Official Publication of the National League of Cities OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES
NATION’S CITIES WEEKLY
Volume 34, Number 35 | September 19, 2011
IN THIS ISSUE
www.nlc.org
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EPA Releases Climate Ready Water
Utilities Toolbox
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Webinar to Focus on Foreign
Investment, Trade Strategies
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Webinar to Highlight Research Findings
on Citywide Approaches to Afterschool
National Summit on Your City’s Families To Explore
How Strong Youth, Families Make Strong Communities
One of Four Concurrent Conferences at the 2011 Congress of Cities and Exposition
by Michael Karpman
Municipal leaders and com-
munity partners who attend
the 2011 National Summit on
Your City’s Families will be able
to choose from a broad range of
high-quality workshops, train-
ings, plenary sessions, team
facilitation activities, network-
ing opportunities and site vis-
its to innovative Phoenix-area
programs.
Thursday, November 10
Mobile Workshop:
Faith-Based Partnerships to
Promote Self-Sufficiency
and Neighborhood Trans-
formation
Learn about the efforts of
the Rehoboth Community
Development Corporation in
The 2011 National Summit on Your City’s Families is one of four concurrent
conferences being held during NLC’s annual Congress of Cities and Exposition
in Phoenix in November.
work-based learning and authen-
tic youth civic engagement.
Congress of Cities Advanced Registration
Rate Extended to September 30
NLC has extended the advanced registration rate for
the Congress of Cities and Exposition, November 9-12 in
Phoenix, to September 30th. Visit www.nlc.org for full con-
ference details and to register.
Phoenix as well as Open Table’s
Neighborhood Roots System,
a local partnership with faith
communities to lift families out
of poverty and revitalize neigh-
borhoods.
Pre-Conference Trainings
Mobile Workshop: College
Depot
Visit College Depot at the
Phoenix Public Library and
learn about the city’s efforts to
provide free, full-service college
planning and increase postsec-
ondary completion rates of local
students.
Laying the Foundations for
Success
This mini plenary session
will focus on early learning and
strategies for ensuring that chil-
dren read at grade level by the
end of third grade — a key
milestone on the pathway to
academic success.
Friday, November 11
Plenary Session with “Kids
First” Author David Kirp
Dr. David L. Kirp, pro-
fessor of public policy at the
see page 7, column 1
New Orleans Mayor Landrieu Addresses
Committee Members at NLC Policy Forum
by Stacey Levitt
Newspaper Handling
At the NLC Policy Forum
held last week in New Orleans,
city leaders were honored to
have the host city’s mayor join
the organization’s leadership,
policy and advocacy steering
committee members and other
guests as they gathered to dis-
cuss key federal policy issues
affecting cities and towns and
to develop policy positions to
be considered at the Congress
of Cities this November in
Phoenix.
Speaking to a crowd of more
than 120 attendees from NLC’s
policy and advocacy commit-
tees (see story, page 3), Mayor
Mitch Landrieu echoed many
of the frustrations felt by NLC
members who continue to face
layoffs and cuts to essential ser-
vices and offered examples of
the steps his administration has
taken to become more efficient
but still deliver high-quality ser-
vices.
see page 3, column 1
New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu speaks to a gathering of NLC
policy and advocacy committee members in his home city.
