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Blueprint
Learning Network
Futures
Connected:
California
and Its Regions
September
25 - 26, 2007
Radisson
Hotel,
Fresno
- Sequoia Ballroom
Hosted
by:
Fresno
Council of County Governments California Department of Transportation
(Caltrans) Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR)
Day
1: Tuesday, September 25th, 2007
12:30
p.m. Welcome and Introductions
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Jeff
Loux, Director, Land Use and Natural Resource Program, UC Davis
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Will
Kempton, Director,
Caltrans
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Cynthia
Bryant, Director,
Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR)
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Alan
Autry, Mayor, City of
Fresno
(invited)
1:15
p.m. The Interdependence of the Valley and the State of
California
It
is impossible to achieve improved air quality in
California
(reduced greenhouse gas emissions) without addressing growth pressures in
the Valley. The
Great
Valley
Center
has been on the forefront of regional strategies and recognizes the
trade-offs that elected officials and the public must make to create
sustainable communities for the good of the region and the state.
1:30
p.m. Economic Health and Regional Blueprint Planning
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Moderator:
Marjorie Kirn, Deputy
Executive Director,
Merced
County
Association of Governments
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Ashley
Swearengin, Executive
Director,
California
Partnership for the
San Joaquin
Valley
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Michael
Darnell, California
Policy Director, American Farmland Trust
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Brian
Leahy, Assistant
Director, Division of Land Resource Protection, Department of
Conservation
Setting
the context of the range and scope of the challenges facing the Valley
requires accurate and accessible data. This panel will establish baseline
numbers and trends on challenges and opportunities facing the economy,
agriculture, and health conditions of the Valley.
2:30
p.m. Towards Alignment: Regional Transportation Strategies
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Moderator:
Mike McCoy, Academic
Administrator,
Information
Center
for the Environment, UC Davis
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Jim
Bourgart, Deputy
Secretary, Business, Transportation and Housing Agency
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Fran
Florez, Assistant
Chairperson, High Speed Rail Authority Board
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Carrie Pourvahidi
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Ronald
Hughes, Executive
Director, Kings Area Rural Transit
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Mike McCoy,
Academic Administrator,
Information
Center
for the Environment, UC Davis
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Questions and Answers
Transportation
investments create the grids upon which our communities work and live.
This interactive panel will examine corridor planning, agricultural
transportation networks,
Inland
Ports
and other “big ticket” strategies that will have lasting impact on
blueprint planning efforts and residents throughout the state.
3:15
p.m. BREAK
3:30
p.m. Connecting Healthy Communities and Regional Blueprint Planning
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Moderator:
Sunne Wright McPeak,
President/CEO, CA Emerging Technology Fund
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Dr.
John Capitman,
Executive Director, Central Valley Health Policy Institute
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Lisa
Hershey
,
California
Department of
Public Health
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Dr. Edward Moreno Director of Fresno County Community Health
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Daniela
Simunovic, Community
Organizer, Center for Race, Poverty and the Environment
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Sunne
Wright McPeak,
President/CEO, CA Emerging Technology Fund
Public
health policy touches our lives in myriad ways each and every day – from
the water
we
drink, to the streets our children cross, to the steps we take to avoid a
contaminated food supply. Prevention and wellness require coordination
across public agencies, partnership with private sector entrepreneurs and
the use of state of the art technology. This panel will explore the
formidable link between health and blueprint planning.
4:45
p.m. Wrap-Up and Summary of Day 1 Activities
5:00
p.m. Information Exchange and Networking Reception
Join
the BLN tradition and engage with key staff from Regional Blueprint
Planning efforts across the state. Visit displays and hear directly from
staff from State Agencies working to ensure the successful implementation
of these programs through a range of innovative programs and activities.
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