Maryland Planning Commissioners Association
37th MPCA Annual Conference
November 9, 2020
Virtual Conference
The conference theme was Contingency Planning and Resilient Boards
The Maryland Planning Commissioners Association would like to thank everyone who contributed to and attended its 37th annual conference on November 9. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the MPCA offered this conference digitally, and is very happy with how it turned out. The MPCA looks forward to the time when we can all meet in person again, but also gained excellent experience in providing digital training opportunities. If you have any questions about the MPCA, or want to get involved, please contact Joe Griffiths at joseph.griffiths@maryland.gov.
Session Presentations and Recordings
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Maryland's Climate Change Adaptation Framework
Megan Grenato Senior Program Director, Chesapeake and Coastal Service, Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Dr. Jim George Policy Advisor, Water and Science Administration, Maryland Department of the Environment
Deborah Herr Cornwell Resource Conservation Planner, Maryland Department of Planning PLA, ASLA, CC-P®
Recording of MD's Climate Adaptation Framework
Open Meetings Act
Frank M. Johnson Deputy City Attorney, City of Gaithersburg
April Ishak City Attorney, Havre de Grace 
Recording of Open Meetings Act
MPCA Annual Meeting
Recording of November 9, 2020 MPCA Annual Meeting
Designing for Pandemics
J. Kirk Eby, AICP, GISP GIS Planner, City of Gaithersburg Planning Code Administration
Recording of Designing for Pandemics
Resilient County and Local Planning Boards
Deepa Srinivasan, AICP, CFM President, Vision Planning and Consulting, LLC
Recording of Continuity Planning for County and Local Planning Boards
Planning in a Pandemic
Kathy Maher, AICP Director of Planning and Code Administration, City of Hagerstown
Megan Flick Planner, City of Hagerstown
Paul Fulk, MBA, MCEP Neighborhood Services Manager, City of Hagerstown
Donnie Harckom, MBA Neighborhood Services Inspector II, City of Hagerstown
Doug Wright Chair, City of Hagerstown Planning Commission
Recording of Planning in a Pandemic
