BPC Expert Briefing: CEQA Update – Legislative Reform and Recent Case Law

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 A BPC Expert Briefing: CEQA Update – Legislative Reform and Recent Case Law

When: October 31,2013 
                 11:00am-1:00pm

Where:  Port of Oakland Board Room

                   530 Water Street

                  Oakland, CA 94607

Wh0:  David Ivester, Partner, Briscoe Ivester & Bazel

               Art Coon, Attorney and Shareholder, Miller Starr Regalia

 

Minimum Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) credit of 1.75 hours is available to attorneys attending this briefing!

Lunch will be served.  Join us for a long lunch break and get updated on this important law!

 

Information and Draft Agenda:

Bay Planning Coalition Expert Briefing: CEQA Update – Legislative Reform and Recent Case Law

October 31, 2013

 

This event will provide attendees with detailed information on the status and content of the latest legislative efforts toward California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) reform, and will examine specific CEQA-related case law from recent years. Attendees will be better equipped to comply with CEQA and represent clients with CEQA concerns through this examination of legal decisions and trends. 

 

Agenda:

*NOTE: As CEQA reform efforts are developing rapidly, some case laws and bills that become relevant after the time of this writing may be included in the program.

11:00   Welcome:  John Coleman, Executive Director, Bay Planning Coalition

11:05 – 11:20   Significant Recent Developments in Legislative CEQA Reform Efforts   

            David Ivester, Partner, Briscoe Ivester & Bazel

            Including an analysis of the following bills:

Senate Bill 731 (Steinberg) – CEQA Modernization Act of 2013

Senate Bill 633 (Pavley) – New Categorical Exemption, and Elaboration of Meaning of “New Information”

Assembly Bill 37 (Perea)- Concurrent Preparation of Administrative Record and Environmental Documents for Certain Projects

Assembly Bill 543 (Campos) -Translation of CEQA Documents

Senate Bill 436 (Jackson) -More Extensive Public Participation for Certain Projects

Assembly Bill 380 (Dickinson) – More Extensive Notice Requirements

Assembly Bill 667 (Hernandez) – Economic Impact Report for Certain “Superstore” Projects

 

11:20 – 11:35 Discussion/Q & A

 

11:35- 12:30    Significant Recent CEQA Caselaw Developments

            Art Coon, Attorney and Shareholder, Miller Starr Regalia

            David Ivester, Partner, Briscoe Ivester & Bazel

            Including an analysis of cases related to:

EIR Adequacy/Standard of Review

Scope of CEQA Review/Discretionary Actions

Exemptions/Exceptions to Exemptions

Statute of Limitations

Remedies

Miscellaneous

 

12:30 – 12:55   Discussion/Q&A

           

12:55- 1:00 Conclusion