Standing Committee Meetings

Revisit the standing committee meetings of the 88th Annual Meeting.

Monday, June 22

International Affairs

Monday, June 22
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm ET

Chair

Nan Whaley
Mayor of Dayton

Staff Lead

Luis Renta

Agenda

Consideration of Proposed Resolutions

Jobs, Education, and the Workforce

Monday, June 22
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm ET

Chair

Christopher Cabaldon
Mayor of West Sacramento

Staff Lead

Kathy Amoroso

Agenda

Consideration of Proposed Resolutions

Video
THE HONORABLE BOBBY SCOTT (VA)
Chair, House Education and Labor Committee
U.S. House of Representatives

Birmingham Strong Service Corps
RANDALL WOODFIN
Mayor of Birmingham
Vice Chair, Jobs, Education, and the Workforce Standing Committee

Tuesday, June 23

Tourism, Arts, Parks, Entertainment, and Sports

Tuesday, June 23
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm ET

Chair

Hillary Schieve
Mayor of Reno

Staff Lead

Tom McClimon

Agenda

Consideration of Proposed Resolutions

Environment

Tuesday, June 23
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm ET

Chair

Rick Kriseman
Mayor of St. Petersburg

Staff Lead

Judy Sheahan

Agenda

Consideration of Proposed Resolutions

Covid-19: Protecting Your Municipal Solid Waste Workers & How To Improve the  Health Conditions at  Homeless Encampments
LORI KAHIKINA
President of MWMA
Director of Environmental Services
City of Honolulu

RICHARD McHALE
Assistant Director of Resource Recovery
City of Austin

ALEX HELOU
Assistant Director of Sanitation
City of Los Angeles

JEFF MARTIN
Vice President of Safety Services
Waste Management

Wednesday, June 24

Energy

Wednesday, June 24
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm ET

Chair

Jon Mitchell
Mayor of New Bedford

Staff Lead

Rich Anderson

Agenda

Consideration of Proposed Resolutions

Remarks
CONGRESSMAN PAUL TONKO (NY)
Chair, Energy Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee
U.S. House of Representatives

Remarks
JOHN HARTNETT
President, Mayflower Wind Energy

Remarks
BRIAN l. WOLF
Executive Vice President, Public Policy and External Affairs
Edison Electric Institute

Metro Economies

Wednesday, June 24
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm ET

Chair

Jeff Williams
Mayor of Arlington, TX

Staff Lead

Larry Jones

Agenda

Consideration of Proposed Resolutions

Topic: Reopening Local Economies & Recovering from COVID-19 Pandemic

Moderator 
JEFF WILLIAMS
Mayor of Arlington
Chair, Metro Economies Standing Committee

Remarks
SYLVESTER TURNER
Mayor of Houston

JAMES ALLEN JONES
Mayor of Winston-Salem

Emergency Fiscal Assistance for Local Governments: Legislative Update
ARUNA KALYANAM
Democratic Tax Counsel and Staff Director
House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures

Big Promise of Midsize Metros
MICK CORNETT
Author, The Next American City: The Big Promise of our Midsize Metros
Past President, The United States Conference of Mayors, 2016-17

Report Summary: Impact of COVID-19 on Small Businesses
CHI MAC
Research Lead
JP Morgan Chase Institute

Thursday, June 25

Transportation and Communications

Thursday, June 25
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm ET

Chair

Harry LaRosiliere
Mayor of Plano

Staff Lead

Kevin McCarty

Agenda

Consideration of Proposed Resolutions

Remarks
JIM HOVLAND
Mayor of Edina
Vice Chair, Transportation and Communications Standing Committee

FAST Act Renewal and Public Transportation
ERIC JOHNSON
Mayor of Dallas
Vice Chair for Public Transit, Transportation and Communications Standing Committee

Transit Recovery and Restoration:  Restoring Public Confidence as we Build-Back-Better
NURIA I. FERNANDEZ
General Manager and CEO, Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
Chair, APTA

Brian Alberts
Director of Safety, American Public Transportation Association

Safety Practices for Walking and Bicycling in a COVID-19 World
PATRICK WOJAHN
Mayor of College Park
Vice Chair for City Livability & Bicycling, Transportation and Communications Committee

Forty Years of Freight Rail Success
TED GREENER
Executive Director for Public Affairs
Association of American Railroads

MICHAEL GAYNOR
Assistant Vice President of Field Operations
GORAIL

Criminal and Social Justice

Thursday, June 25
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm ET

Chair

Lori E. Lightfoot
Mayor of Chicago

Staff Lead

Laura DeKoven Waxman

Agenda

Report of the Working Group on Police Reform and Racial Justice
LORI E. LIGHTFOOT
Mayor of Chicago
Chair, Working Group on Police Reform and Racial Justice

Discussion of the Statement of Principles

Consideration of Proposed Resolutions

Other Business

Friday, June 26

Children, Health, and Human Services

Friday, June 26
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm ET

Chair

Levar Stoney
Mayor of Richmond, VA

Staff Lead

Dalen Harris

Agenda

Consideration of Proposed Resolutions

Video
DR. ANTHONY FAUCI, M.D.
Director
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Remarks
ANNE SCHUCHAT, M.D.
Principal Deputy Director
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Rear Admiral (Ret.), U.S. Public Health Service

Community Development and Housing

Friday, June 26
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm ET

Chair

Keisha Lance Bottoms
Mayor of Atlanta

Staff Lead

Gene Lowe

Agenda

Consideration of Proposed Resolutions

Remarks
DR. RAPHAEL BOSTIC
President and Chief Executive Officer
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Remarks
JEFFREY LUBELL
Principal Associate and Director of Housing And Community Initiatives, Social and Economic Policy
ABT Associates