ADDITIONAL
City Council Announcements
February 1, 2011
B. Information Needed by Council Staff
1. National League of Cities Congressional City Conference 2011 – Washington DC March 12 – 16, 2011 – Marriott Wardman Park Hotel
The NLC Congressional City Conference is a unique venue at which municipal officials from across the country come together to gain valuable insight into the latest Capitol Hill activities affecting cities and members, towns and to share best practices.
•Connect with members of Congress and the Administration to ensure that municipal challenges and innovations remain front and center on Capitol Hill;
•Learn about and advocate for federal funding and programs to support creative local solutions;
•Stay informed and educated about new federal laws and regulations; and
•Represent your city at this EXCLUSIVE national forum which focuses solely on the federal policy concerns of cities, towns and villages from the perspective of local elected leaders and municipal staff
Key federal policy issues to be addressed include:
•Ensuring full economic recovery of cities and towns
•Partnering to rebuild the nation’s infrastructure
•Advocating for comprehensive national immigration reform
•Coordinating federal and local energy efficiency and conservation efforts
•Promoting sustainable development in communities
•Protecting public safety resources
Registration Deadlines
March 9, 2011 – Register by this date to secure the advance registration rate. Advance rates are: $420 for NLC and Associate Members, $540 for State League Members, and $645 for Non-Members. First-time attendees pay just $350. A $100 processing fee is included in onsite registration.
February 18, 2011 - Deadline for housing requests and to cancel registrations.
Would any of the Council Members like to attend the conference?
Council Members Christensen, Turner and Simonsen were interested.
2. Letter addressed to Utah Department of Transportation
Letter informing UDOT that City residents were happy with the process used in the Wasatch Front Regional Council’s State Street visioning initiative – request to have a similar initiative conducted for Foothill Blvd.
Does the Council approve the DRAFT letter or have any suggested changes?
3. Follow-up to the Council Retreat
Attached is a draft letter for the Council’s approval in asking the Mayor to approach Salt Lake Solutions to consider taking on as a project, dog policy relating to off-leash areas
Does the Council approve the DRAFT letter or have any suggested changes?
4. Council Member Tapings
Reminder that we have set aside from 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. each Tuesday to do Council tapings here in the Historic Room with Bill Haight’s crew from IMS.
Please let your Liaison or Cindy Harris know if you will be doing a taping.
Councilmember Love said the Council would meet on July 19th and 26th and in April on the 5th, 12th and 26th. April 13th was the League.