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Ex erience Section 2 Firm and PersonnelpMini For the City of Santa Ana, we have assembled a team of highly experienced planners with expertise in the preparation of environmental documents for a wide variety of planning projects, ranging from comprehensive General Plan updates, to specific detailed development projects. The Project Manager for our team is Randy Nichols, AICP. Randy has 29 years of professional planning experience in more than 35 jurisdictions throughout southern California. He has specialized in environmental planning, specifically CEQA and NEPA compliance, for 22 years. Many projects have involved compliance with federal and state resource agencies requirements, including endangered species and their habitats, wetlands and riparian environments, and water quality management. He is a persistent and tenacious problem solver who strives for excellence. Skills and experience include research, analysis, preparation and editing of reports, team and project management, development, communication and implementation of scopes of work, budget and schedules, client and agency liaison, strategic planning, workshop participation, and presentations before a variety of public agencies. As a former local government planner and a municipal planning consultant, Randy is familiar with the regulatory perspective on community development and with the challenges and responsibilities faced by local planning, engineering and building departments. Mr. Nichols has written or been responsible for the preparation of numerous planning studies and technical reports required for CEQA or NEPA compliance. These include: • Initial Studies and Environmental Assessments • Negative Declarations and Mitigated Negative Declarations • Environmental Impact Reports and Environmental Impact Statements • Notices of Preparation, Intent, Availability and Determination • Air Quality and Noise Studies • Biological Resource Assessments • Cultural and Historical Resource Surveys/Assessments • Geological Investigations/Soils Studies • Hydrology/Water Quality Studies • Water Supply Assessments • Storm Drainage, Water and Sewer Master Plans • Traffic Impact Assessments • Relocation Impact Study • Mitigation and Monitoring Programs • Response to Comments on Draft Initial Studies and EIRs • Facts and Findings for Resolutions to Certify EIR • Statement of Overriding Considerations • Finding of No Significant Impact • Record of Decision `\v Randy was a key member of a strategic planning team that completed general plan scoping projects for the Cities of Ontario and Adelanto, and for the County of San Bernardino. Recently, he provided land use City of Santa Ana - Statement of Qualifications 2 April 2008