October 16-18, 2022 – Kansas City, MO
Last Day to Reserve Hotel is Friday, September 23!
The annual Executive Directors Conference is designed by and for executive directors of regional organizations, including regional councils and metropolitan planning organizations. The conference, held in a different region of the country each year, brings executive directors and senior staff together to discuss topics including organizational structure, innovative best practices, and new developments in technology.
The annual board retreat is our third in-person meeting that the NARC Board holds each year. In addition to the required business and governance meeting, the board has an opportunity to listen to outside speakers and engage in deeper conversations on topics of importance to NARC and their home jurisdictions than they have during the other 2 meetings each year. The retreat has no charge for NARC Board members. If others would like to attend, there is a $75 fee to cover the cost of meals during the retreat.
Hosted by Mid-America Regional Council
Executive Directors Conference Draft Agenda | |
Sunday, October 16 | |
2:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Mobile Workshop: KC Streetcar and Transit-Oriented Development Representatives of the Kansas City Streetcar Authority and RideKC Development Corporation will provide a tour of the system and share insights about how the combination of transit, transit-oriented development and mixed-income neighborhoods are the real solution to housing choice and affordability. The session will include time for exploration on your own of Union Station, Crown Center and the National World War I Museum. Transportation will be via the streetcar, about two blocks from the hotel. Comfortable, casual dress is encouraged. |
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM | Welcome to Kansas City Opening Reception Join your colleagues for the opening reception at the Loews Hotel. |
Monday, October 17 | |
8:00 AM – 8:30 AM | Breakfast |
8:30 AM – 8:45 AM | Conference Welcome: Warm welcome from NARC’s host Regional Council the Mid-America Regional Council and NARC’s Chair of the Executive Director’s Council. Speakers: Rosa De León Park, Executive Director, Stanislaus Council of Governments Lauren Palmer, Director of Local Government Services, Mid-America Regional Council |
8:45 AM – 10:15 AM | Rapid Fire Innovations: Share with your colleagues (in two minutes or less) a new project, study, revenue enhancement, or other innovation your regional council is pursuing. Handouts and other materials are welcomed but not required. |
10:15 AM – 10:25 AM | Break |
10:25 AM – 11:20 AM | Rapid Fire Innovations: Share with your colleagues (in two minutes or less) a new project, study, revenue enhancement, or other innovation your regional council is pursuing. Handouts and other materials are welcomed but not required. |
11:20 AM – 11:30 AM | Break |
11:30 AM – 12:15 PM | Regional Role in Housing |
12:15 PM – 1:30 PM | Lunch |
1:30 PM – 1:45 PM | Break |
1:45 PM – 2:00 PM | Welcome to the Region |
2:00 PM – 2:45 PM | IIJA/IRA Decode: What’s in It for Regions |
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM | Fiscal Officers Working Group Meeting: Financial Risks of Cyber Attacks Regional Council Chief Financial Officers and Deputy Directors meet to discuss the financial risks of a cyber-attack and shifting to cloud-based computing. |
2:45 PM – 2:55 PM | Break |
2:55 PM – 3:40 PM | Innovations in Delivering Programs for Seniors |
3:40 PM – 4:25 PM | Environmental Justice Programs for Regions |
4:25 PM – 5:10 PM | Regional Council Role in Public Safety |
Tuesday, October 18 | |
8:00 AM – 8:30 AM | Breakfast |
8:30 AM – 9:15 AM | What’s Happening at MARC |
9:15 AM – 10:00 AM | Partnerships for Economic Development |
10:00 AM – 10:10 AM | Break |
10:10 AM – 10:55 AM | Regional Mental Health Initiatives |
10:55 AM – 11:40 AM | Compensation and Benefits for Government Employees |
11:40 AM – 12:25 PM | Experience Exchange: Executive Directors Share Their Lessons Learned |
12:25 PM – 12:30 | Conference Adjourns |
12:30 PM – 12:45 PM | Lunch |
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Executive Directors Council Meeting |
2:15 PM – 3:00 PM | Break |
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Mobile Workshop: Growing the Future through Suburban Redevelopment Take a downtown walking tour and learn how a landlocked, first-tier suburb reinvented itself by following a community vision. Tour stops include a new civic plaza, community center, and new residential and commercial development. Speakers will share how the city, school district and other partners are working together to achieve common goals around workforce development and economic development. Comfortable, casual dress is encouraged for walking outside. |
Conference Registration
2022 Executive Directors Conference
October 16-18, 2022
Board Registration
2022 Board Retreat
October 18-19, 2022
Hotel Registration
Loews Kansas City Hotel
1515 Wyandotte Street
Kansas City, MO 64108
816-897-7070
Room rate: $175
Further Information about the Kansas City Region
The Kansas City metropolitan area is a bi-state metropolitan area. Kansas City sits on Missouri’s western edge, straddling the border with Kansas. It’s known for its barbecue, jazz heritage and fountains. Downtown, the American Jazz Museum shares a building with the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in the historic 18th & Vine Jazz District.