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Home My WebLink AboutCASCProposal For: CEQA DOCUMENT FOR AN ELECTRONIC BILLBOARD PROJECT Submitted To: CITY OF DIAMOND BAR Attn: Dat Tran, Associate Planner 21810 Copley Drive Diamond Bar, CA 91765 (909) 839-7034 DTran@DiamondBarCA.gov Submitted via: Planetbids & Hard Copies Submittal Date: September 20, 2024 Submitted By: CASC ENGINEERING AND CONSULTING, INC. Frank Coyle Director of Planning 633 West Route 66, Suite A Glendora, CA 91740 fcoyle@cascinc.com C: (909) 362-7645 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. COVER LETTER 2. QUALIFICATIONS - - - - 3. PROJECT LIST AND SCHEDULE - - 4. SCOPE OF WORK - 5. BUDGET ESTIMATED 6. ACCEPTANCE OF CONDITIONS TABLE OF CONTENTS 633 West Route 66, Suite A Glendora, CA 91740 Office: 855.383.0101 Fax: 818.841.8013 2024-0176 FC/mn www.cascinc.com 1. COVER LETTERSeptember 20, 2024 CITY OF DIAMOND BAR Attn: Dat Tran, Associate Planner 21810 Copley Drive Diamond Bar, CA 91765 (909) 839-7034 Dtran@DiamondBarCA.gov RE:RFP-PREPARE A CEQA DOCUMENT FOR AN ELECTRONIC BILLBOARD PROJECT Dear Mr. Tran, Casc Engineering and Consulting, Inc. (Casc), is pleased to provide the City of Diamond Bar ity proposal to prepare an Initial Study Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) and supporting technical studies for the proposed electronic billboard, and to identify appropriate mitigation measures to avoid or reduce those impacts to less-than-significant levels. The Project site consists of a 6.1-acre site and is located at an approximately 100-foot tall electronic billboard located in the existing parking lot at the southwest corner of the project site. The proposed billboard will include a pole structure supporting two electronic sign boards displaying commercial and public service advertisements. The proposed signs will be visible along State Route 60 (SR-60) and nearby local arterial streets. Discretionary approvals required for the Project include Development Code Amendment to permit billboards in the Industrial zoning district, Development Review, Conditional Use Permit, and a Development Agreement between the City and Walnut Unified School District. Casc recognizes that, ultimately, the success of this Project comes down to the people involved, and we are proposing a technically seasoned team that is committed to serving the City on this Project. The Casc team is composed of highly experienced land use planning and environmental professionals specializing in producing top-tier CEQA environmental clearance documents for the City of Diamond Bar. The Casc team will be led by Frank Coyle,Director of Planning, who has over 35 years of experience working in both the public and private sectors in Southern California and has successfully managed over 5 on-call planning and environmental agreements. Casc will collaborate with the specialized expertise of Urban Crossroads and DUKE CRM. Our strong partnerships with these trusted consulting firms ensure a collaborative and technically robust CEQA Initial Study process. The partnership between Casc and our subconsultants guarantees a thorough, efficient, and high-quality service, ensuring that environmental clearance documents meet the City of Diamond standards. At Casc, our goal is to assist the City with preparing a cost-effective and legally defensible environmental document in a timely fashion. In closing, we look forward to serving the City of Diamond Bar. If you have any questions or would like to schedule an interview, our Director of Planning, Mr. Coyle, may be reached by phone at 909-362-7645 or by email at fcoyle@cascinc.com. Statements: Additional services outside the scope of services will be provided under separate authorization. Sincerely, mfurlong@cascinc.com fcoyle@cascinc.com 2 QUALIFICATIONS - - FIRM HIGHLIGHTS 02 COMPANY OVERVIEW PROJECT TEAM - - - - - - - - City of Diamond Bar: CEQA - Electronic Billboard Project 3 City of Diamond Bar: CEQA - Electronic Billboard Project 02 QUALIFICATIONS SERVICES PROVIDED AND AVAILABLE (DISCIPLINES) ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES PLANNING SERVICES - NATURAL RESOURCES SERVICES GIS SERVICES LAND SURVEYING & MAPPING SERVICES - -- 4 DUKE CRM CULTURAL/PALEONTOLOGICAL ACKERMAN LAW PC CEQA/LAND USE ATTORNEY URBAN CROSSROADS TRANSPORTATION, AIR QUALITY, NOISE Transportation: Air Quality: - - Noise: - SUBCONSULTANT City of Diamond Bar: CEQA - Electronic Billboard Project 02 QUALIFICATIONS 5 ORGANIZATIONAL CHART City of Diamond Bar: CEQA - Electronic Billboard Project 02 QUALIFICATIONS Team Key: -- PROJECT MANAGEMENT CEQA ATTORNEY KEY PERSONNEL Preparation of Environmental Documents/ Technical Studies ENVIRONMENTAL Preparation of Technical Studies DUKE CRM URBAN CROSSROADS ASSOCIATE IN-CHARGE 6 KEY PERSONNEL RESUMES City of Diamond Bar: CEQA - Electronic Billboard Project 02 QUALIFICATIONS FRANK COYLE DIRECTOR OF PLANNING/ DAY-TO-DAY CONTACT - - - - WORK HISTORY - ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE - -- -- AVAILABILITY PERCENTAGE: 30% YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 35+ Years PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATIONS, TRAINING, CERTIFICATES, LICENSES & AFFILIATIONS: City of Redlands Climate Action Task Force Committee (Member), 2008 2011 American Planning Association Urban Land Institute ASTM International, Phase I Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs) for Commercial Real Estate, 10/2004 Registered Environmental Assessor I (REA I-07926), 2004 2011 EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND: B.S. Community and Regional Planning, Iowa State University, IA 7 City of Diamond Bar: CEQA - Electronic Billboard Project 02 QUALIFICATIONS DANIELLE ORNELAS SENIOR ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNER/ CEQA LEAD/ASSOCIATE-IN-CHARGE - -- -- - WORK HISTORY AVAILABILITY PERCENTAGE: 60% YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 8 + Years EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND: M.S. Conservation Leadership, Colorado State University B.S. Environmental Studies, Sonoma State University AREAS OF EXPERTISE: Project Management Entitlement Process Environmental Compliance National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Initial Studies/Categorical Exemptions/Negative Declarations/Mitigated Negative Declarations/ Environmental Impact Reports Biological Monitoring 8 City of Diamond Bar: CEQA - Electronic Billboard Project 02 QUALIFICATIONS JESSIE BRUCKHART SENIOR PLANNER - - WORK HISTORY - AVAILABILITY PERCENTAGE: 60% YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 8 + Years EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND: B.S. Environmental Planning and GIS, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, PA AREAS OF EXPERTISE: Project Management CEQA/NEPA Zoning Code Updates General Plan Updates Planning Entitlements Community Plans Website Design and Social Media Spatial Analysis and GIS Public Engagement KACEY REINEMAN ASSISTANT PLANNER AVAILABILITY PERCENTAGE: 80% YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 4 + Years EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND: B.S. Environmental Science, University of Redlands, CA AREAS OF EXPERTISE: Planning Entitlements Presentations QA/QCWORK HISTORY - 9 KATIE FAULKNER ASSISTANT PLANNER/BIOLOGIST - AVAILABILITY PERCENTAGE: 80% YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 2 + Years EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND: B.S. Wildlife, Fish and Conservation Biology, University of California, Davis AREAS OF EXPERTISE: CEQA/NEPA Field Surveys WORK HISTORY - - BEN HAMADA, SUAS GIS SPECIALIST AVAILABILITY PERCENTAGE: 30% YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 7+ Years EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND: M.S. GIS, University of Redlands, CA B.A. Art Studio, Minor in Environmental Studies, University of Redlands, CA AREAS OF EXPERTISE: Small Unarmed Aircraft Systems (sUAS) Geodatabase Management Software Interrogation Data Quality Control 3D Modeling Data Delivery -- WORK HISTORY City of Diamond Bar: CEQA - Electronic Billboard Project 02 QUALIFICATIONS 10 BILL LAWSON, PE, INCE, AICP PRINCIPAL WORK HISTORY HASEEB QURESHI, MES PRINCIPAL YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 17+ Years EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND: M.S. Environmental Studies, Cal. State University, Fullerton, CA B.A. Environmental Analysis and Design, University of California, Irvine, CA PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS: AEP Association of Environmental Planners AWMA Air and Waste Management Association ASTM American Society for Testing Materials - WORK HISTORY City of Diamond Bar: CEQA - Electronic Billboard Project YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 30 + Years EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND: M.S. Civil and Environmental Engineering, California Polytech State University, San Luis Obispo, CA B.S. City and Regional Planning, California Polytech State University, San Luis Obispo, CA PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATIONS: PE Registered Professional Traffic Engineer TR 2537 AICP American Institute of Certified Planners 013011 PTP Professional Transportation Planner INCE Institute of Noise Control Engineering PTP Professional Transportation Planner, 2008 ITE Institute of Transportation Engineers SUBCONSULTANT RESUMES 02 QUALIFICATIONS URBAN CROSSROADS (Air Quality, Greenhouse Gas, Energy, Noise and Traffic) 11 CURT DUKE PRESIDENT/PRINCIPAL ARCHAEOLOGIST - WORK HISTORY MORGAN BEIGLE ARCHAEOLOGIST YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 7+ Years EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND: M.A. Anthropology, California State University, Los Angeles Anthropology/Sociology, Agnes Scott College LICENSE AND CERTIFICATES: RPA, NO. 18011 HAZWOPER 40-Hour - 220221520497-- City of Diamond Bar: CEQA - Electronic Billboard Project 02 QUALIFICATIONS - - - - DUKE CRM (Cultural and Paleontological) YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 30 + Years EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND: PROFESSION REGISTRATIONS: - -- -- 12 PROJECT LIST & SCHEDULE 03 NAME OF PROJECT/DESCRIPTION CLIENT CONTACT INFORMATION YEAR (S) - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - -- - - 13 OMP NELSON AVENUE DEVELOPMENT - SYSCO LOS ANGELES FACILITY EXPANSION - - PROCTOR AVENUE DEVELOPMENT: REXFORD INDUSTRIAL - - - - - AMAR INDUSTRY HILLS DEVELOPMENT -- - RAILROAD STREET INDUSTRY REDEVELOPMENT - City of Diamond Bar: CEQA - Electronic Billboard Project CONTRACT PLANNING & ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES CITY OF INDUSTRY 14 - - Caltrans Coordination: Construction Coordination: City of Diamond Bar: CEQA - Electronic Billboard Project KTM MOTORSPORTS HEADQUARTERS COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE 15 City of Diamond Bar: CEQA - Electronic Billboard Project CORESTATES - MAVERICK GAS STATION COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO GENERAL PLAN UPDATE - LAND USE AND CIRCULATION ELEMENTS & IS/MND CITY OF BANNING - FONTANA FREIGHTLINER EXPANSION - VELOCITY TRUCK CENTERS COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO -- 16 City of Diamond Bar: CEQA - Electronic Billboard Project - -- -- - - GENERAL PLAN UPDATE, ZONING CODE UPDATE, AND FOCUSED EIR CITY OF BUENA PARK KEY ELEMENTS OF THE PROJECT INCLUDE: Clear and objective design standards compliant with state housing laws. Ensure flexible development standards for multi- family, mixed use, and single-family zones. Expedited permit processes aimed at reducing application processing time, thereby enhancing the economic feasibility of delivering more affordable housing units in a timely manner. Integrate objective design criteria into Zoning Code. Develop mitigation measures for projects to follow to avoid additional future CEQA analysis. DOCUMENTS PREPARED FOR PROJECT: General Plan Land Use & Community Design Element Update Comprehensive Zoning Code Update (Single- Family Zones, Multi-Family Zones, Mixed-Use Zones, Administration, Signage) + Incorporate Objective Design Standards into Zoning Code for each Division Objective Design and Development Standards for six (6) Housing Incentive Overlays Citywide Architectural Styles Objective Design Standards Initial Study/Focused EIR 17 SCOPE OF WORK 04 PROJECT UNDERSTANDING -- - PROJECT APPROACH City of Diamond Bar: CEQA - Electronic Billboard Project 18 TASK 1. PROJECT INITIATION - - - Deliverables: - TASK 2. PROJECT DESCRIPTION -- Deliverables: TASK 3. PREPARE TECHNICAL STUDIES Note: - 04 SCOPE OF WORK City of Diamond Bar: CEQA - Electronic Billboard Project 19 TASK 3A. AB 52 CONSULTATION & CULTURAL RESOURCES - - - - -- - TASK 3B. VISUAL IMPACT SIMULATION TASK 3C. FOCUSED AIR QUALITY, GREENHOUSE GAS AND ENERGY CALCULATIONS City of Diamond Bar: CEQA - Electronic Billboard Project 04 SCOPE OF WORK 20 TASK 3D. FOCUSED NOISE ANALYSIS -- -- TASK 4. PREPARE IS/ND OR MND, MMRP - TASK 4A. PREPARE 1st SCREENCHECK IS/ND OR MND, MMRP City of Diamond Bar: CEQA - Electronic Billboard Project 04 SCOPE OF WORK 21 Deliverables: TASK 4B. PREPARE 2nd SCREENCHECK IS/ND OR MND, MMRP -OPTIONAL* - Deliverables: Note: TASK 4C. GIS EXHIBITS FOR IS/ND OR MND, MMRP TASK 5. PREPARE PROOF CHECK DRAFT IS/ND OR MND, MMRP Deliverables: TASK 6. CIRCULATION OF DRAFT IS/ND OR MND, MMRP Deliverables: City of Diamond Bar: CEQA - Electronic Billboard Project 04 SCOPE OF WORK 22 TASK 7. PREPARE RESPONSES TO COMMENTS Deliverables: TASK 8. PUBLIC HEARING ATTENDANCE TASK 9. MEETINGS AND COORDINATION - City of Diamond Bar: CEQA - Electronic Billboard Project 04 SCOPE OF WORK 23 PROJECT SCHEDULE ELECTRONIC BILLBOARD PROJECT TASK DESCRIPTION START DATE END DATE - - - - - - - City of Diamond Bar: CEQA - Electronic Billboard Project 04 SCOPE OF WORK 24 CEQA DOCUMENT FOR ELECTRONIC BILLBOARD (COST PROPOSAL) ACCEPTANCE & CONDITIONS 06 City of Diamond Bar: CEQA - Electronic Billboard Project 26