May 2013 Highlights
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COUNCIL OF STATE GOVERNMENTS (CSG)
Stateside Contact: Heather Williams at hsw@stateside.com
CSG will host its Leadership Summit June 20-23 in Washington, D.C.
On the morning of June 22, the Committee on Suggested State Legislation (SSL) will convene. During this meeting, SSL Committee members will recommend to include Docket items into the 2014 Annual SSL Volume, reject items, or defer items to a later SSL Committee meeting. A docket has not yet been released. The SSL Committee will next meet during CSG’s National Conference September 19-22 in Kansas City, Missouri. In Kansas City, SSL Committee members will be making recommendations for the 2015 Annual SSL Volume.
In addition, on June 22, the Finance Committee will convene and the Leadership Council will host a by invitation only meeting. The 21st Century Foundation meeting will take place June 23.
Two Policy Academies, Medicaid Leadership Policy Academy and Newly Elected Legislators: Priorities in Higher Education Policy Academy, will take place June 20-22 in conjunction with the Leadership Summit. Both of these events are by invitation only.
A preliminary agenda is available at:
http://www.csg.org/events/documents/CSGLEADERSHIPFORUMAGENDAWEB.pdf
INTERNATIONAL CITY/COUNTY MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION (ICMA)
Stateside Contact: Michael Behm at mjb@stateside.com
ICMA, in conjunction with U.S. EPA, is hosting the Brownfields 2013 Conference May 14-17 in Atlanta, Georgia.
Concurrent sessions and workshops scheduled for May 15 include:
• Equitable Brownfields Revitalization: Tools for Progress
• Solar Powering Your Community Workshop – Solar on Brownfields
• Best Management Practices for Site Assessment, Remediation and Greener Cleanups
• Building Blocks for Sustainable Communities Training
• Leveraging Contracts for Innovative Site Characterization and Cleanup
In addition, a Federal Address will be given by U.S. EPA Acting Administrator Bob Perciasepe and U.S. EPA Region 4 Administrator Gwen Keyes Fleming followed by a meeting of the Environmental Justice Caucus.
There will be over 100 educational sessions during the Conference. Concurrent educational sessions scheduled for May 16 include:
• When Cities Collaborate: Successful Strategies Implemented Under a Brownfields Assessment Coalition Grant
• How Green Infrastructure Projects Can Spark Urban Renewal
• Manufacturing and Community Revitalization
• Breaking Bold: Innovations by States
• Customizing Your Menu of Economic Incentives for Redevelopment
• Exploring New Policy Options and Solutions to Address Local Governments’ Liability Concerns at Brownfields
• Gas Stations and USTs – Return on Investment for Public and Private Sectors
• A Day in the Life of a Local Government Sustainability Director
• State Brownfield Programs: What Works, What Doesn’t?
• Prepared Workbook: EPA’s Secret Weapon for Brownfields Redevelopment
A Plenary Session entitled Revitalization Roundtable is scheduled for May 16 with speakers including White House Director for Intergovernmental Relations Jay Williams and U.S. EPA Assistant Administrator Mathy Stanislaus.
Concurrent educational sessions scheduled for May 17 include:
• Past, Present & Future of State Brownfield Tax Credits and Financial Incentives
• Infill and Brownfield Developers: Coming Together and Going Forward
• Brownfield Lessons Learned and International Best Practices
• ABC’s of Successful Compliance with Section 106
• It Could Happen to You: Obstacles and Strategies for Implementing “Continuing Obligations” in the Real World
• What Next? The Future of Brownfields Research in Policy and Practice
• Integrating Petroleum Brownfields into Corridor Planning and MPOs
Shale Gas and Brownfields – Is There a Connection?
• Innovative Insurance and Cleanup Strategies: Life Beyond Cost Cap
A detailed agenda is available at:
http://www.brownfieldsconference.org/en/home
UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF MAYORS (USCM)
Stateside Contact: Heather Williams at hsw@stateside.com
USCM will hold its Mayors Innovation Summit May 22-24 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Summit will focus on issues of open data, government transparency, and using Apps for city services more efficiently. Scheduled sessions include:
• Opening the Government: Creating Data Democracies for the Public Good
• Seeding Civic Engagement with Technology
• The New Infrastructure: The Economy of Investing in Broadband
• Breaking Through the Barriers to Spur Innovation
A tentative agenda is available at:
http://www.fox.temple.edu/conferences/mts/2013/program.html
USCM will hold its Annual Conference June 21-24 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Task Forces are scheduled to meet throughout the Conference and Mayor Scott Smith, of Mesa, New Mexico, will be selected as USCM President.
The following Standing Committees will convene June 21:
• Children, Health and Human Services
• Criminal and Social Justice
• Environment
• Transportation and Communications
Additionally, Women Mayors will meet followed by Republican Mayors and Local Officials (RMLO) and National Conference of Democratic Mayors (NCDM).
The Mayors and Business Leaders Plenary Breakfast is scheduled for June 22, and the following Standing Committees will also convene:
• Community Development and Housing
• Energy
• Jobs, Education and the Workforce
• Metro Economics
• International Affairs
• Membership
• Tourism, Arts, Parks, Entertainment and Sports
On June 23, a Best Practice Forums and a meeting of the Executive Committee has been scheduled. A session entitled Creating Financially Sound Cities through Efficient Employee Benefits is also scheduled.
The Business Session on June 24 will focus on resolutions coming out of the Standing Committees and inducting new officers.
A tentative agenda is available at:
http://usmayors.org/81stAnnualMeeting/media/agenda.pdf
