05/22/2018NPWW Celebration with DC DPW
12/11/2017H.R. 1 – Advanced financing & PAB’s
05/23/2018PW in Big Cities
APWA Hill Briefings
11/07/2017Disaster Response
APWA Letters to Congress
07/26/2017In support of H.R. 3387
12/04/2017FY18 year‐end funding
02/01/2018SRF WIN Act
03/19/2018FY19 appropriations
05/14/2018In support of SRF WINto EPW Committee
Donuts & Trucks
Legislative Action Alerts
FY18House THUD
Municipal Bonds
Advanced Refunding &
PABs
SRF WIN Act
SRF WIN Act
to EPW
Chapter Trainings
Georgia – July 2017
Mid‐Atlantic – October 2017
Missouri – October 2017
Wisconsin – October 2017
California – March 2018
K.C. Metro – April 2018
Washington – April 2018
Michigan – May 2018
Arizona – February 2018
NFIP Re‐Authorization
NPWW
ITEM 6B
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Regulatory Comments
WOTUS09/26/2017
FEMA Risk Map10/30/2017
EPA Strategic Plan10/30/2017
Lead & CopperRule Revision03/07/2018
Transportation Technical Committee ADS03/05/2018
SNOW Highlights
Tell Your Story Filming
TIM Training
Visit with Sen. Donnelly’s State Director
Testimony
Statement for the Record to House Transportation and
Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and the
Environment
09/26/2017
Coalition Letters to Congress
Letter on project material selection in water projects
07/24/2017
GFOA letter on municipal bonds
11/06/2017
Water association letter on advanced refunding
11/08/2017
Infrastructure Working Group letter01/03/2018
Coalition Against Bigger Trucks letter03/05/2018
Smarter rebuilding following floods PEW letter
01/09/2018
USBR Title XVI water recycling program letter
03/16/2018
H/S WRDA integrated water resources management letter
04/06/2018
GFOA letter on restoring advanced refunding
05/07/2018
Senate WRDA local planning and watershed integration letter
05/17/2018
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Federal Agencies Met With FY18
APWA Leadership in Washington D.C.
GACFebruary ‐ 2018
Board of DirectorsMarch ‐ 2018
Bo Mills Op‐Ed on infrastructure published in The Hill
Ad in Politico for better flood policies with PEW
Bo Mills interview about NPWW on KRMS Radio
Additional FY18 Highlights
Participation in Water Week
Participation in Infrastructure Week
Executive Director Grayson speaks at kick‐off for “Great
Graffiti Wipeout”
Participation in Infrastructure Working
Group
Bo Mills participation in FEMA Discovery Session
APWA participation in water briefing
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Congressional Offices Met With – FY18
LEGEND:Democratic Member of the Senate
Republican Member of the Senate
Democratic Member of the House of Representatives
Republican Member of the House of Representatives
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Government Affairs –
Operational Activities Update
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APWA Government Affairs Team
• Andrea Eales, Director of Government Affairs• Marty Williams, Government Affairs Manager• Sean Garcia, Government Affairs Manager• Emily Dowsett, Government Affairs Media Manager
• Nahid Paiman, Associate
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Advocacy is a Strategic Priority—“Be the Voice of Public Works”
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What is Advocacy?
• To Educate, Lobby;• To speak or write in favor of; support or urge by
argument‐‐recommend publicly;• A person who speaks or writes in support or
defense of a person or cause;• To inform‐‐to educate oneself about the best
course of action;• A group of persons who work or conduct a
campaign to influence members of a legislature to vote according to the group’s interest;
• To solicit or try to influence the votes of members of a legislative body.
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Day to Day in DC
• Meeting with Key Congressional Committees & Offices
• Bill tracking & analysis• Letters of support/concern• Testimony• Attend/monitor hearings• Inform APWA membership• Coalitions/Working Groups
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Engage with elected officials to shape policy in a positive way for
public works
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Continue chapter trainings on advocacy, government affairs & media
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Host a US‐Canada Infrastructure Roundtable
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Continue working with the Public Works & Infrastructure Caucus
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Research Project – collect public works data for use in advocacy,
marketing, etc.
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Provide opportunities for chapters to share best practices for advocacy outreach at chapter leader events
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Emily Dowsett, Government Affairs Media Manager
• Ensure that APWA is seen as the “Voice of Public Works” on Capitol Hill
• Monitor news stories involving public works legislation
• Communications from APWA Government Affairs (Washington Report, Twitter, etc.)
• First point of contact for media inquiries
• Photos, videos & collateral16
Create separate public works interview/speaker experts resource
for media interviews
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Create relationships with House & Senate Communications Directors
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Monitor key media members for building relationships with APWA
press information
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