MACTA Day at the Capitol
When: 3/13/2025
Where:
When: March 13, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Where: League of Minnesota Cities Lake Superior Room 145 University Ave W St. Paul, MN 55103
Registration is NOT required but will assist us in planning for refreshments and paper handouts.
FREE & convenient on-site parking walking distance to the MN Capitol Complex! Upon arrival in the LMC building, you'll find a QR code at the front desk. Scan the code and enter your vehicle information. This link will provide directions to the Capitol, Senate, and House buildings.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
- MACTA Members
- PEG Managers, Board Members and Staff
- Cable Commissioners and Staff
- City Elected Officials and Staff
- League of Minnesota Cities Members
- Non-members with interest in supporting MACTA efforts
TOPICS
- MACTA's Outreach/Advocacy Plan:
- List of Key Legislators and Committees
- Summary of current Bills
- Review of MACTA's talking points
- Overview of MACTA's effort to modernize financial support for PEG stations & local governments
AGENDA
- 9:00 - 9:30 Welcome and Introductions
- Coffee, juice & pastries
- (Think "MACTA green!" Please BYO water bottle / coffee mug!)
- Eric Strouse, MACTA Board Chair
- 9:30 - 10:50 Presentation:
- Karen George, Shannon Slatton Schwartz, and Sam Temple, MACTA Legislative Co-chairs
- Invited legislators TBA
- Daniel Lightfoot, League of Minnesota Cities
- Mike Lynch, NATOA
- Elizabeth Emerson, Goff Public
- Ellen Larson, Goff Public
- 10:50 - 11:30 Prep for Meetings with Legislators
- Meet your Legislators at the Capitol
- MACTA members are available to accompany you to your meeting(s) if desired. Let us know if you would like assistance in making appointments in advance. Contact your Senators' and Representatives' Legislative Aides, and know that as a constituent, they will be pleased to arrange a visit with you!
- Walk to the Capitol, Senate and House Office Buildings for meetings and/or camera interviews with your legislators, according to your own schedule.
https://www.house.mn.gov/members/list
https://www.senate.mn/members?id=alphabetical
Need Assistance:
- Karen George (MACTA Board & Legislative Co-chair) 763-276-9860
- Shannon Slatton Schwartz (MACTA Legislative Co-Chair) 763-278-4206
- Sam Temple (MACTA Board & Legislative Co-chair) (507) 649-1958
Registration/RSVP for this event implies consent for The Minnesota Association of Community Telecommunications Administrators (MACTA) to use any photograph or video taken without the expressed written permission of those in the photograph or video.