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2012 OKAPA Annual Conference

“Big or Small: Planning’s for All”

The 2012 OKAPA Annual Conference will be held in Stillwater October 11-12, 2012.  Make plans now to attend. 

2012 Oklahoma Brownfields Conference

May 22-23 at the Skirvin Hotel

Rethink ... Reinvest ... Reinvent 
Convening at one of Oklahoma City's Brownfields success stories, the historic Skirvin Hilton Hotel, you will hear from industry leaders about the economic, social, and environmental impact of Brownfields redevelopment.  Brownfields are properties that have lost value due to real or perceived environmental contamination. 

AICP Certification Maintenance Credits

9 AICP CM Credits will be offered at the conference

The 9 sessions are titled:

Addressing Residential Reuse

Brownfield Area Wide Planning Grants - The Tulsa Experience

Building on Innovation (Keynote Conference Speech by Tom Murphy, former Mayor of Pittsburgh, PA)

Creative Financing

Fostering Successful Brownfield Projects in Rural Communities

P3: Public Private Partnerships

Reinvesting in Downtown Tulsa (Luncheon Speech by Tulsa Mayor Dewey Bartlett)

Sustainable Development - Sustainable Growth

The Value of Brownfields Redevelopment

Who Should Attend:

Developers & Investors

Commercial/Industrial Property Owners & Bankers

Environmental Consultants, Nonprofit Organizations

Architects, Engineers, Surveyors, & Planners

Local, State, & Federal Agencies

www.oklahomabrownfields.com

AICP Certification Maintenance - OKAPA Fall Conference

2011 Fall Conference sessions have been added to APA's AICP Certification Maintenance site.
Don't forget to log your credits!

May 2012, Stillwater, OK

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APA provides many opportunities to log CM credits free - on-line. 

See here for additional information.

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Subscribers:  This is an open forum for all OKAPA Chapter members.

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Daily Headlines

Oklahoma SB 708 passes

SUBJECT:  Municipal development fees
An Act relating to local government capital improvements; authorizing municipalities to implement development fees; defining term; providing procedures and requirements for implementation and collection of development fees; specifying scope of fee; requiring process for collection and maintenance of development fees; providing for credits or adjustments to development fees and procedures related thereto; providing procedures for accounting for development fee proceeds; stating test to be used by court in any challenge to a development fee; clarifying rights of payor; capping certain fees; clarifying municipal authority; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.

Click here to see full bill.

You can also find a video of the debate:
http://okhouse.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=5&clip_id=292&meta_id=17762

Healthier Neighborhood Living - SB 232

SUBJECT: Creation of Task Force on Healthier Neighborhood Living

Click here to see full bill.

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