2008 Presentations
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Wednesday - October 22, 2008
11:30am-1:45pm
2008 Florida Redevelopment Association Awards
Gail K. Hamilton, CRA Director, City of Kissimmee
2:00pm-3:30pm
Designing Better Places: Hands-On Design Training for Public Officials
Moderator: Marie L. York, FAICP, Director, Florida Public Officials Design Institute at Abacoa
Speakers: Charles C. Bohl, Ph.D., Director, Knight Program in Community Building, School of Architecture, University
of Miami
Jeff Perlman, Director, The Delray Beach Institute
10 Things to Know About the Creative Economy/Class/City/Industry
Moderator: Donna Manion, Chair, CreativeTampaBay
Speakers: Donald Giancoli, Community Redevelopment Director, City of Lauderhill
Mike Greene, Chairman, Broward Alliance Creative Economy Committee
Peter Kageyama, Partner, Creative Cities Productions and Founder, Creative Cities Summit
The Power of Creativity - Redevelopment in South Florida
Moderator: Donna Manion, Chair, CreativeTampaBay
Speakers: Donald Giancoli, Community Redevelopment Director, City of Lauderhill
Mike Greene, Chairman, Broward Alliance Creative Economy Committee
Peter Kageyama, Partner, Creative Cities Productions and Founder, Creative Cities Summit
Revitalizing and Repositioning Retail in Tampa's CRAs
Moderator: Vince J. Pardo, Manager, Ybor City Development Corporation
Speakers: David W. Harvey, Senior Vice President, M&J Wilkow, Ltd. and Centro Ybor
Joe Howden, Chairman,Ybor City Development Corporation Retail Development Committee
Robert McDonaugh, Manager, Channel District/Downtown CRA
Brenda W. Thrower,Economic Development Specialist, Ybor City Development Corporation
3:45pm-5:15pm
ABARACADABARA
Moderator: J.Gary Rogers, Executive Director City of Lauderdale Lakes Community Redevelopment Agency, FRA 2008 Conference Chairman
Speakers: Robert M. Breslau, President, Stiles Investment Services
Greg Brown, Chief Operating Officer and Director of Developments, Feltrim Developments
Honorable Mayor Joy Cooper, City of Hallandale Beach
William P. Voegele, Vice President, Development, Forest City Commercial Group
Creative Industries: Tampa's Central Business, Channel District and Ybor City
Moderator: Michael English, AICP, Vice President, Corporate Manager, Community and Regional Planning, WilsonMiller
Speakers: Mark Huey, Administrator, Economic and Urban Development Department, City of Tampa
Taryn Sabia, AAIA, NCI, Co-Founder, The Urban Charrette, Atelier Architecture
Melinda Chavez, Executive Director, Tampa Bay Business Committee for the Arts
Neale Stralow, ASLA, AICP, Senior Associate, Regional Manager, Community and Regional Planning, WilsonMiller
IBI Group - Thinking People, Sharing Knowledge, Building Life
Moderator: Kurt Easton, AICP, Senior Principal, Urban Planning and Design, IBI Group, Inc.
Speakers: Trevor J. McIntyre, Director, IBI Group/IBI Architects
Scott E. Stewart, Managing Director, IBI Group, Inc.
Thursday - October 23, 2008
8:30am-10:00am
Standards, Regulations and Livable Communities: Sustainable Change (Great Streets)
Moderator: James Moore, National Director, HDR Engineering, Inc.
Speaker: Joseph Ehardt, Jr., AICP, CNU, Urban Design Manager, HDR Engineering, Inc.
Robert Ironsmith, CRA Director, City of Dunedin
Standards, Regulations and Livable Communities: Sustainable Change (Land Development Regulations)
Moderator: James Moore, National Director, HDR Engineering, Inc.
Speakers: Joseph Ehardt, Jr., AICP, CNU, Urban Design Manager, HDR Engineering, Inc.
Robert Ironsmith, CRA Director, City of Dunedin
Standards, Regulations and Livable Communities - Sustainable Change (Redevelpment)
Moderator: James Moore, National Director, HDR Engineering, Inc.
Speakers: Joseph Ehardt, Jr., AICP, CNU, Urban Design Manager, HDR Engineering, Inc.
Robert Ironsmith, CRA Director, City of Dunedin
New Markets, Brownfields and Workforce - Greener Horizons
Moderator: Jim Hosler, Senior Project Manager and Applied Demographer, TBE Group, Inc.
Speakers: Sherod A. Halliburton, Executive Director,Bradenton Central CRA
Roger B. Register, Project Manager, TBE Group, Inc.
Tom Zuniga, Managing Director, DSG Community Marketing Services, LLC
9:00am-3:00pm
Florida Public Officials Design Institute at Abacoa - Design Institute Report - Revisiting Congress Avenue and Military Trail
David Brain, Ph.D., Principal, Collaborative Community Design; Board Member and Training Faculty, National Charette Institute; and Professor of Sociology, New College of Florida
Michael Busha, Executive Director, Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council
Marcela Camblor, Principal, Dover, Kohl & Partners Town Planning; and Chair, CNU Florida
Victor Dover, AICP, Principal, Dover, Kohl & Partners Town Planning; Vice Chair, Congress for New Urbanism; and Core Committee Member, LEED for Neighborhood Developments
Evan Johnson, AICP, Planner, WilsonMiller, Inc.
Robert B. Franke, AICP, CRA Director, City of Pompano Beach
Todd Peetz, AICP, Senior Planner, Miller Legg
J. Gary Rogers, Executive Director, Community Redevelopment, City of Lauderdale Lakes
11:00am-12:30pm
Community Redevelopment Agency Reporting Requirements - From a Dependent Special District Perspective
Moderator: Jeffrey L. Oris, CEcD, Community Development Director, Martin County
Speakers: David E. Cardwell, FRA General Counsel, The Cardwell Law Firm
Jack Gaskins, Jr., Financial Specialist, Special District Information Program, Florida Department of Community Affairs
CRA Basics
Moderator: Jeffrey L. Oris, CEcD, Community Development Director, Martin County
Speakers: David E. Cardwell, FRA General Counsel, The Cardwell Law Firm
Jack Gaskins, Jr., Financial Specialist, Special District Information Program, Florida Department of Community Affairs
Whose TIF is it?
Moderator: Rochelle W. Lawandales, AICP, President, Lawandales Planning Affiliates, Inc.
Speakers: Corbett Alday, CEO, Guardian Community Resource Management, Inc.
Patricia Rippey, Redevelopment Director, City of South Daytona
Wachovia Community Development Finance - Tapping the Money-Strategies for Growing Businesses
Moderator: Marilyn P. Hett, AICP, CEcD, CRE, Business/Industry Development Administrator, Hillsborough County Economic Development Department
Speakers: Nelson W. Black, III, Senior Loan Officer, Florida Community Loan Fund
Bill Habermeyer, Vice President, Florida Business Development Corporation
Louis Laubscher, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Enterprise Florida, Inc.
Ken Woods,Senior Vice President/Southern Regional Sales Manager, Wachovia Bank, N.A.
2:15pm-3:45pm
The Art of Redevelopment Practice: Redevelopment as a Growth Management Tool
Moderator: Rochelle W. Lawandales, AICP, President, Lawandales Planning Affiliates, Inc.
Speakers: Charles Gauthier, AICP, Director, Division of Community Planning, Florida Department of Community Affairs
Jason Nunemaker, City Manager, City of Fellsmere
Tim Stillings, Planning Consultant, Kimley-Horn and Associates
The Art of Redevelopment Practice: Redevelopment as a Growth Management Tool
Moderator: Rochelle W. Lawandales, AICP, President, Lawandales Planning Affiliates, Inc.
Speakers: Charles Gauthier, AICP, Director, Division of Community Planning, Florida Department of Community Affairs
Jason Nunemaker, City Manager, City of Fellsmere
Tim Stillings, Planning Consultant, Kimley-Horn and Associates
The Art of Redevelopment Practice: Redevelopment as a Growth Management Tool
Moderator: Rochelle W. Lawandales, AICP, President, Lawandales Planning Affiliates, Inc.
Speakers: Charles Gauthier, AICP, Director, Division of Community Planning, Florida Department of Community Affairs
Jason Nunemaker, City Manager, City of Fellsmere
Tim Stillings, Planning Consultant, Kimley-Horn and Associates
Affordable Housing Development in CRA Districts - Lessons from California and Florida
Moderator:James Carras, Principal, Carras Community Investment, Inc.
Speakers:Elizabeth Seifel, President, Seifel Consulting, Inc.
Mandy Spangler, Senior Associates, Carras Community Investment, Inc.
Affordable & Workforce Housing - A Practical Economic Development Tool in Florida's CRAs
Moderator:James Carras, Principal, Carras Community Investment, Inc.
Speakers:Elizabeth Seifel, President, Seifel Consulting, Inc.
Mandy Spangler, Senior Associates, Carras Community Investment, Inc.
Measuring Economic Impacts of Florida CRA's
Moderator: J. Gary Rogers, Executive Director, Community Redevelopment, City of Lauderdale Lakes
Speakers: Kim Briesemeister, Executive Director, West Palm Beach CRA
Phil Gonot, Vice President, PMG Associates, Inc
Louis Orosz, AICP, Director, Zoning and Change, Growth Management Group, Inc.
Measuring Economic Impacts of Florida CRAs
Moderator: J. Gary Rogers, Executive Director, Community Redevelopment, City of Lauderdale Lakes
Speakers: Kim Briesemeister, Executive Director, West Palm Beach CRA
Phil Gonot, Vice President, PMG Associates, Inc
Louis Orosz, AICP, Director, Zoning and Change, Growth Management Group, Inc.
Measuring CRA Success - On the Road to Successful Performance
Moderator: J. Gary Rogers, Executive Director, Community Redevelopment, City of Lauderdale Lakes
Speakers: Kim Briesemeister, Executive Director, West Palm Beach CRA
Phil Gonot, Vice President, PMG Associates, Inc
Louis Orosz, AICP, Director, Zoning and Change, Growth Management Group, Inc.
4:00pm-5:30pm
Historic Preservation as Sustainable Economic Development
Moderator: Joan Jefferson, Coordinator, Florida Main Street Program
Speaker: Donovan D. Rypkema, Principal, PlaceEconomics
Neighborhood Economic Vitality
Moderator: Lea Del Tosta, ASLA, Lanscape Architect, WilsonMiller
Speakers: Jeanette La Russa Fenton, Urban Development Manager, City of Tampa
Tom Marler, CEO, Intelident Solutions
Ed Turanchik, Owner, InTown Homes
Jason Busto, COO, Busto Plumbing Services
Cost Effective Green Development - How Natural Gas Can Enrich Cities Across Florida
Speakers: Bill Cantrell, President, Peoples Gas
Keith Gruetzmacher, Senior Manager of Marketing Services, TECO Partners
Friday - October 24, 2008
8:00am-9:30am
Urban Land Institute Panel - Sustainable Green Development
Moderator: Christine M. Burdick, President, Tampa Downtown Partnership
Speakers: James Moore, National Director, HDR Engineering, Inc.
Chris Norton, Senior Project Director, Liberty Property Trust
Elizabeth Seifel, President, Seifel Consulting, Inc.
Sustainable Green Development: Descriptions, Implications & Directions
Moderator: Christine M. Burdick, President, Tampa Downtown Partnership
Speakers: James Moore, National Director, HDR Engineering, Inc.
Chris Norton, Senior Project Director, Liberty Property Trust
Elizabeth Seifel, President, Seifel Consulting, Inc.
Additional Presentations:
City of Dunedin - Major Developments
City of Dunedin Economic Development Department
Downtown Dunedin - Little Downtown That Could...
Just Around The Corner - Dunedin
Written by Katherine Walker
Photography by Joel Van Citters
Around Here: Dunedin - Take Steps To Enjoy Small-Town Ambiance
Karen Haymon Long, The Tampa Tribune
Economic Incentives vs Economic Impact - Need vs. Want
Florida Community Loan Fund
Grant Seeking 2008
Guardian Community Resource Management Inc.
Liberty Property Trust - Extraordinary Work Environments
M&J Wilkow Presentation
David Harvey
Understanding New Markets Tax Credits
Why is a Redevelopment Agency Involved in Workforce Development?
The Central Community Redevelopment Agency, Bradenton, FL
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