Colorado Real Estate Journal - July 6, 2016
NAIOP’s Legislative Affairs Committee supports the lobbying efforts of NAIOP and works to ensure that members have a seat at the table in the negotiation of possible legislation and public policy activity affecting commercial real estate. The LAC meets monthly through the year and biweekly during the legislative session to discuss and review state legislation, local activities and ballot initiatives that may be of concern to the NAIOP membership. Through its subcommittees, the LAC focuses on issues such as taxation, growth, water, land use, transportation, economic development, construction defects and affordable housing, formulating policies so that, as specific issues arise, the LAC is prepared to respond and to educate and advise NAIOP’s leadership and members. Much of the effort to implement the LAC’s policies and positions on behalf of NAIOP is undertaken by Kathie Barstnar as the executive director of NAIOP along with NAIOP’s lobbying firm, Axiom Strategies. These activities are financed through the Common Cents Fund, a voluntary membership contribution based on a penny per square foot of property owned or managed and through a political action committee for candidate specific donations. Reilly is a director at Fairfield and Woods in Denver. He can be reached at 303-830-2400 or TReilly@fwlaw.com.