Upcoming Events:

CEQA BASICS WORKSHOP

This full-day workshop is designed to provide you with a basic understanding of the fundamentals of CEQA and the State CEQA Guidelines. The program features a curriculum developed specifically for people involved in the environmental process, whether as a consultant, regulator, applicant or industry professional. Topics will include:

• Understanding the rules – the Statute and the Guidelines
• Determining the appropriate document – Exemptions, Negative Declarations, EIRs
• Responsibilities – Lead, Responsible, Trustee Agencies and the role of the Consultant
• Adequacy of analysis and mitigation
• Findings
• Notices
• Legal challenges and defensibility
• Projects also subject to NEPA
  

Our panelists for this year's workshop are all seasoned professionals in dealing with CEQA. They are:

• Mr. Ed Casey, Esq., Partner with the Los Angeles office of Alston & Bird LLP
• Mr. Ian Forrest, Esq., Associate with the Los Angeles office of Hunton & Williams, LLP.
• Dr. Robert Manford, Senior City Planner with the Community Redevelopment Agency of Los Angeles
• Ms. Ruta Kshirsagar Thomas, Program Manager with the Los Angeles office of PBS&J/EIP.

Course materials will be provided that will serve as valuable references for years to come. The AEP 2008 Fall CEQA Workshop Series qualifies for MCLE and AICP/CM (pending) continuing education credit.

Date: Thursday, November 6, 2008
Time: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Location: The Standard Hotel (Loft C), 550 South Flower Street in Downtown Los Angeles. Please note that The Standard Hotel is located within walking distance from the 7th Street/Metro Center Red Line station.
Parking: On-site parking is $15.
Cost: Please see the Registration Form.

Directions to the Hotel

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Chapter Roster

President
Ian Michael Forrest, Esq.
Hunton & Williams LLP
550 South Hope Street, Suite 2000
Los Angeles, CA 90071
(213) 532-2139
iforrest@hunton.com

Vice President
Carrie Garlett
FF Development LLP
13160 Mindanao Way, Suite 205
Marina del Rey, CA 90292
(310) 448-7112
cgarlett@ffres.com

Treasurer
Cara Corsetti
SWCA Environmental Consultants
625 Fair Oaks Avenue, Suite 190
South Pasadena, CA 91030
(626) 240-0587
ccorsetti@swca.com

Programs Director
Betty Sears
Impact Sciences, Inc.
234 E. Colorado Blvd, Suite 205
Pasadena, CA 91101
(626) 564-1500
bsears@impactsciences.com

Newsletter Editor
Erin McNulty
Christopher A. Joseph & Associates
523 W. 6th Street, Suite 1134
Los Angeles, CA 90014
(213) 417-4407
erin.mcnulty@cajaeir.com

Member at Large
Kavita Mehta, AICP
URS Corporation
915 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 700
Los Angeles, CA 90017
(213) 996-2254
kavita_mehta@urscorp.com

Chapter Director
Nicole Cobleigh
Impact Sciences, Inc.
234 E. Colorado Blvd, Suite 205
Pasadena, CA 91101
(626) 564-1500
ncobleigh@impactsciences.com