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RFP #21-017: On -Call Environmental Review Services for the CHAMBERS Housing Division GROUP City of Santa Ana Community Development Agency 22-Unit Condominium Project, Environmental Impact Report, La Puente, CA Environmental Planner. Eunice worked on preparation of CEQA documentation for the 22-unit condominium project that would include the demolition of a historic theater. The Project included technical analysis for air quality, greenhouse gas emissions, and a historical assessment. Civic Center Building 16 Demolition Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration, Orange County Public Works, Santa Ana, CA Assistant Planner. Eunice assisted the preparation of an IS/MND and the MMRP for the demolition of Building 16, within the Orange County Civic Center. Due to project schedule concerns, the administrative draft of the IS/MND was prepared in only 1.5 weeks from receipt of notice to proceed. Due to the age of the building required a full historic resources assessment was conducted. Avalon K-12 Site Improvements Project, Long Beach Unified School District (LBUSD), Long Beach, Los Angeles County, CA Environmental Planner. Eunice drafted the Initial Study Checklist and assisted the Project Manager in incorporating the technical studies into the Initial Study. The Avalon K-12 Site Improvement project includes installation of HVAC on campus, replacement of the natural turf baseball field with artificial turf, and various other campus -wide improvements. Due to the presence of contaminated soils, the CEQA analysis is also including the contaminated soils removal in the analysis. Technical analysis is being prepared including air quality and GHG analysis, noise assessment, geohazards assessment, and historical resources analysis. Washington Middle School HVAC and Track & Field Improvements, Long Beach Unified School District (LBUSD), Long Beach, Los Angeles County, CA Project Manager. Eunice prepared the Initial Study checklist to confirm the appropriate CEQA documentation for the HVAC improvements and turf replacement at Washington Middle School. The improvements included accessibility upgrades as required to meet ADA requirements, utility upgrades, and replacement and repairs for the interior and exterior buildings. The project also included preparation of a Historic Resources Assessment because the school was listed eligible forthe National Register of Historic Places, and the Administration Building and Science and Shop Building are considered character defining features. Superior Avenue Pedestrian and Bicycle Bridge, Newport Beach, Orange County, CA Environmental Planner. Chambers Group is working with the City of Newport Beach in the construction of a pedestrian and bicycle bridge overcrossing Superior Avenue, a new larger parking lot with a range of 100 to 128 parking spaces and a fenced dog park on an approximately 3.4-acre site in the City of Newport Beach. The proposed bridge will connect Sunset Ridge Park to the new asphalt parking lot located at the northeast corner of West Coast Highway and Superior Avenue. Due to the location of the project and being partiallyfunded byfederal funding, Chambers Group is responsible for preparing CEQA documentation, NEPA documentation and California Coastal Development Permits for the project. Technical Studies (air quality, GHG emissions, energy and noise analyses, initial site assessments, hazardous materials analysis, Coastal California Gnatcatcher focused surveys, visual assessment) and a subsequent IS/MND were prepared as an appropriate CEQA documentation to provide the public and responsible agencies with information about the potential environmental impacts associated with implementation of the proposed Project. This IS/MND includes a project -level analysis of the potential effects associated with the Project. As a part of the NEPA documentation, Chambers Group was responsible for coordination with the Caltrans Local District and the resulting preparation of a Categorical Exclusion as the appropriate form of NEPA documentation. t A-24 �ilP� 1979 www.chambersgroupinc.com