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Our Institutional Practices and Our Infrastructure –
Here Today, Gone Tomorrow?
May 12-14, 2010
Grand View Lodge and Conference Center, Nisswa, Minnesota
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
7:30 p.m.
Learning from the Past and Building on your Strengths to Guide Your Future
Honorable George Latimer, former Mayor, City of Saint Paul
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Raising Awareness to the State of Our Infrastructure
Roberto Ballarini, Professor and Head, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Minnesota
Where Public Works Stand in the Public Eye
Bill Joynes, Associate Professor, Hamline University
Jim Brimeyer, The Brimeyer Group, Inc.
“Old Dogs Speak Out” (1.2 mb)
Young “Expert” Panel – What Do We Know That the Old Dogs Don’t
Bill Joynes, Associate Professor, Hamline University; Leadership Academy
Rick Moskwa, City of Red Wing, Chris Petree, City of Lakeville, Scott Jensen City of Lake City,
and Marc Culver, City of Maple Grove
Friday, May 14, 2010Understanding Other Aspects of Minnesota Infrastructure – Their Needs, Goals, and How We Can Work Together
Kevin Walli, Minnesota Ports Association
Connie Kozlak, Met Council Manager of Long Range Planning, Transportation
Services Division
"Shaping Our Future" (3.3 mb)
Legislative Update
Anne Finn, Asst. Intergovernmental Relations Director, League of MN Cities
Margaret Donahoe, Executive Director, MN Transportation Alliance
"Legislative Update 2010" (0.5 mb)
Khani Sahebjam, P.E./Deputy Commissioner, MN Department of Transportation
"Mn/DOT and MN Legislative Update" (1 mb)
Looking Ahead
How local governments can be more effective in working with the legislative body and alternative financing for the public sector.
Dick Day, Racino Now and former Minnesota Senator, District 26