Mayors, Business Leaders Breakfast: 2010 USCM Excellence in Public Private Partnership Awards
By Judy Reid
February 1, 2010
The United States Conference of Mayors recognized outstanding partnerships between cities and members of the business community January 22 in Washington (DC) at the Conference's 78th Winter Meeting.
During opening remarks, Conference President Burnsville (MN) Mayor Elizabeth B. Kautz emphasized the importance of the relationship between business and cities. "We are all aware of the importance of the private sector as the backbone of the U.S. economy. Every mayor recognizes how businesses of every size in the city positively affect the strength, vitality, and viability of our community."
Before announcing the awards, Kautz remarked, "Our metro economic agenda on jobs, transportation, and energy independence is designed to help create a business friendly environment for cities. Our cities cannot succeed without leadership from the business community.
In addition to Kautz, Conference CEO and Executive Director Tom Cochran participated in the awards program, recognizing best practices partnerships between Columbus (OH) and Malcolm Pirnie, Inc.; Westland (MI) and RecycleBank; and Los Angeles (CA) and AT&T California.
Cochran highlighted the importance of the Mayors Business Council stating, "Cities and the business community are going through the toughest economic time we have seen in decades. We are counting on the private sector to deliver on the promise of jobs for the American people."
AWARDS
The Mayors Business Council established the awards to encourage businesses and cities to work together to bring innovative solutions to challenges facing local communities and to highlight successful public private partnerships.
The award winners are as follows:
Award of Excellence
Los Angeles (CA) and AT&T California for the "Hire LA's Youth" Campaign
Outstanding Achievement Awards
Columbus (OH) and Malcolm Pirnie, Inc. for the "Project Clean River"
Westland (MI) and RecycleBank for the "An All-American City Rewards All for Recycling"
An independent panel of judges was appointed by the Conference of Mayors to review the submissions. Criteria upon which their selections were made included: improvement in delivery of services, sustainability, cost savings, creativity of approach, benefits to both public and private partners, economic and business benefits, and measurable results.
See usmayors.org/uscm/buscouncil for additional information about the Public/Private Partnership Award winners.
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