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1 M Morse Planning Group August 7, 2014 Mr. Kurt Christiansen, AICP Director of Economic & Community Development CITY OF AZUSA Department of Economic & Community Development 213 E. Foothill Boulevard Azusa, California Subject: Statement of Qualifications to Provide Planning Consultant Services Dear Mr. Christiansen: Thank you for contacting me about the opportunity to provide staff support services to the City of Azusa. In May 2014, I became an independent contractor after 28 years of working for private consulting firms. I am a recognized leader in policy planning, CEQA and NEPA studies, and community involvement for both public agencies and private developers in California and Arizona. I have considerable project management experience on a diverse range of policy, environmental, and private development projects, many of which were controversial and/or high-profile projects, during my 28 years of working for private consulting firms. My projectrelated responsibilities include analysis, technical review, and management of environmental documents for CEQA compliance, staff support for public agencies, and assistance to private sector clients in meeting governmental agency requirements. A summary of services Morse Planning Group can provide are summarized below. Project Management Policy Planning Client assistance to facilitate and/or manage projects, including project schedules, billing, consultants and subconsultants. Specific Plans; General Plans; Community Participation Programs; Project Management and Coordination; Consultant Coordination; Governmental Agencies/Public Liaison Environmental Services Environmental Impact Reports; Initial Studies, Negative Declarations/Mitigated Negative Declarations; Addendums, Mitigation Monitoring Programs; Public Participation Programs; CEQA Document Review; Peer Review of CEQA Documents, Noticing; Statements of Overriding Considerations; Findings My recent project experience in the City includes the Waste Materials Recovery Facility EIR and the 10 th Street Industrial Project EIR. I served as Project Director for both EIRs while with another consulting firm.

2 Mr. Kurt Christiansen, AICP City of Azusa Page 2 Thank you for the opportunity to provide the City of Azusa with a Statement of Qualifications, and I look forward to assisting the City of Azusa on upcoming planning projects. Please do not hesitate to contact me at /cmorseplan@dslextreme.com if you have any questions or would like additional information. Respectfully submitted, Collette L. Morse, AICP Principal Morse Planning Group

3 A QUALIFICATIONS AND RELEVANT EXPERIENCE Morse Planning Group is pleased to submit this Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) to the City of Azusa. This brief submittal emphasizes my ability to provide comprehensive services, client satisfaction, and on-call services background with multiple jurisdictions. A1 Key Staff Involvement Ms. Collette Morse, AICP, will serve as the Project Manager and primary contact with City Staff. A resume is provided in Section C. A2 On-Call Planning and Environmental Services Over past 20+ years, I have worked with the following cities to provide on-call planning and environmental services while employed with several private consulting firms. City of Duarte, CA City of Cypress, CA City of El Segundo, CA City of San Gabriel, CA City of Santa Clarita, CA A3 Recent Project Experience The following is a summary of recent project experience on planning and environmental projects. Duarte Station Specific Plan and EIR Duarte, CA While with another firm, Ms. Morse served as Project Manager for the project team, which included RBF Consulting, Dahlin Group, and EPS. The team prepared the City of Duarte s first transit-oriented development specific plan to provide additional development opportunities for 19 acres adjacent to the Duarte Gold Line Station, anticipated to open in 2015/2016. The Duarte Station Area will become a vibrant, mixed-use transit village that has a focus on residential uses, office, hospitality, and urban green space. The development standards and guidelines of the specific plan focus on defining the scale and mass of the urban form, while allowing land use flexibility for ever-changing market conditions. The EIR prepared by RBF provides environmental clearance for the identified development scenario with appropriate aesthetic and traffic mitigation to ensure that the adjacent residential neighborhood is not significantly impacted. City of Duarte 1600 Huntington Drive, Duarte, CA 3

4 Contacts: Craig Hensley, AICP, Community Development Director Jason Golding, Senior Planner Duarte Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Duarte, CA While with another firm, Ms. Morse served as Project Director for this project, which involves an update to the City s existing Local Hazard Mitigation Plan. The project included technical advisory committee meetings, and updates to the fire hazards and seismic sections of the plan. Contact: City of Duarte 1600 Huntington Drive, Duarte, CA Irma Hernandez, Senior Planner Gothard Street Industrial Project MND Huntington Beach, CA While with another firm, Ms. Morse served as Project Manager for this project. The project applicant will demolish the entire site (structures and parking lot areas) of the former Randall Lumber site and subdivide the 6.5-acre site into two numbered lots and one lettered lot for the construction of two two-story industrial buildings (one on each numbered lot) totaling 142,300 square feet and associated parking. Lot 1 will consist of 2.11 acres and be developed with a 93,100 square foot building (Building 1). Lot 2 will consist of 1.12 acres and be developed with 49,200 square foot building (Building 2). Lot A will consist of 3.30 acres and be developed with 241 parking spaces and required landscaping areas. Contact: Shea Properties 130 Vantis, Suite 200, Aliso Viejo, CA Elizabeth Cobb, Vice President of Development East Las Tunas Drive Mixed Use Project MND San Gabriel, CA While with another firm, Ms. Morse served as Project Manager for this project. The project involved redevelopment of a 1.09-acre site with a mixed use commercial, residential, and live/work units project. In total, 9,300 square feet of retail and restaurant uses, 18 live-work units ranging in size from 880 to 1,200 square feet, 15 residential units ranging in size from 1,290 to 1,550 square feet, common area for residential uses, and surface and structured (below and above-grade) parking in two buildings totaling 56,400 square feet of building area and a floor area ratio of 1.8. City of San Gabriel 425 South Mission Drive, San Gabriel, CA 4

5 Contact: Larissa De La Cruz, Associate Planner Addendum to Valley Vision: Valley Boulevard Neighborhoods Sustainability Plan Final Environmental Impact Report San Gabriel, CA While with another firm, Ms. Morse served as Project Manager for this project. The work effort included the preparation of an Addendum to the 2006 Final EIR to review a number of amendments to the Specific Plan. These amendments were intended to clarify or modify language, delete outdated references, and include standards for uses not previously allowed in the Plan, including but not limited to: adding banks as a permitted retail use; providing development standards for hotels, which continue to require a conditional use permit for development; providing for live/work units at ground level of mixed-use projects and development standards for such uses, and specifying that parking for certain uses may be provided by valet parking. Contact: City of San Gabriel 425 South Mission Drive, San Gabriel, CA Mark Gallatin, AICP Park Villas at El Corazon Oceanside, CA While with another firm, Ms. Morse served as Project Manager for the project. Her involvement on the project is continuing. Working for the Shopoff Group, Ms. Morse and the RBF Consulting Team are preparing an amendment to the El Corazon Specific Plan to allow stand-along multi-family development in a mixed use area, along with providing engineering support and technical studies. In addition, an MND will be prepared to address the 80 multi-family units and the specific plan amendment. Technical studies to support the MND include traffic, air quality, greenhouse gas emissions, noise, and water quality. Contacts: Shopoff Group 2 Park Plaza, Suite 700, Irvine, CA Oscar Uranga Brian Rupp Alhambra Place Specific Plan Amendment and Addendum Alhambra, CA While with another firm, Ms. Morse served as Project Manager for the project. Her involvement on the project is continuing. The project applicant is requesting an amendment to the 2006 Specific Plan, which includes a revised land use concept and revised land use summary. Compared to the 2006 Specific Plan, the project modification results in the same amount of commercial square footage (140,000) and the same number of multi-family residential units (260). 5

6 Contact: Shea Properties 130 Vantis, Suite 200, Aliso Viejo, CA Elizabeth Cobb, Vice President of Development Vantis Specific Plan Amendment Addendum Aliso Viejo, CA While with another firm, Ms. Morse served as Project Manager for the CEQA Addendum portion of the project. Working for Shea Properties, Ms. Morse prepared the Addendum for the second amendment to the Vantis Specific Plan. The requested General Plan, Specific Plan, and Development Agreement Amendments are proposed for the remaining undeveloped portion of the Vantis Specific Plan area, which constitutes approximately 10.9 acres and encompasses Lots 4 through 10 of Tract The amendment proposes to adjust the boundaries for the High Density Residential and Professional Office Districts, as well as add hotel as a use within the Professional Office District, and additional residential units within the High Density Residential District. In addition, two site development permits were requested for Lots 4 through 10. Contact: Shea Properties 130 Vantis, Suite 200, Aliso Viejo, CA Elizabeth Cobb, Vice President of Development Stanton Transit Specific Plan MND Stanton, CA While with another firm, Ms. Morse served as Project Manager for the MND. The project included a citywide Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Framework for the City of Stanton, and a Specific Plan and environmental clearance for a TOD site at the intersection of Beach Boulevard and the Southern Pacific Railroad right-of-way (an OCTA site). The third phase of the project included the CEQA analysis of traffic, noise, air quality; Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration; public workshops and public hearings; Notice of Completion, mitigation monitoring and reporting program. Contact: City of Stanton 7800 Katella Avenue, Stanton, CA Kelly Hart, Associate Planner Mancara at Robinson Ranch Residential Project EIR Santa Clarita, CA While with another firm, Ms. Morse served as Project Manager for the EIR. Her involvement on the project began in 2006 and is continuing. The proposed project is a rural residential equestrian-based community involving the development of 99 single-family residential units and open space areas within 105 lots on approximately 172 gross acres of land. The project site is 6

7 located at the southeast corner of the intersection of Oak Spring Canyon Road and Lost Canyon Road, and is roughly bounded by the Santa Clara River to the north, Oak Spring Canyon Road to the west, the Robinson Ranch Golf Club to the south, and the Angeles National Forest to the east. The EIR is analyzing a number of topics, including aesthetics, light, and glare; biological resources; traffic and circulation; air quality; noise; hydrology and water quality; geology; and public services and utilities. Contacts: City of Santa Clarita Valencia Boulevard, Santa Clarita, CA Ms. Jessica Frank, Associate Planner Mr. Patrick Leclair, Associate Planner A4 On-Call Planning and Environmental Studies for the City of Cypress For more than 15 years, I have been providing planning and environmental services to the City of Cypress. The range of services and project types are illustrative of the services I can provide to the City of Azusa. In addition to the projects listed below, I prepared the City s General Plan and General Plan EIR. Recent planning and environmental documents I have managed for the City of Cypress include the following: Mackay Place Specific Plan and EIR (2014) Infill development on 9.7 acres consisting of 47 single-family detached units and a 2.9-acre City park site. Harmony 2015 Specific Plan and Mitigated Negative Declaration/Initial Study (2014) Infill development on 6.3 acres with 29 single-family detached units. 33-Acre Warehouse and Light Manufacturing Center EIR (2013) Proposed development of approximately 175,000 square feet of warehousing and light manufacturing uses in three buildings located within the Amended and Restated Cypress Business and Professional Center Specific Plan area. Cypress Park Specific Plan and Mitigated Negative Declaration/Initial Study - Infill development project consisting of 28 single-family detached units. CenterStone Specific Plan and Mitigated Negative Declaration/Initial Study - Infill development project consisting of 33 single-family detached homes. Wicker Drive Specific Plan and Mitigated Negative Declaration/Initial Study - Infill development consisting of 40 single-family detached homes adjacent to the Civic Center. Grindlay/Orange Specific Plan and Mitigated Negative Declaration: Conversion of office building to 17 single-family homes. Infill development across from Civic Center. Nevis Homes Mitigated Negative Declaration/Initial Study - Infill development consisting of 63 condominium units along Lincoln Avenue. 7

8 12 DU Residential Project Mitigated Negative Declaration Initial Study - Infill development consisting of 12 single-family detached units. El Pollo Loco Mitigated Negative Declaration/Initial Study - 2,515 square foot drive-thru restaurant. Southern California Water Company - West Orangewood Water Well Project - Mitigated Negative Declaration/Initial Study - 1,000-foot deep water well and pumping facility. I have been preparing environmental documents for individual development projects within the 587-acre Cypress Business Park, which encompasses six specific plan areas: Cypress Business and Professional Center, Cypress Corporate Center, cypress View Limited, McDonnell Center, Warland/Cypress Business Center, and the Lusk Company Industrial Park. I prepared Mitigated Negative Declarations and Initial Studies/Environmental Checklists (IS/EC) for development within these Specific Plan areas, including: Shurflo Mitigated Negative Declaration/Initial Study - New campus facility for Shurflo consisting of a 50,000 square foot office building, a 91,618 square foot R&D building and a 100,000 square foot warehouse building. Project site is located within the Warland/Cypress Business Center Specific Plan area. Ushio America Mitigated Negative Declaration/Initial Study - A two-story, 72,417 square foot office/warehouse building. Project site is located within the Cypress Business and Professional Center Specific Plan area. Warland Investments - Speculative Office/R&D Building Chip Avenue - Mitigated Negative Declaration/Initial Study - 50,000 square foot office/r&d building. Project site is located within the Warland/Cypress Business Center Specific Plan area. Vertex Standard - Office/Warehousing Building Walker Street - Mitigated Negative Declaration/Initial Study - 95,800 square foot office/warehouse building. Speculative R&D Building - Parcel 7 - Mitigated Negative Declaration/Initial Study - 62,700 square foot office, warehouse and R&D building. Project site is located within the Warland/Cypress Business Center Specific Plan area. Cottonwood Christian Church Mitigated Negative Declaration - 495,000 square foot church campus. Project site is located within the Cypress Business and Professional Center Specific Plan area. Marriott Residence Inn: a 155-room hotel on a 3.7-acre site. Walker/Katella Retail Project Mitigated Negative Declaration/Initial Study - 150,000 to 180,000 square foot retail project. Project site is located within the Cypress Business and Professional Center Specific Plan area. Cypress Corporate Park Mitigated Negative Declaration/Initial Study - four speculative office/manufacturing/warehouse buildings totaling 208,271 square feet on a acre site. Project site is located within the Cypress Business and Professional Center Specific Plan area. 8

9 B REFERENCES City of Cypress Community Development Department 5275 Orange Avenue Cypress, CA Contact: Mr. Douglas Hawkins, AICP Planning Manager 714/ Assignment: On-call environmental services since Preparation of General Plan EIR, and Mitigated Negative Declarations for development projects residential, industrial, commercial. City of Duarte Community Development Department 1600 Huntington Drive Duarte, CA Contact: Mr. Craig Hensley, AICP Community Development Director 626/ Assignment: General Plan EIR, Rose Gardens at Santa Teresita EIR, Duarte Station Specific Plan and EIR, and Duarte Local Hazard Mitigation Plan. City of San Gabriel Community Development Department 425 South Mission Drive San Gabriel, CA Contacts: Mr. Steven A. Preston, FAICP, City Manager Mr. Mark Gallatin, AICP, City Planner 626/ Assignment: On-call services, Mission District Specific Plan Program EIR, Supplemental EIR for Mission 261 Village Project (mixed use project), San Gabriel Center EIR (mixed use project), 416 East Tunas Drive Mixed Use Project MND, and Addendum to Valley Boulevard Specific Plan EIR. City of Santa Clarita Community Development Department Valencia Boulevard Santa Clarita, CA Contact: Mr. Jeff Hogan, AICP Planning Manager Assignment: Mancara at Robinson Ranch EIR, Soledad Village EIR, Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital Master Plan EIR, UCLA Film and Television Archive Preservation Center MND, and Lyons Canyon Ranch Specific Plan EIR. 9

10 C RESUME Collette L. Morse, AICP Principal, Morse Planning Group Registration: 1996, American Institute of Certified Planners, Years of Experience: 28 Education: B.A., Geography / Ecosystems, UCLA Ms. Morse is a recognized leader in policy planning, CEQA and NEPA studies, and community involvement for both public agencies and private developers in California and Arizona. Ms. Morse has considerable project management experience on a diverse range of policy, environmental, and private development projects, many of which were controversial and/or high-profile projects, during her 28 years of working for private consulting firms. Her project-related responsibilities include analysis, technical review and management of environmental documents for CEQA compliance, staff support for public agencies, and assistance to private sector clients in meeting governmental agency requirements. Mixed Use/Infill Alhambra Place Specific Plan Amendment Addendum, Alhambra ( ) Duarte Station Specific Plan (TOD) and EIR, Duarte (2013) Vantis Specific Plan Second Amendment Addendum, Aliso Viejo (2013) 416 E. Las Tunas Boulevard Mixed Use Project Mitigated Negative Declaration, San Gabriel (2013) Valley/Del Mar Hotel Projects Technical Analyses, San Gabriel (2013) Alessandro Boulevard Corridor Implementation Project, Mixed Use Zoning Overlay Mitigated Negative Declaration, SCAG & Moreno Valley (2013) The Gateway Project Subsequent Mitigated Negative Declaration, Temple City (2011) Centro Pacific Mixed Use Project Mitigated Negative Declaration, Huntington Park (2009) Mission 261 Village Project Supplemental EIR, San Gabriel (2009) San Fernando Parking Lots (Mixed Use Projects) EIR, San Fernando ( ) Fox Plaza Project EIR, Riverside (2008) North Beverly Drive (William Morris Agency) Project EIR, Beverly Hills (2007) San Gabriel Center EIR, San Gabriel (2007) Soledad Village Project EIR, Santa Clarita (2006) The Village at Redlands (Redlands Mall Redevelopment Project) EIR, Redlands (2006) The Shoppes at Chino Hills, and Chino Hills Community Park and Civic Center Project EIR, Chino Hills (2005) Uptown Orange Mixed Use Project Mitigated Negative Declaration (2004) Beverly Hills Gardens and Montage Hotel Mixed Use Project EIR, Beverly Hills (2004) Amendment No 1 to the Grindlay/Orange Specific Plan and Mitigated Negative Declaration, Cypress (2003) 10

11 Residential Mackay Place Project Specific Plan and EIR, Cypress (2014) Harmony 2015 Specific Plan and Mitigated Negative Declaration, Cypress (2014) Park Villas at El Corazon Specific Plan Amendment and Mitigated Negative Declaration, Oceanside ( ) Mancara at Robinson Ranch EIR ( ) Hi Hope Ranch Supplemental Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration, Oceanside (2007) Amendment No. 2 to Specific Plan No. 303 (SP303A2), Tract Map No (TR33487), and Change of Zone No (CZ7216) Environmental Assessment Form/Initial Study, Riverside County (2006) St. Cloud Residential Project Mitigated Negative Declaration, Oceanside (2005) Cypress Park Specific Plan and Mitigated Negative Declaration, Cypress (2005) Cinnamon Square Specific Plan and Mitigated Negative Declaration (2004) St. Cloud General Plan Amendment/Zone Change Mitigated Negative Declaration, Oceanside (2004) Grindlay/Orange Specific Plan Amendment and Mitigated Negative Declaration, Cypress (2003) Nevis Homes 61-Unit Condominium Project Mitigated Negative Declaration, Cypress (2003) The Olson Company 12-Unit Residential Project Mitigated Negative Declaration, Cypress (2002) CenterStone Specific Plan and Mitigated Negative Declaration, Cypress (2002) Wicker Drive Specific Plan and Mitigated Negative Declaration, Cypress (2002) Rancho Del Oro Village XII Program EIR, Oceanside (2000) Northern Foothills Implementation Program EIR, San Dimas (1999) Emerald Village Senior Housing Development Mitigated Negative Declaration, Cerritos Pioneer Villas Senior Housing Development Mitigated Negative Declaration, Cerritos Retail/Entertainment 13-Acre Retail/Commercial Project (Northwest Corner of Katella Ave/Winners Circle) Mitigated Negative Declaration (2008) Vacation Village Resort Project Mitigated Negative Declaration (2008) El Centro de Huntington Park EIR, Huntington Park (2006) Mariners Mile Gateway Project Mitigated Negative Declaration, Newport Beach (2006) Addendum to the Final EIR for the Tyler Mall Renovation and Expansion Project, Riverside (2004) Katella/Siboney Commercial Project Mitigated Negative Declaration, Cypress (2003) Walker/Katella Retail Project Mitigated Negative Declaration, Cypress (2002) El Pollo Loco Mitigated Negative Declaration, Cypress (2002) Marriott Residence Inn Mitigated Negative Declaration, Cypress (2000) Westminster Gateway Center (Wal-Mart) EIR, Westminster Office Warland Investments - Speculative Office/R&D Building (6161Chip Avenue) Mitigated Negative Declaration, Cypress (2001) Cypress Corporate Center Mitigated Negative Declaration, Cypress (2000) Industrial/R&D/Manufacturing 10 th Street Industrial Project EIR, Azusa (2014) 33-Acre Warehouse and Light Manufacturing Center EIR, Cypress (2013) 11

12 17332 Gothard Street Industrial Mitigated Negative Declaration, Huntington Beach (2013) Waste Materials Recovery Facility EIR, Azusa (2011) Norwalk Tank Farm General Plan Amendment/Zone Change Negative Declaration (2007) National Ready Mixed Concrete Plant Project Mitigated Negative Declaration, Artesia (2003) Ocean Ranch Master Development Plan Mitigated Negative Declaration, Oceanside (1999) Ushio America- Walker Facility Mitigated Negative Declaration, Cypress (1999) ShurFlo Project (SW Corner of Katella Avenue and Valley View Street) Mitigated Negative Declaration, Cypress Diamond Sports Distribution Facility and Spec Building B Mitigated Negative Declaration, Cypress (1999) Vertex Standard - Office/Warehouse Building (10900 Walker Street) Mitigated Negative Declaration, Cypress (2001) Speculative R&D Building - Parcel 7 (5730 Katella Avenue) Mitigated Negative Declaration, Cypress (2001) Warland Speculative Office/Warehouse Building Mitigated Negative Declaration, Cypress Cypress Land Company Speculative Office/Warehouse Building Mitigated Negative Declaration, Cypress Redevelopment Plans Plan Amendment No. 13 to Existing Project Area No. 1 Program EIR, South Gate (2009) Cypress Merged and Amended Redevelopment Project Program EIR, Cypress (2005) Hawthorne Boulevard Specific Plan and Redevelopment Project Area Plan Program EIR, Lawndale (1999) Policy Planning Programs Duarte Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Update, Duarte (2013) Monterey Park Healthy Community and Sustainable Community Elements and Addendum, Monterey Park (2013) Bellflower Mixed Use Overlay Zone Negative Declaration (2013) Camarillo Safety Element Update, Camarillo (2012) Addendum to Valley Vision: Valley Boulevard Neighborhoods Sustainability Plan Final Environmental Impact Report, San Gabriel (2012) Murrieta General Plan 2015 and EIR (2011) Buena Park General Plan (2010) South Gate General Plan Update EIR (2009) South Gate General Plan Update Noise Element (2009) Garden Grove General Plan Update and EIR (2008) Stanton General Plan Update EIR (2008) Coachella General Plan Update Existing Conditions (2007) Duarte General Plan Update EIR (2007) Glendora General Plan Update (2007) Chula Vista General Plan Update Technical Support (2005) Carson General Plan Update and EIR (2004) Goleta General Plan Existing Conditions (2004) Cerritos General Plan Update and EIR (2002) Prescott Valley 2020 General Plan, Prescott Valley, Arizona (2002) 12

13 Costa Mesa General Plan Update and EIR (2002) Cypress General Plan Update and EIR (2001) Institutions/Universities/Churches Orange Coast College Maritime Training Center Mitigated Negative Declaration, Coast Community College District, Newport Beach (2010) SeaCoast Grace Church Expansion Project Mitigated Negative Declaration, Cypress (2009) Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital Master Plan EIR, Santa Clarita (2008) Fox Theater Rehabilitation Project Mitigated Negative Declaration, Riverside (2006) Film and Television Archive Preservation Center Mitigated Negative Declaration (2004) Cottonwood Christian Center Mitigated Negative Declaration, Cypress (2004) Professional Affiliations Commissioner, American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) for Region VI, Past President, California Chapter, American Planning Association, 2005 President, California Chapter, American Planning Association, 2003 to 2004 President-Elect, California Chapter, American Planning Association, 2002 Vice President of Public Information, California Chapter, American Planning Association, Board of Directors, 2000 to 2001 Conference Co-Chair, 1998 California Chapter APA State Conference, Orange Section Marketing Director, California Chapter, American Planning Association Board of Directors, 1992 to 1999 Legislative Review Team Member, California Chapter, American Planning Association, 1990 to Present Section Director, Orange Section, California Chapter, American Planning Association, 1989 to 1992 Member, American Planning Association, 1986 to Present Speaking Engagements Speaker, Being a Better Project Manager from Both Sides of the Counter, American Planning Association, California Chapter (Visalia, CA, October 6, 2013) Speaker, CEQA/NEPA Implementation & Updates, Association of Environmental Professionals, California Chapter (Sacramento, CA, May 8, 2012) Speaker, CEQA: Explained and Applied, South Bay Cities Council of Governments Livable Communities Working Group (September 21, 2011) Speaker, No Shoe-Phone Gimmicks Here! Tips to Avoid CEQA/NEPA Meetings with Your Attorney, American Planning Association, California Chapter (Santa Barbara, CA, September12, 2011) Speaker, CEQA Trouble: How Little and Big Things Get You There and How to Avoid It, American Planning Association, California Chapter (Carlsbad, CA, November 3, 2010) Speaker, You Be the Ethics and Judge and Jury, American Planning Association, California Chapter (Carlsbad, CA, November 3, 2010) 13

14 City of Carlsbad Staff Training, Reviewing Traffic Impact Assessments & Understanding CEQA (Carlsbad, CA, February 3, 2009) Speaker, CEQA Jeopardy or Something Like It, American Planning Association, California Chapter Conference (Hollywood, CA; September 23, 2008) Speaker, Developing Successful RFPs, American Planning Association, California Chapter Conference (Hollywood, CA; September 23, 2008) Speaker, So You Think You Know CEQA.Really?, American Planning Association, California Chapter, Inland Empire Section Workshop (Riverside, CA, June 20, 2007) Speaker, So You Think You Know CEQA.Really?, American Planning Association, California Chapter Conference (Garden Grove, CA, October 23, 2006) Awards Economic Planning and Development, Award of Merit Duarte Station Specific Plan & EIR, American Planning Association, California Chapter, Los Angeles Section, 2014 Comprehensive Planning: Large Jurisdiction Murrieta General Plan 2035, American Planning Association, California Chapter, Inland Empire Section, 2012 Distinguished APA Service Award, American Planning Association, California Chapter, 2010 Best Public Participation Program Prescott Valley General Plan 2020, American Planning Association, Arizona Chapter, 2002 Distinguished APA Service Award, American Planning Association, California Chapter, Orange Section,

15 D 2014 RATE SCHEDULE The following hourly rates are applicable for The hourly rates will be reviewed at the beginning of each calendar year and adjusted as necessary. Personnel Hourly Rate Principal/Project Manager $ Environmental Analyst/Project Planner $ Graphic Artist $ Word Processing $75.00 Note: Blueprinting, reproduction, messenger service and other direct expenses will be charged as an additional cost plus 10%. A Subconsultant Management Fee of 10% will be added to the direct cost of all subconsultant services to provide for the cost of administration, sub-consultant consultation, and insurance. 15