EPD SOLUTIONS, INC. (ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING DEVELOPMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.) (7)

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E P D S❑LUTI❑NS,INC 1�14FRF EXPERIFNCE AND PASSION MEFT — - QUALIFICATIONS AND ON-CALL EXPERIENCE Through our ongoing partnership with the City, EPD has provided comprehensive planning, entitlement, and CEQA support for numerous high-profile development projects across the City. Our team works closely with Planning Division staff to prepare environmental documents, review entitlement applications, and ensure project consistency with the City's Specific Plans, Zoning Code, and General Plan policies. Over the course of this partnership, EPD has been awarded two separate multi-year Master Service Agreement (MSA) extensions—a direct reflection of the City's confidence in our performance, responsiveness, and technical quality. These extensions underscore our ability to deliver reliable, high- caliber work under evolving City priorities and staffing needs. Our on-call assignments have included CEQA management for the Bowery Mixed-Use Project, Related Bristol Specific Plan, and MainPlace Mall Transformation Project, among others. This experience has provided our team with an intimate understanding of Santa Ana's development review process, interdepartmental coordination protocols, and the expectations for public transparency and efficiency. EPD's sustained role as an on-call consultant exemplifies our capacity to act as an extension of City staff, providing consistent, high-quality planning services that align with Santa Ana's goals for growth, innovation, and community livability. On-Call Services for the City of Santa Ana Planning Division Scope of Work: CEQA Compliance Services, EIR Started: 2020 1 End Date: 2029 Description of Services: EPD has provided the City of Santa Ana with expert environmental services to support a number of City projects. For example, EPD prepared an EIR for the Bowery Mixed-Use Project, which proposed to redevelop a 14.58-acre infill,urban site with multi-family residential consisting of 1,150 units in three multistory buildings with adjacent parking structures, 80,000 sq. ft. of retail and restaurant commercial space, and approximately 183,000 sq. ft. of open space in courtyards, common area amenities, a roof deck, and perimeter plazas. The Project required a General Plan amendment and a zoning amendment and was highly controversial. EPD facilitated extensive inter-agency coordination and communication with City departments, the City of Tustin, ALUC, and other responsible agencies and stakeholders. EPD also peer reviewed Applicant-prepared technical studies and provided CEQA compliance services for the Related Bristol Specific Plan, which involved the development of 3,750 residential units, 350,000 sq.ft. of commercial space, 250 hotel rooms, and 200 senior care units on a 41- acre site. EPD's CEQA approach for the Specific Plan involved preparation of a Supplemental Program EIR to the Final Recirculated Draft Environmental Impact Report for the Santa Ana General Plan Update (GPU EIR), which was certified by the City Council in April 2022. EPD coordinated the ALUC submittal for the project, attended the ALUC hearing on behalf of the City of Santa Ana, and assisted the City in preparing the City Council overrule of the ALUC finding of inconsistency. EPD Solutions, Inc. Page 11 of 15