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A BI-WEEKLY
BULLETIN FROM FAPA
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April 21, 2004
Watch FAPA's Website
for news and
announcements regarding
FAPA's 2004 Annual
Conference
in Gainesville, October 13-16, 2004
Coming Soon:
Sponsor/Exhibitor
Brochure
2004 Project
Awards Program Announcement
Preliminary
Program Overview
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STATE
AND FEDERAL HIGHLIGHTS
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DCA GROWTH MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP REGISTRATION NOW OPEN
The deadline for registering for the Florida Department of
Community Affairs' Growth Management Workshop, scheduled for May 18-19, 2004, has been extended to May 7. If you did not receive a hard copy of the
workshop brochure, a download is available at http://www.dca.state.fl.us/fdcp/DCP/gmw/2004/broc.pdf.
This year's keynote speaker is Bob Gibbs. The workshop is sponsored
by FAPA and the Florida Regional Councils Association.
REDESIGNED DEP WEBSITE UNVEILED
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)
recently redesigned and re-launched its Web site to increase public
access to on-line environmental news, science and regulations. Through
enhanced navigation, the customer-friendly design emphasizes quick and
easy information access for educators, citizens, businesses and
governments. It provides a one-stop shop for details on Florida's state
parks, public lands and more than 4,000 miles of greenways and trails.
The site also provides citizens, businesses and governments with
information on environmental permitting, public notices, compliance
assistance and community grants. To view the new site, visit http://www.floridadep.org.
NEW FLORIDA FOREVER ACQUISITIONS IN THE PANHANDLE
On April 13, 2004, the Governor Cabinet voted to conserve 2,716 acres in
the Florida panhandle. Purchased through Florida Forever, the three
acquisitions protect the waters of the Apalachicola River, black bear
habitat and rare evergreens found only along the river's bluffs. Located
in Gadsden and Liberty counties, two parcels totaling 1,100 acres were purchased
through a partnership with The Nature Conservancy. Each acquisition
protects a mile and a half of shoreline along the Apalachicola River,
preserving some of the last remaining land supporting the rare Florida
yew and torreya trees. In a separate decision, the Governor and Cabinet
voted to acquire 1,600 acres as an addition to the 171,498-acre St. Joe
Timberland Florida Forever project. The acquisition includes more than
two miles of waterfront property along Crooked Creek and Short Creek,
which empties into the Apalachicola River. Surrounded by pristine
wilderness, the purchase protects critical habitat for the Florida black
bear. Purchased for less than appraised value, the properties will be
managed as additions to Torreya State Park. For more information,
visit http://www.floridadep.org/lands/
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EPA LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE ON WATER PROGRAM
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency launched a new water
program web site providing one-stop access to a range of key information
about its water program strategic plan and supporting materials,
including the new EPA Strategic Plan; the draft National water program
guidance document; the Water Implementation Plans; and Regional Plans
from each EPA region. For more information, click on the following URL: http://www.epa.gov/water/waterplan/.
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REPORTS, PUBLICATIONS AND BRIEFINGS
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STATE RESPONSES TO 2004 BUDGET CRISES: A LOOK AT TEN STATES
In this report the Urban Institute, a nonpartisan economic and
social policy research organization, examines how ten states (Alabama,
California, Colorado, Florida, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New
York, Texas, and Washington) from around the nation have responded to
their budget crises in fiscal year 2004. While states vary in the depth
of the budget pressures they faced, all were required to make difficult
choices among spending reductions, tax increases, or other revenue
measures. In general and with few exceptions, the Urban Institute found
states to be unwilling to engage in significant increases in personal or
corporate income taxes or sales taxes. However, other revenue measures,
e.g., cigarette and alcohol taxes, were adopted more broadly. States did
continue the pattern of recent years of drawing on reserves or rainy day
funds, transferring monies from dedicated trust funds and shifting
spending or taxes across time periods to address current
shortfalls. Click here
to view or download the report in a PDF format or go to http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?ID=410946.
RECENT ANALYSES FROM THE
BROOKINGS INSTITUTION
Siting Affordable Housing:
Location and Neighborhood Trends of Low Income Housing Tax Credit
Developments in the 1990s
By Lance Freeman, April 2004
http://www.brookings.edu/urban/publications/20040405_Freeman.htm
Investing in a Better Future: A Review of the Fiscal and
Competitive Advantages of Smarter Growth Development Patterns
By Mark Muro and Robert Puentes, March 2004
http://www.brookings.edu/urban/publications/200403_smartgrowth.htm
American Metropolis: Divided We Sprawl
Speech by Bruce Katz for Land Use Coalition at Yale, March 30, 2004
http://www.brookings.edu/urban/speeches/20040330_yale.htm
Improving Transportation Decision Making in Low Income and
Minority Communities
Congressional Black Caucus, Hearing on Reauthorization of the
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century, by Robert Puentes, March
11, 2004
http://www.brookings.edu/urban/speeches/20040311_puentes.htm
REUSING LAND AND RESTORING HOPE
Reusing Land and Restoring Hope: A
Report to Stakeholders from the U.S. EPA Brownfields
Program is a report chronicling the milestones and accomplishments of the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Brownfields Program, which
began in 1995 as an ambitious initiative to change the way people think
about contaminated properties. It is available online as a PDF document
at the following link: http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/news/stake_report.htm.
WATER AND SMART GROWTH: THE
IMPACTS OF SPRAWL ON ACQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS
>From the Translation Paper: This
paper was commissioned by the Funders' Network for Smart Growth and
Livable Communities. The collaborating author on this paper was Dana
Beach with the South
Carolina Coastal
Conservation League. This is the fourteenth in a series of
translation papers published by the Funders' Network to translate the
impact of sprawl and urban disinvestment upon issues of importance to our
communities and environment and to suggest opportunities for progress
that would be created by smarter growth policies and practices. Other
issues addressed in the series of translation papers include community
development, arts, health, biodiversity, children and families,
education, aging, transportation, agriculture, civic engagement, parks
and open space, workforce development, and social equity.
Click here
for a copy of this paper in a PDF format or go to http://www.fundersnetwork.org/info-url_nocat2778/info-url_nocat.htm
and click on translation papers (under Publications) for a list and
description of the other 13 papers.
SMART POLITICS BY PARRIS
GLENDENING
Read Parris Glendening's account of how he used
incentive-based policies in combination with the powers of his office as Maryland's
Governor to move his smart growth agenda forward. Go to http://www.eli.org/pdf/21-1smartpolitics.pdf.
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NEWS CLIPS
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Tom
Lee: Next Senate president
Incoming leader candid, controversial, respected
By Diane Hirth, Tallahassee Democrat, April 19, 2004
Workshop
hashes out bike plans
By Cindy Swirko, Gainesville Sun, April 2, 2004
Pipelines
get state go-ahead
With no environmental input, Gov.
Bush and the Cabinet OK plans to build two pipelines to deliver natural
gas from the Bahamas to Florida.
By Mary Ellen Klas, The Miami Herald, April 14, 2004
Bullet
train too expensive, state financial chief says
Tom Gallagher, Florida's chief financial officer and head of a group
seeking to repeal the constitutional amendment requiring a bullet train,
says the state can't afford the project.
By Brent Kallestad, Associated Press, Miami Herald, April 8, 2004
Urban Schools and Suburban Sprawl
An editorial by Howell S. Baum, Ascribe--a public interest
newswire, April 7, 2004
New
Route to Transportation Design
Michigan prepares to harmonize highway, transit plans with
community character
By Kelly Thayer, Great Lakes Bulletin News Service, April 7, 2004 (posted to the Michigan Land Use Institute's website)
Dissecting
sprawl in search of useful lessons
By Charles Lawton, Maine Today.com, April 11, 2004
Wal-Mart's
Mega-Growth Continues, But Is its Image Getting a Bit Tarnished?
Wharton Business School, University Of Pennsylvania, April 9, 2004
Why
Smart Growth Needs New Urbanism and Vice-Versa
By Joel S. Hirschhorn, Editorial, Planetizen
The
Transportation Bill Could Slim Us Down
Investing beyond highways makes America healthier
By David Goldberg, Elm Street Writers Group, March 28, 2004, (posted to the Michigan Land Use Institute's website)
'Clever'
car to solve congestion
A three-wheeled car that measures just one meter across and carries
two people could be the answer to our growing traffic crisis, its
developers say.
BBC News, April 8, 2004
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FAPA/APA/AICP NEWS & INFORMATION
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FAPA 2004 CONFERENCE SPONSORS/EXHIBITORS BROCHURE SOON TO BE
RELEASED
The Sponsors and Exhibitors Brochure for FAPA's 2004 Annual Conference in
Gainesville, October 13-16, 2004, is undergoing final revisions and will
soon be released. Conference SPONSORS share FAPA's mission of
advocating excellence in planning. Through the patronage of its
sponsors, FAPA is able to provide professional development opportunities
throughout the year to planners statewide. Conference EXHIBITORS
have the opportunity to market innovative products, educate participants
about interests and services, and establish excellent contacts for the
future. Space is limited, so early reservations are required to
guarantee availability. Sponsors and Exhibitors gain maximum
exposure with conference attendees and are also able to take advantage of
a wide range of benefits specially designed to promote their company or
organization. The brochure will be posted to FAPA's website and
will be available by e-mail. If you are interested in sponsoring
the conference or securing exhibit space, contact the Chapter Office
today at fapa@floridaplanning.org
and to ensure that you are among the first to receive the brochure.
FAPA PROJECT AWARDS PROGRAM
The Chapter Office has received numerous phone calls regarding
FAPA's 2004 Project Awards Program. The announcement for this
year's program will run in the May issue of Florida Planning and will
soon be posted to the FAPA website. The application deadline will
be July 9, 2004. The fees will be the same as last year: $50
for FAPA members and $75 for non-members. Projects will again be
judged on innovation, transferability, quality, implementation, and
comprehensiveness. Watch FAPA's website for further details.
APA'S 25TH ANNIVERSARY
CELEBRATION
Almost one-third of APA's original 13,000 members still belong
25 years later. This link, www.planning.org/25anniversary/,
will take you to a list of 25-year members, arranged by chapter.
APA thanks all of its 25-year members for their loyalty, appreciates
their contributions to APA's progress and vitality over the years, and
hopes that they will continue to be active members for years to
come. As part of its 25th anniversary celebration, APA is inviting
25-year members to share memories and pictures of their experiences -- at
national conferences and chapter events, with other members, in
leadership positions, etc. -- since APA's inception, or in AIP or ASPO
before the 1978 merger. When stories and photos come in, APA will post
them on its website, each with a link from the contributor's name. As the
anniversary year progresses, APA will feature some of these reminiscences
on its home page and in future issues of "Interact." For
details on how to submit materials, go to www.planning.org/25anniversary/reminiscences.htm.
APA OFFERS AUDIO CONFERENCE TRAINING SERIES
Find out what more than 13,000 planning officials know--the
key to informed community decision making. This year, APA has added
the option of an all web format. It is a complete audio and visual
program. Since 1995, these audio conference programs have reached
thousands of officials, planners, researchers, students, and allied
groups. This convenient, easy-to-use program is delivered straight
to your desktop or confernece room. Two programs are left to be
aired of the original seven in the 2003-2004 program series. These
are Suburban Place Making (May 26, 2004); and Land Use, Planning, and
Envirnmental Law--a joint program (June 23, 2004). For more
information or to register for one or all of the remaining programs, go
to http://www.planning.org/audioconference/.
STUDY FOR THE AICP EXAM -- MANUALS ARE IN!!
AICP has updated the list of recommended readings to prepare
for the certification examination. All books on the list are available
from Planners Book Service. View the list at http://www.planning.org/certification/selectedread.html.
Information on certification and exams is posted to http://www.planning/org/aicp.
In addition, the Chapter Presidents' Council AICP Study Manuals are
in. Contact the Chapter Office at (850) 201-3272 or adminbk@floridaplanning.org
for ordering information.
SHOP 'TILL YOU DROP: VISIT
FAPA's INTERNET STORE
T-Shirts, Sweatshirts, Golf Shirts; Baby Apparel; Mouse Pads;
Coffee Mugs; and much more are now available. Support the Florida
APA and visit FAPA's on line store today at www.cafeshops.com/fapa.
Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express and check cards, as long as
they are connected with one of the major credit card companies listed
above, are accepted.
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OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
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AMERICAN FARMLAND TRUST SAYS HIGH-SPEED RAIL COULD CAUSE LAND USE "TRAIN WRECK"
In a March 23 press release, the American Farmland Trust
stated that a proposed high-speed rail system through California's
Central Valley could cause an agricultural, environmental and financial
"train wreck" if it promotes more urban sprawl. Edward
Thompson, Jr., state director for the 24-year old organization, called on
local and state officials to step up their efforts to manage the state's
growth by getting better control on development and by protecting the
"best farmland on the planet." Thompson cited a law
passed by the state legislature last session, AB 857, which he called a
"blueprint for smarter growth." It calls for better use
of vacant urban land, more efficient development of land on the edges of
cities, and better protection for farmland and other important open
spaces. "If laws like AB 857 are enforced, the high-speed rail
system could harness tremendous civic enthusiasm to build diverse,
efficient, livable communities in the midst of a living landscape of
sustainable agriculture and environmental splendor," Thompson
said. Click here
to read the full press release, or for more information on the American
Farmland Trust, go to http://www.farmland.org.
$50 MILLION AVAILABLE FOR FIRST
TIME HOMEBUYERS FROM FHFC
The Florida Housing Finance Corporation (FHFC) has asked us to help spread
the word that they are making $50 million in mortgages available
statewide through its First Time Homebuyer Program at a 30-year fixed
interest rate of 5.68 percent. The interest rate in targeted areas
such as HOPE VI communities, Urban Infill areas, USDA Rural Areas, and
Front Porch Florida communities is fixed at 4.99 percent. Consumers
in the market for purchasing their first home are encouraged to visit the
Corporation's website at www.floridahousing.org
or call toll free at (888) 447-2977 for program requirements, a list of
participating lenders and additional information. Note:
Eligible applicants could also qualify for one of FHFC's down payment
assistance programs.
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RFPs/RFQs,
GRANTS, AWARDS, ETC.
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The
American Planning Association's website includes links to requests for
proposals and requests for qualifications. You may access this
information at www.planning.org/rfp-rfq/.
FCT 4TH FLORIDA FOREVER APPLICATION CYCLE NOW OPEN
The Florida Communities Trust (FCT) opened
the fourth Florida Forever application cycle
on February 25, 2004. Approximately $66,000,000
(unless otherwise allocated by the
Legislature) will be available this funding cycle for
grants to local governments and nonprofit environmental
organizations to acquire land for conservation, open space
and outdoor recreational purposes. The deadline for submitting
applications to FCT is 5:00 pm (EDT), May 5, 2004. For a copy of the grant application form (FCT/FF-2) or more information
about the grant
program, please visit the
FCT website at www.dca.state.fl.us/ffct.
You may also contact FCT directly at 850-922-2207.
2004 CALL FOR ENTRIES: NATIONAL AWARD FOR SMART GROWTH
ACHIEVEMENT
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is pleased to announce that
applications are now being accepted for the third annual National Award
for Smart Growth Achievement. This competition is open to local or
state governments and other public sector entities that have successfully
created smart growth. Smart growth is development that serves the
economy, the community and the environment. Smart growth
development approaches have clear environmental benefits including
improved air and water quality, greater preservation of critical habitat
and open space, and more clean up and re-use of brownfield
sites. Applications will be accepted in five categories:
1) Built Projects
2) Policies and Regulations
3) Community Outreach and Education
4) Small Communities
5) Overall Excellence in Smart
Growth.
Interested parties from urban, suburban, and rural areas are encouraged
to submit applications for smart growth activities undertaken within the
last five years. Successful applicants will incorporate smart
growth principles to create places that respect community culture and the
environment, foster economic development and promote a better quality of
life for this and future generations. Applications are due on June 1, 2004. Up to five winners will be recognized at a ceremony in Washington, DC
in November 2004. For more details about the National Award for
Smart Growth Achievement, including an application packet, visit: http://www.epa.gov/smartgrowth/awards.htm.
COMMUNITIES ELIGIBLE FOR
GREENWAYS PLANNING GRANTS
The Kodak American Greenways Awards Program, a partnership
project of the Eastman Kodak Company, The Conservation Fund, and the
National Geographic Society, provides small grants to stimulate the
planning and design of greenways in communities throughout America.
Awards will primarily go to local, regional, or statewide nonprofit
organizations. Although public agencies may also apply, community
organizations will receive preference. The maximum grant is $2,500.
However, most grants range from $500 to $1,500. Applications are due
June 1, 2004. For more information, visit: http://www.conservationfund.org/?article=2372.
2004 COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS PROGRAM SEED MONEY AVAILABLE
Geospatial One Stop, the Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) and the
US Geological Survey will open submissions for its 2004 Cooperative
Agreements Program (CAP) on or about April 16, 2004. For the first time
this year, grant program, sponsored by FGDC since 1994, will combine
Federal support for organizations engaged in certain geospatial
activities and programs. This inaugural partnership will pool resources
to promote development of the institutional building blocks of the
National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI), a national strategy for
geographic information. A total of $1,500,000 in funding is available
this year. The CAP provides seed funds to engage organizations in a
variety of programs, including the development of metadata, participation
in the NSDI clearinghouse and Geospatial One Stop portal, web mapping
services, geospatial organization coordination efforts, development and
implementation of national standards and development of framework data.
The 2004 CAP is open to all US organizations. More detailed application
information describing the 2004 CAP program, including funding
categories, will be available on-line at the FGDC website, http://www.fgdc.gov
as well as the federal government's one-stop shop for grants website at: http://www.Grants.gov.
SMART GROWTH RECOGNITION PROGRAM
The goal of the Washington Smart Growth Alliance's Smart Growth
Recognition Program is to help projects that are consistent with smart
growth principles get approved by informing regulators, public officials,
citizen groups, developers, and others of the merits these projects would
bring to a community and the region. For those project proposals that
meet the SGA's demanding smart growth criteria, a letter of recognition
will be prepared and mailed to the applicant. Recognition by the SGA
indicates that the project proposal, as submitted to the jury, achieves
smart growth objectives. Applications are received and reviewed
quarterly: March 15, June 15, September 15, and December 15. For full
details on this program, visit http://www.washington.uli.org/sga/program.asp.
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JOB MART
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JOB MART advertisements posted since
March 29, 2004:
Comprehensive Planner (City of Venice)
Executive Director of Community Development (City of Titusville)
Planner (City of Palm Coast)
Senior Planner (Marion County)
Planner, Community Development Department (City of Destin)
Planner II, Neighborhood Planning (City of Las Vegas, NV)
Senior Planner/Development Review Coordinator (Treasure Coast RPC)
Senior Planner (City of Key West)
Community Development Director (City of Gulfport)
Associate Land Use Planner (Cotleur & Hearing, Inc.)
Planner (Urban Design Studio)
Visit FAPA's
Job Mart on-line for salaries, descriptions, minimum requirements,
and application deadlines.
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FAPA CHAPTER & SECTION CALENDAR
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April
22, 2004: The Capital Area Section's monthly luncheon will feature
a panel of planning directors from the Capital Area region who will
discuss issues affecting REGIONAL
GROWTH. The luncheon will take place in the
Tallahassee Room at City Hall (second floor) from noon until 1:30 p.m.
Bring a lunch or place a sandwich order with Darrin Taylor at taylord@talgov.com.
April
23, 2004: The Emerald Coast Section is hosting PETER BOS, a developer who
will speak on various projects, including Turnberry, HarborWalk and
others in the Destin area. He will specifically address planning
issues, community impact, public opinion, and public resistance.
The event will be held at the Destin Library from 11:30 a.m. until 1:30
p.m. Lunch will be provided but RSVPs and lunch orders are
required. Contact Allara Mills-Gutcher for further information at AMills-Gutcher@pbsj.com.
April
24-28, 2004: Plant to attend APA's
NATIONAL PLANNING CONFERENCE in Washington,
D.C.--"Celebrate Community." For registration, housing,
and program information, visit APA's website at http://www.planning.org/2004conference/index.htm.
Note: Register by Friday, February 6, 2004, for the least expensive
conference rate.
May 6, 2004: Join the Sun Coast Section for Happy Hour beginning at
6:00 p.m. at Jimmy Mac's Restaurant, 5000 West Gandy Boulevard in
Tampa. There will be a special presentation on PLANNING IN CHINA by Sam
Casella, FAICP. For more information, contact Marcie Stenmark at marciestenmark@wilsonmiller.com.
May
14-15, 2004: FAPA EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE RETREAT, Holiday Inn & Suites, St.
Augustine, Florida.
July
8, 2004: FAPA LEGISLATIVE
POLICY COMMITTEE, Embassy Suites, Orlando Airport,
from 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
July 9, 2004: FAPA
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING, Embassy Suites, Orlando
Airport, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
October 13, 2004: FAPA
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING, Gainesville, Florida, in
conjunction with the FAPA Annual Conference.
October
13-16, 2004: Save the date for FAPA's 2004 ANNUAL CONFERENCE
in Gainesville.
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OTHER STATEWIDE EVENTS
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April
27, 2004: Hosted by AIA Orlando, make plans to attend DESIGN PARTY 2004, one of the
"best parties in town!" Join AIA Orlando as they
celebrate Central Florida's design community at Harry P. Leu Gardens from
5:30 pm. To 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $20. To RSVP or for more
information, call (407) 660-0088.
May
6-7, 2004: The Seaside Institute will bring its expertise to the
City of Franklin, Tennessee for a 2-day seminar. CASE STUDY CRITIQUES OF TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD
DEVELOPMENTS will be held at "The Factory"
in downtown Franklin. This popular seminar involves the designers
and developers of the first generation of New Urbanist communities.
Using the case study method, the following developments will be
discussed: Birkdale Village, Habersham, and Kentlands. Each
session will involve in-depth presentations of projects, followed by
extensive audience interaction. For more information about this
seminar and to register, please visit www.theseasideinstitute.org
or call 850. 231.2421.
May 11-12, 2004: DCA is co-hosting a Land Use Compatibility
Training Course: MAKING THE
CONNECTIONS BETWEEN LOCAL LAND USE PLANNING AND MILITARY BASE NEEDS,
at the National Entrepreneur Center, 315 East Robinson Street. This
training is for local government and military land use planners.
The cost is $15/day. RSVP by May 7 to Bruce Stitt at 850-922-1791,
or send an email to bruce.stitt@dca.state.fl.us.
Make checks payable to: "Enterprise Florida" and mail them to
Mr. Stitt at the Department of Community Affairs, 2555 Shumard Oak
Boulevard, Tallahassee, FL, 32399. Accommodations are available at the
Embassy Suites Hotel Orlando-Downtown, 1-407-841-1000 or
1-800-601-6743.
May 12, 2004: Join Florida's Great Northwest and the Bay County
Economic Development Alliance for an ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES WORKSHOP,
at the Marriott Bay Point Resort, 4200 Marriott Drive, Panama City
Beach. The presenter is Marge B. Henry, Incentives Manager with
Enterprise Florida. The program begins at 9:30 a.m. and concludes
at 4:00 p.m. RSVP required. Contact Leigh Berdon at (850)
785-5206 or leigh@baychamberfl.com.
May
13-15, 2004: The Florida Trust for Historic Preservation is holding
its 26TH ANNUAL STATEWIDE
PRESERVATION CONFERENCE in Delray Beach. This
year's conference will showcase Palm Beach County's cultural and
historical treasures. Workshops cover a wide range of topics, including a
Section 4(f) Case Study in Ybor City, archaeological sessions,
preservation issues in the Caribbean, Public art, Contemporary
architecture and its place in preservation, and the identification and
provenance of antiques. They will have over 12 mobile tours offered at the
conference, including a tour to Jupiter's Lighthouse and museums, Palm
Beach Historic Landmarks (including Mar A Lago), Boca Raton's Mizner
Architecture, Delray Beach historic Districts and Palm Beach County's Art
and Historical Museums, including the Flagler Museum. There is a special
event each night, beginning with the Opening Reception at the Morikami
Museum and Japanese Gardens and ending with an old-fashioned clambake on
the beach. For more information, call the Florida Trust at 850-224-8128
or visit www.floridatrust.org.
May
18-19, 2004: The Florida Department of Community Affairs' presents
its annual GROWTH MANAGEMENT
WORKSHOP. They have prepared another excellent
program that will appeal to rural and urban community planners alike,
featuring Keynote Speaker, Robert Gibbs. The registration fee of $115
covers all meals and meeting materials, and the Tuesday evening reception
at the top of the Capitol. Download a copy of the workshop brochure at http://www.dca.state.fl.us/fdcp/DCP/gmw/2004/broc.pdf.
The registration deadline is May 7, 2004. The workshop is sponsored
by FAPA and the Florida Regional Councils Association.
May 24-28, 2004: The 2004
GOVERNOR'S HURRICANE CONFERENCE will be held at the
Hyatt Regency in Tampa. This year's theme is "Unifying
Florida's Hurricane Culture...A Model All-Hazards Approach."
This conference will have the distinction of providing emergency response
professionals with the cutting-edge training and materials needed in
order to excel in their individual fields. They are faced with
multiple challenges that increase as our state's population
increases. These challenges require the emergency community to stay
abreast of the latest methods and resources available, receive the proper
training, and regularly review and fine-tune Florida's hurricane preparedness
program. The Conference provides a cost-effective way to do
this. Your involvement with the Governor's Hurricane Conference is
critical to making a positive difference in your community's overall
preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation activities. For
more information go to http://www.flghc.org/index.htm
or direct questions to flghc1@knology.net.
June 24-27, 2004: CNU XII
Chicago--BLOCKS, STREETS, AND BUILDINGS TODAY: THE NEW CITY
BEAUTIFUL, will feature discussions of the strengths,
weaknesses, and current relevance of the City Beautiful movement, which
came to prominence at the Chicago World's Fair in 1893 and sought to
return art to the practice of city building everywhere. CNU XII
will define principles and methods for restoring, infilling, and creating
laces in ways that satisfy aesthetic ideals and environmental and social
goals. On-line registration and a printable Congress brochure are
available at http://www.breakthegridlock.org/cnuxii/.
July
14-18, 2004: The 2004
SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES CONFERENCE will be held in
Burlington Vermont. The call for papers, registration, program,
speakers, sponsors, location, exhibitors, etc. are posted to http://www.global-community.org/conference/.
September
18-22, 2004: Hold the date for the next annual RAIL~VOLUTION conference,
which will be held in Los Angeles California.
September 22-24, 2004: Hollywood, Florida, will be the center stage
for the FLORIDA REDEVELOPMENT
ASSOCIATION'S 2004 ANNUAL CONFERENCE. Anyone
and everyone who is interested in redevelopment issues in Florida are
invited to attend. The educational sessions will address challenges
faced by elected officials, managers, executive directors, and businesses
in communities both large and small. For conference information,
contact Jan Roberts at jroberts@flcities.com
or visit our website at www.redevelopment.net.
October 11-14, 2004: Hold the date for the 2004 Greening University
of Florida (UF) Conference, PEOPLE,
PROFITS, AND PRESERVATION: EMPOWERING SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS.
The mission of the 2004 Greening UF Conference is to create an
environment of intesified networking among students, faculty, staff,
decision makers and the public at large, and to empower the creative
development and implementaiton of sustainable solutions. See
"Other Items of Interest" for information on the call for
papers. For more information on UF's sustainability initiatives,
see http://www.sustainable.ufl.edu.
October 19-21,2004: Hold the date for the FLORIDA MAIN STREET ANNUAL CONFERENCE.
Watch http://dhr.dos.state.fl.us/bhp/main_st/conference/2003/
for more information.
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Sheri Coven, Executive Director
Florida
Chapter of the American Planning Association
2040 Delta Way, Tallahassee, Florida 32301
Phone: 850/201-FAPA (3272)
Email: fapa@floridaplanning.org
Web Site: www.floridaplanning.org
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FAPA's Mission:
The Florida Chapter of APA provides
statewide leadership in the development of sustainable communities by
advocating excellence in planning, providing professional development
for its members, and working to protect and enhance the
natural and built environments.
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