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CEQA and Climate Change: Partnering with Local Agencies to Combat Global Warming

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Visalia Agenda and Presentation

Thursday, April 24th 2008 — Visalia, CA Local Host: Fresno County Supervisor Henry Perea
9:00 am	*Registration*
9:45 am	*Attorney General's Keynote: Urgency of Global Warming*
9:45 am	Cliff Rechtschaffen , CA Attorney General's Office Panel Introduction (PDF 2.6 MB)
10:15 am	*The Critical Role of Local Government*
10:15 am	Edie Chang, CA Air Resources Board Partnering with Local Agencies to Combat Global Warming (PDF 1.5 MB)
10:45 am	*Approach under CEQA*
10:45 am	Overview on the Fundamentals of Evaluating and Addressing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Projects Subject to CEQA: Thresholds, Modeling Emissions, and Mitigation Cliff Rechtschaffen, CA Attorney General's Office CEQA Overview (PDF) Mike McCoy, UC Davis Projecting GHGs for General Plans and Transportation Plans (7.9 MB) Jean Getchell, CAPCOA CEQA and GHG (PDF 1 MB) Sydney Coatsworth, EDAW CEQA Mitigation and Planning Policy for Climate Change Response (PDF 5.3 MB)
12:15 pm	*Networking Lunch*
1:00 pm	*Local Government Assistance*
1:00 pm	Susie Rico, American Lung Association Importance of Local Action On Global Warming (PDF 1.6 MB) Seyed Sadredin, San Joaquin Valley APCD Gary Cook, ICLEI Taking on the Climate Challenge (PDF 7.8 MB)
2:00 pm	*Case Studies*
2:00 pm	Regional, countywide, city and project specific case studies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Peter Pirnejad, Planning Manager, Lodi LEED® your next Neighborhood Development (PDF 2.6 MB) Scot B. Townsend, City Manager, Lindsay Sweetbrier (20.6 MB) Keith Bergthold, Assistant Director, City of Fresno Fresno SEGA Specific Plan (3.9 MB)
3:30 pm	*Zero Emission Development and How To Achieve It*
3:30 pm	Kirstie Moore, Creative Housing Association Restorative Development (PDF 8.1 MB)
4:00 pm	*Concluding Keynote*
4:00 pm	Greg Collins, Councilmember, City of Visalia
4:30 pm	*Adjourn*

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