9:00-10:00 am

Registration

10:00–10:30 am

Introduction & Welcome

Jim Rokakis, Thriving Communities Institute

Paul Kaboth, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland 

10:30–11:30 am

Property Acquisition

Gus Frangos, Cuyahoga County Land Reutilization Committee

|Presentation| 

11:30–12:15 pm

Maintenance & Rehabilitation

Dennis Roberts, Cuyahoga County Land Reutilization Committee

|Presentation|

12:15-1:30 pm

Lunch & Keynote Speaker

Dan Kildee, Center for Community Progress

|Presentation| 

1:30–2:15 pm

Demolition: EPA & Other Issues

Cheryl Stephens, Cuyahoga County Land Reutilization Committee

|Presentation| 

|Asbestos Regulations and Residential Renovations|

2:15–3:30 pm

Promising Practices Panel Discussion

Wade Kapszukiewicz, Lucas County Treasurer

Sam Lamancusa, Trumbull County Treasurer 

3:30–3:45 pm

Break

3:45–4:45 pm

Funding & Legislative Issues

Jim Rokakis, Thriving Communities Institute

Robin Darden Thomas, Thriving Communities Institute

Ed Herman, Thriving Communities Institute

|Presentations|

4:45–5:30 pm

Where do we go from here?

Tom Fitzpatrick, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

|Presentation|

5:30–6:30 pm

Reception