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City of Santa Ana– First American Mixed-Use Project [114 and 117 East Fifth Street] – Comments to City Council <br />November 18, 2019 <br />Page 3 of 13 <br />environmental contaminants, human health risks, exposure assessment, and ecological <br />restoration. Dr. Rosenfeld has evaluated and modeled emissions from unconventional <br />oil drilling operations, oil spills, landfills, boilers and incinerators, process stacks, <br />storage tanks, confined animal feeding operations, and many other industrial and <br />agricultural sources. His project experience ranges from monitoring and modeling of <br />pollution sources to evaluating impacts of pollution on workers at industrial facilities <br />and residents in surrounding communities. <br />Dr. Rosenfeld has investigated and designed remediation programs and risk <br />assessments for contaminated sites containing lead, heavy metals, mold, bacteria, <br />particular matter, petroleum hydrocarbons, chlorinated solvents, pesticides, radioactive <br />waste, dioxins and furans, semi- and volatile organic compounds, PCBs, PAHs, <br />perchlorate, asbestos, per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFOA/PFOS), unusual <br />polymers, fuel oxygenates (MTBE), among other pollutants, Dr. Rosenfeld also has <br />experience evaluating greenhouse gas emissions from various projects and is an expert <br />on the assessment of odors from industrial and agricultural sites, as well as the <br />evaluation of odor nuisance impacts and technologies for abatement of odorous <br />emissions. As a principal scientist at SWAPE, Dr. Rosenfeld directs air dispersion <br />modeling and exposure assessments. He has served as an expert witness and testified <br />about pollution sources causing nuisance and/or personal injury at dozens of sites and <br />has testified as an expert witness on more than ten cases involving exposure to air <br />contaminants from industrial sources. <br />Dr. Rosenfeld has a Ph.D. in soil chemistry from the University of Washington, M.S. <br />in environmental science from U.C. Berkeley, and B.A. in environmental studies from <br />U.C. Santa Barbara. <br />II. APPROVAL OF THE PROJECT WOULD VIOLATE THE <br />CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT. <br />A. Background Concerning the California Environmental Quality Act <br />CEQA has two basic purposes. First, CEQA is designed to inform decision makers <br />and the public about the potential, significant environmental effects of a project. 14 <br />California Code of Regulations (“CCR” or “CEQA Guidelines”) § 15002(a)(1). “Its <br />purpose is to inform the public and its responsible officials of the environmental <br />consequences of their decisions before they are made. Thus, the EIR ‘protects not only <br />the environment but also informed self-government.’ [Citation.]” Citizens of Goleta