Update on Fair Housing Obligations for Local Governments:  Disparate Impact, Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing, and Others CLE available to Kitchen Sink Subscribers and in some cases to others but fees may apply. This session will review the basic obligations of local governments under the Federal Fair Housing Act, as well as recent changes in those obligations.  Topics to be addressed include protected classes, affirmative obligations and prohibitions, the requirement to affirmatively further fair housing, and recent disparate impact cases. Speaker:...

Philadelphia’s Guide to Energy Portfolio Planning and Renewable Energy CLE available to Kitchen Sink Subscribers and in some cases to others but fees may apply. This presentation is on the City of Philadelphia's energy portfolio planning and shifting renewable energy goals.  The presentation will explain how Philadelphia manages its electricity purchases to ensure cost and budget certainty and uses guaranteed energy savings contracts and power purchase agreements to achieve their goals for obtaining 100% renewable energy. Speaker: Kevin Birriel

Cell Tower Leasing and Sales This program provides municipalities (and all property owners) with the basics - - A to Z - -  of cell tower leases on city property, such as a park, police station or city hall.  It covers the impact of 5G service, which will require tens of thousands more cell sites, including describing 5G, why it will be rolled out slowly and why it may have little impact on lease rates or sales prices.  It is...

Complying with the Fair Housing Act While Enforcing Land Use Regulations This presentation will discuss the Fair Housing Act, how it applies to your client, and how your client can enforce its land use regulations without running afoul of the Fair Housing Act.  Such land use regulations include housing codes, zoning regulations, and other similar requirements. Speaker: Patricia “Trish” Link

The Post-Election Preemption Landscape  CLE available to Kitchen Sink Subscribers and in some cases to others but fees may apply. The results from the November 2020 elections will have consequences for state-local government relationships across the nation. The balance of power and ability for the federal, state, and local governments to work together is critical to respond to the demands of the pandemic, strengthen the systems upholding our democracy, and address the calls for justice for Black, Indigenous, and People...

Coming Attractions: Open Issues in Civil Rights Litigation Ripe for Supreme Court Review CLE available to Kitchen Sink Subscribers and in some cases to others but fees may apply. A discussion of the surprising number of significant legal issues in section 1983 litigation that the Supreme Court has yet to resolve, including the nature and extent of constitutional claims for malicious prosecution or wrongful death, what authority, other than Supreme Court decisions can "clearly establish" the law for qualified immunity,...

Overview of Municipal Water and Wastewater This presentation will address the operation of municipal water and wastewater utilities. Topics will include the application of the Clean Water Act and National Pollutant Discharge System (NPDES) permitting, the sourcing and treatment of potable water, the operation of water towers and distribution lines, the treatment and discharge of wastewater, and common liability issues. Speaker: Ian Williams

Update on FCC Rules on Cell Tower Zoning Major topics will be (1) - - The September 2020 Ninth Circuit decision upholding major portions of the FCC’s 2018 Order about 5G and small cell towers in the rights of way, but restoring municipalities’ traditional discretion on aesthetic matters, and (2) - - Two FCC Orders that expand the types of changes to cell towers (notably expansions up to 30 feet outside the current cell site) which municipalities must approve.  In...

What Every Municipal Lawyer Should Know About Recovering Damages for Legacy Environmental Contamination of Municipal Resources Municipalities have long shouldered the burden of managing PCBs, PFAS, MBTE, TCP, Chromium and other contaminants in their drinking water, wastewater and stormwater systems, often spending millions of dollars per year.  This webinar provides an affirmative litigation  framework for local governments to recover damages from the manufacturers, distributors and dischargers of the contaminants, shifting the financial burden away from taxpayers and ratepayers and onto...

Overcoming Legal Hurdles to Changing the Use of Obsolete Municipal Real Estate Facilities:  A Case Study CLE available to Kitchen Sink Subscribers and in some cases to others but fees may apply. Over time, municipal facilities may become obsolete.  Municipalities often face legal obstacles to implementing new uses for those facilities.  A municipal lawyer must find legal routes to help clients enact innovative proposals that transform a facility’s use.  Where real estate assets are involved, the lawyer often must find...