About Alex Forrester

Mr. Forrester received his Master of Architecture Degree from Yale University and holds a B.A. Degree from Princeton University. Mr. Forrester has served the Rogue Valley Council of Governments, Medford, Oregon, and the City of Grants Pass, Grants Pass, Oregon, as Senior Planner, as well as Senior Administrative Analyst, Parks Division, Berkeley, California.

Mr. Forrester has been involved in major project planning, design and construction management for the last 25 years. His work has included the $6 million Grants Pass Shopping Center/Albertsons/Blockbuster 110,000 SF complex, the $12 million Sandpines Golf Course Residential Community, the $25 million Paradise Ranch Destination Resort and Golf Complex, the $15 million The Cove beachfront condominiums, an 8,000-acre Comprehensive Plan for the City of Grants Pass, Oregon (including the development of traffic, water, sewer and storm drainage master plans, zoning designations and economic development strategies), a 90-acre park and recreation area in the San Francisco Bay area, a $7 million park and recreation acquisition and development program for the City of Berkeley, California, and a $1 million university building for Keene State College, Keene, New Hampshire.

Mr. Forrester has directed and participated in the establishment of a Comprehensive Plan, Urban Growth Plan, Downtown Plan, Urban Growth Boundary, Urban Service Policies, Economic Development Plan and Industrial Park Development Plan for various Oregon cities and communities. He has had direct experience with the preparation of a Development Code, combining subdivision and zoning ordinances and all land use policies into one document.

These various tasks undertaken by Mr. Forrester have enabled him to acquire a complete and thorough comprehension of the land use regulations and procedures throughout the State of Oregon. Additionally, his network of acquaintances in the land use planning and public administration sector is a valuable asset in the review and approval process.

Mr. Forrester's experiences in both the public and private sector of development financing have given him an in-depth understanding of the intricacies involving bonded indebtedness for public improvements and public facilities.

Mr. Forrester's qualification for and use of an A-1 contractor's license in the State of California has a strong influence on his appreciation of the need for cost/reward efficiency required for the land planning process. His responsibility for project development, including budget control and critical path techniques to manage property acquisition and implementation of development plans, also inures to the benefit of the business plan for undertaken projects.

Mr. Forrester possesses the requisite presence before groups of all sizes and composition for the proper presentation and negotiation process so important in the approval process. His ability to draw out creative and cooperative responses from both opponents and proponents to a given project brings substantial benefit to the development plan with which he is associated.

Mr. Forrester works extremely well with engineers, architects, designers, geologists, wetlands specialists, and all other specialist consultants required in the development approval process.