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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2007-07-10 - AGENDA REPORTS - IMPACT SCIENCES CONTR (2)CONSENT CALENDAR DATE: SUBJECT: DEPARTMENT: r Agenda Item• CITY OF SANTA CLARITA AGENDA REPORT City Manager Approval: Item to be presented by: July 10, 2007 Lisa M. Hardy AWARD CONTRACT TO IMPACT SCIENCES FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE JOINT VALLEYWIDE GENERAL PLAN (ONE VALLEY ONE VISION) ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (EIR) Community Development RECOMMENDED ACTION City Council award the contract to Impact Sciences in the amount not to exceed $446,842.00 for the preparation of the City of Santa Clarita and County of Los Angeles One Valley One Vision, Joint Valleywide General Plan Environmental Impact Report (EIR). Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute all documents subject to City Attorney approval. BACKGROUND In 2001, the City of Santa Clarita and the County of Los Angeles began the process of preparing a joint valleywide general plan to guide the future development of the Santa Clarita Valley called One Valley One Vision (OVOV). To date, Phases I,11 and III of the OVOV work plan have been completed, including the creation of the Guiding Principles, Vision Statement and Technical Background Report to be used in developing the OVOV General Plan. Staff has begun work on the remaining phases (Phases IV -VI) of the OVOV work plan. Included in Phase V is the preparation of the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) to evaluate the environmental impacts associated with the new General Plan. The contract with Impact Sciences includes the preparation of an existing conditions report for the Santa Clarita Valley, an EIR for the new City of Santa Clarita General Plan, and an EIR for the new Santa Clarita Valley Areawide Plan for the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County within the OVOV Planning Area. 5 11 PP' $11D ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS Other action as determined by the City Council. FISCAL IMPACT Funds associated with the proposed contract have been secured through previous budget processes. The County of Los Angeles has agreed to bear its burden of the cost associated with the remaining phases of the OVOV project including the preparation of the EIR and the general plan documents. In a letter to the City dated March 19, 2007, the Los Angeles County Director of Planning, Bruce McClendon wrote that, "sharing future expenses appears to be reasonable." Should additional funds be required to complete the work associated with this contract, staff will prepare additional budget requests at the time that funds are needed. Therefore, no additional funds are required at this time and no fiscal impact beyond what has previously been considered is anticipated. ATTACHMENTS Scope of Work and Costs Impact Sciences EIR Proposal available in the City Clerk's Reading File :i • F ' IMPACT SCIENCES 803 Camorillo Springs Road Suite A Camarillo, California 93012 Telephone (805) 437.1900 FAX (805) 437.1901 www.impactscienm.com Mr. Jason Smisko, Senior Planner City of Santa Clarita ! 23920 Valencia Boulevard, Suite 302 ' Santa Clarita, California 91355 May 21, 2007 1 I Subject: Proposal to Prepare Program Environmental Impact Reports (EIRs) For a ' Joint City and County Valley -wide General Plan Known as "One Valley One Vision" i Dear Mr. Smisko: jImpact Sciences is pleased to submit this proposal to prepare two separate program EIRs for the joint Valley -wide City of Santa Clarita (City) and County of Los Angeles (County) General Plan known as "One Valley One Vision" (OVOV). We believe that I Impact Sciences is uniquely qualified to prepare the necessary environmental ' documentation in an efficient and legally defensible manner. The EIRs will assess the environmental impacts associated with implementation of the OVOV Plan. We i also envision that the documents will be used as a source of environmental information during the preparation of future environmental documents to be prepared for upcoming projects, it is expected that, future documents would tier off i of the OVOV EIRs. This proposal is based on our review of the request for proposal, project materials and information provided by City staff. i We understand that the OVOV planning effort involves the creation of a "Valley of Villages"in the Santa Clarita Valley. Existing areas within the City that can presently be considered Villages include Downtown Newhall Specific Plan area, North Newhall, Whitaker-Bermite, Los Canyon and the Valencia Town Center. We understand that the villages are intended to create a stronger sense of place and community and are intended to become more "vertical" from a density perspective ' over time. The unincorporated portion of the County at the Newhall Ranch Specific Plan (Newhall Ranch) site is also implementing the "village" concept (e.g., Landmark Village and Mission Village). The concept of villages is also supported by the City and County's goal to provide two jobs for every one housing unit (2:1) on both a micro and macro basis. We understand that the OVOV planning effort will add 75,000 to 80,000 additional dwelling units to the Santa Clarita Valley, with a iresident population of approximately 500,000 people. Another major concept associated with the planning effort is the idea of a greenbelt I surrounding the City and County unincorporated areas. This concept is partially implemented by preserve areas located generally north and south of the Santa Clarita Valley in the Los Padres and Angeles National Forests. It should also be noted that Newhall Ranch Specific Plan involves the deeding of approximately 4,000 i OFFICES IN SOUTHERN CALIrORNIA, MAY AREA AND SACRAMENTO VALLEY i Mr. Jason Smisko i May 21, 2007 Page 2 I! acres to an open space conservation agency to preserve the high country and Santa Clara River portions of the Specific Plan site in perpetuity. In order to consciously preserve the intent of maintaining and establishing, where necessary, a greenbelt, another of the goals of the planning effort is to develop an urban limit line to direct where development should take place within the Santa Clarita Valley. Prior to preparation of an MR, the Land Use Map must be finalized. Issues that need to be addressed prior to release of the Map include a reexamination of the ! circulation plan and land use plan to determine (1) if enough land has been set aside j to accomplish the desired jobs/housing balance of 2:1 and (2) if an adequate amount of roadway capacity can be created. Impact Sciences believes that the City and (j County should also determine if an adequate supply of water would be available to I support the land uses shown on the Map. We have assembled a highly qualified team of professionals to provide the City and County with the requested services. Impact Sciences has recent and very applicable experience in the Santa Clarity Valley and is very familiar with both jurisdictions and the environmental issues that residents of the Valley face. We have recently prepared the Enterprise Zone Riverpark EIRs for the City. Staff of impact Sciences associated with this proposal were also directly responsible for the prepareation of the City's North Valencia Specific Plan EIRs. We have also prepared many EIRs for the County, including Newhall Ranch Specific plan EIR, the West Creek EIR, the Westridge EIR and- the Landmark Village EIR. Through our work in both j jurisdictions, we are fully conversant with the manner in which the City and County handles and processes environmental documents. Our General Plan project experience provides us with an outstanding understanding of key issues for such projects. Our team includes Tom Worthington, President of Impact Sciences; Susan jTebo, Managing Principal; Margaret Netto, Senior Project Manager; Sara Morton, Staff Planner; and an expert traffic subconsultant to peer review the Traffic Study for ithe two EIRs. The project team has many years of experience preparing and managing CEQA t I documents. The team has dealt with a wide variety of projects and issues and has a thorough understanding of CEQA. Tom Worthington and Susan Tebo will be directly involved in the project and will be available to meet with and respond to any questions from either jurisdiction; Tom Worthington and Susan Tebo bring to i, this project more than 50 combined years of experience managing and preparing CEQA documents. Because of its experience with the City and the County, Impact j Sciences understands the issues involved which will enable us to identify and craft thresholds of significance and mitigation measures specific to each jurisdiction. Although the OVOV EIR will be a planning document EIR, it will nonetheless receive a great deal of scrutiny. Topical areas we assume will be challenged include water resources (namely water supply and water quality), climate change (global warning), air quality, biology and perhaps circulation. Impact Sciences does not shy Mr. Jason Smisko May 21, 2007 Page 3 iIaway from controversial project work. We believe that environmental documents today must be prepared by people with EIR litigation experience. With this in mind, j) Tom Worthington and Susan Tebo, both of whom have prepared environmental { documents that have withstood vigorous legal challenge, will be very "hands-on" during the preparation of this document and will be in attendance at project meetings and hearings. Our proposed Senior Project Manager, Margaret Netto, brings over 18 years of public planning experience to the project. Ms. Netto has extensive experience as both a consultant and a city planner. Ms. Netto has { i successfully managed the Enterprise Zone EIR for the City of Santa Clarita, as well !, as many large scale planning projects. Ms. Netto is very responsive to her clients l and works effectively with lead agencies. I We appreciate this opportunity to provide professional services to the City of Santa Clarita and the County of Los Angeles. Please feel free to contact us at 805 437-1900 j should you have any questions regarding our proposal. We look forward to speaking with you further about this very interesting and important assignment. Thank you very much. �l Sincere�l]y,,� `1 Sincerely, iSusan Tebo Margaret Netto Associate Principle Senior Project Manager I 2. Plan of Study/Scope of Work :i ' IMPACT SCIENCES, INC. 2. Plan of Study/Scope of Work This Scope of Work has been prepared based on Impact Sciences staff's familiarity with assessing impacts associated with similar EIR projects, our experience in providing sufficient information on the potential environmental impacts of the proposed Santa Clarita Valley General Plan and the Area Wide Plan to allow the City and the County to make informed decision regarding approval of the project, and the substantial collective experience of the firm's staff on projects with similar technical issues in the Santa Clarita Valley. Impact Sciences has prepared a Scope of Work that reflects input from the TBR and technical subconsuultant(s) that we believe are necessary to address the City and the County's requests, as !' I well as provide a technically sound and legally adequate EIR. The Program EIR will address the scope of a series of actions and approvals which may be considered as one large project, and are related either geographically or as logical parts in the chain of contemplated actions. The Program EIR will be used to evaluate development within the Santa Clarita Valley in accordance with the proposed General Plan. Use of a Program EIR provides the City and County (as Lead Agencies) with the opportunity to consider broad policy alternatives and program -wide mitigation measures and provides the City and County with greater flexibility to address project -specific and cumulative environmental issues on a comprehensive basis. The Program BIR for both the City and County will be prepared simultaneously. l The Scope of Work presented below has been organized into major tasks, subtasks, and outputs. i ] TASK 1- REVIEW OF THE RESPECTIVE AGENCY PLANNING DOCUMENTS Impact Sciences will review the TBIZ, the Vision Statement, and Guiding Principles, to ensure that specific content has been adequately discussed and provide feedback on the reports. .� OUTPUT: One (1) memo to each agency (City and County) providing feedback on the reports. TASK 2 - PREPARE AN EXISITNG CONDITIONS REPORT Impact Sciences will prepare an Existing Conditions Report as an update to the TBR where appropriate to reflect the baseline year for each impact area to be mutually agreed upon by the Project Team. Based on our experience in the City and County possible suggestions to updates to the TBR may include: Water Resources, Air Resources, and Circulation. OUTPUT: One (1) Existing Conditions Report for each agency. j 'I Impact Sciences, Inc. one vaaey one vnian EIR Proposal May 2007 2-1 City of Santa cla tia :i 2. Plan of Study/Scope of Work TASK 3 - DEVELOPMENT OF MITIGATION MEASURES/POLICIES ` Once the technical documents and Elements become available for preparation of the Draft EIRs, Impact Sciences will assist in development of appropriate mitigation measures/policies that can be incorporated into each of the two agency plan documents as polices, as well as the incorporation of policies into the EIRs as mitigation measures. Mitigation measures/polices for each significant impact will be identified I and their effectiveness described. If a mitigation measure/policy could result in environmental impacts, the impacts of the mitigation measures will be analyzed at a qualitative level of detail. If quantitative analysis of a measure is requested, adjustment to our scope may be required. OUTPUT: One (1) set of Mitigation Measures/Policies for each CEQA section of the EIR for each agency to be submitted with the Draft EIR. TASK 4 - PROVIDE QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS ON CLIMATE CHANGE Impact Sciences will include a qualitative discussion of global climate change in the General Plan EIR. To facilitate the inclusion of such discussions in the EIRs, Impact Sciences has prepare a general discussion of the greenhouse effect; the types and sources of greenhouse gases; the global, national, and state emission t inventories; the contribution to climate change; the primary effects of climate change; and the regulatory programs at international, federal, and state levels to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. We will incorporate this discussion into the OVOV EIR. At the present time, there is controversy regarding the j need for, the extent of, and the format (e.g., qualitative or quantitative) of impact discussions in EIRs. As directed in the RFP, we will include a qualitative discussion of the contributions and potential impacts ! resulting from development under the General Plan. The extent to which global climate change should be discussed in EIRs is rapidly changing. In April 2007, t the California Attorney General filed a petition for a writ of mandate regarding the EIR for the County of San Bernardino General Plan. In the petition, the Attorney General alleged that the County had failed to I estimate the emissions of greenhouse gases associated wiih future growth under the General Plan, discuss the impact on global warming, draw conclusions regarding the significance of such impacts, or I include mitigation measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Other lawsuits have been filed on EIRs (both program level and project level) with respect to greenhouse gases and global warning issues. It is j anticipated that additional lawsuits will be filed and comment letters will be submitted requesting a quantitative approach. While it is generally recognized that no significance thresholds have been established for greenhouse gas emissions, many believe that the emissions should be quantified because full disclosure under CEQA is required. We would discuss the need for quantification of greenhouse gas 1 emissions and assessment of their impacts in light of continuing development regarding this issue and impact sciences, lite. One Valley One Vision EIR Proposal May 2007 2-2 City of Santa Clarita 2. Plan of Study/Scope of Work assist in the development of an appropriate strategy to reduce the City's and County's potential legal exposure. If the City and County choose to proceed with a more quantitative approach, Impact Sciences would prepare a scope of work and budget for such an assessment. OUTPUT: The analysis will be incorporated throughout the EIR, including the Air Quality Section TASK 5 - FILING OF THE NOTICE OF PREPARATION AND SCOPING MEETINGS Impact Sciences will file the Notice of Preparation (NOP) for the EIR. The NOP will be prepared by the City of Santa Clarita and the County of Los Angeles and will fully meet the ' content and format j requirements contained in the CEQA Guidelines. Impact Sciences will send out the NOP based on the distribution list prepared by the City and the County. The NOP will be mailed (by Impact Sciences via certified mail) to all parties on the approved mailing list provided by the City and the County. Impact Sciences will also attend one EIR scoping meeting for each jurisdiction. Assembly Bill 1532 requires a lead agency to conduct an EIR scoping meeting for any project of statewide, regional, or area wide significance (these are large projects or environmentally -sensitive projects defined in CEQA Guidelines Section 15206). Scoping meetings for these projects held in the past were sometimes voluntarily, but are now required. Because the proposed project involves preparation of a General Plan and Area Wide Plan, the project is of area wide importance. OUTPUT: One (1) Notice of Preparation; and Attendance at one (1) Scoping Meeting for each agency. TASK 6- PREPARATION OF PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS The Project Description of any EIR forms the basis of the environmental analysis, and as such, an accurate and detailed project description must be completed at the outset of any environmental review process to ensure the completeness and legality of the EIR. Croce the Land Use Map is finalized, we will prepare two Project Descriptions (one each) for the City of Santa Clarita and Los Angeles County, for preliminary J, review and feedback prior to preparation of the complete EIRs. The Project Descriptions will include discussion outlining the Santa Clarita Valley General Plan and Area Wide Plan backgrounds and characteristics. Details regarding the General Plan elements and land use, as well as physical development under the proposed General Plan will be discussed. The Project Description will be prepared in full accordance with Section 15124 of the CEQA Guidelines, as amended, Inryacl Sciences, Inc. One Valley One Vision EIR Proposal May 2007 2-3 City of sanin clwtM �j 2. Plan of Study/Scope of Work and will include an identification of the project's precise location and boundaries, as well as a general (i description of the project's technical, economic, and environmental characteristics. f We believe definition of the project objectives is also very important to the integrity of the FIR, as the alternatives will be'analyzed for their ability to meet the objectives of the project. If any alternatives that are considered to be environmentally superior are to be rejected for their inability to meet the project 1 ! objectives, these objectives must be properly identified and drafted. ,! OUTPUT; One (1) Project Description section for each agency. TASK 7— PREPARATION OF THRESHOLDS OF SIGNIFICANCE FOR EACH EIR 1 The thresholds of significance for each topic in the environmental setting and analysis chapters will be prepared using Appendix G of the CEQA Guidelines, in addition to relevant thresholds provided by tyle i I City of Santa Clarita and Los Angeles County. Impact Sciences will submit thresholds of significance for each technical topic to the City and County for review prior to subsequent impact analysis for the proposed project. OUTPUT: One (1) list of Thresholds of Significance for each agency. TASK 8 — PREPARATION OF THE DRAFT EIRs This section of the Scope of Work presents the topical areas to be addressed, the type of technical analysis to be used for each topic, and the known issues associated with each environmental topic. For each topical section we will fully document existing conditions, conduct- impact evaluations (including i cumulative impacts), and devise mitigation measures as needed. Subtask 8.1 Introduction iA brief introduction to the EIR will be prepared in order to describe to the reader the purpose of the EIR ' and its role in the City of Santa ClariWs and the County of Los Angeles' planning processes. This 1 introduction will include a discussion of the intent of CEQA, the nature of the project proposals, the EIR preparation and review process, and the organization and content of the EM We propose to address j cumulative impacts within the sections on each environmental topic. Cumulative impact analysis will 1 incorporate the Santa Clarita Valley Build -Out Scenarios, as appropriate. Subtask 8.2 Executive Summary The executive summary will provide the reader an opportunity to review a description of the proposed project modifications, the conclusions of the impact analyses, findings with regard to alternatives, and the J Impact sciences, Inc. One Valley One Vision EIR Proposal May 2407 24 City of Santa Clarita r-� I I Plan of StudylScope of Work . J mitigation measures/policies recommended in the EIR. The summary will consist of a summary table } along with text that presents an explanation of the significance thresholds used, the unavoidable significant impacts anticipated from implementation of the project, the comparative merits of the i l alternatives examined, and a description of issues to be resolved. I Subtask 8.3 Project Description We will revise the Project Description to reflect comments from the City and County. The technical analyses in subsequent sections will be based on the project description, as confirmed from these i jurisdictions. i Subtask 8.4 Environmental Setting I Section 15125 of the CEQA Guidelines requires that an EIR ,include a discussion of the physical environmental conditions in the vicinity of the project site, as it exists at the time the notice of preparation is published, from both a local and regional perspective to facilitate a better understanding of the impacts i of the project and the alternatives. The environmental setting will provide a set of baseline physical conditions that serve as a tool from which the City and County may determine the significance of environmental impacts resulting from the proposed project. Subtask 8.5 Aesthetics We will review the Scenic Resources/ Viewsheds chapter of the TBR and will describe potential impacts from buildout of the proposed project on the visual character of the area. We will characterize the aesthetic resources of the Planning Area and will identify its visual resources, scenic vistas and the visual character. These resources will be objectively evaluated in terms of their importance, alternation of the existing visual setting, and the sensitivity of receptors that view them in both built and natural : landscapes. Subtask 8.6 Agricultural Resources Some of the land to be affected by the proposed project is inactive agricultural production and contains soils designated as Prime Farmland and of Statewide Importance. Development of this land would result in the conversion of agricultural land to urban uses. As such, this EIR section will address the acreage in I active agricultural production within the planning area and immediate surroundings that could be I affected by the development of the property in accordance with the analysis guidelines developed by the State Department of Conservation. Included within the analysis will be a discussion of agricultural productivity as identified by soil types, number of acres in active production, and types and yields of crops grown within the project bounds and the economic value of these crops. Finally, this section will Irnpaet Scknces, Ire. One Valley One Vision EIR Proposal May 2007 2-5 City of Santa Cwfta 2. Plan of Study/Scope of Work ii address the type and amount of farmland conversion that would result from the implementation of the j I pian, including the proportion of County farmland this conversion would represent. Information from the 3.1.2, Agriculture and Mineral Resources section of the TBR will be incorporated into the EIR i I Sribtask 8.7 Air Quality iThe air quality section of the DEIR will summarize baseline air quality information, including area topography and meteorology and their influence on air quality within the South Coast Air Basin. The relevant state and federal ambient air quality standard (AAQS) will be presented, along with a discussion of the health effects of the criteria pollutants, ambient monitoring data from the closest monitoring station(s) to the Santa Clarita Valley for the past five years, and the attainment status with respect to state 4 and federal AAQS. The regulatory setting will discuss the SCAQMD's plans to achieve the state and federal AAQS. Most of this material will be obtained from the TBR as updated in the Existing Conditions Report. The air quality impacts section will describe the significance criteria for evaluating air quality impacts from the SCAQMD's CEQA Air Quality Handbook, including both numerical thresholds (e.g., mass emissions due to construction and operational emissions) and qualitative thresholds (e.g., conflicts with implementation of the air quality plan, proximity to sources of odors and toxic air contaminants). We will compare the level of air emissions associated with development under the revisions to the General Plan to the level of air emissions resulting from the current level of development. The mobile source emissions associated with the actual level of development and the level under the proposed General Plan will be estimated by multiplying the vehicle miles traveled associated with the land uses and development densities under the General Plan by motor vehicle emission factors developed from the i f California Air Resources Board's EMFAC2007 motor vehicle emissions inventory model for the South ' Coast Air Basin portion of Los Angeles County, Area source emissions associated with residential, icommercial, and institutional development will be estimated using the emission calculation approach in j the URBEMIS2002 (URBan EMISsions) computer program. Area source emissions associated with other land uses will be estimated using the appropriate CARB area source methodologies used to prepare regional emission inventories. Industrial stationary source emissions will be estimated using data obtained from the SCAQMD and standard emission estimation methods for such sources (e.g., the U.S. EPA's Compilation of Air Pollutant Emission Factors). The difference between these results (i.e., net emission increase) will be compared to the SCAQMD's numerical thresholds of significance. :i I' Impact Sdences, Inc. One Valley OW Vision ELR ProMal May 2007 2.6 City of Smog Cla,ita 2. Plan of Study/Scope of Work i I 1-y In addition to this numerical assessment, the air quality section will also address the following I i significance thresholds: • Conflicts with or obstructs implementation of the air quality plan; ! • Exposes sensitive receptors to substantial pollutant concentrations; and i• Creates objectionable odors affecting a substantial number of people. We will also evaluate the consistency of the General Plan and its policies to the air quality management plans that have been prepared for the South Coast Air Basin, including SCAQMD's 2003 and 2007 Air I, Quality Management Plans. I! I, 4 If the net emission increase exceeds the SCAQMD's numerical thresholds of significance or the other thresholds listed above, appropriate mitigation measures will be recommended. These measures will be in the form of additional goals, policies, and objectives to be included in relevant elements of the General Plan as discussed on the Mitigation Measures task above. . I Subtask 8.8 Biological Resources Impact Sciences will review and summarize the biological resources sections of those environmental documents available, such as Newhall Ranch Specific Plan, West Creek Riverpark, and Golden Valley i Ranch, in addition to the TBR, Los Angeles County Significant Ecological Area Update Study 2000, and Shaping the Future 2025 documents. An inventory of all recorded flora, fauna, and plant communities will be compiled. The section will include discussions on methodology, environmental setting, resources I present or potentially occurring, wildlife movement corridors, regulatory programs, and biologically sensitive species and other resources. The rich biological diversity of the Santa Clara River and its j I tributaries and the known special -status species such as unarmored threespine stickleback, arroyo toad, least Bell's vireo, slenderhomed and San Fernando Valley spineflowers, will be highlighted as contributing to the over all natural historical wealth of the planning area. The importance of the habitats and resources contained within the County designated Significant Ecological Areas will receive particular emphasis as well as the area's proximity to the natural forests. This EIR section will analyze the I environmental impacts of the proposed land uses and policies, and recommend appropriate mitigation measures for the reduction of these impacts. An assessment of the potential cumulative impacts from ! plan build out will be presented. I Impact Sciences, Inc. One Valley One Vision EIR Proposal May 2007 2-7 City of Santa Clarita I I I I I a 2. Plan of StudyfScope of Work Subtask 8.9 Cultural Resources This section of the EIR will address the potential for the project to impact cultural resources based on available information. Under this task, Impact Sciences will conduct historic research of the Planning Area and surrounding area for the project regarding its history and important historical events. We will compile information provided in section 3.6, Cultural Resources of the TBR and from the California State University Fullerton -South Central Coast Information Center. Historic information will include maps research, and data compiled from previous studies in the Planning Area. This information will be used to describe the cultural context for the preliminary evaluation of any resources that may be located within the -Planning Area. Based this information, we will assess historic district eligibility of sites, that could be revitalized for both identified and unidentified cultural resources. Subtask 8.10 Geology, Soils and Seismicity This section will identify potential geologic, seismic and soils impacts/constraints, which may affect the proposed project, based on information related to geology, soils and seismicity in the 3.1.1 Geology section prepared for the TBR Other sources information will include the California Division of Mines and Geology (CDMG), United States Geologic Survey (USGS), Southern California Earthquake Center (SCED), and published technical journals. The geology, soils, and seismicity analysis will contain descriptions of the general geotechnical aspects and geology of the area, show existing or potential hazards on the site, describe any effects that the proposed development will have on the stability of the site and adjacent property, and recommend any proposed mitigation measures deemed necessary to prove the feasibility of development. The analysis will include review of the potential for expansive and compressible soils in the Planning Area, the potential for liquefiable soils, and other impacts related to strong seismic ground shaking. Impact Sciences will also dutline any deficiencies detected in the existing geotechnical information and provide appropriate recommendations to rectify the deficiencies, paying dose attention to issues surrounding future residential development on steeper topography and slopes. Subtask 8.11 Hazards and Hazardous Materials The section will identify safety hazards within the Planning Area, including safety hazards, including environmental hazards associated with fire, emergency preparedness, and hazardous waste disposal. Under this task, we will include information provided in the TBR pertaining to hazards and hazardous materials, from sections 6.1, Soils and Geologic Hazards, 6.3 Hazardous Materials and Waste, and 6.4, Emergency Services and Wildland Fire Protection. We will conduct a records search of the Planning Area in federal, state, and local hazardous waste and materials databases, and summarize database review, information from the TBR and other previous environmental reports prepared for the Planning hnpact Sciences, Inc. One Valley One Vision EIR Proposal May 2007 2-8 City of Santa CLuita I 2. Plan of Study/Scope of Work Area. Impact Sciences will also outline any deficiencies detected in the existing geotechnical information and provide appropriate recommendations to rectify the deficiencies, paying close attention to the increased potential for hazards associated with future development on emergency access, erosion, subsidence, and liquefaction. The analysis will include a discussion of potential impacts related to the creation of significant hazards to the public or environment through the routine transport, or through reasonable foreseeable accident conditions associated with the project. We will determine if sites in the Planning Area are included on the list of hazardous materials sites compiled pursuant to Government Code Section 65962.5. If it is determined that sites are listed, the potential for significant hazards to the public or the environment will be evaluated. Subtask 8.12 Hydrology and Water Quality The section will discuss the potential impacts to hydrology and water quality based on the available information provided in Chapter 32, Water Resources of the TBR. As part of this task, we will review the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) flood zone maps of the area and evaluate storm drainage and 100 -year floodplain impacts. The section will examine the proposed project land uses and determine the potential of non -point source pollutants to impact the water quality of receiving waters, especially with respect to local National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) and Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) criteria and regulations. The EIR will address the hydrologic impacts associated with buildout of the General Plan. The analysis will include discussion of the existing characteristics, and the potential effects of the proposed project on groundwater and surface water. Distribution and circulation of water, both on land and underground will be discussed, in addition to the quality of surface and groundwater. Incorporation of the General Plan policies will be considered as part of the impact* analysis for the EIRs, and will be incorporated as mitigation measures where necessary.' The EIR will address hydrology and water quality issues in the region, including the environmental impacts associated with possible new stormwater infrastructure and water supply capabilities associated with future development. Subtask 8.13 Land Use This section will be based on the finalized Land Use Elements and Land Use Map prepared for the City and County. The proposed Goals will be evaluated to determine their consistency with other relevant sections of the proposed General Plan and Zoning Code Update. In addition, compatibility of the proposed land use changes with the existing land uses in the surrounding area will be discussed in this Impact sciences, Inc. One Valley One Vision OR Proposal May 2007 2-9 City of Santa aarita Z. Plan of Studd/Scope of Work i-� section The proposed General Plan will also evaluated for consistency with SCAG's Regional i� Comprehensive Plan and Guide. The impact analysis will examine the impact of future development patterns in light of current and i planned public service and utility infrastructure capacity (schools, water, sewer, etc.), as well as the level of supporting commercial retail establishments, recreational facilities, and jobs. It will also evaluate the extent to which buildout of the General Plan would convert the Planning Aiea from a rural to urban condition through extension of infrastructure to presently undeveloped lands. This section will also evaluate the land use compatibility of future land uses with existing land uses. Where necessary, mitigation in the form of General Plan goals, objectives, and policies will be identified. i Subtask 8.14 Mineral Resources The section addresses project impacts resulting from the loss of availability of a known mineral resource. Information from the 3.1.2, Agriculture and Mineral Resources section of the TBR delineates mineral resources found in the Planning Area, and this information will be incorporated into the existing conditions of the EIR. The EIR analysis will consider the proposed General Plan policies for the impact analysis and incorporate these policies as mitigation measures where necessary. We will pay close f attention to the proposed land uses in the vicinity of existing mining extraction areas in the EIR analysis. Subtask 8.15 Noise The section addresses project impacts from roadway and stationary noise sources around the Planning Area with implementation of the project Implementation of the General Plan policies changes and their potential to change the existing noise environment of the City will be evaluated in the section. Specifically, Impact Sciences will summarize results from the Noise Analysis provided for the City and �. County by Mestre Greve Associates. Based on information provided by in this analysis, Impact Sciences will asses the significant changes and address potential noise impact of roadway noise. In addition to motor vehicle noise, this section will identify significant noise sources and sensitive receptor locations. The FHWA traffic noise prediction model will be used to generate CNEL noise levels along major roads ` based on traffic volume information from Traffic Impact Analysis prepared for the project. Subtask 8.16 Population and Housing This section will address the consistency of the proposed Land Use Element and Land Use Map with the i latest SCAG forecasts. Irhpact Sciences will review the Housing Element and updated demographic study information provided in sections 2.2, Population and Demographics, 2.3, Urban Form, 2.5, Housing, and 2.6, Economic Development of the TBR. We will examine the potential socioeconomic ;.1 Impact Sctenm, Inc. One Valley One Vision EIR Proposal May 2007 2-10 City of Santa Ciarita t. I Plan of Study/Scope of Work implications of the proposed project, including changes in populatim employment, and demand for housing, particularly housing cost/rent ranges defined as "affordable." The relationship of the proposed project to the regional planning policies of the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) 5 and the current Housing Element will also be discussed. This section of the EIR will discuss the expected consequences to local population as a result of adoption and implementation of the General Plan. This section will address the amount of residential land available to the City and County to accommodate projected growth and the impact of the planned land i j use changes on the City's and County's residential land use inventory. Further, as a result of project implementation, the characteristics of the existing employment environment will be altered. The impact ort employment forecasts will also be assessed based on the designation of additional commercial and industrial land in the Planning Area. As such, this section will identify existing and future employment opportunities and economic development and revitalization potentials of the City and County. Subtask 8:17 Public Services The proposed land use policies will have a direct impact on public services and infrastructure. Policies and implementation programs related to the provision of public services and utilities will be identified in relation to the proposed General Plan. Implementation of the proposed land use plan may impact fire, police, schools, and libraries services. Impact Sciences will coordinate with City and County staff and affected public service providers to assess the potential impacts of the proposed project on the following services and facilities: ! • Fire Services; • Police Services; i • School Services, and i .I . • Library Services 1 i Each service provider will be contacted by telephone or letter to gather information on existing conditions, the impact of the proposed project, and appropriate mitigation measures. JSubtask 8.18 Recreation The proposed land use policies will have a direct impact on recreation facilities. Policies and implementation programs related to the provision of parks and recreation will be identified in relation to the proposed General Plan bWact Sciences, Inc. One Valley One VW= BIR Proposal May 2007 2-11 City of Santa Clarita i 2. Plan of Study/Scope of Work t i We will use this information from Chapter 5.2, Parks and Recreation of the TBR to evaluate the proposed (� project for its potential impacts on recreational facilities located within the City and County. The potential for adverse impacts on these recreational facilities, as well as impacts created due to the 1 construction of additional recreational facilities will be evaluated based on current facilities and use of existing recreational facilities within the City and County. In addition to the TBR, the analysis from the .� Parks and Recreation Master Plan will be incorporated into the impact analysis for the EIRs. Impact Sciences will coordinate with the City and County staff in order to assess potential impacts of project buildout in terms of demand for service, ability to provide service, and the possible need for construction of additional facilities. Based on County park standards, we will calculate the park acreage and in -lieu fee that would be required for the proposed project. We will also determine whether existing and planned parks in the County, including those planned as part of the plan, would be adequate to cover the proposed project and County -wide demand, and document mitigation measures proposed as part of the project or recommended by the service providers. Subtask 8.19 Transportation and Circulation Crain and Associates iCrain & Associates will work with the City of Santa Clarita and the County of Los Angeles transportation analysis team and will perform a Peer Review of the OVOV traffic study and recommended circulation element The improvements are anticipated to include both capacity increases for the traffic system and enhancements to alternative transportation modes. The review will be a multi -step process. First, a review the model results and interpretation will be performed. Crain & Associates will review the traffic Istudy to be certain that it adequately and accurately describes the procedures used and the anticipated land -use and cumulative transportation impacts. They will also review the proposed transportation improvements/roadway facility designations to determine their adequacy. The Circulation Element to be developed by City and County staff is anticipated to not only address the traffic system, but the other j transportation elements as well. Crain & Associates will recommend changes to the element as ` mitigation measures, if appropriate. They will also review both the draft and final EIR documents including the presentation of study procedures, assumptions, results, and recommendations. This will i t ( include up to 8 meetings with the technical staff preparing the analysis, and up to 4 technical memoranda commenting on the above aspects of the Transportation Study. Impact Sciences Impact Sciences will summarize the information presented in the TBR, the Circulation Elements, and the Peer Review prepared by Crain and Associates. The EIR analysis will be conducted of traffic conditions I 1 at buildout of the Planning Area. This will include roadway link level of service analysis and Impact Sciences, Inc. One Valley One Vision EIR Proposal May WO7 2-12 City of Santa Clarita 2. PIan of Study/Scope of Work determination of any mitigation measures required to accommodate the future traffic volumes in �Iaccordance with City and County standards. The EIR report will include text and graphics required. Subtask 8.20 Utilities and Service Systems The proposed land use policies will have a direct impact on utilities and infrastructure. Policies and implementation programs related to the provision of public services and utilities will be identified in relation to the proposed General Plan I Impact Sciences will evaluate impacts on utilities and service systems based on information provided by the services providers concerning current service levels and the ability of service providers to accommodate the increased demand created by the proposed project. We will base the analysis on information provided in the TBR the Water Analysis prepared for the EIR, and information from various public service agencies serving the City and County. Section 4.1, Water Infrastructure, 4.2, Solid Waste, and 4.3, Conservation -Utilities of the TBR will be reviewed for background information It is important to note that Impact Sciences has already been retained under a separate agreement with the City to prepare the Water Analysis for the EIR including preparation of the water supply portion of the EIR. Impacts sciences will use information collected to identify the current water distribution system, the current system deficiencies, and recommended system improvements. The section will discuss the potential demand for water use resulting from development of the proposed project and evaluate the capacity of the projected water supply commitments to provide water to the Planning Area. Based on readily available consumption and generation factors, we will calculate estimated wastewater and solid waste generation for the proposed project and will determine the infrastructure (for water supply and wastewater generation) that would be required to serve the project. In addition, using information provided by service providers, we will determine whether existing wastewater treatment capacity, wastewater infrastructure, and landfill capacity could adequately accommodate the project, and discuss potential impacts. The evaluation of water supply, solid waste, and wastewater treatment will also include a summary of the project's contribution of global greenhouse gases. The EIR will also address the potential for increased sewer and septic system infrastructure, water supply infrastructure and capacity, and landfill space associated with future development in the Planning Area. Subtask 8.21 Cumulative Impacts The EIR will include an analysis of cumulative impacts from the project that would occur after General Plan Buildout, in the long term. Impact SNenm, Inc. One Valley One Man EIR Proymal May 2007 2-13 City of Santa Cle ita 2. Plan of Study/Scope of Work 'I The CEQA Guidelines (Section 15130 (b)(1)) state that the information utilized in an analysis of cumulative (i impacts should come from one of two sources, either. 1. A list of past, present and probable future projects producing related cumulative impacts, including, if necessary, those projects outside the control of the agency; or 2. A summary of projections contained in an adopted general plan or related planning document { I designed to evaluate regional or area -wide conditions. The cumulative impact analyses contained in the EIR will use the second method as described above. j The Southern California Association of Governments (SLAG) has adopted growth forecasts for each Subregion within the SCAG region through the year 2030. The cumulative impact analysis will utilizes Ithe regional growth projections contained in the most recent projections for the North Los Angeles County Subregion within SCAG. I Subtask 8.22 Alternatives Impact Sciences intends to provide comparative analysis of up to four (4) alternatives to the proposed project, suggestions include the following: (1) the No Project Alternative, (2) a Reduced Project Area Alternative, (3) a Reduced Development Alternative, and 4) Alternative Land Use Alternative. These alternatives (except for No Project) will be defined or redefined in coordination with City and County staff. Impact Sciences will work with the City and County in the definition of the alternatives to ensure that the analysis meets the requirement of CEQA to focus on alternatives that could reduce the significant impacts of the proposed project. In addition, we will review possible alternative sites with City and County staff to determine if any meet the project objectives. Each alternative will be described and comparatively analyzed on a topic -by -topic basis with the proposed project. A matrix comparing the impacts of the alternatives to the proposed project will be prepared to provide a visual summary of this topical analysis. A brief written summary will also be provided that identifies the environmentally superior alternative, as required by the CEQA Guidelines, and discusses the reason for preferring the proposed project to the alternatives. Subtask 8.23 Impacts Found Not to be Significant Any impacts found not to be 'significant in will be discussed in this section of the EIR. To substantiate why specific areas of impact were found not to be significant, this section will rely on project information submitted as part of the application process, including technical reports and Ietters from affected City and LI County departments. i Impact $den=, Inc. One Valley One Vision EIR Proposal May 2007 2-14 city Of Sonia Ckrita i . I Plan of Study/Scope of Work l Subtask 8.24 Significant Irreversible Environmental Changes ! I This section of the EIR will include a discussion of non-renewable resources usedin future development as well as an analysis of the potential for increased or decreased consumption of fossil fuels as a result of I project implementation. Section 15126 (f) of the CEQA Guidelines requires that an EIR describe any significant irreversible environmental changes which would be involved in the proposed action should it j ( be implemented. In the case of the proposed project, implementation of the proposed General Plan would allow for additional residential, commercial, and office development consistent with the adopted I Land Use Element. The EIR will address the environmental changes associated with these changes, including the commitment of vacant parcels of land or redevelopment of existing developed land, l construction activities that will entail the commitmeni of non-renewable and/or slowly renewable energy () resources, human resources, and natural resources, and an increased commitment of social services and public maintenance services. I Subtask 8.25 Growth Inducing Impacts This section of the EIR will analyze ways in which the proposed project could foster economic or population growth, or construction of additional projects, which could adversely affect the environment. j Impediments to growth that would be removed as a result of the proposed project will also be discussed. Subtask 8.26 Preliminary Screencheck Draft EIR The above -noted environmental topical sections will be prepared and submitted to the City and County for review. OUTPUT: Fifteen (15) copies of the preliminary (Screencheck) Draft EIR for staff review for each agency; and Three (3) copies of the Appendices for the preliminary Draft EIR for staff review for each I agency. l., TASK 9: — DRAFT EIRs t' This task will focus on responding to City and County comments on the Screencheck Draft EIRs and Submittal and the preparation of the Public Draft EIRs. OUTPUT: Thirty-five (35) copies plus two digital copies on a CD-ROM for each EIR i 1 Thirty (30) copies of the appendices for the Draft EIR for public review for each EIR; and Two (2) copies of the Notice of Availability and Notice of Completion (includes distribution via certified mail) for each EIR. i Impact Sciences, Inc. One Valley One Vision EIR Propoml May 2W7 2-15 city of Santa cfnrfta 1{ Z Plan of Study/Scope of Work r- z TASK 10 — PREPARATION OF SCREENCHECK FINAL EIRs Pursuant to CEQA and City and County requirements for implementation of CEQA, Impact Sciences would prepare draft written responses to all comments received during the public review period. rI This would include responses to all verbal comments obtained through the minutes of the public hearings pertaining to the adequacy of this EIR, and written comments received by the City and County. The draft Response to Comments will be provided to the City and County for review, corrected per staff's i. direction, and published within the Final EIR The budget presented assumes that Impact Sciences will respond to up to 100 comments and that no new analysis will be needed to address these comments. Once.we have reviewed the comments, we will determine, in consultation with the City and County, if r additional budget would be necessary to cover the work needed to prepare responses. OUTPUT: Fifteen (15) copies of the Preliminary Final EIR and review mitigation monitoring reporting program for City staff. Fifteen (15) copies of the Preliminary Final EIR and review mitigation monitoring reporting program for County staff. TASK 11— PREPARATION OF FINAL EIR .l This task involves the preparation of the Final EIR subsequent to changes and input from City and 1 County staff review. OUTPUT: Thirty-five (35) copies of each FEIR and two (2) digital copies on CD-ROM for each EIR ` TASK 12—ATTENDANCE OF MEETINGS AND HEARINGS j Impact Sciences has budgeted time for attendance at the following meetings and hearings: r I • Project kick-off meeting with OVOV project team • Public Scoping Meeting • Attendance at 6 monthly coordination meetings with the project team and consultants • Attendance at meetings with consultants and subconsultants: - Traffic Staff (2 meetings) - Water Consultant (1 meeting) - Noise Consultant (1meeting) i Impact Sdenm, Inc. One Walley One Vision EIR Proposal j May 2007 2-16 City of Santa Clarita I Plan of Study/Scope of Work — Graphics Consultant (1 meeting) — Demographics Consultant (1 meeting) • City Parks, Recreation and Community Service Commission (2 meetings) • City Planning Commission (4 meetings) • City Council (4 meetings) • Los Angeles County Regional Planning Commission (4 meetings) • Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors (4 meetings) OUTPUT: Attendance at 32 meetings by Senior and/or technical staff as determined by the Project Schedule. TASK 13 - PREPARATION OF DRAFT FINDINGS AND STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS This task involves the preparation of the draft Findings and Statement of Overriding Considerations to be submitted with the Final EIR. OUTPUT: Thirty-five (35) copies and two (2) digital copies on CD-ROM for each EIR TASK 14 - FILE NOTICE OF DETERMINATION OUTPUT: Filing the Notice for each EIR (includes distribution) Impact Sciences, Inc. 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N eon costa brat Premlm 6areenCM-k Droll FJR Draft EIN Pb.) wip and P-1 BR he %ati sa a diroct noel and a e n wamete. 6.2 One re fey Ow Ykkn SIR PMPDW Orygrsanra Claraa u 1i IMPACT SCIENCES 803 Camarillo Springs Road, Suite A Camarillo, California 93012 Telephone (805) 437.1900 FAX (805) 437.1901 www.impactsciences.com Mr. Jason Smisko, Senior Planner City of Santa Clarita 23920 Valencia Boulevard, Suite 302 Santa Clarita, California 91355 May 21, 2007 Subject: Proposal to Prepare Program Environmental Impact Reports (EIRs) For a Joint City and County Valley -wide General Plan Known as "One Valley One Vision" Dear Mr. Smisko: Impact Sciences is pleased to submit this proposal to prepare two separate program EIRs for the joint Valley -wide City of Santa Clarita (City) and County of Los Angeles (County) General Plan known as "One Valley One Vision" (OVOV). We believe that Impact Sciences is uniquely qualified to prepare the necessary environmental documentation in an efficient and legally defensible manner. The EIRs will assess the environmental impacts associated with implementation of the OVOV Plan. We also envision that the documents will be used as a source of environmental information during the preparation of future environmental documents to be prepared for upcoming projects, it is expected that future documents would tier off of the OVOV EIRs. This proposal is based on our review of the request for proposal, project materials and information provided by City staff. We understand that the OVOV planning effort involves the creation of a "Valley of Villages" in the Santa Clarita Valley. Existing areas within the City that can presently be considered Villages include Downtown Newhall Specific Plan area, North Newhall, Whitaker-Bermite, Los Canyon and the Valencia Town Center. We understand that the villages are intended to create a stronger sense of place and community and are intended to become more "vertical" from a density perspective over time. The unincorporated portion of the County at the Newhall Ranch Specific Plan (Newhall Ranch) site is also implementing the "village" concept (e.g., Landmark Village and Mission Village). The concept of villages is also supported by the City and County's goal to provide two jobs for every one housing unit (2:1) on both a micro and macro basis. We understand that the OVOV planning effort will add 75,000 to 80,000 additional dwelling units to the Santa Clarita Valley, with a resident population of approximately 500,000 people. Another major concept associated with the planning effort is the idea of a greenbelt surrounding the City and County unincorporated areas. This concept is partially implemented by preserve areas located generally north and south of the Santa Clarita Valley in the Los Padres and Angeles National Forests. It should also be noted that Newhall Ranch Specific Plan involves the deeding of approximately 4,000 OFFICES IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, BAY AREA AND SACRAMENTO VALLEY Mr. Jason Smisko r May 21, 2007 Page 2 acres to an open space conservation agency to preserve the high country and Santa Clara River portions of the Specific Plan site in perpetuity. In order to consciously preserve the intent of maintaining and establishing, where necessary, a greenbelt, another of the goals of the planning effort is to develop an urban limit line to direct where development should take place within the Santa Clarita Valley. Prior to preparation of an EIR, the Land Use Map must be finalized. Issues that need to be addressed prior to release of the Map include a reexamination of the circulation plan and land use plan to determine (1) if enough land has been set aside to accomplish the desired jobs/housing balance of 2:1 and (2) if an adequate amount of roadway capacity can be created. Impact Sciences believes that the City and County should also determine if an adequate supply of water would be available to support the land uses shown on the Map. We have assembled a highly qualified team of professionals to provide the City and County with the requested services. Impact Sciences has recent and very applicable experience in the Santa Clarita Valley and is very familiar with both jurisdictions and the environmental issues that residents of the Valley face. We have recently prepared the Enterprise Zone Riverpark EIRs for the City. Staff of Impact Sciences associated with this proposal were also directly responsible for the prepareation of the City's North Valencia Specific Plan EIRs. We have also prepared many EIRs for the County, including Newhall Ranch Specific Plan EK the West Creek EIR, the Westridge EIR and the Landmark Village EIR. Through our work in both jurisdictions, we are fully conversant with the manner in which the City and County handles and processes environmental documents. Our General Plan project experience provides us with an outstanding understanding of key issues for such projects. Our team includes Tom Worthington, President of Impact Sciences; Susan Tebo, Managing Principal; Margaret Netto, Senior Project Manager; Sara Morton, Staff Planner; and an expert traffic subconsultant to peer review the Traffic Study for f' the two EIRs. The project team has many years of experience preparing and managing CEQA documents. The team has dealt with a wide variety of projects and issues and has a thorough understanding of CEQA. Tom Worthington and Susan Tebo will be directly involved in the project and will be available to meet with and respond to any questions from either jurisdiction; Tom Worthington and Susan Tebo bring to this project more than 50 combined years of experience managing and preparing CEQA documents. Because of its experience with the City and the County, Impact Sciences understands the issues involved which will enable us to identify and craft thresholds of significance and mitigation measures specific to each jurisdiction. Although the OVOV EIR will be a planning document EIR, it will nonetheless receive a great deal of scrutiny. Topical areas we assume will be challenged include water resources (namely water supply and water quality), climate change (global warming), air quality, biology and perhaps circulation. Impact Sciences does not shy C. ! Mr. Jason Smisko May 21, 2007 Page 3 away from controversial project work. We believe that environmental documents today must be prepared by people with EIR litigation experience. With this in mind, Tom Worthington and Susan Tebo, both of whom have prepared environmental documents that have withstood vigorous legal challenge, will be very "hands-on" during the preparation of this document and will be in attendance at project meetings and hearings. Our proposed Senior Project Manager, Margaret Netto, brings over 18 years of public planning experience to the project. Ms. Netto has extensive experience as both a consultant and a city planner. Ms. Netto has successfully managed the Enterprise Zone EIR for the City of Santa Clarita, as well as many large scale planning projects. Ms. Netto is very responsive to her clients and works effectively with lead agencies. We appreciate this opportunity to provide professional services to the City of Santa Clarita and the County of Los Angeles. Please feel free to contact us at 805 437-1900 should you have any questions regarding our proposal. We look forward to speaking with you further about this very interesting and important assignment. Thank you very much. r Sincerely, � Susan Tebo Associate Principle I 0 Sincerely, Margaret Netto Senior Project Manager 4 c IMPACT SCIENCES, INC. Table of Contents One Valley One Vision EIR Proposal City of Santa Clarita Section page 1. Introduction........................................................................................................................1-1 2. Plan of Study/Scope of Work............................................................................................ 2-1 3. Schedule...............................................................................................................................3-1 4. Program Management....................................................................................................... 4-1 5. Costs...................................................................•................................................................5-1 6. Personnel, Equipment and Facilities............................................................................... 6-1 7. Sub-Consultant................................................................................................................... 7-1 8. Related Experience.............................................................................................................8-1 9. References............................................................................................................................9-1 10. Statement of Offer and Signature..................................................................................10-1 Appendix I. Resumes r r Impact Sciences, Inc. One Valley One Vision EIR Proposal t May 2007 1 City of Santa Clarita i r; r I I 1. Introduction r p;. IMPACT SCIENCES, INC. f( 1. Introduction I. Impact Sciences is pleased to submit this proposal outlining our approach for preparation of two Program level Environmental Impact Reports (EIRs) for the Joint City and County Valley -wide General Plan for the City of Santa Clarita and County of Los Angeles. The Plan is entitled "One Valley One Vision" (OVOV). The Santa Clarita Valley is located 35 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles in Northern Los Angeles County. The plan area associated with the OVOV Plan consists of approximately 350 square miles including the City of Santa Clarita and the unincorporated communities of Agua Dulce, Castaic, Fair Oaks Ranch, Stevenson Ranch, Val Verde, Westranch, and the future Newhall Ranch. The OVOV plan area generally extends from the Interstate 5/State Route 14 interchange, north along Interstate 5 to Castaic, northeast along State Route 14 to Agua Dulce, and west along State Route 126 to Ventura County. The City of Santa Clarita and the County of Los Angeles have been working together to prepare a Valley Wide General Plan that will bring together the goals of the diverse Santa Clarita Valley communities. The 350 -square mile plan area is comprised of eight communities, all distinct, and loyal to their own "Quality of Life." These communities represent many types of living environments from urbanized to rural. Impact Sciences will prepare two separate program EIRs for each jurisdiction's General Plan. The City of Santa Clarita (City) will adopt a new general plan to replace its existing General Plan, while the County of Los Angeles (County) will adopt a new area wide plan to replace its Santa Clarita Valley Area Wide Plan. The contents of each of the adopted plan documents may vary slightly. Both EIRs will include evaluation of the Land Use Element and Map, and the Circulation Element and Map. The City will also evaluate the Noise Element and Overlay Map, Open Space and Conservation Element and Overlay Map, Safety Element and Overly Map, whereas, the County will evaluate the policies of the above elements and maps only. �n We understand that the OVOV planning effort is an effort to create a "Valley of Villages" in the Santa I Clarita Valley. Existing areas within the City that can presently be considered "Villages" include the LL4 Downtown Newhall Specific Plan area, North Newhall, Whitaker-Bermite, and Valencia Town Center. The proposed Los Canyon area (next to the Fair Oaks development would also have its own village concept. We understand that the villages are intended to create a sense of place and community. The unincorporated portion of the County at the Newhall Ranch Specific Plan (Newhall Ranch) site is also implementing the "village" concept in the planning areas of the Specific Plan with Landmark and Mission Villages. The concept of village is also supported by the goal of providing two jobs for every one Irl Impact Sciences, Inc. One Valley One Vision EIR Proposal ttt May 2007 1-1 City of Santa Clarita 1. Introduction housing unit on both a micro and macro basis. Lastly, we understand that the OVOV planning effort will add 75,000 to 80,000 additional dwelling units to the Santa Clarita Valley, with a resident population of approximately 500,000 people. Another major concept associated with the planning effort is the idea of a greenbelt surrounding the City and County unincorporated areas. This concept is partially implemented by preserve areas located generally north and south of the Santa Clarita Valley in the Los Padres and Angeles National Forests. It should also be noted that Newhall Ranch Specific Plan involves the deeding of approximately 4,000 acres to an open space conservation agency to preserve the high country and Santa Clara River portions of the Specific Plan site in perpetuity. In order to consciously preserve the intent of maintaining and establishing, where necessary, a greenbelt, another of the goals of the planning effort is to develop an urban limit line to direct where development should take place within the Santa Clarita Valley. Prior to preparation of an EIR, the Land Use Map must be finalized. Issues that need to be addressed prior to release of the Map include a reexamination of the circulation plan and land use plan to determine (1) if enough land has been set aside to accomplish the desired jobs/housing balance of 2:1; and (2) if an adequate amount of roadway capacity can be created. Impact Sciences believes that the City and County rshould also determine if an adequate supply of water would be available to support the land uses shown E on the Map. The OVOV process began in 2000 with Phase I, which involved soliciting community feedback regarding the future of the Santa Clarita Valley. As part of Phase II, a community -inspired Vision Statement and 35 Guiding Principles were developed in order to guide development of the General Plan. A Technical Background Report (TBR) was prepared as part of Phase III which provides a profile and analysis of existing conditions pertaining to the Santa Clarita Valley Planning Area. Impact Sciences will prepare an "Existing Conditions Report' as an update to the TBR as appropriate to reflect the baseline year for each impact area to be mutually agreed upon by City and County staff and the Impact Sciences project team. Based on our extensive experience in Santa Clarita and Los Angeles County, possible suggestions to update the TBR may include: Water Resources, Air Resources, and Circulation. This proposal presents our understanding of the project and proposed approach for preparing two I thorough and legally defensible program EIRs for the City and County in a time- and cost-efficient manner. A detailed Scope of Work and Cost Estimate are provided for your review along with a preliminary Schedule. The staffing plan included with our proposal reflects the level of effort we propose rfor the preparation of this EIR. Impact Sciences, Inc. One Valley One Vision EIR Proposal May 2007 1-2 City of Santa Clarita F 1. Introduction The proposal presented below has been organized into major tasks: Scope of Work, Schedule, Program Management, Cost Estimate, Personnel, Sub -consultants, Related Experience, References, Statement of Offer, and Signature. This Scope of Work provides for the preparation of two EIRs that will be in full compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines. STATEMENT OF EIR OBJECTIVES The primary objectives of Impact Sciences for environmental documents prepared by the firm are defined below. • Information must be presented in a manner that is understandable to the general public and decision makers yet technically sufficient to satisfy agency review requirements. • We believe the CEQA Guidelines provide basic rules and procedural requirements for environmental document preparation and review. However, we believe the guidelines provide substantial latitude. More than simply focusing the scope of the technical analysis, we believe any environmental document must be tailored in style and in form to meet the individual needs of a project and its reviewing audience. • It is important to define and understand a project's potential for large and small scale impacts prior to preparation of an EIR. Given this information, agency and public concerns can be evaluated early in the process and more meaningful mitigation measures and alternatives can be considered. • Given that any environmental document must accurately reflect a broad range of information, the City and County will be consulted throughout the process. We understand the need for independent review; however, if a project is to be accurately described and mitigation measures properly evaluated, all parties must be involved. In addition to understanding the process, a consulting firm must maintain the ability to provide the product and service the client. These abilities are achieved through the participation of principal staff, our technical expertise, and responsiveness to the needs of client. In keeping with these policy objectives, we have developed a report format and evaluation procedures that focus on early environmental review and public participation. Our experience tells us that these procedures are not always required nor are they appropriate in all cases; however, they are the cornerstones of Impact Sciences Inc.'s environmental objectives and philosophy. Impact Sciences, Inc. One Valley One Vision EIR Proposal May 2007 1-3 City of Santa Clarita 2. Plan of Study/Scope of Work 1.' IMPACT SCIENCES, INC. 2. Plan of Study/Scope of Work This Scope of Work has been prepared based on Impact Sciences staff's familiarity with assessing impacts associated with similar EIR projects, our experience in providing sufficient information on the potential environmental impacts of the proposed Santa Clarita Valley General Plan and the Area Wide Plan to allow the City and the County to make informed decision regarding approval of the project, and the substantial collective experience of the firm's staff on projects with similar technical issues in the Santa Clarita Valley. Impact Sciences has prepared a Scope of Work that reflects input from the TBR and technical subconsultant(s) that we believe are necessary to address the City and the County's requests, as well as provide a technically sound and legally adequate EIR. The Program EIR will address the scope of a series of actions and approvals which may be considered as one large project, and are related either geographically or as logical parts in the chain of contemplated actions. The Program EIR will be used to evaluate development within the Santa Clarita Valley in accordance with the proposed General Plan. Use of a Program EIR provides the City and County (as Lead Agencies) with the opportunity to consider broad policy alternatives and program -wide mitigation measures and provides the City and County with greater flexibility to address project -specific and cumulative environmental issues on a comprehensive basis. The Program EIR for both the City and G i County will be prepared simultaneously. The Scope of Work presented below has been organized into major tasks, subtasks, and outputs. TASK 1- REVIEW OF THE RESPECTIVE AGENCY PLANNING DOCUMENTS Impact Sciences will review the TBR, the Vision Statement, and Guiding Principles, to ensure that specific content has been adequately discussed and provide feedback on the reports. OUTPUT: One (1) memo to each agency (City and County) providing feedback on the reports. F11, TASK 2- PREPARE AN EXISITNG CONDITIONS REPORT Impact Sciences will prepare an Existing Conditions Report as an update to the TBR where appropriate to reflect the baseline year for each impact area to be mutually agreed upon by the Project Team. Based on our experience in the City and County possible suggestions to updates to the TBR may include: Water Resources, Air Resources, and Circulation. OUTPUT: One (1) Existing Conditions Report for each agency. Impact Sciences, Inc. One Valley One Vision EIR Proposal May 2007 2-1 City of Santa Clatita 2. Plan of Study/Scope of Work TASK 3 - DEVELOPMENT OF MITIGATION MEASURES/POLICIES Once the technical documents and Elements become available for preparation of the Draft EIRs, Impact Sciences will assist in development of appropriate mitigation measures/policies that can be incorporated into each of the two agency plan documents as polices, as well as the incorporation of policies into the EIRs as mitigation measures. Mitigation measures/policies for each significant impact will be identified and their effectiveness described. If a mitigation measure/policy could result in environmental impacts, the impacts of the mitigation measures will be analyzed at a qualitative level of detail. If quantitative analysis of a measure is requested, adjustment to our scope may be required. OUTPUT: One (1) set of Mitigation Measures/Policies for each CEQA section of the EIR for each agency to be submitted with the Draft EIR. TASK 4 - PROVIDE QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS ON CLIMATE CHANGE Impact Sciences will include a qualitative discussion of global climate change in the General Plan EIR. To facilitate the inclusion of such discussions in the EIRs, Impact Sciences has prepare a general discussion of the greenhouse effect; the types and sources of greenhouse gases; the global, national, and state emission inventories; the contribution to climate change, the primary effects of climate change; and the regulatory programs at international, federal, and state levels to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. We will incorporate this discussion into the OVOV EIR. At the present time, there is controversy regarding the need for, the extent of, and the format (e.g., qualitative or quantitative) of impact discussions in EIRs. As directed in the RFP, we will include a qualitative discussion of the contributions and potential impacts resulting from development under the General Plan. The extent to which global climate change should be discussed in EIRs is rapidly changing. In April 2007, the California Attorney General filed a petition for a writ of mandate regarding the EIR for the County of San Bernardino General Plan. In the petition, the Attorney General alleged that the County had failed to estimate the emissions of greenhouse gases associated with future growth under the General Plan, discuss the impact on global warming, draw conclusions regarding the significance of such impacts, or include mitigation measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Other lawsuits have been filed on EIRs (both program level and project level) with respect to greenhouse gases and global warming issues. It is anticipated that additional lawsuits will be filed and comment letters will be submitted requesting a quantitative approach. While it is generally recognized that no significance thresholds have been restablished for greenhouse gas emissions, many believe that the emissions should be quantified because full disclosure under CEQA is required. We would discuss the need for quantification of greenhouse gas emissions and assessment of their impacts in light of continuing development regarding this issue and 4.; Impact Sciences, Inc. One Valley One Vision EIR Proposal May 2007 2-2 City of Santa Clarita 4 1 1 2. Plan of StudylScope of Work F assist in the development of an appropriate strategy to reduce the City's and County's potential legal Fexposure. If the City and County choose to proceed with a more quantitative approach, Impact Sciences would prepare a scope of work and budget for such an assessment. r OUTPUT: The analysis will be incorporated throughout the EIR, including the Air Quality Section. TASK 5 - FILING OF THE NOTICE OF PREPARATION AND SCOPING MEETINGS Impact Sciences will file the Notice of Preparation (NOP) for the EIR. The NOP will be prepared by the City of Santa Clarita and the County of Los Angeles and will fully meet the content and format requirements contained in the CEQA Guidelines. Impact Sciences will send out the NOP based on the distribution list prepared by the City and the County. The NOP will be mailed (by Impact Sciences via certified mail) to all parties on the approved mailing list provided by the City and the County. Impact Sciences will also attend one EIR scoping meeting for each jurisdiction, Assembly Bill 1532 requires a lead agency to conduct an EIR scoping meeting for any project of statewide, regional, or area wide significance (these are large projects or environmentally -sensitive projects defined in CEQA Guidelines Section 15206). Scoping meetings for these projects held in the past were sometimes voluntarily, but are now required. Because the proposed project involves preparation of a General Plan and Area Wide Plan, the project is of area wide importance. OUTPUT: One (1) Notice of Preparation; and Attendance at one (1) Scoping Meeting for each agency. TASK 6- PREPARATION OF PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS The Project Description of any EIR forms the basis of the environmental analysis, and as such, an accurate and detailed project description must be completed at the outset of any environmental review process to ensure the completeness and legality of the EIR. Once the Land Use Map is finalized, we will prepare two Project Descriptions (one each) for the City of Santa Clarita and Los Angeles County, for preliminary review and feedback prior to preparation of the complete EIRs. The Project Descriptions will include discussion outlining the Santa Clarita Valley General Plan and Area Wide Plan backgrounds and characteristics. Details regarding the General Plan elements and land use, as well as physical development under the proposed General Plan will be discussed. The Project Description will be prepared in full accordance with Section 15124 of the CEQA Guidelines, as amended, Impact Sciences, Inc. One Valley One Vision EIR Proposal May 2007 2-3 City of Santa Clarita M 2. Plan of Study/Scope of Work and will include an identification of the project's precise location and boundaries, as well as a general description of the projects technical, economic, and environmental characteristics. We believe definition of the project objectives is also very important to the integrity of the EIR, as the alternatives will be analyzed for their ability to meet the objectives of the project. If any alternatives that are considered to be environmentally superior are to be rejected for their inability to meet the project objectives, these objectives must be properly identified and drafted. OUTPUT: One (1) Project Description section for each agency. TASK 7— PREPARATION OF THRESHOLDS OF SIGNIFICANCE FOR EACH EIR The thresholds of significance for each topic in the environmental setting and analysis chapters will be prepared using Appendix G of the CEQA Guidelines, in addition to relevant thresholds provided by the City of Santa Clarita and Los Angeles County. Impact Sciences will submit thresholds of significance for each technical topic to the City and County for review prior to subsequent impact analysis for the proposed project. OUTPUT: One (1) list of Thresholds of Significance for each agency. TASK 8 — PREPARATION OF THE DRAFT EIRs This section of the Scope of Work presents the topical areas to be addressed, the type of technical analysis to be used for each topic, and the known issues associated with each environmental topic. For each topical section we will fully document existing conditions, conduct impact evaluations (including b cumulative impacts), and devise mitigation measures as needed. Subtask 8.1 Introduction A brief introduction to the EIR will be prepared in order to describe to the reader the purpose of the EIR and its role in the City of Santa Clarita's and the County of Los Angeles' planning processes. This introduction will include a discussion of the intent of CEQA, the nature of the project proposals, the EIR preparation and review process, and the organization and content of the EIR. We propose to address cumulative impacts within the sections on each environmental topic. Cumulative impact analysis will incorporate the Santa Clarita Valley Build -Out Scenarios, as appropriate. Subtask 8.2 Executive Summary The executive summary will provide the reader an opportunity to review a description of the proposed project modifications, the conclusions of the impact analyses, findings with regard to alternatives, and the Impact Sciences, Inc. One Valley One Vision EIR Proposal May 2007 2-4 City of Santa Clarita r 2. Plan of Study/Scope of Work mitigation measures,/policies recommended in the EIR. The summary will consist of a summary table along with text that presents an explanation of the significance thresholds used, the unavoidable significant impacts anticipated from implementation of the project, the comparative merits of the alternatives examined, and a description of issues to be resolved. Subtask 8.3 Project Description We will revise the Project Description to reflect comments from the City and County. The technical analyses in subsequent sections will be based on the project description, as confirmed from these jurisdictions. Subtask 8.4 Environmental Setting Section 15125 of the CEQA Guidelines requires that an EIR include a discussion of the physical environmental conditions in the vicinity of the project site, as it exists at the time the notice of preparation is published, from both a local and regional perspective to facilitate a better understanding of the impacts of the project and the alternatives. The environmental setting will provide a set of baseline physical conditions that serve as a tool from which the City and County may determine the significance of environmental impacts resulting from the proposed project. Subtask 8.5 Aesthetics We will review the Scenic Resources/ Viewsheds chapter of the TBR and will describe potential impacts from buildout of the proposed project on the visual character of the area. We will characterize the aesthetic resources of the Planning Area and will identify its visual resources, scenic vistas and the visual character. These resources will be objectively evaluated in terms of their importance, alternation of the existing visual setting, and the sensitivity of receptors that view them in both built and natural landscapes. Subtask 8.6 Agricultural Resources Some of the land to be affected by the proposed project is inactive agricultural production and contains soils designated as Prime Farmland and of Statewide Importance. Development of this land would result in the conversion of agricultural land to urban uses. As such, this EIR section will address the acreage in active agricultural production within the planning area and immediate surroundings that could be affected by the development of the property in accordance with the analysis guidelines developed by the State Department of Conservation. Included within the analysis will be a discussion of agricultural productivity as identified by soil types, number of acres in active production, and types and yields of crops grown within the project bounds and the economic value of these crops. Finally, this section will Impact Sciences, Inc. One Valley One Vision EIR Proposal i. May 2007 2-5 City of Santa Clarita F 2. Plan of Study/Scope of Work address the type and amount of farmland conversion that would result from the implementation of the plan, including the proportion of County farmland this conversion would represent. Information from the 3.1.2, Agriculture and Mineral Resources section of the TBR will be incorporated into the EIR. Subtask 8.7 Air Quality rThe air quality section of the DEIR will summarize baseline air quality information, including area L topography and meteorology and their influence on air quality within the South Coast Air Basin. The relevant state and federal ambient air quality standard (AAQS) will be presented, along with a discussion of the health effects of the criteria pollutants, ambient monitoring data from the closest monitoring station(s) to the Santa Clarita Valley for the past five years, and the attainment status with respect to state and federal AAQS. The regulatory setting will discuss the SCAQMD's plans to achieve the state and Y federal AAQS. Most of this material will be obtained from the TBR as updated in the Existing Conditions Report. The air quality impacts section will describe the significance criteria for evaluating air quality impacts from the SCAQMD's CEQA Air Quality Handbook, including both numerical thresholds (e.g., mass emissions due to construction and operational emissions) and qualitative thresholds (e.g., conflicts with implementation of the air quality plan, proximity to sources of odors and toxic air contaminants). We will compare the level of air emissions associated with development under the revisions to the General Plan to the level of air emissions resulting from the current level of development. The mobile source emissions associated with the actual level of development and the level under the proposed General Plan will be estimated by multiplying the vehicle miles traveled associated with the land uses and development densities under the General Plan by motor vehicle emission factors developed from the California Air Resources Board's EMFAC2OO7 motor vehicle emissions inventory model for the South Coast Air Basin portion of Los Angeles County. Area source emissions associated with residential, commercial, and institutional development will be estimated using the emission calculation approach in the URBEMIS2OO2 (URBan EMISsions) computer program. Area source emissions associated with other land uses will be estimated using the appropriate CARB area source methodologies used to prepare regional emission inventories. Industrial stationary source emissions will be estimated using data obtained from the SCAQMD and standard emission estimation methods for such sources (e.g., the U.S. EPA's Compilation of Air Pollutant Emission Factors). The difference between these results (i.e., net emission increase) will be compared to the SCAQMD's numerical thresholds of significance. Impact Sciences, Inc. One Valley One Vision EIR Proposal May 2007 2-6 City of Santa Clarita r•, F 2. Plan of StudylScope of Work In addition to this numerical assessment, the air quality section will also address the following significance thresholds: • Conflicts with or obstructs implementation of the air quality plan; • Exposes sensitive receptors to substantial pollutant concentrations; and • Creates objectionable odors affecting a substantial number of people. We will also evaluate the consistency of the General Plan and its policies to the air quality management plans that have been prepared for the South Coast Air Basin, including SCAQMD's 2003 and 2007 Air Quality Management Plans. If the net emission increase exceeds the SCAQMD's numerical thresholds of significance or the other thresholds listed above, appropriate mitigation measures will be recommended. These measures will be in the form of additional goals, policies, and objectives to be included in relevant elements of the General Plan as discussed on the Mitigation Measures task above. Subtask 8.8 Biological Resources Impact Sciences will review and summarize the biological resources sections of those environmental documents available, such as Newhall Ranch Specific Plan, West Creek, Riverpark, and Golden Valley Ranch, in addition to the TBR, Los Angeles County Significant Ecological Area Update Study 2000, and Shaping the Future 2025 documents. An inventory of all recorded flora, fauna, and plant communities will be compiled. The section will include discussions on methodology, environmental setting, resources present or potentially occurring, wildlife movement corridors, regulatory programs, and biologically sensitive species and other resources. The rich biological diversity of the Santa Clara River and its tributaries and the known special -status species such as unarmored threespine stickleback, arroyo toad, least Bell's vireo, slender -horned and San Fernando Valley spineflowers, will be highlighted as contributing to the over all natural historical wealth of the planning area. The importance of the habitats and resources contained within the County designated Significant Ecological Areas will receive particular emphasis as well as the areas proximity to the natural forests. This EIR section will analyze the environmental impacts of the proposed land uses and policies, and recommend appropriate mitigation measures for the reduction of these impacts. An assessment of the potential cumulative impacts from plan build out will be presented. �M Impact Sciences, Inc. One Valley One Vision EIR Proposal f May 2007 2"7 City of Santa Clarita 2. Plan of Study/Scope of Work Subtask 8.9 Cultural Resources This section of the EIR will address the potential for the project to impact cultural resources based on available information. Under this task, Impact Sciences will conduct historic research of the Planning Area and surrounding area for the project regarding its history and important historical events. We will compile information provided in section 3.6, Cultural Resources of the TBR and from the California State University Fullerton -South Central Coast Information Center. Historic information will include maps research, and data compiled from previous studies in the Planning Area. This information will be used to describe the cultural context for the preliminary evaluation of any resources that may be located within the Planning Area. Based this information, we will assess historic district eligibility of sites, that could be revitalized for both identified and unidentified cultural resources. Subtask 8.10 Geology, Soils and Seismicity This section will identify potential geologic, seismic and soils impacts/constraints, which may affect the proposed project, based on information related to geology, soils and seismicity in the 3.1.1 Geology section prepared for the TBR Other sources information will include the California Division of Mines and Geology (CDMG), United States Geologic Survey (USGS), Southern California Earthquake Center (SCED), and published technical journals. The geology, soils, and seismicity analysis will contain descriptions of the general geotechnical aspects and geology of the area, show existing or potential hazards on the site, describe any effects that the proposed development will have on the stability of the site and adjacent property, and recommend any proposed mitigation measures deemed necessary to prove the feasibility of development. The analysis will include review of the potential for expansive and compressible soils in the Planning Area, the potential for liquefiable soils, and other impacts related to strong seismic ground shaking. Impact Sciences will also outline any deficiencies detected in the existing geotechnical information and provide appropriate recommendations to rectify the deficiencies, paying close attention to issues surrounding future residential development on steeper topography and slopes. Subtask 8.11 Hazards and Hazardous Materials The section will identify safety hazards within the Planning Area, including safety hazards, including environmental hazards associated with fire, emergency preparedness, and hazardous waste disposal. Under this task, we will include information provided in the TBR pertaining to hazards and hazardous materials, from sections 6.1, Soils and Geologic Hazards, 6.3 Hazardous Materials and Waste, and 6.4, Emergency Services and Wildland Fire Protection. We will conduct a records search of the Planning F Area in federal, state, and local hazardous waste and materials databases, and summarize database rrreview, information from the TBR and other previous environmental reports prepared for the Planning 6; Impact Sciences, Inc. One Valley One Vision EIR Proposal May 2007 2-8 City of Santa Clarita 2. Plan of Study/Scope of Work Area. Impact Sciences will also outline any deficiencies detected in the existing geotechnical information and provide appropriate recommendations to rectify the deficiencies, paying close attention to the increased potential for hazards associated with future development on emergency access, erosion, subsidence, and liquefaction. The analysis will include a discussion of potential impacts related to the creation of significant hazards to the public or environment through the routine transport, or through reasonable foreseeable accident conditions associated with the project. We will determine if sites in the Planning Area are included on the list of hazardous materials sites compiled pursuant to Government Code Section 65962.5. If it is determined that sites are listed, the potential for significant hazards to the public or the environment will be evaluated. Subtask 8.12 Hydrology and Water Quality The section will discuss the potential impacts to hydrology and water quality based on the available information provided in Chapter 3.2, Water Resources of the TBR. As part of this task, we will review the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) flood zone maps of the area and evaluate storm drainage and 100 -year floodplain impacts. The section will examine the proposed project land uses and determine the potential of non -point source pollutants to impact the water quality of receiving waters, especially with respect to local National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) and Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) criteria and regulations. The EIR will address the hydrologic impacts associated with buildout of the General Plan. The analysis will include discussion of the existing characteristics, and the potential effects of the proposed project on groundwater and surface water. Distribution and circulation of water, both on land and underground will be discussed, in addition to the quality of surface and groundwater. Incorporation of the General Plan policies will be considered as part of the impact analysis for the EIRs, and will be incorporated as mitigation measures where necessary. The EIR will address hydrology and water quality issues in the region, including the environmental impacts associated with possible new stormwater infrastructure and water supply capabilities associated with future development. r Subtask 8.13 Land Use This section will be based on the finalized Land Use Elements and Land Use Map prepared for the City and County. The proposed Goals will be evaluated to determine their consistency with other relevant sections of the proposed General Plan and Zoning Code Update. In addition, compatibility of the proposed land use changes with the existing land uses in the surrounding area will be discussed in this Impact Sciences, Inc. One Valley One Vision EIR Proposal llr May 2007 2-9 City of Santa Clarita r r 2. Plan of Study/Scope of Work section The proposed General Plan will also evaluated for consistency with SCAG's Regional Comprehensive Plan and Guide The impact analysis will examine the impact of future development patterns in light of current and planned public service and utility infrastructure capacity (schools, water, sewer, etc.), as well as the level of supporting commercial retail establishments, recreational facilities, and jobs. It will also evaluate the extent to which buildout of the General Plan would convert the Planning Area from a rural to urban condition through extension of infrastructure to presently undeveloped lands. This section will also evaluate the land use compatibility of future land uses with existing land uses. Where necessary, mitigation in the form of General Plan goals, objectives, and policies will be identified. Subtask 8.14 Mineral Resources The section addresses project impacts resulting from the loss of availability of a known mineral resource. i, Information from the 3.1.2, Agriculture and Mineral Resources section of the TBR delineates mineral resources found in the Planning Area, and this information will be incorporated into the existing conditions of the EIR. The EIR analysis will consider the proposed General Plan policies for the impact analysis and incorporate these policies as mitigation measures where necessary. We will pay close attention to the proposed land uses in the vicinity of existing mining extraction areas in the EIR analysis. Subtask 8.15 Noise The section addresses project impacts from roadway and stationary noise sources around the Planning Area with implementation of the project. Implementation of the General Plan policies changes and their potential to change the existing noise environment of the City will be evaluated in the section. Specifically, Impact Sciences will summarize results from the Noise Analysis provided for the City and County by Mestre Greve Associates. Based on information provided by in this analysis, Impact Sciences will asses the significant changes and address potential noise impact of roadway noise. In addition to motor vehicle noise, this section will identify significant noise sources and sensitive receptor locations. The FHWA traffic noise prediction model will be used to generate CNEL noise levels along major roads based on traffic volume information from Traffic Impact Analysis prepared for the project. Subtask 8.16 Population and Housing This section will address the consistency of the proposed Land Use Element and Land Use Map with the f" latest SCAG forecasts. Impact Sciences will review the Housing Element and updated demographic G study information provided in sections 2.2, Population and Demographics, 2.3, Urban Form, 2.5, Housing, and 2.6, Economic Development of the TBR. We will examine the potential socioeconomic Impact Sciences, Inc. One Valley One Vision EIR Proposal May 2007 2-10 City of Santa Clarita 7 I 2. Plan of Study/Scope of Work implications of the proposed project, including changes in population, employment, and demand for housing, particularly housing cost/rent ranges defined as "affordable." The relationship of the proposed project to the regional planning policies of the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) and the current Housing Element will also be discussed. This section of the EIR will discuss the expected consequences to local population as a result of adoption and implementation of the General Plan. This section will address the amount of residential land available to the City and County to accommodate projected growth and the impact of the planned land use changes on the City's and County's residential land use inventory. Further, as a result of project implementation, the characteristics of the existing employment environment will be altered. The impact on employment forecasts will also be assessed based on the designation of additional commercial and industrial land in the Planning Area. As such, this section will identify existing and future employment opportunities and economic development and revitalization potentials of the City and County. Subtask 8:17 Public Services The proposed land use policies will have a direct impact on public services and infrastructure. Policies and implementation programs related to the provision of public services and utilities will be identified in relation to the proposed General Plan. Implementation of the proposed land use plan may impact fire, police, schools, and libraries services. Impact Sciences will coordinate with City and County staff and affected public service providers to assess the potential impacts of the proposed project on the following services and facilities: • Fire Services; • Police Services; • School Services; and • Library Services Each service provider will be contacted by telephone or letter to gather information on existing conditions, the impact of the proposed project, and appropriate mitigation measures. Subtask 8.18 Recreation The proposed land use policies will have a direct impact on recreation facilities. Policies and G.' implementation programs related to the provision of parks and recreation will be identified in relation to the proposed General Plan Impact Sciences, Inc. One Valley One'V&ion ETR Prolwsal May 2007 2-11 City of Santa C.arita 2. Plan of StudyIScope of Work We will use this information from Chapter 5.2, Parks and Recreation of the TBR to evaluate the proposed project for its potential impacts on recreational facilities located within the City and County. The potential for adverse impacts on these recreational facilities, as well as impacts created due to the construction of additional recreational facilities will be evaluated based on current facilities and use of existing recreational facilities within the City and County. In addition to the TBR, the analysis from the Parks and Recreation Master Plan will be incorporated into the impact analysis for the EIRs. Impact Sciences will coordinate with the City and County staff in order to assess potential impacts of project buildout in terms of demand for service, ability to provide service, and the possible need for construction of additional facilities. Based on County park standards, we will calculate the park acreage and in -lieu fee that would be required for the proposed project. We will also determine whether existing and planned parks in the County, including those planned as part of the plan, would be adequate to cover the proposed project and County -wide demand, and document mitigation measures proposed as part of the project or recommended by the service providers. Subtask 8.19 Transportation and Circulation Crain and Associates Crain & Associates will work with the City of Santa Clarita and the County of Los Angeles transportation analysis team and will perform a Peer Review of the OVOV traffic study and recommended circulation element The improvements are anticipated to include both capacity increases for the traffic system and enhancements to alternative transportation modes. The review will be a multi -step process. First, a review the model results and interpretation will be performed. Crain & Associates will review the traffic study to be certain that it adequately and accurately describes the procedures used and the anticipated land -use and cumulative transportation impacts. They will also review the proposed transportation improvements/roadway facility designations to determine their adequacy. The Circulation Element to be developed by City and County staff is anticipated to not only address the traffic system, but the other j� transportation elements as well. Crain & Associates will recommend changes to the element as mitigation measures, if appropriate. They will also review both the draft and final EIR documents including the presentation of study procedures, assumptions, results, and recommendations. This will include up to 8 meetings with the technical staff preparing the analysis, and up to 4 technical memoranda commenting on the above aspects of the Transportation Study. Impact Sciences Impact Sciences will summarize the information presented in the TBR, the Circulation Elements, and the Peer Review prepared by Crain and Associates. The EIR analysis will be conducted of traffic conditions t at buildout of the Planning Area. This will include roadway link level of service analysis and Impact Sciences, Inc. One Valley One Vision EIR Proposal May 2007 2-12 City of Santa Claeita 2. Plan of Study/Scope of Work _i determination of any mitigation measures required to accommodate the future traffic volumes in accordance with City and County standards. The EIR report will include text and graphics required. Subtask 8.20 Utilities and Service Systems The proposed land use policies will have a direct impact on utilities and infrastructure. Policies and implementation programs related to the provision of public services and utilities will be identified in relation to the proposed General Plan Impact Sciences will evaluate impacts on utilities and service systems based on information provided by the services providers concerning current service levels and the ability of service providers to accommodate the increased demand created by the proposed project. We will base the analysis on information provided in the TBR, the Water Analysis prepared for the EIR, and information from various public service agencies serving the City and County. Section 4.1, Water Infrastructure, 4.2, Solid Waste, and 4.3, Conservation -Utilities of the TBR will be reviewed for background information. It is important to note that Impact Sciences has already been retained under a separate agreement with the City to prepare the Water Analysis for the EIR, including preparation of the water supply portion of the EIR. Impacts sciences will use information collected to identify the current water distribution system, the current system deficiencies, and recommended system improvements. The section will discuss the potential demand for water use resulting from development of the proposed project and evaluate the capacity of the projected water supply commitments to provide water to the Planning Area. Based on readily available consumption and generation factors, we will calculate estimated wastewater and solid waste generation for the proposed project and will determine the infrastructure (for water supply and wastewater generation) that would be required to serve the project. In addition, using information provided by service providers, we will determine whether existing wastewater treatment capacity, wastewater infrastructure, and landfill capacity could adequately accommodate the project, and discuss potential impacts. The evaluation of water supply, solid waste, and wastewater treatment will also include a summary of the project's contribution of global greenhouse gases. The EIR will also address the potential for increased sewer and septic system infrastructure, water supply infrastructure and capacity, and landfill space associated with future development in the Planning Area. Subtask 8.21 Cumulative Impacts The EIR will include an analysis of cumulative impacts from the project that would occur after General Plan Buildout, in the long term. r, r Impact Sciences, Inc. One Valley One Vision EIR Proposal ttt May 2007 2-13 City of Santa Clarila 2. Plan of Study/Scope of Work The CEQA Guidelines (Section 15130 (b)(1)) state that the information utilized in an analysis of cumulative impacts should come from one of two sources, either. 1. A list of past, present and probable future projects producing related cumulative impacts, including, if necessary, those projects outside the control of the agency; or 2. A summary of projections contained in an adopted general plan or related planning document designed to evaluate regional or area -wide conditions. The cumulative impact analyses contained in the EIR will use the second method as described above. The Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) has adopted growth forecasts for each Subregion within the SCAG region through the year 2030. The cumulative impact analysis will utilizes the regional growth projections contained in the most recent projections for the North Los Angeles County Subregion within SCAG. Subtask 8.22 Alternatives rImpact Sciences intends to provide comparative analysis of up to four (4) alternatives to the proposed project, suggestions include the following: (1) the No Project Alternative, (2) a Reduced Project Area Alternative, (3) a Reduced Development Alternative, and 4) Alternative Land Use Alternative. These t i alternatives (except for No Project) will be defined or redefined in coordination with City and County rill + staff. Impact Sciences will work with the City and County in the definition of the alternatives to ensure jthat the analysis meets the requirement of CEQA to focus on alternatives that could reduce the significant impacts of the proposed project. In addition, we will review possible alternative sites with City and County staff to determine if any meet the project objectives. Each alternative will be described and comparatively analyzed on a topic -by -topic basis with the proposed project. A matrix comparing the impacts of the alternatives to the proposed project will be prepared to provide a visual summary of this topical analysis. A brief written summary will also be provided that identifies the environmentally superior alternative, as required by the CEQA Guidelines, 111 and discusses the reason for preferring the proposed project to the alternatives. Subtask 8.23 Impacts Found Not to be Significant I Any impacts found not to be 'significant in will be discussed in this section of the EIR. To substantiate why specific areas of impact were found not to be significant, this section will rely on project information submitted as part of the application process, including technical reports and letters from affected City and County departments. Impact Sciences, Inc. One Valley One Vision EIR Proposal May 2007 2-14 City of Santa Clarita I 2. Plan of Study/Scope of Work rill Subtask 8.24 Significant Irreversible Environmental Changes This section of the EIR will include a discussion of non-renewable resources used in future development as well as an analysis of the potential for increased or decreased consumption of fossil fuels as a result of project implementation. Section 15126 (f) of the CEQA Guidelines requires that an EIR describe any significant irreversible environmental changes which would be involved in the proposed action should it be implemented. In the case of the proposed project, implementation of the proposed General Plan would allow for additional residential, commercial, and office development consistent with the adopted Land Use Element. The EIR will address the environmental changes associated with these changes, including the commitment of vacant parcels of land or redevelopment of existing developed land, construction activities that will entail the commitment of non-renewable and/or slowly renewable energy resources, human resources, and natural resources, and an increased commitment of social services and public maintenance services. I Subtask 8.25 Growth Inducing Impacts This section of the EIR will analyze ways in which the proposed project could foster economic or population growth, or construction of additional projects, which could adversely affect the environment. Impediments to growth that would be removed as a result of the proposed project will also be discussed. Subtask 8.26 Preliminary Screencheck Draft EIR The above -noted environmental topical sections will be prepared and submitted to the City and County for review. OUTPUT: Fifteen (15) copies of the preliminary (Screencheck) Draft EIR for staff review for each agency; and Three (3) copies of the Appendices for the preliminary Draft EIR for staff review for each agency. TASK 9: — DRAFT EIRs This task will focus on responding to City and County comments on the Screencheck Draft EIRs and Submittal, and the preparation of the Public Draft EIRs. OUTPUT: Thirty-five (35) copies plus two digital copies on a CD-ROM for each EIR ii Thirty (30) copies of the appendices for the Draft EIR for public review for each EIR; and Two (2) copies of the Notice of Availability and Notice of Completion (includes distribution via certified mail) for each EIR. Impact Sciences, Inc. One Valley One Vision EIR Proposal May 2007 2-15 City of Santa Clarita 2. Plan of Study/Scope of Work TASK 10 — PREPARATION OF SCREENCHECK FINAL EIRs Pursuant to CEQA and City and County requirements for implementation of CEQA, Impact Sciences would prepare draft written responses to all comments received during the public review period. This would include responses to all verbal comments obtained through the minutes of the public hearings pertaining to the adequacy of this EIR, and written comments received by the City and County. The draft Response to Comments will be provided to the City and County for review, corrected per staff's direction, and published within the Final EIR The budget presented assumes that Impact Sciences will respond to up to 100 comments and that no new analysis will be needed to address these comments. Once we have reviewed the comments, we will determine, in consultation with the City and County, if additional budget would be necessary to cover the work needed to prepare responses. OUTPUT: Fifteen (15) copies of the Preliminary Final EIR and review mitigation monitoring reporting program for City staff. Fifteen (15) copies of the Preliminary Final EIR and review mitigation monitoring reporting program for County staff. TASK 11— PREPARATION OF FINAL EIR This task involves the preparation of the Final EIR subsequent to changes and input from City and County staff review. OUTPUT: Thirty-five (35) copies of each FEIR and two (2) digital copies on CD-ROM for each EIR TASK 12— ATTENDANCE OF MEETINGS AND HEARINGS Impact Sciences has budgeted time for attendance at the following meetings and hearings: • Project kick-off meeting with OVOV project team • Public Scoping Meeting • Attendance at 6 monthly coordination meetings with the project team and consultants • Attendance at meetings with consultants and subconsultants: — Traffic Staff (2 meetings) — Water Consultant (1 meeting) r— Noise Consultant (1meeting) LY Impact Sciences, Inc. One Valley One Vision EIR Proposal y9i May 2007 2-16 City of Santa CJarita 2. Plan of Study/Scope of Work - Graphics Consultant (1 meeting) - Demographics Consultant (1 meeting) • City Parks, Recreation and Community Service Commission (2 meetings) • City Planning Commission (4 meetings) • City Council (4 meetings) • Los Angeles County Regional Planning Commission (4 meetings) • Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors (4 meetings) OUTPUT: Attendance at 32 meetings by Senior and/or technical staff as determined by the Project Schedule. TASK 13 - PREPARATION OF DRAFT FINDINGS AND STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS This task involves the preparation of the draft Findings and Statement of Overriding Considerations to be submitted with the Final EIR. OUTPUT: Thirty-five (35) copies and two (2) digital copies on CD-ROM for each EIR TASK 14 - FILE NOTICE OF DETERMINATION OUTPUT: Filing the Notice for each EIR (includes distribution) Impact Sciences, Inc. One Valley One Vision EIR Proposal May 2007 2-17 City of Santa Clarita ri i 3. Schedule 0 �i IMPACT SCIENCES, INC. 3. Schedule The project schedule will be determined by mutual agreement with the project team, and will depend on the completion of studies being prepared for the City and County. We will prepare the background information upon completion of the Noise Analysis, Traffic Study/Traffic Modeling, and Water Analysis that are currently in progress and will include information required to update the TBR. According to the proposal, these items are expected to be completed in December 2007. Contingent on completion of all elements for the Valley Wide General Plan EIR, we will finalize the project description with the City and County, as described in Task 6, and will prepare draft sections for Task 8 contingent on the completion of each element. The following list shows the amount of time required for the completion of each task. The schedule is based on the assumption that all studies prepared for the TBR update will be completed by October 2007, and assumes all elements (except for the Housing Element) for the Valley Wide General Plan will be completed by January 2008. Impact Sciences, Inc. One Valley One Vision EIR Proposal May 2007 31 City of Santa Clarita N a0' 00 r O? C,. 00 0 Z' y O C U 00 OD :—a ' Cl N � Gp O L - c0 D N ♦ 40 � 0 W ® A LI O' --s O: OI m O � C � N C.. 4 0. O 0 O N O 0. n� O O) m. u 0 W N r n n i q Q ca,. o',, 2 z ✓ L n0 R O - U co n O (D cz cn O P O � A O C U n t C o n C n M m M O N N ! m O� Of O) 7 N Ol fp iD O N a r N O O O O O N N .- 'N IM N N rN 00 nd nN r> O COO L LL .1 .1 O l .1 N O 0 N N NE 7 0 F- F- F- F- F- F '... O CL n n n n CO n n n OD W GD ap n aD n n n n -n n OD W N N OD N '.. 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Impact Sciences and the project team have prepared numerous EIRs and environmental documents for the City of Santa Clarita, and the County of Los Angeles. The Impact Sciences project team has direct experience with the project issues including interagency consultation; development of hillside residential land uses; potential impacts to environmentally sensitive habitats; and impacts associated with water, air quality, and traffic. Thorough and Factual Analysis. Impact Sciences' approach is to provide a level of analysis that assures a comprehensive and legally defensible EIR. Our intent is to prepare an EIR that contains substantial factual evidence for its conclusions regarding the significance of impacts and the effectiveness of mitigation. We will take a thorough and proactive approach when preparing the One Valley One Vision EIRs. I Clear Presentation. Our objective is always to clearly communicate the technical information in an EIR, so that it aids decision -makers in determining a course of action. Through the use of clear graphics and i. clear writing, Impact Sciences will ensure technical information is understandable by the general public and decision makers, which will increase the utility and value of the Initial Study to the lead agency. Impact Sciences regularly receives positive feedback from decision -makers about the clarity and usefulness of its environmental documents. r. Responsiveness. Impact Sciences has a longstanding reputation for working closely and effectively with lead agencies to resolve issues and problems, and we will apply that approach to this project as well. We pride ourselves on being able to maintain quick turnaround of work products without sacrificing quality and accuracy. With our office location in Camarillo and nearly two decades of experience in the project area, we are uniquely qualified to address the environmental issues specific to projects in the Santa Clarita Valley. Our firm is large enough to handle controversial projects involving issues of great complexity, but small enough to ensure our clients the personalized attention of senior, experienced staff. For a more detailed description of staff, please refer to Chapter 6, Personnel, Equipment, Facilities in this proposal. Impact Sciences, Inc. One Valley One Vision EIR Proposal May 2007 4-1 City of Santa Clarita s. Costs `- IMPACT SCIENCES, INC. S. Costs Please refer to the table on the following page for a description of costs associated with the project. Impact Sciences, Inc. May 2007 JI One Valley Oce Vision PIR Proposal City of Santa Clarita COST SCHEDULE May 21, 2007 Impar Srim.. /ae. Oar Val1w One Vision £IR Proposal blav 2007 5-2 Ciry wsaam Clartia TASK , ,. CoaVHour Total Noun 'Tolial Cost, _ 2 Prepare Estshng Conditions Report _ _S100, 40 — $4,000 _5 _ Notipe of Preparation _.. .. . - $100 .. - ..._. _ 8,.. _._. -. - $000 ;Subtotal $4,800 �ataCtlGlfeCR biaR �1�• v ,fi e l .. ,., t . x <i , 8.1 (Introduction_ $100 12. _ . _. $1,200 8.2 Enecutive Summary... _ _ 5100 , 45{ $4,500 -. 9.3 ProjectPescription ___.. ....._....__..._$100 80 56,000 Environmental Setting $100 _ $2.400 -_..8.4 _-8.6 _ AestheticsNisual Resources.___.$100 _ _- ._-24.. 45 _.__. _.._.$4,500 _ 8.6 Agricultural Resources 32 $3,200_ 8.7 _qu -_ - Quell ty _ _ -$100 $100 $4l , , _ 58,400- 8.8 - _:Biological Resources.. _ _.. _. ...-. $100 _. 80j $8,000 8.9 Cultural Resources __$100 601 $6,000 _.8.10 Geology, Solis. and Seismicity _.._ -. _ ._... $100 _ , ._18, _.... -.$1,860 8.11 Hazards and Hamrdous Materials SIN 18 .. $1,800_ .8.12 !Hyrology and Water Quality ._3100 60, .$6,000 __8.13 iLand_Use and Planning _ _$100 _28 _ __$2,800. 6,14 'Mineral Resources ------- $100 —_161 _-51.800_ 8.16 Noise _ _ $100 -__16 8.16 - 1Population and Housing _ _ _ $100 40 -54,000. 817 (Public Sernces _$100 _ 604 __56,000_ 8.18 Recreation 5100 24 $2,400 8.19 iTransportation _ and Circulation __$100 _ . .. 32 _.53,200 8.20 . _ Utilities enAce Systems _, d S - _ $100 60 ..... -$6,000. 8,21 Cumulative Impacts-__. 3100 40 $4,000- __8,22_ Itematives, $100 80 $6,000- _.8,23, Impacts Found Not to 9e Significant __ ........__5100,.. 8 _ S800 8.24, Significant Irreversible Env Changes_ $1001__. 6 $600 _8.25 Growth Inducing Impacts _ _ $100 8 Organisations/Persons Consulted _$90 8 _ _ $540 References _._ , $90 -_ 16 _ $1,440_ 826 Document Review/Quality Control $220 46 $10120_ -- — -_— -- $170 i s0 $8.500 $145 234 $33,930 Subconaultants _ Craln$Associates .(Transportation 4; -Circulation) Subtotal _.._ _ 528,750- $177,080 _ Response to CltylCounty, Comments—_ $220 16 ..$3,520 $170 32 $5,440 60 $8,700 $100 60 $e,000 Subtotal $25,660 pp.41 s / 3 __10 Responso to PublicCommonts•' _ $220 ______.16� _ $3,520 40 -528,040 $5,800 _$18,000 - _— _ $100 ....160 —_-____— __-_� Subtotal t eneral AdtlilydetrativR 1_3 Public Hearings and Meetings $13200- _- _$220 ..__601 00 $17000. 186 ;26,970 _ - Subtotal � ____ $57,170 ----- — --- -$too - - --1---$6,400 Notice of Determinayon $100.1.______$8()O Project Management .. $220 _ 161 $3.520 __$10,200.,, .___ .11.12 _-__ Dopument Production_- - , _ ------- .590 _-_ 18011t_ ._.1@OI _§28100 _ 514,400 ethnical Editing _ -- CledcaVAdmmistrative _ _ $65 _ $8450 GraphgslGlS _ _ $95 140 313 300 Document Reproduction _ =130 $20 000 Expenses 110% of total costsZ _ _ Subtotal___5211,262- _ $4%622_ _— 'The above rime and 2ost.910mate assumes Met euppXed technical_repp-gs ere __—accaptebb, m 4bta mE accurste to Iha City and tlat h pact Sciences les b __ hrcorporata euctt raporls_Into�IR lomretoNy arca. lfgddltiorel drefq tithe technl_cal rem areprovidetl afterthe OR section has beenprepered or B1M_Prgact Resc�on is revised or arrprMed.tuch addidpnal vork squid requl_ralGQntrsft arnandmeM_ _ •• Ifior_�gltbLre-r#%Lre9.19S �egAk Ntdiriffi a_rns, Is at. _ Reprotluc6on coati are difficult to sadme_tegiven the uNutoxn size of the anal tlocumems___ onsequen_ty, reproduction costs for the Preliminary Screencheck Oran EIR, Draft EIR, Preliminary Final EIR and Final EIR MX be billed as a direct cost end ere an eadmete. Impar Srim.. /ae. Oar Val1w One Vision £IR Proposal blav 2007 5-2 Ciry wsaam Clartia I r I 6. Personnel, Equipment and facilities r IMPACT SCIENCES, INC. 6. Personnel, Equipment and Facilities This section presents the key individuals that will participate in the preparation of the One Valley One Vision EIR. Resumes for all individuals assigned to this project are found in Appendix I. Led by Tom Worthington and Susan Tebo the Impact Sciences staff is well versed in the issues unique to the City of Santa Clarita and unincorporated Los Angeles County. Due to the number of projects Impact Sciences staff has worked on throughout the Santa Clarita Valley and the surrounding areas, their knowledge of the issues facing the area is unparalled. One such issue is the availability of water. No one understands this issue in the Santa Clarita Valley, north Los Angeles County and the Central Valley better then Impact Sciences staff. For this reason Impact Sciences was selected by the City of Santa Clarita to prepare the water analysis for the One Valley One Vision project. This critical analysis will serve as the technical study for the EIR. Thomas Worthington, Principal In Charge Mr. Worthington is one of two founding Principals of Impact Sciences. He serves as President of Impact Sciences, oversees the firm's general management and provides environmental consulting services for key clients of the firm. Mr. Worthington has extensive experience in providing senior technical oversight to projects in the Santa Clarity Valley and throughout Los Angeles County. This includes the water analysis study and needs analysis for the One Valley One Vision project. The availability of water has become a very critical issue in this, and other, regional issues. Mr. Worthington is one of the leading experts on water supply assessment and planning in the state. He will provide senior technical oversight for the preparation of the document. Susan Tebo, Project Director Ms. Tebo serves as an Associate Principal with over 25 years of professional experience in environmental review, resource management, and land use planning. Ms. Tebo brings significant technical expertise as well as experience working on high profile and controversial projects. She also brings significant project experience within the Santa Clarita Valley. Ms. Tebo recently served as the Project Director for the City of Santa Clarita Enterprise Zone EIR. Other projects that Ms. Tebo has managed, or is currently managing, include the Riverpark EIR prepared for the City of Santa Clarita assessing the potential impacts associated with the development of 695.4 acres of land for single- and multi -family uses and commercial uses; the Mission Village EIR to develop 1,252.27 acres of property located within the northeastern corner of the Newhall Ranch Specific Plan; the North Valencia Annexation EIR which requires the annexation of Impact Sciences, Inc. One Valley One Vision EIR Proposal May 2007 6-1 City of Santa Clarita I 6. Personnel, Equipment and Facilities r, 872 acres of land into the City of Santa Clarita; the North Valencia No. 2 EIR for the City of Santa Clarita assessing the potential environmental impacts associated with the annexation of 596.2 acres of land; and the 292.6 -acre Landmark Village tract map site located in the first phase of the Rivenvood Village within the boundary of the approved Newhall Ranch Specific Plan. As the Project Director for this project she will work closely with the Project Manager to provide technical review and to ensure the document is prepared to the level of quality the City has come to expect from Impact Sciences staff. She will also be available for client meetings, presentations and testimony. Margaret Netto, Project Manager Ms. Netto brings 18 years of strong planning and environmental report writing to this project. Her balance of experience and in-depth knowledge of land use and policy planning will add to the ability to produce a strong and practical document for the City. Ms. Netto recently served as Project Manager for rthe Enterprise Zone EIR Focused on Land Use and Planning for the City. She has also served other local agencies managing the annexation of controversial projects and the subsequent environmental documents. Ms. Netto brings with her a dedication to producing thorough, well scoped documents as well as those that will stand up to legal review and challenge. As the Project Manager for this project her primary responsibilities include: environmental document preparation, agency consultation, project scheduling, budget supervision and control, subconsultant coordination, client contacts, presentation and testimony before public agencies and private groups. Ms. Netto is very adept at providing an extra level of attention to detail, technical quality of documents, and adherence to budget and schedule constraints. Rosemarie Mamaghani, Noise Analysis Ms. Mamaghani has 24 years of experience preparing technical studies for inclusion in environmental documents. She prepares noise impact analyses using the FHWA-approved Caltrans model SOUND32/2000 and the FHWXs Traffic Noise Model (TNM). She has prepared technical studies for the Landmark Village and Mission Village components of the Newhall Ranch development and the C' Riverpark and Valencia EMS in Santa Garita. Daryl Koutnik, Ph.D., Biological Resources Task Leader Dr. Koutnik has over 25 years of experience in the Los Angeles county area. He has an exceptional knowledge of the southern California flora and was an active participant to the drafting of the West Mojave Plan for multi -species habitat conservation. Dr. Koutnik managed the preparation of an EIR for a Impact Sciences, Inc. One Valley One Vision EIR Propual May 2007 6-2 City of Santa Clarila 6. Personnel, Equipment and Facilities 13,000 -acre Specific Plan area involving oak resource management per County of Los Angeles requirements and SEA stewardship for both the Santa Clara River and the Santa Susanna Mountains. He also managed and coordinated the Significant Ecological Areas Technical Advisory Committee of Los Angeles County in implementing designated Significant Ecological Areas (SEAS). �i Dave Deckman, Air Quality Task Leader I Mr. Deckman has 24 years of experience in air quality analysis, including the preparation of air quality technical analyses for environmental documents. He has prepared this analysis for numerous large scale development projects in Southern California and the Central Valley. In addition, he is responsible for air quality permit applications and dispersion modeling throughout the state. Mr. Deckman is certified as a Qualified Environmental Professional by the Institute of Professional Environmental Practice. Impact Sciences, Inc. One Valley One Vision EIR Prolwsal May 2007 6-3 City of Santa Clarita 7. Sub-Consultant I r IMPACT SCIENCES, INC. T. Sub -Consultant This section presents the sub -consultant that will participate in the preparation of the One Valley One Vision EIR. Impact Sciences will work with the following subconsultant: Crain & Associates of Southern California Crain & Associates of Southern California offers traffic engineering and transportation planning services to a wide variety of clients with many types of projects. Their staff has completed consulting services for numerous public sector clients and private developers throughout California. Crain & Associates have completed comprehensive transportation and parking studies for local cities and jurisdictions. Their firm is more than 20 years old and has stabilized in size with some 20 -plus employees along with a considerable network of consulting associates. Having served Southern California as well as other areas of the State since 1981, their solution -oriented staff members bring a specialized knowledge to projects in order to solve traffic, transportation and parking and environmental problems. From extensive experience, Crain & Associates staff has established a unique ability to work with local transportation agencies as well as regional, state and federal level agencies, on multi -jurisdictional projects. Many of their projects are multi -modal in addressing a complete range of transportation alternatives and involve extensive participation in community outreach programs, environmental assessment and monitoring of ground access systems, as well as the analysis of urban land use. As a part of their services, they assist clients in preparing for planning commission and local city council meetings, and frequently represent clients and participate in these meetings as well. Crain & Associates has also been responsible for preparing the traffic and transportation element of numerous master plans and environmental impact reviews. These have included city-wide analyses, area -wide specific plans, housing developments, industrial developments, office developments, university expansion programs such as the Long Range Development Plan (LRDP) for UCLA, shopping centers such as The Grove at Fanners Market, and movie industry studio expansions such as Fox Studios. C Crain and Associates have assisted numerous universities and other campus environments such as Amgen and Warner Bros. Studios in addressing the programmatic needs of expansion as well as Fill assessing the environmental constraints of their unique settings. Crain and Associates are extremely familiar with CEQA, NEPA and other environmental rules governing EIS/EIR preparation and other F. relevant regulations of the local, state and federal governments. F Impact Sciences, Inc. One Valley One Vision EIR Proposal May 2007 7-1 City of Santa Clarita 7. sub -Consultant Their in-house engineers are skilled at assisting clients in designing and implementing transportation related improvement programs. From analysis to design to assisting in construction management services, they have prepared numerous striping, parking, access and circulation, street lighting and signal designs to the specifications of local jurisdictions. These plans have included restriping and/or widening C . roadways, development of parking lot and structure layouts, installation of new signals, modifications to existing signals, and construction of new roadway segments. Their work also includes developing Transportation Demand Management (TDM) programs. The only work they often subcontract is data collection (e.g., traffic volume counts). For this activity, Crain and Associates reserve the right to use their various data collection subcontractors whom have shown their ability to cost effectively produce accurate data. Crain & Associates Qualifications Crain & Associates of Southern California is an innovative Transportation Planning and Traffic Engineering firm headquartered on the west side of Los Angeles. Their firm addresses the full range of transportation modes needed to meet land -use development requirements. Their West Los Angeles staff offers a comprehensive range of services in traffic engineering and transportation planning, specializing in the following areas: • Access and Circulation Studies • Environmental Impact Reporting and Related Analysis • Street/Highway Design • Geometric Design (Striping and Signing) • Design of Traffic Signals and Control Systems • Transit Planning • Parking Management and Studies/Parking Layouts • Pedestrian, Bikeway and Goods Movement Planning • Ridesharing/High-Occupancy Vehicle Planning • Site Planning/Economic Analysis • Preparation of Tract Maps and Other Project Submittals • Transportation Improvement Assessment District Analysis Impact Sciences, Inc. One Valley One Vision EIR proposal May 2007 7-2 City of Santa Clarita I.i • Traffic and Highway Engineering 7. Sub -Consultant • Traffic and Transportation Modeling • Traffic Counts and Transportation Surveys • Transportation Facility Planning • Transportation Planning and Forecasting • Transportation Systems Evaluation • Jobs/Housing, Commute Shed Analysis • Neighborhood Traffic Intrusion Planning • Congestion Management Program Planning Their firm was founded in 1980 and has stabilized in size with some 20 -plus employees along with a considerable network of consulting associates. Crain & Associates has completed consulting services for numerous public sector clients and private developers throughout California. Crain and Associates have also completed comprehensive transportation studies for local cities and jurisdictions. From the experience gained from the numerous transportation planning and engineering activities conducted by Crain & Associates, they have established a unique ability to work with local transportation agencies, as well as regional, state and federal level agencies, on multi -jurisdictional projects. Most of these projects were multi -modal in addressing the complete range of transportation alternatives and involved extensive participation in community outreach programs, environmental assessment and monitoring of ground access systems, as well as the design of transportation improvements. These studies used state-of-the-art analysis techniques, such as focused computerized transportation models, where appropriate. Among these projects are: • Oxnard Riverpark — This Specific Plan was for developed for an expansion of the City of Oxnard. In this case, it was an annexation allowing for over 2,700 housing units, two and one-half million square feet of commercial space, and various school and other public use sites. Crain and Associates utilized the City's model to prepare a study analyzing the traffic implications of this project and developed a multi -modal set of transportation improvement recommendations. The project was approved using an EIR incorporating their analysis and they are currently working with Caltrans to implement a number of the transportation solutions. • Porter Ranch Specific Plan — The transportation impacts and needs of the long-range mixed-use " development of this portion of the Northwest San Fernando Valley were studied as part of a General Plan update process. A total development of over 3,400 dwelling units and six million square feet of commercial development were approved based on this project EIR. A model was Impact Sciences, Inc. One Valley One Vision EIR Proposal May 2007 7-3 City of Santa Clarita 7. Sub -Consultant developed for this analysis to project the impact of this development, including the addition of numerous roadways to the area network. Following adoption of the County CMP, an additional study was prepared, based on the EIR analysis, which demonstrated project compliance with the applicable requirements. This study was used as an example by the City of Los Angeles and Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The transportation improvement included the detailed design of a roadway and bicycle facility network. A set of standards was developed and multi- modal rights-of-way were designed and approved. The model has been revised and updated for the analysis of particular tract maps within the Specific Plan. They have remained involved in this project for more than twenty years and are currently processing the final tracts as well as plans for the transportation improvements. 4 • Lytle Creek North and Ranch — Crain and Associates have prepared traffic analyses of the two 4 San Bernardino County project which, combined, will provide 11,000 housing units as well as educational, industrial and commercial development. These analyses proposed not only mitigation to address project impacts but mitigation for cumulative impacts, as well. • Fagan Canyon Specific Plan — For the City of Santa Paula, Crain and Associates conducted a study of this project which will, if approved, increase the size of the City by one-third. This project was initiated by conducting an extensive data collection program involving all signalized and many STOP -sign controlled intersections throughout the City. They constructed a computerized model and have reviewed several development alternatives. A traffic study, including appropriate mitigation, was developed for inclusion in the EIR. • Douglas Park — For this major Long Beach redevelopment, Crain and Associates prepared a traffic analysis for inclusion in the Certified EIR. This analysis was based on a computer transportation model they developed specifically for the project. They examined the transportation impacts of a number of both land -use alternatives and roadway configurations, The recommended and adopted transportation improvements contain a coordinated mix of new roadways, roadway widenings and restriping, traffic signal system upgrades, and transit and other Transportation Demand Management measures. • Ambassador College Site — Crain & Associates produced a long-term analysis for the transportation implications of the proposed mixed-use redevelopment of this major West Pasadena site. A model was prepared to assist in this analysis. A wide variety of participants were included in this analysis, such as the surrounding neighborhood community, City staff and Caltrans. The potential improvement measures explored included a complete range of transportation improvements from those involving the 1710 to transit system improvements. • Van Nuys Airport Master Plan — This project was designed to determine the long-term land -use patterns for the airport site. The program included both the aviation uses of the facilities and non -aviation uses of peripheral portions of the site. A wide variety of alternatives were investigated through a study process which included an extensive community outreach program. Crain & Associates was responsible for developing and implementing an EMME/2 transportation model and other analysis techniques, designing the surface transportation interface and evaluating project impacts and system constraints. This included transit system analysis and design, as well as evaluation of and enhancements to other alternatives to drive -alone automobiles. Included in their tasks was an evaluation of existing traffic and parking conditions, i. Impact Sciences, Inc. One Valley One Vision EIR Proposal May 2007 7-4 City of Santa Clarita r 4 7. Sub -Consultant projection of future "baseline conditions" and evaluation of the relative impacts of various site ... development alternatives. Harbor Gateway Center Master Plan — Crain and Associates have recently completed a computerized analysis of the traffic impacts of this over 3 million square foot mixed-use (retail, hotel, office and industrial) project to redevelop a former aircraft assembly site. This analysis addressed all modes, including transit and other alternative modes, as well as parking needs. Presentations were also made at community meetings to discuss potential traffic intrusion issues. They have also completed detailed improvement plans for the development. These improvements were coordinated with several cities, the County of Los Angeles, two transit agencies and Caltrans. • Amgen Center Specific Plan — A comprehensive near-term and long-term transportation analysis has been developed for this employment center utilizing a refined, computerized transportation model. This analysis determined the transportation needs and impacts of an over 6,000 -employee expansion of this world headquarters facility in Thousand Oaks. Crain & Associates prepared EIR sections which addressed the traffic, parking, transit, TDM, bicycle, access, circulation and pedestrian impacts and needs of the project. Specific mitigation measures were developed to meet all CEQA, Air Quality District, Caltrans and CMP requirements. This analysis forms the basis for the immediate approval of several already -designed buildings and parking structures, and the parameters to guide design of future expansion proposals. Crain & Associates has had integral involvement in the design of these parking structures and the other building access elements. They have also produced numerous detailed designs for on site roadway improvements. • Sony Studios and Culver Studios — Crain & Associates serves as the "on-call" transportation consultant to these two major studios. Projects completed include analysis of the traffic parking Fill and transit impacts of the over 1.1 million square foot expansion of the Sony Studios facility. Work conducted for this study included a survey of the existing traffic, transit, and parking demand, projection of future demands using computerized model projections, preparation of feasible transportation improvement programs, cost estimation of these improvements, and development of on-site and off-site construction plans. Crain & Associates has also developed detailed parking, shuttle access and roadway plans for portions of the Sony Studios Campus. These plans address the needs of the various Studios users and the need to better balance the locations of parking supply and demand. Crain & Associates has prepared parking demand studies, access designs and roadway improvement plans for the recently constructed Television Office complex at Culver Studios. In addition, Crain and Associates have prepared street lighting, traffic signal and striping and signing plans for roadway improvements at both sites. They conduct annual monitoring of Sony Studios parking and traffic generation. They are also currently working on the approvals for two additional buildings at the Sony Studios. • Burbank City -Wide Transportation Improvement Funding Program — As part of the City's long-range infrastructure funding program, Crain & Associates led a study of the needed transportation improvements, the resulting costs and the available funding stheirces for the City of Burbank. This study was used to develop a funding program for improvements including a l_�, light-rail extension, a shuttle program, HOV lanes, bicycle facilities and other TDM programs, in addition to a series of mixed -flow roadway improvements. Based on this study, a City-wide rtransportation impact fee was adopted by Burbank. Impact Sciences, Inc. One Valley One Vision EIR Proposal May 2007 7-5 City of Santa Clarita 7, 7. Sub -Consultant • Santa Monica Downtown Transit Mall — Crain & Associates designed traffic and transit improvement plans for the transit mall recently installed in the downtown area of Santa Monica. This project included revisions to Santa Monica Boulevard and Broadway to provide greater pedestrian and transit facilities, with a reduced emphasis on automobiles. The project was designed to spread the revitalization successes from the Third Street Promenade to the adjacent areas of downtown. To also enctheirage the use of transit, separate transit lanes have been provided in a loop configuration. Crain & Associates was responsible for the design of the roadways, including lane layouts, traffic signals, and the rerouting of transit lines. • UCLA Campus Planning and Design — Crain & Associates serves as UCLA's transportation consultant on an "on-call" basis. One major study for UCLA was a complete analysis of the transportation impacts of a 15 -year development plan utilizing a specially developed computerized transportation model. This transportation study was conducted as part of the environmental review process and was prepared in coordination with the City of Los Angeles Department of Transportation, as well as other State, regional and local agencies. A series of agreements between the University and the City of Los Angeles providing guarantees of TDM program success at the Campus were developed based on the results of the study. Based on this long-range plan and other studies, Crain & Associates has prepared numerous transit improvement, striping, parking, street lighting and signal designs for the University. They have prepared layouts for the Central Campus Transit Terminal as well as other campus transit facilities. Their plans have also included restriping and/or widening of on- and off -campus roadways, development of parking structures and lots, installation of new signals, modifications to existing signals, and construction of new roadway segments. Additionally, their efforts have included consulting during the bidding and construction of these improvements. They have also conducted detailed traffic and parking demand analyses and developed improvement programs for over twenty development projects on the UCLA Campus as well as numerous additional off - campus facilities. As a review of the above projects demonstrates, Crain & Associates has a history of establishing long- term working relationships with cities and major institutions. They are well -versed in evaluating the evolving clients' needs as a project moves from a concept through the planning stages to actual construction. Crain and Associates are able to tailor their products so that they can be produced in a cost efficient manner, yet provide a solid base for future efforts. Crain and Associates bring these abilities to every project, whether it is a single building or an entire city. Impact Sciences, Inc. - One Valley One Vision EIR Proposal May 2007 7-6 City of Santa Clarita 7. Sub -Consultant F KEY PERSONNEL Crain & Associates will use the most experienced staff members from its West Los Angeles office to assist the City of Pasadena in conducting transportation studies. If we are selected for this important role, the following Crain & Associates staff will participate in the assigned tasks: George Rhyner, Senior Transportation Engineer, has considerable experience in transportation forecasting and design. Mr. Rhyner is a skilled transportation engineer and analyst with over twenty years of project experience with Crain & Associates. He was responsible for the day-to-day management of the Santa Monica Transit Mall design, UCLA Long Range Development Plan Transportation Study, as well as subsequent UCLA studies and roadway designs, development of the San Bernardino SuperBlock transportation analyses, and the preparation of the CSUN Parking Survey and Trip Generation Report. He has also recently completed analyses for Majestic Spectrum Market Place, Sony Pictures Studios Comprehensive Plan, Warner Bros. Studios Master Plan, Burbank Citywide Transportation Study, and City of Santa Monica City -Wide Study. He has worked on the design of many roadways and parking areas including preparing standards and detailed design of the Porter Ranch Specific Plan roadways, design of the central UCLA transit terminal, and design of roadway and parking improvements for the Culver Studio and Sony Pictures Studios projects. Mr. Rhyner will be responsible for the day-to-day contact with the City and the overall management of assigned tasks. Helen Shi, Senior Transportation Planner, has been with Crain & Associates for over three years and has demonstrated excellent analytical skills and computer expertise. She is skilled at data assimilation and traffic and parking analyses, utilizing software such as TP+, Synchro, Viper, HCS 2000, SPSS, ArcView and AutoCAD. She has worked on numerous analyses that have required organizing data collection, performing transit research, conducting trip generation, assignment and distribution, forecasting project impacts; and documenting analyses results. Ms. Shi has utilized her modeling skills to analyze regional transportation systems and area -wide improvements, which have involved coordination with local and regional agencies. Her projects have included a variety of uses, such as several Los Angeles Unified School District sites, AMGEN, Desmonds Tower Legacy, Lowe's Pacoima and Almond Tree Village. These key staff members will be assisted by numerous other members of Crain & Associates' large and varied staff in performing the required tasks. I Impact Sciences, Inc. One Valley One Vision EIR Proposal 77, May 2007 7-7 City of Santa Clorita r I GEORGE RHYNER Senior Transportation Engineer RESUME SPECIALIZED PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE 7. Sub -Consultant Crain & Associates of Southern California Los Angeles, California • Over the past twenty years, Mr. Rhyner has prepared a wide variety of traffic engineering, transportation planning, and transit plans and studies for both the public and private sectors. Additionally, he has extensive experience in multi -disciplinary long range planning studies conducted as joint public/private sector cooperative efforts. His work has involved extensive preparation of technical plans, analyses, reports, and drawings as well as presentations of study results to clients, public agency technical staff, and members of the community at large. RECENT WORK EXPERIENCE • Prepared transportation impact analyses for educational, institutional, commercial, residential, retail and mixed-use projects throughout the Southern California area. These impact analyses included the recommendation and design of roadway improvements, ridesharing programs, transit enhancements and other transportation mitigation. • Participated in numerous long-term subregional transportation planning studies for areas located throughout California. These studies involved extensive use of transportation modeling demand forecasting models implemented on a variety of software packages including software such as TP+ and UTPS, MINUTP, and EMME/2. An integral portion of each plan was the formulation and testing of alternative freeway, arterial, transit, transportation demand management, and/or transportation systems management improvements. Additionally, various land use scenarios were analyzed for each of these studies. Subregions analyzed include the City of Santa Monica, the Redwood Peninsula area of Redwood City, the East Area Corridor of Sacramento County, the Porter Ranch and Warner Center areas of the San Fernando Valley, the Stockton/Pleasanton Transportation Corridor, the UCLA/Westwood/West Los Angeles area, and the City of Burbank and surrounding Media District. • Supervised preparation of numerous striping, signing, street lighting and signal construction improvement plans for jurisdictions throughout California, including Los Angeles, El Dorado County, Oxnard, Santa Monica, Burbank, Culver City and Caltrans. • Developed numerous specifically tailored Transportation Demand Management plans for private sector developments in Southern California. • Prepared transportation sections of Environmental Impact Reports/Statements as part of zone change, specific plan amendment, building permit processes, or other entitlements. • Prepared parking Master Plans for numerous institutions such as California Lutheran University, Orthopaedic Hospital, University of California at Santa Cruz, and the Sunset and Vine Redevelopment project. G /•� impact Sciences, Inc. One Valley One Vision EIR Proposal May 2007 7-8 City of Santa Clarita I F 7. Sub -Consultant • Participated in the preparation of multiple MRS, other transportation studies and improvement plans for the University of California at Los Angeles. These included development of a long range Transportation Systems and Demand Management Plan for University of California at Los Angeles. These plans included extensive detail on implementation, monitoring, and updating of specific programs. Also served a similar role as an on-call transportation consultant to Sony Studios, UC -Santa Cruz, the Pacific Design Center and Porter Ranch. • Conducted the technical traffic/transportation studies for the Caltrans Headquarters office building in San Bernardino. Developed and analyzed programs to reduce the level of through traffic in residential neighborhoods within the Cities of Santa Monica, Burbank and Los Angeles. The Santa Monica work involved development of a standard set of intrusion reduction measures and criteria for implementation. Led project to evaluate preferential parking/shuttle bus operations demonstrations in Santa Cruz 666 and Hermosa Beach, California. Included collection and analysis of data and writing of an UMTA- published final report. Led evaluation of an UMTA sponsored demonstration of a conversion to full accessibility for the elderly and handicapped of the Champaign -Urbana, Illinois transit system. • Participated in the evaluation of numerous other UMTA-sponsored demonstration projects including: computerization of the Orange County Transit District's Dial -a -Ride dispatch system; operation of a busway in Pittsburgh, Pa; self-service fare collection on the San Diego Trolley; and implementation of a midday transit ridership promotion in Spokane, WA. • Surveyed West Coast cities to determine existing and proposed regulations reducing parking space requirements in new developments in exchange for implementation of TDM measures. • Developed financial models for use in Short Range Transit Plans for the Napa, Santa Rosa, and Union City transit districts. ACADEMIC BACKGROUND • B.S. in Civil Engineering (Transportation), Marquette University (1981) • M.S. in Civil Engineering (Infrastructure Planning and Management), Stanford University (1982) PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS • State of California - Registered Professional Civil Engineer Number 47763 Registered Professional Traffic Engineer Number 2143 • Member Institute of Transportation Engineers Member EMME/2 Users Group of Southern California Impact Sciences, Inc. One Valley One Vision EIR Prolmsal May 2007 7-9 City of Santa Clarita I RESUME HELEN SHI Transportation Planner SPECIALIZED PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE 7. Sub -Consultant Crain & Associates Los Angeles, California • Ms. Shi has been with Crain & Associates for over three years. She is skilled at data assimilation for traffic and parking analyses, utilizing software such as TP+, Viper, HCS 2000, Synchro and FREQ12. Additionally, she has prepared traffic simulation models to analyze regional transportation systems and area -wide improvements. Her work has involved the preparation of transportation impact reports and shared parking studies. RECENT WORK EXPERIENCE • Participated in the development of numerous long-term transportation forecasting models implemented on software package TP+. Evaluation of these models includes the development of alternative land use scenarios and the formulation and testing of alternative infrastructure, transit, transportation demand management, and/or transportation systems management improvements. • Participated in the development of freeway corridor simulation model using FREQ12, an advanced macroscopic traffic simulation program. Analyzed traffic flow conditions on both the mainline and collector/distributor roadways along major freeways in the Los Angeles area. The evaluation determined geometric design improvements to increase traffic flow, reduce delay, and enhance safety based on measure of effectiveness such as queue lengths and bottlenecks. • Developed microscopic traffic simulation models for Marina Del Rey TCR project using Synchro. Conducted traffic signal timing optimization, coordination, and capacity analysis along major arterials and key intersections. Also examined queuing at study driveways and evaluated various alternative improvement scenarios. f • Prepared transportation impact analyses for institutional, commercial and residential projects throughout the Southern California area. These impact analyses included evaluation of project trip p. generations, traffic distributions, analysis of existing and future traffic conditions, identification of Il potential impacts, and recommendation of transportation mitigation measures. • Prepared numerous parking utilization and demand analyses for commercial mixed-use projects i throughout the region. Many of the projects involved use of the shared -parking methodology to l account for reductions in parking demands for mixed-use projects. • Prepared Transportation Demand Management Plan which includes extensive detail on implementation, monitoring, and updating of specific programs. ,. ACADEMIC BACKGROUND r M.S. in Planning (Concentration: Transportation), University of Southern California, May 2002 M.S. in Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California, August 2003 • Certificate of Geographic Information Systems, University of Southern California, August 2003 Impact Sciences, Inc. One Valley One Vision EIR Protosal May 2007 7-10 City of Santa Clarita S. Related Experience I IMPACT SCIENCES, INC. �+ Section S. Related Experience Impact Sciences is recognized as a leading provider of environmental and planning services throughout Los Angeles County. Impact Sciences employs full service capabilities that enable the firm to prepare a variety of environmental and planning documents. The firm's primary services are the preparation of EIRs, EISs, biological studies, air quality analysis, noise assessments, and geographical information system (GIS) services. Impact Sciences has an extensive background in the preparation of environmental documents for projects in the Santa Clarita Valley, and specifically in the City of Santa Clarita. These projects include the ongoing Water Analysis for the One Valley One Vision project, the recent City of Santa Clarita Enterprise Zone EIR, as well as the Riverpark EIR, North Valencia Annexation EIR, North Valencia No. 2 Specific Plan EIR, Calgrove Street/Valley Boulevard GPA EIR, the Sand Canyon Joint Venture EIR, and the original Porta Bella Specific Plan EIR. Impact Sciences has also been involved with the preparation of several other EIRS for proposed projects in the unincorporated portions of Santa Clarita Valley, including the Newhall Ranch Specific Plan, Westridge, Landmark Village, and Mission Village EIRs. Listed below are short descriptions of Impact Sciences related experience within the City of Santa Clarita and surrounding areas. Project: Gate -King Additional Analysis (Water Supply) Description: The City of Santa Clarita retained Impact Sciences to prepare the Additional Analysis for the Gate -King Industrial Park. The work completed by Impact Sciences consisted of the preparation of a revised comprehensive water supply analysis for the proposed Project, including a draft Water Supply Assessment. While Impact Sciences has prepared several comprehensive water supply analyses in the Santa Clarita Valley for the City, County, and local water companies (all of which have withstood legal challenge), this project represents our most recent analysis prepared directly for the City. We believe it best demonstrates Impact Sciences' substantial understanding of water resources planning and its relationship with CEQA. Impact Sciences has already been retained to prepare the water analysis for the OVOV Plan. Date Completed: 2006 IS Project Mgr. Thomas Worthington Project: City of Santa Clarita Enterprise Zone EIR Description: The City of Santa Clarita has applied to the State of California Business, Transportation, and Housing Agency, and Department of Housing and Community Development for an Enterprise Zone, Impact Sciences, Inc. One Valley One Vision EIR Proposal May 2007 8-1 City of Santa Clarita E . 8. Related Experience t; including community development of approximately 13.5 square miles of primarily commercial and industrial areas. This zone would not change the existing underlying land use designation of the parcels to be included in the zone. The Enterprise Zone will promote economic revitalization in the City. Based r. on the Initial Study review, this EIR focused on a single issue -Land Use and Planning. Date Completed Ongoing IS Project Mgr: Margaret Netto Project: Riverpark EIR Description This project assessed the potential impacts associated with the development of 695.4 acres of land for single- and multi -family uses and commercial uses. The project consisted of 1,183 dwelling units, a maximum of 40,000 square feet of commercial uses, a trail system (Santa Clara River Trail, Newhall Ranch Road and Santa Clarita Parkway Class I trails, and trail connections from the interior planning areas), and a 29 -acre active/passive park along the Santa Clara River. The project provided for utility easements (electric, water, wastewater, etc.), public street rights-of-way, and roughly 442 acres of open space area. Buildout of the project necessitated the extension of Newhall Ranch Road, (full grading, 4-6 lanes) including the Newhall Ranch Road/Golden Valley Road Bridge over the Santa Clara River, to the Golden Valley Road/Soledad Canyon Road flyover. Date Completed 2006 IS Project Manager. Susan Tebo Project: North Valencia Annexation EIR Description The project applicant requested the approval of the annexation of 872 acres of land into the City of Santa Clarita and the entitlement to develop the undeveloped portion of the annexation area. The applicant also requested approval of a Specific Plan, Vesting Tentative Tract Map (VTTM) 51931, a General Plan Amendment, a Development Agreement, and an Oak Tree Permit, which govern a series of development activities on the project site. Many technical studies were completed as part of the EIR including: a traffic and access study, a master geotechnical/soils analysis, a noise and air quality modeling analysis, a biological analysis, and a master drainage analysis. Particular effort was expended studying the issues of floodplain management, biological resource management and conservation, population and housing, and vehicular traffic access. Date Completed 2002, IS Project Manager: Susan Tebo Project: North Valencia No. 2 EIR l Description This project assessed the potential environmental impacts associated with the annexation of 596.2 acres of land and the entitlement to develop the undeveloped portion of the annexation area (391.2 Impact Sciences, Inc. One Valley One Vision EIR Proposal May 2007 8-2 City of Santa Clarita I I 8. Related Experience acres). The proposed project included development of 1,900 dwelling units, 210,000 square feet of commercial uses, a 15.9 -acre community park site, a 20 -acre school site., 4.1 acres of private neighborhood parks, 93.4 acres of natural open space and over 9 miles of trails This project is located adjacent to San Francisquito Creek and portions of the project site are within Los Angeles Significant Ecological Area 19. Date Completed: 2004 IS Project Manager: Susan Tebo Newhall Ranch "New Town" Specific Plan EIR - Los Angeles County This project involved preparation of a program Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Newhall Ranch Specific Plan (along with other related entitlements) to allow the development of the Newhall Ranch "new -town." Approval of the Specific Plan entitlements will result in the ultimate development of approximately 22,000 homes and over 5 million square feet of commercial and industrial space over a 25 - to 30 -year buildout period. Approximately 57,000 people will reside on the Specific Plan site. The Specific Plan site is approximately 12,000 acres in size and is located in northwest Los Angeles County, west of the City of Santa Clarita. The site contains two Los Angeles County -designated Significant Ecological Areas (SEAS): one along the Santa Clara River corridor; the other in the Santa Susana Mountains. The site also supports several endangered plant and animal species, including the least Bell's vireo bird, the unarmored threespine stickleback fish, and the San Fernando Valley spineflower. The EIRs were prepared under the direction of the County of Los Angeles Department of Regional Planning. The County also supervised the preparation of a document entitled, "The Newhall Ranch Specific Plan Additional Analysis." As expected for a project of this magnitude, it received a substantial amount of scrutiny and legal challenge. Topics of interest included impacts to sensitive plants and animals, floodplain management, geology, air quality, and consistency with County and regional plans and policies. The Specific Plan included a conservation easement for the protection of the endangered spineflower. Water supply was a topic that also received great interest. In this case, the applicant ultimately secured independent water supplies in addition to the use of local groundwater. The Specific Plan was originally approved by the County of Los Angeles in March 1999, and after considering additional environmental information, approved the Specific Plan again in May 2003. Date Completed: 2003 IS Principal: Thomas Worthington Landmark Village EIR - Newhall Land and Farming Impact Sciences prepared an EIR for a 291 acre site bordering the Santa Clara River, the Castaic Creek, rand State Route 126. The project involved improvements within the River Corridor SMA/SEA 23, 1 including Long Canyon Road Bridge, trails, water quality basins, bank stabilization, utility crossings, storm drain outlets, and potential riparian mitigation sites. Significant issues requiring mitigation Impact Sciences, Inc. One Valley One Vision EIR Proposal May 2007 8-3 City of Santa Clarita I 0 8. Related Experience included water quality, air quality, biota, cultural resources, traffic impacts, agricultural resources, and visual aesthetics. Date Completed 2004 IS Project Manager: Susan Tebo Westridge EIR — County of Los Angeles Impact Sciences prepared the Draft EIR for the County of Los Angeles assessing the potential environmental impacts associated with the development of 798 acres in the unincorporated area of the Santa Clarita Valley. The proposed project included development of 1,714 dwelling units, 18 -hole golf course, 41,000 square feet of commercial retail uses, an elementary school site, and 226 acres of open j� space. This EIR was focused to address specific environmental issues, including: biota, visual qualities, g traffic, air quality, water resources, solid waste, education public services, geotechnical hazards, flood, and parks, trails and recreation. Impact Sciences was responsible for EIR project management, writing all EIR section, coordination of technical studies conducted by subconsultants, and preparation of biological, noise and air quality studies. A portion of this project is located within Los Angeles Significant Ecological Area 64 (Valley Oak Savannah). This project was litigated and the Superior Court in Kern County ruled in favor of the County of Los Angeles and the EIR on all issues. Date Completed 2000 IS Project Manager: Thomas Worthington Gateway Specific Plan EIR— City of Bakersfield Impact Sciences is preparing an EIR for a project proposed on approximately 4,000 acres of land located in an unincorporated portion of Kern County, 12 miles southwest of the center of Bakersfield. The majority of the Project site is subject to ongoing agricultural activity including cultivation of irrigated and dry crops as well as a confined animal facility (dairy). The northwest portion of the Project site is largely undisturbed, relatively flat, and is dominated by upland plant communities including alkali sink scrub, r+ saltbush scrub, and non-native grassland. Date Completed Ongoing IS Principal: Thomas Worthington 0 Impact Sciences, Inc. One Valley One Vision EIR Proposal 1. May 2007 &-4 City of Santa Clarita I I 9. References 0 5 IMPACT SCIENCES, INC. Section 9. References 1. Contact: Jeff Hogan, Senior Planner City of Santa Clarita 23920 Valencia Boulevard Suite 300 Santa Clarita, CA 91355-2196 (661)255-4995 Project: Enterprise Zone EIR IS Project Mgr: Margaret Netto Project: Riverpark IS Project Mgr: Susan Tebo Project: North Valencia No. 2 EIR IS Project Mgr: Susan Tebo 2. Contact: Glenn Adamick Newhall Land and Farming 23823 Valencia Boulevard Valencia, Ca 91355 (661)255-4003 Project: Riverpark EIR IS Project Mgr. Susan Tebo 3. Contact: Daniel Fierros Los Angeles County Planning Department 320 West Temple Street, 13th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90012-3225 (213)974-6461 Project: Landmark Village EIR IS Project Mgr: Susan Tebo Impact Sciences, Inc. One Vatley One Vision EIR Proposal May 2007 9-1 City of Santa Clarita 10. Statement of Offer and Signature IMPACT SCIENCES, INC. Section 10. Statement of Offer and Signature Impact Sciences proposes to prepare the One Valley One Vision EIR for a not to exceed price of $446,842. This offer is good for 60 days following the submittal date of May 21st, 2007. Thomas Worth n, President Impact Sciences Impact 5ciences, Inc. --- One Valley One Vision EIR Proposal May 2007 10-1 City of Santa Clarita Appendix In Resumes I Education Bachelor of Arts, Physical Geography and Ecosystem Studies, University of California, Los Angeles, 1984 Master of Business Administration, Pepperdine University, 1989 Professional Affiliations Association of Environmental Professionals Urban Land Institute American Management Association American Planning Association `- IMPACT SCIENCES, INC. Thomas Worthington President Mr. Worthington is one of two founding Principals of Impact Sciences, Inc., an environmental and land planning consulting firm created in 1988. He serves as President of Impact Sciences and oversees the firm's general management. He also provides environmental consulting services for key clients of the firm. Since 1983, Mr. Worthington has been responsible for the preparation of environmental reports and supporting documentation for large, regionally prominent projects proposed throughout the state. This broad array of environmental experience, combined with his business experience and management abilities, allows Mr. Worthington to develop and apply workable environmental principals that address the needs of the key parties involved in the environmental review process. Mr. Worthington has particular expertise in the environmental review of master planned communities and new towns. Most recently, he was responsible for the preparation of the Newhall Ranch Specific Plan and Water Reclamation Plant EIR, a 12,000 -acre, 21,000 -home, new town proposed in northern Los Angeles County. He has also the environmental impacts associated with many commercial projects including regional malls, power centers, factory outlet centers, auto malls, and office and hotel centers. Due to the regional significance of these projects, all were subject to a very high level of scrutiny and potential legal challenge. Consequently, Mr. Worthington has developed solid experience assisting with the defense of environmental documents in highly charged Court settings. This broad array of experience gives Mr. Worthington a unique understanding of the important role environmental consulting and planning plays in the review and design of major projects. The availability of water has become a very critical issue requiring assessment in environmental documents. Through direct project experience, Mr. Worthington has become one of the leading experts on water supply assessment and planning in the state. This experience has proven to be valuable to public and private sector clients because they address the many questions posed as a result of limited water resources. Mr. Worthington also maintains a wide variety of experience studying a project's impact on sensitive plant and animal species and their habitats. r r, Representative Project Experience + Mr. Worthington served as the Principal -in -Charge and Project Manager for the EIR prepared for the 12,000 -acre, 21,000 - dwelling unit Newhall Ranch Specific Plan and Water Reclamation Plant proposed by Lennar's Newhall Land and Farming Company (NLF) division in Los Angeles County. One of the most frequently identified issues is the conversion of a large open area to urban and suburban land uses, and the impacts that might result. Most of the specific environmental issues raised concerned the potential Specific Plan impacts on biological resources, traffic and circulation, public services including water availability, and air quality. Approval of the Specific Plan established the zoning necessary for the Ranch to be developed with 21,000 residential units on 4,493 acres, 91 acres of commercial uses, 256 acres of business park uses, 37 acres of visitor -serving uses, 1,089 acres of open area, 4,763 acres in Special Management Areas (permanent open area), and other uses such as fire stations, a library, school sites, a public trails system, a 15 -acre lake, associated community facilities (roads, bridges, etc.), and a 6.9 -million gallon per day water reclamation plant. • Mr. Worthington is the Principal -in -Charge for the subsequent environmental documents being prepared for the phases of Newhall Ranch development. The Newhall Ranch Specific Plan will require approval by the County of the various subdivision and/or parcel maps, conditional use permits, and/or oak tree permits necessary to implement the Specific Plan, and that specific plan implementation activity will require subsequent project -level environmental review. + Mr. Worthington served as the Principal -in -charge for the North Valencia Annexation and Specific Plan I and II EIRs, City of Santa Clarita. The project applicant requested the approval of the annexation of 872 acres of land into the City of Santa Clarita and the entitlement to develop the undeveloped portion of the annexation area. Approximately 153 acres of this area was already developed. The development of the undeveloped portion of the project (approximately 706.6 acres) will be guided by the North Valencia Specific Plan. The applicant also requested approval of a Vesting Tentative Tract Map (VTTM) 51931, a General Plan Amendment, a Development Agreement, and an Oak Tree Permit, which govern a series of development activities on the project site. Major components of the development include 2,000 dwelling units, 636,000 square feet of commercial/retail space, 167,000 square feet of industrial/business park space, a 15 -acre lake, �- IMPACT SCIENCES, INC. t r, Representative Project Experience + Mr. Worthington served as the Principal -in -Charge and Project Manager for the EIR prepared for the 12,000 -acre, 21,000 - dwelling unit Newhall Ranch Specific Plan and Water Reclamation Plant proposed by Lennar's Newhall Land and Farming Company (NLF) division in Los Angeles County. One of the most frequently identified issues is the conversion of a large open area to urban and suburban land uses, and the impacts that might result. Most of the specific environmental issues raised concerned the potential Specific Plan impacts on biological resources, traffic and circulation, public services including water availability, and air quality. Approval of the Specific Plan established the zoning necessary for the Ranch to be developed with 21,000 residential units on 4,493 acres, 91 acres of commercial uses, 256 acres of business park uses, 37 acres of visitor -serving uses, 1,089 acres of open area, 4,763 acres in Special Management Areas (permanent open area), and other uses such as fire stations, a library, school sites, a public trails system, a 15 -acre lake, associated community facilities (roads, bridges, etc.), and a 6.9 -million gallon per day water reclamation plant. • Mr. Worthington is the Principal -in -Charge for the subsequent environmental documents being prepared for the phases of Newhall Ranch development. The Newhall Ranch Specific Plan will require approval by the County of the various subdivision and/or parcel maps, conditional use permits, and/or oak tree permits necessary to implement the Specific Plan, and that specific plan implementation activity will require subsequent project -level environmental review. + Mr. Worthington served as the Principal -in -charge for the North Valencia Annexation and Specific Plan I and II EIRs, City of Santa Clarita. The project applicant requested the approval of the annexation of 872 acres of land into the City of Santa Clarita and the entitlement to develop the undeveloped portion of the annexation area. Approximately 153 acres of this area was already developed. The development of the undeveloped portion of the project (approximately 706.6 acres) will be guided by the North Valencia Specific Plan. The applicant also requested approval of a Vesting Tentative Tract Map (VTTM) 51931, a General Plan Amendment, a Development Agreement, and an Oak Tree Permit, which govern a series of development activities on the project site. Major components of the development include 2,000 dwelling units, 636,000 square feet of commercial/retail space, 167,000 square feet of industrial/business park space, a 15 -acre lake, and 348 acres of river/creek-related open space. Many technical studies were completed as part of the EIR including a traffic and access study, a master geotechnical/soils analysis, a noise and air quality modeling analysis, a biological analysis, and a master drainage analysis. Particular effort was expended studying the issues of floodplain management, biological resource management and conservation, population and housing, and vehicular traffic access. Clearly the most Cimportant issue was the project's potential effects on the Santa Clara River and San Francisquito Creek, both of which are designated Significant Ecological Areas. • Mr. Worthington served as the Principal -in -Charge for a USFWS Section 7 Consultation and Mitigation Agreement for a proposed Petro Stopping Center and Travel Plaza, Kern County, California. Primary issues focused on direct and indirect biological impacts associated with the proposed project including those associated with a package wastewater j treatment plant. • Mr. Worthington served as the Project Manager for the La Canada Village EIR proposed by Sports Chalet, Inc. in the City of La Canada-Flintridge. The La Canada Village Project, which was proposed on the same site as the currently proposed Sports Chalet project, involved the construction and operation of a commercial retail and office development. Overall, the project would have been constructed in three phases and would have consisted of a total of 117,625 square feet of retail commercial space, 61,284 square feet of office space, an 8,500 -square -foot restaurant, a 13,350 -square -foot multi-plex cinema, and a 2,500 -square -foot day care center. Key concerns for the project included traffic, noise, visual effects, and the compatibility of the commercial project with surrounding residential areas. • Served as Principal -in -Charge for the Draft and Final EIR for Decoro Highlands, proposed in the County of Los Angeles. This project involves the development of 460 residential units on 70 acres in the unincorporated area of San Francisquito Canyon. This EIR was focused to address specific environmental issues, including geotechnical, flooding, biological resources, traffic, air quality, education, and public services. Impact Sciences was responsible for EIR project management, writing all EIR sections, coordination of technical studies conducted by subconsultants, and �'-- IMPACT SCIENCES, INC. preparation of biological and air quality studies. • Mr. Worthington served as the Principal -in -Charge for Westridge at Valencia, proposed in the County of Los Angeles. Impact Sciences prepared the EIR for the County of Los Angeles to assess the potential environmental impacts associated with the development of 798 acres in the unincorporated area of the Santa Clarita Valley. The proposed project includes development of 1,714 dwelling units, an 18 - hole golf course, 41,000 square feet of commercial retail uses, an elementary school site, and 226 acres of open space. This EIR was focused to address specific environmental issues including biota, visual qualities, traffic, air quality, water resources, solid waste, education public services, geotechnical hazards, flood, and parks, trails and recreation. Impact Sciences was responsible for EIR project management, preparation of all EIR sections, and preparation of biological, noise, and air quality studies. A portion of this project is located within Los Angeles Significant Ecological Area 64 (Valley Oak Savannah). Unique to the project is a PGA Tournament Players Championship golf course, designed by touring professional Mark O Mera. 0. `- IMPACT SCIENCES, INC. r Education Master of Public Administration, California State University, Long Beach Bachelor of Science, Environmental Studies (emphasis Urban Planning), San Jose State University Professional Affiliations American Planning Association IMPACT SCIENCES, INC. I Susan Tebo Associate Principal Ms. Tebo serves as Associate Principal with Impact Sciences. Her primary responsibilities include: environmental document preparation, agency consultation, project scheduling, budget supervision and control, subconsultant coordination, client contacts, presentation and testimony before public agencies and private groups. Ms. Tebo has over 25 years of professional experience in environmental review, resource management, and land use planning. She has managed and prepared environmental documents in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Representative Project Experience + Managed the Riverpark EIR prepared for the City of Santa Clarita assessing the potential impacts associated with the development of 695.4 acres of land for single- and multi -family uses and commercial uses. The project consists of 1,183 dwelling units (439 single-family and 744 multi -family units), a maximum of 40,000 square feet of commercial uses, a trail system (Santa Clara River Trail, Newhall Ranch Road and Santa Clarita Parkway Class I trails, and trail connections from the interior planning areas), and a 29 -acre active/passive park along the Santa Clara River. The project would also provide for utility easements (electric, water, wastewater, etc.), public street rights-of-way, and roughly 442 acres of open space area, which includes most of the Santa Clara River. Buildout of the project necessitates the extension of Newhall Ranch Road, (full grading, 4-6 lanes) including the Newhall Ranch Road/Golden Valley Road Bridge over the Santa Clara River, to the Golden Valley Road/Soledad Canyon Road flyover. • Managed the North Valencia No. 2 EIR project for the City of Santa Clarita assessing the potential environmental impacts associated with the annexation of 596.2 acres of land and the entitlement to develop the undeveloped portion of the annexation area (391.2 acres). The proposed project includes development of 1,900 dwelling units, 210,000 square feet of commercial uses, a 15.9 -acre community park site, a 20 -acre school site, 4.1 acres of private neighborhood parks, 93.4 acres of natural open space and over 9 miles of trails and paseos. This project is located adjacent to San Francisquito Creek and portions of the project site are within Los Angeles Significant Ecological Area 19. W..IMPACT I SCIENCES, INC. • Serves a Project Manager for the 292.6 -acre Landmark Village tract map site located in the first phase of the Riverwood Village within the boundary of the approved Newhall Ranch Specific Plan. To facilitate development of the Landmark Village tract map site, several off-site project -related components would be developed on an additional 750.9 acres of land that, for the most part, is within the approved Specific Plan boundary. For purposes of this EIR the "tract map site" refers to the proposed location of the Landmark Village development site itself, and the "project site" generally includes the tract map site, and the Adobe Canyon borrow site, the Chiquito Canyon grading site, the utility corridor, the water tank sites, the Long Canyon Road Bridge, bank stabilization, drainage improvements and related haul routes. The entire project site comprises approximately 1,044 gross acres. • Serves as Project Manager for the Mission Village EIR to develop 1,252.27 acres of property located within the northeastern corner of Newhall Ranch in western unincorporated Los Angeles County, south of the Santa Clara River and State Route 126 (SR -126), and west of Interstate 5 (I- 5). The project requests approval of 5,331 residences (291 single-family homes, and 5,040 multi -family units ), 1.299 million square feet of commercial/mixed-uses, an 8.97 -acre elementary school, 46.98 acres of parks, public and private recreational facilities, trails, and road improvements would be permitted within the Mission Village site within the boundary of the approved Newhall Ranch Specific Plan. • Managed the Valley Street/Calgrove Boulevard Amendment to the Circulation Element of the General Plan ANDCul-de- Sac Project which consisted amending the Circulation Element of the General Plan to remove the secondary highway designation from a portion of Calgrove Boulevard and Valley Street between Creekside Drive and Maple Street. The project will formalize the existing barricade condition with the installation of two terminus -abutting cul-de-sacs'—to be located approximately between the existing barricades. The barricades would be removed and no vehicular access to the Hidden Valley private gate would be permitted. The proposed project was extremely controversial and public emotions ran high at most, if not all, of the public hearings on the project. • Managed the North Valencia Annexation EIR. The project applicant requested the approval of the annexation of 872 acres of land into the City of Santa Clarita and the entitlement to develop the undeveloped portion of the annexation area. The A IMPACT SCIENCES, INC. `r r applicant also requested approval of a Specific Plan, Vesting Tentative Tract Map (VTTM) 51931, a General Plan Amendment, a Development Agreement, and an Oak Tree Permit, which govern a series of development activities on the project site. Many technical studies were completed as part of the EIR including: a traffic and access study, a master geotechnical/soils analysis, a noise and air quality modeling analysis, a biological analysis, and a master drainage analysis. Particular effort was expended studying the issues of floodplain management, biological resource management and conservation, population and housing, and vehicular traffic access. • Serves a Project Director for the Robinson's -May EIR located in the City of Beverly Hills. The project as proposed involves the redevelopment of the property located at 9900 Wilshire Boulevard. The existing Robinsons -May department store building and associated parking structure would be replaced with 252 luxury condominium residences in four separate buildings, approximately 19,856 square feet of commercial space fronting Santa Monica Boulevard, a two-level subterranean parking garage containing a total of 949 parking spaces, and landscaped gardens and other open space throughout the project site. The landscaped gardens would cover the majority of the project site and include an approximately one -half -acre entry garden with public access fronting Wilshire Boulevard. The project would incorporate environmentally sensitive and sustainable design features such that the project would potentially qualify for the LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. • Serves as Project Director for the proposed Beverly Hilton Oasis project would redevelop and reconfigure the Beverly Hilton property through the introduction of 104 new condominium -hotel units, 96 new condominium units, 96 new hotel rooms, new hotel retail and office facilities, a conference center, a restaurant, and outdoor landscaped areas. Project implementation would remove 181 existing Palm/Oasis Court hotel rooms and 36 existing Lanai Rooms. The three -winged Wilshire Tower containing 352 guestrooms would remain. !i Margaret Netto PR Senior Project Manager Education Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, University California, Los Angeles Master of Public Administration, San Francisco State University Professional Affiliations American Planning Association IMPACT SCIENCES, INC. d Ms. Netto has 18 years of professional experience as a land use planner within the public and private sectors. She has extensive experience in land use and policy planning, entitlement management of development projects; environmental analysis and report preparation. Ms. Netto has provided contract planning services for the City of San Carlos where she provided consultation services on special projects such as the Railroad Land Use Advisory Committee, Retail Task Force Committee, annexation applications, lot line adjustments and legislative amendments for the City of San Carlos. As a planner for the City of San Carlos. Ms. Netto prepared staff reports and presented recommendations to the Planning Commission and City Council for subdivision, annexations, multi -family and commercial applications. Ms. Netto has also provided contract planning services for other Bay Area communities. Representative Project Experience • Project Manager for the City of Santa Clarita Enterprise Zone EIR. The City of Santa Clarita has applied to the State of California Business, Transportation, and Housing Agency, and Department of Housing and Community Development for an Enterprise Zone, including community development of approximately 13.5 square miles of primarily commercial and industrial areas. This zone would not change the existing underlying land use designation of the parcels to be included in the zone. The Enterprise Zone will promote economic revitalization in the City. Based on the Initial Study review, this EIR focused on a single issue -Land Use and Planning. • Managed sections of an EIR for the Neptune Marina Apartments and Anchorage/Woodfin Suite Hotel and Timeshare Resort. The proposed project is located in the western portion of the Marina del Rey small -craft harbor. Specifically, the project site totals 13.031andside acres and 4.58 waterside . or submerged acres. The project involves development of 526 residential dwelling units, a 19 -story building with 288 hotel and timeshare suites, 174 private boat spaces, 11 public boat spaces, a public promenade, and a restored public park consisting of restored wetland and an upland area. The project would require amendments to the Local Coastal Program (Marina del Rey Land Use Plan and Marina del Rey Specific Plan); Coastal Development Permits; Conditional Use Permits; Variances; a Tentative Map approval; r I IMPACT SCIENCES, 7 INC. and a Parking Permit. Key issues studied in the EIR Land Use and Planning, Solid Waste, Air Quality, Traffic, and Population and Housing environments. • Managed the preparation of certification of the final EIR, findings and mitigation monitoring plan for the Neptune Marina Project EIR. The project proposed the replacement of existing apartments and boat anchorages with higher density residential and recreational uses in Marina Del Rey. The EIR involved a complex structure designed to allow the project applicant to submit independent or combined development applications for distinct phases of the project. • Prepared sections for the King City Silva Specific Plan EIR. The project is development of 600 acres directly north of the King City Airport in Monterey County. The project proposes the development of a new Planned Community comprised of single-family detached residential units, multi -family residential dwelling units, commercial uses, parks and open space uses, agricultural buffer, and other facilities and amenities. Associated actions required for implementing the project, including annexation of the Specific Plan Area into the King City's Sphere of Influence, amending the General Plan land use designations to reflect the Specific Plan, rezoning the site from Agriculture to Planned Development and a Development Agreement. Key issues studied Agriculture Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources (potential impacts to special status species), Hazards (proximity to the King City Airport), Traffic (inadequate emergency access), Public Services (the need for an increase in police, fire, school, libraries). Responsibilities included preparation of the Hydrology/Water Section, Public Utilities Section and the Land Use and Planning Section of the EIR. • Managed Land Use Section for Downtown Addition Specific Plan EIR. The project proposes to convert a largely agricultural area of land into a mixed-use urban neighborhood. The 107.5 -acre project site is located within the city limits of King City in Monterey County. Proposed land uses include single and multi -family residential units, live - work and work -live units, commercial office and retail space, and public open space and recreation areas. Associated actions required for implementing the project include General Plan Amendment, rezoning the site from Agricultural, Primary Floodplain, Light Industrial, and General Commercial to Planned Development, and adoption of the Specific Plan by the City Council. Key issues included Agriculture Resources (conversion of prime farmland), Traffic, Public Services (the u IMPACT SCIENCES, INC. need for an increase in police, fire, school, libraries), and Utilities and Service Systems (the need for increased water supply infrastructure and waste water services). Responsibilities included preparation of the Land Use and Planning Section. • Managed the preparation of public utilities section for the Pelandale/McHenry Specific Plan EIR. This highly controversial project would develop residential, commercial, and open space land use designations on a partially developed 82 -acre site in the City of Modesto. Major CEQA issues associated with the project include circulation (site access), noise associated with the construction of a future expressway adjacent to the site, impacts to the existing visual character of the neighborhood, drainage, and feasibility of utility infrastructure. • As a contract planner for the City of San Carlos, managed controversial annexation project. The project proposed prezoning to single family residential and annexation to the City of San Carlos. Subsequent to approval of the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration new information regarding presence of a California species became available. With the new information available and the sensitivity of the biological sources of the site, the City prepared an EIR. • As a contract planner for the "City of San Carlos managed a large mixed use project on EI Camino Real. The proposed project involved removing existing buildings and constructing a 94,432 -square -foot mixed use project. The project includes 104 residential units, 8,500 square feet of retail/office space within a four story building at grade with one level of underground parking. Ms. Netto prepared the Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration and coordinated aesthesis, traffic and water quality sections with environmental consultants. • Managed preparation of a master plan and civil engineering site improvements for Bay Meadows Development in San Mateo. At project build -out, this 175 -acre site will combine offices, residential single family units, apartment, commercial and hotels in a village style community at Bay Meadows. As part of the approval process for the project, Ms. Netto was responsible for compliance with mitigation measures adopted as part of the Final Environmental Impact Report as specified in the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program. I Education Bachelor of Arts, College of Arts and Sciences, Ohio State University Masters in City and Regional Planning, College of Engineering, Ohio State University Professional Affiliations Association of Environmental Professionals 0 INC. Rosemarie Mamaghani Senior Air/Noise Quality Analyst Ms. Mamaghani is a senior project manager with 24 years of experience in preparing Environmental Impact Reports (EIRs), Negative Declarations, Initial Studies, Categorical Exemptions, and required CEQA noticing for political jurisdictions throughout California. She prepares air quality impact analyses using URBEMIS2002 and noise impact analyses using the FHWA-approved Caltrans model SOUND32/2000 and the FHWA's Traffic Noise Model (TNM), in addition to assessing impacts associated with many environmental topics. Ms. Mamaghani has prepared a number of noise studies adjacent to busy Southern California freeways, including the heavily traveled Interstate 5 (I-5). Representative Project Experience • Riverpark EIR for the Valencia Company, City of Santa Clarita, Los Angeles County. Ms. Mamaghani prepared a number of technical studies for the project, which is comprised of 744 multi -family and 439 single-family residences, and 40,000 square feet of commercial retail uses. Much of the project site is along a busy major arterial, and two arterials are proposed through the site, making traffic noise impacts on the future residences a key issue. Ms. Mamaghani conducted the complex noise impact analysis with both SOUND32/2000 and the FHWA's TNM, and she specified mitigation to reduce the traffic noise impacts to the extent feasible. • Pelandale/McHenry Specific Plan Noise Impact Analysis, Stanislaus County for the City of Modesto. Using the FHWA's TNM, project future noise contours on an 85 -acre site located at the southwest corner of a major arterial and a future elevated expressway. Existing noise measurements were taken at six on-site locations for model calibration. • Newhall Ranch EIR/EIS Noise Contour Study, Los Angeles County for the Newhall Land & Farming Company. Future roadway noise contours for SR -126 and 10 future on-site major arterials within Newhall Ranch were calculated for six development scenarios for the Newhall Ranch EIR/EIS. Noise levels were predicted for traffic conditions at Santa Clarita Valley buildout using the FHWA's TNM. • Westview Estates for Centura Investments, Inc., N- IMPACT SCIENCES, Lancaster, Los Angeles County. Y prepared INC. Rosemarie Mamaghani Senior Air/Noise Quality Analyst Ms. Mamaghani is a senior project manager with 24 years of experience in preparing Environmental Impact Reports (EIRs), Negative Declarations, Initial Studies, Categorical Exemptions, and required CEQA noticing for political jurisdictions throughout California. She prepares air quality impact analyses using URBEMIS2002 and noise impact analyses using the FHWA-approved Caltrans model SOUND32/2000 and the FHWA's Traffic Noise Model (TNM), in addition to assessing impacts associated with many environmental topics. Ms. Mamaghani has prepared a number of noise studies adjacent to busy Southern California freeways, including the heavily traveled Interstate 5 (I-5). Representative Project Experience • Riverpark EIR for the Valencia Company, City of Santa Clarita, Los Angeles County. Ms. Mamaghani prepared a number of technical studies for the project, which is comprised of 744 multi -family and 439 single-family residences, and 40,000 square feet of commercial retail uses. Much of the project site is along a busy major arterial, and two arterials are proposed through the site, making traffic noise impacts on the future residences a key issue. Ms. Mamaghani conducted the complex noise impact analysis with both SOUND32/2000 and the FHWA's TNM, and she specified mitigation to reduce the traffic noise impacts to the extent feasible. • Pelandale/McHenry Specific Plan Noise Impact Analysis, Stanislaus County for the City of Modesto. Using the FHWA's TNM, project future noise contours on an 85 -acre site located at the southwest corner of a major arterial and a future elevated expressway. Existing noise measurements were taken at six on-site locations for model calibration. • Newhall Ranch EIR/EIS Noise Contour Study, Los Angeles County for the Newhall Land & Farming Company. Future roadway noise contours for SR -126 and 10 future on-site major arterials within Newhall Ranch were calculated for six development scenarios for the Newhall Ranch EIR/EIS. Noise levels were predicted for traffic conditions at Santa Clarita Valley buildout using the FHWA's TNM. • Westview Estates for Centura Investments, Inc., City of Lancaster, Los Angeles County. Ms. Mamaghani prepared both the Specific Plan and the EIR for this 120 -acre r `-� IMPACT SCIENCES, INC. development project of 425 single-family residences. The project site lies outside the urban core of the City of Lancaster and required extension of sewer and water infrastructure to the site. The development proposal was assessed for its environmental impacts on agricultural, geotechnical, biological, cultural resources, air quality, noise, the local transportation system, and public services and facilities. The project was eventually assessed as a residential planned development rather than as a specific plan. • Landmark Village and Mission Village components of Newhall Ranch for NLF, Los Angeles County. Ms. Mamaghani prepared the air quality and noise impact analyses for both of these components of Newhall Ranch. Detailed construction air emissions were calculated using a model designed by Ms. Mamaghani based on URBEMIS2002, South Coast Air Quality Management District guidelines and recommendations, and EMFAC2002 data for specific pieces of construction equipment. The noise impact analyses and mitigation specifications were based on the FHWA's TNM. • Westridge at Valencia EIR for Valencia Company, Los Angeles County. Ms. Mamaghani prepared sections of the EIR for the 798 -acre development in an unincorporated area of the Santa Clarita Valley. The project included 1,714 dwelling units, an 18 -hole golf course, 41,000 square feet of commercial retail uses, an elementary school site, and 226 acres of open space. The focus of the EIR was air quality, biota, visual qualities, traffic, water resources, solid waste, education, and public services sections of the EIR. • Westcreek Development Project for the Valencia Company, Los Angeles County. Ms. Mamaghani prepared the air quality and noise sections for this 572 -acre development project for 2,400 dwelling units and an 18 -hole golf course. r Daryl Koutnik Managing Principal, Biology Group k Education Dr. Koutnik has over 25 years of experience in biology and Bachelor of Arts, Mathematics and project management. He has directed, managed, or conducted a Biology, California State University, broad range of plant and wildlife studies, biological resource Northridge inventories, sensitive species surveys, environmental impact Master of Science, Doctor of Philosophy, assessments, biological constraints analyses, habitat restoration University of California, Davis plans, and mitigation monitoring plans for a variety of private and public sector clients throughout southern California. Dr. Koutnik has a thorough understanding of the California Environmental Quality Act, having worked and managed the environmental review section of the Los Angeles County Department of Regional Planning for more than fourteen years. He has managed more than 30 environmental impact reports within Los Angeles County, ranging from residential, industrial and educational developments. Dr. Koutnik has broad knowledge of both State and Federal Endangered Species Acts, and state and federal regulations involving biological resources. His biological expertise includes knowledge of a wide range of biological and ecological relationships, with particular emphasis on habitat impact l t analysis, special -status plant species, and wildlife movement corridors. He has an exceptional knowledge of the southern California flora and was an active participant to the drafting of the West Mojave Plan for multi -species habitat conservation. Dr. Koutnik is a contributor to the Jepson Manual of California of Flowering Plants as well as the Desert Manual. He is recognized internationally as an expert on prostrate spurges and other members of the spurge family (Euphorbiaceae). He is co- author on the book Tylecodon and Cotyledon published in 2004. Representative Professional Experience • Managed the preparation and certification of the EIR for a 13,000 -acre Specific Plan area located near Magic Mountain Entertainment Center in Valencia, California. Environmental factors analyzed included: oak resource management per County of Los Angeles requirements, SEA stewardship for both the Santa Clara River and the Santa Susanna Mountains, and detailed water resource analysis in completing re- certification of the EIR. Coordinated all subsequent environmental reports through 2006, including individual residential and wastewater treatment development located IMPACT SCIENCES, iNC. within the Specific Plan area. t • Managed and coordinated the Significant Ecological Areas Technical Advisory Committee of Los Angeles County in implementing that jurisdiction's General Plan designated Significant Ecological Areas (SEAS). • Initiated and managed the Los Angeles County Environmental Review Board (ERB) for development proposed with the Coastal Zone of the Santa Monica Mountains. • Managed for the County of Los Angeles the preparation and certification of the EIR for the Cemex Surface Mining project in Soledad Canyon. • Managed the preparation and certification of the Athens Waste Disposal materials recovery facility near the City of Industry. • Managed the preparation and certification of the EIR for the replacement conditional use permit of the Sunshine Canyon Landfill near the City of Los Angeles. • Managed the preparation of the 3,600 -unit Northlake residential project in the community of Castaic. IMPACT SCIENCES, .INC. I r' r F Education Master of Science, Ecology, University of California at Davis Bachelor of Science, Engineering, University of California at Los Angeles w., IMPACTSCIENCES INC. David J. Deckman, QEP Senior Air Quality Analyst Mr. Deckman is an environmental engineer with 30 years of environmental compliance experience, including 24 years in the air quality field. He is certified as a Qualified Environmental Professional by the Institute of Professional Environmental Practice. Mr. Deckman's has managed and prepared air quality technical analyses for Environmental Impact Reports and Statements and Initial Studies for numerous facilities including a petroleum bulk terminal, hazardous waste treatment and storage facilities, a fiberglass manufacturing plant, internodal freight and trucking facilities, a regional composting facility, a military base closure, manufacturing facilities, and a regional landfill. Representative Project Experience • Sun City Tehama EIR for County of Tehama. Managed preparation of an air quality assessment for an active adult community in northern Tehama County. Project included 3,700 single-family residential units, commercial and retail uses, a golf course, and a wastewater treatment plant. • 100 Mayfield EIR for Cities of Mountain View and Palo Alto. Managed preparation of an air quality assessment for a residential development consisting of 578 single-family units and condominiums. The residential units would replace an existing office complex. • Shores EIR for County of Los Angeles. Managed preparation of an air quality assessment for a proposed 544 - unit, multi -family, residential complex in Marina del Rey. The assessment included estimates of construction emissions, including demolition of existing buildings, motor vehicle emissions, and area source emissions. The assessment also included a dispersion modeling analysis of the ambient air quality impacts during construction to satisfy the South Coast localized significance threshold procedures. Prepared air quality elements of Initial Study. • Neptune Marina Apartments and Anchorage EIR for County of Los Angeles. Managed preparation of an air quality assessment for a proposed 526 -unit, multi -family, residential complex in Marina del Rey. The assessment included estimates of construction emissions, including demolition of existing buildings, motor vehicle emissions, and area source emissions. The assessment also included a dispersion modeling analysis of the ambient air quality impacts during construction to satisfy the South Coast localized significance threshold procedures. • Riverwalk EIR for City of Rio Vista. Managed preparation of an air quality assessment for a combination of single- and multi -family residential, commercial, and open space development in the City of Rio Vista in Solano County. IMPACT SCIENCES.. INC. I Education B.A., Environmental Studies, University of California at Santa Barbara Professional Affiliations American Planning Association - Los Angeles Section 11 �, IMPACT SCIENCES, I INC. Minta Schaefer Project Planner Ms. Schaefer is a project planner with diverse experience in environmental impact analysis and urban planning in both the public and private sector. She has prepared environmental documents, including Initial Studies, Environmental. Impact Reports (EIRs), Supplemental EIRs, Addendums, and Mitigation Monitoring Reports. She has prepared a wide variety of technical sections, including aesthetics, air quality, cultural resources, geology and soils, hazards and hazardous materials, hydrology and water quality, land use and planning, noise, population and housing, public services, transportation/traffic, and utilities. Additionally, Ms. Schaefer has specific technical expertise in the assessment of air quality and noise impacts and is a member of the Impact Sciences Air Quality Group. Representative Professional Experience • Landmark Village EIR - Performed environmental analysis and assisted in preparation of CEQA documentation for an EIR for the first subdivision map filed within the Newhall Ranch Specific Plan. The proposed project consists of 1,444 residential units, along with 1 million square feet of commercial and mixed-use space, a 9 -acre elementary school, a 16 -acre community park, private trails, and road improvements. • Mission Village EIR - Performed environmental analysis and assisted in preparation of CEQA documentation for a project - level EIR for a 1,252- acre Specific Plan component of the Newhall Ranch Specific Plan. The proposed project consists of 5,331 residences, 1,299 million square feet of commercial/mixed-uses, an 8.97 -acre elementary school, and 47 acres of parks, public and private recreational facilities and trails. • The Shores EIR - Contributed to the environmental analysis for a proposed 544 -unit, multi -family, residential complex in Marina del Rey. Impact analyses prepared by Ms. Schaefer included the noise and solid waste sections of the EIR. Ms. Schaefer also conducted noise monitoring required to complete the noise impact analysis and managed the development of all graphics included in the EIR. • Neptune Marina Apartments and Anchorage EIR - Contributed to the environmental analysis for a proposed development consisting of 526 residential dwelling units, 161 IMPACT SCIENCES, INC. A boat slips, and 1,167 parking spaces in Marina del Rey. Impact analyses prepared by Ms. Schaefer included the noise, hydrology and drainage, water service, solid waste, and sewer service sections of the EIR. • California State University, Northridge Master Plan EIR — Performed environmental analysis and assisted in preparation of CEQA documentation for an EIR for the thirty-year California State University, Northridge Master Plan. A key Master Plan objective was to comply with a California State University mandate to plan for the anticipated growth of 10,000 additional enrolled students. Issues of greatest importance were traffic and parking. • Lake Nuevo Village Supplemental EIR — Performed environmental analysis and assisted in preparation of CEQA documentation for the Supplemental EIR. The Supplemental EIR involved the request to reconfigure the design plan approved in the Final EIR for a residential development in unincorporated Riverside County. An issue of importance was the conversion of agricultural land. • University Gateway EIR — Performed environmental analysis and assisted in preparation of CEQA documentation for an EIR for the Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Agency with respect to a proposed student housing and retail/commercial project adjacent to the University of Southern California. Parking, aesthetics, historic resources, and consistency with applicable land -use plans are key issues being assessed in this EIR. • Sun City Shadow Hills Project Master Plan Final EIR Addendum — Performed environmental analysis and assisted in preparation of CEQA documentation for the Addendum to the Final EIR. The proposed project involved the addition of 305 acres and 971 single-family residential units to the 771 - acre, 3,102 residential unit project site. Critical issues were the conversion of agricultural land and noise and air quality impacts during construction. Sara Morton Staff Planner Education Ms. Morton is a staff planner with experience in environmental Bachelor of Science, research, planning and analysis. She has assisted in the preparation Molecular Environmental Biology, of environmental documents pursuant to CEQA including Initial University of California, Berkeley Studies, and Environmental Impact Reports (EIRs). She has prepared a variety of sections for EIR's including agriculture, air quality, cultural resources, geology and soils, public services, recreation, traffic and utilities impact analyses. She has previous experience with federal environmental regulations and compliance with the Department of the Interior, Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance. Representative Professional Experience • Staff Planner for the City of Santa Clarita Enterprise Zone EIR. If approved, the project would provide tax incentives for commercial and industrial businesses within the proposed Enterprise Overlay Zone. The major issue associated with the project is consistency with land use policies. Responsibilities included preparation of the alternatives, growth -inducing impacts, and other CEQA sections. • Staff Planner for the Neptune Marina Apartments and Anchorage/ Woodfin Suites Hotel and Timeshare Resort Project, for the City of Marina Del Rey. The controversial project includes development of apartments, hotel and timeshare resort, restored wetland and upland park, and public anchorage. Ms. Morton is assisting with the preparation of all EIR sections. • Staff Planner for the North Park Commercial Air Quality Study. The proposed project would construct a commercial center in the City of Pittsburg, including a gas dispensing facility with a convenience store and car wash, an automobile repair center, a drive-thru restaurant, and a retail center. Ms. Morton was responsible preparing the technical study, and determining project impacts associated with area, vehicular and stationary source emissions. • Staff Planner for the 494 Forbes EIR. The proposed project would develop two office/ research and development buildings in the City of South San Francisco. Ms. Morton was responsible for preparation of aesthetics, air.quality, and utilities sections. • Staff Planner for the Hercules Multimodal Transit System EIR. '• IMPACT S c 1 E N C E S, INC, This proposed project would develop ferry terminal, train and bus station in the City of Hercules' historic waterfront. Major issues associated with the project include transportation, biological I I \\V IMPACT SCIENCES, INC. resources, aesthetics, and cultural resources. Ms. Morton is assisting as Deputy Project Manager and is preparing the project description, air quality, cultural resources, public services, recreation, and aesthetics sections. • Staff Planner for the Civic Tower Air Quality Study. The project would include construction of a restaurant and office tower, including a public library and commercial retail space, in the City of Pittsburg. Ms. Morton was responsible for preparing the study, utilizing URBEMIS 8.7 to calculate project emissions. • Staff Planner for the Young Nak Retreat Center EIR. The project would improve and expand an existing camp and retreat center, including construction and operation of a parking area, an office building, a dormitory, a cafeteria, a swimming pool, an outdoor amphitheater, a chapel retreat center, and meeting rooms in Los Angeles County, CA. Ms. Morton assisted in the preparation of the EIR, including preparation of the sewer services section. • Staff Planner for the Silva Project EIR. The project includes a maximum of 2,400 residential units of various types, commercial space, two potential school sites, parks, and open space in King City, CA. Prior to development, the project site would be annexed to the City of King. Important CEQA issues in this EIR will include agricultural conversion, the required expansion of infrastructure and public services, traffic and related air quality impacts, and population and housing growth. Ms. Morton is prepared the public services and recreation, and traffic sections. + Staff Planner for Downtown Addition EIR in King City, CA. This project is a mixed-use urban neighborhood with a live -work focus immediately adjacent to the existing downtown. Key issues in the EIR will include agricultural conversion, population and housing growth, traffic and related air quality issues, noise impacts from an adjacent railway, and infrastructure expansion. Ms. Morton is preparing the cultural resources, public services and recreation, traffic, and utilities sections. • Staff Planner for Grosvenor Court Project EIR in County of Los Angeles. The project would develop a 218 -unit apartment complex of two buildings with associated parking and landscaping, and pedestrian and automobile access and circulation routes. Issues of concern for the project include transportation, air quality, and noise from the increased traffic, as well as geology due to the seismic activity. Ms. Morton assisted in preparation of technical sections. I G. . IMPACT SCIENCES, INC. r • Staff Planner for the Pelandale/McHenry Specific Plan EIR. This highly controversial project would development residential, commercial, and open space land use designations on a partially developed 82 -acre site in City of Modesto. Key CEQA issues such as noise levels and water quality stemmed from the many right-of- ways on site including an irrigation canal, and a future overpass. Other key issues included hazards from pesticide levels in the soil and loss of habitat for special -status bird species. Ms. Morton conducted a peer review of the applicant's Land Evaluation and Site Assessment (LESA) Model, and prepared a LESA for the project site. She also assisted in the preparation and production of technical sections for the EIR. • Staff Planner for Riverwalk Project EIR in the City of Rio Vista, CA. The proposed project involves creation of a master -planned community, including a combination of single- and multi -family residential, commercial, and open space development. Ms. Morton assisted in preparing the EIR, including preparation of technical sections. • Staff Planner for the Flying J EIR. Ms. Morton assisted with the preparation of the Final EIR for the installation of a Flying J gas station and travel plaza in Dixon, CA. The proposed project includes a 17,638 -square -foot travel plaza with a 24-hour convenient store, restaurant, fast food court, driver lounges, laundry and shower facilities, as well as fueling services for diesel and automobile vehicles. The main issues in this EIR included air quality impacts from idling vehicles, traffic impacts, agricultural conversion, and hazards associated with underground storage tanks. • Staff Planner for the 75 Willow Road EIR and 321 Middlefield Road EIR for the City of Menlo Park. The 75 Willow Project would convert a former commercial site to residential uses. The 321 Middlefield project would renovate an existing office use for future medical offices. Ms. Morton assisted with preparation of the Final EIR for both projects. Christopher Graham Staff Planner Education Mr. Graham is a staff planner with experience in environmental California State University, Channel Islands. analysis for a variety of development projects. He has assisted B.S. Degree: Environmental Science & in the preparation of environmental documents pursuant to Resource Management, December 2006 CEQA including Initial Studies and Environmental Impact Reports (EIRs). Mr. Graham has prepared a variety of sections for EIRs for residential, mixed use and commercial projects. Representative Professional Experience • Landmark Village - Assisted in the preparation of response to comments for Landmark Village, a portion of the Newhall Ranch Specific Plan. The project applicant proposes to develop the 292.6 -acre Landmark Village tract map site. The land uses proposed as part of the Landmark Village tract map site are consistent with the approved Newhall Ranch Specific Plan. The Specific Plan's approved Land Use Plan designates the tract map site for single- and multi -family residential, mixed-use, and commercial land uses. The Landmark Village tract map site proposes construction of 1,444 residential dwelling units (308 single-family units, 1136 multi -family units), 1,033,000 square feet of mixed use/commercial uses, a 9 -acre elementary school, a 16 -acre community park, public and private recreational facilities, trails, and road improvements. • Preparing an Initial Study for the City of Gardena. The project proposal consists of a request to construct a 4,700 - square -foot commercial building that will house a Washington Mutual Bank branch. • Preparing a Traffic Section for the Amargosa Creek Specific Plan Program EIR. The project consists of a 152 -acre site in the City of Lancaster. Permitted uses on the site would include retail and office uses, a hotel, and a medical facility. • Preparing a Public Services Section and Utilities Section for the River Ranch Project located in the City of Barstow. The project consists of a 150.5 -acre area of land that is proposing the development of 301 residential lots. • Assisting in the preparation of a Water Supply Assessment section and Agricultural Resources Section for the East Area 1 project located in the City of Santa Paula. The project consists IMPACT SCIENCES, INC. of converting agricultural land to a residential development of 1,500 single-family and multi -family residences. • Preparing a Traffic Section, Public Services Section and Utilities Section for the Wilshire/La Brea Apartment Development. The project consists of a mixed-use development consisting of 645 apartment units and 42,500 square feet of retail space. 4' 1, L: i `- IMPACT SCIENCES, INC.