Item 24 - On-Call Environmental Review Services for Federally Funded Programs

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RFP #24-038A: On -Call Environmental Review Services for CHAMBERS the Housing Division GROUP City of Santa Ana based on the City CEQAAssessment—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 a.m. peak period and p.m. 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 a.m. and p.m. 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 a.m. peak hour and p.m. 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 a.m. peak hour and p.m. 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. "= Est 1979 23 www.chambersgroupinc.com