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February 27, 2014 P"NNERS, URBAN DESIGNERS 8 ARCHITECTS
Michelle Ramirez, Director of Community Development
City of Rosemead
8838 East Valley Boulevard
Rosemead, CA 91770
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Re: Response to Request for Proposals for the Garvey Avenue Corridor Specific Plan
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Dear Ms. Ramirez and Members of the Evaluation Committee:
The Arroyo Group team is pleased to submit this proposal to work with the City of Rosemead to
prepare the Garvey Avenue Corridor Specific Plan and Environmental Impact Report. A Specific
Plan for the Garvey Avenue corridor will help to guide future development of the private and
public realms, improve mobility, streamline the development process, and some as an incentive
for economic development. We believe that you should select The Arroyo Group team to work
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with you on this important project because:
1. We are a talented multi -disciplinary team with extensive experience preparing
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pragmatic, creative and implementable specific plans and corridor plans.
2. We have a thorough understanding of how this project presents a major opportunity to
significantly enhance the quality of life and economic investment in Rosemead.
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3. We have a unique planning and urban design approach that has proven successful in
reaching consensus for creative and practical plans through education, dialogue and
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4. We are experts in community engagement with the ability to transform stakeholder
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ideas, issues and visions into clear, implementable strategies for future development.
5. We are committing Principals of our firms who have extensive experience working on
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6. We have a track record of preparing adopted, constructed and award - winning plans.
Our proposal includes a thorough scope W work and cost proposal with a "menu of optional
tasks; which the City can use to tailor a Specific Plan which best meets the needs and
potentials of the project. We look forward to discussing in detail how we can work with you on
this important project. Thank you for the opportunity to submit our proposal.
Sincerely,
THE ARROYO GROUP
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Larry B. n, AICP, AIA, Founding Principal Jean Ward, AICP, Principal
(626) 584 -8944 626 -564 -8951
larry@arroyogroup.com jean @aroyogroup.com
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PROJECT TEAM &QUALIFICATIONS
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Team Description
The Arroyo Group team is uniquelyqualifed and experienced
to work with the City of Rosemead in the preparation of the
Garvey Avenue Corridor Specific Plan and EIR. To deal
with the various opportunities and challenges that may
arise in the preparation of this plan, we have assembled
a multidisciplinary team of professionals who are leaders
in their fields of work. Our team's organization and key
personnel are illustrated in the following Team Organization
Chart. The Arroyo Group team includes:
The Arroyo Group — project management, land
use planning, urban design, architecture, landscape
design, and community engagement
Stanley R. Hofhnen Associates — economics,
market assessment, financing strategies, fiscal
impact strategies and implementation programming
The Mobility Group — multi -modal transportation
planning, parking analysis and design
JMC' — infrastructure assessment and design
ESA— environmental documentation
The five firms comprising our team have extensive
experience working together and have collaborated on
numerous projects over the past three decades. We are
highly experienced in designing station area plans, preparing
regulations for transit-oriented development, and developing
implementation strategies for our plans.
Our approach and experience enable us to develop land use
plans and development regulations that are not only feasible
from a market and development point-of-view, but will also
be efficient for City stag to implement. As a result, The
Arroyo Group team has created one of the most extensive,
implemented, award - winning bodies of work in California,
and we era known for the creativity and practicality of our
Plans.
Project Team
The Armyo Group views our team working as an extension
of Citystaff. The Arroyo Group proposes to work closely with
City staff in carrying out the Scope of Work, providing for a
smooth, efficient, and effective process. We will also work
closely with City staff in structuring the public participation
process to best meet the needs of the community. The
following project organization chart identifies The Arroyo
Group team staff and delineates communication relationships
between our firm, the cities and the community.
PROJECT TEAM & QUALIFICATIONS
Joan Ward, AICP, will serve as the Project Manager and
Principal Planner. She will be the single point coordinator
for this project with Larry Morrison, AIA, AICP, Founding
Principal, providing project oversight and quality control.
Simron Malhona, AICP, Associate AIA, will be the
Principal Urban Designer and will work closely with the
Project Manager on the tasks described in the Scope of
Work. Larry, Jean and Simmn have many years combined
experience working in numerous Southern California
jurisdictions. In the event illness orother occurrence prevents
Jean Ward from overseeing the contract, Simran Malhotra is
designated as the alternate project manager.
Following are firm profiles, documentation of relevant and
recent project experience, references, and resumes for of all
key project personnel.
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TEAM ORGANIZATION CHART
Citizens of Rosemead
City Departments
Commissions BCommitteez
Garvey Avenue Corridor Sub - (ommittee
Planning (ommission
Traffic Commission
Beautification Committee
City Council
Mayor Polly Low
Public Wmks
Parks & Recreation
Finance
Stakeholders
City Manager
Jeff Allred
Residents
Larry Morrison, AICP, AIA, Principal-in- Charge
Jean Ward, AICP, Project Manager and Principal Planner
Sharon Malhoact, AICP, Associate AIR, Principal Urban Designer and Alternate Project Manager
ESA
Em"ronmenloUssessmenl
Lloyd Zola, Senior Vice President
Renee Escario, Senior Managing Associate
Laura Rotha, Managing Associate
Tim Rimpo, Senior Air Quality A Climate Change Specialist
Brad Brewster, Cultural Resources Manager
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AfuUimodo/ Transportation planning, Parking Analysis 9 Design
Michael Bates, President
Matthew Simons, T.E., Senior Transportation Engineer
Eric Ji, Senior Transportation Engineer
Carlos Veto squez, AICP, Transportation Planner
Stanley R. Hoffman Associates
Economics, Market Analysis, Implementation
Stan Hoffman, FAIR,, President
Brian Gross, Senior Financial Consultant, Womnaof Associates
Martine Osborn, Senior Associate
Kendra Chan, Project Planner
JMCr
Civil Engineering & Inhasbucnee Assessmmt
John M. (ruikshank, PE, Principal
Lee Johnson, Project Manager
Steven Toh, Engineer II
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Stakeholders
Residents
Other Agencies 8 Jurisdictions
Community Development
Property Owners
Metro
Chamber of Commerce
Department
Local Businesses
Foothill Transit
Michelle Ramirez, Director
Developers
Southern California Association of
Sheri Bermeja, City Planner
Garvey School District
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Governments
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project Management, planning Urban 00"19", Architecture, landscape Design,
Community Engagement
Larry Morrison, AICP, AIA, Principal-in- Charge
Jean Ward, AICP, Project Manager and Principal Planner
Sharon Malhoact, AICP, Associate AIR, Principal Urban Designer and Alternate Project Manager
ESA
Em"ronmenloUssessmenl
Lloyd Zola, Senior Vice President
Renee Escario, Senior Managing Associate
Laura Rotha, Managing Associate
Tim Rimpo, Senior Air Quality A Climate Change Specialist
Brad Brewster, Cultural Resources Manager
THE MOBILITY GROUP
AfuUimodo/ Transportation planning, Parking Analysis 9 Design
Michael Bates, President
Matthew Simons, T.E., Senior Transportation Engineer
Eric Ji, Senior Transportation Engineer
Carlos Veto squez, AICP, Transportation Planner
Stanley R. Hoffman Associates
Economics, Market Analysis, Implementation
Stan Hoffman, FAIR,, President
Brian Gross, Senior Financial Consultant, Womnaof Associates
Martine Osborn, Senior Associate
Kendra Chan, Project Planner
JMCr
Civil Engineering & Inhasbucnee Assessmmt
John M. (ruikshank, PE, Principal
Lee Johnson, Project Manager
Steven Toh, Engineer II
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PROJECT TEAM & QUALIFICATIONS
FIRM PROFILE, RELEVANT PROJECT EXPERIENCE AND RESUMES
The Arroyo Group is a seven - person professional planning
and urban design firm that provides services to both public
and private sector clients. Planning that is responsive to the
clients program, W the site, and to the larger community is a
key to successful projects. Al The Arroyo Group, we seek to
balance diverse Interests and inspired design with economic
realities. We design revitalized downtowns, dynamic districts,
and inviting public spaces that build on the unique physical
attributes of a community as well as its distinctive identity
and character.
The Arroyo Group Philosophy
The Arroyo Group derives its name and approach from the
Arroyo Guild, an assembly of turn(- thecentury California
architects, planners, engineers, artists, craftsmen, and
performing artists who lived along the Arroyo Seto in
Pasadena. Common to all their creative efforts was a
careful consideration for the unique beauty and meaning
of the environment in which they worked, and an overriding
Concern for quality, craftsmanship and detail. Their
association was characterized by intense dialogue across
traditional professional boundaries, and mutual respect for
the contribution each Could make to the others work. The
Guildsmen left a legacy of work that is to this day functional
and beautiful in itself and in its setting.
Much like the Arroyo Guild, for the past 36 years our team
members have worked together because we have the shared
belief that sensitive and workable relationships between
people and the environment can be achieved today and
integrated with the sound social and fiscal considerations so
essential to successful design, planning and development.
Our practice strives to reflect the spirit of the Arroyo Guild
through a respect for quality and detail, and by tapping the
wisdom and experience of individuals of varying professional
and experiential backgrounds. Our concern is for the lasting
value of our plans to our clients and their Communities.
Most important to The Arroyo Group team is the creation of
plans that respect, reflect and create a unique sense W place,
and are responsible to the realities of existing and potential
market demand. It is the actual revitalization of Communities
in which we take our greatest pride. Plans do gel built.
Services
Land Use and Policy Plana
• Specific, Area and Master Plans
• Urban Design Plans
• Transit Oriented Development Plans
• Multimodal Plans
• Condor Plans
• Revitalization Plans
• Strategic Plans
• Station Area Planning and Design
• Streetscapr Plans
• Campus Plans
Site Planning and Feasibility Studies
• Site Selection Studies
• Project Feasibility Analyses
• Site Development Master Plans
Development Regulations and Guidelines
• Zoning Ordinances
• Architecture and Site Planning Design Guidelines
• Sueetscape Design Guidelines
Community Outreach and Participation Programs
• Visioning Processes
• Community Workshops
Focus Group and Stakeholders Meetings
• Design Chamettes
• Outreach Materials
Relevant Project Experience and References
On the following pages are descriptions of projects
Completed within the past five years by The Arroyo Group
which are relevant to this assignment. As described in the
project descriptions, The Arroyo Group has demonstrated
success preparing plans that are physically, economically
and socially transfonnative to the Communities in which we
work. We are repeatedly re -hired by our clients to produce
site, area and specific plans. As a result, our work brings
about long -term positive change.
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PROJECT TEAM & QUALIFICATIONS
Magnolia Avenue Specific Plan
Riverside, California
Hard Won Victories Award from the Inland Empire Section of the APA
Date: 2007 -2009
Team Budget: $314,625
Team Members: Jean Ward (Project Manager), Larry Monson
Reference: Ken Gutierrez, Former Planning Director, Community Development Department, 3900 Main Street,
Riverside, CA 92522, (951) 850 -5078, ken.gutierrez @att.net
The Arroyo Group's involvement in the City of Riverside
has spanned three decades, with our flat plan for the
residential neighborhood of Arington Heights in 1985. Since
that time, The Arroyo Group has been awarded numerous
planning and urban design projects in Riverside, which
have transformed the City's physical and social fabric. We
have prepared a wide range of implemented plans for the
City, which include plans for Riverside's historic downtown,
several major comdors and neighbonroods, the Le Sierra
University campus, and cdywide as part of a larger team for
the 2025 General Plan.
The Magnolia Avenue Specific Plan, adopted in November
2009, established a development framework for the 17 -mile
historic Magnolia Avenue/Market Street Corridor, one of
Riverside's primary arterials which extend the length of the
city . The Corridor includes residential, industrial, and both
local and regional- serving commercial uses, as well some
of the city's major educational and institutional facilities. It
also includes many major historic buildings and landscape
elements.
The Plan proposes appropriate land use changes that
recognize the Conidoras a chain of identifiable neighborhoods
and districts, which are all linked and strengthened by their
sequential relationship with one another. In addition, the
Plan focuses on unifying the streetscape by returning it to
its historic landscape design as a grand, scenic boulevard
that was a destination in itself by re- creating wide, heavily
landscaped parkways and medians. The Plan received
an award from the Inland Empire Section of the American
Planning Association (APA).
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The Magndia Avenue Specvfic Plan usedlars"Ove site plans b convey the laikred development standards and site design concepts for each
of Me six distinct districts along the 17 -mile hisam, corgi
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PROJECT TEAM & QUALIFICATIONS
Marketplace Specific Plan and University Avenue Specific Plan Peer Review and Illustrations
Riverside, California
Date: 2012
Team Budget: $30,000
Team Members: Jean Ward (Project Manager), Slmran Malhotra
Reference: David Murray, Senior Planner, Community Development Department, 3900 Main Street, Riverside, CA
92522, (951) 850 -5078, ken.guderrez@1att.net
One of the major transformations in the City of Riverside is
due to The Arroyo Group's work in the Riverside Marketplace
area. This planning effort defined a revitalization concept for
the Marketplace, a 200 -acre area at the edge of Downtown
Riverside that had been virtually abandoned for decades.
The adoption of the Marketplace Specific Plan helped the
City obtain ready $10 million in federal funding, which
resulted in major redevelopment per the recommendations of
the plan, including the removal of many blighted properties,
presentation and adaptive reuse of several historic structures,
and the provision of infrastructure improvements.
Over a decade later, The Arroyo Group assisted the City
in updating the Marketplace Specific Plan, along with the
University Avenue Specific Plan, to address the development
of the Metrolink Commuter Rail Line connecting Riverside to
Los Angeles and the explosive growth of the Inland Empire.
The Arroyo Group provided peer review at both Speck Plans
and illustrative graphics, in both two and three dimensions,
to illustrative the development standards, design guidelines,
and anticipated growth around the transit station and along
University Avenue.
The Arroyo Group prepared three dimensional computer models to help the community visualize new mixed use development amend
the Riverside Marketplace Transit Station and along University Avenue, the Iwo -mile corridor between Downtown Riverside and the
University of Ca darnia at Riverside.
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PROJECT TEAM & QUALIFICATIONS
Old Town La Verne Specific Plan
La Verne, California
Awards of Merit from the Los Angeles Section and California Chapter of the APA for Comprehensive Plan, Small
Jurisdiction
Date: 2010 -2013
Team Budget: $590,000
Team members: Larry Morrison (Project Manager), Jean Ward
Reference: Hal Fredrickson, Community Development Director, 3660 D Street, La Verse, CA 91750 (909) 596 -8716,
hal&Lla- veme.ca.us
The Arroyo Group worked with the City of La Verne for a
six year period W help the City take advantage of the MTA
Gold Line light mil and all the potential social, land use
and economic benefits that accompany fixed mil transit
access. Our first project was to evaluate the feasibility
of a Gold Line station in the city, which led to the whole-
hearted endorsement of a Gold Line Station within the city
boundaries. In order to respond to the station location and
TOD recommendations of the Feasibility Study, The Arroyo
Group prepared the Design Framework Plan for Old Town
La Verne, which considered a larger area that included all
of Old Town, ULV campus, Fairplex and the surrounding
areas.
Following those studies, The Arroyo Group was hired to
prepare a Specific Plan and Program EIR for Old Town La
Verne to put in place the regulatory changes needed to allow
for the desired development to occur, while at the same time
provide safeguards to preserve the historic heritage of Old
Town and existing neighborhoods. Omer goals being fulfilled
by this Plan include a desire to facilitate the expansion of
ULV and development potentials for the Fairplex.
An innovative aspect of this Specific Plan is its self-evaluation
in meeting the criteria for achieving LEED for Neighborhood
Development certillcation. The Specific Plan promotes
pedestrian- fnendly development with walkable streets,
adaptive reuse of historic buildings, adoption of a "park once"
and shared packing concepts, extensive use of green roots
for residential and commercial buildings, and innovative
landscape practices that conserve water and lima runoff.
The Spec Plan lays out key next steps for implementation
including funding and financing sources. The marketEnven
yet historically - sensitive Plan has made clear the kinds of
development that would be acceptable within the area,
leading to strong developer interest.
With illustrative de.ngs and other visualization tools, the community came to understand, embrace, and help guide me sifing of a h9w
Gold Line light rail station in Old Town La Verne.
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PROJECT TEAM & QUALIFICATIONS
Santa Fe Depot Specific Plan Update and Program EIR
Orange, California
Orange County APA Chapter Neighborhood Planning Award
Date: 2007 -2009
Team Budget: $314,625
Team Members: Jean Ward (Project Manager), Larry Momson
Reference: Ken Gutierrez, Former Planning Director, Community Development Department, 3900 Main Street,,
Riverside, CA 92522, (951) 850 -5078, ken.gutionaz@a8.net
The Arroyo Group has prepared an update of the Santa Fe The Specific Plan Update's ultimate goal is to transform the
Depot Spec Plan, which was originally adopted in 1993 with Depot into a vibrant transitonenled district while strengthening
policies and standards for new transit oriented development in its connections to adjacent residential neighborhoods and
the area immediately surrounding the City of Orange's Santa the Old Towns Historic District. The Specific Plan addresses
Fe Depot train station and Orange County Transit Authority market potential, land uses, cireulabon and parking, linkages
(OCTA) bus transfer station. to the station, economic development and housing strategies,
and the visual appearance of area streets, sidewalks, and
Many changes have occurred in the area in the intervening public spaces. The Specific Plan recommends planning
18 years, including designation of Old Towne Orange as both and development measures and policies that encourage
a local and National Register Historic District; expansion of infill development, adaptive reuse of historic undenAlized
the adjacent Chapman University; and expansion of Metrolink commercial and industrial buildings, mixed- use/higher density
service. residential developments and pedestrianonented activities.
The historic Santa Fe Depof and Chapman University facilities amid historic commerpal and resHenfial /abnc anchor the Distrkf.
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The Santa Fe Depot SpeciBC Plan Update pr,i Je, rut three mixed e
accommodate transifonented development around the Metrolink Station.
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PROJECT TEAM & QUALIFICATIONS
Main Street and Freeway Corridor Specific Plan
City of Hesperia, California
Date: 20052008
Team Budget: $626,950
Team Members: Stmran Malhotra (Project Manager), Larry Morrison, Jean Ward
Reference: Dave Reno, Consulting Principal Planner 14032 Endede Center Drive, Suite 213 Tustin, CA 92780,
(760) 947 -1224, dmno@cityothespena.gov
The Arroyo Group prepared a comprehensive plan, covering
neatly 17 square miles, for the two most extensive and important
corridors in the City of Hesperia: Main Street, which runs through
the Cays downtown, and the 1 -15 Freeway Corridor. Hesperia is
a fast growing, High Desert community with a significant amount
of vacant land, particularly along the 1 -15 Freeway Corridor.
With significant public input and consideration of competing
interests, the Specific Plan takes a long -temp view of what land
uses are appropriate for this critical area.
The Al Group worked extensively with a 20- member Ad
Hoc Advisory Committee, the public and the decision makers
throughout the project The Speck Plan addresses market
potential, land uses, circulation and parking, housing strategies
and visual appearance of the two comdors. The Speck
Plan creates fourteen new zoning districts for residential,
commercial and industrial uses as well as development
regulations and design standards and guidelines that
address these uses. The City has subsequently applied
these Specific Plan zones on a Citywide basis.
The Speck Plan also provides land use and urban design
strategies for revitalizing Main Street, which has developed
over the years as a series of strip developments that lack an
overall theme ordesign. The Plan's Open Space Framework
is a comprehensive plan for creating a network of green
corridors with recommendations for open Space and wash
protection, new parks, and Sunlamps improvements.
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Westlake Village Business Park Specific Plan
Westlake Village, California
Date: 2009-2012
Team Budget. $516,450
Team Members: Jean Ward (Project Manager), Simran Malhota, Larry Morrison
Reference: Scott Wolfe, AICP, Planning Director, Planning Department, 31200 Oak Crest Dr., Westlake Village,
CA 91361, (818) 706 -1613, scrott@wlv.org
The Arroyo Group is leading a multi -disciplinary team to
develop a comprehensive Speck Plan for the Westlake
Village Business Park, a 200 -acre area with outdated and
underutilized Industrial facilities. The business park is going
through a transformation in response to market pressures to
redevelop older, outdated facilities within a desirable trade
area. The Spec Plan will take a long -term view of what
land uses provide the highest and best use for the City, while
providing greater flexibility in permitted land uses to capture
economic potential.
Central to the Specific Plan and a key component of Quality
redevelopment of the area is site planning for a focused area of
the plan, coupled with pro-fonnas for key stes to analyze private
sector feasibility. In addition, the Plan contains design standards
and guidelines that are highly illustrated and user friendly, and
include recommendations and design direction for commercial,
industrial, and flex office space, as well as for mixed use and
attached reskfenfial development. Study sessions have been
held with the City Council in order to provide decision-maker
continuity and feedback throughout the duration of the project.
The Westlake Village Business Park Specific Plan uses Mme dimensional imagery to effectively communicate the community's vision
for an underutllized business park.
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PROJECT TEAM & QUALIFICATIONS
THE ARROYO GROUP
Larry Morrison, AICP, AIA, SCUP
Founding Principal
Over the past forty years, Larry Morrison has been the
principal of his own planning and architecture firm, head
of a major city public agency planning division, officer of a
major west coast planning and engineering firm, and project
architect or planner for several nationally known firths.
As founding principal. Mr. Morrison initially defined The
Arroyo Group's philosophy and process for creating award -
winning, implemented plans. He has also directed a full
range of planning and implementation projects including
specific plans, general plans, district and neighborhood
revitalization programs, transit oriented development
and economic development programs. He has a special
interest in urban design, campus planning, implementation
programs, historic preservation, and citizen participation.
Numerous plans prepared under his direction have received
professional awards.
Mr. Morrison has authored a number of articles and lectured
at various universities on city planning, urban design, and
community participation and presented papers at state,
national and international planning and design conferences.
Mr. Morrison currently serves on the Planning and Design
Review Committee of the University of Arizona and has been
awarded the committees Distinguished Service Awam,
as well as several other awards recognizing his service
to the profession. He was also awarded a Certificate of
Appreciation from the Caflfomia Downtown Association
and a Recognition Award for participating in the Bridge to
Bridge, River to Railroad Design Charade in Kennewick,
Washington.
Mr. Morrison served as a member of the Pasadena City
Planning Commission, and Cultural Heritage Commission.
Mr. Monson served over a decade on the Board of the
Pasadena Educational Foundation and served as its Vice
President. He is a member of the American Institute of
Architects (AIA), the American Planning Association (APA),
and the Society or College and University Planning (SCUP).
Mr. Morrison is also a Registered Architect.
He was educated at Stanford University, University of
Arizona and received master degrees in architecture and city
planning at the University of Pennsylvania.
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Jean Ward, AICP
Project Manager &
1 Principal Planner
Jean Ward will be the Project Manager and lead plannerfor this
pmject. Ms. Ward has 17 years experience and has worked
on a diversity of long range and current planning projects for
both private and public sector clients. Her strength lies in
managing complex projects with multidisciplinary teams.
Al The Arroyo Group, Ms. Ward has successfully managed
many implemented and award - winning projects, including the
North City Specific Plan in Cathedral City, Downtown Village
Specific Plan in La Canada Flintridge, and several projects in
Riverside, including the Downtown Specific Plan, Magnolia
Avenue Specific Plan, Riverside Marketplace Spec
Plan Update, and University Neighborhood Plan. She has
also prepared Citywide Design Guidelines for the City of
Baldwin Park, prepared a Specific Plan focusing on transit-
oriented development in the City of Orange, and worked on
a Specific Plan for 4,000 acres of largely undeveloped land
in Helendale, California. She is currently working on transit
orirented development specific plans in the City of South
Gate and community of Willowbrook in Los Angeles County.
These comprehensive planning projects in both downtown
and undeveloped areas highlight Ms. Ward's expertise
in developing creative and practical approaches to land
use, including mixed -use development and sustainable
development strategies, urban design, circulation and
parking solutions, open space, as well as approaches to
implementation and economic strategies.
Prior to joining The Arroyo Group, Ms. Ward worked as a
planner and project manager in Portland. Oregon, where
she prepared and updated land use ordinances and design
guidelines, performed on-call planning services for several
jurisdictions, and assisted public and private sector clients
through the entitlements process. She also worked on a
master plan for a 140 -acre mixed -use commuter rail site
adjacent to the Portland International Airport.
Ms. Ward holds a MasterofCommunity and Regional Planning
from the University of Oregon, School of Architecture and
Allied Arts, and a Bachelor of Arts in Environment Studies
from the University of California, Santa Barbara. She has
sewed as a guest speaker and moderator for both local and
stale American Planning Association conferences.
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Stmran Malhotra, AICP, AAIA
Principal Urban Designer 8
Alternate Project Manager
Simmn Malhotra will be the lead urban designer for this project.
Ms. Malhotra has twenty years experience as an urban designer
and city planner. As a principal of The Armyo Group since 2005,
Ms. Malhotra has directed and worked on numerous complex
planning and urban design projects with mulli-disciplinary teams
to meet desired project stakeholder and diem goals. Her projects
range from site design studies to long -range strategic and
specific plans, including a variety of urban development, lend
use, urban design, design guidelines, campus planning, form -
based zoning, and specific site planning projects.
At The Arroyo Group, Ms. Malholra's projects have been located
throughout Southern California including the cities of Pasadena,
Orange, Ontario, Hesperia, Monterey Park, Long Beach, and La
Verne. Several of Ms. Malhotra's pmjeds have won recognition
by local and state APA chapters and other regional agencies. In
addition to peer recognition in the form of these awards, some of
her projects have been recipients of mu16- million dollar grants for
implementation by regional agencies.
Ms. Malhotra's anent projects include managing the Tweedy
Mile and Hollydale Area Specific Plans in the City of South Gate
as well as the Willowbrook TOD Specific Plan for the County
of Los Angeles. Her recently completed update of the Orange
Santa Fe Depot Speck Plan won tlhe 2013 Orange County
Chapter APA Neighborhood Planning Award. The project
involved updating land uses and building typol ies around the
Metmlink station to permit transaroriented development around
the station, while making pedestrian and urban connections with
the Plaza and the rest of historic Old Towne Orange.
Prior b joining The Aroyo Group, Ms. Mathotm has worked with
a number of multdisciplinary planning and architecWrel firms in
Me United States and India. As a registered architect in India,
Ms. Malhotra worked on several urban design and architectural
projects including the design of a civic center complex in a New
Town of 500.000 residents.
Ms. Melndtra is a member and current officer of the California
Planning Roundtable. She has been a presenter at various
State of California APA conferences. She holds a Master of
Architecture in Urban Design from the Harvard Graduate School
of Design and a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the School
PROJECT TEAM 8 QUALIFICATIONS
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STANLEY R. HOFFMAN ASSOCIATES
FIRM PROFILE, RELEVANT PROJECT EXPERIENCE AND RESUMES
Stanley R. Hoffman Associates (SRHA) is a five -person
urban economics and financial consulting firm located in
Los Angeles, California. SRHA was established in 1981 and
incorporated in 1984. The firm provides economic and real
estate market research, economic development strategies,
as well as fiscal and financial analysis for public agencies
and private firms. Services are designed to meet a variety
of client needs, ranging from overall market assessments
and general and specific plans to the details of site - specKc
development analysis seeking to provide Innovative solutions
for the client's specific requirements.
Services am provided individually and in cooperation with
project teams in a variety of planning situations including:
preparation of specific plans, redevelopment plans, general
plans and amendments, annexation and incorporation
studies, development agreements, impact fee analyses and
environmental impact reports.
Urban Economic Analysis
Consulting services are provided in the formulation
of economic development policies and strategies.
Specific areas of emphasis include:
• General Plan Economic Policies and Programs
• Economic Development Strategies
• Retail Impact Analysis
• Downtown Revitalization Studies
Real Estate Market Research
Decision relevant information on development
opportunities is provided for overall market evaluations
and site spec assessments. Techniques Include:
• Land Use Market Absorption
• Financial Pro Formas
• Market Feasibility Assessments
Fiscal and Financial Studies
Information is provided on cost and benefit
consequences of land use and infrastructure changes
to cities and counties. Means are determined for funding
public infrastructure improvements required for
development. Areas of concentration include:
• Fiscal Impact Analysis
• Development Impact Fee Studies
• Capital Financing Evaluations
Annexations
Fiscal impact and plan of services studies are prepared
for proposed jurisdictional boundary changes including:
• Sphere of Influence Studies
• Growth Management Phasing Plans
RELEVANT PROJECT EXPERIENCE
City of Monterey Park Economic Strategic Plan
Monterey Park, CA
As lead consultant, SRHA worked with the City of Monterey
Park to prepare an economic strategic plan for the entire
city, including the older, downtown area that is also within a
redevelopment area and within a property -based business
improvement district. The project proceeded along four
areas of inquiry: 1) Economic and demographic analysis;
2) Extensive outreach through interviews with influential
leaders in the community, focus groups and consumer and
business phone surveys; 3) Assisting the city in developing
an updated Brand identity; and 4) Urban Design, including
mixed use and pedestrian oriented development concepts.
Also a number of pro formes were prepared for mixed use
concepts Including retail, residential and office land uses.
Project Manager: Stanley R. Hoffman
Dab: 2010
Budget: $114,275
Reference:
Brian Dowling, Former Redevelopment Project Manager
City of Monterey Park
320 West Newmark Ave.
Monterey Park, CA 91754
562- 215 -2180
briandrproftmail.com
Van Nuys Corridor Rapidway Economic and Fiscal
Analysis
As a subconsultant to KOA Corporation and working with
the Metropolitan Transportation Agency, we have prepared
an economic and fiscal analysis of the proposed Metro Van
Nuys Corridor Rapidway alternatives. We are also preparing
a tax revenue impact analysis for the Corridor, as well as
estimating the temporary construction impacts on local
commercial and industrial business along the Rapidway
Corridor.
Project Manager: Stanley R. Hoffman
Date: 2011 -2014
Budget: $117,213
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PROJECT TEAM & QUALIFICATIONS
Reference:
Walt Davis, Transportation Planning Manager
Metro
1 Gateway Plaza, 15th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 922 -3079
daviswa@metm.net
City of South Gate Tweedy Boulevard and Hollydale
Area Specific Plans
South Gate, CA
On a project team with The Arroyo Group, we have begun
a market, fiscal and financial feasibility analyses for the
Tweedy Blvd and Hollydale Specific Plan areas. We are
developing an urban opportunity forecast reflecting regional
trends and South Gate's competitive market position. We
are also preparing an allocation of South Gate's long -range
growth potential appropriate to the goals and objectives of
the Specific Plan. The final recommendations will include
implementation measures required to realize the Specific
Plans, including a range of financial, business, city incentives
and marketing /outreach programs.
Project Manager: Stanley R. Hoffman
Data: ongoing
Budget: $41,300
Reference:
Steve Lefever, Community Development Director
8650 California Avenue
South Gate, CA 90280
(323) 563 -9529
slefevar@sogate.org
Los Angeles Community Plan Feasibility Analysis, 2010
Los Angeles, CA
In association with Items, Stanley R. Hoffman Associates
prepared market and feasibility analyses for a variety of
development prototypes within two community plan areas m
the City of Los Angeles. This analysis was in support of long -
range land use zoning proposals by the City's Department of
City Planning.
Project Manager: Stanley R. Hoffman and Brian Gross
Date: 2010
Budget: $94,500
Reference:
Debbie Lawrence, AICP, Community Planner
Los Angeles Department of City Planning
200 N. Spring Street, Room 621
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Phone: 213.978.3034
debbie.lawrence @lacity.org
STANLEY R. HOFFMAN
ASSOCIATES
Stanley R Hoffman, FAICP
President
Stanley R. Hoffman has over thirty-five years experience in
planning and urban economics. His fields of interest include
economic and demographic analysis, land use projections,
fiscal and financial stutlies, annexations, real estate market
research and computer -based financial modeling. He has
managed major programs in both the public and private
sectors, involving numerous presentations before political
and academic bodies and professional audiences.
Since establishing SRHA in 1981, Mr. Hoffman has
prepared economic development stutlies for general and
specific plans and annexations for communities throughout
Southern California. He also specializes in preparing market
feasibility studies for residential, office, retail and large -scale
mixed use developments. Clients include cities, counties,
redevelopment agencies, other public agencies, and
developers.
He has extensive experience in preparing economic and fiscal
impact studies for general and specific plans for communities
throughout Southern California, including the Town of Yucca
Valley and other junsdictions in San Bernardino County.
He has also worked with many mmmunities in creating
economic development strategies to revitalize and diversify
their local economy, including older, downtown areas.
Mr. Hoffman is a Fellow of American Institute of Certified
Planners, and member of the California Planning Foundation,
California Planning Roundtable, Urban Land Institute, and
Alumni Council, and an instructor at the UCLA Department
of Urban Planning. He has been a speaker on numerous
professional panels, conferences and seminars and teaches
regularly at UCLA. He has also been awarded the 2005
Distinguished Service Award from both the California
Chapter and Los Angeles Section of the APA.
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WARONZOF
ASSOCIATES, INC.
Brian Gross
Senior Financial Consultant
As a Senior Associate with Waronzof and Senior Financial
Consultant to Stanley R. Hoffman Associates, Brian Gross'
practice emphasizes consulting in the fields of economic
development and complex real estate valuation, linking
property -level financial performance with the economic
effects of local land use decisions.
Mr. Gross' strategic economic development assignments
include a broad range of feasibility studies and performance
assessments, as land usefinancial feasibilityforthe Westlake
Village Business Park Specific Plan and the San Pedro and
Sylmar Community Plan updates for Los Angeles City.
While at Waronzof, Mr. Gross has had the opportunity to
work on a wide range of complex real estate engagements,
including highest and best use studies, portfolio valuation, tax
appeal, right-of-way, and economic damage assignments.
In an ongoing effort to provide green building services to its
clients, Mr. Gross has worked on business case development,
project financial analysis, underwriting support, and valuation
issues relating to green building projects.
Prior to joining Warori Associates, Mr. Gross obtained
masters degrees in Business Administration from the
University of California, Irvine and Urban Planning from
the University of California, Los Angeles. Mr. Gross is an
accredited professional for the United States Green Building
Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
(LEED) program, and an implementation member of the
Green Building Finance Consortium.
PROJECT TEAM & QUALIFICATIONS
STANLEY R. HOFFMAN
ASSOCIATES
Marcine Osborn
Senior Associate
Marche Osbom has over thirty years experience in the fields
of fiscal, financial and economic analysis; urban and regional
planning; project management; demographic research and
consumer and small business market research.
Among the many studies she has worked on since her
employ in 1989, Ms. Osborn set up the fiscal model and
fiscal factors for many of the Inland Empire projects, including
the City of Hesperia 1 -15 Condor Spec Plan, the Lytle
Creek Specific Plan in Rialto and the Transportation Land
Management plan for the County of Riverside General Plan
update. She is experienced in running sensitivity analyses
related to economic and fiscal uncertainties, and in preparing
comparative fiscal analyses for a range of mixed land use
alternatives.
She is experienced in running sensitivity analyses related
to economic and fiscal uncertainties, and in preparing
comparative fiscal analyses for a range of mixed land use
altematives.
Ms. Osborn holds a both a Master and Bachelor of Ads
degree in Geography from the University of Califomia in Los
Angeles.
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PROJECT TEAM & QUALIFICATIONS
STANLEY R. HOFFMAN
ASSOCIATES
Kendra Chan
Project Planner
Kendra Chan began work with Stanley R. Hoffman Associates
in 2011. As Project Planner, Kendra conducts research for
fiscal and economic impact analyses, including demographics,
employment, land use, and market conditions. She has also
worked on urban decay and municipal ordinance studies.
Prior to pining Stanley R. Hoffman Associates. Kendra
worked as an intem for the Los Angeles Public Landowners
Assistance Network (LA PLAN), a subsidiary of the Los
Angeles Economic Development Corporation, and for the
U.S. Amry Corps of Engineers.
Ms. Chan has a and a Master of Arts, Urban Planning from
UCLA in Community Economic Development, and a Bachelor
of Arts, Sociology, UC Davis.
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ESA
FIRM PROFILE, RELEVANT PROJECT EXPERIENCE AND RESUMES
Environmental Science Associates (ESA) is a multi-
disciplinary firm of environmental professionals founded
in 1969 with the mission of assisting clients solve
environmental planning and management problems, develop
environmentally sensitive plans and projects, and satisfy
applicable environmental permitting and documentation
requirements. As an environmental science and planning
finn of more than 350 professionals in 14 offices across
the Western United States and Florida, we specialize in
all aspects of project planning, environmental analysis and
assessment, and regulatory compliance.
For more than four decades, ESA has guided integrated
decision- making, developing innovative and workable
solutions that inform development and restoration projects
based on sound science, policy, and planning. ESA is
the largest independently owned CEQAMEPA specialty
environmental consulting firm in California, having prepared
literallythousandso (environmental documents in compliance
with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA),
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA); Federal Clean
Air, Clean Water, and Resource Conservation and Recovery
Acts; stale and federal endangered species acts; and other
local, state, and federal environmental requirements. ESA's
environmental services include preparation of programmatic
and project level documents required by CEQA, NEPA, and
other legislation; technical studies; and feasibility and she
selection studies.
ESA's Team has significant expertise in preparing
environmental documentation for Specific Plans that
facilitate streamlining of environmental review for
subsequent development projects. We've combined
planning and technical skills with a thorough understanding
of environmental conditions, design processes, and
agency requirements to help clients plan, design, permit,
and implement their planning and development projects in
more than 3,000 cities and counties throughout the U.S.
ESA's major strength lies in fostering and managing the
teamwork and coordination required to conduct effective
interdisciplinary environmental impact analyses and
mitigation design and monitoring.
PROJECT TEAM & QUALIFICATIONS
time frames if necessary. Practical problem solving and
good planning and management are at the heart of ESA's
services. ESA's services include:
Project planning and feasibility
• Alternatives development and analyses
• Baseline inventories and mapping
• Constraints /opportunities analyses
• General plan /master plan elements and policies
GIS/CADD mapping
• Public seeping and facilitation
Federal and state environmental compliance
• CEQA, EIRs, negative declarations, initial studies
• NEPA and SEPA documentation
• Mitigation planning, implementation and monitoring
Regulatory permitting and compliance monitoring
Agency coordination
• Construction compliance monitoring
• Landowner notifications and complaint responses
• Public /stakeholder coordination programs
• Regulatory permit assistance
Technical and scientific studies
• Air pollution dispersion modeling
• Air quality assessments
• Biological assessments
• Guttural resources studies
• Geological and soils investigations
• Health risk assessments
• Historic preservation analyses
• Hydrological assessments
• Noise modeling and monitoring
• Phase I assessments
• Special status species inventories
• Shadow and glare studies
• Traffic and parking studies
• Transportation alternatives and level of service
analyses
• Visual simulations and impact analyses
• Wetland delineations and assessments
• Wind tunnel testing and analyses
With extensive project management experience and Community outreach and public scoping
established working relationships with many local, state Meeting and workshop planning
and federal agencies, ESA can analyze large and complex
projects efficiently and thoroughly, and within relatively short
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PROJECT TEAM & QUALIFICATIONS
RELEVANT PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Old Towne La Verne Specific Plan EIR
La Verne, CA
ESA prepared the Environmental Impact Report for the Old
Town La Veme Speck Plan, which comprises approximately
115 -acres and includes Old Town La Verne, the University
of La Verne, a portion of the Los Angeles County Fairplex
property, the new Metro Gold Line Station, and existing
industrial and service uses located along First Street and
Arrow Highway. The Specific Plan is intended to facilitate
and encourage development and improvements that will help
realize the community's vision for OM Town and reinforces
Old Town as the historic heart of La Verne. New land use
districts, development standards, and design guidelines will
be introduced to help encourage the creation of lively and
walkable mixed -use commercial areas as well as a variety
of housing options. The Speck Plan will also include
sustain rbility and environmental elements. Primary issues
of concern in the environmental documentation process
have included historic resources, transit and transportation,
air quality, greenhouse gases, noise, and public utilities. The
EIR was certified by the City Council in March 2013.
Project Manager: Lloyd Zola
Date: 2010 -2013
Budget: $113,960
Reference:
Hal Frederickson, Community Development Director
City of La Verne
3660 D Street
La Verne, CA 91750
(909) 596 -8706
hal @ci.la- veme.ce.us
Downtown Downey Specific Plan EIR
Downey, CA
ESA prepared an EIR for an update of the City of Downey's
Downtown Specific Plan. The Downtown Downey Specific
Plan (Specific Plan) was initiated by the City to guide
growth and facilitate development in the Downtown core,
encourage economic revitalization, and create a dynamic
center of activity in the City. The 131 -acre Specific Plan
area is envisioned to be the hub of the City in the form of a
traditional downtown, including a civic center, transit center
and central gathering space supported by commercial and
residential development. The project was also intended
to establish the Downtown as a vibrant urban center with
dining, employment, housing, shopping, entertainment, and
cultural opportunities all within a short walking distance of
one another. Significant stakeholders located within the
Specific Plan area include several churches with large
parking areas and, in one case, a school campus. Issues
studied by the environmental team, included traffic and
land use compatibility, as well as controversy regarding the
vision desired by existing downtown residents. Subsequent
to adoption of the Specific Plan and certification of the EIR,
ESA was retained to prepare the City's Housing Element
update. This project won the 2011 SCAG Compass Blueprint
award Planning for Livability.
Project Manager: Lloyd Zola
Date: 2010 -2011
Budget: $122,523
Reference:
David Blumenthal, Senior Planner
City of Downey
11111 Brookshire Avenue
Downey, CA 90241
(562) 904 -7155
dblumenlhal @downyce.org
Poncho Experience Driving Center EIR
Canon, CA
The Porsche Experience Driving Center project site is a
53-acre triangular site, located in the City of Cason. The
project site is currently owned by Watson Land Company
and is located on a decommissioned golf course got course
and apartment complex. Prior to the development of the
got course and apartment complex, the site was used as a
landfill. The Porsche Experience Driving Center project will
develop a driver training facility which includes two tracks, an
accele ration /deceleration area. a `kick plate' area, an of -mad
course, an icellm- friction course, and a second low - friction
course. The project will also include a museum, restaurant,
retail and office spaces, and a "human performance center
that would emphasize proper driving posture and test the
drivers' vision and coordination, classroom space, "client
appreciation area; and a client lounge. ESA prepared the
EIR for the pmject. In addition to analyzing the impacts of
developing the driver training facility, ESA evaluated the
impacts of site remediation, including construction of a
landfill cover and gas control systems. Key issues included
noise and land use compatibility in relation to an approved
residential development on an adjacent property. The
EIR was prepared in a highly expedited manner, allowing
Porsche to break ground by the end of 2012.
Project Manager: Lloyd Zola
Data 2012 -2013
Budget: $205,113
Reference:
Zak Gonzalez II, Associate Planner
City of Carson
701 E Carson Street
Carson, CA 90745
(661) 862 -8600
zgonzales@carson.ca.us
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Old Town Specific Plan EIR
Temecula, California
ESA prepared an EIR for the amendment to the Old Town
Specffic Plan through the incorporation of form -based code
principles b more clearly define development regulations,
to better facilitate pedestrian- friendly development through
building placement and sVeetscapes, and to encourage
mixed -use development within OM Town, The Specific Plan
amendment achieve these goals through changes to site
planning guidelines, streetscape standards and guidelines,
land use district locations and titles, architectural standards
and guidelines, parking lot guidelines, public art guidelines,
paving material guidelines, outdoor dining /sidewalk furniture
guidelines, sign regulations and guidelines, alley guidelines,
and landscape guidelines. The proposed project will also
result in the annexation of approximately 8.5 -acres into and
the removal of approximately 2.3 -acres from the Specific
Plan area.
Project Manager: Lloyd Zola
Date: 2009 -2010
Budget: $154,000
Reference:
Patrick Richardson
City of Temecula
41000 Main Street
Temecula, CA 92590
(951) 694 -6400
Patrick .Richardson@cityottemecula.org
Fresh & Easy Riverside Facility Subsequent EIR
Riverside, CA
Fresh & Easy, a rapidly expanding grocery chain of
neighborhood markets, offers quick -service shopping
and healthy take -home, heal - and -serve meals. The
Southern California Fresh & Easy Riverside distribution
and warehouse needed to expand their receiving, sorting,
preparation, repackaging, storage, and distribution areas
to service approximately 550 stores throughout California,
Nevada, and Arizona. The 776,300- square -fool Riverside
distribution and warehouse, built at the March Business
Center, was determined by March Joint Powers Authority to
be exempt under CEQA and consistent with the Business
Center Specific Plan. ESA prepared a Subsequent EIR to
address a 1.1- million - square-foot expansion of the Riverside
distribution facility. We prepared technical reports for air
quality, noise, and greenhouse gases to address unique
challenges such as the presence of air quality impacts over
five air districts that Fresh & Easy's distribution trucks will
travel through to supply this expansion. ESA also provided
technical expertise regarding impacts to traffic, biological
resources, hazardous materials, and hydrology. ESA's
thorough analysis and EIR were integral to the successful
expansion of Fresh & Easy's Riverside distribution facility.
PROJECT TEAM & QUALIFICATIONS
Project Manager: Lloyd Zola
Dab: 2007 -2009
Budget $1,377,500
Reference:
Ban Shearer, Director of Construction Fresh and Easy
Neighborhood Markel
Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Markets
2120 Park Place, Ste. 200
El Segundo, CA 90245
(310) 469 -3615
Ben.shearer@freshandeasy.com
Planning Master Contact for Solar EIR Projects
Kem County, CA
With recent federal and state renewable energy initiatives,
Kem County has a vision to become Calromia's center of
solar development. Located in the southern Central Valley,
the County extends east beyond the southern slope of the
eastern Siena Nevada range into the Mojave Desert. ESA
is preparing simultaneous EIRs for six photovoltaic projects
for sites ranging from 500 acres to over 5,400 acres. The
project EIRS are on a fast -track schedule with certification
anticipated in 9 to 12 months. ESA completed the CEQA
process for the first project in nine months, and an EIR was
certifed in November 2010. In addition to preparing the
EIRS, we are reviewing all technical reports foradequacy and
compliance with CEOA requirements Including: agricultural
conversion, aesthetics, air quality, biological resources,
cultural resources, greenhouse gases, noise, and traffic. Led
by our team of experts, we are successfully preparing CEQA
documentation on concurrent schedules, and have been
closely coordinating with the County and multiple applicants.
ESA is leading the preparation of six fast -track EIRS for
projects proposing to construct more than 1,500 MW -AC
Solar photovoltaic facilities on 11,350 -acres of land in Kern
County.
Project Manager: Deanna Hansen /Renee Escario/Laura
Roche
Date: 2009-ongoing
Budget: $3.3 million various projects
Reference:
Lorelei H. Oviatt, AICP, Director of Planning
Kem County
Pudic Services Building
2700 "M' Street., Suite 100
Bakersfield, CA 93301 -2370
(661) 862 -8600
Ioreleio@co.kem.ra.us
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PROJECT TEAM & QUALIFICATIONS
INESA
Lloyd Zola
Senior Vice President
Lloyd Zola will be the EIR Project Manager for this project.
Mr. Zola has over 36 years expertise in the resolution
of complex environmental, community planning, and
development issues; integration of environmental evaluation
and community planning processes; and community
engagement programs. Mr. Zola is often retained by cities
and counties as an expert planning witness in planning,
inverse condemnation claims, and ordinances and actions
affecting uses protected by the First Amendment. Many of
these assignments have involved the use of CEQA analysis
in shaping community and speck plans and using CEQA
analysis to determine the tlevelopability, of properties. His
expert planning opinions have been cited by the United
States Supreme Court and US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
in five different cases.
Mr. Zola's CEQA expertise focuses on the preparation of
program environmental documents for General Plans and
large -scale Spec Plans. These programs make extensive
useof performance -based instigation standards, which provide
for close integration of environmental and community planning
processes, provide certainty in future environmental reviews,
and also streamline the environmental review process for
subsequent development applications. Mr. Zola has directed
hundreds ofenvironmental documentation programs including
programs as large as the Riverside County Integrated Project.
He has also provided environmental strategy, assisting in
the development of °Setl- mitigated" Speck Plans. He has
recently worked with The Arroyo Group on the Old Towne La
Verne Speck Plan EIR. His other mcem projects include the
North City Specific Plan EIR in Cathedral City, March Lifecare
Campus Specific Ran EIR in Riverside County, Sixth Street
Spec Plan EIR in Norco, and Redlands Town Center EIR
in Redlands, California.
Mr. Zola is a trained mediator and has a signature ability
to organize and manage consensus building efforts and
conduct productive environmental swping meetings for
large -scale, complex, and high controversial projects, such
as the formerly proposed conversion of El Toro MCAS into
an airport. He has a Bachelor of Arts in Urban Studies
from the California State Universiy, in Los Angeles. He is a
member of the American Planning Association.
ESA
Renee Escario
Senior Managing Associate
.y
With 12 years experience. Renee has extensive knowledge
and experience preparing and managing a variety of
environmental compliance documents. She has experience
managing the preparation of a variety of environmental
compliance documents With a focus on CEQA ISs, Mi
and Eli
Renee is directly responsible for all aspects of project
management including client communication, subconsultant
management, project team coordination, document
development and quality control, agency coordination,
meeting facilitation, hearing presentations, and budget and
schedule tracking. Her CEQA technical experience includes
working through and mitigating speck issues related to all
environmental resource topics.
Her project experience includes preparing and managing
Speck Plan i that include evaluating school, residential,
commercial, historic, park and recreation projects. Renee
also manages a wide range of community planning projects,
which include land use planning, municipal service and
infrastructure planning, and jurisdiction boundary related
projects. Recent Specific Plan EIR experience includes the
OW Town La Verne Speck Plan EIR that was completed as
Paid of the Anoyo Group Team, which included environmental
issues that are similar to those of this proposed Specific Plan
project.
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ESA
Laura Roche, CPSWQ, QSDIQSP
Managing Associate
Laura Rocha provides environmental management services,
contributing to a variety of tasks related to the preparation
and management of environmental documents, including
technical reports, Environmental Impact Reports (EIRS),
Mitigated Negative Declarations (MNDS) and Environmental
Assessments (EAS), pursuantto the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA) and National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA) for commercial, residential, mixed -use,
transportation, and infrastructure projects. Laura is known for
her ability to provide quality work products in a timely manner
and has particular experience with transportation projects.
With t0 years experience, Laura has extensive knowledge
preparing and managing a variety of environmental
compliance documents. She is directly responsible
for all aspects of project management including client
communication, sub consultant management, project team
coordination, document development, agency coordination,
meeting facilitation, hearing presentations, and budget and
schedule tracking. Her CEQA technical experience includes
all environmental resource areas; and, she specializes
in water quality and hydrology. Laura's experience
includes EIRS for Speck Plans as well as MNDS /EAs
for transportation projects. Of particular relevance to the
Willowbrook Transit Oriented District Specific Plan project
Laura has recently been involved in the following projects:
Old Town La Verne Specific Plan EIR, Riverside Transit
Agency Twin Cities Project, Mariner's Village Renovation
Project EIR, and Uptown Jefferson Specific Plan EIR.
PROJECT TEAM & QUALIFICATIONS
ESA
. p Tim Rimpo
..'s Senior Air Quality & Climate
Change Specialist
Tim Rimpo has 28 years of experience evaluating air quality
and greenhouse gas impacts for public and private clients.
His areas of expertise include point -, area -, and mobile -
source air quality impact studies; health risk assessments,
air quality permitting; analyses of air quality regulations;
emissions inventory development; and development and
mcdfcation of air quality computer models. Tim also
manages preparation of CEQA and NEPA documents. and
leads ESA's air quality/noise technical service group. This
group works to ensure that ESA's air and noise specialists
stay up- todate on the latest air, reenhouse gas, and noise
models and related technical information. Tim has also
developed a new version of the URBEMIS model that
enabled reliable estimation of greenhouse gas emissions.
Tim has extensive experience in emission and dispersion
modeling Including the following: URBEMIS (developed
URBEMIS under contract to several air districts, including
theSouth Coast Air Quality Management District);
CALEEMOD; EMFAC; OFFROAD; CACP; AERMOD;
ISCST: CALINE4 1CAL3QHC; SCREENS and AERSCREEN;
HARP; and HARP On Ramp. Tim has prepared emissions
inventories and air quality and greenhouse gas assessments
for numerous projects over his neatly 30 -year tamer,
including for the dosing of the West Contra Coale sanitary
landfill hazardous waste management facility .
Tim also has substantial experience leading haMc, air quality,
and noise studies for CEQA and NEPA projects. For many
CEQA projects, a portion of the traffic, air quality, and noise
studies are closely related. A potion of the data needed to
prepare air quality and noise CEQA sections is dependent
on information provided by the traffic study. Consequently,
it is essential that the traffic. air quality, and noise CEQA
sections be closely coordinated.
Tim worked on the Northern Calitomia Transportation
Projects Air Analyses for which he managed the preparation
of air quality analyses for dozens of transportation
infrastructure improvement projects. He also prepared an
air quality analysis, health risk assessment, and greenhouse
gas evaluation for proposed improvements of the Santa
Clara Valley Transportation Authority's light mil system.
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PROJECT TEAM & QUALIFICATIONS
ESA
Brad Brewster
Cultural Resources Manager
Brad Brewster provides expertise in historic preservation
planning and historic architectural resources. He has surveyed
and evaluated hundreds of historic resources throughout the
United States for listing on national, state and local levels;
has completed numerous historic evaluations required under
Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act; and
has documented many historic buildings in accordance with
the Historic American Building Survey /Historic American
Engineering Record (HABS/HAER) standards. In these
efforts, Brad has focused not only on identification and
Protection of historic resources, but also finding workable
solutions that facilitate the ability of public agencies and
Private sector land owners and developere to achieve key
project goals.
In addition to his expertise in historic architectural resources.
Brad has managed preparation of dozens of EIRs, gaining
a thorough knowledge of CEQA processes and required
analyses.
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THE MOBILITY GROUP
FIRM PROFILE, RELEVANT PROJECT EXPERIENCE AND RESUMES
The Mobility Group is a six - person transportation consulting
firm located in Irvine, California, providing comprehensive
services to the private and public sectors in the following
general areas:
• Transportation Planning
• Traffic Circulation 8 Studies
• Transit Planning
• Parking Studies
• Transportation Management
The fin provides expertise in all forms of mobility, including
the automobile, transit, bicycle, and pedestrian transportation
and can provide services from the broadeststratsgic planning
to the most detailed implementation plans. TMG focuses
on developing transportation strategies and solutions for
successful project implementation and the Principal of the
firm, Michael Bates, has over thirty -five years of experience
as a transportation consultant.
Firm Philosophy and Approach
The firms philosophy is client<mented. and focuses
on developing appropriate and effective transportation
strategies and solutions for each project, for each specific
location, and for each individual client.
We have built an enviable track record with our clients
through our two-part approach to each project. Firstly,
by strategizing each clients' specific issues, pmblems
and needs; and secondly, by developing practical and
pragmatic solutions, which help move projects forward into
implementation, construction. and successful operation.
We believe in the integration of transportation and land use.
in achieving balance between transportation modes, and in
the ability of transportation solutions to enhance the quality
of fife and the livability of our communities.
Public Sector Consulting Services
For the public sector, the firm provides a wide range of
transportation consulting services, including:
• Mobility/Circulation Elements
• Specific Plans
• Mulfi -Modal Planning
Parking
PROJECT TEAM & QUALIFICATIONS
Transit Planning
TOD Planning
Transit Center Planning /Design
Congestion Management
Transportation System Management
We have worked on numerous projects that have won
awards in California from organizations such as the
American Planning Association and the Local Government
Commission.
Private Sector Consulting Services
For the private sector, the fin provides Implementation-
oriented transportation, trek and parking studies and
consulting services to support:
• Development Planning
• Project Approvals and Entitlements
• Project Implementation
• Agency Coordination
•
Program/Project Management
• Traffic 8 Parking Management
The fmn has excellent and close working relationships with
local jurisdictions and transportation agencies, upon which
we draw for effective agency coordination during project
development.
RELEVANT PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Tweedy Boulevard Lane Conversion Conceptual
Planning Study
South Gate, CA
The Mobility Group completed an initial concept study for
the City of South Gate, b evaluate possible changes to
the configuration of Tweedy Boulevard between California
Avenue and Ofis Street. The study documented existing
conditions along Tweedy Boulevard and other nearby
streets, identified and evaluated potential alternate street
configurations for Tweedy Boulevard involving reducing
traffic lanes and alternate on -street parking options, identified
issues and implications of alternate street configurations,
provided examples of other active commercial and high
pedestrian volume streets in Southern Califomia, and
provided recommendations for potential improvements to
the Boulevard.
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PROJECT TEAM & QUALIFICATIONS
Project Manager: Michael Bates
Date: 2009
Budget: $20,000
Reference:
Steve Lefever, Community Development Director
8650 Cali(omia Avenue
South Gate, CA 90280
(323) 5639529
slefever @sogate.org
Tweedy Boulevard and Hollydale Specific Plana
South Gate, CA
The Mobility Group is working with The Arroyo Group to
Prepare Specific Plans for Tweedy Boulevard and the
Hollydale area in South Gate. We are preparing the mobility
sections of the plans to address complete street principles
including auto circulation and access, street configurations
W accommodate all modes, parking needs and shared
Parking, transit, and pedestriardbicycle routes, and creating
Pedestrian- friendly and walkable streets. We are also
advising on synergies of land use densities and mixed land
uses in reducing vehicle trips and increasing walking trips.
Project Manager: Michael Bates
Date: Ongoing
Budget: $71,500
Reference:
Steve Lefever, Community Development Director
8650 California Avenue
South Gate, CA 90280
(323) 5639529
slefever @sogale.org
La Verne Old Town Specific Plan and Station Area Plan
La Verne, CA
The Mobility Group worked with The Arroyo Group team to
develop a Specific Plan for Old Town La Verne, including
planning the area surrounding the planned Gold Line light
rail station in La Verne. The work has included studies to
assist in site selection for the station, evaluation of TOD land
uses, parking needs, trip generation, access and circulation,
and development of concept plans, as well as coordination
with both the City and the Gold Line.
Project Manager: Michael Bates
Date: 2010 -2013
Budget: $61,500
Reference:
Hal Frededcksen, Community Development Director
City of La Verne
3660 D Street
La Verne, CA 91750
(909) 596 -8706
hal @cl.la- vernoce.us
Orange Santa Fe Depot Specific Plan & Station Area Plan
Orange, CA
The Mobility Group worked with The Arroyo Group to develop
a Specific Plan for the Santa Fe Depot area in the City of
Orange, centered around the existing Metrolink station.
The study developed a trans8oriented land use plan. The
Mobility Group studied reduced trip generation and access/
circulation for all modes at the station. The Mobility Group
also conducted a parking inventory and utilization study of
existing parking facilities in the Santa Fe Depot District and
adjacent Old Town downtown areas of Orange near the
transit station, and prepared the mobility sections of the plan
including access /circulation for all modes at the station and
in the area, parking needs and shared Parking opportunities,
transit, and Pedesthan/bicycle routes. The study also
included the preparation of an FIR Traffic Study to support
the Speck Plan.
Project Manager: Michael Bates
Date: 2006 -2012
Budget: $113,000
Reference:
Anna Pehoushek, Principal Planner
Community Development Department
300 East Chapman Avenue
Orange, CA 92866
(714) 744 -7228
apehoushek@Cityoforange.org
Grand Avenue Pedestrian Improvements Project, and
Grand Avenue Plan
Los Angeles, CA
Michael Bates led the transportation program to implement
Pedestrian improvements to two blocks of Grand Avenue in
downtown Los Angeles adjacent to the Music Center and
the Walt Disney Concert Hall. Based on initial concepts
from noted architects Frank Gehry, Jose Rafael Moneo,
Laurie Olin, and Arata Isozaki, the roadway was realigned
and its width narrowed and sidewalks widened, along with
a comprehensive slreetscape enhancement program, to
deemphasize traffic and create an improved pedestrian
circulation environment. Michael Bales and The Mobility
Group continued work with the team in the development
of the Grand Avenue Plan including further streetscape
improvements over an extended area and integrated
improvements to the Downtown Civic Park. These efforts
included comprehensive traffic impacts studies for an EIR,
and continue to the current day with updates to project traffic
analyses and parking studies.
Project Manager: Michael Bates
Date: 2006 - present
Budget: $265,000
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PROJECT TEAM & QUALIFICATIONS
Reference:
THE MOBILITY GROUP
Martha Welbome
Executive Director Countywide Planning Michael Bates
1 Gateway Plaza President
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
212- 922 -7267
welbomem@metro.net
La Brea Adaptive Re -Use Project
Los Angeles, CA
The Mobility Group conducted studies for a commercial
adaptive re-use project on La Brea Avenue in the City of
Los Angeles, including estimates of reduced trip generation
rates and shared parking opportunities through synergy and
interaction between land uses, as well as a detailed analysis
of shared parking demand needs for the project. Project
Project Manager: Michael Bales
Date: 2010
Budget: $30,000
Reference:
William Fleissig
Cmmunitas Development. Inc.
122 Palm Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94118
415 - 6686540
will @communitas.us.com
Michael Bates is the founder and President of The Mobility
Group. He has over thirty -five years of professional consulting
experience in transportation planning, traffic and transportation
engineering, transit planningidesign, parking, as well as
streetacape, bicycle and pedestrian planning.
Mr. Bates has worked on condor studies such as the Magnwlia
Corridor Specific Plan in Riverside (tobalance land use and mulli-
modal transportation mobility) and Grand Avenue Pedestrian
Improvements Project in Los Angeles (to enhance the pedestrian
erwronment), and Tweedy Boulevard in South Gate. He has
prepared multi -modal transportation plans supporting walkable
communities and place-making in downtowns and business
districts throughout Southern Calffomia. He has also wide-
ranging experence in One planning and design of tmnsitsySarr%
specializing in transdoorridors, bus planning, nail systems, transit
stations, tmnsfiodenled development plans, and the integration
between transit and land use. As such, he has worked on many
transit stations (Metro Blue Une, Green Line and Gold Line
stations), and transit oriented development projects.
Mr. Bates has considerable expenenxxi in traffic circulation
planning and eigineenng, including traffic impact studies
and EIRs for development projects, site planning and design,
downtown and sub -ania traffic circulabolr, shaetaeape, arid
street and highway improvements. He has also developed
many parking supply pogrenre for individual projects and for
subareas such as downtowns, which involved shared panting
and parkonce principles, including: LA Live in downtown Los
Angeles, Orange Santa Fe Depot District. Downtown Redlands,
Downtown Azusa, National Academy of Sciences at UC Irvine,
and Victoria Gardens Shopping Center In Rancho Cucamonga.
Mr. Bates has extensive experence in the City of Azusa,
having completed the Mobility Element for the General
Plan Update, a Downtown Azusa Parking Plan, the Traffic
Study for the Target Store in downtown Azusa, a Traffic
Study for the redevelopment of the Foothill Center, and the
coordination of various traffic studies in east Azusa.
Mr. Bates has a Master of Science in Transportation Planningf
Traffic Engineering from the Universityof Birmingham in England
and a Bachelor of Arts in Urban Planning from University
of Reading in England. He is a member or the Institute of
Transportation Engineers. Transportation Research Board,
American Planning Association, and Urban Land Insfitute.
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PROJECT TEAM & QUALIFICATIONS
THE MOBILITY GROUP
Matt Simons, T.E.
Senior Transportation
Engineer
Matt Simons is a Senior Transportation Engineer with The
Mobility Group. He has over 15 years of experience in the
transportation planning and traffic engineering fields with
expertise in traffic impact anavin s and imffic operations. His
experience has included projects ranging from large-scale public
improvement projects to regionally significant commercial and
residential private developments.
Mr. Simons has been involved in the development of numerous
General Plan Circulation Elements, Transportation Master Plans
and Transportation Plans for Spec Plans for major areas and
development projects. He served as Project Manager for two of
the City of Los Angeles' community plan area updates (Grenada
Hills and Sylmar) and a large mixed -use retail/entertainment
project located in West Hollywood. The City of Los Angeles
Community Plan Updates developed a trafic+mifigation program
to address potential traffio-related impacts created by proposed
future lard use zoning changes that were expected to occur as
part of the Community Plan Updates.
Mr. Simons has worked on other specific plans such as the
Warner Center Specific Plan in Woodland Hills (to balance
anticipated growth in commerciallretail and office uses with
multifnodal transportation options associated with Metro
Orange Line), and the Mid- CityANestside Transit Corridor Study
(to implement multi -modal options associated with the Metro Bus
Rapid Transit denonstiabed pmect).
Mr. Simons has substantial traffic planning and engineering
experience, including traffic impact studies and EIRs for both
public ant private development projects located throughout
the Los Angeles metropolitan area including: downtown Los
Angeles, San Fernando Valley, Burbank, Santa Clads and
Rosemead.
Mr. Simons is a registered Traffic Engineer and trolls a Mastees
degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of
Colorado at Denver, a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
and a Bachekx of Arts in Political Science from Colorado
State University. He is a member of Institute of Transportation
Engineers.
THE MOBILITY GROUP
Eric Ji
Senior Transportation
Engineer
Ede A is a Senior Transportation Engineer with The Mobility
Group, with eight years experience in transportation and
transit planning and engineering, traffic studies, and travel
forecasting. He is currently involved in numerous traffic and
parking studies for development projects and Specific Plans
(including transit stations) as well as studies addressing
multimodal transportation issues in General Plans.
He has been involved in a number of planning studies that haw:
addressed transportation planning for existing and planned rail
transit stations and transdarienbxl districts, including:
• La Verne Old Town Specific Plan and TOD (Gold
Line) (July 2010 - March 2011)
Orange Santa Fe Depot Spec Plan and TOD
(Metrolink) (May - October 2010)
• Redlands Downtown Specific Plan (Metrolink
Extension) (April 2009 - March 2010)
Mr. Ji hasalso been involved in the development of numerous
General Plan Circulation Elements and Transportation Plans
for Specific Plans and major development projects:
Park Fifth Residential Mixed Use Project
(January - April 07)
Central City Mixed Use Development Project (July
2007 - March 2008)
• West Hollywood Mixed Use Overlay Zone EIR (April
- September 2007)
While at the Mobility Group, Mr. Ji has conducted numerous
parking studies involving preparation of existing parking
inventories, analysis of existing & future parking needs,
analysis of shared parking programs, and development of
parking plans:
• La Brea Adaptive Reuse Project (December 2009 -
January 2010)
• Downtown Redlands Parking Plan (July- September
2009)
Orange Santa Fe Depot Spec Plan Traffic and
Parking Study (May - October 2010)
• Los Angeles Sports and Entertainment District
(LASED) Parking Study (June - October 2009)
Mr. Ji has a doctorate in Transportation System Engineering
from Utah State University in Logan, Utah and a Master of
Science and Bachelor of Science in Traffic Engineering from
Tongji University in Shanghai, China.
26 Proposal for the Garvey Avenue Corridor Speclfie Plan and Environmental Impact Report
THE MOBILITY GROUP
I 1 ' Carlos Velasquez. AICP
Transportation ation Planner
Carlos Velasquez is an Assodate Transportation Planner with
The Mobility Group, with experience in transportation planning,
bared planningloperations, traffic circulation, bicycle /pedestrian
planning and economic development. Mr. Velasquez has
worked on projects addressing transit operations, pedestrian
circulation and safety, bikeway, panning, traffic studies, and
economic revilal"tion.
Mr. Velasquez has been involved in the developmentofnumerous
bicycle and pedestrian plans, including the City of South Gate
Bicycle Plan and the City of Lancaster Bicycle and Pedestrian
Plan. He hasexpedenceinvorkingwithdowntownassociations
and businesses to develop and implement strategies to improve
the physical appearance and livability of the commercial district.
He also has experience in a number of planning studies that
have addressed transportation planning for existing and planned
rail transit stations and trsnsitariented districts.
Mr. Velasquez is presently wonting as a project planner on
the Tweedy Mile Corridor and Hollydale Area Specific Plans in
South Gate, where he will develop transportation strategies and
solutions to complement the economic revitalization plans for
the area. He is also working on a number of studies involving
downtown parking supply and utilization, shared parking
strategies, and traffic ciculation and access, including projects
inthe CitiesofOmngeard Lo Veme. Hehasnecentlyworkedon
numerous traffic impact studies for various types of development
pmjects in Los Angeles, including conducting analysis of transit
trip generation and bansitsystem capacity, analyzing pedestrian
safety issues invoked with sidewalk level of service and access
to and from transit stations and parking for the Convention
Center Modernization and Farmers Field Project; and shared
parking programs for the City Markel Poject and the Grand
Avenue Project in downtown Los Angeles.
Mr. Velasquez holds a Masters degree in Transportation
Planning and Economic Development from the University of
California, Berkeley, and a Bachelor of Arts in Geography/
Emrimnmantal Studies arid History from the University of
California, Los Angeles.
PROJECT TEAM & QUALIFICATIONS
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PROJECT TEAM & QUALIFICATIONS
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28 Proposal for the Garvey Avenue CoR cw Specific Plan and Environmental i npact Report
JMC2
FIRM PROFILE, RELEVANT PROJECT EXPERIENCE AND RESUMES
JMC' is a professional civil engineering and surveying
corporation headquartered in San Pedro, CA. The 13 person
fine was founded in 1996 by John M. Cmikshank, PE, who
has extensive experience in managing critical public projects,
having worked for the Stale of California Department of
Transportation and two mid - sized, civil engineering design
firms. Over the past seventeen years, JMC' has built an
experienced staff and loyal customers by consistently
standing behind our work. Our moth W clients is 'Our job is
not done until you are completely satisfied'
We provide the full complement of civil engineering and
surveying services to our diverse public and private sector
clients. Our clientele includes community college districts,
school districts, public agencies, architects, developers,
contractors, and private property owners. By working all of
these market sectors, JMC' stays current with ever changing
codes and design technologies.
Engineering Services
JMC' offers integrated services that can provide all aspects
of civil engineering design and surveying from planning,
through tlesign and plan processing, lathe end of construction
and preparation of as- builts. JMC' has expertise in public
buildings. treilheads, street designs, public parks and
spaces, and traffic engineering. JMC' provides engineering
services in:
Civil Engineering
Demolition plans, horizontal control, roadways,
grading and drainage, utilities, street improvements
and street lighting, tentative and final tract map,
erosion control, sump pump and construction
specification
Pmject Management
Project management, environmental planning and
design, quality control and design
Traffic Engineering
Studies, striping, signage, traffic signalization, traffic
control
Permit Processing
Cities, Counties, State, Coastal, Federal
PROJECT TEAM 8 QUALIFICATIONS
Reports
Master planning, Specific plans, Area Planning,
EIR/EIS support, Hydrology S Hydraulics, SUSMP,
SWPPP, WOMP
Surveying Services
JMC "s Land Surveying department has the dedication, the
expertise, the experience and stateof- the-arl equipment to
provide accurate and complete surveys across commercial,
industrial, port, healthcare, education, private and multi-
family residences, and public works projects. Our stairs vast
experience across all survey techniques and applications
ensures each survey is completed according to quality
standards.
ALTA/ACSM Land Title Surveys
Architectural / Engineering Design / Topographic /
Aerial Surveys
Right -Of -Way Engineering: Mapping And Legal
Descriptions 8 Interpretation
Boundary Establishment Surveys both per Record
Data and per Field Survey
Full Construction Slaking Services
Expert Witness Services: Boundary Establishment,
ALTA Surveys, Legal Descriptions, Title Issues
Monitoring Surveys, Earthwork, and Stockpile
Calculations
Preparation of Subdivision Maps, Record of Surveys,
Exhibit Maps, and other Subdivision Map Act elements
Peer Review of Professional Land Surveying Services
by others
RELEVANT
Santa Fe Depot Specific Plan
Orange, CA
Civil engineers in charge of the engineering and
infrastructure assessment for this historic and unique cultural
city center area. Work included data collection, analysis,
and baseline information from all local utility companies and
city departments. Then, JMC' prepared a civil engineering
Opportunities and Constraints report which included
hydrology, storm drainage systems, lighting, gas, sewers,
water, electrical, telecommunications, streets, ADA, cable
TV, and any other affected utility.
Project Manager: John Cmikshank
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PROJECT TEAM S QUALIFICATIONS
Date: 2006 -2012
Budget: $23,450
Reference:
Anna Pehoushek, Principal Planner
Community Development Department
City of Orange
300 East Chapman Avenue
Orange. CA 92866
(714) 744 -7228
apehoushek @cityoforange.og
North City Specific Plan
Cathedral City, CA
Project civil engineers in responsible charge of analyzing
hydrology, hydraulics, sediment transport, infrastructure,
and future development plans for this undeveloped 2,000
acre specific plan area. Work has included existing site
evaluation, research and analysis of existing systems,
opportunity and threat analysis, alternatives development,
preferred alternative, Speck Plan report, and Master Plan
report. JMC2 has worked closely with the project team,
including Cathedral City slag, local utility purveyors, and
local businesses.
Project Manager: John Cruikshank
Data 2007 -2009
Budget: $92,335
Reference:
Leisa Lukas, AICP, Economic Development Manager
68 -700 Avenida Lalo Guerrero
Cathedral City, CA 92234
(760) 770 -0386
LLukesQcalhedrelcity.gov
Westlake Village Business District Specific Plan
Westlake Village, CA
Civil engineers in charge of the engineering and
infrastructure assessment for Westlake Village's main
commercial district. Work included data Collection, analysis,
and baseline information from all local utility companies and
city departments. Then, JMC2 prepared a civil engineering
Opportunities and Constraints report which included
hydrology, stone drainage systems, lighting, gas, sewers,
water, electrical, telecommunications, streets, ADA, cable
TV, and any other affected utility.
Project Manager: John Cruikshank
Dam: 2009 - 2012
Budget: $16,360
Reference: Scott Woae, AICP, Planning Director
Planning Department
31200 Oak Crest Dr.
Westlake Village, CA 91361
(818) 706 -1613
scott@wlv.og
Hekndale Specific Plan
County of San Bernardino, CA
Project civil engineers in responsible charge of analyzing
hydrology, hydraulics, infrastructure, and future development
plans for a 4,000 acre specific plan area including as
many as 6,000 residential units. 150 acres of commercial/
industrial uses, and 1,500 acres of opemrecrealional space.
Work has included existing site evaluation, research and
analysis of existing systems, opportunity and threat analysis,
alternatives development, preferred alternative, and draft
Specific Plan report. JMC' has worked Closely with the
project team, including County of San Bernardino staff and
local utility purveyors.
Project Manager: John Cuikshank
Date: 2010 -2013
Budget: $94,550
Reference:
Vernon Jones, Consulting Project Manager
14032 ErWede Center Drive, Suite 213
Tustin, CA 92780
(714) 832 -4700
vjones810Qgmailc0m
30 Proposal for the Garvey Avenue Corridor Specific Plan and Environmental Impact Report
JMC'
John Cruikshank, PE
Principal
John M. Cmikshank is Prncipal Civil Engineer of John M.
Cruikshank Consultants, Inc. (JMC'). Mr. Cruikshank is
a registered civil engineer with twenty four years of civil
design, consuuctability reviews, and management of land
development projects, transportation systems, bicycle
facilities, structural systems, and public facilities. Prior to
starting his own firm in 1996, he worked for Caltrans and two
mid -sized civil engineering firms developing project reports
and PSBE for highways, freeways, and interchanges from
Orange County to San FrsnsUSCO.
For more than a decade, Mc Crulkshank has been working
closely with The Arroyo Group's teams on Specific Plan
projects throughout Southern California. His role In these
projects has been to evaluate the adequacy of existing
infrastructure facilities (water, sewer, storm drain, electrical,
natural gas, telecommunications, cable TV, etc.) and
propose recommendations for their upgrade to meet the
requirements of the proposed development program.
Mr. Cruikshank has a Master of Science (Engineering
Management) and a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
(Building Science), both from University of Southern
California. His professional registrations include Registered
Civil Engineer in Califomia, Hawaii and Arizona, he is a
Qualified SWPPP Developer & Practitioner, and is an active
member of APWA, ASCE, and SAME. He is also a member
of the Board of the Harbor Association of Industry and
Commerce.
PROJECT TEAM & QUALIFICATIONS
JMC'
Lee Johnson
Project Manager, PE
Leland F. "Lee" Johnson is JMC "s QA/QC Manager with
over 40 years experience in civil engineering design and
management. His projects have included Public Works
pmjects for various public agencies: land development
projects, and Military projects.
Al JMC', Mr. Johnson has been involved with the following:
• Santa Fe Depot Specific Plan, Orange, CA
• Bob Hope Airport Regional lnlermodal Transit Center,
Burbank, CA
• Water and Power Office and Warehouse Building,
Pasadena, CA
• The Canyons at Big Horn — Golf Course and
Residential Development
• Palm Springs and Desert Springs Development
Projects:
• Palm Springs Railroad Station — parking lot
• Marriott Desert Springs Resort and Villas
Expansion — grading, drainage, sewer, and
waterlines
• Palm Springs Mall Renovation
• Wind Farm at Palm Springs — access roads and
layouts
• Numerous individual subdivisions — lot grading
and improvements
• Lemoore Naval Air Station, Lemoore. CA
• Beale Air Force Base, CA
Mr. Johnson has an Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
from Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. He is also a
Registered Civil Engineer in the Stale of Calgomla.
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PROJECT TEAM & QUALIFICATIONS
JMC'
Steven Tub, PE
Project Engineer
Steven Toth is currently a Project Engineer at John M.
Cruikshank Consultants, Inc. (JMC'). Mc Toth has ten years
of civil design of land development projects, transportation
systems, and water quality systems. His recent work
experiences include land development, public street design,
Spec Plan infrastructure analysis, hydrology study, and
public agency coordination.
At JMC', Mr. Toh has been involved with the following:
• Provides Land Development services for residential,
commercial, public and school districts developments
such as prepara0on of Grading Plan, Street
Improvement, Utility, Sewer, Water, Horizontal
Control, Paving, Erosion Control Plan, Hydrology
reports, SUSMP, WOMP, SWPPP.
• Coordinates with public agencies and private
utilities companies to obtain pennies and necessary
information related to the project such as as -built
drawings of underground utilities.
Engaged in large area (over 2,000 acres) Hydrology,
Utilities and cost estimates analysis for a major
development in the City of Cathedral City.
• Assigned as the lead design engineerfor the Regional
Intermodal Transportation Center (RITC) project of
the Bob Hope airport, Burbank, CA. Prepares all Civil
drawings of the pmject and coordinates with sub -
consultants, the construction management team and
the Airport Authority,
Mr. Toh has an Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
Iran Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK. He is also a
Registered Civil Engineer in the Stale of California.
32 Proposal for the Garvey Avenue Corridor Specific Plan and Environmental Impact Repot
Project Understanding
The City of Rosemead is embarking on an important period
of growth and development, having completed the Garvey
Avenue Master Plan in 2012, which establishes a vision and
design criteria to enhance Rosemead's appeal and livability
as a'small town in the heart of an urban envimnmenC
In addition, over the last several years, the City has
concentrated its efforts in focusing public investment through
implementation of several street improvement projects in
efforts to stimulate private investment and reinvigorate the
community. These recent and ongoing projects set the stage
for developing a Specific Plan that will provide the necessary
regulatory mechanisms to ensure high quality development
through a streamlined development process.
The Garvey Avenue Master Plan also identifies several
Potential Development Sites along the Garvey Avenue
comdor that have great potential for bringing about change
in the area. These sites are identified on the following map.
A Specific Plan with focused implementation strategies for
these sites will promote the highest and best use of these
underutilized and vacant sites, and provide the tools to
redevelop this high intensity commercial area.
This project provides opportunities to work with residents,
stakeholders, and elected and appointed officials to build
community consensus around a Specific Plan that leads
to creating Improved economic vitality and livability for the
community as a whole. A primary objective of the pmjed Is
to provide a general vision, policy framework, and regulatory
mechanisms so that new development along the corridor
is cohesive and of high quality design. A Specific Plan
for Garvey Avenue will also help guide sustainable future
development of the private and public realms, improve
mobility, streamline the development process, and serve as
an incentive for economic development,
Transportation Context
Garvey Avenue is a key street in numerous ways. Il is a key
commercial street in the City of Rosemead, with a wide range
of businesses and mixed uses. It is also a key arterial street
in the subregion, as it is really the only east -west arterial
street between the 1 -10 San Bernardino Freeway and the
SR -60 Freeway. It thus has to serve dual key functions of
providing access to the commercial uses along the street as
well as providing for circulation within the City of Rosemead
and the surrounding region.
The right-cif-way and roadway configuration are both well
defined and of consistent width and layout along the length
PROJECT UNDERSTANDING
of the study corridor. Garvey Avenue is a four lane roadway,
with central median and on -street parking. The central
median accommodated left turn lanes at intersections, a
midblock central left turn lane for access to businesses, and
in many locations already has a landscaped raised median.
The Speck Plan will need to find the right balance between
maintaining access and adequate traffic Flow along the
corridor while expanding opportunities for use of non -auto
modes including transit, bicycling and pedestrians, and
making Garvey Avenue a "complete street° with regard to
transportation. While the cross section is well established,
the focus will need to be on improving the walkability of the
oortidor, and enhancing the pedestrian environment. We
will explore the possibility of consolidating and minimizing
driveway cum -cuts, providing wider sidewalks at key
locations through the use of bulb-outs, improving pedestrian
linkages through enhancing pedestrian crosswalks and
increasing the number of crosswalks, and enhancing transit
and bicycle facilities to encourage use of those modes. The
Specific Plan will also address parking standards to ensure
that adequate parking will be provided for businesses along
the corridor. An underlying goal of the mobility components
will be to ensure that transportation and parking measures
help provide for a conveniently accessible and walkable
environment to support the future economic viability of the
condor.
The City of Rosemead has a number of exciting and unique
potentials for the enhancement of the Garvey Avenue
Corridor. These opportunities are described on the following
pages.
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Opportunity 1: Create Appealing East and West Entry Points
The Easterly Bridge improvements create a positive sense ofarrival to Garvey Avenue with the attractive lights and detailing
of the bridge. It also appears that provisions have been made for the installation of banners. Littlization of well - designed
banners could make the EasterlyBridge Entry Point compelling and attractive for both drivers and pedestrians. The Westerly
Entry Area near New Avenue lacks a substantial presence relative to both automobile drivers and pedestrians. There are a
variety oftechniques that can be employed to create a dramatic, effective and distinctive entries using monuments, banners,
auto and pedestrian scale signage, lighting and public art.
Opportunity 2: Create Appealing Northerly Entry Points from 10 Freeway
Driving south from the 10 Freeway to Garvey Avenue, the freeway underpasses create a distinctive change in the driving
experience. However, there is no signage identifying entry to Rosemead. Instead one is informed that they are leaving San
Gabriel. Although not located within the boundaries of the Specific Plan consideration could be given to improving these
Entry Points to Garvey Avenue through lighting, color, signage and public art.
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Opportunity 3: Utilize Well- plannedldesigned Vacant Properties to economically revitalize and
transform the image of Garvey Avenue
The vacant properties along Garvey Avenue are of substantial enou size and are spaced along the entire Corridor such
that they can become the catalysts fw an economic antl environment I revitalization of Garvey Avenue. Three -dimensional
illustrations of attractive, appropriate development projects can be ill (rated to both further community understanding and
attract developer interest.
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Opportunity 4: Enhance the Streetscape Settings of the Garvey Center and Garvey Intermediate
School
The settings for these important community facilities can be enhanced with improvements that am part of an overall, unified
Streetscape enhancement program for Garvey Avenue.
Opportunity 5: Make Garvey Avenue Pedestrian Friendly
The Arroyo Group team will explore a variety of ways to modify the right -of -way of Garvey Avenue to make it a Complete
Street. Consideration will be given to widening sidewalks in selected areas to create spaces for better, more attractive
pedestrian circulation and outdoor dining. Consideration will also be given to bicyclists as many are currently using the
existing sidewalks. New pedestrian scale lighting, street furniture andpublic art can compliment existing and new street trees
to enhance the overall pedestrian experience.
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Opportunity 6: Enhance the Edison Right -of -way Park as a Unique Event along Garvey Avenue
The Edison Right -*IWay to the north of Garvey Avenue is currently knproved as an attractive community park. The green
space adjacent to Garvey Avenue is of adequate she to contain a stmelscape element, such as a fountain, and orpublic an
that is scaled for the enjoyment of both pedestrians and drivers.
Opportunity 7: Define Harmonious Edges Between Residential and Non - Residential Development
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Opportunity 8: Turn Garvey Avenue into a Complete Street that Balances Auto, Pedestrian and
Bicycle Traffic and Upgrades the Entire Corridor Appearance
The Arroyo Group uses a comprehensive approach to design ofstreets as traffic camiers, connectors between key community
features, communicators of useful information, definers of appropriate spaces and creators of unique places. Within the
carrier function we can address all modes of travel including auto, bus, pedestrian and bicycle as well as giving attention to
handicapped access.
Opportunity 9: Create Design Guidelines for entire Garvey Avenue Corridor including both New
Infill and Upgrading of Existing Buildings
Development and design standards are needed not only for the catalytic, new infill development on vacant barrels, but also
for the rehabilitation of existing structures. These provisions can supplement and refine the guidelines contained in the
Garvey Avenue Master Plan to deal with factors ranging from signage to fenestration to tagede design.
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Opportunity 10: Create Zoning Incentives to Encourage Private Sector Recycling of Underutilized
Sites andlor Inappropriate Uses
There are a number of occupied sites that are either underutilized or contain inappropriate uses. Zoning incentives, such as
graduated density bonuses for the assembly of more viable development sites can be explored.
Opportunity 11: Build upon areas of Existing, Attractive Street Trees and Median Improvements
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dralnagechannel. There are a numberofexisting trees that can carte ute to an attractive, enjoyable shaetscape experience
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Approach and Methodology
To deal with the complex issues of revitalization in a way that
will result in an implementable plan, The Arroyo Group will
use a planning and design approach and methodology that
has been developed and refined through three decades of
planning practice. The Arroyo Group has created a record of
award- winning, implemented, and constructed plans through
utilization of an approach that always balances three key
elements: people )public Input), economic realities, and
place — the unique physical, natural and contextual selling.
The first element of our approach is community
participation in all aspects of our projects. The Arroyo
Group builds consensus through active and thoughtful
engagement of appropriate parsons and organizations in
a community. The community becomes the most important
par of the team, providing values that form the essential
foundation for our projects, which, in turn, results in Speck
Plans that receive broad support from the community and
the decision - makers. Through interactive workshops and
design charrettes, focus group meetings, and stakeholder
interviews we generate community interest and a sense of
ownership during the early phases of the planning process,
through implementation, which is the key to successful
projects.
The second element is economics. The Arroyo Group team
creates Specific Plans that are realistic in terms of market
demand and private sector development feasibility, and
provide strategies for implementation actions. Stanley R.
Hoffman Associates will provide a sound market analysis
as well as financial feasibility analysis, including pro forma
analyses for prototypical projects. Our Specific Plan will
address fiscal impact in terns of potential revenues versus
cost of infrastructure needed to facilitate private investment
or remedy existing project deficiencies. We recognize the
importance of identifying incentive tools, opportunities for
joint development, and potential funding sources, both public
and private, which am available to ensure the success of the
plan.
The third element of our approach is to consider the place,
the unique natural and built context of Rosemead and
Garvey Avenue. The Arroyo Gmu , has extensive experience
preparing specific plans along corridors, land use and
development regulations, and in creating urban design plans
that produce pedestrian - friendly public spaces and linkages
at and around transit stops. We tailor our recommendations
and designs to be compatible with the unique setting of each
site, and to be flexible in how they are implemented. Our
approach recognizes both the private and public realm as
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an integrated place by addressing location of land uses and
transit stops, and their relationship to open spaces, parting
areas, and public rights -of -way. Our plans emphasize mixed
use, pedesrian- friendly, sustainable development patterns.
Along the Garvey Avenue corridor, the redevelopment of
underutilized sites to mixed use development that supports
walkability and transit use will allow the City to gamer the
potentials of increased use of transit, new housing options
near jobs, as well as other environmental benefits.
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The Arroyo Group's Approach and Methodology
Scope of Work
The Arroyo Group Team's Scope of Work is based on the
City's Request for Proposals, initial field research, and our
project approach, as described previously. Following is a
detailed description of the tasks proposed for the project.
TASK 1: INITIAL RECONNAISSANCE, PROJECT KICK-
OFF, AND WORK PROGRAM REFINEMENT
Objective:
This initial task is intended to accomplish a number of
important first steps in the work program, including the
Following.
• Establish communication links and protocol with City
stag,
• Establish an understanding ofinformaaon sources,
Finalize the project schedule and milestones with
stall, and
• Act as a discovery process looking at the existing
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General Plan, Zoning Code and Map, related Design
Guidelines, City's Strategic Plan, and any other
necessary information.
Task 1.1: Attend Kick-0R Meeting and refine Scope of
Work and Project Schedule
The Arroyo Group will schedule and facilitate a kickoff
meeting with City Staff. Key personnel from all team members
will attend this meeting. The goals of this kickoff meeting
include refining the scope of work (with budget changes tt
necessary) and schedule to best meet the City's needs, and
to discuss available project information, recent studies and
plans, and other background documents. With City staff,
we will also conduct a site tour of Garvey Avenue and its
surroundings to identify major issues and opportunities to
address in the development of the Speck Plan.
Work Product:
• Final Scope of Work and Pmjecl Schedule
Meeting:
Kickoff Meeting
TASK 2: EXISTING CONDITIONS, ISSUES,
OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES
Objective:
Complete the existing conditions studies, which will inform
the Garvey Avenue Specific Plan. In particular, the studies
will provide a thorough understanding of the regulatory
framework, an inventory of the existing land use and
circulation conditions, and, provide insight into the social and
economic character of the project area.
Task 2.1: Review background Information and prepare
existing conditions analyses.
A. Review of Background Data
Al for prior to) the kickoff meeting, The Arroyo Group team
will receive and review applicable background documents,
plans, and reports related to the study area provided by City
staff. These include, but are not limited to;
• City of Rosemead General Plan;
• Final EIR (FEIR) for the 2008 City of Rosemead Gen-
eral Plan Update and Addendum to the FEIR certified
on April 13, 2010 for the 2010 General Plan Amend-
ment
• City of Rosemead Zoning Coda and Zoning Map;
• City of Rosemead Strategic Plan;
• Garvey Avenue Master Plan (2012);
• Public Works and Engineering Resources: Pavement
Management Plan, Street Tree Inventory and Plant -
Ing Plan, Climate Study /Greenhouse Gas Inventory,
and Public Improvement Plans (available for several
areas in the vicinity of the planning area);
Available socioeconomic data
Topographic and survey data;
Available parking counts;
Employment generator, estimates: and
Other relevant documents.
This review will allow the team to gain a thorough
understanding of the regulatory framework, as well as identify
all State and Federal laws, which need to be addressed (e.g.
Assembly Bill 32 -The California Global Warming Solutions
Act, CEGA).
Various team members will also coordinate with the state,
county, and local agencies as needed. The team will also
conduct site visits as necessary to gain a full understanding
of existing conditions.
The Arroyo Group will coordinate with City staff to obtain
necessary GIS and other data for the Specific Plan area
and environs. Our scope and budget assume that the City
has available up- to-date electronic aerial photographs and
topographic surveys of the Specific Plan area at appropriate
intervals and scale, annals resolution required for both area -
wide and subarea planning. It is also assumed that base
maps with street rights -of -way, parcel lines, current zoning
and land use designations, and other pertinent information
will be available in GIS. The Arroyo Group will prepare base
maps including GIS shapefiles for the Specific Plan Area to
use throughout the project.
B. Existing Land Use Conditions and Issues Identification
The Arroyo Group will conduct a site analysis of the Specific
Plan area to evaluate existing land use conditions. In
particular, land uses along the corridor, opportunity sites as
well as the surrounding residential neighborhoods will be
evaluated. The field visit will document current land uses
and patterns. Characteristics such as building height, lot
configuration and utilization, other development constraints
and etc. will be identified. Based on the initial data collection
effort, an analysis of existing conditions will be compiled.
The analysis will present a description of existing conditions
and will analyze the information to identify potential issues,
opportunities, and challenges.
C. Existing Circulation Conditions and Issues
Identification
The Mobility Group (TMG) will review the existing General
Plan, Zoning Code, Zoning Map, Strategic Plan and other
background information, including the resources identified
in the RFP. TMG will provide an inventory of the existing
circulation conditions, collect transportation data as
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appropriate, conduct an analysis of existing conditions
and will analyze the information to identify potential issues,
opportunities, and challenges.
D. Existing Infrastructure Conditions and Issues
Identification
JMC2 will gather existing base infrastructure information.
JMC2 will contact Rosemead's various agencies
(Engineering, Water Purveyors, Gas Company, etc.) in an
effort to compile as -built data. JM02 will visit the Spec
Plan area taking notes and photos to understand main
storm water and utility patterns. JMC2 will document existing
conditions for the following utilities:
Sewer
• Transportation
• Waste management
• Stormwater
• Public water
JMC' will utilize the information and data provided by city
staff and utility purveyors to the extent possible.
E. Existing Market Trends and Conditions
In this task, Stanley R. Hoffman Associates (SRHA)
will analyze Rosemead's existing market trends and
conditions and regional forecasts to establish Rosemead's
opportunities and challenges within the western San Gabriel
Valley. The city's goals and objectives will be assessed
in the context of its regional competitive position, which
will lead to the formulation of an "Economic Opportunity'
forecast for the Garvey Avenue Corridor. The forecast will
Identify the economic opportunities that can potentially be
captured from expected growth in the broader San Gabriel
Valley market area, as well as the intensification potential of
the key opportunity sites along Garvey Ave. The key steps
will include:
Review of Regional and Local Forecasts. In this subtask,
SRHA will assemble the latest sub - regional growth
forecasts available from SCAG, the Los Angeles Economic
Development Corporation, the San Gabrel Valley COG,
along with local City projections to establish benchmark
comparisons.
Demographic Trends. In this subtask, SRHAwill review the
existing sub - regional population, housing and employment
trend data, including the latest 2010 Census data, California
Depamnenlof Finance demographic population and housing
estimates, and the California Employment Development
Department, and Census LEND (Longitudinal Employment
and Household Data) employment data. Also, demographic
information will be compiled from 2000 to estimated current
conditions to study population change, age distribution,
median age, household composition, household size,
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household income, and ethnic/racial characteristics.
Employment Trends. In this subtask, SRHA will address
the level of jobs and employment diversification in the City
of Rosemead, and the surrounding sub - regional market
area. SRHA will prepare an economic base analysis of the
major sectors including industrial, finance, insurance and
real estate, retail trade, accommodations and food services,
entertainment, personal, health and other services and
government workers and their comparative position within
the sub - region.
Location and Accessibility. SRHA will also examine the
Garvey Avenue Corridor from a locational perspective as a
parallel arterial to the 1.10 and the Highway 60 freeways,
as well as its connections to major north-south arterials,
including Rosemead and San Gabriel Boulevards.
SWOT Analysis. The market analysis will include a
community level constraints analysis — including a SWOT
(Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats)
analysis that defines both the constraints on new
development and as well as development opportunities that
are available and practical. This will Include a review of all of
the key opportunity sites already identified by the city, and
Identification of other potential opportunity sites based on
analysis of the Garvey Avenue corridor Specific Plan area.
MorkstASSessment. The goal of this market assessment is
to analyze the development potential of community- identthed
land uses that may occur over the life of the Specific Plan.
The market assessment will begin with a survey of the major
types of real estate, including: retail, office, apartment,
hospitality, industrial, and for -sale residential. The sunray
will provide a market "snapshot" of each major real estate
sector, summarizing historical sales trends, rent rates,
vacancies and recent development activity. Each sector
snapshot will also summarize important competitive drivers
that will impact development in the Specific Plan area.
Given the complexity of development in mature communities
such as Rosemead, local knowledge will be essential in
guiding our assessment of development potential within the
specific plan. A series of real estate broker surveys will be
conducted that will help identify both the constraints on new
development and the development opportunities that are
available and practical in Rosemead and within the Specific
Plan area.
Parcelizatton and Land Constraints. SRHA will assemble
an assessors data base of parcels along the corridor and
evaluate them in terms of existing land uses and valuation,
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ownership patterns, parcel configurations, age of structures, Our proposed public participation program consists of the
and potential land assembly opportunities or constraints. following:
Stakeholder Interviews
Retail Leakage Analysis. A leakage analysis compares
the retail sales rapture of different retail categories by local
retailers with the household expenditure power of the local
residents. This will allow the identification of retail leakage
from Rosemead, and excess capture as well as strengths or
weaknesses in particular retail categories.
F. Review of Similar Specific Plana
During this task, The Arroyo Group team will also review
other speck plans to provide a minimum of five real -
Ills examples of similar projects. Each example shall be
analyzed for its effectiveness and applicability to the Garvey
Avenue Corridor Project. We will provide a memorandum
summarizing our findings.
Task 2.2: Meeting with City staff to review background
report.
The Arroyo Group team will meet with City staff to review
the background report and discuss important issues to be
addressed in the project.
Work Products:
• Background report describing existing conditions in
the study area (land use, urban design, transportation
and infrastructure) and identifying issues that must be
addressed in the Specific Plan
• Existing Conditions and Market Assessment Report
• Summary of similar successful projects and Specific
Plans
Mewing:
• City Staff Meeting
TASK 3: PUBLIC MEETINGS WITH THE GARVEY
AVENUE CORRIDOR SUB- COMMITTEE
Objective:
Build upon the vision for the Garvey Avenue Corridor
through an inclusive, community-driven planning process
that informs the Specific Plan.
As described in our approach section, The Arroyo Group's
public outreach and participation process has been
designed to effectively understand the community's vision
and ideas, solicit input and build broad support horn the
diverse Rosemead community. In the early stages of the
project, The Arroyo Group will work closely with City staff to
refine the public participation program (outlined below) that
will be used to gain input from the community throughout the
planning process.
Three Workshops/Design Charrete with the Garvey
Avenue Corridor Sub - Committee
Project Website
Public Hearings
Optional Workshops/Design Chartette with the pub -
lic -at -large
The Stakeholder Interviews will be critical in obtaining
direct input from key persons /groups in both the Specific Plan
area in a one-on-one setting. These interviews will provide
important direction in the development of the Specific Plan
recommendations.
As per the RFP, it is our understanding that the primary
outreach will be through the Garvey Avenue Corridor
Sub - Committee (Sub - Committee), an Adhoc committee
appointed by the Mayor, and consisting of (2) members
from the City Council, one (1) member of the Planning
Commission, one (1) member of the Traffic Commission,
and one (1) member of the Beautification Committee.
These meetings with the Sub - Committee will be designed
to effectively solicit, through a variety of techniques,
meaningful information from the members. As per the RFP,
the Subcommittee meetings are open public meetings. The
Arroyo Group will prepare agendas and notices for these
meetings and assist City staff in prepanng staff reports. The
public participation program includes three Workshops with
Sub - Committee at milestone stages of the project:
1. Visioning, Opportunities and Challenges
2. Preliminary Land Use Plan and Key Opportunity Sites
— Design Chamette
3. Public Review Draft Specific Plan and General Plan/
Zoning Code Amendments
The intent of these workshops proposed in this process
is to inform, educate and solicit feedback from the Sub-
Committee and the Rosemead community to ensure that the
Specific Plan expresses the vision, goals and ideas of the
win W ily as a whole. The workshops will give the Sub -
Commlttee members and the community-at -large a chance
to participate hands -on in the Speck Plan process.
We have provided an optional scope and budget for
three eIdditional community workshops with the broader
Roserrlead community. These workshops maybe scheduled
during weekday evenings or weekend momings to gamer
the maximum attendance and involvement. These three
workshops are proposed to be held either on the same
day as or within a few days of the three Sub - Committee
workshops. Our scope and budget assumes that we will
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utilize the some presentation materials as that at the Sub- achieved. Key team members of The Arroyo Group team
Committee workshops. will facilitate workshop participants, breaking out Into small
groups, t appropriate. If necessary, we have multi- irgual
We will also develop and maintain a pro(ecMSpeciHc
website (as described in Task 3.4) as another form of public
outreach.
Our scope also includes up to four Public Hearings (as
described in Task 6). The Public Hearings will provide an
important forum or the public to provide their feedback
and comments regarding the Public Review Specific Plan
documents.
Task 3.1 Conduct Stakeholder Interviews
In order to fuller understand the potentials or the study
area, key members of The Arroyo Group team will work with
City staff to identify key stakeholders, such as:
• major property owners,
• local businesses,
• City Council and Planning Commission members.
• active developers and real estate brokers operating
within Rosemead and the greater San Gabriel Valley,
• Chamber of Commerce,
Local institutions, and
Other relevant organizations.
Key members of The Arroyo Group team will meet with the
identified stakeholders be gain an understanding of their
goals, visions and plans for the future. We will prepare a
Summary Memorandum summarizing the stakeholder
Interviews. For project efficiency, this scope assumes
that City staff will set up the times and location(s) for the
stakeholder interviews over a one-day period agreed upon
by The Arroyo Group and City staff.
Task 3.2 Prepare for and Conduct Sub - Committee
Workshop #1 — Visioning, Opportunities and Challenges
To advertise for the Sub - Committee Workshop #1, The
Arroyo Group will prepare a press release /newspaper
advertisement or City distribution to local media, as well as
a notice (with graphics) that City staff can display nt various
community locations and mail or email directly to the Sub
Committee members, other interested parties, community
groups and/or stakeholders.
The Arroyo Group will prepare workshop agendas and
develop presentation materials, such as a PowerPoinl
presentation and panellized graphic displays to be used
at the workshop. This Sub-Committee Workshop will be
focused on educating the participants about the project, the
purpose of a specific plan, the study area, our background
work to date, and opportunities and challenges. It will
important to gain consensus of the goals desired to be
capabilities.
Using the workshop materials and through interactive
discussion with the Sub - Committee about background
studies, issues, opportunities and constraints, we will refine
the vision orthe study area, which will be used o develop the
preliminary plan in the next phase of the planning process.
Optional Task: Community Workshop with the Public.
at-Large
As requested by the City, we are providing an optional
task for holding a community workshop with the larger
Rosemead community to get additional feedback at this
stage of the process. If so desired, The Arroyo Group team
can prepare for and conduct a community workshop with the
Rosemead community. In order to get the highest turn-out,
this workshop may be scheduled on a weekend morning or
weekday evening. Presentation materials prepared for the
Subcommittee Workshop #1 will be used at this workshop.
At this workshop, we can use interactive tools to gain
feedback from the community via visual preference surveys,
questionnaires, Automated Response Systems (ARS), and
visioning exercises. Spanish, Vietnamese, Cantonese and
Mandarin translation assistance can be provided, if needed.
Task 3.3 Prepare for and Conduct SubCommitbe
Workshop #2 (Design Charrette)— Preliminary Land Use
Plan and Key Opportunity Sites
To advertise for the Subcommittee Workshop #2, The
Arroyo Group will prepare a press releaseinewspaper
advertisement or City distribution to local media, as well as
a notice (with graphics) that City staff can display at various
community bcations and mail or email directly to the Sub -
Committee members, other interested parties, community
groups and/or stakeholders.
The Arroyo Group will prepare workshop agendas and
develop presentation materials, such as a PowerPoinl
presentation and panel -sized graphic displays to be used
at the workshop. This Sub - Committee Workshop will be
highly inlerective and will be focused on refining the overall
land use recommendations as well as those for the key
opportunity sites. Structured as a design charrette, this
workshop will allow participants to take a hands-on approach
using a "kit of parts' in creating their own land use concept
for the study area. The Preliminary Land Use Plan prepared
by The Arroyo Group team (Task 4.1) will serve as a starting
point for the participants.
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At the workshop and with input from workshop participants
during the chanette process, The Arroyo Group team will
develop a preferred plan for the study area that addresses,
among other things, land use open space, circulation,
parking and sustainable concepts for the study area. Using
the chanette process will allow for increased community
buy -in and future successful adoption and subsequent
implementation of the final Specific Plan. If necessary, we
have multi - lingual capabilities.
Optional Task: Community WorkshoplDesign Cha n:tte
with the Publlcat -Large
As requested by the City, we are providing an optional task
for holding a community workshoWdesign chanette with the
larger Rosemead community to get additional feedback on
Me preliminary land use plan and recommendations for the
opportunity saes at this stage of the process. If so desired,
The Arroyo Group team can prepare for and conduct a
community wakshoplidemlin chareffe with the Rosemead
community. Presentation materials prepared for the Sub
Committee Workshop #2 will be used at this workshop.
In order to get the highest tool this workshop may be
scheduled on a weekend morning or weekday evening.
At this workshop, we can use interactive tools to gain
feedback from the community via visual preference surveys,
questionnaires, Automated Response Systems (AIRS), and
visioning exercises. Spanish, Vietnamese, Cantonese and
Mandarin translation assistance can be provided, if needed.
Optional Task: Joint Study Session with the City Council
and Planning Commission
As requested by the City, we are providing an optional task
for holding a joint study session with the City Council and
Planning Commission to get additional feedback on the
preliminary land use plan and recommendations for the
opportunity sites at this stage of the process. If so desired,
The Arroyo Group team can prepare for and conduct a
joint study session with the City Council and Planning
Commission. Presentation materials prepared for the Sub -
Committee Workshop #2 will be used at this Study Session.
Task 3.4 Prepare for and Conduct Sub - Committee
Workshop #3 - Public Review Draft Specific Plan
To advertise for the Subcommittee Workshop #3, The
Arroyo Group will prepare a press release /newspaper
advertisement for City distribution to local media, as well as
a notice (with graphics) that City staff can display at various
community locations and mail or email directly to the Sub -
Committee members, other interested parties, community
groups and/or stakeholders.
The Arroyo Group will prepare workshop agendas and
develop presentation materials, such as a PowerPoint
presentation and panel -sized graphic displays to be used
at the workshop. This Sub - Committee Workshop will be a
forum to present and receive community feedback on the
Public Review Draft Specific Plan and Zoning CodelLoning
Map /General Plan Amendments. Key team members of The
Arroyo Group team will facilitate this workshop, breaking
out into small groups, If appropriate. Using the workshop
materials and through interactive discussion, we will present
and discuss the Public Review Draft Specific Plan and
General Plan Amendments. This workshop will be a vehicle
to gain input and feedback on the Specific Plan. If necessary,
we have multi - lingual capabilities.
Optional Task: Community Workshop with the Public -
at -Large
As requested by the City, we are providing an optional
task for holding a community workshop with the larger
Rosemead community to get additional feedback on
the Public Review Draft Specific Plan at this stage of the
process. If so desired, The Arroyo Group team can prepare
for and conduct a community workshop with the Rosemead
community. Presentation materials prepared for the Sub -
Committee Workshop #3 will be used at this workshop.
In order to get the highest tumaut, this workshop may be
scheduled on a weekend morning or weekday evening.
Spanish, Vietnamese, Cantonese and Mandarin translation
assistance can be provided, if needed.
Task 3.5 Develop and Update Project Wabshe
We will also develop and maintain a project website for the
Specific Plan as another form of publicoutreach. The websile
will link to the City's websile and be maintained and updated
by The Armyo Group throughout the duration of the project.
The purpose of this websile is to educate residents about
the planning process, Post milestone products, and further
encourage attendance at Sub - Committee workshops. It can
also be the forum for ongoing discussions, place to post
comments, solicit feedback, ask questions and stay involved
throughout the project. In consultation with the City, we can
also explore and other methods for outreach and feedback
that may be appropriate in Rosemead, such as using Mind
Mixer and/or social media networking sites.
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Work Productisil
• Stakeholder Interview Notes
• Press releases and flyers for three (3) Sub- Commit-
tee workshops (Draft and Final)
• Agendas, presentation materials and meeting notes
for three (3) Sub - Committee workshops (Draft and
Final)
• Project websile (ongoing periodic updates)
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MeetingsAMorlshops:
Stakeholder interview (one calendar day)
• Three (3) Sub - Committee workshops
Optional Meetings:
• Three(3)oommunity workshops
TASK 4: SPECIFIC PLAN PREPARATION (INCLUDING
ANY REQUIRED AMENDMENTS TO CITY'S GENERAL
PLAN, ZONING CODE, AND ZONING MAP)
Objective:
Use the existing conditions studies and Sub - Committee
outreach toprepare the GarveyAvenue ConidorSpeclficPlan
and General PlarvZoning Code/Zoning Map Amendments.
Task 4.1: Develop Preliminary Land Use Plan
Based on completed analysis, and feedback received at the
stakeholder interviews and at Sub- Committee Workshop
#1 in Task 3, The Arroyo Group, working closely with City
staff and the project team, will develop a Preliminary Land
Use Plan. The Preliminary Plan will consider both market
fortes and planning regulations with regard to the location,
scope, and type of development best suited for properties
throughout the Spec Plan area. The Preliminary Land
Use Plan will encourage high intensity development, focus
on options for the opportunity sites and meet the goals of
smart and sustainable development. The Preliminary Land
Use Plan will address the following for the study area:
Land use mix, location, density - Based on the as-
sessment of market conditions, The Arroyo Group
and will work with the team to identify the mix of land
uses best suited for development along the Garvey
Avenue corridor. Specific issues will include the den-
sity of development and the type of development best
suited for the area. The appropriate scale of retail
space along the corridor will also be considered. The
mix and density of uses will reflect the demand pro-
jections, with particular attention paid to the benefits
of proximity for corridor businesses and the surround -
Ing communities.
Key opportunity sites selected with City staff. The
team will provide recommendations for key opportu-
nity sites within the study area so that zoning could be
changed with the adoption of the Spec Plan.
Open space (pocket parks, plazas, greenways, and
'green' connections to existing green space).
Community facilities (parks, schools, libraries and
connections to these facilities).
Streets (traffic calming, transit and alternative modes
of transportation).
Pedestrian and bicycle mutes.
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These preliminary proposals for the Preliminary Land Use
Plan and the key opportunity sites will be presented in map/
graphic form and discussed at the second Sub - Committee
workshop described in Task 3.3.
Al this stage in the process, The Arroyo Group will also
evaluate the proposed recommendations and the City of
Rosemead General Plan to identify any inconsistencies and
proposed General Plan amendments needed for complete
consistency between the two documents.
Task 4.2: Prepare Draft Specific Plan Document
Aphis stage, The Arroyo Group team has compiled adequate
background information and direction from decision makers,
stakeholders, the general public, and City staff, as well as
Land Use Plan for the study area Station Areas. With this
information, the team will prepare an Administrative Draft
Specific Plan for City staff review. The document will
comply with the content requirements of Government Code
Section 65450 at sect, Chapter 17.150 (Specific Plans) of the
Rosemead Municipal Code, as well as any other applicable
Stale guidelines and regulations.
The Specific Plan will be organized, user - friendly documents
that are highly Illustrated and supported with photographs,
diagrams, three-dimensional drawings, illustrative site plans,
maps, cross sections and tables, and easily understood by
the decision makers, general public, community residents,
business owners, development community and City staff.
The contents of the Specific Plan, generally oWined below,
may be modified based on insights obtained in tasks 1
through 3.
Introduction and Context
The Introduction and Context chapter for the Specific
Plan will contain the purpose and intent of the Spec
Plan, background, plan areas, and the relationship of the
Specific Plan to the Citys Zoning Code, General Plan,
and other applicable documents. This chapter will also
address current setting of the Specific Plan area and its
environs, existing General Plan and Zoning designations,
historic context, environmental context, and any other per-
tinent existing conditions.
Planning Process
This chapter for the Specific Plan will describe the plan-
ning and outreach process that was undertaken and the
vision that was developed for the study area.
Goals and Policies
For the Spec Plan, this chapter will describe the vision
for the Specific Plan area, and contain the goals and poli-
cies for the Specific Plan. The goals and policies will build
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upon the goals already identified in the RFP. The goals
and policies will provide direction to decision -makers and
set the stage for recommendations in the Specific Plan
that guide the future development in the Speck Plan
area.
Urban Design Framework
The Urban Design Framework is a key chapter in that itwill
be based upon the vision and will establish a clear identity
for the Specific Plan area. The urban design framework
will recognize both the private and public realm as an in-
tegrated place by addressing location of land uses and
their relationship to transit, open spaces, plazas and pub-
lic rights-of-vary as well as the strong relationship between
the natural and built environment. In addition, the Urban
Design Framework will address the goal for achieving a
new urban form that is none compact and having "com-
plete neighborhoods where a diversity of essential land
uses are within close walking distance of homes and work.
Land Use and Development Standards
For the Speck Plan, the Land Use chapter will guide fu-
ture development in the Specific Plan area. The land uses
in the area will promote commercial and/or mixed use high
density projects on key opportunity sites as well as con-
nections to the surrounding educational and residential
uses.
This chapter will set forth the standards for development,
including density, height, lot size, setbacks, vehicular and
pedestrian access, open space , parking, landscaping for
private development etc. that will make me envisioned ur-
ban form a reality. The development standards along with
the design standards and guidelines noted below will also
consider adjacency issues with the surrounding single -
family neighborhoods.
'Green' planning techniques at the neighborhood level will
be encouraged throughout the documents. The develop-
ment standards will include incentives that will encourage
green spaces, increase in tree canopy, integration of com-
mon open spaces with the larger neighborhood network,
and other goals for achieving the plan's vision.
The development standards will be written clearly and
concisely so that they can be easily administered by City
of Rosemead Community Department.
Opportunity Sites
Eimer as a part of the Land Use chapter or as a stand-
alone chapter, we will prepare illustrations, photo exam-
ples and text that describe the future vision for the key
Opportunity Sites (identified in previous tasks). For each
opportunity site the following shall be prepared:
Individual maps illustrating area boundaries and
parcel - speck land use designations
A brief description of the site characteristics that
make an area an opportunity site
Illustrations and text describing the future vision for
the site, including specific preferred and alternative
uses. The future vision for the key opportunity sites
will be illustrated using a variety of techniques.
Methods of site illustrations include appropriate photo
examples, two - dimensional diagrams, massing
models, before- and -after architectural renderings of
anticipated development. Different techniques may
be more appropriate for differing sites. We have a
specific number of hours allocated for illustrations.
We will work with City staff to identify the focus of the
allocated hours.
Design Standards and Guidelines
The Garvey Avenue Master Plan has extensive Design
Guidelines that describe and illustrate the desired charac-
ter for new development along Garvey Avenue. The Ar-
royo Group will review and augment these design guide-
lines as necessary. If appropriate, in discussion with City
staff, the conversion of some of the design guidelines to
design standards will be considered.
Infrastructure Element: Tnnsporfatian and Circula-
tion plan
TMG will provide input to the preparation of the Speck
Plan with respect to transportation issues and compo-
nents. TMG will provide input on goals, the vision, street -
scape and roadway configurations to achieve a walkable
and mulfimodal environment, pedestrian linkages, transit,
and parking standards to ensure adequate parking is pro-
vided in the corridor. TMG will prepare the Transportation
and Circulation Plan Chapter of the Specific Plan, and
provide input to the implementation process including the
phasing program and funding and financing programs.
Analysis and recommendations developed in other tasks
will be incorporated as appropriate in this chapter.
Infrastructure Element: Streetscape/Landscape Plan
This sec0on will contain design guldelinesfor public rights -
of -way to include low impact development, pedestrian, ir-
rigation, lighting, street furniture, and street tree and plant-
ing �tantlards.
This chapter will also address NPDES regulations as well
as the Water Conservation Act of 2009, by including re-
quinements for drought - resistant native plants, drip irriga-
tion methods and recycling and replenishment of water.
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Infrastructure Element: Udlldes and Public Services/
Facllibes Plan
Based on the land use recommendations for the Specific
Plan area prepared by The Arroyo Group team, JMC'
will prepare an infrastructure study /chapter that will out-
line necessary infrastructure improvements and include a
plan for financing these improvements. All aspects of the
sites proposed roadway and utility infrastructure including
layout and sizing and what the Specific Plan's direction
will mean to that infrastructure will be discussed with the
team. JMC' will make recommendations as to law to best
protect, upgrade, or abandon the existing infrastructure fa-
cilities that feed the Specific Plan area. Work will include
written assessments, diagrams, and additional cost esti-
mates, which will also be incorporated into the Specific
Plan document. JMC' will also prepare a civil engineering
estimate of probable construction cost for the proposed
roadways and project infrastructure.
Implementation, Financing and Phasing Element
As the Garvey Avenue Corridor evolves into a higher
density, mixed -use corridor, the Spec Plan process
will build upon the market opportunities for key sites that
have been Identified in the Existing Conditions, Issues.
Opportunities and Challenges task. This task will prepare
an `Economic Opportunity" forecast for Rosemead that
will identify a range of potential lard use options for the
Garvey Avenue Corridor. This forecast will bring together
the earlier analyses as well as Rosemead's competitive
position to capture a reasonable sham of future growth
that will build on it existing economic base as well as its
ability to potentially capture a competitive share of emerg-
ing business opportunities in the San Gabriel Valley.
Corridor Development Eglonfia/ Analysis. The Specific
Plan must address the opportunities and limitations of
the corridors current parcelization, land use utilization,
or underutilizalion, and ownership patterns. The Corridor
Development Potential Analysis will incorporate feedback
from initial teaMstaff meetings, community and stake-
holder meetings, and the Economic Opportunity Forecast.
Parcels, or groups of parcels, will be identified that are
appropriate for new development or revitalization opportu-
nities. Also, the parcels will be mapped in a GIS format for
analysis and presentation.
Financial Feasibility Analysis. Land use financial feasibil-
ity analysis, using the "developers pro forma" approach,
provides a framework for understanding the economic im-
pact of land use regulations integral to the Specific Plan.
The pro forma analysis assesses the investment income
potential — and related investment risks — of land uses
specifically expressed by the Specific Plan land use regu-
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rations and the opportunities provided by the Rosemead
economy. As investment potential improves, so does the
probability of market - driven redevelopment.
Having defined the corridor development potential, the
team will identify four different land uses to be analyzed
for new development. The land uses analyzed in the fi-
nancial feasibility analysis will be based off of Specific
Plan goals and objectives and the recommendations of
Economic Opportunity Forecast. The range of potential
economic activities that could be targeted from a market
perspective, include:
" Industrial
Business Park and Research & Development
Professional Office
Retail, Restaurant and Entertainment
Personal Services
Hotel / Motel Lodging
Higher Density Residential
Mixed Use Opportunities
By analyzing the investment potential of specific land
uses, the consultant team can assess what public invest-
ments have a direct economic benefit on market -driven
redevelopment. Once the direct economic benefit are
known, the team can then analyze the threshold at which
value capture strategies — such as impact fees and prop-
erty assessments — begin to enhance or erode financial
feasibility and dampen market -driven redevelopment.
Fiscal lm act /ysis The Garvey Avenue Corridor Spe-
cific Plan fiscal impact analysis will be prepared showing
the public revenues and costs to the City of Rosemead
for the proposed land uses. It is assumed that that the
fiscal analysis be prepared for the preferred plan land
uses. although fiscal guidance will be provided in the early
discussion of land use opbons. Fiscal assumptions would
be made through a review of the City's latest budget and
interviews with key finance department personnel and rel-
evant service providers. The fiscal analysis will propose
potential fiscal or land use mitigation measures to the ex-
tent that any fiscal deficits are projected.
Capital Improvement Program and Related Funding/
Financing Stmteov. This task will prepare a preliminary
Capital Improvement Program based on the public infra-
structure, slreetsoape and utility recommendations provid-
ed from other team tasks along with a public funding and
financing strategy. This task becomes all the more critical
given the sharp decline in public funding potential and the
effect of the market slowdown in terms of development.
These approaches will be addressed qualitatively, and will
fall into several categories:
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Traditional value capture techniques, such as:
landscape and lighting districts, special assessments,
special taxes, development impact fees, users
charges and fees
Land use incentive strategies, including those
available to Rosemead and other cities, such as
graduated density bonuses that provide incentives
for smaller parcel owners to voluntarily work together
to assemble land into larger, more efficient sizes
Business improvement districts for organizational,
marketing, and minor capital improvements
Public- Pnvale partnerships, such use of matching
funding sources or lease revenue bonds
Monitoring of ongoing legislative at both the State
and Federal levels to identify new financing programs
that could benefit Rosemead
Phasing Option and Considerations The phasing of
capital improvements and the funding/financing strategy
will be presented in the context of short, medium and long-
term phasing considerations. As the greater San Gabriel
Valley continues to grow as an attractive location for resi-
dential, business and tourist activities, Rosemead will have
to position itself for the opportunities that it can compete
for given the improvement in the market conditions over
time, the readiness of property owners and developers
to move forward on key opportunity sites, the continued
streetscape and beautification improvements along the
Garvey Avenue Comdor and the stabilization of the public
funding and financing at both the Stale and Federal levels.
These analyses will be summarized as appropriate in an
Implementation chapter in the Specific Plan.
Specific Plan Administration and Enforcement
This chapter of the Speck Plan will clearly set out the
processes and procedures for the administration of this
Specific Plan and how they related to processes available
in the City of Rosemead Zoning Code. This chapter will
also establish the relationship of the Specific Plan's CEDA
review to subsequent projects, including the requirements
for tiering project-level environmental approvals based on
this Program EIR.
Code Enforcement Program
As a pad of the Specific Plan document, The Arroyo Group
will make recommendations regarding the setting up of a
code enforcement program for the area.
Task 4.3: Prepare Administrative Review Draft Specific
Plan #2
City staff will review the Administrative Review Draft Specific
Plan #1 and provide one set of compiled comments to The
Arroyo Group. The Arroyo Group team will prepare the
Administrative Review Draft Specific Plan #2 based on the
comments received from City staff on the Administrative
Review Draft #1. New analysis is not included in this task.
Task 4.4: Prepare Public Review Draft Specific Plan and
Zoning Code/Zoning Map /General Plan Amendments
(allowance)
City staff will review the Administrative Draft Specific Plan
#2 and provide one set of compiled comments to The Arroyo
Group. The Arroyo Group team will prepare the Public
Review Draft Specific Plan based on the comments received
from City staff on the Administrative Review Draft #2. The
Public Review Draft Specifc Plan will be available to the
general public for review at the Sub - Committee Workshop 93
(Task 3.4) and at the Public Hearings, described in Task fi.
Our project budget lists a specific number of hours for this
task. New analysis is not included in this task. If substantial
revisions are required that exceed the hours stated in the
budget, these additional hours will be billed on a time and
materials basis.
Based on the recommendations contained in the
Administrative Review Draft Specific Plan #2, The Arroyo
Group team will identify amendments to the General Plan.
It is assumed that any necessary zone changes will be
addressed as a pad of the Specific Plan adoption. The Anoyo
Group will prepare a draft addressing the amendments. The
Arroyo Group team will prepare a revised Land Use Map
for the General Plan amendments as needed. City Staff
will incorporate any new and/or revised information into the
City's CIS database.
Task 4.5: Prepare Final Specific Plan and General Plan
Amendments (allowance)
The purpose of this task is to prepare a Final Specific
Plan and General Plan amendments that incorporates City
Council- directed revisions to the Plan. Following completion
of the Specific Plan and General Plan amendments, we will
deliver the final document to the City. Our project budget lists
a specific numberof hours for this task. If, as a result of public
hearings, substantial revisions are required that exceed the
hours stated in the budget these additional hours will be
billed on a time and materials basis.
Work Products:
• Preliminary Land Use Plan Diagram
• Administrative Review Draft Specific Plan #1 (Elea
tropic copy in PDF fomlat)
• Administrative Review Draft Specific Plan #2 (Elec
ironic copy in PDF format)
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Public Review Draft Specific Plan (Electronic copy, in
PDF format)
Final Specific Plan (Electronic copy in PDF formal)
TASK 5: PREPARE CEQA DOCUMENTATION
Objeeflve:
Develop a CEQA document (EIR anticipated) that
substantially streamlines the environmental review needed
for subsequent pmjects. The CEQA document shall also
meet all of the requirements set forth in CEQA (Public
Resources Code, Section 21000 at seq.) and the State
CEQA Guidelines (California Code of Regulations, Section
15000 at seq.).
CEQA Methodology:
Based on review of the Request for Proposals (RFP) and
our team's recent experience preparing Program EIRs for
Speck Plans, the City of Rosemead needs a Program
EIR for the Garvey Avenue Conti Specific Plan that is
Flexible, customized to cover future developments, and
include mitigation monitoring programs for a range of future
development projects. Thus, The Arroyo Group team will
prepare a Program EIR that will reduce the need for future
project EIRs and multiple technical reports.
This Program EIR will streamline future projects to tier
from this Program EIR and essentially minimize future
envimnmental review for most environmental issues. To
accomplish this, our methodology Is to encompass and
analyze the maximum envelope of impacts so that issues
only have to be addressed once. Traffic, air quality and noise
are good examples of topics that can be analyzed for a larger,
overall project (e.g., specific plan), and as long as future site -
specific development projects fall within the assumptions
of that analysis, follow -up technical studies would not likely
be required. For example, the Program EIR can address
all future transit oriented development traffic that could be
generated and as long as the assumptions do not change,
no further analysis would be required.
Our team's methodology also includes crafting mitigation in
the Program EIR to include'pedormance standams'required
for future development; e.g., If defined standards are met,
then impacts would be presumed to be less than significant,
and any further analysis would be limited to demonstrating
compliance with applicable performance standards. Only
if future site - specific projects propose development that
would exceed the performance standards set forth in the
Garvey Avenue Comdor Specific Plan EIR, a supplemental
or subsequent Environmental Impact Report (EIR) could be
required. It has been our experience that few, if any, site -
specific development projects consistent with an adopted
Specific Plan will need more than an Addendum to the original
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Program EIR. As much as possible, our team would frame
the Program EIR to be designed to function as a 'Project
level EIR' for portions of the project for which adequate detail
is available at the time of preparation of the Program EIR.
By applying this Program EIR approach, the City will have
front - loaded the comprehensive technical studies and will
be prepared to streamline the implementation process that
saves considerable time and costs. Understanding the
analysis of the environmental reports, and knowing what
technical studies will need to be undertaken, applicants can
incorporate mitigation requirements upfront, thus reducing
review and approval lime.
Task 5.1: Prepare an Initial Study, Notice of Preparation
(NOP) and Notice of Public Scoping Meeting
At the onset of the CEQA process, ESA will hold one (1)
meeting with City staff to re- confirm the program EIR scope
and confirm miss and responsibilities associated with the
CEQA process.
The project description is a key part of the Program EIR,
because it is the foundation upon which the environmental
analysis rests. ESA will prepare an initial project description
that meets CEQA requirements and is based on the preferred
development plan in the Garvey Avenue Corridor Specific
Plan for City staff review at the outset of EIR preparation.
The project description will include adequate detail to permit
the required analysis.
An Initial Study and Notice of Preparation (NOP) will be
prepared that will describe expected issues and analysis
to be provided in the Program EIR and the reasons for
determining that certain environmental effects, it any, will
not be signifcant. The NOP will indicate that an EIR is in
preparation, and request guidance from agencies and the
public regarding the scope and content of the information to
be included in the EIR. The NOPwill include a brief description
of the project, and will identify the process for completing the
EIR. The NOP will be prepared in the City's standard formal,
and will include notice of the public scoping meeting to be
held during the NOP public review period.
The draft Initial StudylNOP and scoping meeting notice
will be submitted to the City staff for review. Based on staff
comments, ESAwill revise the Initial Study/NOP and scoping
meeting notice prior to distribution by the City staff.
Work Products
One (1) editable electronic copy of the Initial Study
and Notice of Preparation (Administrative Dreg and
Public Review Draft)
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Hastings
• One (1) meeting with City Staff
Task 5.2: Conduct one (1) Public Scoping Meeting
One (1) souping meeting is planned in the City of Rosemead.
ESA will prepare agendas/public comment forts, and sign -
in sheets, and will conduct the public souping meeting in
compliance with CEQA Public Resources Code Section
21083.9. The scoping meeting will occur prior to the end of
the 30-day public review period on the NOR The purpose
of the scoping meeting will be to provide agencies and the
public the opportunity to have input into the proposed content
of the EIR. The souping meeting will also provide a preview
of any environmental concems the agencies or public may
have. The City will distribute the notices for, and reserve the
venue for the souping meeting.
Work Products
• One (1) editable electronic copy of the souping agen-
da, presentation, and souping meeting notes
Meetings
• Public Scoping Meeting
Task 5.3 — Prepare Screencheck Draft Program EIR and
Associated Technical Studies
ESA will prepare a Screencheck version of the Draft Program
EIR for City staff review that will include the following, but not
be limited to:
Table of Contents, providing a list of the contents, tables,
and figures.
Executive Summary, summarizing pmject background,
objectives, and project description and alternatives, and
include a table listing each significant impact, mitigation
measures, and residual impacts (if any). Any known areas of
controversy will be noted, as well as issues to be resolved.
Introduction, describing the project background, the project
purpose and need, the EIR process, and discuss areas of
controversy, proposed actions, and issues to be resolved.
Environmental Setting, summarizing the Garvey Avenue
Corridor Specific Plan's local and regional setting (in
accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15125). The
setting will be described based upon the time that the NOP
is published.
Project Description, including the project description
prepared in Task 5.1, above.
Environmental Impact Analysis, setting forth existing
environmental information aboulthe Garvey Avenue Conridor
Specific Plan and adjacent lands, utilizing existing resources
and previous analyses prepared, whenever possible.
Existing conditions sections will be sufficiently detailed to
allow a comprehensive impact analysis.
The impact analysis portions of the Program EIR will comply
with CEQA Guidelines Section 15126.2 and provide a
discussion of criteria for significance determination, direct
and indirect and short- and long -term impacts, and levels of
significance. Appendix G in the CEQA Guidelines (Title 14,
CCR) will be used to determine thresholds of significance, as
well as applicable local, regional, state and federal standards.
Measures necessary to mitigate significant impacts will be
presented for each issue area. Each mitigation measure
All be characterized as either (1) proposed as part of the
Garvey Avenue Comdor Spec Plan or (2) recommended
for implementation. The approach to each issue area will be
as follows: potential issues areas will be as follows, but not
limited to:
Aesthetics. The impacts including potential loss of views
and effects of site lighting on motorists and residents in
the surrounding area will be evaluated. Policies provided
in the Garvey Avenue Corridor Specific Plan, General
Plan and standard City requirements will be evaluated as
to its effect of mitigating or avoiding significant effects. Ad-
ditional mitigation measures for aesthetic, visual and sce-
nic resources will be proposed where necessary to reduce
significant effects.
Air Quality. A screening -level air quality analysis will fo-
cus on air quality effects, including health risks, and will
address cumulative effects. The analysis will discuss the
regional and local air quality setting, ambient air monitor-
ing data, and current air quality management efforts and
identify any sensitive air pollutant receptors along with
major existing sources of air pollutants. Construction and
operational air emissions would be estimated using the
California Emissions and Estimator Model emissions in-
ventory model developed by the South Coast Air Quality
Management District. Mitigation will be proposed where
necessary to reduce significant impacts.
Cul1tural Resources. A records search will be performed
to 9etermine the presence of sensitive cultural resources.
Literature and site records on file at the South Coast In-
formation Center will be reviewed. Other sources that will
be reviewed include the California Points of Historic Inter-
est, California Historical Landmarks, California Register of
Historical Resources, National Register of Historic Places,
and Califomia State Historic Resources Inventory. Meas-
ures will be recommended to reduce or avoid sensitive
archaeological and paleontological resources. No field
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survey work will be performed. ESA will assist the City
with tribal coordination as may be required under SB 18.
Biological Resources. A California Natural Diversity
Database search and review of other available planning
documents and information will be conducted including
the Multiple Habitat Conservation Program, aerial photo-
graphs, regional vegetation data, and the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife federally designated critical habitat. A list of po-
tentially occurring special status species will be complied
and measures proposed that would avoid, minimize, and/
or mitigate for identified significant impacts will be includ-
ed. No field survey work will be conducted.
Geology /Soils. The Specific Plan will be evaluated for
compatibility with identified geological constraints. Poli-
cies provided in the Specific Plan, General Plan and
standard City requirements will be evaluated as to its
effect of mitigating or avoiding significant effects. Addi-
tional mitigation measures will be proposed g necessary
to reduce significant effects. This analysis will be based
on readily available information, and will not entail site -
specfic analysis of conditions.
Grearnhouse Gas Emissions. The analysis of green-
house gas (GHG) emissions associated with the Specific
Plan would be considered on a cumulative basis. Con-
struction and operational GHG emissions will be estimat-
ed using the CALEEMod model. Mobile and stationary
sources will be reviewed. The analysis will consider the
numeric level of emissions generated by the actions items
proposed in the Garvey Avenue Corridor Specific Plan to
a "business as usual" scenario, to determine compliance
with the required reductions in GHG under AS 32.
Hazards and Hazardous Materials. Public health and
safety impacts that may result from development of the
Specific Plan will be evaluated. Policies provided in the
Garvey Avenue Corridor Specific Plan, General Plan and
standard City requirements will be evaluated as to its ef-
fect of mitigating or avoiding significant effects. Additional
mitigation measures will be proposed d necessary to re-
duce any significant effects. The analysis will be based
on readily available information, and will not entail site -
specific analysis of conditions.
Hydrology and Water Quality. The Specific Plan will
be evaluated for compatibility with current regulatory re-
quirements regarding water quality. Potential sources of
non -point stormwaler run-off will be identified and miti-
gation measures provided to reduce potential impacts to
receiving waters. Current NPDES requirements will be
discussed. ESA will consult with the City and service pro-
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viders to determine whether the project will have a sig-
nificant effect on potable water supplies; preparation of a
water supply assessment is not part of this scope of work.
Policies provided in the Garvey Avenue Corridor Speck
Plan, City General Plan, and standard City requirements
will be evaluated as to its effect of mitigating or avoiding
significant effects. Additional mitigation measures will be
proposed if necessary to reduce any signifcant effects.
The analysis will be based on readily available informa-
tion, and will not entail site - specific analysis of conditions.
Land Use and Planning. The Garvey Avenue Corridor
Specific Plan will be evaluated for compatibility with adja-
cent and surrounding land uses, as well as for consistency
with local and regional goals, policies, and regulations.
Policies and guidelines provided in the Garvey Avenue
Corridor Spec Plan, City General Plan and standard
City requirements will be evaluated as to its effect of miti-
gating or avoiding any potentially significant effects. Other
relevant planning documents will be reviewed to assure
the proposed Garvey Avenue Corridor Specific Plan is
consistent. Additional mitigation measures will be pro-
posed if necessary to reduce any significant effects.
Noise. The Garvey Avenue Corridor Specific Plan will
likely accommodate new residential construction that
would result in new noise sensitive receptors, and may
also include additional noise sources that could affect
existing noise- sensifive receptors in the study area. Us-
ing the traffic analysis prepared for the Garvey Avenue
Corridor Specific Plan, ambient and projected traffic noise
levels will be determined. Policies provided in the Garvey
Avenue Corridor Speck Plan, City General Plan and
standard City requirements will be evaluated as to its ef-
fect of mitigating or avoiding significant effects. Based on
City noise standards, mitigation measures will be idenf-
fed. Cumulative noise impacts will be assessed with ref-
erence to the change in noise levels at noise- sensifve
locafions and to noise8and use compatibility guidelines
contained in the City's Noise Element and development
code. No field noise measurements will be conducted as
part of this scope of work.
Population and Housing. Population growth or displace
housing or people necessitating the construction of re-
placement housing may occur as a result of development
improvements. Policies provided in the proposed Garvey
Avenue Corridor Specific Plan will be evaluated as to its
effect of mitigating or avoiding significant effects. Addi-
tional mitigation measures will be proposed ff needed to
reduce significant effects.
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Public Services and Facilities. The impact of the pro-
posed Garvey Avenue Corridor Specific Plan on exist-
ing schools, fire and Police services, emergency medical
services, library services, and solid waste disposal will be
described and quantified in terms of increased service de-
mand where service agencies can provide impact genera-
tion factors to be applied. Affected service agencies will be
consulted. Policies provided in the Garvey Avenue Cor-
ridor Specific Plan, City General Plan and standard City
requirements will be evaluated as to its effect of mitigating
or avoiding significant effects. Additional mitigation meas-
ures will be proposed if needed to reduce significant ef-
fects.
Recreation. If potential impacts of the Speck Plan
on parks, open space, and recreation facilities are not
screened out in the Initial Study, these impacts will be
evaluated in the EIR. Policies provided in the Garvey Av-
enue Corridor Spec Plan, City General Plan and stand-
ard City requirements will be evaluated as to its effect of
mitigating or avoiding significant effects. Additional mitiga-
tion measures will be proposed if needed to reduce sig-
nficanl effects.
Transportation and Circulation. The Mobility Group
will prepare a Traffic study for the EIR. This will include
documentation of Existing Conditions, Future without
Project Conditions, Future With Projections (including the
Congestion Management Plan analysis), and Mitigation
Analysis (although it is assumed that the Specific Plan will
be designed to be sett - mitigating wherever feasible). For
budgeting purposes we have assumed the traffic study
would be based on the cunent methodology of intersec-
tion analysis, and would address approximately 30 inter-
sections. It is possible that new methodologies may be
adopted by SB 743 in the limeframe of developing this
Specific Plan, and that the methodology may have to be
adjusted accordingly. We will prepare an Administrative
Draft Traffic Study and a Final Traffic Study for the Draft
EIR.
The findings of this traffic study will be summarized in the
EIR. The EIR will also incorporate mitigation measures
from the traffic study.
Utilities and Service Systems. Potential impacts associ-
ated with utilities and service systems (water, sewer, elec-
tricity, natural gas, solid waste collection) will be evalu-
ated. Service demands will be quantified, where possible,
and the impact on existing utility systems will be described.
ESA will consult with utility providers. Policies provided in
the Garvey Avenue Corridor Specific Plan, General Plan
and standard City requirements will be evaluated as to
its effect of mitigating or avoiding significant effects. Ad-
ditional mitigation measures will be proposed ff needed o
reduce any significant effects.
Energy Conservation. ESA will summarize the potential
energy use of the proposed actions of the Garvey Avenue
Corridor Specific Plan, to the extent feasible. This discus-
sion will include potential conservation measures that may
reduce inefficient and wasteful consumption of energy.
Alternatives. Pmject aftematives will be prepared pursuant
to CEQA Guidelines Section 15126.6, and will include up
to four (4) alternatives: a No Project alternative and three
(3) alternatives aimed at reducing or avoiding significant
effects W the proposed project (e.g., traffic or air quality). The
EIR will discuss the rationale for selecting the alternatives,
explain why any other alternatives were dismissed from
further study, and will identify the environmentally superior
alternative.
CEQA Mandated Sections. A discussion of the effects not
found to be significant, growth inducing effects, significant
irreversible effects, and significant and unavoidable
environmental impacts will be prepared. Separate sections
will include a discussion of cumulative impacts, a list of
preparers and persons and organizations contacted, and a
list of references.
Work Products
• One (1) hard copy and one (1) editable electronic
copy of the Screencheck Draft EIR and associated
technical studies (Administrative Draft and Public Re-
view Draft)
Task 5.4: Prepare Draft EIR and Attend City-led Public
Meeting to present Draft EIR
Subsequent to City's satisfaction of the Screencheck
Draft "ram EIR, ESA will prepare a Draft Program EIR
for submittal to the City, which incorporates all additions
and changes identified by the City during review of the
Screencheck Draft Program EIR. ESA will revise the Draft
Progr m EIR to the satisfaction of City staff.
ESA ill attend and make presentation(s) as requested
by Ih City staff at a Chy -led meeting to present the Draft
EIR. SA will prepare a PowerPoint presentation outlining
the CEQA process, nature of a Program EIR, differences
between the CEQA and planning review processes, and a
summary of EIR analyses and findings.
The City staff will prepare the Draft EIR distribution list and
notify applicable stakeholders. The City staff will prepare the
Notice of Completion and Environmental Transmittal Form
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(as required by the Slate Clearinghouse) and submit these
forms, along with the Draft EIR, to the State Clearinghouse.
The City staff will publish and distribute the Notice of
Availability, and file It with the City Clerk.
Work Products
• One (1) editable electronic copy of the Draft EIR (Ad-
ministrative Draft and Public Review Draft)
Meetings
• Meeting to solicit comments on Draft EIR
Task 5.5: Prepare Rssponse to Comments
Once the mandatory 45-day public circulation period has
ended, ESA will meet with City staff to review the comment
letters received on the Draft Program EIR and discuss
direction for responses to comments. ESA will then prepare
the responses to comments document, which will be
submitted to the City staff for review. ESA will then make
any required revisions / additions and include the responses
to comments in the Final Program EIR (Task 5.7). TMG has
budgeted 20 hours of effort to provide input to the Final EIR
including Response to Comments on the Draft EIR.
Work Products
• One (1) editable electronic copy of the Response to
Comments
Task 5.8: Prepare Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting
Program
A MNgation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP) will
be prepared for the Program EIR. Based on the City stab's
preference, the MMRP can be a stand -alone document or
prepared as part of the Final Program EIR. The MMRP will
contain a compilation of mitigation measures presented
in the Program EIR. It will include an identification of all
mitigation measures, responsible parties, timing or phasing,
and enforcement parties. This will he presented in a matrix
format. The MMRP will be submitted to the City stag for
review and comment prior to finalization. The mitigation
measures and the MMRP will be fully consistent with City
policies and programs, and will meet the requirements of
Section 21081.6(a) of the Public Resources Code.
Work Products
• One (1) editable electronic copy of the MMRP
Task 5.7: Prepare Final EIR
Revisions tothe Draft Program EIRwill be made, gnscassary,
based on public and agency comments and in collaboration
with City staff. The changes will be identified in a stakeout
and underline format in the Final Program EIR. New analysis
is not included in the cost estimate for the Final Program
APPROACH & SCOPE OF WORK
EIR. The Final EIR will include all corrections, additions,
and clarifications to the Draft Program EIR, responses to
comments, and the MMRP. The City staff will be responsible
for filing the Notice of Determination.
Work Products
•
One (1) editable electronic copy of the Final ElR(Ad-
ministrative Draft and Public Review Draft)
Task 5.8: File Notice of Determination
Following certification of the Final Program EIR and final
action on the Garvey Avenue Corridor Specific Plan, the
ESA will file the required Notice of Determination.
Work Products
• Notice of Determination
TASK 6: SPECIFIC PLAN REVIEW AND ADOPTION
City Objective:
Adoption of the Garvey Avenue Corridor Specific Plan,
Zoning Code and Map /General Plan Amendments and
certification of the Final EIR.
Task 6.1: Attend Rosemead Planning Commission
Hearings
City staff will give notice and schedule Planning Commission
public heanng(s) to obtain approval for the adoption of the
Speck Plan document, the General Plan Amendment
and Zone Change, and certification of EIR Document. The
Arroyo Group Project Manager, ESA Principal and/or Project
Manager, and TMG Project Principal will attend two public
hearings with the Planning Commission to answer questions
and provide input. The Planning Commission action will
consist of a recommendation to the City Council. The Arroyo
Group will prepare a matrix or table recording any changes
to the Public Review Draft recommended by the Planning
Commission.
Work Products:
Public Notice, Agenda, Staff Report, Signed Resolu-
tions, Meeting Minutes. (City responsibility)
MeetingsrPublic Hearings
• Two (2) Planning Commission hearings
Task 6.2: Attend Rosemead City Council Hearings
City staff will give notice and schedule up to two (2) City
Council public hearing(s) to obtain approval or the adoption
of the Specific Plan document, the General Plan Amendment
and Zone Change, and certification of EIR Document. The
Arroyo Group Project Manager, ESA Principal and/or Project
Manager will attend up to two public hearings with the
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Planning Commission to answer questions and provide input.
TMG Project Principal will be available for one City Council
hearing. Following the adoption of the Specific Plan and
certification of the EIR, The Arroyo Group team will provide
the Final Specific Plan and other related land use documents
(as shown in Task 4.5).
Work Products:
• Public Notice, Agenda, Staff Report, Signed Resolu-
tions, Meeting Minutes. (City responsibility)
• Matrix or table recording any changes to the Public
Review Draft recommended by the Planning Commis-
sion
Meetings/Pubec Hearings
• Up to two (2) City Council hearings
TASK 7: PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND COORDINATION
Task 7.1: Provide Ongoing Project Management and City
Staff / Consultant Team Coordination
The Arroyo Gmups management approach provides for a
smooth, efficient and affective process. Our Project Manager,
Jean Ward, AICP, will serve as the single point coordinator
for the project, both with City staff and with The Arroyo
Group team. The Arroyo Group will manage, supervise, and
coordinate with the consultant team throughout the pmject,
including monitoring of the project budget and quality control.
The Arroyo Group's Principal -in- Charge, Larry Morrison,
AICP, AIA will provide general oversight, input and quality
control throughout the project.
Task 7.4: Meetings with City Staff
The Arroyo Group and City staff will meet regularly via
face -to-face meetings and conference calls throughout the
project process to monitor, progress, and address any issues
arising, develop approaches to the work, and evaluate public
input. As appropriate, meetings with City staff could include
other applicable City departments, such as Public Works,
and outside agencies as determined by City staff. A certain
amount of hours has been identified for meetings in the Cost
Proposal.
Meetings:
• City Staff meetings as needed
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As illustrated in the Project Timeline, The Arroyo Group Team
proposes to complete the Garvey Avenue Corridor Specific
Plan and EIR in 18 months. This schedule requires a closely
coordinated development of the Speck Plan and Program
EIR as described in our Scope of Work. We also save time
by overlapping some tasks where feasible. A key factor in
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