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1111 nil Local Government Commission 980 9th Street Suite 1700 Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 448-1198 H n m q May! 26,! 2017 i Samantha! Drayis Associate! Administrator! fori policy U.S.!EPA! William! Jefferson! Clinton! Building 1200! Pennsylvania! Avenue,!! N.W. Maih Code:! 1804A Washington,! DC! 2Q460 i Dean Samantha, i As! locaH policymalfBorBt] a! diverse! range! ofn communities! we! are! writing! to! support! ofn the! National! New! Partners! fori Smart! Grgwthi Conference. ii The! New! Partners! fori Smart! Growth! Conference! Ipaetn^rshipilZ between the! U.S.i EPA,! the! LocaH GovernnaEnrti fitafijppiiriisani industry! leaders! from! state! government,! grassroots! nonprofits! and! private! companies. ii As! locaH policymakers! we! participate! in! thisriwitartferelrn! collectively! drawn! a! totaH oT oven 16,000!--pteppleonnecH with! a! natiemslei aoifdi other! locaH elected! officials1!!! state! and! federaH agency! leaders1!! professionals! in! planning,! tran public! health,! architecture,! public! works,! parks! and! recreation,! crime! prevention realtors,! developers,! builders! and! bankers1 ill let^ivEbyiqtsH^difoenvironmentaH justice1!! and! alH others! committed! to! building! safer,! healthier! and! more! Hv communities.! i The! New! Partners! conference! has! guided! a! strong! and! diverse! movement! 1 community! revitalization! fori over!a! decade! and! sr-jnchalfefreftjtttn ttuthei conference! comes! from! the! diversity! ofn participants! who! cross! disciplinary! line expertise,! best] practices,! inspiration,! and! proven! implementation! tools-nn and! strati With! the! critical! issues! facing! America's! irarttireliiiiiigfieslpclining! infrastructure,! growing! inequality! and! economic! -eH&tiares are! more! reasons! than! even to! join efforts! with! new! partners! toi work! towards! a! common! goaH oH creating! ecoi viable,! equitable,! and! livable! communities! fon all. i Continued! support! from! the! U.S.i EPAi fori then Newi Partners! fori Smarti Gro conference! sendsi ai strongi signaH ton subnationaH leaders! thati thei agencyi su cooperative! partnerships! between national,! state,! andi locaH leaders! ton improve! economies! andi sptveimunityi challengeis. i 17cv1906 Sierra Club v. EPA - 6/22 Production ED 001523 00008157-00001 Local Government Commission 9809th Street`Suite 1700 Sacramento,CA 95814-(916) 448-1198 H n i Wei looki forwardi toi ani ongoingi partnershipi oni thisi conference,! andi ini cor revitalizationi effortsi ati i large. i Sincerely,i i Oliveri Ba'meOouncilmember, 7 Cityj ofj presno Catherine! Blakespea^teyor,7 Cityj of7 Encinitas Thomasi Butt/ayor,? City7 of7 Richmond Migueli CanaleOouncilmember, 7 Cityj of7 Artesia Krissanai Clarlkfayor,7 Cityj of7 Shefwood Dominici FannhOeuncilmember, 7 Cityj of7 Patterson Abeli Guillpfi Councilmember,j Cityj of7 -Oakland Stevei Hanspfi Councilmember,j Cityj of7 Sacramento Billi HenrOouncilmember, 7 Cityj of7 Baltimore Timi Knapit4$yor,j Cityj of7 Wilsonville Jakei Mackenzie Mayor, 7 Cityj of7 Rmhrnertj Michelei MartmeOouncilmember,7 Cityj of7 Saniaj Ana Daroni McDanie^t/perv/sor, 7 Countyj of7 Merced Pami 0'Cor\noCiouncilmember,7 Cityj of7 Santa7- Monica Janei Parkeupervisor,j Countyj of7 Mopterey Leticiai Pere^ppervisopj Countyj of7 7 Kern 1 CC:n Laynei Bangertpr 1 Deputyi Associate! Administrator! fori Intergovernmental! ,iIR.(W!bi 1 1 M.i Arnitai Hapnon 1 IntergovernmentaliLiaison.iU.S.iEPAi 1 1 Matthewi Dalb$y 1 Director,! Officei ofi Sustainablei Com,ntuljSi.tii)Ai man 17cv1906 Sierra Club v. EPA - 6/22 Production ED 001523 00008157-00002