Legislative Committee

Preliminary Agenda

A Special Thanks to Our Sponsors

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Apalachee Section of the Florida Planning & Zoning Association

Florida Institute of Government

Florida League of Cities

Florida Regional Councils Association

Florida State University, Department of Urban and Regional Planning

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Thomas G. Pelham, AICP

Urban Land Institute

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Wednesday, February 19, 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Holiday Inn Select, Capital Room

8:30 AM

Continental Breakfast

9:00 AM

Welcome & Introduction 

·         Joe Bell, FAPA President

·         Valerie Hubbard, FAPA President Elect & Legislative Policy Committee Chair 

·         Lester Abberger, FAPA Legislative Representative

9:30 AM

Department of State and Community Partnerships

·         Colleen Castille, Secretary, Florida Department of Community Affairs

10:00 AM

The Honorable Steven Geller, Chair, Senate Committee on Comprehensive Planning, Local and Military Affairs

10:30 AM

Fiscal Impact Analysis Model

·         Hank Fishkind, Ph.D. , Fishkind & Associates

·         Other Speakers TBA

NOON

Working Lunch:  Viewpoints & Forecasts from the Florida House of Representatives

·         Lester Abberger, Moderator

·         The Honorable Ken Sorensen, Florida House of Representatives, District 120 (invited)

·         The Honorable Dudley Goodlette, Florida House of Representatives, District 76 (invited)

·         The Honorable Ed Jennings, Jr., Florida House of Representatives, District 23 (invited)

·         The Honorable John Carassas, Florida House of Representatives, District 54 (invited)

·         The Honorable Anne  Gannon, Florida House of Representatives, District 86 (invited)

·         The Honorable Joe Spratt, Florida House of Representatives, District 77 (invited)

1:30 PM

Coastal Redevelopment and Military Base Encroachment:  Implications for Growth Management

·         Speakers TBA

3:00 PM

The Honorable Lee Constantine, Chair, Senate Committee on Education (invited)

3:30 PM

Growth Management:  Challenges and Opportunities

·         Tom Pelham, Moderator (invited)

·         Charles Pattison, Executive Director, 1000 Friends of Florida

·         Rebecca O’Hara, Assistant General Counsel, Florida League of Cities

·         Carol Bracy, Legislative Director and Jon Steverson, Governmental Liaison, Florida Association of Counties

·         Bill Hunter, President, Association of Florida Community Developers

·         Doug Buck, Director of Governmental Affairs, Florida Home Builders Association

·         Brian Teeple, Past-President, Florida Regional Councils Association

·         Charles Lee, Senior Vice President, Audubon of Florida

·         Phil Leary, Director, Government and Community Affairs, Florida Farm Bureau Federation

6:00 to 8:00 PM

Reception at Sittig Hall, Kleman Plaza

Thursday, February 20, 8:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Holiday Inn Select, Capital Room

8:30 AM

Continental Breakfast

9:00 AM

Urban Land Institute Presentation on Growth Management in Florida and Around the Country

·         R. Randolph Lyon, III, Chair, ULI Orlando, Moderator

·         James Durrett, III, Executive Director, ULI Atlanta

·         Other Speakers TBA

11:30 AM

National APA Transportation Agenda

·         Jason Jordon, Government Affairs Coordinator, American Planning Association

1:00 PM

Adjourn