Item 18 Agreement with HDR Engineering, Inc. to Conduct the First Street Multimodal Boulevard Study

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City of Santa Ana | First Street Multimodal Boulevard Study RFP NO. 25-029 | Appendix A: Key Staff Resumes & Support Staff Qualifications City of Yucaipa, I-10 Wildwood Canyon Road Project Approval and Environmental Documentation (PA&ED), Yucaipa, CA Strategic Communications Lead. JC is responsible for engaging the community through in-person and virtual outreach, media relations, and stakeholder engagement activities to identify the community’s preferred alternatives in the design of this highway improvement project. Public scoping meetings and a public outreach summary have been used to capture and communicate the community’s voice to city staff, Caltrans, elected officials, and the community at large. Southern California Gas (SoCalGas), Community Engagement Plan for Climate Adaptation Vulnerability Assessment, Los Angeles, CA Strategic Communications Lead/Principal-in-Charge. JC is leading a team across Southern California to prepare and execute a community engagement plan geared toward disadvantaged communities, in support of the recent climate change adaptation vulnerability assessment, ordered by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) for investor-owned utility companies. He is currently engaging hundreds of local community-based organizations and stakeholder groups in identifying and establishing efficient public feedback methodologies for disadvantaged communities to prioritize SoCalGas’ upcoming climate change adaptation investments. Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG), Broadband Program – Strategic Services, Los Angeles, CA Deputy Project Manager. JC leads the communication, outreach, and equity components of HDR’s overarching effort to provide SCAG with strategic services to inform its digital equity efforts. JC, combining best practices from across the country with local understanding, will design strategies to harness the HDR team’s expertise and capabilities on national broadband policies and local communications to deliver impactful and meaningful solutions. In this cutting-edge effort, JC is leading the biggest task of this project, providing advisory and operational communications and outreach and stakeholder management support to SCAG as they grow their Broadband Program among isolated and hard-to-reach communities in Southern California. In his role as Deputy Project Manager, JC oversees managing our outreach subconsultant in deploying outreach activities. LA Metro, Link Union Station (Link US) Project NEPA Environmental Impact Statement – Outreach and Facilitation Services, Los Angeles County, CA Strategic Communications Lead. JC and his local team are supporting the public and stakeholder conversations needed to align an environmentally secure and just path for the Link US project. JC’s experience proved instrumental in leading this equity- driven facilitation and engagement effort to create the needed infrastructure to improve the quality of life of riders within our community at large focused on disadvantaged communities. HDR is providing preliminary engineering, environmental document, final design, and construction support for LA Metro’s Link US. The purpose of Link US is to increase the overall capacity of Los Angeles Union Station and prepare Southern California for the expected future growth of both regional rail (commuter rail and intercity rail) and the California High-Speed Rail blended system. LACDPW, Proposition 218 Outreach Support, Los Angeles, CA Strategic Communications Lead. JC is responsible for overseeing the design and execution of communications, stakeholder management, and outreach campaigns to educate and collect meaningful feedback from the community at large. The Los Angeles County Consolidated Sewer Maintenance District is proposing an increase in the annual sewer service charge. The proposed increase’s authorization depends on voter approval through the Proposition 218 process. The HDR team will support the LA County Sewer Maintenance Division with community outreach aimed at raising public awareness of the needs and benefits associated with the proposed increase in the annual sewer service charge. City of San Diego, Solid Waste Rate Study, San Diego, CA Strategic Communications Lead. JC designed the winning outreach and public relations strategies that will move this project forward. He is leading implementation efforts in collaboration with local small businesses and community-based organizations across the City of San Diego. HDR is conducting a very public-facing study to identify the new rates for solid waste collection services for the San Diego community to consider through a Proposition 218 process. Public relations and innovative community engagement will be essential elements to the success of this effort. Los Angeles Sanitation & Environment (LASAN), Green Waste Processing Facilities Public Outreach and Technical Services, Los Angeles, CA Strategic Communications Lead. JC is leading the strategic deployment of stakeholder and community engagement efforts to bring community understanding and participation to a transformational project. JC leads the strategic deployment of stakeholder and community engagement efforts to bring community understanding and participation to a transformational project. Through this work, LASAN is proposing the addition of green waste composting to a sanitation facility. Value to City of Santa Ana JC has focused much of his career on planning and implementing innovative strategies to effectively engage with disadvantaged and hard-to-reach communities. A native Spanish speaker, his work has been instrumental in identifying unique issues and developing impactful solutions for traditionally underserved Spanish communities on public and private projects across Southern California. JUAN CARLOS (JC) ERICKSON (Continued) A-08