Terence Boga

HIGHLIGHTED PROJECTS

Terence has provided transactional advice on the entitlement and development of a number of high-profile projects in Southern California.

• Bob Hope Airport Regional Intermodal Transportation Center. The Bob Hope Airport Regional Intermodal Transportation Center project is comprised of a three-story 507,000 square foot rental car facility, a five-level public parking structure, and an elevated walkway. The ground level of the rental car facility contains a transit center utilized by municipal bus operators. Over the course of the development of the $112 million project, Terence provided a variety of legal services for the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority including: advising on a mitigated negative declaration for the project; processing of land use entitlement applications to the City of Burbank; preparation of bid/proposal procurement documents for design-bid-build and design-build components of the project; drafting of professional services agreements, a construction agreement, and a design-build agreement; and advising on the resolution of a bid protest, a Buy America dispute, and contractor claims.

• Bob Hope Airport Replacement Passenger Terminal. The Bob Hope Airport Replacement Passenger Terminal will be a 14-gate 355,000 square foot facility that eliminates a long-standing safety problem and provides new amenities for travelers. Terence has provided a variety of legal services for the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority in connection with the on-going $1.3 billion project including:  advising on a six volume 4,100 page environmental impact report that analyzed three development options for the replacement terminal; negotiating with the City of Burbank for zoning amendments, conditions of approval, an easement modification, and a 20-year development agreement; negotiating with a labor union and drafting a project labor agreement that establishes the terms and conditions of employment for workers on the replacement terminal; and preparation of design-build procurement documents for the project.

• Westlake Village Community Park. The Westlake Village Community Park is a 19-acre hillside facility with sports fields, a skate park, and ancillary recreational amenities such as picnic areas, tot lots, vista points, and walking paths. Terence provided a variety of legal services for the City of Westlake Village in connection with the $12 million project including:  negotiating with a YMCA and drafting a lease/purchase agreement for the city to obtain the park site; advising on prevailing wage, prequalification, and bidding matters; and drafting resolutions necessary for slope landscaping and irrigation work to be completed on an emergency basis without rebidding after a bankruptcy filing by the original contractor.

PUBLISHED OPINIONS

• City of Los Angeles v. Federal Aviation Admin. (63 F.4th 835 (9th Cir. 2023)). Terence co-authored an intervenor’s brief to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on behalf of the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority defending the FAA’s environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Bob Hope Airport Replacement Passenger Terminal.  The court rejected the vast majority of challenges to the EIS, remanding only for supplemental construction noise and cumulative impact analysis. 
• Suter v. City of Lafayette (57 Cal.App.4th 1109 (1997)). Terence authored an amicus brief to the California Court of Appeal on behalf of 65 cities supporting a firearm dealer ordinance. The court upheld local government authority to establish licensing and zoning regulations for firearm dealers.
• Nightlife Partners v. City of Beverly Hills (304 F.Supp.2d 1208 (2004)). Terence co-authored a summary judgment motion to the Federal District Court for the Central District of California defending the validity of an adult entertainment business ordinance. The court upheld the ordinance against numerous constitutional challenges.

Terence has been a panelist at a newsrack ordinance symposium sponsored by the California Newspaper Publishers Association. Additionally, he was a conference speaker at a newsrack seminar sponsored by the California Downtown Association.