County Planning Division at the APA National Planning Conference

County Planning Division Meeting and Project Awards Presentation (X003)

Sunday, 10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
Location – TBA

Sponsored by esri

The County Planning Division would like to thank esri for sponsoring the Annual Business Meeting and Project Awards Presentation.

Facilitated Discussion:  Green Infrastructure Planning at the Regional, County and Municipal Level (S858)

Monday, 9:15 a.m.-10:30 a.m.
Exhibit Hall

Learn how a group of dedicated non-profit organizations, resource agencies, counties, and municipalities pooled their efforts and resources to develop consistent green infrastructure plans at the regional, county, and municipal levels. This session provides an opportunity to participate in a small group discussion with the advocates, natural resource experts, and planners who made it happen. Learn how the Chicago Wilderness Green Infrastructure Vision is accomplishing it objective by providing a framework for county and municipal green infrastructure plans. Learn how dedicated regional conservation leaders facilitated county and municipal green infrastructure planning processes and how county green infrastructure mapping supported municipal planning efforts.

Speakers:

• Dennis Dreher, Senior Consultant, Geosyntec Consultants
• Nancy C. Williamson, Regional Watershed Coordinator, Illinois Department of Natural Resources
• Darrell Moore, AICP, Principal Planner, McHenry County, Illinois
• Elizabeth Maxwell, AICP, City Planner, City of Crystal Lake, Illinois
• Dennis Sandquist, AICP, Director of Planning & Development, McHenry County, Illinois

Online Resources for Protecting Coastal Counties (S626)

Tuesday, 10:30 a.m.-11:45 a.m.
Location – TBA

Coastal counties are dealing with many challenges — including natural hazards, reduced open space, and degraded water quality — with limited financial resources. With 60 percent of Americans now living in coastal communities, many of whom are members of vulnerable populations, planners face numerous challenges when addressing flooding brought on by natural hazards. Learn about a new web-based tool developed by APA and others — the Digital Coast website — that can help you build a more resilient coastal county.

Speakers:

• Erika L. Washburn, Coastal Conservation Planner/Environmental Anthropologist, The Nature Conservancy
• Jeffrey D. Stone, Senior Project Manager/Analyst, Association of State Floodplain Managers
• James S. Davenport, III, AICP, Project Manager, National Association of Counties
• Joseph A. Scorcio, AICP, Community & Economic Development Director, City of SeaTac, WA

Planning for Sustainable Aggregate Production (S615)

Tuesday, 9:00 a.m.-10:15 a.m.
Location – TBA

How important are local and regional sources of limestone and other construction aggregates?  Find out during this session, which comprises three presentations that explain why planning decisions must factor in local and regional geology to ensure long-term aggregate resources are available to build and maintain infrastructure. Learn too how sensible, effective zoning and code enforcement controls can be developed for mining operations.

Speakers:

• Zak Lasemi, Senior Geologist, Head Bedrock Geology and Industrial Minerals Section, Illinois State Geological Survey, Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois Champaign
• Mark Krumenacher, Principal/Senior Vice President, GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc.
• Matt Hansel, Deputy Director, Code Enforcement Officer, McHenry County, Illinois
• Dennis Sandquist, AICP, Director of Planning & Development, McHenry County, Illinois

Creating a Green Infrastructure Plan for Your Community (S660)

Wednesday, 7:30 a.m.-8:45 a.m.
Location – TBA

What exactly is "green infrastructure"? And how is this tool being implemented across all government levels to manage networks of natural lands, working landscapes, and other open spaces? This session take you step-by-step through the process of developing a green infrastructure plan and highlights the latest trends.

Speakers:

• Dennis Dreher, Senior Consultant, Geosyntec Consultants
• Nancy C. Williamson, Regional Watershed Coordinator, Illinois Department of Natural Resources
• Darrell Moore, AICP, Principal Planner, McHenry County, Illinois
• Elizabeth Maxwell, AICP, City Planner, City of Crystal Lake, Illinois
• Dennis Sandquist, Director of Planning & Development, McHenry County, Illinois