HRPDC Annual Meeting October 20, 2016

Process May 2016 HRPDC Meeting

August 31 Legislative Workshop – HRPDC, HRTPO, HRTAC and Hampton Roads Caucus

Regional Chief Administrative Officers Meetings

Guiding Principles Short and targeted list of regional legislative priorities

Include items of regional significance

K-12 Public Education Funding

Support continuation of efforts from the 2016 General Assembly session

Increased state funding for K-12 public education

Summer Enrichment Program

Regional program that provides summer employment opportunities for youth in Hampton Roads region Builds on demonstrated success from locality programs

Tentative ask for $5 million of state funding

Veterans Transition Employment Center

Support efforts of Hampton Roads and Peninsula Chambers and workforce investment boards to establish an employment transition center for our region’s veterans

HRSD Groundwater Injection Project

Request state funding for a land subsidence monitoring program in support of the HRSD groundwater injection project

Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI)

Request assistance from our state and federal partners to restore the Hampton Roads region’s UASI designation

Recommended Action

The HRPDC approves the 2017

Regional Legislative Agenda