June 7, 2010

Cancelled

March 8, 2010

Cancelled

January 15, 2010

logo of Task ForceThe Task Force on the Future for Growth & Development presents a
Stormwater Management Forum.

Maryland Department of the Environment
Aqua Conference Room - 1st Floor
1800 Washington Blvd, Baltimore, MD 21230
Driving directions available at MDE's website.

For this event, please park at the “blue” lot. The entrance to the blue lot is on the same side of Washington Boulevard as the red lot, west of the entrance to the red lot. Please see picture at Google Maps.

This forum is not an event of the Maryland Department of Planning
or the Maryland Department of the Environment.

Meeting Summary

Comments Received

Presentations

Maryland Department of the Enviornment

Jay Sakai and Ken Pensyl - Shared Presentation

MD Homebuilders

Katie Maloney, MD Homebuilders - No electronic presentation
Elliot Powell, Whitehall Development - Presentation
Tom Farasy, Terre Berde Communities - Presentation
Michael Powell, Gordon Feinblatt - No electronic presentation
Mark Morelock, VIKA - Presentation
Michael Greenabaum, Greenabaum and Rose Associates - Presentation
Sean Davis, Morris Richie Associates - No electronic presentation

Maryland Municipal League (MML)

Candace Donoho, MML,
Pete Fosselman, Kensington Mayor,
and Henry Burden, Planner, Port Deposit - Shared Presentation

City of Brunswick

Bruce Dell, City of Brunswick,
Jerry Connelly, Pleasants Development,
Dan Snyder, Pleasants Development,
and Scott Roser, Macris, Hendricks and Glascock - Shared Presentation

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)

Leslie Knapp Jr., MACo - No electronic presentations
Pat Keller, Director, Office of Planning, Baltimore County - Presentation
Vijay Kulkarni, P.E. Development Review Manager, Queen Anne's County Department of Public Works - No electronic presentation
Bill Stack, Acting Chief, Surface Water Management Division, Baltimore City - Presentation
Marsha McLaughlin, Director of Planning, Howard County - Presentation

Chesapeake Bay Foundation/Natural Resources Defense Council/ MD Stormwater Consortium

Jenn Aiosa, Chesapeake Bay Foundation
and Diane M. Cameron, MD Stormwater Consortium - Shared Presentation

Town of La Plata, MD

Daniel Mears, Town Manager - Presentation

Coalition for Smarter Growth

Cheryl Cort - Presentation

Loiederman Soltesz Associates

Ken Dunn - Presentation

Biohabitats

Jennifer Dowdell and Ted Brown - Shared Presentation

The Michael Companies/Ben Dyer Associates -
No electronic presentations

Kenneth H. Michael, The Michael Companies, Inc.
Paul Woodburn, Ben Dyer Associates

National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP)

Tom Ballentine, NAIOP,
Bill Joyce, Joyce Engineering,
and Addison Palmer, STV Inc. - Shared presentation
Carl Gutschick, Gutschick, Little and Weber - Presentation

October 5, 2009

Cancelled

February 9, 2009

Meeting Agenda

Meeting Summary

TOD Bill - SB274 / HB300

Smart, Green and Growing Legislation

SB258, SB273, SB276, SB280

2009 Work Plan Information

Final Recommendations

Task Matrix

2009 Work Plan

March 24, 2008

Meeting Agenda

Meeting Summary

The March meeting was designed to give the Task Force an opportunity to understand the county, municipal and State perspective on growth and development. Panels assembled by the Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) and the Maryland Municipal League (MML) presented the unique viewpoint of growth from counties and municipalities to the task force members. Planning Secretary Richard Eberhart Hall followed these by sharing the State’s perspective. The three presentations were to answer a list 12 framing questions posed by the Task Force. Click here for list of questions

The County Perspective:
Presentations by the Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) Panel

  • Sandy Coyman, Director, Worcester County Department of Comprehensive Planning, The Comprehensive Planning Process, Click here
  • Marsha McLaughlin, Director, Howard County Department of Planning and Zoning, Updating the Comprehensive Plan, Click here
  • Dr. Fern Piret, Director of Planning, Prince George's County Department of Planning, Planning Implementation, Click here
  • an Gardner, President, Frederick County Board of Commissioners Engaging Stakeholders, Planning Coordination and Planning Capacity, Click here
  • Roger Fink, County Attorney, Charles County, The Planning Act, Article 66B and Enabling Legislation
  • Leslie Knapp, Associate Director, MACo, Summary Findings of the MACo Smart Growth Survey

The Municipal Perspective:
Presentations by the Maryland Municipal League (MML) Panel

  • Tom Reynolds, Manager, Research & Information Management, MML, Summary Findings of the MML Smart Growth Survey, Click here
  • Christopher Jakubiak, Jakubiak & Associates, Inc., Town Planning and Consulting Firm, Planning Capacity of Municiplaities
  • David Carey, Board of Town Commissioners, Town of Bel Air, The Comprehensive Master Plan and Zoning, Click here
  • Excerpts from the Comprehensive Plan
  • Karl Brendle, Director, Planning & Zoning Division, City of Laurel, The Municipal Growth Element, Annexation and Smart Growth Practices, Click here

The State Perspective:
Presentation by the Maryland Department of Planning

  • Richard Eberhart Hall, Secretary, Maryland Department of Planning Maryland Planning – Which Path?, Click here

February 25, 2008

Meeting Agenda

Meeting Summary

Parameters of a State Plan

Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development’s (DHCD) Assistant Secretary for the Division of Neighborhood Revitalization, Carol Gilbert, delivered a presentation on State housing programs and initiatives to the Task Force. The objectives of this presentation were:

  1. to give the Task Force a briefing of DHCD's mission;
  2. to demonstrate the Department's contribution to smart growth and sustainability; and
  3. to outline the potential housing elements to be considered in a State Developement Plan.

Click here to view the Parameters of a State Housing Plan

Parameters for a State Development Plan

MDP Secretary Richard Eberhart Hall provided the Task Force members a vision for what Maryland’s State Development Plan can encompass and accomplish for the State. Click here to view Secretary Hall’s Presentation

Click here for the State Development Plan handout

January 28, 2008

Meeting Agenda

Meeting Summary

Maryland Planning 101

Assistant Secretary of Planning Services Donald Halligan delivered an overview of planning in Maryland called “Planning 101.” The purpose of this presentation was to give the Task Force a broad summary of Planning in Maryland. This included the history of planning in the State, the reasons for planning and a primer on the tools available. Click here to view the Planning 101 Presentation

Maryland Demographics 101

MDP staff economist Mark Goldstein gave the Task Force members a wide-angle view of the State’s demographics. The Maryland Demographics 101 presentation was intended to inform the audience about the nature of population growth and trends, interstate migration, age structure and the labor force and job growth. Click here to view the Demographics 101 Presentation

Maryland Land Use: Growth and Trends

Secretary of Planning Richard Hall then instructed the Task Force about the realities of growth and development in Maryland. This presentation focused on historic land use, the present state of land use in the State and the trends and factors that will influence how the Maryland will grow in the future. Click here to view the Maryland Land: Use and Growth Trends Presentation

 

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