Planning and Conservation League - 2011 Symposium: Agenda

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2011 Symposium Program & Proceedings

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On Saturday, January 29, 2011 the Planning and Conservation League (PCL) and PCL Foundation hosted an Environmental Legislative Symposium. This annual event brought together over 270 activists, business leaders, policy and decision makers, students, environmental non-profits and attorneys.

In order to continue to provide you with current and relevant information on the environment the following Symposium Proceedings has been made available via the PCL website. PCL staff members look forward to working you to develop innovative solutions to some of our most pressing environmental issues.

PDF files of Power Point presentations and handouts are linked below for download.

2011 Symposium Program (1.3M PDF file)

Saturday, January 29, 2011
8:15 – 9:00	Check-in and Registration
9:00 – 9:15	Opening Session
9:15 – 9:45	Keynote
		The Challenges Facing Resources in the Current Budget Climate
		Secretary of Natural Resources, John Laird
9:45 – 10:00	Break
10:00 – 11:15	Break Out Session 1
		Session Introductions on PCL and PCLF (559K PDF file)
		General Plans: Still Critical, Still Contentious (CLE & CM) (85K PDF file)
		Richard Taylor, Shute Mihaly & Weinberger LLP Tom Jacobson JD, MCP, AICP, Sonoma State University Al Zelinka FAICP CMSM, City of Fullerton Session Handouts: General Plan Reference Materials (545K PDF file) State of California General Plan Guidelines (522K PDF file) ClimatePlan's SB 375 Factsheet (513K PDF file) Transform's SB 375 Factsheet (765K PDF file)
		What is Next for California Water? (CM)
		Chair Phil Isenberg, Delta Stewardship Council Assemblymember Jared Huffman, California Legislature Handout: What is Next for California Water (539K PDF file) Jonas Minton, Planning and Conservation League Handout: Environmental, Environmental Justice, and Fishing Community Joint Scoping Recommendations For the Delta Stewardship Council (1.19MB PDF file) Senator Lois Wolk, California Legislature
		Natural Resource Economics: Can We Afford to Save the Planet? (CM)
		S. David Freeman, formerly Los Angeles Department of Water and Power Tiffany Roberts, Legislative Analyst’s Office Dr. Charles Cicchetti, Navigant Consulting
		How To... Position Yourself to Run for Office
		Supervisor Steve Wilensky, Calaveras County Handouts: Amador-Calaveras Consensus Group (477K PDF file) Amador - Calaveras Consensus Group Pre-Proposal Executive Summary (497K PDF file) Amador Calaveras Consensus Group (ACCG) Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) (602K PDF file)
11:15 – 11:30	Transition to Lunch
11:30 – 1:30	Lunch Awards Ceremony (1.7MB Pdf file)
1:30 - 1:45	Break
1:45 - 3:00	Break Out Session 2
		Perspectives on Energy Siting (CLE & CM)
		Renee Robins, SunPower Corp. Chair Karen Douglas, California Energy Commission Handout: Renewable Power Plant Development in California (629K PDF file) Kevin Hunting, California Department of Fish and Game (396K PDF file Kim Delfino, Defenders of Wildlife (1.44MB PDF file) Handouts: California Desert & Renewable Energy Working Group (519K PDF file) Recommendations to Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar on Ways to Improve Planning and Permitting for the Next Generation of Solar Energy Projects on BLM Land in the California Desert (920K PDF file) EPA's Recommendations For Improving The NEPA Review Process For Renewable Energy Projects (844K PDF file)
		CEQA 201: A Look at 2009/10 & Rollback Preventions (CM)
		Jan Chatten-Brown, Chatten-Brown and Carstens LLP Assemblymember Mike Feuer, California Legislature Pete Price, Speaker of the Assembly John A. Pérez’s Office Session Handout: CEQA Defense Sign on Letter (475K PDF file)
		Groundwater: What Lies Beneath? (CM)
		Laurel Firestone, Community Water Center (184K PDF file) Dennis O’Connor, Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Water(604K PDF file) Mary Scruggs, Department of Water Resources (1.59M PDF file)
		How To... Utilize Social Media
		Greg Zelder, California State Parks Foundation (498K PDF file)
3:00 - 3:15	Break
3:15 – 4:30	Break Out Session 3
		Water Wars: Present and Future (CLE & CM)
		Adam Keats, Center for Biological Diversity Handouts: State Water Project History and Background (2.08M PDF file) Los Angeles Times Article (531K PDF file) Spillway Editorial (575K PDF file) Central Delta Water Agency et al. v. DWR et al. (757K PDF file) Web Only Handouts: Management of the California State Water Project (5.62M PDF file) KCWA Monterey Amendments to SWP Contract (5.13M PDF file) Monterey Agreement 1994 (985K PDF file) Monterey Plus EIR Chapter 2 (477K PDF file) Monterey Plus Petition and Complaint (Kern) (604K PDF file) Monterey Plus Petition and Complaint (Sacramento) (381K PDF file) SWP Contracting Principles 1960 (423K PDF file) Tony Rossmann, Rossmann and Moore LLP Handouts: California Water Reporter (3.36M PDF file) Web Only Handouts: California Court of Appeal QSA Coordinated Civil Cases (8.89M PDF file) Jim Wheaton, Law Offices of Jim Wheaton Handouts: ELF et al. v. SWRQB (538K PDF file)
		Getting Smart Growth Where it Needs to Be (CM)
		Meea Kang, Domus Development LLC (5.61M PDF file) Joseph Horwedel, City of San Jose (5.44M PDF file) Marc Roberts, City of Livermore (2.85M PDF file)
		Roads, Wildlife and Wilderness (CM)
		Lisa Lyren, U.S. Geological Survey Amy Pettler, Caltrans (2.14M PDF file) Dr. Ray Sauvajot, National Park Service (2.64M PDF file)
		How To... Develop a Collaborative Governing Process
		Katie Burdick, Katie Burdick & Co.
4:30 – 4:40	Break
4:40 - 5:00	Keynote Address
	San Francisco Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi

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