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ASSEMBLY OF PLANNERS’ 2018 SYMPOSIUM
Agenda
P3: Plan, Protect, and Progress
Holiday Resort Guam, Tumon, Guam
March 13, 2018 • 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
8:00 am – 8:30 am
Registration, Light Refreshments and Visit Table Exhibits
MORNING SESSION
8:30 am – 8:40 am
Welcome Remarks and Introduction
Carl V. Dominguez, Director, Bureau of Statistics and Plans
8:40 am – 9:00 am
Opening Remarks
Honorable Eddie Baza Calvo, Governor of Guam
9:00 am – 9:30 am
Keynote Speaker – Sustainable and Smart Growth Design for Aging and Active Living
Michael B. Makio, AIA, LEED AP, Taniguchi Ruth Makio Architects
9:30 am – 10:45 am
Plenary Session I
The state of water quality in Guam’s surface and ground water resources
Planning Considerations for this Area of Particular Concern
Evangeline Lujan, Senior Regulatory Analyst, Guam Waterworks
Authority
Joseph D. Rouse, Ph.D., P.E., University of Guam, Water and
Environmental Research Institute of the Western Pacific
Shahram Khosrow Panah, Ph.D., P.E., University of Guam
Romina King, Ph.D., University of Guam
10:45 am – 11:00 am
BREAK – NETWORKING / VISIT EXHIBITORS
11:00 am – 12:15 pm
Plenary Session II
Development and Permitting: Creating efficiencies through technology and agency partnerships
Marvin Aguilar, Territorial Chief Planner, Department of Land Management
Jesse Rojas, GIS Manager, Bureau of Statistics and Plans, Guam Coastal Management Program
Private Sector (Smart growth and how policy updates can create
win-wins)
12:15 pm – 1:00 pm
WORKING LUNCH
Guam Coastal Management Program Report Out
Edwin Reyes, Administrator, Bureau of Statistics and Plans, Guam Coastal Management Program
1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
AFTERNOON SESSION
Training
Breakout A
Guam Land Use Planning: Current trends with an emphasis on the Future Francis L.G. Damian Planner III Gil S. Suguitan Planner III Bureau of Statistics & Plans, Guam Coastal Management Program
Guam Land Use Planning Presentation by Francis L.G. Damian
Guam Land Use Planning Presentation by Gil Suguitan
Breakout B
Using GIS Technology as a tool to understand what’s in your “backyard” Gretchen Chiques NOAA Pacific Islands GEO-Spatial Team Lead Jesse Rojas GIS Manager Bureau of Statistics & Plans, Guam Coastal Management Program
Breakout C
Federal Consistency: Understanding Guam Coastal Zone Enforceable Policies Tina Mafnas Planner III Bureau of Statistics & Plans, Guam Coastal Management Program
Compatibility Planning: GovGuam and Joint Region Marianas Daniel Guerrero Regional Community Plans Liaison Officer, Assistant Regional Engineer Office, Joint Region Marianas
Breakout D
Natural Disaster Awareness for our Community Earle Kealoha Instructor
This course will help to enhance understanding of natural disasters, risk assessment in the context of disaster management, prevailing emergency management procedures and operations, and the different vulnerability factors that exist within their local community. CEU Available
3:00 – 3:15 p.m.
BREAK – NETWORKING / VISIT EXHIBITORS
3:15 – 4:15 p.m.
Permitting Requirements for Stream Bank Stabilization and other Work in Waters of the U.S.
Karen Urelius Senior Project Manager Honolulu District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Presentation: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Permitting Requirements for Bank Stabilization and Other Work in Waters of the U.S.