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~"'y of <br /> <br />iver <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />Item # 3,18, ~ <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />Mayor and City Council <br /> <br />Steve Ach, City Planner~~ <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />January 20, 1998 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Request To Attend Out Of <br /> State Conference <br /> <br />Overview <br /> <br />Each year the American Planning Association (APA) organizes a national <br />conference for all professional, elected, appointed officials and citizens who <br />involve themselves with planning issues. The conference typically offers a <br />wide variety of topics covering the entire gamut of planning issues. Some of <br />the topics that will be discussed this year and applicable to Elk River include: <br /> <br />· Growth Management <br />· Transportation Planning <br />· Update of Legal Issues <br />· Trends in Housing Industry <br />· Computer Applications for <br /> Planning <br /> <br />· Economic Development <br />· Urban Design and Preservation <br />· Conservation and Open Spaces <br />· Sustainable Development <br /> Downtown Development/Planning <br /> <br />The 1998 Planning Department budget as adopted by the City Council, <br />programmed expenses to cover attendance at a national conference. <br />Obviously, early registration, scheduling a hotel room, and booking air faire <br />in advance will provide the opportunity to obtain the best rates to attend the <br />conference. <br /> <br />The past three years, the Council has also approved sending two Planning <br />Commission members to attend the same conference. The conference has <br />specific programs geared towards planning commissioners. Therefore, I <br />believe the conference is equally beneficial for the Planning Commission. <br />The 1998 Planning Commission budget was also approved with provisions for <br />two Commissioners' attendance to the conference. <br /> <br />Request <br /> <br />The City Council is asked to approve sending the City Planner and two <br />Planning Commission members to the National Planning Conference. <br /> <br /> s:\planning\conferen.doc <br /> <br />13065 Orono Parkway · P.O. Box 490 · Elk River, MN 55330 · TDD & Phone: (612) 441-7420 · Fax: (612) 441-7425 <br /> <br /> <br />