| #e.21081 | Thursday 8:00AM to
Friday 5:00PM
November 1-2,
2012 | CM | Multipart |
Oregon City Planning Directors Association Conference 2012Lane Council of GovernmentsFlorence, OR This conference will focus on the work of Senior Planners and Planning Directors in finance of infrastructure, working with electeds and other citizen groups, as well as department operations and management.
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#a.169335Friday November 2,
12:15PM to 1:15PMCommunicating Vision to Elected Officials |
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1.00 | Have you ever presented an innovative proposal to the Planning Commission or City Council and it was poorly received? At this session former Mayor and City Man ... more Have you ever presented an innovative proposal to the Planning Commission or City Council and it was poorly received? At this session former Mayor and City Manager Rick Allen will talk about how he has persuaded community members and elected officials to take daring action to revitalize the City of Madras. The improvements to the City in the last 15 years were directly or indirectly related to the work of Mr. Allen. He has vision that is coming to fruition and is already making generational impacts on the City of Madras. Instructors: Rick Allen Rick Allen is President of the R.L. Allen Group, a company he founded to work with development projects that require collaboration and coordination with private and public agencies. He has 25 years of public service in Central Oregon as well as being a highly successful entrepreneur, owning several small businesses. For the past two years Rick has served as the interim City Manager in La Pine helping build Oregon's newest City. Prior to that he served as a Jefferson County Commissioner, Mayor of Madras and is the current Chairperson of the Oregon State Marine Board. He facilitated the creation of the Madras urban Renewal District and its vision to set the bar higher that has resulted in numerous private and public projects. | |
#a.169333Thursday November 1,
3:30PM to 5:00PMEthics in the Workplace |
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1.50 | Join us for an overview of State Ethics law from the Oregon State Ethics Commission. This session will also include case studies of how cities have implemented ... more Join us for an overview of State Ethics law from the Oregon State Ethics Commission. This session will also include case studies of how cities have implemented innovative policies and practices to ensure staff and elected and appointed officials comply with State Ethics law. Instructors: Tammy Hedrick Tammy Hedrick is a trainer for the Oregon State Ethics Commission. She provides training throughout the State of Oregon to local government officials and employees. She has years of experience training local government on State Ethics law. She provides training that is innovative, customized and filled with case studies. | |
#a.169332Friday November 2,
8:00AM to 10:00AMExtreme Employee Makeover |
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2.00 | When times are tight it is easy to put off spending time on employee coaching and counseling. It is like building maintenance; you do not want to carefully ins ... more When times are tight it is easy to put off spending time on employee coaching and counseling. It is like building maintenance; you do not want to carefully inspect your home for warranty issues if a tree in your front yard just blew over onto the car. Deferred building maintenance eventually causes more emergencies, putting off employee discipline and documentation for too long will result in more intense, widespread problems. Join us for "Extreme Makeover: Personnel Edition" and put an end to "deferred maintenance" of your employees. During this practical and entertaining seminar you will learn legally sound, easy-to-implement strategies and practices to bring your employee management issues back up to "best practice" levels. Instructors: Kirk Mylander Kirk Mylander joined City County Insurance Services (CIS) in 2005 as CIS' Pre-Loss Attorney. Kirk's previous work experience includes serving as an Employment Litigation Associate for Miller Nash and as an H.R. Specialist for Payless Drug Stores, Inc. As an Adjunct Professor for George Fox University's MBA Program, Kirk taught graduate level business courses on legal and ethical principles in business. Kirk earned his BA from George Fox University, his Masters Degree from Yale University, and received his JD from the University of California at Davis. | |
#a.169334Thursday November 1,
1:00PM to 2:15PMInnovative Regional Transportation Planning and Financing |
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1.25 | TRIP 97 which seeks to implement alternative mobility standards for the US Hwy 97 corridor, identify and rank regional highway improvements, and develop new and ... more TRIP 97 which seeks to implement alternative mobility standards for the US Hwy 97 corridor, identify and rank regional highway improvements, and develop new and innovative funding sources. At the same time, this project will require local, state and federal buy-in. This session will discuss what these cities want out of the corridor, how the planning efforts are going, and why the project is getting state-wide attention. Instructors: Joe Bessman Joe Bessman is an Associate Engineer with Kittelson & Associates, Inc. with ten years of experience in the transportation engineering and planning field. He is a licensed professional engineer and a professional traffic operations engineer (PTOE) with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering that he obtained from the University of Portland in 2002. Joe has experience working on a wide range of public and private planning, design, entitlements, and safety projects in Oregon, Washington, California, and other areas of the country, which provides him with a broad understanding of rural and urban systems, management strategies, policies, and economic development goals. Joe currently works out of the Bend, Oregon KAI office that he started in 2008. | |
#a.169330Friday November 2,
10:30AM to 11:30AMIs Your Future in a Manila Folder? |
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1.00 | Is the age of the manila file folder over? Today, more and more planning records are submitted and kept electronically. Have you re-invented your filing and r ... more Is the age of the manila file folder over? Today, more and more planning records are submitted and kept electronically. Have you re-invented your filing and retention practices to handle electronic documents? Are you complying with the law? Is there a better way? Sandra King from the Oregon Association of Municipal Recorders (OAMR) and the City of Wilsonville will share her knowledge and expertise. Sandra will share both the legal requirements for storing and retaining records, as well as ideas for re-tooling your practices for better services and efficiency. Instructors: Sandra King Sandra C. King has served as wilsonville's City Recorder since 1995. Her previous municipal experience includes working as the Records Management Coordinator for the City of Encinitas, California; City Recorder for the Park City Municipal Corporation in Park City, Utah, and as a legal secretary for the private sector. Ms. King has been an active member of the Oregon Association of Municipal Clerks since 1995 and was elected as an officer in 2002, serving as President in 2004-05. As a member of OAMR's Records Management Committee she has taught records management classes for the Northwest Clerks Institute Professional Development Institute held at the University of Puget Sound; and worked closely with Oregon State Archives Division to develop records management instruction manuals and tools for clerks and recorders. In May of 2005 Ms. King earned her Master Municipal Clerk designation from the International Institute of Municipal Clerks. She was named Recorder of the Year in 2007. | |
#a.169331Thursday November 1,
2:15PM to 3:15PMStaff Report or "War and Peace"? |
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1.00 | In this era of reduced resources for local government, this session will focus on efficiencies and trade-offs that may be realized with different formats for la ... more In this era of reduced resources for local government, this session will focus on efficiencies and trade-offs that may be realized with different formats for land use application staff reports. What are your jurisdiction's expectations for brevity, detail, and/or complexity in staff reports? What has your experience been in defending staff report findings on appeal? Are there measures that you utilize to more efficiently develop staff reports? This facilitated roundtable discussion will consider and discuss staff report formats utilized by participants' jurisdictions. Each participant should bring 20 copies of a representative staff report from their planning department for discussion. Instructors: Kevin Young, AICP Kevin Young is the Planning Division Manager for the City of Corvallis, Oregon. Kevin holds a Bachelors Degree in English from the University of Oregon, and a Masters in Regional Planning from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Kevin has worked as a professional planner for local governments in Oregon since 1996, including work for the cities of Eugene, Tigard, and Corvallis. | |
#a.169329Friday November 2,
1:00PM to 2:00PMTo Contract Out, or Not Contract Out, That is the Question... |
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1.00 | Communities hire planning consultants for specific project assignments, where it is not practical or cost effective to hire staff. However, with current econom ... more Communities hire planning consultants for specific project assignments, where it is not practical or cost effective to hire staff. However, with current economic conditions, more local governments are faced with budget problems and many are beginning to look at privatization to save costs and as a means of filling short- or long-term staffing needs. This session will look at the advantages and disadvantages of hiring outside contractors for both project-based needs and planning administration duties, as well as review the cost recovery options for these models. Instructors: Scot Siegel, AICP, LEED AP Before establishing Siegel Planning in 2004, Scot Siegel was a senior planner and office manager for two large architecture and engineering firms in Lake Oswego and Bend, Oregon. He has previously served as a city planner for jurisdictions in Oregon and Washington, and as staff planner with 1000 Friends of Oregon. Since beginning his consulting work in 1996, he has served over 60 communities in seven western states. Scot holds a Bachelors Degree in Geography with Honors from Oregon State University, and a Masters Degree in Urban and Regional Planning from Portland State University. He is a recipient of the American Society of Consulting Planners Smart Growth-Sustainable Planning Award, and is a former board member of the Oregon Chapter of the American Planning Association. Scot currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors for Western Planning Resources, and is an article reviewer for the American Planning Association AICP Practicing Planner. He is also a past member of the City of Lake Oswego Planning Commission. | |
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