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2009 Presentations

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Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Congress for the New Urbanism

Speaker: John Norquist, CEO

Wednesday Round Chair Disussion
Moderator: J.Gary Rogers, President,Florida Redevelopment Association; Executive Director, Lauderdale Lakes CRA
Speakers: The Honorable Buddy Dyer; Mayor, City of Orlando; John Norquist; Bernard Zyscovich, AIA, President and Managing Principal, Zyscovich Architects; and John M. Crossman, President, Crossman & Company

The National Economic Recovery:
Surviving in a Transitioning Economy
Enterprise Florida
Beat the Recession and Begin the Recovery
Sanford's Rehabilitation Loan Subsidy Program
Moderator: Kevin P. Fall, CEcD, CRA Director, City of New Smyrna Beach
Speakers: Ralph J. Basile, Principal,Basile Baumann Prost Cole & Associates, Inc.
Liefke M. Cox, Director of Partner Relations, Enterprise Florida, Inc.
Tanja D. Gerhartz, AICP,President, Gerhartz & Associates
Robert Tunis, Economic Development Director, City of Sanford

Navigating the Changing Scape of Retail Development
Moderator:
Cynthia E. Stewart, Director, Community Relations, Office of Global Public Policy, International Council of Shopping Centers
Speakers: John M. Crossman, CCIM,President, Crossman & Company
Craig Ustler, MAI, CCIM, Owner and President, Ustler Development, Inc.
Steve Quello, President, CEO Nexus

What has FRA Done for Me? FRA Economic Impact Study
Moderator:
J. Gary Rogers, President, Florida Redevelopment Association; Executive Director, Community Redevelopment, City of Lauderdale Lakes
Speakers: Your Committee Chairs

Legal and Ethical Issues in Redevelopment
Moderator:
Kim Briesemeister, Past President, Florida Redevelopment Association; Executive Director, West Palm Beach CRA
Speakers: David E. Cardwell, General Counsel, Florida Redevelopment Association; Attorney, The Cardwell Law Firm
Steven G. Lindorff, Agency Administrator, Jacksonville Beach CRA
William J. Peebles, Lobbyist, Florida Redevelopment Association


Thursday, October 29, 2009

Housing and Markets:
The Market Rules!
CRAs and the Housing Market
Housing and Markets

Moderator: Bruce W. Lyon, President, Swan Development Advisors, Inc.
Speakers: Vivian Brooks, Assistant Director, Boynton Beach CRA
Anthony Lyons, Manager, Gainesville CRA
Jeffrey L. Oris, CEcD, President, Planning and Redevelopment Consultants, Inc.

Turning “Rocks” into “Gems”
Making "Rocks" into "Gems" - Delray Beach

Restoring A Rock Gem Saving the Elberton-Elbert County Armory
Key Notes: Turning "Rocks" into "Gems"
Branding and Marketing Your Program - “How to take “Rocks” and make them “Gems”
Moderator:
Caryn Miller, CRA Director, City of Flagler Beach
Speakers: Dustin Benedict, Project Manager, ADG Business and Governmental Consultants
Marjorie Ferrer, Executive Director, Delray Beach DDA
Peggy Heiser, Vice President of Tourism Development, Flagler County Chamber of Commerce
Eleanor Matthews, Founder, Marketek, Inc.

Role of Public Health in Redevelopment:
Fellsmere
The Power of PACE EH
Moderator: Rochelle W. Lawandales, AICP, President-Elect, Florida Redevelopment Association; President, Lawandales Planning Affiliates, Inc.
Speakers: Jason R. Nunemaker, City Manager/CRA Director, City of Fellsmere
Julianne Price, Statewide PACE-EH Coordinator, Florida Department of Health
Mimi Reggentin, AICP, Program Manager, Office on Aging, Orange County

Transportation Visions of Tomorrow
Moderator: Michael M. English, AICP, Vice President/Corporate Leader, Community and Regional Planning, WilsonMiller, Inc.
Speakers: Cassandra Ecker, AICP, Transportation Planning Group Manager, Jacobs Engineering Group
Angelo Rao, P.E., Livable Communities Engineer, Volkert and Associates, Inc.

Keynote Presentation: “New Orleans – Phoenix from the Waves”
Speaker:
Michael Hecht, President and CEO, Greater New Orleans, Inc.

Energizing Cities, Literally and Conceptually:
Energizing Florida's Cities with Solar
Casto Presentation 1
Casto Presentation 2
Moderator: Rochelle W. Lawandales, AICP, President-Elect, Florida Redevelopment Association; President, Lawandales Planning Affiliates, Inc.
Speakers: John Hutchens, Financial Analyst, Casto Properties
Dana W. Jones, Executive Director, Florida Biofuels Association
Colleen M. Kettles, Executive Director, Florida Solar Research and Education Foundation

Small City and County Redevelopment Issues:
CRAs From the Elected Offical Perspective and Other Musings
City/County Perspectives on Community Redevelopment Areas
US 17-92 CRA - A Working Partnership
Speakers: The Honorable Mary Lou Hildreth, Mayor, City of Keystone Heights
Dottie Keedy, Director, Officeof Economic Growth and Development, Lake County
John Metsopoulos, U.S. 17-92 CRA Program Manager, Seminole County

Ideas About the Future Form of Our Cities:
Form Based Code
Form Based Land Development Codes and Context Based Design
Moderator: Peter C. Sechler, RLA, AICP, Principal Glatting Jackson Kercher Anglin, Inc.
Speakers: Dean A. Barberree, Vice President, Florida Land Development, Crosland
Bruce Kistler, Planning Manager, City of Lakeland
Dianne Kramer, Development Services Director, City of Eustis
Samuel E. Poole, III, Attorney, Berger Singerman; Board Member, Form Based Code Institute
Tara Salmieri, AICP, Senior Planner, Glatting Jackson Kercher Anglin, Inc.

Parking as Essential Infrastructure
Parking as Essential Infrastructure - Real Estate Research Consultants
Moderator:
Thomas R. Kohler, Senior Vice President, Real Estate Research Consultants, Inc.
Speakers: Keith Denton, President, KSD Consulting, Inc.
Russell Fritz, Business Development Manager, Finfrock DMC
Thomas Harmer, Senior Director of Public Private Projects, The Pizzuti Companies

Diversity and Redevelopment
Moderator:
Paul Rutledge, CLS, SCSM, Executive Vice President, Casto Properties
Speakers: The Honorable Eric Haynes, Commissioner, City of Lauderdale Lakes
James M. Hosler, Owner, Demographic Decision Dynamics, LLC
Toni Shamplain, Downtown-North Program Manager, Panama City CRA

Brownfields in Florida: Money and Process:
Pinellas County Brownfield Program
Brownfields Redevelopment in Florida
Moderator: Sue Trone, Project Manager, Bayshore-Gateway CRA, Collier County
Speakers: Teri Hasbrouk, Development Manager, Brownfields Redevelopment Program, Pinellas County
Roger Register, Past President, Florida Brownfields Association; Director, Cardno TBE
Matthew J. Robbins, Regional Revitalization Coordinator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Kim Walker, Florida Brownfield Liaison, Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Mary Yeargan, P.G., Outreach Chairperson, Florida Brownfields Association


Award Presentations

2009 FRA Awards Presentation

Capital Projects & Beautification - City of Rockledge CRA

Creative Organizational Development & Funding - West Palm Beach CRA

Cultural Enhancement - West Palm Beach CRA

Management Programs - Drew Park CRA - City of Tampa

Marketing & Communications - Delray Beach DDA

Out of the Box - Ybor City

Outstanding New Building - Fort Myers Publix

Transportation Transit Enhancements - Sarasota County - Reynolds Smith & Hills

Urban Infill Housing Development Program - Boynton Beach


Additional Presentations

Mayor Presentation - Downtown Orlando

Strategies for Survival - Downtown Delray Beach

The City of Port St Lucies Nuisance Abatement Program
Speaker:
Theresa Fontana

Drew Park CRA - Adult Use Enforcement
Speaker: Jeanette LaRussa Fenton
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