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Rincon Consultants, Inc. Environmental Scientists · Planners · Engineers EDUCATION MHP, Historic Preservation, University of Southern California, Los Angeles Graduate Certificate Program, Architecture & Urbanism, University of Southern California, Los Angeles BA, European History, University of California, Santa Cruz CERTIFICATIONS/ REGISTRATIONS Meets and exceeds requirements in the Secretary of the Interior’s Professional Qualification Standards in Architectural History and History Steven Treffers, MHP Senior Architectural Historian Steven Treffers is a senior architectural historian with Rincon’s Cultural Resources Group with eight years of experience. A native of the San Francisco Bay Area, he received his Bachelor of Arts in History at the University of California, Santa Cruz prior to pursuing a Master’s in historic preservation from the University of Southern California, School of Architecture. He meets and exceeds the Secretary of the Interior’s Professional Qualification Standards for History and Architectural History and has a wide range of experience with projects requiring historic resources compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, California Environmental Quality Act, and local ordinances. In addition to his direct experience with bridge improvement projects, Mr. Treffers has been involved in a number of projects in the San Francisco and Monterey Bay areas. For these efforts, Mr. Treffers has managed and conducted historic resource surveys, and coordinated directly with state and local agencies. Both professionally and as a former commissioner on the South Pasadena Cultural Heritage Commission, Mr. Treffers has also worked closely with design teams on projects involving alterations to historic resources to ensure compliance with SOI Standards and applicable design guidelines. As a result, he has extensive experience identifying character-defining features, reviewing architectural drawings, and collaborating with local governments, stakeholders, architects, and engineers to meet project objectives while retaining those elements that convey the reason for a historic resource’s significance. SELECT PROJECT EXPERIENCE Senior Architectural Historian, City of Santa Ana - First American Mixed Use Project EIR Addendum, Santa Ana Rincon was retained by the City of Santa Ana to prepare an Addendum to the Final EIR for the Transit Zoning Code (TZC) for the First American Mixed Use Project. The proposed project involved construction of a new commercial/residential mixed-use development consisting of 12,350 square feet of commercial space and 220 residential units on two parcels in downtown Santa Ana, within the TZC area. As part of the project, the historical facades of the existing First American building at 114 E. Fifth Street will be preserved and incorporated into the facades into the new mixed- use building. Rincon prepared a cultural and historic resource investigation that conformed to set standards for CEQA and NEPA, Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. Senior Architectural Historian, City of Laguna Beach - Laguna Beach Civic Site Project IS-MND, Laguna Beach Rincon assisted the City of Laguna Beach with preparation of an IS-MND for the Civic Site Project located at 31526 and 31532 Coast Highway. The 0.28-acre site consists of two vacant parcels covered in ruderal vegetation, including various trees, and ornamental landscaping. Due to the site’s vacant conditions and vegetation, environmental review of the project included a Cultural Resources Assessment. The project was approved in August 2020. Architectural Historian, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California – Historic Building Documentation Packages, Southern California Mr. Treffers has prepared multiple historic building documentation packages for MWD. These documents were completed as part of the cultural resources EXHIBIT 1