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Jeffrey F. Bordelon: Short Bio and Resume

I. Short Bio

Jeffrey F. Bordelon is an attorney with a background in real estate, business formation, land use law,  land use and natural resource conservation planning, project management, sustainable economic development, and community organizing. He has both public and private sector experience. In the public sector Mr. Bordelon has worked for the Statewide California Coastal Commission, California Resource Conservation Districts, the State Resource Conservation Commission, and various public clients. As a practicing attorney and planning consultant for over 30 years, he has performed permit coordination and project management functions for land development projects, performed contract preparation and negotiation work on major real estate transactions, been involved in the resolution of land use and environmental problems for private landowners, and participated in the formulation of general plans, zoning, and other public policy. Mr. Bordelon continues to practice law in the areas of land use, business formation, construction, commercial leasing, major investment property acquisitions, project management, and conservation easements and planning. He also working actively on the development and deployment of community sustainability networks, processes for creating the social capital needed to empower communities to create a sustainable future. He is the organizer and President of PlacerSustain, Inc, a California non-profit model community sustainability network program.

II. Skill Areas

• Natural Resource Conservation Policy and Planning. Open Space Conservation Planning and Implementation, Coastal Zone Management Planning, Habitat Conservation Plans, Natural Communities Conservation Plans, Watershed Management Planning, Federal Coordinated Resource Management Plans, Local Zoning, General Plans, Specific Plans, and Resource Management Plans for individual private property owners.
• Environmental Law, Land Use, and Project Management. More than 30 years of experience in local, state, and federal environmental law and regulation as a land use environmental attorney–Zoning, Advanced Planning and Policy, Development Permits, Environmental Review, Wetlands Regulation, Endangered Species Act, Water Quality Regulation, Timber Harvest Plans, Coastal Zone Permits, and Project Management through governmental entitlement processes for major projects.
• Business Organizational Structure and Operations. The formation and essential operational requirements for corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, and a working knowledge of governmental operational authority, procedures, and budgetary process. Also, program design and organizational development in a wide variety of organizational settings.
• Real Estate Law. Expertise in Property Title, Easements, Construction, Co-tenancy Relationships, Leasing, Conservation Easements, Purchase and Sale Documentation, Wetlands and Endangered Species Protection, Environmental Law, including CEQA appellate work.
• Construction Law. Preparation of construction agreements, construction contract administration, dispute mediation.
• Land Acquisition. Site location research, due diligence, land use marketability analysis, purchase/sale negotiations, and preparation of complex acquisition documentation. Mr. Bordelon is also a California licensed real estate broker.
• Comprehensive Land Use Planning. General Plans, Community Plans, Specific Plans, Zoning, Development Entitlement Processing, Environmental Review, Transportation and Infrastructure Planning and Financing, and Compliance with State and Federal water, air quality, wetlands, floodplain, endangered species regulations.
• Community Sustainability Network Development. Organizational and program development of non-profit community based sustainability networks. Organizer and President of PlacerSustain, Inc., Placer County, California—supporting the development of the grass roots social capital needed to create a sustainable future.

III. Chronological Work Experience

• Development Research Associates – Research Analyst. 1969-1972. Research Analyst for Development Research Associates in Los Angeles and Chicago. Travel across the United States. Preparation of reports for both public and private sector clients– assignments included land use marketability studies, industrial site location, community redevelopment, and recreation and tourism economic development research.
• California Coastal Zone Conservation Commission – Appeals Analyst. 1972 to 1975. Employment by the statewide Commission as a Planning and Appeals Analyst. Responsible for the preparation of planning documents and appeal recommendations for development projects along the California coastline. Work included involvement in the development of Coastal Zone Management Plan.
• Placer County and Nevada County, California, Resource Conservation Districts – Program Director. 1975 to 1978. Program Director responsible for all aspects of the administration of its various programs, including supervision of 10 employees. Local, state and federal program grant procural. Preparation of sedimentation control plans for both Nevada and Placer County, draft grading ordinances, surface mining reclamation program, and watershed management planning.
• California Resource Conservation Commission – Executive Director. Interim six month appointment as the Executive Officer of the statewide California Resource Conservation Commission. Leadership in the design and promotion of a new program for the Commission and Resource Districts.
• Law Practice. 1977 to Present. Partner in law office from 1977 to 2002. Solo practice from November 2002 to the present. Based in Placer County, California.
• Bordelon and Associates—Land Use and Conservation Planning, and Brokerage Services. 2005 to present. Principal owner of land development, planning, and real estate brokerage firm providing services in the areas of Site Selection, Property Due Diligence, Project Feasibility Analysis, Land Use and Environmental Entitlements, Coordination of Outside Consultants, Financing, Construction Administration, and Major property brokerage—site acquisition and sale. Also, consulting services related to the design and implementation of community based sustainability initiatives.
• President- PlacerSustain, Inc. Founding organizer of sustainability non-profit in Placer County, California. – PlacerSustain.org. Formation, Mission, Goals, Membership, Website Development, Publishing, Program Development, Operations.

IV. Education and Licenses

Beloit College, Beloit, Wisconsin majoring in sociology, and received a LLB from Lincoln University Law School, Sacramento, California in 1977. He has taught real estate and land use law at a local state college, and conducted various seminars on matters of interest to land use professionals. Mr. Bordelon is a licensed California Attorney and Real Estate Broker. He has taken advanced leadership training and coaching.