Western Brownfields Workshop
University of Montana
DRAFT AGENDA
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH
Early Afternoon: Optional bike tour of nearby brownfield sites
(Limited number of bikes, sign-up required, other details TBD)
1:00 – 1:15 pm: Workshop Welcome and Agenda Overview (Plenary)
1:15 – 1:45 pm: Keynote/Welcome from Mayor John Engen, Missoula, MT (Plenary)
1:45 – 2:15 pm: New EPA Funding/Technical Assistance Resources (Plenary)
2:20 – 3:40 pm: Regional Breakout Sessions (Small Group)
3:40 – 3:50 pm: Break
3:50 – 4:50 pm: Parallel Track Sessions
Brownfields 101
Local Government Tools and Approaches for Area-Wide Planning
Other Federal Funding and Technical Assistance Sources
4:55 – 5:25 pm: Project Showcase Session (Plenary)
5:25 – 5:45 pm: Interactive Daily Wrap-Up (Plenary)
6:00 pm: Welcome Reception at the Northside Taproom (Not hosted)
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH
8:30 – 8:45 am: Agenda Overview
8:45 – 9:45 am: Working with Budget Restraints/Difficult Economic Conditions (Plenary)
9:45 – 10:05 am: Break
10:05 – 12:00 pm: Peer Exchange Case Study Exercise
(Small groups divided by topic interest; topics/peer examples TBD)
12:00 – 1:30 pm: Lunch (On your own)
1:30 – 2:30 pm: Parallel Track Sessions
Renewable Energy on Brownfields
Working with Private Property Owners
TBD-ACRES (Computer lab)
2:30 – 2:50 pm: Break
2:50 – 3:50 pm: Parallel Track Sessions
Liability Issues
Best Communication Tools for Different Communities
Opportunities and Challenges for Rural Communities
3:55 – 5:15 pm: Grant Best Practices by Grant Type
(Small groups divided by grant type – Assessment, Cleanup, RLF, Section 128,
Tribal)
5:30 – 6:30 pm: Optional Walking Tour of the Sawmill Redevelopment Project
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH
8:30 – 8:45 am: Agenda Overview
8:45 – 9:45 am: Parallel Track Sessions
How to Work with Low Income, Disenfranchised Communities
Inventories
Tribal Best Practices: Redeveloping Brownfields
TBD-ACRES (Computer lab)
9:45 – 10:05 am: Break
10:05 – 11:20 am: Next Steps for Your Brownfields Program
(Small groups divided by (1) program “maturity” level into new/mid-tier and
mature programs and (2) further sub-divided by community size/type – states
and large cities, medium sized cities, small/rural cities, tribes/pacific islands)
11:30 – 12:15 pm: Sustainability (Plenary)
Registration Form Available Here