Parameters For ASLA Public Positions Roxanne Blackwell, Hon. ASLA - Director, Federal Government Affairs Elizabeth Hebron, Director, State Government Affairs Queens Plaza, NYC
ASLA Public Policies
Federal Priorities Process Executive Call for Issues Committee Survey Endorsement GAAC & Staff GAAC & Staff Analysis Analysis Board of Executive Trustees Committee Input Review April-May June July October November December
ASLA Government Affairs and Advisory Committee Alyssa Black Keven Graham Robin Gyorgyfalvy (VP) Curtis LaPierre Jon Milstead Conner Bruns Stephen Ibendahl Eugenia Martin (Chair) Robert Loftis Michael Nichols Joy Kuebler Darrell Garrison Craig Coronato Ian McRae Adrian Smith Jonathon Geels Om Khurjekar Tamas Deak Jon Milstead Nicholas Tufaro U.S. Capitol – Washington, D.C.
Respondents totals for surveys since 2011 964 896 522 499 2017-2018 2015-2016 2011-2012 2013-2014 2015 ASLA Professional Award Winner Phil Hardberger Park – San Antonia, TX Firm: Stephen Stimson Associates Landscape Architects
2017-2018 Respondents ASLA Membership Status Full Member 20+ years – 33.03% Full Member 10-20 years – 24.64% Full Member less than 5 years – 12.21% Associate – 7.39% Other – 5.83% (lapsed) Student – 3.36%
Rankings of Federal Policy Issues Transportation Design and Planning – 3.91 Water and Stormwater Management – 4.22 Climate Change – 4.93 NPS & Federal Lands - 4.99 Community Planning and Design – 5.29 Parks and Recreational Facilities – 5.41 Green Building and Site Design – 5.42 Environmental Education – 6.26 Small Business – 7.21 HALS and other historic preservation – 7.36
Rankings of Federal Policy Issues – Impact Employment Transportation design and planning – 70.66% Water and Stormwater Management – 58.23% Parks and recreational issues – 47.93% Community planning and design – 47.59% Climate Change mitigation/adaptation – 40.54% Green Building and site design – 38.19% NPS and other federal lands – 32.81% Small Business – 21.84% Environmental Education – 15.12% HALS and historic preservation issues – 8.62%
Access to Federal Programs Funds Other EPA Clean/Safe Drinking Water State (please Revolving Funds, 6.94% specify), EPA 10.83% Brownfields Remediation , 13.33% CMAQ, 9.85% I/We do not use any federal program funds on Historic Landscapes/Cultural projects, 38.17% USDA Community Forestry programs, Resources/Historic Preservation Fund, 6.72% 10.41% HUD Community Development Block Grants, 18.14% HUD Sustainable Challenge , 6.72% Land and Water Conservation U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Fund (LWCF), 25.31% programs, 15.75% Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) formerly Transportation National Endowment for the Arts, Enhancements, 29.45% 7.61% Recreational Trails Program, 24.97% TIGER, 23.40% Scenic Safe Routes to School, Byways, 24.89% 10.64%
Federal Issues – What’s Missing Stronger Advocacy for Licensure Climate Change Pollinators Active Transportation
Top Areas of Interest Community Development Transportation Water and Stormwater Parks and Recreation
Federal Issues to Evaluate Pollinators
Federal Issues to Evaluate Pollinators • Glad to see ASLA take a leadership role on this issue • Continue these leadership efforts • Landscape architects beginning to see more work as a result of pollinator-related RFPs • Expand designing for pollinators beyond rights-of-ways
Federal Issues to Evaluate Climate Change
Federal Issues to Evaluate Climate Change issue is too polarizing risk losing political allies in Congress too big and too broad focus on how landscape architects and projects help mitigate impacts of climate change via active transportation, stormwater management, green infrastructure, parks and recreation, etc. working with FEMA on mitigation and recovery efforts is better choose issues and terms wisely – resiliency is code for climate change
Community Infrastructure and Development Transportation Water and Stormwater Parks and Recreation
The Administration The White House – Washington, D.C.
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ASLA Infrastructure Recommendations FIXING OUR NATION’S WATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS UPGRADING TO A MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION NETWORK RECOGNIZING PUBLIC LANDS, PARKS, AND RECREATION AS CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE DESIGNING FOR RESILIENCE
Washington Chaos
ASLA iAdvocate Network Urge the White House to Reconsider Cuts to Urge Congress to Reconsider Proposed Cuts to TIGER Urge Congress to Support Bipartisan LWCF Legislation Infrastructure Programs Take Action: Support the Great Lakes Oppose H.R. 86, a bill to abolish the EPA Landscape Architects Stand up for Our Environment
ASLA Advocacy Day 2017
Chapter Checklist for State and Federal Policy 1. The issue should comport with at least one of ASLA’s Public Policies. 2. ASLA is a non-partisan organization, as such, ASLA does not endorse political candidates, party platforms, policies, legislation, or regulations intended to promote a particular party or candidate. 3. The chapter should establish reasonable consensus on the issue within the membership. 4. After receiving adequate feedback and consensus on the issue, the chapter executive committee or relevant chapter leadership should review and “sign off” on supporting or not supporting the issue. 5. The appropriate chapter member/leader should draft the letter or statement in support of or not supporting the issue. 6. ASLA recommends sending the draft letter or statement to ASLA government affairs staff for review. 7. The statement or letter should be place on chapter letterhead and signed by appropriate chapter leadership.
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2017 Licensure Activity Deregulation Reform Downgrade Upgrade Sunset Sunrise Monitoring 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Federal Trade Commission Economic Liberty Task Force
Right to Earn A Living Model Law
Save the Date: 2017 Advocacy Summit Milwaukee Waterfront September 8-10, 2017 Milwaukee, WI
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