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CITY OF SANTA ANA ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTING SERVICES QUALIFICATIONS Creek SAMP/MSAA EIS/EIR. Program EIR for Planning Area 9140, General Plan Amendment and Zone Change City of Irvine The Irvine Company (TIC) submitted a pre -annexation General Plan Amendment and Zone Change to the City of Irvine for a portion of Planning Area 9. The majority of this portion of Planning Area 9 was in an unincorporated portion of Orange County, within the City of Irvine sphere of influence. The project site, which consisted of approximately 677 acres, was proposed to be separated into a new planning area, to be designated as Planning Area 40. The project included a General Plan Amendment changing land currently designated for Agricultural use to Research and Industrial uses, and adding development intensity. The Zone Change under consideration changed land currently zoned Development Reserve and Conservation Open Space Reserve to General Industrial and Medical and Science designations. The project also included the extension of the Jeffrey Open Space Spine on land designated for Recreation. The project site was bounded by Interstate 5, Jeffrey Road, Trabuco Road, and the closed EI Toro Marine Corps Air Station. The environmental documentation for the proposed actions, including the Initial Study and Program EIR, as well as technical reports for air quality, noise, and water quality was prepared. Technical studies submitted by TIC on traffic, soils, hydrology, cultural resources, biology, Level 1 Environmental Assessment, growth management phasing plan, fiscal analysis, and a eucalyptus windrow study, was evaluated and incorporated into the environmental documents. The project also included management of the public participation and outreach efforts for the City. City of Irvine Annexation No. 17 General Plan Amendment, Zone Change/Pre-Zoning EIR - For the Millennium Plan Phase 11 Biological Resources Survey City of Irvine This project entailed the evaluation of biological resources pertaining to the annexation and development of the EI Toro MCAS by the City. The proposed activities are based on the City of Irvine's Millennium Plan — Phase II, which would convert the entire MCAS EI Toro site (approximately 4,738 acres), into a planned mixed-use community. The Millennium Plan includes a reduction in the overall development density (compared to the County plan) and the provision of a wildlife corridor along the southern boundary of the site. In reviewing the City of Irvine's Millennium Plan, a general biological reconnaissance survey of the entire site was conducted, as well as an evaluation of the Millennium Plan's proposed wildlife corridor, and review of biological issues addressed in the previous Draft Annexation EIR (EIR 563). Professional Program Management Services-CEQA Regulatory Approval/Permitting, Paleontology Discoveries Services, Cultural & Natural Resource Management Services Orange County Great Park Corporation Once a formidable military base in Orange County, the former Marine Corps Air Station, EI Toro, located in Irvine, will be transformed into the 1,347 -acre Orange County Great Park. The Great Park will be a multi -use metropolitan park, developed on the land that was a gift to the City of Irvine from Lennar Corporation. Chambers Group, is participating as part of the overall Program Management team of Bovis Lend Lease to provide expertise with the natural resources, cultural resources and permitting activities associated with the Great Park. As part of the Program Management duties, Chambers has developed Paleontological, Cultural Resource and Natural Resource Protocol Plans. Chambers reviewed prior Environmental Documentation, prepared before the actual development of the Orange County Great Park was initiated with the updated Master Plan for the development. This was done to see if the Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/EIS) was still compatible with the new Master Plan and to provide a determination of what supplemental studies might be required in order to be able to use the existing EIR with modification or supplemental studies.This Great Park will provide extensive natural areas as well as recreational and designated areas for cultural use. The revitalized area will breathe new life into Orange County and the natural community. It is anticipated that the park will be designed in three unique areas: fields, canyon and habitat. The designated fields will recognize the agricultural and military history as well as include sports and recreation activities. The canyon will feature a two and one-half mile long canyon, transforming the current flat and featureless terrain into hills, terraces and a lake for various uses and activities. The habitat area will help to restore some of the native flora and fauna to an area disturbed for more than fifty years and include a wildlife corridor. This wildlife Chambers Group • Certified Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise 9 Small Business Enterprise 9