Action Planning Workshop
plan actions needed to build consensus for changing development rules

This workshop is expected to be available in winter 2005.

Participants develop a work plan for changing their development rules and processes. They clearly describe what they want to accomplish. They recognize available resources and obstacles to achieving their goal. They identify specific steps to accomplishing the goal, and who will take those steps. They consider who else needs to be involved.

Workshop locations
The workshop is held in one of the participating jurisdictions conference room. Workshop facilitators work with participants to set date and time.

Objectives and goals
Participants agree on:
• what they want to accomplish
• obstacles to achieving their goals; resources available to achieve their goals
• steps to accomplishing goals and responsibilities for taking steps
• who else should be involved

Prerequisites
Participants work for or with local governments to address land use or water quality issues. They have taken the Site Planning Roundtable Management Training Workshop. This is not mandatory, particularly if local elected officials and key opinion leaders support changing their community’s development rules. They have evaluated their existing development rules using Center for Watershed Protection’s Codes and Ordinance Worksheet. If multiple jurisdictions are involved, they have completed a Multiple Jurisdiction Review Workshop.

Materials
Participants use reference material from the Site Planning Roundtable Management Training Workshop. After the workshop, they receive a report of meeting results.

Agenda (sample)
8:30 am Registration
9:00 Welcome and Background
Participant Introductions
Agenda
9:15 Review of work to date
9:45 Future Plans
• objectives
10:15 Break
10:30 Future Plans (continued)
• emerging issues and opportunities
• needed actions and responsibilities
• involvement by others
11:45 Next Steps
Noon Adjourn

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