2. City of Los Angeles Brownfields Program A Citywide Partnership… Community Redevelopment Agency Environmental Affairs Department Community Development Department Chief Legislative Analyst Office Mayor’s Office of Energy and Environment City Attorney’s Office Daniel Weissman, P. E. Community Redevelopment Agency of Los Angeles dweissman@cra.lacity.org (213) 977-2687

3. Program Initiatives Demonstration Sites –Special Complex Sites Designated by Council General Site Program Non Profit Assistance Small Site Neighborhood Assistance Program –Former Gas Stations –Small abandoned vacant lots Policy and Program Development –Grant Development –Prototype Environmental Oversight Agreements –State and Federal Brownfields Legislation

4. Challenges Complex California regulatory environment Fear of liability Competing local government priorities Inner City sites have multiple problems not just environmental issues