Local Perspectives-Complete Webinar Series

People are currently still not driving as much, delivery trucks are zipping around the state, the Governor has introduced his budget and transportation aids are being talked about at the Capitol. Transportation is a critical infrastructure need for Wisconsin. Debby Jackson, Executive Director, Transportation Development Association of Wisconsin sits down with Jerry Deschane, Executive Director, League of Wisconsin Municipalities for the League's Local Perspective to talk about roads, investment and multimodal all contribute to a "safe, modern, interconnected transportation system." As Debby says, "we need to maintain our progress" that has been made recently, focus on telling our stories to demonstrate the need for additional funding, all while working toward a sustainable future.

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Local Perspective with Mallory Baches-Housing
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Open to view video.  |  30 minutes "Do the biggest little thing to amend your code and get the impact that you want," is how Mallory Baches, Director of Strategic Development at the Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU) described their project in a conversation with Jerry Deschane, Executive Director on the League's April Local Perspective. The League has partnered with the nationally known Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU) and a broad group of Wisconsin organizations on an exciting new zoning guide to help communities create more workforce and “missing middle” housing. The CNU partnership is based on work done in other states; work that caught the eye of the League. The Project Partners are: Wisconsin Realtors Association Wisconsin Builders Association AARP-Wisconsin Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA) The National Association of Industrial and Office Parks (NAIOP)-Wisconsin American Planning Association – Wisconsin It will take a full year to develop the zoning guide, but the process has already begun. CNU has convened working sessions with the partners and several Wisconsin municipalities to analyze and obtain a better understanding of Wisconsin’s unique regulatory framework. The goal is to identify common state and local barriers to new housing affordability and workforce housing development. The heart of the effort will involve the CNU team working directly with 4-6 case study communities. (Eau Claire, Waukesha, Horicon, Ripon, and Waunakee) At these virtual workshops, the communities and the CNU team will review and discuss how their land use regulations work or do not work for creating more affordable. and missing middle housing.
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Local Perspective-Transportation with Craig Jackson
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Open to view video.  |  30 minutes From weight limitations, to favorite potholes, to rail and ports, bikes and buses, from the DMV and Real ID to the State Patrol, Jerry Deschane, the League’s Executive Director and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation Secretary-Designee Craig Thompson talk about all things transportation on the League’s Local Perspective. Secretary Thompson and Jerry also talk about roads, bridges, and other unmet infrastructure needs. Thanks to the Legislature and the Governor, the state funded a one-time, $75 million, Multimodal Local Supplement (MLS) program in the 2019-2021 budget. Local governments - counties, cities, villages and towns submitted more than 1,500 grant applications with more than $1.4 billion in project funding requests. That's $1.4 BILLION. As the Secretary says, what struck him about the MLS applications is "How important each and every project was to that community."
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Local Perspective-Economic Development
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Open to view video.  |  30 minutes Surprisingly 2020 was a very good year for the City of Sturgeon Bay for a number of reasons Sturgeon Bay Mayor David Ward told Jerry Deschane, the League's Executive Director in the latest edition of the League's Local Perspective. Like many communities, the hardware stores were busy but the bookstores were not. It was in part the soft infrastructure - the partnerships between the hospital and the city, the manufacturer's and the city and with their economic development agencies that helped get them through. The Mayor is also looking forward to tackling Broadband as part of a countywide effort. You can read Mayor Ward's "Economic Development During & After the Pandemic" in the League's February issue of The Municipality magazine and see the cover photo of the "Unwrapping Sturgeon Bay" event that he mentions here: https://lwm-info.org/828/The-Municipality-Magazine
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Local Perspective-Law Enforcement
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Open to view video.  |  30 minutes Actively listening to individuals and the community is a theme on this month's League Local Perspective. Jerry Deschane, the League's Executive Director sat down virtually to talk about law enforcement in Wisconsin with Chief Ken Pileggi. Chief Pileggi is not only the Chief of Police, City of Jefferson Police Department, he is also the President of the Wisconsin Chiefs of Police Association. With a law enforcement career spanning 37 years, Chief Pileggi has seen policing change significantly over the years and while community expectations and technology have changed over the years, the Chief emphasizes that what has not changed is the need to listen to people and to be part of the community.
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Local Perspective-PFAS
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Open to view video.  |  30 minutes PFAS are in the air, food containers, stain repellents, cosmetics and is used in manufacturing as well firefighting foam. They are also in the water. What is the municipal responsibility and ability to mitigate? Paul Kent, Stafford Rosenbaum LLP, who literally wrote the book on water law in Wisconsin is Jerry Deschane’s guest on the League’s Local Perspective. They talk about all of these issues plus the science.
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Local Perspective with Debby Jackson
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Open to view video.  |  30 minutes People are currently still not driving as much, delivery trucks are zipping around the state, the Governor has introduced his budget and transportation aids are being talked about at the Capitol. Transportation is a critical infrastructure need for Wisconsin. Debby Jackson, Executive Director, Transportation Development Association of Wisconsin sits down with Jerry Deschane, Executive Director, League of Wisconsin Municipalities for the League's Local Perspective to talk about roads, investment and multimodal all contribute to a "safe, modern, interconnected transportation system." As Debby says, "we need to maintain our progress" that has been made recently, focus on telling our stories to demonstrate the need for additional funding, all while working toward a sustainable future.
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Local Perspectives-Eric Giordano on Inclusive Communities.
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Open to view video.  |  30 minutes What makes a community, either large or small, a welcoming community? In making your community a more attractive place to live and work for diverse residents, how do you honor the community's heritage? What do you do to get there? Jerry Deschane sits down with Eric Giordano, Wisconsin Institute for Public Policy & Service for our November Local Perspective. Eric works with communities around the state to address community needs. Knight Soul of the Community (SOTC) is a three-year study conducted by Gallup of the 26 John S. and James L. Knight Foundation communities across the United States employing a fresh approach to determine the factors that attach residents to their communities and the role of community attachment in an area’s economic growth and well-being. The study focuses on the emotional side of the connection between residents and their communities. https://knightfoundation.org/sotc/ Equity and Inclusion Toolkit by the International City/County Mgt Association provides Strategies and leading practices in use in communities around the world and corresponding resources that can be replicated in other communities. https://icma.org/documents/icma-equity-and-inclusion-toolkit Race, Equity, And Leadership (REAL) initiative (National League of Cities) serves to strengthen local leaders’ knowledge and capacity to eliminate racial disparities, heal racial divisions, and build more equitable communities. Through training and online resources, REAL helps build safe places where people from all racial, ethnic and cultural backgrounds thrive socially, economically, academically and physically.
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Local Perspectives-Local Government Institute with Tim Hanna
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Open to view video.  |  30 minutes After 24 years as Mayor of Appleton, Mayor Tim Hanna is not running for re-election. Where is he going next? Watch the League's Local Perspective to find out. Tim and Jerry Deschane, the League's Executive Director have a great conversation about the opportunities.
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Local Perspectives-Elections with Kelly Michaels
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Open to view video.  |  30 minutes How many pollworkers? How many ballots? Is the polling place ADA accessible? What about absentee ballots? The work that goes into elections is complicated. There is A LOT more to this important process than just election day! On this League Local Perspective, Jerry Deschane talks with Kelly Michaels, Brookfield City Clerk about election security, the event planning that is involved, absentee ballot processing and the number of volunteers and training that is included. You'll want to bring your municipal election staff flowers after watching this show!
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Local Perspectives-Green Bay Mayor Eric Genrich
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Open to view video.  |  30 minutes Why the Green Bay Mayor's Masters in Library Science is applicable to local government, the strength of local impact, the Packers, Economic Development and the League's Annual Conference are all among the topics discussed in the latest League Local Perspective. Jerry sits down with Green Bay Mayor Eric Genrich in his office.
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Local Perspective-Human Resources
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Open to view video.  |  30 minutes Wages and overtime? Recognizing impairment due to CBD use? Jerry discusses these and other Human Resource issues with Lisa Bergersen, Principal Attorney at EngageHR Law, Of Counsel at Buelow Vetter, Former HR Director, City of Pewaukee. Lisa is Jerry Deschane's guest on the League's Local Perspective.
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Local Perspective-Assembly Speaker Robin Vos
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Open to view video.  |  30 minutes "We're all elected by the same people." Jerry Deschane, the League's Executive Director sits down with Assembly Speaker Robin Vos on location in the Assembly Chamber. Speaker Vos provides his take on the local perspective and they talk about everything from housing, divided government, gun violence and the future of government financing.
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Local Perspective with Governor Tony Evers
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Open to view video.  |  30 minutes A strong state and local partnership was a central theme of Jerry Deschane's conversation with Governor Tony Evers. In this special edition of the League's the Local Perspective, Jerry and the Governor talk about everything from why the Governor ran for the office, the state budget and the practical, gritty side of policymaking.
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Local Perspective-Pitfalls to Avoid While Contracting
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Open to view video.  |  30 minutes Increasingly vendors and contractors are adding clauses to their contracts that limit their liability, often at the expense of the municipality. In his article for the July, 2019 The Municipality magazine, "Dealing with Limitation of Liability Clauses in Contracts," Thomas Cameron, Assistant City Attorney, City of Sheboygan details what municipalities need to be aware of before signing a contract. In this conversation with Jerry Deschane, for the League's the Local Perspective, Thomas goes into more detail and tells some stories.
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The Local Perspective-Dollars and Sense
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Open to view video.  |  30 minutes The League's response to the question posed by the Wisconsin Policy Forums "Dollars and Sense: Is it time for a new municipal financing framework in Wisconsin?" is a resounding "YES!" Jerry Deschane sits down with the Forum's Research Director Jason Stein to talk through the report and where we go from here in this month's Local Perspective.
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Local Perspective - Sheboygan's Partnership with the John Michael Kohler Arts Center
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Open to view video.  |  30 minutes It all started with sidewalks. The City of Sheboygan's Economic Development Director, Chad Pelishek and the Curator for Public Programs at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center's Ann Brusky partner on many projects together, to the benefit of the city and the region. Learn more about how they grew their partnership as Anne Katz, Executive Director of Arts Wisconsin and Gail Sumi, Communications Director of the League of Wisconsin Municipalities talk with them.
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Local Perspective with Wisconsin Historical Society's Christian Øverland
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Open to view video.  |  30 minutes Christian Øverland, the Ruth and Hartley Barker Director of the Wisconsin Historical Society was Jerry’s recent guest on the League’s Local Perspective. Christian is leading the Society in planning a new state history museum which will serve as a hub for statewide history education and outreach. The Society holds the premier collection of Wisconsin history and is one of the largest North American history archives. Learn how you can access the many resources at the Wisconsin Historical Society
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The League's Local Perspective - Board of Commissioners of Public Lands
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Open to view video.  |  30 minutes Tom German, Deputy Secretary & General Counsel, Board of Commissioners of Public Lands (BCPL) once found Abraham Lincoln's signature on some documents in the agency's vaults. While the BCPL has a rich history, they also are important to Wisconsin's future, providing loans to Wisconsin's local governments for everything from a fire truck to economic development projects. Jerry has a fascinating conversation with Tom about all of the aspects and benefits of the BCPL in this month's League Local Perspective.
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Local Perspective-The Creative Economy
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Open to view video.  |  30 minutes Wautopia! Yes, that's Waupaca's creativity coming out. This City of 6,000 recently created a detailed Cultural Plan. Henry Veleker, Waupaca City Adminstrator/Clerk and Marci Reynolds, Waupaca Community Arts Board President sat down with Anne Katz, Arts Wisconsin Executive Director and Gail Sumi, League of Wisconsin Municipalities Communications Director in the true spirit of the partnership between the arts and municipalities to talk about their work and the positive impact that both the process and the plan have had on creating community.
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Local Perspective-State and Local Legal Center
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Open to view video.  |  30 minutes Lisa Soronen, Executive Director of the State & Local Legal Center (SLLC) sat down with Jerry Deschane to talk about her experience defending local government before the US Supreme Court. The SLLC files Superme Court amicus curiae briefs on behalf of the Big Seven national organizations* representing state and local governments. Lisa is a UW-Madison Law School Grad and previously worked at the Wisconsin Association of School Boards.
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The League's Local Perspective - Curt Witynski and League Advocacy
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Open to view video.  |  30 minutes From Quarterback to League Lobbyist. In June's League "Local Perspective" Jerry Deschane sits down with Curt Witynski, the League's Deputy Director to not only talk about the legislative process but also to learn more about Curt.
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Local Perspective-Pre-emption of Local Control
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Open to view video.  |  30 minutes Jerry Deschane talks with Governing magazine reporter Alan Greenblatt about the national trend to pre-empt local control. Yes, it's an interesting and wide-ranging conversation. Thanks to the Instructional Communications Systems for recording the program.
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Local Perspectives-The Future of Wisconsin Taxes and Revenue
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Open to view video.  |  30 minutes Jerry Deschane sat down to talk about the future of Wisconsin's taxes and revenues with Rep. John Macco for the latest League Local Perspective. Rep. Macco chairs the Assembly Ways and Means Committee and has been holding informational hearings on Wisconsin's tax system.
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Local Perspectives-Wisconsin Libraries
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Open to view video.  |  30 minutes Marge Loch-Wouters and Plumer Lovelace, III of the Wisconsin Library Association are talking about all things libraries on the League's “The Local Perspective.” Jerry Deschane, League Executive Director hosts this monthly half hour show.
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Local Perspectives-Clerks
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Open to view video.  |  30 minutes We're talking about the various duties that our city and village clerks take on with aplomb every day on this month's Local Perspective. Chris Astrella, President of the Wisconsin Municipal Clerks Association is Jerry's guest.
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