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Approved for 3.50 hours of AICP CM credit and 1.50 hours of Law credit.

Save $50—Register for Land Use Planning Fundamentals and
Land Use Planning Conference
March 21-22, 2013
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Land Use Planning Fundamentals

Austin Mar 20-21, 2013 AT&T Conference Center
*optional Thu Morning session
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Overview

Land Use Planning Fundamentals—the ideal primer or refresher—covers how governmental regulation affects real estate and community development, and explains the sometimes mystifying terminology used by planners, developers, and land use lawyers. Hear perspectives from both sides of the development process and learn the best way to address issues that arise.

2013 topics include:

  • The Private vs. Public Interplay of the Roles of City Manager, Planning Director and Developer
  • Basics of Regulation
  • Basics of Zoning
  • Platting 101
  • Options for Handling Nonconformities
  • Day-to-Day Real Estate Issues in a City Attorney's Office
Stay on for the Land Use Planning Conference for more in-depth coverage of the land development process.

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Event Schedule

Program is subject to change.
All times are Central Time Zone.

  • Day 1 March 20, 2013
  • Day 2 March 21, 2013
  • Time
    Credit
    Subject
    Speaker
  • Wednesday Afternoon, Mar. 20, 2013
    Presiding Officer:
    Reid C. Wilson, Wilson, Cribbs & Goren, P.C. - Houston, TX
  • 12:30 pm
    Registration Opens
    Includes light refreshments.

  • 1:20 pm
    Welcoming Remarks

  • 1:30 pm
    0.75 hr
    Who Are You and What Do You Do? The Private vs. Public Interplay of the Roles of the City Manager, Planning Director and Developer
    A lively dialogue as city managers, city planners and developers discuss the various roles and perspectives involved in the development process and in creating public-private partnerships.

    Moderator:
    Misty M. Ventura, Shupe Ventura Lindelow & Olson, PLLC - Dallas, TX
    Panelists:
    Mike Foreman, City of Celina - Celina, TX
    Panelists:
    Helen-Eve Liebman, City of Celina - Celina, TX
    Panelists:
    Tony Ruggeri, Republic Property Group - Dallas, TX

  • 2:15 pm
    0.58 hr
    Basics of Regulations
    What is a regulation? How do regulations get made? How do you find them? What is the anatomy of a regulation? These fascinating questions (and more!) are answered in this session.

    Deborah F. McAbee, City of Houston Legal Department - Houston, TX

  • 2:50 pm
    0.50 hr
    Basics of Zoning
    An overview of basic zoning concepts and procedures along with a review of how zoning interacts with comprehensive planning.

    William S. Dahlstrom, Jackson Walker, L.L.P. - Dallas, TX

  • 3:20 pm
    Break

  • 3:35 pm
    0.58 hr
    Platting 101: What Is (and Isn't) Platting
    This basic building block for land use regulation is explained and contrasted with zoning. Practical pointers are included to help practitioners on both sides of the aisle understand the platting process and avoid legal pitfalls.

    Reid C. Wilson, Wilson, Cribbs & Goren, P.C. - Houston, TX

  • 4:10 pm
    0.58 hr
    Options for Handling Nonconformities
    This session covers the law of nonconformities and options for addressing them.

    Kimberley Mickelson, Olson Olson LLP - Houston, TX
    Dorothy Palumbo, City of Galveston - Galveston, TX

  • 4:45 pm
    0.50 hr
    The Promised Land? Day-to-Day Real Estate Issues in a City Attorney's Office
    A discussion of practical issues associated with basic real estate documents necessary for the operations of a city or other public entity, including tips for survival and meeting project deadlines.

    Debra A. Drayovitch, Attorney at Law - Denton, TX

  • 5:15 pm
    Adjourn

  • Time
    Credit
    Subject
    Speaker
  • Thursday Morning, Mar. 21, 2013
  • 8:00 am
    0.00 hr ethics
    17th Annual Land Use Planning Conference - Separate Registration
    View the 17th Annual Land Use Planning Conference program

  • Day 1 March 20, 2013
  • Day 2 March 21, 2013
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Conference Faculty

William S. Dahlstrom

Jackson Walker, L.L.P.
Dallas, TX

Debra A. Drayovitch

Attorney at Law
Denton, TX

Mike Foreman

City of Celina
Celina, TX

Helen-Eve Liebman

City of Celina
Celina, TX

Deborah F. McAbee

City of Houston Legal Department
Houston, TX

Kimberley Mickelson

Olson Olson LLP
Houston, TX

Dorothy Palumbo

City of Galveston
Galveston, TX

Tony Ruggeri

Republic Property Group
Dallas, TX

Misty M. Ventura

Shupe Ventura Lindelow & Olson, PLLC
Dallas, TX

Reid C. Wilson

Wilson, Cribbs & Goren, P.C.
Houston, TX

Planning Committee

Deborah F. McAbee—Co-Chair

City of Houston Legal Department
Houston, TX

Misty M. Ventura—Co-Chair

Shupe Ventura Lindelow & Olson, PLLC
Dallas, TX

Reid C. Wilson—Co-Chair

Wilson, Cribbs & Goren, P.C.
Houston, TX

Arthur J. Anderson

Winstead PC
Dallas, TX

Alan J. Bojorquez

Bojorquez Law Firm, PLLC
Austin, TX

William D. Darling

Strasburger & Price, LLP
Austin, TX

James L. Dougherty Jr.

Attorney at Law
Houston, TX

Julie Y. Fort

Messer, Rockefeller & Fort
Frisco, TX

Jeffrey S. Howard

McLean & Howard, L.L.P.
Austin, TX

Lynne B. Humphries

Allen Boone Humphries Robinson LLP
Houston, TX

Rob Killen

Kaufman & Killen, Inc.
San Antonio, TX

Hollis L. Levy

The University of Texas School of Law
Austin, TX

Dan Markson

The NRP Group LLC
San Antonio, TX

W. Andrew Messer

Messer, Rockefeller & Fort
Frisco, TX

Dorothy Palumbo

City of Galveston
Galveston, TX

E. Scott Polikov

Gateway Planning Group, Inc.
Fort Worth, TX

Hon. Penelope Graves Redington

Texas Association of Regional Councils
Austin, TX

Ed Walts

The University of Texas System
Austin, TX

Terrence S. Welch

Brown & Hofmeister, L.L.P.
Richardson, TX

Charles E. Zech

Denton, Navarro, Rocha & Bernal, P.C.
San Antonio, TX

Credit Info

  • Austin
MCLE Credit
Toggle view Texas – 3.50 hrs
Legal Specialization(s): Administrative Law, Real Estate Law
You may claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the State Bar of Texas. A Certificate of Attendance will be provided in Your Briefcase for your records. The system reports Texas CLE credit every Tuesday. If you are claiming credit in the last week of your birth month, self-report your CLE credit directly to the State Bar of Texas at texasbar.com, using the course number  provided on your certificate of attendance.
Toggle view California – 3.50 hrs
You must claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE is required to provide the State Bar with electronic attendance records for any MCLE participatory activity within 60 days of completion of the activity. The California licensee is responsible for reporting their compliance/credit hours earned to the State Bar at the end of their reporting period directly to the State Bar of California at calbar.ca.gov.  UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.  
Toggle view Oklahoma – 4.00 hrs
You must claim and certify your credit online in Your Briefcase, then you will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the Oklahoma Bar Association within 30 days after the conference.
Other Credit
Toggle view American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) – 3.50 hrs  |  1.50 hrs Ethics

https://www.planning.org/cm/
Toggle view Certified Professional Landman (AAPL) – 3.50 hrs
Following the conference, UT CLE will send, to attendees who have claimed AAPL credit in their briefcase, by email the AAPL Affidavit of Attendance with the AAPL course number and reporting information included.
http://www.landman.org
Toggle view Registered Landman (AAPL) – 3.50 hrs
Following the conference, UT CLE will send attendees a certificate of attendance with the AAPL course number and reporting information included.
http://www.landman.org
Toggle view Registered Professional Landman (AAPL) – 4.00 hrs
Following the conference, UT CLE will send attendees a certificate of attendance with the AAPL course number and reporting information included.
http://www.landman.org
Toggle view TX Accounting CPE – 4.00 hrs
The University of Texas School of Law (Provider #250) live conferences are presumptively approved by The Texas State Board of Public Accountancy for Texas Accounting CPE credit based on a 50-minute credit hour. Approved for general CPE credit only.

At the conference, you are welcome to sign in on the Accounting CPE Record of Attendance form at the registration desk, but we are now reporting all credit online. You will receive a Texas Accounting Certificate of Completion in Your Briefcase. Self-report your CPE credit directly to TSBPA. UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.  

Contact us at accreditation@utcle.org if you have additional questions.
Toggle view TX Appraiser (ACE) – 3.50 hrs
UT Law CLE will report your ACE credits to TALCB within 10 days of the conference, using the activity code listed. For more information, visit: https://www.talcb.texas.gov/
Toggle view TX Professional Engineer – Expected – 0.00 hr
This course may qualify for self-reporting credits with PELS (TX Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors) - please use the link below to find information on how to track your credit with PELS. When you select this credit type, you will receive a downloadable Certificate of Attendance with date and course information for your records.

https://pels.texas.gov/pecep.htm
Toggle view TX Real Estate Commission (TREC) – Expected – 0.00 hr
To request continuing education elective credit for real estate related courses approved by the State Bar of Texas for minimum continuing legal education participatory credit, a license holder is required to file an Individual Credit Request for State Bar Course.

https://www.trec.texas.gov/sites/default/files/pdf-forms/CE_CLE-1%2004.10.23.pdf
Use this link to obtain the TREC MCE form for self-reporting your TREC credit. To obtain your Certificate of Attendance you will need to claim credit in your UTCLE account and once claimed you will be able to download a Certificate of Attendance to include with your credit request form.

Key Dates

Austin – Mar 20-21, 2013 – AT&T Conference Center
*optional Thu Morning session
Conference Concluded
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Last day for $100.00 Regular pricing: Mar 15, 2013

$125.00 for registrations received after this time

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$125.00 for registrations received after this time

Last day for cancellation (full refund): Mar 15, 2013

$50 processing fee applied after this date

Last day for cancellation: Mar 18, 2013

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The University of Texas at Austin
1900 University Avenue
Austin, TX
877.744.8822 (reservations)
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$174.00 good through Feb 26, 2013

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Free daily self-parking at UT garages. Separate fees apply for valet and overnight parking.

The AT&T Conference Center Hotel is sold out.

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