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TEMPLETON PLANNING GROUP AL IV Da sign Planning Environmental April 11, 2008 Mr. Pedro Guill6n, Associate Planner Planning Division, M-20 20 Civic Center Plaza Post Office Box 1988 Santa Ana, CA 92702 RE: STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS TO PROVIDE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FOR THE CITY OF SANTA ANA PLANNING DIVISION. Dear Mr. Guill6n, The Templeton Planning Group is pleased to submit this proposal to the City of Santa Ana to provide as -needed environmental consulting services. Templeton Planning Group provides comprehensive environmental services including: preparation and review of Environmental Impact Reports, Initial Studies, environmental notices and coordination, focused technical studies, resource management, and mitigation monitoring. We have a significant amount of experience having prepared the Northern Sphere EIR, Planning Area 17 EIR, Planning Area 27 EIR, Campus Center Initial Study/Addendum to the Irvine Business Complex EIR, and the Central Park Supplemental EIR for the City of Irvine. Our experience preparing environmental documents has familiarized our staff with the City's General Plan, Zoning Ordinance, Open Space Dedication Program, CEQA policies and guidelines, and significance thresholds. Through our collaboration with the City, we have developed a strong working relationship with City staff. Key staff and resources are proposed to be allocated to future projects. Mr. Peter Templeton, Principal, will be responsible for directing the services to be provided. Mr. Templeton has over 34 Years of experience in urban planning, and is an expert in the field of land planning for large-scale communities with a variety of environmental sensitivities. Mr. Templeton has been the key spokesperson for many of the highly spirited public EIR scoping meetings that Templeton Planning Group has presented. He was the central figure in gaining the public's trust and finding the middle ground with the Turtle Rock residents during the Turtle Ridge (Planning Area 27) EIR Project in the City of Irvine. He also co -presented the scoping meetings for the Northern Sphere Area EIR and the Planning Area 17 (Quail Hill) EIR. He has used his expertise in hillside grading to present a grading workshop for the City of Irvine staff. Furthermore, Mr. Templeton has also planned and been the principal in charge of some of Orange County's most sensitive environmental projects, including the East Coyote Hills Specific Plan/EIR in the City of Fullerton, where the first Habitat Conservation Plan and associated 10(a) permit was issued for the California gnatcatcher. Mrs. Nicole Carlsson, Director of Environmental Services, will serve as the project manager for Preparation of future environmental documentation. Mrs. Carlsson has been primarily responsible for the preparation and completion of over 60 environmental documents during her career, including the EXH1131T A 1470 Jamboree Road • Suite 200 • Newport Beach • California . 92060-6202 • Tel (949) 718-0640 • Fax (949) 718-0655 p t e m p l e t o n@ t e m p l e t o n p l a n n i n g.cam