Projected Activities. For More Information about the Resource Cities Program contact: Xxx Xxxxxx, Director, Resource Cities Program xxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Program Manager, Resource Cities Program xxxxxx@xxxx.xxx Partnership: Urban Councils Association of Zimbabwe (UCAZ) – National Federation of Black Public Administrators Start Date: March 2001 Partnership Manager: Xxxxx Xxxxxx xxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx Focus Area: Advocacy, Training, Research Methodologies/Information Dissemination & Financial Sustainability Funding Source: RUDO/Pretoria
Projected Activities. The key projected activity is ICMA’s meeting(s) with the partnership principles in Amman from July 25 through August 5, 2003. Assuming resolution of key issues concerning the work plan will be reviewed and refined to reflect a new set of timelines and schedules. MWA will provide input and guidance to the Joint Implementation Committee (i.e. members of the January delegation and/or any others designated by GAM and MOE) via e-mail, phone and fax, and the next exchange visit to Des Moines is slated to take place in mid-July. Partnership: Cebu, Philippines – Fort Xxxxxxx and Xxxxxxx County, Colorado Start Date: January 2001 Program Manager: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx Focus Area: Solid Waste Management Funding Source: Urban GCC Team & USAEP
Projected Activities. The focus of the next exchange will include Tourism and Solid Waste/Environmental Management. The proposed delegation will include:
Projected Activities. The second exchange is to occur sometime in early October. During the exchange the cities will review the work plan and revise the priority areas if necessary. Partnership: Indore, Madya Pradesh, India – Garland, Texas Start Date: September 2002 Partnership Manager: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx Focus Area: Financial Management, Energy Efficiency, Solid Waste Management, and Citizen Participation Funding Source: RUDO/India
Projected Activities. The third exchange was scheduled for the week of July 14th but was postponed until mid- September. The Commissioner would not be available at the scheduled time and is an integral member of the partnership. Partnership: Jabalpur, Madya Pradesh, India –Sacramento County, California Start Date: September 2002 Partnership Manager: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx Focus Area: Tentatively identified as Resource Mobilization and Human Resource Management Funding Source: RUDO/India
Projected Activities. We have appreciated the advice and counsel of USAID/Almaty’s Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx who met with a team from ICMA in Almaty in April to discuss final steps. As the political environment in Almaty is clearly difficult, the best form of future cooperation between the two cities would be through a Sister City partnership. Tucson will continue providing technical assistance on an as-needed basis. Partnership: Bulgaria Resource Cities Program – City-to-City Partnership in Economic Development & Environmental Protection (Karlovo, Bulgaria & Winchester, Virginia) Start Date: September 2002 Partnership Manager: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, xxxxxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx FLGR Program Manager: Xxx Xxxxxxxx Focus Area: Economic Development & Environmental Protection Funding Source: USAID/Sofia & G/ENV/UP
Projected Activities. In the next quarter a technical visit of a 3-person expert group from the City of Winchester to Karlovo is planned for the week of August 16- 23. Partnership: BRCP – City-to-City Partnership (Pleven, Bulgaria & Charlottesville, Virginia) Start Date: September 2002 Partnership Manager: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, xxxxxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx FLGR Partnership Manager: Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Focus Area: Economic Development Funding Source: USAID/Sofia & G/ENV/UP I. Introduction The Municipality of Pleven, Bulgaria has been selected for the new City-to-City partnership established under Phase IV of the Bulgaria Resource Cities Program (BRCP). In accordance with the goals of overall program implementation, ICMA and FLGR agreed that under the BRCP, the Municipality of Pleven will be partnered with a US City to form one of the two City-to-City Partnerships, and will focus primarily on economic development. The US resource city – the City of Charlottesville, Virginia, was identified and confirmed its commitment to the Program. The partners signed a Memorandum of Understanding, which outlined the parameters of their technical cooperation. The Municipality of Pleven will continue to participate actively in program activities under another component of Phase IV– the Economic Development and Marketing Program for Bulgarian Municipalities. First exchange: Pleven, Bulgaria, June 1 – 7, 2003 The key objectives of the partnership are: Primary Area: Economic Development and Tourism Economic Development • Develop Financial Feasibility Plan for the Business and Information Center including: library, hotel, business incubator and convention center. Identify sources of possible funding for the Business Incubator Center, Convention Center and Hotel as part of the Business and Information Center; decide on the most appropriate allocation of these funds and the maximization of a return on investments. • Development of the Strategic Model for Attracting Foreign Investment to Pleven. Tourism • Development of a Tourism Marketing Plan, as part of the long-term project: “Tourism Development Strategy for the Municipality of Pleven,” to be implemented in stages beyond the framework of Phase IV of the Bulgaria Resource Cities Program. Secondary Areas of Cooperation: Public Infrastructure Management and Training Opportunities Public Infrastructure Management, with regard to: • Gasification • Street maintenance and repair • Renovation of historical and cultural buildings Training Opportunities Provided to Pleven M...
Projected Activities. The following activities are planned for the next quarter: • A return visit from the Municipality of Pleven to the City of Charlottesville, Virginia in August 2003; • Development of a detailed Action Plan for the identified technical projects; and • Start-up activities under the Action Plan. Partnership: BRCP – Replication of Landfill Management Best Practices Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria & Auburn, Alabama Replicant Municipalities: Kjustendil and Radomir, Bulgaria Start Date: September 2002 Partnership Manager: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, xxxxxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx FLGR Partnership Manager: Xxx Xxxxxxxx Focus Area: Replication of Best Practices in Landfill Redevelopment Waste Water Treatment Plant Sediments Management Funding Source: USAID/Sofia & G/ENV/UP
Projected Activities. The following activities are planned for the next quarter: • A technical visit of Auburn experts’ is scheduled for the week of August 10-15, 2003. • The Auburn technical team will work with counterparts in Blagoevgrad, Kjustendil and Radomir to follow-up on progress of projects and outline future activities. • It is anticipated that the Blagoevgrad and Kjustendil technical teams will initiate the development of the disposal plan for the landfill in Kjustendil; • It is anticipated that Radomir, with the support of Blagoevgrad and Auburn, will start the source separation pilot program with the three components envisioned in the AP. • The Blagoevgrad work group will initiate the development of the sediments management plan and the marketing study on the possible use of sediments. Partnership: BRCP – Replication of Infrastructure Management Best Practices Veliko Turnovo, Bulgaria – Golden, Colorado Start Date: September 2002 Partnership Manager: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, xxxxxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx FLGR Partnership Manager: Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Focus Area: Replication of Best Practices in Infrastructure Management Funding Source: USAID/Sofia & G/ENV/UP
Projected Activities. Based on the specifics of the LED projects proposed by the Bulgarian municipalities, ICMA will assign the respective US resource city for assisting the Bulgarian partner with project development and implementation; • The developed draft Action Plans for LED projects will be further refined and finalized with the assistance of the US resource partner. • It is anticipated that the first US technical assistance visits to Bulgarian cities will take place in the next quarter. • Next training module for the Bulgarian group of LED professionals is tentatively scheduled for the month of September 2003. • Technical assignment for the development of the Collaborative Marketing Website will be developed in the next quarter and a bidding procedure started. FLGR will continue to collaborate with the national institutions to implement the mutually agreed upon activities Partnership: Naryn, Kyrgyzstan & Great Falls, Montana Start Date: April 2003 Program Manager: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx xxxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx Focus Area: Water, Waste Water & Solid Waste Funding Source: USAID/CAR
