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Ventura Planning Academy Presentation Materials Available

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American Planning Association – Central Coast Section

Ventura County Citizen Planning Academy

Syllabus

Mission Statement:

To educate citizens on community planning, public involvement, governmental organization and other related issues facing Ventura County and its ten cities. To encourage educated and meaningful citizen participation in the planning process.

Summary of Lesson Plans:

The Academy will be divided into eight sessions to be held once a week for two months. Each class is three hours long with a 15-20 minute break. Several texts or portions of texts will be used as reading material.

Session 1 April 15, 2010, 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. Staff: Marilyn Miller

Introductions – Students and teachers will introduce themselves; students will discuss their current knowledge and describe what they hope to get out of the academy.
What is Planning? – Lecture format with PowerPoint© presentation on the function of planning.
History of Planning – Continuation of lecture with a brief history of planning.
Role of the Planner – Continuation of lecture with a discussion of the philosophy of planning, the job of the planner from the public perspective.
Legal Framework of Planning – Continuation of lecture with a discussion of enabling legislation, the role of the courts.

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Session 1 Presentation

Session 2 April 22, 2010 6:30-9:30 p.m. Staff: Kim Prillhart

Planning in Ventura County; the role of the General Plan
Governmental Framework — State, County, Cities and how they fit together; the initiative process, ballot measures.
LAFCO and the Guidelines for Orderly Development
SOAR

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Planning Academy Session Two – SOAR – Presentation

Session 3 April 29, 2010 6:30-9:30 p.m. Staff: Sandy Smith and Marilyn Miller

Government Financing and the Role of Developer Fees
Redevelopment/Economic Development
Fiscalization of Land Use
Real Estate Financing

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Planning Academy Session Three – Government Finance – Presentation

Session 4 May 6, 2010 6:30-9:30 p.m. Staff: Jeff Lambert

Infrastructure
Smart Growth/Mobility/Transportation/Transit Oriented Development (TOD)
The role of other Agencies and Departments (Public Works, Fire Department, Police Department

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Planning Academy Session Four – Civil Engineering – Presentation

Planning Academy Session Four – Fire Dept – Presentation

Planning Academy Session Four – Transit – Presentation

Planning Academy Session Four – Transportation Engineering – Presentation