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Planners' Day <br />at the Capitol <br />Friday April 15, 2011 <br />American Planning Association Minnesota Chapter <br />Minnesota Association of County Planning and Zoning Administrators <br />Laws made in St. Paul can have a profound effect on the practice of planning, the health of our <br />communities, and the environment throughout Minnesota. Planners need to understand the issues, <br />know how the law -making process works and be able to engage in that process when needed. Leg- <br />islators, in turn, need to hear from planners about important issues and challenges we face as pro- <br />fessionals working throughout Minnesota. Attend the brown bag session, and learn where to find <br />your legislators' offices and how they conduct a hearing on bills. You will also learn firsthand how a <br />bill is shaped into law before passage. Then, attend a roundtable program to hear an important up- <br />date on the Minnesota Planning Enabling Law Reform Initiative spearheaded by the APA MN and <br />MACPZA Legislative Committees. An interactive discussion is planned between key committee leg- <br />islators and planners on the need for reform of Minnesota's planning and zoning enabling laws. <br />Learn about the reasons behind the main goal and objectives of this initiative and how we can work <br />together to make it happen. The program will wrap up with complimentary hors d'oeuvres, and all <br />are welcome to attend this year's interesting and informative program. <br />Program Schedule <br />11:30 Tour House of Representatives & State Office Building <br />Meet in House Room 500 South State Office Building — <br />100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. <br />12:30 Brown Bag and Legislative Process 101 <br />Annalee Garletz, AICP, Policy Analyst & Joe Mathews, General Government <br />Policy Analyst Association of Minnesota Counties <br />1:30 Update on Joint APA Minnesota and MACPZA Planning Enabling Law <br />Reform & other key planning bills before the 2011 Legislature <br />Andrew Mack, AICP & Bob Patton, AICP APA-MN Legislative Committee <br />Co -Chairs - House Room 500 South <br />2:00 Legislative Roundtable Program <br />Presentation on State Planning Enabling Law Reform Initiative <br />APA MN & MACPZA Legislative Committee Chairs and roundtable discussion with <br />invited legislators - House Room 500 South <br />4:00 Social Gathering Hors d'oeuvres <br />Provided compliments of APA Minnesota and MACPZA <br />Kelly Inn 161 St. Anthony Avenue, St. Paul, (free parking at LMC, AMC or Sears) two <br />blocks SW of the State Capitol <br />Map of the capitol complex for the State Office Building may be found at: <br />http:l/www.admin.state.mn.uslpmdlmaps/sob detail.pdf <br />Application pending for 4.5 CM Law Credit <br />For more information about this program please contact: <br />Andrew Mack at 218-759-3582 or Mark Erickson at 320-523-3702 <br />planning minnesota April, 2011 <br />