Date: July 31, 2018

Organization: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)

The summer sun is heating up America, and it’s only going to get hotter. With the sun comes heat, which can be a killer – especially for a child left alone or trapped inside a vehicle. 

Tragically in the United States, every 10 days a child dies as a result of vehicular heatstroke. Since 1998, there have been 761 deaths, 18 of which happened this year.    

The worst part? These deaths were 100% preventable. 

Education is the first step in prevention, and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is leading the charge. Heatstroke Prevention Day is July 31, and NHTSA will be tweeting from 7 AM to 7 PM ET about the dangers of heatstroke and sharing prevention tips. 

For more information about this training, click here.

Link: https://www.trafficsafetymarketing.gov/get-materials/child-safety/heatstroke-prevention 

Description
The purpose of this webinar is to provide locals, counties and tribes with tools to expand capacity to design and implement alternative financial strategies for delivering transportation infrastructure. In this time of declining revenues and increasing fiscal requirements, it is imperative that the transportation industry be equipped with the knowledge and tools needed to evaluate project finance, revenue, and procurement options at the right time in the program delivery process. By being knowledgeable about a wide range of options, both traditional and non-traditional, counties, tribes and local highway agencies can better ensure that critical projects are adequately funded, delivered on schedule, and that continuing needs for the preservation and efficient operation of the system are taken into account.

Flyer (PDF)

Date & Time
Thursday, August 2, 2018 1:00 – 2:30 PM Eastern Standard Time

Registration Link
Click HERE to Register

Presenter

Peter Mancauskas, Federal Highway Administration, Center for Innovative Finance Support (Peter.Mancauskas@dot.gov) is the Innovative Finance Program Manager, focusing on innovations such as GARVEE bonds, State Infrastructure Banks and Sec. 129 Loan programs. Before joining the CIF$ team, he served as the Finance Manager and Program Development Team Leader in the FHWA Vermont Division from 2007-2017. He received his BA in History from Villanova University and Juris Doctor from Vermont Law School.

Moderator

Sharon Gordon, FHWA (Sharon.Gordon@dot.gov) has been with FHWA for more than 15 years. As a member of the Center for Local-aid Support (CLAS) team, she provides national leadership to advance innovation within local, tribal, and Federal Land Management Agencies (FLMAs). Sharon received a BS in Civil Engineering from Southern Illinois University and an MS in Public Administration from the University of Phoenix.

For more information contact:

Sharon V. Gordon, Innovative Deployment Specialist
Federal Highway Administration
Office of Innovative Program Delivery—Center for Local-aid Support
Phone: 720.963.3589|Email: Sharon.Gordon@dot.gov

Law goes into effect July 1st

HB611 Agendas and Posting

• Requires governmental entities to post meeting notices and agendas to website or social media pages. Only if the entities already have a webpage.
• Requires all agenda items requiring action to be designated as “action items.”
• Prohibits a meeting agenda from being amended after the meeting started for items which require action and were not on the agenda at the start of the meeting unless an emergency exists.

Note: Governor’s transmittal letter calls upon legislature to define the term “emergency” in 2019.

1st Annual LHTAC Local Roads Photo Contest

Theme: A Trip on Local Roads

All the submissions can be seen online HERE!

We want to thank everyone who submitted photos.

The winner of this year’s photo contest is Jake Hall from HMH Engineering. His photo has been published as our next cover photo on the LHTAC website and will be used in the FY18 Annual Report. The 1st, 2nd and 3rd place photos will be printed, framed and displayed in the LHTAC office with credit to the photographers. All photos submitted will be used in future LHTAC marketing materials, including the 2019 LHTAC promotional calendar.

Winner Announced