Lobbying Assignment #3

1. What is the status of your issue at the legislature? Is this a "good" year? 

Yes, so far this is a great year for my issue and its been given a lot of attention in Philadelphia but still theres work to be done. Recently the city has expanded its unit of Big Belly Trash compacters to the west philadelphia region, from what i hear its moving even further expending fast from the downtown area further out. 

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE64P46G20100526

How many elected officials have indicated support for your issue?

Quite a few have indicated a positive response on my issues it seems that my issues is saving the city a lot of money in this time of budget cuts. One elected official who is soon to be in office and is highly contributing to the big belly system was a Non-Elected official named Alicia we recently spoke when she came to my church and has a high interest in helping me get this system lunched all over the city. We are in constant contact and since I have talked to her she has helped me place two new systems in the west Philadelphia area.

http://cityofphiladelphia.wordpress.com/2010/05/26/mayor-nutter-releases-greenworks-philadelphia-progress-report-and-plans-for-2011/

Is there public support behind it, with good media attention?

No not really it hasn’t been good media attention towards my topic since its been first reveled but I’m hoping to change that once I make a significant impact in the community by helping add more units to the city increasing the amount of city money saved every year.

http://smartbuildingtalk.com/2010/06/greenworks-progress-report/

Who are your opponents, and how much power do they have?

None really. Because this system doesn’t take away jobs from hard working citizens it just basically makes their work load easier while helping the city budget over some time.

http://firstin.wordpress.com/2010/07/13/big-belly-big-city-waste/

http://www.philadelphiaweekly.com/news-and-opinion/BigBellies-or-Big-Bullies.html

http://www.good.is/post/the-good-100-bigbelly-solar-compactors/

Has a policy been written to address your issue, or do you need to work with an elected official to write one?

I need to work with a Elected Official to write one.

2. Who is essential to the outcome?

Who are the allies you need to have on board because they increase the power you have to move the issue?

I need to have someone with the determination to actually see this get into play heavily and actually stay in place with hopes and dreams of seeing this positively affect the environment of the entire region. Names of specific people are those such as the two I listed in my last blog and helpfully my long term friend Alicia of the State Senate Department. I also have some contacts through the Franklin Institute who are very close affiants of some politicians. And  the school District of Philadelphia who I’m sure would be very fine supporters of this issue being attacked by one of there students.

Which decision-makers do you need to move (committee chairs, legislation sponsors, etc)?

I need to move the Committee Chairs at The Franklin Institute to gain there interest in this project being an environmental friendly organization and major form of entertainment in the city they could conductively promote and help this issues go into effect.

3. Who else is working on this? Can you coordinate?

Yes, A few state reps are working on this issue as listed in my old blog

4. Who can you influence?

I could influence those who live in heavily trash populated communities and those who have seen the effects of the Big Belly system once put into place to help contribute to this issue.

http://www.motherearthnews.com/healthy-people-healthy-planet/bigbelly.aspx

5. What is the time frame?

 There is no time frame for the issue being put into place because its already in the process of being put into place and there is great progress at a steady but very slow rate im hoping to speed that up. 

6. When are key dates - meetings, committee hearings, deadlines, etc. 

Some dates which are clear in my head are town hall meeting at the school district building and the board meetings at the Franklin institute. I would have to look further into some more effective dates at city hall for town hall meeting about this issue.