Time

Event

7:30 am

Registration/Continental Breakfast
Slide Show Compiled by Andy Proctor, Funding Partners for Housing Solutions

8:00 am

Welcome
Hon. Karen Stuart, Mayor of Broomfield

8:15 am

Presentation of Regional Housing Assessment
Melanie Rees, The Housing Collaborative, LLC

9:15 am

Panel Response
A Regional Approach for Housing: How far we’ve come, what we’re proud of and what's missing

Hon. Will Toor, Moderator, Boulder County Commissioner
Judy Richtel, Board Member, Thistle Community Housing
Ardie Sehulster, League of Women Voters of Boulder Valley
John Pollak, Co-director, City of Boulder Department of Housing and Human Services

9:45 am

Table Discussions Round One
DeAnne Butterfield, Boulder County Civic Forum

10:15 am

BREAK

10:45 am

Morning Workshops: Choose ONE

12:15 pm

Lunch

1:00 pm

Hon. Chris Berry, Mayor of Lafayette, remarks
Hon. Ben Pearlman, Boulder County Commissioner, Chair, Boulder County Consortium of Cities, introduction

Luncheon/Keynote Speaker
BUILDING STRONG COMMUNITIES THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS
Norman McLoughlin, Kitsap County (WA) Housing Authority

1:45 pm

Afternoon Workshops: Choose ONE

3:15 pm

BREAK

3:40 pm.

Table Discussions Round Two
Where Do We Go From Here
DeAnne Butterfield, Boulder County Civic

4:20 pm

Closing Remarks
Hon. Fred Wilson, Longmont City Councilmember

4:30 pm

Adjourn

Morning Workshops
10:45-12:15
Choose ONE

1. A Home for Everyone: The "Housing First" Model for Transitional Housing and Extremely Low Income Residents

Greg Harms, Executive Director, Boulder Shelter for the Homeless, Moderator; Rachel Post, Director of Substance Treatment, Community Resources and Outreach, Colorado Coalition for the Homeless

2. Economic Impacts of High Housing Costs

Rich Jones, Vice President of Marketing, U of C Federal Credit Union, Moderator; Clark Griep, Broomfield Mayor Pro Tem; DeAnne Butterfield, Executive Director, Boulder County Civic Forum

3. Trends in State and Federal Housing Policy and Funding

Aaron Miripol, Executive Director, Thistle Community Housing, Moderator; Kathi Williams, Director, Colorado Division of Housing; Betsey Martens, Co-executive director, Boulder Housing Partners; Michael Butchko, Senior Advisor, Neighborhood Reinvestment Office of Public Policy and Legislative Affairs, Washington, DC; Ardie Sehulster, Chair, Housing Committee, League of Women Voters of Boulder Valley

4. FastTraks and New Opportunities for Transit Oriented-Development

Vince Buzek, Broomfield City Council; Chris Quinn, Long Range Planning, Regional Transportation District; Mikki Kaplan, City of Boulder Alternative Transportation; John Huyler, The Osprey Group, moderator

5. The Regional Housing Picture: Conversation with Housing Needs Assessment authors The Housing Collaborative

Melanie Rees, Kathy McCormick, Wendy, Sullivan of The Housing Collaborative

Afternoon Workshops
1:45-3:15
Choose ONE

6. Connecting Housing and Services: Partnerships that Work

David Bolin, executive director, Center for People with Disabilities, Moderator; Ann Tapp, executive director, Safehouse Progressive Alliance for Nonviolence; Roger Lewis, Resident Services, Thistle Community Housing; Joyce Dickinson, Director of Resident Services, Boulder Housing Partners; Robert Trujillo, Deputy Director, Center for People with Disabilities

7. Planning, Density and Super IGA: Regional Planning Opportunities and Challenges for Affordability

Frank Gray, Lakewood Director of Community Development, Moderator; Graham Billingsley, Director, Boulder County Land Use Department; Jerry Lee, developer of One Boulder Plaza; Aaron Miripol, Executive Director, Thistle Community Housing; Bryan Bowen, architect

8. Heading off NIMBY: Success Stories of Integrating Affordable Housing into Neighborhoods

Cindy Brown, co-executive director, Boulder Housing Partners, Moderator; Hon. Mark Ruzzin, Mayor of Boulder; Peggy Wrenn, consultant to affordable and transitional housing programs; Steven Sparn, architect, Steven Sparn and Associates.

9. Bridging the Gap: Making Home Ownership Affordable

Andy Proctor, Funding Partners for Housing Solutions, Moderator; Joe Rowan, Executive Director, Funding Partners for Housing Solutions; Sabrina Nowling, Bank Business Development Director, First National Bank; Etta Habegger, Ownership Programs Manager, Thistle Community Housing; Chris Hudak, Housing Counseling Coordinator, Boulder County Housing Authority