regional apa conference registration packet

ONLINE REGISTRATION AT WWW.IOWA-APA.ORG

UPPER MIDWEST APA

PLANNING CONFERENCE October 22-24, 2014

Hosted by:

Main Street renovation designed to improve physical appearances and preserve history.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Please join planners from Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin for the 2014 APA Upper Midwest Planning Conference hosted by APA Iowa. This exciting conference will be held on October 22 – 24, 2014, in Mason City, Iowa, and feature:

Mobile Workshops: Including a Downtown Mason City walking tour (see page X).

Session Tracts: Three session tracks are being planned including Planning Practice, Health in Planning and Transportation Planning (daily schedules on page XXX).

Progressive Dinner: On Wednesday evening you can enjoy a taste of Mason City featuring a progressive dinner with stops at three local restaurants (see page XXX).

Reception: On Thursday evening you can take in the breathtaking renovation of the Historic Park Inn, at the conference reception.

New Professionals: A number of sessions geared toward new professionals will be available, including the opportunity to be matched with a conference mentor!

Ron Sims

Mr. Ron Sims was appointed by President Barack Obama and unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Sims served as the Deputy Secretary for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development from 2009 to 2011. Prior to his appointment, Sims is nationally recognized for his work on the integration of environmental, social equity, and public health policies.

Paul Trombino III Mr. Paul Trombino III was the appointed Director of the Iowa DOT and then confirmed by the Iowa Senate in June 2011. Prior to this position Trombino III worked at the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) for 17 years serving as director of the bureau of transit, local roads, rails, and harbors.

Scott Siepker Mr. Siepker is an actor, writer and producer in a multitude of films, commercials and theater and is most well known for his “Iowa Nice Guy” videos which are featured weekly on ESPNU’s College Football Daily. Mr. Siepker also co-hosts Iowa Public Television’s Iowa Outdoors program.

Making Places GREAT: Embracing the Past, Staging the Future

Please join planners from Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin for the 2014 APA Upper Midwest Planning Conference hosted by APA Iowa. This exciting conference will be held in Mason City, Iowa, on Wednesday, October 22 – Friday, October 24, 2014. This registration packet is full of exciting details, but here is a quick synopsis:

Reception: On Thursday evening, you can take in the breathtaking renovation of the Historic Park Inn at the conference reception (see page 3)

New Professionals: A number of sessions geared toward new professionals will be available, including the opportunity to be matched with a conference mentor! Details listed on page 3.

Progressive Dinner: On Wednesday evening you can enjoy a taste of Mason City featuring a progressive dinner with stops at three local restaurants (see page 4).

Mobile Tours: Including a Downtown Mason City walking tour, Clear Lake Surf District Tour and a Charles City tour (see page 7).

Session Tracts: Three session tracts are being planned regarding planning in practice, health, and transportation (daily schedules on page 9-12).

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ONLINE REGISTRATION AT HTTP://WWW.IOWA-APA.ORG/

CONFERENCE SPONSORS

A rich architectural heritage is found in Mason City, which contains one of the largest concentrations of Prairie School architecture in one location, featuring both commercial and residential buildings. The only remaining Frank Lloyd Wright designed hotel, the Historic Park Inn, has been restored after a complete renovation funded by local citizens and grants from Iowa Great Places and Save America’s Treasures, among others. Mason City is also the home to the Rock Crest – Rock Glen National Historic District, the largest collection in the world of prairie style homes in a natural setting, containing works by Frank Lloyd Wright, Walter Burley Griffin and F. Barry Byrne.

Mason City also has a tradition of quality planning. From successful urban renewal projects in the 70s and 80s to a unique hybrid form-based code in use today, Mason City has parlayed plans into successful projects. The downtown mall remains viable, partially because it was

integrated into the downtown fabric instead of supplanting the traditional downtown core. A new streetscape reflects the city’s architectural heritage, and several historic facades were recently renovated. These efforts were recognized by the APA in 2013, when Downtown Mason City was designated a Great Place in America, only the third place in Iowa to be so designated.

Mason City is often called “River City,” as native son and composer Meredith Willson patterned the iconic setting for “The Music Man” after his home town. The Upper Midwest APA Conference provides opportunities to discover the unique attractions and history of North Iowa and to experience local cuisine and culture. Mason City looks forward to welcoming you to “The Original River City.”

MASON CITY THE ORIGINAL “RIVER CITY”



Music Man Square

Events will be held at 308 S Pennsylvania Avenue at Mason City’s Music Man Square. The facility was named after Meredith Willson, author and composer of “The Music Man.”

EVENT CENTER

RECEPTION VENUE

Walking Distance

Historic Park Inn, $95.00

27 rooms reserved until 9/9/14 15 West State Street; (541) 422-0015

Decker House Bed & Breakfast, $107.00

5 rooms total (none reserved) 119 2

nd Street SE; (641) 423-4700

Short Drive Away

Holiday Inn Express, $99.99

15 king/queen reserved until 10/1/14 3041 4

th Street SW; 641-424-5596

Country Inn & Suites, $94.49

12 king, 18 queens reserved until 10/1/14

4082 4th Street SW; (641) 423-1770

LOCAL HOTELS

EVENT FACILITIES AND HOTELS

This year’s conference will be held at Mason City’s Music Man Square! The notable Music Man Square includes an indoor turn of the century streetscape straight from Meredith Willson’s “The Music Man.” In between conference sessions you’ll be able to mingle with conference goers and sponsors by strolling down the streetscape amongst a working ice cream shoppe, a popcorn wagon, a museum with the very first Grammy award, and a small theater. You might even attend a session with 76 trombones hanging overhead! On Thursday evening, join planners from Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin for a reception at the famed Historic Park Inn, the last remaining hotel designed and built by Frank Lloyd Wright and take in the breathtaking renovation while sipping a cocktail and enjoying hors d’oeuvres.

Historic Park Inn

As the last remaining hotel designed and built by architect Frank Lloyd Wright, the Historic Park Inn Hotel is an internationally renowned hotel and architectural wonder. Named in the National Registry of Historic Places and recently outfitted with a $20 million renovation.

NEW: MENTOR MATCH PROGRAM

New for 2014, APA-Iowa Chapter will offer seasoned and emerging professionals the opportunity to make connections and share advice about career and professional development in person during the upcoming conference this fall in Mason City! To facilitate this connection, APA-Iowa will be hosting a ‘meet-up’ event on Thursday, October 23rd from 1:30-2:20pm at The Music Man Square. This is not a traditional shadowing mentor program. Mentors/mentees are encouraged to make the most of their match by meeting several times during the conference and attend events together. Space is limited and matches will be assigned on a first come/first serve basis. Mentors and mentees from all states are welcome, and encouraged. Visit https://www.planning.org/ep/mentormatch/iowa/ for additional information and to fill out the mentor/mentee application.

Deadline to apply for the program is September 19, 2014, for mentees and September 26, 2014, for mentors. Please contact Amber Lynch at [email protected] for more information.

https://www.planning.org/ep/mentormatch/iowa/

mailto:[email protected]



First course: Appetizers

Chop | 11 S. Delaware Ave.

Thai chicken skewers, egg rolls, vegetable tray, fresh fruit, cheese and crackers.

PROGRESSIVE DINNER

Mason City has many locally-owned restaurants and we encourage you to try them! For those conference attendees who arrive on Wednesday, October 22nd, a progressive dinner - where you experience three different restaurants, one each for appetizers, entrées, and dessert. It is a great way to take advantage of this local cuisine, while networking with fellow attendees from Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.

Depending on interest, we may have multiple seating times. Participants are encouraged to meet at the end in the downtown bar at the Historic Park Inn, where the 1910 Grille is located. The cost of the Progressive Dinner is $49, including tax and tip. Ice water will be provided; all other beverages will be billed separately. Please note that a separate ticket to the Progressive Dinner will be required; it is not part of the registration fee.

You will find the Progressive Dinner listed in the online conference registration information with the additional conference events. Registration for the Progressive Dinner must be completed by October 13, 2014.

Second course: Main Entrée

1910 Grille | 15 W. State St.

Roasted pork tenderloin with mushroom demi-glace and butternut squash puree with seasonal vegetables. *Dietary restrictions will be met with

advance notice

Third course: Dessert

Decker House | 119 2nd

St. SE

Choice of apple cake with butter rum sauce or hot fudge cake; Coffee

Not an APA Member, but want to save on the cost of registration? If so, you should become a Chapter Only Member to APA-Iowa and enjoy benefits of the APA-Iowa Chapter including reduced rates at the APA-Iowa Conference, subscription to the Iowa Planning newsletter, notices for APA-Iowa sponsored events throughout the state and much more! For more information and to sign up for Chapter Only Membership, visit http://iowa-apa.org/membership.html.

CHAPTER MEMBERSHIP

http://iowa-apa.org/membership.html

http://iowa-apa.org/membership.html



ONLINE REGESTRATION AVAILABLE AT WWW.IOWA-APA.ORG. If submitting a paper registration, please complete this form and return with full payment. Please use only one registration form per person (copy this form as necessary). Make checks payable to APA Iowa. Credit Cards accepted for online registration only. Mail-in registration must be postmarked no later than October 15, 2014.

REGISTRATION

Name:_________________________________________ Professional Designation:________________________________________________

Organization:__________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Address:_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

City, State, Zip: _____________________________________________________________________________________________________

Phone:__________________________________________ E-mail:_____________________________________________________________

REGISTRATION OPTIONS Online/paper by 10/15/2014

Paper after 10/15/2014 or Onsite

at Conference

1. _____ APA Member Full Conference

$225 $250

2. _____ Nonmember Full Conference

$275 $300

3. _____ Full Time Student Full Conference

$50 $75

4. _____ Students + Submission to Student Poster Contest Full Conference

Complementary Complementary

5. _____ Planning Commissioner Rate Full Conference

$175 $200

6. _____ Wednesday Conference Only

$100 $125

7. _____ Thursday Conference Only

$140 $165

8. _____ Friday Conference Only

$100 $125

Additional Conference Events/Tours

Price per Ticket

9. _____ Wednesday Progressive Dinner $49

10. _____ Thursday Reception Additional Ticket $25

Mobile Workshops

11. _____ Clear Lake $15

12. _____ Charles City $15

13. _____ Mason City Architecture $15

Are you interested in participating in the mentor/mentee program? (no charge) Y / N Total Enclosed (Registration + Additional Conference Options) $___________________

RETURN PAPER REGESTRATION TO:

Matt O’Brien N. Iowa Area Council of Government

525 6th Street SW

Mason City, Iowa 50401 (641) 423-0491 ext.14 [email protected]



*None of these options include a ticket to Wednesday’s Progressive Dinner or Mobile Workshops

Full Conference

APA Member* This option includes admission to all sessions and luncheons on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, including the reception on Thursday. This option is for all interested persons who are active members of the American Planning Association.

Nonmember* This option includes admission to all sessions and luncheons on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, including the reception on Thursday. This option is for all interested persons who are not active members of the American Planning Association.

Planning Commissioner* This option includes admission to all sessions and luncheons on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, including the reception on Thursday. This option is for all interested persons who are active City or County elected/appointed planning and zoning commissioners, board of adjustment members, or council members.

Full Time Student* This option includes admission to all sessions and luncheons on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, including the reception on Thursday. This option is for all interested persons who are full time students seeking undergraduate or graduate degrees.

Students with Submission* This option includes admission to all sessions and luncheons on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, including the reception on Thursday. This option is only available to full-time students seeking undergraduate or graduate degrees who have entered an official submission to the APA Iowa Student Poster Contest.

Individual Day

Wednesday Only Conference* This option includes admission to the concurrent sessions and the Plenary Session which will be held on Wednesday afternoon.

Thursday Only Conference* This option includes admission to all sessions and the Keynote luncheon on Thursday. This option is for all interested persons including both active members and non-members of the American Planning Association. This admission does not include admission to the Thursday Reception.

Friday Only Conference* This option includes admission to the AICP Ethics and Law session, all concurrent sessions, and the luncheon on Friday. This option is for all interested persons including both active members and non-members of the American Planning Association.

REGISTRATION OPTIONS

RETURN PAPER REGESTRATION TO:

Matt O’Brien N. Iowa Area Council of Government

525 6th Street SW

Mason City, Iowa 50401 (641) 423-0491 ext.14 [email protected]



A Taste of Mason City: An Architectural Walking Tour

Wednesday, October 22nd, 1pm-4pm, CM | 3.0

Presented by: Tricia Sandahl, Bonnie McCoy, Roger and Peggy Bang, Terry Harrison, and Dennis Reidel

Architectural gems abound in Mason City and there are too many to include in one tour. This tour of the architecture of Mason City that highlights the best of the best including recent restoration and rehabilitation efforts in the Community. Beginning at the Music Man Square, the tour includes the Rock Crest/Rock Glen National Historic District, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Stockman House, the Egloff House and downtown Mason City, recently designated a Great American Neighborhood. The tour ends at Frank Lloyd Wright’s recently restored City National Bank/ Park Inn Hotel. Attendees will enjoy a rare opportunity to see the inside of the Melson House, known locally as “The Castle” and one of the most significant houses of the Prairie movement.

We Built This City on Rock and Roll

Thursday, October 23rd, 9am-12pm, CM | 3.0

Presented by: Martin Shukert, FAICP, and Scott Flory

Participants will be bused to downtown Clear Lake for a tour of the district and its revitalization projects, including the businesses along Main, Arts Center and Waterfront. Stops will include small presentations and facility tours. Participants may walk (or ride) the four blocks to visit the Surf District, which was recognized in 2014 as an Iowa Great Place by the Iowa Arts Council. Learn about the challenges that were overcome through planning and about the emerging improvement projects.

MOBILE TOURS Purchase of ticket required for each mobile tour. Tickets are $15 per tour. Space is limited, so don’t forget to purchase your tour ticket when you register for the conference (see Page 5.)



Charles City Tour

Thursday, October 23rd

, 1:30pm-5:00pm, CM | 3.0

Presented by: Bob Kloberdanz, Steve Lindaman, and Mark LaCroix

This tour will cover two incredible projects in Charles City. Leaders of Charles City Whitewater and Riverfront Park will share their experiences with removal of a low-head dam to create Charles City’s whitewater park and the development of the all new Riverfront Park which utilizes flood-prone and FEMA buy-out areas.

The one-quarter mile rodeo course is rated at Class II and III levels with three distinct features for paddlers of all levels. Learn about funding sources and construction of this project while you tour the whitewater course area and highlights of Riverfront Park including: trails, ADA boat ramp, amphitheater, natural play area, stormwater fountain, labyrinth, disc golf course, and public art.

The second part of the tour will provide insight regarding Parkside Development, specifically Community Geothermal and Net Zero Houses, which is a project that consists of the reuse and development of 6.7 acres of blighted land located in the middle of an existing residential area. The development includes the construction of 30 affordable, high performance homes. Project includes the construction of utilities, new road, and a minimum 30 homes.

Home Construction Details:

- The major goals for home construction included: net zero energy (NZE) structures, affordable, and sustainable construction. Homes were required to be low energy, high performance with prices fixed at $150,000.

Sustainable/ Site Features:

- Includes several key demonstration components including: pervious paved street, sustainable water management practices (bioswales), geothermal utility with system pump house and integrated PV array.

Project Amenities: - Homes located on site will be part of a

Home Owners Association. Project will include a pavilion attached to the pump house for home owners use. Site will include area for community garden and small park.



Wednesday Schedule

Tracts Planning Health Transportation

1:00pm---

Overcoming Obstacles

Health in All Policies Interstate Bike

Accommodation

Dave Dunn, AICP Kristin Raag and Vayong Moua Darren Fortney, AICP, and

Nate Day, AICP

2:15pm Highlights overcoming adversity and demonstrates how complicated/time-consuming redevelopment can be.

Guidance for decision-making to ensure policies and actions at all government levels have a neutral or beneficial impact of health.

Navigating difficult inqueries regarding bicycle systems.

CM | 1.25 CM | 1.25 CM | 1.25

2:30pm---

Comprehensive Techniques

Safe and Healthy Walking Environments

Tactical Urbanism 2.0

3:45pm Adam Lindenlaub

Chris Seegar, Milly Ortiz and Butch Niebuhr

Seth Gunderson and Brandon Whyte

Provides various methods staff have used to gather input from the public.

To provide tools, processes and examples for creating safe and walkable communities.

Successes, hurdles, lessons learned, and recommendations for downtown renewal.

CM | 1.25 CM | 1.25 CM | 1.25

4:00pm--- Plenary Session

5:15pm Scott Siepker (Iowa Nice Guy)

Iowa Nice Guy, Scott Siepker will provide a humorous look at planning, communities and planners in a session you will not want to miss!

CM | 1.25

5:30pm Progressive Dinner

Mason City has many locally-owned restaurants and we encourage you to try them! Experience three different restaurants, one each for appetizers (Chop), entrée (1910 Grille), and dessert (Decker House). Participants are encouraged to meet at the end of the progression in the downstairs bar at Historic Park Inn, where the 1910 Grille is located. (A separate ticket is required to be purchased in advance to participate in this event; see details on page 4).



Thursday Schedule

Tracts Planning Health Transportation

8:30am Welcome From: Mason City Mayor Eric Bookmeyer, Chapter, APA Leadership, and More!

9:00am---

Grand Prairie Cooridor Local Food Systems Holistic Approaches to Transportaion Planning

Brad Deets, AICP and Christopher Shires, AICP

Les Beck, AICP, Kamyar Enshayan, and Jason Grimm

Dylan Mullenix, AICP, and Teva Dawson

10:15am An overview of strategic planning

efforts and value of master planning in Waukee, Iowa.

How to plan and implement a local food system including the opportunities and challenges.

Collecting critical data, developing performance measures, and using GIS to improve health and wellbeing.

CM | 1.25 CM | 1.25 CM | 1.25

10:30am---

Creative Funding Solutions

Active Design and DSM Bike Lanes

Building Suburban Bike Networks

Jason Valerius, AICP, Jim Holz, AICP, Christopher Janson, AICP, Peter Fletcher, and Christopher

Shines, AICP

Kala Shipley, Jennifer Bohac, Zac Young, and Tim Lane

Stacey Meekins, AICP

11:45am Panel of consultant and public-sector planners who have helped implement good ideas through persistent and creative efforts to secure funding.

Provide attendees an Active Community Design tool to identify problems, generate solutions, select actions and implement those actions.

Uses case studies to address two constant challenges that stem from suburban bicycle planning.

CM | 1.25 CM | 1.25 CM | 1.25

12:00pm---

Awards Luncheon: Join us for a presentation of awards, as we recognize the best plans and planners of 2014!

Keynote Speaker Ron Sims addressing: 1:30pm

The importance of local and regional planning as a contributor to the economic vitality, social equity, and the population health of communities. Ron will provide a broad perspective of local and national examples, while supporting these findings with research and case studies.

CM | 1.25



Thursday Continued

Tracts Planning Health Transportation New Professionals

1:30pm---

Consensus on Unstable Ground

Blue Zones Why Care About Transportation?

Mentor Match

Michael Clarke, Zach

Peterson, and Jon Hoffman, AICP

Tricia Sandahl, John Werger, Bob Graham, and Andrew

Fangman

Jake Christensen, Kent Sovern, and Dylan Mullenix,

AICP

2:45pm

An objective approach to site selection, removing passion and raw emotion debate.

Policies and projects implemented to enhance the well being of citizen.

How will planners/communities be prepared for aging infrastructure? How will changes in transportation impact tomorrow?

An opportunity to make connections and share advice about career and professional development during the conference (for more details, see page 3 in this packet).

CM | 1.25 CM | 1.25 CM | 1.25

3:00pm---

There and Back Again Urban Agriculture

Initiatives Statewide Complete

Streets

4:15pm Steven Van Steenhuyse, AICP, Christopher Shires,

AICP, and Nick Halfill, AICP

Courtney Long, Andrea

Vaage, Marissa Moore, Gary Taylor, AICP

Jack Cebe, Gabriel Sulkes,

and Joshua Sikich, AICP

New Professionals are encouraged to attend the "There and Back Again"

session in the planning skills tract.

This session will focus on how public sector and private sector planners successfully interact to ensure a positive and successful outcome.

Review three projects of Iowa State University's Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture (LCSA), their objectives and work.

Learn how to manage a robust public and intra-departmental statewide outreach program and use this information to drive and support recommendations.

CM | 1.25 CM | 1.25 CM | 1.25

4:30pm---

Iowa Green Streets Pilot Project

Impacting the Built Environment

Freight Planning and Upper MS

Skill Building/ Meeting

Facilitation 5:45pm

Jon Biederman, Robin Bostrom, and Jeff Gerte

Angela Drent and Kathryn Pfaffle

Garrett Pedersen Pat Boddy

Outline planning steps that took place, lessons learned, financial resources that were used for the Iowa Green Streets Pilot project for the City of West Union.

Steps on how Walking Suitability Assessments and the use of GIS mapping and Story Maps can be used in tandem to create a useful tool for addressing safe routes to school improvements.

Highlight freight planning initiatives, with an emphasis on recent planning activities related to improving navigation on the Upper Mississippi River.

This session will provide an introduction to meeting facilitation for planners and planning students. It will address everyday meeting facilitation along with public meetings which require citizen participation.

CM | 1.25 CM | 1.25 CM | 1.25

6:00pm---

Reception at the Historic Park Inn Join us for cocktails, hors d’oeuvres. and conversation while taking in the amazing architecture of the

Historic Park Inn. 8:00pm



Friday Schedule

Tracts Planning Health Transportation New Professionals

8:15am--- APA IA Chapter Meeting

8:45am

9:00am---

LAW (8:45am)

New Patterns and Places

Riverside North Redevelopment

Project

Interview and Resume Skills

10:15am Gary Taylor, AICP Michael Lamb, AICP Larry Kirch and Ed Freer Jeffrey B. Ray, AICP

This session will highlight the significant cases related to land use decided by the Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota and federal courts over the past year, and will include a discussion of the interesting comparisons.

Documents a series of built projects and a new urban approach to planning, design and development with particular examples from Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin.

Cover the background of why the City and its Redevelopment Authority chose this method for this project, a primer on the use of Charrettes for various planning projects, and the results and products of the Charrette.

Resumes: a “necessary evil” to help you get an interview. In the first half of the session, learn how to develop an effective resume to sell your skills and abilities. Then the second half of the session will focus on interviewing.

CM | 1.5 LAW CM | 1.25 CM | 1.25

10:30am--- Ethics

Health Impact Assessment (HIA)

Roundabouts AICP Exam Prep

11:45am Erik Lundy

Denise Attard Sacco and Amber Lynch, AICP

Brian Willham and Justin Campbell

Gary Taylor, AICP

This session will provide a refresher on the ethical requirements of being AICP certified and will provide the required 1.5 hours of Ethics related AICP CM training.

Aims to inform planners on how HIAs are used to study and address health concerns at an early stage in development.

An overview of transportation planning and the unique highlights of the design/construction process involved in the US HWY 1 and US HHWY 1 corridors in Mt. Vernon, IA.

Information for those thinking of taking the AICP Exam and covers the requirements for keeping the designation after passing the exam.

CM | 1.5 ETHICS CM | 1.5 CM | 1.5

12:00pm--- Luncheon with Keynote Speaker Paul Trombino III Mr. Trombino will provide an overview of the transportation issues facing the Upper Midwest region covering

everything from water, rail, transit, pedestrians and the highway and interstate system. CM | 1.25

1:15pm



UPPER MIDWEST

APA PLANNING

CONFERENCE October 22-

24, 2014