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PlaceWorks has prepared hundreds of Phase I ESAs, ranging from relatively routine property screenings to real estate due diligence programs associated with billion dollar corporate mergers. We have been very successful at negotiating on Phase Is and PEAS to avoid unnecessary sampling and work. In some instances, the historical use of a particular site, its proposed future use, or direct or indirect environmental evidence may warrant further screening. Different regulatory agencies use different names for these assessments: Phase II ESA and Preliminary Environmental Assessment or Preliminary Endangerment Assessment (both PEA) are the most common, During the past 20-plus years, PlaceWorks has completed hundreds of Phase II and PEA investigations of varying sizes and scopes. We have negotiated numerous favorable investigations, remedlation and PEA work plans, and final reports. Our technical staff are conversant with routine site assessment techniques and more Innovative techniques, such as noninvasive geophysical methods, passive diffusion bag groundwater sampling, and emission flux sampling. Noise and Vibration Assessments PlaceWorks' Noise, Vibration, and Acoustics group provides extensive services for environmental permitting and community noise impact assessment, including community noise monitoring, environmental impact assessments, Industrial noise emissions analyses, noise source Identification, predictive noise propagation modeling, noise contour mapping, and noise/vibration mitigation strategies. Our engineers and noise specialists have extensive experience In applied engineering acoustics and industrial noise control, PlaceWorks' library of Investigatory software Includes access to several commercial packages (Including SoundPLAN for computerized predictive soundscape modeling) as well as powerful in-house, proprietary analysis models to evaluate every possible noise condition for roadway, railway, and stationary sources. Our technical team can also assist agencies, applicants, or other parties with supplying noise and vibration mitigation recommendations; regulatory and criteria review; code enforcement evaluations; technical support at public hearings or workshops; third -party reviews; and/or support in legal proceedings (Le., depositions and/or expert testimony). Our staff is well versed in the preparation of detailed, yet understandable, technical studies and environmental documents. PlaceWorks provides the following noise services Transportation- and Stationary -Source Noise Evaluations Equipment Noise Emissions Evaluations Predictive Computer Modeling Permitting Application Support Noise/Vibration Mitigation Strategies Vibration Annoyance/Disruption/Damage Evaluations Transportation/Traffic Studies PlaceWorks transportation planners combine technical traffic and parking expertise with a deep understanding of regulatory requirements under CECIA to prepare defensible transportation analyses to support planning and development projects. From access studies to comprehensive traffic Impact analyses for land use developments and schools, PlaceWorks has been successfully supporting its clients with defensible analysis while being responsive to clients' needs using up-to- date methodologies and traffic simulation tools. Our unique understanding of CEQA and the development process drives us to address not only vehicular traffic but also to analyze alternative modes of travel. PlaceWorks is closely following the developments of SB 743, which would dramatically change how transportation Impacts for projects would be evaluated, PlaceWorks provides the following transportation planning services: Traffic Impact Analyses Trip Generation Studies School Transportation Planning ^ Site Access and Circulation Parking Demand Studies Parking Management Plans 12 CITY OF SANTA ANA PLANNING DIVISION I PROPOSAL TO PROVIDE ENVIRONMENTAL AND PLANNING SERVICES