Robert (Rob) Katherman ROB SUMMARY Robert Katherman has more than 35 years of experience in public and private sector project management as well as land use and environmental planning. He recently founded Adopt A Storm Drain Foundation to provide public education and private funding for cleanup of storm water runoff to meet NPDES requirements. The Katherman Companies affiliate company affectionately known as, Grumpy Old Men, provides our clients with a wide variety of consulting services specializing in governmental relations, community outreach, project management and entitlement processing. POLITICAL EXPERIENCE Director, Water Replenishment District, 2005 - Present The WRD is special water district established in 1959 which includes more than 400 square miles of Southern Los Angeles County and provides 40% of the potable water to a population of more than 4 million people. In the last 5 years the District has reduced its reliance on increasingly expensive and unreliable imported water by 25% and has signed agreements to further reduce imported water needs by another 50%. Rob Katherman was part of the effort to secure a $15 Million appropriation for recycled water projects. The WRD is also responsible for protecting groundwater quality in the West and Central Basins. Storage agreements pending in the 2 basins will allow 500,000 AF of unused aquifer space to store water in wet years. Rob Katherman has been Chairman of the Water Resources Committee of the Board for 5 years. Trustee, Palos Verdes Library District, 1995 – 2003 Elected to the PV Library Board on a platform of fiscal responsibility to cut the out of control spending on administrative staff and an over sized and extravagant remodel of the District’s main library building. Planning Commissioner, City of Rancho Palos Verdes, 1990-1994 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Partner, The Katherman Companies- Served as Managing Partner in a project management and public affairs consulting firm serving public and private sector clients in the Southern California area for more than 20 years. TKC helps clients develop strategies to frame the public policy discussion. The firm guides clients to define policy positions, craft persuasive messages and educate policymakers in order to achieve our client’s goals and objectives. Lecturer, UCLA Extension, School of Business and California State College Long Beach, School of Engineering – Part time Instructor for Environmental analysis and land use development courses. Engineering Technology, Inc. Vice President – Senior Project manager representing real estate clients in entitlement matters before local governmental decision makers. Worked with various groups to resolve land use related conflicts on proposed land use plans and development projects. Civil Engineer/Planner, City of Los Angeles, Engineering, Airports and Planning Depts. – Supervised the preparation of environmental documents and Environmental Impact Reports and coordinated planning activities at four airports operated by the City of Los Angeles.  Reviewed and analyzed proposed   development projects for City decision-makers. US Navy, Civil Engineer Corps- Naval Construction Project Management Director - Naval Station Public Works Department – Deputy Public Works Director; Construction Project Manager Southeast District Division; SeaBee Reserve Commander Long Beach Naval Base Battalion. EDUCATION B.S. –    Civil Engineering, 1970, Cal State University, Long Beach M.S. –    Environmental Engineering, 1976, Cal State University, Long Beach M.P.A -  Regional Planning, 1980, Cal State University, Long Beach Real Estate Broker Certificate – UCLA PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC ACTIVITIES Board Member, Los Angeles Harbor College Foundation Board Member, San Pedro Peninsula YMCA Board Member, Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation Board member, Palos Verdes Chamber of Commerce Board Member, Torrance Chamber of Commerce Member Heal the Bay Former Board member, Assoc. of Calif. Water Agencies Region 8 Former Chairman, San Pedro Navy Housing Re-use Committee Member and Past President, Southern California Planning Congress Former Water Commissioner, City of Torrance 1982-1987 AYSO Youth Soccer Coach 1996-2002 Sierra Club member since 1990 Friends of Madrona Marsh member Ballona Lagoon Marine Preserve Board member 1988-1996 Friends of Friendship Park Board member 1994-1998 Cabrillo Marine Aquarium Board Member 1998-2002