IMLA

Code Enforcement Webinar
2020-01-07 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York)
January 7 – Code Enforcement
Demolition of Historic Structures
*FREE LIVE FOR IMLA MEMBERS! CLE available to Kitchen Sink Subscribers and in some cases to others but fees may apply.
This presentation will address the code enforcement aspects of historic preservation in terms of enforcing historic district ordinances and what to do if people violate historic district ordinances.
Speaker: Janet Spugnardi
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Sanctuary Jurisdiction Working Group Call
2020-01-02 13:00, 2019-12-19 13:00 - 14:00, 2019-12-05 13:00 - 14:00, 2019-11-21 13:00 - 14:00, 2019-11-07 13:00 - 14:00
If you care to take part in this call, please email cstorer@imla.org.

Disruptive Transportation Technology Conference Call
2019-12-17 14:00 - 15:00, 2019-12-03 14:00 - 15:00, 2019-11-19 14:00 - 15:00, 2019-11-05 14:00 - 15:00

Opioid Litigation Work Group Call
2019-12-17 13:00 - 14:00, 2019-12-03 13:00 - 14:00, 2019-11-19 13:00 - 14:00, 2019-11-05 13:00 - 14:00

Code Enforcement Conference Call
2019-12-13 13:00 - 14:00, 2019-11-08 13:00 - 14:00

Border Jurisdictions Conference Call
2019-12-12 13:00 - 14:00, 2019-11-28 13:00 - 14:00, 2019-11-14 13:00 - 14:00, 2019-10-31 13:00 - 14:00

Litigation Section Conference Call
2019-12-11 13:00 - 14:00, 2019-11-13 13:00 - 14:00

Preemption Webinar
2019-12-04 13:00 - 14:00
December 4 – Preemption
Repealing Preemption
*FREE LIVE FOR IMLA MEMBERS! CLE available to Kitchen Sink Subscribers and in some cases to others but fees may apply.
As recent reports by the Local Solutions Support Center (LSSC) and the National Employment Law Project (NELP) have highlighted, state legislatures around the country are increasingly abusing their power to preempt local authority on a wide range of issues. In response to the recent onslaught of preemption, local officials, local residents, and advocates have mounted increasingly coordinated and effective campaigns to defend their local authority from new preemption bills, and in 2019, a new trend emerged. Coalitions, in partnership with state policymakers, are pushing to repeal existing preemption and thus recover local power. Learn about successful campaigns in Colorado to repeal preemption in 2019, lessons learned for building effective preemption repeal campaigns, and recommendations for drafting strong preemption repeal bills.
Speaker: Laura Huizar
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Telecommunications Webinar
2019-12-03 13:00 - 15:00
December 3 – Telecommunications
Cell Antenna Leases and Sales in the 5G Era
*120 Minutes*
What municipalities need to know about cell tower leases, 5G’s impact, and the sale of cell leases.
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 presented by two attorneys with decades of experience representing municipalities on cell leases. The program starts by covering key business issues in cell site leases, including lease rates, who gets the revenues from additional antennas or carriers being co-located at a site, and the major rent increases possible at renewals. It then shifts to avoiding lease terms which can prevent a landlord’s use or development of the property with the lease, and adding lease terms which help preserve these rights. After covering some more conventional lease terms the program addresses the sale of cell leases and future leasing rights. This includes typical sale prices (often 15 to 20 times annual revenues); when to sell and when it is not advisable to sell; how to get the best price and terms in a sale; and again avoiding provisions that restrict the development of the property. On both cell leases and the sale of leases the program addresses key items that are unique to municipalities. More generally, the program covers such topics as lease term and terminations, access requirements, radio frequency interference, design and camouflage, and radio frequency emissions safety.
Speakers: John Pestle & Jonathan Kramer
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Affirmative Litigation Working Group Conference Call
2019-11-28 16:00

Management Webinar
2019-11-14 13:00 - 14:00
November 14 – Management
Managing Your Municipal Advisory Relationships
*90 Minutes*
The goal of this webinar is to provide practical information on managing municipal advisory relationships. The speakers will discuss the role of the municipal advisor, fiduciary duties, when those duties apply, and the sourcess of fiduciary duties. Speakers will also discuss the differences between solicitor and nonsolicitor advisors, the rights and protections under MSRB Rules G-17, G-20, G-37, G-42, and other municipal advisor regulations. Finally, speakers will discuss the scope of a municipal advisors services, performance, risk assessment, conflicts, and other related issues.
Speakers: Steve Apfelbacher, Lori Raineri, Gail Marshall & Robert Doty
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Contracts Webinar
2019-11-13 13:00 - 14:00
November 13 – Contracts
Introduction to Project Risk Management
Risk Management is not an optional activity; it is essential to successful project management and delivery. Regulators, clients and the general public are increasingly expecting high quality risk management to provide confidence and certainty in the design, delivery and operation of projects across the globe. Join Eric and Richard as they demystify risk management by presenting the following topics:

What is risk management and why do I need it?
What effective risk management looks like.
What happens at a risk workshop.
Understanding the outputs of a risk assessment.
Using risk to inform project contingency.

This presentation is aimed at construction professionals who have little or no experience in project risk management. We will use some specific cases studies where Arcadis has applied risk management best practice.
Speakers: Richard Citrine & Eric Schatz
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University Cities Working Group Call
2019-11-07 13:00 - 14:00
If you care to take part in this call or join the University Cities Working Group, please email cstorer@imla.org.

Telecommunications Webinar
2019-11-06 13:00 - 15:00
November 6 – Telecommunications
FCC 5G Order on Small Cell Antennas in Streets and on City Lands
*120 Minutes*
This program covers the FCC 5G Order that took effect this year to speed the rollout of 5G cell service. The Order significantly affects small cell antennas in the streets and rights of way, leases for cell towers on municipal property generally, shot clocks, and the fees that can be charged for cell tower zoning and permitting. The Order covers all cell sites nationwide (not just 5G) by preempting state and local laws and practices which the FCC views as hindering cellular deployment.
The webinar will cover the Order, the current, fully briefed 9th Cirucuit court challenge to the Order – – and practical advice on what municipalities should do in response. In addition, we will describe 5G service, its’ pro’s and con’s, and why it will not be widely available soon – – with pictures of various 5G installations.
Briefly, under the Order:

All government approvals required for a small cell site in the streets must be granted within the applicable shot clock (60 days or 90 days).
The 90 day shot clock applies to new small cells on new and entirely replaced structures in the rights of way. It also applies to colocations of larger antennas on any existing structure.
There is an FCC-determined presumptive cap on the recovery of fees for small cell applications in the right of way, with the cap covering all fees (building permits, curb cut, etc.), not just zoning fees. Generally, there is a $500 safe harbor for an application to cover up to 5 sites and $100 for each additional site. The cap/safe harbor also apply to small cells on municipal property located outside the rights of way, not just to those in the rights of way.
There is a new 60-day shot clock (90 days for new or entirely replaced poles) to act on applications to attach antennas to traffic lights, light poles or utility poles.
Aesthetic requirements for many small cell sites are restricted, and undergrounding is generally sharply limited with some exceptions.

Speakers: John Pestle & Jonathan Kramer
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Municipal Finanace Webinar
2019-11-05 13:00 - 14:00
November 5 – Municipal Finance
Complying with the New Disclosure Mandates of SEC Rule 15c2-12
*90 Minutes*
The goal of this webinar is to educate attendees on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s new disclosure mandates under Rule 15c2-12. This webinar will cover what the new disclosure mandates are, what they require, and how they will impact local issuers. Speakers will also discuss how local issuers can implement compliance with the new mandates, policies and procedures that may help, the role of bond counsel, compliance issues local governments have experienced, and how to make disclosures on the MSRB’s EMMA platform.
Speakers: Ben Watkins, John McNally, Rebecca Olsen, David Hodapp & Robert Doty
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