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Redevelopment in the Highlands: How Your Community Can Benefit

May 14, 2019New Jersey Highlands Council

100 North RoadChester, NJ 07930

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Redevelopment in the Highlands: How Your Community Can Benefit

The New Jersey Highlands Water Protection and Planning CouncilThe New Jersey Highlands Water Protection and Planning Council is a regional planning agency that works in partnership with municipalities and counties to implement the land use management and natural resource protections of the Highlands Act.

Address: New Jersey Highlands Council, 100 North Road, Chester, NJ 07930

New Jersey IAWGThe NJ Brownfields Interagency Working Group (IAWG) was formed to effectively deliver comprehensive assistance from state and federal agencies to municipalities struggling with brownfield redevelopment challenges. The core team consists of New Jersey Business Action Center’s Office for Planning Advocacy, U.S. EPA Region 2 Brownfields Program, NJ Department of Environmental Protection and the Center for Creative Land Recycling (CCLR).

The Center for Creative Land RecyclingThe Center for Creative Land Recycling (CCLR) promotes the sustainable, equitable and responsible reuse of underutilized and environmentally-impacted properties. We educate, advocate, assist and convene stakeholders to revitalize communities through land recycling. CCLR has successfully supported the revitalization of thousands of acres of land in our twenty-two years of work. At the intersection of business and the environment and with offices in the Bay Area and New York, CCLR helps local governments, non-profit community organizations and their private sector partners overcome obstacles to unlocking a community’s potential for land recycling. CCLR is the U.S. EPA Technical Assistance to Brownfield (TAB) Communities provider for eleven states, including the State of New Jersey. For more information, please visit www.cclr.org.

Contact Information: Jean Hamerman, Deputy [email protected]

Claire Weston, Program [email protected]

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AgendaRedevelopment in the Highlands: How Your Community Can BenefitMay 14, 2019 New Jersey Highlands Council, 100 North Road, Chester, NJ 07930

8:30am – 9:00am Registration and Light Breakfast 9:00am – 9:15am Welcome and Introductions Jean Hamerman | Deputy Director, Center for Creative Land Recycling Lisa Plevin | Executive Director, New Jersey Highlands Council

9:15am – 10:15am Lightning Rounds: Ask the ExpertsThis panel shares pathways for successful redevelopment, with a focus on redevelopment activity in the Highlands. You’ll get answers to your questions on legal liability for property acquisition, conducting an inventory, brownfield regulations, site remediation, stakeholder engagement, and working with developers. Subject matter experts and experienced practitioners will share their knowledge in this interactive and dynamic panel.Maryjude Haddock-Weiler, PP/AICP | Planning Manager, NJ Highlands CouncilStephen A. Kessel, P.E., LSRP | Vice President/Chief Engineer, Brown and CaldwellYin Zhou | Counsel, Parker McCay PA Jim Kyle, PP/AICP | Principal, Kyle + McManus AssociatesMichele Dale | Mayor, West MilfordDarlene A. Green, PP/AICP | Senior Associate, Maser Consulting

10:15am – 10:30am Show Me the Money: Leveraging Public Redevelopment Resources for Private Investment

Key state and federal agencies will share information on NJ’s new tax incentives for brownfields as well as other funding and technical resources for your redevelopment projects. A developer adds perspective on leveraging public funds and how they layer their capital stack to make investments. Herb August | Manager of Grants Administration, NJ Highlands CouncilMaggie Peters | Senior Community Development Officer, NJ Economic Development AuthorityJudy Karp | Legal and Compliance Officer, NJ Infrastructure BankBill Lindner | Manager, Office of Brownfield Reuse, NJ Department of Environmental ProtectionSchenine Mitchell | Brownfields Project Officer, U.S. EPA Region 2George Vallone | Founder and President, Hoboken Brownstone Company

11:45am –12:15pm Networking

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Herb August | Manager of Grants Administration | New Jersey Highlands Council

Herbert August has been the Manager of Grants Administration at the Highlands Water Protection and Planning Council for over 10 years. Prior to managing grant awards for the Highlands Council, Herbert worked in the private sector with the NJ DOT, NJ DEP, NJ Transit, and various NJ municipalities to further their goals of improving local and regional infrastructure while considering environmental regulations and bicycle/pedestrian initiatives. Herbert started his professional career at the Morris County Transportation Management Association, and later served as project manager and planning lead on land use projects in the New York Metropolitan area for an architectural firm in New York City.

email: [email protected] phone: (908) 879-6737

The Honorable Michele Dale, Mayor of West Milford, NJMichele Dale is the Mayor of West Milford, NJ. She has a 20 plus year career and has acted as the Vice President of a Top 7 bank. She was elected Councilwoman for the Township of West Milford from 2014-2016 and then was elected Mayor and took office in November 2018. West Milford Township is 100% in the Highlands Preservation zone.


Darlene Green, PP/AICP | Senior Associate | Maser ConsultingDarlene Green is a Project Manager with Maser Consulting P.A. and is a licensed Professional Planner in New Jersey with a background in architecture. Ms. Green has won both County and State planning awards. She has guided municipalities through Highlands Plan Conformance and COAH substantive certification, and assisted with Declaratory Judgment Actions. Ms. Green has also prepared numerous area in need of redevelopment investigations and redevelopment plans.


Maryjude Haddock-Weiler, PP/AICP | Planning Manager | New Jersey Highlands CouncilMaryjude Haddock-Weiler is the Planning Manager for the Highlands Council. Maryjude has been with the Council since its inception. Prior to her Highlands Council position, Maryjude worked for the Office of State Planning, NJDEP, Hackensack Meadowlands Commission, and private consulting groups. She has over 30 years of environmental and regional planning experience in New Jersey.


SpeakersSpeakers are listed in alphabetical order by last name.

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Jean Hamerman | Deputy Director | Center for Creative Land RecyclingAs Deputy Director of CCLR, Jean manages the delivery of brownfield redevelopment assistance services under an EPA Technical Assistance to Brownfield (TAB) communities provider grant. Jean works to develop public-private partnerships and oversees communications, fundraising, and strategic initiatives for CCLR. Prior to CCLR, Jean was a banking and small business development professional, later developing expertise in energy-efficiency in the built environment.


Judy Karp | Legal and Compliance Officer | New Jersey Infrastructure BankJudy Karp has served as the I-Bank’s Legal and Compliance Officer since 2014. As the I-Bank’s LCO, Judy oversees the numerous Federal, State and regulatory compliance requirements that impact the I-Bank. In addition, she is responsible for compliance with disclosure requirements, monitoring legislative and regulatory changes, providing guidance on procurements and contracts, and assisting in the development and preparation of the I-Bank’s annual legislation. Judy has previous experience in commercial litigation and served as confidential law clerk to Federal District Judge Michael A. Telesca in the Western District of New York. Judy received a Juris Doctorate from Vanderbilt University and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Colgate University. She is a licensed attorney in the States of New Jersey and New York.


Stephen Kessel, P.E., LSRP | Vice President/Chief Engineer | Brown and CaldwellStephen A. Kessel, P.E., LSRP is a Vice President and Chief Engineer with Brown and Caldwell in their Upper Saddle River, New Jersey office. Mr. Kessel is a Professional Engineer and has been a Licensed Site Remediation Professional in New Jersey since the inception of the program in 2009. Mr. Kessel has 30 years of professional experience in environmental consulting, focusing on the investigation, remediation, and redevelopment and/or reuse of brownfield and industrial sites.


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Jim Kyle, PP/AICP | Principal | Kyle + McManus AssociatesA planner for the last 20 years, Jim works with a variety of municipal and private clients on development projects, master plans and zoning ordinances, redevelopment investigations and plans and land use policy. He currently serves as a municipal planning consultant in six Highlands communities.


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Bill Linder | Manager, Office of Brownfields Reuse | New Jersey Department of Environmental ProtectionBill Lindner is the manager of the Office of Brownfield Reuse at NJDEP. He has an extensive background in redevelopment and site remediation having also worked as a contaminant hydrogeologist for many years. Bill has an undergraduate degree in Geology from Rutgers University and a Masters in Environmental Policy from NJIT. email: [email protected] phone: 609-663-1223

Schenine Mitchell | Brownfields Project Officer | U.S. EPA Region 2Schenine Mitchell has worked at U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) since 2000. At EPA, she functions as an Environmental Scientist, working in the Emergency and Remedial Response Division as a Brownfields Project Officer. She manages EPA grants, including Area Wide Planning, and Environmental Workforce and Job Development Training. Currently, Schenine serves on the Economic Recovery Support Function Team which is one of the key operating areas of assistance in the National Disaster Recovery Framework. The team supports local governments by fostering coordination among State and Federal agencies, nongovernmental partners, and stakeholders in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.


Maggie Peters | Senior Community Development Officer | New Jersey Economic Development AuthorityMaggie Peters is a Senior Community Development Officer at the NJ Economic Development Authority (NJEDA). Maggie is responsible for marketing, promoting and selling NJEDA’s incentive resources to developers, service providers, municipalities and other key organizations to develop a pipeline of viable complex and high value catalytic real estate development, business attraction and retention projects in NJ.


Lisa Plevin | Executive Director | New Jersey Highlands CouncilLisa J. Plevin is the Executive Director of the New Jersey Highlands Water Protection and Planning Council. With more than 35 years of experience in government and nonprofit leadership roles, Lisa’s background includes significant work in environmental policy and management. Her prior roles include serving as Deputy Director for Governor Phil Murphy’s Environment and Energy Transition team, Chief of Staff for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 2, and Senior Advisor to U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg on environmental issues in New Jersey.


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George Vallone | Founder and President | Hoboken Brownstone CompanyIn 1980, George and his business partner, Daniel Gans, co-founded the HobokenBrownstone Company, (HBC). Together they have developed pioneering residentialand commercial properties valued at over a billion dollars. HBC specializes inenvironmental remediation and adaptive re-use of large industrial sites. This workrequires familiarity with hazardous contamination issues, government agencies, policymakers, and public-private partnerships.


Yin Zhou | Counsel | Parker McCay PAYin is Chair of the Environmental Law department at Parker McCay P.A., and has extensive experience in site remediation, ISRA and brownfields issues, both in the private sector and as a former Deputy Attorney General representing the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. She regularly counsels both private and public entity clients on due diligence and the transfer of environmental risks in redevelopment projects and other corporate and real estate transactions. In addition to her transactional work, Yin is an experienced environmental litigator, having litigated cases in the Office of Administrative Law, and the State trial and appellate courts


Speakers

Lisa Plevin, NJ Highlands CouncilJudy Thornton, NJ Highlands CouncilCarole Ann Dicton, NJ Highlands Council Maryjude Haddock-Weiler, NJ Highlands CouncilAnnette Tagliareni, NJ Highlands Council

Jean Hamerman, Center for Creative Land RecyclingClaire Weston, Center for Creative Land RecyclingBarry Ableman, NJ Depatment of State, Office of Planning AdvocacyAlan Miller, NJ Department of Environmental Protection

We thank the Workshop Organizing Committee

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