2006 NAA Capitol Conference participation hits record high.NAA NAANomina Anatomica Avium. members turned out in record numbers for the annual Capitol Conference in Washington, D.C., last month, taking their offers to provide housing for hurricane victims, as well as their arguments for a balanced housing policy, to 193 members of Congress and one governor. The recent addition of the California Apartment Association (CAA Caa See CCC. ) helped give NAA its loudest voice ever at the four-day event, which educates NAA members on important legislative issues and gives them the opportunity to meet face-to-face with their members of Congress and their staff. The annual conference's timing (March 12-15) matched Congress's floor debate on the issue of financial aid for the reconstruction efforts in New Orleans New Orleans (ôr`lēənz –lənz, ôrlēnz`), city (2006 pop. 187,525), coextensive with Orleans parish, SE La., between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, 107 mi (172 km) by water from the river mouth; founded and the Gulf Coast region. "We need all the help we can get," said Michele Shane L'Hoste, CAM, CAPS, President, 1st Lake Properties, Metairie, La., who was part of a group of four from the Apartment Association of Greater New Orleans (AAGNO) who met with six members of Congress. "This was a successful, productive trip for us," Shane L'Hoste said. "We didn't spend much time on national issues, but focused on local issues. There's nothing more important to us than dealing with Katrina right now." While news of New Orleans' recovery efforts from last year's hurricanes has dominated the headlines since last September, one NAA contingent from Alabama discovered that one of its Congressmen surprisingly was unaware that the apartment industry had made itself a viable alternative in the efforts to house evacuees Resident or transient persons who have been ordered or authorized to move by competent authorities, and whose movement and accommodation are planned, organized and controlled by such authorities. . "This is the first we've heard of apartments being an option to house the evacuees," said the legislative aide of one Alabama Congressman when the outreach was offered by a group of NAA members led by Jeff George Jeffrey Scott George (born December 8, 1967 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is an American football quarterback, currently a free agent of the National Football League. He was the first overall pick of the 1990 NFL draft by the Indianapolis Colts. , CAS, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Landscaping Associates, Trussville, Ala. The Capitol Conference welcomed 437 attendees, including several dozen from CAA--and recorded an all-time high 246 Hill visits. The event, held at the Ritz-Carlton in Pentagon City Pentagon City may refer to:
At the joint board meeting, Shane L'Hoste and AAGNO Association Executive Tammy Esponge, CAM, made a short presentation updating NAA on the New Orleans apartment market's slow but steady recovery from last year's hurricane season Hurricane season refers to a period in a year when hurricanes usually form. For more information see: Tropical cyclone#Times of formation. For a lists of past seasons, see:
A National Voice Before venturing to Capitol Hill, conference attendees reviewed the top industry issues during a briefing delivered by the NAA/NMHC Joint Legislative Program staff led by Jim Arbury, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs. California members visited 20 members of Congress. "We were well received," said Tom Scott Tom Scott may refer to:
Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif. "Whether it was the member of Congress or an aide, they were all very warm and friendly. They listened to us, were engaged and took notes." Mike Gorman Michael Gorman is a television play-by-play commentator for the Boston Celtics basketball team, currently broadcasting on the Comcast SportsNet New England cable channel. He is a native of Dorchester, Massachusetts and graduate of Boston Latin High School and Boston State College , CAPS, CPM, CCIM CCIM Certified Commercial Investment Member CCIM Centro Cultural Islámico de México CCIM Client Component Installation Manager (Microsoft) CCIM Comité Consultatif pour l'Informatique Médicale CCIM Command Computer Input Multiplexer , General Manager, Edward Rose Companies, Indianapolis, who also serves as Chair of NAA's Legislative Committee, was excited about NAA's larger, louder voice on Capitol Hill. "If we're going to be a national association, it is critical that we have California onboard with us," Gorman said. Scott said his state's key issue was funding for Section 8 housing. Others, such as Gorman, pressed their congressmen for a balanced housing approach. "We spoke to [Indiana Rep. Mark E. Souder, R-3rd], who has been a big advocate for home ownership, about the lifestyle choices renters make and the affordability factor with homeownership," Gorman said. "He was receptive." Expert Opinions United Dominion Realty Trust CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Tom Toomey Tom Toomey was an Irish sportsperson in the 1880s and 1890s who played hurling with Aghabullogue. Born in Aghabullogue, County Cork Toomey first tasted hurling success in 1890 when he won a senior county championship title with his club. led an eye-opening exercise that featured audience participation during the Government Affairs Roundtable. In "Mock Disaster Workshop," Toomey, Chair of the Real Estate Roundtable's Homeland Security Noun 1. Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Department of Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States Task Force, probed a top-notch panel including attorney Roger Platt, Real Estate Roundtable and the Real Estate Information Sharing See data conferencing. and Analysis Center (ISAC ISAC Illinois Student Assistance Commission ISAC Istituto di Scienze dell'Atmosfera e del Clima (Italy) ISAC International Society for Analytical Cytology ISAC Iowa State Association of Counties ISAC Information Sharing Analysis Center ); Dave Crafton, Department of Homeland Security Noun 1. Department of Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States (DHS DHS Department of Homeland Security (USA) DHS Department of Human Services DHS Department of Health Services DHS Demographic and Health Surveys DHS Dirhams (Morocco national currency) ) Partnerships Division; George Bamford, DHS Intelligence Division; Barbara Childs-Pair, Director, D.C. Emergency Management Agency; Chris Yezzi, Sergeant, Special Operations Operations conducted in hostile, denied, or politically sensitive environments to achieve military, diplomatic, informational, and/or economic objectives employing military capabilities for which there is no broad conventional force requirement. , D.C. Metropolitan Police; and Chris Combes Combes may refer to:
During the 90-minute session, attendees formed break-out groups, discussed specific details about fictitious terrorist scenarios and brainstormed best practices to deal with them. The strategies were then critiqued by the panel, who shared similar, real-life situations they had encountered. During an industry forum discussion, Stan Houle of the U.S. Housing and Urban Development's (HUD Hud (h  d), a pre-Qur'anic prophet of Islam. Hud unsuccessfully exhorted his South Arabian people, the Ad, to worship the One God. ) Regulatory Barriers Clearinghouse The Regulatory Barriers Clearinghouse (RBC) collects, processes, assembles, and disseminates information on existing barriers that inhibit the production and conservation of affordable housing. RBC is part of the U.S. (RBC RBC red blood cell. RBC or rbc abbr. red blood cell RBC, n See red blood cell count. RBC red blood cells; red blood (cell) count (see blood count). ) discussed how apartment developers can use HUD's online resource to find solutions to state and local regulatory barriers to affordable housing. The RBC contains successful strategies to deal with regulatory barriers in the administrative process, including rent control and planning and growth restrictions. Real estate industry attorney Robin Hein, Fowler, Hein, Cheatwood, Passino & Williams, reviewed a variety of court cases from the past year, particularly those involving mold claims and accessibility construction code compliance, helping to educate NAA members on how they can counter lawsuits made against them. NAA PAC Raises Record Funds Fund raising for the NAA PAC and Better Government Fund (BGF BGF Black Guerrilla Family (Afro-American prison gang symbol/tattoo) BGF Boursier du Gouvernement Français (French) BGF Black Guerilla Family (gang) BGF Best Guy Friend ) during the Capitol Conference set records. Bob Bentel, CPM, Director of Real Estate Asset Management, Archon Group Deutschland, was the winner of a pair of 1.3-carat diamond earrings as part of a fund-raiser for the NAA PAC. The event raised more than $32,000 Attendees spent an evening at the U.S. Capitol Building as part of the NAA Better Government Fund event, which raised more than $24,000. Attendees were able to enter the Senate gallery and observe debate on the Emergency Supplemental appropriations bill. It would provide funding for state or local governments to pay for utility costs resulting from the provision of temporary housing units. Additionally, the legislation would provide $4.2 billion to the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG CDBG Community Development Block Grant ) program, some of which is targeted for multifamily housing construction. The bill passed the House and is scheduled for vote in the Senate in April or May. Thank You, Sponsors NAA would like to thank the 2006 NAA Capitol Conference sponsors: AZUMA Leasing, Fair Collections & Outsourcing, For Rent Magazine, Mac-Gray Corp., Move (formerly RENTNET) and Resident Check. Conference Attendees Visit Capitol Hill Capitol Hill Visit Follow-Ups Forms NAA encourages its members to complete debriefing de·brief·ing n. 1. The act or process of debriefing or of being debriefed. 2. The information imparted during the process of being debriefed. Noun 1. forms for each Capitol Hill visit. Printable forms are available at the Government Affairs section of the NAA Web site, www.naahq.org. Hill Visit Summary Total Visits: 243 Total States Visited: 23 Total Senate Visits: 46 Total Representative Visits: 196 Alabama Alabama Apartment Association Sen. Jeff Sessions Jefferson Beauregard "Jeff" Sessions III (born December 24, 1946) is the junior United States Senator from Alabama. He is a member of the Republican Party. Early life Sessions was born in Selma, Alabama to Abbie Powe and Jefferson Beauregard Sessions, Jr. (R) Sen. Richard C. Shelby (R) Rep. Robert B. Aderholt (R-4th) Rep. Spencer Bachus Spencer Thomas Bachus III (b. December 28 1947), American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1993, representing Alabama's At-large congressional district. (R-6th) Rep. Jo Bonner Josiah Robins (Jo) Bonner, Jr. (b. November 19 1959), American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 2003, representing Alabama's At-large congressional district. (R-1st) Rep. Robert E. "Bud" Cramer Jr. (D-5th) Rep. Terry Everett Robert Terry Everett (b. February 15 1937) is an American politician, who has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1993, representing Alabama's At-large congressional district. (R-2nd) Rep. Michael D. Rogers (R-3rd) Arizona Arizona Multihousing Association Sen. Jon Kyl
Sen. John McCain For McCain's grandfather and father, see John S. McCain, Sr. and John S. McCain, Jr., respectively John Sidney McCain III (born August 29, 1936 in Panama Canal Zone) is an American politician, war veteran, and currently the Republican Senior U.S. Senator from Arizona. (R) Rep. Jeff Flake (R-6th) Rep. Trent Franks (R-2nd) Rep. Raul M. Grjalva (D-7th) Rep. J.D. Hayworth (R-5th) Rep. Jim Kolbe (R-8th) Rep. Ed Pastor (D-4th) Rep. Rick Renzi (R-1st) Rep. John Shadegg (R-3rd) California California Apartment Association Sen. Barbara Boxer (D) Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D) Rep. Ken Calvert (R-44th) Rep. Dennis Cardoza (D-18th) Rep. Jim Costa (D-20th) Rep. Susan Davis (D-53rd) Rep. David Dreier (R-26th) Rep. Bob Filner (D-51st) Rep. Jane Harman (D-36th) Rep. Michael Honda (D-15th) Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-52nd) Rep. Darrell Issa (R-49th) Rep. Tom Lantos (D-12th) Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-16th) Rep. Devin Nunes (R-21st) Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-8th) Rep. Richard Pombo (R-11th) Rep. George P. Radanovich (R-19th) Rep. Mike Thompson (D-1st) Rep. Maxine Waters (D-35th) Colorado Colorado Apartment Association Sen. Wayne Allard (R) Sen. Ken Salazar (D) Rep. Bob Beauprez (R-7th) Rep. Diana DeGette (D-1st) Rep. Marilyn Musgrave (R-4th) Rep. John Salazar (D-3rd) Rep. Thomas Tancredo (R-6th) Rep. Mark Udall (D-2nd) Delaware Delaware Apartment Association Sen. Joseph R. Biden, Jr. (D) Sen. Thomas R. Carper Thomas Richard "Tom" Carper (born January 23 1947) is an American economist and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware. He is a veteran of the Vietnam War, a member of the Democratic Party, a five-term U. S. (D) Rep. Michael Castle (R-At Large) Florida Bay Area Apartment Association Sen. Bill Nelson (D) Sen. Mel Martinez (R) Rep. Michael Bilirakis (R-9th) Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite (R-5th) Rep. Jim Davis (D-11th) Rep. Adam Putnam (R-12th) Rep. C.W. Bill Young (R-10th) Florida Apartment Association Sen. Mel Martinez (R) Sen. Bill Nelson (D) Rep. Alan Boyd (D-2nd) Rep. Corrine Brown (D-3rd) Rep. Ander Crenshaw (R-4th) Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-21st) Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-25th) Rep. Tom Feeney (R-24th) Rep. Mark Foley (R-16th) Rep. Katherine Harris (R-13th) Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-23rd) Rep. Ric Keller (R-8th) Rep. Connie Mack (R-14th) Rep. Kendrick Meek (D-17th) Rep. John Mica (R-7th) Rep. Jeff Miller (R-1st) Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-18th) Rep. E. Clay Shaw, Jr. (R-22nd) Rep. Cliff Steams (R-6th) Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (D-20th) Rep. Dave Weldon (R-15th) Rep. Robert Wexler (D-19th) Georgia Georgia Apartment Association Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R) Sen. Johnny Isakson (R) Rep. John Barrow (D-12th) Rep. Sanford Bishop Jr. (D-2nd) Rep. Nathan Deal (R-10th) Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-11th) Rep. Jack Kingston (R-1st) Rep. John Lewis (D-5th) Rep. John Linder (R-7th) Rep. Jim Marshall (D-3rd) Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D-4th) Rep. Charles Norwood (R-9th) Rep. Tom Price (R-6th) Rep. David Scott (D-13th) Rep. Lynn Westmoreland Indiana Apartment Association of Fort Wayne-NE Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh (D) Rep. Dan Burton (R-5th) Rep. Steve Buyer (R-4th) Rep. Chris Chocola (R-2nd) Rep. Mark Souder (R-3rd) Kansas Apartment Association of Greater Wichita Sen. Sam Brownback (R) Sen. Pat Roberts (R) Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-4th) Kentucky Greater Lexington Apartment Association Sen. Jim Bunning (R) Sen. Mitch McConnell (R) Rep. Edward Whitfield (R-1st) Michigan Detroit Metropolitan Apartment Association Sen. Carl Levin (D) Sen. Debbie A. Stabenow (D) Rep. Joe Knollenberg (R-9th) Rep. Thaddeus McCotter (R-11th) Property Management Association of West Michigan Rep. Vernon Ehlers (R-3rd) Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-2nd) Rep. Fred Upton (R-6th) Washtenaw Area Apartment Association Sen. Debbie A. Stabenow (D) Rep. Joe Schwarz (R-7th) Missouri Missouri Apartment Association Gov. Matt Blunt (R) North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. Apartment Association of North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr (R) Sen. Elizabeth Dole (R) Rep. Bob Etheridge (D-2nd) Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-5th) Rep. Robin Hayes (R-8th) Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-10th) Rep. Brad Miller (D-13th) Rep. Sue Myrick (R-9th) Rep. David E. Price (D-4th) Rep. John Spratt (D-5h) Rep. Melvin L. Watt (D-12th) Ohio Columbus Apartment Association Sen. George V. Voinovich (R) Rep. Bob Ney (R-18th) Rep. Michael G. Oxley (R-4th) Rep. Deborah Pryce (R-15th) Rep. Patrick J. Tiberi (R-12th) Oklahoma Apartment Association of Central Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn (R) Sen. James M. Inhofe (R) Rep. Dan Boren (D-2nd) Rep. Tom Cole (R-4th) Oregon Metro Multifamily Housing Association Sen. Gordon Smith (R) Rep. Peter A. DeFazio (D-4th) Rep. Darlene Hooley (D-5th) Rep. Greg Walden (R-2nd) Pennsylvania Apartment Association of Greater Philadelphia Sen. Rick Santorum (R) Rep. Charles W. Dent (R-15th) Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick (R-8th) Rep. Allyson Y. Schwartz (D-13th) South Carolina South Carolina, state of the SE United States. It is bordered by North Carolina (N), the Atlantic Ocean (SE), and Georgia (SW). Facts and Figures Area, 31,055 sq mi (80,432 sq km). Pop. (2000) 4,012,012, a 15. South Carolina Apartment Association Sen. Jim DeMint (R) Sen. Lindsey Graham (R) Rep. Gresham Barrett (R-3rd) Rep. Henry Brown (R-1st) Rep. James Clyburn (D-6th) Rep. Bob Inglis (R-4th) Rep. John Spratt (D-5h) Rep. Joe wilson (R-2nd) Tennessee Greater Nashville Apartment Association Sen. Lamar Alexander (R) Sen. Bill Frist (R) Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-7th) Rep. Jim Cooper (D-5th) Rep. Lincoln Davis (D-4th) Rep. John J. Duncan Jr. (R-2nd) Rep. Harold E. Ford Jr. (D-9th) Rep. Bart Gordon (D-6th) Rep. William L. Jenkins William Lewis "Bill" Jenkins (born November 291936) is a politician from the state of Tennessee. He has represented the state's 1st Congressional district, centered around the Tri-Cities (map), from 1997 until his decision not to seek re-election in 2006. (R-1st) Rep. John S. Tanner John S. Tanner (b. September 22, 1944) is a politician from the state of Tennessee. He represents the state's Eighth Congressional District in the House of Representatives (map), based in northwest Tennessee. (D-8th) Rep. Zach Wamp (R-3rd) Tennessee Apartment Association Sen. Lamar Alexander (R) Sen. Bill Frist (R) Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-7th) Rep. Jim Cooper (D-5th) Rep. Lincoln Davis (D-4th) Rep. John J. Duncan Jr. (R-2nd) Rep. Harold E. Ford Jr. (D-9th) Rep. Bart Gordon (D-6th) Rep. William L. Jenkins (R-1st) Rep. John S. Tanner (D-8th) Rep. Zach Wamp (R-3rd) Texas Apartment Association of Greater Dallas Sen. John Cornyn (R) Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison Kathyrn Ann Bailey Hutchison, usually known as Kay Bailey Hutchison (born July 22 1943), is the senior United States Senator from Texas. She is a member of the Republican Party. (R) Rep. Joe Barton (R-6th) Rep. Michael C. Burgess
Dr. Michael Clifton Burgess, M.D. (born December 23, 1950) is a physician and politician from the state of Texas, currently representing the state's 26th (R-26th) Rep. Ralph M. Hall (R-4th) Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-5th) Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson Eddie Bernice Johnson (born December 3, 1935) is a politician from the state of Texas, currently representing the state's 30th congressional district (map) in the U.S. House. Early life and education Johnson was born in Waco, Texas. (D-30th) Rep. Sam Johnson (R-3rd) Rep. Kenny Marchant (R-24th) Rep. Pete Sessions (R-32nd) Apartment Association of the Panhandle Rep. William "Mac" Thornberry (R-13th) Apartment Association of Tarrant County Rep. Joe Barton (R-6th) Rep. Michael C. Burgess (R-26th) Austin Apartment Association Sen. John Cornyn (R) Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R) Rep. John R. Carter (R-31st) Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-25th) Rep. Michael McCaul (R-10th) Rep. Ron E. Paul (R-14th) Rep. Lamar S. Smith Lamar Seeligson Smith (born November 19 1947) is a politician from the state of Texas, currently representing the state's 21st congressional district (map) in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican. Biography Smith was born in San Antonio, Texas. (R-21st) Bryan College Station Apartment Association Rep. Chet Edwards (D-17th) Houston Apartment Association Sen. John Cornyn (R) Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R) Rep. Kevin P. Brady (R-8th) Rep. John R. Carter (R-31st) Rep. John A. Culberson (R-7th) Rep. Al Green (D-9th) Rep. Gene Green (D-29th) Rep. Ron E. Paul (R-14th) Rep. Ted Poe (R-2nd) Lubbock Apartment Association Rep. Randy Neugebauer (R-19th) San Antonio Apartment Association Rep. Henry Bonilla (R-23rd) Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-28th) Rep. Charles A. Gonzalez (D-20th) Texas Apartment Association Sen. John Cornyn (R) Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R) Rep. Joe Barton (R-6th) Rep. Henry Bonilla (R-23rd) Rep. Kevin P. Brady (R-8th) Rep. Michael C. Burgess (R-26th) Rep. John R. Carter (R-31st) Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-28th) Rep. John A. Culberson (R-7th) Rep. Tom Delay (R-22nd) Rep. Chet Edwards (D-17th) Rep. Charles A. Gonzalez (D-20th) Rep. Al Green (D-9th) Rep. Gene Green (D-29th) Rep. Ralph M. Hall (R-4th) Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-5th) Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-30th) Rep. Sam Johnson (R-3rd) Rep. Kenny Marchant (R-24th) Rep. Randy Neugebauer (R-19th) Rep. Ron E. Paul (R-14th) Rep. Ted Poe (R-2nd) Rep. Pete Sessions (R-32nd) Rep. Lamar S. Smith (R-21st) Rep. William "Mac" Thomberry (R-13th) Utah Utah Apartment Association Sen. Orrin G. Hatch (R) Rep. Rob Bishop (R-1st) Rep. Chris Cannon (R-3rd) Rep. Jim Matheson (D-2nd) Washington Washington Multi Family Housing Association Rep. Brian Baird (D-3rd) Rep. Doc Hastings (R-4th) Rep. Cathy McMorris (R-5th) |
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