Adaptive Planning for Sea-Level
Rise: Legal Issues for Local Government
http://buildgreen.ufl.edu/flyers/Description_Adaptive_Planning.html
Class Summary:
The
Florida Sea Grant College Program, with the assistance of the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration’s Coastal Services Center, Lee County Extension
and Pinellas County Extension, is hosting the full-day workshop “Adaptive
Planning for Sea-Level Rise—Legal Issues for Local Government”.
This
one-day workshop focuses on law and planning related to adaptation to sea-level
rise. The workshop begins with a brief overview of the science of sea-level
rise and then discusses ideas for local adaptations as background for examining
legal and planning issues associated with adaptation options.
Presenters
will discuss:
• aspects of takings
jurisprudence under the U.S. Constitution,
• the importance of
presenting information to purchasers of coastal property,
•
the impact of and approaches to address claims
under the Bert J. Harris Jr. Private Property Rights Protection Act, and
•
three crucial on-going legal cases that may
dramatically impact adaptation options.
Continuing Education Credits:
7 CLE
credits #37142
5.0 AICP
- CM credits (1.5 meeting law requirement)
FBPE
exp4028 - 6 PDHs
Class Dates and Locations:
January 18:
January 19:
Class Details:
OBJECTIVES
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Provide a brief overview of the science supporting past, current, and
future predictions of sea level rise (SLR)
• Describe adaptation strategies being
considered and/or pursued by communities
•
Share local-level concerns about SLR impacts and SLR-related planning
challenges
• Present importance of and ways to develop
local notice ordinances
•
Convey the potential pitfalls of utilizing negotiated exactions as an
adaptive planning tool in
• Describe rolling easements, including the
example of the Severance case in
• Share legal analysis relevant to elevation
of land area and elevation of structures
•
Discuss the impact of the Bert Harris Act on the ability of local
governments to engage in adaptive planning
•
Share information on the 2011 amendments, and present defenses and
strategies relevant to Bert Harris
• Discuss recent changes to planning law and
how they impact coastal planning
• Review the case of Jordan et al. in
•
Discuss the implications of this case for financial liability and health
of local governments in
• Share some planning resources available to
communities working to address SLR
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Welcome
and Introductions |
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Overview
of the Science of Sea-Level Rise and Adaptations to Sea-Level Rise, Gary Mitchum, |
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Activity:
Ideas for Addressing SLR Impacts in Your Community |
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Break |
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Report
Out & Discussion of Ideas for Addressing SLR Impacts |
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Takings
as an Impediment to Adaptive Planning—Part I: Reasonable Investment-Backed
Expectations, Thomas Ruppert, |
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Takings
as an Impediment to Adaptive Planning—Part II: Exactions, Thomas Ruppert, Florida Sea Grant discussing the Koontz case |
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Lunch |
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Rolling
Easements and the Severance Case, Rich McLaughlin, Texas A&M’s
Harte Research Institute |
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Rising
Above Sea-Level Rise: The Promise and Problems of Elevation, Thomas Ruppert, |
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The
Bert J. Harris, Jr., Private Property Rights Protection Act, Thomas Ruppert, Florida Sea Grant |
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Recent
Changes to Planning Law, Julie Dennis, Florida Department of Economic |
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Break |
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Building
in the Sand: The Jordan et al. Case as the Bellwether, Patrick McCormack, St.
Johns County Attorney |
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Group
Discussion: Implications of the |
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Examples
of adaptation actions, Thomas Ruppert |
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Course
Evaluation and Conclusion |
Instructors:
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Dr. Gary Mitchum, Professor of Physical
Geography at the
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Attorney Dr. Richard McLaughlin, Endowed Chair for Marine Law and
Policy, Harte Research Institute at
• Patrick McCormack,
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Attorney Thomas Ruppert, Coastal Planning
Specialist,
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Julie Dennis, Planning Analyst, Division of Community Development,
Registration Fee:
Registration
fee is $75
Lunch is
included.
To Register:
Registration
is via the UF Program for Resource Efficient Communities registration site.
Visit https://www.eventsvc.com/UF-PREC/login, create a login profile if you
haven't already (which will allow you to register for future classes without
re-entering your contact information), and choose your preferred workshop date.
For Questions About
This Class, Contact:
Thomas Ruppert, Coastal Planning Specialist
Phone:
(352) 392-5870
Email: truppert@ufl.edu
For Registration Questions,
Contact:
Program
for Resource Efficient Communities
Phone:
(352) 392-5684
FAX: (352) 392-9033
Email: buildgreen@ifas.ufl.edu
Mailing
Address:
http://buildgreen.ufl.edu/cecampus.htm
Please
note that any class may be cancelled if fewer than 10 attendees register. Only
the specific continuing education credits listed in a class description are
valid for that class.
PREC Provider Numbers: CILB 0001129 | BOLA 0001129 | BOARID 0008074
| FBPE EXP 0004028 |
CLE Provider: Program for Resource
Efficient Communities,
AICP Provider: Center for Building Better Communities,
In compliance
with ADA requirements, participants with special needs can be reasonably
accommodated by contacting the Program for Resource Efficient Communities at
least five working days prior to the event (Telephone: 352-392-5684 352-392-5684; Email: buildgreen@ifas.ufl.edu).
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