WORKSHOPS SESSION A 9:45-10:45
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State Commissioners’ Panel
Municipal officials often long for direct access to state agency heads to obtain clarity on requirements or to expedite required procedures. This session will provide local officials with the opportunity to learn how budget reductions to state agencies will impact towns and cities and how state agencies are working to continue to provide key services to municipalities in light of these reductions. Local officials are looking to learn how more can be done with less through “red tape” reduction and improved efficiency. Be a part of this important discussion on improvingt the State-Local Partnership with key State Commissioners!
A2
Advancing Racial Equity in Connecticut’s Towns and Cities
During this session, municpal officials will provide overviews of what their towns and cities are doing to advance racial equity.
A3
Risk Management for Municipal Officials
Co-sponsored by CIRMA This session will provide an overview of the multitude of risks faced by Connecticut’s municipalities and school districts. Additionally, presenters will discuss the best practices to implement risk management as a core function to continue to achieve the municipalities mission and work towards its vision.
A4
PFAS - The Hidden Expense
This presentation will be a follow-up to the 3-part PFAS Webinar Series presented in the Spring of 2020 and will discuss
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ways that municipalities may have to deal with PFAS investigations and remediation costs. The presentation will provide 1) an update on CTDEEP current and proposed PFAS actions, and 2) a case study that discussed the impacts to a municipality that used firefighting foams, including investigation techniques and developing cost assessments using traditional and alternative remedial technologies.
A5
CT Trail Finder: Engaging Trails & Greenspaces for Economic Development & Public Health Co-sponsored by Connecticut Economic Development Association (CEDAS) The State of Connecticut has a vast number of open space and outdoor recreational opportunities, many of which were heavily used and explored during the COVID-19 pandemic. This session will explore how communities can make the most of trails and green spaces to promote public health and economic development. The session will include an overview of tools for greenspace promotion including the Connecticut Trail Finder, www.cttrailfinder.com a free, interactive mapping website designed to help Connecticut residents and visitors explore trail and outdoor recreation opportunities, trailside services, and events as well as information for trail and land managers on how you can add trail systems to the tool. The session will also include discussion of greenspace disparities, impacts of increased use during the COVID-19 pandemic, and ways to engage new users. The Connecticut Trail Finder is funded through generous support from the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and the Department of Transportation.
TOGETHER AGAIN - New Location, New Day
