2015 Regional Issues Summit
The 2015 Regional Issues Summit was held on December 11, 2015 at the Embassy Suites in Loveland from 7:30 to noon.
7:15 a.m. Registration and Breakfast Available
7:30 a.m. Welcome
7:35 a.m. Federal Funding: Securing Colorado’s Fair Share
Comments by U.S. Senator Cory Gardner
7:40 a.m. Transportation Matters Summit The Funding and Finance Equation: Restoring Transportation as a Priority
Presented by
House Minority Leader Brian DelGrosso (R-Loveland)
Senator Randy Baumgardner (R-Winter Park)
CDOT Director Shailen Bhatt
Colorado Spring Regional Business Alliance CEO Dirk Draper
North Front Range MPO Chair Sean Conway
North I-25 Coalition Member Barbara Kirkmeyer
RBC Managing Director for Municipal Finance JJ Ament
9:00 a.m. Fix Colorado Roads
9:30 a.m. NCLA Regional Agenda
Presented by
NCLA Board Chair Laurel LaBonde
NCLA Immediate Past Board Chair Steve Tool
9:45 a.m. Water
Presented by South Platte Basin Roundtable Member Harold Evans
10:30 a.m. Workers
Presented by Colorado State Demographer Elizabeth Garner
11:05 a.m. Energy
Sponsored by Vital For Colorado and LEAP
Moderator: Larimer County Commissioner Tom Donnelly
Representative Perry Buck (R-Windsor)
Representative Jeni Arndt (D-Fort Collins)
Energy Proud and NCLA Member Bill Jerke
LEAP Co-Chair Ken Summers
11:45 a.m. Adjourn
Resources from the 2015 Regional Issues Summit are below.
Regional Issues Summit General Slide Show
Transportation – TRANS II Survey
Transportation – Fix Colorado Roads
Event Videos:
Welcome and Cory Gardner Comments
Press Coverage from the event:
http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/blog/capitol_business/2015/12/colorado-business-leaders-launch-initiative-for-3.html
Denver Post:
http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_29238836/colorado-roads-need-bond-program-group-says
Coloradoan:
http://www.coloradoan.com/story/news/2015/12/11/colorado-transportation-funding/77165880/
Reporter-Herald:
http://www.reporterherald.com/news/larimer-county/ci_29238607/colorado-highway-funding-could-be-16-ballot
Durango Herald:
http://www.durangoherald.com/article/20151211/NEWS01/151219930/-1/News01/Colorado-business-leaders-propose-transportation-funding-fix
Colorado Public Radio (third story down in roundup):
http://www.cpr.org/news/newsbeat