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public sector enables us to establish an instant and effective relationship with staff, decision makers, and the public. Our strong public hearing and public speaking skills are often called upon by public agencies to assist in the public debate of a project. The corporation is led and owned by C. David Culbertson, Chairman, and Shawna L. Schaffner, Chief Executive Officer. The company is organized into three functional areas of expertise: CEQA/NEPA, Current Planning (including major project management), and the California Coastal Act. In addition to two principals, the company employs six professional and administrative support staff. The CEQA Section includes three professional full -time staff. Additional professional planning staff members regularly provide services to CAA on a contract basis for CEQA/NEPA- related matters. CAA has been responsible for the preparation, processing, and approval of more than 600 projects in the last 26 years that represent a comprehensive range of CEQA- mandated project reports and approv- als, as well as development and land use entitlement projects. This range of CEQA - related work in- cludes such projects as the preparation of Program Environmental Impact Reports (EIRs) for master planned communities and redevelopment areas, general plan updates, local coastal programs and preparation of EIRs for new schools, residential developments, and retail centers. 2. Work /Services Approach CAA's role in the preparation of a project's CEQA compliance documentation is to provide an objec- tive evaluation of a project's potential environmental effects. CAA's role in communicating results of a project's study to the public at large is primarily through preparation of thorough and easy -to -use documents. The ability to distill material that is frequently very technical into an accessible format is essential. CAA often provides executive summaries and user - friendly synopses to upload onto agency websites to facilitate additional outreach beyond that legally mandated by CEQA/NEPA and other federal and state laws. In addition, an important role CAA undertakes for each project is to educate the Iocal public regarding the span and limitations of environmental review, and to identify opportunities for public input. An individual project's results are typically categorized as significant, less than significant with mitiga- tion, less than significant, or no impact. Mitigation measures are identified where needed and available to reduce potentially significant impacts. We see ourselves as an extension of City staff to help ensure project success. Our extensive experience in the public sector enables us to establish an instant and effective relationship with staff, decision makers, and the public. We see ourselves providing "soup to nuts" support for project environmental compliance, not just drafting of the CEQA/NEPA document. Early in the process, we can help de- velop project strategies to minimize time and monies spent and also provide mitigation monitoring during project construction to ensure full CEQA/NEPA compliance to protect the City. CAA will provide environmental consulting services to the City to perform the necessary environ- mental planning and management tasks to prepare and adopt CEQA/NEPA compliance documentation for various projects as identified, These services will assist in complying with applicable environ- mental regulations and policies. The scope of CEQA/NEPA compliance services that CAA offers includes not only the environmental clearances for the proposed individual development projects, but on -call availability for questions and consultations as needed. 2 City of Santa Ana Environmental Consulting Services Statement of Qualifications