Texas City Management Association

City Management Clinic

Together, Finding Solutions!

February 18-19, 2010
Stagecoach Inn, Salado

The Texas City Management Association (TCMA) City Management Clinic is scheduled for February 18-19, 2010, at the Stagecoach Inn in Salado. This annual educational opportunity includes a luncheon on Thursday, a networking social that evening, and sessions on Thursday and Friday.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to space restrictions, this workshop is limited to the first 80 paid registrations.

Agenda

Thursday, February 18

8:30 – 9:00 a.m.

Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:00 – 11:45 a.m.

Grant and Stimulus Funding

Bruce Crawford, team leader, marketing and project finance, TWDB; and
Mark Pearson, economically distressed area program, TWDB
Charlie Stone, executive director, Texas Department of Rural Affairs
Kari Campbell, routine airport maintenance program manager, TXDOT Aviation
Facilitator: Chris Coffman, city manager, Sealy

Noon – 1:15 p.m.

Networking Luncheon at the Stagecoach Inn

1:15 – 2:30 p.m.

Citizen Leadership Development

Don Magner, director of neighborhood services, Richardson
Lee Ayres, Kaufman County Leadership

2:30 – 2:45 p.m.

Break

2:45 – 4:00 p.m.

Ethics Session

Julie Couch, city manager, Rockwall
Dan Johnson, deputy city manager, Richardson

4:30 p.m.

Networking Social at Stagecoach Inn Club

Friday, February 19

7:30 – 8:00 a.m.

Continental Breakfast

8:00 – 9:15 a.m.

Community Outreach Using Emerging Technology

Opal Roberson, assistant city manager, Lancaster

9:15 - 9:30 a.m.

Break

9:30 – 10:45 a.m.

Utilizing Your Council of Governments

Kyle Ingham, local government services director, PRPC;
Lucille Johnson, assistant to the executive director, NCTCOG; and
Shannon Mattingly, director of planning, New Braunfels

10:45 - 11:00 a.m.

Break

11:00 a.m. – Noon

Legislative Update

Frank Sturzl, executive director, TML

Noon

Adjourn

General Information

Hotel Information:

The Stagecoach Inn in Salado is located at 401 Stagecoach Road (on IH-35 North), just 16 miles south of Temple and 48 miles north of Austin. Please make your hotel arrangements by calling 800-732-8994 and identifying yourself as a TCMA City Management Clinic participant. For all reservations made by February 1, a limited number of standard rooms (single or double) are available at a rate of $70; deluxe rooms (single or double) are also offered at a rate of $89.

Registration and Fees:

Register for the clinic by 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 3, and receive the discounted early registration fee of $145. You will save $20 off the standard registration fee! For registrations received after 5:00 p.m. on February 3, the registration fee is $165. The registration fee includes your tuition, course materials, daily refreshments, two continental breakfasts, a networking luncheon on Thursday, and a networking social on Thursday evening. The TCMA City Management Clinic will be limited to the first 80 paid registrations.

Cancellation and Substitution Policy:

If you are registered and cannot attend, we encourage you to send a substitute. If you cannot send a substitute, a $45 cancellation fee will be assessed if written cancellation is received by 5:00 p.m. (CST) on Wednesday, February 3. No refunds will be honored after February 3.

Dress Code:

The dress code for all workshop functions is business casual. Please remember that meeting room temperatures vary and plan accordingly.

Car Rentals (two choices):

AVIS discounts are available by making reservations online at www.avis.com or by phone at 800-331-1600. The Avis World Wide Discount (AWD) Number is J867208.

Enterprise Corporate Class discounts are available at www.enterprise.com or by calling 800-736-8222. Your Corporate Class number is Y21222 and can be accessed by entering the association acronym, TEX, at the Corporate Reservation section of the Web site.

Special Accommodations:

Please let us know on the registration form if you need special accommodations of any kind. WE WANT TO HELP! In order to respond to any special requests, we would appreciate as much advance notice as possible. Thank you.

Questions:

If you have any questions, please contact Kyle Jung with the TCMA staff at 512-231-7400, ext. 450, or e-mail tcmainfo@tml.org.

Register online for the City Management Clinic now.
Download and fax a .pdf version of the registration form to 512-231-7495.
Mail the .pdf version of the registration form to:
TML Administrative Services
1821 Rutherford Lane, Suite 400
Austin, TX 78754-5128