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 13 63675 South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) Converse has complied with permitting requirements for various projects and has prepared permit applications and workplans for compliance with landfill clean closure requirements. They have also generated and submitted asbestos cleanup workplans prior to commencing abatement activities. Other Agencies HUD provides applicable regulation and guidance documents for assessments, surveys, and risk assessments. Guidelines for the Evaluation and Control of Lead-Based Paint Hazards in Housing (2012) will be followed. Phase I and II ESAs will be completed in accordance with HUD guidance documents and ASTM Standards E1527 and E1903. Transportation Assessments (LLG) Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) Analysis LLG will coordinate with City staff to determine if the proposed Project satisfies any of the VMT screening options per the City’s guidelines. If screening options are satisfied, LLG will prepare a brief memorandum indicating how the proposed Project satisfies the City VMT screening. If a full VMT analysis is required, LLG will coordinate with City staff to define the study area as the size and shape of the study area can affect the analysis. They will determine the analysis scenarios and confirm the approach for the VMT analysis. Assuming the use of the Orange County Transportation Analysis Model 5.0 (OCTAM 5.0), LLG will conduct with and without project VMT model runs. The without project scenario will assume existing or community plan/general plan land uses. Compare the project VMT for the project against the City VMT. They will determine the project impact based on the City CEQA Assessment – VMT Analysis Guidelines. If necessary, LLG will recommend appropriate mitigation measures to reduce the impact. They will provide the project team a toolbox of potential mitigation or project alternatives for consideration in the analysis. Utilize the California Air Pollution Control Officers Association (CAPCOA) standards or the local guidelines and determine if the selected mitigation measures reduce the project’s VMT impacts to less than significant. LLG will prepare a draft memorandum, which details all the above-mentioned items, their findings, and conclusions. The draft memorandum will be submitted for the City’s review and review by appropriate members of the project team. If necessary, they will update the draft memorandum based on Project team comments and submit a final VMT analysis memorandum to the City. Traffic Impact Analysis (TIA) LLG will confirm the development description of the proposed Project with the project team and work schedule. They will coordinate with City staff to confirm the scope of work for the TIA (i.e., number of study intersections). LLG will visit the project study area and inventory existing roadway conditions. They will research existing historical traffic count data at the key study intersections located within the vicinity of the proposed project site. LLG will conduct AM peak period and PM peak period manual turning movement counts at the key study intersections identified to be evaluated by City staff. They will coordinate with City staff to obtain cumulative project information. They will prepare trip generation forecasts for the proposed Project for a typical weekday over a 24-hour period, as well as for the commuter AM and PM peak hours. The trip generation forecasts will either be estimated based on the application of trip rates included in Trip Generation, 10th Edition, published by ITE (2017) or based on the operations of the facility. LLG will develop AM peak hour and PM peak hour “existing plus project”, “near-term cumulative plus project” and “long-term plus project” traffic volume projections for the key study intersections. They will prepare AM peak hour and PM peak hour “existing plus project”, “near-term cumulative plus project” and “long-term plus project” Level of Service (LOS) calculations at the key study intersections. Where necessary, the traffic study will identify the appropriate intersection improvements to offset the proposed Project’s traffic impacts. LLG will then prepare a draft report that details all of the above-mentioned items, their analysis, findings, and conclusions. The draft report will be submitted for review and review by appropriate members of the project team. If necessary, the report will be updated based on project team comments, and a final report will be submitted to the City. EXHIBIT 2