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LIVING ON THE EDGE

2018 Annual Conference

May 2-4th 2018 Campbell’s Resort Lake Chelan, WA

2018 Annual Conference

Planning Association of Washington

Serving Washington Communities Since 1963.

Our vision is of strong and livable communities guided by informed citizens.

Our mission is to help shape a vibrant Washington through effective and informed community

planning.

We do this by providing an inclusive forum for sharing problems and solutions, developing planning

knowledge and putting this knowledge into the hands of the public and their elected officials.

Our goals are to provide education, develop a sustainable infrastructure that will build

organizational capacity and grow awareness of the purpose and value of PAW.

“Good planning doesn’t just happen.”

Visit our website: www.planningpaw.org. Conference materials password:

PAW Board of Directors

Ex-Officio Members

Greg Griffith, Anne Fritzel, Gregg Dohrn, Patti Crane, Tim Gates

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Alex Wenger—President

Emily Terrell—Vice President

Pete Dickinson—Secretary

Lloyd Skinner—Treasurer

Phil Olbrechts

Richard Hart

Marla Powers

Jonathan Kesler

David Osaki

Jeff Thomas

Ted Gage

Micki McNaughton

Amanda Tainio

Robert Brock

Jason Sullivan

2018 Annual Conference

WELCOME TO THE 2018 PLANNING ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON (PAW) CONFERENCE

The Planning Association of Washington (PAW) is pleased to present its 2018 conference at everyone’s

favorite location, Campbell’s Resort in Lake Chelan. The theme for the event is “Living on the Edge.”

This conference is sure to bring in some fresh ideas. We have invited college students to show

PechaKucha presentations (20 slides that are 20 seconds in length) throughout the conference. We are

excited to see how this new format and these new ideas will add to our conference. Thanks to the ex-

cellent response to the request for proposals we have two tracks one each for the urban and the rural

planner. Our third track is geared toward a Planners’ Skills Camp that will focus at this years’ confer-

ence on the fundamentals of project review.

The conference opens with a Welcome Lunch on the Peninsula on Wednesday at noon, make sure to

add a box lunch to your registration! One mobile workshop will be offered. A Walkin’ & Talkin’ Bout

Trees which is a walking tour of parks and major arterials in Chelan, discussing tree function, tree

placement, challenges related to trees, as well as opportunities to increase the value and performance

of trees in particular situations.

A Happy Hour will be held at Campbell’s Resort in the late afternoon. This is to gather everyone from

the mobile workshops and to pull those who have checked in for some informal camaraderie. The final

event of Wednesday night will be a Short Course on Local Planning from 6:00pm to 9:00pm.

Thursday is the heart of the conference with the three session tracks going strong. This will also be

the premiere of the PechuKucha Presentations. Lunch will pack in the PAW General Meeting, Joint

APA/PAW Awards, and our Keynote presentation.

We are proud to welcome our Keynote Speaker, Knute Berger who is Crosscut’s Mossback. Born and

raised in Seattle, he writes with his own Pacific Northwest perspective. He also writes the monthly Gray

Matters column for Seattle magazine where he is editor-at-large, and is an occasional commentator on

KUOW-FM’s “Week in Review.” He is the author of two books: Pugetopolis: A Mossback Takes On

Growth Addicts, Weather Wimps (2009), and the Myth of Seattle Nice and Space Needle, The Spirit of

Seattle (2012), the official 50th anniversary history of the tower. He was writer-in-residence at the

Space Needle and has had a cocktail named after him at Ivar’s.

On Friday morning after breakfast the audience will be drawn into a discussion with six guest panel-

ists. The panelist have been brought together to form a balanced approach to perspectives on growth

and the Growth Management Act. The conference will wind down with the Case Law Review and PAW

President Alex Wenger will offer closing remarks and close the conference at noon.

We are very excited to offer this conference at Chelan and know that you will find the content of the

Session Tracks to be of value in your everyday planning work. We hope to see you at one of our Plan-

ning Bootcamps, Planners Skills Camps, Short Courses, and at our Conference next year!

2018

Wednesday May 2nd 2018 Pre-Conference

12:00pm-1:00pm Welcome Lunch on the Peninsula ($10.00 boxed lunch available with registra-

tion or bring your lunchbox)

1:00pm-6:00pm Registration

1:00pm– 4:00pm

Mobile Workshop

Walkin’ & Talkin’ Bout Trees (Downtown Chelan)

4:00pm -- 6:00pm Happy Hour—Campbells Resort

6:00pm– 9:15pm

Short Course on Local Planning (Campbell’s Resort)

Thursday May 3rd 2018 Conference

7:00am-8:00am Breakfast, Registration

8:05am-8:25am PechaKucha Presentations

8:25am-8:40am Break

Planners’ Skills Camp Cities by Design Nature Bats Last

8:40am-10:10am The Foundation of

Project Review

Schools on the Edge:

Siting Schools After Growth

Integrating Natural Systems

into Subarea Planning

10:10am-10:30am PechaKucha Presentation/Break

10:30am– 12:00pm The Review Process

Residential Infill Development

-Can It Happen ‘Gently’?

Wildland Fire & Flood Risk

12:00pm-12:15pm Break

12:15pm – 1:45pm Lunch

Joint Awards, PAW General Meeting,

Keynote Speaker Knute Berger

1:45pm-2:00pm Break

2:00pm – 3:30pm

Who Else Needs to Know

Large Mixed-Use Projects by

Design through Subarea Plans

&Development Agreements-

The Covington Experience

Watershed Planning for

Multiple Objectives

3:30pm-3:50pm Break PechaKucha Presentation/Break

3:50pm-5:20pm The Public Face of Planning Town Center Strategies

The Built Environment’s Role in

Disaster Resiliency

6:00pm – 9:00pm Gathering at Stormy Mountain Brewery

AGENDA

2018

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Friday May 4th 2018 Conference

7:00am– 8:00am Breakfast, Registration

8:00am – 9:45am

Plenary Session

“Planning on the Edge of Capacity”

Guest Panel includes:

Mark McCaskill, AICP Department of Commerce

Paul Inghram, AICP PSRC

Tim Trohimovich, AICP Futurewise

Toby Thaler, Natural Resource Law and Policy

Keith Niven, AICP, CEcD, City of Issaquah

Knute Berger, Crosscut (Keynote Speaker)

9:45am– 10:00am PechaKucha Presentation/Break

10:00am– 11:30am Case Law Review – Phil Olbrechts

11:30am – 12:00pm Closing Remarks: Alex Wenger, PAW President

AGENDA

We are grateful to our key sponsors that help make this conference an excellent resource for

planners and citizens concerned with land use decision making throughout Washington State.

PAW is pleased to offer continuing AICP Credits for participation at the Spring Conference.

Ensure that you sign in on the sign-in sheets for each session attended.

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2018

Annual Conference

Program Details: Wednesday May 2nd

Mobile Workshop 1:00pm – 4:00pm

Walkin’ and Talkin’ ‘Bout Trees

Presentation Description:

As we walk through parks and major arterials in Chelan, we will discuss tree selection, tree function, tree placement, chal-

lenges related to trees, as well as opportunities increase the value and performance of trees in particular situations. In par-

ticular we will discuss opportunities to ‘layer’ a variety of urban tree and green space options to enhance stormwater man-

agement. Led by Micki McNaughton, accompanied by local experts.

Presenters, Contact Information & Professional Biographies:

Micki McNaughton, ISA Certified Arborist & Municipal Specialist

Arborea, LLC

120 State Ave. NE, #1411

Olympia, WA 98501

[email protected]

(360) 790-6294

Micki is an urban forester and natural resource consultant focused on helping communities realize the maximum potential

from their urban trees and natural spaces through excellence in planning and program development. She is an Internation-

al Society of Arborists (ISA) Certified Arborist and Municipal Specialist, and is certified in Wetland Science and Management

through the University of Washington. Micki currently serves on the Advisory Committee for the Building Green Cities initi-

ative, led by the Dept. of Commerce and the Puget Sound Regional Council, which is studying the effectiveness of Low Im-

pact Development and the barriers to its wider use.

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Annual Conference

Keynote Speaker: Knute Berger

Keynote Speaker

Knute Berger

Knute Berger is Crosscut’s Mossback. Born and raised in Seattle, he writes with his own Pacific

Northwest perspective. He also writes the monthly Gray Matters column for Seattle magazine

where he is editor-at-large, and is an occasional commentator on KUOW-FM’s “Week in Review.”

He is the author of two books: Pugetopolis: A Mossback Takes On Growth Addicts, Weather

Wimps (2009), and the Myth of Seattle Nice and Space Needle, The Spirit of Seattle (2012), the

official 50th anniversary history of the tower. He was writer-in-residence at the Space Needle and

has had a cocktail named after him at Ivar’s.

Knute has attended 10 world's fairs in 10 different countries (most recently in Kazakhstan in

2017), and one of the appeals are the visions presented for urban futures. In addition, he has

been traveling and reporting on the region for Crosscut this last year, trying to get out of the Se-

attle "bubble." It's been illuminating!

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Program Details: Thursday May 3rd

Track 1: PLANNERS SKILLS CAMP

TRACK DESCRIPTION:

The Planning Association of Washington (PAW) developed the Planners Skills Camps several years ago as a means of teach-ing new planners the on the job skills they need to perform their jobs. These skills are vital to the everyday practice of plan-ning but are not often taught in planning-focused educational programs. PAW has designed a multi-year, multi-level pro-gram aimed at teaching the basic and advanced skills planners need as to progress through each level of their careers from associate planner to management level. This year, the focus of the Planner Skills Camp Track is the fundamentals of project review. The track will start with the planning enabling legislation, progress through permit application intake and review, teach planners how to collaborate with outside agencies and the impact of those agencies’ comments on the ultimate per-mit review, and then the interface with the public.

Session 1: Foundation of Project Review (8:40am – 10:10am)

This session covers the foundations of planning permit review in Washington State. We’ll discuss the state laws and how they are implemented in local codes, and how they relate to local comprehensive plans. The session will cover the Shore-lines Management Act, State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) the Growth Management Act (GMA), the Local Project Re-view Act, the Subdivision Act and the Land Use Petition Act. The session will build on the basic information provided in the Short Course provide on Wednesday Night by focusing on important legal decision that have influenced how the Courts have interpreted these laws and what those interpretations mean for local planners as they implement these state laws at the local level. Speaker

Phil Olbrechts, Principal, Olbrechts and Associates ([email protected])

Phil Olbrechts is the owner of Olbrechts and Associates, PLLC. Olbrechts and Associates provides land use law and hearing examiner services to cities and counties throughout Western Washington. Mr. Ol-brechts is the hearing examiner for 15 Washington municipalities and the Seattle School District. He is also the special land use counsel for Mukilteo, WA and Milton, WA. Additionally, Mr. Olbrechts is the City Attorney for Buckley, WA and Index, WA. Mr. Olbrechts has been practicing land use law in Wash-ington for nearly 30 years. He pioneered the Planning Association of Washington (PAW) Land Use Boot Camp, a very popular half day seminar held 3-4 times annually throughout the state. He is also a fre-quent webinar contributor for MRSC and a frequent Short Course presenter.

2018 Track 1: Planners Skills Camp: Thursday May 3rd

Session 2: The Review Process (10:30am – 12:00pm)

This session covers the internal project review process from application intake to drafting the staff report. The session will start with a generalized review of the permit intake process, which will include a discussion of how the City of Bonney Lake has moved to a web based electronic intake process. Next the session will focus on the basics of understanding legal de-scriptions and the foundations of site plan review, which will include a discussion on transition to paperless plan reviews. Finally, we’ll talk about elements of a good staff report and the internal process and timelines the agency must follow. The goal of this session is to demonstrate some ways to improve efficiency in the planning review process, provide best practic-es, and produce decisions that will withstand a legal challenge. Speakers

Jen Francis, Permit Center Lead City of Bonney Lake and WSAPT ([email protected])

Permit Center Supervisor and spear header of the online permitting process for the City of Bonney Lake, Jenn Francis is also a pool side cheerleader, boys’ lacrosse team taxi driver and mother of one cheeky 9-year-old boy who loves Harry Potter and pokemon cards.

She has worked for the last 11 years at the City of Bonney Lake overseeing the transformation from an overburdened, paper producing Permit Center to a LEAN electronic and digitally well-run unit. Her past experience working at other cities including Puyallup, Auburn and Federal Way has exposed her to sever-al permitting processes before implementing the streamlined system in place now for all permit types

including Building, Civil, Fire and Land Use Applications at the City of Bonney Lake.

Jason Sullivan, Planning & Building Supervisor, City of Bonney Lake ([email protected])

Jason graduated from the University of Washington, Tacoma with a B.A in Urban Studies, a Minor in Envi-ronmental Science, and a Certificate in GIS and Spatial Modeling. Planning since 2005, he is currently the City of Bonney Lake Planning and Building Supervisor, managing the City’s long range and current plan-ning, building, and code enforcement activities. During his career, Jason’s focus has been exploring how land use planning influences transportation, stormwater management, public health, and environmental stewardship in an effort to build bridges between planners and other practitioners. He also served on a number of regional and state committees: Commerce’s Critical Areas Sounding Board, Ecology’s Sound-ing Board for Shoreline Rulemaking, PSRC’s Regional Staff Committee (Alternate), and Vice-Chair of

Pierce County’s Growth Management Coordinating Committee (2015 – 2016).

Emily Terrell, Principal, Sound Municipal Consultants ([email protected])

Emily Terrell is an AICP Planner and Principal of Sound Municipal Consultants, a planning and municipal consulting firm. Ms. Terrell is a former planning director and has extensive experience in comprehensive planning, transportation planning, parks planning and housing planning. She is currently the Town Plan-ner for the Pierce County, WA Towns of Carbonado, South Prairie and Wilkeson. She is also the Hearing Examiner for Pacific County, WA. Ms. Terrell is the primary Hearing Examiner Pro Tem for Olbrechts and Associates. Recent work includes a Sign Code Update for Enumclaw, a Subdivision Code update for Bel-

lingham and a suite of Development Code Amendments for Gig Harbor.

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Annual Confer-

Track 1: Planners Skills Camp: Thursday May 3rd

Session 3: Who Else Needs to Know? (2:00pm – 3:30pm)

Sometimes overlooked, but critically important, is the coordination with outside agencies in local project review. Though not all cities and counties plan fully under the Growth Management Act, all are subject to SEPA which means all project review is subject to some level of outside review. The session will begin by describing the various entities and agencies that should be consulted, such as school districts, utilities and fire agencies to tribes and cultural resource agencies, historic preservation agencies, environmental agencies and federal agencies. We’ll look at basic permits and special cases and hear from several different perspectives. Finally, we’ll talk about how those agencies and entities’ opinion and concerns affect the local project review, your SEPA determinations, SEPA mitigation conditions and project conditions of approval.

Speakers

Greg Griffith, Department of Archeology and Historic Preservation ([email protected])

Greg Griffith has dedicated over 30 years working for the Washington State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO). In that timespan he has worked as the agency's historic preservation planner; imple-menting the Section 106 consultation process for the built environment and later moving into the po-sition of Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer. In that role he manages the work and programs of the Built Environment Unit and is responsible for the SHPO's development and implementation of the recently adopted State Historic Preservation Plan: Getting the Future Right 2014-19. Before arriving in Washington, Greg worked for county planning organizations in northeast Ohio and metropolitan St. Louis. He has a Masters in City and Regional Planning from Ohio State University; a Masters in Historic

Preservation Planning from Eastern Michigan University; and a Bachelors of Science degree from Miami University.

Denise Lathrop, Planning Manager, City of Des Moines ([email protected])

Denise Lathrop, AICP is the Planning and Development Services Manager for the City of Des Moines, WA and has over 33 years of experience in community and environmental planning. Ms. Lathrop spe-cializes in designing award-winning visions, plans and implementation strategies that are grounded by smart growth principles. Projects have ranged from comprehensive land use and transportation plans to design guidelines, economic development strategies, critical area regulations, zoning legislation, en-vironmental documents, citizen involvement, public infrastructure/facilities, transit-oriented develop-ment and large scale commercial development. More recently, her work has included integrating pub-lic health policies into plans and programs for the City of Des Moines. In 2014, Denise was recognized

by Seattle Children’s Hospital, Healthy King County Coalition and Public Health Seattle & King County for her Health Equity Leadership in South Seattle/South King County. Denise has also served on a number of regional committees including the Puget Sound Regional Council’s Centers and Growing Transit Communities Stakeholder Groups, Sound Transit’s Federal Way Link Extension Interagency Working Group, Healthy Des Moines Technical Advisory Committee and Healthy Highline Communities Planning and Built Environment Group. Ms. Lathrop holds a BA from the University of Kansas.

Katie Wilson, Staff Historian, ESA ([email protected])

Katie Wilson is the staff historian for the Northwest Region of Environmental Science Associates (ESA). ESA is an environmental consulting firm that provides cultural resources services throughout the Pacific Northwest, as well as California. She has thirteen years of professional experience working with cultural resources in Washington. She regularly works on projects subject to SEPA, Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, and Governor’s Executive Order 05-05. Her work on SEPA projects includes checklists, cultural resources assessments, and environmental impact statements.

Katie’s role is conducting archival research to address relevant, project-specific cultural resource issues. Katie has authored over 100 technical reports, including intensive research for several archaeological data recovery pro-jects in the greater Seattle area. As a professional museum specialist, Katie also provides expertise in archaeological collec-tions management including preparing collections for permanent curation at designated repositories. She has prepared numerous collections for curation at the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture and is familiar with their published curation guidelines. Katie has a Master’s degree in Museology and exceeds the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Professional Historian.

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Track 1: Planners Skills Camp: Thursday May 3rd

Session 4: The Public Face of Planning (3:50pm – 5:20pm)

This session focuses on best practices for public involvement and customer service. Topics include meeting facilitation, cus-tomer service at the counter, the importance of logging calls, project files and logs, director’s interpretations, running effective hearings, and ethical considerations in the day to day operations. Speakers will provide tips for efficient project review, meeting application deadlines, coordinating with outside agencies, presenting to Councils and the many ways plan-ners interface with the public. Speakers

David Miller, Community Development Director, City of North Bend ([email protected])

David Miller was recently named Community Development Director for the City of North Bend. His pro-fessional experience includes 25 years working with local government in California, Washington and Oregon as community development director and public works director for cities and positions with re-gional and county government.

He was a visiting lecturer for Arizona State University in Tempe, AZ and in California with the Golden Gate University Master’s Public Administration Degree Program. David has also served as Executive Director of a municipal redevelopment agency, Director of Public Works and Development Manager for

joint development projects for a major transportation agency. He also has extensive private commercial development ex-perience. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Environmental Design – Architecture from the University of Washington and is certified by the American Institute of Certified Planners and the American Planning Association. He is a member of the American Public Works Association. He is a former Board Member of the California Chapter of the American Planning Board and the California Chapter of the American Planning Association. His experience also includes serving as lecturer for APWA Man-agement Class series for certifications.

Leonard Bauer, Deputy Director for Community Development and Planning, City of Olympia ([email protected])

Leonard Bauer is the City of Olympia’s Deputy Director for Community Planning and Development. He manages all aspects of planning and community development for the City. Leonard was the Managing Director of Growth Management Services at the Washington State Department of Commerce for 12 years. Prior to that, he spent 14 years as a planner and planning director at various local governments including the Lane Council of Governments in Eugene, Oregon, and helped the Cities of Tumwater and Sumner adopt and implement their comprehensive plans and development regulations under the Washington GMA.

Leonard holds a Masters Degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Oregon. He is the co-author of a Land Use Dispute Resolution Handbook published by the Oregon Bureau of Governmental Research for Oregon local gov-ernments. In 2014, He was inducted as a Fellow of the American Institute of Certified Planners, a national recognition for excellence in the field of planning. He is also the 2013 recipient of the WA Chapter of the American Planning Association’s Meyer Wolfe Award for Professional Achievement.

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Program Details: Thursday May 3rd

Track 2: Cities by Design

Session 1: Schools on the Edge: New Approaches to School Siting (8:40am—10:10am)

Planning for new schools along with growth continues to be a challenge in our state. The GMA calls for 20-year plans, yet

school districts must work within a 6 year window, often competing with residential and commercial developers to find

land to build schools. This session will cover the challenges school districts face to keep up with growth and the new col-

laborative efforts between school districts and cities to address these challenges. The session will cover a new law that

provides some flexibility and how it impacts cities and counties as school districts plan for new schools. It will also feature

school districts that are using innovative approaches to design schools to fit smaller sites within the urban growth area, and

address planning at the edge of urban growth areas.

Speakers

Anne Aurelia Fritzel, Senior Planner, Growth Management Services,

Washington State Department of Commerce ([email protected])

Anne Fritzel is a senior planner with Growth Management Services, a unit of the Washington State De-

partment of Commerce. Anne has a B.Sc. in Economics from the University of Victoria in British Colum-

bia, and a Master’s degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the Queen’s University, in Ontario,

Canada. She has worked for local governments in British Columbia, in Washington State, and in Swe-

den, specializing in transportation planning and urban design. Since 2001, Anne has worked with com-

munities throughout Washington state to develop their comprehensive plans and development regula-

tions to reflect local visions and goals, and to implement the Growth Management Act.

Participants will learn about design of a planning process, public participation and transparency with an interested public,

acknowledging various stakeholder concerns in the development of code amendments, and hear about some of the

challenges associated with trying to accommodate a broader variety of housing types in existing single family residential

neighborhoods.

Karen Wolf, AICP, Sr. Policy Analyst, King County Office of Performance, Strategy, and Budget

([email protected]) Karen Wolf, FAICP, is a Sr. Policy Analyst in the King County Office of Performance, Strategy, and Budg-

et. She is an elected member of the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) Commission, repre-

senting Region V and serving as the Chair of the AICP Exam Committee. Ms. Wolf has more than 25

years experience working on regional land use projects in King County to implement the State Growth

Management Act including serving as the project manager for the comprehensive plan and the county-

wide planning policies. Ms. Wolf also serves as a member of the Puget Sound Regional Council’s Re-

gional Staff Committee. Collaborations include a groundbreaking effort to curb sprawl and focus

growth in urban areas while preserving environmentally sensitive rural areas and resource lands, the

application of social justice in regional planning, and advocacy for walkable communities. Ms. Wolf is also an active mem-

ber of her community serving as a member of the Professionals Council to the University of Washington Department of

Urban Design and Planning and serving as the chair of the Standing Advisory Committee for the expansion of Seattle Chil-

dren’s Hospital. Ms. Wolf has a Masters in Urban Planning and a Bachelors in Economics, both degrees from the University

of Washington.

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Track 2: Cities by Design Thursday May 3rd

Session 2: Residential Infill Development-Can It Happen ‘Gently’? (10:30am – 12:00pm)

Can infill development happen in single-family neighborhoods with the support of the existing residents? The City of Olym-

pia’s comprehensive plan accommodates twenty years of projected growth in part by promoting a greater variety of hous-

ing types and densities in existing single-family residential neighborhoods. How is this possible?

The City’s “missing middle” infill housing process was conducted to help identify code barriers that may prohibit or make

many types of housing more challenging to build. Missing Middle Housing refers to a range of housing types that may pro-

vide more than one housing unit per lot in a way that is compatible and in scale with single-family homes. These housing

types are a key component of the City's housing strategy, as it supports housing affordability for households across all in-

come level - a key community vision in Olympia’s Comprehensive Plan.

The presentation will include an overview of how the process was designed, including participation from neighborhood

groups and a diverse set of stakeholders. The proposed recommendations and the ultimate outcome of the process will be

covered, including how public outreach and comments helped shape the adopted revisions. The challenges of this process

will be described very frankly, and lessons learned will be shared.

Participants will learn about design of a planning process, public participation and transparency with an interested public,

acknowledging various stakeholder concerns in the development of code amendments, and hear about some of the

challenges associated with trying to accommodate a broader variety of housing types in existing single family residential

neighborhoods.

Speakers

Joyce Phillips, AICP, Senior Planner, City of Olympia Community Planning & Development

([email protected]) Joyce has a degree in Geography and Land Studies and a Master’s in Public Administration. Joyce has

been a planner in local and state government for over 25 years, in long range and current planning.

Joyce is interested in land use and multi-modal transportation planning. She believes compact develop-

ment in urban growth areas creates vibrant and walkable communities while protecting the rural and

resource lands outside the growth boundary. Joyce served on the Washington State Commute Trip Re-

duction Board for 10 years. She received the Barbara Grace Award for public service from the Washing-

ton Chapter of the American Planning Association.

Leonard Bauer, FAICP, Deputy Director, City of Olympia Community Planning & Development ([email protected])

Leonard Bauer is the Deputy Director for Community Planning and Development. Leonard was Managing

Director of Growth Management Services at the Washington State Department of Commerce for 12

years. Before that he spent 14 years as a planner and planning director for local governments where he

helped adopt and implement comprehensive plans and development regulations. Leonard holds a Mas-

ter’s Degree in Urban and Regional Planning and is co-author of a Land Use Dispute Resolution Handbook

published by the Oregon Bureau of Governmental Research. He was inducted as a Fellow of the Ameri-

can Institute of Certified Planners and is a recent recipient of the WA Chapter of the APA’s Meyer Wolfe

Award for Professional Achievement.

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Track 2: Cities by Design: Thursday May 3rd

Session 3: Large Mixed-Use Projects by Design Through Subarea Plans & Development

Agreements; The Covington Experience (2:00pm – 3:30pm)

This session will describe how Covington used the subarea planning process and a subsequent development agreement to

plan for and implement a large 215-acre mixed-use development containing 850,000 square feet of regional commercial

retail space with 1,500 dwelling units in an urban village setting with 50 acres of critical areas involving streams, wetlands

and steep slopes. The topic information will be delivered through power point slides and a panel discussion with the devel-

oper, the city, the city’s consultant, and a city planning commission member.

Participants will learn how the city prepared a subarea plan, planned action environmental impact statement, and agree-

ment over a 3-year process with extensive public involvement, both prior to developing the subarea plan and after the plan

approval putting together the detailed development agreement covering a fiscal impact analysis, a master development

and circulation plan, phasing map, and detailed design standards. As part of the complicated subarea planning process, the

city was also required to annex a portion of the development into the city limits and undertake both a boundary line ad-

justment and rezoning after creating two new mixed-use zones to accommodate both the multi-story regional commercial

uses and the variety of

residential use, which are predominately 5-story mixed-use development of residential above ground floor

commercial.

Speakers

Richard Hart, AICP, Community Development Director, City of Covington ([email protected])

Richard Hart has degrees in Urban Geography from the University of Colorado and Public Administra-

tion and Planning from the University of Alaska. He has forty-three years of experience in the planning

profession in 6 states. Richard is currently the Community Development Director for Covington Wash-

ington, and has held similar positions at Mercer Island, WA; Ardmore, OK; and Las Cruces, NM; as well

as senior planning positions in Anchorage, Alaska and the State of Colorado. Richard has led cities in

major town center and downtown redevelopment as well as preparing award winning comprehensive

plans and development code regulations.

Lisa Grueter, AICP, BERK Consulting ([email protected] )

Lisa Grueter, is a Manager at BERK with over 30 years of experience in community land use planning

under the Growth Management Act, programmatic SEPA review, and project management for multi-

disciplinary projects. Lisa led the Hawk Property Planned Action EIS and has continued to support the

City of Covington in reviewing the development agreement for the Lakepointe Urban Village develop-

ment that implements the Hawk Subarea Plan and Planned Action. She has led over 15 planned actions

across Washington state.

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Track 2: Cities by Design: Thursday May 3rd

Colin Lund, Director of Development, Oakpointe ([email protected])

Colin specializes in Land Development and Project Negotiation for Oakpointe, following a successful ca-

reer as Director of Planning for Triad Associates. Colin has a wide range of

experience in land and project development, including work as a planner for the City of

Pasadena, CA and the Orange County Transportation Commission. Colin’s notable accomplishments in-

clude approval of The Villages and Lawson Hills Master Planned Developments in Black Diamond, WA,

and the Lakepointe Mixed-Use Urban Village in Covington, WA. Colin earned his BS degree in Urban &

Regional Planning at California Polytechnic University and holds a Transportation Analysis Certificate

from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Elizabeth Porter, Covington Planning Commission Member ([email protected])

Elizabeth Porter is a community activist and neighborhood volunteer. Living in Pittsburgh in the 70’s,

she remembers the pollution caused by dirty steel mills. Moving to Yelm, Washington, she quickly

grew to appreciate the clean air and water of a small town, as well as the benefits of being close to na-

ture. In 2016, she became active in advocating for preserving community greenspace and became

heavily involved in open space preservation within the new Lakepointe Urban Village development.

Her involvement in this process led to being selected as a commissioner on the Planning Commission

for the City of Covington.

Session 4: Town Center Strategies (3:50pm-5:20pm)

In an engaging discussion, Sammamish planning staff will present lessons learned and the strategic approach to developing

and maintaining momentum for a town center in a medium-sized suburb. The Sammamish Town Center is designated to

accommodate more than 40% of the City’s 2035 growth target. The planning effort dates back to 2004; however, due to a

combination of moratoria and economic recession, development in Town Center has just recently started to take off. As

Sammamish enters the second phase of its Town Center, the implementation strategies are forefront of our planning

efforts. Under the “Cities by Design” track, the learning objective of this session is to explain how short, medium, and long-

range implementation strategies impact the growth and direction of a town center. The approach is broken down into

achievable steps that allow environmental protection while still allowing the City to meet its growth targets. Learn how the

Town Center is strategically positioned as Sammamish’s core for urban design principles, economic development, open

space, affordable housing, transfer of development rights, regional stormwater, and much more. As growth intensifies in

many parts of Washington, planners will find Sammamish’s approach useful in accommodating growth.

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Speakers

Jeff Thomas, Community Development Director, City of Sammamish ([email protected])

Jeff Thomas has served as the Community Development Director for the City of Sammamish since 2014 and has been a

practicing planner in WA for 20 years. His professional experience includes extensive policy and code development; envi-

ronment review; customer service and process improvements; design review; as well as the preparation and implementa-

tion of several urban village and subarea plans, including a joint PAW / APA award winning urban village plan in 2013 and

an honorable mention subarea plan in 2014. Jeff completed an undergraduate degree in geography from the University of

Guelph, ON and a graduate degree in public administration from Seattle University. He has served as a PAW board mem-

ber since 2014, including Treasurer for two years.

Kellye Hilde, PLA, ASLA, Planning Manager, City of Sammamish ([email protected])

Kellye is the Planning Manager with the City of Sammamish, where she leads the long-range planning

and special projects team. Her passion as a registered landscape architect and urban planner is to create

public spaces that interweave the intricacies of the natural environment with the built environment to

shape our experiences, impact our well-being, and benefit our communities. Her project experience

spans 17-years, and includes residential master planning, urban landscapes, bicycle and pedestrian infra-

structure, parks, open space, and trails. Kellye graduated from Washington State University and has

served on several advisory boards and commissions including the Washington State Chapter of Ameri-

can Society of Landscape Architects and WSU School of Design and Construction Professional Advisory Board.

Doug McIntyre, AICP, Senior Planner, City of Sammamish ([email protected])

Doug has a broad range of urban planning experiences. From working with low-income housing grants,

to long-range planning for the City of Bremerton, to strategic planning for Boeing’s real property assets,

to working as a land use planner in a law firm, he has been involved in multiple levels of government and

the private sector. Doug is currently a Senior Planner with the City of Sammamish and works on a varie-

ty of current and long-range planning projects, including the Sammamish Town Center. Doug has a B.S.

in City and Regional Planning from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo and a Master of Urban Planning degree

from the University of Washington. He has been a PAW member since 2016 and presented on sign code

updates at the October 2017 PAW Conference.

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Program Details: Thursday May 3rd

Track 3: Nature Bats Last

Session 1: Integrating Natural Systems into Subarea Planning (8:40am—10:10am)

This session will provide an instructive look at how two communities strike a balance among multiple policy objectives. A

panel of speakers will present case studies on Lynden and Bonney Lake, leaving time for a moderated discussion and audi-

ence questions. Each presentation will examine the planning opportunities and challenges of restoring natural systems as

well as the challenges of creating compatible and actionable land use plans. This is directly related to the conference theme

that focuses on specific planning issues in balance with the protection of natural systems. The first case study will focus on

the coordination of Bonney Lake’s newly adopted Centers Plan with a citywide Watershed Management Plan. The second

case study will examine strategies for environmental restoration, land use, and finance in the Pepin Creek Subarea. In this

area Lynden is planning to fully restore Pepin Creek which was drained into a pair of ditches to facilitate agriculture in the

early 20th Century. Participants will leave the session with a better understanding of the approaches used to coordinate

environmental restoration with land use plans including policies for growth, public health, economic development, and

community character.

Speakers

Erika Rhett, AICP, Senior Associate, BERK Consulting ([email protected])

Erika Rhett, AICP works as a Senior Planner with BERK. Her experience is in comprehensive planning,

rural lands, and shoreline master programs. Prior to joining BERK she worked for more than 14 years in

the public sector. During her time with the cities of Bellevue and

Renton she managed projects that were recognized with awards from PAW/Washington APA, the PSRC

Vision 2040 Award, and the Governor’s Smart Communities Award. Erika holds a Bachelor’s degree in

Geography from the University of Washington and Master’s degree in Geography from the University

of California at Berkeley.

Jason Sullivan, Planning and Building Supervisor, City of Bonney Lake ([email protected])

Jason graduated from the University of Washington, Tacoma with a B.A in Urban Studies, a Minor in

Environmental Science, and a Certificate in GIS and Spatial Modeling. Planning since 2005, he is cur-

rently the City of Bonney Lake Planning and Building Supervisor. Jason

manages the City’s planning and building activities, oversees code enforcement, and

develops long-range plans and the development regulations. He also served on a number of regional

and state committees: Commerce’s Critical Areas Sounding Board, Ecology’s Sounding Board for

Shoreline Rulemaking, PSRC’s Regional Staff Committee (Alternate), and Vice-Chair of Pierce County’s

Growth Management Coordinating Committee (2015 – 2016).

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Speakers (continued)

Paul Fendt, Senior Consultant and Water Resources Engineer, Parametrix ([email protected])

Paul Fendt has over 30 years of experience specializing in stormwater engineering and

planning. His project experience includes storm and surface water management planning and policy

development, watershed and comprehensive stormwater plans, flood control and flood studies,

stormwater compliance and permitting, water quality studies, low impact

development (LID) design, hydrologic and hydraulic modeling, floodplain studies and mapping, and

preparing stormwater management and floodplain ordinances. Paul is with Parametrix in Seattle and

currently serving as a co-chair of the Washington APWA Stormwater Committee and as a member of the Puget Sound Part-

nership’s Stormwater Strategic Initiative Advisory Team.

Heide Gudde, AICP, Planning and Community Development Director, City of Lynden ([email protected])

After more than 11 years of combined experience in land use planning in the municipal sector, and de-

signing and project management in the private sector, Heidi Gudde moved back to her hometown of

Lynden to take the position of Planning Director. Prior to this, the bulk of her planning career was built

in the City of Coconut Creek, Florida, as a Senior Planner and Chair of the Community Development

Committee. Heidi earned her Bachelor of Science in Landscape Architecture from the University of Wis-

consin – Madison. She is Certified Planner with the American Planning Association.

Chris Webb, PE, Principal Engineer, Herrera ([email protected])

Chris Webb is a Principal Engineer and the Bellingham office manager for Herrera. For over 20 years,

his design focus has been on civil engineering in support of sustainable development with a focus on

green stormwater infrastructure. He works as part of design teams across a spectrum of diverse pro-

ject types from site development civil engineering to planning, high performance water system design,

and complex stormwater retrofits. His design experience includes some of the first installations of Low

Impact Development practices in Washington State; he is an instructor in the Statewide LID Training

program.

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Session 2: Wildland Fire and Flood Risk (10:30am—12:00pm)

This presentation will look at probable changes in the wildland fire and flood risks over the long term using the Chelan

County community of Plain, Washington as a case study. The objective will be to present approaches to risk reduction that

take into account long-term expected changes in the community and forest.

The material will be drawn from a study supported by FEMA, the key finding of which, was that preserving what Plain

stakeholders value and reducing future risks are not solely dependent on surviving high /low intensity, large, and severe

wildland fires and associated flooding, but on reducing the mobilization of forest sediment and preventing large impacts on

forest soil, which could make soils unproductive. And, that conserving current values can only be achieved if Plain remains

safe from wildland fires and residents embrace Fire Adaptive Communities (FAC) and FireWise practices thereby allowing

attention to be diverted from protecting human settlements to protecting forests and the ecosystem services these forests

provide.

Speakers

Bob Freitag, Principal Investigator, Director of Institute for Hazards Mitigation Planning and

Research, Department of Urban Design and Planning, University of Washington ([email protected])

Bob Freitag is Senior Lecturer and Director of the Institute for Hazards Mitigation Planning

and Research (IHMP), and Director of the Master of Infrastructure Planning and Management

(MIPM) Floodplain track, University of Washington. Freitag is also a Certified Floodplain Man-

ager and past member of the Board of Directors with the Association of State Floodplain Man-

agers (ASFPM).

Lan Nguyen, Research Assistant, Doctoral Student, Department of Urban Design and Planning

University of Washington ([email protected])

Lan Nguyen is a doctoral student in the Interdisciplinary PhD program in Urban Design and Planning at

the University of Washington and works as a researcher at the Institutes for Hazards Mitigation Plan-

ning and Research. She earned a master’s degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the University

of California, Irvine. Ms. Nguyen has over 10 years of experience in community participatory planning

and emergency management, and has worked in California, Washington, Mali, and Philippines. Most

recently she was the Disaster Risk Reduction Program Officer for the Peace Corps in Carles, Philippines,

to assist in disaster recovery efforts after Typhoon Haiyan devastated the country. She continues to

partner with her colleagues in Carles to further understand housing recovery in the aftermath of the

storm. Her research interests are community disaster preparedness, mitigation, recovery, and resilience specifically around

issues of equity and justice.

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Session 3: Watershed Planning for Multiple Objectives-Development and Implementation for

Critical Areas, Tree Protection, Open Space, Restoration, and Stormwater (2:00pm-3:30pm)

Municipalities across Washington State are experiencing rapid growth, with pressures to provide economic development,

housing, and infrastructure, while maintaining natural systems that support healthy communities, urban habitats, and resil-

iency. This session will present examples of watershed planning by Puget Sound cities and partnering agencies that provide

a framework for addressing and balancing these pressures. The session will highlight use of watershed planning to:

• Inform development of comprehensive plans and sub area plans, including strategies to focus future development

based on an understanding of watershed processes;

• Setting policies and actions to maintain and improve forest cover and open space, enhance stormwater management

and salmon recovery, and strengthen critical areas regulations;

• Recognizing the need to balance (and incentivize) protection and restoration of natural functions where they are most

important, while facilitating smart development that meets community goals.

Session participants will hear a variety of strategies and tools for watershed planning that are directly relevant to decisions

that are faced by Washington State planners. Meeting Growth Management Act, Shoreline Management Act, and NPDES

requirements for protection of natural resources within urban environments requires careful consideration of technical

guidance and local conditions. Participants will learn watershed-based approaches to establish policies and implementing

plans and standards directly relevant to management of urban forests and open space, critical areas, shorelines, and sur-

face/stormwater infrastructure within urban and urbanizing landscapes.

Speakers

Beth LeDoux, Snoqualmie Watershed Technical Coordinator – King County WLRD

([email protected])

Beth LeDoux has worked with Water and Land Resources Division since 2003, and has provided lead

technical coordination for the Snoqualmie Watershed Forum and partner municipalities, including Du-

vall, Carnation, Snoqualmie, and North Bend. She is a Seattle native and did her BA in environmental

policy and planning at the Huxley School of the Environment at Western Washington University.

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Speakers (continued)

Lara Thomas, Planning Director, City of Duvall ([email protected])

Lara Thomas is the City of Duvall Planning Director and has been with the City since 2001. She has per-

sonally managed numerous long range planning and policy development efforts,

several land use studies, and permitted many development proposals. Lara led the City’s efforts to de-

velop and adopt the 2015 Watershed Plan, integration into the 2015/2016 Comprehensive Plan Up-

date, and has since directed sensitive areas and tree protection updates that are implementing the

Watershed Plan framework.

Aaron Booy, Natural Resources Specialist with ESA ([email protected])

Aaron has 12 years of experience in aquatic ecology and environmental planning; he is a

Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM). His knowledge of environmental regulations and local implemen-

tation has contributed to a wide range of shoreline management plans, critical areas standards updates,

and community land use planning efforts. Aaron has supported watershed planning for the cities of Du-

vall, Mukilteo, and Tacoma, as well as for the Department of

Ecology and the Suquamish Tribe.

Michael Muscari, Environmental Science Associates ([email protected])

Michael Muscari is a Professional Wetland Scientist at ESA with 24 years of experience in botany and

terrestrial and aquatic natural resource studies, management, and mitigation. He is an experienced

project manager and has conducted hundreds of wetland assessments throughout Washington, Ore-

gon, and Alaska. Michael has worked with the staff of eight municipalities in western Washington on

third party review of building applications, and has supported CAO and SMP updates. He has devel-

oped restoration plans for uplands, riparian zones, and wetlands, designed and implemented mitiga-

tion monitoring plans, and successfully helped clients obtain required permits from local, state, and federal agencies. Mi-

chael is well versed in wetland banking issues and off-site mitigation strategies in Washington. He provided technical assis-

tance, contributed to the writing of Mitigation Bank Instruments (MBI), and participated in negotiations with Interagency

Review Teams (IRT) during the development of two wetland mitigation banks in western Washington, and was the lead

consultant for developing the Critical Areas Mitigation Plan in the City of Mukilteo.

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Session 4: The Built Environment’s Role in Disaster Resiliency (3:50pm-5:20pm)

2017 was the costliest year on record for weather and climate change related disasters in the United States, with expected

damages reaching over 300 billion dollars. Incorporating disaster resiliency planning concepts into community’s master

plans is no longer a luxury which governments can choose to ignore.

This session will highlight the role of the built environment, particularly critical infrastructure assets ,in community disaster

resiliency planning and the interconnection between these infrastructure systems and the social institutions needed in a

community. Learn the importance of identifying and categorizing critical infrastructure assets and how a direct loss of that

asset could affect your community. Through an analysis of several recent disasters, local and regional planners and decision

makers will gain a better understanding of the concept that for a community to become truly resilient, versus simply pre-

pared, then both social and the built environments need to be protected and incorporated into the equation.

Speakers

Andrew Stevens, CEM, Emergency Manager, City of Sammamish ([email protected])

Andrew Stevens currently serves as the Emergency Manager for the City of Sammamish, WA.

His career in emergency management includes senior level positions in non-profit, local, and State gov-

ernment. Andrew began his career working for the State of Alaska Division of Homeland Security and

Emergency Management (DHS&EM) as the State Planner for Critical Infrastructure Protection. There he

co-authored the State of Alaska Emergency Operations Plan (EOP), developed the framework for the

State’s Critical Infrastructure Protection Plan, and chaired the Alaska Partnership for Infrastructure Pro-

tection. Andrew is a Certified Emergency Manager through the International Association of Emergency

Managers (IAEM) and a State and federally recognized instructor of emergency management concepts.

Ryan Harriman, AICP, Senior Planner, City of Sammamish ([email protected])

Ryan Harriman is a nationally certified urban planner with proven success implementing and executing

high impact planning and development projects for cities and counties throughout Washington. Ryan

possesses In-depth knowledge and experience acquired during 12+ years in community planning, pub-

lic policy, and customer service. Ryan is a persuasive communicator; able to inspire, navigate and man-

age change to enhance the physical environment and achieve long-lasting sustainability.

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Plenary Session: Friday May 4th

Plenary Session (8:00am-9:45am)

“Planning on the Edge of Capacity”

This will be a dynamic discussion related to growth. Are more jurisdictions reaching a growth capacity that the residents want to maintain? Are there environmental factors that we need to pay closer attention to as we grow? Do we have the tools needed to address a shift in policies? What would be a planner’s approach to a shift in politics? A panel of guest speakers has been selected to bring their unique perspectives to this challeng-ing topic. The interests of the guest panelists ranges from state-wide and region-wide planning, to natural re-source policy, to the planning issues at the local level. The panelists will discuss their perspectives on growth and the GMA and engage the audience with their questions, comments, and stories.

Speakers

Knute Berger, Keynote Speaker ([email protected])

Knute Berger is Crosscut’s Mossback. Born and raised in Seattle, he writes with his own Pacific North-

west perspective. He also writes the monthly Gray Matters column for Seattle magazine where he is

editor-at-large, and is an occasional commentator on KUOW-FM’s “Week in Review.” He is the author

of two books: Pugetopolis: A Mossback Takes On Growth Addicts, Weather Wimps (2009), and the

Myth of Seattle Nice and Space Needle, The Spirit of Seattle (2012), the official 50th anniversary histo-

ry of the tower. He was writer-in-residence at the Space Needle and has had a cocktail named after

him at Ivar’s.

Toby Thaler ([email protected])

Growing up near the northern edge of Spokane, Toby Thaler learned to appreciate wild places and

open spaces. College in New York and law school in Seattle taught him the values of urban living and

diversity. After law school he worked for numerous Indian Tribes on Treaty Rights and related natural

resource issues through the mid-1980s. He was the first staff attorney at the Washington Environ-

mental Council in the mid 1990s. Mr. Thaler has been a tireless advocate for sensible growth policies

in his home city and neighborhood of Fremont in Seattle. “Environmental law and policy advocacy is

part of a bigger picture—the need for humans to evolve into a humane and truly sustainable society.”

Mark McCaskill- Managing Director for Growth Management Services at the Washington State Department of

Commerce ([email protected])

Mark McCaskill, AICP has the vision that we can develop economically and be responsible stewards of

the environment at the same time. Environmental stewardship and economic growth are values at

the core of the Growth Management Act. Mark came to Washington State in October 2016 to serve

as the Managing Director for Growth Management Services at the Washington State Department of

Commerce. Prior to that, Mark had been the department head level Director for the Metropolitan

Planning Organization around Roanoke, Virginia at the Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commis-

sion. Mark has a Master of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Virginia (1998), a pro-

fessional Master of Business Administration from Radford University (2012) and a Bachelor of Arts with a double major in

Physics and French from the University of Richmond (1995). Mark is a lifelong learner who enjoys practicing foreign lan-

guages and travel.

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Speakers (continued)

Paul Inghram, AICP, Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) ([email protected])

Paul’s 20+ years of professional planning experience includes the public and private sectors, serving

communities throughout the Puget Sound area and working briefly for the US Navy. He frequently

speaks about transit oriented development and planning ethics. A member of APA and the American

Institute of Certified Planners, Paul was honored to serve as AICP President and on the Board of the

APA 2009 to 2011 and continues to be actively involved in the profession. He holds a degree in plan-

ning and design from the University of Washington and a masters in business from Seattle University

Tim Trohimovich, AICP, Futurewise ([email protected])

Futurewise is a statewide non-profit organization working to protect working farms and forests while

making cities and towns great places to live. I review comprehensive plans and development regula-

tions and amendments for compliance with the Growth Management Act, smart growth principles,

and organization policies. I draft and analyze local and state legislation. I provides technical assis-

tance to organization staff, associated organizations, and the public. I advocate for organization posi-

tions in local and state forums, including before local elected officials and the Washington State Leg-

islature. I write and edits legal briefs for Growth Board appeals, and cases before superior court, the court of appeals, and

the Washington Supreme Court. I conduct planning and legal research. I present oral arguments before Growth Boards and

courts. I prepare technical reports. I prepare educational materials. I makes presentations before citizen groups, public

agencies, conferences, and training programs. I gather and analyze data.

Keith Niven, AICP, CEcD ([email protected])

One job is not enough for Keith. Having a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Planning from Arizona

State (“go Devils”) and over 20 years as a City Planner for a number of municipalities, Mr. Niven em-

barked on a second career in Economic Development five years ago, attaining his certification last

year. Two years ago, he got to blend those passions into his current position for Issaquah when he be-

came the director of two departments: Development Services and Economic Development. Now if he

could just figure out how to get Issaquah out of its development moratorium, all would be good.

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Program Details: Friday May 4th

Phil Olbrechts “Case Law Update” (10:00am-11:30am)

Long-time land use lawyer Phil Olbrechts will summarize important land use cases of the past year, providing practical advice and guidance for local government land use regulation and permit review.

About The Speaker: Phil Olbrechts is heavily involved in local government, currently serving as city attorney for three ju-risdictions, hearing examiner to 11, and alternate hearing examiner to three others. He publishes numerous articles on land use law and is the last editor of the Short Course on Local Planning, pub-lished by the Washington State Department of Commerce. He has taught several land use courses at the University of Washington and has made hundreds of presentations on land use law throughout the state. He is an honors graduate of the Seattle University Law School and former equity partner at Ogden Murphy Wallace, PLLC. He is currently managing member of Olbrechts and Associates, PLLC.

Closing Remarks from PAW President Alex Wenger

The Conference Committee thanks you for your attendance and participation. We hope that you have

learned, engaged with colleagues, and head back to the office with a renewed spirit for planning. See you

next year or at one of the many training sessions that are being offered: Planning Short Course, Planning

Bootcamps, or Planners Skills Camps. Contact us if you would like to bring these training opportunities to

your area.

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