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California Chapter Board Meeting

9:00 am - 10:00 am

Disneyland® Grand Ballroom Registration Area

Student Program Registration and Meet and GreetCome a little early to register and enjoy a complimen-tary continental breakfast and mingle with friends andfellow students from around the state! This is a greatway to power up for a fun filled day full of helpful infor-mation; not to mention enjoy the Disneyland® Hotel facil-ities.

9:00 am - 4:00 pm

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Pre-Conference Session #1Real Estate Finance and Development Pro FormasAdditional fee - $125 conference attendees, $175 non-attendees, Lunch provided

CM | 6.0 | PENDING

More and more, planners are being asked to con-sider economic issues such as development feasibility,fiscal impact, and economic development potential.Having a firm grasp of real estate finance is critical tosuccessfully determine how a development proposalaffects the long-term revenue stream and economicdevelopment goals for a community. This session willprovide valuable hands-on experience in understand-ing financial feasibility for a range of real estate de-velopments from the developer’s perspective.

Moderator Paul C. Marra, Managing Principal, Keyser MarstonAssociates; San Diego, CA

SpeakerKevin Engstrom, Senior Principal, Keyser Marston As-sociates; Los Angeles, CA

9:00 am - 4:00 pm

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Pre-Conference Session #2Using Your Form-Based CodeAdditional fee - $125 conference attendees, $175 non-attendees, Lunch provided

CM | 6.0 | PENDING

So you have a form-based code to implement, yourstaff is new or has little experience with Form-BasedCode (FBC) and your community expects a lot. Thishands-on, practical session provides planners with thesteps, tools, and insight to effectively process, reviewand implement development applications with yourFBC.

Moderator Daniel Parolek, AIA, Founding Principal, Opticos De-sign Inc.

SpeakersTerry Perez, Director of Form-Based Coding, OpticosDesign Inc.; Karen Haluza, AICP, Executive DirectorPlanning and Building Agency, City of Santa Ana; LisaWise, AICP, President, Lisa Wise Consulting; DavidSargent, Principal, Sargent Town Planning; Geoff Fer-rell, Principal, Ferrell Madden Associates; SophiaPagoulatos, Supervising Planner, City of Fresno

9:00 am - 4:00 pm

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Management From the Ground UpPre-Conference Session #3Additional fee - $125 conference attendees, $175 non-attendees, Lunch provided

CM | 6.0 | PENDING

In our second annual management workshop, early-to mid-career planners seeking to advance into man-agement -- and those already in supervisorial or man-agement roles who want to enhance their skills -- canjoin us for a day of easy, relaxed discussion and dia-logue designed to sharpen your skills, build better re-lationships, and provide an informal opportunity tochat about management issues with seasoned profes-sionals. Cosponsored by the California PlanningRoundtable.

Moderator Steven A. Preston, FAICP, City Manager, City of SanGabriel, Chapter Historian, Southern California, APACalifornia

SpeakersLaura Stetson, AICP, Principal, MIG, Inc; Janet M. Rug-giero, FAICP, Director, De La Salle Institute

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Get Real: Presenting Yourself Successfully on Paperand in Person (CPF Session)

This session will help students and job seekers “get real”in their search for internships and full-time employment.We will explain how to present yourself on paper, andshow classic mistakes that will send your resume to therecycle bin. We will give tips on how to present yourselfin person so that you don’t blow the interview before iteven begins. We will then discuss the interview itself bygiving practical tips on what to say and what not to say.We will talk about second (and third) interviews andother tips to land the job.

Moderator Darcy Kremin, AICP, Environmental Planning Manager,URS Corporation

SpeakersShawnika Johnson, AICP, City of Yorba Linda; TedHolzem, Senior Project Manager, Mintier Harnish, YoungPlanners Coordinator, APA California; Carol D. Barrett,FAICP, Assistant Director, City of Burbank, California Plan-ning Foundation President

11:45 am - 1:00 pm

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CPF Student Luncheon

Students please join us as we present and honor the2014-15 California Planning Foundation (CPF) scholar-ship winners. Each year CPF invites planning students tocompete for a number of scholarships. Scholarships areoffered to students enrolled in undergraduate and gradu-ate planning programs in California. Since its inception,CPF has awarded more than $350,000 in scholarshipsand awards in support of planning students.

12:00 pm - 7:00 pm


Conference Registration

1:00 pm -4:00 pm

Meet in the Fantasy Tower lobby 15 minutes prior todeparture

Mobile Workshop #16 - Orientation Tour of theOCCM | 3.0 | PENDING

Additional fee - $45

“Orange County Comes of Age”. See for yourselfthe latest urban trends in the real OC! This diverse,3-hour tour will highlight Orange County’s mostprominent downtowns – Anaheim, Fullerton, andSanta Ana; its largest ethnic enclave – Little Saigon;the state’s most famous planned community – Irvine –and its burgeoning university; and its biggest outdoorshopping center – Fashion Island. The tour finisheswith a 20-minute walk on the sand at Crystal CoveState Park and Historic District.

Guide William Hoffman, M.A., Ph.D., President, Hoffy Tours,LLC

1:15 pm - 2:30 pm

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What They Don’t Teach You in Planning School: Nutsand Bolts for New PlannersNew planners, get a jumpstart on your professional de-velopment and marketability with practical knowledge ofhow the entire planning process works. Learn how theseemingly unrelated parts of the planning field that youstudied in school actually connect by following a realisticproject from concept to construction. Opportunity forquestions.

Moderator Sean Nicholas, AICP, Associate Planner, City of SanClemente

SpeakersJohn Ciampa, Associate Planner, City of San Clemente;Adam Atamian, Assistant Planner, City of San Clemente

1:15 pm - 2:30 pm

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Charting a Career in SustainabilitySustainability is going mainstream and, everyday, newsustainability-focused jobs are created by both publicagencies and private corporations. But what are employ-ers looking for in candidates? What responsibilities dosuch positions entail? Where are these jobs advertised?What should interested candidates do to prepare forthese positions? This workshop will bring together sev-eral sustainability experts to share experiences craftingcareers focused on sustainable development to providestudents with context and lessons learned. The short pre-sentations by each professional will be followed by aninteractive question and answer session to provide stu-dents with specific guidance and suggestions.

Moderator Matthew Burris, AICP, LEED AP, Senior Associate, Raimi +Associates

SpeakersPaul Wack, AICP, Professor, Cal Poly SLO; Aaron Pfan-nenstiel, AICP, LEED AP, Hazard Mitigation Planner, PMC,Inland Empire Section Director, APA California; BrynnMcKiernan, Planner, Raimi + Associates

2:45 pm - 4:00 pm

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Planning and PoliticsIn a Jeopardy-style rapid-fire Q&A, panelists will answerquestions on when and how planners engage in politics.Hear the stories of emerging planners from the publicand the private sector.

Moderator Dana M.C. Hoffman, Assistant Planner, PMC

SpeakersMark Teague, Principal Planner, PMC; Alfredo Castillo,AICP, Staff Planner, City of Atascadero

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Fairy Tales in a Planning Career, Finding Your Happily Ever AfterThe session will address questions such as: You went toplanning school – now what?; Is a career in planningright for me?; Public or private sector…that is the ques-tion; Transportation, short range, comprehensive, andenvironmental planning…generalist or specialist? B.A.,B.S., M.A., J.D., PhD….which is right for me?; AICP toLEED – pros and cons of professional certification(s);300 applications, 1 position. How do you get your re-sume noticed?

Moderator Ricky Caperton, MELP, Project Planner, PlaceWorks

SpeakersTerri McCracken, Senior Associate, PlaceWorks; CharlieKnox, AICP, Principal, PlaceWorks; Cassandra Carlin,ENV SP, Transportation Planner, Stantec Consulting;Jonathan Borrego, AICP, Planning Services Manager,City of Anaheim; Kathryn Slama, Associate Planner, LisaWise Consulting, Inc.

4:00 pm - 6:30 pm

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Student/Alumni MixerHere at the conference early to enjoy the great Disneyamenities? Then please join us the first APA Californiasponsored Student/Alumni Mixer! This is a FREE eventin the beautiful Grand Ballroom of the Disneyland®Hotel. Students, alumni/professionals, and professorsare invited to meet, network, and have a great time.Alumni can provide guidance to the upcoming genera-tion of planners, and students can learn tips of thetrade. Catch up with fellow alumni and professors tohear about the amazing accomplishments of your AlmaMater that make your degree look so good on the wall.Again, this is a free event and a great way to kick offthe 2014 APA California Conference!

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Potential Volunteer Service Opportunity

6:00 pm

Night on the TownFree time to enjoy with your colleagues, family andfriends.

7:00 am

South Exhibit Hall

Exhibits Open

7:00 am

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Continental BreakfastSponsor:

Planning Directors Association ofOrange County

7:00 am - 5:00 pm



S E S S I O N B L O C K # 18:00 am - 9:30 am

8:00 am - 9:30 am

Exhibit B/C

Innovative Incentives: Supporting Reinvestment andSustainable Development in a Post RedevelopmentWorldCM | 1.5 | PENDING

Looking for ways to revitalize urban areas? Need to cre-ate incentives for sustainable development which fosterseconomic growth? Lost your redevelopment funding andEnterprise Zone incentives? Learn about innovative wayscities have streamlined development and administrativeregulations, improved streetscapes, and supported re-branding strategies that have spurred private investmentduring the down economy.

Moderator Dan Amsden, AICP, Senior Project Manager, MIG, Inc.

SpeakersSusan Kim, AICP, LEED AP ND, Senior Planner, City ofAnaheim; Dena Belzer, Principal, Strategic Economics,Inc.; Gregg McClain, Planning Director, City ofHawthorne

8:00 am - 9:30 am

Exhibit J/I

Knowing When to Say Enough: Setting Levels ofService for Infrastructure and Community FacilitiesCM | 1.5 | PENDING

The session will explore the art of setting levels of serv-ice for infrastructure and community services as experi-enced through the City of San Francisco in 2013. Howmuch is too much? What can we reasonably fund? Andwhat happens after you set LOS?

Moderator Alexander Quinn, MCP, Director of Sustainable Econom-ics, Americas Region, AECOM

SpeakersKearstin Dischinger, MCP, Policy Planner, Citywide, SanFrancisco Planning Department; William Fulton, AICP, Di-rector, City of San Diego Planning Department

8:00 am - 9:30 am

Exhibit G/H

The Complete (Street) Picture: Community-BasedPlanningCM | 1.5 | PENDING

Involving stakeholders in transportation planning givesoften underrepresented individuals the tools necessary tore-envision their environment. This session will explorestrategies for engaging diverse communities and makingplanning approachable

Moderator Emily Gabel-Luddy, FASLA, Mayor, City of Burbank

SpeakersBrad Williams, AIA, Chief Operating Officer, Perkowitz +Ruth Architects; Marcel Porras, Associate Director, Trans-portation Services, Office of Los Angeles Mayor EricGarcetti; Veronica Hahni, Executive Director, Los AngelesNeighborhood Initiative

8:00 am - 9:30 am

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APA California 2014 Legislative UpdateCM | 1.5 | LAW | PENDING & MCLE | APPROVED

This session will provide members with an update ofplanning-related legislation and regulations that APACalifornia lobbied in 2014, including detailed informa-tion on legislation signed into law, implementation rec-ommendations, and regulations adopted that directlyimpact planners and planning in California.

Moderator David Snow, AICP, Esq., Richards, Watson & Gershon,Vice President of Policy and Legislation, APA California

SpeakersSande George, Partner, Stefan/George Associates, Exec-utive Director and Contract Lobbyist, APA California

8:00 am - 9:30 am

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Show Me The Water! Demonstrating Water Suppliesfor New Development in a Drought EraCM | 1.5 | LAW | PENDING & MCLE | APPROVED

The drought highlights why California’s show-me-the-water laws (SB 610, CEQA and SB 221) are critical tomaking prudent land-use decisions. Learn lessons from lit-igation enforcing these laws and how to use innovativecompliance approaches, like water-neutral development.

Moderator Eric Robinson, JD, Shareholder Attorney and Water Prac-tice Manager, Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard

SpeakersAnona Dutton, P.G., C.Hg., LEED Green Associate, WaterUse Efficiency Practitioner, Vice President of Water Re-sources Practice, Erler & Kalinowski

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Public Health and Planning: Finding the Right Toolsfor CollaborationCM | 1.5 | PENDING

This panel will describe the collaboration between pro-fessionals from planning, public health, transportation,food systems, and recreation, and Sonoma State Univer-sity, to produce an updated, online version of the APACalifornia award winning Healthy by Design: A PublicHealth and Land Use Planning Workbook and explorehow this model can be replicated in other communitiesthroughout California.

Moderator Thomas Jacobson, FAICP, JD, MCP, Professor and Direc-tor, Center for Sustainable Communities, Sonoma StateUniversity

SpeakersWayne Goldberg, MS, Senior Consultant, Center for Sus-tainable Communities, Sonoma State University; Jana Hill,MPH, Program Manager, Sonoma County Department ofHealth Services; Della Acosta, Student, Dept. of Environ-mental Studies & Planning, Sonoma State University

8:00 am - 9:30 am

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“Environmentality” at the Disneyland® ResortCM | 1.5 | PENDING

Staff from the Disneyland® Hotel will describe measuresemployed at the hotel that reduce consumption of naturalresources. The session will include a guided tour of thehotel to see how some of the measures have been imple-mented.

Speaker Kimberly M. Chips, Environmental Integration Manager,Disneyland® Resort

8:00 am - 11:30 am


Mobile Workshop #1Segerstrom Center for the Arts - Planning, Performance and PerspectivesCM | 3.0 | PENDING


Tour the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in CostaMesa. The tour will include the planning, history, andarchitecture of the Center, including a design byCesar Pelli, and surrounding park area. Facilities tobe viewed are: •Segerstrom Hall, a 3,000-seat opera house;•Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall;•Samueli Theater, the 375-seat multi-functional facil-ity;

•Founders Hall, a 250-seat performance venue;•South Coast Repertory Theater, a Tony Award win-ning regional theater company with three venues;

•Arts Plaza, a 46,000 sf. space with Richard Serra’ssculpture, "Connector";

•California Scenario – The Noguchi Garden, one ofthe preeminent sculpture gardens in Southern Cali-fornia.

Moderator Maryann Marks, AICP, Principal Project Manager, CivicSolutions

SpeakerAllan Roeder, Retired Costa Mesa City Manager

8:00 am - 11:45 am


Mobile Workshop #2Orange County Great Park - Planning forPublic/Private PartnershipsCM | 3.25 | PENDING


In 2005, the City of Irvine and Department of theNavy completed the closure, entitlement and sale ofthe property once known as the Marine Corps AirStation El Toro. The sale marked the end of the transi-tion of the Marine base from public to private and thebeginning of one of the largest public/private part-nerships in the State of California. When complete,nearly $2 billion will be spent on public capital im-provements and ongoing maintenance fundedthrough private development. This workshop will pro-vide an insight into the process and the results ofplanning for the Great Park partnership..

Moderator Jann Rowe, Marketing Director, Great Park Neighbor-hoods, FivePoint Communities

SpeakersBrian Myers, Senior Vice President, FivePoint Commu-nities; Mike Ellzey, Assistant City Manager, City ofIrvine, Chief Executive Officer, Orange County GreatPark Corporation; Brett Park, Principal, Valley CrestDesign Group; Tom Martin, Vice President, Planning &Product Development, FivePoint Communities



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Mobile Workshop #3From Suburban Highway to Urban Oasis - Surf City’s Corridor TransformationCM | 4.5 | PENDING

Additional fee - $55, lunch provided

Witness the creation of urban in suburban OrangeCounty. The award winning Beach and Edinger Cor-ridors Specific Plan, a form based code, is allowingfor transformation and reinvestment along key arteri-als by promoting infill mixed use development with anemphasis on place making and public open space.Visit several infill projects under construction. Planadoption and development tips as a result of lessonslearned after four years of implementation will beshared. We will lunch Surf City style – at the beach,of course!

Moderator Rosemary Medel, Associate Planner, City of HuntingtonBeach

SpeakersErik Calloway, Principal, Freedman, Tung & Sasaki;Mary Beth Broeren, AICP, Planning Manager, City ofHuntington Beach


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Exhibit D/E

Bushwhacking Through the Initial Study ChecklistJungle!CM | 1.5 | PENDING

Come join professionally trained and experienced envi-ronmental planning guides as we bushwhack a naviga-ble path through the jungle that can be the IS Checklistto utilize it as the robust tool it can be in the CEQA com-pliance process.

Moderator Virginia M. Viado, Project Manager/Senior Urban Plan-ner, URS Corporation, Vice President of Marketing andMembership, APA California

SpeakersJaime Guzman, Senior Environmental Planner, URS Cor-poration; Kavita Mehta, AICP, LEED AP, EnvironmentalPlanning Group Manager, URS Corporation; Kevin Cun-ningham, Transportation and Environmental Planner, URSCorporation; John A. Olson, MPL, Urban and Environ-mental Planner, URS Corporation

9:45 am - 11:15 am

Exhibit B/C

Think Globally. Plan Locally: From Globalization tothe Gateway Cities Strategic Transportation Plan(PEN Session)CM | 1.5 | PENDING

What does it mean for economic development in Califor-nia and the provision of major public infrastructureaimed at goods movement through our major seaports?The Gateway Cities Mini-COG and their Strategic Trans-portation Plan will illustrate how a group of cities in LosAngeles County are tackling these challenges.

Moderator Stanley R. Hoffman, FAICP, President, Stanley R. HoffmanAssociates, PEN President

SpeakersJohn H. Anderson, Urban Planner - Retired, Board Mem-ber of Planner Emeritus Network (PEN); Jerry R. Wood,PE, Civil Engineer, Gateway Cities Council of Govern-ment; Paul Bingham, Economic Practice Leader, CDMSmith; Annie Nam, Manager of Goods Movement &Transportation Finance, Southern California Associationof Governments

9:45 am - 11:15 am

Exhibit J/I

Connecting the Dots: Strategies and Tips for Makinga Finding (Commission and Board Session) CM | 1.5 | PENDING

Making a finding can be an elusive task when chargedwith reviewing stacks of materials for an upcoming pub-lic hearing. Being able to identify the most pertinent in-formation in an informed and efficient manner is key toany decision. This session will help you develop strate-gies to identify the fundamental information and facts inorder to relate it to your decision and minimize potentiallegal challenges.

Moderator Marc Yeber, ASLA, Planning Commissioner, City of WestHollywood, Vice President of Public Information, APA Cal-ifornia

SpeakersElise Pastor, ESQ, Esq., Partner, Glaser Weil Fink HowardAvchen & Shapiro; Danny Castro, Community Develop-ment Director, City of Sierra Madre, Historic PreservationCommissioner, City of West Hollywood, State Awards Co-ordinator, Southern California, APA California; DavidSnow, AICP, Esq., Richards, Watson & Gershon, VicePresident of Policy and Legislation, APA California



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Exhibit G/H

E-Ticket Avoidance! How to Make Sure Your Community Participation Program is a Friendly RideCM | 1.5 | PENDING

Come and learn from our panel of experts to make yournext community outreach process a success by incorpo-rating a variety of traditional and non-traditional out-reach techniques. The case study will focus on theoutreach and visioning program for Chapman University,a liberal arts university in historic Orange, California.

Moderator Ken Ryan, Principal, KTGY Group, Inc.

SpeakersKris Olsen, Vice President of Campus Planning & Opera-tions, Chapman University; Gary Lawrence, PhD, Presi-dent, Lawrence Research

9:45 am - 11:15 am

Monorail A/B/C

Ethics Jeopardy: Testing What We Know About EthicsCM | 1.5 | ETHICS | PENDING

This session will be a great refresher or in some cases anopportunity to become acquainted with the Code ofEthics. As practicing planners it is important to knowwhat the Code actually says about Ethics, rather thanwork off of what we "think" is ethical and what is not.During this game show type session, we will start withPlanners’ Jeopardy and then break into discussiongroups where the audience will have an opportunity totest their knowledge of Ethics, and then learn and chal-lenge themselves, the panel and each other throughfriendly debate of Ethical situations. A great review ofthe Code will be given and real-life scenarios will takethe Code and bring it to life. This is a fun, lively and in-teresting session and a great way to refresh and learnabout ethics in our profession.

Moderator Brooke Peterson, AICP, APA California President, SeniorAssociate, PlaceWorks

SpeakersKevin Keller, AICP, Director of Planning and Housing Pol-icy, City of Los Angeles; Darcy Kremin, AICP, Environmen-tal Planning Manager, URS Corporation; Kim Prillhart,AICP, Planning Director, County of Ventura; Jennifer Lilley,AICP, Owner, President, Lilley Planning Group

9:45 am - 11:15 am

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Health Risk Challenges of Siting Housing Near High-Volume RoadwaysCM | 1.5 | LAW | PENDING & MCLE | APPROVED

“Good” land use planning encourages infill developmentnear transportation corridors but increases localized ex-posure to air pollutants. The panel will discuss the chal-lenges associated with housing sited next to freeways,recommendations on evaluating risk, and mitigationstrategies.

Moderator Nicole Vermilion, Associate Principal, Air Quality & GHGServices, PlaceWorks

SpeakersIan MacMillan, Program Supervisor – CEQA Intergovern-mental Review, South Coast Air Quality Management Dis-trict; Leland Villalvazo, Supervising Air Quality Specialist,San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District; ConnieChung, AICP, Supervising Regional Planner, Los AngelesCounty Department of Regional Planning; Linda Wheaton,AICP, Assistant Director, Intergovernmental Affairs, Stateof California Department of Housing & Community Devel-opment; Cathy Fitzgerald, PhD, PE, Senior Engineer,PlaceWorks

9:45 am - 11:15 am

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More than Just Exercise: What Biking Can Do toBuild Community and Foster Economic Development(CPF Session)CM | 1.5 | PENDING

As there is an increasing interest in leading healthylifestyles and finding alternative means of transportationin our cities, the popularity of biking has also risen as anattractive and desired feature in our communities. In thissession, we will explore how biking has been integratedinto the community through the organization of largecitywide events such as CicLAvia and is also being usedby smaller neighborhood groups to create communitypride and investment. Building upon the two CPF biketours hosted earlier this year in the Cities of Long Beachand Davis, this session will explore how bike-relatedevents, activities or improvements can contribute to theeconomic sustainability of a community by supportinglocal businesses while also investing in the social andrecreational aspects of a community.

Moderator Wendy Grant , AICP, Senior Planner, PlaceWorks

SpeakersMiguel Luna, Board Member, CicLAvia Board; Nate Baird,Mobility Coordinator, City of Long Beach; John Jones III,President, Field Deputy, Council District 15, President, EastSide Riders Bike Club



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Extreme Makeover: Corridor EditionCM | 1.5 | PENDING

Cities across California are reimagining major corridorsand transforming them to places that accommodate peo-ple, cyclists, parks, and transit. At this session you’lllearn about best practices in taking corridors from auto-oriented thoroughfares to more “complete” places thatsupport livability and mobility. The session will highlightthree drastic corridor makeovers currently beingplanned: Historic Route 66, Colorado Boulevard , andFigueroa.

Moderator Veronica Siranosian, AICP, LEED GA, Senior Planner, URSCorporation

SpeakersMark Yamarone, AICP, Transportation Planning Adminis-trator, City of Pasadena Department of Transportation;Amber Hawkes, AICP, Associate, Urban Designer/Plan-ner, Meléndrez; Tim Fremaux, PE, Transportation Engi-neering Associate, Los Angeles Department ofTransportation

9:45 am - 11:15 am

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Substandard Buildings and Hoarders: How it AffectsPlannersCM | 1.5 | LAW | PENDING & MCLE | APPROVED

Dilapidated properties and hoarders are a fact of life formany communities. They pose dangers to the communityand draw crime. When property owners do not comply,the agency must act. Receiverships are a potent andcost-neutral tool to deal with these problems.

Moderator Matthew R. Silver, Esq., Partner, Silver & Wright LLP

SpeakersCurtis R. Wright, Esq., Partner, Silver & Wright LLP

9:45 am - 11:15 am

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Supporting Urban Agriculture in Your CommunityCM | 1.5 | PENDING

Urban agriculture is increasingly recognized as an im-portant component of the urban system, addressing envi-ronmental sustainability, public health and economicopportunity. This session will explore barriers to urbanagriculture and what communities can do to overcomethese barriers.

Moderator Martha Miller, AICP, Principal, Dyett & Bhatia, Urban andRegional Planners

SpeakersClare Fox, Director of Policy & Innovation, Los AngelesFood Policy Council; Kiel Schmidt, Operator, Tower UrbanFamily Farms

11:30 am - 1:15 pm

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Plenary Luncheon Keynote SpeakerMary Niven, Vice President, Disneyland® ParkCM | 1.0 | PENDING

Walt Disney had a vision tocreate a special place. Morethan 50 years later, the visionstill resonates worldwide.Learn about the evolution ofthe Disneyland® Resort; howDisney partnered with the Cityof Anaheim to create a magi-cal kingdom; and interestingfacts about the refurbishmentof Disney California Adventure®.

Mary is responsible for the attractions, custodial,guest relations, merchandise, entertainment and foodand beverage teams at Disneyland® Park, as well asfor the guest services efforts for the entire resort.Mary also oversees the operations of Club 33, a pri-vate club located in the New Orleans Square sectionof the park, featuring a newly refurbished fine diningrestaurant.

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Exhibit D/E

Planning for Neighborhood Economic Development inthe Face of Chronic HomelessnessCM | 1.5 | PENDING

The session will present lessons learned from planningfor local economic development in the face of concen-trated homelessness and poverty as experienced in SF'sCentral Market District near the Tenderloin and LA'sFashion District near Skid Row.

Moderator Amy Cohen, Masters of Community Development, Direc-tor of Neighborhood Business Development, Mayor's Of-fice of Economic and Workforce Development, City of SanFrancisco

SpeakersAlexander Quinn, Masters of City and Regional Planning,Director of Sustainable Economics, Americas Region,AECOM; Kent Smith, Masters of Environmental Design,Executive Director, LA Fashion District Business Improve-ment District



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You’re Killing Me Planners: A Humorous Look at theRelationship Between Planners, Their Attorneys andConsultantsCM | 1.5 | PENDING

The session will be presented in PowerPoint format. Eachslide will present a different practical or ethical dilemmaor an example of a communication lapse faced by mem-bers of the panel. Once the dilemma is described, thepanel will make practical suggestions and recommenda-tions for improving communication and teamwork.

Moderator Marco A. Martinez, JD, Attorney, Best Best & Krieger LLP

SpeakersConal McNamara, Assistant Director of Economic & Com-munity Development, City of Azusa; Virginia M. Viado,Project Manager/Senior Urban Planner, URS Corporation,Vice President of Marketing & Membership, APA California

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

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The New Normal for Projects and Water PlanningCM | 1.5 | PENDING

A case study of the Civita project in San Diego’s MissionValley looks at the design solutions required to address allaspects of water use, treatment, reuse, and discharge ona large infill site being reclaimed from a 70+ year historyof mining.

Moderator Martin Flores, PLA, ASLA, Director of Urban Design andPlanning, Rick Engineering Company

SpeakersDennis Bowling, Principal-In-Charge of the Water ResourcesDivision , Rick Engineering Company; Marco Sessa, SeniorVice President, Sudberry Properties, Inc.; Stephen Haase,AICP, LEED-AP, Senior Vice President, AICP, LEED-AP, Bald-win & Sons

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

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Captain EO Returns: Developing the Second Round ofSustainable Communities StrategiesCM | 1.5 | PENDING

This panel will explore the tools, technologies, and out-reach strategies that the four large MPOs plan to use inthe development of their second Sustainable CommunityStrategies. Speakers will overview lessons learned, chal-lenges, and opportunities and how they intersect with im-plementation at the local level.

Moderator Terry Roberts, Manager, Sustainable Communities Policyand Planning , Air Resources Board

SpeakersHasan Ikhrata, Executive Director, Southern California As-sociation of Governments; Steve Heminger, Executive Direc-tor, Metropolitan Transportation Commission; MikeMcKeever, Executive Director, Sacramento Area Council ofGovernments; Gary Gallegos, Executive Director, SanDiego Association of Governments

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Exhibit B/C

Something from Nothing: Creating Downtowns/Cen-ters in Places that Developed Without ThemCM | 1.5 | PENDING

Many communities that developed without a downtownor other activity centers are planning to create them. Thispanel will review the particular challenges, opportuni-ties, and lessons for creating activity centers in devel-oped communities.

Moderator J. Matthew Gerken, AICP, Senior Associate, AECOM

SpeakersAaron Laurel, Economic Development Manager, City ofWest Sacramento; Al Zelinka, FAICP, CMSM, CommunityDevelopment Director, City of Riverside; Wendy Hartman,AICP, Director of Planning, Yuba County Community De-velopment & Services Agency

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Exhibit J/I

“Shared Streets”: How to Give Pedestrians Priorityin Car-landCM | 1.5 | PENDING

By mixing pedestrians, bicycles and motor vehicles,“shared streets” buck conventional wisdom of years ofcar-centric street design – and yet they offer an extraordi-nary tool to promote livability and revitalization. Thissession will explain why shared streets are important,how they work, where they have been implemented, andwhat design factors are essential for their success.

Moderator Matthew Taecker, AICP, AIA, Principal, Taecker Planningand Design

SpeakersPhilip Erickson, AIA, President, Community Design + Ar-chitecture; Chris Downey, AIA, Director, Architecture forthe Blind, Peter James, Senior Strategic Planner, City ofSanta Monica

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Exhibit G/H

Brave New World: Developing Public Property Without RedevelopmentCM | 1.5 | PENDING

With the demise of redevelopment, cities and countiesmust plan for the reuse of public properties without manyformerly available tools. This panel will describe bothlegal constraints and techniques that agencies can use toredevelop the sites.

Moderator Barbara Kautz, FAICP, JD, MCP, Partner, Goldfarb & Lip-man LLP

SpeakersLibby Seifel, AICP, President, Seifel Consulting; RafaelYaquian, JD, Associate, Goldfarb & Lipman LLP; KevinKeller, MUP, Director of Planning and Housing Policy, Of-fice of Mayor Eric Garcetti, City of Los Angeles



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Safari

Believe in Magic: Actually Using Your Climate ActionPlan for CEQA TieringCM | 1.5 | PENDING

Now that many jurisdictions have adopted Climate Ac-tion Plans (CAPs), they are wondering how they can usethem to streamline development that meets the objectivesof the Plan. This interactive panel will inform plannershow some jurisdictions and institutions have been devel-oping creative approaches to project-level screening cri-teria and how significance thresholds for projects thatdon’t meet that initial screening bright-line, are beingused for tiering future development under CEQA.

Moderator Lesley Lowe, AICP, CTP, Senior Managing Associate, ESA

SpeakersJeff Caton, P.E., LEED AP, Sustainable Communities Direc-tor, ESA; Brian Grattidge, AICP, MA, Senior Project Man-ager, Dudek; Steve Lynch, AICP, City Planner, City ofSanta Clara; Payal Bhagat, Planner, City of Santa Clara

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

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Tribal Gaming and the Fabric of Your Community:Emerging Prospects for Communities with CasinosCM | 1.5 | PENDING

As tribal casinos become more mature components ofthe California landscape, the move to diversify tribaleconomic activities near casinos presents many planningand development opportunities. This session will provideprogressive strategies for planning casino-serving landuses at existing and new casinos from local and tribalplanning department’s perspectives.

Moderator Terri McCracken, Senior Associate, PlaceWorks

SpeakersBruce Brubaker, LEED AP, CLA, Associate Principal, Place-Works; Thomas J. Davis, AICP, Chief Planning and Devel-opment Officer, Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians;Gillian Hayes, Director of Planning and Development,Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria; Thomas Jacob-son, FAICP, JD, MCP, Professor and Director, Center forSustainable Communities, Sonoma State University

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Amazon

FAST PASS: How Silicon Valley has Shortened thePermitting Review QueueCM | 1.5 | PENDING

This panel will share stories of how different cities pro-vide expedited development services and present ideasfor how other jurisdictions can streamline their processesin order to promote economic development during thisera of limited resources.

Moderator Avril Baty, AICP, Planner II, City of San Jose

SpeakersElaine Costello, FAICP, Special Advisor, Private Consult-ant, Management Partners; Hanson Hom, AICP, Directorof Community Development, City of Sunnyvale

1:30 pm - 4:30 pm


Mobile Workshop #4Santa Ana’s Station District, Historic Downtownand Artist’s Village - Repairing the Urban FabricThrough Transit-Supportive DesignCM | 2.5 | PENDING


This interactive trolley-bus and walking tour will takeyou from the Santa Ana Regional TransportationCenter to the Downtown Artists Village as we ex-plore the ways in which new transit-supportive de-sign and zoning is serving to stabilize and transformexisting neighborhoods and the City’s historic down-town core.

Moderator Karen Haluza, AICP, Executive Director, Planning &Building Agency, City of Santa Ana

SpeakersJohn Kaliski, AIA, John Kaliski Architects

3:00 pm - 3:15 pm

South Exhibit Hall

BreakSponsor:ATKINS


3:15 pm - 4:45 pm

Exhibit D/E

A Successful RFQ/RFP Process: A Win-Win forAgencies and ConsultantsCM | 1.5 | PENDING

Whether it’s your 1st or 100th time preparing aRFQ/RFP or responding to one, this session is intendedto help both agencies and consultants improve this criti-cal first step in a beautiful working relationship betweenan agency and consultant.

Moderator Collette Morse, AICP, Independent Consultant

SpeakersJeff Hogan, AICP, Planning Manager, City of SantaClarita; Susan Tebo, MPA, Managing Principal, ImpactSciences

3:15 pm - 4:45 pm

Exhibit B/C

Walt Disney and the Promise of Progress CityCM | 1.5 | PENDING

In 1963, James Rouse said, “The greatest piece ofurban design in the United States today is Disney-land®.” Could Walt Disney be one of the most influen-tial figures in planning of the past 100 years? You bet.Come in a skeptic and you will leave a believer.

Moderator Sam Gennawey, Urbanist, Senior Associate, KP&A



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Exhibit J/I

On the Right Track: How New Streetcars Will be Reshaping Orange CountyCM | 1.5 | PENDING

The Cities of Anaheim, Fullerton and Santa Ana are cur-rently planning new streetcars that will reshape the waypeople live, work and play. Each city will share its objec-tives and user benefits, plus provide updates on theirprogress and status.

Moderator Tim Erney, AICP, PTP, Southern California Regional Man-ager, Kittelson & Associates, Inc.

SpeakersLinda Johnson, Principal Planner , City of Anaheim; JayEastman, AICP, Principal Planner, City of Riverside; JasonGabriel, PE, Principal Civil Engineer, City of Santa Ana

3:15 pm - 4:45 pm

Exhibit G/H

SimCity: Could Gamers Help Planners Reshape theFuture?CM | 1.5 | PENDING

In this never before seen presentation, Maxis, the cre-ative force that developed the SimCity video game fran-chise, will sit side-by-side with urban planners from RRMDesign Group in a digital planning vs. real world plan-ning session.

Moderator Erik P. Justesen, ASLA, LEED AP, President + CEO, RRMDesign Group

SpeakersJosh Cross, LEED AP, Senior Planner, RRM Design Group;Kip Katsarelis, Lead Producer, Maxis

3:15 pm - 4:45 pm

Monorail A/B

Are Congestion-Based Significance Criteria LOSt? - The CEQA Paradign Shift of SB 743CM | 1.5 | LAW | PENDING & MCLE | APPROVED

Level of Service (LOS). Love it? Hate it? LOS has beenhotly debated in CEQA circles. SB 743 (Steinberg) man-dates an alternative to determining significance of trans-portation impacts. OPR staff and other experts discuss itand seek your input.

Moderator Gary D. Jakobs, AICP, Principal, Ascent Environmental,Inc.

SpeakersChristopher Calfee, JD, Senior Counsel, Governor's Officeof Planning and Research; Chris Ganson, Senior Planner,Governor's Office of Planning and Research; Ron Milam,AICP, PTP, Principal, Fehr & Peers Associates

3:15 pm - 4:45 pm

Castle A/B

“Just the Facts Ma’am”: Navigating the Politics ofPlanning (Commission and Board Session) CM | 1.5 | PENDING

Commissions and boards today face an increased stake-holder influence and an amplified discourse. Straddling thepolitics of the community and the policy of good gover-nance, appointed officials are often caught in a vortex oftangled interests and contradictory objectives. Don’t missthis dynamic presentation and discussion on the political pit-falls and strategies that can help steer the planning decision-making process in a sensible manner.

Moderator Marc Yeber, ASLA, Planning Commissioner, City of West Hol-lywood, Vice President of Public Information, APA California

SpeakersAbbe Land, Councilmember, City of West Hollywood;Stephanie DeWolf, AICP, Planning Commissioner, City ofPasadena, Director of Community Development, City of WestHollywood; Kristi Hogan, Esq., City Attorney, Jenkins &Hogin, LLP

3:15 pm - 4:45 pm

Adventure

A Tale of Two Cities: Urban Greening of El Cerrito andAnaheimCM | 1.5 | PENDING

Urban greening is a recent trend in urban planning. Buthow new is it? This session will explore two recent urbangreening plans developed by two cities in the Bay Area andOrange County. Panelists from each city will compare andcontrast their urban greening objectives as well as recentsuccesses in implementation of the plans.

Moderator Richard D. Barrett, LEED AP, Principal, MIG, Inc.

SpeakersPamela Galera, ASLA, LEED AP, Principal Project Planner,City of Anaheim; Melanie Mintz , Interim Community Devel-opment Director, City of El Cerrito



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Safari

Military Compatible Land Use PlanningCM | 1.5 | PENDING

This panel will explain existing state law requiring mili-tary compatible land use planning. The panel will high-light available tools and resources to ensure thatrenewable energy development projects are militarycompatible. Featured speakers are experts in military op-erations, land use, and local government.

Moderator Holly Roberson, JD, Land Use Counsel, The Governor'sOffice of Planning and Research

SpeakersScott Morgan, Deputy Director, The Governor's Office ofPlanning and Research; Amanda Fagan, Project Man-ager, Western Regional Office, Department of Defense,Office of Economic Adjustment; Steve Chung, Intergovern-mental Planner, Navy Region Southwest; Randy Wilson,Planning Director, Plumas County; Connie Chung, AICP,Supervising Regional Planner, Los Angeles County Depart-ment of Regional Planning

3:15 pm - 4:45 pm

Nile

When Property Values Attack: A Planning Tool forCombating the Loss of Intangible HeritageCM | 1.5 | PENDING

The Japantown Cultural Heritage and Economic Sustain-ability Strategy outlines strategies for preserving and en-hancing Japantown’s cultural heritage. The presentationwill describe how the contributing elements were docu-mented through a new Social Heritage Inventory Form,and then discuss how an economic incentives toolkit wasdeveloped.

Moderator Ruth Todd, AICP, FAIA, LEED AP, Principal, Page & Turn-bull

SpeakersChristina Dikas, Architectural Historian, Page & Turnbull;Shelley Caltagirone, Historic Preservation Planner, SanFrancisco Planning Department; Desiree Smith, Preserva-tion Project Manager, San Francisco Heritage

3:15 pm - 4:45 pm

Amazon

Industry or Housing: Which Came First? ResolvingLand Use Conflicts in Places Where Industry is KingCM | 1.5 | PENDING

Should prime industrial lands be transformed into usesthat are more compatible with adjacent residential landuses? Learn how some cities have worked with the com-munity to identify strategies that create a balance be-tween residential uses and the pressure to maintain athriving economy from industrial uses.

Moderator Esmeralda García, Principal, MIG, Inc.

SpeakersLara Gates, Community Plan Update Project Manager,City of San Diego Planning Department; Alex Hamilton,Director of Planning and Community Development, City ofMontebello; Amitabh Barthakur, Partner, HR&A AdvisorsInc.; Laura Stetson, AICP, Principal, MIG, Inc.

5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Room TBD

DIVERSITY SUMMIT 2014Inclusive Vacations: Making and Retaining Tourismas a Job Center in Diverse CommunitiesCM | 1.5 | ETHICS | PENDING

As job centers, tourist destinations are vital economiccatalysts that can reinvigorate entire regions. Utilizingthese job centers is essential for leveling the playingfield. This panel will address the different ways touristdestinations can be used to maximize the economicimpact on communities that surround and supportthem.

Moderator Anna M. Vidal, MPA, MPL, Department of City Plan-ning, City of Los Angeles, Membership Inclusion Direc-tor, Southern California, APA California

SpeakersMiroo Desai, AICP, Planning & Building Department,City of Emeryville, Membership Inclusion Director,Northern California, APA California; Veronica Hahni,Executive Director, Los Angeles Neighborhood Initia-tive; Jan Perry, General Manager, Los Angeles’ Eco-nomic and Workforce Development Department

Sponsor:Thornton Tomasetti



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7:00 pm - 11:00 pm

Frontier Tower Lawn

OPENING DINNER RECEPTION ON THE LAWN

Begin your Adventures in Planning with a road tripthrough California! Eat, drink and have fun as youreconnect with old friends and meet new colleagues.The adventure will continues as we move the party toDisney California Adventure® Park. Forget about fastpasses and long lines. We'll be the only ones in thepark! We'll enjoy a private showing of World ofColor®, where we'll see images of characters cometo life on a veil of mist, while water forms fancifulshapes to memorable music. Then it's on to CarsLand® where you'll be able to race against yourfriends in Radiator Springs®, outmaneuver your peerson a flying tires, and join in the fun when tractorscome alive at a junkyard jamboree. You won't wantto miss this magical evening! And you may inviteyour friends and family to join the fun, even if theyare not attending the conference. Tickets may be pur-chased for the lawn reception and the private parkparty. This is truly once in a lifetime opportunity!

Sponsors:Kronick

MIGPCR Services Corporation

7:00 am

South Exhibit Hall

Exhibits Open

7:00 am

Room TBD

Continental BreakfastSponsor:

Planning Directors Association ofOrange County

7:00 am - 8:00 am

Room TBD

CPR Business Meeting

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7:15 am- 2:30 pm


Mobile Workshop #5On a Mission! Preserving the Past to Enhance theFutureCM | 4.75 | PENDING


Join us on a train trek to charming San Juan Capis-trano where we will saunter through the historic LosRios District, Downtown and Mission San Juan Capis-trano - known as the "Jewel of the Missions"! Localhistorians and planners will lead this engaging ad-venture with a focus on how historic resources havebeen preserved and continue to shape the contempo-rary fabric of this small town community.

Moderator Maryann Marks, AICP, Principal Project Manager, CivicSolutions

SpeakersBill Ramsey, AICP, Former Acting Community Develop-ment Director, City of San Juan Capistrano; Lori Porter,Chairman, San Juan Capistrano Cultural HeritageCommission; Mechelle Lawrence-Adams, Executive Di-rector, Mission San Juan Capistrano; Diane Bathgate,AICP, RRM Design Group, and Former Mayor City ofSan Juan Capistrano; Ilse Byrnes, Local Historian


8:00 am - 9:30 am

Exhibit D/E

Do Your CEQA Mitigation Measures Hit the Bulls-Eyeor Do They Miss the Target?CM | 1.5 | PENDING

Your CEQA document is certified. The agency & appli-cant are implementing mitigation measures, but don’t un-derstand them. We’ll review good & bad examples &focus how to shore them up so they are easy to under-stand, implementable, and ultimately effective.

Moderator Collette Morse, AICP, Independent Consultant

SpeakersSusan Tebo, MPA, Managing Principal, Impact Sciences;Margit Allen, AICP, Vice President, RBF Consulting; Eliza-beth Cobb, Vice President of Development | CommercialDevelopment, Shea | Properties

8:00 am - 9:30 am

Exhibit B/C

The New Frontier - Watershed-Based StormwaterManagement in the Urban LandscapeCM | 1.5 | PENDING

This session will present regional perspectives of recentstormwater regulatory changes that may impact develop-ment and redevelopment planning efforts in SouthernCalifornia. Representatives from the City of Dana Point,County of San Diego and Riverside County Flood Con-trol District will present viewpoints of municipal imple-mentation of watershed-based stormwater managementactivities.

Moderator Bryn Evans, CPSWQ, Senior Project Manager, Dudek

SpeakersBrad Fowler, PE, Director of Public Works and Engineer-ing Services, City of Dana Point; Stephanie Gaines, Wa-tershed Protection Program, County of San Diego; JasonUhley, PE, MPA, Chief of Watershed Protection, RiversideCounty Flood Control and Water Conservation District

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Exhibit J/I

Implementing Plan Bay Area and SB375: ProjectsThat Started 10 Years Before Plan AdoptionCM | 1.5 | PENDING

Plan Bay Area is the San Francisco Bay Area’s first Sus-tainable Communities Strategy. Three projects—BayMeadows Transit Village, Downtown Redwood City andthe Grand Boulevard Initiative—have been leaders in im-plementing the Plan 10 years in advance.

Moderator Gillian Adams, MRP, Regional Planner, Association of BayArea Governments

SpeakersDan Zack, LEED, Downtown Development Coordinator,City of Redwood City, Community Development Depart-ment; Darcy Forsell, AICP, MUP, Zoning Administrator/Principal Planner, City of San Mateo, Community Develop-ment Department, Planning Division; Sujata Srivastava,MCRP, Principal, Strategic Economics

8:00 am - 9:30 am

Exhibit G/H

Monetize Your Knowledge! Connect City Prioritieswith Investor PreferencesCM | 1.5 | PENDING

Monetize Your Knowledge! Maximize investment in yourcity by connecting planning efforts with investor prefer-ences. Learn how technology can be used to broadcastcity priorities to a national audience of developers.Give your city a competitive edge!

Moderator Ian Wolfe Ross, Founding Principal, City Design Collec-tive, Founder and CEO, OppSites

SpeakersKeith L. McCoy, Vice President and Principal, Urban Com-munity Partners; Jeff Weir, CEcD, Community and Eco-nomic Development Director, City of Salinas; Jeff Shaffer,Principal, McKinley Partners

8:00 am - 9:30 am

Monorail A/B

Property Rights, Takings, and Exactions: A Leal andPractical Update for PlannersCM | 1.5 | LAW | PENDING & MCLE | APPROVED

Every year sees changes to the law governing propertyrights, "takings," and conditions to development ap-provals (impact fees, dedication requirements, and other"exactions"). This annual session covers the legal "stateof the art" for these topics, discusses new pronounce-ments from the federal and California courts, and offerspractical advice for planning professionals.

Moderator Vivian Kahn, FAICP, Dyett & Bhatia

SpeakersThomas Jacobson, FAICP, JD, MCP, Professor and Direc-tor, Center for Sustainable Communities, Sonoma StateUniversity

8:00 am - 9:30 am

Castle A/B

Redevelopment’s Future in California: How We GotHere and Where We’re HeadedCM | 1.5 | LAW | PENDING & MCLE | APPROVED

This presentation will focus on what led to the dissolutionof California’s redevelopment agencies, the current sta-tus of redevelopment affairs, and the potential for rede-velopment in the future.

Moderator Brad Kuhn, JD, Attorney, Nossaman LLP

SpeakersRick Rayl, JD, Attorney, Nossaman LLP; Jeff Stava, JD, At-torney, Nossaman LLP

8:00 am - 9:30 am

Adventure

Planning for Smarter Corridor MobilityCM | 1.5 | PENDING

Learn how a Caltrans-led partnership developed a next-generation Corridor System Management Plan incorpo-rating Complete Streets and Smart Mobility. This effortfor a congested corridor resulted in multimodal projectand strategy recommendations that optimize the use ofthe system.

Moderator Erik Alm, AICP, Senior Transportation Planner, CaliforniaDepartment of Transportation, District 4

SpeakersEmily Mraovich, Associate Transportation Planner, Califor-nia Department of Transportation; Tarek Hatata, Presidentand Founder, System Metrics Group; Matt Kelly, AssociateTransportation Planner, Contra Costa Transportation Au-thority (CCTA)

8:00 am - 9:30 am

Safari

New Uses of Social Media To Engage the Citizenryand Inform the Planning ProcessCM | 1.5 | PENDING

This multi-media workshop will combine the perspectivesof a city attorney, an assistant city manager and publicinformation officer, a land developer and a municipal in-ternet technology director to discuss innovative uses ofsocial media to facilitate constituent communications andinform the planning process and planning entitlementsand inform the public of planning and other public pol-icy initiatives through social media.

Moderator John Brown, Partner, Best Best & Krieger, LLP

SpeakersTanya Spiegel, Economic Development Coordinator, Cityof Ontario; Cristina Tejeda, Municipal IT Business Analyst,City of Fontana; Lori Sassoon, Deputy City Manager/Ad-ministrative Services, City of Rancho Cucamonga



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EVs, NEVs, the Sharing Economy, and You: Cars,Technology, and the Market, Timing the Public SectorResponseCM | 1.5 | PENDING

With AB 32 greenhouse gas emission reductions a keygoal of the region, how can technology and the road-way network be visualized in a creative way to identifyzones where alternative transportation choices may pros-per? This panel discussion will review data, and discussways to bring alternatives to your community.

Moderator Marco Anderson, Senior Regional Planner, Southern Cali-fornia Association of Governments

SpeakersJacki Bacharch , Executive Director, South Bay CitiesCouncil of Governments; Kati Rubinyi, Executive Director,Civic Projects; Eric Noble, President, Car Lab; DavidGrannis, President, PointC Consulting

8:00 am - 9:30 am

Amazon

Creative Mitigation Strategies for Historic PropertiesCM | 1.5 | PENDING

This session provides a menu of CEQA-related options to“right size” mitigation for historic properties, while pro-viding meaningful compensation for historic loss. Plan-ners can speed project delivery, enhance the publicrealm and pay homage to California’s history, culturaltraditions and unique sense of place using these win-winsolutions.

Moderator Diane G. Kane, Ph.D., Vice-President, Programs, Califor-nia Preservation Foundation

SpeakersDeborah M. Rosenthal, AICP, JD, Partner, Shepherd,Mullen, Richter& Hampton LLP; Andrea Galvin, President,Galvin Preservation Associates, Inc.

8:00 am - 9:30 am

Exhibit F

Is Granny That Scary? Addressing Residents’ FearsAbout Senior HousingCM | 1.5 | PENDING

Many communities are afraid to approve projects forsenior residents, either as independent or assisted living.This panel provides information and perspective aboutsenior housing and how cities can adjust regulations tobe more accommodating.

Moderator Laura Stetson, AICP, Principal, MIG, Inc.

SpeakersWilliam Shields, Fountain Square Development; DannyCastro, Community Development Director, City of SierraMadre, Historic Preservation Commissioner, City of WestHollywood, State Awards Coordinator, Southern Califor-nia, APA California; Wayne Sant, Director of Capital Im-provements, MBK Senior Living

8:00 am - 11:30 am


Mobile Workshop #6Conserving the Laguna Canyon Hiking TourCM | 2.5 | PENDING

Additional fee - $40, snack and water provided

Join Laguna Canyon Foundation on an easy, 1 mileroundtrip hike to Orange County’s remaining natu-ral lake and a visit to the nature center. Learn aboutthe importance of balancing recreation and devel-opment needs with open space habitat in the stun-ning canyons of Laguna Beach. A snack and bottleof water will be provided at the workshop. It ishighly recommended that you wear athletic shoes,loose fitting clothing, sun block, hat, and sun-glasses.

Moderator Annette Tam, Associate Planner, Civic Solutions andCity of Jurupa Valley

SpeakersHallie Jones, Executive Director, Laguna CanyonFoundation; Eddie Guerrero, Assistant Planner, CivicSolutions and City of Jurupa Valley

8:00 am - 11:30 am


Mobile Workshop #7Orange Bang! University, Transit, and Preservation Planning Rolled Into OneCM | 3.0 | PENDING


This mobile workshop will feature the Old TowneOrange National Register Historic District, with spe-cial focus on three dynamic portions of the District:the Chapman University campus, Santa Fe DepotSpecific Plan Area, and the historic downtownPlaza. Participants will learn about the incremental,yet dynamic transformation of this area from anunassuming historic downtown into one of OrangeCounty’s iconic public spaces and regional shop-ping and dining destinations. Workshop partici-pants will learn about new university facilities,transportation facility enhancements, and adaptivereuse projects from planners, developers, and uni-versity representatives who have played key roles inguiding growth and change.

Moderator Anna Pehoushek, AICP, Principal Planner, City of Or-ange

SpeakersLisa L. Kim, Economic Development Manager, City ofOrange; Kris Eric Olsen, Vice President of CampusPlanning & Operations, Chapman University; LeasonF. Pomeroy III, FAIA, Principal and Owner, LP3 Archi-tects; Susan Secoy Jensen, AIA, Owner and Princi-pal, Secoy Architects, Inc.



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Mobile Workshop #8Bicycle Tour of the Santa Ana River Trail and

BikewayCM | 3.0 | PENDING

Additional fee - $60, bike and helmet provided

The Santa Ana River Recreational Trail and Parkwayis the region’s longest recreational corridor. Whencompleted, this 110-mile trail will reach from Big BearLake, in the San Bernardino Mountains, to the mouthof the Santa Ana River, at the Pacific Ocean. TheSanta Ana River Trail and Parkway is overseen by aPolicy Advisory Group, or PAG. Learn how this multi-jurisdictional agency, together with a Citizens TrailAdvisory Committee, has been able to address com-plex challenges of funding and constructing the trailfor all users. Enjoy a 12-mile biking tour throughurban parkland and under beautiful Cottonwoodtrees. Bikes and helmets provided.

Moderator Jim Meyer, Executive Director, Trails4All

SpeakersJeffrey Dickman, Trail Coordinator/Planner IV, Countyof Orange, Public Works Department, Flood ControlDivision; Bill Campbell, Former County Supervisor,County of Orange; Patricia Lock Dawson, PrincipalConsultant, Santa Ana River Trail and Parkway Partner-ship; Lauren Ficaro, Ph.D., Orange County RegionalRecreational Trails Advisory Committee; PamelaGalera, ASLA, LEED-AP, Principal Project Planner, Cityof Anaheim

8:00 am - 3:00 pm

CPF Silent Auction Opens/Live Auction Items onDisplay

9:00 am - 1:00 pm


Mobile Workshop #9Re-Imagine Downtown Garden GroveCM | 3.25 | PENDING


Interested in social media and community engage-ment for downtown revitalization? Wondering aboutthe fiscal and social benefits of partnering with a localuniversity in a downtown mobility and design study?Considering an Open Streets event? Feel like takinga walk downtown and having lunch in a quaint mar-ket on Main Street? We've got all that in a half-daysession in Garden Grove that provides overviews ofthe city's successful Mind Mixer social media site, CalPoly Pomona's 606 Studio downtown study for mobil-ity and design, and Orange County's first OpenStreets event.

Moderator Susan Emery, MPA, Community Development Director,City of Garden Grove

SpeakersSteve Jones, MBA, Council Member, City of GardenGrove; Lee Anne Milburn, Ph.D., Department Chair,Cal Poly Pomona, Department of Landscape Architec-ture, College of Environmental Design; Kimberly Huy,MPA, Community Services Director, City of GardenGrove


9:45 am - 11:15 am

Exhibit D/E

Peer Review: Practice and PitfallsCM | 1.5 | ETHICS | PENDING

As planners, we are often asked to review one another’swork. Sometimes it is in the hope that a technical reportcan be used by an agency or consultant. Sometimes thereviewer is a regulatory agency that needs to rely on an-other agency’s work. And sometimes the review is basedon concerns, or outright opposition, to the object ofstudy. This panel will explore what it means to review thework of other planning professionals. What do you oweyour agency or client, and what is your responsibility tothe profession?

Moderator Brian Grattidge, AICP, MA, Senior Project Manager,Dudek

SpeakersAl Herson, Attorney, Sohagi Law Group; Jeff Loux, Ph.D.,Chair, UC Davis Extension, Agricultural, Land Use, andNatural Resources



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Monorail A/B

Ethics and Conflicts of Interest in the Land Use Approval Process: Guidance for Public and PrivatePlanners, Attorneys and Development PrincipalsCM | 1.5 | LAW | PENDING & MCLE | APPROVED

This presentation will provide tools for public and privateplanners, attorneys and development principals to issuespot situations where legal conflicts of interest and otherethical issues (e.g., Political Reform Act, Revolving DoorStatutes, Due Process, etc.) could cause a developmentproject to stall, be improperly influenced or be invali-dated.

Moderator Michael R.W. Houston, City Attorney , City of Anaheim

SpeakersMichael Torres, Assistant City Attorney, City of NewportBeach; Matthew “Mal” Richardson, Partner, Best Best &Krieger, LLP

9:45 am - 11:15 am

Castle A/B

Adventures in Inclusionary Housing: What’s Happening in CaliforniaCM | 1.5 | LAW | PENDING & MCLE | APPROVED

Laws affecting inclusionary/affordable housing in Califor-nia are in major flux, statewide and locally. This sessionsummarizes, and allows for discussion of, recent courtdecisions, legislation, and “real life” case studies re:planning and financing of housing.

Moderator William H. (Bill) Ihrke, JD, Partner, Rutan & Tucker LLP

SpeakersDavid P. Lanferman, JD, Partner, Rutan & Tucker LLP

9:45 am - 11:15 am

Adventure

New Tools for Corridor Revitalization: Tackling ThreeObstacles to Change in Underutilized Commercial CorridorsCM | 1.5 | PENDING

Corridors are hard to change, designed for cars, andlack open space. Some can be revitalized with differentland use colors. But most need more help. This sessionpresents three tools: turning streets into parks, making 6-lane roads safe for all modes of travel, and patternbooks for incremental change.

Moderator Colin Drukker, MURP, Associate Principal , PlaceWorks

SpeakersKaren Haluza,AICP, Executive Director, Planning & Build-ing Agency, City of Santa Ana; Richard Flierl, Principal,Katalyst, Inc.; Peter Quintanilla, Senior Associate, Place-Works; Dwight Kroll, Director of Planning and Develop-ment Services, City of Clovis

9:45 am - 11:15 am

Exhibit B/C

The Future of Public Engagement in PlanningCM | 1.5 | PENDING

Public engagement is an increasingly important part ofplanning in California cities. Bringing more residents,businesses, and other interested parties to the planningtable can result in more productive meetings and moreinnovative ideas.

Moderator Sarah Rubin, Public Engagement Program Manager, Insti-tute for Local Government

SpeakersJason Giffen, AICP, Environmental and Land Use Man-agement Director, San Diego Port District; Brian Holloway,President, Holloway Land Company; Elizabeth Patterson,AICP, Mayor, City of Benicia

9:45 am - 11:15 am

Exhibit J/I

Implementing Smart Growth Through Zoning - Where the Rubber Meets the RoadCM | 1.5 | PENDING

Planners from the City of Sacramento summarize theprocess they used to jettison a 50 year old zoning code,and create an innovative, easy to use zoning code to im-plement their award winning General Plan. The City’s in-novative new code goes against the traditional “once-sized-fits-all” approach to planning and development.

Moderator Jim McDonald, AICP, CFM, Senior Planner, City of Sacra-mento, Community Development Department

SpeakersDavid Kwong, AICP, Planning Director, City of Sacra-mento, Community Development Department; Tom Pace,Principal Planner, City of Sacramento, Community Devel-opment Department; Teresa Haenggi, Associate Planner,City of Sacramento, Community Development Department

9:45 am - 11:15 am

Exhibit F

Tomorrow Land(ing): Navigating Airport Planning inthe Modern WorldCM | 1.5 | PENDING

Fasten your seatbelts and return your seatbacks to theupright position as we take off on an exploration of air-port planning. At this session you’ll learn about Califor-nia’s airport land use planning regulatory frameworkand hear what three distinctly different airports aredoing to address land use compatibility related to com-munity integration, noise, historic preservation, and thechanging aviation industry.

Moderator Veronica Siranosian, AICP, LEED GA, Senior Planner, URSCorporation

SpeakersAngela Leiba, Vice President, URS Corporation; Ted Ana-sis, AICP, Manager, Airport Planning, San Diego CountyRegional Airport Authority; Christopher Koontz, Chief ofAirport Planning, Los Angeles World Airports, NationalPolicy & Legislative Representative, APA California; Car-men Sainz, Supervising Regional Planner, Los AngelesCounty Department of Regional Planning



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Safari

Geodesign and BioMimicry: Adventures in SustainabilityCM | 1.5 | PENDING

Geodesign and BioMimicry are design frameworks withsupporting approaches and technology that can move ustowards a more sustainable future. This session will high-light case studies to tell the story of how the qualitativeand quantitative assessment of natural and social factorscan influence our designs and plans.

Moderator David Early, AICP, LEED AP, Principal, PlaceWorks

SpeakersGreg Pleiss, Solution Products Manager, Esri; Robert Kain,GIS Manager, PlaceWorks; Chris Allen, Co-Founder andCertified Biomimicry Professional, Biomimicry 3.8

9:45 am - 11:15 am

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Great Urban Places, Transit Connections and Affordability - Can Cities Have it All?CM | 1.5 | PENDING

A roundtable discussion with planners from the cities ofSanta Monica, Los Angeles and San Francisco and anurban economist on the struggles and contradictions in-volved in creating great places while trying to retain alevel of affordability and community character.

Moderator Elizabeth R. Bar-El, AICP, Senior Strategic Planner, City ofSanta Monica

SpeakersPeter D. James, Senior Strategic Planner, City of SantaMonica; Corey A. Teague, AICP, LEED AP, Assistant Zon-ing Administrator, City and County of San Francisco; Pa-tricia Diefenderfer, AICP, Senior City Planner, City of LosAngeles; Dena Belzer, Principal, Strategic Economics, Inc.

9:45 am - 11:15 am

Amazon

Built Out and Underserved - Creative Strategies forGreening Our Urban CommunitiesCM | 1.5 | PENDING

The lack of available land creates significant problems indeveloping new parks and open space in underservedurban areas. This panel discusses strategies for creatinggreen when space is limited.

Moderator Isabelle Minn, LEEP AP, Associate Principal, PlaceWorks

SpeakersNorma E. Garcia, Deputy Director, Los Angeles CountyDepartment of Parks and Recreation; Valerie Watson, As-sistant Pedestrian Coordinator, Los Angeles Department ofTransportation Pedestrian Programs Division; ClaireRobinson, Founder, Managing Director, Amigos de losRios

9:45 am - 11:15 am

Exhibit G/H

2014 CEQA Guidelines AmendmentsCM | 1.5 | LAW | PENDING & MCLE | APPROVED

OPR and the Natural Resources Agency are updatingthe CEQA Guidelines. Come hear about all the pro-posed changes and provide input on the update.Amendments being considered include legislatively au-thorized Environmental Checklist revisions to includewildfire hazard impact questions, development of alter-native transportation metrics, along with clarification ofstreamlining provisions, approaches to supplemental re-views (i.e., addendum, supplement to an EIR, subsequentEIR), and several other topics.

Moderator Curtis E. Alling, AICP, Principal, Ascent Environmental,Inc.

SpeakersChristopher Calfee, JD, Senior Counsel , Governor's Of-fice of Planning and Research; Barbara Schussman, JD,Partner, Perkins Coie; Doug Carstens, JD, Managing Part-ner, Chatten-Brown & Carstens; Mindy Fogg, AICP, Plan-ning Manager, County of San Diego

11:30 am - 1:00 pm

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Plenary Luncheon Keynote SpeakerShaheen Sadeghi, Founder, LAB HoldingCM | 1.0 | PENDING

In 1991 following a success-ful career in the fashion indus-try, Shaheen created andfounded LAB enterprise. Hisfirst project, the LAB Anti-Mall, was an overwhelmingsuccess that answered a needfor a youth-driven shoppingexperience. This develop-ment breathed new life intoan abandoned factory and offered an outlet for localstudents, emerging artists and musicians, and like-minded retail entrepreneurs. The LAB has become thecreative heart of the blossoming Sobeca arts district inCosta Mesa. In 2002, the CAMP was opened as anenvironmentally focused shopping campus highlight-ing individual sports and progressive eating choices.Recently, he opened the Anaheim Packing District – arestoration of two historic buildings and addition of acommunity park. The project was inspired by Euro-pean experiences where food, art, culture and educa-tional programs are integrated.

While at the conference make sure to set aside time tovisit one, if not all, of the LAB Holdings’ projects. Theyare definitely worth your time!



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Exhibit D/E

Fire STEPP: Fire Severity, Treatment, Education, Planning and PreventionCM | 1.5 | PENDING

Discussion on the role of CAL FIRE in Land Use Planning.What responsibilities does the fire service have in Plan-ning and Prevention, before the fires start? New legisla-tion requires CAL FIRE to increase its involvement withlocal land use planning decisions. Learn what invest-ments CAL FIRE is undertaking to address the wildfirechallenges facing California.

Moderator Ken Pimlott, Director, Chief, CAL FIRE

SpeakersEdith Hannigan, Program Analyst, Board of Forestry andFire Protection; Mark Lorenzen, Chief, Ventura County FireDepartment; Mike Bradley, Deputy Chief of ResourceManagement, CAL FIRE

1:15 pm - 2:45 pm

Exhibit B/C

Behind the Dais: Taking the Mystery Out of Commission and Board Meetings (Commission and Board Session) CM | 1.5 | PENDING

Public hearings don’t always go as planned and someeven take a turn that catches all by surprise. Unexpectedtwists can cause a hearing to be hijacked from theplanned path leaving stakeholders to scratch theirheads. Join us for a lively presentation and discussion onthe factors that shape the decision-making process.

Moderator Marc Yeber, ASLA, Planning Commissioner, City of WestHollywood, Vice President of Public Information, APA Cal-ifornia

SpeakersDanny Castro, Community Development Director, City ofSierra Madre, Historic Preservation Commissioner, City ofWest Hollywood, State Awards Coordinator, SouthernCalifornia, APA California; Stephanie Landregan, ASLA,LRA, Planning Commissioner, City of Glendale; StephanieDeWolf, AICP, Planning Commissioner, City of Pasadena,Director of Community Development, City of West Holly-wood

1:15 pm - 2:45 pm

Exhibit J/I

Understanding Land Use Economics to Provide Complete Customer ServiceCM | 1.5 | PENDING

This panel will explore the economic priorities of differ-ent applicants seeking land use approvals. Learn whatdrives each applicant and how to facilitate a more effi-cient process that ultimately achieves an improved, yetprofitable, project.

Moderator James S. Holloway, Community Development Director,City of San Clemente

SpeakersSteve Gunnells, Chief Economist, PlaceWorks; ChelseaMaclean, JD, Associate Attorney, Holland & Knight; MikeJorgensen, Building Official, City of San Clemente

1:15 pm - 2:45 pm

Exhibit G/H

Engagement, Planning, Partnerships and Road DietMake Downtown Lancaster PhatCM | 1.5 | PENDING

In 2006, downtown Lancaster was in decline. This ses-sion will highlight the challenges that were overcomeand how community engagement, a form-based code,redesigned main street and cooperative public-privateenvironment transformed downtown into a success dur-ing a significant recession, and how the results havechanged Lancaster’s planning.

Moderator Starla Barker, AICP, Senior Associate/Project Manager,RBF Consulting

SpeakersBrian Ludicke, Planning Director, City of Lancaster;Michelle Cantrell, City Engineer, City of Lancaster; CheninDow, Management Analyst, City of Lancaster; Chuen Ng,Associate Planner, City of Lancaster

1:15 pm - 2:45 pm

Monorail A/B

Paths to More Sustainable Communities: Navigating SB 375 CEQA Streamlining and SB 743 Transportation AnalysisCM | 1.5 | LAW | PENDING & MCLE | APPROVED

Regional and local agencies are facilitating infill andmixed-use development using new tools and techniquesin SB 375 and SB 743. This session will review theevolving nature of CEQA streamlining and new multi-modal transportation impact analysis.

Moderator Ted Holzem, Senior Project Manager, Mintier Harnish,Young Planners Coordinator, APA California

SpeakersRobert Leiter, FAICP, Principal, Urban and EnvironmentalPlanning, FAICP Coordinator, APA California; Fred Dock,AICP, Transportation Director, City of Pasadena; Kirk Trost,Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Sacra-mento Area Council of Governments; Richard Daulton,MURP, Principal, Rincon Consultants, Inc.



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Fees and Exactions After KoontzCM | 1.5 | LAW | PENDING & MCLE | APPROVED

Fees and exactions must comply with the California Miti-gation Fee Act. This panel will give attendees the oppor-tunity to hear legal experts discuss the state of takingslaw in California, explain how the Mitigation Fee Actmay be affected by recent court decisions, and predictthe direction of takings law.

Moderator Deborah M. Rosenthal, AICP, JD, Partner , SheppardMullin Richter & Hampton LLP

SpeakersGlen C. Hansen, JD, Senior Counsel, Abbott & Kinder-mann LLP

1:15 pm - 2:45 pm

Adventure

Successful Strategies for Financing Infill Development: Overcoming Financial Constraints and Getting Projects BuiltCM | 1.5 | PENDING

After the plans have been adopted by Council, howdoes the project actually become reality? Infill develop-ment has become a major strategy to implement SB 375.This panel will explore financial constraints facing infilldevelopment and identify “best practices” for guiding im-plementation for projects and plans.

Moderator Allison S. Joe, AICP, Deputy Director, Strategic GrowthCouncil

SpeakersWalter F. Kieser, Senior Principal, Economic & PlanningSystems; Meea Kang, AIA, President, Domus Develop-ment, LLC; Mott Smith, Co-Founder, Civic Enterprise

1:15 pm - 2:45 pm

Safari

Mixed Feelings on Mixed-Use: Revitalizing the UnderutilizedCM | 1.5 | PENDING

This session will look at how underutilizedcommercial/residential mixed-use developments arestruggling to fill vacant storefronts and how the econom-ics of underutilized buildings affects a community. Fur-ther, this session will highlight case studies of bothsuccessful mixed-use as well as failed mixed-use develop-ments and suggest ways to address underutilized mixed-use developments.

Moderator Ricky Caperton, MELP, Project Planner , PlaceWorks

SpeakersBruce Brubaker, LEED AP, CLA, Associate Principal ,PlaceWorks; Michael Dieden, Founder, Creative HousingAssociates; Lois Fisher , LEED AP ND, President, FisherTown Design; Steve Gunnels, Chief Economist, Place-Works; Lisa Wise, AICP, President, Lisa Wise Consulting

1:15 pm - 2:45 pm

Nile

Passing the AICP Exam: Who Wants to be a CertifiedPlanner?Who wants to be a certified planner? If your final an-swer is yes… then this is your million dollar chance tolearn how to take the AICP exam! Learn and participatein good fun and competition as planners display theirplanning knowledge while learning tips on preparing totake the AICP exam. Participants answer real past examquestions, followed by Q&A about the exam itself, studytopics, and learn test-taking tips.

Moderator Kimberly Brosseau, AICP, Park Planner,County of SantaClara Parks and Recreation Department, AICP Coordina-tor, APA California

SpeakersRob Terry, AICP, Senior Regional Planner, Fresno Councilof Governments; Asha Bleier, AICP, LEED BD + C, ProjectManager, Dudek, Professional Development Officer, SanDiego Section, APA California; Stan Donn, AICP, SeniorPlanner/ Project Manager, City of Chula Vista; DarinNeufeld, AICP, Environmental Planner and Project Man-ager, San Diego Section Board Member, URS Corpora-tion, APA Califiornia

1:15 pm - 2:45 pm

Amazon

Futureland! High Speed Rail Coming to the US!CM | 1.5 | PENDING

The regulatory/planning processes in the UK and USprovides the foundation for a discussion of the implemen-tation of High Speed Train in California’s Central Valleyand the UK’s London to Birmingham line. Regulation, Les-sons learned, regeneration.

Moderator Kimberly M. Avila, AICP, Project Director, Atkins

SpeakersPaul White, MA, MSc, Director, Head of Planning, Atkins;Rod Jeung, Principal, Design and Planning, AECOM

1:15 pm - 2:45 pm

Exhibit F

Comparing and Assessing Form-Based Coding Strategies: What’s Working. What’s Not.CM | 1.5 | PENDING

In this session Daniel Parolek will draw from his recentcoding experience and Zoning Practice article to com-pare different coding approaches, Oakland’s PlanningDirector will discuss how she envisions form-based cod-ing to be used there, and Santa Ana’s Planning Directorwill discuss lessons learned from her city’s award-win-ning form-based code.

Moderator Daniel Parolek, AIA, Founding Principal, Opticos Design,Inc.

SpeakersRachel Flynn, Director of Planning and Building, City ofOakland; Karen Haluza, AICP, Executive Director, Plan-ning & Building Agency, City of Santa Ana



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Mobile Workshop #10Wat-’er You Drinking in the OC? A tour of theWorld’s Largest Water Purification System forPotable WaterCM | 2.0 | PENDING


Tour the Groundwater Replenishment System (GWRS)facility. A highly complex system that takes treatedwastewater that would have previously been dis-charged into the Pacific Ocean and purifies it using athree-step advanced treatment process for potablereuse. From toilet to tap, the GWRS is the largest ad-vanced water purification facility of its kind in theworld. Dress code required – closed toe shoes, nohigh heels. Pants/jeans/slacks are recommended;skirts/shorts are discouraged.

Moderators Steven Ayers, Planner, City of Fountain Valley; MatthewJenkins, Assistant Planner, City of Fountain Valley

SpeakersGreg Woodside, Executive Director of Planning andNatural Resources, Orange County Water District

1:15 pm - 4:15 pm


Mobile Workshop #11Richard Nixon Library and Museum TourCM | 2.5 | PENDING


Situated on nine rolling acres in Yorba Linda, theRichard Nixon Library and Birthplace offers visitorsan insider’s glimpse into the events, people andworld that shaped, and were shaped by, the 37thPresident. Things to see and do while at the library in-clude: A close-up view of President Nixon’s Homeand Birthplace; a chance to step aboard Army One,the helicopter used by Presidents Kennedy, Johnson,Nixon, and Ford; see the 1967 Lincoln Continentallimousine used by Presidents Johnson, Nixon, andFord; and explore a replica of the East Room of theWhite House.

Moderator Steven K. Harris, AICP, Community Development Direc-tor, City of Yorba Linda

SpeakersRobert Lyons, Planning Commissioner, City of YorbaLinda

1:15 pm - 4:30 pm


Mobile Workshop #12Beyond the Farm - Growing the Buena Park Entertainment DistrictCM | 3.25 | PENDING


Knott’s Berry Farm, the oldest theme park in Amer-ica, and other attractions such as Medieval Timesand Pirates Dinner Adventure attract over 6 millionvisitors per year to the City of Buena Park. Throughstrategic investment, the City has plans to grow itsentertainment district to over 10 million visitors peryear. Learn about the challenges related to sharedparking, traffic, pedestrian circulation, and masterplanning at the district level. See how streamlinedentitlement processes have lead to over $200 millionof investment. You will have an opportunity to brieflyvisit Knott’s Berry Farm and other key attractions in-cluding the City’s newest venues: Titanic: The Experi-ence and Bodies: The Exhibit.

Moderator Joel Rosen, AICP, Community Development Director,City of Buena Park

SpeakersSara Copping, Executive Director, Visit Buena Park;Jeff Gahagan, Vice President, Maintenance and Con-struction, Knott’s Berry Farm

1:30 pm - 4:30 pm


Mobile Workshop #13Downtown Anaheim “It’s Real” - A Tour of Development in Downtown Anaheim’s New Parking DistrictCM | 2.5 | PENDING


Anaheim has unveiled its Packing House Develop-ment and historic preservation project/retail/enter-tainment venue in the heart of its Downtown PackingDistrict. The tour will highlight the revitalization ef-forts surrounding the historic packing house, includ-ing the boulevard residential projects, Center Streetretail and mixed-use development. The tour will fea-ture a special presentation by LAB Holdings, theCity's partner and operator of the Packing Houseand developer responsible for repositioning of Cen-ter Street.

Moderator Sergio Ramirez, MPA, Senior Project Manager, Com-munity Development Department, City of Anaheim

SpeakersChris Bennett, Director of Development, LAB Holding,LLP; Laura Alcala, MPA, Community Investment Man-ager, City of Anaheim



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Exhibit D/E

Outreach to the Silent MajorityCM | 1.5 | PENDING

Elected officials need to make decisions benefitting theentire community, not just those attending hearings.How do we solicit the input of those not in the room?Panelists will share techniques for reaching members ofthe community who wouldn’t normally participate due toabsentee ownership, cultural barriers or other factors.

Moderator Charlie Knox, AICP, Principal, PlaceWorks

SpeakersJohn B. Hester, AICP, Planning Director, Tahoe RegionalPlanning Agency; Paul Schiebel, AICP, Principal Planner,City of Visalia; Karl Hill, Planning Services Manager, Cityof Garden Grove

3:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Exhibit B/C

Transit-Oriented Infill Development: Doing It Welland Overcoming Obstacles (CPR Session)CM | 1.5 | PENDING

While benefits of infill development are broadly recog-nized, obstacles to transit-oriented infill development canseem insurmountable. This session will present and –through audience participation – refine “best practices”for infill development including: context-sensitive design,minimizing traffic impacts, leveraging public benefits,maintaining financial feasibility, and new tools for fund-ing infrastructure in urban settings.

Moderator Woodie Tescher, Principal, PlaceWorks

SpeakersBill Anderson, FAICP, Vice President, AECOM, APA Na-tional President; Matthew Taecker, AICP, AIA, Principal,Taecker Planning and Design; Stanley R. Hoffman, FAICP,President, Stanley R. Hoffman Associates, PEN President

3:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Exhibit J/I

Meaningful Input in 10 Minutes or LessCM | 1.5 | PENDING

Learn to design effective, engaging online workshopsthat will enable your busy citizens to give you and yourdecision-makers meaningful input in 10 minutes or less.See real-world examples and participate in a real-timeexercise.

Moderator Joanna Jansen, AICP, LEED AP, Associate Principal, Place-Works

SpeakersTom Hudson, AICP, CMSM, Director, Land Use ServicesDepartment, San Bernardino County; Andrew Crabtree,AICP, Community Development Director, City of MorganHill; Robert Vogel, Co-founder, Peak Democracy

3:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Exhibit G/H

Legitimate Voices: Youth Perspectives on the Meaning of Building Healthy Communities in EasternCoachella ValleyCM | 1.5 | PENDING

This unconventional panel will provide an opportunity forplanners to learn how young non-planners are transform-ing their communities in the eastern Coachella Valleywith health as the core principle driving their projectsand campaigns.

Moderator Miguel Angel Vazquez, AICP, Healthy Communities WorkGroup, Co-Chair, California Planning Roundtable

SpeakersAdriana Diaz-Ordaz, Youth Coordinator, Building HealthyCommunities; Daisy Frias, Youth Leader/Student, BuildingHealthy Communities-Eastern Coachella Valley; SaharaHuazano, Publo Unido CDC; Victor Gonzalez, YouthLeader, Pueblo Unido CDC

3:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Monorail A/B

Sustainable Water: How San Diego is Assuring itsWater FutureCM | 1.5 | PENDING

San Diego is particularly vulnerable to water shortages.Yet it is coping with drought, climate change and watercutbacks more effectively than other regions, throughconservation, recycling, rate restructuring and new tech-nologies.

Moderator Cary Lowe, AICP, Ph.D., Land Use Attorney and Mediator,Law Office of Cary Lowe

SpeakersMarsi Steirer, Deputy Director, City of San Diego PublicUtilities Department; Dana Friehauf, PE, Water ResourcesManager, San Diego County Water Authority; GlenSchmidt, FASLA, President, Schmidt Design Group



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How Recent Developments in CEQA Affect AgencyAttorneys and PlannersCM | 1.5 | LAW | PENDING & MCLE | APPROVED

A panel discussion of recent developments and hot top-ics in CEQA practice, particularly as it relates to plan-ning practice at public agencies.

Moderator Michael H. Zischke, Attorney, Cox, Castle & Nicholson

SpeakersTim Paone, Attorney, Cox, Castle & Nicholson; NicholasChrisos, County Counsel, Orange County

3:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Adventure

What Planners Need to Know About LAFCOCM | 1.5 | PENDING

This session outlines the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg LocalGovernment Reorganization Act of 2000, the primarylaw governing Local Agency Formation Commissions(LAFCOs). Staff will address how planners should ap-proach LAFCO when considering annexation of unincor-porated territory. A city planning director will discusshow best to navigate the LAFCO approval process fromthe applicant's perspective.

Moderator Paul A. Novak, AICP, Executive Officer, Local Agency For-mation for the County of Los Angeles

SpeakersJeff Kugel, Planning Director, City of Glendora; Keene Si-monds, Executive Officer, Marin LAFCO

3:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Safari

Planning Regional Multi-Use Trails: Challenges andSolutionsCM | 1.5 | PENDING

Regional multi-use trails hold great promise in promotingactive transportation. In this session, you will learnstrategies for selecting the best trail alignment, achievingbuy-in from landowners, minimizing user conflicts, andmitigating environmental impacts. As case studies, wewill explore the three trail projects in the Central Coastregion and Los Angeles area.

Moderator Jonathan Berlin, MESM, Associate Environmental Planner,Rincon Consultants

SpeakersJosh Cross, LEED AP, Senior Planner, RRM Design Group;Greg Maher, RLA, ASLA, Landscape Architect, Manager,Associate, Alta Planning + Design

3:00 pm - 4:30 pm

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All Aboard! Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center: FromVision to RealityCM | 1.5 | PENDING

This session will focus on the Anaheim Regional Trans-portation Intermodal Center (ARTIC), a LEED Platinum fa-cility opening in 2014. Learn the insights regarding thevisioning, design and development of the world-classtransportation center that will serve as the focal point ofa vibrant, mixed-use urban center in Anaheim’s PlatinumTriangle.

Moderator Ken Ryan, Principal, KTGY Group, Inc.

SpeakersNatalie Meeks, Public Works Director, City of Anaheim;Albert Kaneshiro, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Vice President,Project Manager, HOK

3:00 pm - 4:30 pm

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Liberty: Planning an Energy Neutral ResidentialMixed-Use Development in West SacramentoCM | 1.5 | PENDING

What unique design strategies can be implemented tocreate a more sustainable project? Learn about Liberty,an emerging development in West Sacramento, its strate-gic alliance with PG&E’s Zero Net Energy Pilot Programand the creative strategies used.

Moderator Peter R. Templeton, Principal, Templeton Planning Group

SpeakersPeter Turnbull, Principal Program Manager, Pacific Gas &Electric Company; Judi G. Schweitzer, MRED, AMDP,CGBP, Founder, Chief Sustainability Advisor, Schweitzer +Associates, Inc.; Mark R. Scheurer, AIA, Principal, MarkScheurer Architect, Inc.

4:30 pm - 6:00 pm

Location TBD

Happy Hour: Consultants’ Reception and CPFScholarship Live Auction

6:00 pm

South Exhibit Hall

Exhibit Tear-Down

6:00 pm (bus departs) - meet in the Fantasy Towerlobby 15 minutes prior to departure

7:00 pm game time

Batter Up - Los Angeles Angels of AnaheimBaseball GameTransportation provided, $37 Club Level, $20 TerraceLevel



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Exhibit D/E

Lessons from Don Draper - What Planners Can Learnfrom the Advertising World CM | 1.5 | PENDING

Advertisers are trained to master the art of the pitch – todeliver captivating messages that stick with their audi-ence. Planners are not. This session offers seven lessonsfrom the world of advertising to help planners prepareand present their ideas to the public in ways that are en-gaging and lasting.

Moderator Georgia Sheridan, AICP, Planner, City of West Hollywood

SpeakersAmber Hawkes, AICP, Urban Designer/Planner, Melén-drez

8:00 am - 9:30 am

Exhibit G/H

Leadership Skills for the Tough Situations (CPR Session)CM | 1.5 | PENDING

In this California Planning Roundtable sponsored ses-sion, a panel of planners and a leadership consultantwill engage in a discussion with the audience of the im-portant leadership skills - taking risks, making tough de-cisions, knowing when to be strong and when to below-keyed and walking the political tightrope - that helppeople set aside fear and do their best work in toughtimes.

Moderator Elaine Costello, FAICP, Special Advisor, Private Consultant,Management Partners

SpeakersSteven A. Preston, FAICP, City Manager, City of SanGabriel, Chapter Historian, Southern California, APA Cal-ifornia; Janet M. Ruggiero, FAICP, Director, De La Salle In-stitute

8:00 am - 9:30 am

Castle A/B

The 2014 General Plan Guidelines: A Giant Leap ForwardCM | 1.5 | PENDING

The 2014 update to the General Plan Guidelines (GPGs)represents a major shift in the way the Governor’s Officeof Planning and Research (OPR) provides guidance tocities and counties. Speakers at this session will describethe new GPGs format and how it can be used to addressinfill, renewable energy, healthy communities and cli-mate change.

Moderator Seth Litchney, General Plan Guidelines Project Manager,Governor's Office of Planning and Research

SpeakersElizabeth Baca, MD, MPA, Senior Health Policy Advisor,Governor's Office of Planning and Research; Michael Mc-Cormick, AICP, Senior Planner, Local and Regional AffairsAdvisor, Governor's Office of Planning and Research; TimSnellings, Development Services Director, Butte County;Terrell “Terry” Watt, AICP, Owner, Terrell Watt PlanningConsultants

8:00 am - 9:30 am

Exhibit J/I

Aging Infrastructure: Opportunities to Redesign CommunitiesCM | 1.5 | PENDING

This session focuses on the opportunities and challengesassociated with aging infrastructure, limited open space,and public health concerns; it provides planners with abroad perspective and on-the-ground discussion of landuse, environmental planning, green infrastructure, andcommunity design as it relates to multi-benefit, cross-dis-ciplinary planning for public health, infrastructure, andrecreation.

Moderator Melissa Erikson, ASLA, Senior Associate, Landscape Ar-chitect, PlaceWorks

SpeakersMitch Avalon, PE, Retired Deputy Public Works Directorand Deputy Chief Engineer, Contra Costa County FloodControl and Water Conservation District; Claire Robinson,Founder, Managing Director, Amigos de los Rios; RichardGomez, PE, Civil Engineer, Los Angeles County PublicWorks Department

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Annual CEQA UpdateCM | 1.5 | LAW | PENDING

This session will update planners on the CEQA happen-ings for 2014. It will cover the latest in case law, the an-ticipated CEQA Guidelines amendments, and the lateston CEQA legislation.

Moderator Antero (Terry) Rivasplata, AICP Technical Director, ICF International

SpeakersRon Bass, AICP, JD, Expert Consultant, ICF International,Margaret Moore Sohagi, JD, Principal, Sohagi LawGroup

8:00 am - 1:30 pm


Mobile Workshop #14Newport Back Bay Outrigger Expedition - An Examination of Design with NatureCM | 4.0 | PENDING


Explore how competing interests have contributed tosustainability of Newport Back Bay over the years.The Newport Bay Conservancy will provide a natural-ist led outrigger tour of Newport Back Bay. Plannersfrom the City of Newport Beach will provide anoverview of development projects underway in thearea. Tour topics include: watershed ecology, wildlifehabitat, efforts to maintain and restore Newport BackBay, private development, CEQA mitigation, and thechallenges of developing in close proximity to naturalresources such as Newport Back Bay.

Moderator Makana Nova, AICP, LEED Green Associate, City ofNewport Beach

SpeakersJaime Murillo, AICP, LEED Green Associate, City ofNewport Beach; James Campbell, City of NewportBeach; Howard Cork, Naturalist, Newport Bay Conser-vancy; Dennis Baker, Naturalist, Newport Bay Conser-vancy; Gordon Craig, Principal and Project Managerfor Back Bay Landing, Land Research and Analysis

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Mobile Workshop #15Jewels of the Coast - Coastal Resorts of OrangeCountyCM | 3.5 | PENDING


Each OC coastal city and each resort has its owncharacter, personality and appeal. This OrangeCounty coastal cities tour will focus on seaside resortsand the cities’ role in supporting tourism through Plan-ning and Economic Development tools.We will ex-plore Huntington Beach, Surf City USA, and itsresorts; Newport Beach and its historic Balboa BayClub – a favorite of John Wayne - and Pelican Hill Re-sort; Laguna Beach historic artists’ colony with Crafts-man-style Montage Resort, our stop for lunch; andDana Point resort town with Ritz Carlton, St. Regisand Headlands development, open space andrestoration of coastal habitat areas.

Moderator Christy Teague, AICP, Economic Development Manager,City of Dana Point

SpeakersWilliam Hoffman, M.A., Ph.D., President, Hoffy Tours,LLP

9:45 am - 11:15 am

Location TBD

APA California Awards BrunchThe purpose of the APA California Awards Program isto encourage quality in planning and increase thepublic's awareness of the planning professionthrough recognizing outstanding achievement in theplanning field. This year's Awards brunch will high-light the best planning policies, projects and peoplein a large and diverse Chapter. The highlights of theplanning processes and products will be discussedand presented visually. In addition, professionalplanners and laypersons, including volunteers andelected officials, will be honored for demonstrationsof dedication, service and planning achievement.The work they accomplished and the strategies theyfound effective will be noted. Attendees will be ableto take away knowledge and resource links from juris-dictions and individuals who have found solutions toproblems they themselves face.

Sponsor:PlaceWorks



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on the mobile app and in the registration area when the conference begins.

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11:30 am - 1:00 pm

Center Ballroom

Closing Plenary SessionDoing the Right Thing: Ethical Practices for a Diverse PopulationCM | 1.5 | ETHICS | PENDING

Diversity abounds in the planning environment. Issues of race, culture, language, and gender can divide us or bethe foundations for building bridges that make the community planning process more effective and our communi-ties stronger. This session examines some of the changing demographic and diversity trends in California and theimportance of having the profession respond with new paradigms for planning practice which reflect the plan-ner's ethical commitment to social justice and ethical planning practice. Using the AICP Code of Ethics and em-phasizing the Code’s aspirational components, attendees will explore options for how they can respond to theseethical challenges.

Moderator Kurt Christiansen, AICP, Director of Economic and Community Development, City of Azusa, Vice President of Confer-ences, APA California, National APA Board Director, Region 6

SpeakersLance Schulte, AICP, Past AICP Commissioner, Region 6, National APA; Veronica Tam, AICP, TA Planning; Carol D.Barrett, FAICP, Assistant Director, City of Burbank, California Planning Foundation President



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Members can earn certification credits for many activities at the conference. See notation in eachsession block for the number of pending certification credits awarded for that session/event.

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