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Staff with J.B. Anderson Planning continues to provide key advanced and current planning services for a number of Cities and Counties in the State of California including Waterford, Hughson, Ripon, Escalon, Livingston, Calaveras County and Mariposa County. We are committed to understanding the service needs of our clients and provide innovative ideas and insight to solving key project and policy related issues and concerns. We are capable of providing a high degree of competent planning knowledge to any task and are often sought by public agencies to share examples of regulations and conditions to apply to local concerns.
Special District Formation
J.B. Anderson has played an iintegral role in the development of various Landscape and Lighting Districts, Community Facilities Districts, Areas of Benefit and County Service Areas. Each jurisdiction has it’s own unique way of handling the funding of basic public maintenance obligations. We are an excellent source of knowledge when it comes to special district formation and the proper administration of budgets, annual Engineers reports, reports to the County Assessor’s Office and compliance with SB 218.
 
 
   
Municipal Services Review  

In order to represent a reasonable expansion of services to new areas, a report of services needs to be developed and approved by the Local Agency Formation Commission. We have had the pleasure of providing this service through public disclosure documentation with the Cities of Ripon and Escalon.

   
   
Housing Elements  
J.B. Anderson Planning is a full service planning firm who is aware and capable of preparing a whole host of public policy documents such as Housing Elements. Over the past 24 years, Mr. Anderson has been involved with the development, modification and interpretation of several Housing Element’s. Fortunately, we are engaged in the update of the existing Housing Element of Livingston and are hopeful to secure contracts to perform similar services for other jurisdictions.
 
Planning and Technical Assistance for Grants
Over the past 15 years or so Mr. Anderson has applied for, managed and successfully closed over 30 grants, which allowed for such things as downtown beautification, economic development strategies, housing stock inventories, safe routes to school and the like. We are aware of the grant criteria and are capable of clearly articulating opportunities to any public agency.
CEQA Review and Compliance  
Environmental review and compliance services are available for projects in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Our Staff is experienced and knowledgeable of the CEQA Statutes and Guidelines, and have recently completed Categorical Exemptions and Initial Studies/Negative Declarations for Agencies such as the Chatom Union School District and the Yosemite Community College District. Our Staff can assist Public and Private Agencies in the preparation and completion of CEQA documents in accordance with State Law."
Project Management  
Assist with contract Planning Services for various Public Agencies, and guide Agency Staff in the processing and management of current and advanced Planning Projects. We act as an extension of Public Agency Planning Staff providing management for the processing and implementation of various Development Applications including Tentative Maps, General Plan Amendments, Re-Zone Classifications, and Development Plans. Our Staff has recently provided Project Management services to the Counties of Calaveras and Mariposa."
 

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