103rd VML ANNUAL CONFERENCE - the Virginia Municipal League

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Tuesday, October 21 Urban Section: Brownfields redevelopment Hampton Room 6-8, 3rd Floor Both the state and federal governments have grant money available for brownfields assessment and redevelopment. The trick is to know how to successfully obtain grants. Learn how to get it, what to do with it, and how to get more. Presiding - Darlene Burcham, City Manager, City of Roanoke Speakers - Ian D. Shaw, PE, AICP, Senior City Planner, City of Roanoke; Brian Brown, Economic Development Administrator, City of Roanoke; Ellen Wentworth, Environmental Protection Specialist, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Noon - 1:30 p.m. Grab a Lunch (name tag required) Hampton Ballroom Foyer, 3rd Floor Noon - 1:30 p.m. Women in Local Government Luncheon (tickets required) Marriott Room 1-3, 4th Floor Presiding - Carolyn Dull, Council Member, City of Staunton Keynote Speaker - Margaret Spencer, Judge, City of Richmond Circuit Court Margaret Spencer 1:30 - 3 p.m. Concurrent Workshops & Local Government Round Tables Concurrenet Workshops Open meetings under FOIA Hampton Room 5, 3rd Floor Practical advice on the requirements for conducting a proper meeting under FOIA, including how to convene a closed session, topics that are allowed to be discussed in closed session, and opportunities for teleconferencing. This segment also will include a discussion of e-mails as public records and emails that may lead to an improper meeting. Presiding - Kathleen Dooley, City Attorney, City of Fredericksburg Speaker - Maria J. K. Everett, Executive Director, Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council Succession planning Hampton Room 6-8, 3rd Floor Effective organizations create a productive future by investing their time, thoughts, and planning to ensure the continuity of their talent, both their leaders and their front-line employees. Learn how to plan and adopt a success planning process that will ensure that your local government is prepared for the future. Presiding - Ed Daley, City Manager, City of Hopewell Speakers - Sandy Wanner, County Administrator, James City County; Shannon Flanagan-Watson, Assistant County Manager, Arlington County; Catherine Leggett, Vice President, Human Resources, ICMA RC Local Government Roundtables Marriott Room 4, 4th Floor An expert on a topic will staff each round table. Every 25 minutes delegates will go to a different table of their choice and learn about a different topic. If a table is too full, pick another topic and return in the next go-round. Topics include: Adaptive reuse of historic buildings Numerous historic buildings are not being properly maintained and used to their fullest capacities. Learn how architectural integrity can be maintained while adapting buildings into spaces needed for current-day uses. Determining the adaptability of historic buildings, examples of adaptive reuse projects, and lessons learned in other projects will be covered. Randal S. Vaughan, LEED® AP, Vice President/Project Manager, Wiley & Wilson, Inc. A leading role for arts and culture in economic development Arts and culture are good business for communities – not only do they improve the quality of life, but they also can create jobs, create tourist opportunities, and generate tax revenues. This roundtable will look at the role of arts and culture in economic development and how your community can reap the benefits. Peter Fields, President, Virginians for the Arts, and Chair, Stafford County Planning Commission Communicating with VDOT For Virginia’s cities, towns and counties, few state services are as important to a community’s quality of life and economic well-being as transportation. Commut- 22 23
Tuesday, October 21 Local Government Roundtables continued ers, businesses, emergency vehicles, and even school children depend on the reliability and safety of transportation infrastructure. If a locality has a problem to resolve, an issue to raise, or a project to propose, who is the right person at VDOT to call? How do you navigate your way through the bureaucracy? Michael Estes, Director, Local Assistance Division, Virginia Department of Transportation Community action partnerships Local community action agencies are involved in a variety of activities ranging from Head Start, affordable housing, workforce development, homeless programs, emergency services to free income tax preparation. Find out what to expect from your local community action agency and how to encourage the development of partnerships to ensure greater availability of services. Jim Schuyler, Executive Director, Virginia Community Action Partnership; Carolyn Spohrer, EITC Project Manager/Virginia CASH Campaign, Virginia Community Action Partnership Crime prevention The City of Chesapeake Police Department dispatches its citywide street crime units to specific neighborhoods in an effort to reduce crimes, particularly those that can flare into violence. The effort focuses on working with residents and removing repeat offenders. Find out how localities can use this approach to return neighborhoods to areas that hard-working, law-abiding people can again enjoy. Capt. Tony R. Torres, 5th Precinct Commander, Chesapeake Police Department Engaging citizens for a safer community Responding to an increasing level of fire-related incidents, the Petersburg Fire Department developed a comprehensive public education program called Operation Firesafe. The program focuses on fire prevention, safety awareness, alternative heating and correct fire safety behaviors. Operation Firesafe allows the fire department to engage community organizations (civic, social and fraternal organizations, faith based organizations and the general public) in its door-to-door campaign to make sure that every household is safe. Smoke alarms, carbon monoxide detectors, volunteer home inspections and “Remembering When” (a program for seniors) are among the topics. T. C. Hairston, Fire Chief, City of Petersburg How to conduct a baseline carbon emissions inventory for your government facilities One of the first steps in reducing energy usage and reducing your carbon footprint is to inventory your carbon emissions. After all, you have to know where you are before you can decide where you want to go. Find out about a simple five-step methodology that will get you started. Angela Vincent, Director, Northeast/Mid-Atlantic ICLEI USA Keeping in touch: lobbying your state legislators Local elected officials are THE most effective lobbyists, especially in the development of year-round relationships with state legislators. Learn how you can get your locality’s message across to the General Assembly and how you can be an effective partner working with VML on broad issues. M. Jane Seeman, Mayor, Town of Vienna; Chair, VML Legislative Committee Norfolk Cares: One-stop call center Find out about Norfolk’s telephone help center, where one phone call gets you the information you need on city activities. Originally started as a way to help with code enforcement issues, the center now handles calls of any nature on city activities. Bob Batcher, Public Relations Manager, City of Norfolk Police pursuits “2 DEAD AFTER OFFICER CROSSES STATE LINE TO PURSUE DRUNK DRIVER.” This is not the headline any elected official wants to see in the morning newspaper. Learn about the role of elected officials in establishing a policy on police pursuits that balances the need to apprehend criminals with protecting the general public from the consequences of pursuit driving. Tim Ailsworth, Deputy Director, VML Insurance Programs Preparing your community for digital television transition The national transition from analog to digital television (DTV) on Feb. 17, 2009, will affect more than 69 million television sets. The National Association of 24 25
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