Due to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic and the recent increase of cases due to the Delta variant, the 89th Annual Meeting is no longer taking place in person in Austin, Texas. The meeting will now be exclusively virtual.
The ten policy standing committees will hold virtual Zoom meetings during the week of August 23. The purpose of these meetings will be to consider proposed resolutions and discuss any other matter that the Chair wishes to add to the agenda. As would be the case during an Annual Meeting, each standing committee meeting will be open to all mayors, platinum partners, business council members, and the media to view – but only Member Mayors of each standing committee will be allowed to vote on proposed resolutions. The consideration of resolutions must be the first order of business, and there will be a parliamentarian present during each meeting.
Executive Committee
Tuesday, August 31
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm ET
With the meeting now taking place virtually, the Executive Committee will meet to adopt the resolutions passed by the 10 standing committees. Any member mayor who wishes to register a no vote on a resolution that passes can still do so in the mobile app.
Standing Committee Schedule
Tuesday, August 24
Transportation and Communications
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm ET
Chair: Michael B. Hancock, Mayor of Denver, CO
Staff: Kevin McCarty
Consideration of Proposed Resolutions
Wednesday, August 25
Metro Economies
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm ET
Chair: Luke Bronin, Mayor of Hartford, CT
Staff: Larry Jones
Consideration of Proposed Resolutions
Community Development and Housing
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm ET
Chair: Keisha Lance Bottoms, Mayor of Atlanta, GA
Staff: Eugene Lowe
Consideration of Proposed Resolutions
Remarks
ANTHONY LOVE
Interim Executive Director
U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness
Remarks
ALAN B. WILLIAMS
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Intergovernmental Relations
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Criminal and Social Justice
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm ET
Chair: Quinton Lucas, Mayor of Kansas City, MO
Staff: Laura DeKoven Waxman
Consideration of Proposed Resolutions
Resettling Afghan Refugees in the United States
Ali NOORANI
President and CEO
National Immigration Forum
Thursday, August 26
Environment
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm ET
Chair: Rick Kriseman, Mayor of St. Petersburg, FL
Staff: Judy Sheahan
Consideration of Proposed Resolutions
Remarks Race to Zero: Why it is important and How Your City Can Participate
ANGIE FYFE
Executive Director
ICLEI USA
LAURA JAY
Regional Director for North America, Regions and Mayoral Engagement
C40 Cities
Remarks
KATIE WALSH
Head of Cities, States and Regions
CDP North America
Jobs, Education, and the Workforce
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm ET
Chair: Kate Gallego, Mayor of Phoenix, AZ
Staff: Kathy Amoroso
Consideration of Proposed Resolutions
Energy
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm ET
Chair: Jon Mitchell, Mayor of New Bedford, MA
Staff: Rich Anderson
Consideration of Proposed Resolutions
Remarks
AMANDA LEFTON
Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)
U.S. Department of the Interior
Friday, August 27
Children, Health, and Human Services
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm ET
Chair: Levar M. Stoney, Mayor of Richmond, VA
Staff: Dalen Harris
Consideration of Proposed Resolutions
America’s Childcare Crisis and How to Fix It
ELIOT HASPEL
Program Officer for Education Policy and Research
Robins Foundation
Transforming Health Care: Opportunities and Lessons Learned After Responding to COVID-19
JANET A. LIANG
Executive Vice President, Group President, and Chief Operating Officer, Care Delivery
Kaiser Permanente
Healthy St. Pete: Building a Culture of Health
RICK KRISEMAN
Mayor of St. Petersburg, FL
KANIKA TOMALIN
Deputy Mayor
City of St. Petersburg
Tourism, Arts, Parks, Entertainment, and Sports
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm ET
Chair: Hillary Schieve, Mayor of Reno, NV
Staff: Tom McClimon
Consideration of Proposed Resolutions
Mayors PLAY BALL
DOUGLAS H. PALMER
Major League Baseball
Platinum Partner
Arts and The Biden Administration
RA JOY
Chief of Staff
National Endowment for the Arts
International Affairs
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm ET
Chair: Muriel Bowser, Mayor of the District of Columbia
Staff: Luis Renta
Consideration of Proposed Resolutions
Resolutions and Voting
Co-Sponsoring a Resolution
Member mayors may add their name as a co-sponsor to any proposed resolution via our USCM Community website or Mobile App until Monday, August 30 at noon ET. Member mayors will need to search resolutions by keyword in order to locate the resolution and add their name. Questions on this should be sent to David Burns or Jim Welfley at support@usmayors.org or by calling 202-861-6797.
Introducing a New Resolution
If you plan on introducing a new resolution that was not submitted before the August 2 deadline:
- You will need to secure the sponsorship of a member of the standing committee of appropriate jurisdiction in order to have that resolution considered.
- You will need to email a Microsoft Word document version (.docx) of the resolution to the lead USCM staff for the appropriate standing committee no later than 10:00am ET on the day of the committee meeting so the resolution is ready to share with the committee members.
- Consideration will require a two-thirds vote of the standing committee before the resolution can be debated.
Registering a “No” Vote
The Executive Committee adopted a rule in 2016 that allows mayors to record a “No” vote on a specific resolution that is adopted in either a committee meeting or the business session during the Annual Meeting. This rule does not change the voting results on a resolution. To access the option to register a “No” vote, you or your staff will need to download the App and register for a verified USCM account.
Registering a “No” Vote During Standing Committees
To register a “No” vote on a resolution that passes in a standing committee, go to the “Resolutions” section of the 89th Annual Meeting of the app and tap the resolution on which you wish to vote “No.” A vote button will be visible on the screen. Mayors, their staff, or their city representatives have until noon ET on Monday, August 30 to register a “No” vote. This option is only available to members of the standing committee in which the resolution passes.
Registering a “No” Vote During Executive Committee (Business Session)
To register a “No” vote on a resolution that passes in the Executive Committee, go to the “Resolutions” section in the 89th Annual Meeting of the app and tap the resolution on which you wish to vote “No.” A vote button will appear on the screen. Mayors, their staff, or their city representative will have until 5:00pm ET on Wednesday, September 1 to register a “No” vote.
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