Steve Charleston
NPZA Membership Secretary
PO Box 94731
Lincoln, NE 68509-4731
Mark Your Calendars & Get Registered
for the 2016 Nebraska Annual Planning Conference
March 9th-11th, 2016 – Younes Conference Center - Kearney, NE
Thanks to our 2015 Sponsors
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
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Greetings partners and friends of the Nebraska Planning & Zoning Association (NPZA) and the Nebraska Chapter of the American Planning Association (NE APA). Moreover, thanks to our sponsors for their generous financial support at last year’s conference. The excitement and anticipation is building for the 2016 Nebraska Annual Planning Conference. We hope to see you there!
The Conference is accredited by the Nebraska Supreme Court Attorney Services Division https://mcle.wcc.ne.gov/ext/ for 14.0 MCLE credits, which 2.0 professional responsibility. Activity #118474.
Schedule at a Glance
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Wednesday, March 097:15 AM / Registration
8:00 AM / Welcome at sessions
8:00 AM-4:30 / Institutes & Sessions
4:30 PM-6:30 / Ethics on Tap
Thursday, March 10
7:15 AM / Registration
8:00-10:45 / General Sessions
11:00-5:00PM / District Mtg/ Sessions
6:30 / Awards Banquet
Friday, March 11
7:30AM / Registration
8:00-12:15 PM / Institutes & Sessions
12:15-12:30PM / Closing
12:45 PM / NPZA Board Meeting
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Institutes & Sessions
8:00 AM – 9:15 AM / 9:30 AM – 10:45 AM / 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM / 12:30 - 1:45PM / 1:45 PM – 3:00 PM / 3:15 PM – 4:30 PM / 4:30 PM – 6:30 PMMarch 9, 2016 / A Summer Internship
Bobbi Pettit, AICP / Leadership Development
Jesse Poore, AICP
CM Requested / Capital Improvement Plan
Sue Schwartz &
Chad Nabity, AICP
MCLE 1.25
CM Requested / Lunch
Keynote:
Mr. James Drinan
CEO APA
CM Requested / Urban Farming
Chad Nabity, AICP
MCLE 1.25
CM Requested / New Preservation Tools
Steven Jensen, AICP & Lynn Meyer
MCLE 1.25
CM Requested / Ethics in the Round
Sue Schwartz & David C. Levy, Attorney
Sozo Conference Room in Holiday Inn
UNL Student Session
UNL CRP Graduate Students / Annexation
Keith Marvin, AICP
MCLE 1.25
CM Requested / What is a Comprehensive Plan?
Jeffrey B. Ray, AICP / Construction & Materials Basics for Planners
Aaron Steele, AICP
MCLE 1.25
CM Requested / Planned Unit Developments
Jed Moulton & Todd Swirczek
MCLE 1.25
CM Requested
Housing Your Community – The Professional Planning Process
Lonnie Dickson, AICP / River’s Edge
Douglas Bison, AICP & Don Gross, AICP
CM Requested / Corridor Planning
Christopher Shires, AICP
CM Requested / Hazard Mitigation
Allen Schoemaker
MCLE 2.5
CM Requested
Legal Issues: Legislation & Case Law
David Ptak, Hastings City Attorney
MCLE 4.0
CM Requested / Legal Issues: A Smorgasbord of Topics
David Ptak, Hastings City Attorney
MCLE 2.5
CM Requested
Planning Commission Fundamentals Part 1
Thomas C. Huston, Attorney, Cline Williams & Harry Milligan
MCLE 4.0 / Planning Commission Fundamentals Part 2
Thomas C. Huston, Attorney, Cline Williams & Harry Milligan
MCLE 2.5
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
Institutes & Sessions
8:00 AM – 9:15 AM / 9:30 AM – 10:45 AM / 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM / 12:30 - 1:45PM / 1:45 PM – 3:00 PM / 3:15 PM – 4:30 PM / 4:30 PM – 6:30 PMMarch 10, 2016 / Welcome
General Session
The Secrets of Successful Communities
Ed McMahon / Adult Entertainment & Zoning
Vincent Valentino
MCLE 1.25
CM requested / My Town: Lancaster
Sara Hartzell & Stacey Groshong Hageman
CM requested / NPZA DISTRICT Meetings
LUNCH
following / Development Character Areas
Amy Hasse, AICP
MCLE 1.25
CM Requested / Protected Bike Lanes
Kellee Van Bruggen
MCLE 1.25
CM Requested
Goats in the City
Aaron Steele, AICP & Wade Wagoner
CM requested / Community Redevelopment Law
Thomas C. Huston, Attorney &
Jeffrey B. Ray, AICP
MCLE 1.25
CM Requested / Environmental Modeling
Greg Jameson &
Ryan Peterson
MCLE 1.25
CM Requested
Livestock waste as a source of power
Danny Kluthe
CM requested / Ethics for Planners & Attorneys
1:45 -3:45 PM,
Sue Schwartz & David C. Levy, Attorney
2.0 MCLE (Ethics)
CM (E) Requested
Findings of Fact:
David Ptak, Attorney
MCLE 1.25
CM Requested / Zoning Administrator 101
Harry Milligan
MCLE 2.5
Ten Principles for Sustainable Tourism
Ed McMahon
CM Requested / NIMS 101
Jon Rosenlund
MCLE 2.5
CM Requested
March 11, 2016
/ NE APA Board Meeting / Planning Issues & TrendsKeith Marvin, AICP
CM Requested / Leftover Questions
Harry Milligan / 12:15-12:30
Active Living
Julie Harris & Brian Coyle
CM Requested / Air Quality Impacts
Tim Plander
CM Requested / Conference
Closing
Half-Day Institutes
Educational Sessions
Board of Zoning Adjustment
David Ptak, Attorney
MCLE 1.25
CM (L) Requested / Zoning Administrators Q & A
David Ptak, Attorney
MCLE 1.25
Each program has MCLE activity #118474 as approved by Nebraska Supreme Court Attorney Services and CM credit hours based on 60-minute hour.
Younes Conference Center – Kearney
Kearney, NE Lodging associated with Younes Conference Center facility location
Lodging is the registrant’s responsibility….
Comfort Inn $89.95 standard/suites $109.95
(308) 236-3400
Wingate Inn $89.95 standard/suites $109.95
(308) 237-4400
Fairfield Inn $99.95 standard/suites $119.95
(308) 236-4200
Secure your lodging reservations early
You are welcome to make your reservations at other lodgers.
Registration Guide
This mailer includes five sections:
Conference Schedule / This section features the conference agenda and a schedule of Institutes & Sessions. Tentative continuing education credits (CM & MCLE) are provided.Registration Form / To register for the conference, fill out the Registration Form (Page 4) and submit by March 3, 2016.
Scholarship Application / To apply for a scholarship to assist with conference costs, complete the Scholarship Application (Page 5) and submit with your Registration Form.
Sponsorship / To be a conference sponsor, complete the Sponsorship form (Page 6) and submit with your Registration Form(s).
NPZA Membership Application / To become a member of the Nebraska Planning and Zoning Association, complete NPZA Membership Application (Page7) and submit with your Registration Form.
Session Descriptions
Planning Commission Fundamentals & Legal Aspects of Planning Law 6.0 MCLE/ MCLE #118474Speaker: / Harry Milligan, former Hastings Community Development Director
Tom Huston, Attorney at Law, Cline Williams Wright Johnson & Oldfather, LLP
An interactive presentation and discussion focused on the basic knowledge of land use planning. The session is focused on the practical application of land use planning legislation carried out by planning commissioners, administrators, attorneys, and elected officials. Mr. Milligan is active as a consultant for community planning in Nebraska. He has several years serving the City of Hastings in land use, zoning, subdivision, and annexation in the capacity as staff planning advisor to the Planning Commission and City Council. Mr. Huston is a practicing attorney active in land use planning and represents clients in zoning and permitting processes. He represents clients in housing development, tax increment financing, and land use redevelopment. This program provides an excellent opportunity for community representatives to gain a better understanding of their responsibilities, understand the legal principals of planning and its application, become better aware of the community planning decision-making process, and how to interact with community neighbors. Mr. Milligan and Mr. Huston have served as professional trainers for the Nebraska Planning Institutes for more than the past fifteen years. They were instrumental in the preparation and packaging of the practical planning and legislative law content for the Nebraska Planning Handbook and training materials for the Fundamental Institute.
Legal Issues: Legislation & Case Law/ A Smorgasbord of Topics 6.0 MCLE/ MCLE #118474Speaker: / Dave Ptak, Hastings City Attorney
These sessions will cover legal foundations of planning and zoning in Nebraska. Mr. Ptak spent nearly 30 years engaged in the general practice of law including representation of the City of Battle Creek and the Village of Meadow Grove. Mr. Ptak has also served as Deputy Madison County Attorney and as Norfolk City Attorney. He is a past president of NPZA. Mr. Ptak has presented several workshops and institute courses for NPZA and Nebraska APA over the past 10 years. His working knowledge, understanding, and experiences working with land use law and its applicability will provide you an excellent learning experience. The discussion ranges from issues on zoning, subdivision, annexation, incompatible uses, non-conforming uses, responsibilities, conflict of interest, and more.
Ethics for Planners & Attorneys (1:30-3:30 PM) 2.0 MCLE-Ethics MCLE activity #118474 2.0 CM-EthicsSpeaker: / David Levy, Attorney at Law, Baird Holm
The Certification Maintenance (CM) Program requires that all AICP members attend an Ethics session. This session should be helpful to all professional and citizen planners and attorneys who face many ethical dilemmas. An overview of the new AICP Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct will be given along with a description of ethics principles, rules of conduct and ethics complaint procedures. The session speaker will share “real life” ethical situations and scenarios. Come and learn about ethical situations that your peers face in the region and on a national basis. David Levy is Chair of the Real Estate Section, Baird Holm LLP, Attorneys at Law. Mr. Levy represents clients in zoning, land use, energy, environmental and general real estate matters, in transactional, administrative, legislative and judicial proceedings. Mr. Levy has served as an Adjunct Professor in Land Use Law at the University of San Francisco School of Law, and has taught legal writing at Creighton University School of Law. Mr. Levy is admitted to practice law in California, Iowa and Nebraska, and has earned the American Institute of Certified Planners designation, the City Planning profession’s highest level of certification.
REGISTRATION FORM
You may also register for the conference online at www.npza.org
Must be received by March 3, 2016 to avoid $10 late fee.
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2016 NPZA Membership (Please complete NPZA MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION)
Select Day(s): Registration FEE
Full Conference (Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday) $180
Wednesday Only $95
Please also check the Wednesday institute you plan to attend. This assists the trainers for program materials planning.Institute One: Planning Commission Fundamentals (lunch) : MCLE credits 6.5…(full day session)
Institute Two: Legal Issues/Case Law (lunch) Smorgasbord of Topics : MCLE credits 6.5
Institute Two: AM (½ day) Legal Issues/Case Law: MCLE credits 4.0… PM (½ day) Smorgasbord of Topics:
MCLE credits 2.5 Ethics for Planners and Attorneys PM session MCLE credits 2.0 ethics
Thursday & Friday Only $95
Guest Ticket(s):Extra luncheon (Wednesday) / X $15
Extra luncheon (Thursday) / X $15
Extra banquet (Thursday) / X $30
TOTAL AMOUNT DUE
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Scholarship Requested (Please complete SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION)
Platinum Level Sponsor – 2 Free Registrations (Please complete SPONSORSHIP)
Gold Level Sponsor – 1 Free Registration (Please complete SPONSORSHIP)
Payment Enclosed (Make checks payable to Nebraska Planning & Zoning Association)
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Mail to: / Nebraska Planning and Zoning Association
Steve Charleston, Membership Secretary/Treasurer
PO Box 94731, Lincoln, NE 68509-4731
Email:
For more information on how to apply, contact Steve Charleston.
Phone: 402-471-3757, Fax: 402-471-8405
NPZA Board of Directors
President ...... / Chris Solberg, AICP1st Vice-President ...... / Judy Clark
2nd Vice-President ...... / Dan Giittinger
Immediate Past President ...... / Chad Nabity, AICP
Recording Secretary ...... / Char Carpenter
Membership Sec/Treasurer ...... / Steve Charleston
Conference Coordinator ...... / Stacey Hageman
Conference Coordinator ...... / Amy Vrtiska
Newsletter Editor ...... / Daniel Bennett
NE APA Liaison ...... / Keith Marvin, AICP
UNL Liaison ...... / Gordon Scholz, AICP, AIA
Legal Counsel ...... / Dave Ptak
Panhandle District ...... / Daniel Bennett (Chair)
Annie Folck
Janet Johnson
South Central District ...... / Harry Milligan (Chair)
Eric Melcher
Barb Barnett
Northeast District ...... / Lalene Bates (Chair)
Liz Doerr
Mary Baldridge
Southeast District ...... / Dave Schmitz (Chair)
Orval Stahr
Emily Anthony
West Central District ...... / Dolly Kienke (Chair)
Tatum Bob
Metro District ...... / Bruce Fountain (Chair), AICP
Charles Hamilton
Kevin Andersen, AICP
APA Executive Committee
President ...... / Derek Miller, AICPVice President/PDO ...... / Christy Eichorn, AICP
Secretary ...... / Amy Vrtiska
Treasurer ...... / Jesse Poore, AICP
NPZA Liaison ...... / Keith Marvin, AICP
UNL Liaison ...... / Gordon Scholz, AICP, AIA
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