Building Livable Communities

Moving the Smart Growth/Water Sustainability Agenda Forward
The Sixteenth Annual Conference for Local Elected Officials

Dates: March 15-18, 2007, Yosemite National Park

Intro | Agenda

Conference Agenda

Thursday, March 15 — Colonial Room, Ahwahnee Hotel
7:30 pm	*Pre-Conference Session: A Discussion with Lynn Jacobs*
	Moderator: Supervisor Kathy Long, County of Ventura Speaker: Lynn Jacobs, Director of Housing and Community Development
9:30 pm	*Adjourn for the evening*
Friday, March 16 — Tudor Lounge, Ahwahnee Hotel
7:15 pm	*Conference Welcome*
	Conference Host: Vice Mayor Jake Mackenzie, City of Rohnert Park LGC Chair: Supervisor Kathy Long, County of Ventura
7:25 pm	*Participants Address Implementing the Ahwahnee Principles: The 60 Second Report*
8:30 pm	*Keynote Address*
	John Geesman, Commissioner, California Energy Commission
9:30 pm	*Adjourn for the evening*
Saturday, March 17 — Cliff/Falls Room, Yosemite Lodge
8:00 am	*Continental Breakfast*
9:00 am	*Participants Address Implementing the Ahwahnee Principles: The 60 second report (Continued)*
	Conference Host: Vice Mayor Jake Mackenzie, City of Rohnert Park
*Tools for Implementing the Ahwahnee Water Principles in an Urban Environment*
9:45 am	Getting Aging Infrastructure Ready for Reinvestment
	John Shirey, Executive Director, California Redevelopment Association
10:30 am	*Break*
10:45 am	Site Design, Accommodating Urban Runoff in a Dense Environment
	Tom Richman, Principal, Tom Richman & Associates Presentation (PDF, 3.8 MB)
*Tools for Implementing the Ahwahnee Water Principles — Protecting Open Space*
11:15 am	*Financing Watersheds Using Land Trusts and Assessment Districts*
	Rachel Dinno, Director, Government Relations (Western Region), Trust for Public Land Peggy Chiu, Western States Research Director, Trust for Public Land Presentation (PDF, 968 KB)
12:15 pm	*Boxed Lunch and Hiking Break*
4:15 pm	*Panel Discussion: Protecting Open Space*
	Moderator: Mayor Jesús Gamboa, City of Visalia *Keeping Local Agriculture Commercially Viable:* Supervisor Steve Kinsey, Marin County Presentation (PDF, 328 KB) *Using Farmland for Flood Control:* Supervisor Mary Jane Griego, Yuba County Presentation (PDF, 2.5 MB)
5:30 pm	*Reception*
6:00 pm	*Dinner*
7:15 pm	*Bringing All the Pieces Together: The Ventura Story*
	Moderator: Supervisor Kathy Long, Ventura County Councilmember Brian Brennan, City of Ventura Presentation (PDF, 1.4 MB) Rick Cole, City Manager, City Ventura Presentation (PDF, 2 MB) Sue Hughes, Legislative Analyst, County of Ventura Vice Mayor John Procter, City of Santa Paula Councilmember Neal Andrews, City of Ventura
9:30 pm	*Adjourn for the evening*
Sunday, March 18 — Tudor Lounge, Ahwahnee Hotel
8:30 am	*Continental Breakfast*
9:15 am	*We Passed The Bonds, Now Where's The Money?*
	*Water:* Dennis O'Connor, Principal Consultant, Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Water *Housing and Livable Communities:* Lynn Jacobs, Director, Housing and Community Development Notices of Funding Availability (NOFAs) for HCD Bond-Funded Housing Programs (PDF) Proposition 1C – New Programs Summary (PDF) AB 600 Parks Program Fact Sheet (PDF) AB 792 Innovation Fact Sheet (PDF) AB 1231 Infill Incentives Fact Sheet (PDF) Financial Assistance Program Directory (PDF) *Coastal Protection:* Peter Brand, Senior Project Manger, California Coastal Conservancy Proposition 84: Clean Water, Parks and Coastal Protection Bond (PDF)
11:30 am	*Conference Adjourns*

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