New York Land Use Roundtable Final Agenda

Final Agenda (PDF)

Opening Keynote	Peter Grannis, Commissioner, New York Department of Environmental Conservation
Our Purpose Today – The Road Map (PDF)	Victoria Pebbles, Great Lakes Commission
Smart Growth Progress to Date in New York	Paul Beyer, Governor’s Office of Environmental Affairs, Moderator
• Overview (PDF)	Peter Manning, and Kenneth Smith, New York Department. of State
• Open Space Protection (PDF)	Francis Sheehan, New York Department of Environmental. Conservation
• Canal System Revitalization (PDF)	Carmella Mantello, Director , New York State Canal Corporation
• Sustainable Economic Development (PDF)	Christine Costopoulos, Deputy Director of Environmental Policy, Empire State Development
The Great Lakes Connection: Case Studies Linking Revitalization and Open Space Protection -Local Government Survey (PDF)	John Bartow, Tug Hill Commission , Moderator
• Niagara Escarpment (PDF)	Ole Amundsen, Land Conservation and Planning and Patricia Szarpa, Western New York Land Conservancy
• New York Agricultural Land Trust	Jerry Cosgrove, Deputy Commissioner for Farmland Protection, New York Department of Agriculture and Markets
• City of Oswego (PDF)	Mary Vanouse, Community Development Director, City of Oswego
Keynote: Healthy Waters, Strong Economy: The Benefits of Restoring the Great Lakes Ecosystem	John Austin, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution
Moving Forward in New York State, Part I: Presentation of Selected Strategies for Consideration (PDF)	Victoria Pebbles
Moving Forward in New York State, Part II: Interactive Evaluation of Selected Strategies • Electronic voting on selected Strategies • Facilitated discussion	Dean Solomon, Michigan State University Extension, Facilitator
Roundtable Evaluation
Wrap-up	Don Zelazny, New York Department of Environmental Conservation