The 2012-2020 housing element cycle for the SANDAG region will be the first in the state to be coordinated with the Sustainable Communities Strategy (SCS) and Regional Transportation Plan (RTP). With the anticipated shift toward infill, mixed-use, and TOD projects, housing elements could have a vital role to play.

• How is the Regional Housing Needs Assessment being coordinated with the RTP?
• What can cities do to unlock the potential of underutilized (non-vacant) parcels and provide affordable housing?
• What is "realistic capacity" and how realistic is it?
• What is the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) doing to get ready for SB 375?
• How can cities circumvent obstacles in the housing element certification process?

Come find out and join in the discussion!

Our speakers will be:

Mike McLaughlin, (Moderator) Planning Consultant
Susan Baldwin, AICP, Senior Regional Planner, SANDAG
Marney Cox, Chief Economist, SANDAG
Beth Jaroz, Senior Analyst, SANDAG
Cathy Creswell, Deputy Director, HCD
Paul McDougall, Program Manager, HCD
John Douglas, AICP, Principal, J.H. Douglas & Associates
Bill Chopyk, AICP, Community Development Director, City of La Mesa, CA
Dave Gatzke, Senior Project Manager-Acquisitions, Community HousingWorks
Patrick Murphy, Director of Planning and Building, City of Encinitas, CA

Date: Thursday, September 23, 2010
Time: 9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Place: Double Tree Hotel @ Hazard Center, San Diego, CA
Cost: APA Members $75; Non APA Members $90

Program includes continental breakfast and gourmet box lunch.

6.0 AICP CM credits pending!

Register online at: http://sdapa.org/rsvp/rsvp.php?form_id=46