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FAPA CONFERENCE NEWS & INFORMATION
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Special Conference Issue #2
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FAPA CONFERENCE PRE-SESSIONS FOR PLANNERS
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MORE DETAIL NOW AVAILABLE ON FOUR MOBILE WORKSHOPS
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FAPA CONFERENCE PRE-SESSION FOR PLANNING COMMISSIONERS
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HOTEL RESERVATION DEADLINE 8/1
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POSTER SESSIONS REMINDER
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EARLY REGISTRATION DEADLINE 8/3
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2003
Make plans to attend the FAPA Conference a day early and register for one of two outstanding pre-conference sessions: Project Management and Pre-Disaster Planning. Sign-up now along with your conference registration at www.floridaplanning.org/conference/index.asp.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
This session provides an overview of the project management approach, terminology and methodology. An overview will be provided of the five project management processes identified by the Project Management Institute (PMI): Initiating; Planning; Executing; Controlling; and Closing. Attendees will learn how to sharpen their project management skills and to apply them is a wide variety of areas. Great for new project managers as well as planners looking to sharpen their skills. Facilitated by Terry Clark, AICP, Author of “Project Management for Planners,” APA Publications.
Cost: $36 (Lunch on Your Own)
PRE-DISASTER PLANNING: MONEY, GIS AND THE ROLE OF THE PLANNER
1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
The U.S. Congress through the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 has mandated that ALL local governments prepare “all” hazards mitigation plans and must have them be approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in order to be eligible for ANY funds to rebuild their community following a disaster. Come hear from the experts from FEMA and the Florida Department of Community Affairs to learn why it is essential that you, the local planner need to be engaged in pre-disaster planning. Also, find out about a new GIS tool that will enable you to model the disaster ramifications of various land use scenarios. This tool will help you during your upcoming EAR process as well as updating your comprehensive plan. Speakers include: Steven Randolph, FEMA; Maria Cahill, DCA; Hank Erikson, DCA; Charles Gauthier, DCA; Link Walther, Continental Shelf Assoc., Inc.
Cost: $15
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2003
8:30-10:30 AM
New this year, come view a wide range of Planning projects in a new format. Poster sessions offer one-on-one discussion opportunities and a chance to see several project examples in one venue. This year’s participants include traffic calming, transportation and environmental projects.
FLORIDA’S COORDINATION OF SERVICES FOR THE TRANSPORTATION DISADVANTAGED - A summary of Florida’s Transportation Disadvantaged program, a review of some of the changes over the past 10 years, and a look at future challenges. (Laurel Land, Center for Urban Transportation Research, Tampa).
THE FLORIDA NATURAL AREAS INVENTORY - Using statewide natural resource GIS data layers to inform the Florida Forever environmental land acquisition program. (Jonathan Oetting, Florida Natural Areas Inventory, Tallahassee).
INCORPORATING DESIGN INTO FLORIDA TRANSPORTATION PLANNING - Context Sensitive Design and the FDOT Project Development Process. (Tim Palermo, Glatting Jackson Kercher Anglin Lopez Rinehart, Inc., Orlando).
ASSESSING FLORIDA’S PARKS AND RECREATION NEEDS - Help the Public in developing a Long Range Vision for outstanding parks, open space systems and pathways, and using the parks system to create a strong sense of community. (David Barth, Glatting, Jackson, Kercher, Anglin, Lopez, Rinehart, Inc., West Palm Beach).
THE DIXIE HIGHWAY / OLIVE AVENUE MASTER PLANNING PROJECT - “Localizing” Florida state highways to transform the West Palm Beach city center into a livable and vibrant place. (Fred Schwartz, Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., West Palm Beach).
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A complete listing of the FAPA Conference Mobile Workshops with dates and times will be posted to the FAPA Conference web page within the next few days.
OLD NORTHWOOD: Experience the Flavors of Northwood - Redevelopment for “Real” People…
Monday, September 5th, 2:15-3:30 pm
Tour a historic bed & breakfast and enjoy a libation pool-side; next, check out Palm Beach County’s first Model Block – the award winning Miracle on 34th Street; and last but certainly not least, stop at the neighborhood’s trendy shabby chic downtown and have a drink “down at the Sunset Grille”.
EVERGLADES RESTORATION
Wednesday, September 3rd, 1:30 pm
Friday, September 5th, 2:15 pm
Saturday, September 6th, 2:15 pm
($25 extra fee; $10.00 for Children under 12)
Experience South Florida as it used to be, while enjoying the natural environment of Florida’s “River of Grass,” on a one-hour air boat ride through the marsh system of the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge. Tour Guide Lyle Thomas, owner and operator of Loxahatchee Everglades Tours, will explain and show you what makes this one of the most unique ecosystems in the world. This mobile workshop also includes a tour of The Wakodahatchee Wetlands, a man-made wetlands ecosystem that is used to filter highly treated water from the Palm Beach County Utilities Department Southern Region Water Reclamation Facility. Mike Rawls, ASLA, Land Construction Coordinator, PBC Water Utilities Department will discuss the design, construction, and operation of the facility and the wide variety of wildlife, including over 151 species of birds, that now utilize these wetlands.
LOXAHATCHEE RIVER – BY CANOE
Saturday, September 6th, 7:30 am
($30 extra fee; children under 12 Free in canoe with 2 adults)
Experience the Loxahatchee River, Florida’s first Wild and Scenic River, and one of only two rivers so designated in Florida. Find out more about the diverse flora and fauna, including numerous endangered species that make up this unique ecosystem from Dick Roberts, Park Biologist for over 20 years at Jonathan Dickenson State Park. Enjoy a 21/2 - 3 hour morning canoe ride through the winding upper section of the river where the Cypress Canopy is the most beautiful to the restored Master Dam area.
ABACOA
Friday, September 5th, 10:30-11:45am
This mobile workshop is a continuation of the Abacoa Roundtable Discussion during the morning session and provides an opportunity to see firsthand one of the Treasure Coast's best examples of New Urbanism. Tour the residential neighborhoods, work place locations, common use and green space areas, and main street of this 2000 acre new community, including the Jupiter Campus of Florida Atlantic University and the Roger Dean Stadium, and see the results of Jupiter's mixed use zoning efforts. Discuss what has worked and what hasn't with tour leaders Rick Greene, Vice President, DiVosta and Company; Ed Maietta, FAU, Abacoa Project/Partnership for Community; Nader Salour, President, The Abacoa Company; and Stephanie A. Thoburn, AICP, Principal Planner, Town of Jupiter.
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