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Lake County Action Team
Welcome to the Lake County Community Action Lab
Introduction and Welcome (0:22)
Who is Strong Towns? (1:14)
What is the Community Action Lab? (2:04)
Why Lake County?
What to Expect on this Site (2:46)
How to Get Involved with Community Action lab (2:35)
How to Get Involved - Local Conversation (0:48)
Schedule and Resources
Community Action Lab Event #1
Strong Towns Summit
Public Presentation 1: Leesburg, FL
Public Presentation 2: Clermont, FL
Presentation Slide Deck - For the Action Team
Community Conversation
Stakeholder Workshop: Local municipal staff and local leaders
Stakeholder Workshop: Industry professionals and local leaders
New Member Orientation
Strong Towns New Member Orientation
Member Resources and Tools to Use and Share
7 Key Concepts to the Strong Towns Approach
Session #1: Strong Towns Core Principles
1.1. Principles of a Strong Town
1.2. Excerpt from Strong Towns
1.3. Complex versus Complicated and Spooky Wisdom (11:10)
1.4. Taco John's of Brainerd
1.5. Growth versus Productivity (13:55)
1.6. Optional Deep Dive
1.7. Action Team: Discussion Items and Discussion
Assignment 1: Three Topics to Discuss
Action Team Session February 23, 2023 (90:03)
Session #2: Financial Solvency is a Prerequisite for Long-Term Prosperity
2.0. Introduction
2.1. What is financial solvency?
2.2. Is this a good project? (2:14)
2.3. Filter #1: Does the project improve the community's balance sheet? (1:20)
2.4. Filter #2: Does the project justify raising taxes on the entire community? (3:04)
2.5. What it looks like to do the math
2.6. Discussion
2.7. Deep Dive
Action Team Session March 9, 2023 (89:14)
Session #3: The Bottom Up Approach
3.1. Learn the 4-Step Process for Public Investment
3.2. Let’s Fix a Dangerous Street in 24 Hours or Less
3.3. Reading: Chaotic But Smart
3.4. Video: Why Bad Street Design is Both Costly and Deadly
3.5. Activity: Humbly Observe
Action Team Session March 23, 2023 (79:21)
Leadership Team Briefing 1: March 27
Leadership Team Briefing 1: March 27 (54:10)
Session #4: The Growth Ponzi Scheme
4.1. Introduction to the Growth Ponzi Scheme
4.2. Growth or Stability
4.3. Exploring the Transactions of the Growth Ponzi Scheme (8:33)
4.4. Bonus: This Ponzi Scheme Might END Suburban Prosperity (10:22)
4.5. Spotlight on Lake County: Growth
4.6. Optional Deep Dive
4.7. Discussion
Assignment: Hard Conversations (Action Team Only)
Action Team Session: April 6, 2023 (92:24)
Action Team Session: May 4, 2023 (90:45)
Session #5: The Illusion of Wealth
5.1. Introduction
5.2. The Illusion of Wealth
5.3. Excerpt from Strong Towns
5.4. Video: Illusion of Wealth (4:43)
5.5. Who is Leading Growth?
5.6 Spotlight Lake County: Growth vs. Wealth
5.7. Optional Deep Dive
5.8. Discussion
Action Team Assignment
Action Team Session: May 18, 2023 (76:28)
Leadership Team Briefing 2: May 22nd
Leadership Team Briefing 2: May 22nd (41:24)
Session #6: Infinite Game - Limits of What You Know
6.1. Introduction
6.2. The Limits of Knowledge (4:20)
6.3. An Infinite Game
6.4. How to Make Decisions When We Can't Predict the Future (2:21)
6.5. Spotlight on Lake County: Growth Vs Wealth
6.6. Optional Deep Dive
6.7. Discussion
Action Team Session: June 1, 2023 (80:33)
Action Team Session: June 16, 2023 (120:31)
Community Action Lab Event 2: June 21-22, 2023
Public Session #2 June 21 - Video (59:42)
Special Session - City Government Can't Fail
Introduction: City Government Can’t Fail.
Dollars and Sense: The Economics of Development in Florida
Spotlight Lake County: Lake County’s Taco Johns Example
Action Team Study: Replacing a Water System every 10 years
Action Team Session: June 29, 2023 (75:55)
Action Team Session: July 13, 2023 (91:00)
Action Team Session: August 10, 2023 (62:25)
Leadership Team Briefing 3: July 24, 2023
Leadership Team Briefing: July 24th (38:38)
Session #7: Who's Leading Growth
7.0. Introduction
7.1. Success and Failure
7.2. Strategy 1: The Current Experiment (3:00)
7.3. Strategy 2: Stronger Growth - Increase the Productivity
7.4. Strategy 3: Strongest Growth - Predictable Productivity
7.5. Spotlight: The Most Productive Block in Lake County
7.6. Optional Deep Dive
7.7. Discussion
Action Team Session: August 24, 2023 (118:04)
7.8. Action Team Assignment: Value Per Acre Using County Maps (4:03)
Action Team Session: September 7, 2023 (97:42)
Tough Conversations: Should Cities Run a Profit?
Podcast: Four Communities Are Becoming Examples of Change
Tough Conversations: What does development look like in a Strong Town?
Podcast: Citizen Versus Developer? No! It's Citizen As Developer
Local Lessons: Lake County Success Stories
Groveland Prepares Pre-Approved Building Plans
One Option to Address Growth (12:30)
Session #8: Municipal Government as the Highest Form of Collaboration
8.0. Introduction
8.1. Vertical Flow (4:08)
8.2. Horizontal Flow (5:39)
8.3. Discussion
8.4. Deep Dive
8.5. The Horizontal Approach Applied
Action Team Session: September 21, 2023 (123:39)
Action Team Session: October 5, 2023 (77:42)
Action Team Session: October 19, 2023 (122:55)
Shifting the Conversation
Infrastructure is a Liability, Not an Asset
Helpful Resources: Accessory Dwelling Units
Additional Resource: Accessory Dwelling Units
Accessory Dwelling Units: A Flexible, Free-Market Housing Solution
How to Navigate the Obstacles of Building an Accessory Dwelling Unit
Building an Accessory Dwelling Unit in Windsor, ON
Big Win for ADUs: FHA To Count Rental Income for Mortgages
The Controversy over Accessory Dwelling Units (14:07)
Leadership Team Briefing 4: September 25, 2023
Leadership Team Briefing: September 25th (41:17)
Helpful Resource: Pre-Approved Building Plans
Pre-approved Building Plans
Deep Dive
Learn More: On-The-Ground Leaders
Escaping the Housing Trap
Escaping The Housing Trap
Webinar: Escaping the Housing Trap by Daniel Herriges (77:28)
Additional Resources to help Escape the Housing Trap
Session #9: Transparent Local Accounting
9.0. Introduction
9.1. #DoTheMath
9.2. The Challenge Presented by Modern Accounting Practices (9:17)
9.3. Assets and Liabilities (7:13)
9.4. Flying Blind
9.5. What Can We Do? (6:23)
Action Team Activity: Updating the Business Model
9.6. Spotlight: Repaving in Lake County
9.7. Deep Dive
Next Smallest Steps
Introduction
Reconstructing the Street? Move the Curb!
How to Solve a Parking Problem Without Breaking the Bank
Session #10: Citizen as Developer
10.0. Introduction
10.1. What Does Citizen as Developer Mean? (4:19)
10.2. The Regulatory Approach (5:24)
10.3. Nurturing Citizen Investment (7:08)
10.4. How Do We Lower the Bar to Entry? (1:49)
10.5. Case Study: Pre-Approved Building Plans in Groveland
10.6. Discussion
10.7. Deep dive
Community Action Lab Event 3: November 14-15, 2023
Public Session #3
Neighborhood Evolution Webinar
Neighborhood Evolution
Webinar: Ecosystems with Monte & Bernice (97:56)
Resources
Contacts
Taking Action
Take Your Next Smallest Step (3:49)
Pre-Approved Building Plans Webinar with Matthew Petty
Pre-Approved Building Plans Webinar
Webinar Presentation: How Pre-Approved Building Plans Can Unlock Housing Potential in Your Community (77:14)
Additional Information & Resources
Roundtable Sessions
Action Team Contacts
Roundtable 1: February 1, 2024 (95:29)
Roundtable 2: March 7, 2024 (88:48)
Roundtable 3: April 9, 2024 (96:34)
Visualizing Growth
Introduction (1:08)
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