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ric associates <br />A. STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS <br />GRC Associates, Inc, <br />Legal Name: GRC Associates, Inc., a California corporation <br />Office Location: 858 Oak Park Road, Ste, 280 <br />Covina, California 91724 <br />Tel: 626.331.6373/Fax:626.331,6375 <br />toshimo rcassoc.corn <br />Contact Person: John N. Oshimo, President <br />GRC Associates, Inc. (GRC), a California corporation, is a multi - disciplinary planning <br />firm that has provided professional consulting services to more than 60 cities and <br />public agencies in California for the last 30 years. GRC's office is located in the City of <br />Covina, California and has a staff of four with experience in CDBG and HOME- funded <br />programs. <br />GRC is distinguished by its experience and expertise in all facets of the planning <br />process, from comprehensive, long -range community planning to the development <br />and implementation of specific programs and projects. The firm has prepared <br />General Plan updates, in particular, Housing Elements for numerous cities in <br />California. In addition, GRC has prepared a Five -Year Consolidated Plan, Annual <br />Action Plan and Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice (AI), Additionally, <br />GRC has helped five southern California cities implement CDBG and /or HOME housing <br />rehabilitation programs by assisting applicants through the loan /grant application and <br />construction process, while working closely with the City's housing coordinators. <br />Currently, GRC is preparing the City of Bakersfield's Five -Year ConPlan, Action Plan, <br />Citizen Participation Plan and Al. <br />Karen Warner Associates <br />Karen Warner Associates, Inc. (KWA) specializes in providing housing policy consulting <br />services to municipal clients. Ms. Warner offers over twenty -five years of experience <br />in preparing a wide range of housing studies including Housing Elements, <br />Consolidated Plans, Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice (AI), needs <br />assessments, affordable housing strategies, and inclusionary housing studies. She has <br />been involved in preparing over a dozen Als, including for the cities of Burbank, <br />Glendora, Huntington Park, Santa Clarita and Santa Monica, and for the City of <br />Bakersfield which received a "best practices" accommodation from HUD. Ms. Warner <br />is very familiar with Orange County's housing activities, having prepared the City's <br />Affordable Housing Strategy, Consolidated Plan, Analysis of Impediments to Fair <br />Housing Choice, Housing Element and Redevelopment Housing Implementation Plan, <br />as well as maintaining responsibility for oversight of the City's CDBG and HOME <br />programs. <br />City of Newport Beach/ Regions! Flt and 5 -year ralr Housing Action Plan Poge I <br />