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<br /> New Life For Your 1971 Shopping Center 12:30 - 1:30 pm
<br /> Many suburban areas are facing challenges with their older com-
<br /> mercial areas—outdated commercial buildings that are difficult join Paula Pentel, Chair of the Golden Valley Planning
<br /> to reuse, inadequate access to regional transportation systems, Commission and MnAPA's Planning Official Development
<br /> and outdated infrastructure and street systems.This session Officer, in a discussion of current planning issues. ($5) •
<br /> looks at the challenges faced by two communities—Eagan and
<br /> St. Anthony—as they look at revitalizing their older commercial
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<br /> Speakers: Mike Ridley,Senior Planner,City of Eagan; Beth Bartz,
<br /> Senior Associate,SRF Consulting Group, Inc.,Sue Hall,Assistant City 1:30 - 2:45 pm
<br /> Manager,City of St.Anthony
<br /> Tired Of The Daily Grind?—Starting A Small Business
<br /> Who's Driving The Bus? In Community And Environmental Planning
<br /> The first light rail line is scheduled to open next April. What Learn the pros and cons of starting a professional private plan-
<br /> are the expectations? Learn how light rail will impact transit ning practice in Minnesota.Then learn how to start a business,
<br /> throughout the Twin Cities, Metro Transit's plans for the future, including developing a business plan, identifying clients, market-
<br /> and Met Council's plans for Metro Transit. ing, accounting, financing and taxes. Renting office space vs.
<br /> Speakers: Dave Christianson,Manager, Regional Transportation creating a home office will be discussed as well as purchasing
<br /> Systems, Metropolitan Council;Connie Kozlak,AICP, Manager of office furniture, equipment and supplies.
<br /> System Planning and Programming, Metropolitan Council
<br /> Speaker: Ken Nimmer,MPA, REM
<br /> 10:30 - 11:30 am 10,000 Lake Management Plans
<br /> The Inside Scoop—Working With CityStaff And It seems like there are lake associations and lake management
<br /> P 9 plans popping up all over.Take an in-depth look at the Rice-
<br /> Consultants Koronis Lake Management Plan. Declining water quality in
<br /> Get the inside story from planners who have worked in the pub- their lakes prompted the two lake associations to take action.
<br /> lic and private sectors. What are the key attributes that make Working with Stearns County's Soil and Water Conservation
<br /> a successful working relationship between a city and its con- District(SWCD), the Board of Water Soil Resources(BWSR)
<br /> sultant? Consultants can function as on-call staff, as technical and several other resource agencies they prepared an extensive
<br /> advisors, project managers or facilitation experts. Public sector resource inventory and assessment, and pooled their resources
<br /> planners have complex constraints, demands and politics asso- to develop a successful lakeshed management plan. _
<br /> ciated with their work. What can you do to improve the con- Speakers: Kay Hanson,President, Rice Lake Association;Lindberg
<br /> sultant-client relationship? Hear from a panel of planners who Ekola,Ekola&Associates;Aaron Meyer,Stearns SWCD •
<br /> know both sides and have suggestions for a successful working
<br /> Partnership. Scenic Byways: A Road To Small-Town Planning
<br /> Speakers: Dan Cornejo,Director of Planning Services,SEH Scenic byways have served as a beneficial and compatible foun-
<br /> Consulting, Inc.;Brian Shorten,Senior Associate,SRF Consulting dation for successful small town and rural area planning.This
<br /> Group, Inc.;Meg McMonigal,Senior Planner,City of Brooklyn Park session will address the connection between scenic byway plan-
<br /> ning and the needs of small towns, including growth and develop-
<br /> Rural Infrastructure: A Looming Crisis? ment, economic sustainability and preservation of community
<br /> Much of the infrastructure being used today in rural commune- character. Learn how to use cooperative community planning to
<br /> ties was built by the WPA in the 1930's with a design life of fifty identify roadways with high potential for scenic byway designation
<br /> years.Today these water,wastewater, and storm sewer systems and techniques for bolstering recreation,tourism and economic
<br /> are failing or living on borrowed time. Come learn about a first- development.
<br /> of-its-kind study that quantifies the scope of this issue in rural Speakers: Mark Anderson,Scenic Byways Coordinator, MnDOT;
<br /> Minnesota, compares the needs with available resources and Marty Schultz,Senior Planner,Arrowhead Regional Development
<br /> ability to pay, recommends policy changes and draws conclu- Commission; Dawn Hegland,Byway Coordinator, Minnesota River
<br /> sions about the price of inaction. Valley Scenic Byway Alliance
<br /> Speaker:John Molinaro,Vice President-Program,West Central Initiative
<br /> The New Frontier: Growth In The Metro Area's Collar 3:15 - 4:30 pm
<br /> Communities Get On Board—Greater Minnesota Transit
<br /> Speakers in this session will represent communities on the • Transit systems in Greater Minnesota serve a variety of riders
<br /> boundaries of the seven-county metro area who are experienc- and fulfill a wide array of transportation needs. From service
<br /> ing growth and development pressure.The focus will be on within small cities, to providing transportation for rural resi-
<br /> lessons learned about provision of infrastructure(sewer and dents, Greater Minnesota transit systems have been seeing
<br /> roads), housing development and provision of public services increases in ridership statewide. Representatives from three
<br /> (schools, parks, etc). Panelists will also consider future chal- transit systems will talk about the successes they've had in
<br /> lenges as the pace of growth changes and financial constraints providing transportation options for the residents of Greater
<br /> increase, even as community expectations remain high. Minnesota.
<br /> Speakers: Marc Weigle,Community Development/Planning Director, Speakers: Dick Gulbranson,Transit Director for Rainbow Rider,
<br /> City of St Michael;John Rask,Community Development Director,City serving Douglas, Pope,Stevens and Traverse Counties in west cent
<br /> of Hugo Minnesota; Michael S.Frisch,Transportation Program Manager fc,
<br /> Tri-Valley Heartland Express,serving Marshall, Norman, Pennington,
<br /> Polk and Red Lake Counties in northwest Minnesota;Jacqueline
<br /> Forner,Transit Director for Chisago-Isanti County's Heartland Express
<br /> in east central Minnesota.
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