Program

APA Washington Board Meeting
Lunch provided for board members.

Washington State Short Course on Local Planning

Moderator

Micki McNaughton, Washington State Department of Natural Resources

Presenters

Sandra Davis, ECO Resource Group

Tadas Kisielius, GordonDerr, LLP

Emil Pierson, AICP, City of Centralia

This “Planning 101” training will introduce elected officials, planning commissioners, staff, citizens and stakeholders to land use planning in Washington. The course includes the legal basis of planning, comprehensive planning basics, plan implementation tools, public participation suggestions, the planning commissioners’ roles, skill-building strategies and a Short Course Manual on CD. Lunch on own. There is no charge to attend this course. Jointly sponsored by the Washington State Department Commerce, the Planning Association of Washington and the Washington Chapter of the American Planning Association.

Protecting Trees During Development CM: 3.5

Presenters

James R. Clark Ph.D., HortScience, Inc.

Nelda Matheny, HortScience, Inc.

This workshop will build on the recent APA publication Planning the Urban Forest. Focus will be on techniques and strategies for successfully retaining jAMESdmature trees and native forest remnants during the development process and construction phase. Our presenters are the authors of Trees and Development: A Technical Guide to Preservation of Trees During Land Development, a widely used reference guide. Lunch on own. Added Cost: $40.00

Welcome to Vancouver Art & Wine Crawl

Please join us for a self-guided walking tour of several unique art galleries in downtown Vancouver where you can meet the artists, sample Northwest wines and reconnect with your planner friends and colleagues. Featured stops include the Fire House Glass Studio, Sixth Street Gallery, North Bank Studio and Angst Gallery. A reception, featuring light hors d‘oeuvres, will follow at Vancouver Marketplace. Sponsored by Southwest Section of APA Washington, Vancouver’s Downtown Association and the 2009 Conference Host Committee.

Opening General Session

Keynote Address: The Cascadia Megapolitan Area CM: 1

Robert E. Lang, Ph.D., Professor and Director, Urban Affairs and Planning; Co-Director, Metropolitan Institute, Virginia Tech – Alexandria Center

We often talk about how special the Pacific Northwest is, and brag about our natural environment and progressive planning. We focus on our community and don’t see the bigger picture. Dr. Lang sees the growth in our area leading to a megapolitan area stretching from the Puget Sound to the Willamette Valley, much as what occurred in the northeastern U.S. He will explore the key issues associated with this convergence – including transportation challenges, environmental impacts and economic development opportunities – and help us recognize and address challenges and opportunities at the local and regional level. Sponsored by AHBL.

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T1 Changing Approaches to Transportation Concurrency: Moving Beyond the Automobile CM: 1.25

Moderator

Jon Pascal, PE, PTOE, Transpo Group

Presenters

Chris Comeau, AICP, City of Bellingham

Joel Pfundt, AICP, City of Redmond

Matt Ransom, AICP, City of Vancouver

Typical level of service methodology and concurrency management programs often result in the need to make transportation project funding decisions that are in conflict with the vision and priorities laid out in a community's Comprehensive Plan. The Cities of Bellingham, Redmond, and Vancouver will be part of a panel to share their recent experiences in investigating or implementing new innovative ways to address multi-modal needs as part of their concurrency management system.

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T2 A Model for Urban Forest Sustainability CM: 1.25

Presenter:

James R. Clark, Ph.D., HortScience, Inc.

The APA, in collaboration with the International Society of Arboriculture, American Forests, and the USDA Forest Service, has prepared a state-of-the-art best practices manual about how urban and community forestry can best be integrated into long-range and current municipal planning activities in U.S. cities. This model of urban forest sustainability will be discussed. Attendees will explore the relationship between urban forestry and urban planning.

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T3 Urban Food Systems: From Vertical Agriculture to District-level Food Strategies CM: 1.25

Presenters

Stephen Antupit, LEED AP, Mithun

Erin Christensen, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP, Congress for New Urbanism, Cascadia Chapter

Critter Thompson, LEED AP, Mithun

The local food movement acknowledges the need to reduce our carbon footprint and improve the healthfulness, access to, and security of our food supply. How can the design and planning community marshal these efforts to realize multiple benefits by addressing not only local or site specific issues but improving the food equation at a district and regional level? This panel will explore key dimensions of the urban food equation from the vertical farm to district scale production and distribution and discuss the advantages and challenges of designing and building urban food systems.

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T4 Historical Perspectives on the Planning Profession in Washington State: Commemorating the Centennial CM: 1.25

Moderator

Jill Sterrett, FAICP, Serenity House of Clallam County; Sterrett Consulting

Presenters

Brad Collins, FAICP, Serenity House of Clallam County

Fred Hurand, FAICP, Eastern Washington University

Pete Marshall, AICP, Retired

The Senior Action Committee (SAC) of the APA Washington presents this session to commemorate the centennial of the planning profession – designed to enrich the historical perspective of APA members as to how and why the planning professional has evolved in Washington.

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Keynote Address: Framing and Reframing: The Keys to Changing Landscapes CM: 1

Michael John Shadow, Ph.D., Shadow & Associates

“Frames before facts” and “meaning before details” are the phrases used by scientists to describe the mind’s tendency to categorize before it analyzes. Whether speaking to elected officials, community organizers or friends, people will decide what your message is about before they hear it. This keynote will focus on the importance of framing a message. We’ll visit the latest brain research and learn some important techniques to help us powerfully frame any important message. Keynote address sponsored by ICF Jones & Stokes.

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T5 Fiscal Reality and GMA: A Sustainable Return on Investment (SROI) Tool CM: 1.25

Moderator

Jeannie Renne-Malone, LEED AP, HDR

Presenters

Stephane Larocque, HDR

Philip Wuest, AICP, City of Vancouver

This session will address the challenges faced by Washington planners in satisfying the GMA requirement for a funded 20-year transportation capital facilities plan. The 20-year paradigm conflicts with the actual timeframe of planning for, financing, programming and building transportation infrastructure that will serve a community for many decades, especially during periods of rapid growth. Focus will be on the adverse incentives created by the GMA that drive transportation capital investment decisions and an overview of a cost benefit analysis and decision-making approach.

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T6 Expediting Wind Power: A Fresh Breeze For Washington CM: 1.25

Presenters

Tim McMahan, JD, Stoel Rives, LLP

Chris Smith Towne, Towne Planning Services

Roger Wagoner FAICP, BHC Consultants, LLC

Wind power projects have been successfully developed in some Washington counties. The feasibility of wind power varies depending upon local perceptions and values, state laws, and is certain to be influenced by emerging federal economic development incentives. This session will feature planners and legal experts in recent and current wind power permitting case studies, drawing conclusions as to how state and local regulatory frameworks can be improved to streamline project approvals.

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T7 Planning with Kids: How to Engage Youth in Our Profession CM: 1.25

Moderator

Lynn Miranda, AICP, City of Tukwila

Presenters

Leonard Bauer, AICP, CPRP, Washington State Department of Commerce

Steve Butler, FAICP, City of SeaTac

Derek Chisholm, AICP, Parametrix

Have you wondered how to interact with a local school to promote the benefits of good neighborhood planning, or wished there were ready-made courses for kids? Come hear about a variety of approaches that have been used by planners in K-12 classrooms. Leave with a packet of materials that will enable you to undertake your own classroom program.

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T8 Collaborative and Strategic Implementation Planning: Burien NERA Project CM: 1.25

Moderator

David Siegel, FAICP, Otak, Inc.

Presenters

Matt Anderson, AICP, Heartland Inc.

Scott Greenberg, AICP, City of Burien

Mark Griffin, Port of Seattle

The Northeast Redevelopment Area (NERA) in Burien is an area of great opportunity and constraint due to its location north of the new third runway at SeaTac airport, presence of critical areas and fragmented property ownership. The NERA Strategy, funded through the partnership of the Port of Seattle and the City of Burien, brings together the strategic, long-term vision of the community and stakeholders to bring about an achievable future for this area…one which is flexible and cognizant of the current market conditions.

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T9 Past, Present and Partnerships: The Downtown Vancouver Waterfront Redevelopment Story CM: 1.25

Moderator

Sandra Towne, City of Vancouver

Presenters

Barry Cain, Gramor Development

Eric Holmes, City of Vancouver

Curtis Shuck, Port of Vancouver

In 1996, Boise Cascade closed its Vancouver mill, leaving 32 acres of prime, developable waterfront property along the Columbia River’s north shore. The community’s vision for a vibrant urban waterfront redevelopment was clouded by access challenges, industrial rail remnants and competing regional freight rail demands. A multilateral partnership coalesced to design, fund and construct $210 million in regional infrastructure, significantly improving rail efficiency and facilitating a $1.3 billion waterfront redevelopment plan.

T10 SEPA Planned Actions: How Are They Working? CM: 1.25

Moderator

Deborah Munkberg, AICP, ICF Jones & Stokes

Presenters

Laura Hudson, City of Vancouver

Richard Weinman, JD, Weinman Consulting, LLC

Many municipalities have prepared or are considering planned action EISs and ordinances in the hopes of streamlining environmental review and attracting future economic development. How is the process working? What are the key challenges? How effective is this technique in attracting new development? This session will provide tips for preparing planned action EISs, as well as the perspectives of local governments and developers who have worked with planned actions.

T11 The Inclusive City CM: 1.25

Presenter

Daniel Iacofano, Ph.D., ASLA, FAICP, MIG, Inc.

City living has made a strong comeback in the past decade. However, families with children are migrating out of the central city at a significant rate, creating a gap in downtown populations. The reasons for this migration include lack of affordable housing for families, under-performing schools, limited open green space and an overall concern for child safety and health. Building from the visionary new book, The Inclusive City, this session will explore multi-objective city planning based on economic, social, environmental and culturally sensitive policies and design guidelines that include everyone, including children and youth in the city. Case studies will be used to demonstrate the policies, guidelines and environments.

T12 Do Comprehensive Plans Produce Greenhouse Gases? CM: 1.25

Moderator

Donald Samdahl, PE, Fehr & Peers

Presenters

Joyce Phillips, AICP, Washington State Department of Commerce

Bryan Snodgrass, AICP, City of Vancouver

Honey Walters, AECOM

Washington state has passed legislation aimed at substantially reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In order to help in making these goals, the Washington State Department of Commerce (formerly the Washington State Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development) developed a range of tools for local agencies and cities to estimate GHG reductions related to land use and transportation planning scenarios. The panel will describe the available tools and identify a process to select the most applicable GHG analysis tools.

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AICP / CM Update

Presenters

Graham Billingsley, AICP, AICP Past President

Nancy Eklund, AICP, APA Washington Professional Development Officer

Paul Inghram, AICP, AICP President

An informal update on any changes to CM program, AICP exam, application process, etc. Questions and comments encouraged. Grab your breakfast and join us!

F1 A Collaborative Process for Planning Local Schools CM: 1.25

Moderator

Carter Davis Bagg AIA, AICP, LEED AP, Educational Service District 112, Construction Services Group

Presenters

John Deeder, Evergreen School District=

Marty Snell AICP, Clark County

Andrea Spencer, AICP, City of Bremerton

The Washington State Department of Commerce initiated a pilot program for a joint effort of the county, cities and school districts in rapidly growing Clark County to coordinate their planning efforts, known as the Clark County Quality Schools Program. Hear from the county’s Community Development Director and the Superintendent of the largest school district in the county on how the effort is progressing. Also hear about a similar pilot program in Bremerton.

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F2 Greening Our Shores: Shoreline Management and Beyond (ends at 10:00 a.m.) CM: 1.5L

Moderator

Nicole Faghin, LEED A.P., J.D., Reid Middleton

Presenters

Susan Drummond, Foster Pepper, LLC

Margaret Glowacki, City of Seattle

Katrina Hoffman, Washington Sea Grant

Perhaps no other aspect of our landscape presents as many challenges as our shorelines. At shorelines we find an intense intersection between public use, economic development and habitat preservation. How can we address planning, design and implementation issues that arise where there are competing interests and users? This session will look at the range of options for managing our shorelines from regulations, incentive programs to voluntary actions such as a LEED-style rating system for shorelines.

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F3 Building Community Support for Complete, Compact and Connected Neighborhoods CM: 1.25

Presenters

Jeff Aken, Cascade Land Conservancy

Alison Van Gorp, Cascade Land Conservancy

The Cascade Land Conservancy has created the Community Stewards program to build a network of volunteers to advocate for carefully planned growth, making their communities even better places to live. The purpose of the Community Stewards is to create well-informed, well-organized and well-prepared citizens who are ready to participate in the decision-making process and guide their neighborhoods toward complete, compact and Connected Neighborhoods.

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F4 Zeroing in on Urban Development Capacity CM: 1.25

Moderator

Mark Johnson, ESA Adolfson

Presenters

Alex Cohen, AICP, ESA Adolfson

Michael Hubner, AICP, Suburban Cities Association

Tim Stewart, AICP, City of Bellingham

Do you have the right tools to complete your buildable lands analysis? In developed areas, a substantial part of expected growth will be redevelopment. In contrast to counting acres of undeveloped land, determining which properties are likely to redevelop requires more intensive analysis of development behavior and property characteristics. This session frames the challenges and presents the results of some recent research on an alternative method for inventorying buildable lands.

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F5 A Better Way to Zone CM: 1.25

Presenters

Don Elliott, FAICP, Esq., Clarion Associates, LLC

Chuck Wolfe, Esq., Charles R. Wolfe, Attorney at Law

After 90 years of constantly tweaking Euclidean zoning and adding layer upon layer of "fixes", we're still not satisfied. This session is based on A Better Way to Zone (Island Press 2008), which was recently named by Planetizen as one of its Top 10 Books for 2009. Aimed at planners, planning commissioners and elected officials, Presenters will review how the simple idea of zoning got derailed and identifies ten principles to reform zoning. Learn how and why Euclidean zoning got so out of touch with the needs of American cities; ten ways to change zoning ordinances to promote better, more sustainable, and more livable urban environments - and how to get started in Washington state.

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F6 Bellevue’s Critical Areas Ordinance Training Program: Fostering Environmental Stewardship CM: 1.25

Presenters

Torrey Luiting, ICF Jones & Stoke

David Pyle, City of Bellevue

Local regulation is a key component of achieving landscape-level protection of critical areas. Education can increase the understanding of critical areas functions, regulations and permit review considerations. The City of Bellevue Development Services Department and ICF Jones & Stokes partnered to develop graphic-rich PowerPoint presentations and handouts to educate professionals and local landowners. This session includes discussion of goals, process, format and development of the training program.

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F7 Local Responses to Climate Change: Using Polling Technology to Share Information CM: 1.25

Moderator

Jill Sterrett, FAICP, Sterrett Consulting, LLC

Presenters

Doreen Booth, Juanita Planning

Joyce Phillips, AICP, Washington State Department of Commerce

Experience the use of an interactive electronic polling system and share knowledge about climate change issues and response in your jurisdiction. Learn from members of the team producing APA’s Sustainable Washington 2009: Planning for Climate Change about the recently released report and the resources posted on the APA website. Also, you can participate in a discussion of challenges and successes of climate change planning in your jurisdictions, what other jurisdictions in Washington are doing and possible actions that APA or partner organizations could take to help.

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F8 How Do You Deal with an Ethically-Challenged Supervisor? (starts at 10:00 a.m.) CM: 1.5E

Presenters

Graham Billingsley, AICP, AICP Past President

Paul Inghram, AICP, AICP President

While AICP members are required to adhere to a Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct, some of these same members work in organizations where their supervisor has no such constraint. Using scenarios and group discussion, this session will explore ways that planners can face these daily challenges while still keeping their job, their sanity, and their commitment to the Code of Ethics. This is clearly one of the "changing landscapes" that planners need to address.

F9 Sustainable Development: Chart Your Course! CM: 1.25

Presenters

Peter DuBois, Clark County

Gordon Euler, Ph.D., AICP, Clark County

Marian Lahav, AICP, City of Vancouver,

Lisa Petterson, AIA, LEED AP, NCARB, SERA Architects

Hear about the planning process Vancouver and Clark County used to identify obstacles to sustainable, affordable, residential development and chart a course to overcome them. Technical issues, recommended solutions and the next steps forward will be discussed. Following the presentations, participants will have an opportunity to chart a course for their own jurisdictions to overcome obstacles to the most stringent standards of sustainable development available today.

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F10 The Next Generation of Brownfields Redevelopment CM: 1.25

Moderator

J. Layne Alfonso, GeoEngineers

Presenters

Michael Echanove, City of Palouse

Jim Maul, Maul Foster & Alongi, Inc.

John Means, Washington State Department of Ecology

As the approach to brownfields redevelopment evolves and matures, it is important to take stock of how we got here and where we are going. Through a roundtable discussion, this session will speak to the changing public and private sector roles, innovative brownfield revitalization strategies, and trends that are influencing the future of how we will use brownfields redevelopment as an opportunity to shape our communities.

F11 Planning Law, Legislative Update and Interactive Call to Action (starts at 1:30 p.m.) CM: 1.5L

Moderator

Esther Larsen, JD., Legislative Committee, APA Washington

Presenters

David Anderson, AICP, Washington State Department of Commerce

Michael Shaw, JD, Shaw Government Relations

Focus of this session will be on the following: updates to WAC rules that implement Washington’s Growth Management Act; a review of planning laws and/or changes to planning laws as a result of Washington’s 2009 Legislative Session; changes anticipated in planning laws during the 2010 Legislative Session; case law from both Washington and elsewhere that impacts planning and planning professionals; and an interactive call to action to draft the 2010 Legislative Agenda for APA Washington.

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F12 Looks Count! Analyzing the Visual Landscape CM: 1.25

Presenters

Derek Chishom, AICP, Parametrix

Bryan Fiedorczyk, AICP, EPA, Region 10

Kevin Gifford, ICF Jones & Stokes

Paddy Tillett, RIBA, FRTPI, FAIA, FAICP, LEED AP, ZGF Architects LLP

Included in this session is a discussion of the significance of aesthetics and visual resources, key terms and concepts, and reasons why they are considered important and/or need to be analyzed. Participants will learn about different methods in which aesthetics and visual resources are typically analyzed and classified. The context of the visual analysis will be discussed in conjunction with agency level approaches (federal, state, local).

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Keynote Address: Healthy Communities for the 21st Century: The Role of Urban Planning CM: 1

Avi Friedman, Ph.D., Professor, McGill University; Director, Affordable Homes Program

Obesity and overweight have become one of North America’s key health challenges with serious ramifications on healthcare, expenses and the wellbeing of many communities. The common tendency is to blame people’s dietary choices and sedentary habits. Yet, it can also be argued that poor urban planning practices have largely contributed to lack of active lifestyles. Mr. Friedman will illustrate the decline of community planning for healthy living and articulate measures that can be reintroduced to foster active lifestyles.

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