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4 4LEAF, INC. r „- ,_, ,1,r, .� a part of this work, 4LEAF staff provide professional planning TA (Technical Assistance) on an as-needed basis to each of our 16 jurisdiction members.4LEAF has also provided Housing Elements to the Cities of San Marino,Santa Clarita, Cotati, Cloverdale, Cupertino, Sebastopol, and Gonzales. We are experienced in working with the California Department of Housing&Community Development(HCD) providing BHNA number appeal services. Environmental Review Services Our team evaluates the General Plan, Zoning, Subdivision regulations consistency and environmental impacts of private and public development proposals and coordinates with other divisions to ensure that standards for Public Works engineering for infrastructure systems and building & safety requirements are appropriately addressed with new development. Project Application Processing The Counter Planning Technician is an important and vital member of the Planning Team. They will be the first person most applicants of the public will encounter at the Planning Counter and will be professional, informative, and able to be appropriately empathetic with applicants in the regulatory compliance context. They will be responsible for application intake and project file creation, establishing the project review calendar, including completeness review pursuant to the Permit Streamlining Act (Government Code § 65920 et seq.). Our team will use the existing submittal forms and advise the City potential need for updates to keep pace with the many recent changes to Planning and Housing y 4 regulations. The Planning Technician will work with the City and 4LEAF management ( and planners to ensure staff assignments are confirmed for all Planning applications f` received. Our Planning Technician has confidence in coming up to speed quickly and providing information over the phone, via email, and assisting with project updates to the City website. Being diligent to, taking in and reviewing project applications for N .3 applicant notification of commencement of environmental review or a need for additional materials to be submitted for the City to determine the application complete. The 4LEAF Planning and Environmental team is composed of experienced Supervisors and Senior level project managers, Associate and Assistant Planners, and Planning Technicians. Our Project Case Planners are assigned cases by the Supervisor or Project Manager in coordination with City staff. Project review assignments will be made to our Planning team depending on the complexity of the project and the applicable experience of the Planner assigned. Our project management approach serves to maximize team ability to process applications effectively from compliance and environmental review to design review and decision-maker hearings. This approach also ensures that our Planning Team is assigned the appropriate number of projects suited to their experience and qualifications, thereby realizing cost and time effective management as part of our approach. Planning Review Process Our Planning team members will come to the City informed by our prior experience processing a range of project types:from mixed use commercial and residential projects, hotels, commercial, industrial uses,energy permitting and environmental. Our housing project review experience includes new, rebuilding,and temporary housing. Our Qualifications Lo Provide Professional Consulting Services to the City of Santa Ana Page 28 Section 4.5:Scope of Work-Planning October 3,2025