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2. SCOPE OF U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) guidelines to evaluate potential health risks associated with Toxic Air Contaminants (TAC). Michael Baker's acoustical services include instrument -assisted noise and vibration field surveys, commercial and industrial stationary sources noise impact analyses, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) computer modeling of motor vehicle noise impacts for roadway and freeway projects, and rail noise impact analysis. • Biology: Michael Baker has expert in-house biologists experienced in the Federal and State Endangered Species Acts, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, the California Department of Fish and Game Code, the Clean Water Act and biological analysis under CEQA and NEPA. Michael Baker team's staff relationships with wildlife agencies, regulatory agencies, federal land managers and various conservation groups allow the firm to serve as a liaison between the applicant and these agencies/organizations. • Hazardous Materials: Michael Baker provides a range of Hazardous Materials Assessments to meet our clients' needs for various project types. Michael Baker has prepared hundreds of Hazardous Materials Assessments for a variety of projects throughout California utilizing the American Society for Testing & Materials (ASTM) standards for commercial real estate transactions (E1527-05 and E1528-06), All Appropriate Inquiry (AAI) as well as appropriate protocol from lending institutions and regulatory agencies. • Traffic: Michael Baker emphasizes traffic planning and design techniques to satisfy the requirements of the study site and the adjacent areas. Michael Baker utilizes traffic models derived from data collected at peak intervals to capture the current performance of the traffic system and simulate potential need. • Cultural/Historical Resources: Cogstone specializes in compliance with the cultural resources requirements of the CEQA,_ CEQA-Plus, NEPA, Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), the Archaeological Resources Protection Act (ARPA), and the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). 3 - STAFFING SERVICES The work program associated with on -call planning staffing services can be highly variable, based upon an agency's caseload, project schedules, and specific requirements of a given project. Michael Baker can structure contracts to match an agency's needs; this can include provision of just one contract staff employee on a part-time and short-term basis or provision of multiple staff to cover an entire department's needs on a long-term basis. We can provide entry-level staff or experienced managers, and we build flexibility into our contract work programs to better respond to what sometimes can be a fluctuating workload, resulting in cost savings to our clients. Michael Baker is fully capable of and prepared to perform all of the duties and responsibilities associated with the full spectrum of the City's planning functions. The most salient tasks anticipated to be performed include: • Conducting project site visits and communicating directly with applicants regarding the specific requirements and/or information necessary to process applications; • Determining the completeness of applications received; • Reviewing proposed development plans for compliance with the City's General Plan, Zoning Ordinance , and the development standards set forth therein, and any applicable design guidelines or Specific Plans; • Coordinating the City's interdepartmental review of proposed projects; • Meeting with applicants to discuss their projects and any suggested design changes, as necessary; • Preparing staff reports, including conditions of approval, recommendations, and resolutions and/or ordinances related to proposed development projects for consideration and action by the Planning Commission and City Council; • Preparing and coordinating the posting, publication and mailing of all required public notices; • Distributing project -related documents to outside agencies, as required; • Scheduling and conducing public hearings before the Planning Commission and City Council; and • Preparing and fling all required notices with the Orange County Clerk. FITRIMM I N T E R N f T 1 0 N AL 21