Peter Eichar Email & Phone Number

San Diego, California, United States

Greater San Diego Area

Oversee County’s Multiple Species Conservation Program South County Subarea Plan implementation: • Supervise team of employees processing discretionary project applications focusing on biological resources: review and approval of consultant developed technical studies and memorandums, project scoping and analysis, mitigation and permit condition development and evaluate for consistency with County policies, MSCP and State laws.• Coordination with State and Federal Wildlife Agencies on project impact/mitigation determination• Communication with stakeholders and community organizations; presentation to decision makersOversee Project Management of County’s Draft MSCP North County Plan:• Research, plan and prepare policy options for Board review and direction.• Mange scope, schedule and budget, including consultant contracts and deliverables for Plan development.• Collaborate with Triple Bottom Line Stakeholders (Industry, Environment and Community) to gain support and understand concerns. Supervise team of three staff actively pursuing the County’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act compliance efforts: Groundwater Management Agency creation and Plan development. Participate in the formulation of departmental policies and procedures; evaluates the effectiveness of established policies and procedures and recommends improvements; interprets and writes policies affecting land use regulations.Make presentations to boards, planning groups, commissions, the public and other decision-making bodies.Supervises and functions as the principal specialist in the preparation of complex environmental documents including Environmental Impact Reports (EIRs).Provides responsive, high quality service to County employees, representatives of outside agencies and members of the public by providing accurate, complete and up-to-date information, in a courteous, efficient and timely manner.

Greater San Diego Area

Scope, review and process Environmental Impact Reports in support of private project applications and County planning initiatives. • Research, develop, recommend and require avoidance, minimization and mitigation measures consistent with CEQA Guidelines and County Policies and Regulations.• Conduct complex statistical, financial, and economic analysis; scope and review detailed technical natural resource and environmental reports and correspondence prepared by others

South Lake Tahoe, Ca

• Administer planning, site improvement and acquisition grants (over $15 million since 2007) awarded to local jurisdictions for public access and natural resource restoration projects serving regional goals and objectives. • Project and Assistant Project Manager for public access and natural resource restoration projects on Conservancy owned properties. Work Plan development, including schedule and budget development; consultant contract development and administration. • Project and/or grant CEQA Cat. Ex. or Initial Study development, review and MND/ND Governing Board approval.• Evaluate grant applications; develop scopes of work, budgets, and schedules, approve grant deliverables including conceptual designs, feasibility studies, resource constraint evaluations and site construction plans. • Review and approve grant and professional services contract invoices consistent with contract terms and State law. Monitor project construction progress and consistency with approved design.• Coordination with CA State and local jurisdictions on land entitlements (easements, MOAs, Transfer of Jurisdiction) for project planning and site improvement or restoration projects. • Report preparation and presentation to Governing Body for program/project information, project approval or grant award.• Perform site review activities for grant and direct project planning and design; apply innovative approaches to develop context sensitive design solution recommendations. • Participate on advisory committees for program and project development of partnering agencies such as the TMPO and Tahoe Transportation District.

• Supervise professional planning staff (approx. 25) conducting development application review for consistency with applicable regulations; develop and monitor staff work plans.• Coordinate development of EIR/EIS/EIS documents for development projects with co-leading agencies, specifically regarding code and policy interpretation and application; impact identification with nexus mitigation measure(s).• Administer regional Delegation and Exemption Memorandum of Understandings with local jurisdictions. Provide oversight and administration; training on code interpretations, program protocols and implementation. • Assist with department operation logistics and efficiency including staff work assignments.

• Review proposed Regional Plan amendments, and development projects requiring EIS/EIR certification, including Master Plans; focused review for land use, recreation, housing, historic resources and socioeconomic impact identification and mitigation measure development.• Report preparation and presentation to the Advisory Planning Commission and Governing Board.• Extensive public and stakeholder contact, meeting facilitation and dispute resolution.• Evaluation, tracking, maintenance and championing of the Recreation Thresholds (policy objectives for the Tahoe Region) including work program and funding strategy development.• Supervision of seasonal staff (GIS database; Historical Resources Library and database).• Environmental Improvement Program project development, revision.• RFP/SOW solicitation, development and consultant selection; contract administration.• Initiation, management and facilitation of public/private advisory stakeholder groups.• Extensive public speaking; verbal and written communication on complex planning matters to decision making bodies and the public.• Socioeconomics research including data compilation, statistical analysis and reporting.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Natural Resource Planning

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: Varsity Soccer