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2009 Presentations

For a detailed conference program, please 2009 FRA Conference Detailed Program!

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

New Urbanism – Congress for the New Urbanism – John Norquist
Speaker: John Norquist, CEO

Wednesday Round Chair Discussion
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

Surviving in a Transitioning Economy – Ralph Basile

Enterprise Florida – Liefke Cox

Beat the Recession and Begin the Recovery – Tanja Gerhartz

Sanford’s Rehabilitation Loan Subsidy Program – Bob Tunis

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 – Cynthia Stewart

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

FRA Economic Impact Study – What has FRA Done for Me?
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 – Kim Briesemeister
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 – Vivian Brooks
CRAs and the Housing Market – Bruce Lyon
Housing and Markets – Jeff Oris
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 – Caryn Miller
Making Rocks into Gems – Delray Beach – Marjorie Ferrer
Restoring A Rock Gem Saving the Elberton-Elbert County Armory – Eleanor Matthews
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 – Jason Nunemaker
The Power of PACE EH – Julianne Price
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 – WilsonMiller
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 – Michael Hecht
Speaker: Michael Hecht, President and CEO, Greater New Orleans, Inc.

Energizing Cities, Literally and Conceptually:
Energizing Floridas Cities with Solar – Colleen Kettles
Casto: Who We Are

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 – Mayor Mary Hildreth
CityCounty Perspectives on Community Redevelopment Areas – Lake County
US 17-92 CRA A Working Partnership – John Metsopoulos
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 – Glatting Jackson Kercher Anglin
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 – Toni Shamplain
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 Brownfields Program – Teri Hasbrouk
Brownfields Redevelopment in Florida – Matthew Robbins
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 and Beautification – City of Rockledge CRA

Creative Organizational Development and Funding – West Palm Beach CRA

Cultural Enhancement – West Palm Beach CRA

Management Programs – Drew Park CRA-City of Tampa

Marketing and Communications – Delray Beach DDA

Out of the Box – Ybor City

Outstanding New Building – Fort Myers Publix

Transportation Transit Enhancements – Sarasota County – Reynolds Smith and Hills

Urban Infill Housing Development Program – Boynton Beach

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