Vernon City Council
February 17, 2026

SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF VERNON AND SESPE CONSULTING INC., A TRINITY CONSULTANTS COMPANY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL

COMPLIANCE AND REMEDIATION TECHNICAL CONSULTING SERVICES

COVER PAGE
Contractor: Sespe Consulting, Inc., a Trinity
Consultants Company
Responsible Principal of Contractor: Brian Anderson, P.G., R.G., L.H.G.

Notice Information - Contractor: Sespe Consulting, Inc., a Trinity Consultants Company
374 Poli Street, Suite 200
Ventura, CA 93001
Attention: Brian Anderson, P.G., R.G.,
L.H.G
Telephone: (805) 275-1515
Notice Information - City: City of Vernon
4305 Santa Fe Avenue
Vernon, CA 90058
Attention: Freddie Agyin, Director
Department of Health and Environmental
Control
Telephone: (323) 826-1448
Commencement Date: December 6, 2025
Termination Date: December 5, 2028
Consideration: Total not to exceed $500,000 (includes all applicable sales tax); and more
particularly described in Exhibit B
Records Retention Period: Three (3) years, pursuant to Section

11.20 SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF VERNON AND SESPE CONSULTING INC., A TRINITY CONSULTANTS COMPANY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL

COMPLIANCE AND REMEDIATION TECHNICAL CONSULTING SERVICES This Agreement is made between the City of Vernon, a California charter City and California municipal corporation (“City”), and Sespe Consulting Inc., a Trinity Consultants Company, a California corporation (“Contractor”).

The City and Contractor agree as follows:

1.0 EMPLOYMENT OF CONTRACTOR. City agrees to engage Contractor to perform the services as hereinafter set forth as authorized by the City Council on February 17, 2026

2.0 SCOPE OF SERVICES.

2.1 Contractor shall perform all work necessary to complete the services set forth in the City’s Request for Proposals issued on or about November 13, 2025, and titled RFP for Environmental Compliance and Remediation Technical Consulting Services, and Contractor's proposal to the City ("Proposal") dated December 5, 2025, Exhibit “A”, a copy which is attached to and incorporated into this Agreement by reference.

2.2 All services shall be performed to the satisfaction of City.

2.3 All services shall be performed in a competent, professional, and satisfactory manner in accordance with the prevailing industry standards for such services.

3.0 PERSONNEL.

3.1 Contractor represents that it employs, or will employ, at its own expense, all personnel required to perform the services under this Agreement.

3.2 Contractor shall not subcontract any services to be performed by it under this Agreement without prior written approval of City.

3.3 All of the services required hereunder will be performed by Contractor or by City approved subcontractors. Contractor, and all personnel engaged in the work, shall be fully qualified and authorized or permitted under State and local law to perform such services and shall be subject to approval by the City.

4.0 TERM. The term of this Agreement shall commence on December 6, 2025, and it shall continue until December 5, 2028, unless terminated at an earlier date pursuant to the provisions thereof.

5.0 COMPENSATION AND FEES.

5.1 Contractor has established rates for the City of Vernon which are comparable to and do not exceed the best rates offered to other governmental entities in and around Los Angeles County for the same services. For satisfactory and timely performance of the services, the City will pay Contractor in accordance with the payment schedule set forth in Exhibit “B” attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

5.2 Contractor's grand total compensation for the entire term of this Agreement, shall not exceed $500,000 without the prior authorization of the City, as appropriate, and written amendment of this Agreement.

5.3 Contractor shall, at its sole cost and expense, furnish all necessary and incidental labor, material, supplies, facilities, equipment, and transportation which may be required for furnishing services pursuant to this Agreement. Materials shall be of the highest quality. The above Agreement fee shall include all staff time and all clerical, administrative, overhead, insurance, reproduction, telephone, air travel, auto rental, subsistence, and all related costs and expenses.

5.4 City shall reimburse Contractor only for those costs or expenses specifically approved in this Agreement, or specifically approved in writing in advance by City. Unless otherwise approved, such costs shall be limited and include nothing more than the following costs incurred by Contractor:

5.4.1 The actual costs of subcontractors for performance of any of the services that Contractor agrees to render pursuant to this Agreement, which have been approved in advance by City and awarded in accordance with this Agreement.

5.4.2 Approved reproduction charges.

5.4.3 Actual costs and/or other costs and/or payments specifically authorized in advance in writing and incurred by Contractor in the performance of this Agreement.

5.5 Contractor shall not receive any compensation for extra work performed without the prior written authorization of City. As used herein, “extra work” means any work that is determined by City to be necessary for the proper completion of the Project, but which is not included within the Scope of Services and which the parties did not reasonably anticipate would be necessary at the time of execution of this Agreement. Compensation for any authorized extra work shall be paid in accordance with the payment schedule as set forth in Exhibit “B,” if the extra work has been approved by the City.

5.6 Licenses, Permits, Fees, and Assessments. Contractor shall obtain, at Contractor’s sole cost and expense, such licenses, permits, and approvals as may be required by law for the performance of the services required by this Agreement.

Contractor shall have the sole obligation to pay for any fees, assessments, and taxes, plus applicable penalties and interest, which may be imposed by law and which arise from or are necessary for the performance of the Services by this Agreement.

6.0 PAYMENT.

6.1 As scheduled services are completed, Contractor shall submit to the City an invoice for the services completed, authorized expenses, and authorized extra work actually performed or incurred according to said schedule.

6.2 Each such invoice shall state the basis for the amount invoiced, including a detailed description of the services completed, the number of hours spent, reimbursable expenses incurred and any extra work performed.

6.3 Contractor shall also submit a progress report with each invoice that describes in reasonable detail the services and the extra work, if any, performed in the immediately preceding calendar month.

6.4 Contractor understands and agrees that invoices which lack sufficient detail to measure performance will be returned and not processed for payment.

6.5 City will pay Contractor the amount invoiced within thirty (30) days after the City approves the invoice.

6.6 Payment of such invoices shall be payment in full for all services, authorized costs, and authorized extra work covered by that invoice.

7.0 CITY'S RESPONSIBILITY. City shall cooperate with Contractor as may be reasonably necessary for Contractor to perform its services; and will give any required decisions as promptly as practicable so as to avoid unreasonable delay in the progress of Contractor's services.

8.0 COORDINATION OF SERVICES. Contractor agrees to work closely with City staff in the performance of Services and shall be available to City’s staff, consultants, and other staff at all reasonable times.

9.0 INDEMNITY. Contractor agrees to indemnify City, its officers, elected officials, employees and agents against, and will hold and save each of them harmless from, any and all actions, suits, claims, damages to persons or property, losses, costs, penalties, obligations, errors, omissions or liabilities (herein “claims or liabilities”), including but not limited to professional negligence, that may be asserted or claimed by any person, firm or entity arising out of or in connection with the work, operations or activities of Contractor, its agents, employees, subcontractors, or invitees, provided for herein, or arising from the acts or omissions of Contractor hereunder, or arising from Contractor’s performance of or failure to perform any term, provision, covenant or condition of this Agreement, except to the extent such claims or liabilities arise from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of City, its officers, elected officials, agents or employees.

10.0 INSURANCE. Contractor shall procure and maintain for the duration of the Agreement insurance against claims for injuries to persons or damage to property that may arise from or in connection with the performance of the work hereunder by the Contractor, its agents, representative, or employees. The policies shall state that they afford primary coverage.

10.1 Automobile Liability Insurance – Primary insurance coverage shall be written on ISO Business Auto coverage form for all owned, hired, and non-owned automobiles or any auto. The policy shall have a combined single limit of not less than one million dollars ($1,000,000). If Contractor is transporting one or more nonemployee passengers in the performance of the services, the automobile liability policy shall have a combined single limit of two million dollars ($2,000,000). If Contractor owns no autos, a hired, non-owned auto endorsement to the General Liability policy is acceptable.

10.1.1 Contractor agrees to subrogate automobile liability resulting from performance under this agreement by agreeing to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless, the City, and its respective employees, agents, and City Council from and against all claims, liabilities, suits, losses, damages, injuries and expenses, including all costs and reasonable attorney’s fees (“Claims”), which are attributable to any act or omission by the Contractor under the performance of the services. The City of Vernon, its directors, commissioners, officers, employees, agents, and volunteers must be endorsed on the policy as additional insureds and, under the Contractors’ policy, there shall be a waiver of subrogation, and the policy shall be primary and non-contributory and will not seek contribution from the City’s insurance.

10.2 Commercial General Liability Insurance – Contractor shall carry General Liability Insurance covering all operations performed by or on behalf of the Contractor providing coverage for bodily injury and property damage with a single limit of not less than one million dollars ($1,000,000) per occurrence and two million dollars ($2,000,000) general aggregate limit written on an Insurance Services Office (ISO) Comprehensive General Liability "occurrence" Form CG 00 01 or its equivalent for coverage on an occurrence basis. The City of Vernon, its directors, commissioners, officers, employees, agents, and volunteers must be endorsed on the policy as additional insureds with respect to liability arising out of the Contractor's performance of this Agreement. The additional insured coverage under the Contractor’s policy shall be primary and non-contributory and will not seek contribution from the City’s insurance.

The policy shall be endorsed to include a waiver of subrogation.

10.2.1 If Contractor intends to employ other contractors as part of the services rendered, the City must approve and will establish the appropriate insurance requirements.

10.2.2 Contractor agrees to subrogate General Liability resulting from performance under this agreement by agreeing to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless, the City, and its respective employees, agents, and City Council from and against all claims, liabilities, suits, losses, damages, injuries and expenses, including all costs and reasonable attorney’s fees (“Claims”), which are attributable to any act or omission by the Contractor under the performance of the services.

10.3 Environmental Pollution Liability – The policy limit shall provide coverage of no less than $1,000,000 per claim and in the aggregate. Coverage shall apply to bodily injury; property damage, including loss of use of damaged property or of property that has not been physically injured; cleanup costs; and costs of defense, including costs and expenses incurred in the investigation, defense, or settlement of claims.

10.3.1 Contractor shall obtain, pay for, and maintain for the duration of the Contract EPL insurance that provides coverage for liability caused by pollution conditions arising out of the operations of the Contractor. Coverage shall be included on behalf of the insured for covered claims arising out of the actions of independent contractors. If the insured is using Subcontractors, the policy must include work performed “by or on behalf” of the insured.

10.3.2 All activities contemplated in the Contract shall be specifically scheduled on the EPL policy as “covered operation.” In addition, the policy shall provide coverage for the hauling of waste from the Project site to the final disposal location, including non-owned disposal sites.

10.3.3 The policy shall specifically provide for a duty to defend on the part of the insurer. The City of Vernon, its officers, employees and agents shall be added to the policy as additional insureds by endorsement.

10.4 Professional Errors and Omissions Coverage in a sum of not less than two million dollars ($2,000,000), where such risk is applicable. Applicable aggregate must be identified and claims history provided to determine amounts remaining under the aggregates. Contractor shall maintain such coverage for at least one (1) year after the termination of this agreement.

10.5 Umbrella Liability Insurance – An umbrella (over primary) may be used to comply with limits or other primary coverage requirements. When used, the umbrella policy shall apply to bodily injury/property damage and personal injury/advertising injury and shall include a “dropdown” provision providing primary coverage for any liability not covered by the primary policy. The umbrella policy shall have no additional exclusion or coverage difference from the primary policy. The coverage shall also apply to automobile liability.

10.6 Workers’ Compensation/Employers Liability - Contractor shall comply with the applicable sections of the California Labor Code concerning workers' compensation for injuries on the job. Compliance is accomplished in one of the following manners:

10.6.1 Provide a copy of the permissive self-insurance certificate approved by the State of California; or

10.6.2 Secure and maintain in force a policy of workers' compensation insurance with statutory limits and Employer's Liability Insurance with a limit of one million dollars ($1,000,000) per accident. The policy shall be endorsed to waive all rights of subrogation against City, its directors, commissioners, officers, employees, and volunteers for losses arising from performance of this Agreement or

10.6.3 If Contractor has no employees, it may certify or warrant to the City that it does not currently have any employees or individuals who are defined as “employees” under the Labor Code, and the requirement for Workers’ Compensation coverage will be waived by completing the waiver form provided by the City.

10.7 If Contractor maintains broader coverage and/or higher limits than the minimums shown above, City requires and shall be entitled to the broader coverage and/or the higher limits maintained by the Contractor. Any available insurance proceeds in excess of the specified minimum limits of insurance and coverage shall be available to the City.

10.8 Each insurance policy included in this clause shall be endorsed to state that coverage shall not be cancelled except after thirty (30) days prior written notice to City.

10.9 Insurance shall be placed with insurers with an A.M. Best rating of no less than A-VIII. Any self-insured retention or deductible in excess of $25,000 must be approved in advance by the City. Any policies written on a claims-based basis must include a minimum of a 3-year tail.

10.10 Prior to the commencement of performance, Contractor shall furnish City with a certificate of insurance for each policy. Each certificate is to be signed by a person authorized by that insurer to evidence coverage on its behalf. The certificate(s) must be in a form approved by City. City may require complete, certified copies of any or all policies upon request.

10.11 Failure to maintain required insurance at all times shall constitute a default and material breach. In such event, Contractor shall immediately notify City and cease all performance under this Agreement until further directed by the City. In the absence of satisfactory insurance coverage, City may, at its option: (a) procure insurance with collection rights for premiums, attorney's fees, and costs against Contractor by way of set-off or recoupment from sums due to Contractor, at City's option; (b) immediately terminate this Agreement and seek damages from the Agreement resulting from said breach; or (c) self-insure the risk, with all damages and costs incurred, by judgment, settlement or otherwise, including attorney's fees and costs, being collectible from Contractor, by way of set-off or recoupment from any sums due to Contractor.

11.0 GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

11.1 INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR.

11.1.1 It is understood that in the performance of the services herein provided for, Contractor shall be, and is, an independent contractor, and is not an agent, officer or employee of City and shall furnish such services in its own manner and method except as required by this Agreement, or any applicable statute, rule, or regulation. Further, Contractor has and shall retain the right to exercise full control over the employment, direction, compensation and discharge of all persons employed by Contractor in the performance of the services hereunder. City assumes no liability for Contractor’s actions and performance, nor assumes responsibility for taxes, bonds, payments, or other commitments, implied or explicit, by or for Contractor. Contractor shall be solely responsible for, and shall indemnify, defend and save City harmless from all matters relating to the payment of its employees, subcontractors and independent contractors, including compliance with social security, withholding and all other wages, salaries, benefits, taxes, exactions, and regulations of any nature whatsoever.

11.1.2 Contractor acknowledges that Contractor and any
subcontractors, agents or employees employed by Contractor shall not, under any circumstances, be considered employees of the City, and that they shall not be entitled to any of the benefits or rights afforded employees of City, including, but not limited to, sick leave, vacation leave, holiday pay, Public Employees Retirement System benefits, or health, life, dental, long-term disability or workers' compensation insurance benefits.

11.2 CONTRACTOR NOT AGENT. Except as the City may authorize in writing, Contractor and its subcontractors shall have no authority, express or implied, to act on behalf of or bind the City in any capacity whatsoever as agents or otherwise.

11.3 OWNERSHIP OF WORK. All documents and materials furnished by the City to Contractor shall remain the property of the City and shall be returned to the City upon termination of this Agreement. All reports, drawings, plans, specifications, computer tapes, floppy disks and printouts, studies, memoranda, computation sheets, and other documents prepared by Contractor in furtherance of the work shall be the sole property of City and shall be delivered to City whenever requested at no additional cost to the City. Contractor shall keep such documents and materials on file and available for audit by the City for at least three (3) years after completion or earlier termination of this Agreement. Contractor may make duplicate copies of such materials and documents for its own files or for such other purposes as may be authorized in writing by the City.

11.4 CORRECTION OF WORK. Contractor shall promptly correct any defective, inaccurate or incomplete tasks, deliverables, goods, services and other work, without additional cost to the City. The performance or acceptance of services furnished by Contractor shall not relieve the Contractor from the obligation to correct subsequently discovered defects, inaccuracy, or incompleteness.

11.5 RESPONSIBILITY FOR ERRORS. Contractor shall be responsible for its work and results under this Agreement. Contractor, when requested, shall furnish clarification and/or explanation as may be required by the City, regarding any services rendered under this Agreement at no additional cost to City. In the event that an error or omission attributable to Contractor occurs, then Contractor shall, at no cost to City, provide all necessary design drawings, estimates and other Contractor professional services necessary to rectify and correct the matter to the sole satisfaction of City and to participate in any meeting required with regard to the correction.

11.6 WAIVER. The City's waiver of any term, condition, breach, or default of this Agreement shall not be considered to be a waiver of any other term, condition, default or breach, nor of a subsequent breach of the one waived. The delay or failure of either party at any time to require performance or compliance by the other of any of its obligations or agreements shall in no way be deemed a waiver of those rights to require such performance or compliance. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement shall be effective unless in writing and executed by a duly authorized representative of the party against whom enforcement of a waiver is sought.

11.7 SUCCESSORS. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and shall be binding upon, the parties hereto and their respective heirs, successors, and/or assigns.

11.8 NO ASSIGNMENT. Contractor shall not assign or transfer this Agreement or any rights hereunder without the prior written consent of the City and approval by the City Attorney, which may be withheld in the City's sole discretion. Any unauthorized assignment or transfer shall be null and void and shall constitute a material breach by the Contractor of its obligations under this Agreement. No assignment shall release the original parties from their obligations or otherwise constitute a novation.

11.9 COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS. Contractor shall comply with all Federal, State, County and City laws, ordinances, rules and regulations, which are, as amended from time to time, incorporated herein and applicable to the performance hereof. Violation of any law material to performance of this Agreement shall entitle the City to terminate the Agreement and otherwise pursue its remedies. Further, if the Contractor performs any work knowing it to be contrary to such laws, rules, and regulations Contractor shall be solely responsible for all costs arising therefrom.

11.10 ATTORNEY'S FEES. If any action at law or in equity is brought to enforce or interpret the terms of this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to reasonable attorney's fees, costs, and necessary disbursements in addition to any other relief to which such party may be entitled.

11.11 INTERPRETATION.

11.11.1 Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be deemed an agreement and shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California. Contractor agrees that the State and Federal courts which sit in the State of California shall have exclusive jurisdiction over all controversies and disputes arising hereunder, and submits to the jurisdiction thereof.

11.11.2 Entire Agreement. This Agreement, including any exhibits attached hereto, constitutes the entire agreement and understanding between the parties regarding its subject matter and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous negotiations, representations, understandings, correspondence, documentation, and agreements (written or oral).

11.11.3 Written Amendment. This Agreement may only be
changed by written amendment executed by Contractor and the City Administrator or other authorized representative of the City, subject to any requisite authorization by the City Council. Any oral representations or modifications concerning this Agreement shall be of no force or effect.

11.11.4 Severability. If any provision in this Agreement is held by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void, or unenforceable, such portion shall be deemed severed from this Agreement, and the remaining provisions shall nevertheless continue in full force and effect as fully as though such invalid, illegal, or unenforceable portion had never been part of this Agreement.

11.11.5 Order of Precedence. In case of conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the terms contained in any document attached as an Exhibit or otherwise incorporated by reference, the terms of this Agreement shall strictly prevail. The terms of the City’s Request for Proposals shall control over the Contractor’s Proposal.

11.11.6 Construction. In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises with respect to this Agreement, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties and in accordance with its fair meaning.

There shall be no presumption or burden of proof favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement.

11.12 TIME OF ESSENCE. Time is strictly of the essence of this agreement and each and every covenant, term, and provision hereof.

11.13 AUTHORITY OF CONTRACTOR. The Contractor hereby
represents and warrants to the City that the Contractor has the right, power, legal capacity, and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement, and its execution of this Agreement has been duly authorized.

11.14 ARBITRATION OF DISPUTES. Any dispute for under $25,000 arising out of or relating to the negotiation, construction, performance, non-performance, breach, or any other aspect of this Agreement, shall be settled by binding arbitration in accordance with the Commercial Rules of the American Arbitration Association at Los Angeles, California and judgment upon the award rendered by the Arbitrators may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. The City does not waive its right to object to the timeliness or sufficiency of any claim filed or required to be filed against the City and reserves the right to conduct full discovery.

11.15 NOTICES. Any notice or demand to be given by one party to the other must be given in writing and by personal delivery or prepaid first-class, registered or certified mail, addressed as follows. Notice simply to the City of Vernon or any other City department is not adequate notice.

If to the City:

City of Vernon
Attention: Freddie Agyin, Director
Department of Health and Environmental Control
4305 Santa Fe Avenue
Vernon, CA 90058
If to the Contractor:

Sespe Consulting, Inc., a Trinity Consultants
Company Attention: Brian Anderson
374 Poli Street, Suite 200
Ventura, CA 93001
Any such notice shall be deemed to have been given upon delivery, if personally delivered, or, if mailed, upon receipt, or upon expiration of three (3) business days from the date of posting, whichever is earlier. Either party may change the address at which it desires to receive notice upon giving written notice of such request to the other party.

11.16 NO THIRD PARTY RIGHTS. This Agreement is entered into for the sole benefit of City and Contractor and no other parties are intended to be direct or incidental beneficiaries of this Agreement and no third party shall have any right or remedy in, under, or to this Agreement.

11.17 TERMINATION FOR CONVENIENCE (Without Cause). City may terminate this Agreement in whole or in part at any time, for any cause or without cause, upon fifteen (15) calendar days' written notice to Contractor. If the Agreement is thus terminated by City for reasons other than Contractor's failure to perform its obligations, City shall pay Contractor a prorated amount based on the services satisfactorily completed and accepted prior to the effective date of termination. Such payment shall be Contractor's exclusive remedy for termination without cause.

11.18 DEFAULT. In the event either party materially defaults in its obligations hereunder, the other party may declare a default and terminate this Agreement by written notice to the defaulting party. The notice shall specify the basis for the default. The Agreement shall terminate unless such default is cured before the effective date of termination stated in such notice, which date shall be no sooner than ten (10) days after the date of the notice. In case of default by Contractor, the City reserves the right to procure the goods or services from other sources and to hold the Contractor responsible for any excess costs occasioned to the City thereby. Contractor shall not be held accountable for additional costs incurred due to delay or default as a result of Force Majeure. Contractor must notify the City immediately upon knowing that non-performance or delay will apply to this Agreement as a result of Force Majeure. At that time Contractor is to submit in writing a Recovery Plan for this Agreement. If the Recovery Plan is not acceptable to the City or not received within 10 days of the necessary notification of Force Majeure default, then the City may cancel this order in its entirety at no cost to the City, owing only for goods and services completed to that point.

11.19 TERMINATION FOR CAUSE. Termination for cause shall relieve the terminating party of further liability or responsibility under this Agreement, including the payment of money, except for payment for services satisfactorily and timely performed prior to the service of the notice of termination, and except for reimbursement of (1) any payments made by the City for service not subsequently performed in a timely and satisfactory manner, and (2) costs incurred by the City in obtaining substitute performance. If this Agreement is terminated as provided herein, City may require, at no additional cost to City, that Contractor provide all finished or unfinished documents, data, and other information of any kind prepared by Contractor in connection with the performance of Services under this Agreement. Contractor shall be required to provide such document and other information within fifteen (15) days of the request.

11.19.1 Additional Services. In the event this Agreement is terminated in whole or in part as provided herein, City may procure, upon such terms and in such manner as it may determine appropriate, services similar to those terminated.

11.20 MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION OF RECORDS.

The City, or its authorized auditors or representatives, shall have access to and the right to audit and reproduce any of the Contractor's records to the extent the City deems necessary to insure it is receiving all money to which it is entitled under the Agreement and/or is paying only the amounts to which Contractor is properly entitled under the Agreement or for other purposes relating to the Agreement.

The Contractor shall maintain and preserve all such records for a period of at least three (3) years after termination of the Agreement.

The Contractor shall maintain all such records in the City of Vernon.

If not, the Contractor shall, upon request, promptly deliver the records to the City of Vernon or reimburse the City for all reasonable and extra costs incurred in conducting the audit at a location other than the City of Vernon, including, but not limited to, such additional (out of the City) expenses for personnel, salaries, private auditors, travel, lodging, meals, and overhead.

11.21 CONFLICT. Contractor hereby represents, warrants, and certifies that no member, officer, or employee of the Contractor is a director, officer, or employee of the City of Vernon, or a member of any of its boards, commissions, or committees, except to the extent permitted by law.

11.22 HEADINGS. Paragraphs and subparagraph headings contained in this Agreement are included solely for convenience and are not intended to modify, explain or to be a full or accurate description of the content thereof and shall not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

11.23 ENFORCEMENT OF WAGE AND HOUR LAWS. Eight hours labor constitutes a legal day's work. The Contractor, or subcontractor, if any, shall forfeit twenty-five dollars ($25) for each worker employed in the execution of this Agreement by the respective Contractor or subcontractor for each calendar day during which the worker is required or permitted to work more than 8 hours in any one calendar day and 40 hours in any one calendar week in violation of the provisions of Sections 1810 through 1815 of the California Labor Code as a penalty paid to the City; provided, however, work performed by employees of contractors in excess of 8 hours per day, and 40 hours during any one week, shall be permitted upon compensation for all hours worked in excess of 8 hours per day at not less than 1½ times the basic rate of pay.

11.24 EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY PRACTICES. Contractor certifies and represents that, during the performance of this Agreement, it and any other parties with whom it may subcontract shall adhere to equal employment opportunity practices to assure that applicants, employees and recipients of service are treated equally and are not discriminated against because of their race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, disability, sex, age, medical condition, sexual orientation or marital status. Contractor further certifies that it will not maintain any segregated facilities.

Contractor further agrees to comply with The Equal Employment Opportunity Practices provisions as set forth in Exhibit “C”.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the Commencement Date stated on the cover page.

City of Vernon, a California charter City
and California municipal corporation
By: ____________________________
Brian Saeki, City Administrator
ATTEST:
_______________________________
Genoveva Rocha, City Clerk
Sespe Consulting, Inc., a Trinity
Consultants Company, a California
corporation
By:

Name:_PAUL GREYWALL_____________
Title: CEO____________________
By:

Name: DAVE LARSEN
Title: CFO
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
_______________________________
Zaynah Moussa-Milward,
City Attorney

EXHIBIT A

CONTRACTOR'S PROPOSAL
374 Poli Street, Suite 200 • Ventura, California 93001
Office (805) 275-1515 • Fax (805) 667-8104
Cover Letter 1 Sespe Consulting, Inc.

December 5, 2025
City of Vernon
Department of Health and Environmental Control
4305 Santa Fe Avenue
Vernon, California 90058
RE: Response to City of Vernon’s Request for Proposals (RFP) for Environmental Compliance and Remediation Technical Consulting Services
On behalf of Sespe Consulting, Inc. (Sespe), a Trinity Consultants Company, I am pleased to present the enclosed proposal in response to the City of Vernon’s (City’s) RFP to provide environmental compliance and remediation technical consulting services. This proposal conforms to the format and delivery of response requirements in the RFP, and details Sespe’s understanding of the scope of services and our extensive experience with the type of services requested.

As requested by the RFP, Sespe is identifying WRA Environmental Consultants (WRA) as a specialty subconsultant available to provide ecological risk assessment support on an as-needed basis. No other subcontractors are proposed at this time.

This letter certifies that, as of the date of this submittal and throughout the term of any agreement arising from the City’s solicitation, Sespe holds and maintains all licenses, certifications, and registrations required under applicable federal and state laws and regulations to lawfully provide environmental services. This letter further certifies that any services furnished to the City of Vernon will be performed by personnel who, at the time of performance, hold and maintain all professional licenses and certifications required by applicable law for their respective disciplines. Sespe will notify the City in the event any such license, certification, or registration becomes suspended, revoked, or otherwise not in good standing.

This certification is provided by an authorized representative of Sespe and is true and correct to the best of their knowledge and belief. This proposal shall remain valid for at least ninety (90) days from the date of submittal.

City of Vernon Response to Request for Proposals
Environmental/Technical Consulting Services December 5, 2025 Cover Letter 2 Sespe Consulting, Inc.

Business Entity: Sespe Consulting, Inc., a Trinity Consultants Company 374 Poli Street, Suite 200
Ventura, California 93001
Office: (805) 275-1515 • Fax (805) 667-8104
Contact Person: Lori Bryan, P.G.

Project Manager | Senior Geologist
[email protected]
Cell: (405) 201-6730 • Office: (805) 275-1515
Subconsultant: WRA Environmental Consultants
2169-G East Francisco Boulevard
San Rafael, California 94901
Office: (415) 454-8868
Please call us at (805) 275-1515 if you have any questions or if you need additional information.

Respectfully submitted,
Brian Anderson, P.G.

Principal Geologist
Sespe Consulting, Inc., a Trinity Consultants Company
Lori Bryan, P.G.

Project Manager | Geologist
Sespe Consulting, Inc., a Trinity Consultants Company
374 Poli Street, Suite 200 • Ventura, California 93001
Office (805) 275-1515 • Fax (805) 667-8104

RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND

REMEDIATION TECHNICAL CONSULTING SERVICES

CITY OF VERNON
December 5, 2025
Prepared for:

City of Vernon
Department of Health and Environmental Control
4305 Santa Fe Avenue
Vernon, California 90058
Prepared by:

Sespe Consulting, Inc.
374 Poli Street, Suite 200
Ventura, California 93001
(805) 275-1515
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1. Introduction
Uniquely situated within the Los Angeles metropolitan area, the City of Vernon (City) was incorporated in 1905 as the first industrial municipality in California. With direct access to key infrastructure, the City has served as a gateway for industry, ranging from manufacturing, processing, packaging, and distribution. The City Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) serves as its Certified Unified Program Agency (CUPA), and in this role is responsible to provide oversight of designated environmentally affected sites within its jurisdiction. These oversight activities are conducted in coordination with, and complementary to, programs administered by the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) and the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board (LARWQCB). To support these efforts, the City is seeking qualified consulting firms with the requisite subject matter expertise and credentials to assist with site assessment, remedial investigation, and clean-up of impacted sites.

Given the extensive industrial footprint, through its DHEC, the City supports businesses with environmental permitting and regulatory compliance, as well as assisting property owners and developers with the clean-up of contaminated sites. Accordingly, the City may require technical expertise and consulting services for a variety of projects, ranging from environmental assessment of existing facilities to investigation and clean-up of historic releases to soil or groundwater. Given the diverse nature of the types of environmental matters, the firm selected to support the City must be able to provide a broad array of technical services with a background in industrial processes as well as pertinent environmental statutes and regulations. Likewise, because of the interplay between site redevelopment and the land use planning process, the selected consulting firm must possess expertise and knowledge of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) to assist the City in its environmental review of projects subject to the act.

We are proud of our support in having assisted the City in achieving clean-up oversight authority under California Assembly Bill 304 (AB 304). In January 2023, Sespe collaborated with the DHEC to establish the City of Vernon as a select handful of model Lead Agencies, with discretionary authority for the oversight of environmental cleanup cases under Health and Safety Code sections 101480–101487. Sespe continues to assist the City in implementing its AB 304 program through review of technical submittals, guidance on reporting requirements, and oversight of the City’s first cleanup cases.

The City is requesting proposals from qualified firms to provide consulting services in defined service areas as outlined in the RFP for Environmental Compliance and Remediation Technical Consulting Services. In response, this proposal presents Sespe Consulting, Inc.’s (Sespe’s), a Trinity Consultants company, qualifications to provide the technical expertise required by the DHEC as outlined in the RFP. If selected, we will employ a task-based approach to provide a straightforward and proven management framework to measure performance and accomplishments during each phase of a project’s process. Each task represents a key milestone with either a deliverable product or an important date corresponding to a project work schedule.

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Our ability to develop close working relationships with all stakeholders enables us to address issues efficiently, support project schedules, and assist in completing work as efficiently as possible. Our company values include mutual trust, integrity, and accountability, which have made Sespe an industry leader. Our collaborative and performance-focused approach allows us to support complex projects on time, within budget, and with a consistently high level of quality.

Sespe’s subject matter expert (SME) model allows us to optimize and streamline our professionals to deliver projects, which translates to value-added cost efficiencies, as compared to other approaches that rely on using multiple staff to perform the same scope of work. We are thoroughly committed and focused on providing our clients with a successful project every time.

As its designated technical consultants under local agency oversight responsibilities vested under California’s AB 304 program, Sespe is uniquely qualified to provide the scope of services presented in this RFP response. Moreover, having served the City in the past, we understand and recognize the value of open communication, transparency and responsiveness; and therefore, remain committed to maintaining an effective working dialogue with DHEC leadership and staff, and external stakeholders to ensure project progress, milestones, and key considerations are clearly communicated. At Sespe, thoughtful and open dialogue is foundational to our client commitments. We look forward to the opportunity to serve the City in the future.

About Sespe Consulting: Sespe was founded in 2009, with our main office at 374 Poli Street, Suite 200, Ventura, California 93001. We have additional satellite offices in San Diego, California and Grants Pass, Oregon. On December 31, 2020, Sespe joined Trinity Consultants and continues to operate as part of the Trinity team of over 2,000 professionals and 70 offices throughout the United States. As requested by the RFP, please refer to the firm’s profile provided in Attachment A.

Founded to serve the specialized needs of government, institutional, industrial, natural resources, manufacturing, real estate development, and renewable energy clients, we offer a wide range of scientific, engineering, and planning expertise. It is our priority to build lasting relationships with our clients. We have active working relationships with various local and statewide agencies, architects, attorneys, geotechnical firms, biologists, as well as other subcontractors and vendors. Our successful relationships collaborating with and on behalf of various levels of local, regional, and state governments help us bring projects to a successful conclusion.

Sespe staff have worked together for many years in the local and statewide professional consulting community. In addition, our staff has a standing, proven track record of previous work experience with the City of Vernon, successfully bringing impacted sites through the complete assessment, investigation, and closure process. Through these efforts, we have worked on behalf of the City to facilitate the redevelopment of industrial properties to new uses that are complementary to the City’s future plan and vision.

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Sespe was established to bring the best available scientific, environmental, and engineering capabilities to serve our clients in need of professional support. With a technically diverse staff of licensed Professional Engineers (civil, mechanical, and chemical), Professional Geologists, industrial hygienists, land use planners, and environmental professionals, Sespe can assist with a wide range of project types. From the very beginning, it has been our goal to maintain long-term relationships with our clients. We have achieved this by:
 Representing our client’s best interests.
 Bringing the best technical resources to every project. Our staff has an average of over 20 years in the environmental consulting field.
 Delivering a combination of practical, technical, and regulatory expertise to ensure creative solutions to each project.
 Offering a full range of services.
 Strategic partnering with subject matter experts.

2. General Scope of Work
Sespe envisions it may be called upon to provide technical review and consulting services to the DHEC on a wide variety of tasks associated with oversight and cleanup of impacted sites, including:
 Phase I and II Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs): A Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (Phase I ESA) is a scientific report following ASTM Standards that evaluates the environmental risks and liabilities of a property based on the current and historical uses of the property. It involves conducting file searches with various public agencies, examining historical aerial photos, and a review of Federal, State, and Local databases of contaminated sites, etc. Although usually conducted as part of a commercial or industrial real estate transaction, it can be done at any time to develop a better understanding of potential environmental liabilities associated with a property. We have conducted numerous ESAs on a number of different types of commercial and industrial properties.

A Phase II Environmental Site Assessment involves the actual sampling of soil and groundwater to determine if a contaminant is present, as well as the levels and extent of the contamination. With professional geologists and engineers on staff, we have experience conducting these assessments across a broad array of sites. Our site assessments are prepared in accordance with applicable ASTM standards (formerly referred to as the American Society of Testing and Materials). While the City may have a need for Phase I/II site assessment services, it is expected that Sespe’s primary role would be reviewing workplans and assessment reports prepared by others for the DHEC.  Residential Health Risk Assessments (rHRA): Occasionally, it may be prudent to allow some level of contamination to remain at a cleanup site, should remediation of remaining low-level contamination become cost-prohibitive or physically infeasible. Health risk City of Vernon Response to Request for Proposals
Environmental/Technical Consulting Services December 5, 2025 1 - Response to RFP_City of Vernon_12-05-2025 4 Sespe Consulting, Inc. assessments (HRAs) provide a tool to evaluate the level of health risk to workers or neighboring residential inhabitants resulting from contaminants left in place. HRAs can also be used to develop remediation goals based on residual risk. Sespe has extensive experience in preparing HRAs and has an on-staff industrial hygienist available for QA/QC work products. We envision this service area would be needed to support an evaluation of work exposure or community risk associated with a release of a hazardous substance into the environment. In those instances, where the nature and type of release are known, and sensitive receptors are involved, Sespe can utilize toxicologists from Trinity Consultants, our parent firm, to perform site-specific risk assessments or review assessments prepared by project proponents.
 Ecological Risk Assessments (ERA): Certain projects may require evaluation of potential risks to biological receptors from existing site contamination. To understand the nature, type, and extent of these types of risks, biologists specializing in ecotoxicology are needed. Given this specific area of expertise, Sespe has a standing partnership with WRA consultants, who have subject matter experts focused on performing ecological risk assessments. A brief summary of the firm’s qualifications and relevant background is included in Attachment A of this RFP response. Accordingly, for projects requiring this expertise, Sespe has arranged to partner with WRA, a firm that has this niche expertise, to perform these services. If needed these services would be subcontracted, consistent with teaming relations we have deployed on other City projects in the past.  Screening Risk Assessments: In some cases, considering the type constituents of interest (COI) and their concentration levels, a screening level risk assessment may be an appropriate approach, particularly where the COIs toxicology is well understood and there are relevant and applicable screening criteria that have been adopted by the responsible agency, here typically the DTSC and/or United State Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA). Sespe has performed numerous screening level risk assessments in support of site redevelopment, due diligence, and industrial facility postclosure assessment projects. Moreover, Sespe has direct experience in evaluation assumptions and site model criteria, which are typically foundational to the risk assessment process.
 Air Quality Impact Assessments: An air quality impact assessment (AQIA) is often prepared to quantify and determine the significance of air quality and climate change impacts associated with a specific facility or proposed operation. It can also involve air quality modeling. For the tasks envisioned for this RFP, an AQIA could be required for large site cleanups or for emissions from remediation equipment (oxidizers, IC engines, etc.). We have conducted numerous AQIAs for a broad array of commercial and industrial facilities.
 Water Quality Impact Assessments: As required for certain projects, an understanding of surface and groundwater quality is needed, particularly where there is a known or City of Vernon Response to Request for Proposals
Environmental/Technical Consulting Services December 5, 2025 1 - Response to RFP_City of Vernon_12-05-2025 5 Sespe Consulting, Inc. suspected release of a hazardous substance. Water Quality Impact Assessments provide an objective evaluation of site-specific constituents and background geochemistry in relation to established limits, such as maximum contaminant levels or risk-based screening criteria. These assessments provide the requisite background in which to determine if a remedial investigation is warranted. With respect to this task, we believe our role will be to provide technical critique and feedback on water quality studies and assessments that are prepared as part of the site investigation process.  Sampling Analysis Plans (SAPs): Key to the site assessment/characterization process is defining data quality objectives as part of the development of a sampling and analysis plan, whether applied to soil, groundwater or air. As most site assessments involve the collection and analysis of chemicals of concern identified at contaminated sites, a complete sampling and analysis plan is needed to establish the data quality objectives, rationale and methodology. In our experience, the level of detail required in an SAP is dependent, in part, on the nature of extent of the proposed investigation. That is, an initial soils investigation may only require a streamlined sampling plan, whereas a more extensive plan may be warranted where a decision point is anticipated. Thus, our approach is to guide the project toward the applicable and relevant SAP instead of imparting a prescriptive scope.

Sespe and its parent firm, Trinity Consultants, has designed and implemented a variety of sampling and analysis plans for different environmental media types, including soil, soil gas, groundwater, surface water, and air as part of the remedial investigation/feasibility study (RI/FS) phase of a project. Our experience includes the use of the USEPA Visual Sampling Plan (VSP) module, as well as the agency guidance on developing comprehensive groundwater and soils SAPs. With this expertise and our understanding of the types of projects within the City, we envision providing technical review and comment on proposed sampling plans, as needed to support the RI/FS process.

Moreover, in those instances where the project may involve consultation with other regulatory agencies, like the USEPA, LARWQCB, DTSC, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), or the State Office of Emergency Services (OES), we will provide the requisite guidance to the responsible parties to assure the scope of these plans confirm with the pertinent agency data objectives, quality assurance/quality control provisions and content requirements.
 Waste Analysis Plans (WAPs), including Precision, Accuracy, Representativeness, Completeness (PARCC): Similar to sampling and analysis plans, Waste Analysis Plans are designed to provide the applicable and relevant criteria that will be followed to ensure the proper collection and analysis of data related to waste characterization. Given our background with waste handling, storage and disposal projects, we assume Sespe would assist in evaluating sampling plans designed to characterize and classify waste streams, and most notable hazardous waste, as such plans would need to conform to both federal and state hazardous waste statutes, specifically the Resource Conservation and Recovery City of Vernon Response to Request for Proposals
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Act (RCRA) and Title 22 of the state health and safety code. For these projects, we expect that our role would be to review and comment on plans, as submitted to the City for approval as part of a site assessment or clean-up action.  Quality Assurance Plans: Quality Assurance Plans (QAP) are a fundamental component of most sampling and analysis plans, as these aspects describe the process and actions employed to ensure the integrity of the data generated, which will be relied upon in the decision-making process. Thus, well-designed QA/QC plans are not only important for assuring the integrity of the laboratory analyses being performed, but also to ensure proper collection, management, and documentation of samples. With respect to this task, we anticipate that Sespe would review QAPs submitted as a component in an SAP, or as a standalone document. Our review would be documented through technical memoranda as requested.
 CERCLA Superfund Site Support: The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), commonly known as Superfund, is a federal environmental law that provides a framework in which to address releases or threatened releases of hazardous substances that may endanger public health or the environment.

The Sespe team includes staff who have direct and applied experience working on project sites listed under the CERCLA National Priorities List (NPL), as well as other sites overseen by State equivalent programs. With its extensive industrial background, we understand the City has provided oversight directly on contaminated sites subject to CERCLA under its CUPA authority, and also as a partner with USEPA, DTSC, and the LARWQCB when these agencies serve as the lead regulatory body. Our technical expertise with these sites covers the complete CERCLA process, beginning with the preliminary endangerment and site inspection phase, through the RI/FS and remedial design stages. For this task, we would assist the City in its role as lead agency or in cases where it is consulting with other environmental agencies. More specifically, we anticipate this task would require not only technical review of various workplans, RI/FS reports, supporting studies and decisions, but also interface and dialogue with the primary overseeing agency as warranted.  Data Quality Objectives (DQO)/Remedial Design Investigation (RDI): DQO help guide the remedial design site investigation process for formulating a problem, identifying the decisions to be made, and specifying the quality requirements for the decisions. The DQOs essentially “drive” the quality requirements for the data and support the development of a defensible sampling and analysis plan. This structured planning process is intended to guide the collection of technically sound environmental data to support similarly sound decision-making. It is our understanding that the review of DQOs would typically occur as part of the evaluation of a site workplan, which includes a formal sampling and analysis plan. In providing this review, we would rely on USEPA guidance, as applicable, as well as relevant guidance published by DTSC.

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Environmental/Technical Consulting Services December 5, 2025 1 - Response to RFP_City of Vernon_12-05-2025 7 Sespe Consulting, Inc.  Remedial Design Investigation (RDI): Sespe and more broadly the Trinity team have led multiple remedial investigation and design evaluation projects across the U.S., with Sespe’s Principal Geologist having performed remedial investigations at several highprofile federal and state Superfund sites in several western states, involving comingled VOC groundwater plumes, vadose zone releases, and soil vapor plumes. In addition to the RI component, these projects include remedial design evaluations, aimed at identifying alternatives for source control and/or contaminant mass removal.  Removal Site Evaluation (RSE): Where risk-based closure approaches are not technically practical or appropriate, conventional remedial design may be the preferred alternative, which typically entails direct mass removal of a contaminant or removal of the environment containing the constituent. In these cases, it may be necessary to assess the efficacy of the proposed remedial action, as compared to other alternatives. For instance, it may be more practical to remediate soil vapor VOCs in the shallow subsurface by a conventional “dig and haul” approach rather than installing and operating a soil vapor extraction system (SVE). In deciding which removal action is preferred, various factors must be considered, such as remedial certainty, cost effectiveness, and potential for residual liability. For this task, our role will be to evaluate and compare the alternatives presented, including those considered but not analyzed, and to provide an opinion as to the preferred RSE.
 Site Standard Operating Procedures (SOP): Certain projects may necessitate the use of subsurface exploration methods, sampling tools, installation of wells, and related downhole equipment. With these types of applications, site investigation workplans may include formalized operating procedures, commonly referred to as SOPs, which detail the proper operating instructions and specifications. In ourrole, we anticipate reviewing SOPs integrated as part of project workplans. This task will entail examining the scope and applicability of the SOPs in the context of the workplan objectives, as well as assessing the suitability of the field application of the proposed equipment, instrumentation, and data collection methods.
 Identification and Evaluation of Potential Constituents of Concern (PCOCs) and Constituents of Concern (COCs): While in many cases the project proponent will have already identified potential or known COCs, at some sites where an initial assessment has yet to be performed, the types of contaminants or other materials of interest may not be identified. Therefore, a screening assessment may be needed to establish potential and existing COCs. Since Sespe will be guiding the City in its oversight of site assessment and the RI/FS process, as requested, we will provide an initial review of site history and uses to identify potential COCs, as well as conduct preliminary sampling as warranted to confirm the COCs. For this task, we plan to utilize our staff-level professionals to carry out the sampling, overseen by the firm’s principals.

City of Vernon Response to Request for Proposals
Environmental/Technical Consulting Services December 5, 2025 1 - Response to RFP_City of Vernon_12-05-2025 8 Sespe Consulting, Inc.  Preliminary and Final Remediation Goals (PRGs) and Clean-up Levels: A PRG is the average concentration of a contaminant in an exposure area that will yield an acceptable health/environmental risk to an individual who is exposed at random within the exposure area. PRGs have been developed by a number of different regulatory agencies to support initial site assessment and risk evaluation. Depending on the nature, type and extent of a release, the PRGs and the site results can be used to develop project/site specific cleanup objectives. For the tasks envisioned for this RFP, Sespe would evaluate the relevance and applicability of PRGs proposed by others and, if necessary, prepare the pertinent assessment to develop site-specific PRGs. Given our role and substantial background in the RI/FS process, Sespe will advise and recommend relevant and applicable PRGs, accounting for known or proposed land uses, sensitive receptor background and/or other supplemental screening tools, consistent with the current or intended future use(s) of contaminated sites.
 COC Background Studies: In some situations, the natural level of background “contamination” may exceed potential PRGs for a specific site. These baseline conditions are typically of interests at sites affected by metals and/or naturally occurring substances like asbestos, which can occur in soils. COC background studies involve obtaining an appropriate number of samples (usually in soil) in areas believed to be “clean” or not adversely impacted by surface operations and comparing the lab results to those taken in areas of contamination.
 Site Removal Action Alternative Evaluations: Upon completion of site characterization, there may be one or more options to mitigate or fully remediate environmental impacts.

In some cases, these actions may be institutional in nature, while others can require more extensive engineering approaches. Because each site is unique and other indirect factors may come into play, such as a change in land use or receptor, from time to time, it may be necessary to evaluate and compare corrective actions, or in certain cases, provide an independent evaluation of a proposed mitigation or clean-up measure. For this task, Sespe envisions providing the requisite technical expertise to identify remedial alternatives, including institutional and administrative controls as warranted, and proven technologies for evaluation of site clean-up alternatives. Additionally, remedial actions identified and recommended by project proponents will be reviewed and assessed to gauge feasibility and efficacy. These types of reviews will be provided in the form of technical memoranda, which can be shared directly with the project proponent.  Decision Documents (DDs): As a CUPA, the City maintains authority to oversee the planning, investigation, and remediation of contaminated sites within its jurisdictional area. Relatedly, the City is responsible for determining if a subject site has been properly remediated and ultimately whether further action(s) is necessary. This process requires that the City issue certain decision documents, including but not limited to types of abatement orders in justified, No Further Action (NFA) letters, land use covenants, and potentially other types of notices/communications. Working on behalf of the City, Sespe City of Vernon Response to Request for Proposals
Environmental/Technical Consulting Services December 5, 2025 1 - Response to RFP_City of Vernon_12-05-2025 9 Sespe Consulting, Inc. has been instrumental in assisting with the structuring of NFAs and covenants, which have included provisional and conditional terms. As with these past efforts, Sespe therefore expects our services provided under this scope will continue to include supporting the development of land use covenants placing certain restrictions or prohibitions on the types of activities permitted on a site, where residual contamination will remain. For these kinds of decision documents, it is our understanding that we would be requested to prepare drafts on behalf of the City, as well as review proposed conditional covenants from time to time.
 Interface and Negotiations with Agencies: Although the DHEC serves as the lead agency for most environmental projects in the City, our experience suggests that the City may desire to consult with other responsible agencies, including but not limited to the USEPA, DTSC and the LARWQCB, particularly in those instances where there are emergent compounds, complex risk scenarios and/or fate and transport considerations or the project proponent intends to utilize novel or new remedial methods and technologies.

Also, because the City has a responsibility under its voluntary cleanup agreement with the DTSC for the former Thermador site, located within its jurisdiction, should this RFP response be awarded to Sespe, we anticipate continuing to serve as the technical experts for the site, ensuring that the City’s interests are appropriately addressed. More specifically, we believe our goal is to work collaboratively with these agencies to identify and effectuate solutions that are technologically sound and defensible, while ensuring effective remedial action is achieved. When justified, Sespe believes that respectful critique and dialogue with agency staff is key to advancing project objectives, while continuing to strive for practical and feasible clean-up. DTSC’s recent approval of our comprehensive conceptual site model for the former Thermador site, which is a fundamental tool used in the site remedial investigation, design evaluation, and implementation processes, is a testament to our commitment to consistent and open dialogue with department staff.
 Public Awareness and Presentations: Given that certain projects can elicit community concerns or include input from multiple stakeholders, it is imperative that technical information be communicated in a transparent and open manner that is readily understood by the public. At Sespe, one of our principals is media trained and thus wellequipped to assist the City with strategic messaging, fact sheets, and public engagement, as may be warranted. Here, we assume our role will be to assist City staff in developing communications and presenting at town hall meetings, council meetings, and other public forums, as requested. Accordingly, for this task, Sespe’s principals will be guided by our media-trained staff to support the City in its communications and interface with the public when circumstances require it.
 Certification and Property Restoration: Once a site has been remediated or suitable mitigation measures implemented, the project proponent will typically request a certificate of completeness or NFA letter. As requested, Sespe will support the City in City of Vernon Response to Request for Proposals
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 Issuance of Certificate of Completion: Certificates of Completion (COCs) are oftentimes used by lead agencies to formally recognize site environmental remediation, or to affirm actions taken under clean-up programs. With their issuance, these certifications serve as proof that a site has been cleaned up to relevant and applicable standards, and that all parties involved have met their respective responsibilities. In certain cases, they are required for real estate transactions and can offer a form of regulatory security to the property owner and interested stakeholders. Sespe will assist the City with developing appropriate COC language to provide a template that can be applied, if warranted, and requested by a project proponent.
 No Further Action (NFA) Letter: Like a completion certificate, a NFA letter documents that a specific remedial action has been performed, deemed complete, and the cleanup is sufficient to make a finding of no further action. NFAs are typically addressed to the site owner or project proponent. While less formal than a COC, these types of confirmatory records are commonly used by lead agencies to document that a specific investigation or remedial actions have been deemed sufficient, based on the information and analyses provided. Working with the City, Sespe has prior direct experience preparing NFA letters for use by the City or on its behalf.

3. Work Plan
To ensure work elements and their interrelations are clearly understood and documented, each scope of work will be defined according to a work plan. For project planning, Sespe will employ a task-based approach to provide a simple framework to measure performance, establish milestones and accomplishments during each phase of the project’s process. Based on our previous work with the City, we believe this task-focused directive offers the greatest flexibility and cost-effectiveness, as each work element is scoped individually to meet the project objective at hand.

Recognizing that each project is likely to have unique attributes and consequently require a sitespecific scope of work, Sespe’s approach is as follows:
1) For each project identified by the City, a scoping meeting with the DHEC will be held to outline data objectives, define the depth and level of analysis, identify the methods to be employed, specific tasks to be performed, pertinent timelines and milestones, regulatory aspects, and, as applicable, the process for interfacing with the project proponent. 2) Following the scoping meeting, at the City’s request, Sespe can prepare a written scope for each task identified, which will include pertinent standards and/or regulatory requirements that will be applied. Alternatively, as we have successfully employed for previous City projects that require only technical document review/comment or other City of Vernon Response to Request for Proposals
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3) Following completion of project-specific work scopes, at the City’s direction, draft technical memoranda and/or site investigation reports will be prepared and transmitted to DHEC for initial review and comment, followed by publication of the final work product.

In those cases, where the services performed constitute a regulated practice, the final report will be signed and sealed by a California licensed Professional Geologist and/or Professional Engineer.
4) For each project completed, both draft and final works will be managed and archived in Sespe’s client directory, pursuant to our firm’s file retention policies and practices.

Taken together, the approach outlined here will comprise the overall work plan element for the scope of services provided by Sespe, as required by this section of the RFP.

The Sespe team, including key personnel from our parent firm Trinity Consultants, will be led by Brian Anderson, P.G., Principal Geologist, who will serve as Principal-in-Charge for all work performed under this contract. Brian will provide overall direction on project delivery, contract compliance, and resource allocation for assigned tasks.

Lori Bryan, P.G., will continue to serve as the City’s Project Manager and primary point of contact.

Lori will coordinate day-to-day activities with DHEC staff, manage project schedules, prepare task descriptions, oversee subconsultants, and lead technical review and communications. She will also remain the technical lead for ongoing Thermador-related work and coordination with DTSC.

Four team, responsiveness, quality control and clear communication are integral to successful project management. Throughout each task assigned, Sespe will maintain close and open communications with DHEC leadership and staff to ensure every stakeholder remains informed of progress and is aware of any key milestones or challenges ahead. Sespe utilizes a two-tier peer review process for all work products and client deliverables. This review process involves two (2) discrete levels of review. Each report prepared by Sespe is reviewed by both the project manager and a second principal to ensure deliverables meet our firm’s standard of care and quality criteria.

Our dual-tier review is also applied to engineering calculations as well as geologic analyses. In addition to standard deliverables such as technical memoranda or reports, our dual-tier review is also applied to engineering calculations and other quantitative analyses.

As part of Sespe’s internal controls, each project manager is responsible for completing work scopes within the authorized project budget. Accordingly, we use an electronic time-keeping system for each project, which is updated no less than once per week. For our work with the City, this system will track all time and expenses according to Sespe’s assigned fee schedule, which will be used to prepare a monthly billing summary.

Unlike some other firms, where billing reports and invoicing are centralized through a standalone accounting function, at Sespe, each project manager is required to review the individual project’s City of Vernon Response to Request for Proposals
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At Sespe, we are committed to a collaborative working relationship with our clients by including them as part of the project team to ensure a proper level of engagement and continuity in communications. For larger scope projects or those with long-term milestones, Sespe will maintain regular communication with project stakeholders through regularly scheduled status calls. These status calls will be used to convey progress and identify any issues that may arise, keeping communication open to ensure we are on target with our deliverables and schedule.

Additionally, the project manager will periodically schedule a one-on-one call with DHEC to address any matters that require additional focus or follow-up.

4. Fee and Costs
In accordance with the RFP, Sespe will develop individual cost estimates for the service areas described in Section 2 above. For each individual work scope, fees will be billed pursuant to our 2026 Fee Schedule (Attachment B) on a time and materials, not-to-exceed basis. To manage the scope of work and corresponding fee estimate, Sespe proposes that each project requested be authorized in advance via email or under discrete task orders. Sespe is committed to providing services to the City at rates comparable to those offered to other governmental entities for similar work, to the extent applicable.

As previously described, Sespe’s approach to delivering projects, and in particular our SME model, streamlines staff allocation, creating significant billing efficiencies as compared to conventional consulting practices. Specifically, by using disciplined experts to execute project work, we achieve exceptional results for our clients while using fewer staff. When evaluating overall costs, this approach offers significant value to our clients for projects billed according to accrued labor time. Simply stated, by comparison we complete tasks with fewer personnel and in significantly less time than is typically achieved by other firms that must rely on multiple specialists that can lack the nuanced expertise required for technically challenging projects.

These results are evident in the high-quality deliverables produced and demonstrated costefficiencies created for our clients.

A copy of Sespe’s 2026 Fee Schedule is attached, which will be revised annually. Due to our longstanding relationship with the City, we are pleased to offer a discount of 3% on all labor service revenue for the duration of the up to 3-year agreement.

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Sespe is adequately insured with current policies to cover general liability, automobile liability, workers’ compensation, and professional liability (please refer to the insurance certificate provided as Attachment C).

5. Ability of the Proposer to Perform
The Sespe/Trinity team that will serve the City includes SMEs and qualified supporting staff, each with direct project experience in the service areas described in Section 2 above. A summary of the key personnel, along with their qualifications, is presented below. Individual resumes that include project highlights are provided as Attachment D to this RFP response. A Certification Statement attesting to the licensure and registration of key personnel is included in the cover letter.

For the projects contracted, Brian Anderson, P.G., will serve as the City’s primary contact for contract matters, resourcing, and overall project delivery. He will work directly with DHEC leadership and staff. Brian has over thirty-two years of experience, covering a broad array of site investigation and regulatory compliance projects. In addition to his work as a consultant, Brian spent part of his career in the construction materials industry, where he worked on both environmental and land use permitting projects. With this applied experience, Brian brings novel insight into projects, as he can readily balance technical and regulatory aspects within the context of business acumen and practicality. He has engaged in numerous site assessments and RI/FS projects involving CERCLA, RCRA, and state regulatory programs. Brian has worked on several high-profile clean-up actions under the oversight of USEPA, DTSC, various regional water quality control boards, and other state agencies. Given his diverse background, we intend to have Brian work on all facets of projects that involve soil, soil vapor, groundwater, and waste characterization. Additionally, Brian’s experience designing and installing large-diameter production wells makes him well-suited to review and assess groundwater monitoring networks, well projects, and aquifer studies. For a more detailed description of his technical background and project briefs, please refer to Brian’s resume.

Lori Bryan, P.G., is a California licensed Professional Geologist with over twenty years of applied geoscience experience, including a focus on environmental assessment, vapor intrusion evaluation, hydrogeologic analysis, and contaminated-site oversight. She has served as the City of Vernon’s day-to-day Project Manager and is the technical lead for several high-profile City projects, including the Former Thermador Industrial Site and the Former Farmer John (Smithfield) VCA site. Lori has managed more than a dozen environmental and redevelopment-driven projects for the City since 2022, covering complex VOC investigations, vapor intrusion mitigation review, clarifier closure oversight, site investigation report reviews and CSM development, and NFA determinations. Her background in subsurface characterization, risk evaluation, and supporting regulatory compliance activities, combined with her established working relationship with DHEC, ensures timely, clear, and defensible technical support across all requested service areas.

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With over thirty years in the petroleum and environmental consulting fields, John Hecht, P.E., Principal Consultant of the firm (and founding President of Sespe), will join Brian and Lori in assuring timely and quality service to the City. His recent focus has been on land use planning and new facility development projects; however, with his extensive consulting experience, he is an expert in pollution prevention plan development and implementation, having served as the registrant of record for spill prevention, control, and countermeasures, and stormwater pollution prevention plans. He has also applied his expertise in permitting industrial and mining facilities subject to the Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, CEQA, and various state mining and reclamation laws. John’s background in public relations also supports key regulatory negotiations for our clients.

With over twenty-six years of environmental and safety compliance experience, Joe King, P.E., leads our firm’s stormwater practice. As Principal Consultant and Office Manager at Sespe, Joe provides clients with multi-media regulatory expertise in air, water, hazardous materials, hazardous waste, and worker safety. In addition to his tenure as a consultant, he has also worked on the industry side as an EH&S Manager for a high-tech R&D and manufacturing firm. Projects that require detailed evaluation of water conveyance and treatment, stormwater planning and implementation, chemical handling, and risk management planning, release response and reporting are areas where Joe’s skills will be applied, as well as assessing sampling, monitoring, and regulatory reporting programs.

Scott Cohen, P.E., C.I.H., Principal Consultant and Office Manager of Sespe’s San Diego satellite office, is a professional engineer and industrial hygienist who specializes in air dispersion modeling, permitting, and air quality assessment, including odor surrogates. Scott’s areas of expertise include environmental health and safety (EHS) programs, regulatory compliance, land use planning, and environmental review for industrial and municipal clients. He routinely performs complex risk assessments and supports clients with the toxics hot spots analysis and notification requirements. Working with the City, Scott has also recently begun advising DHEC on technical approaches and methodologies that may be used to assess odors from industrial sources, as well as advising on possible control measures. Scott’s skills will be applied to projects that require workplan review, development of data quality objectives, monitoring networks, and general data analysis and management programs.

Environmental site assessments will be led by Mike Biedebach, Project Manager at Sespe. Mike has completed thousands of Phase I site assessments throughout California and has assisted on hundreds of Phase II and Phase III assessments. He has over twenty years of experience assessing both undeveloped and brownfield properties to identify recognized environmental conditions.

Graham Stephens, Project Manager, will support projects with the City that require land use decision documentation and field-intensive data collection tasks. He has over ten years of applied planning experience as a consultant, working on CEQA and NEPA projects, land use document preparation, permit processing, storm water compliance, and environmental site assessments.

Notably, Graham is also one of our in-house noise and visual resources experts. In this capacity, City of Vernon Response to Request for Proposals
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Chris Goodson, MS, QISP, IGP, ToR is at the forefront of water quality issues and will provide expertise on sampling and analysis of process and stormwater discharges. He is a Project Manager with approximately sixteen years of environmental science experience as an academic researcher, agricultural water quality coordinator, stormwater regulator, and environmental consultant. He has conducted scientific research on soil and water contaminants, including selenium, fertilizers, and heavy metals, at the University of California, Riverside. Additionally, his expertise has been applied to complex groundwater monitoring programs, environmental audits, and geotechnical soil logging projects.

In addition to the Sespe team, we have selected the following Trinity subject matter experts to assist with City of Vernon projects as warranted.

Erica Dahl, Ph.D., is a toxicologist at SafeBridge Consultants, Inc., a Trinity Consultants Company.

She has over fifteen years of experience providing support to clients involved in the manufacture and handling of novel chemical entities, potent pharmaceutical compounds, and other toxic materials. This includes developing occupational exposure limits, acceptable daily exposures for product quality, hazard categorizations, safety data sheets, and related regulatory hazard communication and risk assessment documents. Areas of expertise include genotoxicity risk assessments, including quantitative structure-activity relationships (QSAR) in DEREK and Lead scope for mutagenic impurities. She is also an instructor for the Potent Compound Safety Boot Camp. Prior experience includes acting as a study director for GLP in vitro toxicology studies and developing and validating novel in vitro toxicology assays, as well as an instructor for the IIVS Practical Methods for In Vitro Toxicology Workshop. Additionally, Erica provides toxicological expertise and support for regulatory submissions, litigation, product due diligence, and risk assessments. Her expertise will be applied to matters involving human health risk assessments, including exposure pathway analysis and receptor types for various environmental media.

Angie Wanger is a Managing Consultant at Trinity Consultants with fifteen years of experience.

She assists clients in air and odor projects. Her air-related project work involves dispersion modeling analyses, permit applicability reviews, emissions quantification, and preparing permit applications. She is also recognized as an odor expert and, as such, is the odor services lead within Trinity. She began her career as an air dispersion modeling expert, experienced with USEPA’s preferred model AERMOD as well as SCREEN3 and the fogging module of CALPUFF. She has experience conducting air, odor, and fogging/icing modeling. Additionally, Ms. Wanger has experience completing state and federal air permit applicability reviews for various industries.

Angie will work on City projects that require air model review and evaluation, odor assessment, source term identification, and related air quality matters.

For CERCLA RI/FS projects and related technical studies, Steve Walters, Principal Consultant, will join Brian and Lori in tackling soil vapor and groundwater plume issues, particularly in those cases City of Vernon Response to Request for Proposals
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With the team above and our support staff, Sespe is uniquely suited to serve the entire suite of service areas described in Section 2 of this response. For further details concerning each key member’s applied expertise, please refer to Attachment D.

For ecological risk assessment related work, the Sespe team will be supported by WRA, Inc., an environmental consulting firm specializing in biological resources, ecological site assessment, and toxicological risk analysis. As needed, these services would be subcontracted to WRA under Sespe’s direction. A profile for WRA, including a summary of relevant qualifications, is included in Attachment A to this RFP Response.

Relevant and applicable project experience demonstrating the firm’s qualifications is further described below. These summaries highlight Sespe’s breadth of technical expertise and knowledge as applied to projects covering the service areas identified in this RFP.

Former Thermador Site, Voluntary Cleanup Agreement – Vernon, CA: Sespe assumed technical oversight responsibilities for the Former Thermador Industrial Site after the City transitioned from a prior consultant under its Voluntary Cleanup Agreement with DTSC. Work has included a comprehensive review and synthesis of more than three decades of soil, soil vapor, and groundwater data; development and DTSC approval of the Preliminary CSM. Sespe evaluated chlorinated VOC impacts, refined the list of PCOCs, identified and characterized key data gaps, and assessed vapor intrusion pathways and potential source areas. This work also included reviewing historical operations, integrating legacy investigation data, and establishing the technical framework needed for subsequent phases of site characterization. Based on the findings of the CSM, Sespe is currently preparing the next-phase Site Investigation Work Plan to address the identified data gaps and support ongoing DTSC coordination. Sespe continues to support the City by reviewing DTSC-directed investigation activities and providing recommendations to ensure that future submittals remain consistent with regulatory guidance and the evolving CSM.

Former Farmer John Site, Remedial Action Agreement (AB 304 Lead Agency) – Vernon, CA:

Sespe is providing technical expertise to support the City for the Former Farmer John (Smithfield) Facility under a RAA, the first cleanup case initiated following the City’s AB 304 Lead Agency certification that Sespe assisted in preparing. Work has included reviewing the Additional Site Investigation (ASI) Work Plan, evaluating subsurface data needs for VOC and chloroform City of Vernon Response to Request for Proposals
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Sespe also assisted the City in achieving AB 304 Lead Agency certification by preparing the required self-certification documentation, including the technical qualifications, professional experience summary, and supporting materials for the City’s designated reviewing geologist. This certification authorizes Vernon to oversee its own cleanup cases under a remedial action agreement (RAA) framework. Sespe’s familiarity with the AB 304 statutory requirements and local oversight procedures positions the team to support the City in administering RAA and voluntary cleanup agreement (VCA) projects, managing reporting requirements, and ensuring alignment with DTSC-consistent guidance. The technical expertise included in the City’s AB 304 submittal reflects the depth of Sespe and Trinity’s senior staff, including licensed geologists, professional engineers, water quality specialists, and board-certified toxicologists who remain available to support the City’s oversight role.

Former Pennzoil-Quaker State Company Site – Vernon, CA: The Sespe team advised the City and provided technical oversight for a risk-based closure plan for an industrial property impacted by hydrocarbons, VOCs, and the emergent compound 1,4-dioxane. This work entailed reviewing comprehensive workplans, assessing the suitability of proposed soil screening criteria, and assisting in the drafting of a restrictive land use covenant. With the recent sale of the property and current redevelopment plans, Sespe has continued to provide input and guidance on subsequent investigations and proposed risk-based closure approaches with the project proponent.

Pier Repair Rehabilitation – Ventura, CA: Sespe prepared a Water Quality Monitoring Plan for the City’s Ventura Pier Project in 2015-2016. In addition to preparing the Plan, Sespe conducted baseline, daily, and weekly sampling on-site, as well as monthly and annual water quality monitoring reports for the Los Angeles Water Quality Control Board.

Groundwater Monitoring Network, United Rock Products – Irwindale, CA: Sespe designed and implemented the installation and development of a network of groundwater monitoring wells, which were required as part of a site-specific monitoring and reporting program for two (2) Waste Discharge Orders adopted by the LARWQCB. Through part of this network, the client was able to fast-track a key compliance objective with the Board and consequently move up the timeline for its business operations.

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Soil Sampling, Analysis and Risk Assessment, Confidential Client – National City, CA: As part of a lease condition, Sespe developed and implemented a shallow subsurface soils sampling and analysis plan, designed to provide background data for an environmental disposition assessment.

The subject property, owned by the railroad, was under lease for the distribution of cement powder. Given the data quality objectives, this work involved analyzing the distribution of potential constituents of concern and comparing the results with applicable screening-level thresholds. The data comparison was used to prepare a health risk assessment, which formed the basis for establishing baseline site conditions.

Soil vapor survey, monitoring of existing groundwater monitoring wells, and comprehensive technical review, Confidential Client – Marysville, CA: Sespe assisted a confidential client with the pre-acquisition review and summary of more than fifteen years of existing environmental reports pertaining to a historic lumber mill. This work included supplementing the existing data with additional subsurface investigations to delineate the extent of the contamination. Based on our technical review and subsurface evaluation, significant VOC impacts to soil and groundwater were documented. As part of the project scope, Sespe also recommended additional soil vapor survey work in the areas of the former investigations, where elevated solvents had previously been detected back in the 1990s. Following the soil vapor survey, an assessment of the residual environmental liabilities was prepared so that the client could properly value the property.

Phase I/II Environmental Site Assessments, Confidential Client – Central Coast, CA: Conducted environmental due diligence (Environmental Site Assessments) involving three (3) separate ownership properties, entailing almost 45 acres of land. Complex site history related to a large lumber mill operation. Lumber mill history resulted in significant solvent contamination to both soil and groundwater. The contaminated property had undergone various rounds of remediation and is still an active Spills, Leaks, Industrial Cleanup (SLIC) property with oversight provided by the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board. Ongoing monitoring is projected to occur for the foreseeable future. Since the purchase agreement stipulated the client would assume all environmental liability, an additional assessment was recommended. Additional work included a risk evaluation of the ongoing/future environmental monitoring costs, budgets for additional remediation costs, as well as costs to conduct supplemental Phase II (sampling) investigations.

Soil and Groundwater Assessment, Tri Valley Oil and Gas – Oxnard, CA: Sespe provided environmental services related to an offsite diluent hydrocarbon release. The diluent had migrated through the vadose zone and into groundwater through an underground tile drain system that reported to nearby agricultural fields. The initial work involved the characterization of the release in both soil and groundwater, in support of developing remedial site alternatives.

Soil and soil vapor survey assessment, Glenair – Glendale, CA: As part of the closure planning process, Sespe designed and implemented a field investigation to support the decommissioning of an industrial wastewater clarifier at an industrial site situated within a CERCLA (Superfund) site area. The clarifier had been determined to contain a significant hydrocarbon residual mass. Sespe City of Vernon Response to Request for Proposals
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Subsurface Site Assessment, Terminal Freezers – Oxnard, CA: Sespe provided technical support to address post-closing environmental obligations associated with a property transaction involving a large industrial freezer storage building complex. This work entailed advancing soil borings in various areas of the property, including at two former fuel tank areas and along a railroad spur line where evidence of a surface release had been confirmed. The assessment determined there was residual contamination in connection with the rail spur area contamination near the rail spur area, which resulted in the subsequent investigation to characterize the vertical and lateral extent of contamination so that post-closing conditions could be assigned.

Environmental Permit and Regulatory Compliance Audits, Confidential Client – Northern CA:

Sespe was retained by a construction materials supplier to design an audit program for the entire company profile, which involved multiple sites subject to various air permits, stormwater pollution prevention, spill control and countermeasures plans, hazardous materials business plans, underground storage tanks, hazardous waste management, waste discharge orders, and other ancillary environmental permits. For this project, a company-specific, multi-media audit template was designed, which could be used by environmental personnel or outside parties.

Following the creation of the audit template, Sespe was asked to perform an initial audit for each of the company’s facilities, which included ready mix concrete and hot mix asphalt plants, quarry operations, heavy-duty equipment shops, and storage yards. Through this audit program, a compliance gap was identified, specifically related to toxics release inventory (TRI) reporting under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) Section 313. With this finding in advance of an agency inspection, the client was able to successfully resolve the matter and initiate actions to file the required TRI reports.

6. Affidavit of Non-Collusion
As required by the RFP, this response includes a completed and executed “Affidavit of NonCollusion,” which is provided as Attachment E. Additionally, Sespe has reviewed the Standard Form Services Agreement included in the RFP and has deemed the terms and conditions in the agreement are acceptable. The Agreement is materially consistent with the Standard Form Services Agreement executed between the City and Sespe in 2022, under which Sespe currently provides services. Accordingly, Sespe accepts the Agreement as written and submits no redline markup. A copy of the Standard Form Services Agreement is included as Attachment F for reference.

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Attachments:

Attachment A – Company Profile (Statement of Qualifications) Attachment B – Sespe 2026 Fee Schedule
Attachment C – Sespe Insurance Certificate
Attachment D – Staff Resumes and Technical Experience Matrix Attachment E – Affidavit of Non-Collusion
Attachment F – Standard Form Services Agreement
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Attachment A
Company Profile (Statement of Qualifications)
374 Poli Street, Suite 200 • Ventura, CA 93001
Office: (805) 275-1515 • Fax: (805) 667-8104

COMPANY PROFILE / STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS
SESPE CONSULTING, INC.

December 5, 2025
Prepared by:

Sespe Consulting, Inc.
374 Poli Street, Suite 200
Ventura, California 93001
(805) 275-1515
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Company Profile
Statement of Qualifications
Company Background
Sespe Consulting, Inc., a Trinity Consultants Company (Sespe), is an environmental, geoscience, land use, safety, and engineering consulting firm with offices in Ventura, San Diego, and Grants Pass. Sespe’s staff have worked together for many years within the Southern California consulting community, and the majority of our senior technical team has collaborated for more than a decade. Sespe’s staff bring extensive project experience in site assessment, remedial investigation, groundwater and geologic evaluations, environmental compliance, and permitting.

Sespe was founded to serve the specialized needs of institutional, industrial, mining, manufacturing, municipal, and real estate development clients. We prioritize long-term client relationships, responsiveness, and practical problem solving. Through this commitment, Sespe has earned long-standing trust from clients across both private and public sectors. Our team maintains active working relationships with state, regional, and local agencies, including DTSC, Regional Water Boards, local CUPAs, air districts, and land use authorities, enabling us to efficiently navigate the regulatory and compliance landscape on behalf of our clients.

As a Trinity Consultants Company, Sespe retains full local control over project delivery and client relationships, while having seamless access to Trinity’s national and international network of subject matter experts. Trinity brings more than 2,000 environmental, engineering, geoscience, and EHS professionals across 100+ offices worldwide, supporting air quality, risk assessment, human health and ecological toxicology, water quality, digital EHS systems, environmental auditing, sustainability, and complex regulatory strategy. For the City of Vernon, this structure provides the benefit of a dedicated, locally focused team backed by extensive technical depth when highly specialized expertise is required.

Sespe was established to bring the best available scientific, environmental, and engineering capabilities to serve our clients in need of professional support. With a technically diverse staff of registered engineers (civil, mechanical, and chemical), California licensed professional geologists, land use planners, and environmental professionals, Sespe can assist with a wide range of project types.

From the very beginning, it has been our goal to maintain long-term relationships with our clients.

We have achieved this by:
 Representing our clients’ best interests.
 Bringing the best professionals to every project. The staff has an average of over 20 years in the environmental consulting field, and, in many instances, have worked together for over a decade.
 Delivering a combination of practical, technical, and regulatory expertise to ensure creative solutions to each project.

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Statement of Qualifications
 Offering a full range of services.

Each of our professionals has two primary credentials, outstanding specialized technical expertise in the markets we serve, and superior client-relation skills. Our ability to develop close working relationships with all stakeholders enables us to quickly solve problems, reduce project costs, and complete the project as quickly and as efficiently as possible. This collaborative model reinforces our reputation as a trusted and reliable advisor to the clients and agencies we support.

Our company values include mutual trust, honesty, and accountability, which have made Sespe a leader in the industries we serve. Our entrepreneurial and performance-driven culture allows us to complete complex projects on time, on budget, and at the highest level of quality. We are thoroughly committed and totally focused on providing our clients with a successful project every time.

Firm Capabilities
I. Land Use Planning, Permitting, and Entitlements
 Initial Studies and Environmental Impact Reports
 CEQA and NEPA Compliance
 Feasibility/Technical Studies
 Project Applications
 Entitlement Processing and Support
II. Site Assessment and Environmental Due Diligence
 Phase I/II Environmental Site Assessments
 Corridor Studies for Public Works Projects
 Asbestos Surveys
 Groundwater and Subsurface Investigations
 Brownfield Redevelopment
III. Geology and Groundwater
 Contaminant fate and transport evaluations and contaminant forensics  CERCLA/Superfund site investigation
 Hydrogeologic assessments and groundwater investigations  Aquifer testing and parameterization
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 Mine-site acid rock drainage characterization
IV. Engineering
 Air Quality Permit Processing and Compliance
 Air Dispersion Modeling and Health Risk Assessment
 Greenhouse Gases
 Fugitive Dust
 Noise Studies
 Grading/Land Development Plans
 Floodplain Development and Analysis
 Utility/Infrastructure Plans
V. Facility Compliance
 Environmental Audits and Facility Closure Plans
 Hazardous Materials: Risk Management Plans (RMPs), SPCC Plans, Hazardous Material Business Plans, Tiered Permitting
 Hazardous Waste Support: Permitting, Reporting, Waste Minimization Planning  Worker Safety: Training, Industrial Hygiene Monitoring VI. Water Quality/Water Resources
 Water Quality, Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPPs)  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)  Waste Discharge Requirements (WDR) Permitting, Monitoring, and Reporting  Aquifer Protection Permitting and Closure
VII. Specialized Support via Trinity Consultants
 Air dispersion and photochemical modeling
 Multi-pathway risk assessment
 Enterprise-wide EHS auditing and management systems
 TSCA and EPCRA compliance support (including TRI reporting) Digital EHS systems implementation (EMIS)
 Energy, GHG, and sustainability program development
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Statement of Qualifications
Subconsultant Profile: WRA, Inc.

WRA, Inc. (WRA) is an employee-owned, certified Small Business (SB-PW #13333) providing ecological, engineering, and environmental consulting services throughout California and the western United States. With approximately 100 professionals across four California offices and a distributed western U.S. team, WRA has more than 40 years of experience working within California’s diverse ecoregions and supporting public agencies, non-profits, and private entities on multidisciplinary environmental projects.

WRA has completed more than 75 projects in Los Angeles County, including site remediation for the U.S. Navy, biological monitoring for the Naval Facilities Engineering Command at San Clemente Island, and hazardous materials assessments for the National Forest Foundation. Their staff includes planners, engineers, biologists, and ecologists with extensive experience navigating Regional Water Quality Control Board and Department of Toxic Substances Control technical requirements and processes.

Ecological Risk Assessment and Screening-Level Studies
WRA brings substantial expertise in ecological risk assessments (ERAs), natural resource damage assessments, and development of risk-based corrective actions. Their team has evaluated ecological risks associated with impacted soil, groundwater, surface water, and sediment at former military bases, industrial facilities, mining sites, landfills, and other complex sites.

Key capabilities include:
 Identification of chemicals and stressors of potential ecological concern  Species and receptor identification and exposure pathway evaluation  Application of ecological screening levels and development of site-specific cleanup goals  Preparation of ecological components of remedial action plans  Retrospective assessments for legacy contamination
 Natural resource damage assessments and regulatory agency coordination  Sediment analysis plans for dredging projects
 Water quality monitoring plan development, sampling, and data interpretation  Phase I/II investigations in sensitive environmental settings For projects requiring ecological risk expertise, WRA’s ecologists and engineers collaborate seamlessly with Sespe and Trinity staff to characterize environmental stressors, evaluate potential exposure pathways, assess the magnitude and likelihood of ecological effects, and prepare clear and defensible technical reports.

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Professional Staff
As presented previously, Sespe staff has extensive experience, covering a wide range of environmental consulting services. The Sespe Principals include:
 Brian Anderson, Principal Geologist, R.G., P.G., L.H.G., Hydrogeology, Environmental Site Investigation, Geologic Modeling
 John Hecht, Principal Consultant, P.E.
 Joe King, Principal Consultant, P.E., CPESC, QSD/P, IGP-ToR, QISP  Scott Cohen, Principal Consultant, P.E., C.I.H., Air Quality, and Noise Studies Additional staff members supporting this project include:
 Lori Bryan, Project Manager, P.G., Geology
 Mike Biedebach, Project Manager, CAC, Environmental Due Diligence, Land Use Planning and Permitting
 Graham Stephens, Project Manager, Environmental Site Assessments, CEQA/NEPA, and Planning
 Chris Goodson, Project Manager, MS, QISP, IGP, ToR, Environmental Compliance  Doug Mason, Project Manager, Physical Geology and Planning  Camille Preece, Project Manager, P.G., Geology
 Jennasea Fisher, Assistant Consultant, Geology
Subconsultant Key Personnel – WRA, Inc.
 Brad Job, P.E., Project Manager / Senior Engineer
Mr. Job will serve as WRA’s primary point of contact and lead technical specialist for ecological risk assessment services. He brings more than 0 years of experience in environmental engineering, remediation planning, and risk-based evaluations for contaminated sites regulated by DTSC, Regional Water Quality Control Boards, and federal agencies. His work includes management of multidisciplinary ecological risk assessments, screening-level evaluations, development of site-specific cleanup goals, and coordination of ecological sampling and analytical programs. Brad will oversee WRA’s contributions and coordinate directly with Sespe’s project management team.

Resumes for all staff are included in Attachment B.

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Insurance
Sespe is fully insured with current policies to cover general liability, automobile liability, workers’ compensation, and professional liability. A copy of our insurance summary is provided under Attachment C.

Sespe Office Locations
Ventura, California
374 Poli Street, Suite 200
Ventura, California 93001
Office: 805.275.1515
Fax: 805.667.8104
San Diego, California
3990 Old Town Avenue, Suite A203
San Diego, California 92110
Office: 619.894.8669
Fax: 805.667.8104
Grants Pass, Oregon
1590 SE N Street, Suite B2
Grants Pass, Oregon 97526
Office: 458.212.2520
Fax: 805.667.8104
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Attachment B
Sespe 2026 Fee Schedule
Price Schedule January 1, 2026
374 Poli Street, Suite 200 • Ventura, CA 93001 • Office (805) 275-1515 • Fax (805) 667-8104

EFFECTIVE DATE
All charges are based on the price schedule in
effect when the charges are incurred. Price
schedules are subject to revision semi-annually.

TERMS AND INVOICING
Payments are due thirty (30) days after invoice
date. Invoices are issued a few days after the
end of each month. Trinity Consultants shall
have the right to suspend its work performance
when, in its sole opinion, any uncollected
accounts receivable have aged to a point it
considers severely delinquent. Overdue invoices
are subject to interest at the rate of 18 percent
per annum.

POLICY ON TRAVEL
Travel time for employees is billed as follows:

1. At the rate of $180.00 per hour if
traveling outside normal working hours.

2. At the full rate if traveling during
normal business hours.

REIMBURSED COSTS
All reimbursed costs such as travel, overnight
delivery charges, and other services
purchased from outside vendors, are billed at
cost plus a 15 percent accounting fee.

COSTS OF ITEMS SUPPLIED BY TRINITY
Certain reimbursed cost items are supplied
by Consultants as shown below.

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1 Attachment 3 – Key Staff Resumes and Technical Experience Matrix Technical Experience
of Staff
Brian
Anderson
Lori
Bryan
John
Hecht
Joe
King
Scott
Cohen
Mike
Biedebach
Graham
Stephens
Chris
Goodson
Erica
Dahl
Angie
Wanger
Steve
Walters
Brad
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Phase I and II
Environmental Site
Assessments (ESAs)

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Residential Health Risk
Assessment (rHRA) X X X X X X X
Ecological Risk
Assessments (ERA) X X
Screening Risk
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Air Quality Impact
Assessments X X X X X X X
Water Quality Impact
Assessments X X X X X X X X X
Sampling Analysis
Plans (SAPs) X X X X X X X X X X
Waste Analysis Plans
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Precision, Accuracy,
Representativeness,
Completeness
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Quality Assurance
Plans X X X X X X X X
CERCLA Superfund
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Objectives (DQO) X X X X X X
Remedial Design
Investigation (RDI) X X X X X
2 Technical Experience
of Staff
Brian
Anderson
Lori
Bryan
John
Hecht
Joe
King
Scott
Cohen
Mike
Biedebach
Graham
Stephens
Chris
Goodson
Erica
Dahl
Angie
Wanger
Steve
Walters
Brad
Job
Removal Site
Evaluation (RSE) X X X X
Site Standard
Operating Procedures
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Identification and
Evaluation of Potential
Constituents of
Concern (PCOCs) and
Constituents of
Concern (COCs)

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Preliminary and Final
Remediation Goals
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levels
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COC Background
Studies X X X X X X
Site Removal Action
Alternative Evaluations X X X X X
Decision Documents
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Interface and
Negotiations with
Agencies

X X X X X X X X X X X
Public Awareness and
Presentations X X X X X X X X X X X
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Brian G. Anderson, R.G.

Principal Geologist
[email protected]

EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA Riverside, CA
M.S., Geological Sciences 1994
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Los Angeles, CA
B.S., Geological Sciences 1992

WORK HISTORY
SESPE CONSULTING, INC. Tucson, AZ
Grants Pass, OR
Principal Geologist/Consultant 2018 – Present
• Formed the Southern Oregon branch office to serve clients throughout the northwest and northern California areas.
• Licensed Professional Geologist responsible for the firm’s earth sciences and related services.

VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY, WESTERN AND MOUNTAIN WEST DIVISIONS San Diego, CA Vice President, Permitting and Environment 2002 – 2018
• Responsible for securing and maintaining land use and environmental permits for Vulcan’s western US operations as well as providing legislative advocacy and community relations. Additionally, this position developed and chartered Vulcan’s first sustainability reporting program using companyderived metrics based on Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) indicator metrics. • Led a multi-disciplinary staff of 15 professionals consisting of engineers, geologists, public relations experts, and environmental and land use specialists with responsibility for securing and maintaining the necessary permits to operate at over 60 plant sites in California, Arizona, and New Mexico.

BROWN AND CALDWELL Boise, ID
Phoenix, AZ
Principal-in-Charge/Operations Manager 1994 – 2002
• Built the firm’s intermountain west consulting practice, with full P/L responsibility for the Boise and Napa, Idaho offices.
• Specialized in a range of environmental and engineering consulting services to private- and publicsector clients, including wastewater plant engineering, design and State of Idaho operator training certification, RCRA permitting and site investigation, groundwater resources studies, mineral resource assessment and modeling, and mine site permitting and reclamation.

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EXPERIENCE
Over thirty-one (31) years of professional experience working with a variety of industries, agencies, and public stakeholder groups engaged in various environmental and land use projects. Expertise in a broad array of technical disciplines and regulatory areas covering the Western States and portions of Mexico and Canada. Focused client advocacy for strategic business growth initiatives as well as negotiation and resolution of complex permitting and compliance issues.

REMEDIAL SITE INVESTIGATION/FEASIBILITY STUDIES (RI/FS) • Performed a remedial site investigation under a Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) Voluntary Cleanup Agreement (VCA) involving petroleum hydrocarbon and metals impacts to soils at hot mix asphalt batching and distribution facility. The project utilized a risk-based screening method to filter and identify target constituents of interest subject to remedial action. The project successfully received a no further action determination, and the site was redeveloped as part of a master plan community.
• Conducted a field program at a former mine site in Ventura County, CA to characterize lead impacted soils using x-ray fluorescence (XRF) technology, a cost-effective tool that can quickly screen lead levels in soils. Following delineation, a remediation plan map was prepared and used to estimate the “take off” volumes. The affected soils were successfully removed and disposed of at an approved facility, which encapsulated the media thus mitigating the potential for downstream liability.
• Designed and implemented a soil and surface water sampling plan to characterize the nature and occurrence of aerially deposited perchlorate associated with a former propellant manufacturing facility. A risk-based assessment was performed to demonstrate that the residual constituent signature posed no significant heal risk, which ultimately allowed for successful redevelopment of the subject property.
• Designed and implemented a multi-variate soils sampling study that included analysis of Resource Recovery and Conservation Act (RCRA) Priority Pollutant Metals in support of a Greenfield Mining project. Outcrop and drill cutting samples were obtained from the mineral resource to measure the concentration of metals species. Arsenic, barium and chromium detections were identified as naturally occurring and will be used to establish site-specific background levels for the project. • Prepared a workplan to characterize and classify a reject roof tile pile, located at an industrial facility in San Bernardino County, California. Previously considered as potentially hazardous waste, through consultation with former regional water control board staff, the material was demonstrated to be inert and suitable for recycling.
• Provided subject matter expert oversight for a soil sampling investigation and soil gas survey conducted in support of a high-profile property acquisition case involving a prominent Arizona corporation and city agencies. Successfully developed strategies for eliminating a purported sitespecific volatile organic compound source term and reduced the client's liability for remediation of existing petroleum hydrocarbon contamination.
• Provided critical review and documentation of an EPA RI/FS for a multi-source contaminant plume.

Established VOC concentration database to map vadose zone concentrations and define the impact on regional groundwater quality.

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• Provided peer review and strategy for an RI/FS involving a historic landfill, where several emergent compounds including 1,4-dioxane were identified by USEPA. The project entailed an extensive source term review, groundwater plume mapping and design of a pilot test to remove 1,4-dioxane. • Conducted a comprehensive acid mine drainage (AMD) characterization and mitigations study in support of defining the site’s pollutant management area. Additional duties included:

Analyzing inorganic water quality data
Preparing and submitting technical reports to the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ)

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND REGULATORY COMPLIANCE
• Trained managers to identify and report environmental matters subject to Sarbanes-Oxley Act disclosure requirements and FAC-17 accounting practices. • Developed and led the implementation of an environmental manual that established policies and procedures for the Western Division’s environmental program for compliance with applicable water quality, hazardous and universal waste, air quality regulations, new source performance standards, toxic release inventory reporting requirements, and oil spill prevention and emergency response. • Prepared a technical analysis of VOCs in groundwater to demonstrate that low-level detects of chlorinated compounds were attributable to vapor-phase diffusive processes rather than a new source term. This analysis was instrumental in assuring regulators that the facility had continuously maintained compliance with its RCRA Part B permit.
• Managed and provided senior peer review on numerous ASTM Standard Phase I/II Environmental Site Assessments for business transactions involving industrial and commercial properties located in the U.S., Mexico, and British Columbia.
• Individually responsible for preparing and obtaining various environmental permits and plan-level documents for mining operations throughout the western U.S., including aquifer protection and waste discharge permits, NPDES permits, storm water pollution prevention plans, spill prevention and countermeasures plans, and industrial discharge permits. • Conducted hydrogeologic studies in support of preparing CCR Title 27 technical reports and transactional due diligence actions.

MINE PLANNING, PERMITTING AND RECLAMATION
• Senior technical lead and manager for twelve (12) mine expansion and Greenfield projects in California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado. The projects involved permitting base and precious metals mines, crushed stone and sand and gravel quarries, and limestone deposits for cement production. Responsibilities included preparing required environmental review (CEQA/NEPA) documents, mine and reclamation plans, project descriptions, and permit applications as well as presenting to both local and state boards and commissions. • Responsible for managing and budget tracking a multi¬phase hydrogeologic study of an alluvial basin aquifer and adjacent fracture-flow network in Tertiary volcanic and Paleozoic carbonate strata.

The project required developing complex, sequence-based hydrostratigraphic models of the alluvial aquifer, using data from core logs, downhole geophysical surveys and aquifer testing results. • Performed a comprehensive facilities assessment of a crusher/concentrator mill and underground mine located in Superior, AZ. Specific field duties included conducting water-rock reactivity studies; B. Anderson, R.G. Sespe Consulting, Inc.

inventorying above-grade structures and beneficiation units; evaluating acid mine drainage and neutralization potential of mine waste rock and sulfide tailings; and assisting with the development of a comprehensive closure plan.
• Conducted completeness reviews of reclamation plans for metallic and non-metallic mines with emphasis on assuring conformance with applicable state regulations, including the California Surface Mining and Reclamation Act (SMARA).
• Led and managed all aspects of Aquifer Protection Permits (APP) for multiple mine sites in Arizona.

This work included workplan negotiation with ADEQ, delineation of facility Pollutant Management Areas (PMAs) encompassing underground and open pit workings, crusher and flotation mills, tailings impoundments, and a historical smelter; and application preparation. • Developed a high-resolution allostratigraphic model in support of obtaining the first Aquifer Protection Permit (APP) that allowed for acidification of an aquifer as part of an in-situ copper mine. • Performed a fracture feasibility study for an open pit copper mine, which involved the collection and analysis of geologic and petrophysical data to evaluate various fracturing techniques. • Prepared a resource estimate of a granitic deposit in southern Nevada, which was a principal source of crushed-stone aggregates. Field work included geologic mapping of primary joint sets and performing a seismic refraction survey to evaluate rock competency in an area adjacent to a basin bounding fault
• Designed and managed a p-wave seismic refraction survey to map a fluvial channel actively mined for cement sand.
• Developed an integrated, phased mine and reclamation plan for a large-scale limestone quarry and onsite cement plant located in Pueblo, Colorado. The plan was presented and approved by the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board.

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES AND AQUIFER STUDIES
• Performed various water supply assessments in support of CEQA for projects located within alluvial basins and facture flow systems (heterogeneous anisotropic aquifers). • Designed and performed a shallow p-wave seismic reflection survey for the City of Scottsdale, Arizona to map bedrock depths and delineate subsurface geologic structures that control the local hydrogeologic regime.
• Provided contractor coordination, supervision and field documentation tasks associated with the design, installation, and testing of two large diameter public supply wells in the west Salt River Valley.
• Prepared a Fracture Trace Analysis (FTA) to determine the feasibility and optimal location of a production well for the Tonto Hills community in central Arizona. • Conducted a geomagnetic survey to delineate geologic structures in the San Andreas shear zone that formed aquifer boundaries. The survey data were used in conjunction with geologic, seismic, and well data to characterize and map an aquifer adjacent to the San Andreas Fault System. • Designed and performed an aquifer test to establish hydraulic conductivities and transmissivities for a shallow aquifer impacted by perchlorate for a site adjacent to the Aerojet facility in Rancho Cordova, CA. The aquifer test demonstrated the perchlorate plume was limited in extent laterally and vertically.

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SUPPORT TO LEGAL COUNSEL
• Project team member for a CERCLA litigation support project involving co-mingled VOC plumes attributed to historical aerospace manufacturing facilities in Phoenix, Arizona. Responsibilities included generating cost allocation scenarios for an offsite Operable Unit. • Provided expert testimony in support of remediation of a historical public shooting range in Los Angeles County, California.
• Performed review for a soil investigation and soil gas survey of a high-profile property acquisition case involving a major Arizona corporation and city agencies. These efforts ultimately eliminated a purported site-specific volatile organic compound (VOC) source term and successfully reduced the client’s liability for remediation.
• Provided technical critique to counsel for the South Indian Bend Wash Superfund Site RI/FS, located in Scottsdale, Arizona. This work involved performing a comprehensive review of supporting hydrogeologic and fate and transport studies presented to ADEQ and USEPA. The findings ultimately supported a discounted PRP allocation, significantly reducing the client’s long-term CERCLA liability.

REGISTRATIONS
Registered Geologist, Oregon (#G2322)
Licensed Hydrogeologist, Washington (#529)
Professional Geologist, California (#7509)
Professional Geologist, Idaho (#1028)
Registered Geologist, Arizona (#3502)

ASSOCIATIONS / PUBLIC SERVICE
• Appointed by Governor Brown to the California State Mining and Geology Board, Member of the Mine Reclamation Committee, 2015-2018.
• California Construction and Industrial Materials Association, Past Chair of the Executive Committee and Member of the Board of Directors, 2012-2018.
• New Mexico Mining Association, Member of the Board of Directors, 2015-2018. • Geological Society of America, Career Mentorship Program Participant, 2017.

PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS / PUBLICATIONS
• Presenter, Anderson, B.G. (2017). High-Resolution Mineral Resource Models, Potential Frontiers in the Application of Sequence Stratigraphic Principles. Annual Education Conference at California Construction and Industrial Materials Association.
• Presenter, Anderson, B.G. (1998). Integrated Strategies for Well Site Selection. Workshop at the annual Symposium of the Arizona Hydrological Society, Tucson, Arizona. • Anderson, B.G. et al. (1998). Dinosaur Skin Impressions and Associated Skeletal Remains from the Upper Campanian of Southwestern New Mexico: New Data on the Integument Morphology of Hadrosaurs.

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, p. 22.

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• Anderson, B.G. & Droser, M.L. (1998). Ichnofabrics and Geometric Configurations of Ophiomorpha within a Sequence Stratigraphic Framework: An Example of the Upper Cretaceous US Western Interior, Sedimentology, 45: 379-396.
• Anderson, B.G. & Barrick, R.E. (1996). Boaz, D., Dierking, P., Dornan, M., McGeorge, R., and Tegowski, B. J., (Eds.). Petrographic and Geochemical Analysis of Hadrosaur Skin Impressions, Proceedings of Fossils of Arizona Symposium, 4: 121-133.
• Anderson, B.G., Barrick, R.E., Droser, M.L., & Stadtman, K.L. (1995). Paleoenvironmental and Diagenetic Controls on the Preservation of Hadrosaur Integument: Evidence from the Cretaceous Western Interior, U.S.A. Geological Society of America, Abstracts and Programs, 27:6, p. 318. • Anderson, B.G. (1994). Teredolites of an Upper Cretaceous Log-Ground: Morphologic Variability and Taphonomy. Paleobios, 16:1, 1-2.

HONORS/SPECIAL RECOGNITION
• 2014 California Construction and Industrial Materials Association, Special Recognition Award, Chair of Governmental and Legislative Affairs Committee.
• 2012 California Construction and Industrial Materials Association, President’s Award for Dedication to the Mission and Goals of the Association.
• 2007 featured in New York Times article, “Drive to Cut Emissions Creates Jobs Engine.” • 2007 Law Seminars International, Energy in California 2007, Meeting the Climate Change Challenge. 374 Poli St., Ste. 200 • Ventura, California 93001
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Lori L. Bryan, P.G.

Project Manager – Geologist
[email protected]

EDUCATION
TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY College Station, TX
M.S., Geoscience 2021
UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA Norman, OK
B.S., Geology 2003

WORK HISTORY
SESPE CONSULTING, INC. Ventura, CA
Project Manager I - Geologist 2021 - Present
WINRIGHT RESOURCES The Woodlands, TX
Senior Exploration Geologist 2018 – 2021
INTERNATIONAL ENERGY CORPORATION Tulsa, OK
Senior Geologist 2015 – 2018
RANGE RESOURCES Oklahoma City, OK
Geologist II 2005 – 2015
OPES INCORPORATED Norman, OK
Environmental Geologist 2004 – 2005

EXPERIENCE
Lori Bryan is a geologist with twenty years of experience specializing in geology, hydrogeology and data analytics, including the following industries:
 Environmental Management and Regulatory Compliance, Remedial Investigation and Feasibility Studies, Corporate Environmental Governance and Sustainability, and Economic Geology

ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTIGATION AND OVERSIGHT
• Performed technical evaluations of Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) reports to assist in making determinations about site oversight and regulatory compliance. • Conducted technical reviews and gap analyses for decommissioning and removal projects, ensuring proper procedures were followed for excavation, soil sampling, and disposal of contaminated materials.
• Provided oversight and technical review of soil and groundwater sampling plans to ensure proper delineation of the vertical and lateral extent of contamination.

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• Evaluated and provided recommendations for Soil Management Plans (SMPs) to handle, segregate, and dispose of contaminated soils and construction debris, ensuring compliance with local, state, and federal regulations during site redevelopment.
• Authored technical memoranda, detailed site assessment reports, and closure documentation to support remediation decisions and regulatory submissions.

WELL SITING, DEVELOPMENT, AND CONSTRUCTION
• Created hydrogeological conceptual site models for groundwater investigations to evaluate flow dynamics and contaminant transport.
• Utilized Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) and GIS analysis to identify groundwater potential zones, aiding in groundwater well siting.
• Sited, designed, and provided oversight for drilling, construction, and development of groundwater monitoring wells in Irwindale, California and groundwater supply wells in Ventura, California. • Sited, designed, and steered over fifty horizontal wellbores primarily in the Mississippian Lime Resource in northern Oklahoma; sited and provided oversight during drilling and completion for high salinity water injection wells in northern Oklahoma.

GROUNDWATER RESOURCE STUDIES
• Performed hydrogeological investigations to support California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) compliance for projects within alluvial basins.
• Evaluated groundwater availability and quality through conceptual modeling and data analysis for water supply assessments.

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS RESOURCE EVALUATIONS
• Provided technical oversight for geological investigations, including resource modeling for limestone quarries and field mapping.
• Sited exploratory drill holes for resource evaluation, integrating surface and subsurface data into comprehensive models.

EXPLORATION GEOLOGIST
• Conducted regional exploration studies and generated new drill prospects in various resource plays, including tight oil sands, limestone reservoirs, and shale gas. • Developed geologic models using log analysis, stratigraphic analysis, cross-sections, and geophysical and petrophysical data.
• Employed various surface and subsurface data to generate geologic models through detailed log analysis and correlation, cross-section construction, stratigraphic analysis, geophysical and petrophysical attribute analysis, and mapping techniques. • Collaboratively led multidisciplinary exploration and development teams.

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CERTIFICATIONS
Professional Geology, California (#10364)
Professional Geoscientist – Geology, Texas (#15525)
Certificate, Air Quality Dust Control, Department of Environmental and Sustainability, Clark County, Nevada, 2022

AFFILIATIONS
National Association of Environmental Professionals (NAEP) California Construction and Industrial Materials Association (CalCIMA) Geological Society of America (GSA)
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
Professional Petroleum Data Management Association (PPDM) Women in Mining (WIM), National Board Representative for California

PRESENTATIONS
Bryan, Lori L., “Geologists Aren’t Data Managers Until They Are,” presented at Professional Petroleum Data Management Association, April 2021.

HONORS
Magna Cum Laude, Texas A & M University
374 Poli Street, Suite 200 • Ventura, CA 93001
Office: (805) 275-1515 • Fax: (805) 667-8104

John A. Hecht, P.E.

Principal Consultant
[email protected]

EDUCATION
COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES Golden, CO
Professional Degree, Geophysics 1987
VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY Valparaiso, IN
B.S., Electrical Engineering 1981

REGISTRATIONS
• Professional Mechanical Engineer, California (#M28331) • South Coast Air Quality Management District Permit Processor (#B4321)

WORK HISTORY
SESPE CONSULTING, INC. Ventura, CA
President 2009 - Present
• Co-Founder of Sespe Consulting, Inc. in 2009.
• Responsible for general company management as well as providing senior technical support to environmental projects.
• Extensive experience in the Surface Mining and Reclamation Act (SMARA), CEQA compliance, air quality impact studies, health risk assessments, and general facility compliance.

WEST COAST ENVIRONMENTAL AND ENGINEERING Ventura, CA
Last Position: President 1990 – 2009
• Started at West Coast in 1990 as a staff engineer and was promoted to President in 2000. Managed day-to-day technical and financial operations of the firm with 30+ staff members.

SCHLUMBERGER Houston, TX
General Field Engineer Ventura CA and Division Geophysicist, Wireline, Houston TX 1981 – 1990

EXPERIENCE
Forty years of wide-ranging professional experience working with a variety of industries and agencies, including multi-jurisdictional project development, compliance support for major corporations, and development and implementation of corporate-level environmental health and safety programs.

PLANNING AND PERMITTING
• Provided technical guidance and management of permitting and reclamation planning aspects to the precious metals, industrial materials, and construction materials industries throughout California.

Work has included:

New project development and mine engineering
Preparation of reclamation plans
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Preparation and technical review of environmental impact reports Development of mitigation measures
• Attended public hearings and agency meetings, and provided technical assistance to legal counsel in resolving critical issues related to the projects.
• Negotiated final approval and compliance with Office of Mine Reclamation backfill requirements for the newly operational Golden Queen project in Kern County.

AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT
• Conducted air quality compliance audits, prepared permit applications AB 2588 emissions inventory plans, and dispersion modeling and health risk assessments for facilities located throughout the United States.
• Conducted air quality impact studies pursuant to CEQA and federal conformity requirements for a variety of facilities.
• SCAQMD Certified Permit Processor (CPP) with the South Coast Air Quality Management District and is experienced with new source permitting in SCAQMD and Ventura County APCD.

AGGREGATE, INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, AND METAL MINING
• Preparation of Reclamation Plans and Financial Assurance Cost Estimates and overseeing the preparation of Environmental Impact reports for local and national clients. • SMARA Compliance and State Mining and Geology Board expertise. • Preliminary feasibility studies and technical reviews. • Recently negotiated final approval and compliance with Office of Mine Reclamation backfill requirements for the newly operational Golden Queen project in Kern County.

SUPPORT TO LEGAL COUNSEL
• Provided expert witness testimony regarding a reclamation plan prepared under Mr. Hecht’s supervision. Issues in the case related to determining the appropriate scope and cost of reclamation for a project with a financial assurance of in excess of $16,000,000. The case was resolved in his client’s favor.
• Participated in several legal CEQA challenges of projects including expert support in air quality and SMARA issues.
• Assisted a confidential client by providing expert witness services in support of reclamation cost for internal asset transfer.

ASSOCIATIONS / COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
• California Construction and Industrial Materials Association, Member and Chair of Associate Member Services, Associate Member of the Executive Committee
• Ventura County Coalition of Labor, Agriculture and Business, Board Member and Chairman • Planning Commissioner for the City of San Buenaventura, 1999-2011, Chair from 2003-2004 • Design Review Committee Member, City of San Buenaventura, 2007-2011 J. Hecht, P.E. Sespe Consulting, Inc.

PUBLICATIONS / PRESENTATIONS
• 2019 Case Study – CEMEX Moorpark, A Tale of Two Cities. CalCIMA Education Conference. • 2018 SMARA Expert Panel – SMARA Modernization: Where Rubber Meets the Road. CalCIMA Education Conference.
• 2015 Case Study – The Newest Greenfield Mine in Los Angeles County. CalCIMA Education Conference. • 2013 An Exercise in Flexibility – A Case History - Permitting a greenfield In-stream aggregate operation in Santa Barbara County. CalCIMA Education Conference, Co-Presented with Cherisse Troesh Sweeny, Troesh Materials.
• 2010 Case Study – The Successful Permitting of a New Asphalt Mixing Facility in Ventura County, CalCIMA Education Conference, Co-Presented with Bruce McGowan, Granite Construction. • 2009 – Riverpark – A Case Study in Urban Reclamation – Northwest Mining Association. • 2009 Distance Matters Panel The Economics of Distance CalCIMA Education Conference. • 2008 Case Studies in CEQA Analysis of Air Quality, Greenhouse Gas and Health Risk Impacts, California Construction and Industrial Materials Association, Co-Presented with Scott Cohen, P.E. • 2005 Reclamation and Redevelopment – A Case Study and More, California Mining Association. • 2004 Soledad Canyon Permitting Challenges for a Multi-Jurisdictional Project, California Mining Association. • 2003 Reclamation Costs in California, California Mining Association. • 2003 Mineral Property Tax Assessment Seminar, California Mining Association. • 2003 The Riverpark Project – A Case Study in Urban Reclamation, California Mining Association. • 2001 Air Quality Conformity Federal Requirements, California Mining Association.

HONORS / SPECIAL RECOGNITION
• 2014 – California Construction and Industrial Materials Association, Benjamin J. Licari Distinguished Member Award.
• 2012 – California Construction and Industrial Materials Association, Associate of the Year Award. • 2004/2005 – Served as judge for the Reclamation and Sustainable Mineral Development Awards Program sponsored by the Bureau of Land Management.
• 2003 – California Mining Association Excellence in Reclamation for Riverpark Development, LLC. 374 Poli Street, Suite 200 • Ventura, CA 93001
Office: (805) 275-1515 • Fax: (805) 667-8104

Joseph L. King, PE, CPESC,
IGP-ToR, QISP, QSD/QSP
Principal Consultant/Vice President
[email protected]

EDUCATION
THE ANDERSON SCHOOL AT UCLA Los Angeles, CA
Master of Business Administration (MBA) 1999
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA Santa Barbara, CA B.S., Mechanical Engineering 1992

WORK HISTORY
SESPE CONSULTING, INC. Ventura, CA
Principal Consultant/Vice President 2009 – Present
TELEDYNE SCIENTIFIC & IMAGING Thousand Oaks, CA
Manager – Environment, Health & Safety (EH&S) 2007 – 2009 WEST COAST ENVIRONMENTAL AND ENGINEERING Ventura, CA
Last Position: Senior Manager 1992 – 2007
Work history includes:
• Assisting clients in achieving and maintaining compliance with applicable environmental and safety requirements.
• Interfacing with government agencies and personnel at all levels of clients’ organizations, including senior management, facilities, operations, human resources, and legal to achieve goals. • Services provided include:

Overall EH&S program development and implementation
Preparing plans and reports to meet regulatory requirements Training, auditing, and regulatory impact analysis
• Client and project management, including scheduling, coordination, budgeting, and quality control. • Experienced with a wide variety of industries including:

Aggregate mining and processing
Ready mixed concrete production
Asphalt production
Semiconductor manufacturing
Food processing
Agriculture
Power generation
Fiberboard recycling
Oil blending and distribution
Real estate development
J. King, PE, CPESC Sespe Consulting, Inc.

EXPERIENCE

EH&S MANAGEMENT
• Developed and implemented comprehensive Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) programs designed to address applicable EPA, OSHA, and DOT regulations as well as state and local requirements.
• Conducted multimedia environmental compliance audits at facilities throughout California and the United States. Worked with facilities to resolve issues identified during the audit process. • ISO14000 program development and implementation.

WATER QUALITY
• Prepared over 100 industrial Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPPs) for a variety of facilities. Assisted facilities in SWPPP implementation, including monitoring, annual reporting, and conducting employee training sessions.
• Provided technical support to dozens of facilities threatened with Clean Water Act citizen’s lawsuits related to industrial storm water discharges. Worked with facilities and their legal counsel to address alleged issues.
• Construction storm water compliance support includes the following: preparing dozens of construction SWPPPs for sites throughout southern California; developing post-construction storm water treatment device maintenance plans; and acting as the Qualified SWPPP Practitioner (QSP) on project sites.
• Industrial sewer discharge support, including preparing baseline monitoring reports, obtaining local sewer permits, and preparing self-monitoring reporting packages. • National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) and Waste Discharge Requirements (WDR) permitting, monitoring, and reporting.

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
• Hazardous Material Business Plan preparation and Tier II reporting. • Prepared and/or certified Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plans for over 100 facilities located across the United States.
• Prepared Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) reports for a variety of manufacturing facilities and reported emissions using Form R/Form A.
• Risk Management Plan (RMP) development including:

Conducting Hazard Reviews and Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) studies to determine potential failure modes
Identifying existing safety systems
Recommending additional safety equipment and procedures to minimize the potential for a release
Offsite Consequence Analysis (OCA) development, including computer modeling of potential release scenarios to identify the expected impact of various release scenarios and the population and sensitive receptors within the impact zone • Facility design support, including evaluating California Fire Code (CFC) and California Building Code (CBC) requirements and interfacing with company, architects, and permitting agencies to obtain design approval.

J. King, PE, CPESC Sespe Consulting, Inc.

HAZARDOUS WASTE
• Hazardous waste compliance support, including waste characterization, developing waste handling and labeling procedures, conducting employee training, and preparing hazardous waste reports. • Waste Minimization (SB14) Plan and Report preparation for a number of manufacturing facilities. This included:

Working with personnel in various departments to identify the types of hazardous waste generated and their characteristics
Identifying the processes that generated the wastes and assessing potential options to reduce the amount of hazardous waste generated
Selecting appropriate measures to implement
• California Tiered Permitting support, including preparation of necessary reporting forms, developing closure cost estimates, and certifying hazardous waste treatment systems and containment areas.

WORKER SAFETY
• Developed a variety of plans and programs to meet regulatory requirements including:

Injury and Illness Prevention Plans (IIPPs)
Lockout / Tagout Programs
Hearing Conservation Plans
Respiratory Protection Programs
Confined Space Programs
Heat Illness Prevention Plans
Protection from Wildfire Smoke Programs
General safety procedures
• Hazard Communication Program development and implementation, including conducting hazardous material audits and creating Safety Data Sheet (SDS) tracking and reporting systems. • Conducted monitoring to determine if employees were being exposed to parameters above regulatory or recommended thresholds. Monitoring included calculating exposures, and transmitting this information to affected personnel. Parameters included noise, heat, and airborne contaminants, such as acids and metals.
• Conducted safety training sessions on a variety of topics, including Hazard Communication, Injury and Illness Prevention, Forklift Safety, Lockout / Tagout, and Confined Space. • Created Emergency Response and Contingency Plans, including reviewing materials and equipment used to determine potential failures (e.g. fire, leak and sabotage) and developing emergency response procedures to minimize potential impacts.

AIR QUALITY
• Applied for and obtained air emission permits (local and federal Title V) from the Ventura County Air Pollution Control District (VCAPCD) and South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD). • Performed air emission calculations and completed annual emission reports.

J. King, PE, CPESC Sespe Consulting, Inc.

REGISTRATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS
Registered Mechanical Engineer: California M029846
Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control: 5603 Industrial General Permit Trainer of Record (IGP-ToR) and Qualified Industrial Storm Water Practitioner (QISP): 00059
Qualified SWPPP Developer (QSD) and Qualified SWPPP Practitioner (QSP): 00628

PUBLISHED ARTICLES
• “Industrial Storm Water Permit Changes.” California Asphalt Magazine, July 2014. • “Draft Industrial Storm Water Permit: Issues and Challenges.” The Conveyor, Fall/Winter 2011, pp. 5-6.
• “Draft Industrial Storm Water Permit: A Brave New World.” California Asphalt Magazine, July 2011. • “Environmental Crisis Prevention and Management.” The John Liner Review, Winter 2001. 3990 Old Town Ave, Suite A203 • San Diego, California 92110 Office: (619) 894-8670 • Fax: (805) 667-8104

Scott D. Cohen, P.E., C.I.H.

Principal Engineer
[email protected]

EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA Santa Barbara, CA B. S. Mechanical Engineering June 1993

WORK HISTORY
SESPE CONSULTING – A TRINITY CONSULTANTS COMPANY Ventura, CA; San Diego, CA Principal Engineer May 2019 – Present
Project Manager III June 2009 – May 2019
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO. San Diego, CA
Air Pollution Control District Hearing Board Member September 2014 – September 2018 WEST COAST ENVIRONMENTAL AND ENGINEERING Ventura, CA; San Diego, CA Managing Engineer 1996 – May 2009
LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY Los Alamos, NM
Hazardous Waste Technician IV 1994 – 1995
Graduate Research Assistant, Hydrology Group 1993 – 1994 Recent work history includes:
• Provision of EH&S permitting and compliance services for industrial and municipal clientele. • Management of southern California branch office(s) and staff including acquisition of office space, furniture, equipment, and consumables; installation and maintenance of network infrastructure and information systems; human resource functions such as hiring, firing, and policy enforcement; transitional duties during acquisition of another small consulting company; and interface with property manager(s).
• Management of multiple, simultaneous consulting projects of various sizes, durations, locations, complexities, and subject matter. Tasks include proposal scoping, costing, writing and interviewing; primary contact for client, agency staff and other stakeholders; budget and schedule tracking; invoice preparation and distribution.
• Interpretation and tracking of regulatory, planning and legal developments and documentation to identify potential opportunities and challenges; ensure that work product is prepared using the most current and defensible method available; and illuminate alternative and/or novel approaches that may be implemented.
• Marketing through active participation in various associations and other groups including volunteering to serve as chair, secretary, host, or another role in committees and for meetings; public speaking, booth attendance, and entertainment of clients during conferences; writing articles for trade journals; and donation of professional services as may be needed to track issues, attend meetings, strategize and communicate when an undesirable restriction has been proposed.

S.Cohen, P.E., C.I.H. Sespe Consulting, Inc.

• Using and learning to use computers to most efficiently accomplish work at-hand including specialized software (e.g., AERMOD, HARP, EMFAC, CalEEMod, GIS, RTNM, SoundPlan, AggFlow); office productivity software (e.g., Word, Excel, Access, VBA); graphics software (e.g., Photoshop/Illustrator, 2D CAD, etc.); networking software (e.g., LAMP stack). • Technical support and process development for publishing large environmental documents (EIRs). • Core skill set includes:
• Project Management
• Technical Writing
• Air Quality and Greenhouse Gases
• Noise and Vibration
• CEQA/NEPA
• Dispersion Modeling and Health Risk Assessment
• Construction and Mining
• Industrial Hygiene

EXPERIENCE
Technical Analysis for CEQA/NEPA and Special Studies
• Practiced in the subject areas of air quality, health risk assessment, climate change, noise, vibration, and hazardous materials. Emphasis in assessing fugitive dust and diesel exhaust. • Applied CEQA requirements in light of existing case law to assess baseline, cumulative effects, and project fair share of mitigation for cumulative effects. • Developed feasible, enforceable mitigation measure language including some creative solutions. • Successfully defended work-product through litigation of several project EIRs by supporting efforts of legal counsel in the analysis of opposition arguments and the development counter arguments. • Experienced a variety of project types including mining, asphalt, ready mix concrete, residential/commercial developments, arterial-freeway interchange improvements, and a university long range development plan.

Industrial Environmental Compliance and Permitting
• Involved in most aspects of environmental compliance for industrial clients including development of management systems and policy.
• Permitted air emissions sources in local and federal (Title V) programs including all aspects of new source review, emissions calculations and modeling, health risk assessment, best available control technology (BACT) cost effectiveness, and portable equipment regulation. • Permitted industrial process water discharge to land under National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) and to sewer.

S.Cohen, P.E., C.I.H. Sespe Consulting, Inc.

• Prepared storm water pollution prevention plans (SWPPP) and related documents including notices of intent, annual reports, and notification to regional water board of illicit discharges. • Performed services related to characterization and management of hazardous materials and wastes including:
• Release investigation and sampling.
• Storage, use and transport as regulated by EPA, OSHA, DOT and the Uniform Fire Code. • Risk management plans (RMPs) for facilities with acutely hazardous material. • Emergency response plans and spill pollution control and countermeasures (SPCC) plans for facilities with bulk petroleum storage.

Air Quality Expertise
• Prepared air permit applications and negotiated conditions on permits to construct and operate various types of sources and facilities (including those in Title V) in each major California air district, some smaller districts, and several states. Work included each facet of new source review including cost effectiveness and feasibility for BACT, offsets, modeling and coordination of start-up/initial source testing.
• Prepared air dispersion models using AERMOD and assessed health risk using CARB HARP software for many projects and purposes including as part of air permitting and CEQA impact analysis. • Represented California Mining Association and provided consultation to Arizona Rock Products Association during fugitive dust rulemaking in South Coast AQMD (Rule 1157) and Maricopa County (Rule 316).
• Prepared various compliance reporting documents and provided consultation related to compliance issues. Specifically, emissions inventory (GHG, criteria and air toxics) protocols and reporting; violation response and negotiation, and annual compliance certifications/renewals under Title V.

Worker Safety and Industrial Hygiene
• Provided regulatory analysis and technical support to clients with issues in the areas of indoor air quality (IAQ) and other employee exposure investigations. • Process hazard analysis, injury and illness prevention (IIPP), safety program management, OSHA violation response, employee training, hazard communication (HAZCOM), personal protective equipment (PPE) selection, confined space, lockout/tagout, health risk assessment, noise, and fall protection.

REGISTRATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS
Registered Mechanical Engineer: California M30545
Certified Industrial Hygienist: 8162CP
County of San Diego CEQA Air Quality and Noise Consultant Lists S.Cohen, P.E., C.I.H. Sespe Consulting, Inc.

PUBLISHED ARTICLES AND PRESENTATIONS
California Construction and Industrial Mineral Association Education Conference or Meeting Community Toxic Exposure Minimization (2021)
The Air UP There – Positive Health Impacts from Industry’s Investments in Diesel Truck Engines (2018).

Distance Matters – Assessing Regional Air and GHG Impacts of Mining Projects Under CEQA (2015).

Industrial Hygiene Statistics and Exposure Assessment (H&S Committee Meeting, 7/2015).

Navigating the Rocky Road to Portable Permitting in California (2013).

Community Noise Impact Assessment Primer (2011).

Portable Plant Air Permitting, What You Need to Know (2009).

Case Study – CEQA Analysis of Air Quality, Greenhouse Gas, and Health Risk Impacts (2008).

Industrial Environmental Association Education Conference or Meeting Air Permitting 101 & 102 (2015 & 2016).

California Health Risk Assessment Methodology Changes (Air Committee Meeting, 4/2014).

California Asphalt Magazine
Adventures in Air Quality Regulation and Health Risk Assessment (July 2021).

Health Risk Assessment – What to Expect and How to Prepare (July 2017).

Portable Equipment Air Permitting and Compliance Status Update (July 2012).

Can California Afford its Climate Change Policies? (July 2011).

California Precast Concrete Association (CPCA) Member Meeting Current Air Quality Issues Facing Processors of Non-Metallic Minerals (November 2005).

AFFILIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS
California Construction and Industrial Materials Association Member and Associate of the Year in 2015 California Asphalt Pavement Association Environmental Committee Co-chair (2010 to present) Industrial Environmental Association Member
Industrial Minerals Association of North America Member American Industrial Hygiene Association Member
San Diego APCD Air Pollution Permit Streamlining Committee/Compliance Improvement Team (APPS/CIT) Meeting Chair (7/2012 to 7/2017)
374 Poli Street, Suite 200 • Ventura, CA 93001
Office: (805) 275-1515 • Fax: (805) 667-8104

Michael D. Biedebach
Managing Consultant
[email protected]

EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA Santa Barbara, CA B.A. Environmental Studies 1992

WORK HISTORY
SESPE CONSULTING, INC. Ventura, CA
Managing Consultant 2009 - Present
WEST COAST ENVIRONMENTAL AND ENGINEERING Ventura, CA
Group Manager 2008 - 2009
Project Manager 1998 - 2008
Technician/Staff Professional 1992 - 1998
Work history includes:
• Client and project management which includes developing scope of work and scheduling, coordination of contractors, permitting/agency oversight, budgeting, report writing, and quality control.
• Assisting clients in achieving and maintaining their varied needs, often under short turnaround times and involving high level multi-million-dollar projects. • Conducting environmental inspections on a wide variety of properties ranging from small residual apartment buildings, to large ranch properties measuring hundreds of acres in size, to complex heavy industrial and manufacturing facilities, to large mining facilities. • Wide and varied knowledge of industrial and manufacturing businesses including:

Aerospace and machine shop related industries
Metal forging/forming/stamping
Auto service and repair
Food processing
Recycling
Aggregate mining/processing/production
• Interfacing with government agencies and personnel at all levels of local, state, and federal government to obtain and review pertinent file material and/or to obtain agency approvals. • Training, developing, and managing junior staff and administrative support personnel.

M. Biedebach Sespe Consulting, Inc.

EXPERIENCE
Environmental Site Assessment / Due Diligence Services
• Completed over 2,000 Phase I Environmental Site Assessments for properties located throughout Southern California. Worked with lenders, property owners, developers, municipalities, and others to meet due diligence needs.
• Completed dozens of Phase II Environmental Site Assessments on various types of properties.

Assessment methodologies have included the following:

Groundwater assessments.

Soil assessments and soil vapor surveys.

Assessments of underground tanks and other subsurface features, such as sumps, pits, clarifiers, dry wells, etc.

Geophysical surveys.
• Work has been done under the oversight of regulatory agencies, including the Regional Water Quality Control Board, Department of Toxic Substances Control, City and County Fire Department and Environmental Health Departments and closure letters were obtained from the agencies. • Ventura Brownfield Project – City of Ventura (2001). Conducted extensive research on the history of the Ventura Westside (AKA Ventura Avenue area), one of the oldest and most diverse areas within the City of Ventura. Project was funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. • Ventura Brownfield Redevelopment project (2008). Managed and assisted with all phases of a roughly 57-million-dollar redevelopment project. Work completed includes:

Assistance with the demolition of buildings with asbestos and lead paint issues.

Removal and cleanup of residual hazardous materials/wastes.

Removal of underground hoist and sump.

Conducted numerous subsurface investigations and remedial cleanups and monitored water quality from a construction dewatering system.

Worked closely with several of the largest lenders in the nation to satisfy environmental due diligence requirements.

Project objectives were met and a thorough assessment and evaluation was completed to the satisfaction of the lenders and other involved parties, despite numerous project environmental challenges.

High level of sensitivity on project due to complex funding requirements, scale and location of project, and tight construction schedule.

Regular and close working relationships were maintained among the lenders, developer/owner, the construction management firm, and the general building contractor.

FACILITY CLOSURE PLANS
• Completed facility closure plans for various types of properties to ensure hazardous materials and hazardous wastes were properly removed and disposed of and residual impacts were decontaminated. Representative work includes:

Closure of a former Sears Automotive Service facility that had underground hoists and a floor drain/clarifier system.

A large clothing fabric manufacturing facility that included extensive fabric printing and ink/dye usage and a vast network of underground equipment, including drains and sumps.

M. Biedebach Sespe Consulting, Inc.

Closure of a large regional hospital campus property located in Southern California.

Closure and cleanup at specialized aerospace/machining facility.

Interacting with the regulatory agencies to cancel permits.

Write work plans for cleanup and removal actions.

Remove/abandon subsurface tanks, sumps, pits, clarifiers, drains, etc.

Obtain post-removal soil samples to ensure no remedial action is necessary. • Manage hazardous waste removal contractors and decontamination work associated with former chemical or hazardous material storage and process areas. • Completion of summary reports documenting all of the work that was conducted, including all the supporting documentation, figures, photos, lab reports, permits, and related information. Obtained closure letters from various agencies.

WATER QUALITY/WATER MONITORING
• Prepared Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPPs) for a variety of industrial and construction-related projects.
• Managed and assisted on water quality monitoring projects related to quarterly groundwater monitoring at contaminated sites (LUFT, SLIC, etc.).
• National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) and Waste Discharge Requirements (WDR) permitting, monitoring, and reporting at a construction site that required dewatering wells and a treatment system for the water.

LAND USE PLANNING AND PERMITTING
• Project Manager for permitting commercial, industrial, agricultural, and oil field projects including:

Conditional Use Permits and Zoning Clearance Applications Project Condition Compliance
Research for possible permitting opportunities and alternatives Technical Support
Permit Modifications
Notice of Violation Abatement
Management of technical consultants and studies
• Prepare application submittal materials and circulate to internal agency departments. • Procure agency approvals with expeditious and efficient project turnaround times. • Represent Clients at agency meetings, attend public hearings, and provide technical assistance to legal counsel in resolving critical issues.
• Manage Building & Safety, Public Works, and other agency permit procurement for industrial and infrastructure projects.
• Projects include: Metal Recycling Facilities, Oil Field Permitting and Exploration, Contractor Service and Storage Yards, Recyclables Collection Facilities, Auto Dismantling Facilities, Nursery, and Private Projects.

ADDITIONAL TRAINING
• 40-hour HAZWOPER Training and 8-hour Supervisor Training.

Graham P. Stephens
Land Use Project Manager — Ventura, CA

AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION
► Land Use Planning and Permitting
► CEQA/NEPA Technical Analysis and Document
Preparation
► Mine Planning, Permitting, and Reclamation/SMARA
Compliance
► Noise & Vibration Impact Assessment and Monitoring
► Visual Impact Assessment
► Environmental Site Assessment/Due Diligence Services
► Water Quality Compliance and Monitoring

EDUCATION
B.A., Environmental Studies, University of California,
Santa Barbara

AFFILIATIONS
► California Construction and Industrial Materials
Association (CalCIMA) – Emerging Leader
► Ventura Chamber Young Professionals Group –
Committee Member/Group Leader
► American Planning Association (APA)
► Industrial Environmental Association (IEA)
► California Association of Environmental Professionals (AEP)

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE
Land Use Planning and Permitting. Permitted new greenfield development projects and expansions of existing facilities of various complexities throughout California. From initial conception and design to final approval, he achieved successful outcomes and provided valuable guidance to clients throughout the entire permitting process. Specific land use services included the preparation of detailed project descriptions, technical studies/memorandums, and management of subcontractors in support of CUP applications and subsequent environmental document preparation. Projects involved working closely with legal counsel and agency staff throughout the permitting/approval process. Developed and oversaw the implementation of mitigation measures and monitoring plans post-approval.

CEQA/NEPA Technical Analysis and Document Preparation. Facilitated and managed the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)/National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) processes of numerous industrial and commercial projects throughout the Western United States. Specific tasks included preparing documents, administrative records, presentations/hearings, budgets and schedules as well as facilitating the coordination between lead agencies, applicants, legal counsels, and the public.

SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE
Mr. Stephens is a land use project manager
with 10 years of experience specializing in
permitting and technical support of new facility
development projects, with a focus on
CEQA/NEPA technical analysis and document
preparation.

Working mostly within the mining and
construction materials industry, as well as
other industrial, commercial, and agricultural
sectors, Mr. Stephens has successfully helped
clients to navigate complex local, state, and
federal land use entitlement processes,
environmental permitting, and regulatory
compliance throughout the Western United
States. Additionally, his expertise includes
noise and vibration analysis and impact
modelling; preparation of surface mining and
reclamation plans in accordance with the
Surface Mining and Reclamation Act of 1975
(SMARA); air quality impact and health risk
assessments; vehicle miles travelled (VMT)
evaluation; storm water documentation and
compliance; Environmental Site Assessments
(Phase I); and related services.

Graham P. Stephens

Mine Planning, Permitting, and Reclamation. Planned and permitted mine sites with an emphasis on assuring conformance with applicable state regulations, including the California Surface Mining and Reclamation Act (SMARA). Prepared Reclamation Plans and associated mine plans for surface aggregate mines, precious metal mines, and mining operations in support of public aqueduct and reservoir projects.

Helped clients to understand and navigate local, state, and federal surface mining regulations and the SMARA approval process.

Noise & Vibration Impact Assessment and Monitoring. Prepared detailed noise and vibration impact assessments and documentation for complex industrial, commercial, and residential projects in accordance with CEQA/NEPA. Quantified noise sources and modelled impacts to nearby receptors using accepted engineering practices and noise modeling software (e.g., SoundPLAN, FHWA Roadway Construction Noise Model). Devised mitigation measures and monitoring programs for facilities with noise and/or vibration levels in excess of regulatory standards/local noise ordinances, and helped clients address noise violations.

Visual Impact Assessment. Prepared visual impact assessments of new and existing facilities, analyzed aesthetical impacts in accordance with CEQA and other applicable regulations, and oversaw the preparation of detailed visual simulation for use in CEQA analyses and public outreach efforts. Completed visual analyses on federal projects using the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM’s) Visual Resource Management (VRM) system for projects on federal lands.

Environmental Site Assessment/Due Diligence Services. Conducted numerous Phase I Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs) on various residential, commercial, and industrial properties located throughout California. Worked directly with lenders, property owners, developers, municipalities, and other entities to meet due diligence needs.

Water Quality Compliance & Monitoring. Prepared Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPPs) for a variety of construction projects and industrial facilities throughout California to comply with the Construction and Industrial General Permits. Provided on-site storm water consultation and compliance support to contractors and other stakeholders during all phases of the construction process. Helped various clients to navigate the State Water Board’s Water Discharge Requirement (WDR) permitting process, including to complete the Technical Reports required for WDR compliance for a complete ocean sampling and monitoring coastal pier repair project in Ventura County.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
2020 – Present Sespe Consulting, Inc./A Trinity Consultants Company – Project Manager 2013 – 2020 Sespe Consulting, Inc. – Project Manager
2012 – 2013 California Department of Agriculture – Agricultural Aide/Inspector 2010 – 2012 Santa Barbara County Planning & Development – Intern/Counter Technician 374 Poli Street, Suite 200 • Ventura, CA 93001
Office: (805) 275-1515 • Fax: (805) 667-8104

Christopher C. Goodson, MS, QISP, IGP-ToR
Senior Consultant/Project Manager I
[email protected]

EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, RIVERSIDE Riverside, CA
M.S., Soil and Water Sciences 2002
UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER Rochester, NY
B.S., Environmental Science 1999

WORK HISTORY
SESPE CONSULTING, INC. Ventura, CA
Senior Consultant/Project Manager I 2018 – Present
KLEINFELDER, INC. Denver, CO
Staff Professional II 2012 – 2018
AURORA WATER Aurora, CO
Stormwater Inspector 2010-2012
GOODSON ENVIRONMENTAL Santa Cruz, CA
Water Quality Program Coordinator 2005-2010
Work history includes:
• Phase I Environmental Site Assessments for oil and gas production facilities, gas stations, automobile dealerships, automobile maintenance facilities, and self-storage facilities. • Environmental and Regulatory Due Diligence Audits (ERDDA) for oil and gas production facilities. • Regulatory compliance for agriculture, transportation, oil and gas, and commercial development. • Environmental incident response planning
• Contaminated soil sampling.
• Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasures Planning (SPCC). • Groundwater quality monitoring program management and data management. • Financial Assurance Cost Estimates (FACEs) for quarry reclamation. • Environmental consultant, regulator, watershed outreach coordinator, academic researcher, and author.
• Experienced with a wide variety of industries, including agriculture, oil and gas exploration/production, automobile dealerships, gasoline stations, aggregate mining/processing, real estate development, fiberboard recycling, ready mixed concrete, and food processing.

C. Goodson, MS, QISP, IGP-ToR Sespe Consulting, Inc.

EXPERIENCE

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
• Due diligence auditor, including over 130 upstream oil and gas facilities for environmental and regulatory due diligence audits (ERDDA); air permitting compliance; and Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) rule compliance.
• Environmental and geotechnical soil logging and sampling, including logging, classifying, and sampling soils using drill rig mounted samplers (split spoon, California modified, and acetate-lined direct-push samplers) for both geotechnical and environmental investigations. • Author of Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Plans (SPCC) for quarries, upstream oil and gas production facilities, and drill rigs. Routinely performed in-field measurements of secondary containment berm capacities and process flow diagram sketches. Reviewed secondary containment calculations and the resulting facility diagrams with the stamping professional engineer (PE) to ensure compliance with 40 CFR 112.7 and 112.8. Authored site facility diagrams compliant with 43 CFR 3173.11 for BLM-regulated production facilities.
• Oversaw the delineation, excavation, waste profiling/manifesting, and transportation of oil-impacted soil from a former crude oil tank battery; collected composite soil samples from former oil well drill cuttings pits and produced water pits to confirm hydrocarbon concentrations to meet regulatory requirements. These efforts resulted in cost-effective, legal closures of these sites. • Hazardous Material Business Plan preparation and submission via the California Environmental Reporting System (CERS).
• SARA Tier II reporting for oil and gas production facilities. • Prepared Facility Response Plans for large oil blending and packaging facilities. • Risk Management Plan (RMP) development, including hazard reviews and Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) studies to determine potential failure modes for ammonia-filled chilling systems. • Facility design support, including evaluating California Fire Code (CFC) and California Building Code (CBC) requirements and interfacing with companies, architects, and permitting agencies to obtain design approval.

WATER QUALITY
• Task manager for baseline groundwater quality monitoring in association with oil and gas well drilling, hydraulic fracturing, and produced water disposal operations including:

Coordinating water sampling event logistics, safety, and conducting quarterly field staff sampling events.

Processing all resulting laboratory data, including data quality review and regulatory reporting requirements to the Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (WOGCC).

Facilitating a successful migration of results from over 4,000 laboratory sample analyses completed by two laboratories into one EQuIS facility, an industry-standard environmental database system.
• Waste Discharge Requirement (WDR) and Monitoring & Reporting Plan (MRP) reporting and compliance management per California Water Board requirements.

C. Goodson, MS, QISP, IGP-ToR Sespe Consulting, Inc.

• Industrial sewer discharge support, including preparation of baseline monitoring reports and selfmonitoring reporting packages, obtaining local sewer permits, and Notice of Violation (NOV) resolution.
• Preparation and implementation of Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPPs) for concrete batch plants, quarries, and oil and gas production facilities, including monitoring, annual reporting, and conducting employee training.
• National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) and Waste Discharge Requirements (WDR), including permitting, monitoring, and reporting.

WORKER SAFETY
• Safety Program Manager for a publicly owned treatment works (POTW) located in Southern California with 22 people on staff. Responsible for identifying safety training required for each person annually, tracking each person’s safety training completed in a database (TargetSolutions), identifying areas for potential Program improvements, writing job hazard analyses (JHAs), and updating documents covering the Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP), Emergency Action Plan (EAP), and Disaster Operations Plan (DOP).
• Author of Incident Response Plans (IRPs) to guide clients’ responses to incidents involving personnel safety, environmental compliance, and site security. Customized IRPs based on specific state regulations (CO, OK, WY, KS, NM, and TX), OSHA, and EPA. • Developed a variety of plans and programs to meet regulatory requirements, including Injury and Illness Prevention Plans (IIPPs), Lockout / Tagout Programs, Hearing Conservation Plans, Respiratory Protection Programs, Confined Space Programs, and general safety procedures. • Created Emergency Response and Contingency Plans, including materials and equipment review used to determine potential failures (e.g., fire, leak, and sabotage) and development of emergency response procedures to minimize potential impacts.
• Implemented the Loss Prevention SystemTM, a management system designed to prevent or reduce losses using behavior-based tools and proven management techniques. He conducted Job Loss Analysis, Loss Prevention Observations, Near Loss Investigations, and Loss Investigations. These involved the identification of root causes related to personal, organizational, and external factors; championing safe practices chosen by coworkers; coaching coworkers on questionable items; and implementing solutions as needed.

RECLAMATION
• Author, co-author, and/or reviewer of over fifty Financial Assurance Cost Estimates (FACEs) for aggregate and hard rock quarries in California per the requirements of California’s Surface Mining and Reclamation Act (SMARA). Developed vertical lookup functions in MS Excel for locating the everchanging unit costs required for FACEs. Successfully responded to several requests from the Department of Mining and Reclamation (DMR) to update FACEs and successfully justified our methods as needed. Project manager interfacing with clients and regulators as needed. • Wrote Interim Management Plans (IMPs) for idle mining operations in compliance with State of California Department of Conservation requirements.

C. Goodson, MS, QISP, IGP-ToR Sespe Consulting, Inc.

REGISTRATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS
Qualified Industrial Storm Water Practitioner (QISP)
Industrial General Permit Trainer of Record (IGP-ToR)
Oil and Gas Basic Safety Awareness, PEC100273980
Hydrogen Sulfide Safety
Colorado Stormwater Specialist and Erosion Control Supervisor CDOT Erosion Control Supervisor
OSHA 40-Hour HAZWOPER

AFFILIATIONS
California Construction and Industrial Materials Association (CalCIMA) Member

PUBLICATIONS
Geraci JB, Amrhein C, Goodson CC (2008). Settlement Rate and Nutrient Composition of Barnacles Colonizing Artificial Substrate in the Salton Sea. Hydrobiologia.

Goodson CC, Schwartz G, Amrhein C (2006). Controlling Tailwater Sediment and Phosphorus Concentrations with Polyacrylamide in the Imperial Valley, California. Journal of Environmental Quality. 35: 1072-1077.

Mason LB, Amrhein C, Goodson CC, Matsumoto MR, Anderson MA (2005). Reducing Sediment and Phosphorus in Agricultural Drainage Water with Alum and Polyacrylamide. Journal of Environmental Quality. 34: 1998-2004.

Goodson CC, Parker DR, Amrhein C, Zhang Y (2003). Soil Selenium Uptake and Root System Development Differing in Se-accumulating Capability. New Phytologist. 159: 991-40.

Fenn et al. (2002). Heavy Metals in Forest Soils, Vegetation and Drainage Waters in the Basin of Mexico.

In Fenn ME, de Bauer LI, Hernandez Tejeda T (Eds.), Urban Air Pollution and Forests: Resources at Risk in the Mexico City Air Basin (pp. 194-221). New York, NY: Springer-Verlag.

Erica L. Dahl, Ph.D., DABT
Senior Toxicologist — SafeBridge New York

AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION
Occupational toxicology for potent pharmaceutical
compounds and other toxic materials
Quantitative and qualitative risk assessments for worker safety and product quality
Quantitative Structure Activity Relationships (QSAR) –
DEREK and Leadscope
Genotoxicity risk assessments
Toxicology study monitoring
Globally Harmonized System (GHS) for Hazard
Communication

EDUCATION
Ph.D., Molecular and Environmental Toxicology, University of Wisconsin - Madison
B.S., Biology, Portland State University

AFFILIATIONS
American Board of Toxicology
Society of Toxicology
Genetic Toxicology Association
Society for Chemical Hazard Communication
Occupational Toxicology Roundtable

CERTIFICATIONS
Diplomate – American Board of Toxicology
Registered Specialist – SDS & Label Authoring – AIHA Registry Programs/Society for Chemical Hazard Communication #214157

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE
Occupational Toxicology – set quantitative exposure limits for inhalation and dermal exposures; compound categorizations for safe handling practices; risk assessments for reproductive and developmental toxicology.

Pharmaceutical Product Quality – set acceptable daily exposures (ADEs) or permitted daily exposures (PDE) for potential cross contamination; risk assessments for mutagenic impurities, extractible and leachable studies, cleaning products, or other potential contaminants.

Hazard Communication – prepare documents for communicating risks to workers, including GHS-compliant data sheets
Study monitoring – for contracted GLP toxicology studies

SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE
Occupational toxicologist at SafeBridge Consultants,
Inc. providing support to clients involved in the
manufacture and handling of novel chemical
entities, potent pharmaceutical compounds and
other toxic materials. This includes developing
occupational exposure limits, acceptable daily
exposures for product quality, hazard
categorizations, and safety data sheets and related
regulatory hazard communication and risk
assessment documents. Areas of expertise include
genotoxicity risk assessments, including quantitative
structure activity relationships (QSAR) in DEREK and
Leadscope for mutagenic impurities. Instructor for
the Potent Compound Safety Boot Camp.

Prior experience included acting as a study director
for GLP in vitro toxicology studies and developing
and validating novel in vitro toxicology assays, and
as an instructor for the IIVS Practical Methods for In
Vitro Toxicology Workshop. Also provided
toxicological expertise and support for regulatory
submissions, litigation, product due diligence, and
risk assessments. Classes of agents included
pesticides, pharmaceuticals, consumer products,
industrial chemicals, and cosmetics. Postdoctoral
research experience focused on understanding the
action of antimalarial drugs. Graduate research
experience focused on understanding cellular
responses to oxidative stress.

Erica L. Dahl, Ph.D., DABT
Senior Toxicologist — SafeBridge NY

Genotoxicity – including risk assessments, study monitoring, quantitative structure activity relationships (DEREK and Leadscope).

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
Dahl EL, Faria EC, Streeter AJ, and Sussman RG, “Recommendations for Setting Pediatric Acceptable Daily Exposures for Preventing Pharmaceutical Cross-Contamination” Poster Presentation at the Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting, San Antonio TX, 2018.

Marshall PJ, Mason-Home J. Farris JP, Dahl EL and Waern F, “Issues with the Safe Handling of Antibody Drug Conjugates (ADCs)”. Pharmaceutical Engineering 35 (3), 2015.

Dahl EL “Toxicology of ADC Components” Speaker at International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering, Philadelphia PA, 2015.

Aardema MJ, Barnett BB, Mun GC, Dahl EL, Curren RD, Hewitt NJ, and Pfuhler S, Evaluation of chemicals requiring metabolic activation in the EpiDerm™ 3D human reconstructed skin micronucleus (RSMN) assay.

Mutation Research (1-2):40-9, 2013.

Dahl EL” Global Health and Environmental Impacts of E-waste Recycling” Chaired Session at the American Association for the Advancement of Science Annual Meeting, Boston MA, 2013.

Dahl EL “Global Health and Environmental Impacts of E-waste Recycling” Chaired workshop at the Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 2012.

Dahl EL, Curren RC, Barnett B, Khambatta Z, Reisinger K, Ouedraogo G, Faquet B, Ginestet AC, Mun GC, Hewitt NJ, Pfuhler S, Aardema MJ, “The reconstructed skin micronucleus assay (RSMN) in EpiDerm™: detailed protocol and harmonized scoring atlas,” Mutation Research/Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis 720(1-2):42- 52, 2011.

Dahl EL “Toxicological Challenges in Green Product Development” Chaired workshop at the Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, 2010.

Aardema MJ, Barnett B, Khambatta Z, Reisinger K, Ouedrago G, Faquet B, Ginestet AC, Mun G, Dahl EL, Hewitt NJ, Corvi R, Curren R, “International Validation of the EpiDerm 3D Human Reconstructed Skin Micronucleus (RSMN) Assay: Transferability and Reproducibility,” Mutation Research/Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis 701(2):123-31, 2010.

Mun GC, Aardema MJ, Hu T, Barnett B, Kaluzhny Y, Klausner M, Karetsky V, Dahl EL, Curren RD, “Further Development of the EpiDerm™ 3D Reconstructed Human Skin Micronucleus (RSMN) Assay,” Mutation Research/Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis 673, 92-99,2009.

Dahl EL and Rosenthal PJ, “Apicoplast translation, transcription and genome replication: targets for antimalarial antibiotics,” Trends in Parasitology 24(6):279-84, 2008.

Dahl EL and Rosenthal PJ, “Multiple Antibiotics Exert Delayed Effects against the Plasmodium falciparum Apicoplast,” Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 51: 3485-90, 2007.

Erica L. Dahl, Ph.D., DABT
Senior Toxicologist — SafeBridge NY

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
2012 – Present SafeBridge Consultants, Inc. - Senior Toxicologist 2011 – 2012 Exponent – Senior Scientist
2007 – 2011 Institute for In Vitro Sciences, Inc. – Toxicologist II 2002 – 2007 University of California – San Francisco – Postdoctoral Scholar 1997 – 2002 University of Wisconsin – Madison – Graduate Research Assistant 1997 - 1997 Oregon Health Sciences University – Research Assistant 1995 – 1996 Oregon State University – Research Assistant Angela Wanger, CM
Managing Consultant — Minneapolis, MN

AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION
► AERMOD Dispersion Modeling
► Nuisance Odor Monitoring and Management Plans
► Odor Complaint Response Plans
► Odor Monitoring and Modeling
► Operating Permitting and Exemptions
► State & Federal Air Quality Regulatory Applicability
► State & Federal Construction Permitting and Exemptions

EDUCATION
B.S., Meteorology, Minor Mathematics, Iowa State
University

AFFILIATIONS
► American Meteorological Society
► Air & Waste Management Association – Odor Committee
► Air & Waste Management Association – Upper Midwest
Section
► Minnesota Chamber of Commerce – Environmental and
Natural Resources Policy Committee
► Minnesota Chamber of Commerce – Air Quality
Subcommittee

CERTIFICATIONS
Certified Manager, No. 11973

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE
AERMOD Dispersion Modeling – Over 13 years of
experience performing air dispersion modeling analyses for state/federal permitting and compliance initiatives for several industries including ethanol, petroleum, lime,
chemical processing, hot mix asphalt, steel, roofing
products, and electric utilities. Conducted site visits to collect modeling information, including information to
support fugitive source parameter characterization. Presented graphical webinars to depict model layout and model results for plant personnel to review. Managed air dispersion modeling projects for PSD permitting, state mandated modeling, and 1-hour SO2 State Implementation Plan (SIP) development. Experienced in negotiating modeling protocols with state agency modelers in Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, and Wisconsin.

SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE
Ms. Wanger is a Managing Consultant in Trinity’s
Minneapolis office. She assists clients in air and
odor projects. Her air-related project work involves
dispersion modeling analyses, permit applicability
reviews, emissions quantification, and preparing
permit applications. She is also recognized as an
odor expert and odor services lead within Trinity.

She was initially hired due to her undergraduate
research project with the Iowa DNR Air Quality
Bureau. In her research, she investigated
substitution methods for upper air meteorological
data and evaluated the impacts of substituted data
on AERMOD performance. She began her career
with Trinity as an air dispersion modeling expert,
experienced with U.S. EPA’s preferred model
AERMOD as well as SCREEN3 and the fogging
module of CALPUFF. She has experience
conducting air, odor, and fogging/icing modeling.

She has experience completing state and federal
air permit applicability reviews for various
industries. She has worked with chemical
processing and manufacturing, concrete, electric
power generation and utilities, electronics and
appliance recycling, fiberglass products, hot mix
asphalt, lime, medical device manufacturing,
refined petroleum pipelines, and storage
terminals.

Her odor project experience includes odor
sampling, monitoring, modeling, and complaint
response work. She is experienced utilizing the
Nasal Ranger field olfactometer along with the
FIDOL principles for gathering field observations.

She has worked with private industry,
government, tribal government, and attorneys,
thereby approaching odor projects with a varied
perspective. She teaches Trinity’s odor courses
and has presented at international conferences on
odor topics as well as provided expert testimony.

Angela Wanger, CM

Odor Monitoring and Management – Designed and implemented odor monitoring programs to collect ambient air odor information in support of odor resolution projects. These projects include baseline studies, investigative analyses, and complaint response. Familiar with European field study methods described in EN16841. Developed best practice protocols for field odor assessors and experienced in administering odor sensitivity testing. Utilized the FIDOL principles and the Nasal Ranger field olfactometer for observing odor monitoring information. For a specific project, developed complaint response plan, including creation of odor complaint website and telephone hotline, to collect and respond to citizen odor complaints from surrounding communities for a two year period.

Odor Sampling and Modeling – Authored and reviewed odor sampling test protocols and building envelope study plans. Collected odor air samples from point and area source locations into Tedlar bags using a vacuum chamber and field dilution probe, as well as summa canisters. Experienced in characterizing analytical laboratory results to literature detection threshold values and integrating detection and recognition threshold odor panel results, incorporating both into air dispersion modeling analyses via AERMOD to consider odor impacts from a facility. Evaluated multiple operating scenarios and incorporated stack height iterations/refinements into modeling analyses to mitigate predicted odor impacts.

Expert Testimony & Litigation Support – Provided expert testimony focused on odor analysis, which was part of a class action lawsuit. Prepared an expert report as well as a supplemental report after deposition.

Researched international odor policies, practices, and regulations through a review of technical papers and interviews with international odor experts. Findings incorporated into technical arguments for litigation support.

Provided litigation support serving as a technical expert reviewing a third-party odor assessment for a concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) for swine. Prepared memorandum which critiqued odor emission rates and meteorological data utilized in odor modeling assessment.

Peer reviewer for expert reports related to odor detection and the appropriateness of an air permit for a surface lignite mine.

Prevention of Significant Deterioration Permitting – Participated as a lead consultant in three Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) permitting projects and managed three PSD permitting projects in Wisconsin and Michigan in the power, lime, and chemical processing industries. In support of PSD applications, conducted complex regulatory air dispersion modeling in comparison to the Significant Impact Levels (SILs), National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS), Class II PSD Increment, and state toxics (Wisconsin’s NR445, Michigan’s Rule 225). Authored and reviewed permit application components including emissions quantification, state and federal regulatory applicability reviews, Best Available Control Technology (BACT), air dispersion modeling, additional impacts, and state application forms.

State Construction and Operating Permits – Assessed the applicability of state and federal construction and operating permits for existing sites without a permit as well as proposed sites. Completed applicability determinations for state permitting exemptions for proposed projects in various industries.

Authored a variety of state construction and operating permit applications (registration, general, individual state permits, permit amendments) for Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin sources. Evaluated whether operating procedures and plans conform to new and revised permit conditions. Incorporated regulatory changes and proposed conditions in Title V renewal submittals.

Angela Wanger, CM

Multimedia Modeling – Completed multimedia modeling analyses via AERMOD including fugitive dust optimization from coal piles and material transfer equipment. Evaluated mitigation measures using modeling. As part of a facility-driven safety directive, conducted fogging/icing modeling for three facilities in cold climates (Wisconsin; Alberta, Canada; British Columbia, Canada) via fogging module of CALPUFF.

Assessed potential fogging and icing impacts from process stacks located at nearby roadways, including an assessment of a proposed elevated roadway near a facility property.

Annual Emissions and TRI Reporting – Participated in site visits to develop source emissions inventories incorporating existing plans and permit conditions. Gathered information for the quantification of fugitive emissions from material handling. Quantified emissions inventories for power, chemical processing, lime, sandblasting, aggregates, electronics and appliance recycling, and general manufacturing industries.

Developed and optimized emissions inventory spreadsheets for state reporting in Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. Extensive experience with Wisconsin’s Air Reporting System Internet Reporting Software.

Prepared Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) submittals for chemical processing and sandblasting facilities using EPA TRI-ME software. Assisted in increasing the accuracy of emissions estimates through use of Water9 and various LDAR programs for emissions inventory and TRI reporting for a chemical manufacturing facility.

SELECT PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
Wanger, A., “Managing Environmental Nuisances: Odor & Noise,” Presented by Angie Wanger at the Air & Waste Management/Solid Waste Association of North America Arrowhead Environmental Conference, Duluth, Minnesota, August 19, 2019.

Scullion, C., Wanger, A., “The Frailty of Odour Units as a Compliance Measure,” Published conference paper.

Presented by Angie Wanger at Air & Waste Management Association-Annual Conference and Exhibition, Québec City, Québec, June 28, 2019.

Scullion, C., Wanger, A., “10-Years Later: British Columbia’s EAB Decision and the Frailty of Odour Units as a Compliance Measure,” Presented by Chris Scullion and Angie Wanger at Canadian Odour Conference, Calgary, Alberta, December 4, 2018.

Wanger, A., “Managing Environmental Nuisances: Odor & Noise,” Presented by Angie Wanger at the Air & Waste Management, Upper Midwest Section/Central States Water Environment Association Conference on the Environment, Minneapolis, Minnesota, November 8, 2017.

Scullion, C., Wanger, A., “Nuisance Pollutants and the Megaphone of Social Media: New Challenges for Industry,” Environmental Quarterly, Spring 2017, Issue No. 30.

Scullion, C., Wanger, A., “Quantifying Nuisance Odor: Only the Nose Knows,” Presented by Chris Scullion and Angie Wanger via online webinar, June 15, 2016.

Dubbs, K., Wanger, A., “New Downwash Calculations Change the Playing Field,” Environmental Quarterly, Fall 2011, Issue No. 11.

Angela Wanger, CM

Wanger, A., “Effect of Technical Policy Changes: Multivariable Case Study,” Presented at Air & Waste Management, Upper Midwest Section Dispersion Modeling Workshop: NAAQS Adaptation Strategies, Oakdale, Minnesota, September 14, 2011.

Raasch, C., Wanger, A. (Uncredited), “The Latest Developments Regarding NSR Aggregation,” Environmental Quarterly, Spring 2009, Issue No. 1.

Raasch, C., Schroeder, A., Wanger A., “Blowing the Lid Off Dispersion Modeling: Top 10 Questions You Should Be Asking Your Dispersion Modeler Now,” Presented by Clay Raasch at Federation of Environmental Technologists Inc. (FET) Environment 2008 Annual Conference & Exhibition, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, March 2008.

Wanger (née Mowrer), A., “An Analysis of Methods of Substitution of Upper Air Data in the Application of the Gaussian Dispersion Model AERMOD,” Presented at the Meteorology Undergraduate Senior Symposium, Ames, Iowa, December 4, 2006.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
2014 – Present Trinity Consultants – Managing Consultant 2010 – 2014 Trinity Consultants – Senior Consultant
2007 – 2010 Trinity Consultants – Consultant

HONORS AND AWARDS
Graduated with Distinction, Iowa State University
Dean’s List, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Iowa State University Pi Mu Epsilon, National Mathematics Honor Society
Dean’s List, College of Engineering, Iowa State University Steven R Walters, PE, CPP
Principal Consultant — Irvine Office

AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION
► Environmental Risks and Operations
► Mergers and Acquisitions / Due Diligence
► Air Quality Permitting and Compliance
► Hazardous Waste Audits and Compliance
► Greenhouse Gas Audits and Verification
► CEQA and Environmental Assessments
► Cap-and-Trade / Pollution Credit Markets
► Multimedia Environmental Audits
► Notices of Violations (NOVs)
► Enforcement and Regulatory Negotiations
► Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs)
► Air Toxic Emission Inventories
► Health Risk Assessments
► GHG Emissions Reporting and Verifications
► Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure Plans
► Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans
► Tank System Assessments (TSAs)
► Wastewater Permitting and Compliance
► Hazardous Materials and Waste Management

EDUCATION
J.D., Whittier Law School, Los Angeles, CA
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Irvine

CERTIFICATIONS
Licensed Attorney, State Bar of California
Registered Professional Engineer, State of California
Certified Permit Professional, South Coast AQMD
AB 32 Lead Verifier, California Air Resources Board
AB 32 Process Specialist, California Air Resources Board Stormwater Trainer of Record (ToR) / Compliance Group Leader Qualified Industrial Stormwater Practitioner (QISP)

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE
Multisite Corporate Acquisition. Lead multimedia consultant in the due diligence investigation for a multisite acquisition of a carbon fiber products company. Conducted site inspections, document reviews, compliance analysis, permit reviews and related due diligence investigation to identify multimedia environmental compliance issues. Identified environmental compliance risks and estimated mitigation costs in the areas of hazardous waste, wastewater, air pollution, stormwater, and hazardous materials.

SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE
Principal consultant with 25+ years’
experience in multimedia environmental
auditing, permitting and compliance. Mr.

Walters regularly advises and audits industrial
businesses and corporate clients on
environmental risks, due diligence matters,
enforcement actions, site permitting, facility
expansions, regulatory compliance, pollution
controls and related matters. Mr. Walters
routinely works with local, state, and federal
environmental programs, such as Title V,
Proposition 65, HWCL, AB 32, NESHAPs,

CEQA, RECLAIM, ASBS, CERCLA, RCRA,
NPDES, OSHA, AB 2588, and others. Mr.

Walters’ projects have included gas turbines,
boilers, flares, thermal oxidizers, chemical
plants, fuel storage, ICEs, heat treatment,
kilns, power generation, lead smelting,
coatings manufacturing, metal finishing,
paper and pulp, transportation fuels, printing,
aerospace, geothermal plants, storage tank
facilities and other industrial operations.

Mr. Walters is a Registered Professional
Engineer in California, Certified Permitting
Professional with the South Coast Air Quality
Management District, and licensed attorney
with the California State Bar. Steve holds a
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from
University of California, Irvine. Mr. Walters
also holds several technical certifications for
greenhouse gas and stormwater regulations.

Steven R Walters, PE, CPP – Principal Consultant

$100 MM Commercial Property Transaction. Lead environmental consultant to a real estate investment group involving the $100MM acquisition of a commercial business park in the Southern California area. The business park had history of VOC contamination and subject to clean up order issued by the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board with an existing network of 24+ groundwater monitoring wells.

Prepared Phase I Environmental Site Assessment, conducted due diligence reviews, identified environmental risks, evaluated potential post-purchase liabilities, and advised management team. Served as post-acquisition lead consultant to oversee efforts to secure No Further Action (NFA) letters for the site.

Facility Permitting in Costa Rica. Lead consultant for a major biotechnology manufacturing firm seeking to build a new $100 million facility construction in Costa Rica. The client is a global leader in pacemakers and related biotechnology devices with over $4 billion in annual revenue and over 15 facility locations worldwide. Client’s manufacturing processes involved pollutant discharges from ethylene oxide sterilization, hazardous chemicals, and biomedical wastes. As project manager, reviewed proposed facility plans, researched Costa Rican environmental requirements, negotiated with regulatory authorities, prepared permit applications, estimated facility emissions and pollutant discharges, advised corporate executives/managers, and provided advisory support for the new facility construction.

Multisite Hazardous Waste Audits. Client is a global manufacturer of diesel engines with numerous manufacturing, distribution and repair locations throughout North America and international territories.

Scope of work included detailed site audits for client’s California locations for compliance with the applicable hazardous waste generation, treatment and storage requirements, including, secondary containment, container management, labeling, inspections, tank integrity, disposal practices, used oil management and other applicable requirements.

Due Diligence of Metal Finishing Company. Client is a major Canadian private equity fund which sought to acquire an aerospace metal finishing company located in Los Angeles, California. Served as lead consultant and advisor in the completion of environmental due diligence investigation of air quality compliance and pollution controls. Conducted extensive review of operating permits, plant operations, metal finishing processes, existing and future air pollution rules, and estimated pollution control costs.

Hazardous Waste Tank System Assessment. Client is one of the largest precision plating firms in North America serving markets in aviation, aerospace, electronics, interconnect, and automotive fields. Conducted Tank System Assessment (TSA) for the plant’s wastewater treatment system involving 20+ aboveground hazardous waste tanks. Scope of work included detailed waste tank inventory, technical review of secondary containment and spill control measures, site map development, tank integrity evaluation, regulatory compliance review, engineering report preparation and Professional Engineer certification.

ASBS Waterfront and Marine Operations Plan. Client is major Southern California tourist attraction with waterfront activities, marine operations, nature conservation areas and coastal exposure to the Pacific Ocean. Client’s property is regulated as an Area of Special Biological Significance (ASBS) by the California State Water Resources Control Board, which is among 34 protected and monitored ocean water areas along California’s coastline. Served as lead consultant in the development of Waterfront and Marine Operations Plan for ASBS compliance, which involved evaluating waterfront and marine vessel operations, identifying pollution sources, developing control measures, and implementing Best Management Practices.

Site Investigation for Biodiesel Fuel Storage. Client is a major West Coast operator of petroleum and chemical transloading terminal, which include aboveground tank farm capacity exceeding two million gallons for various products, including, biodiesel, diesel, gasoline, avgas, ethanol, toluene, butane, and fertilizer.

Served as lead consultant in the review of fuel storage operations, railcar unloading facilities, site Steven R Walters, PE, CPP – Principal Consultant

investigation, soil sampling, laboratory analysis, regulatory compliance audit, report preparation and regulatory notifications, as applicable.

Stormwater NONA – No Discharge Technical Report. Client is a major soft drink and beverage manufacturer with over 50 brands serving markets throughout the world. Client is subject to General Industrial Stormwater Permit for the State of California, however, was seeking “no discharge” certification in support of its Notice of Non-Applicability (NONA). Contracted to evaluate the NONA eligibility of the site, prepare a No Discharge Technical Report and complete a Professional Engineer certification for submittal to the State Water Resources Control Board.

Eminent Domain Action. Served as lead consultant and air quality expert for a $50MM eminent domain civil lawsuit. Client was a furniture manufacturer which owned property, in which the local school district sought to acquire under eminent domain due to the anticipated construction of a new high school. The case involved unique circumstances surrounding Client’s spray coating operations and related air pollution concerns, including, historical emissions, air toxics, pollution controls, New Source Review, and estimated valuation of grandfathered air quality operating permits.

Power Plant Licensing. Served as project manager for 170-megawatt power plant project involving two (2) simple cycle natural gas fired turbine engines, air quality dispersion modeling, licensing from California Energy Commission, CEQA compliance and permitting by regional air pollution authority. Prepared air quality modeling protocol for submittal and approval by air pollution authority. Development of the Air Pollution impacts section of the CEQA documents, which required air modeling of construction, start up and operational phases of the project, including, NAAQS, health risk assessment and Class I / Class II impacts analysis.

U.S. Market Study for CEMS. Client is a major equipment vendor for CEMS equipment and air pollution control systems serving the United States market and other international territories. Contracted to conduct a confidential market study for Continuous Emissions Monitoring Systems (CEMS) in the United States.

Evaluated major state and federal air pollution rules, identified key market drivers for CEMS equipment, identified major industrial market segments, and quantified market potential for CEMS by state and industrial segments. Drafted and presented results and market study report to senior sales and operation executives.

GHG Cap-and-Trade Impacts on California Fuels Market. Client is a major association with over 400 members in the California transportation fuels market, including nearly 90% of all the independent fuel marketers in the State. Served as lead consultant in evaluating impacts of the AB 32 greenhouse gas regulations on fuel suppliers in the state of California. Positioned the association and its members to lobby for regulatory changes with the California Air Resources Board, California Energy Commission, California Assembly and Senate, and other related governmental authorities. Developed position papers, conducted regulatory research, prepared market assessments, surveyed association members and served as senior advisor to association management team.

Multimedia Environmental Audits. Client is one of the largest U.S. manufacturers of intravenous (IV) solutions and delivery systems. As project manager, conducted multimedia environmental audit for plant operations which involved evaluating compliance with local, state and federal requirements for hazardous waste management, wastewater discharges, accidental release program, risk management, emergency response, spill prevention control and countermeasure plans (SPCC), recyclable materials, toxic release inventory (TRI) and hazardous material inventory.

Steven R Walters, PE, CPP – Principal Consultant

AB 32 Accredited Verifications. Served as project manager and lead verifier for accredited verification of numerous AB 32 greenhouse gas report verifications, including, oil and gas facilities, publicly owned utilities, municipalities, industrial plants, power generation plants, wastewater treatment facilities and others.

Air Pollution Control Design and Hazards Evaluation. Contracted to evaluate and design air pollution control facilities to control high concentrations of hexane emissions and comply with MACT standards for a major military ammunition manufacturing facility pursuant to the Miscellaneous Organic NESHAP rule. The client is a multi-billion-dollar defense contractor with manufacturing facilities building munitions and other related military products. As project manager, evaluated rule compliance, prepared air toxic and emission calculations, assessed control technology options, developed operating scenarios, specified pollution control, conducted engineering source tests, and drafted engineering specifications.

Title V and RECLAIM Permitting. Client holds leading market positions in the production of containerboard, corrugated containers, industrial bags and clay-coated recycled boxboard; and is the world's largest paper recycler. Client’s facility was a RECLAIM and Title V facility, which operated multiple paper machines, corrugator, combined cycle cogeneration plant with natural gas turbine, duct burner and HRSG, several industrial boilers, ICEs, starch mixing, bag houses and storage silos. As project leader, completed numerous projects over 10 years, including, compliance audits, air permitting, AQMD variances, emission inventories, compliance plans and strategic advisory work.

Pollution Treatment and Control Facilities. Contracted to secure permits to construct new wastewater treatment and air pollution control facilities for the Los Angeles plant of a major chemical products manufacturing company. The client is an international chemical company with operations spanning 9 countries and annual sales over $2.5 billion. Client manufactures a broad catalogue of organic intermediates for a wide range of applications such as pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, vitamins, food and feedstuff, dyes and pigments, adhesives, and fragrances. As project manager, developed compliance strategies, performed health risk assessments, prepared emission calculations, specified pollution controls, negotiated with regulatory authorities, conducted engineering evaluations, and collaborated with construction contractors.

GHG and Sustainability Audit. Conducted the annual GHG emissions inventories for a private college, which included mobile sources, stationary sources, purchased electricity, HVAC systems and other sources.

In addition, the project team conducted a sustainability audit of ongoing campus operations, including, green building design, e-waste management, Renewable Energy Credits, waste disposal practices, energy efficiency and other green practices. Completed a detailed inventory and drafted the audit report, which was utilized in the college’s marketing programs, website and internal environmental plans.

Air Toxics Health Risk Assessment. Assisted a flexible foam manufacturer in resolving several key air quality regulatory and technology issues surrounding its foam manufacturing process and air pollution control systems. Client is a multi- billion dollar per year manufacturer and supplier of various consumer and industrial products, including, air filter media, bedding, carpet cushion, flexible foam, expanded polystyrene products, polyester fiber, and tire products. Conducted facility-wide Health Risk Assessment, and successfully negotiated with the air pollution agency to modify client's health risk reduction strategy and secured new operating permits.
$3MM Emission Reduction Credits. Validated, negotiated, and secured $3 million worth of Emission Reduction Credits for a major paper mill involving large commercial boilers, LM5000 natural gas turbine engine and associated substation, paper machinery equipment and related infrastructure. Served as project manager to complete a scope of work which involved permit history review, equipment assessment, regulatory analysis, emission calculations, best available control technology evaluations, emission reduction Steven R Walters, PE, CPP – Principal Consultant

and regulatory negotiations. Successfully secured annual emission reduction credits exceeding 4,000 lbs.- VOCs, 36,500 lbs.-CO, 4,000 lbs-PM10 and 365 lbs.-SOx.

Wastewater Treatment and Pollution Control Facilities. Contracted to secure permits to construct new wastewater treatment and air pollution control facilities for the Los Angeles plant of a major pharmaceutical’s products manufacturer. The client is an international chemical company with operations spanning 9 countries and annual sales over $2.5 billion. Developed compliance strategies, performed health risk assessments, prepared emission calculations, specified pollution controls and negotiated with regulatory authorities.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
2013 – Present Trinity Consultants – Principal Consultant 2001 – 2012 E5, Inc. – Managing Director
1998 – 2001 MarketPing, Inc.– Director, Operations
Brad Job is an accomplished engineer with broad experience assessing aquatic ecosystems, developing remediation/restoration plans, and implementing them. His environmental engineering expertise includes environmental assessments, pollutant remediation, watershed restoration, decommissioning of obsolete facilities and roads, water and wastewater treatment, and brownfield redevelopment.

He previously served as Director of Engineering for the USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region and as Forest Engineer for the Tongass National Forest in Southeast Alaska , where he was the engineering lead for remedial action plans and hazardous waste assessments in ecologically sensitive areas.

In addition to federal service, Brad began his career at the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board, focusing on polluted sites, military base cleanups, and the ecological risks posed by contaminated sediments.

RELEVANT PROJECT EXPERIENCE – ENVIRONMENTAL

ASSESSMENT
Confidential Client | Confidential Conservation Project, Solano County, California
Performed a Phase I/II Environmental Site Assessment on a 526 acre parcel containing three unpermitted waste disposal sites. The property also hosts significant populations of two federally-listed endangered species, the Callippe silverspot butterfly and California red-legged frog. The project consisted of a records review, a site-wide inspection, development of a sampling and analysis plan, soil sampling, evaluation of analytical chemistry results relative to ecological and human health screening levels, waste characterization, and coordinating with contractors to estimate cleanup and hazardous waste disposal costs.

EXPERIENCE PRIOR TO WRA
US Forest Service - Tongass National Forest | Ketchikan, AK Ross-Adams Uranium Mine Remedial Action Plan | Forest Engineer Led the Forest Service team overseeing development of the remedial action plan for the Ross-Adams Uranium Mine on Prince of Wales Island in Southeast Alaska . The site posed excess risks to human health and ecological receptors as identified in human health and ecological risk assessments prepared by others. Led development of the remedial action plan for an estimated $7.2 million cleanup of about 184,000 tons of radioactive waste rock and spilled petroleum that is currently being implemented by the responsible parties. The plan includes construction of an on-site repository to contain the radioactive waste rock, closure of all mine openings, and a complex drainage system to minimize water contact with wastes.

US Forest Service - Tongass National Forest | Ketchikan, AK Samson Mariner Oil Spill Na tural Resources Damage Assessment | Forest Engineer
Led the team of Forest Service environmental engineers, biologists, botanists, and natural resource specialists that prepared a Natural Resources Damage Assessment documenting and quantifying the effects of an approximate 1,300 gallon fuel spill in Tongass Narrows near Ketchikan, Alaska. As a resource trustee, the Forest Service a ssessed the environmental consequences of the spill, identified the Brad Job, PE
Engineering Director

YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
32 EDUCATION
B.S., Environmental Resources
Engineering, Humboldt State
University

LICENSES / CERTIFICATIONS
Registered Civil Engineer,
California, #C55699
Qualified Stormwater Designer
(QSD), California, # C55699

SPECIALIZED TRAINING
Princeton Groundwater School
Value Management
Fundamentals - Institute of
Industrial and Systems Engineers
Applied Fluvial Geomorphology
Fish Passage Design
Soil Mechanics - Federal Highway
Administration
BRAD JOB, PE | ENGINEERING DIRECTOR
2 necessary remedial measures, and documented the assessment in preparation for a legal claim against the responsible parties requiring them fund and implement remediation of the pollution.

Bureau of Land Management | Eureka , CA
Mike Thompson Wildlife Area - South Spit Humboldt Bay & Lighthouse Ranch | Engineer of Record The Bureau of Land Management began managing public access and recreation in this area in 2001. The project entailed removal of polluted soil, construction of a shoreline revetment, development of picnic areas, road repairs, demolition of a defunct former Coast Guard facility, restoration of 50 acres of habitat to support recovery of the endangered snowy plover, and an extensive program to eradicate non- native plant species. These activities occurred over a 13 year period and required varying degrees of environmental engineering support. Notable efforts include an environmental site assessment, a screening level ecological risk evaluation, remediation of lead and petroleum polluted soil, wave runup analysis to support restoration, construction of a shoreline revetment under a Coastal Development Permit, asbestos abatement, and demolition of several former Coa st Guard buildings.

San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board | Napa , CA Napa River Flood Control Hazardous Site Remediation | Remedial Project Manager The very innovative Napa River Flood Control Project entailed significant widening of the river channel and encroachment onto several industrial properties with legacy soil and groundwater pollution. Led the effort to mandate remediation by the responsible parties so the US Army Corps could construct the flood control project. This entailed establishing ecological risk based cleanup goals for the chemicals of concern, preparing cleanup and abatement orders for each property, and overseeing the investigation and cleanup. This effort required a thorough understanding of the flood control project itself, anticipated soil and groundwater conditions, ecological receptors, and the polluting activities that occurred there in the past.

San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board | Alameda , CA Alameda Naval Air Station Site II Ecological Risk Assessment | Remedial Project Manager Served on the Base Closure Team with representatives of the US Navy, US Environmental Protection Agency, and the California Department of Toxic Substances Control in planning and overseeing investigation and cleanup of the former Naval Air Station. Site II, the former airfield, is home to one of the largest nesting colonies of Least Terns, a federally endangered bird species. The team managed a large-scale quantitative ecological risk assessment of the site after identifying the contaminants of potential concern, the potentially affected species, and the potential routes of exposure. The assessment revealed that the vast majority of Site II was safe for all species and, after targeted cleanup in isolated areas, the property was transferred to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and is now designated as a nature reserve for the protection of the Least Tern population.

Tongass National Forest | Ketchikan, AK
Anan Wildlife Observatory Reconstruction | Engineer of Record Led the team of engineers that planned, designed, and reconstructed this important recreational site in southeast Alaska . The team administered ~$3.4M in design and construction contracts that replaced and enlarged the former facility. Anan is a premier location for viewing black and brown bears preying on salmon and the resulting tourism is a large contributor to the economy of Wrangell, AK. The new facility consists of a trail, two trail bridges, covered viewing shelter, a muti-level observation platform, a photo blind, and outhouses. The project was completed on time and within budget under a very compressed schedule in a logistically challenging location.

Tongass National Forest | Ketchikan, AK
Tongass Marine Docks Rehabilitation | Engineer of Record Led the team of engineers that implemented a condition assessment and repair program for the 18 recreational marine docks owned by Tongass NF in southeast Alaska . After contracted inspectors identified an extensive list of structural deficiencies and safety concerns, the team secured Great American Outdoors Act funding to affect repairs and improve accessibility at these facilities. Rehabilitation of these docks has been ongoing for the past 4 years using a risk- based approach we developed to prioritize repairs. Total project cost to date is ~$6.9M.

Trout Unlimited / Humboldt Redwood Compa ny | Carlotta , CA Lawrence Creek Habitat Enhancement Phase II | Engineer of Record Designed and implemented off channel habitat enhancements for Trout Unlimited on Humboldt Redwood Company forestland using NOAA Restoration Center grant funds. Construction was completed on the second phase of the project in 2018, which restored hydrologic connectivity of 260’ of an unnamed tributary and enhanced the habitat by excavating a pond and alcove feature and placement of large wood.

City of Vernon Response to Request for Proposals
Environmental/Technical Consulting Services December 5, 2025 1 - Response to RFP_City of Vernon_12-05-2025 Sespe Consulting, Inc.

Attachment E
Affidavit of Non-Collusion

City of Vernon Response to Request for Proposals
Environmental/Technical Consulting Services December 5, 2025 1 - Response to RFP_City of Vernon_12-05-2025 Sespe Consulting, Inc.

Attachment F
Standard Form Services Agreement
SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF VERNON AND [CONTRACTOR’S NAME] FOR ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND REMEDIATION TECHNICAL

CONSULTING SERVICES

COVER PAGE
Contractor: [insert name of contractor]
Responsible Principal of Contractor: [insert name, title] Notice Information - Contractor: [insert name of contractor] [insert street address]
[insert city, state, zip code]
Attention: [insert name, title]
Telephone: [insert phone number]
Notice Information - City: City of Vernon
4305 Santa Fe Avenue
Vernon, CA 90058
Attention: Freddie Agyin, Director
Health and Environmental Control
Telephone: (323) 826-1448
Commencement Date: [insert commencement date]
Termination Date: [insert termination date]
Consideration: Total not to exceed $[insert amount]
(includes all applicable sales tax); and
more particularly described in Exhibit B
Records Retention Period Three (3) years, pursuant to Section

11.20 [Insert Contractor’s Name]
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SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF VERNON AND [CONTRACTOR’S NAME] FOR ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND REMEDIATION TECHNICAL

CONSULTING SERVICES
This Agreement is made between the City of Vernon, a California charter City and California municipal corporation (“City”), and [Contractor’s Name], a [State incorporated in] corporation (“Contractor”).

The City and Contractor agree as follows:

1.0 EMPLOYMENT OF CONTRACTOR. City agrees to engage Contractor to perform the services as hereinafter set forth as authorized by the City Council on [Insert Date].

2.0 SCOPE OF SERVICES.

2.1 Contractor shall perform all work necessary to complete the services set forth in the City’s Request for Proposals issued on or about [Insert Date], and titled RFP for [Insert RFP Title], and Contractor's proposal to the City ("Proposal") dated [Insert Date], Exhibit “A”, a copy which is attached to and incorporated into this Agreement by reference.

2.2 All services shall be performed to the satisfaction of City.

2.3 All services shall be performed in a competent, professional, and satisfactory manner in accordance with the prevailing industry standards for such services.

3.0 PERSONNEL.

3.1 Contractor represents that it employs, or will employ, at its own expense, all personnel required to perform the services under this Agreement.

3.2 Contractor shall not subcontract any services to be performed by it under this Agreement without prior written approval of City.

3.3 All of the services required hereunder will be performed by Contractor or by City approved subcontractors. Contractor, and all personnel engaged in the work, shall be fully qualified and authorized or permitted under State and local law to perform such services and shall be subject to approval by the City. [Insert Contractor’s Name]
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4.0 TERM. The term of this Agreement shall commence on [insert commencement date], and it shall continue until [insert termination date which may not be more than three years from the commencement date], unless terminated at an earlier date pursuant to the provisions thereof.

5.0 COMPENSATION AND FEES.

5.1 Contractor has established rates for the City of Vernon which are comparable to and do not exceed the best rates offered to other governmental entities in and around Los Angeles County for the same services. For satisfactory and timely performance of the services, the City will pay Contractor in accordance with the payment schedule set forth in Exhibit “B” attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

5.2 Contractor's grand total compensation for the entire term of this Agreement, shall not exceed [insert amount] without the prior authorization of the City, as appropriate, and written amendment of this Agreement.

5.3 Contractor shall, at its sole cost and expense, furnish all necessary and incidental labor, material, supplies, facilities, equipment, and transportation which may be required for furnishing services pursuant to this Agreement. Materials shall be of the highest quality. The above Agreement fee shall include all staff time and all clerical, administrative, overhead, insurance, reproduction, telephone, air travel, auto rental, subsistence, and all related costs and expenses.

5.4 City shall reimburse Contractor only for those costs or expenses specifically approved in this Agreement, or specifically approved in writing in advance by City. Unless otherwise approved, such costs shall be limited and include nothing more than the following costs incurred by Contractor:

5.4.1 The actual costs of subcontractors for performance of any of the services that Contractor agrees to render pursuant to this Agreement, which have been approved in advance by City and awarded in accordance with this Agreement.

5.4.2 Approved reproduction charges.
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5.4.3 Actual costs and/or other costs and/or payments specifically authorized in advance in writing and incurred by Contractor in the performance of this Agreement.

5.5 Contractor shall not receive any compensation for extra work performed without the prior written authorization of City. As used herein, “extra work” means any work that is determined by City to be necessary for the proper completion of the Project, but which is not included within the Scope of Services and which the parties did not reasonably anticipate would be necessary at the time of execution of this Agreement. Compensation for any authorized extra work shall be paid in accordance with the payment schedule as set forth in Exhibit “B,” if the extra work has been approved by the City.

5.6 Licenses, Permits, Fees, and Assessments. Contractor shall obtain, at Contractor’s sole cost and expense, such licenses, permits, and approvals as may be required by law for the performance of the services required by this Agreement.

Contractor shall have the sole obligation to pay for any fees, assessments, and taxes, plus applicable penalties and interest, which may be imposed by law and which arise from or are necessary for the performance of the Services by this Agreement.

6.0 PAYMENT.

6.1 As scheduled services are completed, Contractor shall submit to the City an invoice for the services completed, authorized expenses, and authorized extra work actually performed or incurred according to said schedule.

6.2 Each such invoice shall state the basis for the amount invoiced, including a detailed description of the services completed, the number of hours spent, reimbursable expenses incurred and any extra work performed.

6.3 Contractor shall also submit a progress report with each invoice that describes in reasonable detail the services and the extra work, if any, performed in the immediately preceding calendar month.

6.4 Contractor understands and agrees that invoices which lack sufficient detail to measure performance will be returned and not processed for payment.
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6.5 City will pay Contractor the amount invoiced within thirty (30) days after the City approves the invoice.

6.6 Payment of such invoices shall be payment in full for all services, authorized costs, and authorized extra work covered by that invoice.

7.0 CITY'S RESPONSIBILITY. City shall cooperate with Contractor as may be reasonably necessary for Contractor to perform its services; and will give any required decisions as promptly as practicable so as to avoid unreasonable delay in the progress of Contractor's services.

8.0 COORDINATION OF SERVICES. Contractor agrees to work closely with City staff in the performance of Services and shall be available to City’s staff, consultants, and other staff at all reasonable times.

9.0 INDEMNITY. Contractor agrees to indemnify City, its officers, elected officials, employees and agents against, and will hold and save each of them harmless from, any and all actions, suits, claims, damages to persons or property, losses, costs, penalties, obligations, errors, omissions or liabilities (herein “claims or liabilities”), including but not limited to professional negligence, that may be asserted or claimed by any person, firm or entity arising out of or in connection with the work, operations or activities of Contractor, its agents, employees, subcontractors, or invitees, provided for herein, or arising from the acts or omissions of Contractor hereunder, or arising from Contractor’s performance of or failure to perform any term, provision, covenant or condition of this Agreement, except to the extent such claims or liabilities arise from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of City, its officers, elected officials, agents or employees.

10.0 INSURANCE. Contractor shall procure and maintain for the duration of the Agreement insurance against claims for injuries to persons or damage to property that may arise from or in connection with the performance of the work hereunder by the Contractor, its agents, representative, or employees. The policies shall state that they afford primary coverage.

10.1 Automobile Liability Insurance – Primary insurance coverage shall be written on ISO Business Auto coverage form for all owned, hired, and non-owned [Insert Contractor’s Name]
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automobiles or any auto. The policy shall have a combined single limit of not less than one million dollars ($1,000,000). If Contractor is transporting one or more nonemployee passengers in the performance of the services, the automobile liability policy shall have a combined single limit of two million dollars ($2,000,000). If Contractor owns no autos, a hired, non-owned auto endorsement to the General Liability policy is acceptable.

10.1.1 Contractor agrees to subrogate automobile liability resulting from performance under this agreement by agreeing to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless, the City, and its respective employees, agents, and City Council from and against all claims, liabilities, suits, losses, damages, injuries and expenses, including all costs and reasonable attorney’s fees (“Claims”), which are attributable to any act or omission by the Contractor under the performance of the services. The City of Vernon, its directors, commissioners, officers, employees, agents, and volunteers must be endorsed on the policy as additional insureds and, under the Contractors’ policy, there shall be a waiver of subrogation, and the policy shall be primary and non-contributory and will not seek contribution from the City’s insurance.

10.2 Commercial General Liability Insurance – Contractor shall carry General Liability Insurance covering all operations performed by or on behalf of the Contractor providing coverage for bodily injury and property damage with a single limit of not less than one million dollars ($1,000,000) per occurrence and two million dollars ($2,000,000) general aggregate limit written on an Insurance Services Office (ISO) Comprehensive General Liability "occurrence" Form CG 00 01 or its equivalent for coverage on an occurrence basis. The City of Vernon, its directors, commissioners, officers, employees, agents, and volunteers must be endorsed on the policy as additional insureds with respect to liability arising out of the Contractor's performance of this Agreement. The additional insured coverage under the Contractor’s policy shall be primary and non-contributory and will not seek contribution from the City’s insurance. [Insert Contractor’s Name]
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The policy shall be endorsed to include a waiver of subrogation.

10.2.1 If Contractor intends to employ other contractors as part of the services rendered, the City must approve and will establish the appropriate insurance requirements.

10.2.2 Contractor agrees to subrogate General Liability resulting from performance under this agreement by agreeing to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless, the City, and its respective employees, agents, and City Council from and against all claims, liabilities, suits, losses, damages, injuries and expenses, including all costs and reasonable attorney’s fees (“Claims”), which are attributable to any act or omission by the Contractor under the performance of the services.

10.3 Environmental Pollution Liability – The policy limit shall provide coverage of no less than $1,000,000 per claim and in the aggregate. Coverage shall apply to bodily injury; property damage, including loss of use of damaged property or of property that has not been physically injured; cleanup costs; and costs of defense, including costs and expenses incurred in the investigation, defense, or settlement of claims.

10.3.1 Contractor shall obtain, pay for, and maintain for the duration of the Contract EPL insurance that provides coverage for liability caused by pollution conditions arising out of the operations of the Contractor. Coverage shall be included on behalf of the insured for covered claims arising out of the actions of independent contractors. If the insured is using Subcontractors, the policy must include work performed “by or on behalf” of the insured.

10.3.2 All activities contemplated in the Contract shall be specifically scheduled on the EPL policy as “covered operation.” In addition, the policy shall provide coverage for the hauling of waste from the Project site to the final disposal location, including non-owned disposal sites.

10.3.3 The policy shall specifically provide for a duty to defend on the part [Insert Contractor’s Name]
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of the insurer. The City of Vernon, its officers, employees and agents shall be added to the policy as additional insureds by endorsement.

10.4 Professional Errors and Omissions Coverage in a sum of not less than two million dollars ($2,000,000), where such risk is applicable. Applicable aggregate must be identified and claims history provided to determine amounts remaining under the aggregates. Contractor shall maintain such coverage for at least one (1) year after the termination of this agreement.

10.5 Umbrella Liability Insurance – An umbrella (over primary) may be used to comply with limits or other primary coverage requirements. When used, the umbrella policy shall apply to bodily injury/property damage and personal injury/advertising injury and shall include a “dropdown” provision providing primary coverage for any liability not covered by the primary policy. The umbrella policy shall have no additional exclusion or coverage difference from the primary policy. The coverage shall also apply to automobile liability.

10.6 Workers’ Compensation/Employers Liability - Contractor shall comply with the applicable sections of the California Labor Code concerning workers' compensation for injuries on the job. Compliance is accomplished in one of the following manners:

10.6.1 Provide a copy of the permissive self-insurance certificate approved by the State of California; or

10.6.2 Secure and maintain in force a policy of workers' compensation insurance with statutory limits and Employer's Liability Insurance with a limit of one million dollars ($1,000,000) per accident. The policy shall be endorsed to waive all rights of subrogation against City, its directors, commissioners, officers, employees, and volunteers for losses arising from performance of this Agreement or

10.6.3 If Contractor has no employees, it may certify or warrant to the City that it does not currently have any employees or individuals who are defined as “employees” under the Labor Code, and the requirement for Workers’ Compensation coverage will be waived by [Insert Contractor’s Name]
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completing the waiver form provided by the City.

10.7 If Contractor maintains broader coverage and/or higher limits than the minimums shown above, City requires and shall be entitled to the broader coverage and/or the higher limits maintained by the Contractor. Any available insurance proceeds in excess of the specified minimum limits of insurance and coverage shall be available to the City.

10.8 Each insurance policy included in this clause shall be endorsed to state that coverage shall not be cancelled except after thirty (30) days prior written notice to City.

10.9 Insurance shall be placed with insurers with an A.M. Best rating of no less than A-VIII. Any self-insured retention or deductible in excess of $25,000 must be approved in advance by the City. Any policies written on a claims-based basis must include a minimum of a 3-year tail.

10.10 Prior to the commencement of performance, Contractor shall furnish City with a certificate of insurance for each policy. Each certificate is to be signed by a person authorized by that insurer to evidence coverage on its behalf. The certificate(s) must be in a form approved by City. City may require complete, certified copies of any or all policies upon request.

10.11 Failure to maintain required insurance at all times shall constitute a default and material breach. In such event, Contractor shall immediately notify City and cease all performance under this Agreement until further directed by the City. In the absence of satisfactory insurance coverage, City may, at its option: (a) procure insurance with collection rights for premiums, attorney's fees, and costs against Contractor by way of set-off or recoupment from sums due to Contractor, at City's option; (b) immediately terminate this Agreement and seek damages from the Agreement resulting from said breach; or (c) self-insure the risk, with all damages and costs incurred, by judgment, settlement or otherwise, including attorney's fees and costs, being collectible from Contractor, by way of set-off or recoupment from any sums due to Contractor.

11.0 GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

11.1 INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR.
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11.1.1 It is understood that in the performance of the services herein provided for, Contractor shall be, and is, an independent contractor, and is not an agent, officer or employee of City and shall furnish such services in its own manner and method except as required by this Agreement, or any applicable statute, rule, or regulation. Further, Contractor has and shall retain the right to exercise full control over the employment, direction, compensation and discharge of all persons employed by Contractor in the performance of the services hereunder. City assumes no liability for Contractor’s actions and performance, nor assumes responsibility for taxes, bonds, payments, or other commitments, implied or explicit, by or for Contractor. Contractor shall be solely responsible for, and shall indemnify, defend and save City harmless from all matters relating to the payment of its employees, subcontractors and independent contractors, including compliance with social security, withholding and all other wages, salaries, benefits, taxes, exactions, and regulations of any nature whatsoever.

11.1.2 Contractor acknowledges that Contractor and any
subcontractors, agents or employees employed by Contractor shall not, under any circumstances, be considered employees of the City, and that they shall not be entitled to any of the benefits or rights afforded employees of City, including, but not limited to, sick leave, vacation leave, holiday pay, Public Employees Retirement System benefits, or health, life, dental, long-term disability or workers' compensation insurance benefits.

11.2 CONTRACTOR NOT AGENT. Except as the City may authorize in writing, Contractor and its subcontractors shall have no authority, express or implied, to act on behalf of or bind the City in any capacity whatsoever as agents or otherwise.

11.3 OWNERSHIP OF WORK. All documents and materials furnished by the City to Contractor shall remain the property of the City and shall be returned to the City upon termination of this Agreement. All reports, drawings, plans, specifications, computer tapes, floppy disks and printouts, studies, memoranda, computation sheets, and other documents prepared by Contractor in furtherance of the work shall be the sole property of City and shall be delivered to City whenever requested at no additional cost to the City. Contractor shall keep such documents and materials on file and available for audit by the City for at least three (3) years after completion or earlier [Insert Contractor’s Name]
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termination of this Agreement. Contractor may make duplicate copies of such materials and documents for its own files or for such other purposes as may be authorized in writing by the City.

11.4 CORRECTION OF WORK. Contractor shall promptly correct any defective, inaccurate or incomplete tasks, deliverables, goods, services and other work, without additional cost to the City. The performance or acceptance of services furnished by Contractor shall not relieve the Contractor from the obligation to correct subsequently discovered defects, inaccuracy, or incompleteness.

11.5 RESPONSIBILITY FOR ERRORS. Contractor shall be responsible for its work and results under this Agreement. Contractor, when requested, shall furnish clarification and/or explanation as may be required by the City, regarding any services rendered under this Agreement at no additional cost to City. In the event that an error or omission attributable to Contractor occurs, then Contractor shall, at no cost to City, provide all necessary design drawings, estimates and other Contractor professional services necessary to rectify and correct the matter to the sole satisfaction of City and to participate in any meeting required with regard to the correction.

11.6 WAIVER. The City's waiver of any term, condition, breach, or default of this Agreement shall not be considered to be a waiver of any other term, condition, default or breach, nor of a subsequent breach of the one waived. The delay or failure of either party at any time to require performance or compliance by the other of any of its obligations or agreements shall in no way be deemed a waiver of those rights to require such performance or compliance. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement shall be effective unless in writing and executed by a duly authorized representative of the party against whom enforcement of a waiver is sought.

11.7 SUCCESSORS. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and shall be binding upon, the parties hereto and their respective heirs, successors, and/or assigns.

11.8 NO ASSIGNMENT. Contractor shall not assign or transfer this Agreement or any rights hereunder without the prior written consent of the City and approval by the City Attorney, which may be withheld in the City's sole discretion. Any [Insert Contractor’s Name]
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unauthorized assignment or transfer shall be null and void and shall constitute a material breach by the Contractor of its obligations under this Agreement. No assignment shall release the original parties from their obligations or otherwise constitute a novation.

11.9 COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS. Contractor shall comply with all Federal, State, County and City laws, ordinances, rules and regulations, which are, as amended from time to time, incorporated herein and applicable to the performance hereof. Violation of any law material to performance of this Agreement shall entitle the City to terminate the Agreement and otherwise pursue its remedies. Further, if the Contractor performs any work knowing it to be contrary to such laws, rules, and regulations Contractor shall be solely responsible for all costs arising therefrom.

11.10 ATTORNEY'S FEES. If any action at law or in equity is brought to enforce or interpret the terms of this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to reasonable attorney's fees, costs, and necessary disbursements in addition to any other relief to which such party may be entitled.

11.11 INTERPRETATION.

11.11.1 Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be deemed an agreement and shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California. Contractor agrees that the State and Federal courts which sit in the State of California shall have exclusive jurisdiction over all controversies and disputes arising hereunder, and submits to the jurisdiction thereof.

11.11.2 Entire Agreement. This Agreement, including any exhibits attached hereto, constitutes the entire agreement and understanding between the parties regarding its subject matter and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous negotiations, representations, understandings, correspondence, documentation, and agreements (written or oral).

11.11.3 Written Amendment. This Agreement may only be
changed by written amendment executed by Contractor and the City Administrator or other authorized representative of the City, subject to any requisite authorization by the [Insert Contractor’s Name]
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City Council. Any oral representations or modifications concerning this Agreement shall be of no force or effect.

11.11.4 Severability. If any provision in this Agreement is held by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void, or unenforceable, such portion shall be deemed severed from this Agreement, and the remaining provisions shall nevertheless continue in full force and effect as fully as though such invalid, illegal, or unenforceable portion had never been part of this Agreement.

11.11.5 Order of Precedence. In case of conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the terms contained in any document attached as an Exhibit or otherwise incorporated by reference, the terms of this Agreement shall strictly prevail. The terms of the City’s Request for Proposals shall control over the Contractor’s Proposal.

11.11.6 Construction. In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises with respect to this Agreement, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties and in accordance with its fair meaning.

There shall be no presumption or burden of proof favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement.

11.12 TIME OF ESSENCE. Time is strictly of the essence of this agreement and each and every covenant, term, and provision hereof.

11.13 AUTHORITY OF CONTRACTOR. The Contractor hereby
represents and warrants to the City that the Contractor has the right, power, legal capacity, and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement, and its execution of this Agreement has been duly authorized.

11.14 ARBITRATION OF DISPUTES. Any dispute for under $25,000 arising out of or relating to the negotiation, construction, performance, non-performance, breach, or any other aspect of this Agreement, shall be settled by binding arbitration in accordance with the Commercial Rules of the American Arbitration Association at Los Angeles, California and judgment upon the award rendered by the Arbitrators may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. The City does not waive its right to [Insert Contractor’s Name]
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object to the timeliness or sufficiency of any claim filed or required to be filed against the City and reserves the right to conduct full discovery.

11.15 NOTICES. Any notice or demand to be given by one party to the other must be given in writing and by personal delivery or prepaid first-class, registered or certified mail, addressed as follows. Notice simply to the City of Vernon or any other City department is not adequate notice.

If to the City:

City of Vernon
Attention: Freddie Agyin, Director
Department of Health and Environmental Control
4305 Santa Fe Avenue
Vernon, CA 90058
If to the Contractor:
[Insert Contractor’s Name]
Attention: [Insert Name and Title]
[Insert Address]
Any such notice shall be deemed to have been given upon delivery, if personally delivered, or, if mailed, upon receipt, or upon expiration of three (3) business days from the date of posting, whichever is earlier. Either party may change the address at which it desires to receive notice upon giving written notice of such request to the other party.

11.16 NO THIRD PARTY RIGHTS. This Agreement is entered into for the sole benefit of City and Contractor and no other parties are intended to be direct or incidental beneficiaries of this Agreement and no third party shall have any right or remedy in, under, or to this Agreement.

11.17 TERMINATION FOR CONVENIENCE (Without Cause). City may terminate this Agreement in whole or in part at any time, for any cause or without cause, upon fifteen (15) calendar days' written notice to Contractor. If the Agreement is thus terminated by City for reasons other than Contractor's failure to perform its obligations, City shall pay Contractor a prorated amount based on the services satisfactorily [Insert Contractor’s Name]
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completed and accepted prior to the effective date of termination. Such payment shall be Contractor's exclusive remedy for termination without cause.

11.18 DEFAULT. In the event either party materially defaults in its obligations hereunder, the other party may declare a default and terminate this Agreement by written notice to the defaulting party. The notice shall specify the basis for the default. The Agreement shall terminate unless such default is cured before the effective date of termination stated in such notice, which date shall be no sooner than ten (10) days after the date of the notice. In case of default by Contractor, the City reserves the right to procure the goods or services from other sources and to hold the Contractor responsible for any excess costs occasioned to the City thereby. Contractor shall not be held accountable for additional costs incurred due to delay or default as a result of Force Majeure. Contractor must notify the City immediately upon knowing that non-performance or delay will apply to this Agreement as a result of Force Majeure. At that time Contractor is to submit in writing a Recovery Plan for this Agreement. If the Recovery Plan is not acceptable to the City or not received within 10 days of the necessary notification of Force Majeure default, then the City may cancel this order in its entirety at no cost to the City, owing only for goods and services completed to that point.

11.19 TERMINATION FOR CAUSE. Termination for cause shall relieve the terminating party of further liability or responsibility under this Agreement, including the payment of money, except for payment for services satisfactorily and timely performed prior to the service of the notice of termination, and except for reimbursement of (1) any payments made by the City for service not subsequently performed in a timely and satisfactory manner, and (2) costs incurred by the City in obtaining substitute performance. If this Agreement is terminated as provided herein, City may require, at no additional cost to City, that Contractor provide all finished or unfinished documents, data, and other information of any kind prepared by Contractor in connection with the performance of Services under this Agreement. Contractor shall be required to provide such document and other information within fifteen (15) days of the request. [Insert Contractor’s Name]
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11.19.1 Additional Services. In the event this Agreement is terminated in whole or in part as provided herein, City may procure, upon such terms and in such manner as it may determine appropriate, services similar to those terminated.

11.20 MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION OF RECORDS.

The City, or its authorized auditors or representatives, shall have access to and the right to audit and reproduce any of the Contractor's records to the extent the City deems necessary to insure it is receiving all money to which it is entitled under the Agreement and/or is paying only the amounts to which Contractor is properly entitled under the Agreement or for other purposes relating to the Agreement.

The Contractor shall maintain and preserve all such records for a period of at least three (3) years after termination of the Agreement.

The Contractor shall maintain all such records in the City of Vernon.

If not, the Contractor shall, upon request, promptly deliver the records to the City of Vernon or reimburse the City for all reasonable and extra costs incurred in conducting the audit at a location other than the City of Vernon, including, but not limited to, such additional (out of the City) expenses for personnel, salaries, private auditors, travel, lodging, meals, and overhead.

11.21 CONFLICT. Contractor hereby represents, warrants, and certifies that no member, officer, or employee of the Contractor is a director, officer, or employee of the City of Vernon, or a member of any of its boards, commissions, or committees, except to the extent permitted by law.

11.22 HEADINGS. Paragraphs and subparagraph headings contained in this Agreement are included solely for convenience and are not intended to modify, explain or to be a full or accurate description of the content thereof and shall not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

11.23 ENFORCEMENT OF WAGE AND HOUR LAWS. Eight hours labor constitutes a legal day's work. The Contractor, or subcontractor, if any, shall forfeit twenty-five dollars ($25) for each worker employed in the execution of this Agreement by the respective Contractor or subcontractor for each calendar day during which the [Insert Contractor’s Name]
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worker is required or permitted to work more than 8 hours in any one calendar day and 40 hours in any one calendar week in violation of the provisions of Sections 1810 through 1815 of the California Labor Code as a penalty paid to the City; provided, however, work performed by employees of contractors in excess of 8 hours per day, and 40 hours during any one week, shall be permitted upon compensation for all hours worked in excess of 8 hours per day at not less than 1½ times the basic rate of pay.

11.24 EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY PRACTICES. Contractor certifies and represents that, during the performance of this Agreement, it and any other parties with whom it may subcontract shall adhere to equal employment opportunity practices to assure that applicants, employees and recipients of service are treated equally and are not discriminated against because of their race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, disability, sex, age, medical condition, sexual orientation or marital status. Contractor further certifies that it will not maintain any segregated facilities.

Contractor further agrees to comply with The Equal Employment Opportunity Practices provisions as set forth in Exhibit “C”.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the Commencement Date stated on the cover page.

City of Vernon, a California charter City
and California municipal corporation
By: ____________________________
Brian Saeki, City Administrator

[CONTRACTOR’S NAME], a [State
incorporated in] corporation
By:

Name:

Title:

ATTEST:
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Genoveva Rocha, City Clerk
By:

Name:

Title:

APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Zaynah Moussa-Milward,
City Attorney

EXHIBIT B

SCHEDULE
Price Schedule January 1, 2026
374 Poli Street, Suite 200 • Ventura, CA 93001 • Office (805) 275-1515 • Fax (805) 667-8104

EFFECTIVE DATE
All charges are based on the price schedule in
effect when the charges are incurred. Price
schedules are subject to revision semi-annually.

TERMS AND INVOICING
Payments are due thirty (30) days after invoice
date. Invoices are issued a few days after the
end of each month. Trinity Consultants shall
have the right to suspend its work performance
when, in its sole opinion, any uncollected
accounts receivable have aged to a point it
considers severely delinquent. Overdue invoices
are subject to interest at the rate of 18 percent
per annum.

POLICY ON TRAVEL
Travel time for employees is billed as follows:

1. At the rate of $180.00 per hour if
traveling outside normal working hours.

2. At the full rate if traveling during
normal business hours.

REIMBURSED COSTS
All reimbursed costs such as travel, overnight
delivery charges, and other services
purchased from outside vendors, are billed at
cost plus a 15 percent accounting fee.

COSTS OF ITEMS SUPPLIED BY TRINITY
Certain reimbursed cost items are supplied
by Consultants as shown below.

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
Information and knowledge management costs
will not be charged to unless agreed upon
separately.

COST INFORMATION FOR AUDIT
Trinity maintains records of all charges for at least
one year. A research fee will apply when a client
desires documentation of charges.

Office Address:
374 Poli St, Ste 200
Ventura, CA 93001
P 805.275.1515
F 805.667.8104 trinityconsultants.com
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Remittance Address:

P.O. Box 972047
Dallas, TX 75397-2047
P 972.661.8100
F 972.385.9203
© 2026 Trinity Consultants. Confidential. For use by recipient only. Please do not duplicate or distribute.

PERSONNEL SERVICE COSTS
Service Rate
Scale Job Titles ($/hr)
2 Clerical Assistant II 100.00
3 Technical Assistant I 120.00
4 Technical Assistant II 140.00
11 Technician 160.00
12 Consultant I 205.00
13 Consultant II 230.00
14 Consultant III 245.00
15 Consultant IV 265.00
16 Senior Consultant I 290.00
17 Senior Consultant II 305.00
18 Senior Consultant III 325.00
19 Manager I 335.00
20 Manager II 350.00
21 Senior Manager I 370.00
22 Senior Manager II 390.00
23 Senior Manager III 425.00
24 Litigation Support 515.00
25 Expert Witness 555.00
Supplemental Schedule of Fixed Fee Services
374 Poli Street, Suite 200 • Ventura, CA 93001 • Office (805) 275-1515 • Fax (805) Exhibit B-1
Supplemental Schedule of Fixed Fee Services
The following services will be provided on a Fixed Fee (Lump Sum) basis under this Master Agreement:

Scope of Work Fixed Fee Amount
Phase I, II or combined I and II single Environmental Site Assessment Report Review¹ $2,000 Monthly On-Call Environmental Services Support² $1,500/month Notes

1. Fixed fee reviews are conducted subject to the following assumptions:
• Review is limited to the administrative review of a single submitted Phase I ESA, Phase II ESA, or combined Phase I and Phase II ESA submitted as a single report.
• Review is limited to the main narrative of the submitted report. • Appendices, laboratory reports, figures, boring logs, and supporting documentation are not reviewed. • All information presented is assumed to be accurate, complete, and representative of site conditions at the time the assessment was completed.
• No independent verification of data, site conditions, or conclusions is performed. • Review does not evaluate investigative methodology, sampling design, analytical adequacy, or regulatory compliance.
• The services are administrative in nature and provide limited deliverables, as defined herein. • The services provided do not constitute the practice of professional geology or engineering, as defined under applicable California statutes and regulations.

2. On Call General Consulting Services include general consulting support provided to the City that is not associated with a specific site or property review.
• On-Call Environmental Services fees shall be applied monthly over the term of the Master Agreement and include up to five (5) hours of Sespe/Trinity support each month. • Any time above this cap will be billed on a time and materials basis in accordance with the terms and hourly fee schedule included as part of this Master Agreement. • Once a project specific scope is authorized, related services shall be billed under the applicable project scope or fixed fee.

Services not expressly included above shall be performed in accordance with the hourly fee schedule included in this Master Agreement.

EXHIBIT C

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

PRACTICES PROVISIONS
A. Contractor certifies and represents that, during the performance of this Agreement, the contractor and each subcontractor shall adhere to equal opportunity employment practices to assure that applicants and employees are treated equally and are not discriminated against because of their race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, handicap, sex, or age. Contractor further certifies that it will not maintain any segregated facilities.

B. Contractor agrees that it shall, in all solicitations or advertisements for applicants for employment placed by or on behalf of Contractor, state that it is an "Equal Opportunity Employer" or that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, handicap, sex or age.

C. Contractor agrees that it shall, if requested to do so by the City, certify that it has not, in the performance of this Agreement, discriminated against applicants or employees because of their membership in a protected class.

D. Contractor agrees to provide the City with access to, and, if requested to do so by City, through its awarding authority, provide copies of all of its records pertaining or relating to its employment practices, except to the extent such records or portions of such records are confidential or privileged under state or federal law.

E. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed in any manner as to require or permit any act which is prohibited by law.