Charlotte Harbor National Estuary Program
1926 Victoria Ave, Fort Myers FL 33901-3414
239/338-2556, Toll-free 866/835-5785
WORKSHOP
UTILIZING COMPREHENSIVE PLANS AND LOCAL ORDINANCES
TO IMPROVE COMMUNITY RESILIENCE TO CLIMATE CHANGE
When: Thursday, May 27, 2010 from 1:30 PM to 5 PM
Where: Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council, 1st Floor Conference Room
1926 Victoria Ave, Fort Myers FL 33901, 239/338-2556
Registration: No fee, RSVP to ldonley@swfrpc.org; 3.5 AICP CM credits (applied for)
1:30: Welcome and Introduction
1:35: Overview of Climate Ready Estuaries Initiative and Local and Regional Climate Change Projects (PDF @ 2,070 KB)
Lisa Beever, Director, CHNEP:
1:55: Model Florida Comprehensive Plan Sea Level Rise Adaptation Language (PDF @ 1,579 KB)
University of Florida Conservation Clinic, Thomas T. Ankersen, Director, Krystle Macadangdang, LLM, Melissa Newmons, J.D., Student Associates
Thomas T. Ankersen is a legal skills professor at the University of Florida Levin College of Law and directs its Conservation Clinic. Krystle Macadangdang (LLM) and Melissa Newmons (J.D) are recent graduates of UF Law and served as student associates in the Clinic while working on this project. The University of Florida Conservation Clinic uses the service learning model to provide interdisciplinary services in law and policy to communities and organizations across a broad range of conservation issues,.
2:25: Rolling Easements and Climate Change Resiliency (PDF @ 2,873 KB)
Jim Titus, Climate Change Division, U.S. EPA (via WebEx)
Jim Titus has been studying the effects of rising sea level and urging people to prepare for the consequences since 1982. He has a BA in economics from University of Maryland and a JD from Georgetown University Law Center. He also helped elevate the family cottage on the bay side of Brant Beach by two feet. His most recent publication creates sea level rise planning maps, and estimates that more than 60 percent of Atlantic coast lowlands are likely to be developed and protected from the rising sea under current policies
2:55: Revisions to Rule 9J-5, Florida Administrative Code to implement the new requirements established by Chapter 2008-191, Laws of Florida (House Bill 697) (PDF @ 116 KB)
Robert Pennock, Strategic Planning Coordinator, Charles Gauthier , Division of Community Planning, Department of Community Affairs (via WebEx)
3:25: Break
3:35: Discussion
Expected outcome: Workshop summary to be posted to CHNEP website and linked on SWFRPC website. Potential for continuing discussions with local government planning staff and others about integrating climate change resiliency into Comp Plans and ordinances