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A BI-WEEKLY
BULLETIN FROM FAPA
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STATE
AND FEDERAL HIGHLIGHTS
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BRIEF SUMMARY THE 2004 LEGISLATIVE SESSION
A final 2004 Legislative Reporter will be issued next week,
giving more detail on the bills that passed the 2004 Legislative Session
that are of interest to FAPA members. However, we do want to
briefly report on a few items. As you may recall, SB
2188 began as a Senate Comprehensive Planning Committee bill
addressing urban infill. It passed with language authorizing local
governments to permit accessory dwelling units in areas zoned for
single-family residential use and allows those units to apply towards
satisfying the affordable housing requirements of the local government
comprehensive plan. The bill also incorporated some of FAPA's
recommendations for changes to the Rural Land Stewardship Area (RLSA)
program. Among the revisions approved to the program, the bill
provides that RLSA designation should be specifically encouraged as an
overlay on the future land use map; it eliminates the limitation on the
number of RLSAs that may be designated; it allows for multicounty rural
stewardship areas; and it significantly revises the acreage threshold for
designating a rural stewardship area. The bill also encourages
mixed-use, high-density urban infill and redevelopment projects, and
identifies transfer of development rights as a tool for doing so.
SB
1712 creates a new Bert Harris cause of action for landowners
aggrieved by certain changes to agricultural land use and defines an
agricultural enclave as an agricultural area that is surrounded on at
least 75% of its perimeter by industrial, commercial, or residential
development. Other criteria regarding public services are also
specified. This is a very controversial bill that appears to praise
the preservation and protection of agricultural activities, while making
it easier to convert and develop agricultural lands. Links to two
newspaper editorials on this bill are posted in the news section of this
bulletin.
SB
1604 appears to be a good bill that requires coordination between
local governments and military installations to avoid the approval of
incompatible development of land close to those military installations.
SB
162 prevents the invalidation of an adopted county ordinance and the
permits issued under that ordinance based on a judicial determination,
and there appears to be no cause for concern. HB
293 furthers the linking of land and water use planning by requiring
local governments to include projected water use in their comprehensive
plans. Finally, SB
1214 creates the Wekiva Parkway Protection Act. For those who
may have followed the work of the Wekiva River Basin Coordinating
Committee, the passage of this bill was a significant achievement for
Senator Constantine, the committee members, and interested stakeholders.
A
FAPA Bill
Tracking Report dated May 6, 2004, is now posted to the web site. On it, you will find the complete list of bills tracked by
FAPA this session and their status. We are still reviewing many
bills and may have more to report next week. Those that did pass
must still be presented to the Governor and are subject to the Governor's
veto.
FLORIDA MOVES FORWARD WITH EVERGLADES RESERVOIR AND TREATMENT AREAS
On April 29, 2004, the South Florida Water Management District
announced that it is accelerating construction of a massive reservoir and
stormwater treatment areas as part of the $8 billion plan to restore the Everglades
after reaching agreement with the U.S. Sugar Corporation. The
company agreed to vacate leased land just south of Lake Okeechobee where
water managers plan to build 50,000 acres for water storage. The press
release is posted to http://www.sfwmd.gov/newsr/3_newsrel.html#talisman.
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REPORTS, PUBLICATIONS AND BRIEFINGS
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FL HOMETOWN DOMOCRACY AMENDMENT & NIMBYISM: TWO VIEWS
The February 2004 issue of The
Florida Bar Journal contains two perspectives on the
Florida Hometown Democracy Amendment. In his article,
Nimbyism: A Mandate for Citizen Participation?, Patrick Sleven asks
whether the Florida Hometown Democracy ballot initiative is a banner for
citizen participation or a campaign for elevating the NIMBY battle.
In a corresponding article by Ross Burnaman, Florida's Hometown Democracy
Amendment, Mr. Burnaman argues that Florida's Hometown Democracy
amendment simply offers Florida voters the opportunity to put the people
back in charge of the places where they live. To read Mr. Slevin's
article, click here.
To read Mr. Burnaman's article, click here.
You may also go to http://www.flabar.org/,
and follow the links to the Journals.
WATER SUPPLY AS A FACTOR IN LOCAL
GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLANNING IN THE U.S.
In this paper, James R. Cohen, Director of Graduate Studies
for the University of Maryland's Urban Studies and Planning Program,
examines the nature and degree of coordination between water supply
planning and local land use planning, in states that have earned
reputations for growth management: Oregon, Florida, New Jersey and Maryland.
His purpose was to provide examples and perspectives to assist Maryland's
current effort to improve water supply planning. Go to http://www.smartgrowth.umd.edu/pdf/Cohenwater.pdf
to download the report. It is 101 pages.
BUILDING THE LIVABLE URBAN EDGE: BEST PRACTICES FOR URBAN
WATERFRONTS
The purpose of this study is to establish a common reference
point about what makes great urban waterfronts and to clarify the design
vocabulary, evaluate waterfronts, and understand their potential.
The EcoCity Cleveland website posts this report as a slide show
presentation, which was used to help prepare its citizens for Cleveland's
lakefront planning process. Click here
to open the introductory web page or go to http://www.ecocitycleveland.org/
and select "slideshow on waterfront design" under Fun Features.
FLOOD MAP MODERNIZATION SHOWS
PROMISE BUT CHALLENGES REMAIN
In an effort to update its flood maps, FEMA is implementing a $1 billion,
5-year map modernization program. The U.S. General Accounting Office was
asked to review the progress of FEMA's efforts. This March 2004
report is available at http://www.gao.gov.
The easiest way to access it is to search: GAO-04-417.
COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION OF RAIL TRANSIT BENEFITS
This new study by the Victoria Transport Policy Institute evaluates
rail transit benefits based on a comprehensive analysis of transport
system performance in U.S. cities. It finds that cities with larger,
well-established rail systems have significantly higher per capita
transit ridership, lower average per capita vehicle ownership and
mileage, less traffic congestion, lower traffic death rates and lower
consumer transportation expenditures than otherwise comparable cities.
Visit http://www.vtpi.org/railben.htm
to read the executive summary, abstract, and information on obtaining the
full report. You may also contact Todd Litman, Victoria Transport
Policy Institute at litman@vtpi.org
(205.360.1560).
THE AGE OF THE GREAT
DISPERSAL: DESPITE "SMART GROWTH" ENTREATIES, OUTWARD
MIGRATION CONTINUES
The editor and publisher of Innovation Briefs, C. Kenneth
Orski, wrote that recently released Census data indicates that attempts
to stifle suburban growth through smart growth policies has been
unsuccessful. He also states that in the future, smart growth will
be seen as just "another example of a planning ideology that has
foundered for lack of a realistic understanding of the power of
demographic pressures, market forces and consumer
preferences." Mr. Orski's perspectives are posted to http://www.innobriefs.com/editor/20040413dispersal.html.
Innovation Briefs is published by Urban Mobility Corporation.
COULD INCLUSIONARY ZONING POLICY
EXACERBATE AFFORDABILITY CRISIS?
This recent report written by two San Jose State University economics
professors, Benjamin Powell and Edward Stringham, is the first empirical
study of inclusionary zoning and according to a San Jose University press
release. The professors find that inclusionary zoning backfires,
leading to less housing and higher prices. Funded by the Reason
Public Policy Institute, this April 2004 report is available at http://www.rppi.org/ps318.pdf.
Talking points, a policy summary, and press release are also available on
the Institute's home page at http://www.rppi.org.
THE CALCULUS OF COALITIONS:
CITIES AND STATES AND THE METROPOLITAN AGENDA
This April 2004 Brookings paper states that in response to
shifting population distributions within states, cities need to build new
coalitions to effectively achieve their legislative goals within state
legislatures. Case studies--New York City, Chicago, Detroit, and the
three largest cities in Ohio (Cincinnati, Cleveland, and Columbus)--are
used to more closely examine coalition-building methods. The paper is
posted to http://www.brookings.edu/urban/publications/20040422_coalitions.htm.
LIVING TOGETHER: A NEW LOOK AT
RACIAL AND ETHNIC INTEGRATION IN METROPOLITAN NEIGHBORHOODS
This April 2004 Brookings paper presents an analysis of the
changing racial and ethnic profile of neighborhoods in America's 10
largest metropolitan areas between 1990 and 2000. It is posted to http://www.brookings.edu/urban/publications/20040428_fasenfest.htm.
CREATIVE CLASS DEBATE CONTINUES
The Next American City
is a new quarterly magazine that "explores the transformation of America's
cities and suburbs, asking tough questions about how and why our built
environment, economy, society and culture are changing." This
magazine has given the "Great Creative Class Debate" a new
forum. Its latest magazine kicks off a three-issue series on this
subject. The first is a response by Richard Florida to his critics.
In coming issues, they will feature Mayors Michael Bloomberg and Martin
O'Malley who will discuss the role of art institutions in cities and take
a look at how cities throughout the country are reacting to the Creative
Class Debate. Mr. Florida's comments are posted to http://www.americancity.org/Archives/Issue5/florida.html.
For more information on the newsletter, go to http://www.americancity.org.
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NEWS CLIPS, MAGAZINE ARTICLES, ETC.
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King
laments working with Byrd
By Bill Cotterell, Tallahassee Democrat, May 6, 2004
Veto
pave-over-farm bill
Palm Beach Post
Editorial, May 6, 2004
The
problem is sprawl
But don't punish farmers for it
Tallahassee Democrat Editorial, May 6, 2004
Session
was 'flat, dull and boring'
Coming election shaped actions of legislators
By Nancy Cook Lauer, Tallahassee Democrat, May 2, 2004
Legislature
leaves with leftovers
Unfinished business is set aside for next year
By Diane Hirth, Tallahassee Democrat, May 2, 2004
Mass
Transit, or Mass Marketing?
Why there should be limits on advertising in the subway
By Meg Maguire, President, Scenic America for Making Places Newsletter, May 2004
Bureaucratic
Impediments to a Much Needed Integrated Urban Policy
By Ralph Nader, Common Dreams News Center, April 26, 2004
Transportation,
Land Use and Economies of Scale
By Steven E. Polzin, PhD, CUTR, Planetizen
Editorial, April 26, 2004
A
Metro Merger Wave: Could It Be?
By Neal Peirce, Washington Post
Writers Group, April 18, 2004
Experts
discuss unifying city, county
Forum speakers said government unification has pros and cons.
By Lise Fisher, Gainesville Sun, April 18, 2004
Environmentalists
sue EPA over water quality in Florida
By Hilary Roxe, Associated Press, Naples
Daily News, April 23, 2004
Sucker
Punch
How conservatives are trying to use a conflict over obscure fish to
gut the science behind the Endangered Species Act.
By Chris Mooney, Legal Affairs Magazine,
May-June 2004
Cities
to lead quiet revolution
No more isolated housing estates or distant shopping centres ... we
cannot repeat mistakes of past 50 years, Prescott tells planners
By Paul Brown, The Guardian UK News,
April 20, 2004
Portland?
No way, critics say
A conference of opponents of "smart growth" from around the
world see the Metro area as a shining example of a flawed idea
By Laura Oppenheimer, The Oregonian,
April 18, 2004
Satellite
Data and Computer Models Predict Growth
NASA's Earth Observatory Magazine,
April 2004
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FAPA/APA/AICP NEWS & INFORMATION
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TAKE FAPA'S 2004 MEMBER SATISFACTION SURVEY
TODAY!
FAPA's 2004 Member Satisfaction Survey is now available on
line by clicking here or going to http://www.zoomerang.com/survey.zgi?p=WEB2HGFDB42J.
Please take the time to complete this 28-question survey. As the
FAPA Executive Committee prepares for its upcoming retreat, your feedback
provides the information and input necessary to their task of reviewing
and making recommendations for amending FAPA's Strategic Operational Plan
and Budget for 2005. As such, your responses to the survey help set
the direction for the organization over the coming year. Please be
aware that the survey may only be opened ONCE per computer station.
Therefore, once you open it, you MUST complete it. In addition, the
survey will remain open until June 18, 2004.
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 now posted to FAPA's website.
Through the patronage of its sponsors, FAPA is able to provide
professional development opportunities throughout the year to planners
statewide. In addition, 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. If you are interested in sponsoring the conference or
securing exhibit space, click here
or go to http://www.floridaplanning.org.
Feel free to contact the Chapter Office with any questions at fapa@floridaplanning.org.
FAPA PROJECT AWARDS PROGRAM
Details on FAPA's 2004 Project Awards Program are now posted
to FAPA's website. The application deadline is 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. Click here
or go to http://www.floridaplanning.org
for further details.
APA'S PLANNERS LEGISLATIVE ACTION
NETWORK--PLAN
PLAN--Planners Legislative Action Network is APA's new
grassroots advocacy network. Plan members receive email action
alerts; special legislative briefings; recognition at APA conferences;
conference "meet up" for PLAN members; invitations to special
events and receptions; unique training opportunities; access to
members-only web tools; PLAN listserv; congressional directory; and
enhanced access to elected officials. Opportunities to be active in PLAN
include writing letters and emails in response to action alerts;
conducting meetings during Planner's Day on Capitol Hill; and taking
advantage of special training programs and issue briefings. You
will also have a chance to shape APA's annual legislative
priorities. There is no cost to join. Simply go to http://www.planning.org/advocacy/grassrootsadvocacy.htm
and click on "Join APA's Advocacy Network." Sign up today to
get with the PLAN. Please direct any questions to APA's government
affairs department at govtaffairs@planning.org
or 202.872.0611.
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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NATIONAL BROWNFIELDS CONFERENCE TO OFFER TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIPS
The International City/County Management Association (ICMA) is
pleased to sponsor a limited number of travel scholarships to
"Brownfields 2004: Gateway to Revitalization." To be eligible,
you must be affiliated with, or a representative of a local government,
state or tribal government, community organization, environmental justice
organization, or nonprofit group. The scholarship program will ensure
diverse brownfields stakeholder groups' participation in the conference.
To learn more, please contact ICMA at 202.962.3657 or rdhesi@icma.org, or go to http://www.brownfields2004.org/.
SUSTAINABLE BUILDING INTERACTIVE
WEB SITE
The City of Seattle's Sustainable Building Web Site has added
an interactive tool to its website that assists in implementing
sustainable building policy. Check it out at http://www2.ci.seattle.wa.us/Implement/.
PLACEMAKING "VISIONARIES"
Project for Public Spaces identified "visionaries"
they feel have inspired the placemaking movement--on the list are William
H. Whyte, Christopher Alexander, Donald Appleyard, Dan Burden, Jan Gehl,
Roberta Brandes Gratz, Tony Hiss, Allan Jacobs, Jane Jacobs, James Howard
Kunstler, Clare Cooper Marcus, Ray Oldenburg, and Enrique Peņalosa.
To read more, go to http://www.pps.org/info/newsletter/may2004/may_2004_placemakers.
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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/.
PORT ST. LUCIE SEEKS PLANNING
CONSULTANT
Request for Proposal #20040092-BM for a Planning Consultant to
update portion of the City's Comprehensive Plan for public facilities,
land use planning and transportation for areas between the City's Utility
Service Area Line and Interstate 95, will be received by the City of Port
St. Lucie, in the Office of Management & Budget, 3rd Floor, Suite
390, Bldg "A" of the Municipal Complex located at 121 SW Port
St. Lucie Blvd., Port St. Lucie, FL 34984 5099, until 3:00 p.m. on
July 1, 2004. A Pre-Bid Conference will be held at 10:00 a.m. on May 20, 2004 in the Conference Room of the Office of Management &
Budget. Specifications may be obtained from DemandStar by Onvia,
telephone (800) 711-1712, or from the Office of Management and
Budget. Bid packages received from any other source is at vendor's
risk.
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:
Planner I (Palm Beach County)
Entry Level Planner (Herbert-Halback, Inc. - Orlando)
Planning Director (Polk County)
Assistant City Planner (City of Pembroke Pines)
Senior Transportation Planner (City of West Palm Beach)
Transportation Impact Fee Coordinator (City of Orlando)
Planner II (Coastal Georgia RDC)
Facilities Planning Coordinator (University of Florida)
Community Development Administrator (Martin County)
Senior Planner/Urban Designer (Palm Beach County)
Planning Manager (City of Ocoee)
Urban Planner (Visium Resources, Inc. - Melbourne)
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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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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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.
May 25, 2004: LOW IMPACT
DEVELOPMENT--A TOOL FOR THE TAMPA BAY, will be held
at the Tampa Airport Mariott Hotel from 8:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.
This $25 workshop is designed for land use planners, stormwater engineers
and permitters, developers, and local government land development
managers. The workshop flyer is posted to http://www.tbrpc.org/
.
June 10-11, 2004: For information on FDOT's ACCESS MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP
courses that will take place in the Florida panhandle (specific location
TBA), go to http://www.dot.state.fl.us/planning/systems/sm/accman/amtraining2.htm
or contact Gary Sokolow at 850.414.4912 or gary.sokolow@dot.state.fl.us.
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/.
June
28-30, 2004: The National Transit Institute is presenting a course
in Pensacola entitled COORDINATING
TRANSPORTATION & LAND USE. Tuition is
waived for federal, state and local government employees who work in
transportation or related areas. Fee for contractors and
consultants is $450. For more information, call (732) 932-1700, send an
email to contactus@nti.rutgers.edu
or go to http://www.ntionline.com/CourseInfo.asp?CourseNumber=ID802.
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/.
July
21-23, 2004: the FLORIDA
CHAMBER'S 18th ANNUAL ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITTING SUMMER SCHOOL
will be held at the Marco Island Marriott Resort. In addition, a
"Pre-School" entitled "Avoiding the Politics of Water
Shortage" will be held on July 20 at the same location. For
details and registration forms, visit http://flenvironmentalnetwork.com/frameset2.html.
If you have questions or need additional information, please call (850)
425-2477 or fax your registration to (850) 425-8424.
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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statewide leadership in the development of sustainable communities by
advocating excellence in planning, providing professional development
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