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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 />Part S8 and associated technical studies to assist the City in completing the Environmental Assessment analyzing the
<br />potential effects on the human environment.
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<br />Chambers Group provided IUSD with professional environmental services for CECIA compliance for modernization
<br />projects, new construction projects, and upgrade projects. One project in particular with a hazardous material
<br />component included: Planning Area 6 North Elementary School Environmental Services. Irvine Unified School District
<br />proposed to build a new elementary school, PAIS North Elementary School to address the increasing enrollment
<br />demands for the District within the Orange County. PA 6 North Elementary will accommodate a maximum of 1,000
<br />students with 7S staff members and will provide K-6th grade educational services. The District contracted the
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<br />Department of"yl o kc SubitH: n es C orzeol to oversee iLs preparation in accordance with the California Education Code.
<br />Chambers Group prepared an IS/MND, including technical studies for air quality, noise, cultural resources, geological
<br />and other hazards evaluation, and additional discussions that complied with Title S, Section 14010 of the California
<br />Code of Regulations. The project was approved by the California Department of Education.
<br />Project Managers' Experience with Similar Projects
<br />The following projects represent Environmental Documentation services of Project Manager Kelene Strain. Services were
<br />performed prior to her joining Chambers Group. No referenced information is included for these projects.
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<br />The Vista Soleada Project is located on approximately 80 acres adjacent to the City of La Quinta, in Riverside County.
<br />The project originally involved the development of 230 residential units, however, after discovering tribal cultural
<br />resources on the project site, the Supplemental EIR looked at the impacts of removing 32 residential units from the
<br />plans, and construction of a Cultural Resources Preservation Lot. Implementation of the Project Characteristics that
<br />were developed in the agreement with the Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indian (TMDCI) Tribe, impacts to
<br />archeological resources or TCRs would be less than significant. The project included a General Plan Amendment from
<br />Agricultural to Medium Density Residential and Commercial Retail uses, Specific Plan Approval, and Zone Change.
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<br />The Liberty Lane Apartment Project involves the development of an 80-unit apartment project intended to provide
<br />affordable housing for veterans, individuals with special needs, and low-income households. The 4.7 acre vacant and
<br />unimproved Project site is located on the southwest corner of West Lugonia Avenue and Texas Street in the City of
<br />Redlands. I he Project comprises six 2-story residential buildings, allowing for 60 one -bedroom units, 19 two -bedroom
<br />units, and 1 three -bedroom unit; and a 1-story community building. Major issues identified for this project included
<br />cultural resources, traffic, and noise. Environmental Assessment Determinations and Compliance Findings (in
<br />compliance with 24 CFR Part 58 for HUD -assisted projects) were also prepared for this project.
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<br />Rernardirm County, CA,
<br />The EHNCP Plan Area (Plan Area) is located along the northeastern edge of Rancho Cucamonga (City). The 4,393 acre
<br />Plan Area includes the 3,176 acre Upper Band and 1,217 acre Lower Band areas. Approximately 30S acres located in
<br />the western edge and southeast corner of the Plan Area are currently within the City, and the remaining 4,088 acres
<br />consists of unincorporated area in the County of San Bernardino within the City's Sphere of Influence. The EHNCP
<br />Project would include the annexation of the portions of the Plan Areas not currently within the City and the adoption
<br />of the EHNCP as a Specific Plan to create a framework to provide for the conservation of additional open space in the
<br />Rural Conservation Area (RCA) and development in the Neighborhood Area (NA). Roughly 3,565 acres of the Plan Area
<br />would provide for conservation within the RCA and the northern NA, and roughly 828 acres of the NA would allow for
<br />development as further detailed. The Plan would concentrate development in a pattern of compact, walkable new
<br />neighborhoods in the NA and implement the City's existing General Plan land use designations in the RCA. The Plan
<br />would permit the development of up to 2,900 residential units and 180,000 square feet of neighborhood shops and
<br />,f restaurants in the NA. along with a npw 1(-2 school and other nuhlir farilitipc and Iinn T dpvpinnmpnt in the RCA to a
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