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An Entertaining and Educational Event at Redding's Sundial Bridge This year's CCPCA Conference was held in Shasta County. Friday's dynamic speakers and programs were informative and educational, focusing on a variety of topics including Healthy Communities (see Video Here) and Housing (see Video Here). Commissioners and Planning Professionals from throughout our great state attended this stimulating and enriching event. Our Saturday Field Trip was highlighted by tours of the Shasta Dam and the SPI Biomass Cogeneration Plant. The event closed on Saturday evening with a reception and banquet at the Turtle Bay Museum, featuring Keynote Speaker Leticia Perez, Kern County Supervisor and President of the California State Association of Counties |
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The 88th annual General Conference of the California County Planning Commmisiioners' Association has been hosted by the Sheraton Redding Hotel at the Sundial Bridge, with easy access to the Sacramento River Trail System, Turtle Bay Museum, and Arboretum, |
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EVENT SCHEDULE:
(follow the links within the program below for more topical information)
Friday, May 4th
7:30 AM - 12:00 PM Registration Desk Open (Sundial Ball Room B)
7:45 AM - 8:45 AM Continental Breakfast (All meals and workshops are in Sundial Ballroom B)
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM Welcome – Les Baugh, Chairman, Shasta County Board of Supervisors
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM Planning for Healthy Communities (VIDEO).
9:45 AM -10:15AM Environmental Greenmailing - Presented by Eric Christen, CEO of Coalition For Fair Employment in Construction.
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM BREAK
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Tribal Consultation under AB 52: An overview, tips for compliance and changes in the CEQA initial study.
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM US Environmental Protection Agency Superfund Program: Site Cleanup, Brownfields Revitalization, and Emergency Response Presented by Lily Tavassoli, Project Manager Iron Mountain Mine Superfund Cleanup Site, Region 9, San Francisco Office.
12:00AM - 1:00 PM BUFFET LUNCH (Sundial Ballroom B)
1:00 PM - 1:15 PM Welcome to Redding and Shasta County – Presented by Jake Mangas, President and CEO of the Greater Redding Chamber of Commerce.
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM 2017 “The Year of Housing" (VIDEO) A new look at the housing element of your general plan.
- SB35 - Fast tracking projects to meet regional “Fair Share” housing goals.
- AB1505 - New “Permanent Source” of funding for affordable housing.
- SB2 - New “Permanent Source” of funding for affordable housing.
- AB494 & SB229 – Easing the way for second units on residential lots.
- AB678, SB167 & AB1515 – Strengthening tools to fight NIMBY opposition to housing.
2:30 PM – 2:45 PM BREAK
2:45 PM – 4:15 PM Recreational Marijuana / Commercial Marijuana Manufacturing. This will be a panel discussion on the various trends and land use issues that are being seen across California.
4:15 PM – 4:30 PM Question & Answer Session – Announcements
5:00 PM Dinner and Night out on your own:
Saturday, May 5th
9:00 AM Depart Sheraton Hotel in tour bus
9:30 AM Whiskeytown Lake, Dam & JFK Memorial
10:30 AM Downtown Redding Revitalization, Mall Roof Removal Project
11:30 AM Lunch at Maxwell’s
1:00 PM Shasta Dam Visitors Center
3:00 PM Sierra Pacific Industries Co-Generation Plant
Evening Reception 6:00 PM & Dinner at 7:00 PM at Turtle Bay Museum, Keynote Speech by Leticia Perez (VIDEO)