Case Study

Folsom Ranch Medical Center

Client: Dignity Health

Lead Attorney: Martha Lofgren

Brewer Lofgren provided land use and government affairs advice leading to the successful entitlement of a hospital expansion project, encompassing 530,000 square feet across three buildings, including a full-service acute care hospital and two medical office buildings.

• Pre-entitlement due diligence advice related to the evaluation of applicable contracts, entitlements, and environmental mitigation requirements on a 27-acre site in the Folsom South Specific Plan area.
• Approved project entitlements included Planned Development Permit and Development Agreement Amendment.
• CEQA: Addendum to previously certified Environmental Impact Report.

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Rancho Cordova – The Preserve Development Agreement

Client: Winn Communities

Lead Attorney: Martha Lofgren

Brewer Lofgren negotiated and drafted a development agreement with the City of Rancho Cordova to vest rights on a single-family residential subdivision, also including parks and preserve areas. Development Agreement vested a General Plan Amendment, Rezone, and Tentative Subdivision Map.

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Sierra View Rental Housing Apartments

Lead Attorney: Roy Brewer

Approval of a 195-unit rental housing development on 9.6 acres proximate to Sierra College and adjacent commercial development. The prior approved use for the site was for a commercial center with an expansive parking lot. Approval followed negotiations with two school districts and satisfaction of matters expressed by members of the Architectural Review Committee, the Planning Commission, and the City Council, as well as attempts to address concerns raised by members of the public.

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Canyon Terrace Rental Housing Apartments

Lead Attorney: Roy Brewer

Approval of a 96-unit expansion of an existing 200-unit rental housing development on approximately 17 acres. The existing development was approved circa 1984 coincident with the approval and construction of single-family residential developments adjacent to the project. Approval followed negotiation of an agreement with a neighborhood association to contribute to the association at the same rate as homeowners do for maintenance of the landscaping along the street frontage to the new development, as well as relocation of some buildings to create greater setback from that same street frontage.

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Case Study

Aerojet Waste Consolidation Unit

Lead Attorney: Roy Brewer

Location: Sacramento County, California

Approval of an amendment to the Aerojet Special Planning Area (SPA) zoning ordinance to accommodate a one million cubic yard Class II landfill on a portion of the property that is already the site of a landfill. The new landfill is for the exclusive use by Aerojet to accept non-hazardous materials from within the Aerojet campus of approximately 12,000 acres. Truck traffic is limited to within the Aerojet property and will not rely on public roadways. Approval of the landfill with conditions avoided an estimated 4.3 million miles of truck traffic on public roadways to transport materials to Class II landfills outside of Sacramento County, as well as an estimated 9.3 million pounds green-house gas emissions associated with diesel truck traffic. Approval followed consultation with the County of Sacramento, the City of Rancho Cordova, the City of Folsom, the Cordova Planning Advisory Committee, and approvals by the Regional Water Quality Control Board, the County of Sacramento and CalRecycle.

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In The News

Roy Brewer Honored by Congresswoman Matsui

May 12, 2022

The Hon. Doris O. Matsui (California Representative District 6) honored Roy Brewer with a reading into the Congressional Record. Most significantly, he was recognized for his significant contributions and dedication to the Sacramento Metro Chamber of Commerce for the past 36 years.

Read the Congressional Record listing here.

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Capitol-to-Capitol Scholarship Named for Roy Brewer

May 3, 2022

At a ceremony in May, Roy Brewer was presented with the honor of a scholarship named for him by the Sacramento Metro Chamber of Commerce in their support of the 50 years of the Capitol-to-Capitol program. Mr. Brewer was lauded by his contemporaries for his commitment of 36 years to the Chamber as well as his rigorous participation in the Capitol-to-Capitol Program.

Sacramento’s Capitol-to-Capitol Program is the largest and longest-standing delegation of business leaders and influencers that come together in Washington, D.C. to propel issues to policy makers and federal agencies. The Brewer Scholarship will financially support a Leadership Sacramento participant to attend this annual event.

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Comstock’s “She Who Leads”

Comstock’s Magazine | May 9, 2017

Martha Lofgren is featured in the Comstock’s annual salute to women in leadership, celebrating extraordinary women of influence throughout the Capital Region who are redefining leadership on their own terms.

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Ann Madden Rice: From kitchen to executive suite

SBJ | Mar 3, 2017

Having served on the Sacramento Metro Chamber board with Rice, Martha Lofgren was quoted with regard to Rice’s work and engagement in the business community.

Read the full article here.

Case Study

Folsom American River Crossing

Client: City of Folsom

Lead Attorney: Martha Lofgren

• As City Manager, Martha Lofgren negotiated agreement between local and federal agencies for a $117M construction project to build Folsom’s American River Crossing
• Personally assisted in negotiations with congressional representatives, US Army Corps of Engineers, and US Bureau of Reclamation for bridge funding after an existing two-lane bridge was closed due to terrorist concerns after 9/11
• Secured local support of SACOG and Sacramento Transportation Authority to include funding in regional transportation funding programs, including Measure A Sales Tax Renewal

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