Sponsored by the Florida Association of Realtors® in conjunction with Florida Atlantic University’s Catanese Center for Urban and Environmental Solutions
8:30 a.m . – 10:15 a.m.
Trolley Tour of Downtown Sarasota
10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Welcome and Openin Remarks
Robert Caldwell, FAR Smart Growth Committee Chairman (Download Bio)
John
Sebree,
FAR
Vice
President of Public Policy (Download Bio)
10:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
Introduction to
Smart
Growthin
Sarasota
James
Ley,
County
Administrator,
Sarasota
County
(Download Bio, Download PowerPoint)
Michael
McNees,
City
Manager,
City of
Sarasota (Download Bio, Download PowerPoint)
11:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
New College of Florida: Campus Planning Urban Design and Smart Growth
Dr. David Brain, Associate Professor of Sociology, New College of Florida
and Florida House Institute for Sustainable Development (Download PowerPoint)
12
noon
–
1
p.m.
Lunch at
Florida West Coast
Symphony
Co-sponsored by
the
Sarasota
Association of Realtors
1:15 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
Smart
Growth
Principles:
A
Brief
Look
at
Design
and
Transportation Issues
Hugh
Morris,
Community
OutreachRep resentative, NAR (Download Bio, Download PowerPoint)
1:45 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
Update: Overview of New
Urbanismin
Florida
Jim Murley, Center for Urban and
Environmental
Solutions,
Florida
Atlantic University (Download Bio, Download PowerPoint)
2:15
p.m. –
3:00
p.m.
Community
Land
Trusts:
Creating a
Permanent Supply
of
Affordable
Homes
Jaimie Ross,
Affordable
Housing Director,
1000
Friends of Florida (Download PowerPoint)
3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Break
3:15p.m.
–
3:45
p.m.
Emergency
Preparedness
Chief
Don
Peterson,
Golden
Gate
Fire
District
(Download Bio, Download PowerPoint)
Matt
Hudson, FAR
Smart
Growth
Committee
Vice
Chairman (Download Bio)
3:45 p.m . 4:45 p.m.
Idearaiser: Smart Growth and Planning
Hosted by Members of the Florida House of Representatives
4:45 p.m . 5:00 p.m.
Wrap-Up and Closing Remarks
Robert Caldwell (Download Bio), FAR Smart Growth Committee Chairman