2021 SUMMER SEMINAR

AUGUST 27-29, 2021Hilton Santa Barbara

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2021 SUMMER SEMINARBuilding Tomorrow’s Cities Today

OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS

EXECUTIVE BOARD OFFICERS

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Legal Counsel Alvarez-Glasman & Colvin LawPR/Fundraising Greg SpikerBusiness Manager Marcel Rodarte

David Fredendall, GlendoraMark Henderson, GardenaGil Hurtado, South GateJohn S. Lee, Los AngelesVictor Linares, CovinaChristine Parra, Santa Monica

Jason Pu, San GabrielMaria Pulido, Bell GardensCeleste Rodriguez, San FernandoDavid Torres, MontebelloRoberto Uranga, Long BeachYvonne Yiu, Monterey Park

President Sean Ashton, Downey

President-Elect Göran Eriksson, Culver City

Vice President Nils Nehrenheim, Redondo Beach

Treasurer Stacey Armato, Hermosa Beach

Secretary Dr. Julian Gold, Beverly Hills

Past President Richard Montgomery, Manhattan Beach

Spectrum CommunicationsIBEW Local 11Kosmont Group of CompaniesRepublic ServicesRichards, Watson & GershonSmart Charge TechSouthern California EdisonUpper San Gabriel Water DistrictWater Replenishment District of Southern CaliforniaWest Coast Arborists

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.Chevron Products CompanyNational Balloon CouncilNationwide Environmental ServicesPaymerangSCAGUtility Service Partners, Inc.

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City of AlhambraCity of AzusaCity of Baldwin ParkCity of BellCity of Bell GardensCity of Beverly HillsCity of ComptonCity of CovinaCity of Culver CityCity of DowneyCity of El MonteCity of El SegundoCity of GardenaCity of GlendaleCity of GlendoraCity of Hawaiian GardensCity of HawthorneCity of Hermosa BeachCity of Huntington Park

City of InglewoodCity of IrwindaleCity of La HabraCity of LancasterCity of Long BeachCity of Los AngelesCity of LynwoodCity of Manhattan BeachCity of MaywoodCity of MontebelloCity of Monterey ParkCity of Pico RiveraCity of PomonaCity of Redondo BeachCity of San FernandoCity of San GabrielCity of Santa MonicaCity of South GateCity of Vernon

MEMBER CITIES

1961-1963Gordon W. McGinley, San Gabriel

1963-1964Harry C. Shepherd, Montebello

1964-1965Charles E. Compton, Burbank

1965-1966Oscar G. Yaeger, Covina

1966-1967John P. Kearney, Maywood

1967-1968Frank Clapp, Beverly Hills

1968-1969Dr. Thomas J. Clark, Long Beach

1969-1970Adelina Gregory, Baldwin Park

1970-1971Monte Wicker, Whittier

1971-1972Orin P. Johnson, Torrance

1972-1973David K. Hayward, Redondo Beach

PAST PRESIDENTS

1973-1974J. Frank Haven, Covina

1974-1975Henry Liewer, Lynwood

1975-1976Clarence H. Knechtel, Bell

1976-1977William L. Cox, Gardena

1977-1978Blake P. Sanbron, Whitter

1978-1979Phillip M. Ramos, Montebello

1979-1980Stephen A. Nordeck, Manhattan Beach

1980-1981Charles E. Gilb, Arcadia

1981-1982Robert Farrell, Los Angeles

1982-1984E. Daniel Remy, Burbank

1984-1985Dr. Forest Tennant, West Covina

1985-1986Ted R. Shaw, South Pasadena

1986-1987Bruce U. Smith, Inglewood

1987-1988Jeanne E. Parrish, San Gabriel

1988-1989Jim Roberts, Huntington Park

1989-1990Nancy Manners, West Covina

1990-1991Warren Harwood, Long Beach

1991-1992John Ferraro, Los Angeles

1992-1993Paul Richards, Lynwood

1993-1994Steve Barnes, Manhattan Beach

1994-1995Jo Anne Darcy, Santa Clarita

1995-1996Barbara Messina, Alhambra

1961-73 1973-85 1985-96

1996-1997Bob Holbrook, Santa Monica

1997-1998Barbara Riley, Downey

1998-1999Jim Gragin, Gardena

1999-2000Mary Cammarano, San Gabriel

2000-2001Bob Bartlett, Monrovia

2001-2002Mark Paulson, Alhambra

2002-2003Steve Napolitano, Manhattan Beach

2003-2004Joyce Streator, Pasadena

2004-2005Kelly McDowell, El Segundo

2005-2006Frank Venti, Monterey Park

2006-2007Dennis Zine, Los Angeles

PAST PRESIDENTS (CONTINUED)

2007-2008Mike McCormick, Vernon

2008-2009Kevin Stapleton, Covina

2009-2010Peter Yao, Claremont

2010-2011Richard Montgomery, Manhattan Beach

2011-2012David R. Gutierrez, San Gabriel

2012-2013Juventino Gomez, El Monte

2013-2014Mario A. Guerra, Downey

2014-2015Laura Friedman, Glendale

2015-2016Marie Fellhauer, El Segundo

2016-2017Vivian Romero, Montebello

2017-2018Robert Gonzales, San Fernando

2018-2019Mark Henderson, Gardena


1996-2007 2007-18 2018-20

2021 ICA SUMMER SEMINAR

THURSDAY, AUGUST 26

7:30 am - 8:30 amGlen Annie Golf Club

8:30 am - 2:30 pmGlen Annie Golf Club

9:00 am - 4:30 pmHotel Lobby

4:00 pm - 7:00 pmSanta Barbara Foyer

5:30 pm - 7:00 pmFront Lawn

GOLF TOURNAMENT CHECK-IN

GOLF TOURNMANENT

WINE TOUR

REGISTRATION OPEN

BOARD OF DIRECTOR'S WELCOME RECEPTION

FRIDAY, AUGUST 27

7:30 am - 12:00 pmSanta Barbara Foyer

8:00 am - 9:00 amSanta Barbara Ballroom

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CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

9:00 am - 9:30 amSan Rafael/Sierra Madre

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SEMINAR WELCOME

SEAN ASHTON, PRESIDENT


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SESSION 1: SOCIAL MEDIA FOR CITIES

DR. JULIAN GOLD, COUNCILMEMBER, BEVERLY HILLS

DERRICK ONTIVEROS, CTO, MIA SHARE

NOELLE FREEMAN, FOUNDER, DMS AGENCY

LARRY WIENER, CITY ATTORNEY, BEVERLY HILLS


FRIDAY, AUGUST 27 (CONTINUED)


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SESSION 2: HOW TO PROTECT LOCAL CONTROL WHEN SACRAMENTO ISN’T LISTENING

STACEY ARMATO, COUNCILMEMBER, HERMOSA BEACH

JULIE TESTA, VICE MAYOR, PLEASANTON

BILL BRAND, MAYOR, REDONDO BEACH


11:40 am - 12:40 pmSan Rafael/Sierra Madre

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SESSION 3: ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE OPPORTUNITIES

RICHARD MONTGOMERY, COUNCILMEMBER, MANHATTAN BEACH

DANA MURRAY, ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY MANAGER, MANHATTAN BEACH

IRFAN PAREKH, SR. PROJECT MANAGER, SCE

BERNIE KOTLIER, NATIONAL CO-CHAIR, EVITP, IBEW

12:45 pm - 1:45 pmPlaza Del Sol

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LUNCH: KEYNOTE SPEAKER

LOS ANGELES COUNTY SUPERVISOR JANICE HAHN, 4TH DISTRICT

2:00 pm - 4:00 pmSan Rafael/Sierra Madre

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SESSION 3A: KNOWLEDGE OF PUBLIC SERVICE ETHICS AND PRINCIPLES

ARNOLD ALVAREZ-GLASMAN, AG&C LAW












2021 ICA SUMMER SEMINAR 2021 ICA SUMMER SEMINAR

SATURDAY, AUGUST 28

7:30 am - 10:00 amSanta Barbara Foyer

8:00 am - 9:00 amSanta Barbara Ballroom

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CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST


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SESSION 4: RESETTING THE ECONOMY IN A SHIFTING WORLD

SEAN ASHTON, COUNCILMEMBER, DISTRICT 2, CITY OF DOWNEY

LARRY KOSMONT, CHAIRMAN & CEO, KOSMONT COMPANIES

JIM DILLAVOU, PRINCIPAL AND CO-FOUNDER, PARAGON COMMERCIAL GROUP


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SESSION 5: PPP, HOW NOT TO DO IT!

NILS NEHRENHEIM, COUNCILMEMBER, DISTRICT 1, REDONDO BEACH

SUNNY SOLTANI, CITY ATTORNEY, CARSON

MIKE WITZANSKY, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, REDONDO BEACH

DANNY ALESHIRE, PARTNER, ALESHIRE & WYNDER


SATURDAY, AUGUST 28 (CONTINUED)

11:10 am - 12:10 pmSan Rafael/Sierra Madre

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SESSION 6: FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR CITIES IN ENERGY AND BEYOND

GÖRAN ERIKSSON, COUNCILMEMBER, CULVER CITY

ERIC KIRCHHOFF, COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL MANAGER, SO CAL GAS

BILL ALLEN, PRESIDENT & CEO, LAEDC

SESSION 6A: SEXUAL HARASSMENT PREVENTION

REBECCA GREEN, ATTORNEY, RICHARDS, WATSON, & GERSHON

JENNIFER PETRUSIS, ATTORNEY, RICHARDS, WATSON, & GERSHON


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LUNCH: KEYNOTE SPEAKER

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SUPERVISOR DAS WILLIAMS, 1ST DISTRICT

1:45 pm - 3:45 pmSan Rafael/Sierra Madre

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RECEPTION

GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING & DINNER



2021 ICA SUMMER SEMINAR 2021 ICA SUMMER SEMINAR

SUNDAY, AUGUST 29

9:00 am - 11:00 amPlaza Del Sol

10:00 am - 11:00 amRodney's

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SPEAKER BIOS

Councilmember Julian A. Gold, M.D., was elected to the Beverly Hills City Council in 2011 and served as mayor in 2015 and 2018.

Councilmember Gold graduated Team Beverly Hills, class of 2002. He served six years on the BH Tra�c and Parking Commission and served one year as its chair. Subsequently he served on the Recreation and Parks Commission until his election to Council in March 2011.

Dr. Gold grew up in New York and graduated NYU School of Medicine. A board certi�ed anesthesiologist for 40 years, Dr. Gold was Co-Chairman of the Department of Anesthesiology at Cedars-Sinai and Co-Managing Partner of General Anesthesia Specialists Partnership Medical Group from January 1991 until April 2019. He is an Associate Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology at the USC Keck School of Medicine. He is a former member of the Board of Directors of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and has served on many hospital committees. An active supporter of local youth sports, Dr. Gold was a board member of Beverly Hills Little League and coached both Little League Baseball and AYSO Soccer. Since April 2019, Dr. Gold has been involved with the Cedars-Sinai Accelerator in support of medically related startup companies. He serves as an expert consultant to the medical, legal and business communities on a broad range of subjects.

Dr. Gold has lived in Beverly Hills for more than 25 years. He and his wife, Michele E. Gold, CRNA, PhD, have a daughter, Rebecca, who graduated from the Beverly Hills public schools.

SESSION 1

DR. JULIAN GOLD, COUNCILMEMBER, BEVERLY HILLS

Derrick Ontiveros is a campaign strategist and technologist based in Beverly Hills. He became interested in municipal politics while serving as Chair of the Next Beverly Hills, a committee in Beverly Hills focused on the future and making it an even more desirable place for people 25- to 45-year-olds to live, work, and play.

Derrick has managed and provided strategic and technical guidance for many successful city council, school board, and ballot proposition campaigns, with a focus on leveraging technology to identify and communicate with likely voters and key advocates.

Derrick also serves as CTO of Mia Share, a startup focused on providing fair education �nancing to students through income share agreements, and serves as a partner and CTO of JobStats, a cloud-based HR software solution which helps employers improve their employee documentation practices.

DERRICK ONTIVEROS, CTO, MIA SHARE

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SESSION 1 (CONTINUED)

Noelle is the founder of DMS agency a full-service digital agency that specializes in creating digital campaigns utilizing all social media platforms to bring clarity to your brand, engage consumers and generate continuous conversation about your products. In addition to content, we deliver premium social media analytics and national product placement opportunities. We are committed to creating innovative marketing programs using authentic techniques to capture consumer attention in the digital space of social media. She has successfully worked on numerous election and ballot initiative campaigns in the Southern California area.

Concurrently, Noelle serves as Vice Chair of the Human Relations Commission of the City of Beverly Hills, as well as Chair of the Next Beverly Committee, whose mandate is the support and engagement of the next generation of Beverly Hills residents, businesses, and community leaders. She was Miss California in 2011 and still works with that organization in support of its mission.

NOELLE FREEMAN, FOUNDER, DMS AGENCY

Larry is City Attorney for the City of Beverly Hills and General Counsel to the Las Virgenes Malibu Council of Governments. He has also served as the City Attorney for the Cities of Westlake Village and Hidden Hills, and Authority Counsel to the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority.

Larry has been bringing creative solutions and a positive attitude to solving the complex problems of public entities and land use clients for 30 years. He has negotiated development agreements for projects such as the Montage Hotel, the Waldorf Astoria in Beverly Hills, and the soon to be constructed One Beverly Hills development. His CEQA work includes bringing the Arroyo Seco Festival to the Rose Bowl and previous e�orts to bring the NFL to the Rose Bowl. He was instrumental in negotiating the original agreement between the Burbank Airport and the City of Burbank which eventually led to the approval of a new terminal at the Burbank Airport. He was one of the �rst attorneys to use the design, build, operate, and �nance legislation to construct a sewer treatment plant. Larry has served as the City Attorney for Beverly Hills since 1998 where he has an excellent reputation for good judgment and detail-oriented work.

LARRY WIENER, CITY ATTORNEY, BEVERLY HILLS















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SESSION 2

Stacey Armato has served on the Hermosa Beach City Council since being elected in March 2016. She is also a Director at Inceptiv, a dedicated community advocate and volunteer, and a mother of three children. Stacey serves as the Treasurer for Independent Cities Association, Legislative Co-Chair for California Contract Cities Association, Legislative Chair for the South Bay Cities Council of Governments, Treasurer for BreastfeedLA, Board Member for California Women’s Law Center, Co-Chair of Winemasters and Advocacy Chair for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation-LA, and Board Member of the Parent Advisory Council for Mattel UCLA Children’s Hospital. Stacey received her undergraduate degree in Gerontology from the University of Southern California and her law degree from Pepperdine University School of Law.

STACEY ARMATO, COUNCILMEMBER, HERMOSA BEACH

Pleasanton Vice Mayor Julie Testa was elected to the Pleasanton City Council in November 2018. Julie has a 30-year history of civic participation within her community, including as a board member on multiple nonpro�ts. A passionate advocate of vulnerable populations, she is currently a member of the Board of Directors for the Tri-Valley chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness.

In 2019 Julie founded CALE (California Alliance of Local Electeds) a statewide nonpartisan group of local elected o�cials. CALE members meet each week to discuss concerns and solutions to challenges facing our cities. We vary in many aspects and positions but our common belief is we have been elected to represent our constituents who we know best. While we want to work with the state and our state legislators, we understand the value and needs of our communities, we resist state legislation which usurps local authority.

CALE Website: https://www.caleelecteds.org/

JULIE TESTA, VICE MAYOR, PLEASANTON

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Mayor Bill Brand �rst became a citizen-activist in 2001. After 8 years of activism, he was elected to the City Council of Redondo Beach as a slow-growth candidate. He was re-elected in 2013, and elected Mayor in 2017. He was recently re-elected to another 4-year term.

Mayor Brand �rst authored a statewide initiative to make zoning and land use municipal a�airs over three years ago. This past March, Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi introduced it as ACA 7, co-authored by State Senator Steven Glazer. After ACA 7 was not heard by the Legislature, Mayor Brand, with four other proponents, submitted the initiative to the Attorney General for title and summary to appear on the November 2022 ballot.

Mayor Brand holds a degree in chemical engineering from Cal State Long Beach, and an MBA with a concentration in �nance from the University of Southern California. He has co-authored three local initiatives, two of which were overwhelmingly approved by the voters of Redondo Beach. The third one was narrowly defeated.

BILL BRAND, MAYOR, REDONDO BEACH


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Richard Montgomery brings both political experience and a public relations/communications background to the Institute of Local Government.

From 2005 to 2013, Mr. Montgomery served twice as Mayor and City Council member for the City of Manhattan Beach. Prior to his election, Mr. Montgomery served as a Planning Commissioner and Chairman from 2002 to 2005 in Manhattan Beach. As part of his elected duties, Mr. Montgomery has extensive media training (print, radio & TV) along with “on air” interviews and numerous public speaking engagements.

Mr. Montgomery was re-elected to the Manhattan Beach City Council in 2017 for a third term.

RICHARD MONTGOMERY, COUNCILMEMBER, MANHATTAN BEACH

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Dana Murray is the City of Manhattan Beach's Environmental Sustainability Manager where she leads environmental sustainability policies and programs for the city, including climate resiliency, coastal adaptation planning, reducing plastic pollution, expanding the MB green business program, native habitat restoration, and climate change mitigation. Dana is leading the City’s �rst Climate Ready Program, which includes evaluating climate hazards for the City such as sea level rise and storm drain �ooding, developing a Climate Action and Adaptation Plan, updating the City’s Local Coastal Program Land Use Plan and Local Hazards Mitigation Plan, and implementing a living shoreline project. Dana represents the City of Manhattan Beach as an Alternate on the Board of Directors for the Clean Power Alliance of Southern California, and is a member of Green Cities California and the Urban Sustainability Directors Network. Formerly Dana was the Senior Marine Scientist and Coastal Policy Manager at Heal the Bay where she worked on science and policy issues related to coastal habitats and marine wildlife in California. She developed Los Angeles' MPA Watch citizen science monitoring program, assessing how people use L.A.’s underwater parks, and served as the Co-Chair of the Los Angeles Marine Protected Areas Collaborative. Completing hundreds of scienti�c dives underwater, she has been a research diver for Reef Check since 2003, and was awarded “Citizen Scientist of the Decade” by Reef Check. She was previously a Peace Corps Volunteer, a conservation science researcher for the World Wildlife Fund, and the Director of Education at the California Wildlife Center. Dana earned her master’s degree in Environmental Science and Management from UC Santa Barbara, specializing in Conservation Planning and Coastal Marine Resource Management, and her bachelor’s in Geography and Environmental Studies from UCLA.

DANA MURRAY, ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY MANAGER, MANHATTAN BEACH


Irfan Parekh, is a native to Southern California. He is currently a Sr. Project Manager on Southern California Edison (SCE)’s eMobility team responsible for the Charge Ready programs. Irfan brings a decade of experience in designing and implementing customer programs. His previous roles include Rate Implementation with a focus on Demand Response programs, and working with local governments to promote energy e�ciency in their facilities and communities. An alumni of Cal State-Fullerton (Go Titans!), he enjoys time in the California outdoors and coaching youth sports with his wife and three sons.

IRFAN PAREKH, SR. PROJECT MANAGER, SCE

Elected to serve on November 8th, 2016 Supervisor Janice Hahn proudly represents the interests of the 4th District – stretching from Marina del Rey to Cerritos and through to Diamond Bar and encompassing over 2 million residents – on the Board of Supervisors. Born and raised in LA County, Janice has followed in the footsteps of her father, the legendary LA County Supervisor Kenny Hahn, throughout every step of her public service career. On the Board of Supervisors, she has advanced a people-�rst agenda and continued her lifelong dedication to lifting up working families. Now in her second term in o�ce, Supervisor Hahn continues to invest in public resources which bene�t her constituents the most. Supervisor Hahn has harnessed the County’s resources to create and fund services such as: LA Found, a program which helps locate older adults living with Alzheimer’s, Autism, and dementia who have gone missing as a result of “wandering” and the West Coast's �rst Mobile Stroke Unit right here in LA County. Recently, she made formal LA County's intentions to return land in Manhattan Beach that was taken through imminent domain to the direct descendants of the Bruce family.

FRIDAY LUNCH

SUPERVISOR JANICE HAHN

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Bernie KotlierCo-Chair, National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Training Program (EVITP). Executive Director, Labor Management Cooperation Committee, California and Nevada

Bernie Kotlier is the national co-chair of the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Training Program. EVITP (http://evitp.org/) is a volunteer based, non-pro�t, electric vehicle industry organization that provides training through community colleges, industry training centers, and utility supported training facilities. In his day job, Bernie serves as the executive director of the Labor Management Cooperation Committee managing the delivery of sustainable energy education and training for electrical contractors and electricians in California and Nevada. Bernie has been a member of numerous advisory committees at the CPUC, CEC, and CARB, and is a member of the boards of directors of the California Energy Alliance / CEA (https://caenergyalliance.org/), CalCharge (www.calcharge.org), and NAATBatt (http://naatbatt.org/about/board-of-directors/).

BERNIE KOTLIER, NATIONAL CO-CHAIR, EVITP, IBEW


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Sean Ashton was elected to serve Downey's residents in November of 2014 and ran unopposed for a second term in 2018. Sean served as Mayor in 2018. He is a retired teacher for Los Angeles Uni�ed School District, where he taught at Heliotrope Elementary School for 21 years. He ran for the city council to �x our roads, make our government more transparent, and increase our city's economic vibrancy.

SEAN ASHTON, COUNCILMEMBER, DISTRICT 2, CITY OF DOWNEY

SESSION 4

Mr. Larry J. Kosmont, CRE® is Chairman and CEO of Kosmont Companies, which he founded in 1986. Kosmont Companies is an industry leader in public/private real estate transactions and economic development. In 1990, he founded Kosmont Realty, a real estate brokerage �rm. In 2015, he launched Kosmont Transactions Services, Inc. which sources �nancing for public/private projects, P3 initiatives, and infrastructure funding. He is a co-principal, California Golden Fund, a USCIS approved EB-5 Regional Center. Mr. Kosmont’s distinguished 40-year career encompasses public/private �nancial structuring, negotiation, development, and management of real estate and public �nance transactions exceeding $10B. He has assisted hundreds of local government agencies in public �nance and real estate matters ranging from large-scale economic development programs to site-speci�c real estate strategies and projects. He has guided over 1,000 private sector projects in obtaining public approvals, structuring deal terms, and securing public/private �nancing.

Mr. Kosmont served as Interim City Administrator for City of Montebello, CA which focused on a �nancial turnaround strategy and redevelopment dissolution. He has also served as a City Manager, Director of Community Development, and Redevelopment Director in the cities of Santa Monica, Seal Beach, Bell Gardens, and Burbank.

LARRY KOSMONT, CHAIRMAN & CEO, KOSMONT COMPANIES

Irfan Parekh, is a native to Southern California. He is currently a Sr. Project Manager on Southern California Edison (SCE)’s eMobility team responsible for the Charge Ready programs. Irfan brings a decade of experience in designing and implementing customer programs. His previous roles include Rate Implementation with a focus on Demand Response programs, and working with local governments to promote energy e�ciency in their facilities and communities. An alumni of Cal State-Fullerton (Go Titans!), he enjoys time in the California outdoors and coaching youth sports with his wife and three sons.


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Jim is co-founder and principal of Paragon Commercial Group where he focuses on corporate strategy, acquisitions and capital structuring. Jim’s background in development, law and capital markets has powered Paragon’s steady growth and reputation as one of the preeminent retail development �rms in California. Jim is a former real estate and �nance attorney with Latham & Watkins LLP where he represented developers, equity investors and lenders in capital structuring, acquisitions, dispositions, leasing and entitlements. Jim’s practice also included the representation of institutional clients including Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs and Deutche Bank in the acquisition, �nancing and development of real estate projects throughout the United States. Upon leaving Latham & Watkins LLP, Jim joined the Los Angeles o�ce of Regency Centers where he managed ground-up development and repositioning of retail centers in Southern California.

JIM DILLAVOU, PRINCIPAL AND CO-FOUNDER, PARAGON COMMERCIAL GROUP

Councilmember Nils Nehrenheim was recently re-elected to his second term in Redondo Beach. He has been on the Board of Directors of ICA since 2017, now serving as the Vice President. Mr. Nehrenheim represents the only beach portion of Redondo Beach and works as a LA County Lifeguard along the Coastline for the past 25 years. Land-use issues, �scal transparency and coastal dependent uses are what brought him to run for Council. His skills in running a small business and working in government give him a unique ability to carry out City objectives and work with many various stakeholders.

NILS NEHRENHEIM, COUNCILMEMBER, DISTRICT 1, REDONDO BEACH

SESSION 5

Elected to serve on November 8th, 2016 Supervisor Janice Hahn proudly represents the interests of the 4th District – stretching from Marina del Rey to Cerritos and through to Diamond Bar and encompassing over 2 million residents – on the Board of Supervisors. Born and raised in LA County, Janice has followed in the footsteps of her father, the legendary LA County Supervisor Kenny Hahn, throughout every step of her public service career. On the Board of Supervisors, she has advanced a people-�rst agenda and continued her lifelong dedication to lifting up working families. Now in her second term in o�ce, Supervisor Hahn continues to invest in public resources which bene�t her constituents the most. Supervisor Hahn has harnessed the County’s resources to create and fund services such as: LA Found, a program which helps locate older adults living with Alzheimer’s, Autism, and dementia who have gone missing as a result of “wandering” and the West Coast's �rst Mobile Stroke Unit right here in LA County. Recently, she made formal LA County's intentions to return land in Manhattan Beach that was taken through imminent domain to the direct descendants of the Bruce family.


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Sunny Soltani is a senior partner and a founding member of the �rm. Sunny serves as the �rst female City Attorney to the City of Carson and is General Counsel to Carson Successor Agency, Carson Housing Authority, and the Carson Reclamation Authority. Her litigation victories include eight signi�cant published opinions, arguing before the California Supreme Court, appearing in the United States Supreme Court, dismissal of two lawsuits saving a city client $110 million, a jury trial involving right to take challenges and 21 consolidated cases on the cleanup of a former oil �eld (saving that client $18 million), and most recently a victory preserving rent control for low-income residents in California. She serves her clients in an advisory role on all public law matters. Sunny also assists her clients in legislative solutions.

SUNNY SOLTANI, CITY ATTORNEY, CARSON

Mike Witzansky has over 21 years of experience in local government, including 15 years leading a variety of complex public service departments, operations, and projects. He is currently the Assistant City Manager for the City of Redondo Beach where he oversees and supports preparation of the City’s capital and operating budgets, labor relations, economic development, contract negotiations, land use, and general City services. Prior to becoming the ACM, he served as the City’s Public Works Director and the Community Services Director. Mike also spent six years in the City of Torrance as an Administrative Analyst and Sr. Business Manager. Mike and his family reside in the City of Torrance and have lived in the South Bay for over 20 years.

MIKE WITZANSKY, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, REDONDO BEACH

Danny Aleshire is a partner in Aleshire & Wynder’s Los Angeles o�ce, focusing his practice on complex real estate, land use, and environmental matters. Danny joined the �rm nine years of prior private practice experience at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP and Latham & Watkins LLP where he represented developers, investors, lenders, REITs and operators in a range of real estate transactions and real estate development projects involving o�ce, retail, industrial, mixed-use, vacant land and hotel properties. He has successfully negotiated multi-million dollar agreements for real estate purchase and sales, partnership and joint ventures, equity �nancing, origination and restructuring of mortgage and mezzanine debt, leasing, construction, permitting and development.

Danny’s experience in private practice has helped to shepherd some of the most complex public private development projects for Aleshire & Wynder’s public clients through various administrative, discretionary, quasi-judicial and legislative governmental processes.

DANNY ALESHIRE, PARTNER, ALESHIRE & WYNDER

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SESSION 6

Göran Eriksson was elected to the City Council of the City of Culver City in April 2016 and was re-elected to a second term on the City Council on December 14, 2020. He has served on various renowned organizations, including:

As a businessman and entrepreneur, Eriksson has been involved in international sales, marketing and business development for over 30 years. From 1985 to 1987, Eriksson worked with the Swedish O�ces of Science & Technology in Los Angeles. He has also served as Vice President of Puregas Solutions LLC, a developer and manufacturer of renewable energy biogas upgrading plants, and as Senior Advisor at Invest in Sweden Agency in Los Angeles, the Swedish government agency with a mission to stimulate foreign direct investment into Sweden.

In 1987, Eriksson founded the international business development consultancy esi Techtrans, Inc. and has served as President since inception. More than 50 European companies have bene�ted from his establishment and business development experience and insights as they have entered the U.S. market. In 1992, he and his wife Britta Eriksson, co-founded Euro VAT (Value Added Tax) Refund Inc, a leading VAT �nancial service corporation specializing in VAT reclaim and management. Eriksson currently serves as its Chairman of the Board and Chief Financial O�cer.

GÖRAN ERIKSSON, COUNCILMEMBER, CULVER CITY

Eric Kirchho�, PE

Mr. Kirchho� has over 20 years of experience in the building and energy engineering �eld, ranging from design, managing design teams, chief engineer at construction sites, leading energy engineering teams, developing utility energy e�ciency portfolio implementation plans, to managing SoCalGas’ Account Executives. He is a licensed Mechanical Engineer who has presented, among other venues, at the International District Energy Association conference about virtual chiller plants, at industry related conferences about Foodservice testing as well as the challenges and solutions for Utilities, Public Utility Commissions, and Customers in the world of energy e�ciency. He also has published papers on passive cooling systems. Mr. Kirchho� takes pride in bringing a sense of practicality to the world of engineering and management.

ERIC KIRCHHOFF, COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL MANAGER, SO CAL GAS


SPEAKER BIOS

Bill Allen is the President and Chief Executive O�cer of the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC) and CEO of its subsidiary, the World Trade Center Los Angeles. Mr. Allen is also a Vice Chair of the Economic Alliance of the San Fernando Valley and a member of the Board of Directors of the Weingart Foundation, Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce, Los Angeles Coalition for the Economy and Jobs, FilmL.A., Unite L.A., and Sister Cities of Los Angeles.

Active in regional economic development for more than twenty years, Mr. Allen was the �rst CEO of the Economic Alliance of the San Fernando Valley from 1996-2000, and in 2000 was named California’s Civic Entrepreneur of the Year by the California Center for Regional Leadership.

Mr. Allen was previously a television network and studio executive with nearly twenty years experience in entertainment production and management, where he supervised the development and production of hundreds of episodes of network, syndicated and cable television, as well as several highly rated TV movies and specials.

He has been honored by the LA Business Journal as non-pro�t CEO of the Year and appeared on their annual list of LA’s 500 most in�uential leaders since its inception.

BILL ALLEN, PRESIDENT & CEO, LAEDC

Supervisor Das Williams was elected to represent the First District of Santa Barbara County in June 2016 and took o�ce on January 2, 2017. Williams previously represented the area, along with over half of Santa Barbara County and a quarter of Ventura County in the California State Assembly from 2010-2016. Prior to his service in the Assembly, Williams served 7 years on the Santa Barbara City Council from 2003-2010 and also served as a trustee for Peabody Charter School in Santa Barbara.

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SUPERVISOR DAS WILLIAMS

Danny Aleshire is a partner in Aleshire & Wynder’s Los Angeles o�ce, focusing his practice on complex real estate, land use, and environmental matters. Danny joined the �rm nine years of prior private practice experience at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP and Latham & Watkins LLP where he represented developers, investors, lenders, REITs and operators in a range of real estate transactions and real estate development projects involving o�ce, retail, industrial, mixed-use, vacant land and hotel properties. He has successfully negotiated multi-million dollar agreements for real estate purchase and sales, partnership and joint ventures, equity �nancing, origination and restructuring of mortgage and mezzanine debt, leasing, construction, permitting and development.

Danny’s experience in private practice has helped to shepherd some of the most complex public private development projects for Aleshire & Wynder’s public clients through various administrative, discretionary, quasi-judicial and legislative governmental processes.

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