APA Florida’s 7th Annual PUBLIC POLICY WORKSHOP February 4, 2009
Ramada Conference Center Tallahassee, Florida
Preliminary Agenda
(The workshop will be submitted for 7.5 AICP CM credits)
Hosted by Capital Area Section and APA Florida
7:30 AM 8:00 AM
Coffee and Registration Welcome Kim Glas-Castro, AICP, APA Florida President Merle Bishop, FAICP, APA Florida President Elect & Legislative Policy Committee Chair The Honorable John Marks, Mayor, Tallahassee (invited) Positioning for an Economic Rebound Debrah Forester, AICP, Charlotte County Economic Development, Moderator Amy Baker, Coordinator, Office of Economic and Demographic Research Archie Bouie II, Vice President, Hancock Bank Rochelle Lawandales, AICP, Lawandales Planning Affiliates Edward Murray, President, TALCOR Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc. Break Implementation of Climate Change Strategies in Florida Charles Pattison, FAICP, Executive Director, 1000 Friends of Florida, Moderator Secretary Tom Pelham, AICP, Department of Community Affairs Kathy Baughman McLeod, Deputy Chief of Staff. Office of Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink Steve Adams, Deputy Executive Director/Director of Policy, Florida Energy and Climate Commission (invited) Cynthia Barber, Director, City of Tallahassee Energy and Environmental Policy Office Lunch provided
APA Florida Annual Sponsors
Akerman Senterfitt IBI Group Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc./Urban Resource Group PBS&J WilsonMiller
8:30 AM
Workshop Sponsors
Carlton Fields Florida Regional Councils Association Langan Engineering and Environmental Services Marina Pennington Renaissance Planning Group Ruden, McClosky, Smith, Schuster & Russell, P.A. Wendy Grey Land Use Planning
10:00 AM 10:15 AM
12:00 PM
12:20 PM
With Special Thanks
Tallahassee- Leon County Planning Department
2:30 PM 3:00 PM 3:15 PM
4:15 PM
5:00 PM
APA National Infrastructure Field Hearing APA President Robert Hunter will present APA’s national initiative to evaluate current conditions and challenges affecting the nation's vital infrastructure, develop a new vision for the nation's infrastructure, and identify specific recommendations for changes in public policy, funding, and planning practice needed to meet the infrastructure needs of the 21st century. He will lead the audience and a panel of national, state and local experts in a conversation about infrastructure needs. Nancy Leikauf, Florida Ports Council Geof Mansfield, Director of Regulatory Compliance and Enforcement, Florida Department of Environmental Protection Ron Garrison, Executive Director, STARMETRO Kevin Thibault, Assistant Secretary of Engineering and Operations, Florida Department of Transportation Emerging Growth Management Recommendations Nancy Linnan, Shareholder, Carlton Fields Break Agency Legislative Initiatives and Perspectives Merle Bishop, FAICP, Kimley-Horn and Associates, Moderator Howard Glassman, Executive Director, Florida MPOAC Cameron Cooper, Legislative Affairs Director, Department of Environmental Protection Brian Teeple, AICP, Executive Director, Northeast Regional Council Debbie Hunt, Assistant Secretary of Intermodal Systems Development, Florida Department of Transportation Growth Management Policy – 2009 and Beyond… Lester Abberger, APA Florida Legislative Representative, Moderator Rebecca O’Hara, Legislative Director, Florida League of Cities Charles Pattison, FAICP, Executive Director, 1000 Friends of Florida Janet Bowman, Director of Legislative Policy and Strategies, The Nature Conservancy Doug Buck, Governmental Affairs Director, Florida Home Builders Association Eric Poole, Assistant Legislative Director, Florida Association of Counties Wade Hopping, Hopping Green & Sams Adjourn
Note:
This event is held during an interim Committee week of the 2009 Florida Legislature. Last minute changes to the agenda and speakers due to the legislative calendar are beyond our control. We appreciate your understanding and patience.