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Since 1994, the San Francisco Bay Area has been a pioneer and leader in applying the Internet to local government functions. Yet, the medium and tools of the Internet are evolving faster than any other technology in our history. In your community or agency keeping up with the changes? Are you making full use of the speed and efficiencies the Internet brings to your business processes? Do you have an open community that encourages citizen involvement in local government?
At this workshop we bring to you the latest technologies that are READY for you to implement TODAY. Never before has local government has such an opportunity to fulfill the infamous slogan “doing more with less.” Come and let our speakers show you new ways to conduct routine business faster, save money, encourage development and communicate with your constituents. Software demonstrations during breaks and lunch.
| 815 a.m. | Registration & Coffee | |
| 845 a.m. | WELCOME - Eugene Leong, ABAG Executive Director | |
| 850 a.m. | OPENING PRESENTATION- Ignacio Dayrit, Brownfields Program Manager, City of Emeryville | |
| The City of Emeryville has won the 1999 Global Bangemann Challenge for its Brownfield’s Pilot Project "One Stop Shop." Mr. Dayrit will explain how the Internet became a mission-critical tool for Emeryville’s redevelopment. | ||
| 905 a.m. | GIS INTERNET TOOLS FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, Anatalio Ubalde, Community Development Analyst, City of Vallejo, Economic Development Division; & Pablo Monzon, President, GIS Planning | |
| One year ago, GIS Planning developed an Internet GIS application for the City of Vallejo and the Mare Island Base Conversion which provides interactive services of site-selection, demographic and economic market analysis, and business competition reports. The City of Vallejo is using this application for the recruitment of new businesses by simplifying and speeding up the information gathering process by providing dynamic information through a GIS infrastructure. The application also shows redevelopment areas, traffic counts and available properties in a map format that is easy to understand and use. Hear a one-year report on the success of this approach. Learn of new enhancements recently implemented for the City of Pittsburg, CA. | ||
| 945 a.m. | INTERNET-BASED PUBLIC TRANSIT TRIP PLANNING, Emilio Escudero, Transportation Planner/Analyst, Metropolitan Transportation Commission | |
| With assistance and in cooperation with the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG), MTC has implemented a way for the general public to get very detailed information about how to use transit to travel within the region. The focus of the presentation will be on a live demonstration of the TranStar system. TranStar was originally developed for internal use by transit operator telephone information centers. Building on the proven usefulness of TranStar, MTC has implemented a way for the general public to access TranStar and develop personalized transit trip itineraries over the Internet. | ||
| 1020 a.m. | Break | |
| 1035 a.m. | DEVELOPMENTS IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT SMART PERMITTING, Randy Tsuda, Smart Permit Project Director, Joint Venture: Silicon Valley | |
| The goal of the Smart Permit program is to web-enable the building and community development process. At its core is the Building Permit, the Internet and public-private collaboration to develop uniform standards for applications, submittal packages, tracking, issuing and servicing building permits. This program is a joint project of cities in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties. Mr. Tsuda will demonstrate the latest features and enhancements to Smart Permits. | ||
| 1115 a.m. | E*JUSTICE—AN INTEGRATED COUNTYWIDE JUSTICE PROGRAM, John Crouse, Western Region Representative, TRW, Inc. | |
| TRW’s E*Justice System enables immediate and continuous interface between Law Enforcement, Clerk of Courts, Judiciary, Prosecuting and Defense Attorneys, Corrections, and Court Services personnel. This ensures secure, centralized booking and dispatch capabilities for police departments and offers rapid, efficient processing. Hear how the system has been implemented in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. | ||
| 1155 a.m. | Lunch Break (provided) | |
| 1225 p.m. | Luncheon Presentation - RATING YOUR INTERNET CAPABILITIES, Paul Zaengle, Technology Manager, City of Santa Clarita | |
| The Computer Systems Policy Project (CSPP) Guide to Electronic Commerce Readiness was developed by the chief technologists of the leading computer and networking companies. The Guide is designed to help communities determine their level of readiness to "engage fully in global electronic commerce." | ||
| 110 p.m. | BUILDING THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTRONIC COMMUNITY, Steve Lessler, Vice President, OCT Research Laboratory | |
| Learn about a new approach using a state-of-the-art communications and resource-management solution that addresses the specific needs of cities. CityConnect connects dynamically to all City resources and information; displays information securely via a Web browser; works with existing disparate data sources including older legacy systems; pushes information to the desktop from data sources based on user profiles; and, links committees, departments and community based organizations to facilitate faster and cheaper communication between individuals and groups. | ||
| 150 p.m. | USING THE INTERNET TO BUILD AND ASSIST COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE GROUPS, Ana-Marie Jones, Project Manager Coastal Region Office of Emergency Services | |
| Local governments have always relied on citizen involvement to improve the community, and not just in times of financial stress. In the Bay Area Community collaborative Groups (CCGs) bring together local agencies serving vulnerable populations to specifically address issues related to disaster preparedness and response. By participating in a local collaborative, agencies connect to a network of other service providers and a variety of resources to suit their individual needs. The California Office of Emergency Services, Coastal Region, has developed an online network to support community-based organizations and integrate them into emergency management. The experience of the project can be used to develop and harness the energy of your community. | ||
| 230 p.m. | Break | |
| 245 p.m. | CITIZEN PARTICIPATION IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT DECISIONS, Dennis Klein, President, Local Affairs, Inc. | |
| Intelligent government decisions are made based upon strong citizen participation. The Decision.Room service provides an Internet-based community dialogue in which anyone can participate at any time just by pressing a button. Easily maintained by the municipality, users select the “comment center” button to see an overview of active issues, view a display of comments posted by others on a specific issue and links to more content (GIS, permits, reports) to aid them in forming an “informed” opinion. Listen to the presentation, then discuss how your agency is prepared to open a very public dialogue on issues. | ||
| 325 p.m. | The End |
| Where: | MetroCenter Auditorium 101 - 8th Street Oakland, CA |
| Date: | 8:45 am to 4:05 pm Thursday, September 23, 1999 |
| Contact: | For workshop or registration information call 510-464-7964 or email: sharonk@abag.ca.gov |
Registration is limited. Please register early to ensure you will be able to attend. Cost is $80 ($60 for member local governments) including lunch. Refunds will be issued up to seven days before the workshop, however, an administrative fee of $25 will be charged.
The first 30 persons registering will receive a parking pass to the ABAG employee parking lot. All others will receive directions to local commercial parking lots. We are located across the street from the Lake Merritt BART station. |
tab 7/12/99 copyright ABAG 1999