2012 Workshop Agenda
Thursday June 7, 2012 - John Jay College - 899 Tenth Avenue, New York, NY
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7:45 - 8:30 |
Registration & Breakfast |
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8:30 - 8:50 |
Introduction to Conference & Welcome |
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8:50 - 9:00 |
Introduction to Conference Theme |
9:00 - 10:15 |
Morning Plenary Session: New York, Connecticut, New Jersey and Pennsylvania are examples of states which, during the recent economic downturn, have reassessed and recast their redevelopment and remediation programs to drive area-wide revitalization to achieve economic development, create jobs and revitalize local and state economies. Often these redevelopment plans involve areas affected by Brownfield sites and other vacant and abandoned properties. Hear about how these states, and New York City with its unique municipally-implemented program and its agreement with the state, are taking aggressive actions to fund or otherwise facilitate strategic and catalytic redevelopment plans that will further these economic goals while returning Brownfield sites to productive reuse. Learn about liability protections, cutting red-tape, standardizing remedies and remediation privatization. Moderators: Panelists: |
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10:15 - 10:30 |
Break |
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10:30 - 11:45 |
Morning Breakout Sessions: The Sustainable Communities Initiative in The Region: TOD comes to Life See how communities in the New York Metropolitan region are using this innovative national program involving DOT/HUD/EPA to reshape communities and create greater choice for moving around the region. With a unique bi-state coalition brought together to compete for rare national planning dollars, nine cities in CT and NY are working to take better advantage of our regional rail system to create sustainable communities. The region's activities include both local place-based projects as well as regional activities to facilitate the implementation of those projects and to foster comparable developments in other communities. Moderators: Panelists: Crystal-balling the BCP: Current Opportunities and Potential Futures for the program Projects are stalled, its future uncertain, the deadline looms. This panel will explore how to take advantage of NYSDEC's most successful cleanup program now and what might its future might be. Speak with the creator of the program, now in private practice, developers continuing to seek other opportunities and advocates for the future of the program. Moderators: Panelists: Working with Nature: Growing Economies from the Bottom Up! Learn how communities are growing food, growing their economies, creating jobs and learning to work with nature to create more self-sufficient and sustainable communities. Moderator: Panelists: |
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11:45 - 1:15 |
Luncheon
Introduction to the Brownfield Coalition of the Northeast - Stephen Jaffe, President and Kelley Race, New England Chapter Luncheon Speaker: Leecia Eve, New York State Deputy Secretary for Economic Development - "Creating Sustainable Regions: Collaboration Across Borders" The Cuomo administration has spearheaded an ambitious effort to strengthen the economic viability of regions across the state. With significant state resources offered to those regions who demonstrate a compelling case for investment, this regional strategic process also provides a new model for how government allocates finite resources to achieve success. Hear from the Governor's Secretary for Economic Development, Leecia Eve, share insights to making this process part of your program and how it might be used in other states across the Northeast. |
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1:15 - 2:30 |
Afternoon Breakout Sessions #1: The Insiders Guide to Brownfield Redevelopment in Perilous Times Many large brownfield redevelopment projects were planned in the early part of the 21st century that had 5-10 year planning horizons. Many of them didn't survive when the country was faced with a down turn in the economy. Did you ever wonder how brownfield redevelopment projects initiated in a more robust market survive the tough economic times? Brownfield redevelopers from around the country who are experiencing this situation will present their strategies for evaluating potential brownfield projects to ensure a high probability of success. You will learn how risk is assessed in many different arenas (zoning, environmental, finance) as well as ways to structure/incentivize a deal for both buyer and seller satisfaction. Moderators: Panelists: Community Engagement and Brownfield Area-Wide Planning The area-wide approach to brownfield redevelopment is certainly underfoot. The importance of community focused efforts in transforming neighborhoods has been recognized as well. This panel discussion focuses on the intersection of both area-wide initiatives in planning/remediation and implementation of these initiatives as shaped by a local vision unique to an individual community. There are many ways to achieve this type of coordinated activity, whether through formal programs such as EPA's Area-Wide program, New York's Brownfield Opportunity Area program or New Jersey's Brownfield Development Area program. But it can be accomplished absent formal programs such as in areas of Philadelphia. Join the discussion and learn about opportunities for your community. Moderators: Panelists: Resilient Communities: Energy & Green Infrastructure Unpredictable weather patterns and the threats associated with climate change including the October 2011 snowstorm and blackouts across the northeast have revealed the weakness in our nation's infrastructure. This panel will explore how communities are re-thinking sustainability with regard to energy and other infrastructure. Panel will include experts on the front lines of these issues. Moderators: Panelists: |
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2:30 - 2:45 |
Break |
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2:45 - 4:00 |
Afternoon Breakout Sessions #2: Innovations in Brownfield Cleanup and Redevelopment - the Municipal Model: What's Happening in NYC? Created in 2008, over the past four years the New York City Mayor's Office of Environmental Remediation (OER) has put into place a comprehensive infrastructure to advance brownfield cleanup and redevelopment in New York City. OER's General Counsel will introduce OER's innovative approach and two developers and two environmental industry specialists will discuss their experiences with the City's new brownfield programs, and will highlight how their projects benefitted from the novel approach that OER is taking. Join leaders working with the program as they discuss the many benefits to the program and the continuing challenges they face. Learn how NYC is leading the country in reclaiming abandoned and underutilized properties by supporting these projects from inception to successful development. Moderators: Panelists: Corporate Models of Property Disposition Join Fortune 100 leaders as they discuss various models, strategies and examples of disposing of, redeveloping and managing underutilized assets. Join them in discussing the risks, rewards and benefits to stakeholders of facilitating sites back into productive use. Moderators: Panelists: Brownfields for Energy (Brownfields Are Powerful!) This session will explore how Brownfields/Landfills can be redeveloped for energy projects (i.e. solar, wind, CHP), polices that support that occurring, GIS & other tools to assist it happening (i.e. RePowering America's Initiative) and completed projects. Much can be learned from the successes to date and the conditions that allowed them to come to fruition. Examples will include New York brownfield projects with Combined Heat and Power, wind turbine projects sited on landfill/brownfields and landfills with utility-scale solar. Moderator: Panelists: |
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4:00 - 4:15 |
Break |
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4:15 - 5:30 |
Afternoon Plenary Session: Keynote Speaker: Walter Mugdan, EPA Region 2 Every year, this workshop helps people see into the future. As Director of Emergency and Remedial Response Division at USEPA Region 2, Walter Mugdan oversees some of the largest and most complex cleanups in the world. Join him and a multi-stakeholder panel to discuss what lies ahead at the federal, state and local level. This will be a wide-ranging discussion to include regulatory trends, cleanup technologies, redevelopment and community engagement. Moderators: Panelists: |
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5:30 - 6:30 |
Reception Sponsored by: Judges to Include: |
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