2014 Conference Session Materials


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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13
10:00 am - 11:30 am Get Real: Presenting Yourself Successfully on Paper and in Person [CPF Session]
2:45 pm - 4:00 pmFairy Tales in a Planning Career, Finding Your Happily Ever After
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14
Session Block #1Innovative Incentives: Supporting Reinvestment and Sustainable Development in a Post Redevelopment World
8:00 am - 9:30 amKnowing When to Say Enough: Setting Levels of Service for Infrastructure and Community Facilities
The Complete (Street) Picture: Community-Based Planning [Brad Williams, AIA]
The Complete (Street) Picture: Community Based Planning: Los Angeles Neighborhood Initiative [Veronica Hahni]
APA California 2014 Legislative Update
Show Me The Water: Practical Approaches to Ensure a Reliable Water Sup ply for New and Existing Development Within the SB 610 Framework [Anona Dutton, P.G., C.Hg]
Show Me The Water! Demonstrating Water Supplies For New Development In a Drought Era [Eric Robinson]
Public Health and Planning: Finding the Right Tools for Collaboration
“Environmentality” at the Disneyland ® Resort
Session Block #2Bushwhacking Through the Initial Study Checklist Jungle!
9:45 am - 11:15 amThink Globally. Plan Locally: From Globalization to the Gateway Cities Strategic Transportation Plan (PEN Session)
Connecting the Dots: Strategies and Tips for Making a Finding
E-Ticket Avoidance! How to Make Sure Your Community Participation Program is a Friendly Ride
Ethics Jeopardy: Testing What We Know About Ethics
Health Risk Challenges of Siting Housing Near High-Volume Roadways
More than Just Exercise: What Biking Can Do to Build Community and Foster Economic Development (CPF Session)
Extreme Makeover: Corridor Edition: Department of TransportationPlayhouse DistrictColorado Boulevard Initiative [Mark Yamarone, AICP]
Extreme Makeover: Corridor Edition [Melani Smith, AICP; Tim Fremaux, P.E.]
Substandard Buildings and Hoarders: How it Affects Planners
Supporting Urban Agriculture in Your Community: TUFF WORK IN FRESNO, CA [Kiel Schmidt]

Supporting Urban Agriculture in Your Community [Martha Miller, AICP]
Session Block #3Planning for Neighborhood Economic Development in the Face of Chronic Homelessness
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Something from Nothing: Creating Downtowns/Centers in Places that Developed Without Them

“Shared Streets”: How to Give Pedestrians Priority in Car-land [Matt Taecker]
“Shared Streets”: How to Give Pedestrians Priority in Car-land [Chris Downey]
“Shared Streets”: How to Give Pedestrians Priority in Car-land [Phil Dickinson]
“Shared Streets”: How to Give Pedestrians Priority in Car-land [Peter James]
Brave New World: Developing Public Property Without Redevelopment [Kevin Keller]
Brave New World: Developing Public Property Without Redevelopment [L. Seifel]
Brave New World: Developing Public Property Without Redevelopment [Rafael Yaquian]
You're Killing Me Planners: A Humorous Look at the Relationship Between Planners, Their Attorneys and Consultants
The New Normal for Projects and Water Planning
Captain EO Returns: Developing the Second Round of Sustainable Communities Strategies
Believe in Magic: Actually Using Your Climate Action Plan for CEQA Tiering: Santa Clara Climate Action Plan [Payal Bhagat]
Believe in Magic: Actually Using your CAP for CEQA Tiering
Tribal Gaming and the Fabric of Your Community: Emerging Prospects for Communities with Casinos
FAST PASS: How Silicon Valley has Shortened the Permitting Review Queue
Session Block #4A Successful RFQ/RFP Process - A Win-Win for Agencies and Consultants
3:15 pm - 4:45 pmWalt Disney and the Promise of Progress City
On the Right Track: How New Streetcars Will be Reshaping Orange County
Are Congestion-Based Significance Criteria LOSt? – The CEQA Paradigm Shift of SB 743
“Just the Facts Ma’am”: Navigating the Politics of Planning
A Tale of Two Cities - Urban Greening of El Cerrito and Anaheim
Military Compatible Land Use Planning
When Property Values Attack: A Planning Tool for Combating the Loss of Intangible Heritage
Industry or Housing: Which Came First? Resolving Land Use Conflicts in Places Where Industry is King
Diversity Summit 2014: Inclusive Vacations: Making & Retaining Tourism as Job Centers in Diverse Communities
Diversity Summit 2014: Transportation and Transit Corridors
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15
Session Block #5 Do Your CEQA Mitigation Measures and Conditions of Approval Hit the Bulls - Eye? Or Do They Miss the Mark ?
8:00 am – 9:30 amThe New Frontier- Watershed-Based Stormwater Management in the Urban Landscape
Implementing Plan Bay Area and SB375: Projects That Started 10 Years Before Plan Adoption [Gillian Adams]
Implementing Plan Bay Area and SB375: Projects That Started 10 Years Before Plan Adoption: Removing Barriers to Sustainable Communities: Grand Boulevard Initiative
Implementing Plan Bay Area and SB375: Projects That Started 10 Years Before Plan Adoption: Transit Oriented Development in Redwood City Big Changes on Small Lots
Implementing Plan Bay Area and SB375: Projects That Started10 Years Before Plan Adoption: City of San Mateo: Bay Meadows Transit Oriented Develpment
Monetize Your Knowledge! Connect City Priorities with Investor Preferences
Property Rights, Takings, and Exactions: A Legal and Practical Update for Planners
Redevelopment’s Future in California: How We Got Here and Where We’re Headed
Planning for Smarter Corridor Mobility
New Uses of Social Media To Engage the Citizenry and Inform the Planning Process
EVs, NEVs, the Sharing Economy, and You: Cars, Technology, and the Market, Timing the Public Sector Response
Creative Mitigation Strategies for Historic Properties
Is Granny That Scary? Addressing Residents’ Fears About Senior Housing
Session Block #6Peer Review: Practice and Pitfalls: The Use of Peer Review in Conflict Resolution and Joint Fact-Finding
9:45 am - 11:15 amPeer Review: Practice and Pitfalls
The Future of Public Engagement in Planning [Brian Holloway]
The Future of Public Engagement in Planning: Participatory Budgeting Real Money, Real Power
The Future of Public Engagement in PlanningThe San Diego Unified Port District’s approach to integrating planning & public engagement
Implementing Smart Growth Through Zoning - Where the Rubber Meets the Road
Tomorrow Land(ing): Navigating Airport Planning in the Modern World: County Of Los Angeles Airport Land Use Commission [Carmen Sainz]
Tomorrow Land(ing): Navigating Airport Planning in the Modern World: True and Effective Community Outreach
Tomorrow Land(ing): Navigating Airport Planning in the Modern World: Long Beach Airport [
Tomorrow Land(ing): Navigating Airport Planning in the Modern World: San Diego International Airport
Ethics & Conflicts of Interest In The Land Use Approval Process Guidance for Public and Private Planners, Attorneys and Development Principals
s in Inclusionary Housing: What’s Happening in California
New Tools for Corridor Revitalization: Tackling Three Obstacles to Change in Underutilized Commercial Corridors
Geodesign and BioMimicry: s in Sustainability
Great Urban Places, Transit Connections and Affordability – Can Cities Have it All?
Built Out and Underserved – Creative Strategies for Greening Our Urban Communities
2014 CEQA Guidelines Amendments
Session Block #7Behind the Dais: Taking the Mystery Out of Commission and Board Meetings
1:15 pm - 2:45 pmEngagement, Planning, Partnerships and Road Diet Make Downtown Lancaster Phat
Paths to More Sustainable Communities: Navigating SB 375 CEQA Streamlining and SB 743 Transportation Analysis
Fees and Exactions After Koontz
Successful Strategies for Financing Infill Development: Overcoming Financial Constraints and Getting Projects Built
Mixed Feelings on Mixed-Use: Revitalizing the Underutilized
Passing the AICP Exam: Who Wants to be a Certified Planner?
Futureland! High Speed Rail Coming to the US!
Futureland! High Speed Rail Coming to the US!: Lessons Learned From HSR "Book-End" Planning
Comparing and Assessing Form-Based Coding Strategies: What’s Working. What’s Not.
Session Block #8Outreach to the Silent Majority
3:00 pm – 4:30 pmTransit-Oriented Infill Development: Doing It Well and Overcoming Obstacles (CPR Session)
Meaningful Input in 10 Minutes or Less
Legitimate Voices: Youth Perspectives on the Meaning of Building Healthy Communities in Eastern Coachella Valley [Diaz Ordaz]
Legitimate Voices: Youth Perspectives on the Meaning of Building Healthy Communities in Eastern Coachella Valley [Manuel Vazquez]
Legitimate Voices: Youth Perspectives on the Meaning of Building Healthy Communities in Eastern Coachella Valley [Sahara Huazano]
Legitimate Voices: Youth Perspectives on the Meaning of Building Healthy Communities in Eastern Coachella Valley [Jacqueline Aguilar]
Legitimate Voices: Youth Perspectives on the Meaning of Building Healthy Communities in Eastern Coachella Valley [Victor Gonzalez]
Sustainable Water: How San Diego is Assuring its Water Future [Cary Lowe, ACIP, Ph.D.]
How San Diego is Assuring its Water Future [Dana Friehauf, P.E]
How San Diego is Assuring its Water Future: City of San Diego Water Resources Overview
How San Diego is Assuring its Water Future [Glen Schmidt, FASLA]
How Recent Developments in CEQA Affect Agency Attorneys and Planners
What Planners Need to Know About LAFCO
What Planners Need to Know About LAFCO: Island Annexation, Monrovia Nursery-Glendora
What Planners Need to Know About LAFCO: Part One / LAFCO 101+ in 15 Minutes
What Planners Need to Know About LAFCO: Paul Novak’s Top Ten* List . . . of things planners should know about LAFCO
Planning Regional Multi-Use Trails: Challenges and Solutions
All Aboard! Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center: From Vision to Reality
Liberty: Planning an Energy Neutral Residential Mixed-Use Development in West Sacramento
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16
Session Block #9Lessons from Don Draper – What Planners Can Learn from the Advertising World
8:00 am - 9:30 amThe 2014 General Plan Guidelines: A Giant Leap Forward
Aging Infrastructure: Opportunities to Redesign Communities
Understanding Land Use Economics to Provide Complete Customer Service: Residual Land Value Development Economics for Planner
Understanding Land Use Economics to Provide Complete Customer Service: Development Economics for Planners
Understanding Land Use Economics to Provide Complete Customer Service: Legal Land Use Due Diligence
Understanding Land Use Economics to Provide Complete Customer Service: A Building Official’s Perspective