Please join William W. Abbott and Steven Rudolph on August 18, 2011 from 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM for an in depth look at the art of crafting development agreements in their UC Davis Extension course, Vested Rights, Vesting Maps and Development Agreements.
Development agreements are an effective avenue for a community and a developer to work together to process projects. Both sides need to carefully consider the terms of these contracts and look at questions of content and performance before completing such agreements. Review the legislative and judicial aspects of development agreements. Examine the legal basis for development agreements and the overlap between agreements and vesting subdivision maps.
Gain an understanding of the negotiating process, identify and discuss the range of options available when negotiating a development agreement, and review the "theoretically" possible agreement. Review the key points to an agreement and learn ways to assist in understanding the needs of the "other side." Learn how to strategically pick the players to conduct the negotiation. An in-depth discussion will look at techniques and concepts that are likely to work, those that do not, and why most attempts at development agreements are doomed to failure.
Topics include:
- Common Law Vested Rights
- Legal Review
- Development Agreements vs. Vested Maps
- The Development Agreement Statute
- Key Terms and Alternative Approaches
- Considerations in Negotiating the Agreement
- Contents of an Agreement
- Testing the Waters
- Paper Control—Who Drafts the Document?
- Enforceability
- How to Implement Agreements
- What Happens After the Life of an Agreement?
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