2018 Planning Academy Schedule

Glossary of Planning Terms and Acronyms

Class 1 : January 11, 2018

• Class 1 Agenda
• Bios for Class 1
• History of Novato
• City Org Structure and Budget
• The Planning Playing Field
• What is Planning All About
• Vital Signs - Marin County Workshop (5/20/17)
    

Class 2 : January 25, 2018

• Class 2 Agenda
• Bios for Class 2
• LA Times - Marin County growth resistance (homework)
• Marin Voice - 12/2/17 (homework)

Power Point Presentations

• General Plan 2035
• Regional Housing Needs Assessment and Novato's Housing Solutions
• Workforce and Elderly Housing
• Homelessness in California
• Design and Density

Class 3 : February 8, 2018

• Class 3 Agenda
• Are we ready for the end of individual car ownership (homework)
• Here come The Robot Cars (homework)
• How Vancouver got half of its citizens out of their cars (homework)
• Marin County Highway Improvement Plan (homework)

Class 4 : March 1, 2018

• Class 4 Agenda
• Bios for Class 4

Power Point Presentations

• Developer's Perspective
• Principles of Good Design
• Development Review Process

Class 5 : March 15, 2018

• Class 5 Agenda
• Bios for Class 5

Power Point Presentations

• CEQA - How it Works
• Novato's Environmental Protection Policies and Urban Growth
• Climate Change and Sustainability
• Novato's Response to Climate Change
• Behavior Change at the Household Level

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