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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> L,z <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> 7- <br /> 1. Introduction <br /> his proposal presents the Qualifications of The Planning Center to provide and conduct environmental consultant services <br /> T T his <br /> the City of Santa Ana. We have prepared this package in response to a City reQuest for proposals for environmental <br /> consultants. The City of Santa Ana's Planning and Building Agency Department maintains a master list of EIR consultants, <br /> and it is our objective to be placed upon that list for future environmental consultant needs. It is our understanding that the City <br /> will direct all RFPs to those selected consultants on the list for all of their environmental work. <br /> Our designated Project Managers, William Halligan, EsQ, Vice President, Environmental Services, and JoAnn C. Hadfield, <br /> Director, Environmental Services, Costa Mesa Office, have an extraordinary amount of experience preparing environmental <br /> documents. Bill has been involved in the preparation of over 100 environmental documents during his career and serves as a <br /> freQuent guest lecturer on CEQA and associated case law. He is also a member of The State Bar of California, specializing in <br /> environmental and land use law. JoAnn's public and private sector experience encompasses policy planning; site-specific, <br /> community, and regional land use planning; and entitlement and regulatory permit processing. Her experience also includes <br /> coordination and processing of regulatory permits through her working knowledge and ongoing relationships with myriad <br /> federal, state, regional, and local agencies. <br /> The Planning Center has experience with the City of Santa Ana, having prepared the MacArthur Place mixed-use "urban village" <br /> EIR the Xerox Center EIR, and currently working on the Village Green EIR to name a few. The Planning Center's previous <br /> experience preparing environmental documents for the City of Santa Ana has provided us with an exceptional knowledge of City <br /> staff, City Council and commissions, citizen groups, the City's General Plan, Zoning Ordinance, CEQA policies and guidelines, <br /> and significance thresholds. The Planning Center is also currently preparing the the City's 2008-2014 Housing Element <br /> Update. The Planning Center staff is well experienced with the preparation of environmental documents and looks forward to <br /> continuing its relationship with the City of Santa Ana. <br /> Legal Entity: The Planning Center is a California Corporation. <br /> Taxpayer ID: 95-2975827 <br /> NONDISCRIMINATION <br /> In compliance with state and federal antidiscrimination laws, The Planning Center does not exclude or discriminate on the basis <br /> of race, color, national origin, or sex in consideration of contract award opportunities. In addition, The Planning Center will <br /> consider, and utilize subconsultants, bidders, and vendors in a manner consistent with nondiscrimination objectives. <br /> - SUBCONSULTANTS <br /> The Planning Center has ongoing relationships with several consulting firms, including several high profile firms within close <br /> proximity to our headQuarters. Once contacted by the City of Santa Ana for a specific project, we will select the technical <br /> subconsultants necessary for the successful completion of the reouested scope of services from the City's list of Qualified <br /> consultants. The Planning Center may also bring in other firms not included in this list, when necessary to provide specialized <br /> expertise. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Qualifications to the City of Santa Ana THE PLANNING CENTER Page I <br /> <br /> 25F-20 <br />