2019 Conference Session Materials


PPTs and PDFs of the 2019 conference session materials provided by session moderators. Note, not all presentations are provided for upload to the Chapter website by session moderators/speakers.
Sunday, September 15
Student Sessions #1
8:30 am - 9:45 am
Preparing the Planners of the Future
Resilience Starts with Me
Pre-conference 9:00 am - 3:30 pmIncorporating Next Generation Technology Into the Comprehensive Planning Workflow: Hands-on Technical Workshop with ArcGIS Urban
9:00 am - 4:00 pmEffective Leadership Skills for Planning Professionals
Student Sessions #2
10:00 am - 11:15 am
CEQA: It Will Result in Signficant and Unavoidable Impacts on
Your Planning Career
Interviewing 101: Put Your Best Foot Forward
10:00 am - 11:30 amCalifornia Planning Law for Planning Commissioners: Historical Perspectives, Coastal Regulation to Address Climate Change and Water Supply Planning During Times of Shortage
Session Block #1
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
whY-PLAN: The Power of Civic Learning for Resilient Cities and Regions
A Look Back at the Ten Biggest Land Use Victories and Defeats inSanta Barbara Since 1980
Mainstreaming Climate Adaptation and Mitigation into General Planning Practices: A Long Beach Case Study
The Future of Transportation Electrification in California
Saving the Planet: Making a Difference Through Local Government Planning
Putting SB 2's Planning Funds to Work for Your Jurisdication
Session Block #2Request for Proposal (RFP) for Results!
2:45 pm - 4:15 pmA Planner, Pyro-Geographer, and Ian McHarg Walk Into a Bar
Leadership at the Planning Commission in Spite of Politics and Planning Staff
Downtown Housing: Back to the Future
Coastal Adaptation Actors: Roles, Perspectives and Lessons Learned: Climate Adaptation Progress & Collaboration
Coastal Adaptation Actors: Roles, Perspectives and Lessons Learned: Coastal preservation AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Coastal Adaptation Actors: Roles, Perspectives and Lessons Learned: Connecting Communities on the Urban Coast
Coastal Adaptation Actors: Roles, Perspectives and Lessons Learned: Regulating Planned Retreat: The California Coastal Act
Coastal Adaptation Actors: Roles, Perspectives and Lessons Learned: The Role of Science in Resilience
Emerging Transportation Solutions for Vexing Planning Problems
Cencus 2020: Update, Issues, Schedule, and How Planners are Involved
Monday, September 16
8:00 am - 9:30 amOpening Plenary - Senator Scott Wiener, State Senate District 11
Session Block #3
9:45 am - 11:15 am
TerraCount: Model, Assess, and Plan for Resilient Working Lands
At the Forefront: Work of a Resilience Planning Pioneer
Transforming Land Banks Into Housing Solutions
Re-thinking State Street: Making it Work Now and In the Future: Making it Work Now and in the Future
GIS is Not Just for Mapping Anymore: Collaborate and Build Consensus
Using Interactive Web-based GIS Tools and Technology
GIS is Not Just for Mapping Anymore: Collaborate and Build Consensus
Using Interactive Web-based GIS Tools and Technology
Bay Area Approaches to Equitable Planning
APA California Sections: Collaborative Planning and Regional Case Studies
(Section Directors Session)
Paying for Resilience and Climate Adaption in California: Policy and Practice
Sustainable Community Strategy Implementation: Fact or Fiction?
APA California 2019 Legislative Update
Linking Jobs Growth with Housing Needs
MW #5: Innovative High-Density Housing - Responding to California's Housing Crisis
Session Block #4
1:15 pm - 2:45 pm
Bike Lanes, Sidewalks, and Highway Expansion: Re-imagining Highway 101
Anacapa
We Are All Tech Towns: How Planners Are Adapting to the New Normal
It's Not the Same Old, Same Old--Planning Innovations to Address Climate Change
It's Not the Same Old, Same Old--Planning Innovations to Address Climate Change: Scaling Sustainable Thinking
It's Not the Same Old, Same Old--Planning Innovations to Address Climate Change: Urban Change?
Economic Resiliency: Building Long Term Strength as well as Disaster Response: Supporting Small Business Resilience
Economic Resiliency: Building Long Term Strength as well as Disaster Response: A Regional, Enterprise-based Approach to Wildfire Risk Reduction
Economic Resiliency: Building Long Term Strength as well as Disaster Response: Community Resilience to Disasters
Adapting to Changing Realities: Strategic Skills to Achieve Project Success - Part 1 (CPR Session)
A Tale of Three Cities: Resiliency in Southern California
How Can Planners Take a Leadership Role on Housing Issues?
(CPR Session)
Set the Compass for Coastal Resilience: Aligning Local Planning Efforts to Sail Toward Adaptation
Creating Tomorrow's Planning Leaders
Cultural and Implicit Bias Traning for Planners
Chapter President’s Session - Part 1
Air Pollution and Public Health: The Friant Ranch Conundrum
Session Block #5
3:15 pm - 4:45 pm
The Shifting Sands of Economic Development: Welcome to the 'O'-Zone
Managing the Planning Office of the Future
A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats: Improving Equity and Opportunity in
Regional Resilience Planning
Adapting to Changing Realities: Strategic Skills to Achieve Project Success -
Part 2 (CPR Session)
No Dust on these Plans! How to Move from Planning to Implementation to Deliver Active Transportation Improvements
No Dust on these Plans!: Caltrans Active Transportation Plans
No Dust on these Plans!: SANBAG
Opportunities for Community/Military Partnerships to Enhance Resiliencee
The ABCs of AB52
Women in Planning: Resilient Leadership
Unintended Exclusion in Inclusionary Housing? Partnering with the State to Address the Housing Crisis
Cultural and Implicit Bias Traning for Planners
Chapter President’s Session - Part 2
Tuesday, September 17
Session Block #6
8:00 am - 9:30 am
Community-Building Through the General Plan
Little Saigon: The Future Meets the Past
Demystifying Greenhouse Gas Offsets: CEQA
Demystifying Greenhouse Gas Offsets: A Legal Perspective
Demystifying Greenhouse Gas Offsets: Offset Market
Demystifying Greenhouse Gas Offsets: Mitigation Strategies
Demystifying Greenhouse Gas Offsets: Regulatory Overview
Extraordinary Events Require Collaborative Responses: Rebuilding and Lessons
Learned from the Montecito Debris Flow
The Game is On! Game Design for Outstanding Community Engagement
The Future of Mobile Home Parks in California: Preserve, Expand, or Redevelop?
What to Expect When You're Expecting, A Dockless Future
Emerging Tools: Make Better Decisions, Empower Staff, and Build Public Trust
From Here to There: Navigating Career Milestones
2019 CEQA Update
Zoning Zen: New Ways to Address Complex Land Use Issues
Session Block #7
9:45 am - 11:15 am
Biology 101 for Planners: How to Turn Biological Constraints Into Project Assets
Public Art + Creative Placemaking: The Next Generation
Hyatt - El Cabrillo
Climate Action Planning with New State Guidelines
Climate Action Planning with New State Guidelines
Kahoot: Ethics Edition!
The Contested Curbside in the Age of Emerging Technology: A Design Sprint
Rodney’s
Enough about 743, How do I Implement It?
Got Sites? Getting Ready for Sixth Cycle Housing Elements
Aim For the Stars! Why Some Communities Want to Stay in the Dark
Social Equity as Part of Cannabis Licensing Programs
Climate Action Plans: Are They Making a Difference or Just Satisfying Regulations?
(PEN Session)
How Next Generation Utilities Can Support the Rise of Smart Cities
Session Block #8
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Five Years of Vision Zero: A Look Back and a Look Ahead
Coastal Conundrums in a Changing Climate - Part 1
Boundaryless Adaptation: How to Achieve the Collaborative Mindset Needed
for Resiliency
The Many Ways to Skin a Cat: CEQA Streamlining in Practice
Open Place Planning: Taking Outreach to the Streets
Rodney’s
City and Transportation Network Company Collaboration that is Working:
A Case Study
Out of the Ashes: Planning for Fire Hazards and Recovery
Out of the Ashes: Fire Ecology
Out of the Ashes: Rebuilding After A Disaster
Out of the Ashes: Wildfire Risk Reduction Planning
Our County Los Angeles: Inclusive Engagement for an Equitable Sustainability Plan
The City of Goleta Honors its Living History Through Historic Preservation
By Right, Right: Principles for Crafting Context-Sensitive, By-Right
Housing Regulations (CPR Session)
Updating Your Zoning Code: Overcoming Challenges
Session Block #9
3:15 pm - 4:45 pm
Historic Preservation in the New Era of Infill Housing and Renewable Energy
Coastal Conundrums in a Changing Climate - Part 2
Hyatt - El Cabrillo
All Together Now! Climate Adaptation Planning at Multiple Levels for Natural
and Built Environments in the Santa Barbara Area
Passing the AICP Exam: Who Wants to be a Certified Planner?
Surviving Disasters: A Resiliency Planning Game
The Write Stuff: Successful Grant Applications and Their Benefits
Reaching the Loudest and Quietest Voices: A Dignity-Infused, Data-Driven
Approach to Community Engagement in Los Angeles
Zoning Hacks for Missing Middle Housing
Walking the Walk: Implementing Adaptation and Resilience Equity Strategies
CEQA in the Age of By-Right Housing: A Wine Country Case Study
Chapter Leadership Session
Wednesday, September 18
Session Block #10
8:00 am - 9:30 am
The American Front Yard in a Changing World
Anacapa
Retrospective Evaluation of General Plans: Is your General Plan Working?
Reinventing Suburban Retail in the Face of Digital Disruption
Putting Hope in Homelessness: Providing Pathways to Housing through Community Partnership in Anaheim
Property Rights, Takings, Exactions, and More: A Legal and Practical Update for Planners
Property Rights, Takings, Exactions, and More: Recent Decisions and Cases Worth Watching
Using Consultants in Unconventional Ways
Using Consultants in Unconventional Ways: Planning Urban Design Landscape Architecture, Architecture, Civil and Structural Engineering, Surveying
Using Consultants in Unconventional Ways [Koontz]
Planning for Success: Inclusive Engagement in Diverse Communities
Fire and Floods: The Practical and Policy Implications of Rebuilding After
Natural Disasters - Part 1
SB 743: Where is the Safety?
Session Block #11
9:45 am - 11:15 am
Planning and Land Use Challenges Unique to Cannabis Cultivation
Planning and Land Use Challenges Unique to Cannabis Cultivation: Cannabis and Land Use Law
Planning and Land Use Challenges Unique to Cannabis Cultivation: Cannabis and Land Use Law [Susan Petrovich]
Planning and Land Use Challenges Unique to Cannabis Cultivation: Santa Barbara County Commercial Cannabis Land Use Ordinance and Licensing Program
The Game of Ethics: Battle of the Sectors
It's Not a Mirage: Eliminating Child Care Deserts Together
Rodney’s
No Easy Answers: A Community-led Plan in a Political Environment
No Easy Answers: A Community-led Plan in a Political Environment
Water, Health, Equity and Engagement in Frontline Communities
Planning in the Santa Maria Valley: Maintaining Small Town Roots While Preparing for the Future
Fire and Floods: The Practical and Policy Implications of Rebuilding After
Natural Disasters - Part 2
11:30 am - 12:45 pmClosing Plenary - Resiliency in a Time of Unprecendented Change - Kate Meis, Executive Director, Local Government Commission