APA Florida 2023 Legislative Session Review Webinar | 1.5 CM or 1 Law CM

1 LAW CM or 1.5 CM | On-Demand Event #9270255 | Download presentation: bit.ly/3WH5xgX
The 2023 Legislative Session ended on May 5. A number of significant changes which will impact planning in Florida were passed by the Legislature, including bills focused on business damages related to transportation, affordable housing, local government preemptions, property rights, building regulation, comprehensive plans, and flooding and sea level rise. Most of the changes in the bills would take effect on July 1, 2023, although some take effect upon becoming law.
SPEAKERS
Whit Blanton, FAICP, is the executive director of Forward Pinellas, a public agency responsible for countywide and regional planning, the countywide land use plan, and setting priorities for transportation funding. Hired in 2015 upon the merger of two agencies, the Pinellas County Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) and Pinellas Planning Council (PPC).
Allara Mills Gutcher, AICP, is the founding owner and Principal of The Planning Collaborative, a sole-proprietorship established in 2011. She has more than 25 years of experience in the land use planning profession.
Lester Abberger of Tallahassee is the APA Florida Legislative Representative. He is past chair of 1000 Friends of Florida and is a Board Member Emeritus. He is chairman of The Trust for Public Land (TPL) Florida Advisory Council, serves on the TPL National Leadership Council, is chair of the Florida Conservation Campaign, and is a director and chair of the Finance Committee of The Conservation Campaign.
Thomas Hawkins, AICP, JD, is an instructional assistant professor in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning and is the program director of the university’s online Master of Urban and Regional Planning degree program.
Julia "Alex" Magee served as the executive director of APA Florida for 16 years. She has more than 40 years of planning experience at the state, regional, local, and non-profit levels. She retired in December 2023.
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