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LEAGUE SEEKS NOMINEES FOR NATIONAL "MUN]CIPALXTIES IN TRANSITION" PROGRAM The National League of Cities (NLC) has asked members agree to pay their own expenses. They the League of California Cities to help identify also agree to facilitate NLC obtaining information California city offciaLs who are interested in about their city to support panel research and participating in one of two new panels the NLC analysis. will organize as part of its Munidpatities in Transi- tion Program". (See program description below.) Interested city officials should prepare a brief statement indicating their current city involve- The two new panels will focus on "Community ment, the committee on which they want to and Regional Development" and "Families and serve, and the reasons for their interest in this Communities." The existing "Municipal Finance participation. Statements should be submitted to Panel" will also continue in 2002. Karen Bekeart at the League of California Cities, no later than Februa~ 13. in order to be Appointments are for the calendar year 2002. eligible for consideration. Ms. Bekeart can be The panels will meet at NLC's two annual confer- reached at 916.658.8226 (telephone); ences in March and December. Each panel will g16.658.8240 (fax), or by email at also decide about additional meetings. Panel bekeartk@cadties.org. THE NLC'5 MUNiCiPAL]TIES IN TRANSITION PROGRAM The MunidpaLities in Transition Program was the pane[ include improving Local land use derision established by the National League of Gties (NLC) in making, managing growth, and regional strategies for lgg7 to serve as a resource for connecting public and dealing with growth and development issues. poliCY discussions to the reality of what is happening in · The FamiUes and CommuniUes Panel will America's dues. Initially, one panel of 30 dues was provide research and development dimensions to the established; in 2002, two additional panels are being ongoing work of the Institute for Youth, Education, and added. Each pane[ has two main objectives relative to Families and to NLC First Vice-President ,lohn its topic areas: DeStefano's developing agenda on Successful Early · To help munidpaL offidals recognize and Childhood. The Panel will address dty roles in strength- understand the emerging challenges their communities ening families and enhandng child development. face and take constructive steps Locally; and The existing Municipal Finance Pane[ pro- · To foster and shape public discussion and duced a report that was adopted by the NLC Board in po[iCY debate aimed at developing the arrangements 3uLy 2000. That reporL, Foward a System oJ:Public needed to meet these challenges. Finance~r the 2:~'t Century, now serves as a framework The program was undertaken in the belief that for a several year agenda of discussion, research, and significant economic, demographic, and other changes outreach on municipal finance. Last fa[[, the Pane[ are transforming what titles and towns do, and how convened a successful meeting with representatives of they do it; and that those changes and the munidpa[ other key national organizations (National Governors responses should be better and more broadly under- Assodation, Standard and Pools, White House staff, stood. Government Finance Officers Assodation, and Federal · The Community and Regional Development Reserve staff, as just a few examples). Pane[ will support implementation of NLC President More information about the MunidpaUties in Karen Anderson's agenda on Land Use and Building Transition may be found the NLC Web site Quality Communities. Topics that may be addressed by (www.n[c.org). PAGE 6/PRIORITY FOCUS Visit the League's Official Web Stte--www. cactties.org