Section of State and Local Government







Spring Meeting and Seminar, St. Pete Beach

STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT LAW

In cooperation with
The Florida Chapter of the American Planning Association

2003 Spring Section Meeting • May 8-11, 2003

Don Cesar Beach Resort & Spa • St. Pete Beach, Florida

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
Friday, May 9, 2003
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Land Use Hot Topics Luncheon
Interactive discussion of cutting edge issues in the area of land use with presentations from the nation’s top land-use lawyers.

1:00–2:00 p.m.

  • Environmental Law Committee Meeting
  • Ethics Committee Meeting
  • Government Operations & Liability Committee Meeting
  • Public Education Committee Meeting
  • Public Finance Committee Meeting

    2:00–3:30 p.m.
    Media Board Meeting—Book publication meeting

    3:30–4:30 p.m.
    Professional Services Coordinating Committee—
    The Urban Lawyer Editors, Newsletter Editor, Publications Director, CLE Coordinator, and CLE Assistant Coordinator

    4:30–5:30 p.m.
    Task Force on Emergency Management and Homeland Security Meeting

    5:30–7:30 p.m.

    Welcome Reception

    Saturday, May 10, 2003
    7:00–8:00 a.m.
    The Urban Lawyer Advisory Committee Meeting

    "Farms, Forests and Open Spaces" Program

    8:00–8:30 a.m.
    Welcoming Remarks
    Mary Massaron Ross, Chair

    8:30–9:30 a.m.
    Nuisance Odors from Large Farms—A Trial Lawyer’s View

  • Eric Lukingbeal
  • C. Allen Watts
  • Ron Eber

    9:30–10:30 a.m.
    Pesticide Issues in the Conversion of Agricultural Land to Other Uses—The Lake Apopka Story

  • Scott Steady
  • Katherine R. English

    10:30–11:30 a.m.
    The Price Tag for Growth Management in Florida

  • Steven M. Seibert
  • Kathy Baughman

    11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
    Luncheon

  • Keynote Speaker: Kerry Kirschner will discuss interaction between agribusiness, developers, and government in Southwest Florida for the past twenty years.

    1:00–2:30 p.m.
    Government Operations Hot Topics Roundtable

    1:00–2:30 p.m.
    Environmental Hot Topics Roundtable

    2:30–3:30 p.m.
    Land Use Committee Meeting

    6:00–9:00 p.m.
    Reception
    Co-Sponsored with the Florida Bar Association Section on City, County, and Local Government Law
    Salvador Dali Museum—$60
    1000 Third Street South
    St. Petersburg, Florida

    Sunday, May 11, 2003
    8:00–8:30 a.m.
    Membership Meeting

    8:00–8:30 a.m.
    Jefferson Fordham Society and Awards Meeting

    8:30–11:30 a.m.
    Council Breakfast/Meeting