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Save Oak Savanna Committees:
The following is a list of committees that have been formed and the people that are chairing those committees.
Please choose the committee that you would like to work with and e-mail directly to the chair of that committee.
We are looking for people to join all of these committees.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Dave Breliant, Chair
(info@saveoaksavanna.org)
Gil Drucker, Colleen Marmor, Lauri Hope, Liz D'Amico, Beth Rider

LEGAL COMMITTEE
Colleen Marmor, Chair
(colleenmarmor@roadrunner.com)
This committee will be working on our legal issues. This committee will also be consulting and coordinating with land use and environmental legal counsel.

PLANNING DEPARTMENTS & ZONING COMMITTEE
Dave Breliant, Temporary Chair (info@saveoaksavanna.org)
This committee will be working on the Zoning Approval process, including review and response to the Draft EIR (Environmental Impact Report). This committee will be responsible for meeting with the various city and planning agencies, including Councilman Zine, Mayor Villaraigosa, Mulholland Review Board, LA Planning Dept, etc, and coordination for the Planning Hearings.

POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
Dave Breliant, Temporary Chair (info@saveoaksavanna.org)
This committee will be working with politicians that are involved in the process, and/or that are sympathetic to our cause. They will also be coordinating any lobbying efforts that we undertake. This committee will also be coordinating with the efforts of Calabasas City, Calabasas Homeowners Associations, and other communities and organizations that have an interest in this development.

CONSERVATION & ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITTEE
Beth Rider, Chair
(bethrider@adelphia.net)
This committee will be coordinating with all agencies and organizations involved in protection of the environment and conservation of trees, wildlife and open space, such as Santa Monica Mountain Conservancy (SMMC), Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority (MRCA), LA Dept of Rec & Parks, LA Dept of Public Works, Dept of Fish & Game, and the EPA and Army Corps of Engineers. They will also be researching the Ahmanson Ranch, along with other open space cases.
(Note: The SMMC & MRCA are trying to acquire the Nicholson property and the DWP reservoir property,

WEBSITE & ONLINE CONTENT COMMITTEE
Gil Drucker, Chair
gsdrucker@roadrunner.com
This committee will be handling both websites and coordinating online content. The websites are www.saveoaksavanna.org, and http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Save-Oak-Savanna

RESEARCH COMMITTEE
Lauri Hope, Chair
(halagrip@earthlink.net)
This committee will be researching the past and present complaints and lawsuits filed against the developer or property owner. This committee also assists the other committees on needed research. This committee will also be coordinating with the legal committee.

TRAFFIC COMMITTEE
Liz D’Amico, Chair
(damico@rand.org)
This committee will be handling the traffic impact from the development.

MEDIA COORDINATION COMMITTEE
Lauri Hope, Chair
(halagrip@earthlink.net)
This committee will be coordinating with the media, such as newspapers, magazines, TV and Radio stations. (Many articles have been published on Save Oak Savanna.)

NEIGHBOR INFORMATION & MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE
Liz D’Amico, Chair
(damico@rand.org)
This committee will be coordinating the printing and distribution of Information Packets, Flyers, and Signs, along with other information distribution to the neighborhoods. This is the committee that the Team Leaders (Block Captains) work with. This committee will also be maintaining records on our CONFIDENTIAL membership in a database and mailing lists. This committee will also be assisting and coordinating a letter writing campaign.

FUND RAISING COMMITTEE
This committee will be coordinating all fund raising efforts.

Again, WE NEED MORE VOLUNTEERS. Please contact the chair of the committee, or committees,
that you would like to work with. If you do not have a preference, and just wish to help wherever needed,
please email info@saveoaksavanna.org, and we will forward your name to the committees that need the
most help. Thank you to everyone for your support and efforts. We need to spread the word.

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