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STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS TO THE CITY OF SANTA ANA TO PROVIDE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANT SERVICES ON AN AS -NEEDED BASIS ULTRASYSTEMS REFERENCE NO, 080337 SCOPE OF SERVICES UltraSystems proposes to work as an extension of City of Santa Ana (City) staff on the preparation of complex environmental studies relating to CEQA and NEPA that cannot be prepared by City Staff. This may include the preparation of required technical studies to support the analysis in environmental documents, peer review of technical studies prepared by others, preparation of Initial Studies, Negative Declarations, Mitigated Negative Declarations, Environmental Impact Reports, Environmental Assessments, Environmental Impact Statements and any other on -call consulting services requested by City Staff. We will also prepare the appropriate environmental document for all City projects, for example, negative declarations for projects that qualify, or an EIR for projects that will create a significant impact on the environment that cannot be reduced by mitigation measures to be included in the project EIR. We will coordinate with City staff, other consultants and agencies to achieve satisfactory and timely delivery of the project's final environmental work products. UltraSystems anticipates that coordination will be needed with project applicant/developers, neighborhood and civic groups, EPA, state agencies and boards, the County of Orange and other local agencies and consultants. UltraSystems will check with City staff on how this coordination is to be carried out, with coordination efforts performed by UltraSystems directly, through the City, or by the City only with the above entities. Any coordination efforts requiring agreements will be coordinated through the City. UltraSystems will provide the City with experienced and knowledgeable professional staff. Our Project Manager, Mr. Bob Rusby AICP, is a 30-year resident of the Park Santiago area of the City and was a former County of Orange Planner who worked in the County/Santa Ana Civic Center for 15 years on a variety of publicly- and privately -initiated projects . He is very familiar with all parts of the City and has also worked on a number of major projects in the City, including the approved One Broadway Plaza project, development of the Sheriff's Intake Release Facility next to the existing Sheriffs headquarters building in downtown Santa Ana, and supporting parking structure. All other UltraSystems staff members and subconsultants who would work on City project environmental documentation are considered experts in their fields and will be under the direction of Mr. Rusby at all times. All UltraSystems staff proposed to prepare the City's project documentation are knowledgeable and very familiar with the federal (including FAA regulations for projects near John Wayne Airport), State, and local regulations, policies, and procedures that are required to prepare CEQA and NEPA environmental documents that are legally defensible, yet readily understandable by anyone reviewing these documents. The UltraSystems Project Manager will serve as the main point of contact with City staff on the preparation of City project environmental documentation. He and all project staff members will be responsive to and maintain a good working relationship with City staff, project applicants, property owners, developers and any others involved in using the environmental document to issue permits for a project under environmental review. We also will provide adequate staffing levels at all times on any City project we are working on, in order to adhere to the schedule established for the project. UltraSystems also has built in cost controls that will help keep project costs within the agreed -upon environmental documentation budget established for a project. The UltraSystems Project Manager and other necessary staff will attend appropriate City Commission, City Council, neighborhood meetings and County Airport Commission meetings on City projects. We will also be responsible for preparing, distributing, and filing environmental noticing documents including the project NOI, NOA, NOC, NOP, and NOD. These notices will be filed with the State Clearinghouse and the Orange County Clerk, as necessary. UltraSystems will also prepare all of the studies and technical reports listed on Page 3 of the project RFP. As required by CEQA, we will also prepare a Mitigation Monitoring Plan for all NDs and EIRs prepared on City projects. Responses to all written comments received on project NDs, EIRs, and EAs will also be prepared by our staff. Should a City project create any unavoidable adverse impacts, we will prepare the necessary Findings and Statement of Overriding Considerations for review and approval by the City staff and City attorney. 19