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Planning and Design • General Plans including Housing Elements • Specific Plans and Master Plans • Complete Streets Programs • Community Engagement • Mobility Planning • Entitlement Processing • Zoning Ordinances • Feasibility Studies • Staffing Services/Project Management • Urban Design • Landscape Architecture • Master Planning • Community Infrastructure • Plan Check Supporting In -House Services Kimley-Horn's planning and environmental documents are supported by in-house professionals with expertise in civil engineering, land development, hydrology and water quality, water and wastewater, water resources, traffic analysis, transportation planning, landscape architecture, hazardous materials (Phase I ESAs), and GIS and CADD. Some of our principal areas of practice include: • Hydrology and Hydraulics • Storm Water Quality and SWPPPs • Local Roadway Design • Landscape Architecture • Transportation Planning and Operations • Structural Engineering • Water and Wastewater On -Call Environmental Services Approach The environmental documentation requirements for a "typical project" can vary extensively from the identification of potential environmental constraints as part of feasibility studies to document preparation pursuant to CEQA and NEPA. Our NEPA expertise is especially helpful if a project may receive federal funds or requires federal permits. Knowledge of technical issues, applicable regulations, and the City's entitlement and regulatory processes allow Kimley-Horn to provide responsive and solution -oriented advice. Our role is to help the City determine the appropriate CEOA determination of a project whether that be a Categorical Exemption or a Section 15183 Exemption, an Addendum, a Mitigated Negative Declaration, or an EIR. We provide that guidance and expertise. Kimley»)Horn City of Santa Ana Environmental and Planning Services Kimley-Horn understands that the environmental setting in which CEOA and NEPA documents are prepared is dynamic and subject to frequent changes in practice, policy, legislation, and case law. This Is not to say that every project is complicated or will be litigated. However, we work very hard to ensure that every environmental document and technical report that we prepare, or peer review reflects all applicable rules and regulations and appropriate legal interpretations. Project Initiation —Start Smart. Before we put "pen to paper," the Kimley-Horn team will consider the entire project process to ensure that we have a complete understanding of where the project is going and how we're going to get it there. This involves everything from making sure the existing information will fulfill the needs of the environmental document and foreseeing what permits and regulatory actions may be required by agencies in the future that can be addressed within the current environmental document, to how the project will operate upon completion. Our experience provides us the knowledge to interject direction early in the process on possible project changes and mitigation measures that can be implemented to avoid or reduce environmental impacts. Simply, we take a proactive approach to projects —we don't wait for someone else to tell us what comes next or what else needs to be done. Kimley-Horn's strategy begins with reviewing available project documentation, considering any changes that have occurred since previous plan preparation, and reviewing any technical studies that have been prepared for each project. We will assess whether available information is adequate and notify the City if additional information is needed, If additional Information is needed, a list of data needs will be provided in writing. Building on this, our project team will prepare additional technical reports and planning and environmental analyses to create a thorough, complete administrative and technical record upon which new conclusions will be based. Kimley-Horn facilitates a kick-off meeting with the team (i,e., Project Applicant, City staff, applicable subconsultants) to discuss the document format, required technical studies, milestones/schedule, communication protocol, and project schedule. Project initiation efforts are intended to identify informational needs and project issues, to develop strategies for addressing these issues; to disseminate information to staff and subconsultants; and to identify sensitivities and potential Issues of concern to citizens, organizations, or other agencies that need to be considered through the process, Initial Study and Notice of Preparation If the City has determined that an EIR is required, the preparation of an Initial Study is not necessary and an expanded Notice of Preparation (NOP) can be prepared. The