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 |
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- Speaker: Will Fleissig, President, Communitas Development Inc.
Presentation (PDF, 11.2 MB)
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| 9:30 pm |
Adjourn for the evening |
Friday, March 14 — Tudor Lounge, Ahwahnee Hotel |
| 7:15 pm |
Conference Welcome |
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- LGC Chair: Councilmember Tom Butt, City of Richmond
- Conference Host: Mayor Jake Mackenzie, City of Rohnert Park
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| 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 |
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- Rick Cole, City Manager, City of Ventura
Presentation (PDF, 4.6 MB)
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| 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) |
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- Conference Host: Mayor Jake Mackenzie, City of Rohnert Park
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| 9:30 am |
The Critical Role of Local Government in Addressing Climate Change |
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- 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)
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| 10:30 am |
Break |
| 10:45 am |
Answering the Questions – A Dialogue |
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- 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
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| 11:45 am |
How to Get the Development We Want |
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- Will Fleissig, Vice President of Development, Urban Villages, Inc
Presentation (PDF)
- Ken Kay, President, Ken Kay Associates
Presentation (PDF, 3.5 MB)
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| 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 |
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- Garrett Fitzgerald, Director of Programs, ICLEI
Presentation (PDF, 2.1 MB)
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| 5:30 pm |
Reception |
| 6:00 pm |
Dinner |
| 7:15 pm |
Climate Change and Your Community |
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- Tony Brunello, Deputy Secretary for Climate Change & Energy, California State Resources Agency
Presentation (PDF, 552 KB)
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| 7:45 pm |
Success Stories from the Field |
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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
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| 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 |
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| 9:15 am |
CEQA — Working with the AG to Address GHG Emissions in Our Communities |
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- 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)
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| 11:15 am |
Global Warming — Why We Should Care |
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| 11:40 am |
Conference Wrap Up |
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- Mayor Jake Mackenzie, City of Rohnert Park
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| 11:50 am |
The 2008 Ahwahnee Conference Adjourns |
