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cassociates
<br />A. STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS
<br />GRC Associates, Inc.
<br />Legal Name: GRC Associates, Inc., a California corporation
<br />Office Location: 858 Oak Park Road, Ste. 280
<br />Covina, California 91724
<br />Tel: 626, 331.6373 /Fax: 62 6.331.6375
<br />j2dt1MQ@2rcassoc.com
<br />Contact Person: John N. Oshimo, President
<br />GRC Associates, Inc, (GRC), a California corporation, is a multi - disciplinary planning
<br />firm that has provided professional consulting services to more than 60 cities and
<br />public agencies in California for the last 30 years. GRC's office is located in the City of
<br />Covina, California and has a staff of four with experience in CDBG and HOME - funded
<br />programs.
<br />GRC is distinguished by Its experience and expertise in all facets of the planning
<br />process, from comprehensive, long -range community planning to the development
<br />and implementation of specific programs and projects. The firm has prepared
<br />General Plan updates, in particular, Housing Elements for numerous cities in
<br />California. In addition, GRC has prepared a Five -Year Consolidated Plan, Annual
<br />Action Plan and Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice (AI). Additionally,
<br />GRC has helped five southern California cities implement CDBG and /or HOME. housing
<br />rehabilitation programs by assisting applicants through the loan /grant application and
<br />construction process, while working closely with the City's housing coordinators.
<br />Currently, GRC is preparing the City of Bakersfield's Five -Year ConPlan, Action Plan,
<br />Citizen Participation Plan and Al,
<br />Karefl Warner Associates
<br />Karen Warner Associates, Inc. (KWA) specializes in providing housing policy consulting
<br />services to municipal clients. Ms. Warner offers over twenty -five years of experience
<br />in preparing a wide range of housing studies including Housing Elements,
<br />Consolidated Plans, Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice (AI), needs
<br />assessments, affordable housing strategies, and inclusionary housing studies. She has
<br />been Involved in preparing over a dozen Als, including for the cities of Burbank,
<br />Glendora, Huntington Park, Santa Clarita and Santa Monica, and for the City of
<br />Bakersfield which received a "best practices" accommodation from HUD. Ms. Warner
<br />Is very familiar with Orange County's housing activities, having prepared the City's
<br />Affordable Housing Strategy, Consolidated Plan, Analysis of Impediments to Fair
<br />Housing Choice, Housing Element and Redevelopment Housing Implementation Plan,
<br />as well as maintaining responsibility for oversight of the City's CDBG and HOME
<br />programs.
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