout Southern California. We consider ourselves to be an ex(ension of our client's staff and are committed to the success of the City's projects as ifthey are our own projects. We are accessible for staff meetings and work sessions on short notice, and we can offer knowledge of local conditions because we are alocal team.

Our team's combined experience in design, environmental, and construction phase services gives us the specific understanding of how to work with local governments and other regulatory agencies, elected officials, various stakeholders, and the local community to negotiate support and buy-in, and also effectively achieve your objectives.

City Staff Technical Training
If requested, Kimley-Horn can provide in-house training to City staff for a variety oftopics including "CEQA 101", cultural resources, streamlining, or historic preservation. Kimley-Horn staff recently provided cultural resource training for the Santa Clarita Valley Water District.

We Know What It Means to Be "On-Call"
Kimley-Horn has an extensive history of completing on-call projects successfully by quickly mobilizing and committing necessary resources, taking ownership of the project, maintaining the project schedule, obtaining team consensus, developing accurate cost estimates, and delivering quality technical submittals.

The City needs a consultant with the experience and commitment to deliver highly responsive service-Kimley-Horn has been doing just that for our on-call clients for over 58 years.

CEQA: An Overview of
Paleoritol6g0cal, (,uJtural and
Trlbal Oiiltural Resources
Our.extensive experience serving muitiple r;ities as
an on-call comtiJtaritforenviranmerdal, planning,
agd transportation planning anddesign services
(meqnsyoucan restassured'tfiat ourapproach tq
'.yourproiertts.will.'indude innovative.'ideas and.fresh. :perspectives withinthe(ramework rif a=thorough
. understanding'ofthe'City's'needs:andvision.

Project manager Jessie Barkley and lead planner Kari Cano provided on-call services to many Southern California agencies, including the City of South Gate, through environmental, planning, transportation, traffic, aviation, and general engineering on-call contracts. A comprehensive map listing our current on-call contracts is shown on the following page.

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85 Current Southern California
On-Call Contracts
Caltrans(D11) * City ofAgouta Hills
City ofAnaheim * City ofArtesla * City of Bakersfield
Cityof Banning a City of Beaumont * City of BeverlyHills ii Cityof Carlsbad * City of Chino Hills * City of ChulaVista City of Coachella* City of Colton * City of CostaMesa
City of CulverCity * City of DiamondBar * Cityof Downey ii City of Eastvale* City of Encinitas* City of Fontana
Clty of Fullerton * City of GardenGrove* Cityof Gardena City of Glendale* City of Hawthorns ii City of HermosaBeach City of IndianWells * City of Indio * City of Inglewoodii 'ffi!' City orTown On-Call City of Lake Elsinoreii City of Lancaster * Cityof Long Beach ii City of LosAngeles * City of Malibu * (,ity of Menlfee
CityofMissionViejo* CityofMontclair* CityofMotenoValley * Cityof NationalCity * City of Newport Beach * Cityof Narwalk * City of Oceansaide* City ofOntarlo* CityofOrange* CityofPalm Desertii CityofPalmSpringsh Cityof Palmdale* City of Pasadena* City of Pico Rivera* City of Placentia CityofPomona* CltyofPoway* CltyofRanchoCucamonga* CityofRiversidea Cityof Rosemead* Cityof San Dlego* Clty of San Luis Obispo * Cityof SanMarcos* CityofSanlaAna* CityofSantaClarita* CityofSantaMaria * Cityof Santa Monica * City of Seal Beachii City of SlmiValley a City of South Gate* CityofThousandOaks* CityofVentura* CityofWestHollywood* CityofYorba Llnda * City/County/Portof San Diego ii CoachellaValleyAssociation ofGovernments(CVAG)* CountyofLosAngeleseCountyof Orange* Countyof Riversideii Countyof San Bemardinos Countyof San Diego * Countyof Ventura* EastemMunicipal WaterDistrict(EMWD)* KernCountyDepartment ofAlrports * LosAngeles CommunityCollegeDistrict * LosAngeles County MetropolitanTransportationAuthority(LAMetro)* LosAngelesUnffiedSchoolDistrict* Metrollnk (SCRRA)* OceansideUnifiedSchool District * Pala Band ofMlssionIndians* PortofLongBeach* RoseBowlOperatingCompanyii SanDiegoAssoclation of Governments(SANDAG)* San GabrielValleyCouncilof Govemments(SGVCOG) * SantaBarbaraCountyAssociation ofGovemments(SBCAG)* Santa ClaritaValleyWaterAgency s Southem CaliforniaAssoclation ofGovernments(SCAG)* Sweetwater UnionHighSchoolDistrict* TownofAppleValley* TownofYuccaValley* UniversltyofCalifomia,lrvine Ability to Perform the Work in a Timely Manner
Kimley-Hornisavailabletodedicatetime,personnel,andresourcestothiseffort.Weunderstandthatthebasis of a successful projectis foundedonresponsivenessandadequatestaffing.Oursingle-profit centerstructureenablesustoshareandbalance our workload as well asshiftpersonnel tovariousprojectssuccessfullyacrossmultipleofficesnationwide. Thisstructuremeansyou getthesame responsive andtimelyserviceyoudeservefortheproject-nomatterwhichKimley-Hornofficeissupportingyou. Ourteamhas the capacityto meet yours and the project's needs.

Kimley-Hornutilizesaweekly,monthly,andsix-monthinternalworkload forecast system on a firmwide basis to determineworkloadsand availabilityofstaffaswellasidentifykeyresourcesrequired for a project'successful delivery. Our"castaheads" system tracks all project commitments/milestones and staffcommitments, giving us the ability to manageworkload peaks and valleys, and allowing us to take proactivestepstokeep a projecton track.We have effectivelyutilizedthis tool in the delivery of local projects over the past several years, andwecanidentifyoverloadsand shortfallsmany monthsin advanceand develop strategies to overcomethem. Based on a review of our castaheads, we can assure you that our team for this project is available immediately to serve you and are in an excellent position fo handle the workload required to deliver this project. Once the projectgets underway,our projectmanager Jessie Barkleyand our proposed task leads will meet on a weekly basis to establishtask listsfor staff and to check that staff resourcesare properly allocatedfor the upcomingweek. Furthermore,we have provided a snapshotof our team's currentworkload and availabilityfor this contractin the availability matrix on the following page.

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Je-ssib Barki ey
Kari Cano
'-Ace'Malisos
:z Daca Castaic, LLC, Tapia Ranch Draft EIR Review
s Ventus Group, 3800 S. Figueroa
a .City of Elakersfield, General Plan Amendment
City of Menifee, Heritage Valley EIR
City of South Gate, JB Hunt West Coast EIR
Lansing Companies, Winchester Cumbrera IS/MND
s BNSF, BIG Barstow Project
u Cityof%orenoValley,GeneralPlanRecirculationPEIR
n Cit9-of-Menifee, MenifeeLogistiqWarehouse
lffl
lffl
Is
Noemi Wyss, AICP
Jeff Aguilar, PG (Ninyo
& Moore)
a
ffl
a
City of Moreno Valley, General Plan Update Recirculation PEIR 9ihStreet Partners, 3800 Via Oro Long Beach Project
Desert Mountain View, LLC, Caliente Tribal EIR
65%
80%
LAUSD, Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies
City of Corona, Camino del Plata Slope Evaluation
IUSD, Oak Street Elementary School Modular Buildings and Turf
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Contingency Pganning
Kimley-Horn takescontingency planningseriouslytoconfirmthedeliveryofexceptional cientservicesandtoupholdthefirm's values.

Generally, our plans include:

L Project Risk Management: Identifying potential risks
that could impact a project and developing strategies
to mitigate these risks

2. Business Continuity Planning: Confirming that the
City can continue to operate under various emergency
conditions

3. Crisis Management: Preparing specific responses for
different types orcrises, including communication
protocols and recovery strategies

4. Resource Allocation: Having backup teams or
resources ready to step in if the primary team faces
issues

5. Client Communication: Keeping the City informed of
any potential iSsues and the steps being taken to
address them
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88 d) Personnel
Kimley-Horn offers a highly skilled, experienced, and responsive team of professionals who have a proven record of successfully addressing the City's needs for a program that provides a safe and reliable transportation network that serves all your residents and respects the environment. Kimley-Horn's key staff members have a history of working effectively with local agencies and communities to develop strategies that will reach community audiences, stakeholders, proper owners, and developers.

Jessie Barkley will be your main point of contact and project manager, and she will have primary responsibility for the CEQA portion of this contract. Jessie is an environmental planner with over 20 years of experience. She is a skilled CEQA and NEPA practitioner that has led and contributed to numerous projects for a variety of project types, including mixed-use, entertainment, redevelopment, infrastructure, commercial, energy, and long-range community plans. Additionaliy,-Kari Cano will be the lead planner forthis contract andshe brings more than 18 years of experience in preparing and managing environmental and planning studies for public and private sector clients.

Supporting Jessie and Kari are specialists that include Ace Malisos and Noemi Wyss, AICP, two air quality, GHG emissions, and noise experts with more than 20 years of combined experience performing relevant technical studies; Sri Chakravarthy, PE, TE, an experienced transportation specialist with 20 years of local experience ranging from planning, design, and operations to on-call engineering services; Jessica Mauck, MA, RPA, a principal investigator with 15 years ofexperience in cultural resources management and historic preservation; and Chris Ycung, PE, QSD, ENV SP, a licensed civil engineer with nearly a decade of experience focusing on land development, including construction drawings, Low Impact Development (LID), Stormwater Quality Design, opinion of probable costs, offsite improvement plans, and feasibility studies. Additionally, we have supplemented our in-house project team by partnering with Ninyo & Moore to support hazard assessment and provide geotechnical studies.

The people on our team are passionate about their work and do it well. They have the appropriate levels of environmental and technical experience to address any tasks needed by the City. They are seasoned planning, design, and engineering professionals with a successfu! track record delivering a variety of project types. Our project team and their areas of experience are shown in the organization chart below.

We have provided full resumes for our key personnel (detailing education, experience, and relevantlicensure) in the appendix of this proposal.

Organizational Chart
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Ninyo & Moore was establishedin San Diego in 1986 to provideexceptionalgeotechnical WmygszWuuts, engineering,geologic,hydrogeologic,soiltesting,materialstestinga environmentalconsultingservices to the public and private sectors.For the past 39 years, Ninyo & " socoTEc coMPANY Moorehasprovidedtheseservicesforthedesignandconstructionofmunicipalandcommercial developments,industrialdevelopments,highways and roadways,airports, bridges, dams, educationalfacilities, harbor and offshorestructures,hospitals,landfills,light rail transit lines, pipelines,power stations, railroads, residential developments,reservoirsand tanks, transmissionlines, tunnels, water and wastewatertreatment plants,and other public and private development. Ninyo & Moore has 171ocationsthroughoutthe western United States includingSan Jose,Alameda, San Francisco, Sacramento,San Diego, Irvine, Fontana,and LosAngeles, California; LasVegas, Nevada; Phoenix,Prescott,Safford, and Tucson, Arizona; Denver, Colorado;Houston,Texas; and Salt Lake City, Utah.

Ninyo & Moore's services includegeotechnicalengineering;engineeringgeology; materials testing and inspection; constructionsupport services; engineeringdesign; environmentalengineering;asbestos,lead based paint and mold evaluations;regulatorycompliance; hazardous waste management;soil and groundwaterremediation;stormwater management;geophysicalstudies; value engineering forensic studies; and expertwitness testimony. Ninyo & Moore's personnelare licensed in their specific disciplines and are fully committed to providingthe necessary resourcesfor successful completionof projects. Ninyo & Moore's geotechnicaland environmental projectstaff brings a wealth ofexperience and diversity to any project and includes Registered Engineers(PE, GE), ProfessionalGeologists (PG, RG, CEG), Certified IndustrialHygienists(CIH), StormwaterSpecialist(QSD/P), and personnelwith other applicableregistrations,licenses,and certifications.
e) Conflict of Interest
We have no known conflicts ofinterest that would impede our abilityto performwork under this contract. f) Reference
We are proud of our working relationshipswith our clients, and muchof our success over the last 58 years is directly relatedto our efforts to provide consistent, highquality, and timely seivices. The following is a list of referencesthat received similar services from Kimley-Hornwithin the last five years. We invite you to contact our clients directly for commenton the quality of Kimley-Horn'sservices.

We have successfullyprovided servicesto
various Southern.Caltfornia=munjcipaiities
.throughon-call.contractsforthe.past 30-}yearsi
Municipal Client: City of Burbank
Representative: JosephOnyebuchi,Associate Planner
EmailAddress:[email protected]
Te!ephone Number: 818.238.5250
Municipal Client: City of Long Beach
Representative: Amy Harbin,Planner
EmailAddress:[email protected]
Telephone Number: 562.570.6872
Municipal Client: City of San Gabriel
Representative: SamanthaTewasart,Acting Community Development Director EmailAddress:[email protected]
Telephone Number: 626.308.2806ext. 4623
Municipal Client: City of South Gate
Representative: John F. Signo,AICP, Planning Manager
Email Address: [email protected]
Telephone Number: 323.563.9569
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Because this is an on-call contract, the specific scope and level of effort for future assignments are unknown. Accordingly, Kimley-Horn has provided a comprehensive rate schedule that reflects typical hourly rates for staff anticipated to petform environmental consulting services under this contract.

These rates represent a reasonable and competitive cost framework consistent with similar on-call environmental contracts. Actual task order costs will be developed based on the scope and level of effort requested by the City, confirming that each assignment is delivered efficiently, with the appropriate staff mix and oversight to provide high-quality, cost-effective service.

Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.

Hourly Labor Rate Schedule
Classification Rate
Analyst I $145-$175
Ana(yst II $175 - $220
Professional $215 - $250
Senior Professional l $250 - $345
Senior Professional If $345 - $430
Senior Technical Support $130 - $310
Technical Support $105 - $180
Support Staff $95 - $160
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Effective through Jcine 30, 2026. Subject to annual adjustment thereafter Extemal Reimbursable Expenses will be charged at 1 0% mark-up, or per the Contract Sub-Consultants will be billed per the Contract
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Professional Staff
Principal Engineer/Geologist/Environmental Scientist/CertiTied Industrial Hygienisk Senior Engineer/Geologist/Environmental Scientist
Senior Projea Engineer/Geologist/Environmental St,ientist Projd Engineer/Geologist/Environmental Scientist
Senior Staff Engineer/Geologist/Environmental Scientist ff Engineer/GeologistEnvironmental Scientist
GISAnalyst ..

Techriical Illustrator/CAD Operator
Field Staff
Certified Asbestos/Lead Technician
Field Operations Manager .

Nondestructive Examination Technician (UT, MT, LP)
SupervisoryTechnician . . .

Special Inspector (Concrete, Masonry, Skructural Steel, Wsldirig, ard Fireproofing) Senior Technician
Technician
Administrative Staff
Information Specialist
Geotechniml/EnvironmentaVLaboratoiy Assistant
Data Processor
Concrete Coring Equipment (includes technician).

Anchor Load Test Equipment (includes technician)
GPR Equipment .

Indinorneter... . ..

Hand Auger Equipment
Rebar Lomtor (Pachometer) .

Vapor Emission Kik. .

Nuclear Density Gauge
X-Ray Fluoresr,enr,e
PID/FID. .. .

Air Sampling Pump
Field Vehicle
Equipment
Expert !Mlness Testimony .

Direc} Expenses .

Special equipment chargeswill be provided upon request
$ 190/hr
$ 190/hr
$ 180/hr
$ 100/hr
$ 80/hr
$ 25/hr
$ 65/kit
$ 15/hr
$ 70/hr
$ 25/hr
$ 10/hr
$ 15/hr
$ j51hr
$ 450/hr
Cost plus 15 %
Techniciansandspecialinspdors,arechargedata4-hourminimum,and8-hourminimumforhoursexceeding4 hours.

Overtime rates at 1.5 times the regular rates will be charged for work performed in excess of 8 hoursin 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.

Our rates will be adjusted in conjunction wi}h the increase in the Prevailing Wage Determination during the life of the projea, as applicable.

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

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SOILS CONCRETE
AbrbeigLtnib,D4318,CT2(14 . !l
CaOfomiaBearingRatio(CBR),D1883 6
Chki+idesndSuFateContent,CT417&CT42 . . $
ConsolidaUon.D2435,CT219............. .. $
Consolidation, Hydn>Collapseone,D2435 .)i
Conmlidation-TimeRate,D2435,CT2{9 . .$
DitectShaa+-Rmoldsd,D3080 . . ...$
DirectSmar- Undisbbed,D3080 . . $
Durabili§Index,CT229 ......... .. .. . . . $
ExpansionIndex,0482(1,IBC18-3 . .. . .. .$
ExpansionPoten6al(MethodA).D 4546.. ...s
GeofabfcTensieandElongationTest,D4632 . $
Hydtsulk.ConductMy,D5084....... ... ...$
HydiometerAns)ysis, D6913,CT203.... . .. .. . .. ...S
Moffi}urs,Ash,&CkganicMauerofPestlOtgmicSa'ls . . $
MomureOnly,D 2216,CT226.. . . . . . ,, $
MomurssndDensity,D2937... .. . . .. .. $
Pemieabilty,CH,D2434.CT220 .$
pHandRasiatMty,CT643....... ........... . .... . , .6
PioatoiDen4Dl557,D(i98.CT216,AA3HTOT-180 . ...s
%ctoiDen4mhRoakConectionDl557 . ... $
R-value,D 2844,CT3(11..... ... . $
SandEqumlenl,D 2419,CT217 . . . . . .$
SffiveAna§sis,06913,CT202.. ........ . . . ..$
SffivsAna)ysis,200Wash, €1140,CT202 . ,$
SpecHicGravty,D854........................... . . . . $ ThennalResisiAi(ASTM5334,IEEE442) $
TnaxialShear,c.o, D4787,T297 !i
TtiaxialSheai,C.U.,mpoispiassure,D4767,T2297perpt $
TnaslShm, C.LI.,do porepressua,04767,T2297psrpt $
TnaxialSheat,u.u., D 28% . ... . .. . $
UnconflnedCompmssian,D2166,T 208
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MASONRY
Elr*kAbsorpl6n,24-hoursubmersion,5-hiboil?g,7-day,C87 .$ Br*kCanprasstnTestC67.. . . .$
BrtkEfflormcence,C67 ...!!
B*k ModulusofRuphiie,(167.. . .. . . . $
Br#kMoffikureasmashed,C 67. .. . . , ,,,,,$
Bitk SghiiaUonCoefficienlC67 $
ConuateBlockCompressionTest,8xhl6,C140 .. . 8
ContrafflBlockConFonrian:ePackage,090 ... . .. $
ContrstaBlockLinearShrnkage,C426. . . . .. ..$
CiongeleBlockLlnRWeightandAbso@6on, Cl4f) $
Cones,CompressionoiSheaiBond,CACade. . ..$
MasoniyGrout,3xh6 pfsm compimsion,C 39 . . . .1
MasonryMofar,h2aibemnpiession,C109 .. $
MasonryPrism,haffsae,compmssion,C1019 . . $
MasonryF'rism,Fullshe,compmssion,C1019 , $
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RE1NFORClNGANDSTRU(,TURALSTEEL
Chs'nicalAnalysis,A 36,Aal5 ..

FinapmofingDen4Tsst, UBC7-6
HardnassTest,Rockiaial,A 370. . .. .

Hidi StmngUiBoli (ilut&WasheiConToimance,
perassembly,A325.... . . .

Machsnica§SpbedReinToicingTensileTest,ACI
Pie-StessStmnd(7mre),A416 .

RenforcingTerailaorBenduptoNo.11 A615& A 706
ShuchitalSteelTensileTest.Up)o20D,ODDIbs.,A 370
WekledReinTorc?gTensileTestUptoNo.ITbats,ACI
.$ 135
$ 90
. . .$ 80
.$ 150
. $ 175
.$ 170
..s 75
$ 90
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CompressionTests,6xl2 Cylinder,C39
CioncieteMixDesigi Review,JobSpea . .

ConcieteMmDasigi,perTfalBatdi,8cylinder,ACI .

ConciehiCores,Canpressffin(exdudessamp}ng),C42 ....

DiyingShr?kaga,C157 . .

FlexuralTest,C78 .. .

FlexuralTed, C293 .

FleiairalTed, CT523 .... . ...

Gunffldhobrete,Panels,3culcoresperpanelandteslA(11
UOhhvaightConcietaFul, Cmnpiesaion, C 495
PetiogmphicAnalysis, C 856
ResbainedExpansionofShnnkageCmipensahon
SplittingTensikiStienglh,C496 . .
he Gnout,(CLSM).C 39
hh2 Non-3hfnkGncul C109 ..
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ASPHALT
A:TVoids,T 269 . .. . ..!! as
AsphahMixDesign,Camans(intlAggegateQuaJ). ... . $4,5D(1 AsphaRMixDesignRevisii,JabSpec . $ 180
DustProporHoning,CTLP-4. $ 85
Exh'acfion,%Asphal(indudingGradaUon, D2172,CT382 . $ 250 Extraction,%AsphaltwthoutGradd'on,D2172CT382...... ...$ {50 FilmSbtpping,CT302..... ...... .. .. .. . .$ 120
HveamSbibilikyamUn&WeightD1560,T246.CT366 .$ 225
MaishalStabilRy,FlmandLlmlWeight,T245... . . . .$ 240
MaxffiutnTheomticalUnfflWeightD2041,CT309 ... ..s tso
MoiahiiaConteiilCT37a ..... . .$ 95
MoishinaSuscephbilityandTensikiStmssRa6o,T238,CT371 .$IOOO SlunyWetTtackAbias6n,D39ffi.................. ....... . $ 150 Supa@mis,AsphaR6VeritaHon 6nd.AggregakaQualm) $ 4,900
Supsrpave,GyratoyUnnJ.T3'l2. .. - $ TOO
Superpave,Ha'nburgWheel,20,DOOpasses,T324 .. ..$I,000
unfflWaightsgnpboicoie,D2726,CT308... ... . .$ TOO
VoidsinMineralAggiegate,(VMA)CTLP-2 . .$ 90
VoidsfilledwithAsphalt,(VFA)CTLP-3 . $ 90
WaxDatisity,D118F1 !! 140

AGGREGATES
ClayLmps andFnableParbles,C142
CleannessVakie,CT227
CirushsdPahles, CT205.. .... .

Diirabiay,Coats orFine,CT229
FineAggragstaAngula4, ASTMC j252,T304,CT234
FlatandElongatedPahle, D4791
LighmaightPa*les, C123
LasAngelesAbrasffin,Cl31otC535 ....

MatefalFeat hin No.200SievebyWash?g,CK17 . ..

CkganicImputes, C40
Poter&l AlkaliReadM§,Mohr BarMethodCoaise,C12eO
Powel ABialiRaacbRy,Mohr BarMethad,Fine,C1260
Pote61 Reaabty ofAggmgate(ChancalMethod),C 289
SandEqumslent,T176,CT217 .

SieveAnalysis,CoarseAggregste.T27.Cl36.. . ....

SievaAnalysis,FinsAggiegaJndudingwash),T 27,C136
Sodim SuffateSoundness,C 88 . . . . .

SpscificGravityandAbsoipton,Coarse,(,127,CT206 .

SpecificGra4andAbsorpt<n,F?e,C128,CT207 .
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$ 180
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$ 205
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$ 220
$ 180
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$ 9[1
$ 90
.$ 1,250
$ 950
.$ 475
$ 125
.$ 120
$ 145
$ 450
$ 115
$ 175

ROOFING
RaolingTileAbso@tian,(setof5), C67
RooTingTileStrengthTest,(setoF5),C67
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$ 250
Specialpreparationof standatdtastspecmenswiHbechargedatThstechncian! hourlyt*.

NiHo &Moats* accpdnedtoperfonntheAASHTOequmakintoTmanyASTMtestpmcedutes.

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4., RESOURCES TO BE PROVIDED BY THE CITY
Kimley-HornassumestheCitywillberesponsibleforschedulinganyofficialCitymeetingssuchasPlanningCommissionand City Counci hearings.Kimley-HornassumestheCitystaffwillprovidelectronicorhardcopies,ifnecessary, of any planningdocuments produced by theCitysuchasiheCity'sGeneralPlan and General PlanEIR, or copiesof prior EIRs if applicableto the project.

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Resumes

JESSIE BARKLEY
Project Manager/Task Manager
Jessie is an environmental project manager with 25 years of experience. She is a skilled CEQA and NEPA practitioner that has led and contributed to numerous projects for a variety of project types, including infrastructure, mixed-use, entertainment, educational, medical, commercial, energy, and long-range community plans. Jessie's responsibilities include directing project teams; preparing and managing project work plans, scopes, schedules, and budgets; conducting senior-level review of draff work products; interfacing with clients, subconsultants, and agency staff; and marketing services among existing and prospective clients. Throughout her career, Jessie has supported a wide array of complex environmental documents (Program EIP,s,Project EIRs, EIR A.ddendums, Supplemental EIRs, SCEAs, and MNDs) for all projeci types including specific plans, general plans, area plans, and project level mixed-use and transit-oriented development.

RELEVANTEXPERIENCE
s CityofSouthGate,On-CallforEnvironmentalServices,LosAngeles,CA-Contract Manager and Project Manager
s CityofSouthGate,PatatalndustrialProjectAddendum,SouthGate,CA-Project Manager
s City or Los Angeles, On-Call for Environmental Services, Los Angeles, CA - Project Manager
n City of Simi Valley, On-Call for Environmental Services, Los Angeles, CA - Contract Manager and Project Manager s University of California, Irvine, On-Call for Environmental Services, Los Angeles, CA - Contract Manager and Project Manager s Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency, Bouquet Tank Pipeline Replacement, Santa Clarita, CA - Project Manager n Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency, Water Tank Replacement Project, Santa Clarita, CA - Project Manager u A.C.Martin,RyeCanyonElRAddendum,SantaClarita,CA-ProjectManager s CountyofLosAngeles,TapiaRanchEIR,LosAngelesCounty,CA-ProjectManager ffl University of Southern California, Figueroa Building Student Housing Addendum, Los Angeles, CA - Project Manager ffl Huntington Memorial Hospital, Pasadena, CA - Lead Planner" g City of Long Beach, Cherry Avenue Final EIR, Long Beach, CA - Project Planner a City of Long Beach, 5150 Pacific Coast Highway Dorm Project EIR, Long Beach, CA - Project Planner s RealEstateDevelopmentAssociates,OntarioRanchBusinessParkSpecificPlanAmendmentEIR,Ontario,CA-ProjectPlanner s The KPC Group, KPC Coachella Specific Plan, Coachella, CA - Project Planner s BardaslnvestmentGroup,LasPalmasMND,LosAngeles,CA-AssistantProjectManager u DJM,BellaTerraCommercialCenterMixed-UseHousingProject,HuntingtonBeach,CA-ProjectManager g 550ShattoPIaceSustainableCommunityEnvironmentalAssessmentandAddendum,LosAngeles,CA-ProjectManager Kimley>>Horn 24
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Lead Planner
Kari has more than "19years of experiencein preparingand managingenvironmental and planning studies for public and private sector clients,under CEQAand NEPA. She comesto thefieldofplanning/environmental planningfrom a diverse backgroundin urban developmentand political science.Utilizing her backgroundandunderstandingofstateandlocalpolicies, Kari providesCEQA compliancereviewand environmentaldocumentation, in additiontoresearch,analysis,andwriting.Shehasworked on projects in the counties of LosAngeles, Riverside,San Bernardino, San Diego,Ventura, and San Joaquin.

RELEVANTEXPERiENCE
g City of Colton, On-Call EnvironmentalConsultingServices,Colton,CA - Project Manager s CityofMenifee,ContractPlanningServices,Menifee,CA-Projec(Manager a Cityof Fontana,On-Call PlanningServices,Fontana,CA - ProjectManager s Cityof San Bernardino,Contract PlanningServices,San Bernardino,CA - Project Manager s CityofHemet,JDFieldslndustriallS/MND,Hemet,CA-ProjectManager g Cityof Menifee,CADO Menifee IndustrialWarehouse EIR, Menifee,CA - Project Manager g CityofSanJacinto,SJCCSPSpecificPIanEIRPeerReview,SanJacinto,CA-ProjectManager z City of San Jacinto,Chacon Farms MND,San Jacinto, CA - Project Manager s Cityof San JacintoEsplanadeCollection Peer Review,San Jacinto, CA - Project Manager ffl CityofBeaumont,PotrerolnterchangelndustrialWarehouseEIR,Beaumont,CA-ProjectManager ffl City of Fontana,Live Oak Warehouse Project IS/MND,Fontana,CA - Project Manager g City of Fontana,Union FontanaWarehouseAddendum, Fontana,CA - Project Manager s CityofMenifee,CompassNorthernGatewayEIR,Menifee,CA-ProjectManager s Cityof Menifee, Northern Gateway LogisticsCenter EIR, Menifee, CA - Project Manager s CityofTustin,RedHillCorridorSpecificPlanandEIR,Tustin,CA-ProjectPlanner s The KPC Group,KPC CoachellaSpecificPlan, Coachella, CA - Project Planner s Cityof Menifee,Ethanac BusinessPark MND, Menifee, CA - Project Manager s CityofMenifee,MotteBusinessCenterEIR,Menifee,CA-ProjectManager a CityofMenifee,Panattonilslands3and6EIR,Menifee,CA-ProjectManager s Cityof Menifee,Menifee CommerceCenter EIR, Menifee, CA - Project Manager s CityofMenifee,CrossroadsMND,Menifee,CA-ProjectManager a Cityof Beaumont,BeaumontSummitStationSpecific Plan EIR, Beaumont, CA - Project Manager ffi Cityof Fontana,EI Paseo PlannedUnitDevelopmentIS/MND, Fontana, CA - Project Manager s CountyofSanBernardino, WesternRealcoBloomingtonFacility EIR,San BernardinoCounty,CA - ProjectManager" s Countyof San Bernardino,BloomingtonBusiness Center EIR, San Bernardino County, CA - Project Manager" s Countyof San Bernardino,Deep Creek HomesEIR, San BernardinoCounty, CA - ProjectManager" ffi CityofSanBernardino,RidgelineCommercialDevelopment ISMND,San Bernardino,CA - Project Manager" s City of Fontana,San SevaineTrail IS/MND,Fontana, CA - ProjectManager" 'Prior tojoining Kimley-Horn
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Air Quality, GHG Emissions, and Noise
Ace has 20 years of experience as an environmentai analyst and technical studies manager with a specialty in acoustics, air quality, health risk assessments, and climate change. Ace and noise as part of environmental
documents for private development and public improvement projects. He is experienced in applying a full analysis methodology per EPA, CARB, Air Pollution Control District/Air Quality Management Districts, and Caltrans/FHWA guidelines. His experience in Air Quality/Greenhouse Gas Assessments includes technical modeling experience using various state and federally approved programs including the California Emissions Estimator Model (CalEEMod), AERMOD, CAL1NE4, and EMFAC. He also provides a full range of noise impact analyses for public and private sector clients, in accordance with local, State, and federal impact assessment criteria, and develops integrated geographic information systems (GIS)-based maps depicting roadway noise contours and sensitive receptors.

RELEVANTEXPERIENCE
a CityofA,naheim,GeneralPlanUpdateEIR,Anaheim,CA-AarQuality/GHG,HealthRisk,Energy,andNoiseSpecialist s CityofNewportBeach,NewportBeachHousingElementlmplemeniationProgramEIR,NewportBeach,CA-AirQuality/GHG, Health Risk, Energy, and Noise Specialist
u Related California, Related Bristol Technical Studies, Santa Ana, CA - Air Quality/GHG, Health Risk, Energy, and Noise Specialist n CityofTustin,RedHillCorridorSpecificPlanandEIR,Tustin,CA-AirQuality/GHGandNoiseSpecialist ffl CityofNewportBeach,KollCenterResidencesElR,NewportBeach,CA-AirQuality/GHG,andNoiseLead s MorenoValleyMallRevitalizationProject,MorenoValley,CA-AirQuality/GHG,HealthRisk,Energy,andNoiseLead a SpeedwayCommerceCenterllProject,SanBernardino,CA-AirQuality/GHG,HealthRisk,Energy,andNoiseLead s CityofCarson,JeffersononAvalonMixed-UseSpecificPlanEIRTechnicalStudies,Carson,CA-AirQuality/GHG,HealthRisk, Energy, and Noise Lead
a City of Santa Ana, MainPlace Transformation Specific Plan Project, Santa Ana, CA - Air Quality/GHG, Health Risk, and Noise Lead s CityofFullerton,FullertonClimateActionPlan(CAP),Fullerton,CA-CAPSpecialist' s CityofMurrieta,GeneralPlanUpdate,EIR,andCAP,Murrieta,CA-CAPSpecialist" a CityofUpland,UplandGeneralPlanUpdateandEIR,Upland,CA-CAPSpecialist" a CityofAnaheim,CommunityCAP,Anaheim,CA-AirQuality/GHG,HealthRisk,Energy,andNoiseSpecialist s CityofGardena,GardnerMarineAvenueMixed-UselS/MNDProject,Gardena,CA-EnvironmentalScientist s CityofEncinitas,CityofEncinitas,HousingElementLlpdate,5ihCycleandCourt-Mandated,Encinitas,CA-EnvironmentalPlanner s UniversityofCalifornia,lrvine(UCtrvine),FacilitiesManagementRelocationNoiseStudy,lrvine,CA-ProjectManager s UCirvine,lrvineCampusMedicalComplexEIRAirQualityandGHGStudies,lrvine,CA-NrQuality/GHG,HealthRisk,Energy,and Noise Lead
s UClrvine,UniversityHillsArea12&LRDPAmendment#4TechnicalStudies,livine,CA-ProjectManager ffl UC Irvine, Quantum Sciences Institute Technical Studies, Irvine, CA - Environmental Planner s UC Irvine, Falling Leaves Foundation Medical Innovation Building Technical Studies, Irvine, CA - Project Manager u UClrvine,HealthSciencesParkingStructureTechnicalStudies,lrvine,CA-ProjectManager ffl UClrvine,OngoingCEQAServicesforNorthlrvineFaculty/StaffHousingEIR,Irvine,CA-EnvironmentalPlanner a UC Irvine, Center for Child Health Technical Studies, Irvine, CA - Project Manager "Prior to joining Kimley-Horn
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Air Quality, GHG Emissions, and Noise
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RggionaiPlanning,
universityofCalifornia;
Irvine
Noemi has nine years of experience in preparingnumerousenvironmentaldocumentsin accordancewith CEQA.She providestechnical analysisfor air quality, GHG, health risk assessments, noise and vibration, and energy as part of environmentaldocumentsfor private and public improvementprojects. Her expertise in air quality/GHGassessmentsincludes technical modelingexperience usingvarious state and federally approved programsincluding the California EmissionsEstimator Model (CalEEMod),AERMOD,and EMFAC.Noemi also has experience in air district permitting.

RELEVANTEXPERIENCE
s CityofLongBeach,5910CherryAvenueElR,LongBeach,CA-AirQuality(AQ)and GHGTechnical Lead
a Server Farm,444 North NashStreet Data Cen(erProject,EISegundo,CA - Air Quality and Noise (AQN)Manager
a Bachel'orofArts,
EnvironmentalPOlicyand
Analysis;'Intetnati6nql
'Relations,B6sten'University

ICREDEMTIALS AND

ASSGCIATIONS
s Ameriaan'lnstitiite'of
Cefflfied Planners (AIQP)
s Ai'randWaste Management.

Association.Member
ffi AmeripanPlanning
Association,'Member
ffl CityofArtesia,ArtesiaBoulevardCorridorSpecificPlanAmendment,Artesia,CA-AirQualityPlanner s Cityoflrwindale,14005LiveOakAvenueWarehouse,Irwindale,CA-AQNManager ffl City of Fontana,Almond Truck Parking Project,Fontana, CA - AQN Analyst n City of San Jose, Good SamaritanHospital Project,San Jose CA - AQ and GHGtechnical lead u City of San Jose,Qume and Commerce EIR, San Jose, CA - ProjectManager u Prologis,5977&6001SilverCreekValleyRoadWarehouse,SanJose,CA-AQNManager s City of San Jose,Qume and Commerce EIR, San Jose, CA - ProjectManagerand AQN Lead a Xebec,469PiercyWarehouselS/MND,SanJose,CA-AQNManager
n Prologis,6750 CentralAvenue Noise Study, Newark, CA- Noise Manager u Costco,WestgateCostcoElR,SanJose,CA-AQNManager
s Prologis,880DoolittlelS/MND,SanLeandro,CA-AQNManager
u Link Logistics,Kato Road DevelopmentWarehouse, Fremont,CA - AQN Manager g Maverik,TheCrossingslS/MND,Manteca,CA-AQNManager
u Monterey-SalinasTransit, SURF!Busway and BRT EIR, Monterey,CA - AQN Manager s Fortinet, FortinetIndustrial,Sunnyvale,CA - AQN Analyst s Pana(toni,CitationBusinessPark,Hollister,CA-AQNPlanner u GBN Partners LLC.,Vineyards at Deer Creek Specific Plan and EIR, Brentwood, CA - Project Planner Kimley>:>Horn 27
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OLMA CHAN
Air Quality, GHG Emissions, and Noise
Olivia specializes in air quality, GHG emissions, energy, and noise. With nearly two decades of experience, she brings an in-depth knowledge to our clients through her work on a variety of complex pmjects that rely on herproficiency with various state and federally approved models, including the California Emissions Estimator Model (CalEEMod), the FHWA Traffic Noise Model (TNM) and Roadway Construction Noise Model, and the AERMOD modeling system. Olivia also has experience in research, preparation, and analysis for a variety of environmental planning projects consistent with CEQA and NEPA guidelines.

RELEVANTEXPERIENCE

EDUCATION
t MastermfIArts,,Utbanand
Regional'Planning,
university'ofCalifornia,
'lrvine
s BachelorofArts,
Environmental Design,
Universityof California,
:lrvine
ffl CityofSouthGate,-PatatalndustrialProjectAddendum,SouthGate,CA-TechnicalLead s City of Los Angeles, 550 Shatto Place/Soul Project, Los Angeles, CA - Technical Lead s Cityoflnglewood,lng1ewoodResidentialProject,Inglewood,CA-TechnicalLead u DLA Piper, LLP, 7022 Sunset MND, Los Angeles, CA - Technical Lead ffl City of Gardena, South Normandie Avenue Project EIR, Gardena, CA - Technical Lead s City of Ontario, Euclid Specific Plan, Ontario, CA - Technical Lead n CityofAnaheim,GeneralPlanUpdate,Anaheim,CA-NoiseAnalyst s HillwoodlnvestmentProperties,HillwoodFontanalndustrialProjectCEQA/Entitlements,Fontana,CA-TechnicalLead ffl KimcoRealtyCorporation,WhittwoodTownCenterProject,Whittier,CA-AitQuality,GreenhouseGas,NoiseAnalyst n Crown Enterprises, Inc., Santa Ana Logistics Facility, Bloomington, CA - Technical Lead s Pacific Development Group, PDG Lake Elsinore Entitlements, Lake Elsinore, CA - Technical Lead s City of Ontario, Euclid Mixed-Llse Specific Plan, Ontario, CA - Technical Lead s Berk Consulting, City of Seattle Comprehensive Plan Update Environmental impact Statement, Seattle, WA - Technical Lead u BerkConsulting,CityofBurienComprehensivePlanUpdateEnvironmentallmpactStatement,Burien,WA-TechnicalLead ffl TerraGen Solar, Desert Breeze, Lockhart, CA - Technical Lead ffl CityoTRialto,AddendumtotheRenaissanceSpecificPlanAmendment,Rialto,CA-TechnicalAnalyst Kimley>>>Horn 28
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HEIDI ROUS, CPP
CEQA Analysis
Heidihasover30yearsofexperienceperformingandmanagingcomprehensive environmental documentationreviewto meettherequirementsofCEQA,NEPA,andsimilar stateenvironmental reviewlaws.Inaddition,Heidimaintainssubjectmatterexpertisein planning,permitting,andcomplianceservicesspecializingin airquality,noise&vibration, hazardousmaterials,riskassessment,safety,andresiliency.Sheisa CertifiedPermitting Professional(CPP)withtheSouthCoastAirQualityManagementDistrict. eriuqpriou i
.ffl 'Baahelorof'Scierice,
'Physics, Califoynia
PolytechnicStateUriiversity;"",i
GREDENTIALS mD
ASSOOlA.'fliONS
.s GPRO Certified, IJrban
Green Council
Sheisupto datewithcurrentapplicablemodelingtoolsandis highlyfluentwithrelevantguidance,policies,andregulationsrelated to GHGinventories,airpollutantandhealtheffectsmodeling,adaptiveplanning,andclimatevulnerability.Heidihaslednumerous GHG and climatechangeprojectsincludingcommunity-andagency-wideClimateActionPlans(CAPs)andotherproject-andprogram-level GHG reductionplansandadaptationstudies.Sheis especiallyskilledatprovidingcredible,verifiableevidenceinsupportof developing sitespecificGHGemissionfactors,includinga comprehensiveexaminationofissuessuchasenergyefficiency,vehicleelectrification,transit access,rideshare/carshare/carpoolprograms,co-locationof uses, on-sitepower production, gray water systems, etc.

Throughouthercareer,Heidihasprepared,managed,andprovidedpeerreviewof comprehensiveenvironmental documentsto meet the requirementsofCEQA,NEPA,andsimilarstateenvironmentalreviewlawsForprojectypesthatincludeprivatedevelopmentof housing, mixeduse,industrial,andcommerciallanduses,publicservicecampuses(hospitals,educationalfacilities,hospitality),utilities (water, wastewater,powerplants,renewables),parks,trails,andopenspace,roadwaysandintermodalFacilities,transportationplanning efforts, rail and marine improvements, and airports.

RELEVANTEXPERIENCE
ffl CityofBeverlyHills,SafetyEIementUpdateandClimateVulnerabilityAssessment,BeverlyHills,CA-ProjectManager ffl CityofEIMonte,ClimateActionPlan,EIMonte,CA- ProjectManager ffi CityofSolanaBeach,SafetyElementUpdate,ClimateVulnerabilityAssessment,andEnvironmental JusticeElement,SolanaBeach, CA-TechnicalLead
s CityofLongBeach,CommunityHospitalRemodelProjectlS/MND,LongBeach,CA-ProjectManager a CityofLosAngeles,On-CallforEnvironmentalServices,LosAngeles,CA-Principal-in-Charge" n CityofSanGabriel,On-CallforEnvironmental Services,SanGabriel,CA- Principal-in-Charge" s CityofBurbank,On-CallforEnwonmentalServices,Burbank,CA-Principal-in-ChargeandProjectManager" s CityofPasadena,On-CallforEnvironmental Services,Pasadena,CA- Principal-in-ChargeandProjectManager" s CityofAnaheim,CommunityClimateActionPlan(CAP)andGeneralPlanUpdate,Anaheim,CA-ProjectManager a Cityof Irvine,On-CallSustainabilityandEnvironmentalServices,Irvine,CA- ProjectManager u OrangeCountyTransportationAuthority(OCTA),ClimateAdaptabilityandSustainabilityPlan,OrangeCounty,CA-ProjectManager s CityofCarson,SpecificPlanAmendmentforthel57-AcreCarsonMarketplaceProjectEIR,Carson,CA-ProjectDirectorand TechnicalLeadforAirQuality,GreenhouseGas,Energy,andNoiseImpactAssessments s CityofHemet,SafetyElementUpdate,ClimateVulnerabilityAssessment,andEnvironmentalJusticeElement,Hemet,CATechnicalLead u CityofTempleCity,PacificLasTunasMixed-UseProject,TempleCity,CA-ProjectDirector s City of Burbank, San Fernando Bikeway Project, Environmental Assessment, Burbank, CA - Task Manager "Prior tojoining Kimley-Horn
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JESS/EFAN, ENVSP
CEQA Analysis
Jessie has nine years of experience in environmental planning and documentation. She has experience in a variety of areasincluding population/housing, public services, water supply, wastewater, solid waste, and sustainability. She has worked on a r!iiverse set of project types, including affordable housing, complex mixed-use infill projects, and industrial and data center projects. She has prepared and managed all levels of CEQA documentation, ranging from Categorical Exemptions (CEs) and Sustainable Communities Project Exemptions (SCPEs) to MNDs and EIRs. Jessie is responsible for preparing and reviewing CEQA documentation, as well as coordinating and communicating with the internal and external teams on budget, schedules, and deliverables.

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
s City of Los Angeles, On-Call for Environmental Services, Los Angeles, CA - Project Manager
s City of San Gabriel, On-Call for Environmental Services, San Gabriel, CA - Contract Manager and Project Manager a City of Culver City, On-Call for Environmental Review Pursuant to CEQA, Culver City, CA - Contract Manager and Project Manager s City of West Hollywood, West Hollywood Fiber Optic Improvements Categorical Exemption - Lead Analyst s 3739RobertsonLLC,3739SouthRobertsonAvenueAB130Exemption,CulverCity,CA-ProjectManager ffl 5730UplanderLLC,5730UplanderABl30Exemption,CulverCity,CA-ProjectManager s LewisHomes,1515WalnutGroveAvenueResidentialProjectlS/MND,Rosemead,CA-ProjeciManager s EquityResidential,VistaDelLagoABl30Exemption,MissionViejo,CA-ProjectManager s RegentProperties,12755BurbankBoulevardProjectHousingElementStreamliningChecklist,LosAngeles,CA-ProjectManager s SOMOS Group, Hotel Figueroa Sign District IS/ND, Los Angeles, CA - Project Manager s CityofBeverlyHills,450NorthRoxburyDriveProjectlS/ND,BeverlyHills,CA-ProjectManager u Harkham Family Enterprises, LP, 9467 W. Olympic Boulevard SCPE, Beverly Hills, CA - Deputy Project Manager and Lead Analyst s CityoFTempleCity,PacificLasTunasMixed-UseProjectCE,TempleCity,CA-ProjectManager s CityofSanGabriel,RubioVillageMixed-UseProjectlS/MND,SanGabriel,CA-ProjectManager s CityofBeverlyHills,227S.TowerStreetClass32CategoricalExemption,BeverlyHills,CA-ProjectManager s CityofBeverlyHills,9945DurantDriveProjectCIass32CE,BeverlyHills,CA-ProjectManager s CityofMorenoValley,MoVal2040GeneralPlanUpdateandClimateAc(ionPlanRevisedEIR,MorenoValley,CA-DeputyProject Manager
s ChangeUp, Longo Toyota Service Center Redevelopment Class 32 CE, El Monte, CA - Senior QC/QA ffl CityofLongBeach,CherryAvenuelndustrialProjectEIR,LongBeach,CA-QC/QAReviewer s SDCFMontereyPark,LLC,1977SaturnDataCenterProjectlSJMND,MontereyPark,CA-DeputyProjectManager n City of Garde'na, Western at 146th Specific Plan Project SCPE, Gardena, CA - Deputy Project Manager s City of San Clemente, Bluffs at Boca EIR Peer Review, San Clemente, CA - Project Manager a Winebright Capistrano LLC, San Juan Plaza Project Class 32 Categorical Exemption, San Juan Capistrano, CA - Project Manager a Terra-Gen,DesertBreezeSolarProjectEIR,SanBernardinoCounty,CA-ProjectManager s CityofArtesia,ArtesiaBoulevardCorridorSpecificPlanAmendmentProjectEIR,Artesia,CA-DeputyProjectManagerandLead Analyst
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s Pacific Plaza Premier Development Group, Monterey Park Mixed Use Project Class 32 Exemption, Monterey Park, CA - Analyst
s City of Beverly Hills, 227 S. Tower Street, Class 32 Exemption, Beverly Hills, CA - Analyst ffl CityofSanGabriel,RubioVillagelS/MND,SanGabriel,CA-Analyst ffl Baranof Holdings, 956 Seward Project Categorical Exemption, Los Angeles, CA - Analyst ffl Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Confidential EIR, Los Angeles, CA - Analyst s Icon&lkon,Inc.,MadisonResidencesClass32CategoricalExemption,CulverCity,CA-Analyst s Dimension Renewable Energy, Wilsona CSG IS/MND, Los Angeles County, CA - Analyst a CityofLongBeach,59"lOCherrylndustrialBuildingProject,EIR,LongBeach,CA-Analyst s City of Long Beach, Park Tower Student Housing Project, EIR, Long Beach, CA - Analyst s RenewablePropertiesLLC,MalibuRoadSolarProject,SanBernardinoCounty,CA-Analyst ffl Renewable Properties LLC, Sunrise Road Solar Project, San Bernardino County, CA - Analyst ffl Renewable Properties LLC, Lear Avenue Solar Project, San Bernardino County, CA - Analyst u Renewable Properties LLC, 230th Street Solar Project, Los Angeles County, CA - Analyst g DimensionRenewableEnergy,RipleyCSGIS/MND,RiversideCounty,CA-Analyst ffl DimensionRenewableEnergy,BlytheCSGIS/MND,Blythe,CA-Analyst s LeSarDevelopmentConsultants,PalmdaleHousingOpportunityProjectlS/MND,Palmda1e,CA-Analyst s Terra-Gen,DesertBreezeSolarProjectElR,Hinkley,CA-Analyst ffl CityofPalmSprings,NorthIndianCanyonDriveandViaEscuela Traffic Signal Project Class I Categorical Exemption, Palm Springs, CA - Analyst
s CityofMorenoValley,RevisedDraftProgramEnvironmentallmpaciReport,MorenoValley,CA-AssistantProjectManager s City of Moreno Valley, General Plan 2040, Moreno Valley, CA - Analyst Kimley>>Horn 31
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4ESSICAMAUOK,MA,RPA
Cultural Resources, Historic Resources, and Tribal
CulturalResources
Jessica has more thanl5 years of experience in cultural resources management and historic preservation in California. She is listed in the Register of Professional Archaeologists (RPA) and meets Secretary oflnterior (SOI) Professional Qualifications for Archaeology, History, and Architectural History. Her background includes long-term contracting for Federal land management agencies (USFS, NPS, DoD, BLM, etc.), overseeing Cultural Resources Management programming within Tribal government, and serving on several historic preservation advisoiy groups for State and Federal agencies. She has extensive experience conducting all phases of archaeological and historic architectural fieldwork and reporting under applicable state and federal law, such as the NHPA, NEPA, and CEQA. She also has many years of experience managing process forinadvertent discoveries of human remains and the inventory/repatriation of existing archaeological-collections subject to State and Federal-law, such as-the Native American Graves Protection and-Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) and California Health & Safety Code (Section 7050.5).

RELEVANTEXPERIENCE
s Metrolink, Canyon Siding Extension Project, Los Angeles County, CA - Cultural Resources Monitoring Plan Principal Investigator n Metrolink, Balboa Double Track Extension Project, Los Angeles County, CA - Cultural Resources Monitoring Plan Principal Investigator
s CityofBeverlyHills,450NorthRoxburyProject,BeverlyHills,CA-ArchaeologicalResourcesAssessmentPrincipallnvestigator ffl City oflnglewood, Trojan Storage Project, Inglewood, CA - Historic Resources Assessment Principal Investigator s CityofLongBeach,5910CherryProject,LongBeach,CA-ArchaeologicalResourcesAssessmentPrincipallnvestigator ffi CityofLosAngeles,956SewardProject,LosAngeles,CA-ArchaeologicalResourcesAssessmentandPaleontologicalResources Assessment Principal Investigator
s City of Los Angeles, 3800 S. Figueroa Project, Los Angeles, CA - Archaeological Resources Assessment and Paleontological Resources Assessment Principal Investigator
ffl US Housing & Urban Development/City of Burbank, 2244 N. Buena Vista St, Burbank, CA - Principal Investigator ffl CityofSantaAna,Park55Project,SantaAna,CA-CulturalResourcesAssessmentPrincipallnvestigator Kimley>>Horn 32
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Hydrologyand Utilities

CHRIS YOUNG, PE, QSD,
ENVSP
Chris is a licensed civil engineer with experience focusing on land development for private developers, including construction drawings, Low Impact Development (LID), Stormwater Quality Design, opinion of probable costs, off-site improvement plans, and feasibility studies.

He has been responsible for all aspects of project delivery, including client coordination, budget, schedules, staff management, report preparation, construction plans, quality assurances and field engineering. He has a strong background in urban development planning/design and utility infrastructure projects.

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
EDUCA.T10)N
'.. ffl Baehelor oTScience, Civil
and'Environmental
'Engineering, Oklahoma
State:Univeriity
..CREDENTIALSANDASSOCIA.TIC)NS
.a Pcofessiona(Engineerin
California (#91146)
s QualifiedSWPPPDeveloper
(*cm<s)
a Envisiqn Sustainability
Pvofessionat(#32716)
n 9570-9600 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills, CA - Project Manager s 6766 West Hawthorne Avenue Microunit Project, Hollywood, CA - Project Manager u Dunn Drive + Regent Street Microunit Project, Los Angeles, CA - Project Manager ffl CGI Strategies, Franklin & Cahuenga High-Rise, Hollywood, CA - Project Manager g 1621 N. McCadden Microunit Project, Hollywood, CA - Project Manager ai 728-734 S. Manhattan Microunit Project, Los Angeles, CA - Project Manager u 1411 S. Flower St Microunit Project, Los Angeles, CA - Project Manager u 1317S.GrandAveMicrounitProject,LosAngeles,CA-ProjectManager s 603S.MariposaAveMicrounitProject,LosAngeles,CA-ProjectManager a Cityof CulverCity,IvyStationTransit-OrientedDevelopment(TOD) (WashingtonBoulevard and National Boulevard Street Off-Site & On-Site Improvements), Los Angeles/Culver City, CA - Analyst s Wilshire La Brea Transit-Oriented Development (639 S La Brea Avenue TOD), Los Angeles, CA - Analyst s Hackman Capital Partners, 5500 West Jefferson Boulevard Transit-Oriented Development, Los Angeles, CA - Analyst s Lincoln Property Company, (3777Washington Boulevard (Apple Mixed-Use Office Building), Los Angeles, CA - Analyst s Hyatt House/Place at LAX, Los Angeles, CA - Analyst
a 2222 South Figueroa Street Mixed-Use, Los Angeles, CA - Analyst ffl ChurchofScientologylnternational(CSI),Valley,LosAngeles,CA-Analyst s 8070 Beverly Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA - Team Member s Confidential Client, Grocery Stores (NC and SC), Various 1ocations (NC, SC, FL) - Analyst s Greystar, Amp Lofts, Los Angeles, CA - Analyst
s City of Agoura Hills, On-Call Engineering Services, Agoura Hills, CA - Analyst g City of Malibu On-Call Engineering Services - Disaster and Evacuation Planning, Malibu, CA - Analyst Kimley>>Horn 33
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Andray is an environmental planner with seven years of experience preparing environmental reports and compliance documentation under CEQA/NEPA. His experience includes a variety of project types, with a focus on water supply, stormwater, recycled water, and wastewater infrastructure plans and projects in (he Southern California region, and airport capital improvement projects. He is also an experienced hazardous materials analyst who has prepared dozens of Phase I Environmental Site Assessments, equivalent to Caltrans' Phase I Initial Site Assessment, for properties in urbanized, industrial, and rural properties in California. His daily responsibilities include project management and support, coordinating with internal technical staff and subconsultants to complete CEQAfNEPA documents and supporting technical studies, interfacing with clients, technical writing, QC/QA of deliverables, and tracking projed scopes, schedules, and budgets to completion.

RELEVANTEXPERIENCE
a DLAPiper,3800FigueroaMixed-UseProjectElR,LosAngeles,CA-HazardousMaterialsTechnicalAnalyst/PhaselESATaskLead s CityofBurbank,SanFernandoBikewayProjectNEPA/CEQA,Burbank,CA-EnvironmentalAnalyst/PhaselESATaskLead s OxnardHarborDistrict,NEPA/CEQAEnvironmentalCIearanceforSouthTerminalShorePowerProject,PortHueneme,CAEnvironmental AnalysUPhase I ISA Task Lead s Environmental Due Diligence for Nexamp Solar Project Portfolio, various properties in Los Angeles, Kern, and Tulare Counties, CA - Phase I ESA Task Lead
s EnvironmentalDueDiligenceforMallPropertyinRiversideCounty,CA-PhaselESATaskLead u LosAngelesBureauofEngineering,SilverLakeReservoirComplexProjectEIR,LosAngeles,CA-EnvironmentalAnalysUPhasel ESA Task Lead
ffl Caltrans,l-215LandscapeProject,Segment5Revalidation,SanBernardino,CA-EnvironmentalAnalyst" s Sysco,Inc.,SyscoFacilityExpansionProjectCEQAMND,Industiy,CA-PhaselESATaskLead' n City of Watsonville, Municipal Airport On-Call Environmental Services, Watsonville, CA - Environmental Planner ffl CityofLongBeach,5910CherryAvenueProjectEnvironmentalServices,LongBeach,CA-EnvironmentalAnalyst a CountyofSanBernardino,OvernightSolarProjectEnvironmentalPeerReviewandEIROversight,SanBernardinoCounty,CAEnvironmental Analyst a Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, Stormwater Capture Parks Program, Los Angeles, CA - Environmental Planner" ffl SanClementePublicWorks,NEPAandGrantAssistancefortheEastAvenidaCordobaStormDrainProject,SanClemente,CAEnvironmental Analyst/Deputy Project Manager n San Clemente Public Works, NEPA Environmental Clearance for the Recycled Water Expansion Project, San Clemente, CA - Environmental Analyst/Deputy Project Manager
'Prior tojoining Kimley-Horn
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SR/ CHAKRAVARTHY,
PE, TE
Transportation
Sri has more than 20 years of experienceoverseeing a variety oftransportation projects ranging from planning, design,operations,and on-call engineeringservices. His project management at Kimley-Horn is informed by his former careerwith the LosAngeles County PublicWorks Department and knowledgeof grant funding opportunitiesand workingwith multiple stakeholders.Sri has overseenmediumto large scale projectsfor local and regional agencies with design budgets rangingfrom $50Kto $2.5Mand schedules rangingfrom six months to 3.5 years. These projectsare often multidisciplinaryand require coordinationwith local and regional agencies, Caltrans,and local businessesand residents.

Mastsof Saienae,Civil'
'Erlgineerimg, Lo4isiamaState
University
s 'Baatqelor'ofScience, Civil
,. " 'Engineering,Kakatiya
University,India
!' .CRE,DENTIALS.AND
. ' ASSGOIAT:10Ns
.n Professiona3Engirieer.in
Califorriia(#7362!?)
s 'TrafficEngineer'in California
(#2531) '

RELEVANTEXPERIENCE
s Cityof La Cariada Flintridge,Traffic CirculationandSignal Operationsfor FoothillBoulevard and Angeles Crest Highway, La Cariada Flintridge, CA - Project Manager
u Cityof Pico Rivera, Transit-OrientedDevelopment (TOD) SpecificPlan for the Gold Line EastsideExtensionat Washington and Rosemead Boulevards,Pico Rivera,CA - Senior Project Engineer s Cityof Culver City,IvyStationTOD,WashingtonBoulevardand National BoulevardStreet Off-Site and On-Site Improvements,Los Angeles/Culver City, CA - Project Engineer
a City of Malibu On-Call EngineeringServices - Disasterand EvacuationPlanning,Malibu, CA - Project Manager z City of Tehachapi, GreaterTehachapiArea SpecificPlan, Tehachapi,CA - ProjectManager s City of Lancaster,Safe Routesto School Master Plan, Lancaster,CA - Principal-in-Charge s Cityof La Cariada Flintridge,ProfessionalTraffic EngineeringServicesfor CitywideEngineering and Traffic Survey and Traffic Volume Counts, La Cariada Flintridge,CA - ProjectManager u Cityof LosAngeles, Department of Recreationand Parks, Griffith Park Safetyand MobilityActive TransportationProject, Los Angeles, CA - Principal-in-Charge
ffi City of Agoura Hills, AreawideSchoolTraffic Study,Agoura Hills, CA - ProjectManager ffl Cityof Oxnard, FifthStree(and RiceAvenue GradeSeparationTraffic OperationalAnalysis Report,Oxnard, CA - Project Manager u City of Oxnard, Oxnard Boulevardand Saviers RoadSignal Improvements,Oxnard, CA - Project Manager s AlamedaCTC,l-801ntegratedCorridorMobility(ICM)Project,Alameda/ContraCostaCounties,CA-Projec(Engineer a City of Norwalk,On-Call ProfessionalEngineeringServicesfor Design, ProjectManagement, and Construction SupportServices, Norwalk, CA- Project Manager
ffl City of Irvine, ConsultantTeam Program2022-2025, Irvine, CA - Contract Manager s CityofOrange,On-CallTrafficEngineering/PlanChecking/Design/PublicWorkslnspectionServices,Orange,CA-Principal-inCharge g City of Lancaster, Multi-YearProfessionalEngineeringServices 2023-2026, Lancaster, CA - Project Manager s City of Montclair,On-Call GeneralCivil Engineering,Architectural, Landscape,and Support ProfessionalServices 2022-2027, Montclair, CA - Project Manager
s CityofRanchoCucamonga,On-CallCivilandTrafflcEngineeringServices,2019-2026,RanchoCucamonga,CA-ProjeciManager a CityofSimiValley,On-CallCivilEngineeringDesignServices2022-2025,SimiValley,CA-ProjectManager s CityofVentura,On-Call3-YearProfessionalServices2022-2025,Ventura,CA-ProjectManager Kimley>>Horn 35
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LAURA FOR/NASH PE TE
Transportation
Laura is a professional civil and traffic engineer with 12 years of traffic operations and transportation engineering experience ranging from small design projects and task orders to large design-build environments and City Traffic Engineer roles. Her background encompasses traffic analysis, design and simulation, and transportation planning. Laura's key areas of expertise include extensive knowledge of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) methodologies; active transportation design; traffic calming studies; microsimulation knowledge using VISSIM and SimTraffic, traffic impact analysis studies, traffic signal warrants, signing and striping, signal design and plan presentation, and signal timing and optimization (SYNCHRO). Laura has served as the City Traffic Engineer for Agoura Hills since 2019.

EDUCATIIQM
n Master of Saence, Civil
Engineering, Georgia
Instituteof Technology
's Bachelor of Science, Civil
Engineering, Georgia
'Institute of Technology
,C;REDEN.TIALSAND

ASSOCIATIONS

RELEVANTEXPERIENCE
s CitycfAgouraHills,Or-CaliTrafficEngineeringServices,AgovraHills,CA-Project!ij!anager a City of Hawthorne, On-Call Traffic Engineering Services, Hawthorne, CA - Project Manager z City of Malibu, On-Call Traffic and Civil Engineering Services, Malibu, CA - Project Engineer s City of Laguna Niguel, On-Call Traffic Engineering Services, Laguna Niguel, CA - Project Manager s HousingAuthorityoftheCityofSanBuenaventura,SustainableTransportationlnfrastructureandTransportationRelatedAmenities, Ventura, CA - Projec( Manager
s CityofLosAngeles,MissionMileSepulvedaProjectPA&ED,LosAngeles,CA-ProjectEngineer a LA Metro, North Hollywood to Pasadena BRT Planning and Environmental Study, Los Angeles to Pasadena, CA - Project Engineer s City of Lomita, Traffic Calming Toolkit, Lomita, CA - Project Manager s City of Oxnard, Fifth Street and Rice Avenue Grade Separation Traffic Operational Analysis Report, Oxnard, CA - Project Engineer ffl CityofOxnard,OxnardBoulevardandSaviersRoadSignallmprovements,Oxnard,CA-ProjectEngineer s City of La Cariada Flintridge, Traffic Circulation and Signal Operations for Foothill Boulevard and Angeles Crest Highway, La Cariada Flintridge, CA - Project Engineer
u City or Agoura Hills, Bicyde Master Plan, Agoura Hills, CA - Project Manager s City of Laguna Niguel, Heather Ridge Bicycle Lanes, Laguna Niguel, CA - Project Manager ffl Cityoflrvine,ProtectedlntersectionsStudy,lrvine,CA-ProjectEngineer s City of Agoura Hills, Kanan Road/Agoura Road Ultimate Intersection Improvements Project, Agoura Hills, CA - Project Engineer s City of Malibu, Pacific Coast Highway Mobility Improvements at Various Locations, Malibu, CA - Project Engineer s City of Agoura Hills, SB 743 Implementation, Agoura Hills, CA - Project Engineer Kimley>>Horn 36
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RONALD HALLUM, PG,
CEG
Hazards and Geotechnical Studies
Ronald has provided geotechnicalservicesfor a variety of projects such as reservoirs, railroads, highways, hospitals,schools, pipelines,treatment plants,tunnels, landslideandrault evaluations, and other publicand privateworks. Ronald's responsibilitiesat Ninyo & Moore include preliminaryand final review of findings, conclusions,recommendations,and project deliverables;review of currentguidelines,regulations,and technologies;managing geotechnicaland geologicfield evaluations;supervisionand training of the geologic staff; conductinggeologic and geologic hazardsevaluations;performingand reviewinggeologic mapping and research; analyzingfield and laboratory data; and authoringand reviewing geotechnicaland geologic reports.

RELEVANTEXPERIENCE
s City of DanaPoint, DohenyVillage EIR, Dana Point, CA - PrincipalGeologist a City of San Diego, Grantville RedevelopmentProject and StudyArea, San Diego, CA - Project Manager
ffl City of LaQuinta, CountryClub of the Desert EIR, La Quinta, CA - Project Geologist ffl CityofSolanaBeach,SolanaBeachTowneCentreEIR,SolanaBeach,CA-Project Geologist
s City of San Diego, ConventionCenter ExpansionEIR, San Diego, CA - Senior GeologisUProjectManager s CityofColton,GuyauxLandfillPhasellWorkplan,Coiton,CA-PrincipalGeologis) a CityofLosAngeles,On-CallGeotechnicalandEnvironmentalConsultingServices,LosAngeles,CA-PrincipalGeologist Kimley>>Horn 37
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Exhibit A
Agenda Bill 01/13/26

EXHIBIT A
AGREEMENT FORPROFESSIONAL SERVICES poh
A!:RVI( :t:l sv:gvtcns BETWEEN THE CITY OF SOUTH GATE AND gCOMPANV NAM'NI
This Agreement for Professional
("Agreement") is made and entered into on
Gate, a municipal corporation ("City"), and
("Consultant"). City and Consultant are
"Party" and collectively as "Parties."
Servicesfor il'JJJ8jeOP' SkRVlCE§ Services
sometimes hereinafter individually referred to as a

RECITALS
WHEREAS, City desires to retain a qualified provider for certain services relating to (TYPE OF SERVICE):

WHEREAS, Consultant warrants to City that it has the requisite skills, knowledge, qualifications, manpower and expertise to perform properly and timely the Professional Services under this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, based on such representation, City desires to contract with Consultant to perform the services as described in the Scope of Services attached hereto as Exhibit "A" of this Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties hereby agree as follows:

1. SCOPE OF SERVICES. City hereby engages Consultant, and Consultant accepts such engagement, to perform the services set forth in the Scope of Services as described in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and made part of this Agreement. The Scope of Services may be mutually amended from time to time by both Parties in writing.

2. COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES. The total amount of co on for this Agreement shall not exceed the sum of for example -
One Thousand Two Hundred Twenty-Five Dollars - then put amount in parenthesis for example § as described in Consultant's proposal attached hereto as Exhibit "A." City shall pay Consultant for its professional services rendered and costs incurred pursuant to this Agreement. No additional compensation shall be adfor other incurred, unless first approved in writing by or
his/her designee.

2.1 Consultant shall be required to attend meetings at City Hall as necessary in the delivery of the projects. Travel time between Consultant's office and City Hall shall not be billable. Consultant may request an exemption on a case-by-case basis, which shall be subject to City approval.
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2.2 Consultant shall be paid in accordance with the schedule included in Consultant's proposal attached hereto as Exhibit "A." City shall pay Consultant within thirty (30) days of receipt of the invoice.

2.3 No payment made hereunder by City to Consultant, other than the final payment, shall be construed as an acceptance by City of any work or materials, nor as evidence of satisfactory performance by Consultant of its obligations under this Agreement.

3. completion, unless otherwise expressly extended and agreed to by both Parties in writing, or terminated by either Party as provided herein.

4. CITY AGENT. The ("Director"), or
his/her designee, for the purposes of this Agreement, is the agent for City. Whenever approval or authorization is required, Consultant understands that the Director, or his/her designee, has the authority to provide that approval or authorization.

5. CONFLICT OF INTEREST. Consultant represents that it presently has no interest and shall not acquire any interest, direct or indirect, in any real property located in the City which may be affected by the services to be performed by Consultant under this Agreement.

Consultant fiirther represents that in performance of tis Agreement, no person having any such interest shall be employed by it. Within ten (10) days, Consultant agrees that it will immediately notify City of any other conflict of interest that may exist or develop during the term of this Agreement.

5.1 Consultant represents that no City employee or official has a material financial interest in Consultant's business. During the term of this Agreement and/or as a result of being awarded this contract, Consultant shall not offer, encourage or accept any financial interest in Consultant's business or in this Agreement by any City employee or official.

6. GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

6.1 Termination for Convenience. City may terminate this Agreement at any time without cause by giving fifteen (15) days written notice to Consultant of such termination and speci:f5ring the effective date thereof. In that event, all finished or unfinished documents and other materials shall, at the option of City, become its property. If this Agreement is terminated by City as provided herein, Consultant will be paid the total amount of its costs as of the termination date. In no event shall the amount payable upon termination exceed the total maximum compensation provided for in this Agreement.

6.2 Termination for Cause.
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6.2.I City may, by written notice to Consultant, terminate the whole or any part of this Agreement in any of the following circumstances:
a. If Consultant fails to perform the services required by this Agreement within the time specified herein or any authorized extension thereo:f; or b. If Consultant fails to perform the services called for by this Agreement or so fails to make progress as to endanger performance of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, and in either of these circumstances does not correct such failure withing a period of ten (10) days (or such longer period as City may authorize in writing) after receipt of notice from City specifying such failure.

6.2.2 In the event City terminates this Agreement in whole or in part as provided above in Subsection 6.2.1, City may procure, upon such terms and in such manner as it may deem appropriate, services similar to those terminated.

6.2.3 If this Agreement is terminated as provided above in Subsection 6.2.1, City may require Consultant to provide all finished or unfinished documents, data, studies, drawings, maps, photographs, reports, films, charts, sketches, computations, surveys, models, or other similar documentation prepared by Consultant. Upon such termination, Consultant shall be paid an amount equal to the value of the work performed. In ascertaining the value of the work performed up to the date of termination, consideration shall be given to both completed work and work in progress, to complete and incomplete drawings, and to other documents whether delivered to City or in possession of Consultant, and to authorized reimbursement expenses.

6.2.4 If, a'Jter notice of termination of the Agreement under the provisions of Subsection 6.2.1 above, it is determined, for any reason, that Consultant was not in default, or that the default was excusable, then the rights and obligations of the Parties shall be the same as if the notice of termination had been issued pursuant to Subsection 6. 1. above.

6.3 Non-Assignability. Consultant shall not assign or transfer any interest in this Agreement without the express prior written consent of City.

6.4 Non-Discrimination.

6.4.1 Consultant shall not discriminate against any employee, subcontractor, or applicant for employment because of to race, creed, gender, gender identity (including gender expression), color, religion, ancestry, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, or veteran/military status, in the performance of its services and duties pursuant to this Agreement and will comply with all applicable laws, ordinances and codes 5116863.1-L235.0
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of the Federal, State, and County and the City governments. Consultant will take affirmative action to ensure that subcontractors and applicants are employed, and that employees are treated during employment without regard to their race, color, religion, ancestry, sex, national origin, disability, or age.

Consultant will take affirmative action to ensure that all employment practices, including those of any subcontractors retained by Consultant to perform services under this Agreement, are free from such discrimination. Such employment practices include, but are limited to: hiring, upgradirrg, demotion, transfer, recruitment, recruitment advertising, layoff, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation, and selection for training, including apprenticeship.

6.4.2 The provisions of Subsection 6.4.2 above shall be included in all solicitations or advertisements placed by or on behalf of Consultant for personnel to perform any services under this Agreement. City shall have access to all documents, data, and records of Consultant and its subcontractors for purposes of determining compliance with the equal employment opportunity and nondiscrimination provisions of this Section, and all applicable provisions of Executive Order No. 11246 (relating to federal restrictions against discriminatory practices) is available for review and on file with the City Clerk's Office.

6.5 Insurance. Consultant shall submit to City, certificates indicating compliance with the following minimum insurance requirements no less than one (1) day prior to beginning of performance under this Agreement:

6.5.1 Workers Compensation Insurance as required by law. Consultant shall require all subcontractors similarly to provide such workers' compensation insurance for their respective employees.

6.5.2 Comprehensive general and automobile liability insurance protecting Consultant in amounts not less than $1,000,000 for personal injury to any one person, $1,000,000 for injuries arising out of one occurrence, and $500,000 for property damages or a combined single limit of $1,000,000, with an aggregate of $2,000,000. Each such policy of insurance shall:
a. Be issued by a financially responsible insurance company or companies admitted and authorized to do business in the State of California or which is approved in writing by City.
b. Name and list as additional insured the City, its officers and employees. c. Specify its acts as primary insurance.
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d. Contain a clause substantially in the following words: "It is hereby understood and agreed that this policy shall not be canceled except upon thirty (30) days prior written notice to City of such cancellation or material change."
e. Cover the operations of Consultant pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

6.6 Indemnification. Consultant agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless City and/or any other City agency, including other employees, officers and repfesentatives, for/from any and all claims or actions of any kind asserted against City and/or any other City agency arising out of Consultant's (including Consultant's employees, representatives, products and subcontractors) negligent performance under this Agreement, excepting only such claims or actions which may arise out of sole or active negligence of City and/or any other City agency, or any third parties not acting on behalf of, at the direction of, or under the control of Consultant. 6,7 Compliance with Applicable Law. Consultant and City shall comply with all applicable laws, ordinances, and codes of the Federal, State, County and City governments, without regard to conflict of law principles.

6.8 Independent Contractor. This Agreement is by and between City and Consultant and is not intended, nor shall it be construed, to create the relationship of agency, servant, employee, partnership, joint venture, or association, as between City and Consultant.

6.8.1 Consultant shall be an independent contractor and shall have no power to incur any debt or obligation for or on behalf of City. Neither City nor any of its officers or employees shall have any control over the conduct of Consultant, or any of Consultant's employees, except as herein set forth, and Consultant expressly warrants not to, at any time or in any manner, represent that it, or any of its agents, servants or employees are in any manner employees of City, it being distinctly understood that Consultant is and shall at all times remain to City a wholly independent contractor and Consultant's obligations to City are solely such as are prescribed by this Agreement.

6.8.2 Indemnification of CalPERS Determination - In the event that Consultant or any employee, agent, or subcontractor of Consultant providing services under this Agreement claims or is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction or CalPERS to be eligible for enrollment in CalPERS as an employee of City, Consultant shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless City for the payment of any employee and/or employer contributions for CalPERS benefits on behalf of Consultant or its employees, agents, or subcontractors, as well as, for the payment of any penalties and interest on such contributions which would otherwise be the responsibility of City.
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6.8.3 Business License Required. According to Title 2.08.40 of the South Gate Municipal Code, a business license will be required prior to doing business within the City, even if the business is located outside of the City. Verification of a valid South Gate business license will be required prior to start of work and any fees associated with the acquisition or maintenance of such business license shall be the sole responsibility of Consultant.

6.9 Consultant's Personnel.

6.9.1 All services required under the Agreement will be performed by Consultant, or under Consultant's direct supervision, and all personnel shall possess the qualifications, permits and licenses required by State and local law to perform such services, including, without limitation, a City of South Gate business license as required by the South Gate Municipal Code.

6.9.2 Consultant shall be solely responsible for the satisfactory work performance of all personnel engaged in performing services required by this Agreement, and compliance with all reasonable performance standards established by City.

6.9.3 Consultant shall be responsible for payment of all employees' and subcontractors' wages and benefits and shall comply with all requirements pertaining to employer's liability, workers' compensation, unemployment insurance and Social Security.

6.9.4 Consultant shall indemnify and hold harmless City and all other related entities, officers, employees and representatives from any liability, damages, claims, costs, and expenses of any nature arising from alleged violations of personnel practices or of any acts of omissions by Consultant in connection with the work performed arising from this Agreement.

6.10 Copyright. No reports, maps or other documents produced in whole or in part under this Agreement shall be the subject of an application for copyright by or on behalf of Consultant.

6.11 Legal Construction.

6.11.1 Tis Agreement is made and entered into in the State of California and shall in all respects be interpreted, enforced, and governed under the laws of the State of California without regard to conflict of law principles.

6.11.2 This Agreement shall be construed without regard to the identity of the persons who drafted its various provisions. Each and every provision of this Agreement shall be construed as though each of the parties participated equally in the C!1
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drafting of same, and any rule of construction that a document is to be construed against the drafting party shall not be applicable to this Agreement.

6.11.3. The article and section, captions and headings herein have been inserted for convenience only and shall not be considered or referred to in resolving questions of interpretation or construction.

6.11.4. Whenever in this Agreement the context may so require, the masculine gender shall be deemed to refer to and include the feminine and neuter, and the singular shall refer to and include the plural.

6.12 ('nunt<.ia,iait,b. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts and, as so executed, shall constitute an agreement which shall be binding upon all Parties hereto.

6.13 Final Payment Acceptance Constitutes Release. The acceptance by Consultant of the final payment made under this Agreement shall operate as and be a release of City from all claims and liabilities for compensation to Consultant for anything done, furnished, or relating to Consultant's work or services. Acceptance of payment shall be any negotiation of City's check or the failure to make a written extra compensation claim within ten (10) calendar days of the receipt of that check. However, approval or payment by City shall not constitute, nor be deemed, a release of the responsibility and liability of Consultant, its employees, sub-consultants and agents for the accuracy and competency of the information provided and/or work performed; nor shall such approval or payment be deemed to be an assumption of such responsibility or liability by City for any defect or error in the work prepared by Consultant, its employees, subconsultants and agents.

6.14 Corrections. In addition to the above indemnification obligations, Consultant shall correct, at its expense, all errors in the work which may be disclosed during City's review of Consultant's report or plans. Should Consultant fail to make such correction in a reasonably, timely manner, such correction shall be made by City, and the cost thereof shall be charged to Consultant.

6.15 Files. All files of Consultant pertaining to City shall be and remain the property of City. Consultant will control the physical location of such files during the term of this Agreement and shall be entitled to retain copies of such files upon termination of this Agreement.

6.16 Waiver; Remedies Cumulative. Failure by a Party to insist upon the performance of any of the provisions of tis Agreement by the other party, irrespective of the length of time for which such failure continues, shall not constitute a waiver of such Party's right to demand compliance by such other Party in the future. No waiver by a Party of a default or breach of the other party shall be effective or binding upon such a Party unless made in writing by such Party, and no such waiver shall be implied from any 'JO
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omissions by a Party to take any action with respect to such default or breach. No express written waiver of a specified default or breach shall affect any other default or breach, or cover any other period of time, other than any default or breach and/or period of time specified. All of the remedies permitted or available to a Party under this Agreement, or at law or in equity, shall be cumulative and alternative, and invocation of any such right or remedy shall not constitute a waiver or election of remedies with respect to any other permitted or available right of remedy.

6.17 Mitigation of Damages. In all such situations arising out of this Agreement, the Parties shall attempt to avoid and minimize the damages resulting from the conduct of the other Party.

6.18 Severability. If any provision in this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void, or unenforceable, the remaining provisions will nevertheless continue in full force without being impaired or invalidated in any way.

6.19 Attorneys' Fees. The Parties hereto acknowledge and agree that each will bear his or its own costs, expenses and attorneys' fees arising out of and/or connected with the negotiation, drafting and execution of the Agreement, and all matters arising out of or connected therewith except that, in the event any action is brought by any Party hereto to enforce this Agreement, the prevailing Party in such action shall be entitled to reasonable attorneys' fees and costs in addition to all other relief to which that Party or those Parties may be entitled.

6.20 Entire Agreement and 4mrinrlBiriul,,, This Agreement constitutes the whole agreement between City and Consultant, and neither party has made any representations to the other except as expressly contained herein. Neither party, in executing or performing this Agreement, is relying upon any statement or information not contained in this Agreement. Any amendments, changes or modifications to this Agreement must be made in writing and appropriately executed by both City and Consultant.

6.21 Notices. Any notice required to be given hereunder shall be deemed to have been given by email transmission with confirmation of delivery and depositing said notice in the United States mail, postage prepaid, and addressed as follows:

TO CITY
South Gate. CA 90280
WITH COURTESY COPY TO:

City of South Gate
Yodit Glaze, City Clerk
8650 California Avenue
South Gate, CA 90280
Email: [email protected]
TEL: (323)563-9538
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6.22 Warranty of Authorized Signatories. Each of the signatories hereto warrants and represents that he or she is competent and authorized to enter into this Agreement on behalf of the Party for whom he or she purports to sign.

6.23 Consultation with Attorney. Consultant warrants and represents that it has consulted with an attorney or knowingly and voluntarily decided to forgo such a consultation.

6.24 Interpretation Against Drafting Party. City and Consultant agree that they have cooperated in the review and dra:[ting of this agreement. Accordingly, in the event of any ambiguity, neither Party may claim that the interpretation of this Agreement shall be construed against either Party solely because that Party drafted all or a portion of this Agreement, or the clause at issue.

7. EFFECTIVE DATE. The effective date of this Agreement is and will remain in effect through and until project completion, unless otherwise terminated in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed and attested by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized.

CITY OF SOUTH GATE:

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Joshua Barron, Mayor
Dated:

ATTEST:

By:

Yodit Glaze, City Clerk
(SEAL)
APPROVED AS TO FORM:

By:

Raul F. Salinas, City Attorney
By:

Dated:
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Agenda Bill 01/13/26
Bench Consultants List
Consultants Representatives Services Provided

PL ENV LS ED
EcoTierra Curtis Zacuto
Lainie Herrera
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KimLey-Horn Kari Cano
Jessie BarkLey
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De Novo Planning Group Amanda Tropiano
Starla Barker
x x
Ascent Environmental, Inc. Chad Beckstrom
Christine BabLa
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WiLLdan SaLvador Lopez
Christine Kudija
x x x x
CSG Consultants Cyrus Kianpour x x
MNS Peter Minegar
Debra Einstein Leight
x x x
Civic Solutions Thomas MerrilL
George BueLl
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Raimi+Assoc. Simran MaLhotra
Matt Raimi
x
Ladayu Consulting Group Daniel Garcia x
Environmental Design Assoc. Carrie Mandarino x
* PL = Planning, ENV = Environmental, LS = Landscape, ED = Eaonomic Develcpment (Presented to the City CounciL on January 13, 2026)
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EcoTierra
c o n s ci t i n g
December 24, 2025
City of South Gate
John F. Signo, AICP, Planning Manager
Community Development Department
8650 California Avenue
South Gate, California 90280
RE: EcoTierra's On-Call Environmental Consulting Seniices in the City of South Gate Dear Mr. Signo:

EcoTierra Consulting, Inc. (EcoTierra) is pleased to have been under contract with the City of South Gate for On-Call Environmental Consulting Services since June 2022. It is our understanding that the City issued an RFQ for On-Call Consulting Services in September, 2025. Based on our conversations with you, Mr.

Signo, EcoTierra understands that because we are not proposing any changes to our on-call contract, submitting a proposal under the new RFQ was not needed. We have appreciated working with the City of South Gate under the existing contract and will be pleased to continue to work with the City of South Gate on future projects and assignments under the existing contract.

EcoTierra (an S-corporation), founded in 2010, is an environmental consulting firm that assists public and private entities with implementation of CEQA; our practice and area of expertise is solely in the preparation of CEQA documents. Being a small firm, EcoTierra is dedicated to providing hands-on personalized service to our clients. We are staffed by experienced professionals who are accessible and responsive to all of our client's needs including projects of any size, land use, and complexity. Curtis Zacuto and Craig Fajnor, the founding Principals of EcoTierra, have a total of over 60 years of experience in CEQA and NEPA report preparation.

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or require any additional information regarding our services. I may be reached the numbers listed below or through email at [email protected].

Sincerely,
Curtis Zacuto, Principal
EcoTierra Consulting, Inc.
633 W. 5'h Street, 26'h Floor
Los Angeles, California 90071
(818) 356-9496 (direct); (805) 907-2342 (cell)
curtis@[email protected]
633 W 5th Street,',26th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
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PlanningManager
Cityof SouthGate
8650CaliforniaAvenue
SouthGate,CA90280
RE: STATEMENTOFQUALIFICATIONSFORON-CALLCONSULTINGSERVICES 660SouthFigueroa'Street
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DearMr.Signoand Membersofthe SelectionCommittee:

TheCityofSouthGate(City)needsaconsultant whoisarecognizedleaderinprovidingCEQAandNational EnvironmentalPolicyAct(NEPA) servicesforarangeofprojecttypes,withvaryingcomplexity, insupportojalllevelsofenvironmental documentation.Kimley-Hornis that environmental consultant.HavingservedontheCity'spriorCEQA/NEPAon-callbench,ourKimley-Hornteamhassubstaniialexperience assistingtheCitywithallaspectsofenvironmental reviewandprojectimplementation. Ourproposal demonstratesboththe breadthof servicesthat Kimley-HorncancontinuetoprovidetotheCityandthewidevarietyofprojectsforwhichwehavepreparedorpeerreviewedCEQAdocuments.In addition,Kimley-Hornbringsthefollowingkey strengths:

STRONG, COMMITTEDPROJECTMANAGEMENT. Projectmanager/taskmanagerJessieBarkleywillleadtheKimley-Hornteam,maintain communications withtheCity,andfacilitatecompliancewithprojectscopes,budgets,andschedules. Jessiehasnearly25yearsofexperiencein preparingandmanaginghigh-profileandcomplexprojectsthroughout SouthernCalifornia. JessieledtheCity'spreviouson-caffcontractas projectmanagerand/sfamiliarwithyourstaff,regulations,policies,andpriorities.Underthison-callcontract,JessieismanagingtheCity's PatataIndustrialProject,wheretheKimley-HornteamispreparingtherequiredCEQAdocumentationtosupportanAddendumtotheGeneral PlanEnvironmental ImpactReport(EIR)at5037PatataStreet.Furthermore, proposedleadplannerKariCanoiscurrentlyeadingand preparing theJBHuntWestCoastEIR.Toqether, JessieandKariwillbesupportedbyadeepbenchofexperiencedstaffreadyandavailabletoassistthe Citywithamultitudeofrelevantenvironmental documentationfor yourproposeddevelopments.

EXPERIENCEDSTAFFANDTEAMMEMBERS. Drawingfrommorethan850staffthroughout California, ourin-housestaffandqualifiedconsultant resourcescanmeethechallengesofthison-callcontract.Kimley-Horn'senvironmental teamhasdecadesof experiencecompletingall typesof environmental projectsthroughout LosAngelesCountyandSouthernCalifornia. Wearealsosupportedby in-houseplanningandengineering specialistswhowillpeereviewte'chnical studies.Tocomplement ourin-houseFeamoftechnical specialists, we havepartneredwith Ninyo & Moore forhazardsandgeotechnical studies.Together, weoffertheCityacomprehensiveteamtoserveyouonanyprojectthatarisesfromthis on-call contract.

ONGOINGCOMMJTMENT TOCEQACOMPLIANCEANDDEFENSIBILITY. Weconsideritourresponsibilityto reviewand prepareCEQA documentsandtechnical studiesthataresensitivetothepublic'sconcernsforresourceprotectionandcommunityimpacts.We havethe resources toidentifychallengesandaddresspotential vulnerabilitiesintheassumptions, objectives,alternatives, andstrategiesusedin theenvironmental documentation. Asaresult,wemaintainanexcellentrecordofdefensibilityonbehalfofourclients.Webelievethatyouwill notfinda morequalified teamtomeetyourenvironmental CEQA/NEPAserviceneedsinacollaborative, yetexpeditiousandlegally-sound,manner.Mostimportantly,we havearecordofprovidingresponsiveseiviceandtimelydeliveryofcriticalprojectdocuments. We workeffectivelywith localagenciesto successfullycompletenumerousenvironmentalprojectsand on-callassignments.

Weareeagertocontinuedemonstratingourdedica(iontopartneringwiththeCity.Ifyouhaveanyquestions, pleasereachouttoprojectmanager [email protected].

Sincerely
KjMLEY.HORNAND ASSOCIATES,INC.

Jessie Barkley
Contract Manager
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2.1 0RKPLAN
a) Methodology
On-callcontractsrequirea differentapproachfromtypicalproject-specificcontracts.Eachprojectassignedunderan on-callcontractwill needan individualizedapproachthat includesthe variousdisciplinesnecessaryto completethe assignmentas efficientlyandeffectivelyas possible.Oneof the manyadvantagesKimley-Hornoffersis ourabilityto assigntherightstaffto eachproject.Becausewe haveample resourcesin ourlocaloffices,we candrawfrom a multitudeof disciplinesandspecialiststo completeeachassignment-whetherthe projectis relativelystraightforward,requiringonlya few peoplein a singlediscipline,or morecomplexandrequiresnumerouspeople across multipledisciplines.
', Ourexfensiveexperienceservingmultiple:citiesasanon-6allco0sultant:qrenyironrfiental,plar;nir3g!ar3d'tranppo@;giipn,p0annipgppd ' desi@nse'rvicesmearis.ypucan.7estaswredthatourappr,oadhtoyq,ur.projects.willTndudeinriovativeideasandfreih.persper;tivps withinthq.frameworkof a.thoroughunders,tandingOfthe City'sneeds.andvision.

Environmental Services Approach
Kimley-Hornunderstandsthatthe idealoutcomerequiresa firmwiththe experiencenotonlyto seewhatis directlyahead,butto envision the landscapeof possibilitiesandrespondadeptlyto whatevercomesalong-balancing rigorof processwithcreativethinkingfor remarkableresults.We understandthat beingon point,on target,andon budgetrequiresknowingexactlywhatyou need,whenyou need it-and deliveringit with a passionandconvictionfor gettingprojectsdonequickerand more effectively.

TheenvironmentalsettinginwhichCEQAdocumentsare preparedis dynamicandsubjectto frequentchangesin practice,policy, legislation,andcaselaw.Thisis notto saythat everyprojectis complicatedor will belitigated.However,weworkvery hardto makesure that everyenvironmentaldocumentandtechnicalreportthatwe prepare,or peerreview,reflectsall applicablerulesandregulationsand appropriatelegalinterpretations.

Kimley-Hornhasa five-stepprocessto completingenvironmentaldocumentationprojects.Thisprocessleadsto a well-executeddocument that is bothcost-andtime-effectiveandinvolvesstakeholdersat all levels.

SCOPING PIANNING ANALYSIS
* ReviewProject
Description
ii ClarifyUnknovins
* Assemble
TeamingExperts
* DevelopWork
Plan
ii Communication
with Sta(f
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Description
* Kick-Otf MeeUng
* DevelopProject
Schedule
ii RevieviProject
Design
ii TechnicalS!udy
Preparation
ii Agency
Consultauon
ii Public Outteach

ENVIRONMENTAL

DOCUMENT
* TechmcalStudy
Consistency
Check
a Document
Preparation
ii Public Review

PROJECT

DECISION
* Respondto
Comments
ii FinalDocumentation
* Public Hearlng
Scoping
Webeginby reviewingavailableprojectdocumentation,consideringany changesthat haveoccurredsincepreviousplanpreparation,and reviewinganytechnicalstudiesthat havebeenpreparedfor eachproject.Wewill assesswhetheravailableinformationis adequateand notifythe Cityif additionalinformationis needed.Earlyidentificationof dataneedsis criticalin meetingthe projectscheduleandmaking surethat theplanningandforenvironmentaldocumentsare legallydefensible.If additionalinformationis needed,a listof dataneedswill beprovidedinwriting.

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The erivironmental documentation requirements for a "typical project" can vary extensivelyfrom the identification of potential environmental constraints as part offeasibility studies to document preparation pursuant to CEQA. Knowledge oftechnical issues, applicable regulations, and the City's entitlement and regulatory pmcesses allow Kimley-Horn to provide responsive and solution-oriented advice. Our role is to help the City determine the appropriate CEQA determination of a project whether that be a categorical exemption or a Section 1!5183 exemption, an addendum, a negative declaration, a Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND), or an EIR. We provide that guidance and expenence.

P/ann/ng
Kimley-Horn will meet with City staff as part of a project kick-off meeting, and together we will refine the project description and develop a project schedule. The kick-off meeting serves several purposes, including an opportunity for project team members to understand their roles and responsibilities; the identification of iriformafion-al needs and issues as perceived by various project team members;-development of strategies for addressing these issues; and identification of sensitivities and potential controversy by citizens' organizations or other agencies, which need to be considered throughout the process.

Kimley-Horn's level of participation in subsequent meetings will be based on the preferences ofthe City's project manager. Scopes ofwork can be prepared to include a wide variety of participation in conference calls and meetings. We will be responsible for managing the CEQA process Forthe City, including ongoing project team coordination to confirm compliance with the scope ofwork, budget, and schedule, and to disseminate project information in a timely manner, resulting in consistent information for all technical reports.

Analysis and Pubiic Outreach
Kimley-Horn can effectively facilitate public meetings and conduct virtual and in-person presentations on the environmental process and technical analyses to inform responsible agencies and community stakeholders about a project's purpose, the CEQA process, and environmental topics to be analyzed. The purpose of a scoping meeting is to solicit feedback from meeting attendees in such a way that informs the scope and content ofthe EIR. Kimley-Horn believes that scoping meeting participation is something to be welcomed and encouraged, as it can provide an early indication of any controversies or concerns that should be proactively addressed in the EIR. The total timeframe required to complete the environmental documentation process can be significantly affected by the concerns and/or input expressed from local residents, businesses, agencies, environmental interest groups, and the interested community-at-large. For some projects, workshops, meetings, andlor targeled outreach efforts provide a forum for meaningful community input and effectively instill the public with a sense of"partnering" and "ownership"in the process.

Environmental Documents
Environmental Impact Report (Task 1)
Kimley-HornisexpertatcompietingallmajorelementsofEIRpreparation. ProiectEIRswillbepreparedinaccordancewiththe methodology and thresholds of significance established by Appendix G of the State CEQA Guidelines. The following topics could be analyzed as part of the EIR:

Initial Study and Notice of Preparation (IS/NOP}. Each IS/NOP will include a preliminary Project Description, a list of probable environmental effects, a conceptual site plan, and a Notice of Public Scoping Meeting that identifies the time and location of the meeting.

Kimley-Horn will coordinate with the City to determine the meeting location and will provide consultation on the mailing list provided by the City. To streamline the environmental process, the IS will include a checklist that substantiates why each environmental topic in the Initial Study (IS) would result in no impact, a less-than-significant impact, or a less-than-significant impact with mitigation, and (herefore, would not require further detailed analysis in the EIR.

Public Scopjnq Meetjnq. We will facilitate the public scoping meeting by preparing PowerPoint slides and presentation boards.

Kimley-Horn's project manager and key staff will attend the public scoping meeting with the City. During the scoping meeting, our staff (or court reporter) will record public comments.

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AestheticsandVisualResources.Kimley-Hornwillassesspotential visualchangesresultingfrom projectimplementationwhenviews areofconcern.Theevaluationwillusetheappropriateanalysistoolsincludingsitevisits,photo-documentation, vsualsimulations,and shade/shadowmodeling,if deemednecessary.

AirQualityandHealthRisk.Kimley-Hornprovidesafullrangeofairqualitystudiesforpublic-andprivate-sectorclients,in accordance withlocal,state,andfederalimpactassessment criteria.Ourstaffistrainedinusingstate-of-the-art computermodelsandassessment protocolsdevelopedbytheu.s.Environmental ProtectionAgency(EPA),theCaliforniaAir ResourcesBoard(CARB),the Federal HighwayAdministration(FHWA),Caltrans,andAirPollutionControlDistrictsthroughout theState.Computermodelsusedinclude CaliforniaEmissionsEstimatorModel(CalEEMod), EMFAC,OFFROAD, CALINE,andAERMOD.We alsodevelopmitigationmeasures necessaryto reduceor avoidprojectandcumulativeairqualityimpacts.

Historic,Archaeoloqical,andPaleontoloqical Resources.Kimley-Hornwillprovideculturalresourcesevaluationsforarchitectural history/historicpreservation, prehistoricandhistoricarchaeology, andpaleontology. TheKimley-Hornteamalsoprovidestribalconsultation consistentwithSenateBill(SB)18andAssemblyBill(AB)52.

E73gygy, Kimley-HornwillquantitativelyaSsessaprojec('senergyconsumptionaddemandonsuppliersbasedon CalEEMod,projectspecificdata,landuse,andaproject'sproposedsustainability features.Kimley-Horncanprovideassumptionsforthe applicantif projectspecific datacannotbe provided.

GeoloqyandSoils.Ninyo&Moore'spersonnel baseincluderegisteredgeotechnical andcivilengineers,geologists,hydrogeologists, engineeringgeologists, geophysicists, environmental scientists, andspecialistsinfieldssuchas regulatoryissuesand interpretation, hazardouswastemanagement, andremedial actionplanning.Dependingonthenatureoftheproject,Ninyo& Moore'sgeotechnicalstaff willprepareasitespecificGeologicandSoilsreportthatwillevaluatepotentialhazardsrelatedtoseismiccondi(ions,faults, soil instability, soil corrosion,liquification,landslidesandotherpotentialgeologichazards.

GreenhouseGas(GHG)Emissions.Kimley-HornwillpreparequalitativeandquantitativeGHGemissionsanalysesassociatedwiththe CEQAdocuments. WeunderstandtheevolvingregulationsandtheactivitieswithintheSCAQMDand otherairdistrictsrelativeto GHG emissionsassessmentsinenvironmental documentsaswellasrecentcaselawaffectingthe methodologyfor GHGanalyses.

HazardsandHazardousMatertals.Thissectionevaluatespotential impactsthatcouldresultfromthereleaseof hazardousmaterials duringconstructionandthelong-termoperationofaproject.Ninyo&MoorestaffcanpreparePhaseIEnvironmental SiteAssessments (ESAs) and Phasell ESAs.

HydroloqyandWaterQuality.TheCEQAdocumentswillneedtoaddressaproject'spotential impactsontheexistinglocaldrainage systemandhydrologyoftheareaaswellaspotentialfloodingandsurfaceandgroundwater qualityimpacts.Kimley-Horn's in-house engineersareexperiencedinthepreparationoflarge-andsmall-scalehydrologyanalysesinsupportortechnical siteplans,programmatic landuseplanning/Specific Plans,andpolicydocumentsalongwithfinalengineeringphasedrainageplans.

LandUseandPlanninq.Kimley-Hornwilldocumentexistinglandusessurroundinga projectsiteandwillreviewexistingplanning documentsrelevanttotheprojec(area.Adiscussionoftheproject'scompatibilitywithsurroundingland usesis provided,andthe project's consistencywiththeapplicableplanningdocuments, includingthe City'sGeneralPlanandZoning Code.

NoiseandVibration.Kimley-Hornprovidesafullrangeofnoiseimpactanalysesincludinginstrument-assistednoisefield surveys, commercial andindustrial stationarysourcesnoiseimpactanalyses,FHWAcomputermodelingofmotorvehiclenoiseimpactsfor roadway andfreewayprojects,andrailnoiseimpactanalysis.Theanalyseswilladdressoperational and constructionnoiseincludingthe potential for vibrationeffectsprimarilyduringanydemolitionandconstructionactivities.

PopulationandHousjnq.Kimley-Hornwillanalyzepotential impactsassociatedwithchangesinpopulationandhousinganticipatedby theimplementation ofaproposedproject.Asapplicabletotheproject,hefocusofthepopulationanalysiswill bea comparisonofthe amountandtypeofgrowthanticipatedwithimplementationoftheprojectwiththegrowthforecastedintheGeneralPlan,andthe policies addressinggrowthin the City'splanningdocuments.

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Public Services and Recreation. Each project will be evaluatedto determinepotential impactsto applicablepublic services, including fire, police, schools, parks, and libraries. Potential effectsassociatedwith projectimplementation'canbe relatedto the provision of adequate service levels; the need to upgradeandlor provideadditionalfacilitiesto serve the project:or modificationsto existing facilities as part of the project.

Transportation. Kimley-Hornoffers complete in-housetraffic planning and engineeringservicesincludingthe preparation oftraffic impact studies, traffic calming studies, speed zoning studies,safety and operations studies,parking managementstudies, pedestrian safety programs,site access and circulation studies, and accident analyses.These various analyses are often needed as a part of the overall traffic analysis in a CEQAdocument. Our staff is also able to addressall aspects of roadway design,including intersection geometrics, utility relocations,traffic control, signalization, and signingand marking.

Utilities and Service Systems. Depending on the type and size of the projectand our role, Kimley-Horncan evaluate potential impacts on utility and service providersto determine if a project will conflict with any existing utilities in the study area.Alternatively, our staff has the capabilitiesto provide sewer capacity analyses and preliminarywater demandanalyses.Areas of evaluationwill include power and natural gas, communications,water treatment and distributionfaci(ities,sewer, storm water, and water supplies.We will coordinate with the City and utility purveyorsto make sure that the impacts are fully analyzed.

Mitiqation Monitoring Reportinq Proqram; Findinqs of Facts; Statement of Overridinq Consideration. Kimley-Hornwill develop Mitigation Monitoring ReportingPrograms (MMRPs) usingthe City's format andwill clearly identify all componentsofthe MMRP, responsibleparties, and a timeframe for implementation.We can also prepare Findingsof Factsand Statementsof Overriding Considerations.

Negative Declaration/Mitigated Negative Declaration Preparation (Tasks 2 and 3) Kimley-Horn'sapproachto preparing key sectionsof the NegativeDeclaration(ND) or MND is similar to the discussion set forth abovefor EIR preparation,although the amount of detail in the existing conditionsand impact analyses is appropriatelyreduced to address the specifics ofthe project. Sections not required for an ND/MNDinclude but are not limited to, a discussionofthe Project Objectives, the Alternatives analyses, discussions of Significant meversible impacts; Growth-lnducingimpacts;and the Cumulativeanalyses (except where explicitly required by a threshold of significance).

Categorical Exemptions and/or Technical Support Preparation (Task 4) The CEQA Guidelines identify 33 classes of projects that have been determinednot to affectthe environmentsignificantly and are therefore exemptfrom the provisions of CEQA. Kimley-Hornhas providedCEQAclearanceFormultiple projectsthroughout Southern California, each of which included technical evaluationssuch as air quality, noiseand vibration, health risk, and cultural and historical resources, allowing cities to confirm no significant impacts and no exceptionsto the Categorical Exemption(CE).

NEPA Compliance (Task 5)
Kimley-Hornpossesses extensive experience locally and nationallyproviding comprehensiveenvironmentaldocumentation services in support of the NEPA, CEQA, and similar state environmentalreview laws. Our staff bring recent,relevantexperience preparing EnvironmentalImpact Statements (EISs), EnvironmentalAssessments (EAs), categorical exclusions(CatExs),and other special studies for wide array of project types includingthe developmentof housing, mixed-use,and commercialland uses; public service campuses (hospitals,educationalfacilities); infrastructure,roadways,and intermodalfacilities;transportationplanningefforts; rail and marine improvements and airports. FederalAgencies includethe u.s. Departmentof Housing and Urban Development(HUD), u.s. Economic DevelopmentAdministration (EDA), FHWA,FederalAviationAdministration(FAA), FederalTransitAdministration (FTA), Federal Railroad Administration(FRA), Departmentof Defense(DOD), EnvironmentalProtectionAgency (EPA), Bureauof Land Management(BLM), and others.

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Addendum Preparation
Anaddendumcanbepreparedto a previousEIRorMND.StateCEQAGuidelinesSection15164providesgeneralguidance regarding addendums;however,it deferstoStateCEQAGuidelinesSection15"l62todeterminewhethercircumstanceswarrantthepreparation of additionalCEQAdocumentation.PursuanttoStateCEQAGuidelinesSection15162(a),additionalCEQAdocumentationbeyond an addendumwouldonlyberequirediftheproposedprojec(createsnewsignificantimpactsorimpactsthataremoresevere than those disclosed in previous CEQA document.

Project Decision
Notices and Distribution of Documents
Kimley-HorncanprepareallnecessaryCEQAnotices,includingNoticesof Preparation,Noticesof Availability,Noticesof Completion, and Noticesof Determination.Wecanberesponsibleforallreproductionanddistributionofdocuments.Wewillalsoprovide theenvironmental documents in a web-ready format for the City's use.

Project Management and Meetings
Kimley-Hornwillbeavailableto participatein publicinformationSunshineOrdinancemeetingsattheCity'srequest,whethervirtualor inpersondependingonCOVID-19relatedrestrictions.At publicmeetings,Kimley-Hornwillbeavailableto answerquestionson the EIR and environmentalanalysisandfacilitateinformationsharingthroughvisualgraphics and/or PowerPointpresentations.Importantly, Kimley-Hornwillbeavailabletoattendallpublichearings(e.g.,PlanningCommission,CityCouncil) andmeetingswithapplicable jurisdictions/responsibleagencies,andanswerquestionsrelatedtotheCEQAdocumentation. Weareexperiencedandadeptat providing helpfultechnicalresponsesandclarificationsfordecision-makersatpublicmeetingsandhearings,andat makingpresentationsat public hearings.

Quality Control and Quality Assurance
Quality projects don't happen by accident at Kimley-Horn. Since our founding 58 years ago, we have been firmly committed to providing quality in every task, deliverable, and service provided by our firm.

Every member of our firm is responsible for exceeding client expectations. Achieving quality is far more than a companywide program. It is fundamentally about how we conduct each specific project. Kimley-Horn insists that each project has a carefully structured scope of services, a corresponding schedule, and an accurately developed budget We don't begin an assignment until these three elements are in place and mutually agreed upon by Kimley-Horn and the City. We know that schedule and quality control are equally important. A project that is behind schedule too often sacrifices the opportunity Forquality reviews.

We insist that our project managers build adequate time into their schedules for a thorough quality control review so that our project documents can be thorough, accurate, and complete.

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c) Qualifications and Prior Experience
Kimley-Horn is a full-service environmental, planning, and engineering consulting firm providing services to public agencies nationwide. Since ourfounding in 1967, KimleyHorn has grown from a small group oftraffic engineers and transportation planners to a firm of more than 10,000
employees with 146 offices across the US. Our 16
California offices, including local offices in Los Angeles, Long Beach, and Orange have more than 850 planners,
designers, engineers, and technicians-affording us the
depth of resources necessary to staff and execute any
assignment under this contract. We offer clients the local knowledge and responsiveness of a small organization,
backed by the extensive resources only a national firm can offer.

Our staff is experienced in the preparation and processing of all types of environmental documents under CEQA and
NEPA and has extensive knowledge of environmental
document requirements. Our environmental professionals
not only have years of experience in developing CEQA
documents that support specific plans, general plan
elements, transportation, site development, and public
works projects, but also receive regular training on changes inCEQA,NEPA,andapplicablecaselawaffectingtheinterpretationofcurrentstatutes.We have a tremendous amount of experience writing CEQA/NEPA documents and providing regulatory compliance assistance.

Combiningnationalexperiencewithalocalsensibility,Kimley-Horn's professionals provide comprehensive solutions to the planning, analysis,anddesignofpublicandprivatespaces.Ourteamdrawsuponyearsorexperiencewithpublic agencies and private development todevelopuser-friendlydocuments-creatingprojectdesignsthatminimizeimpactstothenaturalenvironment and community. On all our projects,weworkextensivelywithourinternalpartners,agencystaff,andclientstocreatetheappropriate technical approach for the document and scope of related technical studies.

DemonstratedExperience,Competence,and Qualifications
TheCityislookingforqualifiedconsultingfirmsto provideon-callenvironmental services,includingpreparing ISand infill checklists, NDs, MNDs,expandedISs,andEIRsaswellastheirrequirednoticingdocuments.Inpreparationforthisrequestfor qualifications (RFQ), we carefullyreviewedtheCity'spreliminaryscopeofservicesneededforenvironmental services.Wefeel stronglythatthe team assembled forthiscontractistherigh(andbestteamtoassisttheCityinsuccessfullycompletingyourgoals.TheCitywill need a teamthat is no( only multidisciplined-providing adiversesetofskillsandservices-butalso,andmoreimportantly, thatunderstandsthekey components of project delivery.

ThroughcomprehensiveknowledgeandunderstandingoftheCity's environmental processes, requirements, and guidelines, the Kimley-HornteamiscommittedandqualifiedtoprovidetheCitywiththeenvironmental experience required to manage projects under this contract.Ourteamhastheexperienceandunderstandsthetasks,processes,andguidelineswhich are required to successfully complete environmental clearancesundertheserviceareasoutlinedintheRFP.Our team'srelevantservices are provided in the table below, with relevant project examples outlining our qualifications included on the following pages.

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City of South Gate, Environmental Consulting Services On-Call Contract, SouthGate,CA 2022 - present
Project manager Jessie Barkley is serving as project manager for the CEQA on-call environmental consulting services contract for the City of South Gate. Tasks under this on-call contract include preparation and peer-review of all types of CEQA documents ranging from multi-issue complex EIRs to categorical exemptions and supporting technical analyses. Under this on-call contract, Kimley-Horn serves as lead CEQA document preparer and advisor for private sector projects on behalf of the City such as industrial commercial uses. Jessie is currently managing the City's Patata Industrial Project Addendum, where the Kimley-Horn team is preparing the required CEQA documentation to support an Addendum to the General Plan EIR at 5037 Patata Street.

Furthermore, proposed lead planner Kari Cano is currently leading and preparing the JB Hunt West Coast EIR.

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City of Long Beach, On-Call Environmental, Planning, and Affordable Housing Consultant Services, Long Beach, CA
2018-2023
Forfive years, Kimley-Hornserved on the City's on-call listfor environmentalconsultantservices.Key projecthighlights are presented below.

CherryAvenue Industrial Project EIR
Community Hospital Remode/ Project IS/MND
Kimley-Hornpreparedthe IS/MNDForthe remodelorthe hospital campus buildings,relocationof acute care seivices into seismicallycompliantportions of the hospital buildings,constructionof a new central utilities plant, and minor exterior improvementsand remodelingto the existing historic hospital building.

Kimley-Hornpeer reviewedthe applicant-provided acoustical report, geotechnical report, historicalresource survey,and cul(uralresource project analysis. Kimley-Hornpreparedair quality,health risk assessment,GHG emissions, energy, low impactdevelopmentstudy, and the IS/MND.This project was initiatedin July 2021.

The CherryAvenue Industrial Projectproposesto demolishthe existing industrial uses and would constructa singie 304,000-square-foot concrete, tilt-up industrialwarehouse building.The projectwas originally exemptfrom CEQA; however,the City's Planning Commission decisionwas appealed to the City Council.The applicantwithdrew the project priorto the City CouncilHearingand has decided to pursue an EIR. Kimley-Horn preparedthe Draft EIR and CEQAnoticesForthe project, participatedand presentedat the public scoping meeting, peer reviewedthe applicant-providedstudies (air quality, heal(hrisk, GHG emissions,noise, traffic, andVMT), and preparedthe other technical analyses to supportthe EIR (cultural resources assessment,hydrology/hydraulicstudy, and utilitiesanalysis). The public review periodfor the Draft EIR concludedonApril 29, 2024, and the Final EIR is currently being prepared.

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5150 Pacific CoastHighwayStudentHousing
Project EIR
The 5150 PacificCoast HighwayStudent
HousingProject proposesto adaptively reuse an
existing seven-story office buildingwith three
levels of subterraneanparkinginto a private
residential buildingfor studentsenrolled at
CaliforniaState University,Long Beach. The first
level of the proposed projectwould consist of
administrative/managementoffices and various
room.The 149 studentresidentialsuites (593
beds)would be locatedon the second to seventh
floor. Kimley-Hornis preparingthe Initial Study,
D-ra-fiEIR, and the public scoping meeting and preparetechnical studies to supportthe EIR (air quality, cultural-resourcesassessment,GHG emissions,phaseI environmentalsite assessment, hydrology/hydraulicstudy, noise, trip generationandVMT screening,and utilitiesanalysis).

City of San Gabriel, Preparation of Ehvironmerital Review Dociirrients On-Call Ccntract, San Gabriel, CA 2017 - present
Membersof our proposedteam, while at a previousfirm, have beenthe point of contact and project managerfor the on-call contract since 2017. Since comingto Kimley-Horn,they have continuedto work with the City of San Gabrielon various task orders.Key project highlights are presentedbelow.

Rubio Viilage Mixed-Use Project CEQA Consistency
Kimley-Hornwas retainedto evaluate the RubioVillage Projectwith respect to CEQAcompliance.The City of San GabrielCity Council approvedthe original projectand certified the FinalElRin April 2007. In February2015 and May2016, two addendawere preparedby the City to address changesto the development program.In 2022, Kimley-Horn was retainedto preparea CEQA ConsistencyMemorandumto address the changesto the projectand to documentthat the project would be exempt from additionalreview under CEQA. The project proposedto develop a four-stoiy mixed-usebuildingconsistingof 170 residential condominiumdwelling units, approximately14,000 squarefeet of retail/restaurantspace, and two levels of subterraneanparking.As part of the Memorandum,Kimley-Hornreviewedthe project's impacts on air quality, energy,GHG emissions,noise, populationand housing, public services, transportation,tribal cultural resources,utilities and service systems, andwildfire. The project was approvedin May 2022.

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Rubio Village Mixed-Use Project IS/MND
Due to changesin the economicmarket, applicant-drivenrevisions, and basedon feedbackfrom the City, Kimley-Hornwas retained to prepare an IS/MNDfor the RubioVillage Project.The RubioVillage Mixed-Use Project proposedto developthree buildingsconsisting of 225 multifamily residentialunits and approximately13,500 square feet of commercial(retail/restaurant)useswithin five spaces.As part of this project,Kimley-Hornpreparedan air qualitytechnical analysis, GHG emissionsassessment, noise andvibration analysis, and traffic impact study. Jessie also providedtribal consultationsupport to the City. The projectwas approved in January2024.

Pacific Square San Gabriel Mixed-Use Project EIR
Kimley-Hornmanagedand preparedthe EIRfor the development of a mixed-usedevelopmenl including243 residentialunits and "l31,350 squarefeet of retail space, restaurants,a cafe, and a grocery store. The project is locatedon one of the largest undevelopedparcels in the City, on the original locationof the San Gabriel Nursery& Florist,which continuesto operatejust northof the projectsite. Key issues and studies include aesthetics and massing, shade/shadow,air quality, cultural resources, environmentalhazards,noise, and traffic. KimleyHorn providedCEQAsupport to the City for the project, including presentingat the public scoping meeting,(ribal consultation, general design review and input, and coordinationwith the project applicant.

The projectwas approved in October 2021.

City of Burbank, SupplementalEnvironmentalImpact Report (SEIR) for the Soil Vapor Extraction System Upgrade Project, Burbank, CA
2023 - present
The SEIRwill addressthe source area removalaction that is a continuationof past remediation efforts includingthe operation of a soil vapor extraction(SVE)treatment system (Original Project) at a portion of the former Lockheed Martin (LM orApplicant) Plant B-1 site, focusing on reducingconcentrationsof volatile organic compounds (VOCs)within two source areas, per Cleanup andAbatement Order No. 87- 161 by the LosAngeles RegionalWater Quality Control Board (LARWCQB).Proposedremediationeffortswould generally be located at "1234NorthVictory Place,15C)1NorthVictoiy Place,1800 West EmpireAvenue, and 1301 NorthVictory Place.

Additional Qualifications
Techniques to Simplify and Expeditethe CEQAProcess
Through our experiencein CEQA and NEPAdocumentationand compliance,we have developed various techniquesto simplify and expedite the complianceprocess.These include:
a DesignationofaprojectmanagertoestablishKimley-Hornasanextensionofyourstaff;maintaincontinuous,responsive,andopen communication;and providethe highestlevel of document quality and schedule/budget compliance ffl Developmentof analytical methodologiesand thresholds of significancethat clearly articulate conclusions ffl Documentationof site visits and field reconnaissanceto maximize data recordation and identification,minimizingpotential data errors ffll Early disclosureof the nature and degree of potential environmental impacts, allowing for early developmentof environmental solu(ions
g Online participationin monthly caselaw updates as provided by our CEQA-recognized legal communityand partners a Retentionof strongand ongoing relationshipswith state and regulatory agencieswith jurisdiction over natural resources Kimley>>Horn 13
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Staying Informed of CEQA Issues and Legal Decisions
CEQA is a dynamiclegislative requirement that is constantly changing. Interpretation of intent and process are regularly challenged in the courts. Maintaining legal adequacy and technical accuracy requires diligence and professional collaboration on many fronts. Kimley-Horn staff are active in the California Chapter of the American Planning Association (APA) and the Association of Environmental Professionals (AEP). Our engagement through board participaiion, CEQA Advanced Workshops, and monitoring legal and technical reviews helps to make sure that we are currentin all things CEQA.

Identification of Concise Mitigation Program
Establishing a nexus between the project-specific/cumulative impact and the recommended mitigation is critical. Project design features thatcouldavoidorlessenasignificantimpactwillbeidentifiedintheprojectdescriptior3and thenaccountedforineaphrelevantimpact analysis. Project-specific mitigation measures will be developed in close collaboration with the City. Particular attention will be given to streamlining the regulatory permitting process. Measures will clearly state the issue/resource, milestone for implementation, location/area if needed, and the party responsible forimplementation.

Local Staff Working with Local Governments
Kimley-Horn prides itself on being a successful consultant for local government. We have served cities and counties for many years and are currently-serving numerous cities and counties throughout Southern California. We consider ourselves to be an extension of our client's staff and are committed to the success of the City's projects as if they are our own projects. We are accessible for staff meetings and work sessions on short notice, and we can offer knowledge of local conditions because we are alocal team.

Our team's combined experience in design, environmental, and construction phase services gives us the specific understanding of how to work with local governments and other regulatory agencies, elected officials, various stakeholders, and the local community to negotiate support and buy-in, and also effectively achieve your objectives.

City Staff Technical Training
If requested, Kimley-Horn can provide in-house training to City staff for a variety oftopics including "CEQA 101", cultural resources, streamlining, or historic preservation. Kimley-Horn staff recently provided cultural resource training for the Santa Clarita Valley Water District.

We Know What It Means to Be "On-Call"
Kimley-Horn has an extensive history of completing on-call projects successfully by quickly mobilizing and committing necessary resources, taking ownership of the project, maintaining the project schedule, obtaining team consensus, developing accurate cost estimates, and delivering quality technical submittals.

The City needs a consultant with the experience and commitment to deliver highly responsive service-Kimley-Horn has been doing just that for our on-call clients for over 58 years.

CEQA: An Oyerview of
Paleontologiqal, Cultuy'l, and
Tribal Cultural Res6ura*s
Project manager Jessie Barkley and lead planner Kari Cano provided on-call services to many Southern California agencies, including the City of South Gate, through environmental, planning, transportation, traffic, aviation, and general engineering on-call contracts. A comprehensive map listing our current on-call contracts is shown on the following page.

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On-Call Contracts
Caltrans (D11) * City ofAgoura Hills ii
City ofAnaheim * CityofArtesla ii City of Bakersfleld * Clty of Banning ii Cityof Beaumant * City of BeverlyHills * City of Brawley * Cityof Calabasas* Clty of Calexico*
City of Carlsbad* Clty of Chino Hills ii Cityof ChulaVlsta * City of Coachellaii City of Cotton* City of CostaMesa h City of CulverCity * City of DlamondBar * Clty of Downey * City of Eastvale* City of Encinitas * City of Fantana*
City of Fullerton * City of GardenGrove* Cityof Gardena* City of Glendale* City of Hawthorne * Cityof HermosaBeach * City of IndianWells * aty of Indio * City of Inglewoodh City of Irvlne * Cityof La Mesa * City of LagunaNiguel * City of Lake Elsinore* City of Lancaster * City of Long Beach * City of LosAngeles * City of Mallbu * Cityof Menifee *
CityofMissionVieJo* CityofMontclair* CityofMorenoValley * CityofNational City* CityofNewport Beach* CityofNomalk * Cityof Oceanside* City ofOntario* CityofOrange* CityofPalmDesert* cityofPalmSprlngs* Ci!yofPalmdale* CityofPasadena* Cityof PlcoRivera* City of Placentla * CityofPomona* CityofPoway* CltyorRanchoCucamonga* CityofRiverslde* CityofRosemead* CityofSanDieo * Cltyof San Luis Obispo * Cityof SanMarcos* CityofSantaAnah CityofSantaClarita* CityofSantaMarla* CltyofSantaMonica* CityofSealBeach* Cityof SlmiValley * City of South Gate* CltyoTThousand Oaks* CityofVentura* CityofWestHollywood* CityofYorbaLlndaii City/County/Port of San Diego * CoachellaValleyAssociation ofGovemments (CVAG) * CountyofLosAngeles* CountyofOrange* CountyofRiverside* Countyof San Bemardinoii Countyof SanDlego * Countyof Ventura* EasternMunicipal WaterDistrict(EMWD) * Kern(xiuntyDepartment ofAlrports* LosAngelesCommunityCollegeDistrict* LosAngeles County MetropolitanTransportation Authority(LAMetro)* LosAngelesUnifiedSchool District@Metrolink(SCRRA) * OceansideUniiiedSchool District * PalaBand ofMissionIndlans* PortofLongBeach* RoseBowlOperatingCompany* SanDlegoAssociationfGovernments (SANDAG) * San GabrielValleyCouncilof Governmems (SGVCOG) * SantaBarbaraCountyAssociation ofGovemments (SBCAG) ii SantaClaritaValleyWaterAgency * SouthemCaliforniaAssociation ofGovernments (SCAG) * Sweetwater UnionHighSchool District* TownofAppleValleyii Town ofYuccaValley * Universityof Califomla,lrvine Ability to Perform the Work in a Timely Manner
Kimley-Hornis availableto dedicatetime,personnel,andresourcesto thiseffort.We understandthatthe basisof a successfulprojectis foundedon responsivenessandadequatestaffing.Our single-profitcenterstructureenablesusto shareand balanceourworkloadaswell as shiff personnelto variousprojectssuccessfullyacrossmultipleofficesnationwide.This structuremeansyou getthe sameresponsive andtimelyserviceyoudeserveforthe project-no matterwhichKimley-Hornofficeis supportingyou.Ourteamhasthe capacityto meet yoursandthe project'sneeds.

Kimley-Hornutilizesa weekly,monthly,andsix-monthinternalworkloadforecastsystemon a firmwidebasisto detemiineworkloadsand availabilityof staffaswell as identifykeyresourcesrequiredfor a project'ssuccessfuldelivery.Our"castaheads"systemtracksall project commitments/milestonesandstaffcommitments,givingusthe abilityto manageworkloadpeaksandvalleys,andallowingus totake proactivestepsto keepa projectontrack.We haveeffectivelyutilizedthistool in the deliveryof localprojectsoverthe pastseveralyears, andwe canidentifyoverloadsandshortfallsmanymonthsin advanceanddevelopstrategiesto overcomethem.Based on a review of our castaheads,we can assure you that our team forthis pmjectis available immediately to ser'veyou and arein an excellent position to handle the workload required to deliver this project. Oncethe projectgets underway,our projectmanagerJessieBarkleyandour proposedtaskleadswill meeton a weeklybasisto establishtasklistsfor staffandto checkthat staff resourcesare properlyallocatedforthe upcomingweek. Furthermore,we have provideda snapshotof ourteam'scurrentworkloadand availabilityfor this contractinthe availabilitymatrixonthefollowingpage.

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Staff Workload and Availability for this Contract .

JessieBarkley i t DacaCastaic,LLC,TapiaRanchDraff-EIRReview a. Ventus Group, 3800 S. Figueroa
a 'City of Bakersfield, General Plan Amendment
Kari Cano ffl City of Menifee, Heritage Valley EIR
z CityofSouthGate,JBHuntWestCoastEIR
s Lansing Companies, Winchester Cumbrera IS/MND
n City of Moreno Valley, General Plan Recirculation PEIR z - -City-of Menifee, Menifee-L:oqiitics-Warehouse
NoemiWyss,AICP z CityofMorenoValley,GeneralPlanUpdateRecirculationPEIR s 91hStreet Partners, 3800 Via Oro Long Beach Project
u Desert Mountain View, LLC, Agua Caliente Tribal EIR
Olivia Chan n BNSF, BIG Bq;stow Froject
s Ventus Gr,oup, 3800 S. Figu6rhoa
s CityofGardena,TerranolndustrialPrpject
Heidi Rous, CPP
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Jeff Aguilar, PG (Ninyo
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s Desert Mountain View, LLC, Agua Caliente Tribal EIR
s City-ofMor-enoVa-II-ey,G-en-eraf'P:-an-U-pda-teR-ecirculationPElR u BNSF, BIG Barstow
s LAUSD,ShermanOaksCenterforEnrichedStudies
s City of Corona, Camino del Plata Slope Evaluation
a IUSD, Oak Street Elementary School Modular Buildings and Turf
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Contingency Planning
Kimley-Horntakescontingencyplanningseriouslytoconfirmthedeliveryofexceptionalclientservicesandtoupholdthefirm's values.

Generally, our plans include:

1. Project Risk Management: Identifying potential risks that could impact a project and developing strategies
to mitigate these risks

2. Business Continuity Planning: Confirming that the
City can continue to operate under various emergency
conditions

3. Crisis Management: Preparing specific responses for
different types of crises, including communication
protocols and recovery strategies

4. Resource Allocation: Having backup teams or
resources ready to step in ifthe primary team faces
issues

5. Client Communication: Keeping the City informed of
any potential issues and the steps being taken to
address them
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d) Personnel
Kimley-Hornoffers a highly skilled, experienced,and responsiveteam of professionalswho havea provenrecord of successfully addressingthe City's needsfor a programthat providesa safe and reliabletransportation networkthat serves all your residents and respects the environment.Kimley-Horn's key staff membershave a history ofworking effectivelywith local agencies and communitiesto develop strategies that will reach communityaudiences,stakeholders,proper owners, and developers.

Jessie Barkley will be your main point of contact and project manager,and she will have primaryresponsibilityfor the CEQA portion of this contract. Jessie is an environmentalplannerwith over 20 years of experience.She is a skilledCEQAand NEPA practitionerthat has led and contributedto numerous projectsfor a variety of projecttypes, includingmixed-use,entertainment,redevelopment,infrastructure, commercial, energy, and long-range communityplans.Additionally,Kari-Cano will be-the lead planner-Forthis contract-andshe brings more than 18 years of experiencein preparingand managingenvironmentaland planning studiesfor public and private sector clients.

Supporting Jessie and Kari are specialiststhat includeAce Malisos and Noemi Wyss, AICP, two air quality,GHG emissions, and noise experts with more than 20 years of combinedexperienceperformingrelevanttechnical studies;Sri Chakravarthy, PE, TE, an experienced transportationspecialistwith 20 years of local experienceranging from planning,design, andoperationsto on-call engineering services; Jessica Mauck, MA, RPA, a principal investigatorwith "15years ofexperience in cultural resourcesmanagementand historic preservation;and Chris Young, PE, QSD, ENV SP, a licensed civil engineerwith nearly a decade of experiencefocusing on land development, including constructiondrawings, Low Impact Development(LID), StormwaterQualityDesign, opinionor probable costs, offsite improvementplans, and feasibility studies.Additionally,we have supplementedour in-houseprojectteam by partneringwith Ninyo & Moore to support hazardassessment and provide geotechnical studies.

The people on our team are passionateabouttheir work and do it well. They havethe appropriatelevels of environmentaland technical experienceto address any tasks needed by the City. They are seasonedplanning, design, and engineeringprofessionalswith a successful track record delivering a variety of projecttypes. Our project team and their areas of experienceare shown in the organizationchart below.

We have providedfull resumesfor our key personnel(detailing education,experience,and relevantlicensure)in the appendix of this proposal.

Organizational Chart
City of
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Subconsultant:

1. Ninyo & Moore
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Subconsultant
Ninyo & Moore was established in San Diego in 1986 to provide exceptional geotechnical NiiiHu4Yotivq engineering,geologic,hydrogeologic,soiltesting,materialstest environmental consulting services to the public and private sectors. For the past 39 years, Ninyo & A socoTEc coMPANY Moorehasprovidedtheseservicesforthedesignandconstructionofmunicipalandcommercial developments, industrial developments, highways and roadways, airports, bridges, dams, educational facilities, harbor and offshore structures, hospitals, landfills, light rail transit lines, pipelines, power stations, railroads, residential developments, reservoirs and tanks, transmission lines, tunnels, water and wastewater treatment plants, and other public and private development. Ninyo & Moore has 171ocations throughout the western United States including San Jose, Alameda, San Francisco, Sacramento, San Diego, Irvine, Fontana, and Los Angeles, California; Las Vegas, Nevada; Phoenix, Prescott, Safford, and Tucson, Arizona; Denver, Colorado; Houston, Texas; and Salt Lake City, Utah.

Ninyo & Moore's services include geotechnical engineering; engineering geology; materials testing and inspection; construction support services; engineering design; environmental engineering; asbestos, lead based paint and mold evaluations; regulatory compliance; hazardous waste management; soil and groundwater remedia(ion; stormwater management; geophysical studies; value engineering; forensic studies; and expert witness testimony. Ninyo & Moore's personnel are licensed in their specific disciplines and are fully committed to providing the necessary resources for successful completion of projects. Ninyo & Moore's geotechnical and environmental project staff brings a wealth of experience and diversity to any project and includes Registered Engineers (PE, GE), Professional Geologists (PG, RG, CEG), Certified Industrial Hygienists (CIH), Stormwater Specialist (QSD/P), and personnel with other applicable registrations, licenses, and certifications.
e) Conflict of Interest
We have no known conflicts of interest that would impede our ability to perform work under this contract. f) Reference
We are proud of our working relationships with our clients, and much of our success over the last 58 years is directly related to our efforts to provide consistent, highquality, and timely services. The following is a list of references that received similar services from Kimley-Horn within the last five years. We invite you to contact our clients directly for comment on the quality of Kimley-Horn's services.

We have successfully provided services to
various Southern California municipalities
throughon-'callcontractsforff;epast30+ years.

Municipal Client: City of Burbank
Representative: Joseph Onyebuchi, Associate Planner
EmailAddress:[email protected]
Telephone Number: 818.238.5250
Municipal Client: City of Long Beach
Representative: Amy Harbin, Planner
EmailAddress:[email protected]
Telephone Number: 562.570.6872
Municipal Client: City of San Gabriel
Representative: Samantha Tewasart, Acting Community Development Director EmailAddress:[email protected]
Telephone Number: 626.308.2806 ext. 4623
Municipal Client: City of South Gate
Representative: John F. Signo, AICP, Planning Manager
EmailAddress:[email protected]
Telephone Number: 323.563.9569
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3]FEES
Because this is an on-call contrac(,the specific scope and level of effortfor future assignmentsare unknown.Accordingly, Kimley-Horn has provided a comprehensiverate schedulethat reflectstypical hourlyrates for staff anticipatedto performenvironmental consulting services underthis contract.

These rates represent a reasonable and competitivecostframework consistentwith similar on-call environmentalcontracts.Actual task order costs will be developed based on the scope and level of effort requested by the City, conTirmingthat each assignment is delivered efficiently,with the appropriatestaff mix and oversightto provide high-quality,cost-effectiveservice.
'Fhisstrtw;ture61loyvsfortransparencyan6
predictabilityfor'the City.Eattvtask orderwill
include.a clearly define.ds-caper,fee,.andlbudget
reviewpHorto authorization-woidirig any
open-endedor undefinedcosts.

Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc,
Hourly Labor Rate Schedule
Classification Rate
Analyst I $145-$175
Analyst II $175 - $220
Professional $215 - $250
Senior Professional I $250 - $345
Senior Professional II $345 - $430
Senior Technical Support $130 - $310
Technical Support $105 - $180
Support Staff $95 - $160
IRI@lJFlmA!lllT1
Effective through June 30, 2026. Subject to annual adjustment thereafter Extemal Reimbursable Expenses will be charged at 1 0% mark-up, or per the Contract Sub-Consultants will be billed per the Contract
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Professional Staff
Principal Engineer/Geologist/Environmental Scientist/Certified Industrial Hygienist Senior Engineer/Geologist/Environmental Scientist
Senior Project Engineer/Geologisk/Environmental Scientist Project Engineer/Geologist/Environmental Scientist
Senior Staff Engineer/Geologist/Environmental Scientist Staff Engineer/GeologiskEnvironmental Scientist
GISAnalyst., ,.

Technical Illustrator/CAD Operator
Field Staff
Certified Asbestos/Lead Technician
Field Operations Manager
Nondestrudive Examination Technician (UT, MT, LP)
Supervisory Technician.

Speciallnspector (C-onc-rete, Masonry, Structural Steel, Welding, and Flreproofing) SeniorTechnician....... ..

Technician
Administrative Staff
Infcrmatiori Specialist
Geotechnit.dEnvironmental/Laboratory Assistant
Data Processor
Concrete Coring Equipment (includes technician)
Anchor Load Test Equipment (includes technician)
GPREquipment .. .. .

Inclinometer . .

Hand Auger Equipment
Rebar Lomtor (Pachometer) .

Vapor Emission Kit.

Nudear Density Gauge
X-Ray Fluorescence ..

PID/FID .

Air Sampling Pump .

Field Vehicle
Equipment
Expert W+kness Testimony
[)irect Expenses
Special equipment charges will be provided upon request $ 190/hr
$ 190/hr
$ 1 80/hr
$ 1 00/hr
$ 80/hr
$ 25/hr
$ 65/J
$ 15/hr
$ 70/hr
$ 25/hr
$ 10/hr
$ 15/hr
$ 15/hr
. $ 450/hr
Cost plus 15 %
Techniciansand special inspectors, are charged at a 4-hour minimum, and 8-hourminimumforhours exceeding 4 hours.

Overtime rates at 1.5 times the regular rates will be charged forwork performed in excess of 8 hoursin one day Monday through Friday and all day on Saturday. Rates at twicethe regular rates will be charged for all work in excess of12 hours in one day, all day Sunday and on holidays.

Our rates will be adjusted in conjuncton with the increase in the Prevailing Wage Determinaton during the life of the project, as applicable.

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

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AhieigLtniJD4318,CT204 ..

Caifomia BearingRdo(CBR), D1883..

ChkxldeandSuFskeContent,CT417 & CT422
Conmlidation,D 2435,CT 2j9.. ...........

ConsoffdaUon,Hydn>Collapseone, D 2435.

ConsolidaUon-TimeRate,D 2435,CT 21g
DinectShear- Rmiolded, D3[180.

DinectShear- Undishirbed,D 3080
DumbilityIndex,CT229.............

Expansionlndex,D 4829,IBC18-3.......

ExpansionPotenhal(MethodA),D 4546.. . ..

GeoFabfcTensiaandElongationTast,D 4632
HytksulicOonducUvi)y,D s084............

HytkoineteiAna§sis, D 8(H3,CT 203...... .. ..

Moffi)urn,Ash,&OiganicMatteiofPeaVCkgmicS61s .

MoffituieOnly.D22l6,OT228. ..

Moffitureand Dm4, D 2937....

Pemieabilky,CH, D 2434,CT220
pH andResisWJ, CT 843......... ........ . ..

PmdoiDensi)yD1557, D 698,CT216, MSHTO T-180.

ProckorDansi)ydi RockCtinecUonD1557
R-value,D 2844,CT301............

SandEqumlenl D 2419,CT217 ..

SevaAna)ysis,D6913,CT202... ........

SffiveAna)ysis,200Wash,D jj4D, CT 202
SpacfflaGiavty,0854............... .............

Theimal ResisUvity(ASTM5334,1EEE442)
TnsxialSheai,C.D,D4767,T297...... . . ...

Tal Shasi, c.u.,mpore pnessuie,D4767, T 2297Pc pt
TNgAalFihem,C.Ll.,vdoporepreasv'e,D4767,T2297 pay(*
Tna&alShear,u.Ll., D 2850 . . ..

UnoonlinedCompnession,D 2186,T 208
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BrffikAbsoipt6n,24hoursubmeision.5-hiboil?g,7-day.C67 $ B*k CompressionTest,C 67 .. ...s
B*k Efflo+mcence.C 67 . . .$
Brck ModulusofRuphire,C 67.. . .!!
Brffik)Aoffitumasmceived,C67 . . . .... . .. ....s
BmkSahir6nCoe&ient,C67 . .$
Conuele BlockCiomp+essionTest 8x8xl6, C140 . ... .. . .$ Conuete BlockCofomianca Package,C 90 . . ... . . .. .$
CongeteBlockLineaiShmkage,C426 .... . ....$
CangetaBlockLInaWeighkandAbsaiption,C140 . . $
Coms,CompresslonorSheaiBond,CACode.. .. .. . ...s
MasoniyGroul3x3x6pngn:omprnsion,C39 .. ...s
MasonryMoh+,h2aibamnpression,C109 .. .. ...s
Mason7Prism, haffsbe, compiassion,C 1(H9. . . . . $
MasoniyF%ism,Full sba, compmssion,C 1(119 $
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REINFORCINGAND STRUCTURALSTEEL
ChemicalAnslysis,A 36,A 615..

FireproofingDensiiyT*st, UBC 76
Hamness7as3 Roakiael,A 370 .

Hidi ShenglhBolt,Nut &WasherConroimance,
perassembly.A325..... .. .......

Mecjanica§ SpiaedRain%rcingTensuaTest,ACI
PeSttem Shand(7wire),A416. .. .. ... . .....

ReWorcingTonsilsOTBendU!)toNo. If, A 615& A 706
SbuchiralSteelTensileTest Up to 200,000lbs.,A 370
WekledReinTon:?g'l'ensileTest Upto No.11 bsrs,ACI
. .$ 135
.$ 90
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.$ 75
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CamptemionTasks,6xl2Cylin&i, C39
ConctehiMixDesigi Revieiv,Jdi Spec
ConcreteMkDesigi, perTnal Batdi, 6 cylin&r, ACI
ConcreteCoins, Compressffin(excludassamp}ng),C 42
DryingShrrikage,C157
FlexumlTest.C 78
FleiaimlTest C 293
FlaxutalTesl CT523
Gu(iffle/Shotciete,Panels,3 cutaoresperpanel andtesl ACI Llghmk)mConcrete FBI,Compression,C 495
PetrogiaphioAnalysis,C 856
RestminedExpansionoTSMnkageCmipensaffon
Spliting Tehsik.StiengTh,C 498
3x6 Gmui.(CLSM).C 39
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. . $ 80
!12,000
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ASPHALT
AiiVoids,T269 .$ 85
AsphaRMixDesign,Cabns(inakAggrega)eQualky) . ...... ... .$4,500 AsphaRMixDesignReview,JobSpac .. $ 180
DuslPropornoning,CTLP-4 . .. . .$ 85
Exh'adion,%AsphallindudingGradation,02172,CT382. . .$ 250 Extrmtioii,%Asphal)wUioutGraddion,D2173CT382...... . ..$ iso FiknShipping,CT302.............. ............... ... . .$ 120 HveemSbbilayamunitWeightD1560,T246,CT36(i ... $ 225
MaishalS1abilhy,FkmandtMdWeighl,T245..... .... ..!l 240 Maxrnum%eonebalunRWaighlD2041,CT309 .. .$ 150
Moimiia Contenl CT370 . . .... . $ 95
MaiskinaSusoptaiiliiyandTansikiShssRaBti,T238,CT371 $IOOO Slur7WetTisckAbiasffin,03910 ....................... .. !i 150 Sups@ave,AsphaRMmVmfica&n(ind.Aggiega)aQuaky). . ...$4,900 Supeipaia,%ato7unRWt,T312 .. ...... .S 100
Superpsve,Ha'nburgWheel,20,000passss,T324. . ... .$IDO(I LlnfflWsighksanpkiorcoie,02726,CT3[lB ... ..... .$ TOO
VoidsinMinsralAggiega}e,(VMA)CTLP-2. ... ... .$ 90
Voidsfilledwl)hAsphag(VFA)CTLP-3 .$ 9(1
WaxDenaiky.Dl188 $ 14)

AGGREGATES
ClayLsnpsandFnableParbles,C142 .. . $ 180
CleannessVakia,CjT227 . .$ 180
CnushedPst&les,OT205........... .. .$ 175
Duia-biay,CoarseorFine, CT 229 . .. ... ... . . . . . . . $ 2(15 FineAggtagataAngulafty, ASTMC1252, T 3%, CT234 .S lflO
FlatandElongatedParble,04791 $ 220
LigmweighlPables,C123 .$ 180
LosAn@lesAbramn, C UI o+C535.. ........ . ..-... . . . .$ 200 MatmalFmailhanNo.200SievabyWashtg,C117 . . $ 90
Ckganclmpunties,C4 €l .. . . ... .$ 90
PokenUalAlkaliReadivffly,MormrBaiMethod,Coarse,C1260 .!il,250 Poksn&lAkaliRead'4,MottarBaiMethod,Fine,C1260 $ 950
PotsnilRmdWlofAggmgate(ChsmcalMethad),C289. .$ 475
SandEquffialenlT 176, CT 217 $ 125
SigvaAnalysis,CoarssAgg+egda,T27,C136 .. . .... . .$ 120 SieveAnalysis,FineA(@agate(indudingvvash),T27,C136 $ 145 SodiimSuffateSoundness,C88 A 45(1
SpecificGrivikysndAbsorptffin, Coarse,C 127, CT206 . . . $ 115 SpaciflcGravikyandAbso@ton,Fte,C128,CT2(17 $ 175

ROOFING
RooffngTileAbsorption,(se!of5),C67 .

RooTingTile StrangihTest, (set oT5),C 67
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RESOURCES TO BE PROVIDED BY THE CITY
Kimley-Hornassumes theCitywill be responsibleForscheduling anyofficial City meetingssuch as Planning Commission and City Council hearings. Kimley-Hornassumes theCitystaffwill provideelectronicor hard copies,if necessary,of any planningdocuments producedby the City such as the City's General Plan and General Plan EIR, or copies of prior EIRsif applicableto the project.

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JESSIE BARKLEY
Project Manager/TaskManager
Jessie is an environmental project manager with 25 years of experience. She is a skilled CEQA and NEPA practitioner that has led and contributed to numerous projects for a variety of project types, including infrastructure, mixed-use, entertainment, educational, medical, commercial, energy, and long-range community plans. Jessie's responsibilities include directing project teams preparing and managing project work plans, scopes, schedules, and budgets; conducting senior-level review of draft work products; interfacing with clients, subconsultants, and agency staff; and marketing services among existing and prospective clients. Throughout her career, Jessie has supported a wide array of complex environmental dccuments (Program EIRs, Project EIRs, EIR Addendums, Supplemental EIRs, SCEAs, and MNDs) for all project types including specific plans, general plans, area plans, and project level mixed-use and transit-oriented development.

RELEVANTEXPERIENCE
ffl City of South Gate, On-Call for Environmental Services, Los Angeles, CA - Contract Manager and Project Manager
s City of South Gate, Patata Industrial Project Addendum, South Gate, CA - Project Manager
s CityofLosAngeles,On-CallforEnvironmentalServices,LosAngeles,CA-Project Manager
s CityofSimiValley,On-CallforEnvironmentalServices,LosAngeles,CA-ContractManagerandProjectManager g University of California, Irvine, On-Call for Environmental Services, Los Angeles, CA - Contrac) Manager and Project Manager n SantaClaritaValleyWaterAgency,BouquetTankPipelineReplacement,SantaClarita,CA-ProjectManager ffl Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency, Water Tank Replacement Project, Santa Clarita, CA - Project Manager a A.C. Martin, Rye Canyon EIR Addendum, Santa Clarita, CA - Project Manager a County of Los Angeles, Tapia Ranch EIR, Los Angeles County, CA - Project Manager s University of Southern California, Figueroa Building Student Housing Addendum, Los Angeles, CA - Project Manager s Huntington Memorial Hospital, Pasadena, CA - Lead Planner" n City of Long Beach, Cherry Avenue Final EIR, Long Beach, CA - Project Planner n CityofLongBeach,5150PacificCoastHighwayDormProjectEIR,LongBeach,CA-ProjectPlanner ffl RealEstateDevelopmentAssociates,OntarioRanchBusinessParkSpecificPlanAmendmentEIR,Ontario,CA-ProjectPlanner u The KPC Group, KPC Coachella Specific Plan, Coachella, CA - Project Planner s BardaslnvestmentGroup,LasPalmasMND,LosAngeles,CA-AssistantProjectManager s DJM, Bella Terra Commercial Center Mixed-Llse Housing Project, Huntington Beach, CA - Project Manager s 550 Shatto Place Sustainable Community Environmental Assessment and Addendum, Los Angeles, CA - Project Manager Kimley>>>Horn 24
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KAR/ CANO
Lead Pianner
Kari has more than 19 years of experience in prepaiing and managing environmental and planning studies for public and private sector clients, under CEQA and NEPA. She comes to the field of planning/environmental planning from a diverse background in urban development and political science. Utilizing her background and understandingof state and local policies, Kari provides CEQA compliance review and environmental documentation, in addition to research, analysis, and writing. She has worked on projects in the counties of Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Ventura, and San Joaquin.

RELEVANTEXPERIENCE
s City of Colton, On-Call Environmental Consulting Services, Colton, CA - Project Manager s City of Menifee, Contract Planning Services, Menifee, CA - Project Manager s City of Fontana, On-Call Planning Services, Fontana, CA - Project Manager ffl City of San Bernardino, Contract Planning Services, San Bernardino, CA - Project Manager u CityofHemet,JDFieldslndustriallS/MND,Hemei,CA-ProjectManager s City of Menifee, CADO Menifee Industrial Warehouse EIR, Menifee, CA - Project Manager s CityofSanJacinto,SJCCSPSpecificPlanEIRPeerReview,SanJacinto,CA-ProjectManager a City of San Jacinto, Chacon Farms MND, San Jacinto, CA - Project Manager ai City of San Jacinto Esplanade Collection Peer Review, San Jacinto, CA - Project Manager a City of Beaumont, Potrero Interchange Industrial Warehouse EIR, Beaumont, CA - Project Manager s CityofFontana,LiveOakWarehouseProjectlS/MND,Fontana,CA-ProjectManager ffl City of Fontana, Union Fontana Warehouse Addendum, Fontana, CA - Project Manager g City of Menifee, Compass Northern Gateway EIR, Menifee, CA - Project Manager ffl CityofMenifee,NorthernGatewayLogisticsCenterEIR,Menifee,CA-ProjectManager s CityofTustin,RedHillCorridorSpecificPlanandEIR,Tustin,CA-ProjectPlanner s The KPC Group, KPC Coachella Specific Plan, Coachella, CA - Project Planner u City of Menifee, Ethanac Business Park MND, Menifee, CA - Project Manager s City of Menifee, Motte Business Center EIR, Menifee, CA - Project Manager u CityofMenifee,Panattonilslands3and6EIR,Menifee,CA-ProjectManager n City of Menifee, Menifee Commerce Center EIR, Menifee, CA - Project Manager s CityofMenifee,CrossroadsMND,Menifee,CA-ProjectManager s City of Beaumont, Beaumont Summit Station Specific Plan EIR, Beaumont, CA - Project Manager z CityofFontana,EIPaseoPlannedUnitDevelopmentlSfMND,Fontana,CA-ProjectManager s County of San Bernardino, Western Realco Bloomington Facility EIR, San Bernardino County, CA - Project Manager" a County of San Bernardino, Bloomington Business Center EIR, San Bernardino County, CA - Project Manager" g County of San Bernardino, Deep Creek Homes EIR, San Bernardino County, CA - Project Manager" g City of San Bernardino, Ridgeline Commercial Development ISMND, San Bernardino, CA - Project Manager" s City of Fontana, San Sevaine Trail IS/MND, Fontana, CA - Project Manager" "Prior tojoining Kimley-Horn
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ACE MALISOS
Air Quality, GHG Emissions, and Noise
Ace has 20 years of experience as an environmental analyst and technical studies manager with a specialtyin acoustics, air quality, health risk assessments, and climate change. Ace provides-technical analysis for air quality, GHG, energy, and noise as part of environmenta( documents for private development and public improvement projects. He is experienced in applying a full analysis methodology per EPA, CARB, Air Pollution Control District/Air Quality Management Districts, and Caltrans/FHWA guidelines. His experience in Air Quality/Greenhouse Gas Assessments includes technical modeling experience using various state and federally approved programs including the California Emissions Estimator Model (CalEEMod), AERMOD, CALINE4, and EMFAC. He also provides a full range of noise impact analyses for public and private sector clients, in accordance with local, State, and federal impact assessment criteria, and develops integrated geographic information systems (GIS)-based maps depicting roadway noise contours and sensitive receptors.

RELEVANTEXPERIENCE
s CityofAnaheim,GeneralPlanUpdateElR,Anaheim,CA-AirQuality/GHG,HealthRisk,Energy,andNoiseSpecialist a CityofNewportBeach,NewportBeachHousingElementlmplementationProgramEIR,NewportBeach,CA-AirQuality/GHG, Health Risk, Energy, and Noise Specialist
n Related California, Related Bristol Technical Studies, Santa Ana, CA - Air Quality/GHG, Health Risk, Energy, and Noise Specialist ffl CityofTustin,RedHillCorridorSpecificPlanandEIR,Tustin,CA-AirQuality/GHGandNoiseSpecialist g City of Newport Beach, Koll Center Residences EIR, Newport Beach, CA - Air Quality/GHG, and Noise Lead s Moreno Valley Mall Revitalization Project, Moreno Valley, CA - Air Quality/GHG, Health Risk, Energy, and Noise Lead z SpeedwayCommerceCenterllProject,SanBernardino,CA-AirQuality/GHG,HealthRisk,Energy,andNoiseLead s CityofCarson,JeffersononAvalonMixed-UseSpecificPlanEIRTechnicalStudies,Carson,CA-AirQuality/GHG,HealthRisk, Energy, and Noise Lead
z CityofSantaAna,MainPlaceTransformationSpecificPlanProject,SantaAna,CA-AirQuality/GHG,HealthRisk,andNoiseLead s CityofFullerton,FullerionClimateActionPlan(CAP),Fullerton,CA-CAPSpecialist" s City or Murrieta, General Plan Update, EIR, and CAP, Murrieta, CA - CAP Specialist" u CityoFUpland,UplandGeneralPlanUpdateandEIR,Upland,CA-CAPSpecialist' ffl CityofAnaheim,CommunityCAP,Anaheim,CA-AirQuality/GHG,HealthRisk,Energy,andNoiseSpecialist a CityofGardena,GardnerMarineAvenueMixed-UselS/MNDProject,Gardena,CA-EnvironmentalScientist ss City of Encinitas, City of Encinitas, Housing Element Update, 5th Cycle and Court-Mandated, Encinitas, CA - Environmental Planner u University of California, Irvine (UC Irvine), Facilities Management Relocation Noise Study, Irvine, CA - Project Manager u UClrvine,lrvineCampusMedicalComplexEIRAirQualityandGHGStudies,lrvine,CA-AirQuality/GHG,HealthRisk,Energy,and Noise Lead
ffl UClrvine,UniversityHillsArea"l2&LRDPAmendment#4TechnicalStudies,Irvine,CA-ProjectManager s UClrvine,QuantumScienceslnstituteTechnicalStudies,lrvine,CA-EnvironmentalPlanner n UC Irvine, Falling Leaves Foundation Medical Innova(ion Building Technical Studies, Jrvine,CA - Project Manager s UC Irvine, Health Sciences Parking Structure Technical Studies, Irvine, CA - Project Manager s UClrvine,OngoingCEQAServicesforNorthlrvineFaculty/StaffHousingEIR,Irvine,CA-EnvironmentalPlanner a UClrvine,CenterforChildHealthTechnicalStudies,Irvine,CA-Projec(Manager "Prior tojoining Kimley-Horn
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NOEMI WYSS, . . .EDUCA710N
Air Quality, GHG Emissions, and Noise
Noemi has nine years of experience in preparing numerous environmental documents in accordance with CEQA. She provides technical analysis for air quality, GHG, health risk assessments, noise and vibration, and energy as part of environmental documents for private and public improvement projects. Her expertise in air quality/GHG assessments includes technical modeling experience using various state and federally approved programs including the California Emissions Estimator Model (CalEEMod), AERMOD, and EMFAC. Noemi also has experience in air district permitting.

RELEVANTEXPERIENCE
z CityojLongBeach,5910CherryAvenueEIR,LongBeach,CA-AirQuality(AQ)and GHG Technical Lead
s Server Farm, 444 North Nash Street Data Center Project, EI Segundo, CA - Air Quality and Noise (AQN) Manager
.s. Master'of Urtmr'tand
RegiorialPla@nirig,
University67California,
Irvine
Envirorimental :Pqliqy4m
:Anajysis;':Interriati6-nal
-Relati6ns,B6ston,lJniGe'rsit

CREDENTIALS AND
A=SSOplpTiQNS
:ffi Amgrica? Institute of
Certified'Planners (AICP)
#31863)
s 4ir andWaste Managernerit
Ass<icia%i@ri, M4ber
u' American Planning
Association. Member
ai CityofArtesia,ArtesiaBoulevardCorridorSpecificPIanAmendment,Artesia,CA-AirQualityPlanner ffl Cityoflrwindale,"14005Live0akAvenueWarehouse,lrwindale,CA-AQNManager u City of Fontana, Almond Truck Parking Project, Fontana, CA - AQN Analyst ffl City of San Jose, Good Samaritan Hospital Projed, San Jose CA - AQ and GHG technical lead a City of San Jose, Qume and Commerce EIR, San Jose, CA - Project Manager ffl Prologis, 5977 & 60C)1Silver Creek Valley Road Warehouse, San Jose, CA - AQN Manager s City of San Jose, Qume and Commerce EIR, San Jose, CA - Project Manager and AQN Lead n Xebec,469PiercyWarehouselS/MND,SanJose,CA-AQNManager
s Prologis, 6750 Central Avenue Noise Study, Newark, CA - Noise Manager ffl Costco,WestgateCostcoEIR,SanJose,CA-AQNManager
g Prologis, 880 Doolitlle IS/MND, San Leandro, CA -AQN Manager u Link Logistics, Kato Road Development Warehouse, Fremont, CA - AQN Manager z Maverik,TheCrossingslS/MND,Manteca,CA-AQNManager
a Monterey-SalinasTransit,SURF!BuswayandBRTElR,Monterey,CA-AQNManager ffl Fortinet, Fortinetlndustrial, Sunnyvale, CA-AQN Analyst g Panattoni, Citation Business Park, Hollister, CA - AQN Planner ffll GBN Partners LLC., Vineyards at Deer Creek Specific Plan and EIR, Brentwood, CA - Project Planner Kimley>>Horn 27
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OLiVlA CHAN
Air Quality, GHG Emissions, and Noise
Olivia specializes in air quality, GHG emissions, energy, and noise. With nearly two decades of experience, she brings an in-depth knowledge to our clients through her work on a variety of-complex-projects-that rely-on-her-proficiency withvarious state.and federallyapproved models, including the California Emissions Estimator Model (CalEEMod), the FHWA Traffic Noise Model (TNM) and Roadway Construction Noise Model, and the AERMOD modeling system. Olivia also has experience in research, preparation, and analysis for a variety of environmental planning projects consistent with CEQA and NEPA guidelines.

REL-EVANT-EXPERIENCE

EDUCATION
n MasterofArts, Urban'and
Regional Planning,
UniversityofCalirovnia,
Irvine
a Bachelor ofArts,
Environinental Design,
University of Califorriia,
Irvine
s CityofSouthGate,-PatatalndustrialProjectAddendum,SouthGate,CA-Technicallead ffl City of Los Angeles, 550 Shatto Place/Soul Project, Los Angeles, CA - Technical Lead s Cityoflnglewood,InglewoodResidentialProject,lnglewood,CA-TechnicalLead u DLA Piper, LLP, 7022 Sunset MND, Los Angeles, CA - Technical Lead ffi City of Gardena, South Normandie Avenue Project EIR, Gardena, CA - Technical Lead n City of Ontario, Euclid Specific Plan, Ontario, CA - Technical Lead s CityofAnaheim,GeneralPlanUpdate,Anaheim,CA-NoiseAnalyst s HillwoodlnvestmentProperties,HillwoodFontanalndustrialProjectCEQA/Entitlements,Fontana,CA-TechnicalLead ffl KimcoRealtyCorporation,WhittwoodTownCenterProject,Whittier,CA-AirQuality,GreenhouseGas,NoiseAnalyst n CrownEnterprises,Inc.,SantaAnaLogisticsFacility,Bloomington,CA-TechnicalLead s PacificDevelopmentGroup,PDGLakeElsinoreEntitlements,LakeElsinore,CA-TechnicalLead ffl City of Ontario, Euclid Mixed-Use Specific Plan, Ontario, CA - Technical Lead u Berk Consulting, City of Seattle Comprehensive Plan Update Environmental Impact Statement, Seattle, WA - Technical Lead ffl BerkConsulting,CityofBurienComprehensivePIanUpdateEnvironmentallmpactStatement,Burien,WA-TechnicalLead s TerraGen Solar, Desert Breeze, Lockhart, CA - Technical Lead ffl City of Rialto, Addendum to the Renaissance Specific Plan Amendment, Rialto, CA - Technical Analyst Kimley>>)Horn 28
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HEID/ ROUS CPP
CEQA Analysis
Heidi has over 30 years of experience performing and managing comprehensive environmental documentation review to meet the requirements of CEQA, NEPA, and similar state environmental review laws. In addition, Heidi maintains subject matter expertise in planning, permitting, and compliance services specializing in air quality, noise & vibration, hazardous materials, risk assessment, safety, and resiliency. She is a Certified Permitting Professional (CPP) with the South Coast Air Quality Management District.

ED'UCA.T{ON
s 'Bhehelor of Science,
Pivysics,California
Polyteohnic State Univeitsity,,
Pomona
She is up to date with current applicable modeling tools and is highly fluent with relevant guidance, policies, and regulations related to GHG inventories, air pollutant and health effects modeling, adaptive planning, and climate vulnerability. Heidi has led numerous GHG and climate change projects including community- and agency-wide Climate Action Plans (CAPs) and other project- and program-level GHG reduction plans and adaptation studies. She is especially skilled at providing credible, verifiable evidence in support of developing sitespecific GHG emission factors, including a comprehensive examination of issues such as energy efficiency, vehicle electrifica(ion, transit access, ride share/car share/carpool programs, co-location of uses, on-site power production, gray water systems, etc.

Throughout her career, Heidi has prepared, managed, and provided peer review or comprehensive environmental documents to meet the requirements of CEQA, NEPA, and similar state environmental review laws for project types that include private development of housing, mixed use, industrial, and commercial land uses, public service campuses (hospitals, educational facilities, hospitality), utilities (water, wastewater, power plants, renewables), parks, trails, and open space, roadways and intermodal facilities, transportation planning efforts, rail and marine improvements, and airports.

RELEVANTEXPERIENCE
s City of Beverly Hills, Safety Element Update and Climate Vulnerability Assessment, Beverly Hills, CA - Project Manager ffl City of EI Monte, Climate Action Plan, EI Monte, CA - Project Manager s City of Solana Beach, Safety Element Update, Climate Vulnerability Assessment, and Environmental Justice Element, Solana Beach, CA - Technical Lead
u CityofLongBeach,CommunityHospitalRemodelProjectlS/MND,LongBeach,CA-ProjectManager s CityofLosAngeles,On-CallforEnvironmentalServices,LosAngeles,CA-Principal-in-Charge' s City of San Gabriel, On-Call for Environmental Services, San Gabriel, CA - Principal-in-Charge" u CityofBurbank,On-CallforEnvironmentalServices,Burbank,CA-Principal-in-ChargeandProjectManager" ffl City of Pasadena, On-Call for Environmental Services, Pasadena, CA - Principal-in-Charge and Project Manager" n CityofAnaheim,CommunityClimateActionPlan(CAP)andGeneralPlanUpdate,Anaheim,CA-ProjectManager n City of Irvine, On-Call Sustainability and Environmental Services, Irvine, CA - Project Manager s Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA), Climate Adaptability and Sustainability Plan, Orange County, CA - Project Manager s CityofCarson,SpeciFicPlanAmendmentforthel57-AcreCarsonMarketplaceProjectEIR,Carson,CA-ProjectDirectorand Technical Lead for Air Quality, Greenhouse Gas, Energy, and Noise Impact Assessments ffl CityofHemet,SafetyElementUpdate,ClimateVulnerabilityAssessment,andEnvironmentalJusticeElement,Hemet,CATechnical Lead s CityofTempleCity,PacificLasTunasMixed-UseProject,TempleCity,CA-ProjectDirec(or s CityofBurbank,SanFernandoBikewayProject,EnvironmentalAssessment,Burbank,CA-TaskManager "Prior tojoining Kimley-Horn
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JESS/EFAN ENVSP
CEQA Analysis
Jessie has nine years of experience in environmental planning and documentation. She has experience in a variety of areas including population/housing, public services, water supply, wastewater, solid waste, and sustainabilit-y.-She has worked on a diverse set of project types, including affordable housing, complex mixed-use infill projects, and industrial and data center projects. She has prepared and managed all levels of CEQA documentation, ranging from Categorical Exemptions (CEs) and Sustainable Communities Project Exemptions (SCPEs) to MNDs and EIRs. Jessie is responsible for preparing and revewing CEQA documentation, as well as coordinating and communicating with the internal and extemal teams on budget, schedules, and deliverables.

RELEVANTEXPERIENCE
s City of Los Angeles, On-Call for Environmental Services, Los Angeles, CA - Project Mariager
s City of San Gabriel, On-Call for Environmental Services, San Gabriel, CA - Contract Manager and Project Manager s City of Culver City, On-Call for Environmental Review Pursuant to CEQA, Culver City, CA - Contract Manager and Project Manager s City of West Hollywood, West Hollywood Fiber Optic Improvements Categorical Exemption - Lead Analyst ffl 3739RobertsonLLC,3739SouthRobertsonAvenueAB130Exemption,CulverCity,CA-ProjectManager ffl 5730UplanderLLC,5730UplanderAB130Exemption,CulverCity,CA-ProjectManager a LewisHomes,1515WalnutGroveAvenueResidentialProjectlS/MND,Rosemead,CA-ProjectManager ffi EquityResidential,VistaDelLagoABl30Exemption,MissionViejo,CA-ProjectManager s RegentProperties,12755BurbankBoulevardProjectHousingElementStreamliningChecklist,LosAngeles,CA-ProjectManager s SOMOS Group, Hotel Figueroa Sign District IS/ND, Los Angeles, CA - Project Manager a CityofBeverlyHills,450NorthRoxburyDriveProjectlS/ND,BeverlyHills,CA-ProjectManager s Harkham Family Enterprises, LP, 9467 W. Olympic Boulevard SCPE, Beverly Hills, CA - Deputy Project Manager and Lead Analyst s CityofTempleCity,PacificLasTunasMixed-UseProjectCE,TempleCity,CA-ProjectManager ffl City of San Gabriel, Rubio Village Mixed-Use Project IS/MND, San Gabriel, CA - Project Manager ffl City of Beverly Hills, 227 S. Tower Street Class 32 Categorical Exemption, Beverly Hills, CA - Project Manager s CityofBeverlyHills,9945DurantDriveProjectClass32CE,BeverlyHills,CA-ProjectManager s CityofMorenoValley,MoVal2040GeneralPlanUpdateandClimateActionPlanRevisedEIR,MorenoValley,CA-DeputyProject Manager
s ChangeUp, Longo Toyota Service Center Redevelopment Class 32 CE, EI Monte, CA - Senior QC/QA a CityofLongBeach,CheriyAvenuelndustrialProjectEIR,LongBeach,CA-QC/QAReviewer ffl SDCFMontereyPark,LLC,1977SaturnDataCenterProjectlS/MND,MontereyPark,CA-DeputyProjectManager n CityofGardena,Westernatl46thSpecificPlanProjectSCPE,Gardena,CA-DeputyProjectManager u CityofSanClemente,BluffsatBocaEIRPeerReview,SanClemente,CA-ProjectManager s Winebright Capistrano LLC, San Juan Plaza Project Class 32 Categorical Exemption, San Juan Capistrano, CA - Project Manager u Terra-Gen, Desert Breeze Solar Project EIR, San Bernardino County, CA - Project Manager u CityofArtesia,ArtesiaBoulevardCorridorSpecificPlanAmendmentProjectEIR,Artesia,CA-DeputyProjectManagerandLead Analyst
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MAYRA GARCIA, AICP
CEQA Analysis
Mayra has two years of experience in environmental planning. She has prepared technical studies with an emphasis on air quality, GHG emissions, and noise and environmental documentation pursuant to CEQA. She has worked on a diverse set of project types, including affordable housing projects, large scale residential housing, and industrial solar projects. She has assisted in preparing a range of California Environmental Quality (CEQA) documentation, ranging from Categorical Exemptions to Mitigated Negative Declarations (MNDs) and Environmental Impact Reports (EIRs).

RELEVANTE)PERIENCE
ffl ClMGroupAcquisition,LLC,105"lOCulverBoulevardProjectCategoricalExemption, Culver City, CA - Project Manager
ffl Pacific Plaza Premier Development Group, Monterey Park Mixed Use Project Class 32 Exemption, Monterey Park, CA - Analyst
ffl CityoTBeverlyHills,227S.TowerStreet,Class32Exemption,BeverlyHills,CA-Analyst s CityofSanGabriel,RubioVillagelS/MND,SanGabriel,CA-Analyst n BaranofHoldings,956SewardProjectCategoricalExemption,LosAngeles,CA-Analyst ffl Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Confidential EIR, Los Angeles, CA - Analyst g lcon&lkon,Inc.,MadisonResidencesClass32CategoricalExemption,CulverCity,CA-Analyst s DimensionRenewableEnergy,WilsonaCSGIS/MND,LosAngelesCounty,CA-Analyst s CityofLongBeach,5910CherrylndustrialBuildingProject,EIR,LongBeach,CA-Analyst s CityofLongBeach,ParkTowerStudentHousingProject,EIR,LongBeach,CA-Analyst u Renewable Properties LLC, Malibu Road Solar Project, San Bernardino County, CA - Analyst u RenewablePropertiesLLC,SunriseRoadSolarProject,SanBernardinoCounty,CA-Analyst ffl RenewablePropertiesLLC,LearAvenueSolarProject,SanBernardinoCounty,CA-Analyst g Renewable Properties LLC, 230th Street Solar Project, Los Angeles County, CA - Analyst a Dimension Renewable Energy, Ripley CSG IS/MND, Riverside County, CA - Analyst a Dimension Renewable Energy, Blythe CSG IS/MND, Blythe, CA - Analyst u LeSarDevelopmentConsultants,PalmdaleHousingOppofunityProjectlS/MND,Palmdale,CA-Analyst g Terra-Gen,DesertBreezeSolarProjectEIR,Hinkley,CA-Analyst s Cityof Palm Springs, NorthIndianCanyonDriveand Via Escuela Traffic Signal Project Class I Categorical Exemption, Palm Springs, CA - Analyst
u City of Moreno Valley, Revised DraftProgram Environmental Impact Report, Moreno Valley, CA - Assistant Project Manager ffl City of Moreno Valley, General Plan 2040, Moreno Valley, CA - Analyst Kimley>>Horn 31
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JESSI(,AMAUCKMA,R!A
CulturalResources, Historic Resources, and Tribai
CulturalResources
Jessica has more than 15 years of experience in cultural resources management and historic preservation in-ealifornia. She is listed in the Register of Professional Archaeologists-(RPA) and meets Secretary of Interior (SOI) Professional Qualifications for Archaeology, History, and Architectural History. Her background includes long-term contracting for Federal land management agencies (USFS, NPS, DoD, BLM, etc.), overseeing Cultural Resources Management programming within Tribal government, and serving on several historic preservation advisory groups for State and Federal agencies. She has extensive experience conducting all phases of archaeologica1 and historic architectural fieldwork and reporting under applicable state and federal law, such as the NHPA, NEPA, and CEQA.She also has many years of experience managing process for inadvertent discoveries of human remains and the inventory/repatriation of existing arch-aeologica-lc-oll6cti-onssubje-ctto-State and Fede-rallaw, such as the Native American Graves Protection and-Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) and California Health & Safety Code (Section 7050.5).

RELEVANTEXPERIENCE
s Metrolink, Canyon Siding Extension Project, Los Angeles County, CA - Cultural Resources Monitoring Plan Principal Investigator s Metrolink, Balboa Double Track Extension Project, Los Angeles County, CA - Cultural Resources Monitoring Plan Principal Investigator
s City of Beverly Hills, 450 North Roxbury Project, Beverly Hills, CA - Archaeological Resources Assessment Principal Investigator u Cityoflnglewood,TrojanStorageProject,Inglewood,CA-HistoricResourcesAssessmentPrincipallnvestigator n CityofLongBeach,5910CherryProject,LongBeach,CA-ArchaeologicalResourcesAssessmentPrincipallnvestigator n City of Los Angeles, 956 Seward Project, Los Angeles, CA - Archaeological Resources Assessment and Paleontological Resources Assessment Principal Investigator
a City of Los Angeles, 3800 S. Figueroa Project, Los Angeles, CA - Archaeological Resources Assessment and Paleontological Resources Assessment Principal Investigator
s US Housing & Urban Development/City of Burbank, 2244 N. Buena Vista St, Burbank, CA - Principal Investigator s City of Santa Ana, Park 55 Project, Santa Ana, CA - Cultural Resources Assessment Principal Investigator Kimley>>Horn 32
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Hydrology and Utilities

CHRIS YOUNG, PE, QSD,
ENVSP
Chris is a licensed civil engineer with experience focusing on land development for private developers, induding construction drawings, Low Impact Development (LID), Stormwater Quality Design, opinion of probable costs, off-site improvement plans, and feasibility studies.

He has been responsible for all aspects of project delivery, including client coordination, budget, schedules, staff management, report preparation, construction plans, quality assurances and field engineering. He has a strong background in urban development planning/design and utility imrastructure projects.

RELEVANTEXPERIENCE
EDl'jCATION
s BathelorofScienoe,'Civil.
and"Environmental
Engineering, Oklahoma
State University
CREr=EN.TIALS AND
ASSOCIATI €)NS
n Professional Engiiieer in
California (#91146)
a. QualifiedSWPPPDeye:loper
(#C91146)
u EnVisipQSustainatgilify
Professsional(#32716)
u 9570-9600 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills, CA - Project Manager a 6766WestHawthorneAvenueMicrounitProject,Hollywood,CA-ProjectManager s Dunn Drive + Regent Street Microunit Projec(, Los Angeles, CA - Project Manager s CGIStrategies,Franklin&CahuengaHigh-Rise,Hollywood,CA-ProjectManager g 1621 N. McCadden Microunit Project, Hollywood, CA - Project Manager a 728-734 S, Manhatian Microunit Project, Los Angeles, CA - Project Manager ffl 14"l I S. Flower St Microunit Project, Los Angeles, CA - Project Manager ffl 1317S.GrandAveMicrounitProject,LosAngeles,CA-ProjectManager a 603 S. Mariposa Ave Microunit Project, Los Angeles, CA - Project Manager u City of Culver City, Ivy Station Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) (Washington Boulevard and National Boulevard Street Off-Site & On-Site Improvements), Los Angeles/Culver City, CA - Analyst u Wilshire La Brea Transit-Oriented Development (639 S La Brea Avenue TOD), Los Angeles, CA - Analyst g HackmanCapitalPartners,5500WestJeffersonBoulevardTransit-OrientedDevelopment,LosAngeles,CA-Analyst s Lincoln Property Company, 8777 Washington Boulevard (Apple Mixed-Use Office Building), Los Angeles, CA - Analyst s Hyatt HousefPlace at LAX, Los Angeles, CA - Analyst
ffl 2222 South Figueroa Street Mixed-Use, Los Angeles, CA - Analyst s ChurchofScientologylnternational(CSI),Valley,LosAngeles,CA-Analyst s 8070 Beverly Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA - Team Member s Confidential Client, Grocery Stores (NC and SC), Var'ious locations (NC, SC, FL) - Analyst n Greystar, Amp Lofts, Los Angeles, CA - Analyst
s City of Agoura Hills, On-Call Engineering Services, Agoura Hills, CA - Analyst a CityofMalibuOn-CallEngineeringServices-DisasterandEvacuationPlanning,Malibu,CA-Analyst Kimley>>>Horn 33
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Andray is an environmentalplannerwith sevenyears of experiencepreparingenvironmental reports and compliancedocumentationunder CEQA/NEPA.His experienceincludes a variety of projecttypes, with a focus on water supplyi stormwater,-recycled water,andwastewaterinfrastructureplans-andprojects in the SouthernCalifomiaregion, andafrport capital improvementprojects.He is also an experiencedhazardousmaterials analystwho has prepared dozensof Phase I EnvironmentalSite Assessments,equivalentto Caltrans' Phase I InitialSite Assessment,for propertiesin urbanized, industrial,and rural properties in California. His daily responsibilitiesinclude project managementand support, coordinatingwith internaltechnical staff and subconsultants to complete CEQNNEPA documentsand supportingtechnical studies, interfacingwith clients, technica)writing, QC/QA of deliverables, and tracking project scopes, schedules, and budgets to completion.

RELEVANTEXPERIENCE
s DLAPiper,3800FigueroaMixed-UseProjectElR,LosAngeles,CA-HazardousMaterialsTechnicalAnalyst/PhaselESATaskLead s CityofBurbank,SanFernandoBikewayProjectNEPA/CEQA,Burbank,CA-EnvironmentalAnalyst/PhaselESATaskLead s Oxnard Harbor District, NEPA/CEQAEnvironmentalClearancefor South TerminalShore PowerProject,Port Hueneme, CA - EnvironmentalAnalyst/Phase I ISA Task Lead
ffl EnvironmentalDue Diligencefor NexampSolar ProjectPortfolio,various propertiesin Los Angeles, Kern, and Tulare Counties, CA - Phase I ESATask Lead
ffl EnvironmentalDue Diligencefor Mall Property in RiversideCounty, CA - Phase I ESA Task Lead s LosAngelesBureauofEngineering,SilverLakeReservoirComplexProjectEIR,LosAngeles,CA-EnvironmentalAnalyst/Phasel ESA Task Lead
s Caltrans,I-215LandscapeProject,Segment5Revalidation,SanBernardino,CA-EnvironmentalAnalyst" g Sysco, Inc., Sysco FacilityExpansionProject CEQA MND, Industry,CA - Phase I ESA Task Lead" u CityofWatsonville,MunicipalAirportOn-CallEnvironmentalServices,Watsonville,CA-EnvironmentalPlanner s CityofLongBeach,5910CherryAvenueProjectEnvironmentalServices,LongBeach,CA-Environmen(alAnalyst s CountyofSanBernardino,OvernightSolarProjectEnvironmentalPeerReviewandEIROversight,SanBernardinoCounty,CAEnvironmentalAnalyst s LosAngeles Departmentof Water and Power,StormwaterCapture Parks Program, Los Angeles, CA - EnvironmentalPlanner" ffl San ClementePublicWorks, NEPA and Grant Assistancefor the EastAvenida Cordoba Storm Drain Project,San Clemente, CAEnvironmentalAnalysUDeputyProjeci Manager s San ClementePublicWorks, NEPA EnvironmentalClearancefor the RecycledWater ExpansionProject,San Clemente, CA - EnvironmentalAnalysUDeputyProjectManager
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Sri has more than 20 years of experience overseeing a variety or transportation projects ranging from planning, design, operations, and on-call engineering services. His project management at Kimley-Horn is informed by his former career with the Los Angeles County Public Works Department and knowledge of grant funding opportunities and working with multiple stakeholders. Sri has overseen medium to large scale projects for local and regional agencies with design budgets ranging from $50Kto$2.5Mand schedules ranging from six months to 3.5 years. These projects are often multidisciplinary and require coordination with local and regional agencies, Caltrans, and local businesses and residents.

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ffi CityofPicoRivera,Transit-OrientedDevelopment(TOD)SpecificPlanfortheGoldLineEastsideExtensionatWashingtonand Rosemead Boulevards, Pico Rivera, CA-Senior Projed Engineer s City of Culver City, Ivy Station TOD, Washington Boulevard and National Boulevard Street Off-Site and On-Site Improvements, Los Angeles/Culver City, CA - Project Engineer
s City of Malibu On-Call Engineering Services - Disaster and Evacua(ion Planning, Malibu, CA - Project Manager s City of Tehachapi, Greater Tehachapi Area Specific Plan, Tehachapi, CA - Project Manager n City of Lancaster, Safe Routes to School Master Plan, Lancaster, CA - Principal-in-Charge z City of La Cariada Flintridge, Professional Traffic Engineering Services for Citywide Engineering and Traffic Survey and Traffic Volume Counts, La Cariada Flintridge, CA - Project Manager u City of Los Angeles, Department of Recreation and Parks, Griffith Park Safety and Mobility Active Transportation Project, Los Angeles, CA - Principal-in-Charge
s CityofAgouraHills,AreawideSchoolTrafflcStudy,AgouraHills,CA-ProjeciManager s CityofOxnard,FifthStreetandRiceAvenueGradeSeparationTrafficOperationalAnalysisReport,Oxnard,CA-ProjectManager n CityofOxnard,OxnardBoulevardandSaviersRoadSignallmptovements,Oxnard,CA-ProjectManager u AlamedaCTC,l-801ntegratedCorridorMobility(ICM)Project,AlamedafContraCostaCounties,CA-ProjectEngineer ffl City of Norwalk, On-Call Professional Engineering Services for Design, Project Management, and Construction Support Services, Norwalk, CA- Project Manager
s City or Irvine, Consultant Team Program 2022-2025, Irvine, CA - Contract Manager s City of Orange, On-Call Traffic Engineering/Plan Checking/Design/Public Works Inspection Services, Orange, CA - Principal-inCharge a CityofLancaster,Multi-YearProfessionalEngineeringServices2023-2026,Lancaster,CA-ProjectManager ffl City of Montclair, On-Call General Civil Engineering, Architectural, Landscape, and Support Professional Services 2022-2027, Montclair, CA - Project Manager
z CityofRanchoCucamonga,On-CallCivilandTrafflcEngineeringServices,2019-2026,RanchoCucamonga,CA-ProjectManager ffl City of Simi Valley, On-Call Civil Engineering Design Services 2022-2025, Simi Valley, CA - Project Manager ffl City of Ventura, On-Call 3-Year Professional Services 2022-2025, Ventura, CA - Project Manager Kimley:eHorn 35
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Transportation
Laura is a professional civil and traffic engineerwith 12 years oftraffic operations and transportation engineering experience ranging from small design projects and task orders to large design-build-environments and Cit-yTraffic Engineer roles. Her background encompasses traffic analysis, design and simulation, and transportation planning. Laura's key areas of expertise include extensive knowledge of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) methodologies; active transportation design; traffic calming studies; microsimulation knowledge using VISSIM and SimTrafflc, traffic impact analysis studies, traffic signal warrants, signing and striping, signal design and plan presentation, and signal timing andoptimization(SYNCHRO). LaurahasservedastheCityTrafficEngineerforAgouraHills since 2019.
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ffl City of Agoura Hills, On-Call Traffic Engirieering Services, Agoura Hills, CA - Project Manager s CityofHawthorne,On-CallTrafficEngineeringServices,Hawthorne,CA-ProjectManager s City of Malibu, On-Call Traffic and Civil Engineering Services, Malibu, CA - Project Engineer s CityofLagunaNiguel,On-CallTrafficEngineeringServices,LagunaNiguel,CA-ProjectManager ai HousingAuthorityoftheCityofSanBuenaventura,SustainableTransportationlnfrastructureandTransportationRelatedAmenities, Ventura, CA - Project Manager
n City of Los Angeles, Mission Mile Sepulveda Project PA&ED, Los Angeles, CA - Project Engineer s LA Metro, North Hollywood to Pasadena BRT Planning and Environmental Study, Los Angeles to Pasadena, CA - Project Engineer s City of Lomita, Traffic Calming Toolkit, Lomita, CA - Project Manager s City of Oxnard, Fifth Street and Rice Avenue Grade Separation Traffic Opera(ional Analysis Report, Oxnard, CA - Project Engineer ffl City of Oxnard, Oxnard Boulevard and Saviers Road Signal Improvements, Oxnard, CA - Project Engineer s City or La Cariada Flintridge, Traffic Circulation and Signal Operations for Foothill Boulevard and Angeles Crest Highway, La Cariada Flintridge, CA - Project Engmeer
ffl City of Agoura Hills, Bicyde Master Plan, Agoura Hills, CA - Project Manager s City of Laguna Niguel, Heather Ridge Bicycle Lanes, Laguna Niguel, CA - Project Manager s City oflrvine, Protected Intersections Study, Irvine, CA - Project Engineer ffl CityofAgouraHills,KananRoad/AgouraRoadUItimatelntersectionlmprovementsProject,AgouraHills,CA-ProjectEngineer n CityofMalibu,PacificCoastHighwayMobilitylmprovementsaiVariousLocations,Malibu,CA-ProjectEngineer n City of Agoura Hills, SB 743 Implementation, Agoura Hills, CA - Project Engineer Kimley>>>Horn 36
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Ronald has provided geotechnicalservicesfor a variety of projects suchas reservoirs, railroads, highways, hospitals, schools, pipelines,treatment plants,tunnels,landslideand fault evaluations,and other public and privateworks Ronald'sresponsibilitiesat Ninyo & Moore include preliminaryand final review offindings, conclusions,recommendations,and project deliverables;review of current guidelines,regulations, and technologies;managing geotechnicaland geologicfield evaluations;supervision and training of the geologic staff; conductinggeologic and geologic hazardsevaluaiions; performingand reviewinggeologic mapping and research; analyzingfield and labora(orydata; and authoringand reviewing geotechnicaland geologic reports.

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a CityofDanaPoint,DohenyVillageElR,DanaPoint,CA-PrincipalGeologist ffl CityofSanDiego,GrantvilleRedevelopmen(ProjectandStudyArea,SanDiego,CAProject Manager s CityofLaQuinta,CountryCluboftheDesertElR,LaQuinta,CA-ProjectGeologist ffl CityofSolanaBeach,SolanaBeachTowneCentreEIR,SolanaBeach,CA-Project Geologist
s City of San Diego, ConventionCenterExpansion EIR, San Diego,CA - Senior Geologist/ProjectManager n CityoTColton,GuyauxLandfillPhasellWorkplan,Colton,CA-PrincipalGeologist s CityofLosAngeles,On-CallGeotechnicalandEnvironmentalConsultingServices,LosAngeles,CA-PrincipalGeologist Kimley>>>Horn 37
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City South Gate I October 9, 2025
SUBMITTED TO:

City of South Gate
Attention: John F. Signo, AICP
Planning Manager
8650 California Avenue
South Gate, CA 90280
SUBMITTED BY:

De Novo Planning Group
Amanda Tropiano, Principal
180 E Main Street, Suite 108
Tustin, CA 92780
atropiano@denovoplanning com
714.453.7711
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1. COVER LETTER
City of South Gate
Attention: John F. Signo, AICP
8650 California Avenue
South Gate, CA 90280
SUBJECT: Statement of Qualifications for On-Call Consulting Services Dear Mr. Signo:

On behalf of De Novo Planning Group, thank you for the opportunity to submit this Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) to provide on-call consulting services for Planning, Zoning, and Land Use Services and to provide continued on,callEnvit:onmental Services in compliance with the CaliTornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for projects in the City of South Gate.

De Novo Planning Group (De Novo), a California S Corporation, is a land use and environmental planning firm specializing in community planning, environmental studies, design, and development services. Since 2008, De Novo has successfully completed hundreds of projects consisting of comprehensive general plans, development codes, specific plans, housing elements, environmental impact reports, negative/ mitigated negative-declarations, climate action plans, hazard mitigation plans and development projects throughout California.

Our team will continue to provide the City of South Gate with an eriergetic arid dedicated gncop of principa!- level professionals with exceptional skills and qualifications. Located in our Tustin office, our team is led by De Novo Principal, Amanda Tropiano, who will serve as the primary point of contact for the City. With deep professional planning experience in the region, Amanda manages the firm's southern California operations.

Starla Barker, AICP, will continue to manage future CEQA/NEPAprojects. Starla has extensive experience in managing planning and environmental compliance documents, including on-call environmental consulting services contracts for local agencies, including the City of South Gate.

When providing on-call services for municipal clients, our goal is to serve as an extension of staff in a capacity that will provide the tools, research, and professional knowledge. We take great strides to ensure the process is smooth from a City perspective and that your elected and appointed officials have the information they need to make informed decisions. Our services result in planning projects and environmental documentation and analyses that is technically sound, cost effective, and delivered within the client's schedule. We are confident that our experience, record of success, and principal-level attention to projects will prove to be extremely valuable to the City.

We truly appreciate being considered for this on-call services contract and for the opportunity to continue to work with the City of South Gate. This proposal will remain valid for a period of 120 calendar days from the RFQ closing date. Amanda Tropiano is the Principal Contact for this RFP and is authorized to sign agreements and bind De Novo Planning in our proposal. Ms. Tropiano can be reached at (714) 453-7711 or [email protected].

Sincerely,
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Amanda Tropiano, Principal Starla Barker, AICP, Principal Planner

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Cover Letter.....

2. Work Plan
A. Methodology
B. Project Schedule .

C. Qualifications and Prior Experience
D. Personnel...

E. Conflict of Interest
F. References..

3. Fees.....

4. ResourcestobeProvidedbytheCity..

Appendix A - Resumes....

City of South Gate Statement of Qualifications
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2. WORK PLAN
A. METHODOLOGY
Provide the Methodology/Approach proposed for the work as defined in the Scope of Work.

The De Novo Planning Group team represents a full-service team of city planning and subject-matter experts capable of providing the professional services requested by the City of South Gate. This proposal identifies our ability to support the City in land use and environmental planning.

We will closely coordinate with City staff and will provide principal-level attention to every step of the process while adhering to the project schedule and budget. De Novo's project management team has a long history of working with local agencies on an on-call basis. Our staff can mobilize quickly and efficieritiy, m-eetii'ig prcject schedules while ensciring our documents are accurate, legally defensible, and cost-effective. Regardless of the document needed, the De Novo team will serve as an extension of City staff in all aspects of the planning process.

The exact work plan will vary based on the type of project. We will work with the City to prepare a detailed and accurate scope of work tailored for the project being proposed at that time. Our scope of work will identify the specific tasks the De Novo team will undertake from projectinitiation to project closeout. The work program, including any potential technical studies and level of analysis, will vary depending upon a prcject"s needs.

Typical on-call contracts follow a standard protocol to assess project requirements, including but not necessarily limited to project initiation/kick-off; data review and research; project understanding/description; and technical studies and analysis. Working with the City as an extension of staff, De Novo will be responsible for preparation of draft and final documents, including all supporting documentation, such as those required for environmental projects (e.g., Notice of Preparation, Initial Study, Notice of Intent to Adopt, Notice of Availability, Response to Comments, Findings and Facts, Statement of Overriding Considerations, Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, and Notice of Determination). As appropriate, we will circulate documents for public review, and participate in community meetings and public hearings, as needed.

Deliverables are anticipated to include electronic Word and PDF files for each Administrative Draft and Review Draft document. Electronic copies of the kick-off meeting ag,enda and minutes, draft project description, schedule, and required notices will also be provided. We will coordinate with the City on any hard copies needed.

Our team dedicates De Novo principals and/or principal planners as Project Manager and a Co-Project Manager who will be in attendance at public and stakeholder meetings and will be intimately involved in every aspect of the project. We do not identify principal staff in our proposal and then hand your project to junior staff members to complete for our review. Rather, our Principal staff identified in this proposal as the Project Manager and Co-Project Managers will work side-by-side with the team on every aspect of each project undertaken for the City and will write and review documents we provide to the City. This senior-level attention to each detail of the project ensures a high-quality work product as well as continuity throughout each project.

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City of South Gate Statement of Qualifications
On-Call Professional Services
,'ClearCommunication wjth City;ofS;ou;jh G,QeStaff
De Novo understands that the planning and environmental document preparation process will require extensive coordination and communication with City staff, as well as agencies, organizations and the public. Our team is committed to continuous and comprehensive coordination throughout the planning process. De Novo has proposed a project management team with exceptional knowledge and local planning experience.

Our team SerVeSaSan extension of City staff to endure the projects are delivered in a timely manner.

Working closely with City staff throughout the project will ensure early identification and resolution of critical issues. Our approach ensures consistent and regularinteraction and communication between City staff and the De Novo team. This allows for frequent exchange of information without loss of time or resources and will provide all parties with advanceinput on any issuesthat may arise. Early and consistent coordination with the City's Project Manager and between the De Novo Project Manager maintains the flow of data and allows for timely response to any issues and ensures the work program stays on track.

The De Novo team will work with the City at project initiation to create a detailed and realistic project schedule, making sure to identify all critical path items and any constraints. Throughout project development, we will review the status of all project tasks regularly to ensure they are progressing within the scheduled timeframe. A monthly progress report will identify the tasks accomplished, deliverables submitted, anticipated tasks/progress for the next month, and any pending issues. If issues arise that could result in schedule delays, we will make it a priority to coordinate with the City to find the necessary solutions to move the project forward.

One of the key things that sets our firm apart from our competitors is the unparalleled experience and diverse skill sets of our Principals. Our team members are experts in a wide range of planning disciplines, including environmental compliance, long-range planning (preparation of comprehensive general plans, specific plans, zoning codes, housing elements, and various ordinances), and development processing.

Our team excels at providing meaningful and engaging public and community outreach, consensus building, and workshop facilitation. This comprehensive view and understanding of projects and the interrelatedness of project components allows us to proactively identify and resolve issues on behalf of our clients.

De Novo technical team members provide expertise in the areas of air quality, greenhouse gas emissions, biological resources, health risk assessments, aesthetics, land use/planning, noise and vibration, population/housing, and public services and utilities. De Novo regularly teams with the region's top subconsultants for transportation (Kittelson & Associates, and MAT Engineering), biological assessments (South Environmental), cultural and tribal cultural studies (South Environmental), all of whom are leaders in their fields and have experience working on a wide range of projects throughout southern California.

Our team members have worked together for several years on a variety of projects, providing a clear understanding of expectations that results in high quality deliverables and efficiencies. '5trioj Adherence to Biid@et
We take tremendous pride in our ability to adhere to our project budgets. Our project managers are also principals and senior managers of the firm, and to this end, we have the authority to take any steps necessary to ensure that our projects remain on budget. We strongly encourage the City to call our

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references and specifically inquire about the extraordinary steps we take to ensure we do not modify or exceed our budgets. This regularly includes the addition of extra meetings and the allocation of staff time and resources beyond the levels identified in our proposal, at no extra charge to the City. We know that this is a unique way of doing business, but it has proven to be a tremendously successful approach for our firm. We are in this business for the long term, and building trust and confidence with our clients is the single greatest thing we can do to build loyalty and repeat business. We manage our project budgets using sophisticated budget tracking software and all members of the team log and record hours-worked by task to provide a transparent accounting process.

De Novo's management team will ensure that our deliverables address regulatory requirements and are completed in a timely and ptofessional manner. Our internal q uality control includes review of our documents by a Principal Planner. The first stage of reviewincludes verification of the technical adequacy of the analysis, that the document addresses the format and content requirements of the client, technical information, and that all components of the project are correct. This review is intended to ensure document accuracy as well as consistency between policy documents. The second stage of review involves senior staff not directly involved in the project to provide a clean set of eyes. The final stage of the review focuses on grammar, spelling, and the internal consistency of the document. This review also ensures that the document is written in a clear and understandable manner.

De Novo staff and our partnering firms demonstrate their technological proficiency on a daily basis. Our team prepares and distributes documentation electronically, conducts meetings remotely, and utilizes all the necessary software and technological tools needed to prepare documentation, conduct research, create exhibits, and operates to ensure that we are collaborating efficiently and quickly with our clients and broader team. De Novo"s in-house air quality and greenhouse gas experts utilize CalEEMod, AERMOD and any other applicable technological tools to run their models and prepare their studies. De Novo"s inhouse GIS expert prepares exhibits, maps, figures, and highly complex graphics for our projects. In addition, our in-house designer uses SketchUp and Lumion to create high quality visuals, photosimulations, and imagery to support documentation - both on paper and on-line. r)E NOVO PLANNING GROUP
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B. PROJECT SCHEDULE
City of South Gate Statement of Qualifications
On-Call Professional Services
Proposea timelinefor completionfor the workincludingstart date,milestones,and target date of completion. Any assumptions regarding turnaround time for staff review and City Council should be clearly noted.

Our project team is fully committed to bringing our projects to public hearings as quickly and effectively as possible while always delivering products of exceptional quality. We thrive under deadlines, and we have a track record of meeting or exceeding our project schedules. Our use of Principal-level staff throughout all stages of the project allows us to work quickly, efficiently, and produce preliminary draft documents of superior quality. Our project managers take a very active and hands-on role, and we diligently manage our team and coordinate with City staff to ensure that all parties are continuously aware of pending deadlines, outstanding tasks, and draft work products that will require staff review.

De Novo will coordinate directly with City staff to understand any project-specific scheduling needs. A date-specific schedule is typically provided following the kickoff meeting based upon an understanding of any timing considerations.

Following is a typical schedule for preparation of a focused General Plan Amendment, EIR, IS/ND or IS/MND, a categorical exemption, and peer review of applicant-prepared technical studies and third-party peer review of environmental documents. The timeline for planning projects is dependent on the level of complexity, community outreach, and required environmental review. A comprehensive General Plan Update can take two to three years, whereas a focused Ordinance Update can take four to six months.

Typical Focused General Plan Amendment (GPA) Schedule
Project Kick-off
General Plan ISsues Memorandum
Community Outreach Event
De Novo Prepares Administrative Draft GPA
Tribal Consultation (SB 18)
City Review of Administrative Draft GPA
De Novo Prepares Revised GPA
City Review of Revised GPA
De Novo Prepares Public Review Draft GPA
City Review of Public Review Draft GPA
De Novo publishes Public Review Draft GPA
Public Hearings
Typical EIR Schedule
Project Kick-off
Notice of Preparation/Initial Study
NOP 30-Day Public Review
Prepare Technical Studies
EIR Scoping Meeting
De Novo Prepares Administrative Draft EIR
City Review of Administrative Draft EIR
De Novo Prepares Second Administrative Draft EIR
City Review of Second Administrative Draft EIR
De Novo Completes, Publishes, and Circulates Draft EIR
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Month 2
Months 1- 3
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Month 5
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EIR 45-Day Public Review Period
Hearing during the Draft EIR Review to Receive Comments De Novo prepares Responses to Comments
City Reviews Responses to Comments
De Novo Prepares Administrative Final EIR
City Reviews Administrative Final EIR
De Novo Completes, Publishes, and Circulates Final EIR
Certification Hearings
Typical IS/ND or IS/MND Schedule
Project Kick-off
De Novo drafts Project Description
C!i7 Rev!ews/ApprCives PrOJeCiDescriptiori
Preparation ofTechnical Studies
De Novo Prepares Administrative Draft IS/ND or IS/MND
City Reviews Administrative Draft IS/ND or IS/MND
De Novo Completes Draft IS/ND or IS/MND
City Reviews Check Copy Draft !S/ND ar !S/MND
De Novo Distributes Public Review IS/ND or IS/MND
IS/ND or IS/MND 30-Day Public Review
De Novt:i Prepares Fina! !S/ND or IS/MND
De Novo Prints and Distributes Final IS/ND or IS/MND
Hearing
Typical Categorical Exemption Schedule
Project Kick-off
De Novo drafts Project Description
City Reviews/Approves Project Description
De Novo Conducts Peer Review of Applicant Studies
Applicant Revisions to Studies (if required)
Preparation and Review of Technical Analyses
De Novo Prepares Administrative Draft CE Report
City Review of Administrative Draft CE Report
De Novo Prepared Revised Draft CE Report and NOE
City Review of Revised Draft CE Report and NOE
De Novo Prepares Final CE Report and CE
Typical Technical Study Peer Review Schedule
De Novo Conducts Peer Review
De Novo Conducts Review of Revised Technical Studies
Typical Environmental Document Peer Review Schedule
De Novo Conducts Peer Review of IS/ND or IS/MND
De Novo Conducts Review of Revised IS/ND or IS/MND
De Nova Conducts Peer Review of EIR
De Novo Conducts Review of Revised EIR
Months 8 - 9
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Cityof SouthGateStatementof Qualifications
On-Call Professional Services
C. QUALIFICATIONS AND PRIOREXPERIENCE
Thecapabilities oftheconsultant's organizationshouldbediscussed.Minimumrequirementsfor submittal of a proposalin responseto thisRFQincludethefollowing:

Demonstrated experience, competence, andqualifications of the consultant and the participatingstaffsuccessfullyproviding similar services to municipalities; and, Abilitytoperformtheworkinatimelymanner,availability ofstaff and contingency plans.

DeNovoPlanningGroupis a land useandenvironmental planning firm specializingin communityplanning,environmental studies, design, and developmentservices.Thefirm's principal-levelstaff have successfully completedhundredsof projectsthroughout California. De Novo has a long and successful history of providing on-call planning and environmental services to public agency clients, as well as on a competitive basis.

AmandaandStarlawill be responsiblefor the managementand supervision of the DeNovoteam on all future assignmentsandwill ensure all planning

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and environmental projects are prepared specificto South Gate, addressing local issues and opportunities and in compliance with all regulatory requirements. De Novo commits to retaining our listed staff, and each of these staff members is available to assiSt with assignments for the duration of a project. Because of De Novo"s Principal-level attention to our projects and clients, we maintain the abi!ity to effectively execute all assignments and client needs and are able to provide nimble and efficient staffing adjustments within this group to prepare and manage planning and environmental projects.

PRIOR EXPERIENCE
The De Novo team has a wide range of experience providing on-call planning and environmental services to Community Development and Planning Divisions of public agency clients throughout California, including but notlimited to: Aliso Viejo, Arcadia, Burbank, Culver City, Fountain Valley, Fullerton, Gardena, Glendora, Laguna -Beach, Laguna -Hills, Lake Forest, Moreno Valley, Norwalk, Ontario, Rancho Santa Margarita, Rosemead, San Clemente, San Dimas, San Fernando, Santa Ana, Signal Hill, and West Hollywood.

We have had the privilege of providing the City of South Gate with on-call environmental consulting services since 2022. During this time, we have prepared environmental compliance documentation and served as a resource to City staff to discuss various planning and environmental projects. As part of these services, De Novo has prepared a CEQA Class I Categorical Exemption for the 9350 Rayo Avenue (Amazon) Project and a joint CEQA/NEPA Initial Study/Environment Assessment for the 9001-9019 Long Beach Boulevard Residential Project. Most recently in 2025, De Novo provided expedited preparation of technical studies and a CEQA Class 32 Categorical Exemption for the 10130 Adella Residential Project.

Through these services, De Novo has become familiar with the City's processes and regulatory environment, and has provided consistency, local knowledge, and professional expertise to the City that extends beyond these specific projects.

De Novo Planning Group has sufficient capacity and the necessary experience to provide on-call planning and environmental consulting services to the City of South Gate. De Novo's team has a long history of working with local agencies on an on-call basis. Our staff can mobilize quickly and efficiently, meeting project schedules while ensuring our planning and environmental documents are accurate, legally defensible, and cost-effective. Regardless of the planning document or environmental compliance document needed, the De Novo team will serve as an extension of City staff in all aspects of the project process. All team members are ready to start work immediately upon the City's notice to proceed should De Novo Planning be selected for a specific project.

Below are public agency clients and representative projects in which the De Novo team has provided similar planning and environmental consulting services on an on-call and competitive basis.

De Novo Planning Group partnered with the City of La Verne to update its General Plan and Environmental Impact Report, approved unanimously by City Council in early 2025. This effort included community engagement through workshops, a General Plan Advisory Committee, surveys, and a dedicated website.

Since the last update in 1998, the City has seen significant changes, including the Gold Line extension, demographic shifts, and land use questions in its Sphere of Influence. The team collaborated with a 15- member advisory committee and hosted 10 meetings to draft goals and policies addressing mobility, economic development, wellness, and more. With new Specific Plan guiding development around the upcoming Gold Line, the General Plan balances a vision for vibrant growth with preserving the character m DE NOVO PLANNING GROUP
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of La Verne's established neighborhoods and historic Old Town. During the General Plan Update, the City received its RHNA, which required the General'Plan Update process to be paused to address the new Housing Element requirements. De Novo assisted the City with successful certification of the Housing Element. In addition to the General Plan Update, De Novo provided assistance in updating the City"s Zoning Code to ensure consistency with the General Plan and address State law.

De Novo prepared technical analysis and a comprehensive Categorical Exemption (CE) report pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15182, Projects Pursuant to a Specific Plan, which provide exemptions from CEQA for certain residential, commercial and mixed-use projects that are consistent with a specific plan and CEQA Guidelines Section 15332, In-fill Development Projects, which consists of projects characterized as in-fill development meeting specific conditions. The proposed 1941 White Avenue Mixed-Use Project site is located within the Old Town La Verne Specific Plan (OTLVSP) area. The OTLVSP was adopted and the OTLVSP FEIR was certified in March 2013. The Project proposes to remove all on-site improvements, including trees and landscaping, and construct a mixed-use development consisting of up to 367 residential units and approximately 1,588 square feet of ground floor retail within a five-story building partially surrounding a six-level parking structure. Of the 367 residential units, 44 would be deed restricted affordable units for lower income households, including 18 units restricted to very low-income households. The units would be comprised of 57 studio units, 183 one-bedroom units, 119 two-bedroom units and 8 three-bedroom units ranging in size from approximately 591 square feet to approximately 1,336 square feet. The Project site is located adjacent to the planned Metro A Line and in proximity to the La Verne Station, currently undergoing construction.

De Novo Planning Group led a group a the City of San prepare a comprehensive update to the City"s General Plan and the corresponding EIR, as well as a comprehensive update to its Development Code, and a Cultural Landscape Study. Integrating innovative engagement techniques and creative communication methods are key to this important projectin San jacinto. Like the rest of the Inland Empire, the City of San Jacinto is experiencing changes to who lives, works, and visits the community. Its residents are more diverse than ever; its population is getting older, but relatively affordable home prices and new development in the Downtown (spurred by the forthcoming Downtown Specific Plan) will attract new residents to this charming community. People who call San Jacinto home celebrate the City's history and culture and are proud of its special place in the Inland Empire.

Celebrating its history and culture, the City engaged the community through in-person and online outreach, including focus groups, a bilingual direct mailer with record-breaking engagement, and a 3- minute video showcasing its past and future. Key issues like housing, economic development, and historic preservation guided the updated land use plan, expanding housing and business opportunities. The effort culminated in updated zoning regu!ations, ensuring San Jacinto"s growth aligns with its vision as a vibrant, inclusive community proud of its unique place in the Inland Empire.

De Novo Planning Group worked with the City of Lawndale to prepare a comprehensive update to the City's General Plan and the corresponding EIR, as well as an update to the Hawthorne Boulevard Specific Plan and an update to its Zoning Ordinance. The City of Lawndale has a population of approximately 32,000, with an area of roughly 1.9 square miles. Lawndale is located in the heart of the South Bay area

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or Los Angeles County. The City of Lawndale"s General Plan and Hawthorne Boulevard Specific Plari Update included a comprehensive review and revision of the City's existing General Plan, which establishes a vision for the future of the City, and the Hawthorne Boulevard Specific Plan, which implements this vision along Hawthorne Boulevard, as well as Artesia Boulevard and Redondo Beach Boulevard. This process also included the preparation of an Environmental Impact Report (EIRi which investigatesthe possible impacts of the General Plan and Specific Plan Update policy changes to the surrounding physical environment.

The General Plan reflects the community's values and desires and addressesimportant issues such as land use and urban design; mobility; housing; resource management; public safety; environmental justice; economic development; community facilities and services; and public health. The Lawndale General Plan is supported and implemented by important complementary plans and programs, including the Hawthorne Boulevard-Specific Plan, Zoning Ordinance, and Climate Action Plan. Whiletbe Ge4eral Plan provides high-level guidance on local issues and priorities, these plans and programs implement the General Plan and provide more specific direction regarding critical topics, such as the redevelopment of Hawthorne Boulevard, which serves as the City's primary transportation route, corridor of economic activity, and community focal point; expectations on permitted uses throughout the City; and the City's strategy to support a more resilient and sostainable future.

De Novo Planning Group worked with the City of Lomita to prepare a comprehensive update to the City's General Plan, corresponding E!P., Zoning Code and Zoning Map update, and preparation of objective design standards for multifamily and mixed-use developments. Integrating innovative engagement techniques and creative communication methods are key to this important project in Lomita. Like many cities in southern California, the City of Lomita is experiencing changes to who lives, works, and visits the community. Its residents are more diverse than ever; its population is getting older, but relatively affordable home prices and new development along major corridors will attract new residents to this charming community. People who call Lomita home celebrate the City's history and culture and are proud of its unique small-town atmosphere.

Generating excitement at the first outreach event, the City's General Plan Update continued to engage a wide range of community members and key stakeholders through traditional in-person and online outreach strategies. As part of our elevated work program, De Novo prepared a brief 3-minute video celebrating the history of Lomita and describing how the City is preparing for its future by updating its General Plan. The team also facilitated a General Plan Advisory Committee that gathered over the course of eight meetings to discuss important issues in Lomita, including housing opportunities, economic development, transportation and mobility, and infrastructure constraints. De Novo prepared and released a direct mailer to every address in Lomita, which resulted in high levels of engagement for the Visioning Workshops.

Based on information gathered from the broad community, the team was able to craft a new land use plan that expands the range of housing and mixed-use development opportunities along the city's major corridors. This involved a process of stakeholder engagement, as well as review by the Planning Commission and City Council. De Novo isimplementing the General Plan through an update to the Zoning Code, including Housing Element implementation.

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.Brea Generaj -Pla-nLjpdate, Brea-Co-re-Spec.if-ic-Plan, and Em De Novo Planning Group is leading the preparation of the City of Brea's Focused General Plan Update, Brea Core Specific Plan, and the associated EIR. This multi-year effort is designed to help Brea proactively address emerging issues and opportunities related to land use, mobility, housing, equity, sustainability, and economic development over the next two decades. The De Novo team is guiding the visioning process, developing a long-range planning framework, and crafting implementable strategies to ensure the City remains vibrant, resilient, and responsive to change.

A key feature of this project is its dual focus: modernizing the City's General Plan to comply with recent state mandates-such as environmental justice, climate adaptation, and complete streets-while concurrently preparing a visionary Specific Plan for Brea's downtown/core area. The Specific Plan will introduce a mix of land use designations, urban design concepts, and mobility strategies to support a thriving, walkable, and connected core area. The De Novo team has developed and implemented a comprehensive community engagement strategy that combines traditional methods with creative tools to reach a broad cross-section of the community-including residents, business owners, and civic leaders.

The planning process is also supported by detailed technical studies and a legally defensible EIR, ensuring that all policy decisions are grounded in sound analysis and can move forward with confidence. The De Novo team's familiarity with the local planning context, hands-on project management, and commitment to collaboration have made this a uniquely successful and efficient process. In addition to preparing all major deliverables, the team is coordinating with City staff to ensure internal consistency across related plans and policies, building a planningfoundation that is both visionary and practical. This project reflects De Novo"s commitment to high-quality, community-driven planning and demonstrates the team's ability to lead complex, multi-faceted projects from concept to adoption.

De Novo Planning Group completed a comprehensive update to the City of Brentwood"s General Plan, preparation of a General Plan EIR, and subsequent Specific Plan for Priority Area 1. The work effort began with an extensive public outreach and visioning process and preparation of a detailed Existing Conditions Report. Other key tasks include an Opportunities and Constraints Report, three Land Use Map Alternatives accompanied by a Land Use Map Alternatives Report, and opportunities for property owners to submit parcel change requests. Our team worked closely with the City's General Plan Working Group to complete comprehensive policy sets for all General Plan topics.

The updated General Plan provides extensive opportunities for economic development, maintains strict fiscal sustainability, enhances the preservation of natural resources in and around the City, and ensures continued quality in the built environment under increasing growth pressure. Our team worked closely with our subconsultants throughout all stages of this project.

The De Novo team also completed the Priority Area 1 (PA-I) Specific Plan and EIR for the City of Brentwood. The project site presents a unique opportunity for the City, in that it includes approximately 400 acres of undeveloped land within the City limits, with excellent freeway access and visibility. The Specific Plan was crafted to facilitate the development of a high-quality jobs center complimented by high density residential development and a transit village, centered around an emerging multi-modal transit station. The City worked closely with many stakeholders, including BART, during preparation of the Plan, with the overall goal of facilitating an extension of the eBART system further into Contra Costa County and correcting the existingjobs-housing imbalance in Brentwood. As part OfthiS WOrk effort, the De NOVO l ?,!
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team prepared a detailed and robust program-level EIR, which was structured to provide CEQA streamlining of all subsequent development projects within the Plan Area. This was done in furtherance of the City's goal to make the Plan Area "shovel ready" for new projects. ,'DowntownFontanaDevelqpzent-4uideandEln
De Novo Planning Group led the preparation of the Downtown Fontana Development Guidebook, a unique planning tool designed to catalyze housing development in one of the City's most important activity centers. The Guidebook serves as a hybrid between a specific plan, master plan, and implementation toolkit intended to streamline future development and help realize the community's long-term vision for a vibrant, walkable, and livable Downtown corridor.

De Novo worked closely with City staff to review existing plans and policies-including the General Plan, Zoning and Development Code, Housing Eiement, and Downtowri Area Plan-and iritegrated r-elevant goals and strategies into a single, easy-to-use document. The team facilitated in-depth community and stakeholder engagement, including virtual open houses, interviews, and developer roundtables, ensuring the Guidebook reflected local values, economic realities, and development feasibility. The De Novo team also conducted site-specific feasibility analyses and designed financial proformas for key opportunity sites, identifying realistic pathways to achieving higher-density residential development and improved public realm design.

A centrai component of the Guidebook was the preparation of updated form-based development standards, design guidelines, and administrative process improvements. These updates are designed to increase housing capacity, improve development certainty, and create a more attractive and cohesive Downtown environment. To support implementation, the De Novo team also developed a suite of online tools and CEQA streamlining strategies-including a Program EIR and technical studies-that enable byright development where applicable and reduce entitlement burdens for future housing projects.

The final Guidebook provides a one-stop resource for developers, staff, and community members-clearly outlining expectations, streamlining permitting, and positioning Downtown Fontana as a hub of smart growth and economic opportunity. This project highlights De Novo's expertise in combining strategic visioning, technical planning, and practical implementation.

De Novo Planning Group was contracted by the City of Laguna Hills to complete preparation of and obtain HCD approval for the 2021-2029 Housing Element. Subsequent to adoption of the Housing Element, minor revisions were made to the Housing Element, and the City initiated the required rezoning program to accommodate its Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) consistent with the programs outlined in the adopted 2021-2029 Housing Element, including minor revisions to the Land Use Element and amendments to the zoning text and zoning map, and the creation of objective design standards. De Novo prepared the Addendum to the General Plan Final Program EIR for the 2021-2029 Housing Element Update, Rezoning Program and Objective Design Standards Project. The work program included preparation of technical studies and analysis to determine whether the Project could result in any new significant impacts or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant impacts in the General Plan Final EIR.

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As part of the on-call environmental services contract, De Novo has been retained to review two separate applications submitted under the Housing Accountability Act. The first phase involved review of the application and associated materials, including the applicant's proposal relative to the required CEQA documentation to assist the City"s formal response to the application. The second phase includes coordination with City staff, including the City's CEQA attorney and peer review of all applicant-prepared technical studies and CEQA document submittals. The first phase has been completed. Under the second phase, De Novo has provided peer review of the Administrative Draft CEQA documents and technical studies.

De Novo Planning Group prepared the City of Lake Forest General Plan Update. Three years after the City incorporated in 1991, Lake Forest adopted its first General Plan to help guide the City's physical development. Since then, the City has undergone a number of significant changes including the annexations of Portola Hills and Foothill Ranch, the closure of the EI Toro Marine Corps Base, and the launch of the Opportunities Study Area. De Novo served as the Prime Consultant and directly managed a robust community engagement program including one-one-one interviews, community open houses, visioning workshops, General Plan Advisory Committee meetings, online surveys and feedback tools, and social media campaign. The new General Plan is based on the community's vision and values and will guide the long-term growth and development in Lake Forest for the next 20 years.

A key component of the work program involved estab1ishing a range of contemporary technical studies with updated data on which to base future decisions. The project included a branding program and outreach materials. Three Visioning Workshops were hosted for the community to understand community priorities and values related to a long-term vision statement, land use and community character, and mobility. In particular, the City looked at how new technologies will impact best planning practices over the life of the General Plan and how to develop a plan, policies, and programs which will respond to new technologies as they emerge.

The City also formed a General Plan Advisory Committee which met ten times. De Novo Planning Group served as the Chair of the GPAC and facilitated the conversation with key community members and representatives to ensure that the new General Plan accurately reflects community values.

In June of 2020, the Lake Forest City Council approved the City's "2040 General Plan" and the related Environmental Impact Report (EIR), which were prepared by De Novo Planning. The 2040 General Plan includes numerous policies and specificimplementation actions related to sustainability, including actions to reduce greenhouse gases (GHG). De Novo has teamed with the City of Lake Forest to prepare the Sustainability Implementation Program (SIP) to implement actions identified in the 2040 Lake Forest General Plan related to create a more sustainable community. The SIP includes: (1) public outreach materials including a new sustainabiiity website and educationa! materials; (2) identification and analysis of feasibility of potential sustainability programs; (3) bicycle/scooter rental feasibility analysis; (4) feasibility analysis of new sustainable standards that exceed CalGreen standards; and (5) an updated Greenhouse Gas Inventory.
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In this capacity, De Novo has been retained to prepare environmental documents for various private projects in Lake Forest.

De Novo prepared a CEQA Class 32 Categorical Exemption (CE) for a proposed Extra Space Storage facility.

The Project proposes to remove 91 uncovered RV storage spaces within the 1.96-acre northwest portion of the property and construct a three-story, 90,512 square-foot climate-controlled self-storage building with 533 units. New landscaping would be provided at the corners of the proposed building and enhanced landscaping would be provided within the existing landscaped areas alon@ the property's frontage, adjacent to the existing office building, and within the existing parking area. Existing light fixtures within the proposed improvement area would be removed to accommodate the proposed building and wall mounted light fixtures would be provided on the building exterior. Some of the existing fire hydrants would be relocated to accommodate the proposed building and a transformer would be installed between the proposed building and the existing two-story storage building. The CE Report asseSSes the project's consistency with each criterion, including a Genera! Plan consistency analysis and assessment to confirm no significant effects relating to traffic, noise, air quality and water quality.

De Novo prepared an IS/MND for the Applied Medical Expansion and Bridge Project (Site Development Permit 12-20-5391). The Project applicant is applying for a Site Development Permit for the properties located at 20162 and 20202 Windrow Drive. The Project includes a 73,168 square foot tenant improvement on the first floor, 7,339 square foot building addition on the first floor, and a new 26,756 square foot second floor to the L203 Building (20202 Windrow Drive), as well as a new 13,253 square foot bridge to connect the L203 Building with the L202 Building (20162 Windrow Drive). The new bridge is proposed to serve as a location to house a mechanical central plant, as well as Cogen and central plant equipment. A walkway on the new bridge will allow team members to travel between the two buildings.

To serve the new Cogen equipment, new electrical equipment will be installed at the parking lot level located between the L203 Building and the toll road. Site work will include new walkways, an extended ADA path of travel, new paving, new curbs and parking striping. De Novo also provided peer review of the applicant-prepared technical studies.

De Novo prepared an IS/MND for the Lock & Leave Self-Storage Facility (Use Permit 01-20-5331). The Project applicant proposes to convert an existing 64,329 square foot warehouse building into a 108,148 square foot climate controlled, Class "A" two-story self-storage facility consisting of 635 units, including a sales and rental office, break rooms, restrooms, and loading bays. The exterior of the building would remain largely unchanged. The existing loading dock would be filled and repaved to match adjacent grades, two existing landscape planters would be expanded, a portion of the parking area on the west side of the building would be filled and repaved to match the grade of the building's first floor, and a new entry stair and pedestrian access ramp would be construction. The Project is consistent with the General Plan and Zoning designations but would require a use permit.

De Novo prepared an IS/MND for the Great Scott Landscape Facility (Plan Amendment 03-18-5155, Zone Change 03-18-5144, and Use Permit 03-18-5146). The Project applicant proposes a General Plan Amendment from Regional Park/Open Space to Light Industrial, a Zone Change from A-1 General Agriculture to M-1 Light Industrial, and a Use Permit to allow for a Contractor/Landscape business (Great Scott Landscape Facility) to locate at 20865 Canada Road. Primary environmental concerns include biological resources, hydrology/water quality, and transportation. The IS/MND has been made available

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for public review. Subsequently, the Applicant has modified the Project requiring additional environmental review to include updated technical studies and revisions to the 15/MND.

De Novo prepared the CEQA Section 15183 analysis for the proposed Zone Change 03-22-5511 Project, The proposed Project is a City-initiated zoning code amendment to amend the City's Zoning Map and various provisions of the Lake Forest Municipal Code regarding Mixed-Use zoning districts and associated regulations, development and design standards and amending the following planned community texts regarding the same: Foothill Ranch, Pacific Commercentre, Lake Forest, EIToro Planned Community, and Rancho de los Alisos. The Section 15183 analysis demonstrated the proposed Project was within the scope of the 2040 General Plan FEIR.

De Novo is currently in the process of preparing a Class 32 Categorical Exemption for a proposed Subaru dealership expansion Project and a CEQASection 15183 analysis for a proposed Costco Warehouse Project in the City.

The City of Westminster comprehensively updated its General Plan in 2016. As part of the General Plan Update, the City established new mixed-use land use designations to guide future development throughout the City. De Novo Planning Group is in the process of assisting the City with a comprehensive update to its Zoning Code, including text and map amendments necessary to create consistency with the General Plan. As part of the first phase of work (Phase A), which was completed in late 2022, De Novo Planning Group prepared new development standards for mixed-use developmentincluding graphic renderings of objective design standards. This effort was also customized to implement the program requirements associated with the City's 2021-2029 Housing Element. A robust GIS analysis of the City's General Plan Land Use Map and current Zoning Map was also prepared and the Zoning Map was amended to implement the General Plan's land use direction.

Phase B of the project will include a comprehensive update to all sections of the Zoning Code beyond those necessary to create consistency with the General Plan. Included in this effort will be an update to the administrative procedures, multifamily design standards, allowable uses, and development standards for all residential and commercial zones.

De Novo Planning Group also provides on-call planning and environmental services to the City of Westminster. Through this contract, Principal Amanda Tropiano has managed the City"s Housing Element Update and EIR Addendum, a market analysis (with EPS) of the City's mixed-use corridors, and presentations to the City Council regarding General Plan Amendments, Specific Plans, and other community planning tools. Amanda also assists with preparing the Housing Element Annual Progress Report and General Plan Annual Evaluation.

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De Novo is preparing an IS/MND for the 3201 Walnut Avenue Industrial Project. The Project proposes to develop an approximately 102,607-square-foot industrial warehouse/manufacturing building, including 10,000 square feet of supporting office use. The building would consist of approximately 92,607 square feet for warehouse/manufacturing use, 5,000 square feet of first floor office use, and 5,000 square feet of second floor office use. The proposed building would have a maximum height of 49.5 feet, with a clear height of 32 feet within the warehouse; 13 dock-high doors would be located along the proposed loading

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dock on the northwestern side of the building. As part of the Project, a vapor barrier would be installed with construction of the proposed structure and the existing soil vapor extraction system would continue to be conducted on the western portion of the site. The Project requests approval of a Specific Plan, Development Agreement, Site Plan and Design Review.

De Novo prepared the IS/MND for the 2550 0range Avenue Industrial Project, which requests approval of a Zoning Ordinance Amendment to create a Specific Plan to provide for development of the site with an industrial/warehouse distribution use; Site Plan and Design Review; Development Agreement; and Tentative Parcel Map to develop a 100,886-square foot industrial/warehouse distribution building, including supporting office use and pump house. The building would consist of 93,386 square feet of warehouse space, 3,500 square feet of first floor office use, 3,500 square feet of second floor office use, and -a 500-square -foot pump house. The proposed -building-would have a building footprint of 97,386 square feet and a maximum height of 40 feet with a clear height of 35 feet within the warehouse; 17 dockhigh doors and one (1) drive-in door would be located along the southern portion of the building.

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De Novo prepared an Environmental Checklist pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15183 (Projects Consistent with a Community Plan or Zoning) of the Seraphina Residential Project with respect to the Project's consistency with the Temecula Genera! Plan, the analysis contained in the Temecula General Plan E!R, and any site-specific environmental impacts or cumulative impacts that may result from Project implementation. The Project proposes to develop 113 single-family residences (including six affordab!e units). The Project site is designated Low Medium Residential (3-6 dwelling units/acre) by the Temecula General Plan and is zoned Low Medium Density Residential (LM). The Project would be consistent with the General Plan and Zoning for the site. The work program included preparation of technical studies, including air quality, energy, and greenhouse gas emissions, noise, and transportation, and an Initial Study/Environmental Checklist pursuant to CEQAGuidelines Section 15183 (Projects Consistent with a Community Plan or Zoning) to determine whether there are project-specific significant effects that are peculiar to the Project or the site and if the proposed Project meets the conditions for a streamlined environmental review process.

De Novo prepared an IS/MND for the Bedford Court Coffee Shop and Car Wash Project, which proposes to subdivide the approximately 1.88-acre undeveloped parcel into two parcels. Parcel 1 is proposed to be developed with a Quick Quack Car Wash, and Parcel 2 is proposed to be developed with a Dutch Bros drive-thru coffee shop. Parcel 1 would be developed with an approximately 3,596-square-foot drive-thru express car wash with a covered tunnel. The proposed building would include an electrical room, equipment room, restroom, employee lounge, and covered pay area. A car vacuum area consisting of parking spaces with vacuum equipment and canopies would be located within the central portion of the site, east of the proposed car wash building. Parcel 2 wou!d be developed with an approximately 950- square-foot drive-thru coffee shop. Two drive-thru aisles would extend along the southern and eastern propertylines, merging east ofthe proposed building prior to accessing the drive-thru window. Mitigation measures were adopted for biological resources, cultural resources, geology and soils, tribal cultural resources, and mandatory findings of significance.

De Novo prepared a Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) forthe Paradise Chevrolet Dealership Project, which entails the development of an approximately 64,051-square-foot structure for commercial truck sales and service uses within a two-story building that includes rooftop parking (approximately 44,879

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square feet). The proposed building would have a building footprint of 57,662 square feet and a maximum height of 38 feet. The building would be surrounded by a parking lot for customer and employee parking, service and repair, and vehicle storage and display. The first floor of the proposed building would be generally comprised of a reception area, customerlounge, sales offices, oil/compressor enclosure, service department, and parts department. The service department area includes 37 vehicle service bays. The second floor would be comprised of a parts department area. The rooftop of the proposed building would include a parking area with 107 parking spaces and would be accessed via a ramp within the southeastern portion of the site. The Project requests approval of a Development Plan approval for consistency with the Temecula General Plan and design standards and performance standards of the Development Code, and a Conditional Use Permit to allow for the commercial truck sales and service use within the SC Zone.

Mitigation MEASURESWere adopted for biological resources, cultural resources, geology and soils, hazards and hazardous materials, tribal cultural resources, and mandatory findings of significance.

De Novo provided third party peer review services for the 14380 Carmenita Road Warehouse Project in the City of Norwalk. The proposed project requested a Precise Development Plan to remove two existing multi-tenantindustrial warehouse buildings totaling 89,870 square feet and to construct a144,901 square foot warehouse building to include warehouse, office, and mezzanine spaces and 22 dock doors, as well as150 parking spaces, on an approximately seven-acre site. De Novo reviewed the applicant-prepared IS/MND and technical studies, as well as the Final EIR,including responses to comments.

De Novo is currently preparing an IS/MND for an 11 unit residential townhome project in the City of Duarte. The Project proposes to remove two single-family residential units and construct 11 townhome units and associated amenities. The Project includes a General Plan Amendment, Zone Change, Tentative Tract Map and Site Plan and Design Review. The De Novo team has provided technical studies to support environmental analysis including Air Quality, Greenhouse GasEmissions, Noise, and Cultural Resources. A peer review of the applicant-prepared arborist report has also been prepared. The Draft IS/MND is currently available for public review.

De Novo Planning Group has been contracted by Pilot Company to provide CEQAenvironmental services for proposed Pilot Travel Centers within California. These services have included preparation of technica) studies, including Health Risk Assessments. Although contracted by the Applicant, De Novo coordinated closely with each Lead Agency to ensure successful preparation of the CEQAcompliance document.

De Novo prepared an IS/MND for the Pilot Travel Centerin the City of Palmdale. The Project proposes the construction and operation of a Pilot Travel Center on an 8-acre site for primarily highway travel serving uses. Implementation of the Project would involve the development of fueling facilities, travel amenities, and parking facilities for passing motorists and commercial truck operators. Primary environmental concerns include aesthetics, air quality/health risk, cultural resources, greenhouse gas emissions, noise, and transportation/traffic.

De Novo prepared an Addendum to the Renaissance Specific Plan Final EIRfor the Pilot Travel Center Project in the City of Rialto. The Project proposes construction and operation of the Rialto Travel Center on the approximately 13.22-acre site within the Renaissance Specific Plan area for regional and local S\-l C',
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highway traveling users. Implementation of the Project would involve the development of fuelirig facilities, travel amenities, a drive-thru restaurant, and parking facilities for passing motorists and commercial truck operators.

De Novo prepared an IS/MND for the Pilot Travel Center in the City of Moreno Valley. The Project proposes the construction and operation of a Pilot Travel Center on a 17.28-acre site for primarily highway travel serving uses. Implementation of the Project would involve the development of fueling facilities, travel amenities, and parking facilities for passing motorists and commercial truck operators. Primary environmental concerns include air quality/health risk, greenhouse gas emissions, public safety, and transportation/traffic.

De Novo prepared an EIR for the Perris Ethanac Travel Center, in the City of Perris, which involves the construction and operation of a travei center facility for regional and local highway traveling users.

Implementation of the Project would involve the development of fueling facilities, travel amenities, a drive-thru restaurant, and parking facilities for passing motorists and commercial truck operators. The proposed approximately 13,980-square-foot travel center building would include a drive-thru restaurant, convenience store, driver amenities (e.g., restrooms, showers, laundry), and support/utility areas. The proposed 8,452-square-foot shop building would provide limited services for trucks, such as tire replacement, rotation, repair and oil changes.The Project includes seven diesel fueling lanes/positions and eight gas islands with 16 fueling positions. The Project also includes a truck scale and two abovegraund storage tarik farms, as well as 203 parking spaces (82 automobile with 6 spaces for future EV charging, 5 ADA compliant, 116 truck) with passenger automobile parking (including ADA spaces) generally located south and west of the travel center facility and around the perimeter of the gas islands.

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De NOVOis currently providing on-call environmental services to the City of Laguna Beach. In this capacity, De Novo has been retained to prepare environmental documents for various public and private projects in Laguna Beach.

De Novo prepared an IS/NDfor the 749 Marlin Drive Extension Project (RD EXT-2021-10443/CDP-2022- 2071). The Project applicant applied for a Road Extension and a Coastal Development Permit to extend the northerly end of Marlin Drive approximately one foot by 37 feetin order to provide access from Marlin Drive for the potential future development of a single-family residence.

De Novo prepared a CEQA Class 5 and Class 32 Categorical Exemption Report for Riddle Field Park. Riddle Field Park is a City of La@una Beach park with an illuminated baseball field, half basketball court, playground, picnic tables and restrooms. Riddle Field Park currently hosts little league baseball practices and games for Laguna Beach Little League (LBLL), permitted by a Field Use Permit. LBLL has requested to amend the Field Use Permit for the 2024 baseball season for the use of Riddle Field Park baseball field to accommodate increased demand for little league play during the baseball season. More specifically, LBLL requests to expand the number of days per week and the hours per day that lighting would be used at the ballfield.

De Novo prepared an IS/MND for the 385 Nyes Place Project. The Project applicant is applying for a Design Review and a Coastal Development Permit to construct a new three-story, single-family residence,

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accessorydwelling unit, and two street-level garages. Primary environmental concerns include biological resources, cultural resources, geology and soils, tribal cultural resources and wildfire. The IS/MND and Project are being considered by the Design Review Board in October 2025.

De Novo prepared an IS/MND for the 2354 San Clemente Street (DR-2021-8817, CDP-2021-8819, VAR2021-8820) Project. The Project applicant applied for a Design Review, a Variance, and a Coastal Development Permit to remove the existing single-family residence,detached guest house and associated site improvements, and construct a new two-story, 3,583 square-foot single-family residence, with attached 528 square-foot two-car garage, elevated deck, hardscaping and landscaping. The team conducted peer review of applicant-prepared technical studies, prepared additional technical studies, and the IS/MND. The Project has been approved.

De Novo is preparing an IS/MND forthe 820 Gainsborough Drive Project. The Project applicant is applying for a Design Review and a Coastal Development Permit to construct a new three-story, single-family residence and an attached two-car garage. The team is conducting a peer review of applicant-prepared technical studies, preparing additional technical studies, and preparing the IS/MND. Primary environmental concerns include biological resources, cultural resources, geology and soils, tribal cultural resources and wildfire. The Project is anticipated to be considered for approval in late 2025.

De Novo is currently preparing the EIR for the Ceanothus Drive Project, which involves the development of five single-family residences with associated access, hardscape, and landscape/fuel modification improvements. Due to the Project's location within a designated Very High Fire Hazard Safety Zone within a Local Responsibility Area and within the City"s Fuel Modification (FMS'Zone, as designated by City GIS mapping, a landscape plan that includes a fuel modification zone is required. A fuel modification zone is a strip of land where combustible vegetation has been removed and/or modified and partially or totally replaced with more adequately spaced, drought-tolerant fire-resistant plants in order to provide a reasonable level of protection to structures from wildland fire.

De Novo is preparing a comprehensive update to the City of Laguna Beach's Zoning Code, including new parking standards and objective designstandards for single-family, multi-family and mixed-use residential development. De Novo is also preparing associated amendments to the City's General Plan and Local Coastal Program. The purpose of the comprehensive update to the Zoning Code is to allow for a more usableand approachable code, simplify project review, implement the Housing Element and conform with recent State laws, while preserving Laguna Beach's unique character. Our approach to the update provides opportunities for community involvement in order to ensure that the Zoning Code Update considers and reflects the community's priorities and provides a variety of means of community input.

De Novo prepared an Addendum to the City of Fountain Valley General Plan EIR for the 16800 Magnolia Mixed-Use Residential Project. The Project proposes to construct a mixed-use development consisting of 657 residential units and 4,460 square feet of ground-floor commercial use within two seven-story buildings partially surrounding two seven-story parking structures with rooftop parking. Proposed Project entitlements include a Site Plan Review, Lot Merger and Density Bonus and Affordable Housing Agreement. The De Novo team is preparing technical studies to support the analysis and providing peer review of the applicant-prepared Transportation Study.

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De Novo provided third-party peer review services to the City of Fountain Valley for the Moiola Park Residences IS/MND and technical studies prepared by the app!icant team. The Project proposed a 74-lot residential subdivision and a one-acre park on an approximately 13-acre property. The Project site is the former Fred Moiola Elementary School Site, which is currently unoccupied, but the school improvements remain in place. Proposed Project entitlements included a General Plan Amendment, Zoning Map Amendment, Conditional Use Permit, Precise Plan, and Tentative Tract Map. The De Novo team conducted the peer review to ensure the IS/MND and supporting technical studies considered recent CEQA legislation and agency requirements, including consistency with SB 743 requirements. Project Manager, Starla Barker, attended the Planning Commission and City Council hearings on behalf of the City to respond to questions and provide CEQA expertise, as needed. [e Novo provided t)")ird,party peer review services to the City of Fountain Valley for the Slater Investments Mixed-Use Project IS/MND and technical studies prepared by the applicant team. The Project proposes to construct a four and five story mixed-use development with 270 residential units (including 33 affordable housing units), a 5,000 square foot restaurant with 2,000 square feet of outdoor dining space, a parking garage, and associated amenities on a 3.34-acre property. Proposed Project entitlements include a Code Amendment to create new mixed-use zones in the City; General Plan Amendment to change the land use designation from General Commercial to Mixed Use; Zoning Map Amendment to change the zoning of the property from Cl-Local Business to MUI-Mixed Use; Lot Line Adjustment to merge all parcels into one for construction of the Project; Precise Plan for the site layout and construction of the Project; and a Conditionai Use Permit to allow for a large format restaurant with cri-prerriises alcohol sales with the MUI zone. The De Novo team conducted the peer review to ensure the IS/MND and supporting technical studies considered recent CEQA legislation and agency requirements, including consistency with SB 743 requirements. Project Manager, Starla Barker, attended the Planning Commission and City Council hearings on behalf of the City to respond to questions and provide CEQA expertise, as needed.

De Novo is currently providing on-call environmental services to the City of Fullerton. In this capacity, De Novo has been retained to prepare environmental documents for various private projects in Fullerton.

De Novo prepared an Environmental Checklist pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15183 (Projects Consistent with a Community Plan or Zoning) ofthe 1901 Via Burton Industrial Project with respect to the Project's consistency with the Fullerton Plan, the analysis contained in the Fullerton Plan EIR, and any sitespecific environmental impacts or cumulative impacts that may result from Project implementation. The Project proposes to remove the existing on-site structures and develop a new 139,269-square foot industrial building for warehousing/distribution uses, including a 4,500-square foot mezzanine designated for supporting office use. The building use would consist of 130,269 square feet for warehouse/distribution use and 9,000 square feet for office use. Although the specific end user is not currently known, the building size and design would provide for a light industrial end use; high intensity/distribution or uses requiring refrigeration would not occur within the site. The proposed building would have a building footprint of 134,769 square feet and a maximum height of 40 feet with a clear height of 32 feet within the warehouse; 18 dock-high doors would be located along the eastern side of the building.

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anapproximately135,000squarefootindustrial building for warehousing/distribution uses. Although the specificend userisnot currently known,the building size and design would provide for a light industrial end use;high intensity/distribution or uses requiring refrigeration would not occur within the site. It is anticipated that the usewould operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week and be accessed by trucks during these hours. An Alternative Site Plan was prepared in the event the end user involves manufacturing,that would provide for a slightly smaller building consisting of 138,257 square feet. :Rancho'SantaMarg;ar.ita'Ge.neral Plpo.atidE.lRland:Adde.ndums' While at her previousfirm, StarlaBarkermanagedpreparationof the City"s General Plan Update and EIR.

The RanchoSanta Margarita GeneralPlanUpdateinvolved updating the City's environmental baseline conditions; updating the General Plan development projections for the year 2040; and providing new/updated goalsandpoliciesto addressthe community's visionfor future development and growth.

The missionof the GeneralPlan Update is to uphold and honor the original Rancho Santa Margarita PlannedCommunity Master Plan;prepare RanchoSanta Margarita for the next 20 years; maintain a balanceof land uses;maintain and support quality of life, community satisfaction, and safety for all residents; and update the General Planto meet new State requirements. A Programmatic EIR was preparedto analyzethe impactsassociatedwith implementation of the General Plan. The Program EIR servesasatiering documentfor future developmentactivities within the City. Key environmental issues includedair quality, biological resources, cultural resources, and greenhouse gas emissions.

De Novo prepared the update to the City's Housingand Safety Elements. The work program included preparationof acomprehensiveAddendumto the Rancho Santa Margarita General Plan Update EIR.

DeNovoalsopreparedacomprehensiveAddendum to the Rancho Santa Margarita General Plan Update EIRfor the City's 2021-2029 Housing Element Rezoning Program.

DeNovo preparedan Addendumto the RanchoSantaMargarita General Plan Update EIRfor the City's Circulation Element Update.

DeNovowas recently selectedto preparetechnicalstudiesandanIS/MNDfor a proposed private school expansion project.

DeNovoiscurrently providingon-callenvironmental services to the City of Aliso Viejo. In this capacity, De Novohasbeenretainedto prepareenvironmentaldocumentsandprovide peer review services on behalf of the City for private projects in Aliso Viejo.

TheDeNovoteam preparedanIS/MNDfor The Commons at Aliso Viejo Project in the City of Aliso Viejo.

The Project proposes to remove the existing surface parking, landscaping, and improvements and constructa mixed-usedevelopment consistingof 343residential units and 17,273 square feet of ground floor commercialusewithin a six-story building. The mixed-use building would wrap around a centrally locatedeight-levelparkingstructure with asubterraneanparking garage and rooftop residential amenity space.TheProjectincludesaSpecificPlanAmendment,VestingTentative Map, Site Development Permit, and Development Agreementto allow construction of the proposed mixed-use residential and retail development on an approximately 4.4-acre site. The Project site is designated High Density Residential/TownCenterCommercialandOpenSpaceandiszonedSP-2: The Commons Specific Plan. The Projectsite islocatedwithin TheCommonsatAlisoViejoTown Center,Specific Plan No. 2, which envisions a mixed-usedevelopmentprojectwithin the AlisoViejo Commonsportion of the Aliso Viejo Town Center. \'-('-t
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According to the Specific Plan Zoning Districts Map, the Project site is located within the SP2-RH Zoning District (Residential - High Density District) and SP2-CTC Zoning District (Commercial - Town Center District).

De Novo is currently providing CEQA peer review services on behalf of the City for an Applicant-prepared IS/MND. The Project proposes removal of an existing office building and construction of 61 3-story townhomes in eight buildings. The Project would require an amendment to the General Plan land use designation and rezoning the site to allow for residential development. As part of this assignment, De Novo is providing peer review of the technical studies/analysis prepared to support the environmental document and all drafts of the IS/MND, including the Final with responses to comments. De Novo is also assisting the City with tribal consultation pursuant to SB18 and AB 52.

Since 2020, De Novo has provided environmental services, both Burbank.

De Novo prepared a CEQA Class 32 Categorical Exemption (CE) for the Madison Square Garden (MSG) Media Studios Project. The Project proposes tc construct a protot-ype facility for MSG Entertainment's creative teams to develop and edit content prior to its ultimate use in Las Vegas productions. The Project proposes to construct a spherical geodesic dome approximately 186 feet in diameter (with an approximately 28,664 gross square foot floor plate) on the approximately 1.95-acre site. The exterior dome would be installed on a base concrete slab and have a maximum height above grade of 95-feet 2- inches and an FAR of.37. The exterior dome would provide weather protection for the smaller second dome on the interior ("interior dome"), which will display MSG"s content for post-production editing and sound mixing. The exterior dome would also house restrooms, a break room and pantry, meeting room, production space, a modular server room, loading dock and small lobby. The prototype would not be used for any "live studio audiences" experiences. The De Novo team prepared ar, air quality analysis, inc!uding a health risk assessment, noise assessment, and a transportation assessment to support the CE. De Novo staff included Starla Barker and josh Smith. Project Initiation: March 2021. Project Approval: June 2021.

Project Applicant: MSG Entertainment. Project Contact: Greg Mirza-Avakyan, Associate Planner l 818- 238-5250 i [email protected].

De Novo prepared a CEQA Class 32 Categorical Exemption (CE) for a mixed-use infill residential and retail/office development within the City of Burbank (624-628 San Fernando Boulevard Mixed-Use Project). The project proposes a four-story mixed-use building consisting of 42 residential dwelling units above 3,500 square feet of retail space and 8,200 square feet of office space. Five of the units would be deed restricted affordable units. The CE Report assesses the project's consistency with each criterion, including a General Plan consistency analysis and assessment to confirm no significant effects relating to traffic, noise, air quality and water quality. De Novo staff included Starla Barker and Josh Smith. Project Initiation: March 2020. Project Approval: August 2020. Project Applicant: Burbank Capital, LLC. Project Contact: Lisa Frank,Associate Planner I 818-238-5263 i [email protected].

De Novo is preparing an EIR for the 2500 N. Hollywood Way Dual Brand Hotel Project. De Novo staff includes Starla Barker, Ashley Brodkin, Christine Abraham, and Josh Smith. The Project proposes a dualbrand hotel on a property with an existing Marriott and Convention Center, located across from the Hollywood Burbank Airport. The team conducted peer review of applicant-prepared technical studies, preparer3 additional technical studies, and provided the City with an Administrative Draft EIR. Subsequent

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to completion of the Administration Draft EIR,the Project was modified. The EIRand technical analysis was revised to address the Project modifications, and the EIRwas made available for public review. The Final EIRhas been prepared and the Project is awaiting hearings.

De Novo is preparing technical studies and an Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) for the 129 E. Providencia Hotel Project. The Project proposes removal of existing structures and development of an 84-room Home2Suites Hotel. The Project was initiated in October 2023 and is currently being revised.
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Sinceearly 2020, De Novo Planning Group has prepared several environmental compliance documents on behalf of the City.

De Novo prepared the EIRfor the City of Gardena Land Use Plan, Zoning Code & Zoning Amendment Project. The project proposes to amend the Land Use Plan of the Community Development Element of the General Plan with the addition of new land use designations. Other technical updates will be added to reflect changes that have occurred since 2006. The General Plan Land Use Policy Map will be amended to apply new land use designations. New zones will be created to provide consistency with the Land Use Plan update and additional changes will be made to the Zoning Code, including objective Residential Design Standards. The Gardena Zoning Map will be amended to apply the new zones to specific parcels within the City and to eliminate split-zoned properties and rezone other properties to match the existing uses, densities, or intensities that already occur on those properties. As part of the project, the existing Artesia Corridor Specific Plan (ACSP)will be rescinded. The amendments will allow for new residential development or increased residential development when compared to existing conditions. As site-specific development proposals are not currently known, a programmatic analysis of the potential environmental impacts associated with new residential development consistent with implementation of the proposed project was prepared in the EIR.

De Novo prepared a CEQAClass32 Categorical Exemption (CE)for a proposed Lab FiveSoccer Center. The project proposes to construct a 5-a-side soccer center facility on an approximately 1.5-acre site. The proposed Lab FiveSoccer Center would consist of seven 50-feet by 98-feet soccer fields with low rebound walls, netting, and 20-foot-high light poles illuminated by LED down lights. The existing office building (2,786 square feet) would be retained and the storage building (200 square feet) would be removed to allow for an outdoor seating area. Minor interior improvements would be made to the existing office building and approximately 878 square feet of the existing 2,786-square-foot office would be converted to an incidental cafe use for patrons of the Lab Five Soccer Center. The CEReport assessesthe project's consistency with each criterion, including a General Plan consistency analysis and assessment to confirm no significant effects relating to traffic, noise, air quality and water quality.

De Novo prepared an IS/MND forthe U-Haul Redevelopment Project. The Project proposes to remove the existing on-site structures and develop a new, modern U-Haul Moving and Storage Store with a177,573 square foot, 5-story storage facility and a separate 8,000 square foot building for retail sales and office use. In addition to providing U-Haul truck and trailer sharing and retail sales, the location will house regional Ll-Haul marketing operations. The applicant is seeking a Zone Change from C-3 to Heavy Commercial (C-4i a Zone Text Amendment to allow for greater ground floor street frontage when a proposed self-storage facility has at least 600 feet of lot frontage on a major collector or arterial street, a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) to allow for the self-storage facility within the C-4 Zone, and Site Plan DENOVOPLANNINGGROUPt!-ffi
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Review. The De Novo team prepared the environmental analysis, including the following technical studies:
air quality, cultural resources, energy, greenhouse gas emissions, noise, sewer supply, and transportation, as well as peer review of several applicarit-prepared technical studies.

De Novo prepared an IS/MND for the Hotel Standards General Plan & Zoning Code Amendment Project.

The City of Gardena proposed to amend the General Plan and Zoning Code to provide for new and revised development standards specific to amenity hotels, provide clean-up language to the General Plan Land Use Plan to incorporate previous amendments to the Zoning Code, and to provide other minor clean-up language to the Zoning Code.

De Novo prepared an IS/MND for the proposed 1108 W. 141" Street General Plan Amendment and Zone Change Project. The Project proposes a General Plan Amendment and Zone Change to redesignate the property as General Commercial WITS a Mixed-Use Overlay in the Land Use Plan and rezone the property as General Commercial (C-3) with a Mixed-Use Overlay (MUO) designation. The timing of the change in designation and zoning is due to the recent enactment of Government Code section 66300 which essentially requires that a city may only change a land use designation or zoning ordinance to a less intensive (residential) use, if it concurrently makes changes to other parcels within the city to ensure there is no net loss in residential capacity. Although a specific development is not being proposed at this time, based on the existing agreements and development standards that would be applicable to the site associated with the proposed General Plan Amendment and Zone Change, the CEQA analysis considers the potential for future development cf a four-story hotel (65 feet high) with LIP to 126 rooms within a single structure of approximately 68,000 square feet and a separate 5,000 square foot restaurant on 2.0 acres of the 4.59-acre Project site. The remaining acreage would remain as required parking for the adjacent casino.

De Novo prepared an IS/MND for the 141" and Normandie Project which proposes to remove an existing iandscape nursery and two single family homes and develop 50 townhomes. The project includes a General Plan Amendment, Zone Change, Tentative Tract Map, Site Plan Review and Variance to allow development of the residential uses. Key environmental issues include transportation, hydrology/drainage, hazards and hazardous materials, and noise.

The Evergreen Residential Project proposes to remove an existing retail garden center/commercial container nursery and motel and develop 84 townhomes, including two affordable units. The project includes a General Plan Amendment, Zone Change, Tentative Tract Map, and Site Plan Review to allow development of the residential uses. Key environmental issues include noise, transportation and hydrology/drainage.

De Novo is currently preparing a CEQA Class 32 Categorical Exemption (CE) for a Starbucks Coffee Shop Project. The Project proposes constructing a 2,100-square-foot Starbucks coffee shop with a drivethrough on a vacant parcel located at the northeast corner of South 2nd Avenue and East Duarte Road.

The Project site is designated Commercial and zoned General Commercial (C-G). The CE Report will assess the Project"s consistency with each criterion, including a General Plan consistency analysis and assessment to confirm no significant effects relating to traffic, noise, air quality and water quality. Technical studies to support the CE Report will include air quality and noise, as well as a peer review of applicant-provided technical studies to ensure their appropriateness for use in the environmental analysis.

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Bell:GardensGeneralPianCirculationand TranspoQationElementUpdatelnitiig,-,8iud:/,f%iiiigei De Novo prepared the Initial Study/Negative Declaration (IS/ND) for the update to the City's General Plan Circulation and Transportation Element. The Circulation and Transportation Element provides a blueprint far eStabliShing a COnVenient, Safe, and sustainable transportation network in Bell GardenSl WhiCh SerVeS users of all modes including walking, biking, rolling, riding transit, and driving. The purpose of the element is to improve the current infrastructure in Bell Gardens as a foundation for an integrated and comprehensive transportation network, which will reduce reliance on the private automobile and enhance other transportation options. The element sets forth goals, policies, and programs to support connectivity in the context of the land uses set forth in the existing Land Use Element. The proposed Circulation and Transportation Element Update would not modify the City of Bell Gardens General Plan Land Use Map,land use designations, norintensities/densities identified within the General Plan Land Use Element. Additionally, the proposed Circulation and Transportation Element Update would not result in any new roadways or increase existing roadway capacities.

De Novo prepared a CEQA Class 32 Categorical Exemption (CE) for a proposed hotel project. The Project proposes demolishing the existing auto-related uses on the site and developing a 78 room, 5-story hotel.

The applicant is requesting a Conditional Use Permit (CU-2023-0022) and Design Review (DR-2023-0020) to develop the Project. The site is designated Downtown Hawthorne Specific Plan (DHSP) by the City of Hawthorne General Plan and is zoned CR-MU (Regional Commercial/Mixed-Use). The CE Report assessed the Project's consistency with each criterion,including a General Plan consistency analysis and assessment to confirm no significant effects relating to traffic, noise, air quality and water quality. Technical studies to support the CE Report included air quality, cultural resources, noise, as well as a peer review of applicant-provided technical studies to ensure their appropriateness for use in the environmental analysis.
,Che-rokee,CouF! Flesidential Project'.lS7MN,D'Q'eer,Review, City of San Db'yiai De Novo provided third-party peer review services to the City of San Dimas for the Cherokee Court Residential Project IS/MND prepared by the applicant team. The project applicant proposes a General Plan Amendment, Zone Change and Vesting Tentative Tract Map to subdivide 1.4 acres into seven residential lots and to construct seven single-family dwelling units ranging in size from 3,124 to 4,185 square feet, including infrastructure improvements. Although physical development activities would be limited to the 1.4 acres, the proposed General Plan Amendment and Zone Change would apply to additional parcels to provide consistency between the land use and zoning and existing on-site development. The De Novo team conducted the peer review to ensure the IS/MND and supporting technical studies considered recent CEQA legislation and agency requirements.

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PROJECT MANAGEMENT TEAM
The De Novo project team will be under the management of Amanda Tropiano, serving as the primary/day-to-day point of contact for the City. Located in the Tustin office, Amanda managesthe firm's southern California practice. Amanda will be responsible for the management and supervision of the De Novo team on all future assignments and will ensure the work is thorough and complies with applicable City and regulatory requirements.

Starla Batker, AICP, will oversee assignments related to CEQA/Environmental Services. Starla has prepared environmental documentation for projects in the City of South Gate previousiy and is uniquely familiar with local issues that must be addressed during the environmental review process. Amanda and/or Starla will review all internal and external work products and be responsible for overseeing any revisions and providing quality control and quality assurance throughout the project's duration. A Principal-level planner will also attend scheduled meetings, and in addition to key team members, will represent the project team at public hearings. Our entire management team acts as an integrated project manager and we are eager to commit ourselves for the project duration.

Depending upon the nature of future project assignments, Amanda and Starla will be joined by one of De Novo's Principal or Senior Planners. Principal Planner Christine Abraham and Senior Planner Ashley Brodkin will serve as a second point of contact to the City and assist with review of documents prior to formal submittal and providing quality assurance/quality control. This attention to each detail of the project ensures a high-quality work product as well as continuity throughout the project.

As part of our CEQA/Environmental Services team, our in-house team will undertake peer review of technical studies and preparation of air quality and greenhouse gas analyses, health risk assessments, noise analyses, visual simulations, and light and glare assessments. Additionally, our team members have served as contract staff to local agencies and are familiar with the planning process and future uses of a CEQA document, which allows us to craft mitigation language that will be effective and straight-forward to implement. To complement our in-house services, we have well-established partnerships with highly experienced technical consultants who specialize in the areas of transportation, biological resources, and cultural resources, all of whom are leaders in their fields and have experience working on a wide range of projects throughout southern California. We propose the use of subconsultants for these services; however, we are prepared to work with any consultants identified by the City or future project applicants for technical studies as needed. Below is an organizational chart outlining the roles and responsibilities of the De Novo team; staff resumes are provided in Appendix A.

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This section includes brief biographies for De Novo key team members. Resumes for our team members are provided in Appendix A.

Amanda Tropiano
Principal/ LeadProjectManager - Planning/ PrimaryPointof Contact Amanda Tropiano is responsible for leading the firm's Southern California practice. Amanda has successfully managed a wide variety of land use and environmental planning projects for public and private sector clients, including numerous General Plans, specific plans, corridor plans, strategic plans, sustainability programs, visioning pro3ects, transit-oriented development plans, zoning documents, outreach programs, and CEQA projects. Amanda is also an IAP2 trained public outreach practitioner and has completed project management training with PSMJ. Amanda consistently brings to the table her passion, creativity, and strategic thinking to make sure every project exceeds her client's expectations.

Amanda brings a unique project management style to her clients, where she relies on collaboration, communication, and creativity to identify and proactively address potential opportunities and challenges.

She is a skilled public speaker and enjoys working with members of the public, stakeholders, and elected and appointed officials throughout the planning process.

Ben Ritchie
Principal/ ProjectDirector- PlanningandEnvironmental
Mr, Ritchie is a founding principal at De Novo Planning Group. Mr. Ritchie's expertise includes managing long-range planning documents, completing complex and controversial CEQA documents, and facilitating community outreach and public communications efforts for the firm. His experience includes a variety of land use, transportation, and sustainability projects throughout California. Mr. Ritchie has extensive knowledge of CEQA and has assisted jurisdictions in drafting and updating their local CEQA implementation guidelines. He served as the Environmental Coordinator for the City of Rancho Cordova, where he oversaw the environmental planning division and the preparation of all CEQA documents prepared by staff and outside consultants. This experience has given him the knowledge of how local agencies use and implement planning documents, and specifically general plans, on a day-to-day basis.

Starla Barker, AICP
Principal Planner / Lead Project Manager - Environmental Starla Barker, AICP, is responsible for leading the firm's Southern California environmental services practice,inc1uding the management and preparation of all types of environmental documents (Categorical Exemptions, Initial Studies, Negative (Mitigated) Negative Declarations, Environmental Impact Reports, and Environmental Assessments) pursuant to CEQA and NEPA. Starla has successfully managed a wide range of environmental compliance projects for public and private sector clients, with particular emphasis in urban infill, downtown, redevelopment, and policy projects, inc1uding General Plans, Zoning Code Updates, and Specific Plans. Through her extensive experiencein both policy and environmental planning, Starla is keenly aware of the interaction between the two and consistently takes a proactive and comprehensive approach to understanding planning and environmental issues and developing solutions.

Utilizing her experience in community planning, Starla frequently participates in outreach activities with members of the public and elected and appointed officials to help inform and facilitate the planning and environmental review process.

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Perry Banner
Principal Planner / Project Manager - Planning
Perry Banner brings a combined 20 years of experience in local government and private practice planning to the firm with work in both the United States and Canada. Perry possesses a diverse range of skills, including project management, land use analysis, and policy development. His capabilities also include economic development and real estate development.

Perry has successfully managed a wide variety of urban planning projects, including general plans, community plans, specific plans, transit-oriented development plans, zoning documents, and public outreach programs. His passion lies in helping communities, neighborhoods, and their residents visualize the future and giving them the tools to make well-informed decisions. He believes in questioning conventional wisdom and always looking at problems from multiple angles and viewpoints to find effective and innovative solutions to develop plans that create results. Perry also supports private sector clients in navigating public agency approval processes.

Christine Abraham, Esq.

Principal Planner / Project Manager - Environmental
Christine is a Principal Planner with De Novo Planning Group and is responsible for project management, preparation of environmental documerits, reguiatory perrriitting, peer-reviewin(< and quality control.

Christine Abraham"s career is focused on the management and preparation of all !evels of CEQA documentation for private developers and public-sector clients throughout California, including supporting multiple on-call municipal contracts. By providing strategic guidance to her clients on potential paths for environmental documentation, Christine provides personalized and thoughtful advice to ensure that her clients have the best information to make informed decisions regarding theirimportant projects.

She seeks out streamiiriing opporturiities whenever possible, continually seeking solutions for complex scenarios. With a strong understanding of the technical studies required to support CEQA evaluations, including regulatory permitting and mitigation processes, Christine ensures that legally defensible findings are supported by data and science. Christine has prepared CEQA documents for many project types, including redevelopment and urban infill, education/institutional, warehouses/logistics, infrastructure and roadways, renewable energy installations, long-term planning documents, soil management plans, and projects with biological, cultural and tribal sensitivity. In addition to document preparation and project management, Christine draws from her legal background to provide thorough peer reviews and litigation support when needed. She manages staffing needs, understands when to delegate and when to lead, and provides thoughtful oversight for her projects to ensure efficiency and accuracy. Christine understands what it takes to successfully coordinate and lead multidisciplinary project teams for technically complex and controversial projects.

Ashley Brodkin
Senior Planner / Project Manager - Planning and Environmental Ashley Brodkin is a Senior Planner with De Novo Planning Group and is responsible for project management, the preparation of environmental documents, as well as other long-range planning documents, including General Plans and Specific Plans. Ashley Brodkin brings a range of planning experience for public and private sector clients, including specific plans, general plans, land-use planning, policy development, outreach, zoning ordinance updates and CEQA projects. Ashley has prepared and

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managed a variety of CEQA and NEPA documents for capital improvements, new developments, redevelopment and urban infill, warehouse/logistics, and public policy document projects, and a variety of planning projects including General Plans, Housing Elements, Specific Plans, Development Ordinance Updates, and entitlements. With experience as both a private consultant and in public service, as well as experience in both policy and environmental planning, Ashley provides a holistic approach to projects and proactively problem solves
Tin Cheung
Principai Scientist / Technical Lead
Mr. Cheung is a Principal Scientist with De Novo Planning Group and is responsible for technical analyses related to air quality, greenhouse gas, noise, vibration, and energy. Mr. Cheung has 20 years of experience preparing air pollutant emissions inventories, dispersion modeling, climate change and health risk assessments using a variety of computer data models. He has worked on hundreds of projects which include large-scale industrial, commercial, residential, infrastructure, school and recreational developments. He has extensive knowledge of the CEQA\NEPA regulatory process and impact assessment methodology established by the EPA, California Air Resources Board and other air quality management districts. He leads our in-house air-quality, climate change, and noise/vibration services for CEQA\NEPA compliance. He also has performed third-party reviews for technical adequacy and CEQA compliance in support of legal efforts and government QA\QC. His substantial knowledge of impact quantification and regulations contributes to solutions for reducing air quality, climate change and health risk impacts.

Because of his expertise, he has been called on for legal support and expert witness testimony related to environmental and CEQA issues.

Megan Thorne, AICP, LEED-AP BD+C
Senior Planner / Designer
Megan Thorne brings a broad range of planning experience across both public and private sector projects, including specific plans, general plans, corridor plans, site plans, design guidelines, strategic plans, sustainability programs, visioning projects, transit-oriented development plans, zoning documents, outreach programs, and 3D visualizations. She has a talent for thinking creatively and envisioning change while keeping projects grounded with achievable benchmarks and implementable policy goals. Known for her clear communication and collaborative approach, Megan excels at managing complex projects and conveying policy ideas in a compelling and accessible way. As a designer, she stands out for her handdrawing abilities as well as hertechnical skills,including 3D modeling, graphic design, and web design. She is always exploring new ways technology can improve traditional planning processes -from community outreach to the web-publication of planning documents.
josh Smith, AICP, LEED-AP
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modeling, as well as Climate Action Plans, Energy Action Plans, and toxic air contaminant (TAC) Health Risk Assessments. He served as the primary technical analyst on the Pleasanton, Oakdale, and Hughson Climate Action Plans, and has managed EIRs such as the Mariteca Annexation #1 EIR, Placer County P.TP EIR, and Amador County RTP EIR. Josh has additional expertise utilizing best-practice standards for developing greenhouse gas (GHG) inventories and context-specific GHG mitigation measures, as well as developing custom air pollutant emissions calculators for complex projects.

Erik Anderson, AICP
Associate Planner / Assistant Project Manager - Planning and Environmental Erik is an Associate Planner with De Novo. Erik has worked on a diverse range of projects for public and private sector clients, with a focus on environmental and sustainability planning, land-use planning, and policy development. Erik provides project support in the preparation of CEQA aocumentation and iongrange planning documents, including General Plans, Housing Elements, and Zoning updates. Erik regularly provides task management in the preparation of CEQA documents and prepares environmental compliance documentation for a variety of projects including policy planning and development projects.

His experience includes grassroots lobbying with a non-profit environmental organization and working in the legal field. Erik is passionate about serving communities and creating innovative work through placebased development strategies.

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Assistant Planner
Abdul is an Assistant Planner with De Novo Planning Group. Abdul holds a Master"s Degree in City and Regional Planning from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. He brings a strong interest and comprehensive experience in environmental and long-range planning. Abdul has contributed to a wide range of public and private sector projects, focusing ori environmental review, land use planning, and policy development. His workincludes CEQA document preparation such as initial studies, environmental impact reports, and mitigated negative declaration documents. His long-range planning efforts includes General Plan Update, Zoning Code Update, and Local Hazard Mitigation Plan preparation.

Mia Yuen
Assistant Planner
Mia is an Assistant Planner with De Novo Planning Group. She earned a Master's Degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of California, Irvine. Prior to joining De Novo, Mia worked as a Planning Technician at the City of Rancho Santa Margarita. At De Novo, Mia provides project support including preparation of zoning code updates and research and policy development for General Plans and Local Hazard Mitigation Plans. She also prepares environmental analysis in support of CEQA documentation for a variety of policy and development projects. Mia is passionate about community engagement, equity, and facilitating sustainable cities. Mia currently serves as the Marketing Chair for the APA Orange Section and has been involved with the APA since 2021.

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City of South Gate Statement of Qualifications
On-Call Professional Services

SUBCONTRACTORS
To complement our in-house services, we have well-established partnerships with the following highly experienced technical consultants who specialize in the areas of transportation, biological resources, cultural and historic resources, paleontological resources, and tribal cultural resources. Following are firm descriptions; staff resumes are included in Appendix A.

KITTELSON & ASSOCIATES, INC., has provided comprehensive transportation engineering, planning, and research services to government and private organizations since 1985. Their Southern California regional office was established in 2014in the City of Orange and serves clients throughout Los Angeles and Orange Counties, Through this work, Kittelson has developed deep familiarity with the local, regional, and state transportation planning processes and analysis requirements for transportation impact studies and environmental documents. In addition, the firm has been working closely with local and regional agencies to establish new transportation analysis metrics, consistent with Senate Bill (SB) 743 and the switch from intersection Level of Service (LOS) to vehicle miles traveled (VMT) as the transportation impact metric under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Kittelson"s staff brings a demonstrated understanding Of transportation and circulation requirements, travel demand modeling, and regional knowledge developed through more than 30 years of project experience in California including on recent general plans and specific plans in both Northern and Southern California. Tim Erney has 25 years of experience with planning and engineering projects throughout California. His primary focus has been on managing analyses and documentation of transportation analysis for CEQA, general plan updates, environmental review projects, access and circulation studies, sustainable transportation practices, TDM measures, parking evaluations, pedestrian and bicycle reviews, and data collection programs.

MAT ENGINEERING, INC,, provides engineering consulting services in the fields of transportation planning and traffic engineering. Founded by Alex Tabrizi, PE, TE, who brings approximately two decades of professional transportation consulting experience, MAT Engineering has the ability to successfully perform tasks related to preparation of engineering and traffic surveys, traffic studies, cost estimates, impact studies and analysis, feasibility studies, bicycle and pedestrian connectivity and planning, active transportation, Transportation Demand Management strategies, and preparing technical analyses for environmental documents. The experience of the firm's personnel in transportation planning and traffic engineering provides the special skills necessary for determining practical and meaningful solutions in the following technical fields: Transportation planning studies; Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) analysis; Traffic impacts analyses; Establishing Speed Limits - Engineering & Traffic Surveys (ET&S); Traffic engineering; Signal design; Signing & striping plans; and Parking demand, utilization, and impact analysis. Senior staff have successfully completed and reviewed hundreds of technical analyses in these areas and have conducted work as part of the on-call consultant services to various jurisdictions and public agencies throughout southern California.

SOUTH ENVIRONMENTAL, provides the full suite of cultural resources services for compliance with local, state, and federal regulations and permitting processes, including analysis of project impacts to historical, archaeological, and tribal cultural resources under CEQA, as well as adverse effects to historic properties under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. South Environmental is a certified WomanOwned Business Enterprise (WBE), Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE),andSmall Business Enterprise (SBE). Mr. Hunt is a cultural resources management professional with more than 30 years of experience and specific expertise in the cultural resources requirements of CEQA, CEQA-Plus, National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), and NEPA.

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ORGANIZATIONAL CHART
Amanda Tropiano
Principal /Lead Project Manager
- Planning
Day-to-Day Point of Contact
Ben Ritchie
Principal/Project Director -
Planning and Environmental
Starla Barker, AICP Principal
Planner/Lead Project Manager
- Environmental
Perry Banner
Principal Planner/Project
Manager - Planning
Christine Abraham
Principal Planner
Project Manager -
Environmental
Ashley Bradkin
Senior Planner
Project Manager - Planning and
Environmental
Tin Cheun
Principal Scientist/Technical
Lead
- Noise
- Air Quality
- Health Risk Assessments
- Energy
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Megan Thorne, AICP, LEED-AP
BD+C
Sentor Pianner/Designer
- Policy Planning
- Specific Plans
- Design/Graphics
- Visual Simulations
- Community Outreach
Josh Smith, AICP, LEED-AP
Senior Planner/Technical Lead
and Project Manager -
Environmental
- Noise
- Air Quality
- Health Risk Assessments
- Energy
- Greenhouse Gas
Emissions
Erik Anderson, AICP
Associate Planner
Assistant Project Manager -
Planning and Environmental
- Task Manager
- Issue area preparer
- Policy Planning
- Community Outreach
Abdul Jama
Assistant Planner
- Issue area preparer
- Policy Planning
- Community Outreach
Mia Yuen
Assistant Planner
- Issue area preparer
- Policy Planning
- Community Outreach
Biological, Cultural, Historical, '
Paleontological and
Tribal Cultural Rewurces
South Environmental
Transportation
Kittelson
MAT Engineering

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City of South Gate Statement of Qualifications
On-Call Professional Services
E. CONFLICT OF INTEREST
Provide a brief summary on potential conflict of interest issues which are to be addressed by consultant.

De Novo Planning Group attests on behalf of the entire team, including our subconsultants, that there are no real or perceived conflicts ofinterest that need to be addressed by the team. De Novo Planning Group is currently listed on the City of South Gate's on-call list of environmental consultants. Should a future project be considered for assignment to De Novo through this contract, De Novo will confirm with the City that there continues to be no conflict ofinterest with work on the assignments.

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F. REFERENCES
List at least three municipal clients for whom comparable services have been performed within the last five years. Include the name, job title, email address and telephone number of each client's principal representative. This section shall not exceed seven (7) pages.

The De Novo team has a wide range of experience providing on-call planning and environmental services for public agency clients throughout California. We strongly encourage you to contact our clients; we are confident they will speak highly of our capabilities and responsiveness, as well as the character and integrity of our firm and Principals.

Below are public agency clients in which the De Novo team has provided similar consulting services on an on-call and competitive basis within the last five years.

Gayle Ackerman
Director of Development Services
City of Lake Forest
Phone: (949) 461-3463
Email: [email protected]
L!Sa Krao![z
Assistant City Attorney
City of Gardena
Phone: (310) 450-9585
Email: [email protected]
Wendy Starks, AICP
Senior Planner
City of Rancho Santa Margarita
Phone: (949) 635-1807
Email: [email protected]
City of Laguna Beach
Anthony Viera
Planning Manager
City of Laguna Beach
Phone: (949) 497-0398
Email: [email protected]
Adrian Fernandez
Community and ED Director
City of Lomita
Phone: (310) 325-7110 xl22
Email: [email protected]

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Candice Bowcock
Principal Planner
City of La Verne
Phone: (909) 596-8706
Email: [email protected]
'City of San Jacinto
Travis Randal
Assistant City Manager
City of San Jacinto
Phone: (951) 654-7993 x400
Email: [email protected]
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3. FEES
The Proposer shall provide a bid for all professional services and ongoing services and support being proposed which identifies:
a) An itemized cost breakdown, induding hourly rates and number of hours for each major component of service, with a cross-reference to each component of service. b) A total proposed"Not to Exceed" cost for the performance of all services. c) A pmposed payment schedule for all services to be performed and products to be delivered.

The cost estimate for an individual project is based on a variety of factors including the type of planning and environmental compliance document, required technical studies, and site and project attributes. Due to the on-call nature of the RFP, a cost estimate cannot be specifically determined at this time. Rate sheets are included on the following pages. The identified rates would be for the length of the contract.

Typical Direct Costs
Typical direct costs associated with preparation of planning and/or environmental documents include the following. Please note that all direct costs are billed at-cost and are not marked-up. We also do not markup the fees of our subconsultants. * Printing
* Mileage
* Postage
* County Filing Fees
* Data Collection
* Vehicle Counts

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Principal Planner
Senior Planner
Associate Planner
Assistant Planner
GIS Analyst
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BILLING RATE SCHED{ITLE
Effective July 1, 2025
The current billing rates for Kittelson & Associates, Inc., staff are as follows and are subject to change:

Staff BillingRate
Senior Principal Engineer/Planner
Tim Erney
Principal Engineer/Planner
Fernando Sotelo
Associate Engineer/Planner
Senior Engineer/Planner
Engineer/Planner
Karen Pharx
Transportation Analyst
Picipal Data Scientist/Developer
Senior Data Scientist/Developer
Data Scientist/Developer
Data Analyst/Software Developer
Software Technician
Associate Technician
Senior Technician
Technician II
Technician I
Office Support
$340
$305
$175
$115
Service & Other Direct Costs
Mileage
Travel & Other Direct Costs
Subconsultants
Billing Rate
Current IRS mileage rate
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Exhibit A
MATEngineering, Inc. Billing Rates
Position
President
Principal
Associate Principal
Senior Associate
Associate
Senior Engineer / Senior Planner / Senior Designer
Engineer / Planner / Designer Ill
Engineer / Planner / Designer II
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Assistant Engineer / Assistance Planner / AsSistant Designer Technician Ill
Technician II
Technician I
Engineering Aide
Administrative Assistant
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PDFreport copiesof report areincludedin the fees. Printedreportschargedat a minimum of SIOO.

For overtime work the above rates may be increased by 50 percent.

Client payment is not contingent upon client receiving payment from other parties.

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Senior Biologist. $'iso
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Biologist 1. $145
Biological Field Technician. $120
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On-Call Professional Services

4. RESOURCESTOBEPROVIDEDBYTHECITY
The Proposer must list any resources, City assistance, or other items expected to be provided by the City.

This section shall not exceed one (1) page.

As a partner on this project, the De Novo Team sees the following items as being under the purview of staff responsibilities. Those items include:

Providing access to all necessary background data including background documents (adopted documents such as the General Plan, General Plan EIR, reports, and studies), GIS information, and any other necessary city-owned data.
* Assisting with the identification of City staff or outside contacts related to the planning or environmental issue area.
* Securing meeting locations and/or needed facilities for all in-person public outreach events and scoping meetings.
* Any required radius distribution or noticing, including project site and newspaper noticing. * Tribal consultation is between the tribe and Lead Agency. While De Novo can assist the City with the tribal consultation requirements, including drafting and mailing notification letters or participating in meetings, the City will be responsible for conducting tribal consultation. * Timely review of draft work products and consolidated comments. @ Paymentoforobtainingpaymentfromprojectapplicantsforrequirednoticingandfilingfees(i.e., Clerk Fees, CDFW fees, etc.)

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EDUCATION
MA, Urban and Regional Planning,
University of California, Irvine
BA, Urban Studies and Planning,
University of California, San Diego
BA, Political Science: Comparative
Politics,
University of California, San Diego
Study Abroad Program,
University of Sussex

ORGANIZATIONS
Urban Land Institute
International Association for Public
Participation (1AP2)
American Planning Association
Amanda Tropiano

PR NCIPAL
Amanda Tropiano is responsible for leading the firm's Southern California practice.

Amanda has successfully managed a wide variety of land use and environmental planning projects for public and private sector clients, including numerous General Plans, specific plans, corridor plans, strategic plans, sustainability programs, visioning projects, transit-oriented development plans, zoning documents, outreach programs, and CEQA projects. Amanda is also an 1AP2 trained public outreach practitioner and has completed project management training with PSMJ. Amanda consistently brings to the table her passion, creativity, and strategic thinking to make sure every project exceeds her client's expectations. Amanda brings a unique project management style to her clients, where she relies on collaboration, communication, and creativity to identify and proactively address potential opportunities and challenges. She is a skilled public speaker and enjoys working with members of the public, stakeholders, and elected and appointed officials throughout the planning process.

RELEVANT PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Focus Genera} Plan Update, Brea
Core Specific Plan, and EIR,
City of Brea
General Plan Update and EIR,
City of Lake Forest
General Plan Update and EIR,
City of Laguna Niguel
General Plan Update, Rezoning, ODS,
and EIR,
City of Lomita
General Plan Update, Hawthorne Blvd
Specific Plan Update, and EIR,
City of Lawndale
General Plan Update and EIR,
County of Orange
General Plan Update and EIR,
City of La Verne
General Plan Update and EIR,
City of San Jacinto
General Plan Update and EIR,
City of Indian Wells
General Plan Update, Zoning Update,
and EIR,
City of San Marcos
Focus General Plan Update and EIR,
City of Glendale
Housing Element Updates,
Cities of Avalon, Hawthorne, Indian
Wells, Glendale, La Verne, Lake Forest,
Lawndale, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel,
San Jacinto, San Marcos, Stanton,
Temecula
Housing Element, Rezoning Program,
ODS, and CEQA Compliance,
City of Laguna Hills
Housing Element Update,
Comprehensive Zoning Code, MixedUse Implementation Program, City of Westminster
Comprehensive Development Code
Update,
City of Laguna Beach
Environmental Justice Element,
City of Goleta
Objective Design Standards,
City of Palos Verdes Estates
Springs Specific Plan and EIR,
Sonoma County
Irvine Neighborhood Plan,
City oflrvine
"1300 Bristol Mixed-Income Project,
City of Newport Beach
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Ben Ritehie
Pf?lNCIPAL
Mr. Ritchie is a founding principal at De Novo Planning Group with over 20 years of experience. Mr. Ritchie's expertise includes managing long range planning documents, completing complex and controversial CEQA documents, and facilitating community outreach and public communications efforts for the firm. His experience includes a variety ofland use, transportation, and sustainability projects throughout California. Mr. Ritchie has extensive knowledge of the nuanced interplay between CEQA and long range planning, and he has assisted numerous communities with the establishment of planning strategies to achieve effective and legally defensible approaches to economic development, sustainability and streamlined development. Ben gra2uated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo with a bachelor's degree in Political Science and a Master of City arid Regional Planning.

EDUCATION
MA, City and Regional Planning,
Cat Poly San Luis Obispo
BA, Pclitical Science an6 Histoiy,
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

ORGANIZATIONS
American Planning Association
Association of Environmental
Professionals

RELEV ANT PROJECT EXPERIENCE
General Plan Update and EIR,
City of Lake Forest
General Plan Update and EIR,
City of La Verne
General Plan Update, Zoning Code
Update, Climate Action Plan, and EIR,
City of San Jacinto
General Plan Update, Housing
Element, and EIR,
City of Brentwood
PA-I Specific Plan and EIR,
City of Brentwood
General Plan and Zoning Code
Update, Housing Element, and EIR,
City of Sebastopol
General Plan Update, Housing
Element and EIR,
City of Cotati
General Plan Update, Housing
Element, Zoning Code Update and
EIR,
Colusa County
General Plan Update EIR and Climate
Action Plan,
City of Foster City
Sustainability Element and Climate
Action Plan EIR,
City of Elk Grove
General Plan Update and EIR,
City of Campbell
General Plan Update and EIR,
City of Milpitas
General Plan Update and EIR,
City of Lakeport
General Plan Update and EIR,
City of Manteca
General Plan Update and EIR,
City of Lathrop
General Plan Update and EIR,
City of Jackson
General Plan Update and EIR,
City of Willows
General Plan Update and EIR,
Glenn County
General Plan Update and EIR,
City of Red Bluff
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Masters, Urban and Regional
Planning, California State Polytechnic
University, Pomona
BA, Business Economics, University
of California, Riverside

ORGANIZATIONS
American Planning Association

LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS
American institute of Certified
Planners, 2009, No. 024079
Starla Barker, AICP

PRINCIPAL PLANNER
Starla Barker, AICP, is a principal planner with De Novo Planning Group whose primary responsibilities are the management and preparation of environmental documents (Initial Studies, Negative Declaration, Environmental Impact Reports, and Environmental Assessments), as well as other planning documents including General Plans and Specific Plans. With over 20 years of professional planning experience Starla has successfully managed a wide range of projects with particular emphasis in General Plans, urban infill, downtown, and redevelopment projects. Utilizing her experience in community planning, Starla is regularly involved in land use and policy planning, including the development and implementation of community outreach programs, and frequently manages and prepares environmental clearance documents for citywide policy planning and redevelopment projects. Through her extensive experience in both policy and environmental planning, Starla is keenly aware of the interaction between the two and consistently takes a proactive and comprehensive approach to understanding planning and environmental issues and developing solutions.

RELEVANT PROJECT EXPERIENCE
General Plan Update and Rezoning EIR,
City of Lomita
Housing Element, Rezoning Program,
and ODS CEQA Compliance,
City of Laguna Hills
Housing and Safety Element Update
CEQA Compliance
City of Rancho Santa Margarita
Land Use Element, Zoning Code, and
Zoning Map Amendment CEQA
Compliance
City of Rancho Santa Margarita
General Plan and Zoning Update EIR
City of San Jacinto
Downtown Core EIR
City of Fontana
General Plan Land Use and Zoning
Amendments EIR
City of Gardena
General Plan Update EIR
City of La Veme
General Plan Update EIR
City of Lawndale
The Commons at Aliso Viejo IS/MND
City of Aliso Viejo
2500 North Hol}ywood Way Hotel EIR
City of Burbank
The Harper Mixed Use Project EIR
City of West Hollywood
385 Nyes Place IS/MND
City of Laguna Beach
Marlin Drive IS/ND
City of Laguna Beach
2354 San Clemente IS/MND
City of Laguna Beach
820 Gainsborough IS/MND
City of Laguna Beach
Hotel Development Standards GPA &
Zone Change IS/MND
City of Gardena
1500 Raymond Ave Industrial IS/MND
City of Fullerton
1901 Via Burton Industrial CEQA
City of Fullerton
General Plan Transportation &
Mobility Element Update NO
City of Bell Gardens
Applied Medical Expansion IS/MND
City of Lake Forest
Lock & Leave Self Storage IS/MND
City of Lake Forest
Melia Evergreen Residential IS/MND
City of Gardsna
Olson Townhomes IS/MND
City of Gardena
2550 0range Industrial IS/MND
City of Signal Hill
Paradise Chevrolet IS/MND
City of Temecula
Bedford Court IS/MND
City of Temecula
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Perry A. Banner
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Parry Banner brings a combined 20 years of experience in local government and private practice planning to the firm with work in both the United States and Canada. Perry possesses a diverse range of skills, including project management, land use analysis, and policy development. His capabilities also include economic development and real estate development.

Perry has successfully managed a wide variety of urban planning projects, including general plans, community plans, specific plans, transit-oriented development plans, zoning documents, and public outreach programs. His passion lies in helping communities, neighborhoods, and their residents visualize the future and givirig them the tools to make well-inf6rmed decisicns. He beli-eves in questioning conventional wisdom and always looking at problems from multiple angles and viewpoints to find effective and innovative solutions to develop plans that create results. Perry also supports private sector clients in navigating public agency approval processes.

EDUCATION RELEV ANT PROJECT EXPERIENCE
BA, Economics
University of Western Ontario, London,
Canada
Diploma, Urban and Regional
Planning Technology
Fanshawe College, London, Canada
Ross Minority Program in Real
Estate
University of Southern California, Los
Angeles

ORGANIZATIONS
American Planning Association
Congress for New Urbanism
General Plan Update, Zoning Code
Update and EIR
City of Lomita
General Plan Update and EIR
City of San Marcos
General Plan Update and EIR
City of San Jacinto
General Plan Update and EIR
City of Lawndale
General Pian Update and EIR
City of Rolling Hills Estates"
Community Plans Continuum Project
County of San Bernardino"
Housing Element Update (6'h Cycle)
City of Stanton
Housing Element Update (6'h Cycle)
City of Hawthorne
Housing Element Update (6'h Cycle)
City of Westminster
Housing Element Update (6ih Cycle)
City of Sausalito
Housing Element Update (P Cycle)
City of Sonoma
Housing Element Update (6'h Cycle)
City of Matinez
Local Hazard Mitigation Plan, Safety
Element Update and EJ Element
City of Glendora
Local Hazard Mitigation Plan and
Safety Element Update
City of Lawndale"
Meredith International Centre Specific
Plan Amendment
Craig Development Corp/City of Ontario"
Pueblo Viejo Implementation Strategy
Plan and Design Guidelines
City of Coachella"
One Metro West Specific Plan and
EIR (Peer Review)
City of Costa Mesa"
Small Lot Subdivision Ordinance
City of Orange
TOD Overlay - Marine Avenue Green
Line Station
Cities of Lawndale, Hawthorne and
Redondo Beach"
Commercial Cannabis Program
City of Pasadena'
Short-temi Rental Program
City of Pasadena"
SOMO Village Development Project
City of Rohnert Park
Pilot Travel Center (Palmdale)
Pilot Company/
141a' and Nomiandie Townhomes
Project IS/MND
The Olson Company
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JD, Law, Emphasis in Environmental
and Natural Resources Law, Lewis
and Clark Law School, Porland, OR
BS, Safety and Systems
Management, University oj Southern
California, Los Angeles, CA

ORGANIZATIONS
California Bar Association

LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS
Member, State Bar of California, 2000.

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Christine Abraham

PRINCIPAL PLANNER
Christine Abraham's career is focused on the management and preparation of all levels or CEQA documentation for private developers and public-sector clients throughout California, including supporting multiple on-call municipal contracts. By providing strategic guidance to her clients on potential paths for environmental documentation, Christine provides personalized and thoughtful advice to ensure that her clients have the best information to make informed decisions regarding their important projects. She seeks out streamlining opportunities whenever possible, continually seeking solutions for complex scenarios. With a strong understanding of the technical studies required to support CEQA evaluations, including regulatory permitting and mitigation processes, Christine ensures that legally defensible findings are supported by data and science. Christine has prepared CEQA documents for many project types, including redevelopment and urban infill, education/institutional, warehouses/logistics, infrastructure and roadways, renewable energy installations, long-term planning documents, soil management plans, and projects with biological, cultural and tribal sensitivity. In addition to document preparation and project management, Christine draws from her legal background to provide thorough peer reviews and litigation support when needed. She manages staffing needs, understands when to delegate and when to lead, and provides thoughtful oversight for her projects to ensure efficiency and accuracy. Christine understands what it takes to successfully coordinate and lead multidisciplinary project teams for technically complex and controversial projects.

RELEV ANT PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Vista Ranch Project EIR,
City of Clovis
El Dorado County Regional
Transportation Plan EIR,
County of El Dorado
Mossdale West Specific Plan EIR,
City of Lathrop
LeBaron Ranch Project EIR,
City of Stockton
General Plan Update EIR,
City of Lomita
Vineyard One Project EIR,
City of Saratoga
2500 North Hollywood Way Hotel EIR,
City of Burbank
Riddle Field Park CE,
City or Laguna Beach
Pilot Travel Center EIR,
City of Perris
Emergency Roadway Repair

CEQA/NEPA CE
City of Signal Hill
Paramount Civic Center Update CE,
City of Paramount
ConEdison Westside Battery Energy
Storage Project,
County of Imperial"
City of Vallejo Zoning Code EIR,
City of Vallejo'
Mowry Village Project EIR,
City of Newark"
General Plan Housing Element
Update Rezoning Program
Supplemental EIR,
City or Corona"
State Water Project Interconnection
Project, Addendum and Permitting,
City of San Buenaventura"
Great Park and Residential Project
Addendum, Updates to Monrovia
Nursery Specific Plan
City of Azusa"
The Ranch Master Planned
Residential Community Project EIR,
City of Antioch"
Home 2 Suites Hotel Projects MND,
City of Vacaville"
Park Parish Residential Project
Modified IS
City ofVacaville'
Leo Recyde Project MND,
City of San Jose"
World Oil No. 51 Project MND
City of San Jose"
Tractor Supply Company Retail Story
Project Modified IS,
City of Suisun City"
Redwood City Discovery Project
Modified IS,
City of Redwood City"
UTC Rocketdyne Site SMP MND,
LARWQCB and City of Los Angeles"
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EDUCATION
BA, English Literature,
University of Washington, Seattle,
Washington
Master of Urban and Regional
Planning,
Cat Poly Pomona, Pomona, California

ORGANIZATIONS
Association of Environmental
Professionals
Ashley Brodkin

SENIOR PLANNEP
Ashley Brodkin brings a range of planning experience for public and private sector clients, including specific plans, general plans, land-use planning, policy development, outreach, zoning ordinance updates and CEQA projects. She is responsible for the preparation and management of environmental documents, as well as a wide variety of planning projects. Ashley has prepared and managed a variety of CEQA and NEPA documents for capital improvements, new developments, redevelopment and urban infill, warehouse/logistics, and public policy document projects, and a variety of planning projects including General Plans, Housing Elements, Specific Plans, Development Ordinance Updates, and entitlements.

With experience as both a private consultant and in public service, as well as experience in both po!icy and environmental planning, Ashley provides a holistic approach to projects and proactively problem solves.

RELEV ANT PROJECT EXPERIENCE
General Plan Update and EIR,
County of Orange
General Plan Update and EIR,
City of La Verne
General Plan Update, Zoning Update,
and E(R
City of San Jacinto
General Plan Update, Hawthorne Blvd
Specific Plan Update, Zoning Update
and EIR
City of Lawndale
General Plan Update and EIR,
City of Laguna Niguel
Comprehensive Zoning Code Update
City of Laguna Beach
Comprehensive Zoning Code Update
Glenn County
Downtown Core EIR
City of Fontana
General Plan Land Use and Zoning
Amendments EIR
City of Gardena
Ceanothus Drive Program EIR
City of Laguna Beach
749 Marlin Dr Road Extension IS/ND
City of Laguna Beach
2354 San Clemente St Project IS/MND
City of Laguna Beach
820 Gainsborough Dr Project IS/MND
City of Laguna Beach
1901 Via Burton §15183 Exemption
City of Fullerton
General Plan Land Use and Zoning
Amendments EIR
City of Gardena
Pilot Travel Center Project EIR
City of Perris
9001-9019 Long Beach Blvd
Residential Project IS/MND/EA
City of South Gate
2501 Rosecrans Project CERT
City of Gardena
Applied Medical Expansion IS/MND
City of Lake Forest
Circulation Element Update IS/ND
City of Bell Gardens
Shepherd North Project EIR
City of Clovis
Housing Element Update (P Cycle)
IS/ND
City of Hawthorne
Sustainability Implementation
Program
City of Lake Forest
Housing Element Update (6- Cycle)
Cities of Glendale, Avalon, Indian Wells,
Rancho Santa Margarita, Stanton,
Westminster, Lake Forest, and
Temecula
Housing Ordinances Zoning update
City of San Marcos
Accessory Dwelling Unit Ordinance
City of Ventura
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EDUCATION
BA, Geography/Environmental
Studies
University of California, Santa Barbara
Tin Cheunga

PRINCIPAL SCIENTIST
Mr. Cheung is a Principal Scientistwith De Novo Planning Group and is responsible for technical analyses related to air quality, greenhouse gas, noise, vibration, and energy. Mr. Cheung has 20 years of experience preparing air pollutant emissions inventories, dispersion modeling, climate change and health risk assessments using a variety of computer data models. He has worked on hundreds of projects which include large-scale industrial, commercial, residential, infrastructure, school and recreational developments. He has extensive knowledge or the CEQA\NEPA regulatory process and impact assessment methodology established by the EPA, California Air Resources Board and other air quality management districts.

He leads our in-house air-quality, climate change, and noise/vibration services for CEQASNEPA compliance. He also has performed third-party reviews for technical adequacy and CEQA compliance in support of legal efforks and government QA'lQC. H:S substantial knowledge of impact quantification and regulations contributes to solutions for reducing air quality, climate change and health risk impacts. Because of his expertise, he has been called on for legal support and expert witness testimony relative to environmental and CEQA issues.

RELEV ANT PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Centennial Specific Plan
County of Los Angeles
Playa Vista Phase "I Project/Master
Plan EIR
City of Playa Vista
Disneyland Fomard EIR
The Waft Disney Company
Chevron Refinery Facilities
Improvement EIR
City of EI Segundo, CA
BNSF 26th Street Project SCAQMD
Rule 1150 Permit
City of Vernon
LAX Runway Safety Area Air Quality
and Human Health Risk Report
City of Los Angeles
Feasibility Analysis for
Electrification of
Cargo/Maintenance/RON Aircraft
Parktng Positions at LAX
Los Angeles World Airports
BNSF Environmental Compliance
for Cargo Handling Equipment,
State of California
BNSF/UPRR Mojave Subdivision
Tehachapi Rail Improvement,
City of Mojave
Kansas Ctty Southern Rail Internal
Air Quality Audit
City of Shreveport
Civilian Reuse of the MCAS EI Toro
and the Airport System Master Plan

EIRIEIS
City of Santa Ana
Health Risk Assessment for the Bay
Delta Conservation Plan
Sacramento-San Joaquin
Los Angeles Arena (Crypto.com
Arena)
City of Los Angeles
NFL Stadium Master Plan SEIR
City of Industry
First Solar Dust Suppression
Technical and Regulatory Lead
Desert Sunlight Solar Farm
Desert Center
Ontario General Plan Update EIR
City of Ontario
Bristol Street Roadway Widening
EIR
City of Santa Ana
Santa Ana Fixed Guideway EIRIEIS
City of Santa Ana
Harvest Landing Specific Plan EIR
City of Perris
Block at Orange Expansion EIR,
City of Orange
Universal Studios Master Plan
Universal City
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Megaan Thorne,ucp,i,bnnypii+c
SENIOR PLANNER + DESIGNER
Megan Thorne is a senior planner and project manager with De Novo Planning Group. With over 15 years of professional planning experience, Megan has worked on a wide variety of planning projects for public and private sector clients, including numerous specific plans, general plans, corridor plans, site plans, design guidelines, strategic plans, sustainability programs, visioning projects, transitoriented development plans, zoning documents, outreach programs, and 3D visualizations. Megan possesses the ability to think creatively and envision change wl'iile keeping projects grounded with achievable benchmarks and implementable policy goals. She excels at communicating complex information and policy ideas in a compelling and simple manner. As a designer, Megan has differentiated herself with her hand-drawing abilities as well as her technical skills. Her technical expertise includes 3D modeling, graphic design, and web design. She continues to pioneer ways new technology can improve old processes from community outreach approaches to the web-publication of planning documents.

EDUCATION
MCP, City Planning, Urban Design
Concentration
University of Pennsylvania,
Phiiadelphia
BS, Urban, Rural, and
Environmental Planning,
Brigham Young University, Provo
Research,
Cambridge University (UK), Pembroke
College

ORGANIZATIONS
Urban Land Institute
AICP Certified, American Planning
Association
AICP Certification # 35377
U.S. Green Building Council
LEED AP BD+C,
Credential Id # 10433552-AP-BD+C

RELEV ANT PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Burbank Media District Specific Plan
City of Burbank"
Rialto Specific P!ari Update
City of Rialto"
River Walk Specific Plan
Stanislaus County
Downtown Bellflower TransitOriented Development Specific Plan City of Bellflower"
West Carson Transit-Oriented
Development Specific Plan
City of West Carson'
Morena Corridor Specific Plan
City of San Diego'
Long Beach Southeast Area (SEASP)
Specific Plan
City of Long Beach"
Stanton Plaza Specific Plan
Amendment and EIR Addendum
City of Stanton'
Airport Gateway Specific Plan
Inland Valley Development Agency'
Harmony Specific Plan
Lewis Companies, City of Highland"
De Anza Revitalization Plan
City of San Diego"
Fontana Downtown Design
Guidelines
City of Fontana
Irvine Neighborhood Plan
City of livine
General Plan Update and EIR
City of San Jacinto
General Plan Update and EIR
City of La Verne
General Plan Update and EIR
City of Lake Forest
General Plan Update and EIR
City of Westminster"
General Plan Update and EIR
City of San Marcos
South EI Monte Zoning Code Update
City of South El Monte"
Hemet Zoning Code Update
City of Hemet"
ADU Ordinance and Guidebook
City of lone
City of Bellflower Sign Code Update
City of Bellflower
Temecula CAP Baseline Study
City of Temecula"
OCCOG Geospatial Solutions
Orange County Council of
Governments"
Housing Policy Leadership Academy
Southern California Association of
Governments"
Livermore Downtown Visioning & Site
Planning
City of Livermore"
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Josh Smith,,=ucp,tbb.oy

EDUCATION
BS, Environmental Policy Analysis
and Planning,
University of California, Davis

ORGANIZATIONS
American Planning Association

ACREDIT ATIONS
AICP
LEED AP O+M

SENIOR PLANNER
Josh Smith, AICP, is a Senior Planner with De Novo. He has twelve years of experience and is responsible for the preparation of CEQA/NEPA documents (Initial Studies, Negative Declaration, Environmental Impact Reports, and Environmental Assessments), the development of air quality and greenhouse gas technical plans and reports, and climate change planning for local governments.

Josh has extensive experience with air quality, greenhouse gas, and energy modeling, including criteria air pollutant and air dispersion modeling. Josh also has substantial experience developing Climate Action Plans, Energy Action Plans, and toxic air contaminant (TAC) Health Risk Assessments. He served as the primary technical analyst on the Pleasanton, Oakdale, and Hughson Climate Action Plans, and has managed EIRs such as the Manteca Annexation #I EIR, Placer County RTP EIR, and Amador County RTP EIR. Josh has additional expertise utilizing best-practice standards for developing greenhouse gas (GHG) inventories and context-specific GHG mitigation measures, as well as developing custom air pollutant emissions calculators For complex projects.

RELEV ANT PROJECT EXPERIENCE
5175 Vincent Avenue MND,
City of Irwindale
South Lathrop SP EIR,
City of Lathrop
Truckee PC-3 SP EIR,
Town of Truckee
Pilot Flying J EIR and HRA,
City of Tulare
Amador County RTP EIR,
Amador County Council of Governments
Placer County RTP EIR,
Placer County Regional Transportation
Planning Agency
Pilot Flying J EIR and HRA,
City of Lathrop
West Area Specific Plan EIR,
Cil of Salinas
Oakwood Trails EIR,
City of Manteca
Oakwood Landing EIR,
City of Manteca
Griffin Park Master Plan EIR,
City of Manteca
Legacy Trail CEQA and NEPA
Documents,
Town of Truckee
Sonoma Springs Specific Plan and
EIR,
Sonoma County
Sterling Apartments EIR,
City of Davis
Milpitas General Plan Update,
City of Milpitas
Campbell General Plan Update,
City of Campbell
Manteca General Plan Update,
City of Manteca
Manteca Annexation #1 EIR,
City of Manteca
Tra Vigne Development Project EIR,
City of Stockton
Gardena U-haul MND,
City of Gardena
Citrus Heights Sunrise Tomorrow EIR
City of Citrus Heights
Fullerton 1901 Via Burton MND
City of Fullerton
Pleasanton Climate Action Plan
City of Pleasanton"
Hughson Climate Action Plan
City of Hughson"
Hughson Climate Action Plan
City of Hughson"
Rialto Travel Center EIR and HRA
City of Rialto
Palmdale HRA
City of Palmdale
' Project was completed by Mr. Smith while she was employed at another planning firm
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ErikAnderson, AICP

EDUCATION
Master of City and Regional
Planning,
Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
BA, Political Science,
University of California, Los Angeles

ORGANIZATIONS
American Planning Association
Association of Environmental
Professionals
Congress for the New Urbanism

LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS
American Institute of Certified
Planners, 2023, No. 343661

ASSOCIATE PLANNER
Erik has worked on a diverse range of projects for public and private sector clients, with a focus on land-use planning, policy development, and environmental and sustainability planning. Erik provides project support in the preparation of CEQA documentation and long-range planning documents, including General Plans, Housing Elements, Zoning updates, and Local Hazard Mitigation Plans. His background experience includes grassroots lobbying with a non-profit environmental organization and work in the legal field. Erik is passionate about serving communities and creating innovative work through place-based development strategies.

RELEV ANT PROJECT EXPERIENCE
General Plan Update, Zoning Update,
and EIR,
City of Lomita
Housing Element, Rezoning Program,
and ODS CEQA Compliance,
City of Laguna Hills
General Plan Update, Zoning Update,
and EIR
City of San Jacinto
General Plan Update, Hawthorne Blvd
Specific Plan Update, and EIR
City of Lawndale
Zoning Update and Addendum to
General Plan EIR
City of Westminster
General Plan Land Use and Zoning
Amendments EIR
City of Gardena
General Plan Update and EIR
City of Red Bluff
Downtown Core EIR
City of Fontana
Mountain House Incorporation IS/ND
San Joaquin County
SR-120 Interchange IS/MND
City of Lathrop/Caltrans
Circulation Element Update IS/ND
City of Bell Gardens
U-Haul Expansion IS/MND
City of Gardena
2354 San Clemente IS/MND
City of Laguna Beach
16800 Magnolia Addendum
City of Fountain Valley
1500 Raymond Ave Industrial IS/MND
City of Fullerton
1901 Via Burton Industrial CEQA
City of Fullerton
1941 White Avenue Mixed-Use CEQA
Exemption
City of La Verne
2500 North Hollywood Way Hotel EIR
City of Burbank
The Harper Mixed Use Project EIR
City of West Hollywood
The Commons at Aliso Viejo IS/MND
City of Aliso \liejo
Paradise Chevrolet IS/MND
City of Temecula
Focused General Plan Update
City of Glendale
Local Hazard Mitigation Plan
Laguna Hills, CA
Housing and Safety Element Update
City of Rancho Santa Margarita
Housing Element Update (6'h Cycle)
Cities of Lawndale, Glendale,
Hawthorne, La Verne, Avalon, Lake
Forest, Rancho Santa Margarita,
Westminster, Martinez, Temecula, and
San Jacinto
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EDUCATION
BA, Political Science,
University of California, San Diego
Master of City and Regional
Planning,
Cal Po1y, San Luis Obispo

ORGANIZATIONS
American Planning Association
Association of Environmental
Professionals
AWARDS
2023 City and Regional Planning
Outstanding Student Award
2023 Academic Award of Excellence,
APA Central Coast Division
Abdul Jama

ASSISTANT PLANNER
Abdul holds a Master's Degree in City and Regional Planning from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. He brings a strong interest and comprehensive experience in environmenta! and long-range planning. Abdu1 has contributed to a wide range of public and private sector projects, focusing on environmental review, land use planning, and policy development. His work includes CEQA document preparation such as initial studies, environmental impact reports, and mitigated negative declaration documents. His long-range planning efforts includes General Plan Update, Zoning Code Update, and Local Hazard Mitigation Plan preparation. Abdul is excited to provide top quality environmental, land use and policy development to all communities and individuals.

RELEV ANT PROJECT EXPERIENCE
General Plan Update and EIR
City of Lomita
General Plan Update and EIR
City of Laguna Niguel
General Plan Update
City of Brea
General Plan Update
County of Orange
General Plan Update
Town of San Anselmo
General Plan Update EIR
City of Glendale
Dixon 257 EIR
City of Dixon
Housing Rezones EIR
City of Tracy
UC Villages EIR
City of Merced
Vineyard One EIR
City of Saratoga
Sustainability Implementation Program
City of Lake Forest
Local Hazard Mitigation Plan
City of Glendora
Grevillea-Imperial Hotel CE
City of Hawthorne
Riddle Field Park CE
City of Laguna Beach
The Commons IS/MND
City of Aliso Viejo
385 Nyes Place IS/MND
City of Laguna Beach
820 Gainsborough Drive IS/MND
City of Laguna Beach
Paradise Chevrolet IS/MND
City of Temecula
DeNovoPlanningGroup
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EDUCATION
Master of Urban and Regional
Planning,
Llniversity of Caiifornia, (rvine
BA, Urban Studies,
University of California, Irvine

ORGANIZATIONS
American Planning Association
AWARDS
2024 Emerging Planning Leader
Award, American Planning Association
- Orange Section
2024 MURP Community Builder
Award, University of California, Irvine
Mia Yuen

ASSISTANT PLANNER
Mia earned a Master's Degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of California, Irvine. Prior to joining De Novo, Mia r3ained experience in the public sector at the City of Rancho Santa Margarita. At De Novo, Mia provides project support including preparation of zoning code updates and research and policy development for General Plans and Local Hazard Mitigation Plans. She also prepares environmental analysis in support of CEQA documentation for a variety of policy and development projects. Mia is passionate about community engagement, equity, and facilitating sustainable cities. Mia currently serves as the Marketing Chair for the APA Orange Section and has been involved with the APA since 2021.

RELEVANT PROJECT EXPERIENCE
General Plan Update, Development
Code Update
County of Glenn
General Plan Update, Zoning Code
Update
City of La Verne
General Plan Update and EIR
City of Laguna Niguel
General Plan Update and EIR
City of Glendale
General Plan Update
County of Orange
General Plan Update
City of Brea
1404 Royal Oaks IS/MND
City of Duarte
Grevillea-Imperial Hotel CE
City of Hawthorne
2500 N Hollywood Way EIR
City of Burbank
Local Hazard Mitklation Plan
City of Rancho Santa Margarita"
Comprehensive Zoning Code Update
City of Eastvale"
Vineyard One EIR
City of Saratoga
Seraphina Residential CEQA
City of Temecula
Local Hazard Mitigation Plan
City of Laguna Hills
" Ms. Yuen was involved with these projects while enrolled as a Graduate Student in Urban and Regional Planning at the University of California, Irvine D e N o v o P l a n n i n g G r o u p
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EDUCATION
a ' MeP, Trahsportation Plannin
Qniversity of California
Berkeley
MSTrar'isporjation . 2
Engineering, 'University6f
California, Berkeley.

BS Mechanital Engineering,

AFFILIATIONS
Affieri<;an PlanningAssociation
IRstitute of.Yrari;portatio'ri
Erigineyers(l%E),Member

TIMOTHY ERNEY

SENIOR PRINCIPAL PLANNER
Tim Erney is a transportation planner with extensive experience on planning and engineering projects in California. His primary focus has been on managing analyses and documentation for conceptual/final design projects, access and circulation studies, sustainable transportation practices, travel demand management (TDM) measures, parking evaluations, pedestrian and bicycle reviews, and data collection programs. In addition, Tim has performed detailed technical analyses of local and regional roadway facilities, including traffic forecasting, modal split analyses, traffic diversion, grade crossing studies, and operational analyses. He has experience coordinating with local and regional transportation and environmental agencies in California and has been leading the firm's efforts on the evaluation of emerging technologies, alternative evaluation metrics, and the impacts of new mobility services on land use and circulation networks.

RELEVENT PROJECT EXPERIENCE
City of Gardena Transportation/T raffic Studies; Gardena, CA.

Kittelson has prepared CEQA and non-CEQA transportation assessments for several projects in the City of Gardena, including both citywide and site-specific development projects. Kittelson has prepared studies analyzing CEQA-based transportation impacts as well as non-CEQA local transportation assessments, examining the effects of development projects on local circulation. Tim has served as the project principal for these efforts, providing oversight of recommendations and deliverables.

Anaheim Transportation Network Anaheim Connects Multimodal Plan; Anaheim, CA. Kittelson worked with the Anaheim Transportation Network (ATN) to plan for a new high-quality transit system in the Anaheim Resort Area. For this study, Tim was Kittelson's PM and was directly responsible for leading multiple elements including: identifying appropriate transit technology, determining route options, assessing the potential for First/Last mile (FLM) connections and mobility hubs, determining ridership estimates, and estimating capital and Operations & Maintenance (O&M) costs.

City of Anaheim Broadway and Anaheim Blvd ICE; Anaheim, CA.

Kittelson led the collection of 24-hour vehicle counts and use peak-hour data for an intersection control evaluation (ICE) of Broadway and Anaheim Blvd. As project principal, Tim oversaw the data collection and helped conduct the intersection analysis, comparing the operational analysis for a roundabout alternative against the existing traffic signal operations.

City of Anaheim On-Call Transportation Engineering/Planning Service; Anaheim, CA. Kittelson led the intersection control evaluation of Broadway and Anaheim Boulevard. As project principal, Tim oversaw the data collection and helped conduct the intersection analysis, comparing the operational analysis for a roundabout alternative against the existing traffic signal operations.
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EDUCATION =
a MS,' Civil E,ngineering
(Trarisportation), Ur;iiver5ityaeif
Southern California
BS, Naval 'Engineering;
Qniversit9of SaoPThulo,.9razii

YEARS-OF EXPERIENCE

LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS
a 'Professioha! Traffic Er'iginJer:
-CA # TR 2770

AFFILIATIONS
t -lnstitut0ofTransportation
'Engineers
Orange County Traffic
Engineers Council Awards

FERNANDO SOTELO, TE

PRINCIPAL ENGINEER
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Fernando Sotelo has extensive experience in CEQA and the technical aspects of transportation planning, including travel demand forecasting, traffic impact analyses, and parking demand studies. His professional experience with traffic and parking analyses includes several schools and a variety of land development uses, such as warehousing, mixed use, commercial, and recreation projects in southern and northern California.

Fernando understands the complexities of transportation planning and has prepared transportation sections of Environmental Impact Reports for major projects such as general plan updates and specific plans.

PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Transportation Analysis for the Moreno Valley Mall Redevelopment, Moreno Valley, CA. Fernando prepared the transportation analysis for the development of1,800 residential units, two hotels, office and retail buildings. Fernando served as the project manager to prepare a comprehensive analysis of potential impacts to transit, bicycle, pedestrian circulation, and an ana!ysis of potential VMT impacts from a variety of land uses with the project. A complex trip gei"ieration arid VMT assessment was prepared for the unique type of entertainment/lifestyle proposed uses and to account for trip reductions due to internal capture and walking/bicycle travel anticipated to occur given the mix of uses.

Peer Review Memorandum for the Moiola Park Residences, Fountain Valley, CA. Fernando served as the technical lead to peer review a traffic impact study for the development of a 13-acre site with 74 single family homes in the City of Fountain Valley. Fernando reviewed the traffic study provided by the project applicant, providing technical guidance to their traffic consultant and oversight on behalf of the City.

Peer Review for the Slater Mixed-Use Project; Fountain Valley, CA.

Fernando peer reviewed a traffic impact study for the development of a four-and five-story mixed-use development with 270 residential units, a restaurant, an art gallery, and associated parking garage. Fernando reviewed the study and provided technical guidance and oversight on behalf of the City. The peer review raiser3 concerns in terms of the analyses provided for site access, off-site impacts, queuing, the methodology to estimate project trips, and the methodology to evaluate potential VMT impacts per SB743 requirements. The findings of the review were summarized in peer review memorandums, and conference calls were held with City staff, the project applicant, and their consultant to discuss the study methodologies, findings and how to address critical issues to ensure that the study and project features and mitigation would be adequate and defensible under CEQA review.
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EDUCATION '
- ,"Mastelaof.Urban,and'%ional
Planning,Transpo:<atior) .

F'olicy,and Planning, UniVersity

5.f Califotnia, Lbs,Angeles,.

BA,Integrative BiolQgy,'
LJniversil6f Califotnia, ,
Berkeley '

LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS
Certified'Planner,A:eriean.

Institute of Certified 'Plaririers,
Road Safety Profes,siorial; Level
1,#1684

AFFILIATIONS
Americar'i Planning Associati5n
,Women's Transportatiqn
Seminar
KAREN PHAN, AICP, RSPi

PLANNER
A California native, Karen holds a master's degree in Urban and Regional Planning from UCLA and a bachelor's degree from UC Berkeley. Karen has experience in traffic operations, multimodal transportation planning, and safety work. Karen's project experience includes traffic impact studies for residential and commercial developments, general plan updates, and complete streets projects.

PROJECT EXPERIENCE
City of Montebello General Plan Update, Downtown Specific Plan, Environmental Impact Report, VMT Guidelines, and Bicycle Master Plan; Montebello, CA. Kittelson developed the updated circulation element for the City of Montebello General Plan Update and Downtown Specific Plan area. Kittelson updated the mobility element's goals, policies, and a circulation network to accommodate the City's envisioned land use and circulation buildout. The plan provides an enhanced network of trails, improved pedestrian and bicycle mobility, and promotes a vibrant and walkable downtown area and near rail stations.

Kittelson also prepared a citywide bicycle master plan as part of this effort. Karen conducted the traffic operations analysis for the CEQA and non-CEQA environmental documentation and assisted with developing the bicycle master plan vision, goals, and recommended improvements, Impact Sciences, Inc. Baldwin Park Fit 7 Lab Football Intensive Training Traffic Study; Baldwin Park, CA. Kittelson prepared a vehicle miles traveled (VMT) screening memorandum for the proposed Fit 7 Lab Football Intensive Training facility located in Baldwin Park, California. The project proposes demolishing an existing building to provide necessary parking and converting another existing building into a soccer sports complex, and develop a total of five soccer fields, including one inside the building and four outdoors above the parking facility. As project manager, Karen reviewed existing conditions, researched regulatoiy framework and cases of trip credit in similar studies, and prepared the VMT assessment in accordance with CEQA regulations.

Costco Mission Viejo Gas Addition; Mission Viejo, CA. Costco is proposing construction of a new 40-pump gas station at a parcel previously occupied by a large retail store. This addition would be a stand-alone gas station located approximately three miles from the nearest warehouse. Kittelson is assisting Costco with due diligence and City approvals as needed. Karen reviewed existing conditions, analyzed traffic operations at intersections and roadways, and prepared the vehicle miles traveled (VMT) assessment.
1885 S Norfolk St Traffic Study; San Mateo, CA. The project proposes the construction of a 260 unit, 5 story residential use building with a garage consisting of 325 on-site parking spaces. Karen conducted the traffic operations analysis, reviewed existing conditions, and prepared the vehicle miles travelled screening.
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Alex Tabrizi, PE, TE is a licensed civil engineer and licensed traffic engineer in the State of California and serves as the founding president of MAT Engineering, Inc. Mr. Tabrizi has worked professionally in the field traffic engineering and transportation planning/engineering since 2003. He received his bachelors of science deg,ree in civil engineering with an emphasis on structural engineering from the University of California, Irvine.

Mr. Tabrizi has extensive experience in providing transportation planning and engineering consulting services and expertise to a wide range of clients including private sector, land developers, public agencies, various districts of- California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), and local governments. Mr. Tabrizi has completed and supervised preparation of hundreds of complex transportation planning and parking demand/utilization studies with successful track record in providing innovative, cost-effective and practical technical consulting services and solutions for politically sensitive, complex, and unique projects involving numerous stakeholders and requiring to meet accelerated project schedules.

As an Expert consultant to the California Board tar Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists, Mr. Tabrizi ASSISTSthe Board with deveiopment, maintenance, and validation of material for the Board's professional licensing examinations.

Mr. Tabrizi is also a member of the Traffic Engineering Occupational Analysis Task Force assisting the State's Board of Engineers in determining descriptive information about the tasks performed by Traffic Engineers in the industry and the knowledge standards required to adequately perform those tasks.

Mr. Tabrizi has performed transportation planning studies dealing with various stages of project development, such as signal warrant analysis, circulation analysis, full traffic impact analysis, roundabout analysis and parking studies. He has prepared traffic flow visual simulations combining measured vehicular and pedestrian volumes with aerial imagery to show existing and future traffic circulation for public understanding and discussion. Mr. Tabrizi has also completed a number of transportation engineering and roadway design projects ranging from preparing preliminary studies and reports such as Caltrans Project Reports (PR) and City street improvement concepts to final construction plans, specifications, and cost estimates for Caltrans highway improvement projects.

Mr. Tabrizi is knowledgeable in computer applications for transportation engineering and planning, including, AutoCAD, Microstation with InRoads, Traffix, HCS, Synchro/ SimTraffic, and aaSlDRA.

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Registration:
2011, Civil Engineer, CA, 78923
2014, Traffic Engineer, CA 2722
Years of Experience: 21
Education:
s.s., :oos, Civil Engineering, University of
California, Irvine
Certifications:

ASCE, On-Site Circulation Design
ITE, Intersection Safety and Geometric Design
- Sight Distance
SIDRA, Roundabout Analysis
Professional History:

MAT Engineering, Inc. - President, Present
California Board for Professional Engineers,
Land Surveyors & Geologists - Expert Consultant
& Traffic Engineering Occupational Task Force
Member, 2016-Present
RK Engineering Group, Inc. - Principal, 2014-
2022
RBF Consulting-Associate, 2005-2014
Urban Crossroads, Inc. - Engineering Aide, 2003-
2005
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EDUCATION
M.A., Anthropology,
California State University,
Los Angeles, 2013
B.A., Anthropology,
California State University,
Northridge, 2003

CERTIRCATIONS
Registered Professiona
Archaeologist (RPA)
County of Riverside -
Certified Archaeologist
County of Santa Barbara -
Certified Archaeologist

PROFESSIONAL

AFRLIATIONS
California Preservation
Foundation
Society of Architectural
Historians
National Trust for Historic
Preservation
Email: [email protected]
Mobile: 818-458-1162
Samantha Murray, MA, RPA

CULTURAL RESOURCES DIRECTOR
Samantha Murray is the cultural resources director at South Environmental and a principal archaeologist and architectural historian with over 19 years of experience in all elements of cultural resources management, including project management and significance evaluations in consideration of the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), California Register of Historical Resources (CRHR), and local-level designation criteria. Ms. Murray has conducted thousands of cultural resources studies throughout California.

Ms. Murray meets the Secretary of the Interior's Professional Qualification Standards for both History and Archaeology. She is an expert in preparation of cultural resources compliance documentation for projects that fall under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and Sections 106 and 110 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA). Ms. Murray has served as an expert witness in legal proceedings concerning historical resources under CEQA.

RELEVANT PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Pasadena Area Community College District New Rosemead Satellite Campus Project, Rosemead, California (2025)
Cultural Resources Assessment
Beach Avenue/La Colina Drive Development Project, City of Inglewood, California (2024)
Cultural Resources Assessment
Southern California Gas Company Del Rey Wells 4 and 9 Abandonment Project, Playa del Rey, City of Los Angeles, California (2025) Archaeological Monitoring Report
Grevillea Hotel Project, City of Hawthorne, California (2024) Cultural Resources Assessment
Wilshire Country Club Stream Restoration Project, City of Los Angeles, California (2024)
Cultural Resources Assessment
Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District Highway 74 16-Inch Sewer Extension, Riverside County (2024-present)
Cultural Resources Mitigation Plan and Archaeological Monitoring San Juan Plaza Project, City of San Juan Capistrano, California (2024) Peer Review of Cultural Resources Report
1404 Royal Oaks Development Project, Duarte, Los Angeles County, California (2025).

Cultural Resources Assessment
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EDUCATION
Email: [email protected]
Mobile: 760-334-3355
Sarah Corder, MFA
M.F.A., Historic Preservation,
Savannah College of Art and
Design, Savannah, Georgia,
2004
B.A., History, Bridgewater
College, Bridgewater,
Virginia, 2002

PROFESSIONAL

AFFILIATIONS
California Preservation
Foundation
Los Angeles Conservancy
Society of Architectural
Historians
National Trust for Historic
Preservation

PRINCIPAL ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN
Sarah Corder is the Principal Architectural Historian at South Environmentaf with 20 years of experience in all elements of cultural resources management, including project management, historic preservation planning, rehabilitation of historic buildings, community engagement, intensive-level field investigations, citywide surveys, architectural history studies, and historical significance evaluations in consideration ofthe NRHP, CRHR, and local-level evaluation criteria. Sarah has conducted thousands of historical resource evaluations and developed detailed historic context statements for a multitude of property types and architectural styles, including private residential, commercial, military, industrial, educational, recreational, civic, and agricultural properties. Sarah exceeds the Secretary of the Interior's Professional Qualification Standards for both Architectural History and History. She has extensive experience preparing environmental compliance documentation in support of projects that fall under the CEQA/NEPA, and Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.

Santa Barbara Historical
Museum RELEVANT PROJECT Expa,i=xcb
City of Pomona Latina/o Historic Context Statement, Pomona (2025) Historic Context Statement
Grevillea Hotel Project, Hawthorne, California (2024)
Cultural Resources Survey Report and Built Environment Evaluation Beach Avenue/La Colina Drive Development Project, Inglewood (2024) Cultural Resources Survey Report and Built Environment Evaluation Wilshire Country Club Stream Restoration Project, Los Angeles (2024) Historic Built Environment Assessment Report
South Beach Restoration and Shoreline Access Enhancement, City of Avalon, Santa Catalina Island, California (2024)
Cultural Resources Survey Report and Built Environment Evaluation City of Coronado As-Needed Historic Research Consultant, City of Coronado, San Diego County (2019-2022, 2024-present)
Historic Context Statement and Historical Resources Technical Reports Fullerton College Performing Arts Complex Project, Fullerton (2022) Historical Resources Peer Review
Fullerton College Facilities Master Plan Program EAR, North Orange County Community College District, City of Fullerton (2017) Historical Resources Technical Report
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EDUCATION
Doctoral candidate in
Biological Sciences,
University of Calgary
M.S., Biology, San Diego
State University, 2008
B.A., Geology, Biology minor,
Occidental College, 2004

PROFESSIONAL

AFFILIATIONS
Society of Vertebrate
Paleontology (2010-present)
Southwest Paleontological
Society (2015-present)
Email: [email protected]
Mobile: (575) 621-1983
Joshua Ludtke, M.S.

SENIOR PALEONTOLOGIST
)oshua Ludtke is a paleontological resources professional with more than 20 years of experience in the fields of paleontology and biology. He meets the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology's definition of a Qualified Professional Paleontologist. Mr. Ludtke has conducted paleontological surveys, excavations, laboratory analysis, and education in California, New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, and Canada. He has specific expertise in the paleontological resources requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Paleontological Resources Preservation Act of 2009 (PRPA), and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). His responsibilities include the management and reporting of paleontologica1 resource survey, salvage, and monitoring programs, as well as training paleontologica1 monitors on proper recording, excavation, and handling of fossil materials.

Mr. Ludtke has a strong understanding of geology and is knowledgeable in animal anatomy (both invertebrate and vertebrate). He has experience monitoring geologically and paleontologically significant sites and is capable of both the interpretation and creation of geologic and topographic maps. He has had extensive involvement in the collection and excavation of fossil materials including invertebrate, vertebrate and plant remains. He practices the most up to date excavation techniques to ensure safe and efficient collection of fossil materials in the field and has published more than ten paleontology articles in peer-reviewed journals.

RECENT PROJECT EXPERIENCE
EVMWD Highway 74 16-Inch Sewer Extension from Wassan Canyon Road to Ethanac Road Project, Lake Elsinore, California (2025). Mr.

Ludtke is preparing the final paleontological resources monitoring report for this project subject to CEQA. Role: Senior Paleontologist.

Coachella Data Center Project, City of Coachella, California (2025). Mr.

Ludtke prepared a paleontological resources assessment for this 260-acre electronic data storage project. He conducted a paleontological resources records search, pedestrian survey, and prepared a paleontological assessment in compliance with CEQA. Role: Senior Paleontologist. 4100 Guardian Street Development Project, Simi Valley, California (2025-present). Mr. Ludtke prepared the Paleontological Resources Mitigation Monitoring Plan for this commercial development project and will oversee paleontological monitoring. The project is subject to CEQA.

Role: Senior Paleontologist.
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EDUCATION
s.s., Wi)dlife Ecology, University
ofWisconsin-Madison, 2004

CERTIFICATIONS
Certified Wildlife Biologist, The
Wildlife Society 2014
Certified Technical Service
Provider (TSP) for Fish and
Wildlife Management Plans,
USDA NRCS 2017
Authorized Desert Tortoise
Biologist - Numerous BOs
Unmanned Aircraft System Pilot
Certification, FAA #4177603
-IRAINING
Wetland Delineation Training
Course - The Wetland Institute
(2014)
Southwest Willow Flycatcher
Workshop, 2017
USGS Desert Tortoise Health
Assessment and Tissue
Collection Techniques Training,
2009
Email: [email protected]
Mobile: 303-818-3632
Matthew South

PRINCIPAL BIOLOGIST
Matthew South founded South Environmental in 2018. He is a certified wildlife biologist with over 19 years of professional experience providing natural resources consulting services for a wide variety of clients that include residential, commercial, government, utility, infrastructure, research, and non-profit projects. For the last 15 years, Mr. South has been an environmental consultant in southern California acting as a Wildlife Biologist and Geographic Information System (GIS) Analyst. In early 2018 he started South Environmental and has since been supporting- clients in Orange, Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara, San Bernardino, and Riverside counties.

Mr. South's background in ecology has led to a passion for conservation planning and resources assessments for the purpose of preservation and management. The integration of the latest technologies such as advanced GIS systems, mobile computing, and drone sensing allows him to innovate new data collection, analysis, and collaboration tools for the environmental sciences that produce more accurate data and better-informed resource managers. Mr. South has conducted and managed rare plant and arborist surveys, wetland and jprisdictional delineations, and habitat assessments.

RELEVANT PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Hope Gardens Sequoia Building Project, Los Angeles County, California (2021-present)
Biological Resources Assessment, Jurisdictional Delineation, Oak Tree Report St. Andrews Recreation Center Project, City of Los Angeies Department of Recreation and Parks, California (2023)
Biological Resources Assessment and Tree Survey Report
Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District Highway 74 16-Inch Sewer Extension, Riverside County (2024-present)
Pre-construction Nesting Bird Surveys and Burrowing Owl Surveys Southern California Edison (SCE) Santa Ana River Pole Replacements, Orange and Riverside Counties (2023)
Rare Plant Surveys
SCE Pole Replacements, Southern California (2021-ongoing) Nesting Bird Surveys
Marlay Drive, Santa Monica Mountains, Los Angeles County (2022) Focused Mountain Lion Assessment
Decker Edison Road Development, City of Malibu (2020)
Biological Resources Assessment
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O'/COVERLETTER
October 9, 2025
City of South Gate
John F. Signo, AICP, Planning Manager
Community Development Department
8650 California Avenue
South Gate, CA 90280
Subject: Request for Qualifications to Provide On-Call Consulting Services Dear Mr. Signo:

Ascent is enthusiastic about supporting the City of South Gate with on-call consulting services for future development projects and economic development efforts. South Gate is a relatively compact and densely populated urban working-class city with a strong sense of community identity. The city's history of industrialization that has occurred over the past 100 years has played a significant role in its economy, while contributing to some of its current challenges. With a legacy of heavy industrial use, air quality pollution and exposure to emissions from manufacturing operations, heavy trucks, and remnant contamination are of critical concern, complicating redevelopment and resulting in environmental justice and equity issues. Along with this older community character comes aging infrastructure and the need for ongoing maintenance and upgrades to the water and sewer systems and the streets. The City has been investing in transitioning away from heavy polluting industries, while balancing the need to maintain jobs and tax base, and planning for future infill and light-rail transit with the future West Santa Ana Branch South Gate station. This vision requires coordinated efforts to revitalize the city's commercial corridors and attract new businesses and to sustain the existing housing stock while balancing the pressure to provide new housing opportunities with limited space.

The City needs a bench of trusted consultants with local knowledge and the expertise to prepare planning and design studies, zoning code updates, and related environmental documents to support continued high-quality development. Ascent is the ideal consultant firm to partner with the City to provide both Planning, Zoning, and Land Use Seivices and Environmental Services in Compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) for the following reasons:
i Ascent is a full-service environmental and planning consultancy offering integrated urban design and planning services, environmental planning and analysis, entitlement assistance, and preparation of new and updated planning documents. Our staff are qualified and ready to assist the City with any need that may arise. r We have local expertise, coupled with statewide experience. Our contract principal and contract manager, Christine Babla and Chad Beckstrom, both have experience working with the City and neighboring jurisdictions and are supported by a Southern California team and a statewide practice. t We bring a passion for urban design and pJacemaking coupled with unparalleled expertise in housing and policy to help the City address complex challenges relating to infill development, changing legislation, and solutions to address the housing crisis.

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John Signo, AICP
October 9, 2025