Agenda Day 1

8:00 am

Registration Opens

8:30 am

Introduction & Overview

Jennifer L. Hernandez, Esq. , Program Co-Chair
Holland & Knight LLP / San Francisco, CA

Tina A. Thomas, Esq. , Program Co-Chair
Thomas Law Group / Sacramento, CA

8:45 am

Federal Environmental Policy Backdrop

Impact of President Trumps Executive Orders; EPA policy announcements, budgets and personnel changes and vacancies; legislative proposals; how the politics are playing out

Sean B. Hecht, Esq. , Co-Executive Director
Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment / Los Angeles, CA

9:30 am

California's Legislative Backdrop for Addressing Climate Change

AB 398, AB 617, the constitutional amendment relating to distribution of action proceeds, additional 2017 legislation, and how the pieces work together

Cara Martinson , Legislative Representative/ Federal Affairs Manager
California Association of Counties / Sacramento, CA

10:00 am

Special Address: Development and Implementation of California's Climate Change Policy from a State and Local Government Perspective

Insights from work as a former legislative leader and as current Mayor of Sacramento

The Hon. Darrell Steven Steinberg , Mayor
City of Sacramento / Sacramento, CA

10:30 am

Break

10:45 am

CARB's 2017 Updates to the Scoping Plan

Overview of the changes, how they came about, and local government perspective on what next

The Hon. Phil Serna , Supervising Board Member
Sacramento County / Sacramento, CA

Kurt Karperos , Deputy Executive Officer
CalEPA Air Resources Board / Sacramento, CA

11:45 am

Cap & Trade as an Existing Foundational Element for California's Approach to Carbon Emission Reduction

Update on the results of previous auctions, appellate litigation, and administrative changes; how AB 398 and related legislation will change the status quo, including distribution of auction proceeds

Eloy Z Garcia , Principal Advisor
Garcia Government Affairs, LLC / Sacramento, CA

12:15 pm

Lunch (on your own)

1:30 pm

Implementation of Transformative Climate Communities Program and Cap and Trade Investments

A detailed look at the implementation of AB 2722 (Burke) the Transformative Climate Communities Program administered by the California Strategic Growth Council

Zachary Leary , Legislative Director
Office of Assemblywoman Autumn R. Burke / Sacramento, CA

2:00 pm

Reducing GHG Emissions: Pathways and Modeling Approaches

Pathways: The debate over carbon taxes vs. cap & trade vs. command & control in development of the revised scoping plan and the implications of selection of a pathway on how to proceed

Shari B. Libicki, Ph.D. , Global Air Quality Practice Leader
Ramboll Environ Inc. / San Francisco, CA

Steve Branoff , Principal
Ramboll Environ Inc. / San Francisco, CA

3:15 pm

Break

3:30 pm

Development of Regional Targets for Reducing GHG Emissions from Transportation and Land Use

Practical implementation steps for achieving new targets

Matt Maloney , Assistant Planning Director
Bay Area Metro / San Fransisco, CA

Kome Ajise , Director of Planning
Southern California Association of Governments / Los Angeles, CA

Tina A. Thomas, Esq. , Program Co-Chair
Thomas Law Group / Sacramento, CA

5:00 pm

Continue the Exchange of Ideas: Reception for Faculty and Attendees

Sponsored by Holland & Knight LLP and Thomas Law Group

Tuesday, November 14, 2017

8:30 am

Local Options for Getting to the Net Zero Goal for New Housing Units

Options including distributed solar and building code revisions, and their viability

Mindy Craig , Owner/Principal
Blue Point Planning / Oakland, CA

A local planning consultant’s perspective on the implementation progress and challenges

Donald Hubbard , Senior Transportation Planning Manager
Parsons Brinckerhoff / Sacramento, CA

9:15 am

SB 743 and Implementation of Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) for Analysis of Transportation Impacts

VMT mitigation strategies and update on research on the best approaches to VMT analysis

Lynn Peterson
Lynn Peterson Consulting / Lake Oswego, OR

10:30 am

Break

10:45 am

Carbon Emissions and Local Land Use Planning and Permitting

CEQA analysis after the Newhall Ranch decision including thresholds of significance analysis

Kenneth B. Bley, Esq.
Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP / Los Angeles, CA

Environmental perspective on the key planning and permitting issues

Kevin P. Bundy, Esq. , Climate Legal Director & Senior Attorney
Center for Biological Diversity / Oakland, CA

12:15 pm

Lunch (on your own)

1:30 pm

Development of Vibrant Communities and Landscapes for Urban Areas and Natural and Working Lands Policies for Rural Areas

Overview of statutory provisions; state guidance; local/regional implementation strategies and challenges

Larry Greene , Executive Director (Ret.)
SMAQMD / Sacramento, CA

2:15 pm

Putting the Pieces Together: Development of Local Climate Action Plans

Tips for scoping out what needs to be done to cover the necessary elements for a plan, identifying the legal standards to meet, working through the practical problems, and obtaining buy-in for stakeholders

Honey Walters , Principal
Ascent Environmental Inc / Sacramento, CA

Jennifer L. Hernandez, Esq.
Holland & Knight LLP / San Francisco, CA

3:30 pm

Evaluations and Adjourn

Faculty Bios

Jennifer L. Hernandez, Program Co-Chair, leads the West coast Land Use and Environment Practice Group at Holland & Knight LLP. Her climate change practice includes integrating climate change requirements into the environmental analyses required by CEQA. She also advises clients on climate action planning.

Tina A. Thomas, Program Co-Chair, is the founder of the Thomas Law Group. She played an extensive role in the passage of California Senate Bill 375, which encourages smart growth and infill development.

Kome Ajise the the Director of Planning for the Southern California Association of Governments. He formerly served as the Chief Deputy Director for the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans).

Kenneth B. Bley is a Partner at Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP, where he counsels on the land use entitlement process. He advises clients on all aspects of planning, zoning, and environmental review and represents them before planning commissions, city councils, boards of supervisors, and in trial and appellate courts.

Steve Branoff has 20 years of experience in the field of air quality, with special emphasis on air permitting, air compliance and human health risk assessments. Steve has extensive experience in regulatory interpretation and negotiations, including litigation. He is certified by SJVAPCD as a Certified Air Permit Professional (CAPP) and certified in California and Washington State as a GHG Emissions Verifier. Prior to joining Ramboll Environ, Steve worked for five years in the Air Permits Office at USEPA Region 9.

Kevin P. Bundy, Senior Attorney, serves as the Climate Legal Director for the Center for Biological Diversity and works with the Climate Law Institute. Previously, he represented public-interest and citizen groups in environmental and land-use cases with Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger LLP.

Mindy Craig is the Owner & Principal of Blue Point Planning. She provides policy and strategic planning, marketing, outreach and communications, and financial feasibility services to organizations throughout California and the United States.

Eloy Z. Garci a is a registered lobbyist and attorney for Garcia Government Affairs, LLC. and is the firm's principal advisor and chief lobbyist for the petroleum industry [Western States Petroleum Association] before the California Legislature. He has specific expertise in energy and transportation fuels policies and has also led the industry's efforts, since 2006, related to the implementation of AB 32, the Global Warming Solutions Act.

Sean B. Hecht is the Co-Executive Director of the Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, and Evan Frankel Professor of Policy and Practice, at UCLA School of Law. His teaching includes Public Natural Resources Law and Policy, Environmental Law, and a California State Environmental Law seminar, in addition to the Environmental Law Clinic.

Donald Hubbard is a Senior Transportation Planning Manager with Parsons Brinckerhoff, with extensive experience in travel demand forecasting and land use planning. He also served as an advisor with the U.S. Agency for International Development.

Kurt Karperos was appointed Deputy Executive Officer for the CARB in November 2014. Accordingly, Mr. Karperos directs the efforts of CARB's scientists and engineers in the Air Quality Planning and Science Division and the Research Dividion. Mr. Karperos has 27 years at CARB in air quality planning and program development and implementation.

Zachary Leary is the Legislative Director for Assemblywoman Autumn R. Burke (D. Inglewood) who represents the 62nd Assembly District. Mr. Leary manages Assemblywoman Burke's legislative package and advises her on utilities and energy, electrification of the transportation sector, workforce and the green economy, career technical education, environmental policy, cap-and-trade and complimentary policies, and the Transformative Climate Communities Program

Shari B. Libicki, Ph.D. is the Global Air Quality Practice Area Leader at Ramboll Environ Inc. She is an expert on GHG evaluations for CEQA documents, and is at the forefront of developing regulations in California, having served on the Regional Targets Advisory Council.

Matt Maloney is Assistant Planning Director for the Bay Area Metropolitan Transportation Commission and Association of Bay Area Governments. He is responsible for overseeing the development of 'Plan Bay Area,' the Regional Transportation Plan and Sustainable Communities strategy. He also managed the recently released Bay Area Core Capacity Transit Study, a 7-agency effort to address transit capacity and demand challenges facing the Transbay and SF Metro corridors.

Lynn Peterson is the founder of Lynn Peterson Consulting. Most recently, she previously served as the Secretary of the Washington State Department of Transportation. She also supported WSDOT's partnerships with cities and counties, businesses and transportation interests to cost-effectively build safe and healthy communities everywhere in Washington state.

The Hon. Phil Serna is a Supervising Board Member to Sacramento County. He serves on the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors representing residents of District 1.

The Hon. Darrell Steven Steinberg is Mayor of the City of Sacramento, California. He was elected to be mayor on June 7, 2016. Before that, he was California Senate President pro Tempore and the leader of the majority party in the California State Senate from 2008 to 2014.

Honey Walters is the Principal of Ascent Environmental Inc., where she leads the firm's air quality, greenhouse gas (GHG)/climate change, and noise practices. She is an expert in air quality impact analysis and compliance, GHG assessments and climate change reduction planning, and noise impact analysis and mitigation.

Continuing Education Credits

Live credits: Law Seminars International is a State Bar of California approved MCLE provider. This program qualifies for 12.25 California MCLE credits and 12.0 AICP planner credits. Upon request, we will apply for, or help you apply for, CLE credits in other states and other types of credits.

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