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2011 CCPCA EVENTS

Our Northern District Spring Conference was
May 21st in Clarksburg.
CLICK HERE for a report on what happened and the logistics behind it.  
 

CCPCA NEWSLETTER

CLICK HERE to open and read our August 2011 Newsletter. It will open in a new window.

81st ANNUAL CCPCA CONFERENCE FULL OF QUALITY CONTENT

The event was held October 21 and 22 in Sacramento. CLICK HERE for more information and a Snapshot look at an import isse.

CCPCA Wants You to Know More About Planning



FOR A WONDERFUL SUMMARY OF THE 81st ANNUAL CONFERENCE PREPARED BY CCPCA DISTRICT DIRECTOR DAN ROBERTS OF MONO COUNTY - Please CLICK HERE and download the PDF.

THANK YOU -
To the excellent speakers, VIP Tour Guide Assemblywoman Kristin Olsen, mixer sponsor enXco, and the attendees at our 81st Annual Conference October 21 and 22. A lot of planning goes into each CCPCA event, and the Conference was no exception. We had positive feedback from attendees and speakers on the quality of the material.

A QUESTION ON BIRD MORTALITY FROM WIND TURBINES - Rick Miller of enXco, a wind and solar company, has provided the source of the avian mortality numbers with wind turbines in his PowerPoint presentation at the Annual Conference. As Rick noted, "The data on avian mortality was mentioned by many attendees. While there are several peer reviewed reports that support the general conclusions presented, the most applicable paper to the data chart I showed is found in the 14-page PDF HERE. The numbers I presented are found in the chart on top of Page 11."

The paper above and similar papers: http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/32103
CContact Rick Miller rmiller@enXcom, and the enXco website www.enxco.com.

SNAPSHOT QUESTION: "WHAT IS THE GREATEST CHALLENGE . . . OF 2012" - CCPCA Past President John Elliot asked the question to Conference attendees. The Snapshot that John created from several interesting answers is HERE.

The California County Planning Commissioners Association provides educational resources and events for planning commissioners, staff, elected officials and the general public. To effectively perform their duties, planning commissioners engage in a continual learning process. Assisting in that learning process, CCPCA focuses on California's current and future challenges in planning, land use and resource management.
Every county in California is welcome to join the CCPCA. Every planning commissioner in the county becomes a CCPCA member when their county joins. We are not an advocacy group, but rather, as our mission defines, we promote "Knowledge Through Education" and thereby help serve the interests of the people of California. 

Please visit our Resources page, and click to open the files and websites. We have a PDF summary of the 2010 California Green Building Standards Code to the reference material links. Another resource is an overview of the Alameda County Climate Action Plan. Click Here to see the PDF. To review the entire draft CCAP Click Here.

Please explore the website, and "Ask Us!" specific questions you have about planning, land use, and the CCPCA. We also encourage you to let us know of resources that you have found to be valuable. Thank you so much for visiting!

Welcome to the website of the California County Planning Commissioners Association (CCPCA). 

Our mission is to educate and train county planning commissioners.

Our Annual Conference focused on our state's natural resources being essential in California's economic growth. All levels of local government will need vast amounts of economic growth to emerge successfully from California's current financial crises. 

The CCPCA Annual Conference is the responsiblity of the current President, and I was fortunate to have excellent volunteers and presenters to help make the Conference productive for attendees. It's been a challenge and an honor working with everyone this year in addressing our mission.
 

- Charlotte
THE MISSION OF CCPCA
Our newsletters provide land use and planning articles written by CCPCA board members, previews of upcoming events, and other useful resources. 

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