Florida’s new growth policies (June 2005) mean major new responsibilities and possibilities for local communities ….
All Florida communities are affected by growth, and by the new Florida laws on growth concerns. Top quality, low cost assistance is available now featuring leading state and national experts. And all you need to take part is a phone, CD player or computer!
Understanding the legal, technical and procedural requirements of the new Florida laws is a must for local governments and others involved in implementing and evaluating these statutes.
Get all this, plus find out about funding prospects, planning resources, innovative growth management strategies, emerging policy directives and other “hot off the presses” information to aide local communities in implementing current policies (Senate Bill 360 and others) in ways to best address your community needs.
Growth In Florida Teleseminar Series II
The initial “Growth In Florida” teleseminar series -- an 8 week program featuring over 45 experts, held June - August -- has received accolades from land use planners and attorneys, elected officials, state and regional agencies, developers, nonprofit groups, civic leaders and others.
By popular demand, Part II of the series will run from late September through mid-December, and now is the time to get in while space is available.
Participation is easy, convenient and affordable. To take part in the live sessions, you simply call in by phone. Ask your questions live by email or phone. CDs of each session will also be available, or register for a replay by phone or your computer.
Highlights of the program appear below, and stay tuned to the BlueRadish site for updates and other news about the events.
Missed out on Growth In Florida I? Or attended and want to hear again? Not to worry: CD recordings of all eight sessions are available, individually or as a set. For a look at the program:
http://www.blueradish.biz/catalog165577.html . Go there to order nowww, and to sign up for the upcoming series.
Program Highlights
Just some of the topics and faculty for these sessions …
Legal Forum: Ask the Attorneys
September 29, 2005, 10:00 – 11:30 AM
Want to know the legal meaning and implications of Florida’s growth laws? Well here’s your chance to ask some of Florida’s leading attorneys on growth related policies. Participate in this interactive session and find out what you need to know about the new growth management statutes.
Among the panelists for this outstanding program are three former Secretaries of the Florida Departments of Community Affairs and Transportation (along with their other vast credentials): Tom Pelham, AICP; Linda Shelley; and Jake Varn. Plus renowned land use attorneys Bob Apgar and Terrell Arline. Resource Panelist, Pat Blackshear.
Procedural & Technical Requirements
October 4, 2005, 10:00 – 11:30 AM
Urban service boundary areas, plan amendment prohibitions, new exemptions for small scale amendments, evaluation and appraisal requirements. These are but a few of the procedural and technical aspects of the new growth statutes that local governments need to know about, and to understand well.
Find out the latest from two former DCA senior planning administrators and current planning managers for a prominent planning & consulting firm: Charlie Gauthier and Maria Cahill. Plus others, including a highly experienced local planner and a local government attorney (Lonnie Groot).
Fiscal/Financial:
· Impact fees – Their use in Florida; benefits, results; latest case studies, models; newly required state study, past statutory proposals, implications. Featuring Dr. Jim Nicholas, University of Florida Law School; Randy Young, Young Henderson & Company (WA State); Greg Stewart, the Nabors Giblin & Nickerson Law Firm. October 11, 2005, 10:00 - 11:30 AM.
· Fiscal impact analyses -- Methodologies, models, resources, more. Featuring: Dr. Hank Fishkind, Fishkind & Associates; Bill Pable, AICP, Policy Planning Administrator, Florida Department of Community Affairs; others. November 8, 10:00 - 11:30 AM.
· Funding -- Creative approaches for funding local plans, community visions, priority projects; financial institution lending practices in regards to development proposals and concurrency; future funding prospects. Bob Nabors, Nabors, Giblin & Nickerson; Robert Sheets, CEO, Government Services Group; Dr. James Nicholas, UF Law School. December 8, 10:00 - 11:30 AM .
Capital Facilities Planning
· Transportation -- Concurrency requirements, achieving & maintaining Levels of Service, methods for assessing proportionate fair share mitigation, de minimus requirements, Transportation Concurrency Exception Areas, Transportation Regional Incentives Program, more. Featuring: Bob Romig, Director, Office of Policy Planning, Florida Department of Transportation; Diane Quigley, Senior Planner, Florida Department of Community Affairs; Howard Glassman, Executive Director, Florida Metropolitan Planning Organization Advisory Council; Ken Zeichner, Alachua County Planning Chief. November 2, 10:00 – 11:30 AM.
· Water Supply Planning -- Planning for potable water elements, ensuring adequate supplies, alternative water supplies, conservation measures, Water Protection & Sustainability Program, regional water supply plans, 10 year water supply work plans and water supply concurrency.
Featuring: Janet Llewellyn, Deputy Director, Water Resource Management, Florida Department of Environmental Protection; Harold A. (Hal) Wilkening III, P.E., Director, Department of Resource Management, St. Johns River Water Management District; Barbara A. Vergara, P.G., Director, Division of Water Supply Management, SJRWMD; Mark Woerner, Chief of Metropolitan Planning,
Miami-Dade
County . October 27, 10:00 – 11:30 AM.
Schools Planning -- Preparation of public schools facility elements, school concurrency, intergovernmental coordination, High Growth District Capital Outlay Assistance Program, School District Work Plans.
-- Preparation of public schools facility elements, school concurrency, intergovernmental coordination, High Growth District Capital Outlay Assistance Program, School District Work Plans.
Featuring James Stansbury, Regional Planning Administrator, Florida Department of Community Affairs; Chris Garrison, Palm Beach County Schools Planning Director; Harry Fix, Lake County School Board; Maria Cahill, Planning Director, Morris Depew. November 15, 10:00 - 11:30 AM .
Community Visioning – Models of success, implementation challenges and solutions, use in relation to new requirements for urban growth boundaries, more.
Featuring: James Stansbury, President, Stansbury Resolutions & Design, Inc.; Otis White, President, Civic Strategies, Inc. (Atlanta); Rick Pettis, Jackson County Planning Director; Dan Delisi, Planning Director, Bonita Bay Properties. October 19, 10:00 - 11:30 AM.
Developers Forum – Hear from developers on their ideas and visions for addressing growth concerns; plus their needs, frustrations, solutions.
Featuring Nancy Linnan, Carlton Fields; Ron Weaver, Stearns, Weaver Miller et al; Dan Delisi, Bonita Bay Properties.. November 29, 10:00 - 11:30 AM.
