Webinar: Federal COVID Relief Funding and Financing Tools for a More Equitable Recovery
Junio 15, 2021 | 3:00 p.m.
Offered in inglés
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As the nation emerges from the depths of the coronavirus pandemic and towards economic recovery, communities across the country are beginning to determine how to use Federal support to build an inclusive economic recovery and a stronger foundation for more broadly shared prosperity.
This one-hour webinar, hosted by the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and David Paul Rosen & Associates, provides a review of new federal funding (Coronavirus Relief Fund, U.S. Department of the Treasury) and federal project finance tools recently enacted in the CARES Act, the American Rescue Plan, and the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021. The webinar also includes feedback from participants on the proposed uses of these tools to advance the goals of an inclusive recovery.
Who should view this webinar?
State and local fiscal officers
Planners
Economic Development and Housing Finance professionals
Mayor Frank Jackson is happy about the myriad efforts to revitalize Cleveland, from the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame to the University Circle cultural center and the recent innovation hub activity in tech and life sciences. But as he finishes out his fourth and final term, Jackson says that the city’s ultimate success should be defined by one standard only: whether future regeneration is equitable for all.
“I’ve maintained that whatever we do, it will never be sustainable if we don’t address the underlying issues that are really the issues of America: institutionalized inequity, disparities, racism, and classism,” Jackson says in a wide-ranging interview for the Land Matters podcast.
Once the nation’s fifth-largest city, Cleveland went from being a thriving center of manufacturing and commerce to a notorious example of urban decline. Yet over the last couple of decades, the Midwestern metropolis has fought its way back to stability and renewal. A big part of those advancements, Jackson says, has to do with zoning reform and land policy, including the redevelopment of parcels left vacant by urban renewal and white flight to the suburbs. Any equitable rebound, he says, “has a lot to do with land.”
The conversation is part of this year’s special 75th anniversary series looking at the people and places that have influenced the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy over time; the city of Cleveland figures prominently in the story of the Lincoln Institute. John C. Lincoln, the founder, got his start there at the close of the 19th century, as an inventor and entrepreneur working in the burgeoning field of electricity. With $200 in savings he started the Lincoln Electric Co., now a multibillion-dollar corporation.
Cleveland was also the place where Lincoln first learned about the political economist Henry George, author of Progress and Poverty, whose work inspired him to establish the Lincoln Foundation in 1946 to study land and land policy. The foundation later became the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy. In recent years, Cleveland has been a focus of the Lincoln Institute’s work in other ways, most visibly as the subject of a Making Sense of Place documentary film and a case study in the Legacy Cities initiative.
As part of the Lincoln Institute’s 75th anniversary celebration, a special event is planned in September in Cleveland that includes a street fair in Public Square and a keynote by Reverend Otis Moss of Chicago’s Trinity United Church of Christ. The Lincoln Institute is also cosponsoring a series of conversations hosted by The City Club of Cleveland, with upcoming events on July 30 and September 24.
This interview is available online and in print as part of the Mayor’s Desk feature—our conversations with chief executives of cities from around the world, and during the 75th anniversary year, those in cities that have been especially closely tied to the Lincoln Institute. (See our previous interviews with the mayors of Phoenix and Cambridge.)
Rebuilding with Equity: The Future of Smaller Legacy Cities
Junio 29, 2021 | 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Free, offered in inglés
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Leaders in America’s smaller legacy cities—former industrial and manufacturing hubs like Dayton, Ohio, and Gary, Indiana—can adopt equitable development strategies to meet the need for sound, long-term economic growth; to respond proactively to calls for racial equity; and to remedy the inequities laid bare by the COVID-19 pandemic and Black Lives Matter movement. Improving equity broadens everyone’s access to opportunity while boosting economic prospects for an entire city.
This webinar will focus on why equitable development is a sound strategy for smaller legacy cities today. Practitioners will share stories from legacy cities that are already embracing equity and inclusion. Presenters will articulate why equity is an important goal for their city or organization, and what equitable development looks like in the smaller legacy city context.
Dorian A. Hunter is a passionate advocate for the underserved and underrepresented. Growing up on the south side of Springfield, Ohio, he saw firsthand how disinvestment and a lack of resources can affect a community. The impacts of those experiences led to Dorian dedicating his skills and talents towards building up his community. He is a cofounder of multiple organizations including DreamVision (2017), Springfield’s NAACP Youth Committee (2018), and The Unified Collective (2020). Dorian holds a B.A. in marketing and communications and M.A. in data analytics, both from Wittenberg University. Dorian was recognized as a Key Player by Cedarville University in 2018 and also received the Perseverance award from Concerned Black Students during his time at Wittenberg University. He recently started as vice president of business development & marketing and producer for Elliott Insurance Agency in Springfield, Ohio.
Lark T. Mallory practices law in the areas of taxation, corporate transactions and real estate transactions. Currently, Lark serves as general counsel and director of CDFI Investments for The Affordable Housing Trust for Columbus and Franklin County, an organization that provides low interest rate loans to developers of affordable housing. Lark’s key responsibilities include negotiating and drafting all legal agreements for the organization, coordinating transactions with outside partners, addressing all legal needs for the organization, and providing legal support to the organization’s Board of Directors. Prior to joining The Affordable Housing Trust, she was a partner with a 500-lawyer law firm with an eight-state footprint. Currently, Lark serves on the boards of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium and River South, the organization that issues bonds to supports the development efforts in the River South area of downtown Columbus, Ohio. Lark is a CPA (inactive) and holds a B.S.B.A. in accounting and a law degree from The Ohio State University and an LL.M. in taxation from the University of Florida College of Law.
Robert M. Simpson is president of the CenterState Corporation for Economic Opportunity (CenterState CEO), an independent and forwardthinking economic development strategist, business leadership organization and chamber of commerce dedicated to the success of its members and the prosperity of the Syracuse, New York, region. He previously served as the cochair of the Central New York Regional Economic Development Council, from 2011 to 2018 by appointment from the governor. He holds board and advisory seats with the CNY Biotech Accelerator and the Downtown Committee of Syracuse. Robert also serves on numerous community boards, including the Central New York Technology Development Organization, the Upstate Minority Economic Alliance, the Syracuse Regional Airport Authority, the Lifetime Healthcare Companies, and others. Accolades include 40 UNDER 40 recognition by CNY BizEvents (2006); Onondaga Citizens League Citizen of the Year (2010); the Loretto Health System’s Legacy Award (2019); among others. Robert previously worked for Defenders of Wildlife, the State Environmental Resource Center in Madison, Wisconsin, and for the Office of John D. Rockefeller IV, in the United States Senate. Robert graduated from Colgate University in 1997, and earned an M.P.A. from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University.
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