Eric Luchini Email & Phone Number

•Interpret and explain planning policies and zoning regulations to the public and to members of the development community. •Act as project planner on development projects from initial contact by the developer through the approval process and construction. •Prepare staff reports on a variety of advance and current planning topics and present them at public meetings, including Planning Commission. •Facilitate discussion of development projects and issues at neighborhood meetings. •Plan and format planning studies and provide technical guidance to staff in preparation of required documents and visual presentations.•Implement the City's environmental review process and prepared/reviewed environmental documentation for consistency with State law and City regulations.•Evaluate and process a wide range of planning applications including use permits, subdivisions, design review, and ordinance amendments.•Review building permit plan checks for compliance with discretionary approvals.•Evaluate improvement plans for consistency with approved subdivisions.•Inspect public and private development projects to determine compliance with planning requirements.•Conduct Land Use and Development Code compliance review.

Martinez, Ca

Researches and drafts work programs for assigned projects, including the specification of inputs and outputs, steps and methodology, and the estimation of costs, personnel and resource needs. Advises superiors of events, trends and new approaches in field of specialization.Executes projects, supervises subordinates assigned to projects and coordinates contributions to the projects and reviews by other professionals.Presents project findings and proposals at meetings and hearings. Drafts project reports and related materials and coordinates their preparation for publication and distribution. For plan preparation or planning ordinance administration, conducts inventories and interprets their findings on such subjects as physical resources, population, economics, land use, transportation, facilities, general plans and concepts and planning ordinances and provisions. Evaluates and applies technical methods for the inventorying, monitoring and forecasting of planning subject matter. Prepares or critiques designs for developments, subdivisions and county areas.Formulates general plans, general plan elements, specific plans and related products. For planning ordinance administration, meets with and advises applicants, processes and evaluates applications, coordinates application review with other agencies and presents staff recommendations at hearings. Prepares planning ordinance studies and drafts new or revised requirements.

•Department lead in preparation and coordination of Housing Asset List.•Assist with Housing Strategy Plan and Long Range Property Management Plan.•Assist with preparation of Recognized Enforceable Obligation Schedule.•Staff to Successor Agency, Successor Housing Agency, and Oversight Board.

•Developed, reviewed and recommended goals, objectives, policies, procedures and priorities related to the activities of the Department of Housing and Redevelopment.•Coordinated department activities with other City departments, outside agencies, developers, business and community organizations.•Managed the development, and implementation of complex, high-priority and sensitive redevelopment projects and activities; established objectives, priorities, performance schedules, budgets, evaluation criteria and performance reporting for redevelopment projects; monitored expenditures and project performance.•Conducted research, gathered and analyzed complex data regarding development costs (design, construction, land values, and fees); real estate, market and economic trends relating to commercial and residential development, federal, state, redevelopment and local codes, and ordinances. •Conducted feasibility studies and developed other reports including making effective recommendations, funding requests, and related correspondence.•Implemented procedures for development of property, including requests for proposals; evaluation criteria for development of properties for redevelopment; reviewed development proposals submitted by developers or referred by outside departments and responds to inquiries regarding development requirements; performed or directed the performance of fieldwork and data collection; utilized contractors for appraisals, surveys, testing, abatement and demolition; coordinated soil analysis and hazardous waste removal from redevelopment sites. •Negotiated, within approved parameters, advantageous terms and conditions including loan terms, sale price of property, use restrictions, etc. with property owners and developers; coordinated the acquisition of properties including required public hearings and legal notices; oversaw the relocation of tenants in accordance with established time schedules.

•Served as a project manager for moderately complex planning projects, particularly commercial and residential projects involving redevelopment of underutilized or development of vacant parcels; including performing technical reviews involving analyzing and evaluating site, architectural and landscape plans, preparing written project reports and analyses with appropriate recommendations. •Coordinated and performed research and analyses pertaining to the General Plan, area plans, grant programs, related municipal ordinances and policy; prepared related reports and recommendations; and rendered professional advice regarding planning issues. •Wrote and reviewed Initial Studies; coordinated the preparation of environmental documents; recommended determinations of the environmental impact of projects; reviewed environmental documents of other agencies. •Coordinated and attended various meetings for providing and receiving information regarding projects and proposals; as assigned, attended and represented the City's interests or policy position on issues including making presentations before such bodies as the Planning Commission and Design Review Board, and the boards, task forces, and legislative bodies of other governmental agencies. •Conducted site inspections, including determining if projects are in compliance with laws, regulations, and ordinances; made recommendations on changes. •Provided information on city, regional, and state environmental, zoning, and subdivision requirements to consultants, developers, property owners, and the public.

•Interpreted and explained planning policies and zoning regulations to the public and to members of the development community.•Acted as project planner on development projects from initial contact by the developer through the approval process and construction.•Assisted the senior staff in the preparation and update of long-range planning policies and other special planning studies.•Prepared staff reports on a variety of advance and current planning topics and presented them at public meetings, including Planning Commission and City Council.•Facilitated discussion of development projects and issues at neighborhood meetings. •Planned and formatted planning studies and provided technical guidance to staff in preparation of required documents and visual presentations.•Implemented various jurisdictions’ environmental review process and reviewed/prepared environmental documentation for consistency with State law and jurisdictional regulations.•Evaluated and processed a wide range of planning applications including use permits, subdivisions, design review, and ordinance amendments.•Reviewed building permit plan checks for compliance with discretionary approvals.•Evaluated improvement plans for consistency with approved subdivisions.•Inspected public and private development projects to determine compliance with planning requirements.•Conducted Land Use and Development Code compliance review.

Irvine, Ca

•Extensive research and information coordination related to various development projects.•Prepared various analytical graphics.•Plan and document preparation and review.•Aided in RFP document preparation.

Claremont, Ca

•Extensive public counter and phone inquiry assistance and response preparation.•Research and information collection related to development applications.•Reviewed plans and development applications for conformance with city codes, zoning and development standards.