CHAPTER 13. LIST OF PREPARERS This chapter provides the names of organizations and individuals that were involved in the development of the Butte Regional Conservation Plan (BRCP). 13.1 BRCP STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS The following individuals were members of the BRCP Steering Committee for the years indicated. Bill Connelly, County Supervisor, Butte County District 1 (2011 Present) Linda Dahlmeier, Mayor, City of Oroville (2011 Present) Jane Dolan, County Supervisor, Butte County District 2 (2007 2010) Scott Gruendl, City Council Member, City of Chico (2007 2008) Jamie Johansson, Vice Mayor, City of Oroville (2007 2010) Jody Jones, Director, Caltrans District 3 (2009 2014) Amarjeet Benipal, Director, Caltrans District 3 (2014 Present) Curt Josiassen, County Supervisor, Butte County District 4 (2007 2009) Steve Lambert, County Supervisor, Butte County District 4 (2010 Present) Ann Schwab, Mayor, City of Chico (2009 Present) Ted Trimble, Manager, Western Canal Water District (2009 Present) 13.2 BUTTE COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS Preparation of the BRCP was coordinated by the Butte County Association of Governments (BCAG) on behalf of the cities of Biggs, Chico, Gridley, and Oroville, the County of Butte, Caltrans District 3, and the Western Canal Water District. The following BCAG staff worked closely with all stakeholders in the BRCP planning process. Jon Clark, Executive Director Chris Devine, Planning Manager Andy Newsum, Deputy Director Formal Public Draft Page 13-1
13.3 STAKEHOLDER COMMITTEE A Stakeholder Committee of local citizens provided regular input into development of the BRCP. The Stakeholder Committee was comprised of designated representatives from the following designated member organizations: Butte County Resources Conservation District o Pia Sevelius o Nathan Key o Alexis Vertolli o Bill Kellogg o Steve Troester California Native Plant Society o Suellen Rowlison o Woody Elliott o Bill Haas o Josephine Guardino Building Industry Association o Jason Bougie o Jim Stevens Butte County Farm Bureau o Colleen Cecil Western Canal Water District o Ted Trimble o Anjanette Shadley Martin Altacal Audubon Society o Phil Johnson o Scott Huber o Dawn Garcia Ducks Unlimited o Virginia Getz Butte County Agricultural Commission Formal Public Draft Page 13-2
o Richard Price o Mary Daniels o Eric Pittman California State University, Chico o Scott McNall o Jeff Mott Butte Glenn Community College o Kim Jones o Mike Miller Sierra Club o Mary Watters o Pat Kelly o Grace Marvin Caltrans District 3 o Jeff Swindle o Carolyn Brown California Department of Water Resources o Dave Bogener Farm Credit Northern California o Tod Kimmelshue Butte Environmental Council o Robin Huffman o Carol Perkins o Desiree Hatton o Robyn DiFalco 13.4 FISH AND WILDLIFE AGENCIES The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), and the California Department of Fish and Game (DFG) participated in Steering Committee and Stakeholder Committee meetings in the capacity of providing technical advice and guidance Formal Public Draft Page 13-3
regarding species biology and regulatory requirements. The following representatives from these agencies contributed to the preparation of the BRCP. 13.4.1 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Jesse Wild Rick Kuyper Nina Bicknese Jason Hanni Eric Tattersall Cay Goude Mike Thomas 13.4.2 National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Rosalie del Rosario Mike Gutierrez Gretchen Umlauf 13.4.3 California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) Jenny Marr Julie Cunningham Eric Haney Jennifer Hogan Katie Perry Kent Smith Bruce Webb Brenda Johnson Sandy Morey Monica Parisi Isabel Baer Jeff Drongesen Formal Public Draft Page 13-4
13.5 CONSULTANT TEAM 13.5.1 Leidos, Inc. Paul Cylinder, PhD, Consultant Team Leader Pete Rawlings, Project Manager Monica Hood, Project Coordinator Vanessa Emerzian, Project Coordinator John Gerlach, PhD, Plant Ecology Sasha Gennet, Plant Ecology Letty Brown, Plant Ecology Tamara Klug, Plant Ecology Stephan Kohlmann, PhD, Terrestrial Ecology Trevor Pattison, Terrestrial Ecology Jean-Luc Cartron, PhD, Wildlife Ecology Juan Pablo Galván, Terrestrial Ecology Richard Wilder, Fish Ecology Chris Hunt, Fish Ecology Christopher McColl, Data Management and GIS John DeMartino, Data Management and GIS Jon Hilliard, Regulatory Specialist Ellen Rager, Document Production Jennifer Wilson, Document Production Lori Ackman, Document Production Gregory Wadsworth, Document Production Laurel Widman, Graphic Arts Catherine FitzGerald, Graphic Arts Holly Wilson, Project and Meeting Coordination 13.5.2 Estep Environmental James Estep, Lead Wildlife Ecology Formal Public Draft Page 13-5
13.5.3 Economic & Planning Systems, Inc. Teifion Rice-Evans, Economist Rebecca Bennasini, Economist Catherine Meresak, Economist Benjamin Sigman, Economist 13.5.4 Kearns & West Sharif Ebrahim, Public Outreach Christine Kennelly, Public Outreach 13.5.5 Buchalter Nemer Alicia Guerra, Attorney 13.5.6 Chico Geographic Information Center Chuck Nelson, Director Jason Schwenkler, Director Formal Public Draft Page 13-6