If anyone is looking for a class to prepare for the Arborist Certification, please consider my friends at PWTI (previously known as the Public Works Academy).
Arborist Test Preparation – Pinellas County Location
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FDOT Temporary Traffic Control Refresher Training ONLINE | Wednesday, August 9, 2023 – 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
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New Off-Site Stormwater Management Resources from EPA
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New Off-Site Stormwater Management Resources from EPA
EPA is pleased to announce the newest off-site stormwater management resources:
- Off-site stormwater management case studies featuring Delaware DOT, Washington, DC, Grand Rapids, MI, and St. Paul, MN
- Webcast: Off-site Stormwater Management to Promote Green Infrastructure (July 26, 2023, at 2pm ET)
The multiple benefits of green infrastructure are most significant when nature-based solutions are installed throughout a community. Off-site stormwater management can provide options for operators of development and redevelopment projects to meet post-construction stormwater performance standards outside the right-of-way or limit of the area of development in some circumstances. This flexibility can facilitate achieving additional environmental and planning goals in the community, such as implementation of green infrastructure in areas not undergoing development. EPA recently developed several off-site stormwater management case studies to provide examples of a range of strategies used by local and state governments. EPA’s next Green Infrastructure Webcast (July 26, 2023, at 2pm ET) will feature speakers from Washington, DC, Grand Rapids, MI, and St. Paul, MN who will share their experiences developing and implementing off-site stormwater management programs. Attendees will learn about different types of off-site stormwater management arrangements and how such flexibilities can promote green infrastructure.
For any questions related to this announcement, please contact Goss.Heather@epa.gov. Do not respond directly to this e-mail, as this inbox is not monitored.
EPA Publishes Final Rule Clarifying Phase II Stormwater Regulations Related to Census Bureau Urban Area Designations
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EPA Publishes Final Rule Clarifying Phase II Stormwater Regulations Related to Census Bureau Urban Area Designations
On June 7, 2023, the EPA Administrator signed its final rule, NPDES Small MS4 Urbanized Area Clarification, to clarify the designation criteria for small MS4s following the Census Bureau’s recent urban area mapping revisions. EPA provided notice of the final rule’s promulgation in the Federal Register on June 12, 2023. The effective date for the final rule is July 12, 2023.
The final rule clarifications are necessary due to the Census Bureau’s March 24, 2022 publication of final program criteria (pdf) (286.6 KB) that discontinued its practice of publishing the location of “urbanized areas” along with the 2020 Census and future censuses. The clarifications in this final rule replace the term “urbanized area” in the Phase II regulations with the phrase “urban areas with a population of at least 50,000,” which is the Census Bureau’s longstanding definition of the term urbanized areas. This change allows NPDES permitting authorities to use 2020 Census and future Census data in a manner that is consistent with existing longstanding regulatory practice.
For any questions related to this announcement, please contactHuddle.Heather@epa.gov. Do not respond directly to this e-mail, as this inbox is not monitored.
SAFECOM – Nationwide Survey
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| The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and SAFECOM are excited to announce the launch of the SAFECOM Nationwide Survey (SNS)! The SNS provides critical data on federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial emergency communications capabilities and gaps that will be used to improve communications operability, interoperability, and resiliency. The SNS yields a comprehensive statistically reliable dataset on emergency communications that helps leaders at all levels of government and the private sector make data-driven funding, policy, and programmatic decisions impacting emergency communications. All emergency management, fire, emergency medical service, law enforcement, and 911 agencies at all levels of government are encouraged to take the survey. The survey takes approximately 30 minutes to complete and is open through July 21, 2023.If you’d like to learn more about the SNS, CISA is hosting an Implementing the National Emergency Communications Plan (NECP) Webinar entitled, Using Data to Drive Decisions: The SAFECOM Nationwide Survey on Wednesday, June 7th at 2:00 PM ET. The webinar will highlight real-world examples of how stakeholders have used SNS data, the importance of SNS data to the update of the NECP, and how our organization can complete the survey. Please visit cisa.gov/necp-webinars for information on how to participate in the webinar.Participating in the SNS is one of the most important ways you can impact the future of emergency communications. If your organization is interested in participating and has not yet received a custom survey link, please contact sns@cisa.dhs.gov or call the SNS Help Desk at 1-800-915-5712 from 9:00 am – 6:00 pm ET. To learn more about the SNS, visit cisa.gov/sns.The SNS Team 1-800-915-5712 | sns@cisa.dhs.gov |
FCCMA – Coaching Webinar – Building Financial Resiliency for your Budget
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Register and see Florida’s favorite local government trainer/consultant. Ok, I know, a bit much?!? But it should be a good presentation. Second of the year with he Florida City and County Management Association. Enjoyed doing the first one now I will look forward to seeing you there.
FCCMA Coaching Webinars
Ensuring Financial Resiliency for Your Local Government
June 22, 2023
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. ET
ICMA Practice Areas: 4, 6, 9, 10 and 12
Program Summary:
Budgets are the keys to our municipal operations. Budgets set our organizational goals, express our values to our stakeholders and allow our municipal operations to proceed from a financial perspective. Today, there are many hazards and situations needing our attention as leaders in our communities. Current trends making resiliency-focused budgeting difficult include Florida’s ever-increasing populations (and needs/wants coming with these population increases), environmental concerns, health concerns and of course the regular cycles of weather-related emergencies.
The focus of this webinar is on budgetary resilience, which is the practice of planning, collecting, allocating and distributing revenues and programmatic spending in support of long-term sustainability and equity in our municipalities. In essence keeping our communities viable, ever-improving and sustainable. Florida has and continues to encounter effects from many demanding pressures that must be identified, planned for and provided for in our respective budgets. More specifically, these hazards include impacts from hurricanes, sea-level rise, population growth, pandemics, availability of water resources and many others. Our leaders will need to employ strategies such as equitable budgeting, new revenue creation, cost-savings, exploring in-kind opportunities and utilizing partnerships of all kinds while providing value to the communities we manage.
Presenter:
Peter Cavalli, MPA, Founder, Tampa Bay Training
Register Now – https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__4M-xxX3RyOatgZqNmjAyQ#/registration
