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Director’s Welcome Chelsey Cooper

Welcome to the seventh annual Focus North Texas Planning Symposium! On behalf of the North Central Texas Section Board, we are pleased to have you join us for what

promises to be a great day of sessions.

This year’s theme is “Expand Your Horizons.” We want to encourage all of our members to think outside the box in 2017 and to develop creative solutions to chal-lenges within their communities. With sessions geared toward educating planners on different planning con-cepts, relationships can be encouraged throughout the coming year.

I would like to specially thank our sponsors. Without their support, we would not be able to hold this sym-posium. This year’s Gold Level sponsors are AECOM, Kimley-Horn, Walter P. Moore, Gateway Planning, Jackson Walker and the Masonry Council. Silver Level sponsors are Freese & Nichols, Dunaway, Mundo & Associates, Halff, Masterplan, CallisonRTKL, HKS, Stan-tec, and Wilplan. Bronze Level sponsors are Alta Plan-ning + Design, Civil Associates, and Catalyst Commer-cial. A special thank you goes to the City of Garland for accommodating our conference for several years.

I hope you enjoy the line-up of sessions, as well as our keynote speaker, Sgt. Leroy Quigg, Dallas Police De-partment. We look forward to working with each of you through APA events this year to see how each of you has “expanding your horizons.”

Chelsey Cooper

WELCOME AND PROGRAM

Abra Nusser, AICP Ideation Planning Rob Rae, AICP Walter P. Moore Ken Schmidt, AICP City of Plano Stephen Sims, AICP City of Plano

Alexis Jackson, AICP City of Farmers Branch Robyn Miga City of Celina Brooks Wilson, AICP WilPLAN Steven Duong, AICP AECOM

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SESSIONS & AICP PREP SESSION

CURTIS CULWELL CENTER

Following the sessions, join us at Matt’s Rancho Martinez for food, drinks, and conver-sation. Located just north of the Culwell Center, across the parking lot. A great way to avoid rush hour traffic.

FIESTA FOLLOWING THE SESSIONS - Join Us!!

Check-in and Packet Pickup

Conference Entrance

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COMMISSIONERS’ SESSIONS & AICP PREP SESSION

Planning 101 - What Planners Need You to Know As an elected or appointed official, your civic duty is to be aware of the issues and factors that influ-ence each case that comes before the commission, council or board prior to its presentation. A basic understanding of zoning districts and the appropri-ate uses in each, how a comprehensive plan guides decision-making, and a knowledge of the subdivi-sion ordinance will make you a better leader in your community. Mr. Gattis will present a brief history of city planning and cover the key points necessary for successful consideration of plans.

MEETING ROOM G - 8:30 to 10:00 a.m.

David Gattis, FAICP, City of Benbrook

Planning 102 - Open Meetings Act Training As part of the requirements for service on a city board or commission, members must be aware of the State rules governing proper conduct at meetings. This session will review the laws con-tained in the Texas Municipal Code and give attendees the knowledge necessary to conduct business in a lawful manner, avoiding any per-ceived or real conflict of interest, and afford the public open access to decision-making.

MEETING ROOM G - 10:15 to 11:45 a.m.

JEFF MOORE, JD, Brown & Hofmeister Attorneys

AICP Exam Prep The American Planning Association offers a rigor-ous exam in order to qualify planners as “certified.” This exam covers a comprehensive array of subjects, including zoning, planning law, subdivision ordinances, census classifications, met-ropolitan statistical areas, geology, environment, urban design and the history of planning. In addi-tion, important dates, authors and planning meth-ods are often included in the test. Richard Luedke has been serving the Texas State Chapter in AICP exam preparation for many years and is knowl-edgeable of the test’s content and form. He and his experienced prep team will offer many helpful techniques and useful information needed to pass the AICP exam.

MEETING ROOM TO BE ANOUNCED - 1:45 to 3:15 MEETING ROOM G - 3:30 to 5:00

RICHARD LUEDKE, AICP, City of Carrollton JORDAN EVERHART, AICP, HDR ERICA BARTLETT, AICP, Freese & Nichols

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Morning Reception/Pick up Packets ........... 7:30

First Session ..................................... 8:30 - 10:00

(see pages 4-5 for session descriptions)

Second Session ............................... 10:15 - 11:45

(see pages 6-7 for session descriptions)

Luncheon/Keynote ..................................... noon

Third Session ...................................... 1:45 - 3:15

(see pages 10-11 for session descriptions)

Fourth Session .................................... 3:30 - 5:00

(see pages 12-13 for session descriptions)

Reception at Matt’s Rancho Martinez ........ 5:00

Commissioners’ Sessions ................. 8:30 - 11:45

(see page 14 for session descriptions)

AICP Prep Sessions ............................. 1:45 - 5:00

(see page 14 for session description)

KEYNOTE SPEAKER - LEROY QUIGG

Our Keynote Speaker is Sgt. Leroy Quigg of the Dallas

Police Department. He has served the people of Dallas

for over 26 years and understands the importance of

community in reducing crime. Sgt. Quigg studied crimi-

nal justice at the University of Toledo and has honora-

bly served in the Army. Quigg’s commitment to gang

intervention is designed to build bridges, confront past

mistakes, reduce crime, improve relations, and create

community. Starting the gang intervention program

was met with skepticism from fellow police officers

who felt that Quigg’s loyalties would be split. Howev-

er, building trust is a constant theme of Sgt. Quigg’s

work. We welcome him and his unique perspective.

Chelsey Cooper Director Kimley-Horn Steven Duong, AICP Director Elect AECOM Stephen Sims, AICP Treasurer City of Plano Ken Schmidt, AICP Pro. Development Officer City of Plano Shelby Dolson Secretary Green Brick Partners

Kelsey Berry Networking Coordinator Gateway Planning Ross Kahn Communications Coordinator DeShazo Group Kathryn Rush Emerging Planning Leaders NCTCOG Alexis Jackson, AICP Past Director City of Farmers Branch Brooks Wilson, AICP FNT Chair WilPLAN

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SESSION ONE

Sign Codes Following Reed v. Town of Gilbert (LAW CREDIT) The current status of sign regulations in the wake of the Reed decision and the Auspro decision is difficult to pin down. The legal rulings of the courts force sign codes to be “content neutral” when the entire purpose of signage is content based. The speakers will review the actions and reactions leading up to these landmark decisions and what they mean for planners, advertisers and the community.

LECTURE HALL

DANIEL SANTEE, JD, DNRGHZ Attorneys BRIAN JAMES, AICP, City of Schertz

Leveraging Community Resources to Improve Neighborhoods Community engagement can be used not only to receive input on policies and projects, but also to implement actions. Establishing public policy that moves away from penalizing infractions and focus-es on solving problems will create better enforce-ment and garner community support. This session will summarize how a coordinated approach to neighborhood improvements in older residential areas has been successful in the City of Allen.

MEETING ROOM 1

LEE BATTLE, AICP, LEED AP, City of Allen REBECCA VICE, CMPA, City of Allen KATHRYN MAY, CFO, CFSM, City of Allen

Dallas CityMAP – The Art of the Possible The Dallas City Center Master Assessment Process, or CityMAP, is an open and inclusive review of the chal-lenges and opportunities for aging interstate corridors and adjacent land uses surrounding downtown Dallas. However, the CityMAP process can be applied to any city with aging infrastructure, especially those with grade-separated highways bisecting neighborhoods. The end result of the process is a way to measure the pros and cons of various options that will help guide decision-makers.

MEETING ROOM 2

BRAD LONBERGER, Gateway Planning MARK GOODE, PE, Kimley-Horn JASON CLAUNCH, Catalyst Commercial KELSEY BERRY, Gateway Planning

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3:30 to 5:00 p.m.

proving a city’s sustainability. By infusing walkable land use patterns, mixed use, and complete streets into the make-over revitalization strategy while also using marketing synergies will create many lasting benefits to the community. This session is designed so that planners will grasp a better un-derstanding of the role they play in advancing eco-nomic development changes and the techniques they can use to achieve success.

MEETING ROOM 2

ALEXIS JACKSON, AICP, City of Farmers Branch RICK LEISNER, AICP, ASLA, Halff Associates BRIAN KEITH, AIA, AICP, CNU, LEED AP, JHP

Disaster Response After First Responders On December 26, 2015, the City of Rowlett was struck with an EF-4 tornado. Every department in the City as well as mutual aid from all over the Dal-las/Fort Worth Metroplex helped to respond to this crisis. This session will focus on the planning, building inspections, and code enforcement com-ponents of the response. Per usual response to disasters, public works, police and fire rescue are the first on the scene. Public works personnel are there for the duration of the response, but fire res-cue and police soon resume normal operations. The response from the planning, building inspec-tions, and code enforcement standpoint lasts be-tween 12-24 months. This session will explore the efforts Rowlett staff has made and continues to do regarding community outreach while maintaining a delicate balance between compassion for the affected residents of our City and the restoration of order in a timely manner.

MEETING ROOM E

MARC KURBANSADE, AICP, City of Rowlett MARIA MARTINEZ, City of Rowlett BLAKE SCOTT, CBO, City of Rowlett

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SESSION FOUR

Ethics - A Humorous Approach to a Serious Subject (ETHICS CREDIT) This session will take a humorous look at the trials and tribulations that beset the average planner in his/her everyday life. The session will cover all the aspects of the AICP Code of Ethics and guide planners in being aware of the issues and how to navigate ethical dilemmas.

LECTURE HALL

CRAIG FARMER, FAICP, City of Weatherford

The Role of Non-Profits and Faith-Based Groups in Aging Neighborhoods Revitalizing communities requires the strength of partnerships to create meaningful change in the lives of residents. City planners need to incorpo-rate innovations and ideas from outside the typi-cal planner’s box of tools. The role of faith-based contributions to revitalization that extends beyond the physical aspects of the community is explored in this session. Techniques of forming and main-taining partnerships with city programs will be discussed as well as the roles of churches and oth-er non-profit groups in bringing communities to-gether.

MEETING ROOM 1

JOHN STANLEY, Chase Oaks Church JAMES DONALDSON, Habitat for Humanity DWARAKA IYENGAR, PMP, PSM, Project Manage-

ment Institute KALA KRISHNAN, CNU-A, City of Plano

Selling Yourself & Your Ideas This session will highlight the seven elements of story from Donald Miller’s book, StoryBrand, and how these can be applied to sales and marketing, public speaking and community engagement.

MEETING ROOM F

JOHN LETTELLEIR, FAICP, City of Frisco KEVIN SHEPHERD, PE, ENV-SP, Verdunity

Economic Development “Make-Overs” Attendees will gain a thorough understanding of the current best practices in growing economic development as part of an overall strategy of im-

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8:30 to 10:00 a.m. Multi-Modal Streets Implementation In this session, attendees will learn how genera-tional and economic shifts are pushing the demand for alternative modes of travel. There are many plans for multi-modal streets in North Texas, but implementation of the plans is slower than most other metro areas in the nation. Planners will learn how cities are effectively implementing multi- modal streets and the tools necessary for success.

MEETING ROOM E

ROB RAE, AICP, Walter P. Moore DAVE CARTER, PE, PATOE, City of Richardson CATRINE MACHI, AICP, LCI, Alta Planning + Design MARK BROWN, PTP, City of Dallas Municipal Finance 101 Accounting and math – aaargh. Presenters will review a case study where financial concepts have been integrated with a comprehensive planning efforts to better align development patterns (and property values) with projected long-term service costs for infrastructure, public safety, parks and other municipal costs. Attendees will learn the necessary techniques for reviewing budgets and proposals with an eye to long-term, as well as short-term, projected costs and revenue sources.

MEETING ROOM F

KEVIN SHEPHERD, PE, ENV-PV, Verdunity BECKY BROOKS, Government Resource Associates

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SESSION TWO

Planning Law Update (LAW CREDIT) This session will present a review of recent plan-ning law cases, a summary of last year’s outcomes from the Texas Legislative Session, and consider what may be hot issues within next year’s Texas legislature.

LECTURE HALL

BILL DAHLSTROM, FAICP, JD, Jackson Walker KIM MICKELSON, AICP, JD, Olsen & Olsen

Removing Barriers to Community Engagement This session will illustrate the opportunities and challenges of working closely with city depart-ments to collectively find solutions to encourage and increase engagement and community building in neighborhoods. Various city leaders and volun-teers will describe the issues from each unique perspective. Techniques that will be shared in-clude streamlining processes, providing effective tools to the appropriate stakeholders, seeking out grant money to fund projects, etc.

MEETING ROOM 1

ESMERELDA DE LA CRUZ, AICP, City of Plano CRAIG FISHER, CNU-A, City of Plano CATHY BROCK, Russell Creek Homeowners Assn. ALANA OLDENBURG, Russell Creek Homeowners

Assn. JANET MOOS, Texas Pool Foundation

Using Mixed Use Techniques This session will investigate several different mixed use projects that vary in scale. Each utilizes the integration of land uses in a vertical patterns to create a place that is inviting, walkable and has

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1:45 to 3:15 p.m.

Team Building through Strength-Based Teams This session will highlight the “Strengthsfinder 2.0” personality profiles and how they can be used to hire and build successful teams, grow current team members and improve communication within a team and among other teams and groups. The presenters will discuss how they have used this tool to determine personality traits that encourage and augment a person’s “sweet spot” between passion and talent. These techniques can be ap-plied to any group setting.

MEETING ROOM E

KEVIN SHEPHERD, PE, ENV-PV, Verdunity KRISTIN GREEN, PE, ENV-SP, Verdunity Can Your City’s “There” Become Bikeable? Is your “there” bikeable? Gain insights on what is involved in implementing cities’ bike plans, and explore ways other cities around the globe are cre-ating and shaping place. Discover how cities every-where are increasing value by introducing bicycle accommodations to enhance their "there." This presentation includes how to create and manage local bicycle connections, with tips on design and placement of route signs. Presenters will describe how active transportation has emerged as a bene-ficial effect on health and quality of life. They will touch on how to integrate bike usage into transit-oriented developments, regional trail connections, and help attendees quantify the expected returns on these investments.

MEETING ROOM F

BUD MELTON, Halff Associates TYLER WACKER, Kimley-Horn Masonry Codes for your City Attendees will learn how to write codes to achieve perhaps the single most effective way to ensure that residential and commercial construction is built to standards that create durability, energy efficiency, low maintenance and support the local tax base.

MEETING ROOM G

RUDY GARZA, Texas Masonry Council

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SESSION THREE

Creative Zoning & Entitlements This session will focus on using market shifts in high growth corridors to design zoning strategies that combine performance based planned devel-opments with lean form-based codes. Planners will learn methods to achieve the best results through partnerships between the public and pri-vate realms and understand how to incorporate incentive for infrastructure development to create value for the city and the private development.

LECTURE HALL

BILL DAHLSTROM, FAICP, JD, Jackson Walker BRAD LONBERGER, LEED A, CNU-A, Gateway BRANDON PALANKER, 3BL Strategies Comp Plans – Getting the Community Engaged in the Process To achieve the best possible results on a long-term project such as a Comprehensive Plan, sig-nificant work must be focused on the front-end of the project. Partnering with key community members and strenuous marketing of the pro-gress of the planning effort are key to a successful outcome. Innovative community engagements strategies and case studies will be discussed. Learn straightforward techniques for setting a plan’s outreach efforts to achieve success. Best practices and proven strategies will be shared and interactive engagement exercises will be demon-strated.

MEETING ROOM 1

ABRA NUSSER, AICP, Ideation Planning WENDY SHABAY, AICP, Freese & Nichols JACKIE REYFF, AICP, City of Watauga Ethics Case of the Year (ETHICS CREDIT) The National AICP Commission annually prepares a hypothetical ethics case for planners to review and discuss. This session will review this hypo-thetical case, consider ethical dilemmas and point out the aspects that must be considered to re-main within the bounds of the AICP code.

MEETING ROOM 2

ANN BAGLEY, FAICP, Bagley Associates CONNIE COOPER, FAICP, Cooper Consulting Co.

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10:15 to 11:45 a.m.

identifiable characteristics. Planners will take away an understanding of the elements and rela-tionships necessary for mixed use developments and their physical and economic advantages over typical suburban sprawled development patterns.

MEETING ROOM 2

JAY NARAYANA, AICP, CNU-A, Livable Plans JENNIFER ARNOLD, City of McKinney THERESA O’DONNELL, AICP, City of Dallas SAMANTHA PICKETT, City of McKinney

Beyond Code Enforcement to Building Community Does your city use code enforcement to tear down or build up your neighborhoods? This session will demonstrate how some cities are using a new ap-proach to code enforcement that focuses on solu-tion-driven actions and illustrate how policies, pro-grams and projects can be modified to achieve re-vitalization of declining neighborhoods. The speakers will identify the multiple issues that lead to neighborhood decline and ways to empower staff and stakeholders to find solutions.

MEETING ROOM E

DUSTY MCATEE, AICP, City of Sachse LORI SCHWARZ, AICP, City of Plano MIKE GREEN, City of Sachse SCOTT LUSSIER, City of Plano SHANETTE BROWN, City of Plano TIFFANY TONONI, City of Plano

PIDs, TIRZs and Other Financing Tools Ms. Fort is an expert at navigating the rough wa-ters that sometimes affect cities while debating the pros & cons of processing public/private finan-cial partnerships. She will lead a discussion of the appropriate application of and requirements for each type of financing tool and make suggestions as to which financing tool will be most beneficial to the city and its future citizens based on the out-come sought. Attendees will learn the legal re-quirements to process these tools and how to look for unwanted loopholes and other precedents to avoid during the entitlement process.

MEETING ROOM F

JULIE FORT, JD, Messer, Rockefeller & Fort

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SESSIONS AT A GLANCE

FIRST SESSION 8:30 - 10:00

SECOND SESSION 10:15 - 11:45

LUNCHEONKEYNOTE

LECTURE HALL Sign Codes Following Reed v. Town of Gilbert (LAW CREDIT) Daniel Santee Brian James

LECTURE HALL Planning Law Update (LAW CREDIT) Bill Dahlstrom Kim Mickelson

BALLROOM

Luncheon

Introduction of NCTAPA

Board Members

Welcome Guests,

Speakers and Sponsors

Announce-

ments

Introduction of Keynote

Speaker,Leroy Quigg

MEETING ROOM 1 Leveraging Community Resources to Improve Neighborhoods Lee Battle Rebecca Vice Kathryn May

MEETING ROOM 1 Removing Barriers to Community Engagement Esmerelda de la Cruz, Craig Fisher, Cathy Brock, Alana Oldenburg & Janet Moos

MEETING ROOM 2 Dallas CityMAP Project Brad Lonberger Mark Goode Jason Claunch Kelsey Berry

MEETING ROOM 2 Using Mixed Use Techniques Jay Narayana Jennifer Arnold Theresa O’Donnell

MEETING ROOM E Multi-Modal Streets Implementation

Rob Rae Dave Carter Catrine Machi Mark Brown

MEETING ROOM E Beyond Code Enforcement Dusty McAtee, Mike Green, Lori Schwarz, Scott Lussier, Shanette Brown & Tiffany Tononi

MEETING ROOM F Municipal Finance 101 Kevin Shepherd Becky Brooks

MEETING ROOM F PIDs, TIRZs and Other Financing Tools Julie Fort

MEETING ROOM G Planning 101 - What Planners Need You to Know (for ELECTED & AP-POINTED OFFICIALS) David Gattis

MEETING ROOM G Planning 102 - Open Meetings Act Training (for ELECTED & APPOINT-ED OFFICIALS) Jeff Moore

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LUNCHEON KEYNOTE

THIRD SESSION 1:45 - 3:15

FOURTH SESSION 3:30 - 5:00

LECTURE HALL Creative Zoning & Entitlements Bill Dahlstrom Brad Lonberger Brandon Palanker

LECTURE HALL Ethics - A Humorous Approach to a Serious Subject (ETHICS CREDIT) Craig Farmer

BALLROOM

Luncheon

Introduction of NCTAPA

Board Members

Welcome Guests,

Speakers and Sponsors

Announce-

ments

Introduction of Keynote

Speaker, Leroy Quigg

MEETING ROOM 1 Comp Plans - Techniques for Community Engagement

Abra Nusser, Wendy Shabay Jackie Reyff

MEETING ROOM 1 The Role of Non-Profits & Faith-Based Groups in Aging Neighborhoods

John Stanley, James Donaldson, Dwaraka Iyengar & Kala Krishnan

MEETING ROOM 2 Ethics Case of the Year (ETHICS CREDIT) Ann Bagley Connie Cooper

MEETING ROOM 2 Economic Development “Make-Overs” Alexis Jackson Rick Leisner Brian Keith

MEETING ROOM E Team Building through Strength-Based Teams Kevin Shepherd Kristin Green

MEETING ROOM E Disaster Response After First Responders Marc Kurbansade Maria Martinez Blake Scott

MEETING ROOM F Can Your City’s “There” Become Bikeable? Bud Melton Tyler Wacker

MEETING ROOM F Selling Yourself & Your Ideas John Lettelleir Kevin Shepherd

MEETING ROOM G Masonry Codes for your City Rudy Garza

MEETING ROOM G AICP Exam Prep Richard Luedke Jordan Everhart Erica Barnett