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Sustainable Communities Workshop – Thursday, Nov.1, 2007
Emcee, Paul Radauskas, General Manager,
Sarasota County Planning and Development Services


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7:30 – 8 a.m.

Registration and Continental Breakfast


8 a.m. - 8:15 a.m.


WELCOME

Vice Mayor Kelly Kirschner
City of Sarasota 


8:15 a.m. – 9 a.m.


KEYNOTE ADDRESS
State Stormwater Update
Eric Livingston
Florida Department of Environmental Protection

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9 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.


SARASOTA COUNTY LOW-IMPACT DEVELOPMENT MANUAL
Brett Cunningham, JEA

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9:30 - 9:45 a.m.

Break


9:45 – 10:30 a.m.


SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT PERMITTING OF LOW-IMPACT DEVELOPMENT
Clark Hull, ERP Program Director, SWFWMD

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10:30 a.m. - Noon


LOW-IMPACT DEVELOPMENT
A panel discussion comprised of representatives from local governments, municipalities, developers and regulatory agencies.  

Panel moderator
Dr. Pierce Jones, Program for Resource Efficient Communities


Panel members
Nora Patterson, Chair, Sarasota County Commission
Lou Ann Palmer, Mayor, City of Sarasota
Thomas Dabney, Southwest Florida Water Management District
Joe King, Architect/Developer of River Forest
Tom Levin, Landscape Architect, Ekistics Design 
 

Noon – 1 p.m.

Lunch


1 p.m. – 3 p.m.


The Process of applying LID principles:
Experiences from the field
Pierce Jones, Ph.D., Mark Clark, Ph.D., Thomas Ruppert, JD
Program for Resource Efficient Communities (PREC)

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3 p.m.

CLOSING REMARKS
Jim Ley, Sarasota County Administrator


 

 


This workshop is presented with generous support from these sponsoring agencies. Click the logos to visit their Web sites.

 



 


Questions?


Call 941.861.5000
and ask for Sustainable Communities Workshop
or
e-mail us
 

It's up to you!

What future workshops would be beneficial to you, and what role would you like to play in developing those workshops? 

Who should attend?

Citizens interested in  community strategies that support a sustainable future including:

planning and transportation sector representatives


architects and landscape architects

builders and developers

engineers and planners

government representatives


For more information about the 2007 Sustainable Communities Workshop, e-mail sustainablecommunities@scgov.net