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Brown Bag Series
Announcing the Puget Sound Section APA
Winter 2012 Brown Bag Series of continuing education
Come to the FREE session you need to do your job better! Lunches are still only $5! RSVPs are not required to attend or to buy a lunch. RSVPs are used to estimate the number of lunches to order. Please RSVP before Noon Monday each week to Stan May:
***Note: New Email Address*** stanleymay@gmail.com
AICP CM credits PENDING for all Winter 2012 Sessions!
| Topic | Time | Place | Speakers! |
|---|---|---|---|
| Land Use Mediation—Opportunities and Challenges—Courtney Kaylor of McCullough Hill Leary PS, and Jim Pearman will discuss how mediation can result in more efficient, satisfying and enduring resolution of land use and environmental disputes. The presentation will examine the opportunities and challenges associated with the use of mediation in these areas. |
Noon to 1:15, Wed Feb 8 |
Mercer Island City Council Chambers, 9611 SE 36th St. |
George Steirer Mercer Island Jim Pearman, Courtney Kaylor McCullough Hill Leary |
| A Different Kind of Fully Contained Community—Tent City—Tent City 4 is a self-organized, self-governed community solution to homelessness; this panel will explore how it started, how it works, how it is received by the larger community, and how it could be improved or expanded. |
NNoon to 1:15, Wed Feb 15 |
Mercer Island City Council Chambers, 9611 SE 36th St. |
Britt Heath Encompass Consulting Nancy Cox Kirkland Mark Hinthorne, Issaquah |
| Farms need cities—Cities need farms : How Cities play a role in Sustaining Agriculture in King County - This session will explore: How growth in cities affects farmland; How farmers contribute to the economic success of cities; How cities can help farms by allowing the infrastructure and providing markets; How farms are a part of a city’s infrastructure and play a role in the health of its citizens |
Noon to 1:15 Wed Feb 29 |
Renton City Hall, 1055 S. Grady Way, 7th Floor |
Steve Evans, King County |
| Planning for Local Food Production—We all have to eat. Consumers want access to locally grown food. But, to have local foods, we must also have local farmlands and local food production. Tools that planners and politicians could use to stem farmland conversion and encourage urban agriculture will be presented along with supporting data to invigorate the discussion. |
Noon to 1:15 Wed Mar 7 |
Mercer Island City Council Chambers, 9611 SE 36th St. |
Kathryn Gardow Gardow Consulting Nicole Capizzi Amaranth Urban Farm |
| ADA Transition Plans: Best Practices Summary—This presentation explores the benefits and requirements of ADA compliance within public rights-of-ways, with a focus on steps communities can take to assess deficiencies and plan for needed improvements. |
Noon to 1:30 Wed Mar 14 |
Mountlake Terrace City Council Chambers, 6100 219th St. SW, Suite 200 |
Kris Liljeblad, Perteet Gina Parenteau, Perteet |
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Planning Law Conference, Tuesday, April 26, 2011 Handouts:
At the Counter Track
- SEPA Facts We All Get Wrong
- Tools for Handling the Non-conformist
- Historic Preservation Laws and Local Planning Strategies: What, When, Where, Why, Who and How?
- The Rise of Permitting Requirements in the Floodplain
- Tools for NPDES Phase II Implementation
Legal and Legislative Track
- The FEMA Model Ordinance and Biological Opinion Checklist: Helping Communities Comply with Option 2
- The FEMA Model Ordinance and Biological Opinion Checklist, Helping Communities Comply with Option 2 Part I
- The FEMA Model Ordinance and Biological Opinion Checklist, Helping Communities Comply with Option 2 Part II
- The FEMA Model Ordinance and Biological Opinion Checklist, Helping Communities Comply with Option 2 Part III
- Getting Your Feet Wet: Everything Planners Need to Know About Recent Developments in Water Law
- Before You Click "Send" or "Delete": Updates in Public Records Management
- When Everything We Do is Wrong: The Promise of GMA and Sustainable Communities
- Land Use Mediation: We Can All Just Get Along
Regional Planning and Policy Track
- Breaking Down the Silos: Seattle's Integrated Design Process
- GMA: Can We Afford It?
- Water Supply Challenges for Growth Management
- SEPA and Green House Gas Emissions—Where Are We?
- "Dr. Strangelove" Or: "How I Learned to Stop Worrying about Violating RCW 82.02.020 and Love Traffic Mitigation"
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