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**ITEM 5.7.** r'ity of MEMORANDUM iver TO: FROM: Mayor and City Council Steve Ach, City Planner--s//_ DATE: January 21, 1997 SUBJECT: Request to Attend Out of State Conference Overview Each year the American Planning Association (A_PA) organizes a national conference for all professional, elected, appointed officials and citizens involved with planning issues. The conference typically offers a wide variety of topics covering the entire gamut of planning issues. Some of the topics that will be discussed this year and are applicable to Elk River include: Growth Management Strategies Transportation Planning · Update of Legal Issues · Wetland Protection · Trends in Housing Industry · Computer Applications for Planning Economic Development · Urban Design and Preservation · Conservation and Open Spaces · Sustainable Development · Downtown Development/Planning In addition to the conference sessions that are held at the hotel, numerous mobile workshops are offered. These mobile workshops are excellent opportunities to visit developments and experience firsthand the success and/or failures communities have discovered. The 1997 Planning Department budget, as adopted by the City Council, programmed expenses to cover attendance at a national conference. Obviously, early registration, scheduling a hotel room, and booking air fare in advance will provide the opportunity to obtain the best rates to attend the conference. In the past two years, the Council has also approved sending two Planning Commission members to attend the same conference. The conference has specific programs geared towards planning commissioners. Therefore, I believe the conference is equally beneficial for the Planning Commission. 13065 Orono Parkway · P.O. Box 490 · Elk River, MN 55330 · (612) 441-7420 · Fax: (612) 441-7425