Colorado
Community
Recovery Symposium:
November
22, 2013
Embassy Suites
Loveland Conference Center
4705 Clydesdale
Parkway, Loveland, Colorado, 80538
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Symposium Objectives ~
§ Assist local
government officials in understanding the process of post-disaster long term
recovery planning for community and economic recovery.
§ Learn from other
local long-term recovery efforts.
§ Facilitate a
discussion on stream recovery issues that enables participants to develop a
strategic approach to these decisions.
§ Define future
training and technical assistance needs.
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AGENDA ~
8:30-9:00 Registration
9:00-9:30 Welcome and Introductions
·
Chantal
Unfug, Colorado Department of Local Affairs
·
Jerre
Stead, Colorado Recovery Office
9:30-10:15 “We
Lived It”: Presentations from community leaders that have firsthand
experience in navigating long-term disaster recovery
·
Jane
Cage, Volunteer Chairman of the Joplin Citizens Advisory Recovery Team (CART)
·
Kelly
Arnold, Town Manager of Windsor, CO
·
Rebecca
Ellis, Vermont State representative and chair of the Waterbury Select Board
·
Bob
Dixson, Mayor of Greensburg, KS
10:15-10:30 Networking
Activity
10:30-10:45 **Break**
10:45-11:30 Peer
Panel Discussion and Q&A
11:30-12:00 Vision
for Recovery: Planning & Tools
·
Iain
Hyde, Colorado Office of Emergency Management
·
Tim
Gelston, FEMA Community Planning and Capacity Building
12:00-1:15 Lunch
& State of Recovery Update
·
Marilyn
Gally, Iain Hyde, Colorado Office of Emergency Management
·
Dan
Alexander, Federal Disaster Recovery Coordinator
1:15-1:30 **Break**
1:30-3:00 Stream
Recovery Forum
·
River Science and
Master Planning
o
Tom
Browning, Colorado Water Conservation Board
o
Chris
Sturm, Colorado Water Conservation Board
·
Collaborative
Planning & Partnerships
o
Jeff
Cage, Crane Associates, LLC
·
Implementing a Stream
Recovery Strategy
o
Iain Hyde, Office of
Emergency Management
o
Chris Sturm, Colorado Water
Conservation Board
·
Stream Recovery Panel
Discussion and Q & A
3:00-3:15 Conclusion
·
Iain
Hyde, Office of Emergency Management
3:15-4:30 Open
House: Learn about resources from agencies and organizations and ask
community-specific questions of subject matter experts
The hosts
of this event would like to thank the Embassy Suites—Loveland Conference
Center, as well as Revolution Advisors and Steer Davies Gleave for their
donation of event space and refreshments.
