7:00

Registration & Continental Breakfast
.

8:15

Welcome

- US Senator Maria Cantwell (via video)
- Dan Opalski, Acting Deputy Regional Administrator, U.S. EPA, Region 10

Session.1. 8:30

The Financial Side of Sustainable Development
The vision and the value of sustainable development.

    Ada Healey, Vice President of Real Estate, Vulcan Inc.

Session.2. 9:15 

2A. Opportunity Identification
An overview of the process involved in determining the redevelopment opportunity for a contaminated property.

Moderator: Dr. John Kilpatrick, Greenfield Advisors
Speakers;
- John Funderburk, Sound Environmental Strategies
- Dan Ramras, Ramras Specialty Company
- Kim Marus, Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure Group

2B. Building the Capacity
What is needed to get brownfield redevelopment done in the next economic upswing?

Moderators:
- Dennis O'Neill, O'Neill Environmental
- Mike Wark, University of Washington Tacoma
Speakers:
- Karsen Keever, The Gintz Group
- Karen McIver, Columbia Bank
- John Means, Washington State Dept. of Ecology
- Joel Merkel, Office of Senator Maria Cantwell
- Ellen (Elly) Walkowiak, City of Tacoma

2C. Brownfields Policy Update
Vapor intrusion, MTCA, Solid Waste Determination, etc. How will policy changes be impacting your redevelopment project?

Moderator: Pat Serie, EnviroIssues
Speakers:
- Bill Chapman, K&L Gates
- Jim Darling, Maul Foster Alongi
- Martha Hankins, Washington State Dept. of Ecology
- Jim Pendowski, Washington State Dept. of Ecology

10:40

Networking Break
 

Session.3.
11:05

3A. Transaction Fundamentals
An overview of the basic elements of a brownfield transaction, including the real estate, and financing agreements, and how the pieces and players fit together.

Moderator: Alex Martinac, CB Richard Ellis
Speakers:
- Rodney L. Brown, JR., Cascadia Law Group PLLC
- Marc Gearhart, Opus NW. LLC
- Leo Rebele, REA, TerraSure
- Rod Stevens, Spinnaker Strategies

3B. Negotiating the Deal
The various components involved in the structuring of a redevelopment transaction invariably come together through a process of negotiation that balances value and risk.

Moderator: Denice Trimble, GordonDerr, LLP
Speakers:
- Joel Gordon, GordonDerr, LLP
- Seth Hudson, Weston Solutions Inc.
- Don Moody, CB Richard Ellis
- Ed Morales, EnviroFinance Group, LLC

3C. Strategies for Small Sites
A discussion of approaches for dealing with small sites, which are particularly challenging given their higher transaction and project management costs in relation to economic value.

Moderators:
- Kurt Easthouse, Kennedy/Jenks Consultants
- Greg Tanbara, Tacoma-Pierce County Health Dept.
Speakers:
- Emery Bayley, ECOSS
- Jenn Bildersee, City of Portland, Bureau of Environmental Services
- Craig Hogan, GVA Kidder Mathews
- Russ Olsen, Washington State Dept. of Ecology
- John Sutton, SuttonBeresCuller, LLC

12:30

Luncheon & Presentation
The State of Brownfields Redevelopment

  Charlie Bartsch, ICF International

Session.4.
2:00

4A. Getting it Done
Once the deal is signed, the work of remediation and construction begins. A discussion of how to identify, manage, and integrate the players and processes.

Moderator: Chris Breemer, GeoEngineers, Inc.
Speakers:
- Scott Holbrook, Turner Construction Company
- Karen McIver, Columbia Bank
- Leo Rebele, REA, TerraSure

4B. Contamination-Based Site Planning
Substantial cost and time savings can be achieved by integrating the site development plan with the remediation plan, and tailoring the site layout to the cleanup requirements associated with various uses.

Moderators:
- Michael Stringer, Maul Foster Alongi, Inc.
- Lon Yandell, Kennedy/Jenks Consultants
Speakers:
- Patty Boyden, Port of Vancouver, WA
- Marc Gearhart. Opus NW
- Brent Grening, Port of Ridgefield
- Bruce Gilles, Oregon Dept. of Environmental Quality
- Rebecca Lawson, Washington State Dept. of Ecology

4C. In-Depth Case Studies
A look at complex projects, and how they were done.

Moderator: Neil Gilham, Golder Associates
Speakers:
- (City of Palouse) Michael Echanove, Mayor of Palouse
- (Pacific Plaza) Ben Ferguson, BLRB Architects
- (Sauro's Cleanerama) Jennifer Wynkoop, Landau Associates

3:25

Networking Break
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Session.5.
3:50

From Brown to Green
A discussion of how the concepts of Green Remediation, Green Development, and Green Building interact with market demand, economic realities, and the current regulatory environment.

Moderator: Chuck Wolfe, Charles R. Wolfe, Attorney at Law
Speakers:
- Leonard Farr Jr., AMEC Earth & Environment
- Blair Loftis, Kleinfelder
- John Ryan, AECOM
- Brooks Stanfield, U.S. EPA, Region 10

5:00-
6:30

Cocktail Reception