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CONSENT ITEM <br />MEMORANDUM <br />DATE:May 13, 2013 <br />TO:Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers <br />Patrick Klaers, City Administrator <br />FROM:Jill Hutmacher, Community Development Director <br />SUBJECT:2013 State of the City <br />Budgeted Amount:Actual Amount:Funding Sources: <br />$2,425.00TBDEDA General Fund <br />Requested Action <br />Set a date and location for the 2013 State of the City event. <br />Discussion <br />The EDC held a business-focused State of the City event on September 12, 2011. The event was <br />held at North Heights Lutheran Church. Approximately 50 business owners and residents <br />attended the event in addition to City Councilmembers and staff. Councilmembers gave <br />presentations on the Vikings stadium proposal, the website redesign project, the City’s financial <br />management and budget, road construction, and development projects. The event was well- <br />received, and attendees reported that it was informative. Expenditures, paid from the EDA <br />General Fund, included approximately $870 for advertising and promotion and $1,800 for <br />catering and audio-visual services at North Heights. <br />The EDC would like to hold a 2013 State of the City to present information to the business <br />community on topics including TCAAP, B-2 District improvements, Lexington Station, and road <br />construction projects. <br />At the May 1, 2013, EDCmeeting, after reviewing staff research on potential venues, the EDC <br />chose Flaherty’s Arden Bowl as thepreferred event location because it is centrally located and is <br />a long-standing City business. Flaherty’s will not charge a room fee, and the cost of providing a <br />continental breakfast is $657 assuming 75 attendees. Additional costs will be incurred for <br />promotion and advertising. <br />12 <br />Page of <br />