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special <br />Focus <br />. Program <br /> <br />Special <br />Focus <br />Program <br /> <br />ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING: <br />Choosing the Best Approach for Your Community! <br /> <br />The Minnesota Environmental Policy Act (MEPA} require, s government officials and private developers to <br />analyze the potential environmental impacts of proposed actions and alternatives in order to make informed <br />decisions on whether and how to proceed. Which option - on ElS, EAW, or AUAR - makes the most sense for <br />your community? What ore the procedures involved? How do you link lhe findings back to your zoning <br />ordinances and other community planning efforts? Through presentations and hands-on exercises, this <br />program will provide excellent information on MEPA requirements and state rules as well as the decision- <br />making tools needed for implementation. Topics include: <br />v' Slate and federal requirements- an overview v' Recent court rulings affecting MEPA <br />v' The Environmental Impact Statement, the Environmental Assessment Worksheet, lhe Alternative Urban <br /> Areawide Review - purpose, what's involved, pros and cons, Minnesota examples of each approach <br />,/ The process (participants use the EAW to assess the impact of a hypothetical projedl <br />7 Keys to successful implementation - from document preparation and review to mitigation & monitoring <br />,,/ Special bonus: Free resource CD-ROM to all participants! <br /> <br />AUDIENCE: Elected officials, senior government staff, professionals involved in making decisions that could <br />affed the environment or providing information for those decisions <br /> <br />FACULTY: Ken Nimmer is owner of IMPACT Planning, a communily and environmental planning firm specializing in <br />environmental assessments, environmental baseline surveys, rand transfer and development projects, and local compre- <br />hensive plans. He is a RegJslered Environmental Manager wilh 12 veers experience adminislerJng community and <br />environmental planning programs. <br /> <br />Walter Rockenstein, a partner with Faegre & Benson, focuses his law practice on environmental reviews, environmental <br />permiitJng. Recent projects include the Minnesota Orchestra's proposed amphilheater in Brooklyn Park, Best Buy's <br />Corporate headquarters in Richfield, and the expansion of Minneapolis-St. Paul Inlernalional Airport. <br /> <br />Jan Larsen has been Principal Planner for the Environmental Review Program of the Environmental Ouelilv Beard since <br />1995. Previous posilions included Director of Research for the Inslifute of Environmental Assessment and for the Minnesota <br />Instilule of Public Health, <br /> <br />Ken Pekarek - a registered Landscape Archited with over 3.5 years experience in Geographic Information Systems, <br />coordinates software development and training for Minnesota Planning's EPPL7 system. <br /> <br />Hannah Dunevitz - a Regional Planl Ecologist who has worked for Minnesota DNR for 17 ,/ears, currently provides <br />ecological assistance to communities in central Minnesota. <br /> <br />USING THE AUAR: Planning for Environmental Impacts <br /> <br />This workshop is designed for those interested in a more in-depth focus on the Alternative Urban Areawide <br />Review (AUARL a discretionary, allernative process used to accomplish environmental review for an entire <br />development zone or area under cedain circumstances. The AUAR can be a convenient and economical <br />approach for local governments seeking fo engage in environmental review of development projects already <br />proposed, or wishing to influence development trends of prospective projects: Topics include: <br />¢' How AUAR compares to the tAW, ElS ¢' The process, key components, updates <br />,/ Pros and cons; when lo choose the AUAR method ¢' Case Study - City of Roseville <br />¢" Relalionship to comprehensive planning ,/' Special bonus: Free resource ED-ROM to <br />¢' Legal end financiatconsiderations participants! <br />AUDIENCE: Eleded officials, senior government staff, professionals involved [n making decisions that could <br />affect the environment or providing informalion for those decisions <br /> <br />FACULTY: Ken Nimmer, Walter Rockenstein, Jan Larsen and Ken Pekarek - SEE DESCRIPTIONS ABOVE <br />Dennis Welsch. Roseville Communily Development Director, has held similar positions in both Greater Minnesota'and <br />metro cities, working exiensively on brownfield and redevelopment issues as well as efforts to retain competitive iobs& <br />qualilv, of life in the ffrs~ ring suburbs. .~.,~,~ _ <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br /> <br />