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Chapter 1 Newsletter FY2019/20 Issue 4 http//irwa1.org/ President’s Message Happy New Year! And I am looking for- And great vibes for the ward to our 28th annual roaring 20’s, Chapter 1 Valuation Seminar on members and guests… February 25, 2020 – our Valuation chair Bill, and As we bravely enter this his committee, have new decade and the been hard at work to Inside this issue: good things that are in once again exceed the store, I want to take a President’s 1 expectations of quality Message quick look back to the presentations and valua- successes we accom- Newsletter Chair’s 2 ble education. Registra- Message plished together: very tions are now open; well attended Past register now as the President-Elect’s 3 President’s luncheon Natasa Lenic, Ch. 1 President Message early bird rates will ex- followed by a reloca- pire on January 15, 2020. Upcoming Education 4 tion seminar in July; September luncheon with Artin presenting on We have a busy year ahead – I want the Inverse Condemnation ruling; to give a shout out to all our Board Upcoming Events 5 Fall Seminar in October which cov- members who are actively partici- ered a variety of interesting right-of- pating in our Chapter events and Valuation Seminar 6 way topics; our Young Professionals activities, and especially everyone February 25, 2020 oriented holiday luncheon in No- who contributed to this newsletter: Communication 7 vember when we met and conversed Ann, our President-Elect, Mike, our Chair’s with METRANS students; and attend- Law chair, Ray, our Project Manage- Weekend Update ance at Tri-Chapter luncheon hosted ment chair, Marilyn, our PDC chair, Legal Case of the 16 Month by our Chapter 57 friends in River- Diane, our Membership chair, Amy, side. our Communication chair, and Project Management 18 Doug, Newsletter chair, for another Update I am beyond excited to hear from outstanding newsletter publication. our panelists at the January lunch- Membership Com- 19 eon as they share the agency per- To your success, mittee Highlights spective on working together and Natasa PDC Highlights 21 highlight the challenges of tight deadlines and high project expecta- tions. Thank you, Ann, for recruiting FY 2019-2020 26 Executive Board these quality panelists: Lisa Sando- val with US Army Corp of Engineers, Flyers for 27 John Kalish with BLM, and John Potts Upcoming Events with LACMTA. Chapter 1 Newsletter FY2019/20 Issue 4 Page 2 Newsletter Chair’s Message Happy New Year to all Chapter 1 mem- the newsletter to share their knowledge bers. 2019 was a great year and I am and experience regarding these and other looking forward to 2020 being even bet- interesting projects in Southern Califor- ter. I am excited about the new decade nia. and all the planned activities and develop- Switching over to this issue of the news- ment in the Los Angeles area. letter, please enjoy reading various contri- As a sports fan, I am particularly looking butions from our Chapter 1 members. forward to the World Cup in 2024 and the Once again, Amy Betonte, Communication 2028 Summer Olympics. The construc- Chair, has put together a great summary tion of the new SoFi Stadium in Inglewood and complication of photos of the recent will be completed this summer and the Chapter 1 November Luncheon and the Clippers are planning to begin construc- Tri Chapter Luncheon hosted by Chapter Doug Harman, tion in 2021 on a new stadium located 57 . Newsletter Chair just south of SoFi Stadium. Also, this issue contains the following As a right-of-way professional, I am excit- interesting articles: President-Elect’s Mes- ed about the infrastructure improvements sage (Ann Kulikoff), Annual Valuation associated with these events and projects. Seminar (Bill Larsen), Project Management Specifically, I am looking forward to the Update (Ray Mehler), Legal Case of the completion of the LAX Automated People Month (Michael Yoshiba), Membership Mover and the congestion ease it will Committee Highlights (Diane Dominguez) bring to the airport. Also, over the dec- and Professional Development Committee ade, Metro will be completing many excit- Updates (Marilyn Stuart). Thank you to ing projects that will improve circulation everyone for your contributions. around Los Angeles. Additionally, I am Please find a comfortable spot, relax and very curious to see and experience the enjoy a leisure read. further implementation of autonomous vehicles. It is a great time for the right-of-way in- Doug Harman, SR/WA, is a Real Property dustry in Los Angeles. I hope that Agent at the Los Angeles County Sanita- throughout the upcoming years, multiple tion Districts. He can be reached at Chapter 1 members will submit articles to [email protected]. Want to contribute an article? Have any comments or suggestions? We would very much like to hear from you. Please email [email protected] Chapter 1 Newsletter FY2019/20 Issue 4 Page 3 President-Elect’s Message Getting to know more about other right-of their challenges we worked together to -way professionals in our industry is part see how to best address both parties’ of building a successful network. I have needs. It helped both parties appreciate made some of my lifelong friendships one another more and develop mutual through working with agencies and learn- respect for each other’s challenges and ing about their challenges. While working work. Most of us in right-of-way spend or at the electric utility in the 80’s I had my have spent a lot of our careers working to first experience working with the Federal obtain permission from agencies. & State agencies. This was at a time when In line with Learning About Others in Our Critical Habitat concerns and determining Profession, we are proud to have the fol- how to manage multiple uses on public lowing representatives join our panel at land managed by Federal agencies was a the January 23, 2020 Luncheon. huge challenge. Our company had chal- Ann Kulikoff, lenges in obtaining permission from Fed- • Lisa Sandoval, Civil Works Branch Ch. 1 President-Elect eral & State agencies to cross property Chief, U.S. Army Corps of Engineer they managed with our utility projects. This required me to be patient and take • John Kalish, This past year retired as the time to understand their challenges Chief, Office of Renewable Energy Coordi- and concerns. We often work for compa- nation, Bureau of Land Management nies that set unrealistic timelines on pro- (BLM), U.S. Department of the Interior jects they need to get permitted. This is where I found that understanding agency • John Potts, Executive Officer, Los An- challenges and then communicating and geles County Metropolitan Transportation educating our company employees about Authority realistic timelines was crucial. As the un- Don’t miss this great opportunity to learn realistic timelines on projects was based and network. Understanding and helping on them not understanding the challeng- one another to succeed together. es and work involved. Once I worked with my contacts at the agency to understand Chapter 1 Newsletter FY2019/20 Issue 4 Page 4 Upcoming Chapter 1 Education Course Location Link to Course Dates No. Course Name (with link to google maps) Instructor Details Public Works Feb. 5, 2020 801 United States Land Titles Darryl Root click here Conference Room D Public Works Mar. 11 & 12, 2020 900 Principles of Real Estate Engineering Laura Slye click here Alhambra Room Metro - Gateway Plaza Mar. 19, 2020 213 Conflict Management Steve Kiley click here Conf. Room 3rd Floor Public Works Apr. 1 & 2, 2020 501 Residential Relocation Assistance Darryl Root click here Small Dining Room Metro Water District Apr. 15 & 16, 2020 205 Bargaining Negotiations Steve Kiley click here Conf. Room 2-413 Rescheduled to end of April or 421 The Valuation of Partial Acquisitions Public Works Orell Ande early May Public Works Larry Alexandra May 13 & 14, 2020 400 Principles of Real Estate Appraisal click here Nguyen-Rivera, Conference Room B Castellanos Metro - Gateway Plaza Education Chair Jun. 17 & 18, 2020 203 Alternative Dispute Resolution TBD Conf. Room 3rd Floor Chapter 1 Newsletter FY2019/20 Issue 4 Page 5 Upcoming Events—Save the Date Date Time Event Location Link 11:30am January Luncheon & Luminarias, Thursday, January 23 Flyer - 1:30pm Board Meeting Monterey Park 08:00am Quiet Cannon, Tuesday, February 25 Valuation Seminar Flyer - 5:00pm Montebello 10:00am Joint Luncheon with the Tuesday, March 24 TBD Flyer - 1:30pm Appraisal Institute 11:00am Luncheon and Half-Day Thursday, May 21 TBD Flyer - 5:15pm Pipeline Seminar Chapter 1 Newsletter FY2019/20 Issue 4 Page 6 Upcoming Events—Save the Date ANNUAL VALUATION SEMINAR Tuesday, February 25, 2020 Quiet Cannon Conference Center 901 North Via San Clemente, Montebello Plan to join us for this seminar. Our target audience includes acquisition managers, acquisition agents, real estate attorneys and appraisers. Speaker panel topics will focus on public acquisition of full and partial takings, permanent and temporary severance damages, project benefit Issues, and loss of goodwill. The seminar will also include a panel presentation on potential inverse condemnation claim issues associated with rising sea levels affecting Southern California coastline cities. 147 attended this event in February 2019 – join us for this upcoming networking event. We anticipate receiving approvals of: 8.0 hours of BREA credit 7.00 to 7.25 hours of MCLE credit 8.0 hours of SR/WA Recertification credit THE 2020 SEMINAR WILL INCLUDE: Keynote Speaker: Frances Wolfe Mason, MAI of Mason & Mason Russell Babbitz, MAI, SRA, Senior Real Estate Officer, Robert M. Lea, MAI, Integra Realty Resources-LA Metro Emily Madueno, Esq., Murphy & Evertz David Cops, SRWA, County of Orange, Madeleine Mamaux, CFA, ASA; Acquisition Agent Desmond, Marcello & Amster Glenn Block, Esq., CA Eminent Domain Law Group Keith E.