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Qualifications to Provide
<br />Environmental Services - Housing Division
<br />Traffic Impact Analysis
<br />Traffic studies will be prepared by Kunzman Associates. The typical traffic impact analysis will consist of (1) discussing
<br />the proposed development with the applicant; (2) submitting a scoping agreementlmemorandum of understanding,
<br />including assumptions and methodology, for governmental agency approval; (3) conducting a study area field survey of
<br />intersection traffic control devices, intersection approach lanes, and roadway segment through travel lanes; (4)
<br />documenting existing traffic conditions; (5) obtaining weekday morning/evening peak period turning movement counts at
<br />the study area intersections; (6) determining project trip generation based upon the Institute of Transportation Engineers,
<br />Trip Generation Manual, 9th Edition, 2012; (7) distributing the project trip generation to the street system; (8) determining
<br />the project's traffic impacts; (9) analyzing site access locations; (10) examining internal circulation including emergency
<br />vehicle access; (11) mitigating the Impacts, if necessary; and (12) preparing a written report that is stamped and signed
<br />by a Registered Engineer in the State of California, Mitigation measures will Include roadway sizing recommendations,
<br />intersection controls, and special treatments such as left turn pockets and right turn lanes as might be required by the
<br />project, The traffic impact analysis will include calculation of Intersection delay utilizing the Intersection Capacity
<br />Utilization (ICU) and Highway Capacity Manual (HCM) methodologies at the intersections in the project vicinity during the
<br />peak hours for existing conditions as well as with the proposed project.
<br />Management Team
<br />Joe Power, AICP CEP, Principal
<br />Education: M,A, Architecture and Urban Planning, UCLA Graduate School of Architecture and Urban Planning;
<br />B.A., Urban and Economic Geography, University of Georgia
<br />Certification: American Institute of Certified Planners, Certified Environmental Planner (010273)
<br />Role: Contract Administrator/Principal in Charge Years of Exp.: 25
<br />Mr. Power is an industry recognized leader in interpreting state and federal planning and environmental law, His
<br />experience includes providing environmental documentation and regulatory permitting support to public agencies as part
<br />of multi-year service contracts. This experience incudes working with various Cities, Counties, and Housing Authorities
<br />for more than 20years, He has prepared over 300 NEPA EAs for a variety of different projects funded through the
<br />County of Los Angeles' Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program. He has also managed preparing over
<br />80 NEPA documents for the City of Oxnard's CDBG program and NEPA documentation for multiple projects for the
<br />Santa Barbara County Housing Authority, the City of Ventura Housing Authority, the City of Santa Paula Housing
<br />Authority, and the City County of San Francisco Mayor's Office of Housing. Previously, he oversaw the preparation of
<br />EAs for the Depot at Santiago and 813.815 Harbor Boulevard residential projects for the City of Santa Ana and served
<br />as the Principal in Charge of several NEPA documents including an EA/FONSI for the Veterans Village project.
<br />Susanne Huerta, AICP, Senior Environmental Planner
<br />Education: Master of Urban Planning; New York University, Robert Wagner Graduate School of Public Service,
<br />2007; B.A., Geography;. University of California, Los Angeles, 2004
<br />Certification. American Institute of Certified Planners, Certified Environmental Planner (026358)
<br />Role: Project Manager— CEQA/NEPA Documentation Years of Exp: 11
<br />Ms. Huerta, the manager of Rincon's Los Angeles office, has experience in environmental planning and has managed or
<br />primarily authored successful environmental studies on projects ranging from energy development to water infrastructure
<br />to commercial and residential development. Ms. Huerta has prepared numerous CEQA and NEPA environmental
<br />documents that are informative, readable, and legally defensible. She has prepared specialized technical reports on a
<br />range of planning and environmental topics, including aesthetics, agriculture, land use, and policy analysis. Ms. Hucha
<br />recently managed the Resort EIR for the Channel Islands Harbor and the Indus Industrial Facility MND for the City of
<br />Chino Hills. Her experience with the City of Santa Ana includes preparing the NEPA documentation for the following:
<br />First Street Family Apartments, Rain and Myrtle Street Park, 6th and Lacey Street Park, the Santa Ana Arts Collective,
<br />and the Roosevelt Walker Community Center.
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