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Jean L. Coleman, Esq. <br />Land Use Planner/Atl:orney <br /> <br />Juris Doctorate <br />University of Iowa <br />Admitted to Minnesota State Bar <br /> <br />Master oi Urban and Regional <br />Planning " <br />University of Iowa <br /> <br />B.A. Political Science with High <br />Honors <br />University of Northern Iowa <br /> <br />lean Coleman has a strong <br />background in preparing <br />comprehensive plans and zoning <br />ordinances; group process <br />facilitation; and growth <br />management, Ms. Coleman's <br />work combines her interests in <br />planning and law by using public <br />participation and conflict <br />resolution techniques in the <br />process of developing policies and <br />ordinances. <br /> <br />Project Experience <br /> <br />Ms. Coleman's areas of expertise are land use planning and zoning, growth <br />management, resource and farmland preservation, real estate <br />development, and organizational development. Ms. Coleman has <br />managed, the following proiects, <br /> <br />· Itasca, Beltrami, Koochiching, Clearwater and Whbasha County <br /> comprehensive land use planning proiects. These community-based <br /> proiects incorporated sustainable development planning. <br />· Working with a citizens' committee developed a Purchase of <br /> Development Rights (PDR) ordinance and program for Washington <br /> County. <br />· Authored the growth management ordinances of the Model <br /> Sustainable Development Ordinances for use by local governments in <br /> Min,~esota, <br />· Update of the North Branch zoning qrdinance reflecting <br /> eompreh, ensive plan policies of the merged cities of Branch and North <br /> Branch. <br />· Authored a handbook for use by local governments on how to <br /> implement a natural resource and agricultural land protection plan <br /> using incentive-based techniques including purchase of development <br /> rights and transfer of development rights. <br />· Literature reviews on land use and the role of government for the <br /> Minnesota GEIS Citizen's Advisory Committee on Animal <br /> Agriculture. <br /> Proieet Manager for two MPCA customer input research proiects. <br /> These projects collected and analyzed data from "customers" for use <br /> in re-engineering the Minnesota Supeffund Program and point-source <br /> water quality programs. <br />· Assisted a Wisconsin land trust acquire 1,100 acres o~ land fronting <br /> on the St. Croix river, a protected Wild and Scenic River. Speci[ieally <br /> negotiated and wrote conservation easements, reviewed title and <br /> appraisal issues. <br />· Organizational and technical assistance to the Franklin Avenue <br /> Business Association resulting in a $750,000 Livable Communities <br /> grant. <br />· Authored chapters on board of directors' liability and retaining non- <br /> pro'it tax-exempt status for the Land Trust Alliance's standards and <br /> practices handbook for land trusts <br />· Conservation real estate development to protect agricultural resources <br /> in Peninsula Township, MI <br /> <br />EmPloyment Experience <br /> <br />1993-present <br />1990-I993 <br /> <br />1987-1990 <br />1986-1~87 <br /> <br />Principal/Owner - Biko Associates, Inc., Minneapolis, MN <br />Midwest Office Director- American Farmland Trust, <br />Chicago, IL <br />Proiect Manager- Trust for Public Land, New York, NY <br />Junior Planner - T&M Associates, Middletown, NJ <br /> <br /> Biko Associates, ._ Incorporated <br />Land Use Planning ~ Urban. Design · Community Participation · Zoning ~ Strategic Planning ~ Transportation <br /> <br />324 <br /> <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br /> <br />