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Listed below is an overview of each key technical discipline that may be required for task orders issued under this contract: Permitting ➢ Mitigation Banking; ➢ Coastal Development Permitting; ➢ CWA Section 404 and 401 Permitting; ➢ CWA and CDFG Jurisdictional Determinations/Wetland Delineations; ➢ CESA Compliance; ➢ FESA Section 7 and Section 10 Consultations with the USFWS; ➢ Streambed Alteration Agreements (pursuant to Section 1600 [et seq] of the CFG Code); and ➢ Terrestrial biological habitat assessments, ecological restoration and conservation planning, and impact analysis for programmatic and project specific CEQA/NEPA documentation. Land Use and Planning Land use patterns, infrastructure, regional and local planning goals and objectives provide the underlying conditions that are evaluated in many environmental impact assessments. Typical land use issues addressed by URS include: ➢ Land use compatibility; ➢ Consistency with local and regional plans and policies; and ➢ Siting of critical facilities. URS has inventoried land uses, prepared land use plans, and evaluated land use compatibility for many kinds of projects, including preparing constraints analyses that focus on resource opportunities and incompatible land use relationships. Early public input through community scoping meetings and workshops is a common and recommended element of the community planning process. Later stages of siting and route selection processes include selection of site and route alternatives and comparison studies based on land use impacts that the alternatives are likely to cause. Traffic and Transportation URS provides a broad spectrum of transportation services. These include traffic counts, trip generation and distribution estimates, multi -modal transportation forecasting, evaluations of passenger demand for public transportation systems, travel time and headway estimates, interchange design, and parking availability and demand. We have provided transportation studies for a variety of public works projects, including local streets, highway and rail corridor siting, highway widenings, bridge construction, airports, and port and harbor development. Noise and Vibration The URS Acoustics and Noise Control Group staff will address any issues that arise regarding environmental and project -related noise and acoustical concerns. All noise concerns will be assessed by first determining the existing conditions of the project. This will be accomplished by a combination of on -site noise measurements and computer modeling of existing acoustical conditions. Potential project -related noise sources will be analyzed using manufacturer provided data and all impacts would be determined measuring the projected levels against the standards as listed in the City of Santa Ana Noise Ordinance. Traffic -related noise exposure impacts will be assessed against the noise level limits and land use categories as listed in the Noise Element of the General Plan for the City of Santa Ana. Construction -related noise issues will be assessed with respect to the guidelines listed in the City of Santa Ana Noise Ordinance. 13