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CONSULTING GP A TECHNICAL STUDIES The table below and on the following pages lists the technical studies the GPA team will prepare for the City, and highlights the team's experience and expertise in preparing them. AA will assist the team with public outreach efforts, pertaining to environmental services and technical studies. B. Technical Studies - Biological Resource Assessment B. Technical Studies- Historical Resource Assessment B. Technical Studies - Air Quality Study B. Technical Studies - Greenhouse Gas Assessment B. Technical Studies - Health Risk Assessment B. Technical Studies - Noise Impact Study B. Technical Studies - Cultural Resource Study GPA has prepared Biological Resource Assessments (BRA) for a number of projects throughout California. GPA completes initial database research, field surveys, and summarizes the results of analysis in the BRA. The BRA includes the applicable regulations and existing biological resources in the project area, potential project impacts, and proposed avoidance, minimization, and mitigation measures to minimize and/or mitigate these impacts to the extent feasible. The BRA also includes a discussion of any consultation required with other regulatory agencies to obtain project approvals and environmental permits, if necessary. GPA coordinates with our clients for the review and approval of the BRA. GPA has extensive experience identifying, evaluating, and documenting historic properties under federal, state and local regulations. Our team of architectural historians comprises several highly qualified professionals who have experience in all aspects of historic preservation. Each architectural historian meets the Secretary of the Interior's Professional Qualifications Standards for history, architectural history, and/or historic architecture as outlined in 36 Code of Federal Regulations Part 61. Our architectural historians have strong backgrounds in writing historic landmark and district nominations, reviewing projects for compliance with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards, preparing reports for CEQA compliance, completing historic assessment and structure reports, conducting historic resources surveys, and numerous other services related to historic preservation planning. With 19 years of experience, Keith Lay, will assist GPA with noise, air quality, greenhouse gas, and health risk assessments for task orders under this contract. Mr. Lay's experience in preparing these studies include the State Route 55 Widening Project, La Pala Avenue Gap Closure and Camino Del Rio Extension Project, and the Interstate 5 Widening Project (State Route 91 to Interstate 605) as well as the Echo Park Hotel Development Project and the Poinsettia 61 Project, which required a General Plan Amendment and zone change. HDR is currently leading the air quality and noise efforts for such projects as the Interstate 605 Corridor Improvement Project PANED, Shoemaker Bridge Replacement Project PANED, and the Interstate 15 ELPSE PANED. Through his working relationships with Caltrans District 12 and TCWG, Mr. Lay can effectively navigate the Environmental Protection Agency's new requirement for quantitative analysis for capacity -enhancing THE HDR team provides expertise in Cultural Resource Management and Historic Preservation. The company has prepared cultural resources studies CEQA/NEPA documents. HDR's cultural resources team's experience includes providing guidance for federal, state, and local agencies where compliance with CEQA, NEPA, and Section 106 of the NHPA are concerned. HDR's specialists are qualified under the Secretary of Interior's Standards for Archaeology and are certified by the Register of Professional Archaeologists. The company assists agencies with Native American consultation and coordination activities, including Assembly Bill (AB) 52 Native American consultant support required under CEQA. Specific services include archival research, field preparation, research design development, project design and management, staff management, eligibility determinations, direction of projects for federal clients, utility companies and state agencies, field evaluations, survey and excavations, and report writing in a wide range of regulatory and geographic settings. Mitigation program duties include archaeological data recovery and historic data recovery. CITY OF SANTAANA I ENVIRONMENTAL AND PLANNING SERVICES GPACONSULTING 1 13