SEMINAR GUIDE
Monday-Friday, July 11-15 Seminar Parking Valet parking for hotel guests with in & out privilege, $12 per day. Valet parking for day guests with in & out privilege, $5 per day. Self-parking is available in the lot across the street however in & out privilege is not available. Monday, July 11, 2:30 pm 6:30 pm Seminar Registration River City Lobby Tuesday, July 12, 7:30 am 7:30 pm Seminar Registration River City Lobby Tuesday, July 12, 8:30 am 4:30 pm 21 st Annual Legal Seminar 7-Hour USPAP Update (Additional Fee) River City Ballroom Salon C Instructor: William Henry Riley, CAE CE Hours: 7 Meals: Breakfast and Lunch Special Recommendation(s): Bring your copy of USPAP The update workbook will be provided. This classroom instructional program will take place in the hotel and includes breakfast and lunch. Breakfast and lunch will be served in Salon B and may be enjoyed in the classroom. There is no exam.. 1
Tuesday, July 12, 8:30 am 4:30 pm IAAO Workshop 171 IAAO Standards of Professional Practice & Ethics (Additional Fee) River City Ballroom Salon A Instructor: Brian E. Gordineer, AAS CE Hours: 7 Meals: Breakfast and Lunch This classroom instructional program will take place in the hotel and includes breakfast and lunch. Breakfast and lunch will be served in Salon B and may be enjoyed in the classroom. The exam will be given Wednesday, July 13, 8:00 am in the Amethyst Room. An online version of this course is available to IAAO members at no cost.. Tuesday, July 12, 8:00 am 5:00 pm ProVal Seminar (Additional Fee) Amethyst Room Instructor: TBA CE Hours: TBA Meals: TBA The details of this independent full-day program are to be announced. Contact Chester Carr for additional information. 2
Tuesday, July 12, 1:30 pm 5:00 pm The Architecture of Richmond s Historic Houses (Joint Session) SPONSORED BY BASICGOV Downtown Walking Tour Meet at Miller and Rhoads Condo Lobby Instructor: Various Presenters Catherine Brincefield, Nancy Pope and Brian Gordineer CE Hours: 3 Special Recommendation(s): Wear comfortable walking shoes This walking tour will feature guided house tours of the Virginia Governor s Mansion-1813, John Marshall House-1790 and the White House of the Confederacy-1818. Tour will start at the Miller and Rhoads Condo Lobby. Participants will be assigned a group number. All three houses are within 5 to 7 blocks of the hotel Please allow for a ten minute walk. 3
Wednesday, July 13, 7:30 am 5:00 pm Seminar Registration River City Lobby Wednesday, July 13, 8:00 am 9:00 am IAAO Workshop 171 IAAO Standards of Professional Practice & Ethics Exam Amethyst Room Instructor: Brian E. Gordineer, AAS CE Hours: NA This is the exam for the workshop from the preceding day. Wednesday, July 13, 8:30 am 9:30 am Breakfast Miller Rhoads Gerhart Ballroom Instructor: NA CE Hours: NA Meals: Breakfast Breakfast for all registrants. 4
Wednesday, July 13, 9:30 am 10:00 am Opening Session (Joint Session) Miller Rhoads Gerhart Ballroom Selena Cuffee-Glenn, Chief Administrative Officer, City of Richmond Benjamin Ross, Travel Counselor, Hilton Miller & Rhoads David Nelligar-King, Chairman, Professional Designation Program Advisory Committee Michele Packard, Co-Chair, VAAO Education Committee Trudy Clatterbaugh, Co-Chair, VAAO Education Committee CE Hours: NA This is the official welcome to the 61 st Annual Property Assessment Seminar. The Chief Administrative Officer for the City of Richmond, Selena Cuffee-Glenn will provide a welcome to the Commonwealth s capital city. Travel Counselor Benjamin Ross with the Hilton Miller and Rhoads will also greet registrants and provide some helpful hints for a great experience. The opening session will conclude with presentations by the chair of the VAAO Professional Designation Advisory Committee to those who have achieved IAAO professional designations since the VAAO Annual Conference.. 5
Wednesday, July 13, 10:00 am 12:00 pm Keynote - More Than Just a Place for a Meeting (Joint Session) Miller Rhoads Gerhart Ballroom Leo Radakovich - Valentine Museum Tim Stacer, Hilton Miller & Rhoads Brian E. Gordineer, AAS CE Hours: 2 This presentation focuses on the history and evolution of the downtown Miller & Rhoads Department Store, as well as the adaptive re-use as a hotel and condominiums.. 6
Wednesday, July 13, 12:00 pm 2:00 pm Historic Condo and Hotel Lunch Tour (Additional Fee) Amethyst Lobby Representative of Hilton Miller & Rhoads Catherine Brincefield CE Hours: 2 Meals: Lunch included. The session will begin with a box lunch. The tour features tours of condominium units and hotel rooms of the former downtown Miller & Rhoads Department Store. The presentation will also include discussion of recent meeting space additions, room renovations and the upgrade to a full-service Hilton. Wednesday, July 13, 1:00 pm 2:00 pm VAAO Board Meeting (Joint Session) River City Ballroom Officers, Directors and Committee Chairs Brian E. Gordineer, AAS CE Hours: NA The summer board meeting of the Virginia Association of Assessing Officers. 7
Wednesday, July 13, 2:00 pm 5:00 pm Mixed Use Developments in Richmond (Concurrent Session) Miller Rhoads Ballroom Sarge Reynolds, Reynolds Development Richard Souter, WVS Companies Shane Finnegan, Gumenick Properties Biff Leonard, CAE, SRA CE Hours: 3 This session focuses on three mixed use developments in Greater Richmond. Sarge Reynolds will discuss the Reynolds Crossing project which includes the reuse of the architecturally significant Reynolds headquarters, as well as the construction of a Westin and Walmart. Richard Souter will share the history and development of the Rockett s Landing project which straddles the City of Richmond and Henrico County line. Shane Finnegan of Gumenick Properties will share the background of Libbie Mill in Henrico County.. 8
Wednesday, July 13, 2:00 pm 5:00 pm Land Use Roundtable (Concurrent Session) Gerhart Ballroom Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Farms & Land Use Matthew Meares, Virginia Solar Walter McLeod, Eco Capitol Solar Francis Hodsoll, SolUnesco Dr. Gordon Groover and Dr. Lex Bruce, Department of Agriculture and Applied Economics, Virginia Tech The Honorable Thomas Blackwell, MCR, Essex County Mary Garris CE Hours: 3 This session will be a roundtable discussion on current land use/use-value assessment issues, to include SLEAC Values Primer, led by the co-chairs of the VAAO Land Use Committee. 9
Wednesday, July 13, 6:00 pm 11:00 pm Dinner and Canal Boat Excursion (Joint Session) SPONSORED BY THOMSON-REUTERS River City Ballroom and James River and Kanawha Canal Riverfront Historic Canal Cruises Michele Packard and Trudy Clatterbaugh CE Hours: N Special Recommendation(s): Flat shoes recommended Meals: Old-Fashioned Barbeque Dinner The evening includes an old-fashioned barbecue dinner served from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm in the Hilton and 45-minute historical cruise on the James River and Kanawha Canal. Live entertainment will be provided by Jackass Flats from 7 11 pm. Due to the timed nature of the cruise and space limitations, the cruise times are on a first-come, first-serve basis and are made at the time of registration. The cruise times are on the individual seminar badges. Times indicated are the times that the trolley will depart the Hilton Broad Street door entrance for the Turning Basin, where you will board the canal boats. Please arrive at the Hilton Broad Street door 5 minutes before the cruise time on your ticket. Should you miss the trolley, you will be responsible for your own transportation to the Turning Basin to make your cruise time. 10
Thursday, July 14, 7:30 am 9:00 am Final Seminar Registration River City Lobby Thursday, July 13, 7:30 am 8:30 am Breakfast River City Ballroom Salon B and C Instructor: NA CE Hours: NA Meals: Breakfast Breakfast for all registrants. 11
Thursday, July 14, 8:30 am 5:00 pm Commercial Professional Seminar (Additional Fee) Richmond Office Buildings and Hotels River City Ballroom Salon A and Motor Coach Tour Leo Radakovich, Valentine Museum Trib Sutton, Riverfront Plaza Brown s Island and Omni - James Center Andrew Ferguson, Gateway Plaza Representative, The Jefferson Hotel Trudy Clatterbaugh CE Hours: 8 Meals: Lunch at the Tobacco Company Restaurant included. Special Recommendation(s): Wear comfortable walking shoes This session begins in the MRG Ballroom with the presentation I Know Richmond River City by a representative of the Valentine. Following this introduction to Richmond, registrants will board a motor coach for a short ride to Riverfront Plaza: The twin towers that comprise this project were built in 1990 and include almost 1 million square feet of net leasable area. With a short walk to Brown s Island. The next stop is the James Center: This three building complex was built in 1985 on the site of the original canal turning basin, and it too includes almost 1 million square feet of net leasable area. Lunch will be served at the Tobacco Company: The former tobacco warehouse was opened as a restaurant in 1977. Following lunch the motor coach will depart for Gateway Plaza Richmond s newest office building which boasts over 500,000 square feet and a five-story parking deck. The day concludes with a tour of The Jefferson Hotel, opened in 1895, and elected in 1969 to the National Register of Historical Places. 12
Thursday, July 14, 8:30 am 5:00 pm Residential Professional Seminar (Additional Fee) Richmond Office Buildings and Hotels River City Ballroom Salon A and Walking Tour Leo Radakovich, Valentine Museum Peter Lowe, First National Apartments Wendy Spaulding, The Edison Apartments Wendy McLeod, The Residences at the John Marshall Brian Clay, Central National Bank Michele Packard CE Hours: 8 Meals: Lunch at the Virginia Ballroom in the John Marshall included. Special Recommendation(s): Wear comfortable walking shoes This session begins in the MRG Ballroom with the presentation I Know Richmond River City by a representative of the Valentine. Following this introduction, registrants will walk to the First National Apartments: This 19-story bank and office building was designed by architect Alfred Blossom and was completed in 1913. The next stop is the Edison Apartments: This elegant 14- story building was constructed in 1919 as the headquarters of the Virginia Railway and Power Company, later VEPCO. A refreshing summer luncheon will be served beneath the three original Swarovski crystal chandeliers. Following lunch, the program will continue with a tour of the Residences at the John Marshall: The John Marshall opened in 1929 as Virginia s largest hotel and has recently undergone a $70 million renovation as 238 apartment homes. The day will conclude at the Central National Bank Building: Built in 1929, this John Eberson design is one of Richmond s two Art Deco skyscrapers.. 13
Thursday, July 14, 8:30 am Noon Tools and Resources for Assessors (Real Property) (Concurrent Session) SPONSORED BY THE MASTERS TOUCH Gerhart Ballroom Andrew McRoberts, Esq., Sands Anderson William Marchand, City of Norfolk David Sanford, CAE, City of Chesapeake Robert Taylor, MAI, SRA, Virginia Commonwealth University Esis Bowman CE Hours: 3.5 This program begins with a legislative review of the 2016 General Assembly session by Andrew McRoberts, Esq., of Sands Anderson, William Marchand, Deputy Assessor in Norfolk and a member of the Technical Standards Committee of the International Association of Assessing Officers (IAAO) will speak about the benefits of the fifteen IAAO Technical Standards. The value and benefits of IAAO Professional Designations will be addressed by David Sanford, CAE, Interim Assessor in the City of Chesapeake and a member of the Professional Development Committee of IAAO. The program will conclude with Robert Taylor, MAI, SRA speaking about the Kornblau Real Estate Program at Virginia Commonwealth University. 14
Thursday, July 14, 2:00 pm 5:00 pm Culture and Credits (Real Property) (Concurrent Session) Gerhart Ballroom and Walking Tour Chris Novelli, Department of Historic Resources Allison Domson, Williams Mullen Dolly Vogt, Dominion Arts Center David Nelligar-King CE Hours: 3 This afternoon session will focus on the use of tax credits for the renovation of the Carpenter Theater. The building was designed by New York architect John Eberson for the Loew s Corporation and was considered the most modern theater in the South when it opened in 1928. Therese Evans, of Dominion Arts Center will speak about the use of the tax credits, having been responsible for this aspect of the project and Colin Robinson of Gilbane Construction will address the extent of the renovation. Following the lecture presentations Dolly Vogt of Dominion Arts Center/SMG will lead us across North Sixth Street for a behind the scenes tour of the Carpenter Theater. 15
Thursday, July 14, 8:30 am 10:30 pm BPOL, M&T and How a Small Office Copes with the Big Issues (Personal Property) Miller Ballroom Ray Warren, Esq., Arlington County Karen Bever, City of Hampton Patricia Melochik, Esq., City of Hampton The Honorable Ellen Murphy, MCR, Frederick County TBA CE Hours: TBA Thursday, July 14, 10:45 am 12:00 pm DMV Updates Working Those Downloads (Personal Property) Miller Ballroom The Honorable Mitchell Nuckles, MCR, City of Lynchburg TBA CE Hours: TBA 16
Thursday, July 14, 1:00 pm 2:30 pm Appeals How to Research, Respond and Handle (Personal Property) Miller Ballroom Andrew McRoberts, Esq., Sands Anderson TBA CE Hours: TBA Thursday, July 14, 2:45 pm 3:30 pm Personal Property Legislative Update (Personal Property) Miller Ballroom The Honorable Charlie Crowson, MCR, (Retired) City of Newport News The Honorable Ross Mugler, MCR, City of Hampton The Honorable Lori Stevens, MCR, Dinwiddie County TBA CE Hours: TBA 17
Thursday, July 14, 3:30 am 5:00 pm How to Save Money on Postage Electronic Notices (Personal Property) Miller Ballroom Jim Cote, Master s Touch LLC TBA CE Hours: TBA 18
Thursday, July 14, 5:30 pm 9:00 pm Open Space and Conservation Easement Tour (Additional Fee) Board Motor Coach at Hilton Broad Street Entrance Mr. and Mrs. Ten Eyck Wellford, Woodside Mr. and Mrs. Charles Reed, Redesdale The Thompson Family, Tuckahoe Plantation The Honorable Thomas Blackwell, MCR, Essex County Mary Garris CE Hours: 3 Meals: Boxed Picnic Dinner by Sally Bell s Kitchen. This evening dinner tour session will focus on the use of conservation easements and use-value open space easements to preserve historic properties. The evening begins at Woodside in western Henrico County. The tour continues at Redesdale, situated along scenic River Road, also in Henrico County. This modest Greek Revival style villa built in 1858 sits in a sympathetic historic setting thanks to a conservation easement which allowed for limited subdivision of the original parcel. The tour continues at Redesdale, situated along scenic River Road, also in Henrico County. Redesdale is a stunning Colonial Revival mansion built in 1925 and designed by society architect William Lawrence Bottemly. The property is covered by a use-value assessment Open Space Agreement, including gardens designed by noted landscape architect Charles Freeman Gillette. The evening will conclude further west on River Road, at Tuckahoe Plantation in eastern Goochland County. This eighteenth century home of the Randolph family is covered by a historic preservation easement and may be familiar to watchers of the television series Turn. 19
Thursday, July 14, 5:30 pm 9:00 pm Adaptive Re-Use Tour (Additional Fee) Board Motor Coach at Hilton Broad Street Entrance Representative from Henrico County, Dabbs House John Zanino, Henrico Theater Ramirez Family, Mankin Mansion Stuart Staples, AAS CE Hours: 3 Meals: Boxed Picnic Dinner By Sally Bell s Kitchen. This evening dinner tour will focus on the adaptive re-use of historic structures for a use other than for what they were originally intended. The evening begins at the Dabbs House, originally known as High Meadows. This domestic structure from the 1820s served as Robert E. Lee s headquarters during the Civil War, an almshouse for the poor and a police station, before becoming a historic house museum with exhibits and a research library. The tour continues at the Henrico Theater in the Highland Springs area of eastern Henrico County. This Henrico County facility was constructed in 1938 as an Art Deco movie palace. The evening concludes at another Henrico County landmark, the Mankin Mansion. The 1924 mansion was built as the home of Edward Thurston Mankin, the owner of the of the South s renowned brick foundries. 20
Thursday, July 14, 5:30 pm 11:00 pm Hospitality Suite Room 409 William Bacon CE Hours: NA Meals: Refreshments provided. Friday, July 14, 8:00 am 9:00 am Breakfast Miller Rhoads Gerhart Ballroom Instructor: NA CE Hours: NA Meals: Breakfast Breakfast for all registrants. 21
Friday, July 15, 9:00 pm 12:00 pm Birthplace of Assessment Law (Joint Session) SPONSORED BY SANDS ANDERSON AND VISION Miller Rhoads Gerhart Ballroom and Walking Tour to Capitol Richard Sliwoski, Virginia Commonwealth University Kathleen Kilpatrick, Capitol Square Preservation Council Mark Greenough, Capitol Square Visitors Center Jason Hughes CE Hours: 3 This session focuses on the Capitol, Capitol Square and the Capitol Square Visitor Center. The Virginia Capitol, the birthplace of assessment law, was designed by Thomas Jefferson and has served as the seat of government since 1788. In preparation for the 400 th anniversary of the settlement of Jamestown, Capitol Square became the home of a new Capitol Square Visitors Center and the Capitol was renovated to meet the needs of the twenty-first century. Kathleen Kilpatrick of the Capitol Square Preservation Council will speak about the careful planning and historic preservation consideration given to Capitol Square. Richard Sliwoski, of Virginia Commonwealth University, will provide insight to the recent renovation and improvements. The program will conclude with a four-block walk, led by Mark Greenough of the Capitol Square Visitors Center, to Capitol Square for a tour of the Virginia State Capitol. 22