Building Livable Communities

Livable Communities Meet the Global Warming Challenge
The Seventeenth Annual Conference for Local Elected Officials

Dates: March 13-16, 2008, Yosemite National Park

Intro | Agenda | Speakers | Resources

Conference Agenda

Thursday, March 13 — Tudor Lounge, Ahwahnee Hotel
7:30 pm	*Pre-Conference Session: Accommodating New Growth While Minimizing Greenhouse Gas Emissions — Lessons From a Developer*
	Speaker: Will Fleissig, President, Communitas Development Inc. Presentation (PDF, 11.2 MB)
9:30 pm	*Adjourn for the evening*
Friday, March 14 — Tudor Lounge, Ahwahnee Hotel
7:15 pm	*Conference Welcome*
	LGC Chair: Councilmember Tom Butt, City of Richmond Conference Host: Mayor Jake Mackenzie, City of Rohnert Park
7:25 pm	*Participants Address Implementing the Ahwahnee Principles: The 60 Second Report*
8:30 pm	*Keynote: Global Warming — Our Place in a Changing World*
	Rick Cole, City Manager, City of Ventura Presentation (PDF, 4.6 MB)
9:30 pm	*Adjourn for the evening*
Saturday, March 15 — Cliff/Falls Room, Yosemite Lodge
8:00 am	*Continental Breakfast*
8:45 am	*Participants Address Implementing the Ahwahnee Principles: The 60 Second Report (Continued)*
	Conference Host: Mayor Jake Mackenzie, City of Rohnert Park
9:30 am	*The Critical Role of Local Government in Addressing Climate Change*
	Moderator: Rick Cole, City Manager, City of Ventura Cynthia Bryant, Director, Governor's Office of Planning & Research Presentation (PDF, 608 KB) Jackalyne Pfannenstiel, Chair, California Energy Commission Presentation (PDF, 512 KB) James Goldstene, Executive Director, California Air Resources Board Presentation (PDF)
10:30 am	*Break*
10:45 am	*Answering the Questions – A Dialogue*
	Moderator: Rick Cole, City Manager, City of Ventura Mike McKeever, Executive Director, Sacramento Area Council of Governments Presentation (PDF) Greg Albright, Assistant Director, Caltrans Assemblymember John Laird, Chair, Assembly Committee on the Budget
11:45 am	*How to Get the Development We Want*
	Will Fleissig, Vice President of Development, Urban Villages, Inc Presentation (PDF) Ken Kay, President, Ken Kay Associates Presentation (PDF, 3.5 MB)
12:20 pm	*Boxed Lunch and Hiking Break* (Conference resumes at 4:45 pm in the Cliff/Falls Room, Yosemite Lodge)
4:45 pm	*The Cutting Edge: News from ICLEI*
	Garrett Fitzgerald, Director of Programs, ICLEI Presentation (PDF, 2.1 MB)
5:30 pm	*Reception*
6:00 pm	*Dinner*
7:15 pm	*Climate Change and Your Community*
	Tony Brunello, Deputy Secretary for Climate Change & Energy, California State Resources Agency Presentation (PDF, 552 KB)
7:45 pm	*Success Stories from the Field*
	A Comprehensive Plan from Sonoma County and its Cities Mayor Jake Mackenzie, City of Rohnert Park Ann Hancock, Executive Director, Climate Protection Campaign Presentation (PDF, 1.5 MB) Dr. Bob Wilkinson, Professor, University of California, Santa Barbara Presentation (PDF, 5.3 MB) Randy Poole, General Manager / Chief Engineer, Sonoma County Water Agency
9:30 pm	*Adjourn for the evening*
Sunday, March 16 — Tudor Lounge, Ahwahnee Hotel
8:30 am	*Continental Breakfast*
9:00 am	*The Ahwahnee Principles for Addressing Global Warming*
	Draft: Ahwahnee Principles for Climate Change Initial Comments (PDF)
9:15 am	*CEQA — Working with the AG to Address GHG Emissions in Our Communities*
	Moderator: Roger Dickinson, Supervisor, Sacramento County Deputy Attorney General Susan Durbin Larry Allen, Executive Director, San Luis Obispo Air Pollution Control District Presentation (PDF, 408 KB) Julie Rynerson Rock, Director of Land Use Services, San Bernardino County Presentation (PDF, 2.6 MB) Alex Hinds, Community Development Agency Director, Marin County Presentation (PDF, 3.4 MB)
11:15 am	**Global Warming — Why We Should Care**
	Allison Quaid, Executive Director, Bay Area Alliance for Sustainable Communities Presentation (MOV, 91 MB) / Also available on YouTube
11:40 am	*Conference Wrap Up*
	Mayor Jake Mackenzie, City of Rohnert Park
11:50 am	*The 2008 Ahwahnee Conference Adjourns*

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