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MnAPA- Minnesota Chapter of the American Planning Association <br /> <br />Thursday <br />..... Sept.em. be.r.30 ..................................................... <br />7:30 a.m.- 12:00 noon Conference Registration <br /> Exhibit Area Open <br /> <br />7:30 - 8:30 a.m. Breakfast <br /> Welcome from Bloomington Mayor, Coral Houle <br /> <br />8:4§- 10:00 a.m. Motile. rig Session I <br /> <br /> Successful access management enables traffic to flow safety and efficiently without <br /> compromising access to adjacent land development. It is a key feature of MnDOT's strategy to <br /> preserve and maintain.the safety, capaciw, and mobility of the state's highway system and link <br /> the communities, and businesses it se~es. Find out more about MnDOT's partnership with <br /> counties and cities to develop access policies and link transportation investment with land use <br /> decisions. Ms. Reichert will introduce the discussion, defining access management, discussing <br /> trends, and updating the audience on MnDOT's experiences over the last several years in <br /> implementing access policies. Mr. Sobota will provide "real-life" tales from the trenches as a <br /> planner with an eye to access management. <br /> Peg~ Reiche~, Planning Director, MnDOT <br /> Mike Sobo~, Planning Director, Ci~ of~keville <br /> <br />Eye,one talks about affordable housing, but is anyone actually building it? This session will <br />delve into the whys and why nots of creating affordable housing in a hot real estate market. <br /> Mr. Ulfers will provide an ove~iew of Dakota County's affordable housing success stories. <br />Mr. Laurent will share his perspective as a housing developer and give insight into the real costs <br />of developing affordable housing in a market dominated by a demand for market-rate housing. <br />Ms. Hadley will respond to issues raised by the previous speakers, particularly regarding costs and <br />incentives, and update the audience on affordable housing bills that were enacted during this past <br />legislative session. <br /> M~k Ulfers, Director, Dakota Counw H~ <br /> G~ ~urent, President, ~urent Builders <br /> ~t Ha~ey, Commissioner, Minnesota Housing Finance Agen~ <br /> <br /> ettiaq o. oasb t&e sai.: Locat booesameat ta..iuo <br />Are you still a little sk~tical about Geographic Information Systems (GIS)? Do you still think <br />that GIS is an expensive toy that your local government can't afford? Terese Rowekamp will <br />explain some of the advances that have occurred in GIS technolo~ during the last few ),ears and <br />show you how planning offices can take advantage of them. <br /> This session will explain the GIS sol. are capabilities most useful for planners, provide <br />visual examples of ways in which certain problems or time-consuming ventures are better <br />accomplished through GIS, explai9 how to ~sess your city's current technology situation, and <br />provide vendor contact information should you need assistance. <br /> Terse RoWe~p, Rowekamp Associat~ <br /> <br /> <br />