Item 15 - On-Call Environmental Review Services for Federally Funded Programs

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RFP #21-017: On-Call Environmental Review Services for the Housing Division City of Santa Ana Community Development Agency A-28 63675 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 partially funded by federal 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. Desert Valley Company Monofill Cell 4 Expansion Project, Terraphase Engineering and CalEnergy, Imperial County Lead Biologist. CalEnergy Operating Corporation (CalEnergy) in cooperation with the Desert Valley Company (DVC) are proposing the expansion of the existing DVC Monofill Facility to establish a new cell (Cell 4). The proposed Cell 4 would be used to deposit nonhazardous waste generated from filter cake and scale formed in the transport, flashing, and handling of geothermal brine from a total of four energy generating facilities. Cell 4 would also be designed to handle soils contaminated with geothermal materials, geothermal drilling muds and cuttings, and incidental plastic sheeting (truck bed liners/materials). The additional facilities will allow the existing monofill location to continue operations beyond the expected date the current facilities will reach capacity in 2025. Mr. Morrissey coordinated and led the biological assessment, jurisdictional delineations, focused surveys for flat-tailed horned lizard, burrowing owl, small mammal trapping, and rare plant surveys, as well as assisting with design impacts, permit application strategies, and agency meetings to discuss mitigation strategies. On-Call for Environmental Consulting Services, City of Moorpark, Moorpark, CA Lead Biologist. Commencing in September 2019, Chambers Group is working on a series of task orders to support the City with the peer review of project applications and CEQA documents. Chambers Group is providing guidance and assistance through the peer review of technical environmental reports and analyses (traffic studies, noise studies, geologic assessments, etc.). Biological Surveys and Monitoring for the 2012 to 2017 Debris Basins Maintenance Project, Los Angeles County, CA Program Manager. Paul coordinated pre- and post-construction surveys and biological monitoring within 172 debris basins maintained annually by Flood Maintenance Division (FMD) throughout Los Angeles County, California. The surveys are required by the agency permits (401/404/1602) obtained by LACFCD for maintenance activities including mowing/trimming of vegetation and potential sediment removal within the debris basins. Surveys included jurisdictional and wetland delineations, pre- and post-construction surveys, water quality sampling and analysis, and biological compliance monitoring. Annual reports are prepared and submitted to RWQCB. Sepulveda Boulevard over Dominguez Channel Project, Permitting, City of Carson & Caltrans, RKA Group, Carson, Los Angeles County, CA Lead Biologist. Paul led the team that prepared the application packages for the Section 404 nationwide permit for USACE, Section 401 water quality certification for RWQCB, and Section 1602 Streambed Alteration Agreement for CDFW. The project involves widening the Sepulveda Blvd. bridge over the Dominguez Channel by adding a median and sidewalks on both sides of the bridge to improve road safety and reduce traffic congestion by allowing for better traffic circulation. EXHIBIT 2