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Wednesday, October 29, 2003 at the Willows Memorial Hall in Willows, California

By 2020, the Sacramento Valley will be home to one million more people in need of new homes, schools and roads.

How will this growth change the Valley? Will we have addressed the challenges facing the towns and communities of the Sacramento Valley? How can we grow and keep the high quality of life we value?

Join leaders from local communities, businesses, nonprofits, and other decisionmakers for a one day discussion about how you can have a positive impact on planning for the future of cities and towns in the Sacramento Valley.

FEATURED SPEAKER
Thinking Smart, Thinking Local
Benjamin Starrett, Executive Director, Funders’ Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities (Miami, Florida)

AGENDA

October 29, 2003 - WEDNESDAY
Time	Session Description
8:00 - 9:00 am	Registration
9:00 AM	Welcome and Introductions
9:10 - 10:30 AM	Ghost Town or the Good Life? The Sacramento Valley in 2025 Discuss four creative scenarios focused on the Valley’s economic, social and environmental future. For more information: www.valleyfutures.org
10:30 AM	Break
10:45 - 11:45 AM	Every Voice Counts: Building True Community Participation Broad community participation is an essential ingredient to good decision-making. Hear how community groups are making their voices heard.     Linda Lopez, Firebaugh Computer Learning Center (Firebaugh)     Alan Gair, TreeAction (Chico)
Noon/Lunch 12:30 - 1:00 PM	Lunch Speaker: Thinking Smart, Thinking Local Ben Starrett, a leading expert on livable communities, provides an engaging look at effective strategies being used to promote and preserve livable communities in rural areas.   Ben Starret, Executive Director, Funders' Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities
1:00 - 2:00 PM	Big Mac in a Bungalow? Learn how to encourage chain stores to blend creatively into the local architectural fabric with existing and emerging strategies that are helping planners, community activists, and leaders understand the value of community design unique to a particular town.     Sheila Brady, Scenic California (Sacramento)     Bruce Race, RACESTUDIO (Berkeley)     Jim Anderson, Anderson Pacific LLC (Los Angeles)
2:00 - 3:00 PM	Always Read the Fine Print: Development fees. Affordable housing. Community Planning. Complicated issues require good communication – especially when it involves people from different backgrounds and levels of technical knowledge. Hear how other California cities are making complicated local decisions accessible to more people every day.     Charlie Woods, City of Turlock (Turlock) Presentation     Judy Corbett, Local Government Commission (Sacramento) Presentation     Richard Ciraulo, Mercy Housing California (Sacramento) Presentation