Development Finance Toolbox

Chapel Hill, NC
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December 7 - 9, 2021

A survey of local government financing tools for community and economic development

How do local governments use public-private partnerships for development? What finance tools are available to local governments to revitalize Main Street? North Carolina communities can select from a wide array of financing tools in their efforts to attract and grow businesses, improve real estate, and build community assets. In order to select the right approach for your development project, it helps to understand the options. Participants in this course will learn the basics of development finance tools used by North Carolina local governments to achieve their community and economic development goals. The registration fee includes a workshop on Day 1 designed to teach you basics of calculating an estimated return on investment and different ways of thinking about debt and equity, so you can heighten your intuition about worthwhile projects.

Program Topics:

Federal financing programs and tax credit financing
Public-Private Partnerships for Redevelopment
Opportunity Zones and the Local Government Role
Local government capital financing
Tax increment financing (TIF) and synthetic TIF
Business improvement districts
Attracting private investment to Main Street
Workshop: Fundamentals of Developer Real Estate Financing

*The workshop (held on the first day of the course) is included in the registration fee. The workshop content is designed specifically to help you learn basics of calculating an estimated return on investment and different ways of thinking about debt and equity, so you can heighten your intuition about worthwhile projects. The workshop lays the foundation for the rest of the course, so attendance is strongly encouraged.

Class Details for 2021:

ZOOM PREP: The link to join the online Zoom sessions will be provided closer to the first day of class. See below to prepare for the Zoom sessions. Doing this will take care of 90 percent of the Zoom instructions and troubleshooting issues.

Click HERE to download Zoom if you don’t yet have it on your computer. Select the download for “Zoom Client for Meetings”.
Click HERE to update to the current version of Zoom. This will ensure you have the most up-to-date features to optimize your online learning experience.
Be sure you have a Zoom account created.
Your computer should be equipped with a microphone to speak, speakers to hear, and a camera.
See your IT department if you need help with any of these Zoom items above.

MATERIALS: Instructions to access materials and other related items will be provided closer to the first day of class

CLE, AICP CREDIT: Will be posted once the agenda is finalized

Scholarship Information

NCACC County Commissioner Discount

The North Carolina Association of County Commissioners provides cost offsets for county elected officials to attend LELA courses. For information on this discount click here.

Local Government Federal Credit Union

Local Government Federal Credit Union offers scholarships to local government employees to apply toward tuition for conferences, classes, and seminars offered by the School of Government. There are four deadlines to submit applications:

March 1 (for courses starting between April 1 and June 30)
June 1 (for courses starting between July 1 and September 30)
September 1 (for courses starting between October 1 and December 31)
December 1 (for courses starting between January 1 and March 31)

Visit the LGFCU website for more information and to submit an application.

Additional information

Attendees: Elected officials; city and county managers, assistant managers, and clerks; and community and economic development professionals seeking a greater understanding of the development finance options available to North Carolina local governments.

This course is applicable for a total of 14.5 AICP Credit Hours

CLE Value:

Total

6.00 hrs

CEU

14.50 hrs

Chapel Hill, NC
Dates
December 7 - 9, 2021

LocationVia Zoom
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3330
View Scholarship Information
NCACC County Commissioner Discount
The North Carolina Association of County Commissioners provides cost offsets for county elected officials to attend LELA courses. For information on this discount click here.
Local Government Federal Credit Union
Local Government Federal Credit Union offers scholarships to local government employees to apply toward tuition for conferences, classes, and seminars offered by the School of Government. There are four deadlines to submit applications:
March 1 (for courses starting between April 1 and June 30)
June 1 (for courses starting between July 1 and September 30)
September 1 (for courses starting between October 1 and December 31)
December 1 (for courses starting between January 1 and March 31)
Visit the LGFCU website for more information and to submit an application.
View Cancellation Policy
Course participants who cancel their registration on or before November 29, 2021 will receive a full refund. No refund will be made for cancellations on or after November 30, 2021, but you will receive a transferrable credit to be used within 12 months. Click here to view the School’s full cancellation and refund policy.
Registration will open sometieme late April

$360.00

Registration and payment for this course grants access for a single attendee. In order to register a group of attendees, please register each person individually. If you have questions, please contact our registration office at registration@sog.unc.edu or 919.966.4414.

An excellent resource is the School of Government text, Introduction to Local Government Finance. Reading the following chapters authored by Norma Houston, Kara Millonzi, and Tyler Mulligan will be helpful to attendees but is not required: Chapters 1, 4, 7, 10, and 14. The 4^th edition of the book was released in August 2018 and can be purchased here: Introduction to Local Government Finance, 4th Ed.

2020 Agenda (ONLINE) for Planning purposes. The 2021 Agenda will be posted as soon as it is finalized.

Access to materials and other related items such as Zoom information will be provided closer to the first day of class.

Click HERE to download Zoom if you don’t yet have it on your computer. Select the download for “Zoom Client for Meetings”.
Click HERE to update to the current version of Zoom. This will ensure you have the most up-to-date features to optimize your online learning experience.
Be sure you have a Zoom account created.
Your computer should be equipped with a microphone to speak, speakers to hear, and a camera.
See your IT department if you need help with any of these Zoom items above.

For all registration questions, resetting passwords, or login issues please contact:

Dale Zuckert

Assistant Registrar, Registration and Client Services Group

919.966.4414

registration@sog.unc.edu

For questions regarding course details, including location, schedule, materials, and continuing education credits, please contact:

Susan Hutchinson

Program Manager, Local and State Government Group

919.966.4171

smhutch@sog.unc.edu

Lead Faculty

C. Tyler Mulligan

Robert W. Bradshaw Jr. Distinguished Term Professor of Public Law and Government, and Director, Development Finance Initiative

mulligan@sog.unc.edu