One of the Advisory Services offered is the Technical Assistance Panel (TAP) Program, organized by the District Councils. ULI Los Angeles has been at the forefront of the TAP program, offering the expertise of local ULI members to local government and non-profit entities in one-day panels. The TAP program guidelines are the same as those governing the Advisory Services Program:

• All panel assignments promote ULI’s mission of providing responsible leadership in the use of the land to enhance the total environment.
• The panel’s recommendations are unbiased and cannot be modified substantively once given to the sponsor.
• ULI members volunteer their time to serve on the panel and are not compensated for their time.
• A ULI member who has served on a previous assignment chairs the panel.
• No member of the panel has a conflict of interest, real or perceived, by serving on the panel.

To date, ULI Los Angeles has conducted TAPs for the Los Angeles Conservancy, the City of Culver City Redevelopment Agency, the City of Pasadena, and the USC Sustainable Cities Program.

The Urban Land Institute is a nonprofit education and research institute that is supported and directed by its members. Its mission is to provide responsible leadership in the use of land in order to enhance the total environment. Established in 1936, the Institute today has more than 28,000 members in 80 countries, representing the entire spectrum of the land use and development disciplines. ULI members contribute to higher standards of land use by sharing their knowledge and experience. As a nonpartisan organization, the Institute has long been recognized as one of America’s most respected and widely quoted sources of objective information on urban planning, growth, and development. A new window will open for you to browse the Urban Land Institute Web site. When you are finished, close the window to return to the Los Angeles District Council Web site.