2010 Annual Conference Brochure

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Massachusetts Association of Planning Directors, Inc.
2010 Annual
Conference
June 3rd and 4th, 2010
John Carver Inn & Spa
25 Summer Street
Plymouth MA, 02360

2. Thursday, June 3, 2010
8:00 am Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30 am
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9:00 am
Welcome and Opening Remarks Evan Belansky, Community Development Director,
Town of Chelmsford & President of MAPD Inc.
Mark Stankiewicz, Town Manager, Town of Plymouth
In late 2009, Plymouth brought on Mark Stankiewicz as its new town manager. Previously
Mark was Stoughton's town manager for six years. Mark grew up in Plainfield, Connecticut
and received bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Connecticut. Today, he is
the top administrator in a government that oversees America’s 103-square-mile hometown
complete with a nuclear power plant, a large state forest, more than 30 miles of coastline and
acres of land zoned specifically for a movie studio.
SESSION 1
A B
9:00 am
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10:15 am
Peer Review
George G. Preble, P.E., PLS, Principal, Beals and
Thomas, Inc.
Kristen D. Wilson, AICP, Senior Planner, Beals and
Thomas, Inc.
Paige Duncan, AICP, Town Planner, Wrentham,
Moderator: Ralph R. Willmer, FAICP, Senior
Planner, VHB/Vanasse Hangen Brustlin
This session will explore the peer review process from
both, the municipal staff and board perspective, as well
as the applicant’s consultant and the peer review
consultant’s perspective. Common questions that will
be answered include: How does the municipal board
decide that they require a peer review consultant? How
is a scope of services developed for a peer review? How
does the municipal board engage a peer review
consultant? In what manner does the municipal board,
applicants consultant and peer review consultant
interact? How can our town benefit from cooperative
peer review on projects?
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Traffic Calming
Marc Resnick, AICP, Town Planner, Town of
Foxborough
Robert Brooks, P.E., PB America
Moderator: William Roth, AICP, Planning & Economic
Development Director, Fairhaven
Foxborough has had three large scale development projects
constructed in the past eight years. Gillette Stadium,
Patriot Place, and the redevelopment of the Foxborough
State Hospital have all had an impact to the local and
regional roadway network. As part of these projects a
variety of traffic calming and intersection redesign projects
have been planned and constructed on local roadways.
These include neck downs, roundabouts, center islands,
and pavement markings. The Town Planner, Marc Resnick
and Foxborough’s consulting traffic engineer Robert
Brooks from PB America, will explain how traffic and safety
problem areas were identified and the solutions which were
selected.
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10:15 am
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10:45 am
Refreshment Break

3. Thursday, June 3, 2010 cont’d...
SESSION 2
A B
10:45 am
~
12:00 pm
Strategic Energy/Climate Planning
Chris Powicki, Principal, Water Energy & Ecology
Information Services
Moderator: Valerie Massard, AICP, Cape Cod
Community College
In January 2008, the 'Cape & Islands Regional Energy
Action Plan' establishing goals for the year 2020 was
issued through a stakeholder process organized through
Cape & Islands Renewable Energy Collaborative
(CIRenew). The plan outlines steps to accelerate near-
term progress toward long-term goals relating to energy
independence, economic development, and climate
change. On December 10, 2009, the Martha's Vineyard
Commission (MVC) adopted the Island Plan, which
includes energy efficiency, renewable energy, and green
building goals defined by the community. Through
continuing collaborative efforts, CIRenew participants
and MVC are pursuing ambitious energy-related
objectives.
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I-Cubed, DIF and Other
Infrastructure Financing Mechanisms
James Shea, Esq., Partner, Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP
Elizabeth Bates, MAA, Assessor, Marshfield
Anne M. Thomas, Special Counsel, City of Somerville
Moderator: Angus Jennings AICP, Director of Land Use
Management, Town of Westford
This session will review several options available to
municipalities to finance infrastructure improvements
related to pending or anticipated private development,
including both the statutory framework, regulations, and
the practical aspects (and challenges) of implementation.
Topics to include I-Cubed (for projects >$10M), District
Improvement Financing (DIF), and coordination of local
permitting mitigation.
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12:00 pm
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1:30 pm
Lunch

4. Thursday, June 3, 2010 cont’d...
SESSION 3
A B
1:30 pm
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2:45 pm
Creating the Box
Valerie Massard, AICP, Cape Cod Community College
George G. Preble, P.E., PLS, Principal, Beals and
Thomas, Inc.
Kevin Maguire, Managing Member, Building
Initiatives LLC
Moderator: Lee Hartman, AICP, Director of Planning
& Development, Town of Plymouth
The need for change is realized via a mix of catalysts
including, but certainly not limited to, state/local
regulatory changes and separately the experimentation
of the private market. In this discussion, the need to
safeguard water resources, is investigated through the
responses of a local municipality facing the prospect of
significant growth, as well as by a private developer
redeveloping an antiquated missile site into affordable
starter housing. Focusing on specific examples from
Plymouth and Wayland, this panel will give insight into
the motivations of the different stakeholders as well as
begin to think about lessons learned to be utilized in
current and future efforts to digest change – thus
creating the structure (i.e. the proverbial box) for future
coordinated action.
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Green Communities Act
Mark Sylvia, Director, Massachusetts Department of
Energy Resources, Green Community Division
Seth Pickering, Southeast Regional Coordinator,
Green Community Division,
Thomas Bott, AICP, Town Planner, Town of
Kingston
Moderator: Evan Belansky, Community
Development Director, Town of Chelmsford
Created in 2008 by the Green Communities Act, the
Green Communities Division’s charge is to guide all 351
cities and towns along a path of enhanced energy
efficiency and renewable energy toward zero-net
energy. Whether they are advanced energy savers or
newcomers to this field, each municipality will be well
served by the energy experts in the Green Communities
Division. This session will review what the State is doing
to meeting the Green Communities Act and discus how
one Town is working towards certification
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2:45 pm
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3:00 pm
Refreshment Break

5. Thursday, June 3, 2010 cont’d...
SESSION 4
A B
3:00 pm
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4:15 pm
Massachusetts Historic Preservation
Circuit Rider Program
Dorr Fox, Circuit Rider, Preservation Massachusetts/
National Trust for Historic Preservation
Michele Barke, Circuit Rider, Preservation
Massachusetts /National Trust for Historic Preservation
Steve Moga, Circuit Rider, Preservation
Massachusetts/National Trust for Historic Preservation
Moderator: Chris Skelly, Director of Local Programs,
Massachusetts Historical Commission
Staff members of Preservation Massachusetts and the
National Trust for Historic Preservation will discuss
historic preservation programs and issues in
Massachusetts, including preservation advocacy, grant
opportunities, tax credits and their field services
program. Current topics in preservation will also be
discussed, including preserving historic schools,
preserving barns and agricultural landscapes, the
Community Preservation Act and diversity in
preservation.
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Mobile Workshop A -
Barrier Beach and Coastal
Dynamics Tour
Stanley M. Humphries, Senior Coastal Geologist
A Trolley Tour of Plymouth’s Dynamic Coastline - stops
include Plymouth Beach, 150 foot high coastal bluffs in
Cedarville and Ellisville Marsh/Harbor ACEC.
At various stops, Coastal Geologist, Stan Humphries,
will describe coastal geology, barrier beaches, rare &
endangered coastal wildlife and manmade coastal
structures (seawalls, groins, gabion baskets, etc). The
tour will stop at various locations to view barrier
beaches, natural harbors, stable coastal bluffs and high
erosion coastal bluffs. (30 people maximum)
Mobile Workshop B -
The Pinehills – Planned
Development Community
Tony Green, Pinehills LLC
John Judge, Pinehills LLC
Tour the award-winning Pinehills Community. The
Pinehills is planned to be a 3,000 home community, 3
golf courses, commercial space, and a Village Green
shopping district. A town within a town, the Pinehills
boasts its own water company, sewer treatment facility,
post office, the Market general store and even a fire
station. Representatives of Pinehills LLC, will discuss
the importance of creating “place” and their approach to
land planning and development. Based on the interests
of the attendees – the tour may include HGTV “Green”
home, village green, infrastructure and information
technology, recreational amenities, various concept
homes, The Home & Garden Television's (HGTV)
Green Home integrates cutting edge technology into the
home to create a sustainable residence. (35 people
maximum)
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6. Friday, June 4, 2010
8:00 am
~
9:00 am
Continental Breakast
SESSION 5
A B
9:00 am
~
10:30 am
ICLEI - Sustainability Planning
Toolkit
Allison Webster, Regional Officer, New England
Liaison, ICLEI
Moderator: Bob Mitchell, FAICP, Special Assistant for
Planning Initiatives, Massachusetts Executive Office of
Housing & Economic Development
Join ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability in a
dynamic session about the recently launched
Sustainability Planning Toolkit. Based on the model
pioneered by City of New York's PlaNYC, the Toolkit
contains comprehensive, step-by-step guidance to
develop a sustainability plan for cities, towns, and
counties of all sizes. The toolkit follows a proven,
straightforward, and flexible process to create a
successful, long-term plan that brings together
environmental, economic, and social initiatives to
improve the livability of communities and create lasting
benefits. ICLEI will bring the Toolkit to life by presenting
sustainability planning best practices from your peers
around the Commonwealth.
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Ethics
Neil Angus, AICP, LEED AP, Environmental Planner,
Devens Enterprise Commission
Curt Bellavance, AICP, Community Development
Director, Town of North Andover
Moderator: Evan Belansky, Community
Development Director, Chelmsford
This session will review the ethics of our profession and
provide hands on examples of what we planners face on
a day to day basis.
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10:30 am
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10:45 am
Refreshment Break
Plymouth has plenty of sights,
attractions and restaurants to
enjoy. For more information, see:
www.visit-plymouth.com
www.seeplymouth.com

7. Friday, June 4, 2010 cont’d...
SESSION 6
A B
10:45 am
~
12:00 pm
Coming to Your Neighborhood Soon
– the New Open Meeting Law
Bob Ritchie, Esq., General Counsel, Department of
Agricultural Resources
Moderator: Steve Costello, Planning & Economic
Development Director, Norwood
On July 1st, the “old” Open Meeting Law is repealed,
replaced by the “new” Open Meeting. Replacing the
existing three statutes, one each governing state, country
and local governmental bodies, the “new” Open Meeting
Law will apply uniformly to all levels of government and
will be interpreted and enforced by the Attorney General
rather than the various District Attorneys. In the
Attorney General’s Office a new Division of Open
Government will oversee the Attorney General’s
interpretation and enforcements of the law, achieving a
uniformity of meaning and consequences. A range of
administrative enforcement options become available to
Attorney General replacing litigation as the sole
enforcement mechanisms. Our program will contrast the
new and the old Open Meeting Laws, and will discuss in
detail the new enforcement procedures.
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Green Affordable Housing
Aaron Marcavitch, Executive Director, Housing
Nantucket
Moderator: Megan T. DiPrete, AICP, Manager,
Community Dev. and Planning, Central Mass. Regional
Planning Commission
While cities and towns are coming to a consensus on the
importance of greening their communities, leveraging
the use of Transit Oriented Development, smart growth
principles, and green certification methods - there is
often resistance on the part of the affordable housing
stakeholders. Yet, greening affordable housing is the
smartest move these groups can make. Not only have
the costs been shown to be on par with regular
construction costs, but the long term cost has also been
shown to be lower. Housing Nantucket, with Town of
Nantucket & Nantucket Housing Authority deeded land,
has moved, renovated, designed and built a variety of
eco-friendly projects. This presentation will show
several case studies on the benefit of pushing affordable
housing into the green world.
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12:00 pm
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1:30 pm
Lunch
Thank you to the following
for helping with this year’s
MAPD Conference!
All of the volunteer conference
session speakers!
Bill Roth, AICP,
Town of Fairhaven
Lee Hartmann AICP,
Town of Plymouth
Plymouth & Brockton Street
Railway Co.
VHB/Vanasse Hangen Brustlin
(brochure support)
Paul McAuliffe (photography)

8. Friday, June 4, 2010 cont’d...
SESSION 7
A B
1:30 pm
~
2:45 pm
Abracadabra – Poof – The Developer
is Gone and You’re Left Holding the
Bag
Laurie Connors, Town Planner, Town of Millbury
Stephen R. Bishop, AICP, Town Planner, Town of
Grafton
Megan T. DiPrete, AICP, Manager, Community
Development and Planning, Central Mass. Regional
Planning Commission
Moderator: Ralph R. Willmer, FAICP, Senior
Planner, VHB/Vanasse Hangen Brustlin
Although the developer has the authority to select the
instrument type, and 41-81 provides a number of other
limitations for the Towns, there ARE tools available to
help protect the town against some of the challenges of
the bankrupt or disappearing developer. What are key
issues (trap doors? Loopholes?) with each of the
“permitted” surety instruments? Ensuring certain
provisions in our Subdivision Regulations, provisions for
maintenance bonds, and how we approach our cost
estimating and retainage are key! Time permitting, there
will also be discussion about potential regulatory changes
to affect our current process.
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Public Participation in the New
Information Era
Gino Carlucci, Town Planner, Town of Sherborn
Theodore Brovitz, The Cecil Group
Daniel Fortier, AICP, Town Planner. Town of Dennis
Moderator: Tony Fields, AICP, Planning Director,
Town of Burlington
A new era has dawned. A Facebook post can bring
thousands of people to one location. It can also be used
to reach audiences like nothing before it. Blogger,
Wordpress, YouTube, MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, and
many other means of communication have blossomed
in the past few years. Understanding these technologies
and using them to your greatest ability to reach your
citizens near and far is increasing in importance. This
session will look at how communities are using internet
resources to reach a wider audience. We will discuss
methods used, considered and under consideration for
expanding public communication and participation.
Whether its small, keep you informed, communication
by local planners, or larger scale project information
conducted by consultants, we all need to understand
and start to find our way through this new
communication maze. The three panelists will share
their experiences and provide ideas for others to
consider.
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SESSION 8
3:00 pm
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4:30 pm
Recent Court Decisions
Barbara Saint Andre, Esq., Principal, Petrini & Associates
Ilana Quirk, Esq., Principal, Kopelman and Paige, PC
Moderator: Pam Brown, AICP, Esq., Brown and Brown, PC
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Please Note: AICP CM = AICP Certification Maintenance (CM) credits. As was the case with last year’s MAPD annual
conference, it is anticipated that this year’s conference will be approved by APA for AICP CM purposes.

9. Conference Details
Conference Registration:
To register for the conference, you have two options:
1. NEW! To save paper, please enter your information with our
new online form. Click: ONLINE REGISTRATION FORM
OR
2.Print, complete and mail in the hard copy Registration Form on
the next page.
Conference Fees:
MAPD Members $85.00, Non-members $100.00. Fee includes
workshops, continental breakfasts, refreshment breaks and lunches on
Thursday and Friday. Registration and fees must be received no later
than May 24, 2010.
Mail Check (payable to “MAPD Inc.”) & Registration Form to:
MAPD
PO Box 912
Greenfield, MA 01302
Hotel Accommodations:
Hotel reservations and payment for overnight accommodations should
be made directly with the John Carver Inn, 25 Summer Street in
Plymouth via phone at 1-800-274-1620. The preferred rate is
$115.00 for standard room plus state and local taxes. In order to
receive the preferred rate you must make your reservation
no later than May 9, 2010 and also identify your affiliation
with MAPD.
Conference Contact:
If you have any questions, please contact Bill Roth at 508-979-4082
or email broth@fairhaven-ma.gov.

10. MAPD Conference Registration Form
Name
Company/
Organization
Address
Phone/Email
Job Title
MAPD Member? Yes ◊ No ◊
To assist in conference planning, please check the workshops that you plan to attend.
SESSION Workshop A Workshop B
1 ◊ Peer Review ◊ Traffic Calming
2 ◊ Strategic Energy/Climate Planning ◊
I-Cubed, DIF and Other Infrastructure
Financing Mechanisms
3 ◊ Creating the Box ◊ Green Communities Act
4 ◊
Massachusetts Historic Preservation
Circuit Rider Program
◊
Mobile Workshop A
Barrier Beach and Coastal Dynamics Tour
◊
Mobile Workshop B
The Pinehills – Planned Development
Community
5 ◊
ICLEI – Sustainability Planning
Toolkit
◊ Ethics
6 ◊
Coming to Your Neighborhood – The
New Open Meeting Law
◊ Greening Affordable Housing
7 ◊
Abracadabra – Poof – The Developer
is Gone and You’re Left Holding the
Bag
◊
Public Participation in the New
Information Era
8 ◊ Recent Court Decisions
Conference Payment
Qty.
MAPD Member x ($85) = $
Non-member x($100) = $
Total $