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APPLICABLE EXPERIENCE Ascent is known for our pristine reputation in working on some of the highest -profile projects in the state. We thrive on challenging projects and are no strangers to complexity and controversy. Ascent excels at providing quality environmental and planning services, with the vast majority of our work being done for public agencies. The following project examples summarize our relevant experience and demonstrate our team's experience. Metro East Mixed -Use Overlay Zone Amendment/Elan Development Supplemental EIR City of Santa Ana Chad and Tanya together led the preparation of a Supplemental FIR for the proposed expansion of the Metro East Mixed -Use Overlay Zone boundaries by an additional approximately 33 acres, modification to some of the development standards and districts, and concurrently processed an approximately 600-unit mixed -use development project with ground -floor commercial uses at the 1st Street gateway to Santa Ana. The project also included an amendment to the existing General Plan and an amendment to the existing Zoning Code. Significant issues included traffic, air quality, health risk, cultural resources, and noise. Patata Street Industrial Development EIR Peer Review City of South Gate Ascent was retained to conduct a peer review of the Draft EIR and technical studies for an industrial warehouse/distribution project in the city of South Gate immediately adjacent to the city of Cudahy. Peer review by Chad and Tanya, as well as by Ascent's technical specialists, involved a thorough review of all EIR sections and technical reports accompanying the EIR sections with an emphasized focus on air quality, GHG emissions, and noise. Ascent's peer review also involved consideration of public agency comments and ensuring they were adequately addressed in the EIR. Following the peer review, the City retained Ascent to update several technical studies and prepare either a Final EIR or a Recirculated Draft EIR. The studies are currently in progress and will determine the appropriate path forward. Hoag Hospital Expansion Project IS/MND Peer Review City of Irvine Tanya and Chad led the peer review of the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) and technical studies for the proposed expansion of the Hoag Hospital campus in Irvine on behalf of the City to ensure appropriate methodologies were followed and conclusions were well substantiated in accordance with CEQA. The project consisted of over 630,000 square feet of new hospital facilities to serve approximately 380 beds, an approximately 260,000-square-foot outpatient services facility, an approximately 115,000-square-foot medical office building, a central plant, an auditorium, and two new parking structures to accommodate over 2,200 parking spaces. At project buildout, the proposal would exceed the previous entitlement for the project site by approximately 500,000 square feet. City of Hope Project CEQA Peer Review City of Irvine Chad and Tanya led peer reviews of the environmental technical reports and the Addendum to the Orange County Great Park EIR for the City of Hope project at the FivePoint Gateway Campus. The project involved a request to classify approximately 250,000 square feet of medical office square footage (approximately 190,000-square-foot cancer center and 60,000-square-foot inpatient hospital) as "additive" in Development District 3 of the Great Park Neighborhoods (Planning Area 51). The peer review included advising the City on the merits of the recommendations and conclusions in reports and the Addendum. CITY OF SANTA ANA 11 CEQA SERVICES FOR THE VILLAGE SANTA ANA SPECIFIC PLAN