Rincon
Announces Hiring of Two Senior Planners in SLO Office.
Rincon
Consultants is pleased to announce that Kris Vardas and
Rob Mullane have joined our firm as senior planners in
its Environmental Sciences and Planning Group in Rincon's
San Luis Obispo office.
Kris
Vardas comes
to Rincon Consultants with over 14 years of CEQA/NEPA
and water resource experience. He has analyzed large public
works projects throughout California, including pipelines,
water treatment, and energy facilities. Kris has authored
studies addressing recycled water, water storage and distribution,
and water rights. His experience will also augment Rincon's
expertise in consulting with schools and educational facilities
by addressing environmental issues.
Rob
Mullane's 11
years of experience includes senior positions in both
local and regional planning agenices. For years he led
planning projects in the City of Goleta and County of
Santa Barbara. Rob's expertise in public policy, coastal
process, and energy compliance issues will enhance Rincon's
strengths in these areas. He will also play a key role
in expanding contract planning services to cities and
counties througout California.
Kris
and Rob can be reached in our San Luis Obispo office at
(805)547-0900.
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Winter
2007
Rincon
Consultants Awarded Calabasas General Plan. Rincon
Consultants was recently awarded a contract through the
City of Calabasas to completed their General Plan documentation.
The 2030 General Plan update program is designed to build
upon the vision and community values that have made Calabasas
a special place to live, work, and visit. The General
Plan work is scheduled to be complete in 2008.
Fall
2006
Rincon
Expands Planning Services to Carlsbad Office.
Joanne Dramko, AICP, GISP, has relocated to our Carlsbad
office where she will lead planning-related work in the
San Diego region. Joanne has completed numerous high profile
projects including a NEPA-centered analysis of the Santa
Monica Pier access ramp redesign and the GIS mapping for
a major utility company's environmental compliance program.
Joanne serves as Rincon's GIS/Graphics Manager and is
one of an inagural 2,000 professionals nationally to receive
the new Geographic Information Systems Professional (GISP)
certification for outstanding work in GIS. She can be
reached by phone in the Carlsbad office at (760) 918-9444.
Abe
Leider Joins Ventura ESP Team.
Abe Leider, AICP, has joined Rincon's staff as a Senior
Planner. Abe comes to the firm after many years with Santa
Barbara County where he developed noteworthy expertise
in policy and development code matters. He has quickly
taken the lead in overseeing Rincon's growing number of
contract planning assignments including one with the City
of Ojai. He is currently overseeing a team of consultants
in completing a permit backlog portfolio project for th
City of Los Angeles.
San
Luis Obispo Office Authors Habitat Conservation Plan.
Rincon Consultants biologist Kevin Merk led the authoring
of a Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) for the endangered
California tiger salamander, threatened California red-legged
frog, and additional special status species found within
a 200-acre ranch proposed for future residential development
in northern Santa Barbara County. The HCP establishes
mehods to maintain the populations of these species within
the property in perptuity while providing for "incidental
take" or removal of federally-listed species from
the site over a ten-year construction period.
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