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MACPZA Spring Conference
Thursday, June 5 – Friday, June 6, 2025
Arrowwood Resort and Conference Center in Alexandria

MACPZA Annual Conference
October 2025 - Dates and Location TBA

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2024 MACPZA Annual Conference Presentations & Handouts

• Annual Meeting Packet / Draft Minutes

• Cannabis in Real Estate

• DNR - Docks & Marinas

• DNR - Floodplain & Shoreland Updates

• MPCA - Solar Panel Recycling & Reuse Policy Work

• Pipeline Safety

• Zoning Boot Camp & Legal Review Example

2023 MACPZA Annual Conference Presentations & Handouts

• MACPZA Turns 50
  Jean Christoffels, Murray County

• MACPZA Annual Meeting Packet 2023

• 2024 MACPZA Legislative Priorities & Platform

• MACPZA-AMC Legislative Update
  Brian Martinson, AMC Policy Analyst

• Environmental Quality Board (EQB)
  Kayla Walsh and Jesse Krzenski, EQB Environmental Review Program Administrators

• Minnesota Department of Labor & Industry (DLI)
  Don Sivigny, Supervisor of Education, Code Development, Code Adoption and Grants Units

• Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) Office of Aeronautics
  Jim McCanney, Airport Coordinator, Southern Region

• Minnesota State Demographic Center (SDC)
  Megan Dayton, Senior Demographer

• Minnesota Office of the State Auditor
  Mark Kerr, JD, CFE, Special Investigations Director/Data Practices Official

• Legal Review
  Jay Squires and Kristin Nierengarten, Squires, Waldspurger & Mace, P.A.

• Minnesota Department of Natural Resources / Climate
  Dr. Kenneth (Kenny) Blumenfeld, Research Scientist

• Minnesota Department of Natural Resources / Floodplain and Shoreland Updates
  Ceil Strauss, State Floodplain Manager

• Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management  
  Charlene Briner, Implementation Director, Office of Cannabis Management
  Peder Kjeseth, Assistant Commissioner, and Chris McNulty, Deputy General Counsel, Minnesota Department of Agriculture

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2022 MACPZA Spring Conference Presentations & Handouts

• Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage
  Kyle Glasewski

• Douglas County May Tornadoes
  Julie Anderson

• Environmental Review at the MPCA
  Katrina Hapka

• Form and Xcel Energy Storage Solutions
  Jeffrey Stephens and Scott Burger
  

• Implementing Clean Energy Legislation
  Bret Eknes and Ray Kirsch

• Minnesota Homeland Security and Emergency Management
  Brian Olson

• Permits for Anaerobic Digesters
  George Schwint

• 2023 Land Use Case Law Update
  Jason Kuboushek
           HANDOUT – 2023 Land Use Case Law Update

• Nonconformities
  Jason Kuboushek
           HANDOUT – 2023 Nonconformity with Ordinance

• Financial Guarantees
  Angie Berg
           HANDOUT – Escrow Agreement Fillable
           HANDOUT – Irrevocable Letter of Credit
  

• AMC Legislative Updates
  Brian Martinson

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2021 MACPZA Annual Conference Presentations & Handouts

• Floodplain Updates
  Cecil Strauss & Dan Petrik - Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

• Understanding Hydroclimatic Change in Minnesota
  Kenny Blumenfeld - Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

• State Demographic Changes Census 2020
  Susan Brower - Minnesota State Demographer

• Habitat Friendly Solar Pollinators
  Dan Shaw - Board of Water & Soil Resources

• AMC Legislative Update
  Brian Martinson - Environment & Natural Resources Policy Analyst
  - Printable MACPZA Legislative Summary

• Legal Review
  Scott Anderson & Jay Squires - Rupp, Anderson, Squires & Waldspurger, P.A.

• Kennels: State Rules and Regulations
  Courtney Wheeler - Minnesota Board of Animal Health
  - Commercial Dog and Cat Breeder Handbook
  - Commercial Dog or Cat Breeder Inspection Guidelines
  - Kennel Licensing Handbook
  - Kennel Inspection Guidelines

• Federal Requirements Licensing and Inspection of Commercial Breeders
  Debra Sime, DVM- USDA

• Capturing Value From Food Waste
  Tony Hill - Director of Environmental Resources, Olmsted County

• Rural Graveyards (Minnesota Archaeology and Cemeteries)
  Amanda Gronhovd – Minnesota State Archaeologist