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EDUCATION PROGRAM
Education Committee |
Dale Case, AICP
President Elect
dcase@co.boulder.co.us |
Michael Sutherland, AICP
Professional Development Officer
msutherland@ci.broomfield.co.us |
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Committee Members and Contributors:
Eric
Bergman, Graham Billingsley, Greg Byrne, Dale Case, Tom Clark,
Jerry Dahl, Don Elliott, Hank Epstein, Ben Herman, Ken Hougland,
Sarah Klahn, Larry Mugler, Meghan Pfanstiel, Terrance Quinn,
Charlie Unseld, Ann Watts, Bob Widner |
Education Program
APA Colorado has an opportunity to address its core mission of serving professional planners, as well as improving planning decision-making across the state through adoption of a training program. While the core mission of serving professional planners through a training program is paramount, we view training for elected and appointed officials and associated professionals, such as land use lawyers and architects, to be equally important. Highly trained professional planners are critical to successful planning. However, in planning, professional planners must rely in part on elected and appointed officials as well as associated professionals.
APA Colorado is implementing a three phase education program with each phase tailored for a difference audience: Planning Commissioners/Elected Officials, Professional Planners, and Allied Professionals. This first phase, planning commissioner training is available for you to take advantage of now.
Click here if you are interested in reading APA Colorado's Education Plan.
Planning Institute of Colorado
PROMOTIONAL BROCHURE
APA Colorado, through its subsidiary, the Planning Institute of Colorado, has commenced an ambitious task of educating allied professions on the basics of urban planning. The program will begin with educating Realtors in the state of Colorado in October 2006.
REALTORS: Are you looking for new continuing education opportunities? Want an additional certification to announce your expertise to clients and peers? Would you like to receive all this training around your schedule and in your own home or office?
Check out the current courses online at Van Ed.com click here
PLANNERS: Would you be interested in developing a course for PIC? Check out the RFP.
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More About the Program
Planning Commissioner Training
APA Colorado Plan Commission Training consists of a series of modules that a local jurisdiction can choose from on varying topics. Each module, approximately 90 minutes in length, can be presented by either your staff or an APA Colorado speaker. It is an affordable way to bring the highest quality planning commissioner training available directly to your jurisdiction.
Cost
$75 Per Individual Module
$150 Module with Speaker
For that price APA Colorado will provide: CD-Roms and speakers notes, hand-outs, and if requested, a speaker.
The jurisdiction will provide: meeting Space, laptop and/or projector if required, send invitations to area planning commissioners, provide lunch/ breaks (if applicable), set fees/collect funds (if desired), and find sponsors (if desired). APA Colorado encourages multiple jurisdictions to participate in training, in order to foster better intergovernmental relations.
The jurisdiction can choose just one topic for a brown-bag-lunch training or choose several topics for a day-long event. Topics to choose from are:
If you are interested in additional information, or if you would like to utilize APA Colorado's Planning Commissioner Training modules, please contact our office at administrator@apacolorado.org or (303) 733-1939.
Brochure
Training Modules Topics
Roles and Responsibilities of Planning Commissioners: This course will review the role and responsibility of the planning commissioner including how to avoid conflicts of interest and how to conduct public hearings. An overview of terms and land use regulatory tools will also be provided.
Planning Fundamentals/History: This is a brief look at the history of urban form, historical events, decisions, and the evolution of planning in the United States. How did we get to where we are? What is the urbanism and new urbanism based on? What are the legal decisions that laid the foundation for planning? What is the historical, social, and political base for planning?
Introduction to Plans and Implementation: What is a plan? This course will discuss various types of plans, how they relate to one another, and how local government turns vision into action.
Growth Management: Across Colorado, communities are seeking ways to mitigate the negative impacts of new growth and development. This course covers a variety of growth management tools including comprehensive plans, transfer of development rights programs, impact fees, rural clustering incentives, mixed use zoning, intergovernmental agreements, open space preservation programs, and urban growth boundaries.
Natural Resource Conservation Planning: Communities value open space for wildlife habitat protection, its positive impact on property values and its natural beauty. This course will explore ways to protect various types of open space through land use regulation, restricted use agreements, and acquisition.
Housing: This module deals with many of the common questions associated with affordable housing and housing in general. Topics include: What is "affordable?" How do you know your community needs affordable housing? What are the potential benefits and costs? What is the "jobs-housing balance?" And finally... Location - where does it fit in?
Demographics: This module is meant to give a basic overview of where and what data is used in day-to-day planning, the sources of data, and some limitations of the data. It also includes a review of local and regional demographic trends and basic methods of populations estimates and projections.
Transportation, Infrastructure, Utilities: This module deals with the support structures for urban development, which are commonly referred to as "infrastructure." While planning such systems is often out of sight, planning commissioners should be knowledgeable about the major steps needed to provide such services.
Water Law: After presenting a background of the legal and administrative authority governing water use in Colorado, this module focuses on providing a detailed understanding of the statutory means under which elected and appointed boards may consider water supply issues in the context of land use planning decisions.
Current Legal Issues in Planning: Planning law continues to evolve. This course will present relevant and timely information to aid planning commissioners in their decisions.
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