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<br />8A <br />Page 5 <br /> <br />Nominations must successfully convey the governance skills and accomplishments of the <br />nominee; and should highlight any and all contributions toward league goals and/or the League's <br />mission of protecting local control. Nominees will be sent an application packet. Applicants will <br />be asked to compose an essay outlining their individual goals and interests in the program. <br /> <br />Nominations are due Friday, Feb. 29, by 5 p.m. <br /> <br />The nomination form can be found at www.cacities.orq/leaquepartners. Submit entries to <br />Samantha Caygill bye-mail at scavqill@cacities.orq or by fax at (916) 658-8240. <br /> <br />Save the Date: League Events Scheduled for NLC 2008 Congressional City <br />Conference, March 10-12 <br /> <br />The League of California Cities is organizing a number of important events during the National <br />League of Cities Congressional City Conference, March 10-12, in Washington, D.C. Meetings <br />are being scheduled with members of the California Congressional delegation, California <br />senators and Administration officials. <br /> <br />Please mark your calendars for the following activities. Additional details will follow as the <br />conference gets closer. <br /> <br />Monday, March 10 <br />. 6-7:30 p.m. - League Reception, Washington Hilton, Lincoln East Room <br /> <br />Tuesday. March 11 <br />. Meeting with California Senator Barbara Boxer (time and location TBD) <br />. 6-8 p.m. - Capitol Hill Reception for Califomia City Officials and Califomia Congressional <br />Delegation, Hart Senate Office Building, Room 902 <br /> <br />Wednesday, March 12 <br />. 9:30-10:30 a.m. - Roundtable discussion on energy with the California Congressional <br />Delegation, HC-6 of the U.S. Capitol Building <br /> <br />Local Government Officials Receive Training on New Flood Laws <br /> <br />Over 100 city and county officials from across the state learned what their municipalities must do <br />to meet the new 200-year flood standard by 2012 at a one day workshop in Sacramento on <br />Thursday, Feb. 14. <br /> <br />Sponsored by the League, the California State Association of Counties, Regional Council of Rural <br />Counties and the California Chapter of the American Planning Association, the workshop featured <br />speakers from the Department of Water Resources, FEMA. the Army Corps of Engineers and <br />local government staff. <br /> <br />Presentations at the workshop focused on the comprehensive package of bills passed in 2007 <br />that requires all cities and counties to increase consideration of flood risks in their general plans, <br />and creates a new 200-year standard in flood protection for urban development in the <br />Sacramento-San Joaquin region. <br /> <br />Sacramento and West Sacramento are currently working towards meeting 200-year flood <br />protection. Representatives from both cities presented case studies of their current experience <br />and lessons they've learned that can benefit other municipalities as they meet this standard. <br /> <br />These two communities were highlighted during the workshop because of their high flood risk and <br />the attention given to this issue following Katrina in 2005. During the presentations, speakers <br />called attention to Sacramento's Natomas area which is especially prone to floods. <br /> <br />5 <br />