Conference Attendee List
Wednesday, June 6
Working with Your City Manager
Diane Wetherbee, City Attorney, and Bruce Glasscock, City Manager, Plano
PowerPoint
Water Issues Update:
- Current Issues Involving Groundwater and Cities
Drew Miller, Kemp Smith, Austin
Paper; PowerPoint - Current Issues Involving Surface Water and Cities
Emily Rogers, Bickerstaff Heath Delgado Acosta, LLP, Austin
Paper; PowerPoint - Rainwater Harvesting and Cities
Kristen Fancher, Lloyd Gosselink, Austin
Paper
Map of Regional Water Planning Areas
Priority Groundwater Management Areas (PGMA) - The State Water Plan – What Cities Need to Know
Ty Embrey, Lloyd Gosselink, Austin
PowerPoint
Map of Regional Water Planning Groups
Groundwater Management Areas Map
Thursday, June 7
The Legal Framework for Municipal Fees
Leela Fireside, Assistant City Attorney, Austin
PowerPoint
Handout
Recent Federal Cases of Interest to Cities
Randy Montgomery, D. Randall Montgomery and Associates, Dallas
Paper
PowerPoint
Recent State Cases of Interest to Cities
Laura Mueller, Assistant General Counsel, Texas Municipal League
Paper
PowerPoint
Enforcement of Economic Development Agreements
Thomas Gwosdz, City Attorney, Victoria
Paper
PowerPoint
Ethics
Chuck Thompson, Executive Director, International Municipal Lawyers Association
Paper
PowerPoint
Substandard Building Issues: City of Dallas v. Stewart and More
Janet Spugnardi, Messer, Campbell, & Brady, Frisco; and Jennifer Richie, Senior Assistant City Attorney, Irving
Paper
Handouts: A_Chapter 54 Notice Letter_1; B_Chapter 54 Notice Letter_2; C_Meeting Letter; D_Repair Agreement; E_Petition; F_Petition TRO; G_Lis Pendens; H_Temporary Restraining Order; I_Temporary Injunction; J_Agreed Temporary Injunction; K_Motion for Contempt; L_Show Cause Order; M_Judgment of Contempt; N_Commitment Order; O_Permanent Injunction Default; P_Agreed PI
Legislative Forecast
Snapper Carr, Partner and General Counsel, Focused Advocacy, Austin
I Do Declare! Or why a declaratory judgment action may not be in the best interest of the city
Loren Smith, Olson and Olson, L.L.P. Houston
Paper
PowerPoint
Drafting a Peddler/Itinerant Merchant Ordinance
Slater Elza, Underwood Law Firm, Amarillo
Paper
PowerPoint
Friday, June 8
Ethics
Jill Hoffman, Bojorquez Law Firm, PLLC, Austin
Paper
PowerPoint
Employment Law Update
Elizabeth Provencio, Denton Navarro Rocha & Bernal, P.C., San Antonio
Paper
PowerPoint
Eminent Domain After Senate Bill 18
Robert Brown, Brown and Hofmeister, Richardson
Paper
PowerPoint
Public Information Act Update, Including the Status of Personal E-mails
Jennafer Tallant and George Hyde, Denton Navarro Rocha & Bernal, P.C., San Antonio
Paper
PowerPoint