City of Dublin

Climate Action Plan

Meyers Nave attorneys assisted the City of Dublin in developing a Climate Action Plan, and the City became one of the first cities in Alameda County to adopt a Climate Action Plan in compliance with state and local air district requirements.

Our attorneys were helping the City develop a Climate Action Plan during a time when the applicable legal regulations were being developed.  The City wanted the Plan to be adopted in a tight timeframe to be able to use the Plan for the CEQA review for greenhouse gases for future land use projects.

While State and local air district regulations and guidance were evolving, Meyers Nave's team advised Dublin on the legal regulations and helped to keep the project moving forward.  As a result, the City not only became one of the first adopters of a Climate Action Plan in the County, but it also met the City's "green" goals and provides streamlined environmental review for future development projects under CEQA.

Status

Status: Completed
Completed Date: November 2010

Attorneys

	John D. Bakker Principal Email	John Bakker is an experienced and knowledgeable advisor on the full range of public law issues. His areas of focus include government finance (Propositions 13, 62, and 218), Political Reform Act compliance (lobbying, conflicts, campaign finance), elections (initiative and referendum), the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act (annexations, incorporations, and reorganizations), land use, and telecommunications, energy and public utilities.
	Timothy D. Cremin Principal Email	Timothy Cremin advises public entities on compliance with California’s Global Warming Solutions Act (AB 32), analysis and regulation of greenhouse gas emissions under CEQA and other laws, and emerging aspects of climate change regulation.  His specialty is successfully shepherding complex and controversial projects through the maze of land use and environmental regulations on the local, state and federal level, including the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); and state and local planning, zoning and subdivision laws.