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ULTRASYSTEMS ENVIRONMENTAL l GENERAL STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Company Qualifications ...................................................................................................................................... 1 Core Business Is Environmental Consulting/Compliance Services .................................................... 1 Firm Stability and Strength | Credibility | In Business for More Than 20 years ............................ 2 Business Certifications .......................................................................................................................................... 3 Meeting Client Expectations ................................................................................................................................ 3 Hands-on Expertise with Regulatory Agencies ........................................................................................... 3 Understanding of Local Laws .............................................................................................................................. 3

Company Capabilities .......................................................................................................................................... 4 Technical Disciplines .............................................................................................................................................. 4

Experience With Regulatory Agencies ........................................................................................................... 6

Key Personnel ......................................................................................................................................................... 7

Representative Project Experience.............................................................................................................. 10 Los Angeles Department of Public Works – As-Needed Environmental Services ...................... 10 Stoneview Nature Center – IS/MND .............................................................................................................. 11 Imperial Solar Energy Center South/West – Environmental Compliance ..................................... 12 ISEC South Transmission Interconnection Line Dismantling Project – Biological

and Cultural Monitoring ...................................................................................................................... 14 IID’s Northern Path 230 kV Project into the Drew Substation – Biological and

Cultural Monitoring............................................................................................................................... 14 SDG&E Sunrise Powerlink, Imperial and San Diego, CA – Biological Monitoring ....................... 15 Avenida Columbo Storm Drain Extension Project – CEQA Compliance .......................................... 16 New Century High School – Hazardous Materials /CEQA Compliance ........................................... 16 John Longville Metrolink Depot Station Parking Lot Expansion – Hazardous

Materials .................................................................................................................................................... 17 Acciona Wind Energy Project – Environmental Compliance ............................................................... 17 Gerald Desmond Bridge Replacement – Environmental Compliance .............................................. 18 LA-SafetyNet Program – NEPA/CEQA Compliance ................................................................................. 19 Fairfield Ranch Commons – CEQA Compliance ......................................................................................... 20 San Fernando High School Teen Health Center – CEQA Compliance ............................................... 21 Target Store – CEQA Compliance .................................................................................................................... 21 Uptown Orange Apartment Community – CEQA Compliance ............................................................. 22 William J. Fox Airport, Master Plan Update – CEQA Compliance ....................................................... 22


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SERVICES AND AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Technical Studies Aesthetics Air Quality Greenhouse Gas Studies Noise Evaluations & Analysis Biological Resources & Compliance Health Risk Assessments Historical Resources Socioeconomics Archaeological Resources Geotechnical/Geologic/

Hydrology Infrastructure Capacity Analysis Water Pollution Evaluation Utility Studies CEQA/NEPA Compliance EIR and EIS Documentation Mitigation Monitoring Citizen Participation Permits and Entitlements Regulatory Compliance Planning Services Zoning and Special Purpose

Legislation Opportunities and Constraints

Analysis Urban Land Use Studies Graphics/Visual Impacts and

Studies Conditional Use Permit Drafting Construction Environmental Management Stormwater Pollution Prevention

Planning Hazardous Building Materials Grading/Trenching Monitoring Hazardous Waste Phase I, Phase II ESAs Remedial Action Plans Brownfields Redevelopment

Geographic Information System Customized Mapping Demographic and Economic Data

Analysis Spatial Data Analyses GPS Surveying Data Conversion Database Management

COMPANY QUALIFICATIONS

UltraSystems Environmental Inc. (UltraSystems) is a full-service, interdisciplinary environmental and engineering firm located at 16431 Scientific Way in Irvine, California. Founded in 1994, UltraSystems is headquartered in Irvine, and maintains offices in Berkeley, Carlsbad, El Centro, Grass Valley, and Sacramento, California.

CORE BUSINESS IS ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING/COMPLIANCE

SERVICES

UltraSystems was established as a consulting practice to assist private industry and governmental agencies navigate environmental regulations. The firm specializes in the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Clean Air Act (CAA), Endangered Species Act (ESA), National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), Archaeological Resource Protection Act (ARPA), and the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), among others. The corporate mission is to ensure that our clients meet their goals by adding value through technical excellence, efficient organization and personal services.

UltraSystems employs a diverse, multidisciplinary team of talented and experienced engineers, architects, urban and regional planners, scientists, archaeologists, biologists, geologists, hydrologists, engineers, economists, GIS specialists and support staff to achieve our corporate mission.

Additionally, UltraSystems employs a highly qualified team of professionals who provide cultural resource compliance services to assist our clients in adhering to environmental and historic preservation laws, including NHPA, CEQA, NEPA and NAGPRA for public and private projects in California, Arizona and Nevada. Our team includes professionals with advanced degrees in Archaeology, Anthropology, History and Paleontology, as well as Licensed Historic Architects and Registered Professional Archaeologists (RPAs). Members of our team meet the U.S. Secretary of the Interior’s (SOI) Professional Qualification Standards for History, Archaeology, Architectural History and Historic Architecture (36CFR61), as well as various county, municipal and state standards and requirements necessary to conduct cultural resources studies. As a result of the quality of their work, our staff has established strong relationships with representatives of key reviewing agencies, such as the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO).



UltraSystems has a long and successful history of providing environmental consulting and compliance services to both public and private sector clients in the western United States. The firm’s reputation as a problem-solver comes from our commitment to pragmatism, technical excellence, and meticulous communication in servicing our clients. UltraSystems is committed to successful project management, time management, and project delivery in every project that we undertake. Our firm conducts a substantial amount of work in California, including the preparation and review of CEQA/NEPA compliant documents and supporting technical studies (e.g., air quality and GHG, biological, cultural, land use, socioeconomic, hydrology, water supply and aesthetics). Significant projects have included the preparation of Environmental Impact Reports (EIRs), Environmental Impact Statements (EISs), as well as Mitigated Negative Declarations (MNDs) for lesser projects. Additionally, we have processed and delivered the necessary entitlements and project permits so that project development is not impeded.

UltraSystems believes that it is our responsibility as the environmental consultant to develop a legally-defensible environmental document, and to communicate our technical knowledge in a clear and concise manner to ensure readability for the client. UltraSystems is committed to providing well-structured documents that will serve our clients for years to come.

UltraSystems has provided environmental consulting services, regulatory permitting and environmental compliance services to various large-scale public agencies within Southern California. All of these agencies have contracts with UltraSystems that are task-order based. These clients include:

1. City, County, Port of San Diego 2. City of Riverside, Parks and Recreation 3. Cities of Anaheim, Irvine, Covina, Pomona, Riverside, Chino Hills 4. City of Los Angeles, Department of Planning 5. County of Orange Public Works 6. County of Los Angeles, Department of Regional Planning 7. County of San Bernardino 8. County of Kern 9. Los Angeles County, Department of Public Works 10. METRO 11. Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) 12. NAVFAC Southwest Division, San Diego 13. Office of Statewide Health, Planning and Development 14. School Districts: Irvine, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Los Alamitos, Alhambra 15. Water Replenishment District (WRD) 16. US Army Corp of Engineers (Los Angeles District)

FIRM STABILITY AND STRENGTH | CREDIBILITY | IN BUSINESS FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS

UltraSystems has been providing consulting services to public and private sector clients throughout California since the founding of the firm in 1994. During those 20 years, the firm has prepared over 4,000 environmental reports, engineering studies or technical studies for clients. UltraSystems continues to specialize in providing comprehensive services, emphasizing quality and client-oriented service.



UltraSystems’ team of working professionals offers the highest level of experience, knowledge and commitment in providing environmental and engineering services. Our purpose is to manage each project we undertake efficiently, with respect to the project’s work scope, budget and schedule; ultimately producing and delivering quality work product for that project.

BUSINESS CERTIFICATIONS

UltraSystems is certified with various federal, state and local agencies. Currently, the firm holds certification as a federal Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE), Small Business Enterprise (SBE), Woman-owned Business Enterprise (WBE) and federal Woman-owned Small Business (WOSB). We also maintain certification through the Supplier Clearinghouse (or CPUC) for utility clients.

MEETING CLIENT EXPECTATIONS

UltraSystems has a long history of providing technological innovation and creative approaches to solving challenging issues for clients. Public agencies and private businesses in California have relied on UltraSystems to keep them in compliance with federal, state and local environmental laws, regulations and guidelines, since 1994. The majority of our work stems from repeat customers who trust us to deliver scientific objectivity, environmental expertise, and legally-defensible technical documents, required to meet stringent agency regulations.

UltraSystems’ CEQA/NEPA documents have never been challenged in a court of law. This is a direct result of our proven expertise interpreting and advising our clients on complex environmental legislation and regulations. Additionally, our respected working relationships with regulatory agencies are advantageous for our clients to swiftly obtain required permits and project approvals.

HANDS-ON EXPERTISE WITH REGULATORY AGENCIES

UltraSystems staff regularly interacts with federal, state, regional and local regulatory agencies, both as part of our environmental analyses under CEQA/NEPA, and in securing permits for our clients. We keep up to date on the requirements of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), the California Coastal Commission (CCC), California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), the California Environmental Protection Agency (Cal/EPA), Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB), Regional Water Quality Control Boards (RWQCBs), South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD), California Air Resources Board (ARB), Imperial County Air Pollution Control District, the California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB) and various other agencies to ensure that our regulatory knowledge is current. UltraSystems has also been responsible for compliance documents, management plans and associated permits. Our firm has also conducted interagency coordination at varying levels of detail and complexity on behalf of clients.

UNDERSTANDING OF LOCAL LAWS

Staff who would be assigned to your projects would be familiar with the county, resource agencies, and environmental issues of the surrounding area. Additionally, our staff is experienced in



surveying, identifying and mapping native and invasive species and critical habitats throughout Southern California. Key members who would play a major role on your project have developed a vast understanding of California ecosystems garnered from years of experience working on projects and residing in California. Additionally, all of UltraSystems team members have project and/or research experience in California, and have considerable experience working with the sensitive species and habitats of the state. These successful professionals and their associated experience provide a project team very capable of responding to any task request, and are seasoned enough to handle changing situations that your project may encounter during its construction.

COMPANY CAPABILITIES

TECHNICAL DISCIPLINES

UltraSystems’ Air Quality experts have prepared hundreds of air quality management plans and performed on-site compliance monitoring for major construction projects. They have prepared air quality analyses for multiple industrial, transportation, infrastructure, commercial and residential development projects. UltraSystems provides baseline assessments of existing conditions; estimates construction and operational emissions; and prepares health risk assessments. UltraSystems’ staff are experts in using emissions models such as CalEEMod, EMFAC2011 and CT-EMFAC; and dispersion models such as ISCST3, AERMOD, EDMS and ALOHA. We develop successful mitigation strategies, offering fresh and creative solutions, and have negotiated agency approvals to expedite projects. UltraSystems also helps clients comply with air quality regulations through obtaining permits to construct and operate, preparing annual emissions reports and quadrennial air toxics emission inventories, and responding to notices of violation.

UltraSystems’ Noise group has prepared noise control and noise monitoring plans for complex construction projects, and has audited compliance with field sampling requirements. The Noise group supports CEQA and NEPA documentation by preparing stand-alone technical studies and report sections. It conducts ambient noise monitoring to establish background exposures. Using its extensive library of construction equipment noise data, UltraSystems calculates

noise exposures during construction and recommend mitigation measures to satisfy local criteria. UltraSystems models traffic noise with TNM 2.5; it also uses the program for preliminary design of soundwalls. Train noise is another one of UltraSystems’ specialties. It has in-house software to conduct train noise analyses per Federal Transit Administration (FTA) guidelines.

UltraSystems’ Air Quality experts have the knowledge and experience to assist clients in meeting the Greenhouse Gas Emission reductions required by AB 32, the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006. We have performed inventories for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the California Air Resources board, the South Coast Air Quality Management District, the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, and numerous industrial firms and residential and commercial developers. UltraSystems can estimate GHG emissions for specific projects, and for a client’s day-to-day operations. Project-related emissions include those from off-road construction equipment, transportation of building materials, and construction waste, including short- and long-term traffic



generated by a project. GHG emissions from day-to-day operations include direct emission from water and space heating, on-site electrical generation and co-generation; from use of fossil fuel-powered landscaping equipment and other combustion processes, from use of company motor vehicles; and from fugitive sources (such as refrigerant leaks). Indirect emission normally includes those associated with purchased electricity, but can also include such uses as employee business travel, waste disposal and subcontracted services. A GHG analysis can sometimes include the carbon footprint of building materials, appliances and other supplies purchased from others.

In the field of Biology, our scientists provide a wide array of biological services, including field surveys, vegetation mapping, habitat evaluations, threatened and endangered species surveys, jurisdictional delineations and permitting. We maintain valuable ongoing relationships with the reviewing agencies for large construction projects, including the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service.

UltraSystems’ biologists are experienced in major field work in Southern California using small to large teams of field crews. They offer a broad array of knowledge and are thoroughly familiar with California flora and fauna as well as special-status species’ natural history and conservation issues. Biological staff field experience includes reconnaissance-level to focused-level biological field surveys of on-site resources; habitat assessments and plant community mapping; riparian/riverine/vernal pool and fairy shrimp habitat assessments; general botanical and wildlife surveys; protocol surveys that focus on individual plant or wildlife species and conform to agency survey protocols for those species; breeding bird surveys; California Rapid Assessment Method (CRAM) analyses; jurisdictional wetland delineations; wildlife movement evaluations; habitat restoration and site qualitative/quantitative monitoring; preconstruction clearance surveys; and construction biological and permit compliance monitoring. UltraSystems biologists hold federal and state permits, and are qualified to conduct protocol surveys for a wide range of sensitive species.

Our Cultural resources staff are recognized as qualified historians, archaeologists and paleontologists by the federal government, state agencies and all local jurisdictions to which applications have been made. We have experience in all facets of cultural resources projects, including surveys, site testing and evaluation, Native American consultation, historic site recordation and research, mitigation programs, construction monitoring, cultural evaluations of geophysical data, evaluations for National Register eligibility and paleontological studies.

In the fields of Geology and Seismicity, our experts have a successful track record in obtaining approvals from the Division of Safety of Dams and the California Department of Water Resources, and have experience in researching and interpreting local seismic ordinances, incorporating existing background information contained in reports, memorandums of understanding (MOU) and other publicly-held documents from cities, counties and regional agencies, and combining this information to craft legally-defensible environmental documents and technical studies.



UltraSystems provides consulting services relating to the identification of Hazardous Materials, including Phase I Environmental Due-Diligence, Phase II Site Characterization Studies and Phase III Remediation Plans. Some of these assessments are included as part of the CEQA process and many are performed for on-going businesses or property ownership transfers.

UltraSystems develops general construction Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPP) to assist clients in complying with Section 402 of the Federal Clean Water Act NPDES regulations. Every construction site that disturbs one acre or more, or is less than one acre but part of a larger common plan that would disturb one acre or more, must comply with the State of California’s General Permit for Stormwater Discharges Associated with Construction Activities. The SWPPP must outline the Best Management Practices (BMP) planned for use on the site to prevent pollutants from leaving the project site. The submission of a SWPPP is required prior to the issuance of an Improvement Plan, Grading Permit or Encroachment Permit.

UltraSystems’ Geographic Information Systems (GIS) staff is critical to our success, interpreting and presenting complex information in visually appealing presentations. UltraSystems utilizes spatial analysis and mapping techniques to record significant features of a project study area, such as biological resources, land use coverage, topography and hydrology, geology and artifact densities. Our GIS capabilities enable us to locate, record, analyze and present significant amounts of project data and perform sophisticated modeling and spatial analysis to guide decision-making in site development. High quality cartographic materials and well-defined analyses are standard products for our GIS services. Accurate and clear mapping, visual simulations, shade/shadow analyses and photography are essential components of our presentation of environmental analyses and planning projects.

The UltraSystems Planning group has recognized experts in the fields of federal and state environmental laws (NEPA/CEQA), planning and zoning laws, social sciences, environmental justice and demographic analysis. Our staff has managed the environmental review for general plan updates and amendments, specific plans and zone changes. We also work with clients to conduct pre-project constraints analysis, feasibility studies and land use compatibility analysis. Our planning group is well versed in coordinating with affected state, federal and local agencies, and we have developed successful working relationships with a number of responsible agencies in Southern California.

EXPERIENCE WITH REGULATORY AGENCIES

UltraSystems’ staff regularly interacts with federal, state, regional and local regulatory agencies, both as part of our environmental analyses under CEQA and NEPA, and in securing permits for our clients. We keep up to date on the requirements of agencies including: the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), the California Coastal Commission (CCC), Caltrans, the California Environmental Protection Agency (Cal/EPA), Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB), Regional Water Quality Control Boards (RWQCB), South Coast

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Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD), California Air Resources Board (ARB) and the California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB).

KEY PERSONNEL

Betsy A. Lindsay, MS – President/CEO Ms. Lindsay is the founder of UltraSystems Environmental. She has led the firm’s growth by focusing on quality and a service-driven approach for its clients. Ms. Lindsay brings over 30 years of experience managing or providing principal oversight of environmental documents for various types of projects. Her primary responsibilities in-house include business and project management, contract administration, resource allocation and quality control. She also manages all corporate endeavors and assists with the QA/QC process of many environmental documents. Ms. Lindsay has managed and prepared more than 200 environmental documents, and provided entitlement obligations for large-scale public and private infrastructure projects.

Ken Koch, MS – Associate Principal Mr. Koch is an environmental professional with 24 years of consulting experience assisting local, state and federal agencies navigate the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and other local, state and federal requirements. He has successfully managed the environmental review of complex land use developments, water supply planning efforts, university and elementary school construction projects, transportation improvements, renewable energy development, and other infrastructure related projects. Mr. Koch specializes in managing multi-disciplinary teams of professionals in building a defensible and accurate environmental document that is understandable to the layperson.

John Edward Forsythe, AICP – Project Manager Mr. Forsythe is a senior-level project manager with 23 years of experience in environmental science and planning with an emphasis on the preparation and management of CEQA and NEPA compliance studies. Project management is his core competency, and he has prepared and reviewed technical analysis for hundreds of complex environmental analysis projects. His primary focus in recent years has been on the energy sector, highlighted by major electrical transmission and gas pipeline projects. He has coordinated a wide variety of constraint analyses, siting and planning studies, and complex and controversial environmental analysis. Additionally, he has worked on renewable energy projects, primarily utility-scale solar energy arrays and wind turbine projects. Mr. Forsythe has served as a consultant to each of California’s major utilities, as well as the agency overseeing these utilities, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC).

Dail Miller – Environmental Project Manager Mr. Miller has more than 25 years of experience in environmental project management, strategic planning project due diligence and business development in the energy, telecommunications, and construction fields, as well as consultation on a variety of energy-related issues with regulatory agencies in the United States, Europe, Central America, and the Caribbean. As a Project Director, he supervises projects involving fossil-fuel power plants, electrical transmission lines and gas pipelines, and renewable energy projects such as wind, geothermal, hydroelectric, photovoltaic, solar thermal, and ocean thermal energy conversion. Mr. Miller has managed and directed the preparation of environmental documents for federal, state and local projects. He is well versed in



the National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA), the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and for Washington the State Environmental Protection Act (SEPA).

Jerry Haag – Environmental Project Manager Mr. Haag is an urban and environmental planner with over 42 years’ experience divided between the public and private sector. Areas of expertise include support planning, environmental documentation and special planning projects. His wide range of experience in a number of California communities allows him to work effectively with city staff and the public to ensure thorough work products within established time frames. He currently maintains offices in Berkeley and Healdsburg (Sonoma County).

Prior to beginning independent practice, Mr. Haag served as Northern California Planning Division Manager for Willdan Associates, a major California-based planning and engineering firm. Mr. Haag was also Northern California office manager and Vice President of P&D Technologies (formerly PRC Toups), an international planning, engineering and professional services organization. He has also served as a planner for the California cities of Orange, Ontario and Garden Grove.

Dan Herlihy, PG, CEG, CHG, QSP/QSD – Director of Operations, Environmental Compliance Specialist Mr. Herlihy has 35 years hazardous materials management experience with knowledge and qualifications to evaluate hazardous materials and other environmental conditions in accordance with applicable regulations for brownfields, contaminated properties, and railway, freeway and bridge right-of-way projects. These include assessments of: (1) aerially deposited Lead (ADL), (2) oversight of asbestos containing material (ACM), lead-based paint (LBP) and polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) sampling/abatement, and (3) hazardous materials and wastes storage, transportation and disposal. Mr. Herlihy has completed the forty-hour Hazardous Waste Operation and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) training and annual certification refreshers.

In addition, Mr. Herlihy has experience in surface and groundwater hydrology, environmental project management, groundwater and soil contamination and regulatory affairs. He has been involved with hydrologic testing and analysis since 1976 and has performed hydrologic studies in a variety of geologic settings in California, Wyoming, New Mexico, Texas, Australia and Mexico. He has been selected as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) by the California Board of Registration for Geologists and Geophysicists to develop qualifications for the practice of hydrogeology in California.

Michael Rogozen, D.Env. – Senior Principal Engineer Dr. Rogozen heads UltraSystems’ air and noise practice. He has 36 years of experience in project management, health risk assessment, air and industrial wastewater permitting in California, greenhouse gas emission inventories and carbon footprint studies, ambient air and noise monitoring, dispersion modeling, pollution control technology assessment, economic analysis of air pollution control alternatives, air toxics emission inventory development, offsite consequence analysis, environmental database design, survey design and management, source test design and analysis, subsurface methane investigations, regulatory analysis, and technical writing and editing.

Dr. Rogozen is responsible for consulting, technical project management and business development. He has assisted industrial and governmental clients in complying with federal and local air quality regulations. His work has included managing air compliance audits, preparing



applications for permits to construct and operate (including Title V permits), annual emissions reports and responses to notices to comply and notices of violation. He has also conducted many health risk assessments under AB2588, Proposition 65, and SCAQMD Rule 1401. Dr. Rogozen serves as a quality assurance officer for UltraSystems’ technical documents and proposals.

Mark Schaffer – Senior Environmental Planner Mr. Schaffer has more than 30 years of experience in environmental analysis, feasibility analysis, permitting, and land use planning for power generation (fossil fuel, natural gas, hydroelectric, alternative and renewable energy systems), transmission and distribution (electrical and oil & gas), transportation (surface), and industrial (mining and manufacturing) projects. He has conducted numerous (>100) environmental impact assessments (including CEQA/NEPA documents) addressing the topics of land jurisdiction/ownership; existing land use; planned land use; parks, recreation, and preservation; transportation; socioeconomics; hazardous waste/materials; air quality; and noise. Mr. Schaffer's project involvement has included project management, coordination, and/or technical evaluation.

Michelle Tollett, BA – Senior Biologist Ms. Tollett has 15 years of professional experience. As a professional biologist, certified wetland delineator, and CRAM assessor, Ms. Tollett has a wide range of expertise in Wetland Delineations, and subsequent Watercourse Permitting, and Habitat Assessments, Biological Technical Reports, Natural Environment Studies, Focused Species Surveys, including California Department of Fish and Game Streambed Alteration Agreements (Section 1600 permits), Regional Water Quality Control Board Water Quality Certifications (Section 401 permits), United States Army Corps of Engineers Individual and Nationwide (Section 404 Permits), California Coastal Commission Coastal Development Permits (CDP), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Essential Fish Habitat Assessments (EFH), and United States Fish and Wildlife Service Section 7 Consultations under the Endangered Species Act.

Alan P. Garfinkel Gold, Ph.D. – Cultural Resource Director Dr. Garfinkel Gold has 35 years of experience in all facets of cultural resource management, environmental planning and compliance. His background includes work on 57 construction-related projects. At UltraSystems, his responsibilities include project management, contract administration and quality control. He is responsible for the overall management and preparation and completion of both CEQA and NEPA compliance documents including cultural resources archival research, Phase I Surveys, Phase II testing and evaluation, Phase III data recovery and mitigation, National Register of Historic Places evaluations and cultural resource management recommendations. Additionally, he has managed Native American coordination and consultation and cultural resource construction monitoring for a variety of development projects. Dr. Garfinkel Gold has especially good working relations with many of the Native American communities throughout southern California and close ties with a variety of public agencies including the Bureau of Land Management, United States Forest Service, California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Native Heritage Commission, California Department of Transportation and the State Office of Historic Preservation.

Stephen O’Neil, MA, RPA – Archaeologist/Anthropologist – Cultural Resource Manager Mr. O’Neil’s responsibilities include management of cultural resources tasks for multiple projects, writing and QA/QC of technical documents, coordinating field surveys and construction monitoring,



and leading field efforts for historic and prehistoric site excavations and analysis. Mr. O’Neil has a broad scope of environmental consulting responsibilities and experiences ranging from general project management and technical writing to prehistoric site excavation and construction monitoring. He has worked on projects with clients in both the public and private sectors—including alternative energy, energy transmission, U.S. Forest Service, parks, public works and water resources. He has authored and coauthored numerous technical reports and conducted surveys and monitoring in compliance with NEPA, CEQA, and other federal, state, regional and local laws and regulations. Mr. O’Neil is an active member in the field of cultural resources—he is a board member of the Pacific Coast Archaeological Society and the Orange County Natural History Museum Foundation. He is also a member of the Society for California Archaeology.

Mina Rouhi, MURP – Senior Planner/GIS Analyst Ms. Rouhi oversees the GIS group at UltraSystems. She provides mapping and analytical services for a wide range of projects. She has assisted with the graphical presentation of environmental documents, including Initial Studies and Preliminary Environmental Studies based on the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Ms. Rouhi has prepared maps utilizing ArcGIS in order to illustrate potential project impacts to sensitive environmental concerns. Her skills extend to GPS data transfer to GIS as well as analyzing impacts through spatial relationships. Her GIS experience extends to data management cartography, ArcGIS extensions, and geoprocessing tools. Ms. Rouhi’s GIS skills include file conversion from various data sources (i.e., AutoCAD, Google Earth) to GIS; manipulating and digitizing data including parcels; utilizing U.S. Census socioeconomic data for graphical presentations; and utilizing geoprocessing tools to analyze project impacts. Her responsibilities include project management, data acquisition, cartographical analysis and map creation. Ms. Rouhi serves as task manager to GIS staff technicians, which requires in-depth technical knowledge, clear communication and strong project management skills.

REPRESENTATIVE PROJECT EXPERIENCE

LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS – AS-NEEDED ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES Client: County of Los Angeles Department of Public Works Work Scope: UltraSystems is currently contracted by the County of Los Angeles Department of Public Works (LACDPW) to provide as-needed environmental services for various public projects throughout the County. Some of the specific project task orders that have been issued by the County are noted below. Additionally, all services were performed in compliance with Public Works’ policies, procedures, and standards, as well as accordance with the scope of services defined in the original RFP documents. Since 1994, UltraSystems has managed over 200 projects for LACDPW.

Sierra Highway Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation over the Southern California v

Regional Rail Authority (SCRRA) Tracks Project – IS/MND Antelope Valley – Waterworks District No. 40 - EIR v

Ladera Heights Civic Association – Noise Study v

Whiteman Airport – IS/MND v

San Fernando Valley Teen Health Center – IS/MND v



County of Los Angeles Bridge Projects – Bird & Bat Exclusion Monitoring v

Seismic Retrofit of the Foothill Boulevard Bridge over the San Gabriel River – Biological v

Assessment Wilmington Drain – Revegetation Plan and Restoration Planting v

Brandon Street, Green Street & Sierra Madre Avenue – Oak Tree Survey v

Big Tujunga Canyon Road – Biological and Cultural Resource Surveys v

Mulholland Highway at CM 15.47 – Oak Tree Survey v

Big Dalton Dam - Sedimentation Removal Project – Biological Mitigation Monitoring v

Chiquito Canyon Road Bridge over San Martinez Creek – Bat Survey v

Canyon View Trail, Topanga, CA – Biological and Cultural Resources Surveys v

Biological Survey Report – Debris Removal/Access Road v

San Gabriel Bicycle Trail – Archaeological Survey Report v

Foothill Blvd. over San Gabriel River – Biological Survey Report v

Stunt Road at Culvert Marker1.00, et al. – Oak Tree and Biological Survey v

Project 558 Drop Structure Project within the City of Palos Verdes Estate – Revegetation v

Plan and Restoration Old Topanga Canyon Road – CM 6.12 – Biological Monitoring v

Aliso Canyon Road Bridge over Gleason Canyon Creek – Biological and Archaeological v

Surveys Stokes Canyon Drop Structures – Oak Tree Survey and Report v

Stokes Canyon Drop Structures – Biological Report | Focused Field Surveys v

Bull Creek Underground Storm Drain Repair Project – Biological Assessment v

Biological Survey – Arroyo Toad and Red Legged Frog Surveys v

STONEVIEW NATURE CENTER – IS/MND Client: County of Los Angeles Department of Public Works Los Angeles County Department of Public Works (LACDPW) proposed to demolish existing on-site structures and construct a 4,000-square-foot, one-story nature center, parking spaces, and connecting trail in Culver City. The project site is located within the Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zone and adjoins the Inglewood Oil Field. A Phase I Environmental Site Assessment was completed by UltraSystems to assess on-site potential hazards, high pressure pipelines, and hazardous materials. UltraSystems also prepared technical studies for Air Quality Analysis, Greenhouse Gas Analysis, and Noise Analysis. Using the technical studies, UltraSystems planning staff prepared a comprehensive IS/MND in compliance with CEQA. The IS/MND proposed appropriate mitigation measures to account for the site’s unique environmental circumstances including active faults and high-pressure gasoline pipelines. Potentially significant impacts for air quality, biological resources, cultural resources, hazards and hazardous materials, noise, and traffic and transportation were reduced to less than significant levels with the incorporation of mitigation measures. UltraSystems presented the IS/MND findings to the Regional Planning Commission and successfully addressed community comments and concerns.



IMPERIAL SOLAR ENERGY CENTER SOUTH/WEST – ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE Client: Tenaska UltraSystems is currently under contract to Tenaska, Inc. (one of the largest US independent power producers) and has prepared, and will be implementing CSolar Environmental Compliance Program and Permitting Compliance conditions. As part of this project, UltraSystems is conducting biological and cultural field monitoring services during pre-construction and construction activities planned for CSolar projects, which are located near the Mexican border in the unincorporated Mt. Signal area, in Imperial County, California.

The Imperial Solar Energy Center (ISEC) South project is a 200 MW solar facility using photovoltaic technology, on approximately 1,640 acres of land. The ISEC West project is an approximately 150-MW solar facility on 1,714 acres of land. In addition, the ISEC South project will require construction of a transmission line that would interconnect to the existing Imperial Valley electrical substation, which is located on lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).

The solar energy facilities interconnect to the utility grid at the 230 kV side of the Imperial Valley Substation. The use of an existing dirt road is proposed for construction and maintenance access to the western portion of the solar energy facility. A portion (1,258 feet) of the 1.1-mile-long access road is located within BLM lands. Therefore, the project requires Right-of-Way (ROW) approval from the BLM. The project plans to use a 120-foot-wide ROW from the project site along BLM-managed land to the Imperial Valley Substation in order to accommodate the transmission corridor. The transmission line ROW corridor within BLM lands comprises of approximately 82.7 acres. As part of our monitoring work for CSolar, a Research Design Plan was prepared and authorized for approval to work within the BLM right-of-way. The plan detailed the conditions necessary for paleontological work within existing transmission line corridors.

UltraSystems is managing field monitoring personnel and assumes responsibility for all required mitigation measures for Tenaska, LLC and CSolar, including: biological, archaeological and paleontological monitoring over the duration of project construction, estimated to last approximately 24-30 months. To implement the project condition of the required Mitigation Monitoring, Compliance, and Reporting Program (MMCRP), UltraSystems has developed project tools, including: field monitoring protocols and training requirements; daily call-in procedures to ensure monitor safety; project resource and tracking tools; and GIS resource mapping for in-house

database use.

The ISEC South project required an approval of a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) from the County of Imperial, and a project variance to allow the transmission towers to exceed the 120-foot height limit on the private land portion of this project. The proposed transmission towers would be a maximum of 140 feet in height.



The County of Imperial has served as the Lead Agency for the project. All monitoring activities will be performed under provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act, the National Environmental Policy Act, the State Historic Preservation Act and the California Endangered Species Act. Additionally, the biological monitoring will also comply with all standards, guidelines and regulations of the BLM in the Flat Tailed Horned Lizard (FTHL) Management Area.

UltraSystems is managing field monitoring personnel (up to four biologists, and two cultural resource monitoring, including one tribal observer) and assumes responsibility for all required mitigation measures for CSolar, including: biological, archaeological and paleontological monitoring over the duration of project construction, estimated to last approximately 24-30 months.

To implement the project condition of the required Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP), UltraSystems has developed project tools, including: field monitoring protocols and training requirements; daily call-in procedures to ensure monitor safety; project resource and tracking tools; and GIS resource mapping for in-house database use.

The ISEC South project required an approval of a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) from the County of Imperial, and a project variance to allow the transmission towers to exceed the 120-foot height limit on the private land portion of the project. The proposed transmission towers would be a maximum of 140 feet in height.

The County of Imperial has served as the Lead Agency for the project. All monitoring activities will be performed under provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act, the National Environmental Policy Act, the State Historic Preservation Act and the California Endangered Species Act. Additionally, the biological monitoring will also comply with all standards, guidelines and regulations of the BLM in the Flat Tailed Horned Lizard (FTHL) Management Area. Listed below are some of the key highlights of this project.

Project Highlights

Prepared Paleontological Resources Assessment Report v

Prepared Pesticide Use Plan (PUP) v

Prepared Archeological Monitoring Program v

Prepared Paleontological Monitoring Report during Geotechnical Investigation v

Prepared Biological Monitoring Report during Geotechnical Investigations v

Prepared Invasive Weed Survey Report v

Prepared Tribal Participation Plan (TPP) v

Prepared Waste Management Plan (WMP) v

Prepared Stormwater Pollution and Prevention Plan v

Prepared Fire Management Plan v

Prepared Hazardous Materials and Management Plan v

Prepared Health and Safety Plan v

Prepared Facility Business Emergency Plan v

Prepared Worker Education and Awareness Plan v

Prepared Burrowing Owl Preconstruction Survey v

Prepared Mortality Reporting Plan v

Prepared BUOW Relocation Plan v



Prepared Inadvertent Discoveries Treatment Plan v

For Monitoring – prepared daily log sheets, weekly, monthly and quarterly reports v

Coordinated Level 2 Variance Requests with the BLM v

Coordinated Weed Management issues with BLM pertaining to Sahara Mustard v

ISEC SOUTH TRANSMISSION INTERCONNECTION LINE DISMANTLING PROJECT – BIOLOGICAL AND

CULTURAL MONITORING Client: SDG&E Work Scope: UltraSystems provided cultural and biological monitoring services and is presently providing ongoing biological services to SDG&E for the dismantling of a 230 kV Transmission Interconnection Line for the ISEC South Project, located within Imperial County. The Project includes the dismantling of ten tower structures located along a BLM Utility Corridor. Biological, cultural and Native American Monitoring have been performed for this project. Our firm also prepared the Addendum to the Reclamation Plan for this project, as required by the BLM.

Project Highlights

UltraSystems will provide all necessary monitoring preconstruction notifications and v

reporting will be reviewed by SDG&E and provided to the BLM by UltraSystems (e.g., 14-day notification to agencies prior to construction/ ground disturbing activities)

As required prior to ground-disturbing activities, UltraSystems will provide all necessary v

preconstruction surveys (e.g., weed survey, BUOW and FTHL) to be provided All required post-construction reporting (i.e., daily logs sheets and final letter report) will v

be provided to SDG&E for review, and then sent to the BLM

IID’S NORTHERN PATH 230 KV PROJECT INTO THE DREW SUBSTATION – BIOLOGICAL AND

CULTURAL MONITORING Client: Imperial Irrigation District (IID) Work Scope: UltraSystems provided biological and cultural (cross-trained) monitoring services to IID for the construction of a 230 kV Transmission Line (Northern Path) near the ISEC South Switchyard to the Drew Substation, located in Imperial County. This project included the construction of a new transmission line interconnecting the Centinela Solar project at the Drew Substation. This line also provided interconnection to the ISEC South Solar project by way of a new IID 230 kV transmission line so that energy from ISEC South could go to Drew Substation, then combine the energy generated by both projects that would then connect into the SDG&E IV Substation. The 230 kV line was located in the County of Imperial, connecting the Drew Substation at the intersection of State Route 98 and Drew Road, running just east of the Wormwood Canal on the LS Power Development, LLC tract, crossing the Wormwood Canal before reaching the southern boundary line of said LS Power Development, LLC tract, then running just west of the Wormwood canal, and turning in a southeasterly direction before reaching the northern boundary of the CSolar project site, then running southeast over the Wormwood Canal to the northern boundary line of



ISEC South switchyard located near the intersection of Anza Road and Wormwood Canal. The project spanned an estimated 1.3 miles of new double circuit 230 kV transmission line.

Project Highlights

UltraSystems provided necessary monitoring, preconstruction notifications and reporting, v

on behalf of the IID (e.g., 14-day notification to agencies prior to construction/ ground disturbing activities).

As required prior to ground disturbing activities, UltraSystems provided all necessary v

preconstruction surveys (e.g., BUOW and FTHL). All required post-construction reporting (i.e., daily logs sheets and final letter report) was v

provided to the IID.

SDG&E SUNRISE POWERLINK, IMPERIAL AND SAN DIEGO, CA – BIOLOGICAL MONITORING Client: TTSI Work Scope: UltraSystems provided biological mitigation monitoring services on behalf of Total Transportation Services Inc. (TTSI) for the SDG&E Sunrise Powerlink project. The project involves the construction of new electric transmission lines between the Imperial Valley Substation near El Centro in Imperial County to SDG&E’s Sycamore Canyon Substation in coastal San Diego County. The entire project will extend about 118 miles on 23 project sites, and traverse private and public lands. Specifically, UltraSystems was contracted to provide biological monitoring for six construction lay-down yards, as well as providing full-time monitoring during fencing installation on all 23 sites.

UltraSystems’ biologists provided monitoring to ensure that construction activities conformed to the measures of the Mitigation Monitoring, Compliance, and Reporting Program, and other requirements of the project’s environmental documents. This included the monitoring sensitive floral and faunal species, as well as sensitive habitats on or in the vicinity of the project yards. Monitors were present during grading, clearing and fencing activities, to ensure that sensitive species were not disturbed.

As a subcontractor to TTSI, UltraSystems personnel activities included being present on the project site during construction, including pre and post construction activities. The work began in May 2010 with the placement of two biological monitors to observe work on two project sites (Yards 8 and 19). Additional monitors will be placed on site as the project expands to additional construction yards. UltraSystems personnel will successfully achieve delivery of the project within the constraints and requirements of safety, quality, budget, schedule and environmental regulations.



AVENIDA COLUMBO STORM DRAIN EXTENSION PROJECT – CEQA COMPLIANCE Client: City of San Clemente

The City of San Clemente proposed to extend a storm drain at the end of the Avenida Columbo cul-de-sac approximately 175 feet to the bottom of a local canyon to mitigate potential erosion and to disperse storm water flow through a dissipater before entering the natural drainage. Technical Studies were completed by UltraSystems to address air quality, greenhouse gas emission, and noise impacts during construction. A Biological Assessment (BA) and Jurisdictional Delineation (JD) were completed by UltraSystems because storm drain construction would potentially impact special status species within the County of Orange Multiple Species Habitat

Conservation Plan (MSHCP). Subsequently, UltraSystems prepared an IS/MND to satisfy CEQA requirements, and incorporated mitigation measures to reduce potential impacts to biological and cultural resources to a less than significant level. These measures were adopted in the MMRP by the City of San Clemente.

NEW CENTURY HIGH SCHOOL – HAZARDOUS MATERIALS /CEQA COMPLIANCE Client: Alhambra Unified School District Alhambra Unified School District (AUSD) demolished existing on-site buildings of the Century High School campus and the AUSD Transportation Facility in Alhambra. An approximately 13,000-square-foot campus was constructed in its place with a capacity of 230 students and 24 faculty and staff members. Due to the location and potential hazards of the on-site AUSD Transportation Facility, UltraSystems prepared a Preliminary Endangerment Assessment (PEA) along with a geophysical survey to locate underground utilities, performed soil matrix sampling, prepared a Human Health Risk Assessment (HRA), and implemented a Removal Action Work Plan (RAW) to reduce risk to human health and safety. A Removal Action Completion Report (RACR) was prepared by UltraSystems to document the successful implementation and completion of the RAW. An IS/MND was prepared by UltraSystems to address environmental concerns for the project. Potential impacts to biological resources, cultural resources, geology and soils, hydrology and water quality, and noise were found during the IS/MND analysis. Mitigation measures proposed by UltraSystems reduced environmental impacts to a less than significant level, and were adopted by AUSD as part the MMRP and Final IS/MND.



JOHN LONGVILLE METROLINK DEPOT STATION PARKING LOT EXPANSION – HAZARDOUS

MATERIALS Client: Willdan Engineering

The City of Rialto proposed to demolish existing structures to expand the parking lot for the John Longville Metrolink Depot Station at 261 South Palm Avenue. Prior to demolition, Asbestos Containing Material (ACM) and Lead-Based Paint (LBP) survey were completed to establish appropriate abatement protocols. In addition, a soil sampling program was prepared and implemented by UltraSystems, on behalf of the Willdan Group, Inc. (Willdan), to assess the presence of subsurface contaminants beneath the

project site. A total of 10 soil borings were installed under the supervision of UltraSystems using direct-push drilling technology to depths up to 15.5 feet below the ground surface (bgs) where soil and soil gas samples were collected. Soil matrix samples were analyzed for total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH), volatile organic compounds (VOCs), polynuclear aromatic compounds (PAHs), and Title 22 metals. Soil gas samples were analyzed for VOCs. Based on the findings, no impacts to soils were identified.

ACCIONA WIND ENERGY PROJECT – ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE Client: Acciona UltraSystems provided a variety of environmental compliance services in support of the Lompoc Wind Energy Project south of Lompoc in Santa Barbara County, California.

The work was required in response to an application filed in February 2006 by the client, Acciona Wind Energy USA, a major developer, builder and operator of wind farms nationwide. The application for a Major Conditional Use Permit sought to allow a large-scale wind energy project on windswept ridges south of Lompoc, a rural area adjacent to Vandenberg AFB. It would be the first major wind energy project in Santa Barbara County, and provide a significant source of alternative energy. Plans called for up to 65 wind turbines each standing 389-397 feet high. The project area covered approximately 3,000 acres within the Santa Ynez Mountain Range. Most of the land was under private ownership, primarily used for cattle grazing.

An UltraSystems biologist, permitting specialist and environmental scientist started work in the fall of 2009 and continued throughout 2010. The team conducted sensitive-species surveys, prepared environmental documents, and handled permitting and coordination with public agencies. Specific task orders included the following:

Project initiation and coordination v

Worker education and awareness programs focusing on sensitive species and habitats v

Ground disturbance, site restoration and revegetation plan v



Tree protection and replacement plan v

Adaptive management plan v

Preconstruction plant and wildlife surveys v

2081 California Permit for incidental take, including gaviota tarplant disturbance v

Native grasslands mitigation plan v

Protection and permitting for impacts on aquatic resources v

Preparation of a wetlands and riparian habitat restoration plan v

Rare plant surveys and restoration plans v

El Segundo Blue Butterfly habitat assessment restoration plan v

Sensitive Species Surveys (including bats) v

Nesting bird surveys v

Assessment of pavement conditions v

Adaptive management plan v

Fencing plan v

Minimization and avoidance measures (mitigation) v

Site decommissioning plan v

GERALD DESMOND BRIDGE REPLACEMENT – ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE Client: Shimmick Construction Company, Inc./FCC Construction, Inc./Impregilo, S.p.A (SFI)

The Port of Long Beach (Port), in cooperation with the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), is replacing the existing Gerald Desmond Bridge, which connects downtown Long Beach and State Route 710 (SR 710) to Terminal Island. The dilapidated and seismically deficient conditions of the existing bridge not only pose safety issues but may undermine its role as a vital link in the nation’s trade system and a major commuter corridor. Originally built in the1960s, the existing bridge was not designed to handle today’s traffic

volumes. The Gerald Desmond Bridge Replacement Project is needed to improve existing traffic flows traveling across the bridge, replace the physically deteriorated existing structure, and increase the vertical clearance beneath the bridge for the shipping traffic that passes below.

Work Scope: UltraSystems, as a subcontractor to SFI, was responsible for preparing detailed plans for implementing the Final Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Assessment’s mitigation measures, Port of Long Beach contract requirements, and federal, state, and local environmental regulations. The first task was to prepare the Environmental Concept Plan, which summarized the environmental and health and safety requirements and assigned responsibilities to different parties. UltraSystems then prepared the Environmental Management Plan, which detailed SFI’s responsibilities, and several subsidiary plans, including a Site-Specific Health and Safety Plan, a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP), a Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures (SPCC) Plan, a Contaminated Materials Management Plan (CMMP), a Construction Noise Control and Monitoring Plan, an Air Quality Management Plan, and a Lead Compliance Plan. UltraSystems also assisted SFI in proposing an alternative technical concept for ramps at the western end of the

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bridge. First, we prepared a screening analysis of all CEQA impact categories, comparing the original and alternative designs. Next, we calculated changes in criteria pollutant, greenhouse gas, and mobile source air toxics emissions for the two concepts. Finally, adapting Caltrans methods, UltraSystems quantified the net present values of future streams of costs and benefits of changing to the alternative concept.

LA-SAFETYNET PROGRAM – NEPA/CEQA COMPLIANCE Client: Los Angeles Regional Interoperability Communication System (LARICS) Authority

LA-SafetyNet will deliver instant mission-critical information to over 34,000 first responders who protect the lives and property of 10 million residents throughout Los Angeles County. It provides a single, shared voice and data broadband communication system for all public safety agencies within the Los Angeles Region. The Los Angeles Regional Interoperability Communication System (LA-RICS) Joint Powers Authority (Authority) has applied for funding to construct the system from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) under the NTIA-administered Broadband Technology Opportunities Program. LA-RICS operates under a Joint Powers Agreement including the City of Los Angeles, County of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Unified School District and 82 other municipalities and public sector entities in the area.

The LA SafetyNet program is a 700 MHz public safety mobile broadband network covering all of Los Angeles County. The project will install broadband communications equipment at approximately 235 sites using new and existing infrastructure, including 70 foot monopole towers, broadband radio base station (known as eNodeB), network and backhaul equipment, antennas, and cabling, and an emergency backup power generator. The network will enable computer-aided dispatch, rapid law-enforcement queries, real-time video streaming, medical telemetry and patient tracking, geographic information systems (GIS) services for first responders, and many other broadband-specific applications.

Work Scope: UltraSystems was selected by LARICS to prepare a Master Environmental Assessment (EA) under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for the entire system, as well as work leading to a statutory exemption under provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). As part of the NTIA project team, UltraSystems participated in the consultation process with a variety of federal and state agencies to determine the effects of the proposed action on the environment. Agencies consulted included, but were not limited to: (1) California State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) to meet Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA); (2) California Coastal Commission to obtain Federal Consistency Review pursuant to the requirements of the California’s Coastal Management Program; and (3) U.S. Fish and wildlife service for Section 7 consultation under the Endangered Species Act.

To support the Section 7 consultation with USFWS, UltraSystems prepared a Biological Assessment (BA) for 56 proposed locations where listed species had a potential for occurrence.



The project is subject to Section 106 of NHPA and falls under the purview of a Nationwide Programmatic Agreement for Review of Effects on Historic Properties for Certain Undertakings Approved by the FCC (FCC PA) of 2004, and the Nationwide Programmatic Agreement for the Collocation of Wireless Antennas (FCC Collocation PA) of 2001. To support compliance with the PA, the UltraSystems team conducted field reconnaissance, records search and desktop surveys to evaluate a ½ mile Area of Potential Affect (APE) around each of the 235 locations. Potential impacts to historic resources were documented using forms developed to implement the FCC PA known as the New Tower Submission packet aka FCC Form 620.

UltraSystems prepared the EA following the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) regulations implementing NEPA found at Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 1500-1508 (40 CFR 1500-1508). The EA considered impacts of the proposed system on the natural and built environment including: noise; air quality; geology and soils; water resources; biological resources; historic and cultural resources; aesthetic and visual resources; land use; infrastructure; socioeconomics and environmental justice; and human health and safety.

FAIRFIELD RANCH COMMONS – CEQA COMPLIANCE Client: City of Chino Hills The project represents a mixed use development proposed on 32 acres of disturbed land in the City of Chino Hills. The site is designated for Business Park uses and is surrounded by a variety of development including a regional sewer treatment plant, mobile home park, and temple. The applicant requested approval of General Plan Amendment changing the existing land use designation from Business Park to Very High Density Residential and zone change to RM-3 (Very High Density Residential) on the northern 14 acres in order to construct a 346 unit apartment complex. The remaining 17 acres would be developed as a business park containing a maximum of 326,641-square foot of floor space.

Work Scope: UltraSystems prepared the Initial Study and supporting air quality, greenhouse gas, noise, biological resources and cultural resources technical studies to support the checklist responses. Issues of concern addressed by this Initial Study included siting of sensitive uses within a business park, predicted noise levels on surrounding property, and exposure of proposed residential uses to substantial odor concentrations generated by operation of the existing treatment plant. UltraSystems was able to identify mitigation measures that addressed concerns expressed by the public and Planning Commission on this project. The City ultimately concluded that a Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) was appropriate and the project is awaiting City Council approval.



SAN FERNANDO HIGH SCHOOL TEEN HEALTH CENTER – CEQA COMPLIANCE Client: County of Los Angeles Department of Public Works The San Fernando High School Teen Health Center project was proposed on the site of San Fernando Valley High School, owned by the Los Angeles Unified School District. The project comprises an approximately 5000-square-foot, single story facility with four medical and two dental examination rooms, four counseling offices, business offices, a sterilization room, dispensary, laboratory, a nurse’s station and a conference room. It also includes a surface parking lot with 11 public parking stalls and an internal access road connecting the proposed facility to Chamberlain Road.

Work Scope: Under contract to Los Angeles County Department of Public Works, UltraSystems prepared an Initial Study (IS) leading to a Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) along with supporting air quality and noise technical studies. Issues raised on this project included the presence of soil contamination that lead to mitigation requiring excavation and removal of soils prior to site development. The analysis contained in the IS concluded that although the proposed project could have a significant effect on the environment, revisions have been made or agreed to by the project proponents that will avoid or mitigate the effects to a point where no significant effects would occur. The IS/MND was certified as adequate by the County Board of Supervisors and the project was approved.

TARGET STORE – CEQA COMPLIANCE Client: City of San Clemente

Target Corporation proposed to develop an approximately 142,000-square-foot retail store on 14.79 acres of undeveloped land within the City of San Clemente. A General Plan Amendment and a Specific Plan Ame ndment were proposed by the applicant to change the site zoning from Residential Medium to Neighborhood Commercial. In addition, the project required the approval of multiple permits including variances, conditional use permits (CUPs), and signage permits.

Work Scope: UltraSystems was retained by the City of San Clemente to provide CEQA consulting services. UltraSystems staff prepared the Initial Study and circulated it for review and comment. A scoping meeting was also held to solicit input. Based on the information in the Initial Study and comments received from local residents, the City elected to prepare an EIR. The EIR found that development as proposed did have the potential to cause significant impacts on aesthetics, air quality, biological resources, cultural resources, geology and soils, and hazards and hazardous materials. Feasible mitigation measures were identified to reduce all impacts to below a level considered to be significant. However, through extensive ambient noise measurements and detailed traffic noise modeling, UltraSystems demonstrated that noise impacts on nearby sensitive

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receptors would be less than significant and no mitigation was required. The EIR was certified as adequate by the Council and the project was approved.

UPTOWN ORANGE APARTMENT COMMUNITY – CEQA COMPLIANCE Client: KTGY

AMLI Residential proposed a high density residential infill development adjacent to the Outlets in the City of Orange. The project site was developed as surface parking serving the existing Double Tree Hotel, and was planned and zoned for mixed use development. The project applicant planned to construct 334 multi-family apartment units in two slab-on-grade buildings that included two proposed parking structures.

Work Scope: UltraSystems peer reviewed available noise and traffic Studies, completed comprehensive air quality and greenhouse gas emissions technical studies, and prepared an Initial Study in support of a Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) on behalf of the City. The Initial Study tiered from the City of Orange General Plan PEIR; incorporating by reference general analysis and mitigation measures found in the previously certified PEIR and focusing the Initial Study on project specific impacts of development at this particular loccation. The IS/MND was certified by the City as adequate and the project was approved.

WILLIAM J. FOX AIRPORT, MASTER PLAN UPDATE – CEQA COMPLIANCE Client: County of Los Angeles Airport Commission, c/o PB Work Scope: UltraSystems was responsible for preparing the Existing Conditions Report that formed the basis of the “Affected Environment” section of the environmental assessment (EA) document. That environmental document was part of the General William J. Fox Airfield Master Plan Update Report.

Fox Field is a general aviation airport located in Lancaster, CA, and operated by the County of Los Angeles Airport Commission and the County Board of Supervisors. This airfield contains runways, taxiways, aprons, parking and access, maintenance facilities, utilities, navigational aids, support buildings, and aircraft storage. Fixed based operator and general aviation services are available at Fox Field. Adjacent land uses include Appolo County Park to the east, and an existing industrial park southeast of the airfield. The areas to the north, south and west of the Airport are currently vacant.

Project Highlights: The Existing Conditions Report included an environmental baseline map that identified the location of environmental resources on and adjacent to the airfield, non-compatible land uses located adjacent to the airfield, and potential environmental impacts. The EA was prepared in accordance with the requirements of the NEPA and CEQA, and FAA Order 5050.4B. UltraSystems also prepared technical studies for Air Quality, Noise and Cultural Resources.

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