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Qualifications to Provide Environmental Services — Housing Division Traffic Impact Analysis Traffic studies will be prepared by Kunzman Associates. The typical traffic impact analysis will consist of (1) discussing the proposed development with the applicant; (2) submitting a scoping agreementimemorandum of understanding, including assumptions and methodology, for governmental agency approval; (3) conducting a study area field survey of intersection traffic control devices, intersection approach lanes, and roadway segment through travel lanes; (4) documenting existing traffic conditions; (5) obtaining weekday morning/evening peak period turning movement counts at the study area intersections; (6) determining project trip generation based upon the Institute of Transportation Engineers, Trip Generation Manual, 9th Edition, 2012; (7) distributing the project trip generation to the street system; (8) determining the project's traffic impacts; (9) analyzing site access locations; (10) examining internal circulation including emergency vehicle access; (11) mitigating the impacts, If necessary; and (12) preparing a written report that Is stamped and signed by a Registered Engineer in the State of California. Mitigation measures will include roadway sizing recommendations, intersection controls, and special treatments such as left turn pockets and right turn lanes as might be required by the project. The traffic impact analysis will Include calculation of intersection delay utilizing the Intersection Capacity Utilization (ICU) and Highway Capacity Manual (HCM) methodologies at the intersections in the project vicinity during the peak hours for existing conditions as well as with the proposed project. Management Team Joe Power, AICP CEP, Principal Education: M.A., Architecture and Urban Planning, UCLA Graduate School of Architecture and Urban Planning; B.A., Urban and Economic Geography, University of Georgia Certification: American Institute of Certified Planners, Certified Environmental Planner (010273) Role: Contract AdministratorMPrincipal in Charge Years of Exp: 25 Mr, Power is an Industry recognized leader in interpreting state and federal planning and environmental law. His experience includes providing environmental documentation and regulatory permitting support to public agencies as part of multi-year service contracts. This experience includes working with various Cities, Counties, and Housing Authorities for more than 20years. He has prepared over 300 NEPA EAs for a variety of different projects funded through the County of Los Angeles' Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program. He has also managed preparing over 80 NEPA documents for the City of Oxnard's CDBG program and NEPA documentation for multiple projects for the Santa Barbara County Housing Authority, the City of Ventura Housing Authority, the City of Santa Paula Housing Authority, and the City County of San Francisco Mayor's Office of Housing. Previously, he oversaw the preparation of EAs for the Depot at Santiago and 813.815 Harbor Boulevard residential projects for the City of Santa Ana and served as the Principal in Charge of several NEPA documents including an EAIFONSI for the Veterans Village project. Susanne Huerta, AICD, Senior Environmental Planner Education: Master of Urban Planning; New York University, Robert Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, 2007; B.A., Geography; University of California, Los Angeles, 2004 Certification.: American Institute of Certified Planners, Certified Environmental Planner (026358) Role: Project Manager— CEQA/NEPA Documentation Years of Exp: 11 Ms. Huerta, the managerof Rincon's Los Angeles office, has experience in environmental planning and has managed or primarily authored successful environmental studies on projects ranging from energy development to water infrastructure to commercial and residential development. Ms. Hueria has prepared numerous CEQA and NEPA environmental documents that are Informative, readable, and legally defensible. She has prepared specialized technical reports on a range of planning and environmental topics, including aesthetics, agriculture, land use, and policy analysis. Ms. Huerta recently managed the Resort EIR for the Channel Islands Harbor and the Indus Industrial Facility MND for the City of Chino Hills. Her experience with the City of Santa Ana Includes preparing the NEPA documentation for the following: First Street Family Apartments, Raiff and Myrtle Street Park, 6th and Lacey Street Park, the Santa Ana Arts Collective, and the Roosevelt Walker Community Center. Page 6 25A-21