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Sacramento, Ca

Advance solutions to highly complex legal and technical water resources and water quality issues.Drive preparation by scientific/technical consultant team of Source Evaluation Reports documenting management practices utilized to protect water quality exceedances in 35 watersheds.Develop programmatic strategies for approval by regional Water Quality Coalition Advisory Council of growers, Farm Bureau executives, County Agricultural Commissioners, and Resource Conservation District managers.Ensure timely and accurate submittal of monthly, quarterly and annual monitoring, management and technical reports for the Sacramento Valley Water Quality Coalition, a group of 8500 growers.Lead scientific/technical/legal consultant team providing regulatory permit compliance for non-point source dischargers. Negotiate regulatory approvals for waste discharge requirements that reduce compliance costs by while achieving water quality performance targets. Prepare written analysis and comment letters on water quality regulatory proposals, environmental impact reports, federal rulemaking and groundwater quality initiatives.

Northern California

The Unicorn Group is an Entitlement Services, Public Policy and Campaign Management company that capitalizes on the owner's extensive public policy, campaign and land use entitlement experience.Networking with lenders, title companies engineers, builders and property owners developed inventory of available entitled property and finished lots.Compiled market data, comparable sales information, and permit fee information to evaluate the acquisition of 95 finished lotsPrepared pro forma for potential acquisition of 8 finished residential lots owned by lenderPrepared and reviewed Letters of Intent and Option AgreementsInitiated contact with lenders, title companies engineers, builders and property owners to develop inventory of entitled property and finished lotsSuccessfully developed Outreach Strategy for Burn Bright Burn Right Woodstove Replacement Incentive Program, an incentive Air Quality program designed to reduce PM 10 and PM 2.5 emissions.Managed campaign of City Council candidate.

Roseville, California

Worked with local, regional, state and federal agencies to secure entitlement approvals for projects from 40 to 815 acres.Coordinated civil engineering (drainage, sewer, water, traffic), environmental (air quality, wetlands, Section 401 and 404 Permits) and land use studies for 41.5 acre residential project.Secured Mitigated Negative Declaration, Design Review, rezone, a tentative subdivision map, a special development permit, a design review, and a development agreement. For 153 single family residential units, 5 acre park, stormwater detention basin, and wetland preserve. Worked with School District Assistant Superintendent to determine student generation rate for project. Fire Department approval for secondary/emergency access to project. Reviewed and prioritized Conditions of Approval to be discussed with city planners. Worked with builders to develop fair and equitable land equalization programs, advance funding, credit and reimbursement agreementsManaged successful land use ballot campaign allowing limited residential development in Sutter County.Prepared with Division Manager initial entitlement budget to owners of mixed use project.Reviewed water, sewer, drainage and other utility planning studies for a 320 acre property in the SunCreek Specific PlanAssisted Director of Community Planning in expeditious review of Placer Vineyards Specific Plan, Development and Operating Agreements, Environmental Impact Report, and Technical studies for partnership controlling 815 acre mixed-use development of 2025 residential lots, office, B/P, religious site, three (3) elementary, one middle and a High School Sites, parks, and public facilities. Coordinated consultants’ preparation of Conceptual Lotting Studies, Large Lot Tentative Maps Parcel Maps, Tentative Map Conditions and Exhibits, Title Reports, Legal Agreements, Engineering Studies, Traffic Reports, Fiscal Analysis, and Easement Acquisition.

Sacramento, California

Represented interests of California homebuilders on air quality, affordable housing, construction defect, agricultural, and workers compensation issues. Testified before Senate and Assembly committees. Developed working relationships with senior administrators of state agencies.

Roseville, Ca

Managed government affairs and Political Action Committee operations for the 700 member non-profit trade association. Developed annual recommendations on key public policy priorities for Builders Leadership Council approval.Hired and supervised staff of two lobbyists and one special projects manager for six-county Sacramento Region. Budgetary responsibility for $400,000 Builders’ Action Fund and $150,000 Political Action CommitteeOrganized and conducted educational program on NPDES and Storm Water Pollution Prevention (SWPP) requirements for builders and government officials.