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RFP #21-017: On-Call Environmental Review Services for the Housing Division City of Santa Ana Community Development Agency 22 63675 Part 58 and associated technical studies to assist the City in completing the Environmental Assessment analyzing the potential effects on the human environment. Irvine Unified School District (IUSD), Irvine, CA Client: Irvine Unified School District; Reference Name: Jesse Barron, (949) 936-5316 Chambers Group provided IUSD with professional environmental services for CEQA compliance for modernization projects, new construction projects, and upgrade projects. One project in particular with a hazardous material component included: Planning Area 6 North Elementary School Environmental Services. Irvine Unified School District proposed to build a new elementary school, PA6 North Elementary School to address the increasing enrollment demands for the District within the Orange County. PA 6 North Elementary will accommodate a maximum of 1,000 students with 75 staff members and will provide K-6th grade educational services. The District contracted the preparation of a Preliminary Endangerment Assessment (PEA) for the project that included oversight with the Department of Toxic Substances Control to oversee its preparation in accordance with the California Education Code. Chambers Group prepared an IS/MND, including technical studies for air quality, noise, cultural resources, geological and other hazards evaluation, and additional discussions that complied with Title 5, Section 14010 of the California Code of Regulations. The project was approved by the California Department of Education. Project Managers’ Experience with Similar Projects The following projects represent Environmental Documentation services of Project Manager Kelene Strain. Services were performed prior to her joining Chambers Group. No referenced information is included for these projects. Vista Soleada Supplemental EIR, Riverside County, CA The Vista Soleada Project is located on approximately 80 acres adjacent to the City of La Quinta, in Riverside County. The project originally involved the development of 230 residential units, however, after discovering tribal cultural resources on the project site, the Supplemental EIR looked at the impacts of removing 32 residential units from the plans, and construction of a Cultural Resources Preservation Lot. Implementation of the Project Characteristics that were developed in the agreement with the Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indian (TMDCI) Tribe, impacts to archeological resources or TCRs would be less than significant. The project included a General Plan Amendment from Agricultural to Medium Density Residential and Commercial Retail uses, Specific Plan Approval, and Zone Change. Liberty Lane Apartment Project IS/MND and Environmental Assessment, Redlands, CA The Liberty Lane Apartment Project involves the development of an 80-unit apartment project intended to provide affordable housing for veterans, individuals with special needs, and low-income households. The 4.7 acre vacant and unimproved Project site is located on the southwest corner of West Lugonia Avenue and Texas Street in the City of Redlands. The Project comprises six 2-story residential buildings, allowing for 60 one-bedroom units, 19 two-bedroom units, and 1 three-bedroom unit; and a 1-story community building. Major issues identified for this project included cultural resources, traffic, and noise. Environmental Assessment Determinations and Compliance Findings (in compliance with 24 CFR Part 58 for HUD-assisted projects) were also prepared for this project. Etiwanda Heights Neighborhood and Conservation Plan (EHNCP) EIR, Rancho Cucamonga, San Bernardino County, CA The EHNCP Plan Area (Plan Area) is located along the northeastern edge of Rancho Cucamonga (City). The 4,393 acre Plan Area includes the 3,176 acre Upper Band and 1,217 acre Lower Band areas. Approximately 305 acres located in the western edge and southeast corner of the Plan Area are currently within the City, and the remaining 4,088 acres consists of unincorporated area in the County of San Bernardino within the City's Sphere of Influence. The EHNCP Project would include the annexation of the portions of the Plan Areas not currently within the City and the adoption of the EHNCP as a Specific Plan to create a framework to provide for the conservation of additional open space in the Rural Conservation Area (RCA) and development in the Neighborhood Area (NA). Roughly 3,565 acres of the Plan Area would provide for conservation within the RCA and the northern NA, and roughly 828 acres of the NA would allow for development as further detailed. The Plan would concentrate development in a pattern of compact, walkable new neighborhoods in the NA and implement the City’s existing General Plan land use designations in the RCA. The Plan would permit the development of up to 2,900 residential units and 180,000 square feet of neighborhood shops and restaurants in the NA, along with a new K-8 School and other public facilities and limit development in the RCA to a EXHIBIT 2