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The Big Picture

Moderator: Kalima Rose, PolicyLink
David Rusk, Metropolitan Area Research Council, Innovative Housing Institute
Derek Douglas, Special Assistant to the President for Urban Affairs
Mercedes Marquez, Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development
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Initiative, Livable Communities Act and inclusionary housing today.

Let's Make It Work for the Developer!

With inclusionary housing a potential solution to many of our communities' social and economic challenges, what would a program look like that works for and with builders while still providing public benefits? Hear real feedback from builders who have developed in communities with inclusionary zoning ordinances.

Moderator: Rob Wiener, California Coalition for Rural Housing
Brian Allen Jackson, EYA, Washington D.C.
Raquel Montenegro, Maryland-National Capital Building Industry Association
Bill Daleure, Avant Garde Real Estate Consulting. Charlotte, N.C

What the Latest Studies Say

Inclusionary housing is at the heart of significant recent research in housing economics, and educational attainment. Hear about important recent research that illustrates both the promise and potential pitfalls of inclusionary policy.

Moderator: Erika Poethig, Deputy Assistant Secretary for PD&R, HUD
Heather Schwartz, RAND Corporation
Gerrit Knaap, National Center for Smart Growth Research
Jeff Lubell, Center for Housing Policy

Garnering Support from Unlikely Allies

This workshop highlights the power of persuasion that comes from bringing the most diverse and unlikely allies together to speak with one voice to their elected officials. Enlisting the support of the business community together with faith-based, environmental and low-income advocates and others can be a difficult task, but worth the effort. Hear what it takes to get diverse interests to the table.

Moderator: Stephen Seidel, Habitat for Humanity
Suzanne Cabrera, Palm Beach County Housing Leadership Council
Sharon Lee, Low Income Housing Institute
Jacky Morales-Ferrand, City of San Jose

Using Inclusionary Housing to Further Fair Housing

The enforcement of federal fair housing laws is a function of HUD's civil rights arm, which has been reinvigorated under the current administration. Inclusionary housing can be an optimal way to further fair housing; hear about the Westchester case and other legal precedents that focus on the intersection between fair housing and inclusionary zoning.

Moderator: Adam Gross, Business and Professional People for the Public Interest (BPI)
Michael Allen, Relman Law Firm
Lisa Rice, National Fair Housing Alliance
Kevin Walsh, Fair Share Housing Center, New Jersey

Best Practices: Using IH to Serve the Homeless and the Lowest Income Households

This workshop identifies successes in using inclusionary housing policies to serve underserved populations, including minorities, formerly homeless persons and households with very low incomes. This success only comes through the provision of additional housing assistance from both federal and local resources. Learn how access to affordable homes coupled with targeted outreach and other subsidy programs can serve the neediest. Understand the alliances necessary to make this possible.

Moderator: Steve Berg, National Alliance to End Homelessness
Sharan London, Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless
Linda Prosnitz, City of Cambridge, Massachusetts

Best Practices: Making the Most of Inclusionary Homeownership: Stewardship for Long-Term Impact

Inclusionary housing programs regularly create new homeownership opportunities, which provide a rare opportunity for lower income families to live in high demand locations close to good jobs and quality schools. They also offer families stability, security and an opportunity to build wealth through homeownership, supporting key community, economic and environmental goals by helping to create and sustain mixed income communities. Three recently completed projects highlight the potential social impact of affordable homeownership units and the local administrative systems and capacity necessary to fully achieve that impact.

Moderator: Myrna Melgar, Mayor's Office of Housing, San Francisco
Robert Dowling, Community Home Trust, Orange County
Arthur Sullivan, ARCH, Seattle
Duane Bay, San Mateo, California
Rick Jacobus, NCB Capital Impact

Inclusionary Housing in International Perspective: Affordable Housing, Social Inclusion, and Land Value Recapture

Alan Mallach and Nico Calavita, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

Overcoming Legal Challenges to Inclusionary Housing

From constitutional arguments to price and rent control prohibitions, inclusionary housing proponents frequently have to overcome legal challenges from a development community that is often fervent in its opposition. This session will address the most common legal issues and provide you with tools to avoid or overcome legal challenges.

Moderator: John Brittain, University of the District of Columbia
Jaimie Ross, 1000 Friends of Florida/Innovative Housing Institute
Kevin Walsh, Fair Share Housing Center
Michael Rawson, California Affordable Housing Law Project

The Impact of New CRA Changes and Program-Related Investments on Mixed Income housing

The Community Reinvestment Act is a key tool on the workbench of inclusionary housing. Hear from experts and advocates regarding the recent changes that endorse the full investment in mixed income housing as eligible for CRA credit, and learn how potential IRS changes permitting foundations to make Program-Related Investments in mixed income housing could buttress the CRA changes and bolster inclusionary housing.

Moderator: Roger Williams, Annie E. Casey Foundation
Josh Silver, National Community Reinvestment Coalition
Yusef Freeman, McCormack Baron Salazar

Best Practices: Keeping a Successful Ordinance over the Long Term

The ordinance has been adopted. Now what? Having a successful inclusionary housing ordinance does not end with enactment. Developing an administrative framework that identifies problems, consults with stakeholders and makes appropriate adjustments is a critical underpinning of a successful program. Learn post-adoption best practices to ensure continuing success.

Moderator: Hoffman Brown, Innovative Housing Institute
Eric Uranga, City of Livermore, California
David Casey, BRIDGE Baltimore
Tim Hollister, Shipman & Goodwin, LLP, CN

Creating Inclusive Communities near Transit

Developing housing near transit stops can bring many benefits to residents, cities, and regions ­ but without a clear strategy and tools in place to ensure affordability into the future, low-income residents are not likely to participate in the neighborhood's upswing. This session will highlight how housing practitioners and advocates are using a variety of tools to ensure that public investments in transit-oriented development benefit existing residents and promote diverse, vibrant neighborhoods.

Moderator: Sarah Treuhaft, PolicyLink
John Payne, Fairfax County Housing and Redevelopment Authority
Vu-Bang Nguyen, Urban Habitat
Vicki Davis, Urban Atlantic
G. Sasha Forbes, Reconnecting America

Best Practices: Regional Action for Inclusion

Several states have set in place strategies to promote the adoption of IH in regions and states. Learn how these strategies are working.

Moderator: Hattie Dorsey, HBDorsey and Associates, Atlanta
Diana Weir, Long Island Housing Partnership
Benjamin Frost, New Hampshire Housing Awareness Program
Jennifer Raitt, Metropolitan Area Planning Council for Greater Boston
Shelby Mertes, Partnership for Strong Communities

Administrators Roundtable

Are you administering all or part of the inclusionary housing program in your community? This facilitated roundtable is for anyone involved in the administration of an inclusionary housing program, whether you are a member of local government planning, building, housing, or growth management department, an administrator or an elected official. This roundtable is designed to share challenges and successes from programs around the nation; the next step will be the creation of a best practices guidebook that can be used as a model for federal, state, and local leaders.

Facilitators: Myrna Melgar, Mayor's Office of Housing, San Francisco
Chris Anderson, Montgomery County MPDU Administrator

How Inclusionary Housing fits into the Affordable Housing Constellation

Moderator: Nick Brunick, Applegate & Thorne-Thomsen
Brad Lander, Councilmember, New York City Council
Mariia Zimmerman, Sustainable Housing and Communities, HUD
Beth Osborne, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy, DOT

Elected Officials Plenary

What does it take to get elected officials to support inclusionary housing policies? This panel of elected officials will share their personal experiences with adoption of inclusionary housing ordinances in their respective communities. This session will give you a better understanding of how to effectively state the case for inclusionary housing and what factors you may need to consider in promoting the concept of inclusion to secure the votes needed for adoption.

Moderator: Rebecca Cohen, Center for Housing Policy
Brad Lander, Councilmember, New York City Council
Margo Williams, Town Board Commissioner, Davidson, NC
Cathy Hudgins, Supervisor, Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, Virginia

Mobile Classrooms/Property Tours

Capitol Quarter by EYA, Washington, D.C.
ParcRosslyn by the Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing, Rosslyn, Virginia
MetroPointe by the HOC of Montgomery County, Wheaton, Maryland

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