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<br />108 <br />Page 1 <br /> <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL MEMBER REPORT OF CONFERENCE/MEETING ATTENDANCE <br /> <br />Name: Barbara Pierce <br /> <br />Vendor No.: <br /> <br />Department: City Council <br /> <br />Voucher No.: <br /> <br />Responsible Standing Committee: <br /> <br />Conference or meeting: 6th Annual New Partners for Smart Growth Conference - Buildinq safe, healthv <br />and livable communities. Februarv 8-11 2007 Los Anqeles <br /> <br />Summary of conference or meeting: This 3-day conference featured cutting--edge smart growth <br />issues, most recent research, implementation tools and strategies, successful case studies, <br />interactive learning experiences, and exposure to noted professionals in the fields of health, <br />architecture, landscape architecture, planning, transportation and environmental protection. <br /> <br />Smart growth experts and audience participants including elected officials, planners, architects, <br />lawyers, not for profits and community members had the opportunity to discuss how smart growth <br />policies, programs and tools were working in their communities. Other communities throughout <br />the nation are facing similar growth challenges and have implemented some of the strategies that <br />Redwood City is considering, so this was a good chance to learn from their experience. <br /> <br />The inter-disciplinary presentations really helped me to see the links between the design and <br />building form of our community and residents' health and mobility, and the economic and <br />environmental impacts of community design. As Redwood City continues to work on the General <br />Plan it is a perfect time to consider how we might modify the design of the community to improve <br />the health of our children and seniors, provide the framework for additional transportation <br />mobility, and protect the environment and economy. <br /> <br />There were so many great educational presentations that I ordered audio copies of those that were <br />most appropriate so that staff, commissioners and council members could have access to the <br />information and power point presentations in a cost effective manner. I will be providing the <br />literature from the conference to the City Manager to share with the appropriate departments. <br /> <br />Some of the sessions I attended included: <br />Finding the Dollars and Making them grow: Funding for Smart Growth, <br />The Tax Toolbox: Financing Mechanisms for Encouraging Smart Growth, <br />Gentrification in the Name of Smart Growth: Lessons and Strategies for Maintaining Diversity, <br />Complete Streets: Innovations for Planning and Policies, <br /> <br />ClerkSh",.dlCounci.AdminPolicy21.ReportOfConf.MtgAltendAndRelmbFormlAOMINPOUCY21.CITYCOUNCILMEMBER.ReimbUfSeReqFormAndReportConferenceMt9AUendance,doc <br />