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CITY OF SANTA CLARITA AGENDA REPORT
CONSENT CALENDAR
CITY MANAGER APPROVAL:1
DATE: October 27, 2020
SUBJECT: AWARD CONTRACT TO UPDATE THE CITY OF SANTA
CLARITA CLIMATE ACTION PLAN
DEPARTMENT: Community Development
PRESENTER: David Peterson
RECOMMENDED ACTION
City Council:
1. Award a Professional Services Agreement in the amount of $116,600 to Ramboll US
Consulting, Inc., for the development of updates to the City of Santa Clarita Climate Action
Plan.
2. Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute all necessary documents,
subject to the approval of the City Attorney.
BACKGROUND
The City of Santa Clarita (City) prepared a Climate Action Plan (CAP) which was adopted by
the City Council in August 2012 (Resolution 12-60). The CAP was created to comply with
Assembly Bill 32 (AB 32), a state law that required cities to reduce their greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions to 1990 levels by 2020. Municipalities are required to update their CAPS on a regular
basis to remain in compliance with identified GHG emission reduction targets.
Since adoption of the CAP, there have been changes to the City's boundaries, to required content
within the CAP, and in standard approaches for evaluating GHG emissions. In addition, the CAP
sunsets in 2020. To address the changes outlined above, the CAP must be updated in the
following ways:
1) Changes to the Cites Since adoption of the original CAP in 2012, the City has annexed
approximately 17 square miles of land. This new jurisdictional area must be analyzed.
2) Changes to CAP Requirements: The CAP methodology must demonstrate consistency
with new state regulations, including Senate Bill 743, which requires transportation -
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related emission modeling to be based on vehicle miles traveled as opposed to past
models that were level -of -service based.
3) Changes in Standards for Evaluating GHG Emissions: The CAP must be based on new
transportation -related emission methodologies. These methodologies would be used to
create a new GHG emission baseline and new thresholds when applying the CAP to
individual development projects, subject to the California Environmental Quality Act.
The City conducted a Request for Proposal (RFP) to solicit proposals from qualified consulting
firms to develop updates to the City's CAP. The RFP was distributed to 772 vendors on
August 31, 2020. There were 44 vendors who downloaded the RFP package, with 3 submitting
proposals including: Ramboll US Consulting, Inc. (Ramboll); LSA Associates, Inc. (LSA); and
Sustainability Solutions Group (SSG). Those proposals were rated on the following criteria:
• Qualificiations of personnel in the vendor's proposed team to perform the identified tasks
• Vendor's experience in performing similar projects
• Depth of the vendor's response
• References
• Cost
A panel of three City staff members evaluated and scored all responsive proposals, based on the
above criteria. The results are shown below:
COMPANY
LOCATION
SCORE
Ramboll
Novato, CA
93.5
LSA
Irvine, CA
83.9
SSG
Vancouver, BC Canada
69.2
Based on the results of the RFP evaluation and the associated due diligence for review of
professional references, Ramboll was selected to perform the work. Ramboll, formerly Environ,
is the same company that completed the CAP in 2012. Ramboll is an industry leader in the
preparation of CAPS, and has written best management practices and guidelines for the State of
California on the topic. The CAP will take approximately seven months to complete and is
subject to City Council approval.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION
Other actions as identified by the City Council.
FISCAL IMPACT
The proposed project would utilize a portion of the funds the City received under the State of
California's Senate Bill 2 Grant Program. These funds were appropriated during the City's Fiscal
Year 2020-21 annual budget process to expenditure account 13110-5161.001 (Fund 259
Miscellaneous Grants). This action has no impact to the General Fund.
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ATTACHMENTS
Ramboll US Consulting, Inc. Request for Proposal Response (available in the City Clerk's
Reading File)
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Prepared for:
City of Santa Clarita
Santa Clarita, CA
Prepared by:
Ramboll US Consulting, Inc.
7250 Redwood Blvd., Suite 105
Novato, California 94945
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1.0 Introduction
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The Ramboll Team
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Project Understanding
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2.0 References
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3.0 Plan of Study / Scope of Work
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Task 1. Emissions Inventories
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Subtask 1.1. Develop GHG Emissions Inventories for Government Operations and the
Community
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Subtask Task 1.2 Onroad Transportation Modeling
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Task 2. GHG Reduction Targets and Measures
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Subtask 2.1. Evaluate Emission Reduction Measures
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Task 3. Draft CAP Update
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Subtask 3.1. Update CAP Update Documentation
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Task 4. Stakeholder Engagement
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Subtask 4.1. Develop Stakeholder Engagement Materials
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Subtask 4.2 Outreach Support (optional)
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Task 5. Monitoring Plan
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Subtask 5.1. Develop Monitoring Program
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Task 6. CEQA Review
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Subtask 6.1. Develop CEQA Documentation
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4.0 Schedule
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5.0 Program Management
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Project Management Plan
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6.0 Personnel
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Project Personnel
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6.1.1 Ramboll Staff Biographies
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6.1.2 Additional Resources
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7.0 Sub -Consultants
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Fehr & Peers
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7.1.1 Fehr & Peers Staff Biography
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7.1.2 Relevant Project Experience
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Resumes
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At't� II ilII4'1IV°7Iieiii[Init'°":6G (uploaded to BidNet)
Cover Letter
RFP Invitation Form
References Form
Subcontractor Form
Figure 1. Organizational chart.
Table 1. Relevant Ramboll project experience.
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Table 2. Summary of Inventory Methods 10
Table 3. Task schedule. 17
Table 4. Ramboll project staff and proposed roles.
Table 5. Fehr & Peers project roles and staff availability.
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Ramboll is pleased to submit this proposal in response to the City of Santa Clarita's Request for
Proposal (RFP) for a Climate Action Plan Update. As the City is aware, Ramboll developed the City's
initial Climate Action Plan (CAP), begun in 2011 and completed in 2012. We are very excited at the
opportunity to assist the City again with the development of an update to the CAP. This includes
updating the inventory, bringing recent updates in transportation analyses under Senate Bill SB 743 to
the CAP process, evaluating measures and actions that the City may wish to take as part of the CAP,
producing a robust and user-friendly CAP document, assisting the City with California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA) compliance, and public and stakeholder outreach. We have assembled a team
consisting of Ramboll Consulting Inc. as the prime contractor, with Fehr & Peers as our transportation
subcontractor. Below we describe our team, our approach, and highlight the experience and
qualifications we have to conduct this work. We urge the City to contact our references and can
provide many more references if desired.
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Ramboll is a leading engineering, architecture, and consultancy company employing 16,500 experts.
While our presence is global, Ramboll has a national reputation as a leader in the areas of greenhouse
gas management, air quality modeling, control technology assessments, broad based emissions
control strategy analyses, emissions standards assessments, environmental data analysis,
environmental strategic analysis, and regulatory compliance assurance. Ramboll's wide array of public
and private sector clients includes federal regulatory agencies and policy arms, and state and local
governments throughout North America, as well as some of the nation's largest public and private
companies, leading law firms, and industrial trade associations. Air quality, including GHG emissions
and mitigation strategies, is one of Ramboll's largest areas of practice.
Ramboll offers clients the following GHG management services:
• Renewable/low carbon energy permitting, design and engineering
• GHG accounting, verification and reporting, including CDP
• GHG target setting, including science -based targets
• Climate risk and resilience planning
• Industrial, commercial and institutional energy efficiency
• Energy management and master planning
• Utility and local government demand -side management programs
Our markets are becoming increasingly complex and our collaborative and interdisciplinary approach
to projects is more and more in demand by our clients. We strive to find sustainable solutions that
provide both long-term development potential and maximum value for people, nature and society.
For the City of Santa Clarita's (the City's) Climate Action Plan Update, we have assembled a team that
includes Fehr & Peers who are a highly respected transportation engineering firm, and McCormick -
Busse, Inc., dba MBI Media (MBI), a strategic communications and media firm and 100-percent
Woman -Owned Business Enterprise (WBE).
Fehr & Peers
Fehr & Peers is focused on solving transportation problems and answering transportation questions
that help clients achieve their desired outcomes. Fehr & Peers differentiates by investing in research
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and development to anticipate needs, explore the unknown, and collaboratively imagine a better
future. Clients' desired future outcomes involve balancing transportation needs with minimizing
environmental impacts especially those related to air pollution and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Fehr & Peers has developed a unique reputation of quantitative modeling rigor along with innovative
technical approaches. This is particularly true when it comes to developing climate action plans (CAPs)
and transportation demand management (TDM) strategies involving the need to accommodate vehicle
travel demand while minimizing its fuel consumption and emissions. Fehr & Peers develops effective
TDM approaches that consider everything from demand management to network operations where
often co -benefits from better management strategies can be found.
As we demonstrate in our proposal, our team offers the City a unique combination of advantages:
e, gllk:,),1)aI a:,xl')eil'a oise - our team includes staff who have worked with the City
on a number of planning and environmental projects, and both Ramboll and Fehr & Peers are
engaged with the City on climate action issues. Our team knows the City and its operations
and facilities. Ramboll and Fehr & Peers have local offices and can support the City with on -
site meetings as required. At the same time, Ramboll offers a global network of engineers and
thought leaders who specialize in livable cities and urban planning with climate change in
mind.
iiui)) m,!JHliii,iin ete -the Ramboll team has years of experience in
developing climate action plans for a wide range of public agencies. Ramboll's recent CAP
services for the City and emission inventory development for the City of Los Angeles offer
excellent examples of our experience in developing GHG inventories. We have also completed
CAPs for John Wayne Airport, the Port of San Diego, and Ramboll and Fehr & Peers have
contributed to drafting the handbook for evaluation of GHG reduction measures in California.
In addition, our project manager previously served as Climate Program Manager for ICLEI-
Local Governments for Sustainability and has led climate strategy work for multiple local
government clients.
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seamlessly for years on many similar projects, and our staff members have experience
working closely with cities and other agencies to address their needs quickly, efficiently and
with high quality work products. We encourage the City to speak to our references and learn
more about the Ramboll team.
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Adopted in 2012, the City of Santa Clarita (City) prepared a CAP that committed the City to reducing
greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions beyond levels consistent with federal, state, and local regulations.
The additional reductions beyond regulatory requirements were achievable through emissions
reductions that were implemented through various City measures after a detailed evaluation that
Ramboll conducted as part of the CAP development process. Since the CAP was adopted in 2012,
there have been changes in the City (e.g., annexation of additional land, changes to expected
development), changes to CAP requirements, and changes in standard approaches for evaluating GHG
emissions. Due to these changes, the City plans to update the CAP.
We envision that the CAP update will consist of six (6) primary tasks, described in more detail below:
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The Ramboll team brings extensive experience in Climate Action Planning and carbon management in
the public and private sector in California and beyond. The following are the names, addresses, and
telephone numbers of public agencies and clients for which Ramboll has performed work of a similar
scope and size within the past 3 years. Reference information is also presented in condensed form and
submitted separately on the References Form as required.
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Ramboll assisted the City of Los Angeles, through the Bureau of Sanitation, in
developing an updated 2013 community -wide GHG emission inventory for the
entire City of Los Angeles, including building energy, on -road and off -road
transportation, port and airport sources, street lighting and water
consumption, industrial activities, wastewater and solid waste. Ramboll
researched data availability and worked closely with City staff to refine the
protocol and develop a comprehensive inventory and report following the C40
Cities and ICLEI Community Protocols. In addition, Ramboll assisted the City
with evaluating the municipal GHG emission inventory and providing technical
guidance on improving data collection and inventory calculations. Ramboll also
developed a comprehensive web -based database software tool that allows City
departments to enter critical activity and fuel data, and which is capable of
calculating and outputting a complete GHG inventory following the ICLEI
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City of Los Angeles, Bureau of
Sanitation
Los Angeles, CA
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protocol. Ramboll worked with the City to rigorously test the program and use
it to generate a 2015 GHG EI.
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Climate Program Manager
The Port of Seattle and fifteen Airlines have established a Memorandum of
Port of Seattle
Understanding to work together to develop a strategic plan to reduce carbon
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emissions and air pollutants at Sea-Tac International Airport, including certain
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aircraft emissions. Through strategic engagement with the Airport and its
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Airline partners, Ramboll led the development of a plan that explores a variety
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of mechanisms to achieve carbon and air emission reductions, including
2019-2020
technology, infrastructure, operational, and aircraft technology solutions. The
$100K
strategy identifies airside measures that require direct oversight by airlines as
well as landside measures that require collaboration among multiple project
partners. The project established a multi -year roadmap to achieve the Port of
Seattle's Century Agenda emission reduction targets for Scope 3 emissions
and evaluated greenhouse gas reduction potential and cost of each strategy
action.
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Ramboll prepared a Climate Action Plan (CAP) for John Wayne Airport which
Airport Environmental
identified greenhouse gas emission reduction goals, reduction measures, and
Manager
adaptation considerations. Ramboll conducted GHG, air quality and health risk
John Wayne Airport
assessments for an environmental impact assessment, estimated emissions
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for future operating scenarios, performed air dispersion modeling and
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evaluated individual and cumulative risk from exposure to air contaminants.
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Ramboll conducted air dispersion modeling using the Emissions and Dispersion
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Modeling
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System, which incorporates the AERMOD dispersion model from USEPA, and
$120K
evaluated and prepared construction emissions inventories for incorporation
into the South Coast Air Quality Management Plan and the State
Implementation Plan to address general conformity.
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In consultation with the SMAQMD and Sacramento Area Council of
Program Supervisor, CEQA &
Governments, Ramboll is supporting the development of GHG thresholds for
Land Use
proposed land use developments in Sacramento County. Thresholds are being
Sacramento Metropolitan Air
developed with substantial evidence that shows consistency with state- wide
Quality Management District
2030 and 2045 climate targets but are being tailored to the specific
(through TIAX)
geographic location, emissions sectors, and place and land use types. To allow
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for flexibility and incorporate new technology or trends, threshold achievement
2019-current
have been related to a menu of potential mitigation options that can be
$60K
updated over time. The proposed thresholds and guidance are being discussed
and revised as needed with stakeholders through a combination of workshops,
webinars, and public comments.
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Ramboll assisted the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) in South Coast Air Quality
developing software aimed at calculating criteria pollutant and greenhouse gas Management District
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estimate emissions with limited inputs required such as location and types of 2010-current
land uses from the user while allowing for the flexibility to modify default $500K
assumptions when more specific information is available. The software
calculates emissions from several source categories including construction,
mobile sources, area sources, building energy use, water use, solid waste
disposal, and vegetation sequestration. The software also incorporates several
mitigation options including the majority of mitigation measures quantified in
the California Air Pollution Control Officer (CAPCOA) Quantifying Greenhouse
Gas Mitigation Measures. Ramboll staff has been involved in creating User Guide
documentation and training to several air districts.
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California's mandatory GHG reporting program under Assembly Bill 32 (AB 32) 2010 to present
now covers a wide range of sectors including: refineries, cement plants, the $1 Million
electricity sector, cogeneration, hydrogen plants, general stationary
combustion facilities, transportation fuels, . Mandatory verification began in
2010 with calendar year 2009 emissions. Ramboll currently has five Lead
Verifiers accredited for the AB 32 mandatory reporting program with
specialization in oil & gas systems, process emissions, and transactions.
Ramboll has assisted a wide variety of facilities with their first year of GHG
verification reporting. Examples include:
• Inland Empire Energy Center, a natural gas -fired electricity generation
facility.
• Foster Farms, Livingston Complex, a poultry processing facility.
• East Bay Municipal District, a wastewater treatment facility that
operates cogeneration engines and boilers on digester gas as well as
miscellaneous combustion equipment.
• Solano County Cogeneration Facility, a natural gas -fired cogeneration
facility.
• TransAlta Energy Marketing (US), an electricity marketing entity.
• Georgia-Pacific Gypsum, a wallboard manufacturing facility.
• Ingersoll Rand Energy Systems, a natural gas -fired cogeneration plant
located at a residential housing complex.
• Sempra Generation, an electricity marketing entity
• BP West Coast Products LLC - Terminals, a transportation fuels
distributor
• City of Palo Alto Gas Utility - a natural gas distribution entity
• Three military training facilities located in Southern California.
• In addition, Ramboll has also performed GHG verification services for a
copper -gold mining operation in British Columbia, Canada under the
British Columbia Reporting Regulation.
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In this section we describe the methodology and resources to accomplish the tasks identified in the
Project Scope.
As a first step, we will convene a kickoff meeting with the City's project team and any key internal
stakeholders that should be consulted as we refine the project scope and schedule. In this meeting,
we will confirm that Ramboll clearly understands the City's needs and desired outcomes for this
project and confirm roles of both the City and the consulting team for each of the project tasks.
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In this task, Ramboll will update baseline and business -as -usual forecasted GHG emission inventories
for government operations and the community.
Subtask I. I. Develop GHG Emissions Inventories for Government Operations and the
Community
As noted in the Project Understanding above, the methodology and standard approach to CAPs has
evolved since the City's original CAP. In this task, we will update the 2005 baseline using the latest
methodology standard for CAPs. Specifically, we will consult the Local Government Operations Protocol
(LGOP) for municipal sources, and ICLEI's U.S. Community Protocol for Accounting and Reporting of
Greenhouse Gas Emissions for community -wide sources. We will leverage existing calculations from
the previous City's CAP to make this process more efficient, while ensuring the new inventory
represents the state of the science. At a minimum, the following City's municipal and community -wide
sources will be analyzed:
• Municipal building energy
• Municipal fleet
• Municipal lighting (including traffic signals and streetlighting)
• Solid waste/wastewater
• Community -wide building energy
• Community -wide transportation
• Community -wide solid waste and wastewater
• Industrial and commercial emissions
V Minor GHG sources
Ramboll will develop two parallel inventories, a Business -As -Usual (BAU) inventory and a target
inventory that considers the CAP targets and measures. In the current CAP, emissions are projected
to 2020 using the One Valley One Vision (OVOV) projected development and vehicle miles travelled
(VMT) estimates provided by the City's transportation planners. The forecasted inventory, along with
regulatory reductions and CAP mitigation measures, is depicted in a wedge graph (see Figure 5-2 in
the CAP). Recognizing that a horizon year of 2020 does not provide sufficient forward projection, we
propose to extend the horizon year to 2030.
In this task, we propose to update the 2020 forecasts and create a new 2030 forecast. These forecasts
will comprise:
V Standard CAP methodologies as discussed in Task 1;
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• Updated vehicle miles traveled (VMT) estimates for each year (to be provided by Fehr &
Peers);
• Consideration of land that has since been annexed into the City;
• Regulatory updates (e.g., Title 24, Renewable Portfolio Standard) that impact future GHG
emissions.
We anticipate that transportation related emissions will differ significantly from the 2012 CAP, in that
both the emission factor model (EMFAC) and the methodology for transportation emissions have been
updated. Team member Fehr & Peers will lead the effort to develop new VMT estimates working with
the City's transportation model and incorporating the trip -based methodology used commonly now in
CAPs.
Subtask Task 1.2 Onroad Transportation Modeling
Fehr & Peers will assist Ramboll with the preparation of VMT estimates to be used by Ramboll for the
calculation of GHG emissions related to vehicle use. This effort will rely on a combination of VMT data
to be obtained from the City's travel demand forecasting model as well as from the regional travel
demand forecasting model maintained by the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG).
This effort is being undertaken by Fehr & Peers under a separate contract with the City.
Fehr & Peers is generating VMT data on a trip basis as part of the City's compliance with SB 743. We
understand that Fehr & Peers will be able to provide trip -based VMT - in the format required by the
LGOP - for all years from 2012 through 2020 and forecasts to 2030. In order to generate VMT data
consistently for the baseline update, Fehr & Peers will conduct a "back -cast" of the VMT from 2012 to
2005. This will consist of using appropriate scaling metrics such as population data to scale back VMT
to year 2005 so that a consistent baseline and future year VMT estimates are made.
The key element of Fehr & Peer's analysis will be to
determine if the OVOV future year VMT reductions,
generated through in -fill development primarily, are
consistent with the goals of VMT reduction in SB 743.
This will both validate the OVOV as a reduction
measure and ensure that the future VMT projections
in the CAP update are compliant with CEQA for
project impact purposes. If the City wishes to
consider additional transportation GHG reduction
measures beyond the OVOV, Fehr & Peers will
analyze these measures subject to the resources
available in the budget (described in the Cost File).
Summary of Inventory Methods
Below we discuss our proposed approach for developing the municipal operations and community -wide
GHG inventories with details about some of the specific source categories we believe will be significant
to the City. Ramboll will confirm with the City that these inventory categories are appropriate.
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Transportation and Mobile Sector
To estimate onroad vehicle GHG emissions, the VMT analysis
described above needs to be combined with vehicle -specific
emission factors. Ramboll has over 10 years of experience working
with CARB's EMFAC model to prepare regional, city-wide and project
level transportation inventories and vehicle emissions analyses. We
Municipal and propose developing a bottom -up transportation GHGs inventory to
Community -Wide represent community -wide transportation sources (resident
Vehicle Fleets vehicles, transit fleet, municipal vehicles, etc.) that will rely on year -
specific emission factors, which may further be adjusted, if data is
available, to reflect local fleet age distributions of municipal fleets.
This bottom -up inventory for the transportation sector will use
state -approved tools and CARB and EPA approved vehicle emissions
model and is an approach that has been adopted by many cities,
counties and Air Districts throughout the state of California.
Rail transport GHG emissions will be calculated for the passenger
rail and freight rail traffic in the City. Consistent with the City's
original CAP, the Metro Link (passenger rail) related emissions will
be developed from operation schedule and annual fuel consumption
information that Ramboll will work with the City to obtain. CARB
Rail approved emissions factors coming from Vision 2.1 Model will be
used to estimate bottom up emissions for the passenger rail traffic.
Freight rail emissions will be scaled by a projected tonnage
throughput in rail transport at the Port of Los Angeles, which is
assumed to be the primary contributor to cargo movement through
the City of Santa Clarita, consistent with the original CAP inventory.
Off -road equipment includes a wide range of engines and equipment
types such as construction, mining, lawn and garden, airport
service, industrial, agricultural, logging, recreational vehicles and
light commercial equipment. For equipment owned and operated by
Off -Road Equipment the City, emissions will be estimated based on fuel consumption and
or hours of operation provided by the City, coupled with emission
factors from CARB's latest OFFROAD model. For community off -road
sources, we will scale down the Los Angeles County GHG emissions
in the OFFROAD model to represent the City using the appropriate
surrogates.
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Building Energy Sector
Emissions include indirect emissions from electricity consumption,
municipal lighting, and direct emissions from fuel combustion (for
Municipal and
heating, hot water, power generation, and running portable
Community -wide Energy
equipment). Consistent with the original CAP, we will leverage our
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work experience developing energy sector GHG emissions for
municipal, industrial, commercial and residential buildings, working
with the City and Southern California Edison (SCE) assumed as the
sole electricity provider.
This source includes GHG emissions related to any additional fossil
Industrial/Commercial
fuel use (e.g. diesel fuel oil) to power industrial equipment or as
Energy Use
power generation feedstock. Ramboll will work with the South Coast
Air Quality Management District to obtain a list of industries in
Santa Clarita and their fuel consumption data.
Others
GHG emissions related to wastewater treatment and solid waste at
Community -Wide Solid
landfills will be estimated based on methodologies outlined in the
Waste and Wastewater
Local Government Operation Protocol (LGOP) and data are provided
by the Los Angeles County Sanitation District.
Consistent with original CAP, Ramboll will work with the City, the
Water Usage
water district and water companies servicing the City to obtain
information on energy consumption relating to water pumping,
treatment and distribution.
GHG emissions from electricity consumption for agricultural
Agricultural Energy Use
purposes are estimated similar to that outlined in the Building
Energy sector, using data provided by SCE.
Municipal Refrigerant
Ramboll will work with the City to obtain the type and amount
Use
of refrigerant acquisition for municipal buildings and vehicles
operations and quantify related GHG emissions.
For purposes of this scope, we have assumed that the 2005 baseline update will consist of
methodology updates only and that, with the exception of baseline VMT updates, all baseline activity
data developed with the City during 2012 CAP effort will still apply and does not need to be revisited.
Additionally, we have assumed that the 2020 and 2030 inventories will be based on the same
methodologies described in Task 1 and that the updated parameters impacting GHG emissions will be
provided by the City. If revisions to the analysis are required once the 2020 and 2030 forecast
quantification has begun, our effort may be greater than that estimated here.
As a first step in the Task 1 process, we will conduct a simplified linear extrapolation of the previous
City GHG inventory and emissions for the near -term time frame (1-5 years, to be determined in
consultation with the City). This step is intended to provide a stop -gap method to determine
compliance with the measures and GHG emissions of the previous 2012 CAP while the CAP update is
being conducted. There are a number of projects at the City that are already in the pipeline for
approval and will need decisions by the City prior to completion of this CAP update.
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Consistent with the CAP, we will develop two future year inventories, a Business as Usual (BAU)
projected inventory for 2030 (or the preferred projection year selected by the City) and a Target 2030
inventory that considers reduction measures developed in Task 2. Ramboll will compare the updated
inventories to the 2005 baseline inventory based on several metrics, including but not limited to, per -
capita basis, city -workforce size and the City's gross domestic product. We will prepare a series of
GHG emissions comparison graphs and tables to illustrate how the emissions change correlates to
these parameters. We will also describe potential methodological differences between baseline and
update inventory and how these may affect the trend. This analysis will be documented in within the
CAP.
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Output 1.1. Updated emissions inventories in a series of spreadsheets.
Output 1.2. Updated emissions inventory methodology and results documented in the updated CAP
document with charts and tables that can be repurposed for community outreach and other City
reporting needs.
In Task 2, Ramboll will review previous emission targets and CAP measures, potential revisions and/or
evaluation of new measures.
Subtask 2.1. Evaluate Emission Reduction Measures
Working with the City, we will identify those measures from the 2012 CAP that the City will continue to
pursue as part of the CAP update and evaluate their effectiveness in achieving GHG emission
reductions in future years. We will also review those measures that the City may revise as a result of
recent experience, and similarly quantify the effectiveness of these measures. Finally, we will work
with the City to identify any new measures that were not considered in the 2012 CAP which may
become part of the CAP update. Specifically, we will comprehensively review the City's One Valley One
Vision General Plan to identify opportunities to leverage and align with initiatives that the City is
implementing or planning to undertake in coming years. This will also ensure we capitalize on
potential partnerships with neighboring communities as envisioned in One Valley One Vision to
maximize the benefits of the CAP update.
With key City stakeholders, Ramboll will collaboratively generate new initiative ideas and
recommendations, bringing learnings from our global expertise to identify strategies and measures
that could be adopted by the City and will also rely on staff to identify opportunities that they have
considered throughout the course of their day-to-day work with the City. We will leverage your team's
deep experience to identify measures that will have the greatest likelihood of success in the City's
unique context. We will also seek to identify potential synergies with successful efforts across the
region, including those of neighboring jurisdictions where climate action has proven successful.
Ramboll will consider measures for each sector included in the GHG inventory for municipal operations
and community -wide emissions, and will identify opportunities across multiple realms including land
use and urban form, building codes and energy efficiency, energy sources, fuel and fleet mix,
transportation options, solid waste management, food systems, and ecological services. While the
universe of potential strategies is far too vast to list, the following initiative examples have
demonstrated the ability to effectively reduce emissions in other communities.
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We will leverage our in-depth knowledge of GHG mitigation strategies from our work with the
California Air Pollution Control Officers Association (CAPCOA) in quantifying GHG reduction potential of
land use, transportation and low -carbon development measures and with more recent development
projects. Ramboll (as ENVIRON) teamed with Fehr & Peers to prepare the CAPCOA manual, which has
been promoted as the standard reference for mitigation strategies and quantification methodologies
used in innumerable projects in California. Ramboll has more recently advised clients of state -of -the -
science updates to technology and projected benefits for promoting electric vehicles, smart traffic
signals, electric bicycles and micro -mobility solutions, and zero net energy or low -carbon buildings.
Team member Fehr & Peers will also provide support for the development of VMT/GHG reduction
measures related to land use and transportation. Fehr & Peers is a national leader in VMT estimating
and mitigation strategies, having authored the related portions of the FHWA Handbook for Estimating
Transportation Greenhouse Gases for Integration into the Planning Process (March 2013) and the
CAPCOA Quantifying Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Measures (2010). Fehr & Peers recently completed
research work for the California Air Resources Board (CARB) associated with Zero -Carbon Buildings: A
Feasibility Study and produced an update to the CAPCOA VMT reduction strategies. The CAPCOA
manual is based on strategies that had been documented in research as of 2009. The CARB update
advances the research to 2017 and evolves the knowledge to include confidence intervals for the
strategies and how to apply reductions within appropriate land use and place type contexts.
Most importantly, Ramboll will work with the City to make sure that any measures we select for
inclusion in the CAP are feasible, reasonable, cost-effective, and likely to gain acceptance in the
community. We understand that the City wants to be sure that any measures proposed in the CAP are
"right -sized" for Santa Clarita, and that we evaluate order -of -magnitude costs, emission reduction
potential, and cost-effectiveness of proposed CAP measures.
Subtask 2.2. Evaluate Emission Reduction Targets
Using the results of the evaluation of existing, modified and/or new measures, we will work iteratively
with the City to determine the effectiveness of these measures at reducing the future projected GHG
emissions, and therefore to determine if the previous CAP targets are being met. If not, we will
iteratively revise those measures or targets to arrive at the greatest feasible reduction for the City
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within the constraints of feasible CAP measures. When evaluating the continued applicability (and
potentially relevance) of GHG emissions reductions measures from the current CAP, we will aim to
identify those measures that will be retained for the updated CAP.
The evaluation of measures will consider feasibility, emissions reduction potential, cost-effectiveness,
and ease of implementation. We have followed this approach for other projects (e.g., Port of San
Diego) and found that it is a useful way to rank measures and identify measures that the CAP will
focus on. The cost-effectiveness (dollar spent per metric ton of CO2e reduced) is a particularly useful
method to rank measures against each other, and we will attempt to quantify the cost-effectiveness
for each measure if feasible. We will produce a ranked matrix of measures by cost-effectiveness for
evaluation by the City to assist in prioritizing or selecting measures for inclusion in the CAP update.
For purposes of this cost estimate, we have assumed that we will need two iterations of the wedge
graph to demonstrate that the reduction target has been met. If additional iterations are required, our
effort may be greater than that estimated here.
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Output 2.2. Recommended GHG Reduction Measures for Government Operations and Community -
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In this task, Ramboll will develop a draft CAP Update document.
Subtask 3.1. Update CAP Update Documentation
Ramboll will synthesize the results of Tasks 1 and 2 to develop the Draft CAP Update. We anticipate
that the Draft CAP Update will follow a similar structure as the current CAP, with revisions to reflect
the regulatory, methodological, forecasts, and City changes as noted above. A Final CAP Update will
be prepared incorporating revisions from the City. The documentation will also include a narrative
about the use of the updated CAP by development projects in the City to streamline their GHG and
Climate Change CEQA analyses.
For purposes of this cost estimate, we have assumed that there will be one round of review on the
Draft CAP Update. We have assumed that the comments will be basic, editorial -type revisions and will
not require new analyses or research. If additional effort is required to refine or update the analysis,
Ramboll's effort may exceed that estimated here and Ramboll can provide an additional estimate and
scope of work to assist with further evaluations.
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In Task 4, Ramboll will develop materials for engaging key stakeholders and the public in the CAP
Update process.
Subtask 4.1. Develop Stakeholder Engagement Materials
The development of the CAP Update will include public outreach to the Santa Clarita community.
Stakeholder engagement activities will seek to will provide an opportunity to present the results from
the GHG Emissions Inventory to the public and incorporate meaningful feedback into the CAP Update.
The Ramboll team will meet with the City's project team to review the objectives for the outreach
process, timing of deliverables, approval process, and communications protocol, and this task consists
of preparation of outreach materials related to the CAP Update. For the sake of this proposal, we have
assumed responsibility for developing meeting materials including meeting agendas and comment
collection materials. The Outreach team will also work closely with other members of the consultant
team and City staff to develop handout materials and PowerPoint presentation that articulate technical
information contained in the GHG Inventory in a manner that the community can understand. Given
the COVID-19 pandemic, Ramboll assumes that stakeholder engagement activities will be conducted
virtually. Our team will bring innovative approaches to engaging stakeholders in a meaningful way
that minimizes risk to the City and the community and will leverage technology tools to conduct
outreach activities in a virtual format.
Ramboll will also design a project fact sheet and FAQ that communicates the purpose of the CAP
update, process to update, and how the community can learn more about the project. These
collaterals will incorporate a "process roadmap" graphic that illustrates the steps to update the CAP
and timeline. The fact sheet and FAQ will be designed for print by the city and adapted for digital
media. If desired, the Ramboll team can design a poster version for the city to display at public
facilities such as City Hall, community centers, library, etc., noting that this format may not be
relevant given the COVID-19 pandemic. The materials will incorporate the brand and style that was
developed for the original CAP developed for the City of Santa Clarita.
Subtask 4.2 Outreach Support (optional)
If desired, the Ramboll team can deliver public outreach activities on behalf of the City through our
partner Founded in 1989, McCormick -Busse, Inc., dba MBI Media (MBI), is a strategic communications
and media firm that designs and implements engagement campaigns along with a broad cache of
other specialized services for both public and private sector clients across various industries. Certified
as a 100-percent Woman -Owned Business Enterprise (WBE), Disadvantaged Business Enterprise
(DBE), and Small Business Enterprise (SBE), MBI is headquartered in Covina, California with additional
offices in Downtown Los Angeles, Orange County and the Bay Area. A detailed scope or budget for this
optional task is not presented in this proposal and can be supplied upon request.
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Output 4.1. Meeting materials including agenda, sign in sheets and comment cards.
Output 4.2. Project fact sheet, FAQ and process roadmap
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In this task, Ramboll will develop a revised monitoring plan for the updated CAP.
Subtask 5.1. Develop Monitoring Program
The Ramboll team will develop a Monitoring Program in conjunction with City staff. The Monitoring
Program has the desired goal of tracking and quantifying the progress of implementation of the CAP
Update. The following are two examples of quantitative indicators that will be used to measure the
implementation of the CAP:
• Effectiveness Indicators - Quantify and track the number of mitigation measures from the CAP
that have been implemented.
• Efficiency Indicators - Quantify and track the actual achieved GHG reductions as compared to
the reductions estimated in the CAP.
Other indicators can be developed as appropriate with the City. The Ramboll team will present a Draft
Monitoring Program for City staff review. Ramboll anticipates that City staff will submit one
consolidated set of comments regarding any changes needed to the Draft Monitoring Program. A final
version of the Draft Monitoring Program will be submitted to the City for approval three weeks after
consultant receipt of City staff comments on the Draft Monitoring Program.
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Output 5.1. Draft Monitoring Program in in Excel and Word formats.
Output 5.2. Final Monitoring Program in Excel and Word formats.
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In Task 6, Ramboll will conduct a CEQA evaluation of the CAP update.
Subtask 6.1. Develop CEQA Documentation
The Ramboll team will develop a CEQA-compliant analysis of the CAP update. For purposes of this
scope of work and budget, we assume that the CEQA document will be a Negative Declaration (ND) or
possibly a Mitigated Negative Declaration (MIND) if necessary.
Ramboll will develop the draft ND/MND document, including Initial Study (IS) checklist and description
of the CAP update and any discussion of potential impacts to all CEQA resource areas. We assume
these will focus primarily on GHG/Climate Change, Transportation, Land Use, and Appendix G Energy.
Ramboll will develop an administrative draft ND/MND; a draft ND/MND for public release after
responding to the City's internal review; and a final ND/MND after public comment period has closed.
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Output 6.2. Draft ND/MND for public release after responding to the City's internal review.
Output 6.3. Final ND/MND after public comment period has closed.
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Table 3 below shows the anticipated schedule for the CAP update. All task durations are from receipt
of a notice by the City to begin conducting task work. The schedule for Task 1 is dependent on timely
response and cooperation from SCAG for conducting the transportation modeling and transmitting
data necessary for completion of the VMT analysis update. Any delays in transmittal of SCAG data will
result in subsequent delays in the project. Note that Tasks 1 and 2 will be conducted partially
concurrently such that the total schedule is anticipated to be 6 months.
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The keys to the Ramboll team's project management are quite simple: responsiveness and cost
effectiveness to provide the very highest quality services possible within the budget and schedule
constraints of the project. Achieving these goals on a consistent basis requires dedication to the
underpinnings of these goals and the support of reliable and effective management systems. Ramboll
has managed many complex emission inventory and planning projects successfully as described in our
project examples in Section 2.6. In all these projects we have demonstrated our capabilities in
managing a complex project in terms of schedule, budget and effective communications with the client
of complex technical topics and high-level project concepts as part of a multi -disciplinary team. We
intend to leverage our skills and experience to provide the City with our high quality project
management services.
Ramboll's overall approach to the technical management of a project is to act as the single point of
contact to the City. The proposed team includes individuals working in different locations; good
communication among team members and with the City will be important to project success. Ramboll
team's Principal -in -Charge (PIC), Dr. Amnon Bar -Ilan, will assure that Ramboll staff and
subcontractors, and resources are available for the project, and also assure that the project is carried
out in a timely, cost effective, and technically thorough fashion. The Overall Project Manager (PM),
Amy Malick, will be the primary point of contact with the City. They will be the lead responders and
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will be responsible for providing timely responses to all inquiries of a technical and contractual nature,
and will involve other team members as appropriate. Dr. Bar -Ilan will ensure that the best team of
Ramboll and subcontractor technical personnel will be assigned to a specific task. Ramboll has a long-
established working relationship and has performed numerous successful collaborative studies with all
of our team members.
Ramboll proposes to schedule regular weekly or bi-weekly project meetings with the City project
manager. Ramboll utilizes the latest technology to streamline project management and make
communication and documentation as efficient as possible. This includes Web -based conferencing to
review documents, file sharing tools for communicating large files and multi -media data, and
sharepoint sites that allow for multiple users (including City staff) to simultaneously directly edit
documents. Ramboll will make these tools available to the regular project meetings as necessary.
These meetings will be coordinated by the Ramboll project manager, with agendas developed each
week prior to the meeting and resources and staff from Ramboll and subcontractors made available as
necessary to deal with technical issues. This style of project team meetings will serve to keep the City
appraised of project progress and making resources available to address questions and issues as they
arise. Ramboll also communicates internally with our technical team including subcontractors, such
that information is shared across all team members and consistency and quality control are
maintained. This also allows the Ramboll project manager to serve as the single point of contact to the
City, streamlining the project status update process.
We are very conscious of cost control, and have as a highest priority to "get the job done correctly and
within budget". This also means that we make sure to advise the City of unexpected circumstances
that may come up that will cause either project delays or increased costs, and recommend
alternatives to the City to address those contingencies.
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Ramboll recognizes the importance of a well -structured and efficient management plan for a project of
this scope. As such, we are proposing a Management Plan for the project that provides for clear lines
of authority, efficient utilization of resources, and clearly defined responsibilities of key personnel to
achieve the stated objectives for each potential work task.
Dr. Bar -Ilan and Ms. Malick will provide the day-to-day management of individual tasks and will be the
primary contacts during the work on the technical tasks for the project for the City. As Principal -in -
Charge, Dr. Bar -Ilan will have the responsibility of ensuring staffing and resource allocations are
appropriate and available to the City project manager and staff. Nicole McDermott from WSP will serve
as the stakeholder engagement leader.
Each of the 6 tasks has an identified task leader. Figure 1 below shows the relationship of all key
project personnel and the Project Manager to the rest of the proposed Team member.
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GHG Emissions Inventories
Yesica Alvarez
Rajashi Parikh
Anthony Gerigk
Sarah Brandenberg (Fehr & Peers)
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Shaena Ulissi
For efficiency purposes, Ramboll assumes that the City will provide a single point of contact that will
help coordinate information gathering. For example, the single point of contact will provide contact
information for the other agencies such as the electricity and natural gas utilities and their
responsibilities for the project inventory.
For cost purposes, Ramboll assumes that the City would like project updates biweekly in the form of
emails or phone calls requiring up to 30 each. This level of communication will ensure that Ramboll
can respond proactively to any issues or changes to the Project scope.
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Below we list the key project personnel and their roles and availability. Ramboll has a broad base of
technical staff that can assist with the emission inventory and reduction measure tasks as needed to
support the key staff listed below.
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6.1.1 Ramboll Staff Biographies
DurAiu°in ir))))i iu°)) B aur '"1i':Ill�ii���� ir))), a Principal at Ramboll, is a mechanical engineer with a background in
fundamental combustion studies and emissions and air quality analysis. Prior to joining Ramboll,
formerly Ramboll Environ, Amnon performed post -doctoral research at the University of California,
Berkeley, where he led an emissions testing project for evaluating alternative fuels and other controls
on marine diesel engines. As a consultant for Arthur D. Little, Inc. he participated in a number of
emissions reduction projects for residential and commercial combustion devices. Amnon's current
projects focus on the development of emissions inventories for both greenhouse gases (GHG) and
criteria pollutants for projects, municipalities, and local-, county-, and regional scales and the
development and evaluation of models to generate these inventories. These include the development
of project -level emissions inventories of criteria pollutants, air toxics and GHGs for use in CEQA EIR
analyses. Amnon's current and recent projects also include the development of Climate Action Plans
for large and small cities in California and elsewhere in the U.S., including GHG inventory development
for community and municipal sources and evaluation of GHG mitigation measures. Amnon's current
projects also include life -cycle evaluations of GHG emissions for various industrial clients and for
specific projects, in support of project environmental analyses and funding applications. Amnon also
specializes in evaluation of GHG and criteria pollutant emissions control technologies and other energy
efficiency and emission reduction strategies for a broad range of sources associated with freight and
goods movement, including cost and cost -benefit analysis and control strategy development
assistance.
Dur5[))iairill I'ilet:IIP)) I...liilll°Wliim°:,IkI li, Principal, is Ramboll's global Air Quality Service Line Leader, has over 25
years of chemical fate and transport experience, as applied to managing greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions from individual chemical processes, landfills and new developments, as well as regional
inventories, such as for counties. She is an expert on GHG evaluations for California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA) documents, and is at the forefront of developing GHG mitigation regulations in
California, having been appointed by the Executive Director of the California Air Resources Board to
serve on the Regional Targets Advisory Council which advised on guidance to reduce vehicle miles
travelled in California to further the goals of AB 32, California's Climate Solutions Act. She also
directed the technical preparation of the California Air Pollution Control Officer (CAPCOA) manual
quantifying GHG reductions for mitigation measures and is a Lecturer in the Department of Chemical
Engineering at Stanford University.
Aiuriny hhYalllliim°:Ik, a Senior Managing Consultant at Ramboll, brings 20 years of experience focused on
sustainability planning and implementation at airports and local government agencies. She joined
Ramboll to continue advancing sustainability and climate leadership across multiple industries and
consults on a range of sustainability issues including energy and water management, climate
resilience, and sustainability planning and reporting. As a consultant, she has served as a trusted
advisor to clients that include San Diego County Regional Airport Authority and Dallas/Fort Worth, San
Jose, and Seattle -Tacoma International Airports, and has led the development of Sustainability
Management Plans, Water Stewardship Plans, and Energy Management Plans for public and private
sector clients. She previously served as Deputy Commissioner for Sustainability and Environment for
Chicago O'Hare and Midway Airports. She was also the Midwest Regional Director and US Climate
Program Manager for ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability.
`V`eslik:z, /%Illvairez is a Senior Consultant at Ramboll with over nine years of experience in area and
mobile source emissions inventory development. She has extensive experience in developing criteria
pollutants and greenhouse gas emissions inventories for on -road, off -road, area, rail and marine
sources at the regional, city, and project level. Her expertise includes the preparation of emissions
analyses for vehicle fleets, construction projects, marine port terminal operations, city-wide municipal
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sources, and oil and gas production operations. She is experienced in the evaluation of mitigation
measures for city-wide Climate Action Plans and port sustainability programs, and the development of
CEQA Environmental Impact Reports (EIRs) for marine ports. She is an expert in the mobile source
emission model MOVES2014b by EPA and California ARB's EMFAC 2017, and in non -road source
models ARB's OFFROAD and EPA's NONROAD (now within MOVES). Yesica is Novato's office lead on -
road emissions modeler, typically using EPA's MOVES model to develop emissions inventory inputs for
SMOKE to use in regional air quality modeling. Among her other qualifications is knowledge of multiple
Federal and State of California air quality regulatory programs.
S [))izoieiun a B Ill lllliiss� li is a Managing Consultant in the Air Quality and Climate group with over five years
of experience developing GHG emissions inventories, mitigation strategies and quantification, air
dispersion modeling, health risk assessments, and regulatory compliance. She has contributed to
environmental impact reports (EIRs), climate action plan implementation, and technical reports and
presentations. Recent project work includes managing and serving as the technical lead for climate
change and air quality analyses under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and Assembly
Bill (AB) 900 Environmental Leadership projects; developing GHG inventories for all aspects of
developments including construction, building energy use, mobile sources, area sources, vegetation
change; evaluating and presenting mitigation options and potential offsets and GHG reduction
strategies for Net Zero or low-GHG developments; advising clients on state -of -the -science and policy
updates relating to Zero Net Energy (ZNE) and electric vehicle (EV) adoption; downscaling statewide
GHG emissions targets to local jurisdictions and sectors; and developing new protocols and
documentation for submittal to a GHG offsets registry.
RLa'Jzols[)))lii PlairiiiIII [))) is a Senior Consultant at Ramboll and has strong background in developing local,
state and regional criteria and greenhouse gas emissions inventories. She has extensive experience in
developing the detailed bottom -up area and non -road emissions inventories and has worked with point
source and on -road emissions data. Her experience with emission models includes MOBILE,
NONROAD, EMFAC2017, OFFROAD 2007, OFFROAD 2011, OFFROAD 2017, EPA MOVES NONROAD
2014, NMIM and Lake Environmental AirSHED View. She also has experience in running the GlyCal 4.0
and E&P tank models. Rajashi is comfortable working with databases through ACCESS and is skilled at
using spreadsheet packages.
Geirliinl;,;lk is a Consultant at Ramboll, has experience in emissions inventories development on
state and local levels including processing and post processing of on -road and nonroad emissions
sources focusing on GHG and other criteria pollutants. He has previously analyzed a variety of on -road
emissions sources including passenger cars, semis, small engine vehicles, and PEMS. He has
experience working with emissions models including EPA MOVES, EMFAC, and ACEIT. His
programming expertise includes MATLab, LINUX, and mySQL. He has experience working with front-
end LCFS pathway creation and running the associate GREET 3.0 Model and back -end data auditing of
LCFS pathways.
6.1.2 Additional Resources
In addition to the key personnel we have listed in the proposal, the Ramboll team, including our
subcontractors, will make use of additional staffing resources as needed. These could include
additional technical staff to assist with data gathering, collating and analysis, technical work on GHG
emission inventories or transportation modeling, and support for development of documentation and
public engagement materials. Ramboll has developed a number of specialized tools that we can
leverage to efficiently estimate GHG emissions from a range of source categories, including gathering
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building energy data and estimating GHG emissions from electricity and natural gas usage, and
wastewater and solid waste calculators based in MS Excel that we can provide to the City.
Ramboll's global expertise includes experts on GHG reduction measures, and we will draw on those
experts for innovative and novel approaches that the City may wish to consider. Our European
colleagues specialize in analyzing cities for smart mobility, and efficiency options for building energy
usage at a district or area -wide level, among other specializations. These resources will be available to
the City as the reduction strategies are brainstormed and evaluated.
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Ramboll proposes to engage Fehr & Peers to conduct the GHG emissions inventory for the
transportation sector, and to contribute, as applicable, to the evaluation of GHG reduction measures
for transportation. Fehr & Peers is focused on solving transportation problems and answering
transportation questions that help clients achieve their desired outcomes. Fehr & Peers differentiates
by investing in research and development to anticipate needs, explore the unknown, and
collaboratively imagine a better future. Clients' desired future outcomes involve balancing
transportation needs with minimizing environmental impacts especially those related to air pollution
and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Fehr & Peers has developed a unique reputation of quantitative
modeling rigor along with innovative technical approaches. This is particularly true when it comes to
developing climate action plans and transportation demand management (TDM) strategies involving
the need to accommodate vehicle travel demand while minimizing its fuel consumption and emissions.
Fehr & Peers develops effective TDM approaches that consider everything from demand management
to network operations where often co -benefits from better management strategies can be found.
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Saira[))i ';�u�°�ii���oiu��m° r,iu��IIP�°�W r,u�°n1;,;i PIE, a Principal at Fehr & Peers, has 20 years of experience with Fehr & Peers
and is a licensed Traffic Engineer. Sarah served as the Operations Manager of the Los Angeles office
for seven years and is currently the Regional Principal -in -Charge of Southern California. Sarah has
managed a variety of complex studies, such as transportation impact studies, EIR transportation
sections, transportation planning studies, and corridor studies focused on roadway operations, transit
and active transportation. Sarah has worked on multiple studies requiring VMT analysis in adherence
with new CEQA guidelines. Other key projects include the City of Los Angeles Mobility Plan 2035 EIR,
Beverly Hills On -Call Transportation Services, Westside Mobility Plan, Marina del Rey Mobility Plan, and
Hollywood Community Plan Update. Sarah's ability to work closely with clients, complete a high -
quality technical analysis, and clearly communicate study findings have been and will continue to be
critical to project success.
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Ramboll - Climate Action Plan Update
7.1.2 Relevant Project Experience
Gateway Cities Council of Governments (COG) Climate Action Planning (CAP) Framework
The Gateway Cities CAP Framework is an integrated set of tools, templates, and guidance for local
governments to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in their communities, while advancing their
goals for economic development, public health, equity, and climate resilience. Fehr & Peers was an
integral member of the project team that prepared the CAP framework and was responsible for
preparing an inventory of Socioeconomic data (SED) and developing vehicle miles traveled (VMT)
estimates and forecasts. A unique aspect of the VMT forecasts was isolating the passenger vehicles
from heavy vehicles and transit vehicles while also determining the proportional contributions for 26
different cities. This approach allowed a more strategic and targeted approach to VMT and GHG
reduction strategies and policies that would be most effective given the community, vehicle type, and
land use context. With member agencies consisting of small to large cities, unincorporated
communities, and the Port of Long Beach, a tailored and targeted approach was essential in gaining
plan approval. This project received the 2018 Excellence for Innovation in Green Community Planning
Award from the American Planning Association Los Angeles Section.
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Principal
Dr. Amnon Bar -Ilan is a mechanical engineer with a background in
fundamental combustion studies and emissions and air quality
analysis. Prior to joining Ramboll, formerly Ramboll Environ, Amnon
performed post -doctoral research at the University of California,
Berkeley, where he led an emissions testing project for evaluating
alternative fuels and other controls on marine diesel engines. As a
consultant for Arthur D. Little, Inc. he participated in a number of
emissions reduction projects for residential and commercial
combustion devices. Amnon's current projects focus on the
development of emissions inventories for both greenhouse gases (GHG)
and criteria pollutants for projects, municipalities, and local-, county-,
and regional scales and the development and evaluation of models to
generate these inventories. These include the development of project -
level emissions inventories of criteria pollutants, air toxics and GHGs for
use in CEQA EIR analyses. Amnon's current and recent projects also
include the development of Climate Action Plans for large and small cities
in California and elsewhere in the U.S., including GHG inventory
development for community and municipal sources and evaluation of
GHG mitigation measures. Amnon's current projects also include life -
cycle evaluations of GHG emissions for various industrial clients and for
specific projects, in support of project environmental analyses and
funding applications. Amnon also specializes in evaluation of GHG and
criteria pollutant emissions control technologies and other energy
efficiency and emission reduction strategies for a broad range of sources
associated with freight and goods movement, including cost and cost -
benefit analysis and control strategy development assistance.
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• Developed a comprehensive Information Management System (IMS) web -based tool for use by the City
of Los Angeles in generating their municipal greenhouse gas (GHG) emission inventory. The tool was
designed using SQL databases, with full functionality for both administrative users and departmental -
specific users to enter critical activity information. The tool then generates the municipal GHG
emission inventory for each year, with detailed tabular outputs as well as a wide range of graphical
presentation and reporting formats including for the General Reporting Protocol (GPC), C40 Cities, and
Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) programs. Ramboll is developing the tool from the bottom up
leveraging the previous work we conducted for the development of the 2013 municipal and
community -wide inventories. The tool includes modular sections on developing the community -wide
inventory for Los Angeles, for implementation and tracking of mitigation measures including building -
specific retrofits, fleet improvements and other GHG reduction measures, and interfacing with other
software programs the City uses to track electricity and natural gas usage.
• Developed a comprehensive climate action plan (CAP) for the City of Santa Clarita, CA, just outside of
Los Angeles. Amnon is serving as the overall project manager for Ramboll's work in developing the
Santa Clarita CAP, including responsibility for technical work, schedule, budget, interaction with the
City and assisting the City in outreach and interaction with other agencies. The work includes the
development of baseline and future year projected GHG inventories for the City's municipal operations
and community -wide sources. Amnon is also overseeing the development of a mitigation strategy,
which includes identifying potential mitigation measures, evaluating their GHG emission reduction
potentials and feasibility, and the drafting of the overall CAP document with supporting information for
the City. The work will also include CEQA environmental review for the CAP.
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For the City and Borough of Juneau, Alaska, Ramboll assisted in the development of a Climate Action
and Implementation Plan. Specifically, Ramboll focused on developing baseline and projected GHG
inventories associated with mobile sources, including on -road and off -road vehicles and heavy-duty
equipment for both the City's municipal operations and community -wide vehicle sources. This included
analysis of fleet mixes, activity data, fuel consumption and the use of modeling tools to develop GHG
emission factors for inventory development. Ramboll also assisted in the analysis of mitigation options
for mobile inclusion in the CAP.
• For the City of Los Angeles Mayor's Office of Sustainability and Bureau of Sanitation (BOS), developing
a comprehensive municipal and community -wide inventory of GHG emissions in support of the Mayor's
Sustainability Plan. Amnon is serving as the overall technical lead and manager responsible for
interaction with a number of City departments and with the BOS and Mayor's Office to coordinate
obtaining and analyzing data, developing the emissions estimates, conducting QA/QC of the analyses,
and preparing technical reports and graphics for sharing with the public and for use in the
Sustainability Plan. Future work includes developing a complete Climate Action Plan including GHG
measure evaluation and target setting.
• Developed a complete EIR for the Southern California International Gateway (SCIG), a new intermodal
rail facility planned for the Port of Los Angeles. Amnon served as the overall project manager for this
complex, multi -disciplinary EIR and as the technical lead for the Air Quality (AQ) and Greenhouse Gas
(GHG) sections of the EIR. The analysis included a complete air pollutant emissions inventory for the
planned construction and operation of the facility, including criteria pollutants, toxic air contaminants
and GHGs from locomotives, drayage trucks, cargo -handling equipment and numerous other sources.
The analysis also included the dispersion modeling of pollutants and subsequent health risk analysis for
preparation of an Environmental Impact Report following CEQA guidelines. Amnon was responsible for
all other aspects of the EIR, including managing the consultant team, interactions with the lead agency
and applicant, schedule, budget and development of the EIR document.
• Oil Field Development EIR, Los Angeles County. For a confidential oil producer in California, Ramboll is
currently assisting in the development of a GHG inventory and CEQA analysis for a proposed project in
an urban area. This work also includes a life cycle analysis of the produced oil, how it will affect refining
and transportation emissions versus current feedstock blends (e.g. less imported crude). Amnon is
overseeing all technical work related to the development of a GHG section for the EIR for this project,
including baseline and project GHG inventories and analysis of significance and mitigation options.
• Intermodal Container Transfer Facility (ICTF), Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Currently
managing the development of a complete EIR for the expansion and modernization of the Union Pacific
ICTF facility at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Tasks include overseeing the AQ, HRA and
GHG analyses, overseeing the overall schedule of the EIR and all document preparation.
• Port of San Francisco Pier 27/America's Cup 34 Race, San Francisco County. Led the emissions analysis
for the combined Pier 27 cruise terminal modernization and 34th America's Cup race EIR for the Port of
San Francisco and City of San Francisco. The analysis included focused studies on marine vessel
emissions, construction of race -sponsored activities, and evaluation of the construction and operations
of the new Pier 27 cruise terminal. Emissions analysis included development of marine -specific
emissions estimates for race -sponsored vessels, cruise ships and private spectator vessels,
construction equipment emissions developed using OFFROAD and CalEEMOd, and operational mobile
source emissions developed using ARB's EMFAC. Mitigation analysis was developed for this EIR to
address emissions and air quality/health risk issues associated with the project.
• City of Los Angeles Municipal and Community -Wide GHG Inventory, Los Angeles. For the City of Los
Angeles Environmental Affairs Department (EAD) developed the first -ever community -wide GHG
inventory for the City of Los Angeles, and assisted the EAD with the development of a municipal GHG
inventory. This included working with multiple departments throughout the City to gather data on fuel
consumption, equipment and vehicle activity, use of chemicals and other key inputs. Community -wide
GHG emissions were developed in coordination with City utilities, on -road traffic modeling, and other
key inputs. Developed the draft community -wide inventory and technical report, and assisted the EAD
in reporting municipal inventories to the California Air Resources Board.
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Air Quality Service Line Leader
Dr. Shari Beth Libicki, Ramboll's global Air Quality Service Line
Leader, has over 25 years of chemical fate and transport experience,
as applied to managing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from
individual chemical processes, landfills and new developments, as
well as regional inventories, such as for counties. She is an expert
on GHG evaluations for California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
documents, and is at the forefront of developing GHG mitigation
regulations in California, having been appointed by the Executive
Director of the California Air Resources Board to serve on the
Regional Targets Advisory Council which advised on guidance to
reduce vehicle miles travelled in California to further the goals of AB
32, California's Climate Solutions Act. She also directed the technical
preparation of the California Air Pollution Control Officer (CAPCOA)
manual quantifying GHG reductions for mitigation measures and is
a Lecturer in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Stanford
University.
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In consultation with the SMAQMD and Sacramento Area
Council of Governments, Project Director for the development
of GHG thresholds for proposed land use developments in
Sacramento County. Thresholds will be developed with
substantial evidence that shows consistency with state-wide
2030 and 2045 climate targets but will be tailored to the
specific geographic location, emissions sectors, and place and
land use types. To allow for flexibility and incorporate new
technology or trends, threshold achievement will be related to
a menu of potential mitigation options that can be updated
over time.
Project director for assessing the best method of monetizing
GHG and criteria pollutant offsets from decommissioning fossil
fuel -fired plants across the United States. Issues included
evaluating whether the emissions reductions are "surplus"
relative to existing programs to reduce emissions, such as
state renewable portfolio standards and the changing federal
regulatory landscape. As a part of the project, Ramboll
assembled a list of offset trading programs in the United
States, including the types and quality of the offsets.
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Ramboll
201 California Street
Suite 1200
San Francisco, 94111
United States of America
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• Project director for the development of the California Air Pollution Control Officer's Association
(CAPCOA) manual on quantifying mitigation for a wide variety of carbon reduction measures that
can be used for residential and commercial development. The manual detailed allowable
reductions for each of over 100 mitigation measures, and also provide methods to adapt the
reduction methods using site -specific data.
• Project director to create a GHG emissions inventory for a rural county in California. Important
sources of emissions include agriculture (including dairy farms), transportation, and energy use in
buildings. Water provision and disposal and waste management were smaller sources of
emissions.
• Project Director for a series of Life Cycle Analyses (LCA) to evaluate the emissions for renewable
energy projects for a state utility in the Western United States. Various types of renewable energy
projects include solar photovoltaic and biomass. The work involves using literature surveys when
appropriate and adapting them to the needs of the state. A key issue was how to determine
whether the agriculture represented sustainable growth.
• Project Director for an analysis of how climate change will impact flooding and water availability for
a project in Northern California. We used peer -reviewed downscaled climate model projections and
scenario analysis methods in alignment with the recommendations of the G20 Financial Stability
Board's Task Force on Climate -Related Financial Disclosures. The outcome was a recommendation
to allow for space to build berms to contain anticipated future flooding.
• Project director for CalEEMod®, a new software package to estimate GHG, air toxics and criteria
pollutant emissions from new development projects in California.
• Project director for the air quality, energy and greenhouse gas assessment for two large
composting facilities in California. Evaluation includes an assessment of fugitive GHGs from
composting, and a discussion of the reduction in life -cycle GHG emissions that result from compost
usage. Assessment also included detailed evaluation of VOCs resulting from composting operations,
and the co -benefits from GHG reductions as they relate to VOC and toxics emissions. Mitigation
measures to reduce VOC and GHG emissions including the usage of various bio-fiilters on the
composting operations. Also investigated options for selling offsets created from controlling
emissions.
• Project director for the evaluation of the greenhouse gas and energy emissions assessment for the
15+ year buildout plan for a major university in California. The buildout plans included building
more housing on campus to reduce the commute distance of students and faculty, and also
included the electrification of the onsite fleet and making electric charging more available for
commuters to the campus to reduce the GHG footprint of the project. Ramboll worked with the
university to design and assess aggressive transportation demand measures that allow the campus
to meet stringent climate change standards at the buildout year.
• Prepared a white paper detailing a summary of the scientific literature on the changes in the
energy system required for reaching California's 2050 goals for carbon reduction. The prevailing
literature indicates that the entire energy system would need to be decarbonized, and that
electricity production would have to be substantially increased to accommodate the need for
electrified transportation. The literature also indicates that some fraction of nuclear power may be
needed as the electric grid grows and adjusts.
• Project director for air quality and greenhouse gas analyses for a new marine terminal in Northern
California. Critical evaluation issues included risks from diesel exhaust of maritime vessels and
lifecycle GHG emissions reductions from a "green cement" production plant.
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Senior Managing Consultant
Amy brings 20 years of experience focused on sustainability planning and
implementation at airports and local government agencies. She joined
Ramboll to continue advancing sustainability and climate leadership across
multiple industries and consults on a range of sustainability issues
including energy and water management, climate resilience, and
sustainability planning and reporting. As a consultant, she has served as a
trusted advisor to clients that include San Diego County Regional Airport
Authority and Dallas/Fort Worth, San Jose, and Seattle -Tacoma
International Airports, and has led the development of Sustainability
Management Plans, Water Stewardship Plans, and Energy Management
Plans for public and private sector clients. She previously served as Deputy
Commissioner for Sustainability and Environment for Chicago O'Hare and
Midway Airports. She was also the Midwest Regional Director and US
Climate Program Manager for ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability.
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Seattle -Tacoma International Airport (SEA), Seattle,
WA. Amy is leading the development of a Scope 3 greenhouse
gas emissions strategy for SEA in collaboration with Airline
partners. The project will establish a roadmap to achieve the
Port of Seattle's Century Agenda emission reduction targets for
Scope 3 emissions, including certain aircraft emissions,
through strategic engagement with Airport tenants.
Sustainability Consulting Services, Dallas Fort Worth
Airport (DFW), Dallas, TX. Amy is facilitating the
development and implementation of a next generation
sustainability plan for DFW that leverages emerging
technologies to advance sustainability objectives in concert
with enhancements to passenger experience, infrastructure,
security, and communications. She is also directing the
creation of new sustainable design and construction standards
focused on achieving climate neutrality by all future capital
investments at DFW.
• Sustainability Strategy, San Francisco International
Airport (SFO), San Francisco, CA. Amy supported SFO's
Sustainability Director in the development of a sustainability
strategy that deeply engaged SFO employees to
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Ramboll
201 California Street
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San Francisco, CA 94111
United States of America
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advances SFO's net positive goals for greenhouse gas emissions, energy and water use, waste, and
social benefit. Amy worked to synthesize hundreds of initiative ideas generated by SFO staff into a
cohesive, actionable, public -facing strategy.
Sustainability Management Plan, Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC),
San Jose, CA. Amy led the development of SIC's first Sustainability Management Plan and
implementation program. The plan will serve as SIC's roadmap for managing greenhouse gas
emissions, energy and water use, solid waste, and natural and social resources for decades to
come. Through a broad multi -stakeholder engagement process, Amy managed a current state
analysis, visioning and target -setting effort, and strategy development process, and established
long-term sustainability management and reporting framework for SIC's daily operations and
strategic decisions.
• Environmental & Sustainability Program Management, San Diego International Airport,
San Diego, CA. Amy served as a trusted advisor to the San Diego County Regional Airport
Authority as Environmental and Sustainability Program Manager. Amy supported the development
of the Authority's Water Stewardship Plan, Green Concessions Program, LEED Master Site Program,
Sustainable Design & Construction Guidelines, and annual sustainability report development in
compliance with Global Reporting Initiative Standards.
Carbon Neutral Energy Management Strategy, Port of Seattle, WA. Amy led the
development of a Port -wide energy plan that supports the Port's goals of achieving all future
energy load growth though either renewables and/or conservation and reducing greenhouse gas
emissions by 50% over the next twenty-five years. The project defined Port of Seattle energy
sources and uses, estimated 20-year load growth, benchmarked industry best practices, identified
renewable energy and energy conservation opportunities and associated energy impact potential,
technical and financial feasibility, and aligned an energy strategy for airport and seaport
operations.
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Aviation. Directed environmental and sustainability programs for O'Hare and Midway International
Airports. Responsibilities included: Management of department -wide sustainability initiatives,
including energy efficiency and renewable energy program management, implementation of
recycling, waste and water use reduction programs, development of transport emissions reduction
initiatives, environmental design review for airport construction activities, conducting sustainability
outreach and education programs for airport passengers, the media and the community at large;
Oversight of airport environmental compliance activities, such as air quality management,
compliance with water quality and wetland regulations, hazardous and regulated waste compliance,
and NEPA compliance; Supervision of airport noise management programs, including the
Residential and School Sound Insulation Programs, noise abatement practices and the Fly Quiet
Program, and Noise Compatibility Commissions.
US Climate Program Manager and Midwest Regional Director, ICLEI-Local Governments
for Sustainability. Managed national climate program and Midwest membership service delivery.
Responsibilities included: Development and delivery of resources to support local government
membership through climate mitigation milestones, including developing greenhouse gas emissions
inventories and forecasts, emissions reduction targets, climate action plans, implementation and
performance management strategies; Program management, such as the Green Business
Challenge, a national program to reduce energy and water use and minimize waste within
commercial buildings and business operations; the California Statewide Energy Efficiency
Collaborative, a Public Utilities Commission funded program to provide greenhouse gas
management training to local governments as a response to Assembly Bill 32 - Global Warming
Solutions Act; and US Department of Energy's Solar America Cities Outreach program.
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Senior Consultant
Yesica Alvarez is a Senior Consultant with over eight years of
experience in area and mobile source emissions inventory
development. She has extensive experience in developing criteria
pollutants and greenhouse gas emissions inventories for on -road, off -
road, area, rail and marine sources at the regional, city, and project
level. Her expertise includes the preparation of emissions analyses for
vehicle fleets, construction projects, marine port terminal operations,
city-wide municipal sources, and oil and gas production operations.
She is experienced in the evaluation of mitigation measures for city-
wide Climate Action Plans and port sustainability programs, and the
development of CEQA Environmental Impact Reports (EIRs) for
marine ports. She is an expert in the mobile source emission model
MOVES2014b by EPA and California ARB's EMFAC 2017, and in non -
road source models ARB's OFFROAD and EPA's NONROAD (now within
MOVES). Yesica is Novato's office lead on -road emissions modeler,
typically using EPA's MOVES model to develop emissions inventory
inputs for SMOKE to use in regional air quality modeling. Among her
other qualifications is knowledge of multiple Federal and State of
California air quality regulatory programs.
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Emission Controls and Mitigation
- Evaluating greenhouse gas emission reductions from city-wide
mitigation measures for the City of Santa Clarita Climate
Action Plan (CAP).
- Preparing a control strategy assessment to identify potential
methods for reducing local emissions of ozone precursors for
Heart of Texas Council of Governments (HOTCOG) Fiscal Year
2012-2013 Phase III Work Plan.
- Researching and evaluating potential technology trends and
emission mitigation measures for reduced energy consumption
and improve sustainability at the Port of Oakland.
- Evaluating and researching multiple greenhouse gas emissions
reduction strategies and technologies for sources at ports and
airports including electrification (Port of Oakland, Port of
Portland).
GHGs Emissions Regulatory Framework
- Compiling a compendium of current and federal, state and
local regulations and programs addressing air quality and
greenhouse gas emissions affecting marine port sources for
Port of Vancouver USA.
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2008-2011
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Energy & Mineral Engineering
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Pennsylvania State University
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Simon Bolivar University, Caracas,
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- Generating a compendium of current and proposed Federal regulations and programs
addressing greenhouse gas emissions and projecting future emission reductions from these
programs.
- Generating a compendium of California state laws, regulations, and incentive programs relevant
to greenhouse gas emissions reductions.
Marine Port Emissions and CEQA/NEPA work
- Leading air quality and greenhouse gas technical analyses for multiple CEQA/NEPA scenarios for
various EIS/EIR documents of Port of Los Angeles (POLA) terminal development projects. As of
2020, working on the following ongoing projects with POLA:
o China Shipping terminal SEIR and RSEIR
o Valero/NuStar MOTEMS terminal EIR
o Yang Ming terminal EIR/EIS
o Southern California International Gateway EIR
- Work includes developing emission inventory of terminal operations for individual terminals at
POLA, for input to air dispersion modeling and health risk assessment analyses under CEQA.
Specifically, developing criteria pollutant emissions for cargo handling equipment and drayage
trucks, worker vehicles, rail, ocean going vessels and harbor craft sources at the terminal using
CARB's EMFAC2017 and OFFROAD2007/2011 modeling tools; evaluating emissions impacts
under CEQA and reviewing traffic modeling inputs to air quality for estimating off -site drayage
truck emissions. In addition, assisting with support data, performing quality assurance, and
contributing to preparation of EIR technical analyses for various resource areas, mostly focused
but not exclusively for, greenhouse gases and air quality.
- Review, coordination and assistance in preparation of EIS/EIR technical analyses of Port of Los
Angeles terminal development projects for various resource areas including noise,
transportation and energy.
- Review, preparation assistance and scheduling of EIR document release to the public.
On -road Mobile Source Work
Developing county -level emissions rates using EPA's MOVES2010a model to evaluate the On -
Road Motor Vehicle Emission Reduction Programs for the Houston -Galveston Area Council
(HGAC), Houston, Texas. Work including estimating reduction effects from pedestrian and bike
trips, carpool and vanpool incentive programs on emissions from passenger cars, passenger
trucks and light commercial trucks using MOVES project level analyses.
Evaluation of default inputs (by -model year emission standards, control factors, tampering &
mal-maintenance factors, state and out-of-state population fractions) and their effects in
California default onroad emissions in EMFAC2017 model
Running MOVES2014 under SMOKE -MOVES system to develop county -level emission rate inputs
for air quality modeling. Developed SMOKE -ready rates for Lake Michigan Air Directors
Consortium (LADCO) regional modeling, and for the ozone attainment demonstration for
Colorado by Denver's Regional Air Quality Council (RAQC).
- Developing nation-wide on -road emissions for modeling the effect of Federal Tier 2 standards
and a hypothetical nationwide implementation of the California LEV III standards for on -road
gasoline -fueled light duty vehicles (gLDVs) to assess incremental air quality benefits in the
eastern US and the relative contributions of gLDVs and other major source categories to ozone
and PM.
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Managing Consultant
Shaena B. Ulissi is a Managing Consultant in Ramboll's Air Quality and
Climate group. Ms. Ulissi's experience includes greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions inventory development, GHG mitigation strategies and
quantification, air dispersion modeling, health risk assessments
(HRAs), and regulatory compliance. She has contributed to
environmental impact reports (EIRs), permit applications, HRAs,
climate action plan implementation, climate change technical reports,
and litigation support.
Recent project work includes managing and serving as the technical
lead for climate change and air quality analyses under the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and Assembly Bill (AB) 900;
developing GHG inventories for all aspects of developments including
construction, building energy use, mobile sources, area sources,
vegetation change; evaluating and presenting mitigation options and
potential offsets and GHG reduction strategies for Net Zero or low-
GHG developments; advising clients on state -of -the -science and
policy updates relating to Zero Net Energy (ZNE) and electric vehicle
(EV) adoption; downscaling statewide GHG emissions targets to local
jurisdictions and sectors; and developing new protocols and
documentation for submittal to a GHG offsets registry.
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— GHG Mitigation Strategy for Newhall Ranch, Los
Angeles County, CA: Managed GHG and air quality CEQA
analyses for a large mixed -use land development project.
Developed operational GHG mitigation quantification
methodology, including a toolbox with potential cutting -edge
strategies and cost effectiveness options. Quantified the
benefits of mitigation measures relative to emissions
inventories for future years, with a focus on reducing traffic
emissions and building energy consumption to achieve Net
Zero carbon emissions for the construction and operation of
the development.
— GHG Threshold Development for the Sacramento
Metropolitan Air Quality Management District
(SMAQMD), Sacramento, CA: In consultation with the
SMAQMD and Sacramento Area Council of Governments,
currently managing the development of GHG thresholds for
proposed land use developments in Sacramento County.
Thresholds are being developed with substantial evidence
that shows consistency with statewide 2030 and 2045
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+1 (415) 426-5033
Ramboll
201 California Street
Suite 1200
San Francisco, 94111
United States of America
(Working from Pittsburgh,
PA)
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climate targets but will be tailored to the specific geographic location, emissions sectors, and
place and land use types. To allow for flexibility and incorporate new technology or trends,
threshold achievement is related to a menu of potential mitigation options that can be updated
over time.
— Carbon Offset Protocol Development, CA: Developed carbon offset pilot protocols and
methodologies for the Climate Action Reserve's new ex -ante Climate Forward program.
— Sustainability Management Plan (SMP) for Dallas Fort Worth Airport, TX: Co -managing
the 2020 update to the DFW SMP, including stakeholder engagement, visioning, baseline
assessments, and reporting on environment, social, and governance goals.
— Landside GHG Mitigation Strategy for Seattle -Tacoma Airport (SEA), WA: Assisted SEA
with GHG mitigation strategies and quantification for airport and airline implementation to
achieve Scope 3 emissions reduction targets.
— Social Cost of Carbon Review: Performed literature reviews and provided recommendations
on the social cost of carbon to be used for climate action plan economic modeling for two
prominent universities in the northeastern United States.
— Air Quality, GHG, and Energy Analyses, Stanford, CA: Prepared GHG and criteria air
pollutant emissions inventories for baseline and future years and developed health risk
screening dispersion tools for the university's proposed long-term campus expansion. Sources
included laboratories, mobile emissions, landscaping equipment, generators, boilers, residential
and non-residential energy use, and a central energy facility.
— Climate Action Plan Implementation for the Port of San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA:
Supported the Port of San Diego in the implementation phase of the Sustainable Leasing
Program of its Climate Action Plan. Explored utility reporting software EPA Portfolio Manager and
developed a template for tenant utility reporting through outreach calls with tenants, the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Port.
— Liveability Planning, Hudson, NY, USA: Attended "Young Planners Summit" and prepared
case study to improve the liveability of a small city through improvements in bicycle/pedestrian
networks and reductions in exposure to air pollutants.
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Ulissi, Shaena B, Libby Koolik, Megan K Sutter, Michael Keinath. June 2020. Promoting Electric Vehicle
Charging Infrastructure for New Developments: Case Studies and Best Practices for Local
Jurisdictions. Air & Waste Management Association Annual Conference. [Oral Presentation and
Paper].
Ulissi, Shaena B. 2019. Success Stories in Effective CEQA GHG and Climate Change Analysis. Continuing
Legal Education (CLE) 15111 Annual CEQA Conference. [Panelist].
Ulissi, Shaena B. 2019. Air Pollution Modeling and Health Risk Assessments. Carnegie Melon University
Air Pollution Engineering. [Guest Lecturer].
Ulissi, Shaena B. 2018. Emissions, Air Quality, Health Impacts, and Mitigation. Carnegie Mellon
University 48-738: Ecological Footprints. [Guest Lecturer].
Ulissi, Shaena B. 2018. Basics of Source Attribution Analyses: How to Quantify Air Quality and Health
Impacts of Air Pollution Sources. Pittsburgh Sustainability Salon. [Speaker].
Ulissi, Shaena B. 2017. Challenges and Strategies to Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Land Use
Developments. Air & Waste Management Association Annual Conference. [Oral Presentation and
Panelist].
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Senior Consultant
Rajashi Parikh has strong background in developing local, state and
regional criteria and greenhouse gas emissions inventories. She has
extensive experience in developing the detailed bottom -up area and
non -road emissions inventories and has worked with point source and
on -road emissions data. Her experience with emission models
includes MOBILE, NONROAD, EMFAC2017, OFFROAD 2007, OFFROAD
2011, OFFROAD 2017, EPA MOVES NONROAD 2014, NMIM and Lake
Environmental AirSHED View. She also has experience in running the
GlyCal 4.0 and E&P tank models. Rajashi is comfortable working with
databases through ACCESS and is skilled at using spreadsheet
packages.
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Senior Consultant
Ramboll (formerly Ramboll Environ)
2004-2005
Research Assistant
University of Texas at Arlington, Texas, United States
— Played a key role in a project that analyzed signal
coordination as a control strategy to reduce vehicular
emissions in a few corridors of Arlington, Texas:
responsible for collecting real world emissions data using
On -Board Diagnostic equipment in each given corridor;
responsible for developing emission estimation
spreadsheets to analyze gathered data; wrote technical
memos on results for clients.
2003
Summer Intern
PBSW Environmental Consulting Firm, Dallas, Texas, United States
— Utilized the Outfall Tracking System (OTS), a recent
technology used for environmental field data gathering,
including Tablet PC, Direct Digital Video, and GPS/GIS units
— Inspected storm drainage outfalls to detect sources of
pollution with the potential to enter waters of the state.
— Assisted in troubleshooting the deployment of the OTS.
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Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventory
— Verified and developed the municipal and community -wide
inventory using guidance from the Local Government
Operations Protocol, The Climate Registry's General
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Rajashi Parikh
rparikhCaramboll.com
+1 (650) 9176449
Ramboll
7250 Redwood Boulevard
Suite 105
Novato, CA 94945
United States of America
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University of Texas at
Arlington, Texas, United
States
2003
BE, Civil Engineering
Maharaja Sayajirao
University, Vadodara,
India
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Reporting Protocol, and the California Air Resources Board Statewide GHG Emissions Inventory.
Collected data from appropriate agencies and refined calculation methodologies; conducted data
quality checks and submitted for reporting.
— Assisted in developing a citywide greenhouse gas emission inventory for the City of Santa
Clarita for a base year and future year.
— Reviewed and developed base year municipal and citywide greenhouse gas emission inventory
for the City of Los Angeles.
Emission Inventory
— Developed Non -road, agricultural and wild fire burning emissions inventory for a study to assess
air quality conditions at the Arizona, California, Mexico border.
— Developed and assisted area source and air craft emissions inventories for the Hawaii CAB for
various calendar years including preparing the NONROAD05 model and ONROAD inputs for
implementation in LAKES software.
— Provided assistance in analyzing emissions from a potential railroad project for generating an air
quality impact section of an environmental impact report. The analysis consists of detailed
emissions estimates from the construction and operation of the railroad yard, including on -road,
off -road and locomotive source categories.
— Assisted in running the EMFAC 2007 emission factor model for The Lake Michigan Air Directors
Consortium (LADCO) for the emission inventory development work.
— Developed cargo handling emission inventory using the NONROAD model input parameters and
generated emission data for on -road trucks by running the MOBILE model.
— Projected criteria and toxic emission estimates from on -road vehicles and off -road equipment
operated at the Otay Landfill Facility for future years.
— Assisted in developing emission inventory for new facilities in Argentine Yard in Kansas City, KS
for Cargo Handling Equipment using NONROAD methodology, on -road truck operations using
MOBILE6 and locomotive emissions for the future year.
— Assisted in detailed locomotive emissions estimates for line -haul, switching, arriving, departing
and maintenance activities for various rail yards in California under the auspices of the
CARB/Railroad Statewide Agreement for Particulate Emissions Reduction Program at California
Rail Yards.
Oil and Gas Development Projects.
— Developed several detailed oil and gas sources emissions inventories for O&G basins in the
Intermountain Western U.S.
— Developed project emission inventories used in photochemical, and dispersion models to
estimate ozone impacts, visibility degradation, and acid deposition impacts at sensitive Class I
and II areas for Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) for oil and gas development projects in
the Western U.S.
— Assisted in reviewing a few studies, with an emphasis on obtaining region -specific information
on activity and equipment associated with oil and gas area sources. Synthesized the reviewed
literature and reconciled this with the survey data obtained to determine the most appropriate
emission factors and activity data to be applied to each basin in the Central Regional Air
Partnership (CENRAP) states.
— Assisted in preparing literature review associated with oil and gas development for any
information on activity or emissions from oil and gas on -road and off -road mobile sources for
the Western Regional Air Partnership (WRAP).
— Developed mobile source emissions associated with oil field operations for the multi -county
Piceance Basin in Colorado.
— Estimated and identified high -tier sources that contribute significantly to the greenhouse gas
inventories from oil and gas exploration and production activities for the Rocky Mountain State.
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— Developed detailed survey forms to query oil and gas activity data from companies operating in
the emissions inventory area for various oil and gas emission inventory projects.
Lifecycle Analysis
— Developed an excel based model to perform life cycle analysis and compared the lifecycle
(upstream plus downstream) greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the additional oil produced
by this project against the assumptions used by California Air Resource Board in their evaluation
of gasoline and diesel fuels currently used in the State for a new oilfield development projects.
Port Emissions
— Developed an on -road port truck emission inventory for the base and future years to apply the
Port truck rule.
— Developed emission inventory for the construction projects at the Port of Oakland by utilizing
EMFAC 2007, Offroad model and alternative options by reviewing different Environmental
Impact Reports (EIR).
— Developed baseline cargo handling equipment emission factors for the Port of Los Angeles
International Intermodal Gateway (IIG) facility. Ran the EMFAC model for developing baseline
truck onsite emission factors for various speeds.
— Assisting in developing criteria pollutant and greenhouse gas emissions from construction and
operation of the project, as well as the benefit of potential mitigation measures. Utilizing various
tools such as the OFFROAD, EMFAC, and emissions from on -road traffic, off -road construction
equipment, cargo handling equipment, locomotives, and other sources.
Control Strategy and Program Analyses
— Assisted in a study for the South Coast Association of Governments to evaluate emissions
control strategies in the South Coast. Also assisted in updating existing control measure
templates with data or information specific to the project.
— Prepared white papers for Cold -ironing, AMC hood system and Wittmar DFMV cold -ironing
control measures.
Verification of NOx Intensity for Sacramento Utility Management District (SMUD)
— Performed detailed review of the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) NOx intensity
factor (lb/MWh) for the Sacramento Federal Non -attainment area. Reviewed the Methodology
used to develop the NOx intensity factors and provided appropriate recommendations for the
electric power generation data used in the analysis. Revised the NOx intensity calculation
spreadsheet prepared by SMUD with all necessary information and added formulas to allow
updates in future.
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Kemball-Cook, S., A. Bar -Ilan, J. Johnson, J. Grant, A. DenBleyker, R. Parikh, Y. Alvarez, M. Jimenez
and G. Yarwood. 2013. "Evaluating 2012 Ozone Impacts of Natural Gas Development in the
Haynesville Shale with an Updated Emission Inventory." Poster presentation at 2013 American
Geophysical Union Fall Meeting.
Bar -Ilan, A., J. Grant, R. Parikh, A. Pollack, R. Morris, D. Henderer, K. Sgamma. 2010. "A
Comprehensive Emissions Inventory of Upstream Oil and Gas Activities in the Rocky Mountain
States." Presented at the 19th International Emission Inventory Conference, "Emission Inventories -
Informing Emerging Issues." San Antonio, TX, September.
Bar -Ilan, A., J. Grant, R. Parikh, A. Pollack, R. Morris, D. Henderer, K. Sgamma. 2010. "A
Comprehensive Emissions Inventory of Upstream Oil and Gas Activities in the Rocky Mountain
States." Presented at the AWMA 103rd Annual Conference, Alberta, Canada. June.
Parikh, R. 2006. "Effectiveness of Signal Coordination as Emissions Reduction Measure for On -Road
Vehicles in DFW Metroplex." Presented and published at University of the Texas at Arlington.
August.
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Lindhjem, C., T. Stoeckenius, J. Grant, L. Chan, J. King, R. Parikh. 2016. "Port of Oakland 2015 Seaport
Air Emissions Inventory.", prepared for Port of Oakland, Oakland, CA. October.
Grant, I., R. Parikh, S. Kemball-Cook and G. Yarwood. 2014. "Review of Emissions for Northeast Texas:
Point, Off -road and Area Sources." Prepared for The East Texas Council of Governments, Kilgore,
TX. December.
Parikh, R., J. Grant, S. Bhat, A. Bar -Ilan, S. Kemball-Cook and G. Yarwood. 2013. "Emissions from
Natural Gas Exploration and Production Activity in the Haynesville Shale." Prepared for the East
Texas Council of Governments, Kilgore, TX. January.
Lindhjem, C., J. Grant, R. Parikh, and W. Sylte. 2010. "Port of Oakland 2008 Seaport Air Emissions
Inventory." Draft report prepared for Port of Oakland, CA. August.
Bar -Ilan, A., R. Friesen, L. Ma, R. Parikh, S. Messner. 2010. "2009 City of Los Angeles Greenhouse Gas
Inventory." Prepared for City of Los Angeles, CA. July.
Bar -Ilan, A., J. Grant, R. Parikh, W. Santamaria, G. Yarwood. 2010. "Portable Engine Study." Prepared
for Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Austin, TX. June.
Bar -Ilan, A., J. Grant, R. Parikh, R. Morris. 2010. "Oil and Gas Mobile Source Emissions Pilot Study."
Background Research Report prepared for US Environmental Protection Agency. June.
Bar -Ilan, A., J. Grant, R. Parikh, L. Parker, A. Pollack. 2010. "Development of Vented Gas Volume
Estimates for Upstream Oil and Gas Activity in the Rocky Mountain States". Prepared for Robert
Marek, U.S. Government Accountability Office, San Francisco, CA. April.
Grant, I., A. Pollack, R. Parikh, C.E. Lindhjem, S. Kemball-Cook, A. Bar -Ilan. 2010. "Final Emission
Inventory Report: Data Population of Air System for Hawaii's Emissions Data (AirSHED)." Prepared
for Hawaii Department of Health, Clean Air Branch, Honolulu, HI. April.
Bar -Ilan, J. Grant, R. Parikh, A. Pollack. 2009. "Development of Baseline 2006 and Midterm 2012
Emissions from Oil and Gas Activity in the North San Juan Basin." Prepared for Colorado Department
of Public Health and Environment Air Pollution Control Division, Colorado. September.
Bar -Ilan, A., A. Pollack, R. Friesen, R. Parikh. 2009. "Oil and Gas Exploration and Production
Greenhouse Gas Protocol." Task 2 Report Significant Source Categories and Technical Review of
Estimation Methodologies. Prepared for Western States Regional Air Partnership; Oil and Gas
Greenhouse Gas Protocol Steering Committee. August.
Friesen, R., R. Parikh, J. Grant, A. Bar -Ilan, A. Pollack, D. Henderer, D. Pring, K. Sgamma, P. Schlagel.
2009. "Development of Baseline 2006 Emissions from Oil and Gas Activity in the Uinta Basin.
Prepared for Independent Petroleum Association of the Mountain States, Denver, CO., March.
Bar -Ilan, A., R. Friesen, R. Parikh, J. Grant, A.K. Pollack. D. Henderer, D. Pring. 2009. "Development of
2012 Oil and Gas Emissions Projections for the Uinta Basin." Prepared for Independent Petroleum
Association of Mountain States (IPAMS), Denver, Co. March.
Bar -Ilan, A., J. Grant, r. Parikh, A.K. Pollack, D. Henderer, D. Pring. 2009. "Development of Baseline
2006 Emissions from Oil and Gas Activity in the Piceance Basin." Prepared for Independent
Petroleum Association of Mountain States (IPAMS). January.
Bar -Ilan, A., R. Parikh, J. Grant, A.K. Pollack, D. Henderer, D. Pring. 2009. "Development of 2012 Oil
and Gas Emissions Projections for the Piceance Basin." Prepared for Independent Petroleum
Association of Mountain States (IPAMS), Denver, CO. January.
Bar -Ilan, A., R. Parikh, J. Grant, T. Shah, A. Pollack. 2008. "Recommendations for Improvements to the
CENRAP States' Oil and Gas Emissions Inventories." Prepared for Central States Regional Air
Partnership, Oklahoma City, OK. November.
Friesen, R., R. Parikh, J. Grant, A. Bar -Ilan, A.K. Pollack. 2008." Development of Baseline 2006
Emissions from Oil and Gas Activity in the Uinta Basin." Prepared for Independent Petroleum
Association of the Mountain States (IPAMS), Denver, CO. July.
Mansell, G., A. Pollack, J. Grant, A. Bar -Ilan, R. Parikh, S. Shepard, M. Russell, Marty Wolf, P. Fields.
2008. "Development of Air Emissions Inventory for the Western Arizona Sonora Border Air Quality
Study (WASBAQS). Prepared for Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, Phoenix, AZ. June.
Jimenez, M., S. Shepard, J. Grant, A. Pollack, R. Parikh. 2007. "LADCO On -Road Emission Inventory
Development Using Concept MV." Prepared for LADCO, Rosemont, IL. December.
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Chan, L.M., A. Bar -Ilan, J. Grant, R. Parikh, A. Pollack. 2007. "Evaluation of Candidate Mobile Source
Control Measures for LADCO States in 2009 and 2012." Prepared for Lake Michigan Air Directors
Consortium, Des Plaines, IL. March.
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Consultant
Anthony Gerigk, a Consultant at Ramboll, has experience in emissions
inventories development on state and local levels including processing
and post processing of on -road and nonroad emissions sources
focusing on GHG and other criteria pollutants. He has previously
analyzed a variety of on -road emissions sources including passenger
cars, semis, small engine vehicles, and PEMS. He has experience
working with emissions models including EPA MOVES, EMFAC, and
ACEIT. His programming expertise includes MATLab, LINUX, and
mySQL. He has experience working with front-end LCFS pathway
creation and running the associate GREET 3.0 Model and back -end
data auditing of LCFS pathways.
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Consultant
Ramboll (formerly Ramboll Environ)
— Emission inventory development for mobile on -road and off -
road sources using various models include MOVEs, EMFAC, and
ACEIT.
— Development of emissions inventory using models such as
MOVES, EMFAC, Offroad, NONROAD including additional post -
processing QA/QC at a state and local level for various project
types including military bases,
— Technical report writing for Air Quality section of multiple
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) at state and local levels
— Plan of action documentation for fleet compliance for large
beverage company
— Development of pathways using the GREET 3.0 module and
back -end data auditing of CA LCFS pathways
2017-2018
Emissions and Fuel Research Associate
Center for Environmental Research and Technology (CE-CERT)
Riverside, California
— Created custom Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for new
instrumentation and software.
— Processed, organized, and packaged datasets for graduate
presentation and major automotive clients, including Ford,
Porsche, Volkswagen, and Cummins.
— Trained coworkers on proper techniques of handling and
logging particle emissions data.
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+1 (415) 899 0705
Ramboll
7250 Redwood Boulevard
Suite 105
Novato, CA 94945
United States of America
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- Facilitated guided tours with shareholders and potential investors on past, present, and future
projects being conducted in the emissions and fuel research sector at CE-CERT.
2018
Project Designer/Participant
University of California, Riverside
- Biodiesel Production Plant Design - Collaborated with a multi -disciplinary team of engineers to:
o Design schematic for plant layout and P&ID diagram using AutoCAD
o Develop process flow diagram and economic analysis of operation, waste management
and capital costs in Aspen, Colorado
- Airborne Particulate Collection System - Collaborated with technical team to:
o Determine health effects of warehouses on neighboring school and implementation of air
control technology
o Develop a 3-D model in AutoCAD of particulate collection technology
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Licensed Traffic Engineer, State of California
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Measuring the Miles: CEQA Changes with SB
743 in Los Angeles, CA, Association of
Environmental Planners, 2017
® Land Use and Transportation
® VMT and CEQA Updates under SB 743
® Transportation Infrastructure & Corridor
Studies
-Travel Demand Forecasting & Traffic
Operations
® University Planning
® Long Range Planning
FEHOf PEERS
PrincipalSarall, Brat"id.et"iberg, PE
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Sarah Brandenberg has 20 years of experience with Fehr & Peers and is a licensed
Traffic Engineer. Sarah served as the Operations Manager of the Los Angeles office
for seven years, and is currently the Regional Principal--in--Charge of Southern
California. Sarah has managed a variety of complex studies, such as transportation
impact studies, EIR transportation sections, transportation planning studies, and
corridor studies focused on roadway operations, transit and active transportation.
Sarah has worked on multiple studies requiring VMT analysis in adherence with new
CEQA guidelines. Other key projects include the City of Los Angeles Mobility Plan
2035 EIR, Beverly Hills On --Call Transportation Services, Westside Mobility Plan, Marina
del Rey Mobility Plan, and Hollywood Community Plan Update. Sarah's ability to work
closely with clients, complete a high --quality technical analysis, and clearly
communicate study findings have been and will continue to be critical to project
success.
Transportation Analsis Updates in Santa Clarita(Santa Clarita,)
Fehr & Peers assisted the City of Santa Clarita with SB 743 Implementation. We
provided knowledge and insight to allow the City to be well prepared for a transition
to Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) as its primary transportation impact metric for CEQA
analysis, marrying the State's objectives to encourage transportation --efficient
development with the City's own goals and objectives. Because we had the data and
materials prepared related to VMT methodology options, VMT thresholds, and the
latest information regarding VMT mitigation, Fehr & Peers was able to wholly support
the City. We also anticipated the critical questions that the City and its stakeholders
had throughout the process and are knowledgeable on relevant plans and policies
already in place. We developed an implementation approach to allow the City to
meet the State's July 1, 2020 adoption deadline. As part of the process, Fehr & Peers
used the regional SLAG model to estimate 2012 and 2040 household generated
automobile VMT per capita estimates for each Transportation Analysis Zone JAZ) in
the City. After establishing a methodology to estimate project VMT, Fehr & Peers
helped help to update Santa Clarita's transportation study guidelines to incorporate
the process in compliance with latest CEQA guidelines.
Westside Mobility Plan (Los Angeles, )
Fehr & Peers, with Sarah as the Project Manager, led a multi-
disciplinary team to develop a long --term comprehensive Mobility
Plan for the Westside of the City of Los Angeles, California. The
study included six major components: development of a state--of--
the--art travel demand model; a mobility and rail connectivity
study including the potential for north/south rail transit
connections from the LAX area through the Westside and
integration of transit, highway, bicycle and pedestrian modes; a
comprehensive Westside parking study; updates to the Coastal
Transportation Corridor and the West Los Angeles
Transportation Specific Plans (including trip fee nexus studies for
each); and a livable boulevards study addressing the integration
of urban design/streetscape and transportation planning. The
study included a substantial public outreach program to engage
the community throughout the process. The Westside Mobility
Plan blueprint is intended to serve as a catalyst for future action
to improve transportation on the Westside.
SB 743 Implementation Sa ices
(County to Barbara, )
Fehr & Peers is assisting the County of Santa Barbara with SE 743
Implementation and updates to their CEQA thresholds for
transportation projects. We have worked with an advisory
committee to provide knowledge and insight that will allow the
County to be well prepared for a transition to Vehicle Miles
Traveled (VMT) as its primary transportation impact metric for
CEQA analysis, marrying the State's objectives to encourage
transportation --efficient development with the County's own goals
and objectives. Data from the regional SBCAG model has been
used to help the County observe VMT trends and develop a VMT
baseline. Mitigation strategies have been reviewed to determine
applicability to the context of the unincorporated areas of the
County. The implementation approach will allow the County to
meet the State's July 1, 2020 adoption deadline. After
establishing a methodology to estimate project VMT, Fehr &
Peers will help to update the County's traffic study guidelines to
ensure that traffic operations analyses are still considered in the
project review process. Sarah is the Project Manager and the
Principal--in--Charge.
Wilmington ili y & Actiona
(Los Angeles, )
Fehr & Peers, with Sarah as the Project Manager, led the
Wilmington EMPOWER study. EMPOWER combined community
input and our team's technical expertise to identify mobility
challenges and opportunities for the Wilmington area. A
comprehensive Mobility Plan to serve the community through
2035 along with an Action Plan outlining six to eight near --term
transportation improvements was developed by our team. A
comprehensive public outreach effort was formulated to engage
the community in the study and gather input through an on --line
MetroQuest survey. The outreach activities provided an overview
of the study and gathered input from the community on various
mobility topics, such as transit, bicyclists and pedestrians, trip
reduction strategies and roadway infrastructure. We also
developed an EMPOWER website to increase project exposure
and expand access to the residential and business surveys. All
public outreach materials were created in both English and
Spanish. Fehr & Peers developed an informational brochure on
traveling in the Wilmington area with useful and practical tips on
using active modes of transportation and transit to reduce
environmental impacts through personal mobility decisions.
Hollywood Community Flan Update (Los Angeles, CA)
Fehr & Peers, with Sarah as the Principal--in--Charge, is conducting
a transportation analysis and nexus study for the Hollywood
Community Plan Update for the City of Los Angeles. This includes
an existing conditions analysis and evaluating future conditions
using the City's travel demand model, which Fehr & Peers
developed. Then the future Community Plan scenarios are being
analyzed with possible transportation network improvements.
Transportation mitigation measures could include the City's 2035
Mobility Plan, also prepared by Fehr & Peers, and tailored
refinements for the Hollywood community. Fehr & Peers is
responsible for the preparation of the Transportation section of
the El for the Plan update. The Nexus Study evaluates impact
assessment for determination of new developments' fair share
contributions to transportation improvements based on VMT and
VMT per capita.
On -Call Transportation Planning Support
(Beverly Hills, )
Fehr & Peers, with Sarah as the Project Manager, has served as
the on --call transportation consultants for over 10 years. We have
assisted by reviewing and providing recommendations regarding
traffic --related concerns submitted by residents and business
owners and provided support to City staff We also prepared plan
check comments for several temporary traffic control plans
associated with minor encroachment permit work and very
complex utility relocation work associated with the Metro
Westside Subway Project.