25G - AGMT - ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES - 200 E FIRST AMERICAN WAY

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Environmental Consulting Services (200 East First American Way) I City of Santa Ana Mark Robinson, RPA, Cultural Resources 15% Richard Starzak, Cultural Resources 15% Robert Knutson, Biological Resources 10% Alexa La Plante, Hydrology/Water Quality 15% Gary Clendenin, PG, Geology & Soils 15°rb° . Scott Broten, Hazards 15% Mike Greene, INCE, Noise/Acoustics 20% Coral Welton, GIS 10% Kell Maberry, PE,.TransportatlonRraffic. (LLG) 30°k PROJECT APPOACH AND CEQA WORK PLAN Understanding of the City and the Anticipated Project ICF understands the environmental issues relative to infill urban development in built-out cities such as Santa Ana. The anticipated residential development located at 200 East First American Way Is located in one of the City's "District Centers" known as MacArthur Place, 128 acres In the southeast portion of Santa Ana, near the juncture of the SR-55 and 1- 405. This area is also near employment centers around the John Wayne Airport, Irvine Business Complex, and South Coast Metro. The MacArthur Place District Center contains an existing office/hotel complex and a proposed major mixed-use project which includes professional offices, supporting commercial, and mid and high-rise residential components. The MacArthur Place District Center is designed as an intense, urban, and mixed-use center that supports the local employment base. Within the MacArthur Place District Center, three key projects are proposed: Skyline consisting of two high-rise residential towers; Montage at MacArthur Place, a condominium development at the southeast corner of Main Street and MacArthur Boulevard; and Promenade Point, with multiple residential towers. Since January 2006, over one thousand residential units have been built or approved within the MacArthur Place District Center. The District Center (DC) General Plan land use designation is generally reserved for major activity areas or nodes within the City designed with an urban character defined by eclectic skylines that include a mixture of high-rise office, commercial, and residential land uses. The General Plan goals and policies support the creation of high intensity, mixed- use experiences that support the mid- to high-rise residential development in the varied District Centers (Policy HE-2.2, Policy 1.2). In accordance with the City's General Plan, Santa Ana Is developing new residential neighborhoods In District Centers close to employment centers to protect and stabilize existing residential neighborhoods, support the City's economic base, and provide housing for the local workforce. The project site is located In a developed and built-up portion of the City, and as a result, natural resource issues are limited. However, the key environmental Impacts associated with the proposed project are likely to be focused on urban development issues such as noise, traffic, air quality and greenhouse gasses, land use, and public service and utility capacities. Based on a review of the City's General Plan, the site lies just outside of the John Wayne Airport 60 dBA impact zone, but is subject to height restrictions due to being within the AELUP Notification Area, and within the Obstruction Imaginary Surfaces zone (Horizontal Surface 206'). We also recognize that the existing transportation and roadway network in this area is constrained, and future intensification of development will require corresponding Improvements to the circulation system If current levels of service are to be maintained. The City's General Plan acknowledges that the addition or expansion of transportation facilities will have a corresponding impact on adjacent development over time, Use or disclosure of data contained on this sheet is subject to the restriction on the title page of this proposal. Page 8 25G-20