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OR -, City of Santa Ana Statement of Qualifications for On -Call Environmental Review Services serves as the Project Analyst for a current EIR in Long Beach involving projects within the Downtown and Central Long Beach Redevelopment Plan areas. Rita Garcia Project Assignment: Senior Environmental Analyst Rita Garcia graduated from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Urban and Regional Planning. In her responsibilities as Senior Environmental Analyst, Ms. Garcia is involved in the preparation, daily monitoring and coordination of CEQA documents, ensuring their timely completion reflective of the highest standard of professional care. With over 12 years in the environmental field, Ms. Garcia has extensive experience with projects involving sensitive planning and environmental issues including land use compatibility, noise, traffic/circulation, and. population/housing/employment. She has had significant involvement with environmental analyses of numerous large-scale program -level projects including the Long -Point Resort EIR which involves sensitive aesthetic, biological, cultural, geological and public health/safety issues, and the North Village 1999 Specific Plan Amendment EIR, which involved sensitive population, housing, public services/utilities issues. Her UCR experience includes the Pierce Hall Addition IS/MND and the Physical Science 1 Building IS/MND. Additional professional experience includes various large-scale EIR's such as the Robinson Ranch North Program EIR, the Alberhill/Lake Elsinore Sports and Entertainment Center Program EIR, the FedEx Distribution Center FEIR, the Hotel del Coronado, Master Plan EIR, the Big Sky Ranch EIR, and the Route 101/Airport North Interchange EIR. Ms. Garcia will serve as the Project Coordinator/Senior Environmental Analyst for this project. Eddie Torres Project Assignment: Project Manager, Air/Noise Specialist Mr. Torres prepares Environmental and Planning studies for public and private sector clients under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Eddie draws on his background and understanding of environmental constraints to provide technical CEQA and NEPA compliance review and environmental documentation, in addition to research, analysis, and writing. Mr. Torres has been involved in a wide range of environmental planning projects, including environmental documents for major infrastructure and land development projects, air quality and noise studies, community participation programs, highly controversial hillside development projects, state-of-the-art visual analyses, facility siting and due diligence studies, and technical support for the California Energy Commission facility siting process. Mr. Torres has experience with noise monitoring using Type I rated instruments, as well as sophisticated noise modeling using FHWA-RD-77-108, SOUND2000 and Traffic Noise Model 2.0. Additionally, Mr. Torres has the ability to provide full range noise measurement spectragraphs utilizing the Larson Davis Data Noise Analysis software (DNA). Additionally, Mr. Torres provides air quality studies for virtually all of his CEQA/NEPA documents, having experience with 24-hour carbon monoxide monitoring (using digital and analog measurement systems), as well as pollutant modeling using URBEMIS2002, CALINE4, and EMFAC2002. Mr. Torres has the ability to implement a full analysis methodology per Environmental Protection Agency, California Air Resources Board, Air Pollution Control District/Air Quality Management District and Caltrans/FHWA guidelines. JN 00-000300.10P • 16 9 May 21, 2007