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qASFffih-hE <br />REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br />Date: April 18, 2011 <br />Item No.: 13.h <br />Department Approval City Manager Approval <br />Item Description: <br />Discuss City Council Attendance at League of Minnesota Cities Conference <br />1 BACKGROUND <br />2 Each year the League of Minnesota Cities hosts a conference with educational and networking <br />3 opportunities. Experts in a broad range of fields discuss issues of importance to cities. <br />4 Participants share successes and learn from peers. This year the conference is June 15 -17 at <br />5 Rochester. Some of the topics at this year's conference include: Creative Service Delivery, Land <br />6 Use Laws and Logic, Trends in Economic Development and New Approaches to Budgeting. <br />7 POLICY OBJECTIVE <br />8 Provide an afforbablt training opportunity for councilmembers. <br />9 BUDGET IMPLICATIONS <br />lo The Council has budgeted $1,070 for Council Training. Cost for attendance is <br />11 $99 for first time attendees who register by May 6 <br />12 $295 for regular attendees who register by May 6 <br />13 $350 for anyone who registers after May 6 <br />14 $100 for pre - conference workshop who register by May 6 <br />15 $120 for pre- coference workshop who register after May 6 <br />16 STAFF RECOMMENDATION <br />17 Discuss City Councilmember attendance at the League of Minnesota Cities Annual Conference. <br />18 REQUESTED COUNCIL ACTION <br />19 Discuss City Councilmember attendance at the League of Minnesota Cities Annual Conference. <br />20 <br />Prepared by: William J. Malinen <br />Attachments: A: LMC Annual Confernce Flier <br />Page 1 of 1 <br />