Dallas Kicks off USCM with Breakfast on the Bridge
City of Dallas sent this bulletin at 06/17/2014 11:30 AM CDT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Minerva Rodriguez (214) 632-9035
June 16, 2014 C.C. Gonzalez-Kurz (214) 243-2044
Dallas Mayor welcomes visiting mayors for 82nd Annual U.S. Conference of Mayors
U.S. Conference of Mayors kicks off with Continental Breakfast on the Continental Bridge
WHAT: Mayor Mike Rawlings and other Dallas officials will kick off the 82nd Annual U.S. Conference of Mayors in Dallas June 20-23, with a continental breakfast on the Continental Avenue Bridge. USCM President Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson will present a check to the Mayor’s Youth Fitness Initiative (MyFi). MyFi participants from Jaycee Zaragoza Recreation Center will exercise with visiting mayors.
More than 1,300 registrants from cities large and small will convene for four days at the Omni Dallas Hotel to discuss topics including the economic health of the nation's cities, transportation, education, housing, help for returning Veterans and the minimum wage.
The United States Conference of Mayors (USCM) is the official non-partisan organization of cities with populations of 30,000 or larger which includes nearly 1,400 total members. Mayors, their families, support staff, and corporate sponsors will attend the annual conference.
WHO: Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings, USCM President Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson, USCM leadership, visiting mayors, Dallas elected officials and community leaders.
WHEN: Friday, June 20, 2014
6:30 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.
7:00 a.m. – Mayor’s Welcome and Press Event
WHERE: Continental Avenue Bridge - 109 Continental Avenue Dallas, TX
The Continental Avenue Bridge connects Riverfront Boulevard and West Dallas as part of the Trinity River Corridor. Dallas’ newest walkway and trails were made possible through a combination of private donations and city funds. The space opened June 15.
WHY: Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings will welcome the United States Conference of Mayors to Dallas for the first time since 1966. During the conference, mayors will release new economic data showing economic output and jobs numbers for each of the nation's 363 metropolitan areas. Mayors will also hear from several guest speakers and debate and vote on policy resolutions to forward to Congress and the Administration in the hopes of shaping federal legislation.
PHOTO OPPORTUNITIES:
- Interviews with Mayor Rawlings
- Mayor Kevin Johnson check presentation to the Mayor’s Youth Fitness Initiative (MyFi)
- MyFi Participants from Jaycee Zaragoza Recreation Center exercising with visiting mayors
