The Planning Association of Washington
and
The Washington State Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development
Present
A Short Course on Local Planning
Sponsored by
The Evergreen State College and the City of Olympia
Room 101-102 at the Olympia Center
222 Columbia Street NW in downtown Olympia
6:30 – 9:30 pm
July 7, 2009 Olympia, Washington

6:30 – 6:40 WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS……………..……….……… Janet Rogerson

6:40 – 7:40 THE LEGAL BASIS OF PLANNING IN WASHINGTON STATE…………Jay Derr

The statutory basis of planning in Washington State, Constitutional issues in land use planning, the Open Public Meetings Act, the Appearance of Fairness Doctrine, conflicts of interest, quasi-judicial and legislative functions of the planning commission, ex parte communications and how to deal with them, the conduct of meetings, the uses (and misuses) of email, and recent case law affecting land use planning.

7:40 – 7:55 BREAK

7:55 – 8:00 ANNOUNCEMENTS……………………………………………….… Janet Rogerson

8:00 – 8:30 COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING BASICS………………………...…… Steve Butler

An overview of the basic components of a comprehensive plan, including the goals of the plan, the basic elements which need to be addressed, the concepts of consistency and concurrency, and suggestions for involving citizens in the planning process.

8:30 – 9:00 PLAN IMPLEMENTATION AND THE ROLE OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION ..………………….………………………………………………………………… Dave Osaki

The tools and techniques available for implementing the comprehensive plan, discussion of the role of the planning commission, how to develop good working relationships among the planning commission, elected officials, and planning staff, and suggestions for holding effective meetings and hearings.

9:00 – 9:30 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS……………………………………..……... Everyone

MODERATOR:

Janet Rogerson
Senior Planner
Growth Management Services
Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development
PO Box 42525
906 Columbia St SW
Olympia, WA 98504
360-725-3047
janetr@cted.wa.gov

PRESENTERS:

Jay P. Derr
Attorney at Law
Managing Partner - GordonDerr LLP
2025 First Avenue, Suite 500
Seattle, WA 98121-3140
206-382-9540
jderr@GordonDerr.com
www.gordonderr.com

Steve Butler, FAICP
Director of Planning & Community Development
City of SeaTac
4800 S. 188th Street
SeaTac, WA 98188
206-973-4831
sbutler@ci.seatac.wa.us

David Osaki, AICP
Deputy Director
Community Development
City of Lynnwood
19100 44th Avenue W.
PO Box 5008
Lynnwood, WA 98046-5008
(425) 670-5406
dosaki@ci.lynnwood.wa.us