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Systemwide Watershed
<br />Management
<br />Monday, 1:00 p.m.-2:15 p.m.
<br />Examine the successes and failures of a
<br />southern multistate effort to move toward
<br />basinwide management of large interstate
<br />watersheds. Participants will describe the
<br />process and recommend ways to avoid the
<br />myriad problems that arise from such an
<br />effort. CPDP: 1.5
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<br />AICP Workshop
<br />GIS: What Every Planning
<br />Director Should Know
<br />Monday, 2:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
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<br />See page 15 for description. Sponsor
<br />ESRI. CPDP: 3
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<br />Israel Stollman Ethics
<br />Symposium III
<br />Monday, 2:30 p.m.-3:45 p.m.
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<br />CPDP: 1.5
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<br />Community Services and Open
<br />Space Protection
<br />Monday, 2:30 p.m.-3:45 p.m.
<br />A recent study analyzed the costs of
<br />community services and future build-out,
<br />concluding that residential development
<br />does not pay for itself, while nonresidential
<br />development and open space protection
<br />yield a positive impact. Examine the
<br />results, and discuss how they affect land-
<br />use decision making. CPDP: 1.5
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<br />Economy, Ecology, and
<br />Community
<br />Monday, 2:30 p.m.-3:45 p.m.
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<br />Consider problems and solutions
<br />associated with the creation of the
<br />Conservation and Sustainable
<br />Development Plan for South Walton
<br />County. The integrated relationship of
<br />community planning, urban design, and
<br />economic development strategies will be
<br />the focus. Sponsor: Local Host
<br />Committee. CPDP: i.5
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<br />TIF and Single-Purpose
<br />Development
<br />Monday, 2:30 p.m.-3:45 p.m.
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<br />Florida law pairs tax increment financing
<br />(TIF) with defined redevelopment
<br />activities in "community redevelopment
<br />areas." Recently, cities have sought to use
<br />these tools to fund single-purpose projects
<br />such as highway interchanges and
<br />infrastructure around shopping malls.
<br />Measure these "deviations" in consistency
<br />against the spirit of the law and other
<br />issues. Sponsor: Local Host Committee.
<br />CPDP: 1.5
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<br />Collaborative Community
<br />Information Systems
<br />Monday, 2:30 p.m.-3:45 p.m.
<br />Learn how planning agencies are combining
<br />telecommunications, geographic infor-
<br />mation systems, and planning data to amass
<br />vast amounts of planning information to
<br />improve their communities' planning
<br />process. Sponsor: Information Technology
<br />Division. CPDP: 1.5
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<br />Infill Housing
<br />Monday, 2:30 p.m.-3:45 p.m.
<br />Presenters discuss how communities have
<br />identified vacant inner-city parcels and
<br />used them to develop affordable housing.
<br />Examine the pros and cons of infill
<br />housing and the costs of development.
<br />Sponsor: Housing and Human Services
<br />Division. CPDP: 1.5
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<br />Open Space Planning
<br />Monday, 2:30 p.m.-3:45 p.m.
<br />The New York State Open Space Plan and
<br />the Ms,land and Florida Greenways Plan
<br />are ambitious state greenways plans. This
<br />session will address whether open space
<br />and other grassroots-based infrastructure
<br />planning work effectively as alternatives
<br />to traditional comprehensive planning.
<br />CPDP: 1.5
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<br />Diverse Populations in
<br />Transportation Planning
<br />Monday, 2:30 p.m.-3:45 p.m.
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<br />Review travel behaviors of African
<br />Americans, Hispanic Americans, and
<br />women, and examine innovative programs
<br />used at regional agencies. Includes public
<br />involvement mechanisms, demand
<br />responsive systems, car ownership
<br />programs, and recommendations.
<br />Sponsor: Planning and the Black
<br />Community Division. CPDP: 1.5
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<br />Reinventing Zoning
<br />Monday, 2:30 p.m.-3:45 p.m.
<br />As zoning becomes more complex and
<br />expands to non-land Use matters, examine
<br />how a computerized zoning ordinance can
<br />organize the large, confusing mass.
<br />Explore the legal implications as well as
<br />the appropriate format for the ordinance.
<br />CPDP: 1.5
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<br />Downtown Entertainment
<br />Districts
<br />Monday, 2:30 p.m.-3:45 p.m.
<br />
<br />Learn how cities are enhancing economic
<br />vitality through the creation and
<br />encouragement of downtown
<br />entertainment districts. Identify factors
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<br />that influence success in attracting
<br />investment and the pitfalls encountered.
<br />Sponsor: Economic Development
<br />Division. CPDP: i.5
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<br />Historic New Towns
<br />Monday, 2:30 p.m.-3:45 p.m.
<br />This session will focus on town planner
<br />John Nolen's historic new town and
<br />planned communities in the South.
<br />Understand their design features and
<br />contemporary relevance, inclnding
<br />whether they continue to function as
<br />livable communities. Sponsor: Society for
<br />American City and Regional Planning
<br />History. CPDP: 1.5
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<br /> Cost-Effective Environmental
<br /> Planning
<br /> Monday, 2:30 p.m.-3:45 p.m.
<br /> What are the basic principles of cost
<br /> effectiveness and incremental cost
<br /> analysis for environmental planning?
<br /> Learn to identify these principles and
<br /> strengths and weaknesses using a
<br /> computer program to conduct cost
<br /> analyses. CPDP: 1.5
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<br />Planning Commissioners Workshop
<br />Multimedia Presentations and
<br />
<br />Monday, 4:00 p.m.-5:15 p.m.
<br />See how GIS, computer systems, and
<br />video technology can be blended to
<br />
<br />present complex planning issues to
<br />commissioners, elected officials, and the
<br />public. Both a multimedia user (a planner)
<br />and a decision maker (a commissioner)
<br />will share their points of view on this use
<br />of technology.
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<br />Approaching Habitat II
<br />Monday, 4:00 p.m.-5:i5 p.m.
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<br />Instead of calling for large-scale
<br />government intervention, Habitat II in
<br />lstanbul will be concerned with helping
<br />those living in human settlements to
<br />improve conditions through their own
<br />efforts. It will also emphasize initiatives
<br />that show the complexity of today's urban
<br />problems. CPDP: 1.5
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<br /> From Land Scam to Boom Town
<br /> Monday, 4:00 p.m.-5:15 p.m.
<br /> The Sun Belt has been known for its
<br /> brazen land seams. Many of these high-
<br /> growth communities are beginning to fill
<br /> in their endless miles of antiquated plats.
<br /> Learn about the planning problems this
<br /> growth has created and how some
<br /> communities are responding to their
<br /> newfound prosperity. CPDP: i.5
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<br /> Future of Affirmative Action
<br /> Monday, 4:00 p.m.-5:15 p.m.
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<br /> The session will summarize the landmark
<br /> case Adarand Constructors v. Pens. Learn
<br /> how to apply the principles to affirmative
<br /> action plans and MBE and WBE set-
<br /> asides. Sponsor: American Society of
<br /> Consulting Planners. CPDP: 1.5
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<br /> Challenges of Wireless
<br /> Communication
<br /> Monday, 4:00 p.m.-5:15 p.m.
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<br /> The telecommunications industry is
<br /> undergoing dramatic changes as the FCC
<br /> auctions more of the radio spectrum to
<br /> private communications. Understand how
<br /> these new technologies present new
<br /> challenges to local governments, and see
<br /> examples of regnlatory approaches used in
<br /> various locations. Sponsor: National
<br /> Association of County Planners. CPDP: 1.5
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<br /> Gay Tourists and Resort Towns
<br /> Monday, 4:00 p.m.-5:15 p.m.
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<br /> Explore planning, zoning, and economic
<br /> development issues that arise in
<br /> communities experiencing increased gay
<br /> and lesbian tourism. Issues include
<br /> appropriate zoning of gay-oriented
<br /> businesses, the use of niche marketing,
<br /> and the rise of all-gay retirement
<br /> communities. CPDP: !.5
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<br />Welcome to the Planning
<br />Commission
<br />Sunday, 8:45 a.m.-I i:30 a.m.
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<br />See page 14 for more details.
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<br />Decision-Making Processes
<br />Sunday, 2:30 p.m.-5:15 p.m.
<br />See page 16 for more details.
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<br /> Planning Pursuit
<br />Sunday, 2:30 p.m.-3~45 p.m.
<br /> See page 16 for more details.
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<br /> Now Tell Me What to Do
<br /> Sunday, 4:00 p.m.-5:15 p.m.
<br /> See page 17 for more details.
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<br /> Planning Commissioners
<br /> Breakfast
<br /> Monday, 7:15 a.m.-8:45 a.m.
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<br /> ~oin your fellow planning officials for
<br /> socializing and discussion. Invite your
<br /> planning staff to join you and hear
<br /> what's on officials' minds. Hear what
<br /> new initiatives APA has in store. A hot
<br /> breakfast buffet will be served. No
<br /> refunds or exchanges after March 29.
<br /> Price: $20
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<br /> Planning Commissioner
<br /> Round Tables
<br /> Monday, 8:45 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
<br />
<br /> See page 17 for more details.
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<br /> NIMBYs and Commissioners
<br /> Monday, 10:15 a.m.-I 1:30 a.m.
<br />
<br /> See page 18 for more details.
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<br /> Making Sound Decisions
<br /> Monday, 1:00 p.m.-3:45 p.m.
<br /> See page 19 for more details.
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<br />New Uses for Downtowns
<br />Monday, 4:00 p.m.-5:15 p.m.
<br />Communities are looking for new
<br />strategies to revitalize downtowns,
<br />employing creative and nontraditional
<br />techniques. Learn to solve common
<br />problems for downtown revitalization,
<br />and share ideas for local, grassroots
<br />economic development. Sponsor: Small
<br />Town and Rural Planning Division.
<br />CPDP: 1.5
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<br />Making Impact Fees Work
<br />Monday, 1:00 p.m.-2:15 p.m.
<br />See page 19 for more details.
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<br />Multimedia Presentations
<br />and GIS
<br />Monday, 4:00 p.m.-5:15 p.m.
<br />See page 20 for more details.
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<br />Parliamentary Procedure
<br />for Commissions
<br />Tuesday, 8:45 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
<br /> See page 22 for more details.
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<br /> Our Town Commission
<br /> Meeting
<br /> Tuesday, 10:15 a.m.-I 1:30 a.m.
<br /> See page 23 for more details.
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<br /> Practical Guide to Sign
<br /> Control
<br /> Tuesday, 2:30 p.m.-3:45 p.m.
<br /> See page 23 for more details.
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<br /> Regulating Conflicts of
<br /> Interest and Ethics
<br /> Tuesday, 4:00 p.m.-5:15 p.m.
<br /> See page 24 for more details.
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<br /> Visioning for Planning
<br /> Commissioners
<br /> Wednesday, 8:45 a.m.-I 1:30 a.m.
<br /> See page 25 for more details.
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<br /> Bringing the Plan to Life
<br /> Wednesday, ! :{343 p.m.-2: ! 5 p.m.
<br /> See page 27 for more details.
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<br /> Planning Commissioner Clinic
<br /> Wednesday, 2:30 p.m.-3:45 p.m.
<br /> See page 28 for more details.
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<br />Regional Information Economic
<br />Development
<br />Monday, 4:00 p.m.-5:i5 p.m.
<br />Regional economic development must
<br />have regionwide information resources to
<br />be effective. Explore the policy and
<br />technical issues that arise in establishing a
<br />regional online network, and hear how
<br />such networks contribute to economic
<br />development. CPDP: 1.5
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