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DC/NLC Recap
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Summary and Background Information:
Commerce City conducts an annual advocacy trip to Washington, DC, each year. The purpose of this trip is to build and maintain relationships with our partners in Congress and in federal executive agencies, raise awareness of key issues facing the City, advance City interests in policy and rulemaking, and advocate on behalf of City grant applications and seek other sources of funding. This year, members of Council and Staff, along with the City’s retained federal lobbyist, traveled to Washington, DC and held a series of meetings on March 6 and 7, then attended the National League of Cities Congressional Cities Conference afterwards.
The delegation conducted seven meetings during this trip. The talking points for these meetings were approved by the whole of Council prior to the trip in order to ensure that the delegation accurately represented the position of the Council as a whole during the meetings. In general, these meetings were designed to bring attention to issues important to the City, influence federal policy and rulemaking, and seek out federal funding opportunities while supporting funding applications that the City has submitted. What follows is a brief description of the topics covered in each meeting. These notes are not verbatim transcripts and are intended only to provide a very high-level summary of the discussions in the meetings.
• US Fish and Wildlife Service - The delegation discussed the need to conduct a health assessment of the bison herd at the Arsenal as a first step to potentially allowing for sharing with native communities. The delegation also raised the possibility of constructing a northern entrance to the Arsenal in order to allow for easier access by North Range residents, as well as a plan to install solar farms on the Arsenal. The meeting concluded with a discussion of the wildfire plan for the Arsenal.
• Department of Transp...
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