SCHEDULE
KICKOFF NIGHT - WEDNESDAY, NOV 30
IHS Kulp Auditorium
Doors open 7:00pm (refreshments)
Program 7:30 - 9:00pm
Welcome - Martha Robertson, Tompkins County Legislator
Keynote speaker - Christopher Coes, Director, LOCUS: Responsible Real Estate Developers and Investors, a program of Smart Growth America
Ed Marx, Tompkins County Planning Commissioner: Summarizes local housing studies, including Cornell's study.
Martha: Q&A
Program 7:30 - 9:00pm
Welcome - Martha Robertson, Tompkins County Legislator
Keynote speaker - Christopher Coes, Director, LOCUS: Responsible Real Estate Developers and Investors, a program of Smart Growth America
Ed Marx, Tompkins County Planning Commissioner: Summarizes local housing studies, including Cornell's study.
Martha: Q&A
SUMMIT - THURSDAY, DEC 1
The Space @ GreenStar
Doors open 8:00am
Program 8:00am - 5:00pm
Welcome by emcee Schelley Michell-Nunn, Director of Human Resources, City of Ithaca
How do we make "A Place for All of Us"? Moving from housing crisis to housing choices
Christopher Coes, Director, LOCUS: Responsible Real Estate Developers and Investors, a program of Smart Growth America
Real Numbers and Real People: Understanding Housing in Tompkins County
Ed Marx, Commissioner of Planning, Tompkins County
Ryan Lombardi, Vice President for Student Services, Cornell University
J.R. Clairborne, Advocacy Coordinator, Loaves and Fishes
Why Is New Housing so Hard to Build?
What is your role in creating new housing? What barriers do you face in your role?
Small Developer:
Sue Cosentini, CEO, New Earth Living
Large Developers:
Joe Bowes, Director of Real Estate Development, Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services
Todd Fox, Founder, Visum Development Group
Private Financing:
Michael Cannon, Commercial lender, Tompkins Financial
Government Elected:
Bill Goodman, Supervisor, Town of Ithaca
Government Staff:
JoAnn Cornish, Director of Planning, City of Ithaca
Neighborhood Rep.:
David Weinstein, Member, Varna Community Association
Realtor:
Lindsay Hart, President, Ithaca Board of Realtors
Schelley moderates discussion with audience input.
Lunch: 12:30 - 1:15pm
New Neighbors: Success Stories in Local Housing
Christopher Coes talks about strategies and tools to overcome hurdles and create new housing.
Small group Brainstorming: Creating Places for All of Us
Take-aways and Action steps: Discussion and brainstorming.
Large group reconvenes, with reports from small groups.
Evaluation forms.
Reception: 4:00 - 5:00pm
Program 8:00am - 5:00pm
Welcome by emcee Schelley Michell-Nunn, Director of Human Resources, City of Ithaca
How do we make "A Place for All of Us"? Moving from housing crisis to housing choices
Christopher Coes, Director, LOCUS: Responsible Real Estate Developers and Investors, a program of Smart Growth America
Real Numbers and Real People: Understanding Housing in Tompkins County
Ed Marx, Commissioner of Planning, Tompkins County
Ryan Lombardi, Vice President for Student Services, Cornell University
J.R. Clairborne, Advocacy Coordinator, Loaves and Fishes
Why Is New Housing so Hard to Build?
What is your role in creating new housing? What barriers do you face in your role?
Small Developer:
Sue Cosentini, CEO, New Earth Living
Large Developers:
Joe Bowes, Director of Real Estate Development, Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services
Todd Fox, Founder, Visum Development Group
Private Financing:
Michael Cannon, Commercial lender, Tompkins Financial
Government Elected:
Bill Goodman, Supervisor, Town of Ithaca
Government Staff:
JoAnn Cornish, Director of Planning, City of Ithaca
Neighborhood Rep.:
David Weinstein, Member, Varna Community Association
Realtor:
Lindsay Hart, President, Ithaca Board of Realtors
Schelley moderates discussion with audience input.
Lunch: 12:30 - 1:15pm
New Neighbors: Success Stories in Local Housing
Christopher Coes talks about strategies and tools to overcome hurdles and create new housing.
Small group Brainstorming: Creating Places for All of Us
Take-aways and Action steps: Discussion and brainstorming.
Large group reconvenes, with reports from small groups.
Evaluation forms.
Reception: 4:00 - 5:00pm