NIMBY Jamboree: Creating a Healthy Community through Workforce Housing
Nimby (Not In My Back Yard)
ˈnimbē/noun
Nimby; plural noun: Nimbys; plural noun: Nimbies
Definition: a person who objects to the siting of something perceived as unpleasant or potentially dangerous in their own neighborhood, such as a landfill or hazardous waste facility, especially while raising no such objections to similar developments elsewhere
August 2-3, 2017
NIMBY Jamboree – Creating a Healthy Community through Affordable Workforce Housing
Wednesday, August 2: 8am-4pm
Thursday, August 3: 8am-11:45am
Antlers at Vail
Presented by Vail Valley Partnership & Vail Symposium and underwritten with support from Vail Board of Realtors
The Jamboree is a day and a half interactive program: It has been designed to bring together a diverse cross section of the public and private members of the development community to engage participants to explore the problems, possibilities, and solutions to achieving sustainable workforce housing.
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Tickets: $25 per session; $50 for all three sessions
$150 for professionals (11.5 LU/HSW continuing education credits available through the American Institute of Architects Colorado Chapter)
ITINERARY
Tuesday, August 1st
5 to 6:30 PM; Millie Barela Board Room
Mixer/Cocktail Reception – invitation only
Cosponsored by Vail Symposium, Vail Valley Partnership, and The American Institute of Architects
Day 1 (August 2):
8am: Continental breakfast
8:30am: Welcome & Introductions:
Welcome & Overview from Kris Sable, Vail Symposium executive director; Chris Romer, Vail Valley Partnership president & CEO; and Mark Bergman, Vail Board of Realtors association executive
Program Introduction from Michael Hazard AIA & Dr. Bobby Lipnick MD MBA LEED AP, Vail Symposium programming committee chairs
9:00am: Panel Session – The Magic Sauce: what are the key ingredients to successful projects?
All housing developments are realized through a cooperative effort between the public, regulatory authority, and the private developer. The panelists, representing both sides of the equation, will address their experiences with brief presentations and then address questions and share lessons learned.
- Laurie Best: Senior Planner; Town of Breckenridge
- Scott Kratz: Director, 11th Street Bridge Park Project, Washington, DC
- David O’Neil: CEO & Founder of Brynn Grey Partners; Developer of Peak One and Wellington Communities
- George Ruther: Community Development Department Director; Town of Vail
10:00am: Hot Pen – The Vision: What is your perfect answer to workforce housing?
Dr. Bobby Lipnick MD MBA LEED AP & Michael Hazard AIA, Vail Symposium Programming Committee members
Participants will break out into groups of 6 to 8 and be asked to write down their vision of a perfect solution to housing without regard as to means and methods of achieving their vision. Each group will be hosted by a speaker. Results will be reviewed and discussed with all participants.
10:45am: Morning break
11am: Workforce Housing breakout discussion sessions:
Breakout Discussion Groups:
- Understanding Land Swaps with Tom Glass Founder; Western Land Group, Inc., Melissa Sherburne AICP LEED AP; Director of Acquisitions, Brynn Grey Partners.
- The Inner Workings of Public Private Partnerships with Laurie Best, Scott Kratz and David O’Neil
- What’s the Role of Employers in Providing Housing Solutions? Hosted by Kristin Kenney Williams; Vail Resorts VP of Mountain Community Affairs; Molly Murphy; Property Manager & Housing Coordinator, Vail Valley Medical Center; Johannes Faessler; General Manager/President, Sonnenalp Resort of Vail
- A Better Mouse Trap: Is a More Certain Development Process Possible? Hosted by George Ruther and Jen Wright
12pm: Lunch (on own)
1:30pm-4pm: Field Trips
Participants will have an opportunity to tour 2 local projects. These tours will provide participants the opportunity to walk the properties with those who developed them and ask specific questions on the pros and cons of these communities.
Bus Transportation generously provided by The Town of Vail
Built from 2003 to 2005, this is a deed-restricted for sale project comprised of 269 lofts, townhomes and stand-alone homes. Katherine KT Gazunis former Eagle County Housing Director and Kim Williams; Interim Housing Director, Eagle County will offer an overview presentation and tour of the project.
Recently completed, this 114 unit rental property was a redevelopment of The Timber Ridge project. George Ruther and developer Jen Wright; president of Wright & Company will present introduce their work on project and lead a tour.
Day 2 (August 3):
8am: Continental breakfast
8:30am-11:30am: Town Hall Meeting
Town Hall meeting on affordable workforce housing, community impacts, and other related follow-up issues. The Town Hall will provide local residents and others an opportunity to ask the experts questions that pertain to their unique situations. This two way conversation will provide the planners and developers with direct information of what the end users of affordable housing in the Valley are looking for and what they expect in the next five years.
Panelists:
- Elyse Howard, Development Director, Habitat for Humanity
- Molly Murphy, Property Coordinator, Vail Valley Medical Center
- Kim Bell Williams, Interim Housing Director, Eagle County
- Mark Bergman, Association Director, Vail Board of Realtors
- Kristin Kenny Williams, VP of Mountain Community Affairs, Vail Resorts
- additional panelists to be announced soon!
Participants will have a chance to engage a distinguished panel and both revisit topics from day one and explore other matters of interest. This will be an open forum aimed at fostering interaction and education.
This interactive session will be moderated by Chris Romer, President and CEO, of Vail Valley Partnership.
11:30am: Closing remarks from Michael Hazard AIA, Dr. Bobby Lipnick MD MBA LEED AP, and Mark Bergman; announcement of Workforce Housing Taskforce.
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