Councilmember
Rushton
Council Report
Council Report
December
4, 2012
Congress
of cities nlc Conference
Summary
November
28-December I was able to attended and represented West Valley City at the
National League of Cities Congress of Cities in Boston Massachusetts. This year’s conference was actually offered four concurrent conferences to provide more
in-depth exploration of the most pressing challenges facing cities. This
general conference focus appeared to be more centered around tracking and
influencing federal policy and reliance on technology. The conference at the Boston Convention Center
began Wednesday and ended at the World Trade Center Seaport Saturday evening.
It featured a large number workshops and roundtable discussions. The seminars I attended this week included “Coping with Community Transformations and
Population shifts” and “Making your City more Business Friendly” among others.
I also participated in the First Tier Suburbs Committee where I was re-appointed
to serve as Vice Chair for the coming year. I also was invited to participate
in the CED policy committee where recommendations were made to influence
legislative agenda on a wide variety of related items including CDBG. Additionally, I gathered materials on numerous
best practice solutions, grant information, and vendor products in order to
share them with executive staff for informational
purposes.
conference highlights
some of the
highlights with local interest:
1.
Participated
in Leadership Training Institute Award Luncheon.
2.
Participated
in the Developing Downtown Density workshop where I was able to compare
Fairbourne project with similar projects and how to best turn downtown
districts into a denser economic engine.
3.
Learned
insights into League restructuring and new Executive Leadership positions and
Presidency.
4.
Other
delegates from Utah cities gathered for a caucus dinner with representatives
from the Utah League of Cities and Towns.
5.
Able to meet with representative from
Boston Mayor’s office regarding their Employee Residency requirements.
6.
Attached Federal Policy Slides
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