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Please Thank Our Sponsors MONTANA ASSOCIATION OF PLANNERS Planning in a Natural Resources State Conference Program 2014 MAP Conference September 15th -17th Hamilton, Montana 24 Notes Welcome to Ravalli County! 2014-2015 Montana Association of Ravalli County is a beautiful valley sandwiched Planners Board Members between the Sapphire Mountains to the East and the Bitterroot Mountains to the West. It is Charity Fechter referred to as the Bitterroot Valley. Madison County Planning Dept - Chair Ravalli County was created by the Montana Leg- Wyeth Friday islature in 1893 and named after Antony Ravalli, Billings-Yellowstone County Plan- a priest who arrived in the valley in 1845 and ning Dept. started the St. Mary’s Mission. The Mission, near the town of Stevensville, was the first per- Janet Cornish manent white settlement in Montana. Community Development Services of Montana, Butte - Treasurer The town of Hamilton was founded by Marcus Daly, one of the “Copper Kings” and founder of Brian Bender the Anaconda Copper Company. Hamilton was Powell County Planning Dept - Sec- named after his employee James Hamilton, who retary platted the town in 1890. Christopher Scott Gallatin County Planning Dept The Bitterroot Valley has been predominately an agricultural and timber economy with retire- Allison Mouch ment and tourism becoming prominent in re- Planning Bureau Chief, MT Dept of cent years. It is also home to The Rocky Moun- Commerce tain Lab. The Lab is a Biosafety Level 4 Labora- tory which was constructed in 1928 as a result Andrew Hagemeier of research begun around 1900 to study Rocky Community Planner, Land Solutions Mountain spotted fever. Dave DeGrandpre The Ravalli County Planning Staff wants to wel- Land Solutions, Charlo come you to our beautiful valley and hope you Rene Lemon have a wonderful time exploring our county Great West Engineering while at the conference. Kevin Waller Ravalli County Planning Many activities at this event have been Marcy Hamburg submitted to AICP for Certification Richland County Planning Dept Maintenance credit approval. More information will be available at the conference. 2 23 Renee Lemon, Planner Great West Engineering Monday All Day Renee has 14 years of experience in land use planning and mapping in Montana. Renee started her career working for a Geographic Information System (GIS) consulting firm in Bozeman and developed an interest in using GIS for Planning 101 land use planning. She spent four years working for the Ravalli County Planning Department managing subdivision review, promoting long range planning projects, and providing GIS support. While living in the Madison Valley, Renee worked as a consultant for Madison County, the Town of Ennis, and local non-profit organizations. Renee The Planning 101 Seminar consists of four separate sessions, each 1.5 hours in length as follows: now works for Great West Engineering in Helena combining her skills to help communities across Montana plan for the future. 9 to 10:30 A.M. Technology Track - Using GIS in Public Health – Lewis and Clark County Septic Maintenance Program Introduction and Value of Planning/Constitution 101 The rationale and basis for planning with a focus of the rights and responsibilities that a government must balance in land use regulation; including notice, due process, Abstract: This one hour presentation is designed to explain how essential the use of GIS is for the daily operations good of the whole, and restraint of rights. The session will also include a review of the statutory rules and re- and functions of the Lewis and Clark County Septic System Maintenance Program. The program was adopted in sponsibilities of a planning board, including creating work plans, budgets, staffing, public hearings, and general 2011 by the Board of Health and is the first program of its kind in the state of Montana. The programs serves to discussion on the legal concepts of planning. protect public health and valuable ground and surface water resources in Lewis and Clark County. The use of GIS is an essential component of the program as staff works to identify properties and septic systems in the county that are required to report maintenance activities. Beth will explain past, present and future use of GIS in the program 10:45 A.M. to 12:15 P.M. and how it is effectively working to help meet the goals of the program, which is to identify failed or malfunction- ing septic systems. Growth Policies & State Law This session will provide information and overview of growth policy preparation and implementation in Montana. This critical element of community planning provides the context and enabling component of the program as staff works to identify properties and septic systems in the county that are required language for creating local land use laws and development programs for assisting communities in achieving to report maintenance activities. Beth will explain past, present and future use of GIS in the program and how it is goals and objectives. effectively working to help meet the goals of the program, which is to identify failed or malfunctioning septic sys- tems. Speaker Bio: Beth Norberg is a Registered Sanitarian for the Lewis and Clark City-County Health Department and 1:30 to 3:00 P.M. has a degree from Montana State University in Community Health Education. Beth has worked in the field of Envi- Subdivision Regulation & Review A overview of the basic purposes of subdivision review, the state statutory ronmental Health for over 10 years. Her area of concentration and expertise is in the onsite wastewater industry, requirements, local regulations and review procedures, and the affects of recent legislation. particularly within the septic system operation and maintenance program. 3:30 to 5:00 P.M. Zoning An overview of the purpose of zoning, various types of zoning, state statutory requirements, implemen- A big thank you to the 2014 Conference Committee for all their work tation, enforcement, variances and boards of adjustments. on putting on this conference. Speaker Bios for Planning 101 Presenters: Introduction and Value of Planning/Constitution - Robert Horne, Jr., AICP. is a native of Florida and re- Terry Nelson Ravalli County Planning Lanette Windemaker ceived his Master of Science in Planning from Florida State University. Following stints with a regional planning Ravalli County Planning, Chair AICP commission in Alabama and a water management district in Florida, he moved out west in 1980 and worked in Chris Taggart Colorado Springs for 9 years (4 ½ with the City, and 4 ½ in private practice). He was Planning Director in Jack- Charity Fechter Ravalli County Planning Julie Foster son, WY for 8 years and was the lead planner for the Town of Jackson on the Jackson-Teton County Comprehen- Madison County Planning Director Ravalli County Economic Development sive Plan. From 1997 to 2003 he was City-County Planning Director in Great Falls, where he once again directed and President of MAP Janet Cornish Authority and wrote a comprehensive plan, and revised it to meet Growth Policy standards before leaving that position. In CDS of Montana 2005 he was hired by the City of Whitefish to set up their first local planning program and to----you guessed it--- Kevin Waller Wyeth Friday --write a growth policy. After two years in Whitefish, he reentered private practice with Applied Communica- tions LLC, a firm founded by his wife, Kate McMahon, over 16 years ago. AppCom is now a two-person planning firm whose client base is primarily small communities and rural counties. At this time they are working on sev- eral projects around Montana. He has been presenter for the Planning 101 Seminar for four years. Growth Policies - Janet Cornish is the owner and principal of Community Development Services of Montana. She holds a B.A. Degree from the University of Wisconsin in Political Science and an M.S. in Environmental Stud- ies from the University of Montana. She has 35 years of experience in community planning, downtown redevel- opment, historic preservation, capital improvements and transportation planning, heritage tourism, housing, Many activities at this event have been submitted to AICP for Certification and municipal finance, particularly in the area of tax increment financing. Janet recently completed growth poli- cies for the town of East Helena and Butte-Silver Bow. Janet is a past president of the Montana Association of Maintenance credit approval. More information will be available at the Planners and currently serves as the organization’s treasurer. She has been presenter for the Planning 101 conference. Seminar for seven years. 22 3 Technology Track: Wetland and Riparian Mapping Resources Subdivision – Wyeth Friday Abstract: The Montana Natural Heritage Program (MTNHP) is creating maps of wetlands and riparian areas across Montana following U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Wetlands Inventory mapping standards. This ongoing effort Wyeth Friday is the Manager for the Billings-Yellowstone County City-County Planning Division. He manages a has resulted in the most comprehensive, up-to-date mapping database for wetlands and riparian areas in Montana. staff of six planners and administrative staff. Wyeth has worked for the Planning Division for almost 11 years, These computer-based maps are an excellent resource for any agency or organization, including planners, that does serving as Manager for the past six years. During his tenure, he has worked on current and long range planning work in/near streams, wetlands, or riparian areas in Montana. This session will show you how to easily access the projects, including management of a grant and project administration for an update of the County Pre-Disaster mapping, including viewing the mapping in the MTNHP online Map Viewer, accessing it through an online map service, Mitigation Plan and West Billings Flood Mitigation and Groundwater Recharge Study, organization of a regional, and downloading the mapping for use in a GIS.