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RFP #21-017: On -Call Environmental Review Services for the
<br />Housing Division
<br />City of Santa Ana Community Development Agency
<br />The EA will be prepared utilizing the format preferred by HUD, which includes the following sections:
<br />1. Project Information
<br />2. Funding Information
<br />1 Compliance with 24 CFR SD.4, S8.5, and SS.G Laws and Authorities
<br />4. EA Factors
<br />5. Mitigation Measures and Conditions
<br />The analysis of the environmental effects and significance will address direct, indirect, and cumulative impacts of all
<br />the alternatives considered. These include the discussion of the Project's compliance with statutes, executive orders,
<br />and regulations listed at 2,1 CPR 50.4, 58.5 and 58.6, and environmental assessment factors including land development,
<br />socioeconomic, community facilities and services, and natural features as appropriate. Upon completion of the EA,
<br />Chambers Group will enter the EA and associated documents into the HUD Environmental Review Online System
<br />(HERDS).
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<br />To help Responsible Entities facilitate the environmental review process, HUD's Office of Environment and Energy (DEE)
<br />has developed HERDS. HERDS is a web -based system for Responsible Entities to prepare and manage their
<br />Environmental Review Records (ERR). HERDS applies to all environmental reviews for HUD -assisted projects. HERDS
<br />streamlines the environmental review process for Users by replacing the existing paper -based process with a
<br />comprehensive web -based system. Users can create electronic Lnvironmental Review Records and manage their
<br />reviews from a single, electronic portal. HERDS facilitates easier organization, sharing, and communications between a
<br />Responsible Entity and its partners.
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<br />An EIS would be required if a federal action would result in the significant effects of the quality of the human
<br />environment. Chambers Group would prepare Chambers Group would prepare the NOI for publication in Lhe Federal
<br />Register for the Project. The comments received on the NOI will be used to further refine those impact areas that will
<br />be analyzed in the EIS, if needed. The comments reviewed will be discussed with the City and federal agency to
<br />determine whether the Scope of the EIS should be expanded. The NOI, comments received, and all correspondence will
<br />be included in the EIS appendices. The EIS will address direct, indirect, and cumulative impacts relevant to the proposed
<br />action. Following the public review period, the Final EIS would incorporate comments, responses, and changes to the
<br />Draft FIS (DFI$). The FIS process ends with a Record of Decision that outlines that federal agency's decision, describes
<br />dlLernd Lives considered, and discusses any necessary rniLiga Lion or monitoring plane.
<br />Technical Studies
<br />The following sLudies and services are in response Lo services IisLed in Lhe RFP, however, if addiLional sLudies (such as
<br />visual impact assessments and simulations or hydrologic/hydraulic assessments) are required as part of completing
<br />CEQA compliance and documentation, we would be happy to provide those services through a combination of in-house
<br />and SUbconsultant personnel.
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<br />Chambers Group's biology team may utilize our deep bench of well-rounded biologists allowing for scheduling of
<br />simultaneous tasks at multiple sites. Our biological resources staff hold permits from the United States Fish and Wildlife
<br />Service (USFWS) and California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) for collecting select species, conducting
<br />protocol surveys for sensitive species, and following specialized habitat evaluation procedures. The biology staff
<br />includes botanists and restoration ecologists who survey for sensitive plant species as well as specialize in restoration,
<br />revegetation, and soil analysis. In addition, Chambers Group staff are certified to perform wetland delineations. Our
<br />staff have conducted numerous database searches, Habitat Assessments, threatened and endangered species surveys,
<br />mitigation monitoring, and reports in Orange County.
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