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Lastly, issues, and opportunities for city and most importantly, the authors leaders to connect with peers, thank mayors across the country share experiences and learn about who work everyday to build strong innovative approaches in cities. communities.

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ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA-

ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC Table of Contents ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ●

ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC 1 Introduction ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● 3 What Are Mayors Talking About ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA-

DATA/TECHNOLOGYDATA/TECHNOLOGY ● BUDGET ● BUDGET ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● HOUSING SAFETY ● 21 Housing DATA/TECHNOLOGYDATA/TECHNOLOGY ● BUDGET ● BUDGET ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● HOUSING SAFETY ● 23 Public Safety 25 Demographics 27 Education 29 Government Data & Technology 31 Conclusion 33 Methodology 36 Appendix

ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA-

ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- rom public health crises to affordable and fair housing, mayors have demon- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC strated their capacity to lead on critical issues that extend beyond city limits. INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC FSAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYIn ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY 2019, it’s becoming ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION increasingly ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET apparent ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC thatSAFETY ● PUBLIC cities, ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY towns ● INFRA and- villages have a ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA-

ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATIONgreater ● HOUSING ●role HOUSING ●to BUDGET play ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGYin the● DATA/TECHNOLOGY national ● INFRASTRUCTURE dialogue. ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC

ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- Much like the president’s State of the Union Energy and environment also rose in ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC address, each year, mayors across the nation importance this year, with 41 percent of INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● detail the state of America’s cities, towns and 3mayors discussing the issue compared to only ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- villages. The state of the city speech is a mayor’s 25 percent last year. Mayors introduced con- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC most visible and direct way to communicate crete plans for enhancing neighborhood vitality DATA/TECHNOLOGYDATA/TECHNOLOGY ● BUDGET ● BUDGET ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● HOUSING SAFETY ● DATA/TECHNOLOGYDATA/TECHNOLOGY ● BUDGET ● BUDGET ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● HOUSING SAFETY ● significant achievements, as well as goals and through expanded tree coverage and improved major policy directions for the future. city landscapes.

Now in its sixth year, the National League of Cit- Although housing dropped in the rankings, ies’ annual State of the Cities report provides an a similar percent of mayors provided sig- in-depth analysis of these speeches. This con- 4nificant coverage of housing in their speeches tent analysis of 153 speeches delivered between in 2019 (38 percent) compared with 2018 (39 January and April 2019 is based on parts of percent). In particular, mayors provided a new mayors’ speeches that articulate specific plans, focus on land and housing trusts, eviction assis- goals and impacts related to projects, programs tance and fair housing ordinances. and city departments. Speeches are coded as having significantly covered a major topic if the The remainder of the report details trends, word count for that topic constitutes at least 10 emerging issues and priorities of mayors in percent of the speech. The analysis reveals that: cities across the nation. While bread and butter issues like economic development, infrastructure Economic development is the most-covered and budgets remain top priorities for mayors, we major policy issue. The issue has garnered are also seeing major movement and emerging 1the top spot for the past six years, with an even local leadership on larger-scale issues related to more substantial percent of mayors dedicating health and human services and energy and a significant portion of their speeches to the environment. In these contexts, mayors are issue in 2019 (74 percent) compared with 2018 using their local authority to make lasting (58 percent). impacts on national and global issues.

INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETYHealth ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION and human ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC services DEVELOPMENT climbed DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYthree ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● spots this year, overtaking budgets, hous- ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- 2ing and public safety. This year 46 percent of ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTUREThe ● coreECONOMIC function ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC of City government is to pro- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC mayors discussed the issue at length, compared INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYvide quality ● HOUSING of life, ● ● ECONOMICbasic HOUSING services, ● public safety, INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● to only 34 percent last year. Much of this move- ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLICpolice SAFETY● PUBLIC and ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETYfire; Recreational ● INFRA- opportunities for ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ment is due to an increased focus on expand- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTUREour ● citizens, ECONOMIC young● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC and old; water and sewer; ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC ing parks and recreation-related facilities and INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYstreets ● HOUSING and drainage. ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING To be● SUCCESSFUL it INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● activities. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY● takesPUBLIC ● on-going,INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRAsmart- planning, 5-, 10-, 20- year ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE plans● ECONOMIC that ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMICwill yield development that creates ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYjobs ● HOUSINGand be a● ● ECONOMIC creditHOUSING to our● city. INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA-

ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMICMayor Andrew● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC “FoFo” Gilich ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC

ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION 1● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC

ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA-

ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC By percent of speeches that significantly covers each topic.* ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC

ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA-

ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC Energy & ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● Environment INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● Economic ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- 41% ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC Development ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC

DATA/TECHNOLOGYDATA/TECHNOLOGY ● BUDGET ● BUDGET ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● HOUSING SAFETY ● DATA/TECHNOLOGYDATA/TECHNOLOGY ● BUDGET ● BUDGET ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● HOUSING SAFETY ● 74%

Budgets & Management 41%

Infrastructure Housing 57% 38%

Public Safety 37%

Health & Demographics Human Services INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● 32% INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- 46% ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC Education ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- 20% ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC Government ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● Data & Technology INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA-

ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA-

ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ●What EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGETAre ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGYMayors ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE Talking● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC About? ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ●

ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA-

ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC The most interesting trend of 2019 is that the As in prior years, economic development was INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● health and human services topic jumped three the most-covered topic for mayors, and down- ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- places. While this jump was primarily due to town development remains at the top. Down- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC an increased focus on parks and recreation town development even overtook police and INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● services for residents (over 63 percent in 2019 roads, streets and signs for the number two ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- compared to only 28 percent in 2017), a few most-covered subtopic. It also ranked as one of ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC other subtopics have become more preva- the top three subtopics in the Midwest, North- DATA/TECHNOLOGYDATA/TECHNOLOGY ● BUDGET ● BUDGET ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● HOUSING SAFETY ● DATA/TECHNOLOGYDATA/TECHNOLOGY ● BUDGET ● BUDGET ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● HOUSING SAFETY ● lent. For example, references to mental health east and West regions and is ranked number increased significantly, with approximately 20 one among cities with a population size of percent of mayors discussing the issue in 2019, 100,000-299,999. It appeared in 56 percent of compared with only four percent in 2018. More mayoral speeches, up from 18 percent in 2016. and more cities are experiencing a large call In recent years, cities, towns and villages are volume for mental health-related issues, and as overwhelmingly turning to strategies focused a result, are developing crisis intervention pro- on creating public spaces that promote quality grams across the nation. of life as core parts of their economic develop- While opioids dropped a few places in relation ment plans, and this often includes downtown to other health and human services subtopics, development. approximately 11 percent of mayors are still focused on highlighting its devastating social impacts and uplifting harm reduction as the leading strategy to combat the problem. While In 2019, New Rochelle is a growing city – grow- this figure is the same as in 2018, it is significant- ing faster than almost any other in New York ly lower than in 2017, when over 18 percent of State – with the most ambitious downtown mayors discussed the issue. This drop is encour- development plan in the entire Hudson Valley, aging, as mayors are increasingly focusing on a plan that is attracting unprecedented invest- solutions to reduce drug overdose and death. ment, bringing life and energy to our city’s center, from the street-front to the skyline.

Mayor Noah Bramson INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● I want a community that does more to provide New Rochelle, N.Y. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- holistic, integrated mental health services to ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTUREThis ● year,ECONOMIC arts ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMICand culture also continued to be ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETYaddress SAFETY ● EDUCATION the ● EDUCATION mental ● ECONOMIC health ● ECONOMIC crisis DEVELOPMENT in DEVELOPMENT this commu ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY- ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYa popular ● HOUSING theme within● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING economic ● development, INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ●nity, ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY particularly among● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION our ● young HOUSING ● people.HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLICwith SAFETY● PUBLIC three ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETYin 10 mayors ● INFRA discussing- it. While this ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTUREfigure ● ECONOMIC is the ● same DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC as in 2018, we have noticed a ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC

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INFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLICInfrastructure SAFETY ● EDUCATION was the ●second ECONOMIC most-covered DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYWhile budgets and ●management HOUSING ● fell one place INFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYtopic ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY again this year. ● EDUCATION Like ● EDUCATION last ●year, HOUSING nearly ● HOUSING ● BUDGET 60 ● ●BUDGET PUBLICthis SAFETY ● yearPUBLIC (41● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY percent ● INFRA of mayors- discussed the is- ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATIONpercent ● HOUSING of ● HOUSINGmayors ● BUDGET discussed ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGYinfrastructure ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTUREsue in● ECONOMIC 2019 compared ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC to 49 percent in 2018), it ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLICissues SAFETY SAFETY at ● EDUCATION length, ● EDUCATION up ● ECONOMICfrom ● ECONOMIC 48 percentDEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT in 2017 ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY and ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYwas still a popular● HOUSING topic. ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING As global ● issues rang- INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ●31 ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ●percent ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY in 2016. Like ● EDUCATION last ● EDUCATION year, ● HOUSING roads, ● HOUSING ●streets BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLICing fromSAFETY ● PUBLIC environmental ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA regulation- to firearm ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATIONand signs, ● HOUSING ●as HOUSING well ● BUDGET as ●water, BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY sewer● DATA/TECHNOLOGY and waste ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTUREuse and ● ECONOMIC minimum ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC wage continue to be of vital ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLICwere SAFETY SAFETY the ● EDUCATIONmost ● EDUCATION talked ● ECONOMIC about ● ECONOMIC infrastructure DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ●sub ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY- ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYconcern to ●residents HOUSING ● at● ECONOMIC HOUSING the local ● level, intergov- INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT topics.● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY Similar to last ● year,EDUCATION ● acrossEDUCATION ● HOUSING regions ● HOUSING ● BUDGETand ● ●BUDGET PUBLICernmental SAFETY ● PUBLIC relations● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY has ● INFRA cemented- its place as ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● populationEDUCATION ● HOUSING ●categories, HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGETroads,● DATA/TECHNOLOGY streets● DATA/TECHNOLOGY and signs● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTUREthe top ● ECONOMICsubtopic ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMICamong budget and manage- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC DATA/TECHNOLOGYDATA/TECHNOLOGY ● BUDGET ● BUDGETheld ● INFRASTRUCTURE steady● INFRASTRUCTURE as a top ● ECONOMIC five ● ECONOMIC subtopic. DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATIONment ● PUBLIC issues. SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● HOUSING SAFETY ● DATA/TECHNOLOGYDATA/TECHNOLOGY ● BUDGET ● BUDGET ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● HOUSING SAFETY ●

These fundamental programs come with a Additionally, property tax, budget transparen- price, and mayors are keenly aware of their cy, and leadership and governance all held their fiscal limitations. Concerns about infrastruc- places in 2019. Interestingly, mayors have fo- ture funding rose in importance this year, with cused less and less on pensions over the last four approximately 33 percent of mayors discussing years. In fact, 2017 was the most popular year the need to work with federal partners to re- for the subtopic, as approximately 18 percent of build and reimagine our nation’s streets, bridges mayors discussed it. In 2019, only six percent of and tunnels (about a 10 percent increase from mayors discussed it, very similar to 2016. While both 2018 and 2017). Mayors in the Midwest this appears to be a drop-off, we are seeing the and South, as well as those in cities with fewer emergence of more state-specific trends. For ex- than 50,000 residents prioritized infrastructure ample, mayors in Illinois and California continue funding, in particular. We are increasingly seeing to shed light on the challenges their cities face more cities looking to state and federal partners with the pension funding gap, rising long-term for aid, and while mayors are hopeful, they ad- pension costs and growing tensions between mit it has been a long and difficult road. the states and the municipalities. These fiscal challenges are perhaps why only one percent of mayors discussed a budget surplus in 2019, whereas 11 percent discussed it in 2016. Having a complete streets plan recognizes that However, within budgets, mentions for local our streets belong to everyone—pedestrians and government workforces gained in popularity. cyclists as well as motorists—and so [it] enhances This year, over 10 percent of mayors discussed INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● safety and improves the aesthetic appeal and how their communities will take more proac- ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- quality of life in our neighborhoods. tive roles in hiring talented workers, as well as ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC retaining current government employees by INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● Mayor Paul Dyster improving onboarding processes for new hires ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ●Niagara ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY Falls, N.Y. ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- and offering professional development oppor- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC tunities such as workforce agreements, lead- INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● ership development programs and on-the-job ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- trainings. ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC

ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION 5● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC

ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA-

ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● Like budgets and management, energy and INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- environment issues also appeared in 41 percent ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC of mayoral speeches. Once in the bottom five, Reaching these goals is critical, not only to our ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● the topic jumped three places this year. Much of region’s air quality, but to help stave off the INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- that movement is due to more mayors provid- effects of climate change which put at risk our ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC ing concrete plans and goals to expand tree water, forests, outdoor tourism, and the brave ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● coverage and improve city landscapes in their members of the Salt Lake City Fire Department. INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- neighborhoods. Environmental sustainability is ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC a major concern, and mayors have been in- Mayor Jackie Biskupski ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC DATA/TECHNOLOGYDATA/TECHNOLOGY ● BUDGET ● BUDGET ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● HOUSING SAFETY ● creasingly focusing their speeches on clean and Salt Lake City, Utah DATA/TECHNOLOGYDATA/TECHNOLOGY ● BUDGET ● BUDGET ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● HOUSING SAFETY ● solar energy. In 2019, approximately 12 percent of speeches discussed solar power, compared to only five percent in 2016. More mayors are promoting environmental health by reducing air pollution in their cities, with 10 percent of mayors discussing the issue in 2019 compared with only three percent in 2016.

ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA-

South 1. Parks and Recreation Northeast 1. Parks and Recreation 2. Roads, Streets and Signs 2. Roads, Streets and Signs 3. Police Department 3. Downtown Development 4. Water, Sewer and Waste 4. Fire Department Infrastructure 5. Police Department 5. Downtown 6. Water, Sewer and Waste Development Infrastructure 6. Pedestrian Infrastructure 7. Blight and Demolitions 7. Intergovernmental 8. Housing Supply and Relations Development 8. Fire Department 9. Zoning and Building Codes 9. Civic Engagement 10. Jobs INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● 10. Infrastructure Funding ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA-

ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION 7● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC

ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA-

Fire Department Police Department

Infrastructure Funding Arts and Culture

Police Department Water, Sewer and Waste Infrastructure

Intergovernmental Relations Hospitals and Clinics

Pedestrian Infrastructure Civic Engagement

Fire Department 10 Housing Supply and Development

100,000 – 299,999 300,000 or more Downtown Development Police Department

Police Department Affordable Housing

Parks and Recreation Parks and Recreation

Roads, Streets and Signs Roads, Streets and Signs

9 Topic Breakdowns ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● BUDGETS ● EDUCATION & MANAGEMENT ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● HOUSING ● ●PUBLIC ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY SAFETY ● HEALTH ● HOUSING & HUMAN ● ECONOMIC SERVICES ECONOMICHEALTH DEVELOPMENT & HUMAN ●SERVICES ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION● ENERGY ●& HOUSING ENVIRONMENT ● BUDGET ● GOVERNMENT● PUBLIC SAFETY DATA ● INFRASTRUCTURE & TECHNOLOGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY DEMOGRAPHICS ● ECONOMIC ● EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● INFRASTRUCTURE● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● BUDGETS ● INFRASTRUCTURE & MANAGEMENT ● ECONOMIC ● HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ● PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTUREPUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● HEALTH SAFETY & ● HUMAN EDUCATION SERVICES ● ECONOMIC ● EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT ● ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT ●● HOUSINGGOVERNMENT ● ECONOMIC DATA & ECONOMIC● DEVELOPMENTGOVERNMENTEconomic ● DATAENVIRONMENT/ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY ●● EDUCATION DEMOGRAPHICS Development ● HOUSING ● ECONOMIC ● BUDGET ● DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC SAFETY ● ● INFRASTRUCTURE INFRASTRUCTURE ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYBUDGETS & MANAGEMENT ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● PUBLIC● BUDGET SAFETY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● HEALTH & ●HUMAN INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES ● ● ECONOMIC EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT ● ENERGY &

ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● itiesEDUCATION ● EDUCATION are ● investingHOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET in ● BUDGET the● DATA/TECHNOLOGY creation● DATA/TECHNOLOGY of ● INFRASTRUCTUREjobs ●and INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ●vibrant PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY downtowns ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC not ● ECONOMIC only DEVELOPMENT to DEVELOPMENT encourage ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENTC ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- economic development and growth, but also to ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC address community needs. INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● TOP 5 ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYDOWNTOWN ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUBTOPICS INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● This year, cities focused on downtown development with spe- ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- cific plans to revitalize vacant properties, utilize development ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC initiatives through private investments and implement mixed-use INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● developments to promote tourism and local business growth. ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- Downtown Community In Poughkeepsie, New York, Mayor Rob Rolison highlighted the ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC Development Development Jobs Arts and Culture Tourism successful transformation of the city’s long-vacant “40 Cannon INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● Street” in the heart of downtown to an “anchor on the block, with ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- apartments, a brewery and wine-bar, a coffee shop and an art 56% 35% 32% 31% 27% ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC gallery.” The city of Kingston, New York, plans to continue invest- DATA/TECHNOLOGYDATA/TECHNOLOGY ● BUDGET ● BUDGET ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● HOUSING SAFETY ● ing in the Kingstonian, a significant mixed-use project that will provide retail stores, restaurants, living space, a hotel and public 74% parking spaces. Larger cities such as Anaheim, California; Colum- bus, Ohio; and Scottsdale, Arizona have plans to expand or build of state of the city speeches stadiums and arenas for their sports teams, while Memphis, Ten- included significant coverage of nessee has utilized its funds to invest in the city’s neighborhoods. economic development issues.

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Several cities also highlighted their investment in creating per- Subtopic percentages are representative of all 153 speeches in the sample. For a ranking of all 185 subtopics, see the Appendix. manent jobs for local residents not only as a way to improve the economic outlook, but also to increase opportunities for youth and communities of color. In Chesapeake, Virginia, Mayor Rich- ard “Rick” West helped secure investment from ForKids, a service provider for families experiencing homelessness. A leader in helping families in crisis, ForKids is expected to bring jobs to support homeless and unemployed families and provide over $12 million in capital investment to the city. “This project, more than any other in recent memory, shows the power of partnership as the community, the city, and the organization came together to We know that one of the immediate ways to make it happen,” said Mayor West. And in Salt Lake City, Utah, “ Mayor Jackie Biskupski showcased one woman’s objective to turn address poverty, our economy, to stabilize an obstacle-ridden women’s resource center into an opportunity INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTUREto ●create PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETYa job SAFETY training ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION program ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC for DEVELOPMENT“the women DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYwho will ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY rebuild ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● families and even reduce crime is to make ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENTtheir lives ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY at ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY the center.” ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- sure people have access to good paying jobs. ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC

ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● TOP 5 ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUBTOPICS INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ●

INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- 56% 35% 32% 31% 27% ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC

Subtopic percentages are representative of all 153 speeches in the sample. For a ranking of all 185 subtopics, see the Appendix.

We know that one“ of the immediate ways to address poverty, our economy, to stabilize

INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● families and even reduce crime is to make ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- sure people have access to good paying jobs. ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC

ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC

INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● BUDGETS ● EDUCATION & MANAGEMENT ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● HOUSING ● ●PUBLIC ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY SAFETY ● HEALTH ● HOUSING & HUMAN ● ECONOMIC SERVICES INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● BUDGETS ● EDUCATION & MANAGEMENT ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● HOUSING ● ●PUBLIC ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY SAFETY ● HEALTH ● HOUSING & HUMAN ● ECONOMIC SERVICES

ECONOMICHEALTH DEVELOPMENT & HUMAN ●SERVICES ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION● ENERGY &● HOUSING ENVIRONMENT ● BUDGET ● GOVERNMENT● PUBLIC SAFETY DATA ● INFRASTRUCTURE & TECHNOLOGY ● ECONOMICHEALTH DEVELOPMENT & HUMAN ●SERVICES ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION● ENERGY ●& HOUSING ENVIRONMENT ● BUDGET ● GOVERNMENT● PUBLIC SAFETY DATA ● INFRASTRUCTURE & TECHNOLOGY ●

ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY DEMOGRAPHICS ● ECONOMIC ● EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● INFRASTRUCTURE● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● BUDGETS ● INFRASTRUCTURE & MANAGEMENT ● ECONOMIC ● HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ● PUBLIC ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY DEMOGRAPHICS ● ECONOMIC ● EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● INFRASTRUCTURE● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● BUDGETS ● INFRASTRUCTURE & MANAGEMENT ● ECONOMIC ● HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ● PUBLIC

INFRASTRUCTUREPUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● HEALTH SAFETY & ●HUMAN EDUCATION SERVICES ● ECONOMIC ● EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT ● ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT ●● HOUSINGGOVERNMENT ● ECONOMIC DATA & INFRASTRUCTUREPUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● HEALTH SAFETY & ● HUMAN EDUCATION SERVICES ● ECONOMIC ● EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT ● ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT ●● HOUSINGGOVERNMENT ● ECONOMIC DATA & ECONOMIC● DEVELOPMENTGOVERNMENTInfrastructure ● DATAENVIRONMENT/ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY ●● EDUCATION DEMOGRAPHICS ● HOUSING ● ECONOMIC ● BUDGET ● DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC SAFETY ●● INFRASTRUCTURE INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC● DEVELOPMENTGOVERNMENT ● DATAENVIRONMENT/ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY ●● EDUCATION DEMOGRAPHICS ● HOUSING ● ECONOMIC ● BUDGET ● DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC SAFETY ● ● INFRASTRUCTURE INFRASTRUCTURE ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYBUDGETS & MANAGEMENT ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● PUBLIC● BUDGET SAFETY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● HEALTH & ●HUMAN INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES ● ● ECONOMIC EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT ● ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYBUDGETS & MANAGEMENT ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● PUBLIC● BUDGET SAFETY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● HEALTH & ●HUMAN INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES ● ● ECONOMIC EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT ● ENERGY &

INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLICayors SAFETY SAFETY shared ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION technology-driven ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT solutions ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENTM for● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYcalming traffic ● EDUCATION ●and EDUCATION ● bolsteringHOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET pedestrian ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYinfrastructure ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ●so HOUSING that ● BUDGET residents● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY will have ● INFRASTRUCTURE better ● INFRASTRUCTURE access ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTUREto ● PUBLIC amenities● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATIONand ● EDUCATION enjoy ● ECONOMIC improved ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT safetyDEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYamong ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY drivers ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● TOP 5 INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENTand walkers. ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTURE SUBTOPICS ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● ROADS, STREETS AND SIGNS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYThis ● EDUCATIONyear, ● EDUCATION mayors ● HOUSING ●shared HOUSING ● BUDGET new ● BUDGET strategies● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY to keep ● INFRASTRUCTURE residents ● INFRASTRUCTURE moving ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTUREsafely ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC and SAFETY efficiently SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION in their● ECONOMIC cities.● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Strategies DEVELOPMENT like ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY traffic ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY calming, ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● Water, Sewer INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENTor the slowing ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY of traffic by ● EDUCATIONbuilding ● EDUCATION ●speed HOUSING ● HOUSINGbumps ● BUDGET or ● ●BUDGETother PUBLIC SAFETYob-● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- Roads, Streets and Waste Pedestrian Infrastructure ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYstructions, ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION as well ● HOUSING as● HOUSING flow ● BUDGET improvements ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY stood ● out.INFRASTRUCTURE In ●Kettering, INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC and Signs Infrastructure Infrastructure Funding Public Transit ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTUREOhio, ● PUBLIC ●Mayor PUBLIC SAFETY DonSAFETY ● PattersonEDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● supported ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT a project DEVELOPMENT to ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY analyze ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY traffic ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENTpatterns ●in ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY preparation● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY for significant ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION improvements● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET to● ●BUDGET PUBLICa county SAFETY● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- 55% 37% 34% 32% 24% ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYroad. ●“The EDUCATION ● EDUCATION project ● HOUSING will ● HOUSING add ● BUDGET a lane● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGYof traffic● DATA/TECHNOLOGY in each ● INFRASTRUCTURE direction ● INFRASTRUCTURE in ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC

DATA/TECHNOLOGYorder ● BUDGET ● BUDGETto ease ● INFRASTRUCTURE ●daily INFRASTRUCTURE vehicle ● flow,”ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC said DEVELOPMENT the DEVELOPMENTmayor. ● EDUCATIONIn Baton ● EDUCATION ● Rouge,PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● HOUSING SAFETY ● DATA/TECHNOLOGYDATA/TECHNOLOGY ● BUDGET ● BUDGET ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● HOUSING SAFETY ● Louisiana, Mayor Sharon Weston Broome is supporting upgraded 57% and better synchronized traffic signals across the parish to improve traffic movement, save time and money and improve safety. of state of the city speeches And in Clarksville, Tennessee, new Mayor Joe Pitts has been work- included significant coverage of ing with the street department to design a major intersection infrastructure issues. improvement that will tackle severe traffic backups by widening roads and improving traffic signals and sidewalks.

PEDESTRIAN INFRASTRUCTURE Subtopic percentages are representative of all 153 speeches in the sample. For a ranking of all 185 subtopics, see the Appendix. Cities are improving their pedestrian bridges, walkways and boardwalks for accessibility and safety. In Everett, Washington, Mayor Cassie Franklin is beginning a project to transform the city’s downtown into a pedestrian-friendly corridor with shelters and benches. Additionally, the city is expected to open a new pedestrian bridge that will not only carry stormwater off the bluff, but “will give us a new way to access our incredible waterfront,” said the mayor.

Many cities are focused on using technology to create safer Infrastructure improvements are oen not all streets for all users. Mayor Lily Mei from Fremont, California will “ be installing more traffic safety devices and enhancing crosswalks that visible to the general public. They don’t to help pedestrians cross busy streets. Similarly, the city of Grand typically garner a great deal of aention – INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURERapids, ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETYMichigan SAFETY ● EDUCATION ●has EDUCATION focused ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMICon safety DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENTas it sets ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY new ● pedestrianENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENTcrosswalk ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY standards as part ● EDUCATION of ● an EDUCATION effort ● HOUSING to ● HOUSING lower ● BUDGET the ● ●BUDGET PUBLICcity’s SAFETY ●high PUBLIC- ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- though their failure certainly does. Nonetheless, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● INFRA- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGYer-than-state-average ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● rate BUDGET ● of BUDGET ●pedestrian-involved DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE crashes ● INFRASTRUCTURE with ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE motor● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC vehicles. SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● they are essential to preserve our assets and INFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ensure the continued reliability of services and ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● INFRA- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● quality of life to our residents. INFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● INFRA-

INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● Mayor Patrick Madden INFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- Troy, N.Y. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● INFRA- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC

ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● INFRA- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC

ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● TOP 5 INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTURE SUBTOPICS ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ●

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- Roads, Streets and Waste Pedestrian Infrastructure ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA-

ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC and Signs Infrastructure Infrastructure Funding Public Transit ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC

DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● BUDGET ● BUDGET ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● HOUSING SAFETY ● DATA/TECHNOLOGYDATA/TECHNOLOGY ● BUDGET ● BUDGET ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● HOUSING SAFETY ●

Subtopic percentages are representative of all 153 speeches in the sample. For a ranking of all 185 subtopics, see the Appendix.

Infrastructure improvements“ are oen not all that visible to the general public. They don’t typically garner a great deal of aention – INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- though their failure certainly does. Nonetheless, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● INFRA- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC

INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● they are essential to preserve our assets and INFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ensure the continued reliability of services and ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● INFRA- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● quality of life to our residents. INFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● INFRA-

INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● Mayor Patrick Madden INFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- Troy, N.Y. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● INFRA- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC

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INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ●ECONOMIC HOUSING ● With the untimely deaths of several high-profile television person- ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- Parks and Hospitals Mental Healthy ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- alities, as well as military veterans, cities are focused on improving ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC Recreation and Clinics Health Living Opioids ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC mental health outcomes for at-risk citizens. In Glendale, Arizona, INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ●ECONOMIC HOUSING ● Mayor Jerry Weiers highlighted an opportunity for the local rose ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- garden to serve as a healing place for veterans, allowing them 63% 20% 20% 13% 11% ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC to learn a new skill while providing a therapeutic outlet for those DATA/TECHNOLOGYDATA/TECHNOLOGY ● BUDGET ● BUDGET ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● HOUSING SAFETY ● DATA/TECHNOLOGYDATA/TECHNOLOGY ● BUDGET ● BUDGET ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● HOUSING SAFETY ● with post-traumatic stress disorder, in particular. In Henderson, Nevada, Mayor Debra March is developing crisis intervention 46% training to better prepare officers for dealing with citizens who of state of the city speeches might be suffering from mental illness. included significant coverage Cities are focused not only on improving mental health but also of health and human services on diverting individuals experiencing mental health conditions issues. from the criminal justice system toward community mental health treatment. In Iowa City, Iowa, Mayor Jim Throgmorton is facilitat- ing the development of a new behavioral health access center for Subtopic percentages are representative of all 153 speeches in the sample. For a ranking of all 185 subtopics, see the Appendix. “people in crisis rather than have them treated roughly and then taken to a hospital emergency ward or the county jail.”

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Although the epidemic has been a key issue in cities and towns for several decades, 2018 mayoral addresses revealed a more explicit focus on the responses cities are implementing to address this public health crisis, and 2019 was no different. For example, the city of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania added the overdose-revers- I want to start with the bale against opioid ing drug, naloxone, to its fire department’s engines, resulting in “ “15 lives saved by our firefighters while waiting for the arrival of addiction. It is literally a maer of life and EMS to a scene,” said Mayor Robert Donchez. And in Burlington, Vermont, Mayor Miro Weinberger is hiring social workers for the death, and it aects everyone…all INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ●ECONOMIC HOUSING ● INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ●ECONOMIC HOUSING ● city’s police department to screen arrestees for addictions and ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- offer immediate access to treatment to those who screen positive demographics. It touches our businesses, ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC before they are released. INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ●ECONOMIC HOUSING ● schools, churches, families…everyone. It’s INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ●ECONOMIC HOUSING ● ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- detrimental to our labor force, diverts funding ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ●ECONOMIC HOUSING ● from much needed initiatives, and has stolen INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ●ECONOMIC HOUSING ● ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA-

ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC the future from many talented Lexingtonians. ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC

ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● BUDGETS ● EDUCATION & MANAGEMENT ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● HOUSING ● ●PUBLIC ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY SAFETY ● HEALTH ● HOUSING & HUMAN ● ECONOMIC SERVICES INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● BUDGETS ● EDUCATION & MANAGEMENT ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● HOUSING ● ●PUBLIC ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY SAFETY ● HEALTH ● HOUSING & HUMAN ● ECONOMIC SERVICES ECONOMICHEALTH DEVELOPMENT & HUMAN ●SERVICES ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION● ENERGY ●& HOUSING ENVIRONMENT ● BUDGET ● GOVERNMENT● PUBLIC SAFETY DATA ● INFRASTRUCTURE & TECHNOLOGY ● ECONOMICHEALTH DEVELOPMENT & HUMAN ●SERVICES ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION● ENERGY ●& HOUSING ENVIRONMENT ● BUDGET ● GOVERNMENT● PUBLIC SAFETY DATA ● INFRASTRUCTURE & TECHNOLOGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY DEMOGRAPHICS ● ECONOMIC ● EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● INFRASTRUCTURE● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● BUDGETS ● INFRASTRUCTURE & MANAGEMENT ● ECONOMIC ● HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ● PUBLIC ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY DEMOGRAPHICS ● ECONOMIC ● EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● INFRASTRUCTURE● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● BUDGETS ● INFRASTRUCTURE & MANAGEMENT ● ECONOMIC ● HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ● PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTUREPUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● HEALTH SAFETY & ● HUMAN EDUCATION SERVICES ● ECONOMIC ● EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT ● ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT ●● HOUSINGGOVERNMENT ● ECONOMIC DATA & INFRASTRUCTUREPUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● HEALTH SAFETY & ● HUMAN EDUCATION SERVICES ● ECONOMIC ● EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT ● ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT ● HOUSINGGOVERNMENT ● ECONOMIC DATA & ECONOMIC● DEVELOPMENTGOVERNMENTHealth ● DATAENVIRONMENT/ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY & ●● EDUCATION DEMOGRAPHICS Human ● HOUSING ● ECONOMIC ● BUDGET ● DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC Services SAFETY ● ● INFRASTRUCTURE INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC● DEVELOPMENTGOVERNMENT ● DATAENVIRONMENT/ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY ●● EDUCATION DEMOGRAPHICS ● HOUSING ● ECONOMIC ● BUDGET ● DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC SAFETY ● ● INFRASTRUCTURE INFRASTRUCTURE ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYBUDGETS & MANAGEMENT ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● PUBLIC● BUDGET SAFETY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● HEALTH & ●HUMAN INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES ● ● ECONOMIC EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT ● ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYBUDGETS & MANAGEMENT ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● PUBLIC● BUDGET SAFETY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● HEALTH & ●HUMAN INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES ● ● ECONOMIC EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT ● ENERGY &

ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA-

ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- Parks and Hospitals Mental Healthy ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA-

ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC Recreation and Clinics Health Living Opioids ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC

DATA/TECHNOLOGYDATA/TECHNOLOGY ● BUDGET ● BUDGET ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● HOUSING SAFETY ● DATA/TECHNOLOGYDATA/TECHNOLOGY ● BUDGET ● BUDGET ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● HOUSING SAFETY ●

Subtopic percentages are representative of all 153 speeches in the sample. For a ranking of all 185 subtopics, see the Appendix.

I want to start with“ the bale against opioid addiction. It is literally a maer of life and death, and it aects everyone…all INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ●ECONOMIC HOUSING ● INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ●ECONOMIC HOUSING ● ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- demographics. It touches our businesses, ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC

INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ●ECONOMIC HOUSING ● schools, churches, families…everyone. It’s INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ●ECONOMIC HOUSING ● ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- detrimental to our labor force, diverts funding ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ●ECONOMIC HOUSING ● from much needed initiatives, and has stolen INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ●ECONOMIC HOUSING ● ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA-

ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC the future from many talented Lexingtonians. ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC

ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● BUDGETS ● EDUCATION & MANAGEMENT ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● HOUSING ● ●PUBLIC ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY SAFETY ● HEALTH ● HOUSING & HUMAN ● ECONOMIC SERVICES ECONOMICHEALTH DEVELOPMENT & HUMAN ●SERVICES ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION● ENERGY ●& HOUSING ENVIRONMENT ● BUDGET ● GOVERNMENT● PUBLIC SAFETY DATA ● INFRASTRUCTURE & TECHNOLOGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY DEMOGRAPHICS ● ECONOMIC ● EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● INFRASTRUCTURE● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● BUDGETS ● INFRASTRUCTURE & MANAGEMENT ● ECONOMIC ● HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ● PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTUREPUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● HEALTH SAFETY & ● HUMAN EDUCATION SERVICES ● ECONOMIC ● EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT ● ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT ●● HOUSINGGOVERNMENT ● ECONOMIC DATA & ECONOMIC● DEVELOPMENTGOVERNMENTBudgets ● DATAENVIRONMENT/ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY ●● EDUCATION DEMOGRAPHICS& Management ● HOUSING ● ECONOMIC ● BUDGET ● DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC SAFETY ● ● INFRASTRUCTURE INFRASTRUCTURE ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYBUDGETS & MANAGEMENT ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● PUBLIC● BUDGET SAFETY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● HEALTH & ●HUMAN INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES ● ● ECONOMIC EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT ● ENERGY &

INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLICities SAFETY are SAFETY ●engaging EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC with ● ECONOMIC the DEVELOPMENT public DEVELOPMENT on ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY budgetary ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ●

practices,● continuing● to manage ● their● ● ● ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENTC ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION ● EDUCATIONHOUSING● HOUSING BUDGET ● BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGYrelationships ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSINGwith ● HOUSING state ● BUDGET ● BUDGETand● DATA/TECHNOLOGY local● DATA/TECHNOLOGY governments ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE and ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURErebuilding ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETYtheir ● EDUCATION reserves● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC to ● ECONOMIC become DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT more ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY fiscally ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● TOP 5 ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENTresponsible. ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC BUDGETS & MANAGEMENT SUBTOPICS INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGYWhen ● EDUCATIONit ● comesEDUCATION ●to HOUSING budgeting ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● for BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGYexpenses,● DATA/TECHNOLOGY infrastructure ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTUREimprovements ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY were ● EDUCATION at● EDUCATION the fore ● ECONOMIC of ● ECONOMIC mayoral DEVELOPMENT addressesDEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY this ● year,ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● Budget ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENTand some ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYcities ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY are hopeful they ● EDUCATION can ● EDUCATION push ● HOUSING state ● HOUSING ● and BUDGET federal ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- Intergovernmental Property Transparency Leadership and Intergovernmental ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGYgovernments ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION to ●action. HOUSING ● HOUSING “We ● BUDGET are ● BUDGET working● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY together ● INFRASTRUCTUREclosely ● INFRASTRUCTUREbecause ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC Relations Tax and Planning Governance Aid INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTUREwe believe ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC OKC SAFETY SAFETY and ● EDUCATION Tulsa ● EDUCATION face ● ECONOMIC many ● ECONOMIC of DEVELOPMENT the sameDEVELOPMENT challenges● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENTand we will ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYbe ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY more successful ● EDUCATION if we ● EDUCATION work ● HOUSING together ● HOUSING ● BUDGET and ● support●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- 36% 18% 18% 14% 13% ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGYone another, ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION rather ● HOUSING than ● HOUSING compete ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● asDATA/TECHNOLOGY rivals,”● DATA/TECHNOLOGY said Mayor ● INFRASTRUCTURE David ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC

DATA/TECHNOLOGYDATA/TECHNOLOGYHolt, ● BUDGETOklahoma ● BUDGET ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURECity, Oklahoma. ● ECONOMIC ●In ECONOMIC Ithaca, DEVELOPMENT New DEVELOPMENT York, ● EDUCATION Mayor ● EDUCATION ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● HOUSING SAFETY ● Svante Myrick is working with associations such as the New York 41% Conference of Mayors to increase state aid for municipalities, increase highway funding to fill potholes so that “cities like ours of state of the city speeches that are disproportionately impacted by tax-exempt non-profits included significant coverage would get a [fairer] deal,” said the mayor. of budgets and management issues. RESERVES AND RAINY DAY FUNDS

Cities are not only balancing their budgets but also setting monies aside to fund future capital investments and rebuild their Subtopic percentages are representative of all 153 speeches in the sample. For a ranking of all 185 subtopics, see the Appendix. reserves. In Lawrence, Massachusetts, Mayor Dan Rivera boasted reserves of $15.3 million, the largest in the city’s history. And in Long Beach, California, Mayor Robert Garcia is calling on his city council to increase reserves to $75 million, acknowledging that it “will take a few years, but is an important new goal for us...to ensure we are prepared to meet the challenges of the future.”

PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING Cities want the community involved in their budgetary decision- In my ﬁrst year as “Mayor, one of my top making to ensure equitable outcomes for all. In Durham, North Carolina, Mayor Steve Schewel is working with the city council, priorities was the completion and passage of staff and volunteer budget delegates to vet projects — including the City of Tacoma’s 2019-2020 biennial budget INFRASTRUCTUREbus ●shelters, PUBLIC SAFETY crosswalks, ● EDUCATION tiny homes ● ECONOMIC and parkDEVELOPMENT improvements ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY — ● HOUSING ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTchosen directly ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY by the residents ● andEDUCATION put them ● HOUSING before ● BUDGETthe voters. ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● INFRA- – A budget that guides the way the City aligns ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYIn Irvine, ● EDUCATION California, ● HOUSINGMayor Don ● BUDGET Wagner● DATA/TECHNOLOGY wants to inform ● INFRASTRUCTUREhis ● ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTUREcitizens ● PUBLIC about SAFETY a new ● EDUCATION budget cycle ● ECONOMIC and get DEVELOPMENT input on that ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY process ● HOUSING ● its resources to support Council priorities and ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTthrough a ●series ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY of public meetings. ● EDUCATION Finally, ● in HOUSING Lansing, ● BUDGET Michigan, ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● INFRA- best meets our community’s needs. ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYMayor ●Andy EDUCATION Schor ● isHOUSING holding ● BUDGET a series● DATA/TECHNOLOGY of participatory budget ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTUREnights ● PUBLIC focused SAFETY ●on EDUCATION economic ● ECONOMIC development, DEVELOPMENT neighborhoods, ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTinfrastructure ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY and public safety. ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● INFRA- Mayor Victoria Woodards ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● Tacoma, Wash. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● INFRA-

ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC

INFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ●

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● INFRA-

ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC

INFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ●

ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● TOP 5 ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC BUDGETS & MANAGEMENT SUBTOPICS INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ●

INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- 36% 18% 18% 14% 13% ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC

Subtopic percentages are representative of all 153 speeches in the sample. For a ranking of all 185 subtopics, see the Appendix.

In my ﬁrst year as “Mayor, one of my top priorities was the completion and passage of the City of Tacoma’s 2019-2020 biennial budget INFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● INFRA- – A budget that guides the way the City aligns ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC

INFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● its resources to support Council priorities and ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● INFRA- best meets our community’s needs. ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC

INFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● INFRA- Mayor Victoria Woodards ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● Tacoma, Wash. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● INFRA-

ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC

INFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ●

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● INFRA- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● BUDGETS ● EDUCATION & MANAGEMENT ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● HOUSING ● ●PUBLIC ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY SAFETY ● HEALTH ● HOUSING & HUMAN ● ECONOMIC SERVICES INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● BUDGETS ● EDUCATION & MANAGEMENT ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● HOUSING ● ●PUBLIC ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY SAFETY ● HEALTH ● HOUSING & HUMAN ● ECONOMIC SERVICES ECONOMICHEALTH DEVELOPMENT & HUMAN ●SERVICES ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION● ENERGY ●& HOUSING ENVIRONMENT ● BUDGET ● GOVERNMENT● PUBLIC SAFETY DATA ● INFRASTRUCTURE & TECHNOLOGY ● ECONOMICHEALTH DEVELOPMENT & HUMAN ●SERVICES ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION● ENERGY ●& HOUSING ENVIRONMENT ● BUDGET ● GOVERNMENT● PUBLIC SAFETY DATA ● INFRASTRUCTURE & TECHNOLOGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY DEMOGRAPHICS ● ECONOMIC ● EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● INFRASTRUCTURE● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● BUDGETS ● INFRASTRUCTURE & MANAGEMENT ● ECONOMIC ● HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ● PUBLIC ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY DEMOGRAPHICS ● ECONOMIC ● EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● INFRASTRUCTURE● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● BUDGETS ● INFRASTRUCTURE & MANAGEMENT ● ECONOMIC ● HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ● PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTUREPUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● HEALTH SAFETY & ● HUMAN EDUCATION SERVICES ● ECONOMIC ● EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT ● ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT ● HOUSINGGOVERNMENT ● ECONOMIC DATA & INFRASTRUCTUREPUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● HEALTH SAFETY & ● HUMAN EDUCATION SERVICES ● ECONOMIC ● EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT ● ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT ● HOUSINGGOVERNMENT ● ECONOMIC DATA & ECONOMIC● DEVELOPMENTGOVERNMENTEnergy ● DATAENVIRONMENT/ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY & ●● EDUCATION DEMOGRAPHICS Environment ● HOUSING ● ECONOMIC ● BUDGET ● DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC SAFETY ● ● INFRASTRUCTURE INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC● DEVELOPMENTGOVERNMENT ● DATAENVIRONMENT/ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY ●● EDUCATION DEMOGRAPHICS ● HOUSING ● ECONOMIC ● BUDGET ● DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC SAFETY ● ● INFRASTRUCTURE INFRASTRUCTURE ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYBUDGETS & MANAGEMENT ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● PUBLIC● BUDGET SAFETY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● HEALTH & ●HUMAN INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES ● ● ECONOMIC EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT ● ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYBUDGETS & MANAGEMENT ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● PUBLIC● BUDGET SAFETY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● HEALTH & ●HUMAN INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES ● ● ECONOMIC EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT ● ENERGY &

ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA-

●by planting trees● to improve ● air ●quality ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENTC ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION ● EDUCATIONHOUSING ● HOUSING BUDGET ● BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION ● EDUCATIONHOUSING ● HOUSING BUDGET ● BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGYand ● EDUCATION ●upgrading EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING waste ● BUDGET ●management BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY systems ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● toINFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTUREreduce ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY waste SAFETY ● EDUCATION and ● EDUCATION decrease ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC contamination DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY among ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ●ECONOMIC HOUSING ● TOP 5 INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ●ECONOMIC HOUSING ● ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- recyclables. ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT SUBTOPICS ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ●ECONOMIC HOUSING ● INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ●ECONOMIC HOUSING ● INCREASING TREE CANOPY ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGYCities ● EDUCATION ● are EDUCATION supporting ● HOUSING ● HOUSING urban ● BUDGET ● BUDGETforest● DATA/TECHNOLOGY programs● DATA/TECHNOLOGY focused ● INFRASTRUCTURE on● INFRASTRUCTURE equity, ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTUREenvironmental ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY justice● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION and ● publicECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC safety, DEVELOPMENT and DEVELOPMENT making ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY the ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYentire ● HOUSING ● ●ECONOMIC HOUSING ● INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ●ECONOMIC HOUSING ● ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- Trees and Clean Energy Water Reuse ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- community more livable. In Milwaukie, Oregon, Mayor Mark Gam- City Landscapes Trail Economy and Storm Water Flooding ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGYba is ● EDUCATIONworking ● EDUCATION with ● HOUSING ● the HOUSING tree ● BUDGET board ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY to● amend DATA/TECHNOLOGY the ● city’s INFRASTRUCTURE tree ● INFRASTRUCTURE code ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTUREto help● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC protect SAFETY SAFETY trees● EDUCATION ● EDUCATIONfrom ●being ECONOMIC ● ECONOMICclear DEVELOPMENT cut forDEVELOPMENT development. ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY In ● HOUSING ● ●ECONOMIC HOUSING ● INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ●ECONOMIC HOUSING ● ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENTFlorida, the● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● citiesENVIRONMENT/ENERGY of West Palm ● EDUCATION Beach ● EDUCATION ●and HOUSING Winter ● HOUSING ● BUDGET Park ● ●BUDGET arePUBLIC focus SAFETY ● PUBLIC- ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- 22% 22% 16% 16% 14% ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGYing their ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATIONefforts ● HOUSINGon ● increasing HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET tree● DATA/TECHNOLOGY canopy● DATA/TECHNOLOGY coverage, ● INFRASTRUCTURE which ● INFRASTRUCTURE can ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC DATA/TECHNOLOGYDATA/TECHNOLOGYprovide ● BUDGET ● BUDGET shade ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTUREfor residents ● ECONOMIC and ● ECONOMIC help DEVELOPMENT mitigate DEVELOPMENT increased ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION urban ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● HOUSING SAFETY ● DATA/TECHNOLOGYDATA/TECHNOLOGY ● BUDGET ● BUDGET ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● HOUSING SAFETY ● temperatures. In West Palm Beach, the city is balancing two sus- 41% tainable practices that are sometimes in conflict with one another of state of the city speeches - solar energy and trees. The city was awarded “SolSmart Gold” by the Department of Energy’s SolSmart program for advancing included significant coverage solar energy growth, particularly for residential rooftop solar, and of energy and environment it is now making a considerable investment on shade trees to issues. make the city more walkable.

TRASH SERVICE AND WASTE MANAGEMENT Subtopic percentages are representative of all 153 speeches in the sample. For a ranking of all 185 subtopics, see the Appendix. While recycling has blossomed into a global industry, residents continue to be confused by inconsistent recycling standards, and as a result, continue to generate more and more waste. Carson City, Nevada aims to reduce costs to both commercial and residential customers with curbside single-stream recycling and green waste pickup. Similarly, the city of Opelika, Alabama is updating its recycling convenience centers in order to decrease contamination caused by either incorrect items being put into the system or correct items being prepared the wrong way. In We are laying the foundation to transform the Mukilteo, Washington, Mayor Jennifer Gregerson is implementing “ one-bin recycling and easier composting, as well as a drop site way we power municipal operations through for garbage in case service is canceled due to bad weather. “This most basic service keeps our community clean and protects pub- renewable energy. Our Division of Power has INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● lic health,” said the mayor. ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- commied to purchase at least 50% renewable ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGYSome ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATIONcities are ● HOUSING taking● HOUSING ● BUDGETwaste ● BUDGET ●management DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY one ● INFRASTRUCTURE step further● INFRASTRUCTURE by ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ●converting PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY compost ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION to energy.● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC In DEVELOPMENTBloomington, DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY Indiana, ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY Mayor ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● energy to power city facilities by 2020. ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENTJohn ●Hamilton ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY is helping ●turn EDUCATION ●local EDUCATION ●compostable HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET organic ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC material SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGYinto ● EDUCATION compressed● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● naturalHOUSING ● BUDGET gas, ● BUDGET● withDATA/TECHNOLOGY ●the DATA/TECHNOLOGY intention ● INFRASTRUCTURE of saving ● INFRASTRUCTURE land ● ECONOMIC- ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC Mayor Andrew Ginther INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLICfills, SAFETY reducing SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATIONmethane ● ECONOMIC release ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT and DEVELOPMENTcreating ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY a local ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY fuel source ● HOUSINGto ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENTpower ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY public vehicles. ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- Columbus, Ohio ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC

ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA-

ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- Trees and Clean Energy Water Reuse ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA-

ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC City Landscapes Trail Economy and Storm Water Flooding ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC

DATA/TECHNOLOGYDATA/TECHNOLOGY ● BUDGET ● BUDGET ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● HOUSING SAFETY ● DATA/TECHNOLOGYDATA/TECHNOLOGY ● BUDGET ● BUDGET ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● HOUSING SAFETY ●

Subtopic percentages are representative of all 153 speeches in the sample. For a ranking of all 185 subtopics, see the Appendix.

We are laying the foundation“ to transform the way we power municipal operations through renewable energy. Our Division of Power has INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- commied to purchase at least 50% renewable ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC

INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● Mayor Andrew Ginther ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- Columbus, Ohio ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC

INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- 20 ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC

ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- Infrastructure improvements are oen not all that visible to the general public. They don’t typically garner a great deal of aention – though their failure certainly does. Nonetheless, they are essential to preserve our assets and ensure the continued reliability of services and quality of life to our residents.

ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● BUDGETS ● EDUCATION & MANAGEMENT ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● HOUSING ● ●PUBLIC ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY SAFETY ● HEALTH ● HOUSING & HUMAN ● ECONOMIC SERVICES INFRASTRUCTURE ● BUDGETS & MANAGEMENT ● HOUSING ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES ECONOMICHEALTH DEVELOPMENT & HUMAN ●SERVICES ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION● ENERGY ●& HOUSING ENVIRONMENT ● BUDGET ● GOVERNMENT● PUBLIC SAFETY DATA ● INFRASTRUCTURE & TECHNOLOGY ● HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES ● EDUCATION ● ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT ● GOVERNMENT DATA & TECHNOLOGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY DEMOGRAPHICS ● ECONOMIC ● EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● INFRASTRUCTURE● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● BUDGETS ● INFRASTRUCTURE & MANAGEMENT ● ECONOMIC ● HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ● PUBLIC DEMOGRAPHICS ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● BUDGETS & MANAGEMENT ● HOUSING ● PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTUREPUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● HEALTH SAFETY & ● HUMAN EDUCATION SERVICES ● ECONOMIC ● EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT ● ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT ●● HOUSINGGOVERNMENT ● ECONOMIC DATA & PUBLIC SAFETY ● HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES ● EDUCATION ● ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT ● GOVERNMENT DATA & ECONOMIC● DEVELOPMENTGOVERNMENTHousing ● DATAENVIRONMENT/ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY ●● EDUCATION DEMOGRAPHICS ● HOUSING ● ECONOMIC ● BUDGET ● DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC SAFETY ● ● INFRASTRUCTURE INFRASTRUCTURE ● ● GOVERNMENT DATA & TECHNOLOGY ● DEMOGRAPHICS ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYBUDGETS & MANAGEMENT ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● PUBLIC● BUDGET SAFETY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● HEALTH & ●HUMAN INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES ● ● ECONOMIC EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT ● ENERGY & BUDGETS & MANAGEMENT ● HOUSING ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES ● EDUCATION ● ENERGY &

INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLICity SAFETY SAFETYleaders ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION are ●recognizing ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT theDEVELOPMENT simple ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY truth● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY that ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENTC ●housing ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY is extremely ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATIONcostly ● HOUSING for ● HOUSING an● BUDGET increasingly ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● INFRA- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGYlarge ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION number ● HOUSING ● ofHOUSING working ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY families,● DATA/TECHNOLOGY and ● INFRASTRUCTUREare working ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● to reduce the gap between what residents are being TOP 5 ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● INFRA-

asked● to pay● for a ●home ●and what they● can actually● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION ● EDUCATION HOUSING ● HOUSING BUDGET ● BUDGETDATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC HOUSING SUBTOPICS ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTUREafford. ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● INFRA- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGYAFFORDABLE ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ●

ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENTBuilding ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYa ● variety ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY of affordable ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATIONhousing ● HOUSING types ● HOUSING ● BUDGETthat serve ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC the SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- Housing Supply A ordable Blight and Zoning and ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● INFRA-

ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGYchanging ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION needs ● HOUSING of ● residentsHOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGETacross● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ●a DATA/TECHNOLOGY lifetime and ● INFRASTRUCTURE do not ● INFRASTRUCTURE cost ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC and Development Housing Homelessness Demolitions Building Codes ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC

INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTUREin excess● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC ofSAFETY 30SAFETY percent● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION of ●household ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT income DEVELOPMENT continues ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ●to ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY be ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ●

ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENTa priority ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYfor ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY many cities. In ●St. EDUCATION Paul, ● EDUCATION Minnesota, ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGETMayor ● ●BUDGETMelvin PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● INFRA- Carter is helping design a supplemental housing assistance pilot 45% 32% 24% 24% 21% ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC to provide a modest monthly supplement to help low income, DATA/TECHNOLOGYDATA/TECHNOLOGY ● BUDGET ● BUDGET ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● HOUSING SAFETY ● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● BUDGET ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● EDUCATION ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● cost-burdened families with children maintain stable housing. And in Tacoma, Washington, Mayor Victoria Woodards is seeking 38% regional partnerships to support the city’s work with the state of state of the city speeches legislature on policy solutions aimed at reducing the number of included significant coverage residents burdened by the cost of housing. of housing issues. It is important to consider both housing demand and supply, and how residents and developers interact within a city’s overall housing market in order to provide a mix of affordable, quality housing to its varied residents. In Columbia, South Carolina, Mayor Subtopic percentages are representative of all 153 speeches in the sample. For a ranking of all 185 subtopics, see the Appendix. Steve Benjamin is working with the county council to implement affordable housing investments to developers. “As a city, we’ve Note: historically been creative with incentivizing investment, and this ‘Homelessness’ includes the subtopics Homelessness, Shelters and Transitional Housing. year will be no different. Working with partners like Habitat for Humanity, we want to be seen as leaders, not just in our state but across the nation,” he said.

ADDRESSING BLIGHTED INFRASTRUCTURE

Cities across the nation are working to eliminate blight by demolishing dilapidated and abandoned buildings to combat potential economic decline. The cities of Birmingham, Alabama; Buffalo, New York; Binghamton, New York; and Dayton, Ohio INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ●have PUBLIC ● PUBLIC all SAFETY committed SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION a significant ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTamount DEVELOPMENT of funding ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ●to ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY remove ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● Aordable housing isn't just a problem for our INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ●ECONOMIC HOUSING ● ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENTdilapidated ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY and unsafe structures ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION from ● HOUSING the ● HOUSING cities’● BUDGET neighborhoods. ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- “ ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGYSome ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION cities are● HOUSING ●also HOUSING working● BUDGET ● BUDGET● withDATA/TECHNOLOGY● theDATA/TECHNOLOGY state to ● INFRASTRUCTUREredevelop ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC most vulnerable residents, though — it aects ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ●abandoned PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY homes ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION to give ● ECONOMIC more ● ECONOMIC residentsDEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT opportunities ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY for ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● our entire community. INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ●ECONOMIC HOUSING ● ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENThomeownership. ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY “Through ● EDUCATION the ● EDUCATIONsupport ● HOUSING of ● HOUSINGthe ● BUDGET ReImagine ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGYPartnership, ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ●this HOUSING ● recentlyHOUSING ● BUDGET ●created BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ●Corporation DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE will serve ● INFRASTRUCTURE as a ● ECONOMICnew ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC Mayor Muriel Bowser ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLICincentive SAFETY SAFETY ●for EDUCATION the● EDUCATION city ● ECONOMICto improve ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT neighborhood DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY life, ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY and will serve ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ●ECONOMIC HOUSING ● ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENTas ● aENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ●model ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY for system ● EDUCATIONchanges ● EDUCATION ●across HOUSING ● HOUSINGthe ● BUDGET Commonwealth,” ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC said ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- Washington, D.C. ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATIONMayor ● EDUCATION Stephen ● HOUSING ● HOUSING Dinatale, ● BUDGET ● BUDGET ●Fitchburg, DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY Massachusetts. ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC

ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA-

ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- Infrastructure improvements are oen not all that visible to the general public. They don’t typically garner a great deal of aention – though their failure certainly does. Nonetheless, they are essential to preserve our assets and ensure the continued reliability of services and quality of life to our residents.

ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● BUDGETS ● EDUCATION & MANAGEMENT ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● HOUSING ● ●PUBLIC ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY SAFETY ● HEALTH ● HOUSING & HUMAN ● ECONOMIC SERVICES INFRASTRUCTURE ● BUDGETS & MANAGEMENT ● HOUSING ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES ECONOMICHEALTH DEVELOPMENT & HUMAN ●SERVICES ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION● ENERGY ●& HOUSING ENVIRONMENT ● BUDGET ● GOVERNMENT● PUBLIC SAFETY DATA ● INFRASTRUCTURE & TECHNOLOGY ● HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES ● EDUCATION ● ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT ● GOVERNMENT DATA & TECHNOLOGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY DEMOGRAPHICS ● ECONOMIC ● EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● INFRASTRUCTURE● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● BUDGETS ● INFRASTRUCTURE & MANAGEMENT ● ECONOMIC ● HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ● PUBLIC DEMOGRAPHICS ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● BUDGETS & MANAGEMENT ● HOUSING ● PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTUREPUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● HEALTH SAFETY & ● HUMAN EDUCATION SERVICES ● ECONOMIC ● EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT ● ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT ●● HOUSINGGOVERNMENT ● ECONOMIC DATA & PUBLIC SAFETY ● HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES ● EDUCATION ● ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT ● GOVERNMENT DATA & ECONOMIC● DEVELOPMENTGOVERNMENTHousing ● DATAENVIRONMENT/ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY ●● EDUCATION DEMOGRAPHICS ● HOUSING ● ECONOMIC ● BUDGET ● DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC SAFETY ● ● INFRASTRUCTURE INFRASTRUCTURE ● ● GOVERNMENT DATA & TECHNOLOGY ● DEMOGRAPHICS ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYBUDGETS & MANAGEMENT ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● PUBLIC● BUDGET SAFETY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● HEALTH & ●HUMAN INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES ● ● ECONOMIC EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT ● ENERGY & BUDGETS & MANAGEMENT ● HOUSING ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES ● EDUCATION ● ENERGY &

ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● TOP 5 INFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● INFRA- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC HOUSING SUBTOPICS ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ●

ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- Housing Supply A ordable Blight and Zoning and ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● INFRA-

ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC and Development Housing Homelessness Demolitions Building Codes ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC

Subtopic percentages are representative of all 153 speeches in the sample. For a ranking of all 185 subtopics, see the Appendix.

Note: ‘Homelessness’ includes the subtopics Homelessness, Shelters and Transitional Housing.

INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● Aordable housing isn't just a problem for our INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ●ECONOMIC HOUSING ● ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- “ ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC most vulnerable residents, though — it aects ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● our entire community. INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ●ECONOMIC HOUSING ● ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC Mayor Muriel Bowser ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ●ECONOMIC HOUSING ● ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- Washington, D.C. ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC

ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA-

ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTURE ● BUDGETS & MANAGEMENT ● HOUSING ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES ● EDUCATION ● ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT ● GOVERNMENT DATA & TECHNOLOGY ● DEMOGRAPHICS ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● BUDGETS & MANAGEMENT ● HOUSING ● PUBLIC PUBLIC SAFETY ● HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES ● EDUCATION ● ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT ● GOVERNMENT DATA & ● GOVERNMENTPublic DATA & TECHNOLOGY Safety ● DEMOGRAPHICS ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● BUDGETS & MANAGEMENT ● HOUSING ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES ● EDUCATION ● ENERGY &

INFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ●

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● INFRA-

ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC

INFRASTRUCTURE ● ocalPUBLIC leaders SAFETY ● EDUCATIONare moving ● ECONOMIC toward DEVELOPMENT using pre-arrest ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTLdiversion ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY as an effective ● EDUCATION public ●safety HOUSING strategy, ● BUDGET ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● INFRA- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYwhile ● alsoEDUCATION continuing ● HOUSING to ● BUDGETbolster● DATA/TECHNOLOGY their law enforcement ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● workforces and strengthen police and community TOP 5 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● INFRA- relations. ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC PUBLIC SAFETY SUBTOPICS INFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ●

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTDIVERSION ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● INFRA-

ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC A recent trend among cities is to divert people from the criminal INFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● Public Safety system toward community-based services to increase public ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● INFRA- Police Fire Education Incarceration safety more effectively than through older approaches focused Department Department and Initiatives EMS and Recidivism ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYon punishment. ● EDUCATION “A skilled ● HOUSING professional ● BUDGET ●with DATA/TECHNOLOGY a background ●that INFRASTRUCTURE can ● ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTUREpartner ● PUBLICwith law SAFETY enforcement ● EDUCATION to provide● ECONOMIC the DEVELOPMENTtype of diversion ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTand support ●that ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY many need, more ●than EDUCATION a trip to● HOUSING the jail, ●is BUDGET a huge ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● INFRA- 52% 41% 13% 10% 9% ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYbenefit to ● EDUCATIONthose individuals ● HOUSING impacted ● BUDGET and● DATA/TECHNOLOGY to those communities,” ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC DATA/TECHNOLOGYsaid Mayor ● BUDGET Jennifer ● INFRASTRUCTURE Gregerson, Mukilteo, ● ECONOMIC Washington. DEVELOPMENT Several ● EDUCATION ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● medium and large cities that we studied this year discussed 37% diversion. For example, in St. Paul, Minnesota, the city attorney’s office launched the Neighborhood Justice Program “as an of state of the city speeches alternative to criminal prosecution for non-violent, first-time included significant coverage offenders.” And in Everett, Washington, Mayor Cassie Franklin of public safety issues. highlighted a new diversion center that provides support for individuals struggling with homelessness, addiction and mental illness.

POLICE STAFFING Subtopic percentages are representative of all 153 speeches in the sample. For a ranking of all 185 subtopics, see the Appendix.

In more traditional “tough on crime” approaches, cities have been Note: bolstering their police departments since the 1990s. However, Police Department includes O cer Training, Conduct, Station, Transparency and E ciency, Technology there has been an increased focus on diversity among new law and Equipment, Community Relations, Data, and Sta ng; and enforcement officers. In Elk Grove, California, Mayor Steve Ly is Fire Department includes Station, Technology and Equipment, Training, and Sta ng supporting the hiring of not just new officers but also those who reflect the community. “The Elk Grove Police Department is hiring more officers to preserve and protect our community and we are doing more than ever before to recruit new and lateral officers who reflect the diversity of Elk Grove,” said the mayor. Similarly, the city of Hartford, Connecticut hired over 100 police officers, half of whom are black or Hispanic. Providing for public“ safety is perhaps the POLICE AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ●ECONOMIC HOUSING ● most important function of any city government. ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENTJust as ●residents ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY rely on police ● EDUCATION and● EDUCATION fire ● HOUSING departments ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGETto PUBLIC protect SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGYand ● serveEDUCATION ● EDUCATION their ● HOUSINGcommunities, ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET law● DATA/TECHNOLOGY enforcement● DATA/TECHNOLOGY officials● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE equally ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC Looking forward, we need to focus on retaining INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURErely ● PUBLIC ● onPUBLIC the SAFETY SAFETYcommunity ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION for ● ECONOMICsupport ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTand cooperation. DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY Cities ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ●ECONOMIC HOUSING ● our current police department sta and we ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENTacross the● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYnation are continuing ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATIONtheir ● HOUSINGefforts ● HOUSING ●to BUDGET make ● ●BUDGET PUBLICthis a SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGYharmonious ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION relationship. ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET In ●Buffalo, BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGYNew York, ●residents INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE will ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC have a clear need to put more police ocers on INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC have● PUBLIC SAFETYthe SAFETY opportunity ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION to● ECONOMIC graduate ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT from DEVELOPMENT a program ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY called ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY “Police ● HOUSING ● ●ECONOMIC HOUSING ●

ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENTand ●Community ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY Together,” ● EDUCATION which ● EDUCATION ●is HOUSING intended ● HOUSING ● BUDGET to build ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC lasting SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- the streets.

ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY relationships● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING between ● HOUSING ● BUDGET the ● BUDGET two● DATA/TECHNOLOGY groups.● DATA/TECHNOLOGY And ●in INFRASTRUCTURE Columbus, ● INFRASTRUCTURE Ohio, ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC

INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLICresidents SAFETY SAFETY ●of EDUCATION the ● EDUCATION community ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC are DEVELOPMENT charged DEVELOPMENT with ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY reviewing ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY and ● HOUSING ● ●ECONOMIC HOUSING ●

ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENTrecommending ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY best practices ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION to ● HOUSINGensure ● HOUSING ●law BUDGET enforcement ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC officials ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- Mayor Bruce Fraley have “the best training, policies and procedures to protect and ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC Berea, Ky. INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLICserve SAFETY ourSAFETY ●entire EDUCATION ● EDUCATION community,” ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC said DEVELOPMENT Mayor DEVELOPMENT Andrew ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ●Ginther. ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ●ECONOMIC HOUSING ●

ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTURE ● BUDGETS & MANAGEMENT ● HOUSING ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES ● EDUCATION ● ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT ● GOVERNMENT DATA & TECHNOLOGY ● DEMOGRAPHICS ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● BUDGETS & MANAGEMENT ● HOUSING ● PUBLIC PUBLIC SAFETY ● HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES ● EDUCATION ● ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT ● GOVERNMENT DATA & ● GOVERNMENTPublic DATA & TECHNOLOGY Safety ● DEMOGRAPHICS ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● BUDGETS & MANAGEMENT ● HOUSING ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES ● EDUCATION ● ENERGY &

INFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ●

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● INFRA-

ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC

INFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ●

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● INFRA-

ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● TOP 5 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● INFRA- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC PUBLIC SAFETY SUBTOPICS INFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ●

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● INFRA-

ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC

INFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● Public Safety

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● INFRA- Police Fire Education Incarceration

ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC Department Department and Initiatives EMS and Recidivism

DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● BUDGET ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● EDUCATION ● PUBLIC SAFETY ●

Subtopic percentages are representative of all 153 speeches in the sample. For a ranking of all 185 subtopics, see the Appendix.

Note: Police Department includes O cer Training, Conduct, Station, Transparency and E ciency, Technology and Equipment, Community Relations, Data, and Sta ng; and Fire Department includes Station, Technology and Equipment, Training, and Sta ng

Providing for public“ safety is perhaps the INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ●ECONOMIC HOUSING ● most important function of any city government. ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC Looking forward, we need to focus on retaining INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ●ECONOMIC HOUSING ● our current police department sta and we ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC have a clear need to put more police ocers on INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ●ECONOMIC HOUSING ●

ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC ities are advancing racial and economic equity by INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ●

●making concerted● efforts ● to include● the● stories ● ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENTC ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION ● EDUCATIONHOUSING ● HOUSING BUDGET ● BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGYof, ● EDUCATION and● EDUCATION create ● HOUSING ● HOUSINGaccessible ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY amenities● DATA/TECHNOLOGY for, ● INFRASTRUCTURE all their ● INFRASTRUCTURE people. ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE In● PUBLIC ●addition, PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● citiesEDUCATION ● EDUCATION are ● ECONOMIC preparing ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT for DEVELOPMENT Census ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY 2020 ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY to ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● TOP 5 ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ensure every resident is counted for. ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC DEMOGRAPHICS SUBTOPICS INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● RACIAL EQUITY ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGYIn ●an EDUCATION ●effort EDUCATION to ● HOUSING reduce ● HOUSING ● racialBUDGET ● BUDGET inequities,● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY Iowa City, ● INFRASTRUCTURE Iowa, ● INFRASTRUCTURE has created ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTUREa ●$75,000 PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SocialSAFETY ● EDUCATION Justice ● EDUCATION ●and ECONOMIC Racial● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Equity DEVELOPMENT Grants ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY Program ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY and ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● Civic Community ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENThas developed ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY “Racial Equity ● EDUCATION Toolkits ● EDUCATION ● HOUSINGto assess ● HOUSING ● BUDGET the racial ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC equity SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- Engagement Youth Seniors Spirit Diversity ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGYof various ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION City ● HOUSINGprograms.” ● HOUSING ● BUDGET In ● BUDGET St.● DATA/TECHNOLOGY Paul,● DATA/TECHNOLOGY the city has ● INFRASTRUCTURE created ● INFRASTRUCTURE new ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTUREprograms ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY to SAFETY promote ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION a safer ● ECONOMIC and ● ECONOMIC more DEVELOPMENT welcoming DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY city ● for ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY all. ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● 34% 27% 16% 12% 10% ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT“Our traditional ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY public safety ● EDUCATION toolbox ● EDUCATION ●isn’t HOUSING designed ● HOUSING ● BUDGET to ● ●BUDGET makePUBLIC usSAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGYALL ●feel EDUCATION ● EDUCATION safe, but ● HOUSING to● HOUSING draw ● BUDGET a ●circle BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY and● DATA/TECHNOLOGY protect those ● INFRASTRUCTURE inside ● INFRASTRUCTURE from ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC DATA/TECHNOLOGYDATA/TECHNOLOGYthe ● BUDGET ●others, BUDGET ● INFRASTRUCTURE at ● INFRASTRUCTUREall costs. That ● ECONOMIC explains ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT why DEVELOPMENT some ● EDUCATIONof us want● EDUCATION ● PUBLIC fewer SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● HOUSING SAFETY ● police while others demand more — where you live in relation to 32% that circle defines your reality and shapes your perspective.” In an of state of the city speeches effort to encourage equity, Tacoma, Washington has been developing new relationships with the leaders of the Puyallup Nation included significant coverage “in honor of the fact that [the] city is on their ancestral lands,” of demographics issues. including displaying the Puyallup Nation’s flag in council cham- bers, hosting the first-ever joint meeting between the two governments and building joint long-range planning efforts for the Tacoma Tideflats. Subtopic percentages are representative of all 153 speeches in the sample. For a ranking of all 185 subtopics, see the Appendix. CENSUS 2020

Cities are preparing for the 2020 Census by engaging with the public about its importance and utilizing resources to ensure every resident in the community will be counted. Of the cities that addressed the 2020 Census, many, such as Buffalo, New York; Grand Rapids, Michigan; Jamestown, New York; and Springdale, Arkansas have plans to establish a Complete Count Committee to provide further outreach and to increase accurate representa- Eliminating economic and racial inequities tion of the city. In Boston, Massachusetts, Mayor Marty Walsh has “ appointed a Census Liaison to not only “make sure every resident leads to positive outcomes including be er of Boston is counted,” but to also work with different levels of government to guarantee the city’s representation and federal educational achievement, improved public funding. Both Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Seattle, Washington are collaborating with grassroots-level community-based organiza- health, and reduced violence. tions in an effort to count every resident. Mayor Tom Barrett Milwaukee, Wis. ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● BUDGETS ● EDUCATION & MANAGEMENT ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● HOUSING ● ●PUBLIC ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY SAFETY ● HEALTH ● HOUSING & HUMAN ● ECONOMIC SERVICES ECONOMICHEALTH DEVELOPMENT & HUMAN ●SERVICES ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION● ENERGY ●& HOUSING ENVIRONMENT ● BUDGET ● GOVERNMENT● PUBLIC SAFETY DATA ● INFRASTRUCTURE & TECHNOLOGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY DEMOGRAPHICS ● ECONOMIC ● EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● INFRASTRUCTURE● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● BUDGETS ● INFRASTRUCTURE & MANAGEMENT ● ECONOMIC ● HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ● PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTUREPUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● HEALTH SAFETY & ● HUMAN EDUCATION SERVICES ● ECONOMIC ● EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT ● ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT ●● HOUSINGGOVERNMENT ● ECONOMIC DATA & ECONOMIC● DEVELOPMENTGOVERNMENTDemographics ● DATAENVIRONMENT/ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY ●● EDUCATION DEMOGRAPHICS ● HOUSING ● ECONOMIC ● BUDGET ● DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC SAFETY ● ● INFRASTRUCTURE INFRASTRUCTURE ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYBUDGETS & MANAGEMENT ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● PUBLIC● BUDGET SAFETY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● HEALTH & ●HUMAN INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES ● ● ECONOMIC EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT ● ENERGY &

ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● TOP 5 ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC DEMOGRAPHICS SUBTOPICS INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ●

ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● 34% 27% 16% 12% 10% ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA-

Subtopic percentages are representative of all 153 speeches in the sample. For a ranking of all 185 subtopics, see the Appendix.

Eliminating economic“ and racial inequities leads to positive outcomes including be er educational achievement, improved public health, and reduced violence.

Mayor Tom Barrett Milwaukee, Wis.

26 ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● BUDGETS ● EDUCATION & MANAGEMENT ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● HOUSING ● ●PUBLIC ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY SAFETY ● HEALTH ● HOUSING & HUMAN ● ECONOMIC SERVICES ECONOMICHEALTH DEVELOPMENT & HUMAN ●SERVICES ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION● ENERGY ●& HOUSING ENVIRONMENT ● BUDGET ● GOVERNMENT● PUBLIC SAFETY DATA ● INFRASTRUCTURE & TECHNOLOGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY DEMOGRAPHICS ● ECONOMIC ● EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● INFRASTRUCTURE● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● BUDGETS ● INFRASTRUCTURE & MANAGEMENT ● ECONOMIC ● HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ● PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTUREPUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● HEALTH SAFETY & ● HUMAN EDUCATION SERVICES ● ECONOMIC ● EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT ● ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT ● HOUSINGGOVERNMENT ● ECONOMIC DATA & ECONOMIC● DEVELOPMENTGOVERNMENTEducation ● DATAENVIRONMENT/ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY ●● EDUCATION DEMOGRAPHICS ● HOUSING ● ECONOMIC ● BUDGET ● DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC SAFETY ● ● INFRASTRUCTURE INFRASTRUCTURE ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYBUDGETS & MANAGEMENT ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● PUBLIC● BUDGET SAFETY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● HEALTH & ●HUMAN INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES ● ● ECONOMIC EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT ● ENERGY &

ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC ities are not only committed to providing youth INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ●ECONOMIC HOUSING ●

with● access to a high-quality● ● education,● ●but ● ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENTC ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION ● EDUCATIONHOUSING ● HOUSING BUDGET ● BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGYalso ● EDUCATIONto ● EDUCATION supporting ● HOUSING ● HOUSING other ● BUDGET ● BUDGET residents● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY by utilizing ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTUREtheir ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTUREeducational ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY institutions ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC to ● developECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENTcommunity ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ●ECONOMIC HOUSING ● TOP 5 ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- initiatives. ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC EDUCATION SUBTOPICS INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ●ECONOMIC HOUSING ● EARLY CHILDHOOD AND UNIVERSITY ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGYMany ● largeEDUCATION ● EDUCATION cities ● HOUSINGare ● HOUSINGfocused ● BUDGET ●on BUDGET● promotingDATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY opportunities ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE for the ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC ● ● ● ● ● ● Career INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTUREnation’s PUBLIC ● PUBLIC youngest SAFETY SAFETY student.EDUCATION ● EDUCATION For ECONOMIC example, ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Columbus, DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY Ohio ●is ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY collab- HOUSING ●ECONOMIC HOUSING ● ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- Training and University Education orating with Columbus City Schools and the Boys and Girls Club K-12 Development Libraries and College Funding ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGYto build ● EDUCATION a● EDUCATIONnew facility ● HOUSING ● HOUSINGthat ● BUDGET“will ● BUDGETprovide● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGYa high-quality ● INFRASTRUCTURE early ● INFRASTRUCTURE learn -● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTUREing education ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY toSAFETY more ● EDUCATION ● thanEDUCATION 200 ● ECONOMIC children ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT and DEVELOPMENT crucial ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY programs ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ●ECONOMIC HOUSING ● ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENTand services ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY for● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY their families,” ● EDUCATIONsaid ● Mayor EDUCATION ● HOUSING Andrew ● HOUSING ● BUDGET Ginther. ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC And SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- 20% 18% 18% 16% 10% ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGYLong Beach, ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION California, ● HOUSING ● HOUSING recently ● BUDGET ● BUDGETopened● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGYthe new Educare ● INFRASTRUCTURE ●Center, INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC DATA/TECHNOLOGYDATA/TECHNOLOGYwhich ● BUDGET ●is BUDGET now ● INFRASTRUCTUREthe ● INFRASTRUCTURE largest pre-K ● ECONOMIC and ● ECONOMIC early DEVELOPMENT childhood DEVELOPMENT ● EDUCATION center ● EDUCATION in ● thePUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● HOUSING SAFETY ● city. Plainfield, New Jersey has partnered with regional colleges 20% to offer local classes that “can teach our youth programming and of state of the city speeches app-building skills that can be used as a vehicle to create self-em- ployment opportunities. Ultimately, this will open up more options included significant coverage for our youth and all residents,” said Mayor Adrian Mapp. of education issues.

Cities are also continuing to develop their universities as economic engines of the future through private investment opportunities, new jobs and career training programs. In Jamestown, New York, Mayor Sam Teresi is specifically interested in expanding the city’s Subtopic percentages are representative of all 153 speeches in the sample. For a ranking of all 185 subtopics, see the Appendix. business and community colleges. “We, as a city government, must help advance efforts … to provide on-site, higher education- Note: al degree opportunities ... not only for residents of our immediate K-12 includes K-12, New Schools and Facilities, and Teacher Training and Professional Development area, but also for the hundreds or even thousands of bright minds that are willing to journey here and become new, contributing members of our great community.”

LIBRARIES

As the world becomes more digital, libraries remain essential, and cities are continuing their efforts to renovate and rebuild in order to serve the public. “Knowing that libraries cultivate the genius And as an educator, I know the best economic in young minds, we are going to equip every Virginia Beach City “ INFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTUREPublic ● PUBLIC Schools SAFETY student ● EDUCATION with a Virginia● ECONOMIC Beach DEVELOPMENT Public Library ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ac- ● HOUSING ● development and anti-poverty tool is access to a ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENTcount, via ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY their● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY school I.D. cards,” ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATIONsaid ● MayorHOUSING ● HOUSINGBobby ● BUDGET Dyer, ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC Vir -SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGYginia ● EDUCATIONBeach, ● EDUCATION Virginia. ● HOUSING ● HOUSING The ● BUDGET city ● BUDGET of● DATA/TECHNOLOGY Wylie,● DATA/TECHNOLOGY Texas is ●utilizing INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURElibraries ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC quality education. INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTUREto ● serve PUBLIC ● PUBLIC asSAFETY communitySAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION hubs ● ECONOMIC and ● ECONOMIC to DEVELOPMENTprovide DEVELOPMENT equitable ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY economic ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ●ECONOMIC HOUSING ● ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENTopportunities ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY for its residents. ● EDUCATION The ● EDUCATION city’s ● HOUSING mayor, ● HOUSING ● BUDGET Eric Hogue, ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC is SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGYespecially ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION focused ● HOUSING ● on HOUSING families, ● BUDGET ● BUDGET ●with DATA/TECHNOLOGY a● DATA/TECHNOLOGYnew initiative ● INFRASTRUCTURE to transform ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC Mayor Robert Garcia INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLICthe ● PUBLIC city’s SAFETY SAFETY public ● EDUCATION ● library EDUCATION ● intoECONOMIC ●a ECONOMIC “developmentally DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY appropriate ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY early ● HOUSING ● ●ECONOMIC HOUSING ● Long Beach, Calif. ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENTlearning ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYenvironment for ● EDUCATIONvery ● youngEDUCATION ● HOUSING children, ● HOUSING ● BUDGET their ● parents●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ●and PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGYcaregivers.” ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ●ECONOMIC HOUSING ●

ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ●ECONOMIC HOUSING ● TOP 5 ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC EDUCATION SUBTOPICS INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ●ECONOMIC HOUSING ●

INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ●ECONOMIC HOUSING ● ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- 20% 18% 18% 16% 10% ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC

Subtopic percentages are representative of all 153 speeches in the sample. For a ranking of all 185 subtopics, see the Appendix.

Note: K-12 includes K-12, New Schools and Facilities, and Teacher Training and Professional Development

And as an educator,“ I know the best economic INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ●ECONOMIC HOUSING ● development and anti-poverty tool is access to a ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC quality education. INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ●ECONOMIC HOUSING ●

INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ●ECONOMIC HOUSING ● ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- 28 ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC

ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC ities are streamlining processes and INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ●ECONOMIC HOUSING ●

communications● ● in city hall ● and ●making ● ● ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENTC ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION ● EDUCATIONHOUSING ● HOUSING BUDGET ● BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGYdata-driven ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSINGsolutions ● HOUSING ● BUDGET a● BUDGET priority● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY for residents. ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ●ECONOMIC HOUSING ● TOP 5 ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENTGOVERNMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EFFICIENCY ● EDUCATION AND ● EDUCATION EFFECTIVENESS ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC GOVT. DATA & TECHNOLOGY SUBTOPICS INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURECities ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC are SAFETY improving SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION communications ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT between DEVELOPMENT ●departments, ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY with ● HOUSING ● ●ECONOMIC HOUSING ●

ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENTthe ultimate ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY goal of residents ● EDUCATION getting ● EDUCATION ● HOUSINGinformation ● HOUSING ● BUDGET more ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC quickly. SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA-

ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGYFor ●Elizabeth, EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ●New HOUSING ● HOUSINGJersey, ● BUDGET that● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGYstarts● DATA/TECHNOLOGY with the city● INFRASTRUCTURE website. ● INFRASTRUCTURE “Our ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC

INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTUREnew ● PUBLIC ●website PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY is under● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION development ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC and DEVELOPMENT will DEVELOPMENT streamline ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY operations● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ●ECONOMIC HOUSING ● Government Data Governance and expand services [such as] increased communication tools, ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- Eciency and and Performance Smart Social Open supporting electronic access to public services and enhancing ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC Eectiveness Management City Media Data e-government transactions,” said Mayor J. Christian Bollwage. INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ●ECONOMIC HOUSING ● For Greenwood, Indiana, that means digitizing employee time ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- reporting to improve efficiency for the city’s finance department 21% 12% 7% 5% 3% ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC and using new technologies to minimize project expenses for its DATA/TECHNOLOGYDATA/TECHNOLOGY ● BUDGET ● BUDGET ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● HOUSING SAFETY ● stormwater department. 11% Cities are also using technology to fix the ever-problematic of state of the city speeches pothole. Memphis, Tennessee is partnering with a technology included significant coverage company to pilot machine learning that would allow the city to scan streets for potholes and fill them more quickly. “This would of government data and involve a camera on a city vehicle, probably a garbage truck, that technology issues. would detect potholes and future potholes, then automatically generate a report for us to fill it,” said Mayor Jim Strickland. Addi- tionally, cities are using new applications to improve their mobility Subtopic percentages are representative of all 153 speeches in the sample. For a ranking of all 185 subtopics, see the Appendix. systems.

SMART CITIES

Cities are using technology not just to improve interdepartmen- tal communications but also their community at large — in other words, cities are becoming “smarter” by using electronic sensors to collect data. In Palm Coast, Florida, Mayor Milissa Holland is using technology to “improve people’s lives and to attract more high-tech businesses to our city.” And in Plainfield, New Jersey, I want the city — council and sta — to Mayor Adrian Mapp is working to make the city a smart city “ that promotes a greener lifestyle, “doing things more efficiently make eective use of online survey tools to to reduce our carbon footprint and working with developers to offer incentives to residents to reduce the number of vehicles in inform the choices before council. More a household.” agile, timely, and accessible digital outreach will help the community be directly engaged in our decisions.

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INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ●ECONOMIC HOUSING ● ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- 21% 12% 7% 5% 3% ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC

Subtopic percentages are representative of all 153 speeches in the sample. For a ranking of all 185 subtopics, see the Appendix.

I want the city — council“ and sta — to make eective use of online survey tools to inform the choices before council. More agile, timely, and accessible digital outreach will help the community be directly engaged in our decisions.

Mayor Lucy Vinis Eugene, Ore.

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Regardless of the varied issues that our com- are using pre-arrest diversion as an effective munities are facing, America’s mayors are public safety strategy, which challenges the providing leadership. From Mayor Jacob Frey in more traditional “tough on crime” approaches Minneapolis who is reshaping the local housing of yesteryear. This is a growing trend that is landscape by ending single-family zoning, to being observed in leading cities across the U.S., Mayors Eric Garcetti in Los Angeles and Mi- with most medium and large cities discussing chael Hancock in Denver who are championing diversion, or the deterrence of individuals away greater investment in public transit, our local from the criminal system and toward communi- leaders are focused on getting the job done. ty-based services. This year we saw housing, public safety, energy and environment, and demographics take on new significance. Specifically, more mayors are talking about fair housing protection, pre-arrest Fortunately, our police department has worked diversion, waste management and the Census. hard and worked smart to redirect residents of America’s ongoing affordable housing crisis has our city who commit petty crimes into a diver- led mayors across the country to seek innova- sion program rather than send them to jail. We tive solutions. The cost of housing in many cities are big proponents of Pinellas County’s Adult is leading to high levels of displacement, and Pre-Arrest Diversion Program. We are deter- leaders are laser-focused on equity consider- mined to keep families together, people at work, ations to help redress the historical inequities of and records clean. redlining and other housing policies that have INFRASTRUCTURE● ● PUBLIC SAFETY● ● EDUCATION● ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT● ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY● ● ● HOUSING ● INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC SAFETYdisadvantaged EDUCATION people ECONOMIC of color. DEVELOPMENT Within the ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY state Mayor Rick HOUSING Kriseman ECONOMIC ● ● ● ● ● ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ●ofENVIRONMENT/ENERGY the city speeches EDUCATION that ● EDUCATION coveredHOUSING housing,● HOUSING BUDGET there ● BUDGET PUBLIC St. SAFETY● Petersburg,PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY Fla. ● INFRA- ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● INFRA- ● ● ● ● ● ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION ● EDUCATIONwas significantly HOUSING ● HOUSING BUDGET ●moreBUDGETDATA/TECHNOLOGY talk● DATA/TECHNOLOGYof fair housing INFRASTRUCTURE pro- ● INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETYtections SAFETY ● EDUCATION for● EDUCATION tenants. ● ECONOMIC Additionally,● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT local leaders● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA-

ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION 31● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC

ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA-

ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● Mayors are even making sure their trash is Lastly, mayors are talking about the Census. We INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- disposed of properly, as references to trash have all heard about the citizenship question on ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC collection and waste management increased the 2020 Census, and our mayors are navigat- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● significantly. Critical changes in China have ing the issue carefully, collaborating on behalf INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- caused uncertainty in the global and local of the American public at the federal level. The ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC recycling markets. Meanwhile, individuals 2020 Census is so critical for Americans, and ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● continue to be confused by inconsistent re- the funding that flows to cities large and small. INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- cycling standards, and as a result, continue to City leaders are engaging with the public about ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC generate more and more waste. the importance of the upcoming Census and ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC

DATA/TECHNOLOGYDATA/TECHNOLOGY ● BUDGET ● BUDGET ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● HOUSING SAFETY ● making sure that every resident in our commu- DATA/TECHNOLOGYDATA/TECHNOLOGY ● BUDGET ● BUDGET ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● HOUSING SAFETY ● nities nationwide will be counted.

We continue to do improvements in our community designed to not only benefit today’s gen- eration but the generations of tomorrow. This Being fully counted will help our neighborhoods, past December, the City awarded a 15-year Solid streets, schools, and make our city stronger Waste and Recycle Franchise Agreement that - because the census is what more than 300 will bring reduced costs to both commercial and federal and state programs use to determine residential customers together with additional funding-funding that comes back to our city to services, including, curbside single-stream recy- support critical community services. cling and green waste pickup. Mayor Bliss Mayor Bob Crowell Grand Rapids, Mich. Carson City, Nev. Mayors across America are focused on leading their cities, towns and villages with a positive agenda for growth, equity and opportunity. It is the people in America’s communities that are creating new economic growth, developing far-reaching ideas and leading the country forward.

ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA-

INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETYMethodology SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ●

ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA-

ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETYThe SAFETY 2019 ● EDUCATION report● EDUCATION is ● ECONOMICbased ● ECONOMIC on DEVELOPMENT a content DEVELOPMENT analysis ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY of● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY 153 mayoral ● HOUSINGspeeches ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSINGdelivered ● between January INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYand ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY April 2019 and ● includesEDUCATION ● EDUCATION cities ● HOUSING across ● HOUSING ● BUDGET population ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC sizes SAFETY ● PUBLIC and ● INFRASTRUCTURE geographicSAFETY ● INFRA regions.- In particular, the ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATIONspeeches ● HOUSING ●were HOUSING ● obtained BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY from● DATA/TECHNOLOGY cities in four ● INFRASTRUCTURE population ● INFRASTRUCTURE categories ● ECONOMIC ● (lessDEVELOPMENTECONOMIC than 50,000; 50-99,999; ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC100-299,999; SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION 300,000 ● ECONOMIC ●or ECONOMIC more) DEVELOPMENT and DEVELOPMENT four ● geographicENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY regions ●(Northeast, HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING Midwest, ● South, West). INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ●The ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY report presents ● bothEDUCATION ● majorEDUCATION ● HOUSING topics ● HOUSING and ● BUDGET more ● ●BUDGET PUBLICnuanced SAFETY ● PUBLIC subtopics. ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY This ● INFRA year- we coded 185 ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATIONdetailed ● HOUSING subtopics, ● HOUSING ● BUDGET such ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGYas Census● DATA/TECHNOLOGY 2020 ● or INFRASTRUCTURE fair housing● INFRASTRUCTURE (see● ECONOMIC the Appendix ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC for the full list of sub- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLICtopics), SAFETY SAFETY which● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION provide ● ECONOMIC additional ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT detail DEVELOPMENT and ● nuance.ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY In comparison, ● HOUSING last year ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING we coded ● 182 detailed INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT subtopics.● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA-

DATA/TECHNOLOGYDATA/TECHNOLOGY ● BUDGET ● BUDGETEach ● INFRASTRUCTURE ●subtopic INFRASTRUCTURE is assigned ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC to DEVELOPMENT one of DEVELOPMENT 10 major ● EDUCATION topics ● EDUCATION ●– PUBLIC economic SAFETY ● PUBLIC development, ● HOUSING SAFETY ● infrastructure, bud- DATA/TECHNOLOGYDATA/TECHNOLOGY ● BUDGET ● BUDGET ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● HOUSING SAFETY ● gets and management, housing, public safety, health and human services, education, energy and environment, government data and technology, and demographics. Speeches are coded as having covered a major topic if the word count for subtopics within that major topic constitutes at least 10 percent of the speech (this minimum threshold measures the extent to which a mayor gave significant coverage of a topic and is calculated based on the average portion of the speech dedicated to a given topic).

We code words in a speech only if a mayor indicated a specific plan, goal or impact for 2019 and/ or the future (where a plan is indicated by a reference to money spent on, roadmap to, or timeline of, a project; a goal is indicated by reference to what a mayor hopes for the future; and an impact is indicated by a reference to a direction, suggestion or action for the future). Past accomplishments alone are no longer coded as either topics or subtopics.

Mayors this year discussed between one and 55 subtopics within their speeches, with an average of 21 subtopics per speech. In comparison, mayors last year discussed between two and 43 subtopics within their speeches, with an average of 17 subtopics per speech.

Sample breakdown by region Sample breakdown by population 153 Total Speeches 153 Total Speeches

300,000 INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● orHOUSING more ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ●

West ● ● ● ● ● ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYSouth ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY● PUBLIC ● 13%INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRALess- than ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION ● EDUCATIONHOUSING ● HOUSING BUDGET ● BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- 50,000 ● ● ● ● ● ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET27%● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION ● EDUCATION HOUSING ● HOUSING BUDGET ● BUDGETDATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC ● 25%● ● ● ● ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY100,000– HOUSING ●ECONOMIC HOUSING38% ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY● 299,999PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE 25%● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● MidwestEDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● Northeast 50,000– ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT● ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY● ● EDUCATION ● ● HOUSING● ● ●BUDGET ● PUBLIC● SAFETY ● INFRA- ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY22% EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE99,999 ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET25%● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING24% ● INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ●

INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATIONMay ● EDUCATION not add ● ECONOMIC to ● ECONOMIC100% DEVELOPMENT due to DEVELOPMENT rounding ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ● INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC ● PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ● ● ECONOMIC HOUSING ●

ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION 33● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● BUDGETS ● EDUCATION & MANAGEMENT ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● HOUSING ● ●PUBLIC ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY SAFETY ● HEALTH ● HOUSING & HUMAN ● ECONOMIC SERVICES INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● BUDGETS ● EDUCATION & MANAGEMENT ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● HOUSING ● ●PUBLIC ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY SAFETY ● HEALTH ● HOUSING & HUMAN ● ECONOMIC SERVICES ECONOMICHEALTH DEVELOPMENT & HUMAN ●SERVICES ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION● ENERGY ●& HOUSING ENVIRONMENT ● BUDGET ● GOVERNMENT● PUBLIC SAFETY DATA ● INFRASTRUCTURE & TECHNOLOGY ● ECONOMICHEALTH DEVELOPMENT & HUMAN ●SERVICES ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION● ENERGY ●& HOUSING ENVIRONMENT ● BUDGET ● GOVERNMENT● PUBLIC SAFETY DATA ● INFRASTRUCTURE & TECHNOLOGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY DEMOGRAPHICS ● ECONOMIC ● EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● INFRASTRUCTURE● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● BUDGETS ● INFRASTRUCTURE & MANAGEMENT ● ECONOMIC ● HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ● PUBLIC Salt Lake City, Utah ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY DEMOGRAPHICS ● ECONOMIC ● EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● INFRASTRUCTURE● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● BUDGETS ● INFRASTRUCTURE & MANAGEMENT ● ECONOMIC ● HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ● PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTUREPUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● HEALTH SAFETY & ● HUMAN EDUCATION SERVICES ● ECONOMIC ● EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT ● ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT ●● HOUSINGGOVERNMENT ● ECONOMIC DATA & INFRASTRUCTUREPUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● HEALTH SAFETY & ● HUMAN EDUCATION SERVICES ● ECONOMIC ● EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT ● ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT ●● HOUSINGGOVERNMENT ● ECONOMIC DATA & ECONOMIC● DEVELOPMENTGOVERNMENTState ● DATAENVIRONMENT/ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY of the ●● EDUCATION DEMOGRAPHICS ●Cities HOUSING ● ECONOMIC ● BUDGET ● DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC 2019 SAFETY ● ● INFRASTRUCTURE INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC● DEVELOPMENTGOVERNMENT ● DATAENVIRONMENT/ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY ●● EDUCATION DEMOGRAPHICS ● HOUSING ● ECONOMIC ● BUDGET ● DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC SAFETY ● ● INFRASTRUCTURE INFRASTRUCTURE ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYBUDGETS & MANAGEMENT ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● PUBLIC● BUDGET SAFETY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● HEALTH & ●HUMAN INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES ● ● ECONOMIC EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT ● ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYBUDGETS & MANAGEMENT ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● PUBLIC● BUDGET SAFETY● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● HEALTH & ●HUMAN INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES ● ● ECONOMIC EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT ● ENERGY &

ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA- ECONOMICECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● HOUSING ● BUDGET ● ●BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY ● INFRA-

DATA/TECHNOLOGYDATA/TECHNOLOGY ● BUDGET ● BUDGET ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● HOUSING SAFETY ● DATA/TECHNOLOGYDATA/TECHNOLOGY ● BUDGET ● BUDGET ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ● EDUCATION ● EDUCATION ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● PUBLIC ● HOUSING SAFETY ●

INFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ●

Subtopic percentages are the percent of speeches that articulate related plans, goals and desired impacts.

35 ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTURE ● BUDGETS & MANAGEMENT ● HOUSING ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES ● EDUCATION ● ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT ● GOVERNMENT DATA & TECHNOLOGY ● DEMOGRAPHICS ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● BUDGETS & MANAGEMENT ● HOUSING ● PUBLIC PUBLIC SAFETY ● HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES ● EDUCATION ● ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT ● GOVERNMENT DATA & ● GOVERNMENT DATA & TECHNOLOGY ● DEMOGRAPHICS ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● Appendix BUDGETS & MANAGEMENT ● HOUSING ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES ● EDUCATION ● ENERGY &

INFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ●

Coverage by Subtopics

Subtopic Number of Speeches Percentage Major Topic

Parks and Recreation 97 63% Health & Human Services

Downtown Development 85 56% Economic Development

Roads, Streets and Signs 84 55% Infrastructure

Police Department 80 52% Public Safety

Housing Supply and Development 69 45% Housing

Fire Department 62 41% Public Safety

Water, Sewer and Waste Infrastructure 57 37% Infrastructure

Intergovernmental Relations 55 36% Budgets & Management

Community Development 53 35% Economic Development

Civic Engagement 52 34% Demographics

Pedestrian Infrastructure 52 34% Infrastructure

Affordable Housing 49 32% Housing

Infrastructure Funding 49 32% Infrastructure

SubtopicJobs percentages are the percent of speeches49 that articulate related32% plans, goalsEconomic and Developmentdesired impacts. Arts and Culture 48 31% Economic Development

Youth 42 27% Demographics

Tourism 42 27% Economic Development

Brick and Mortar and Physical Retail 38 25% Economic Development

Public Transit 37 24% Infrastructure

Arena and Convention Center 37 24% Economic Development

Neighborhood Vitalization 36 24% Economic Development

Homelessness 36 24% Housing

Blight and Demolitions 36 24% Housing

Trees and City Landscapes 34 22% Energy & Environment

Trail 33 22% Energy & Environment

Government Efficiency and Effectiveness 32 21% Government Data & Technology

Zoning and Building Codes 32 21% Housing

Hospitals and Clinics 31 20% Health & Human Services

K-12 30 20% Education

Mental Health 30 20% Health & Human Services

New Business and Business Expansion 30 20% Economic Development

Property Tax 28 18% Budgets & Management

Parking 28 18% Infrastructure

Note: Top 25 subtopics overall are bolded.

36 ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTURE ● BUDGETS & MANAGEMENT ● HOUSING ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES ● EDUCATION ● ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT ● GOVERNMENT DATA & TECHNOLOGY ● DEMOGRAPHICS ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● BUDGETS & MANAGEMENT ● HOUSING ● PUBLIC PUBLIC SAFETY ● HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES ● EDUCATION ● ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT ● GOVERNMENT DATA & ● GOVERNMENTAppendix DATA & TECHNOLOGY ● DEMOGRAPHICS ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● BUDGETS & MANAGEMENT ● HOUSING ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES ● EDUCATION ● ENERGY &

INFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ●

Sub Topic Number of Speeches Percentage Major Topic

Career Training and Development 27 18% Education

Airport 27 18% Infrastructure

Libraries 27 18% Education

Budget Transparency and Planning 27 18% Budgets & Management

Clean Energy Economy 25 16% Energy & Environment

University and College 25 16% Education

Local Government Property 25 16% Infrastructure

Water Reuse and Storm Water 25 16% Energy & Environment

Bicycle Infrastructure 25 16% Infrastructure

Seniors 24 16% Demographics

Workforce Development 23 15% Economic Development

Ridesharing, TNCs and E-scooters 23 15% Infrastructure

Flooding 22 14% Energy & Environment

Water and Wastewater Utilities 22 14% Energy & Environment

Bridges and Tunnels 22 14% Infrastructure

Leadership and Governance 21 14% Budgets & Management Highways 21 14% Infrastructure Subtopic percentages are the percent of speeches that articulate related plans, goals and desired impacts. Public Safety Education and Initiatives 20 13% Public Safety

Business Improvement District and 20 13% Economic Development Opportunity Zones

Healthy Living and Wellness 20 13% Health & Human Services

Trash Service and Waste Management 20 13% Energy & Environment

Intergovernmental Aid 20 13% Budgets & Management

Data Governance and Performance Management 19 12% Government Data & Technology

Personnel Costs and Wages 19 12% Budgets & Management

Community Spirit 18 12% Demographics

Rail 18 12% Infrastructure

Public Works 18 12% Infrastructure

Opioids 17 11% Health & Human Services

Fiscal Balance and Operational Excellence 17 11% Budgets & Management

Solar Power 17 11% Energy & Environment

Environmental Health 17 11% Energy & Environment

Electric Vehicle 17 11% Energy & Environment

37 ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTURE ● BUDGETS & MANAGEMENT ● HOUSING ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES ● EDUCATION ● ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT ● GOVERNMENT DATA & TECHNOLOGY ● DEMOGRAPHICS ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● BUDGETS & MANAGEMENT ● HOUSING ● PUBLIC PUBLIC SAFETY ● HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES ● EDUCATION ● ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT ● GOVERNMENT DATA & ● GOVERNMENT DATA & TECHNOLOGY ● DEMOGRAPHICS ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● BUDGETS & MANAGEMENT ● HOUSING ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES ● EDUCATION ● ENERGY &

INFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ●

Sub Topic Number of Speeches Percentage Major Topic

Internet and Broadband 16 10% Infrastructure

Education Funding 16 10% Education

Local Government Workforce 16 10% Budgets & Management

Land Use 16 10% Energy & Environment

Research and Development 16 10% Economic Development

Diversity 15 10% Demographics

Climate Change and Global Warming 15 10% Energy & Environment

Out-of-School Time 15 10% Education

Business Attraction and Retention 15 10% Economic Development

EMS 15 10% Public Safety

Incarceration and Recidivism 14 9% Public Safety

Homeownership Assistance 14 9% Housing

Bonds 14 9% Budgets & Management

Racial Inequity 13 8% Demographics

Sales Tax 13 8% Budgets & Management

Access to Nutrition and Food Deserts 13 8% Health & Human Services SubtopicSmall percentages Business are the percent of speeches13 that articulate related8% plans, goalsEconomic and desired Development impacts. Crime 13 8% Public Safety

Public Safety Funding 13 8% Public Safety

Incubators and Coworking 13 8% Economic Development

Veterans 13 8% Demographics

Immigration 12 8% Demographics

Census 2020 12 8% Demographics

Rental Housing and Rent Control 12 8% Housing

Gender Inequality 12 8% Demographics

Cable and Power 12 8% Energy & Environment

Senior Housing and Assisted Living Facility 12 8% Housing

Disability Services 12 8% Health & Human Services

Evictions and Fair Housing 11 7% Housing

Traffic Control 11 7% Public Safety

Smart City 11 7% Government Data & Technology

Family Services 11 7% Demographics

38 ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTURE ● BUDGETS & MANAGEMENT ● HOUSING ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES ● EDUCATION ● ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT ● GOVERNMENT DATA & TECHNOLOGY ● DEMOGRAPHICS ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● BUDGETS & MANAGEMENT ● HOUSING ● PUBLIC PUBLIC SAFETY ● HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES ● EDUCATION ● ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT ● GOVERNMENT DATA & ● GOVERNMENTAppendix DATA & TECHNOLOGY ● DEMOGRAPHICS ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● BUDGETS & MANAGEMENT ● HOUSING ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES ● EDUCATION ● ENERGY &

INFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ●

Subtopic Number of Speeches Percentage Major Topic

Credit Rating 11 7% Budgets & Management

Manufacturing 11 7% Economic Development

LED Lighting 11 7% Energy & Environment

Disaster Preparedness 11 7% Energy & Environment

Electric Utilities 11 7% Energy & Environment

Business Support 10 7% Economic Development

Sustainability 10 7% Energy & Environment

School Safety 10 7% Public Safety

Conservation 10 7% Energy & Environment

Entrepreneurship and Startups 10 7% Economic Development

Pensions and Pension Reform 9 6% Budgets & Management

Healthy Homes 9 6% Health & Human Services

Minority and Women Owned Business 9 6% Economic Development

Reserve and Rainy Day Funds 9 6% Budgets & Management

Legal System 8 5% Public Safety

Animal Care Center 8 5% Energy & Environment Social Media 8 5% Government Data & Technology Subtopic percentages are the percent of speeches that articulate related plans, goals and desired impacts. Tech Company Attraction and Tech 8 5% Economic Development Entrepreneurship

Renovations and Home Improvement 8 5% Housing

Recycling 8 5% Energy & Environment

Pre-K 7 5% Education

Recreational Marijuana 7 5% Health & Human Services

Participatory Budgeting 7 5% Budgets & Management

Innovation Districts 7 5% Economic Development

Tax Expenditure and TIF 7 5% Budgets & Management

Talent Attraction and Retention 7 5% Economic Development

Substance Abuse and Drug Addiction 7 5% Health & Human Services

Drug Offences 7 5% Public Safety

Access to Education and Inequality 6 4% Education

School Outcomes 6 4% Education

Land and Housing Trust 6 4% Housing

39 ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTURE ● BUDGETS & MANAGEMENT ● HOUSING ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES ● EDUCATION ● ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT ● GOVERNMENT DATA & TECHNOLOGY ● DEMOGRAPHICS ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● BUDGETS & MANAGEMENT ● HOUSING ● PUBLIC PUBLIC SAFETY ● HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES ● EDUCATION ● ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT ● GOVERNMENT DATA & ● GOVERNMENT DATA & TECHNOLOGY ● DEMOGRAPHICS ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● BUDGETS & MANAGEMENT ● HOUSING ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES ● EDUCATION ● ENERGY &

INFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ●

Subtopic Number of Speeches Percentage Major Topic

Energy Efficiency 6 4% Energy & Environment

Guns 6 4% Public Safety

Children’s Health 6 4% Health & Human Services

Commercial Tax 6 4% Budgets & Management

Population Growth 6 4% Demographics

LGBTQIA+ 6 4% Demographics

Sick and Family Leave 5 3% Health & Human Services

Accessory Dwelling Units 5 3% Housing

Access to Healthcare 5 3% Health & Human Services

Agriculture 5 3% Energy & Environment

Open Data 5 3% Government Data & Technology

Economic Inequity and Poverty 5 3% Demographics

Environmental Education 5 3% Energy & Environment

Resiliency 5 3% Energy & Environment

STEAM 5 3% Education

311 5 3% Government Data & Technology SubtopicDeficit percentages are the percent of speeches4 that articulate related3% plans, goalsBudgets and &desired Management impacts. GIS and Mapping 4 3% Government Data & Technology

Wages and Minimum Wage 4 3% Economic Development

Financial Literacy and Empowerment 4 3% Education

Appraisals 4 3% Housing

Noise 4 3% Energy & Environment

HIV, AIDS and STIs 4 3% Health & Human Services

Violent Crime 4 3% Public Safety

Drones 4 3% Government Data & Technology

Childcare and Prenatal care 3 2% Health & Human Services

Economic Transformation 3 2% Economic Development

Gangs 3 2% Public Safety

Gentrification and Displacement 3 2% Housing

Special Need 3 2% Demographics

Income Tax 3 2% Budgets & Management

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INFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ●

Subtopic Number of Speeches Percentage Major Topic

Student Housing 3 2% Housing

Short-term Rentals 3 2% Housing

Medical Marijuana 2 1% Health & Human Services

Community Schools 2 1% Education

Cybersecurity 2 1% Government Data & Technology

Gas Infrastructure 2 1% Infrastructure

Education and Classroom Technologies 2 1% Education

Veterans Homelessness 2 1% Housing

Ports 2 1% Infrastructure

Sexual Harassment 1 1% Demographics

Foreclosures 1 1% Housing

Children’s Saving Account 1 1% Education

Gas Utilities 1 1% Energy & Environment

College Readiness 1 1% Education

Achievement Gap 1 1% Education

Driverless Vehicle 1 1% Government Data & Technology Tuition and Free College Program 1 1% Education Subtopic percentages are the percent of speeches that articulate related plans, goals and desired impacts. Refugees 1 1% Demographics

Surplus 1 1% Budgets & Management

Gerrymandering 1 1% Demographics

Charter Schools 0 0% Education

Delinquencies 0 0% Housing

Deregulation 0 0% Economic Development

Health Insurance 0 0% Health & Human Services

Public Work Funding 0 0% Infrastructure

Trade and FDI 0 0% Economic Development

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INFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ●

Subtopic percentages are the percent of speeches that articulate related plans, goals and desired impacts. ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● EDUCATION ● HOUSING ● BUDGET● DATA/TECHNOLOGY ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTURE ● BUDGETS & MANAGEMENT ● HOUSING ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES ● EDUCATION ● ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT ● GOVERNMENT DATA & TECHNOLOGY ● DEMOGRAPHICS ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● BUDGETS & MANAGEMENT ● HOUSING ● PUBLIC PUBLIC SAFETY ● HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES ● EDUCATION ● ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT ● GOVERNMENT DATA & ● GOVERNMENTAppendix DATA & TECHNOLOGY ● DEMOGRAPHICS ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● INFRASTRUCTURE ● BUDGETS & MANAGEMENT ● HOUSING ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES ● EDUCATION ● ENERGY &

INFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ●

City Date of Speech Mayor City Date of Speech Mayor

Akron, OH 2/20/2019 Daniel Horrigan Escondido, CA 2/27/2019 Paul McNamara

Albany, NY 1/14/2019 Kathy M. Sheehan Eugene, OR 1/3/2019 Lucy Vinis

Allentown, PA 1/18/2019 Ray O’Connell Evanston, IL 3/8/2019 Stephen H. “Steve” Hagerty

Alpena, MI 3/4/2019 Greg E. Sundin* Everett, WA 1/31/2019 Cassie Franklin

Amsterdam, NY 1/16/2019 Michael J. Villa Fayetteville, AR 1/15/2019 Lioneld Jordan

Anaheim, CA 3/5/2019 Harry Sidhu Fernley, NV 2/7/2019 Roy Edgington Jr.

Atlanta, GA 3/14/2019 Keisha Lance Bottoms Fitchburg, MA 2/13/2019 Stephen L. Dinatale

Baltimore, MD 3/11/2019 Catherine E. Pugh Fort Wayne, IN 2/13/2019 Tom Henry

Baton Rouge, LA 1/17/2019 Sharon Weston Broome Fremont, NE 1/15/2019 Scott Getzschman

Beaverton, OR 1/10/2019 Denny Doyle Fremont, CA 3/22/2019 Lily Mei

Beech Grove, IN 3/14/2019 Dennis Buckley Glendale, AZ 3/7/2019 Jerry Weiers

Bentonville, AR 2/12/2019 Stephanie Orman Grand Forks, ND 2/13/2019 Michael R. Brown

Berea, KY 1/31/2019 Bruce Fraley Grand Rapids, MI 2/25/2019 Rosalynn Bliss

Bessemer, AL 1/28/2019 Kenneth E. Gulley Grandview, MO 1/24/2019 Leonard D. Jones Jr.

Bethlehem, PA 3/7/2019 Robert Donchez Greenwood, IN 2/7/2019 Mark W. Myers

Biloxi, MS 1/22/2019 Andrew “FoFo” Gilich Hartford, CT 3/11/2019 Luke Bronin

Binghamton, NY 2/27/2019 Richard C. David Havre de Grace, MD 2/19/2019 William T. Martin

Birmingham, AL 1/14/2019 Randall L. Woodfin Helena, MT 1/28/2019 Wilmot J. Collins

Bloomington, IN 2/21/2019 John Hamilton Henderson, NV 1/22/2019 Debra March

Boston, MA 1/15/2019 Marty Walsh Hoboken, NJ 1/29/2019 Ravinder S. “Ravi” Bhalla Subtopic percentages are the percent of speeches that articulate related plans, goals and desired impacts.

Bowie, MD 2/22/2019 G. Frederick Robinson Huntington, WV 2/15/2019 Stephen T. “Steve” Williams

Buffalo, NY 2/15/2019 Byron W. Brown Idaho Falls, ID 1/10/2019 Rebecca L. Noah Casper

Burlington, VT 4/1/2019 Miro Weinberger Independence, OR 2/21/2019 John McArdle

Carson City, NV 1/30/2019 Robert “Bob” Crowell Iowa City, IA 2/19/2019 Jim Throgmorton

Cary, NC 3/12/2019 Harold Weinbrecht Irvine, CA 2/26/2019 Donald P. “Don” Wagner

Chesapeake, VA 2/22/2019 Richard W. “Rick” West Issaquah, WA 2/7/2019 Mary Lou Pauly

Clarksville, TN 1/15/2019 Joe Pitts Ithaca, NY 1/2/2019 Svante Myrick

Coburg, OR 1/8/2019 Ray Smith Jackson, OH 1/26/2019 Randy Heath

Columbia, SC 1/29/2019 Stephen “Steve” Benjamin Jamestown, NY 1/28/2019 Samuel “Sam” Teresi

Columbus, OH 1/31/2019 Andrew J. Ginther Kettering, OH 1/22/2019 Don Patterson

Cuyahoga Falls, OH 2/21/2019 Don Walters Kingston, NY 1/8/2019 Steven T. “Steve” Noble

Dayton, OH 2/13/2019 Nan Whaley Kirkland, WA 2/14/2019 Penny Sweet

Decatur, GA 2/05/2019 Patti Garrett La Crosse, WI 1/10/2019 Tim Kabat

Detroit Lakes, MN 1/8/2019 Matt Brenk Lakewood, CA 2/6/2019 Steve Croft

Durham, NC 2/18/2019 Steve Schewel Lansing, MI 2/6/2019 Andy Schor

Eagle, ID 2/7/2019 Stan Ridgeway Las Cruces, NM 2/28/2019 Ken Miyagishima

Elizabeth, NJ 1/15/2019 J. Christian Bollwage Lawrence, MA 2/5/2019 Daniel “Dan” Rivera

Elk Grove, CA 3/28/2019 Steve Ly Leawood, KS 1/31/2019 Peggy Dunn

Emporia, KS 1/16/2019 Danny Giefer Lenexa, KS 2/20/2019 Michael Boehm

*Denotes City Manager

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INFRASTRUCTURE ● PUBLIC SAFETY ● EDUCATION ● ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ● ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ● HOUSING ●

City Date of Speech Mayor City Date of Speech Mayor

Lexington, SC 2/4/2019 Steve MacDougall Riverbank, CA 3/13/2019 Richard D. O’Brien

Lexington, KY 1/22/2019 Linda Gorton Rock Island, IL 1/14/2019 Mike Thoms

Little Rock, AR 3/28/2019 Frank Scott Jr. Roseville, MN 2/27/2019 Dan Roe

Long Beach, CA 1/15/2019 Robert Garcia Rye, NY 1/10/2019 Josh Cohn

Lubbock, TX 1/8/2019 Dan Pope Sacramento, CA 2/19/2019 Darrell Steinberg

Manchester, NH 2/13/2019 Joyce Craig Salt Lake City, UT 1/17/2019 Jackie Biskupski

Melrose, MA 1/15/2019 Gail Infurna San Diego, CA 1/15/2019 Kevin L. Faulconer

Memphis, TN 1/28/2019 Jim Strickland San Francisco, CA 1/30/2019 London Breed

Merced, CA 2/8/2019 Mike Murphy San Marcos, CA 2/26/2019 Rebecca Jones

Meridian, ID 2/6/2019 Tammy de Weerd Saratoga Springs, NY 1/29/2019 Meg Kelly

Milwaukee, WI 3/11/2019 Tom Barrett Scottsdale, AZ 2/21/2019 W.J. “Jim” Lane

Milwaukie, OR 2/7/2019 Mark Gamba Seattle, WA 2/19/2019 Jenny Durkan

Mishawaka, IN 3/25/2019 David A. Wood Shawnee, KS 2/28/2019 Michelle Distler

Mukilteo, WA 3/18/2019 Jennifer Gregerson South Bend, IN 3/12/2019 Pete Buttigieg

Naperville, IL 3/18/2019 Steve Chirico Springdale, AR 2/26/2019 Doug Sprouse

Nappanee, IN 1/24/2019 Phil Jenkins St. Paul, MN 3/14/2019 Melvin Carter

New Brunswick, NJ 1/1/2019 James M. “Jim” Cahill St. Petersburg, FL 2/23/2019 Rick Kriseman

New Rochelle, NY 3/20/2019 Noam Bramson Staunton, VA 2/14/2019 Carolyn W. Dull

New York, NY 1/10/2019 Bill De Blasio Summit, NJ 1/3/2019 Nora G. Radest

SubtopicNewark, percentages NJ are3/12/2019 the percentRas of Baraka speeches that articulate Sunnyrelated Isles plans,Beach, FL goals1/25/2019 and desiredGeorge impacts. “Bud” Scholl

Newton, MA 2/19/2019 Ruthanne Fuller Syracuse, NY 1/17/2019 Ben Walsh

Niagara Falls, NY 3/4/2019 Paul Dyster Tacoma, WA 3/6/2019 Victoria R. Woodards

North Port, FL 1/17/2019 Peter D. Lear* Troy, NY 2/5/2019 Patrick Madden

North Ridgeville, OH 1/18/2019 G. David Gillock Tucson, AZ 3/1/2019 Jonathan Rothschild

Norwich, CT 1/7/2019 Peter A. Nystrom Virginia Beach, VA 3/20/2019 Robert M. “Bobby” Dyer

Ocean City, NJ 2/28/2019 Jay A. Gillian Vista, CA 1/28/2019 Judy Ritter

Oklahoma City, OK 1/17/2019 David Holt Warsaw, IN 3/12/2019 Joseph M. “Joe” Tallemer

Olean, NY 1/2/2019 William J. “Bill” Aiello Warwick, RI 2/27/2019 Joseph J. Solomon

Omaha, NE 3/1/2019 Jean Stothert Washington, IN 2/25/2019 Joe Wellman

Opelika, AL 2/1/2019 Gary Fuller Washington, DC 3/18/2019 Muriel Bowser

Palm Coast, FL 4/5/2019 Milissa Holland West Palm Beach, FL 1/24/2019 Jeri Muoio

Plainfield, NJ 3/21/2019 Adrian O. Mapp Wheeling, WV 2/26/2019 Glenn Elliot

Port Jervis, NY 1/29/2019 Kelly B. Decker Wilmington, DE 3/15/2019 Michael S. Purzycki

Portland, ME 1/14/2019 Ethan K. Strimling Winter Park, FL 2/22/2019 Steve Leary

Poughkeepsie, NY 3/28/2019 Robert G. “Rob” Rolison Wylie, TX 2/26/2019 Eric Hogue

Reno, NV 2/5/2019 Hillary Schieve Yountville, CA 2/5/2019 John F. Dunbar

Renton, WA 2/28/2019 Denis Law

Revere, MA 2/7/2019 Brian M. Arrigo

Richmond, VA 1/31/2019 Levar M. Stoney

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