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** Item # 3.8.** <br /> <br />"ity of <br /> <br />River <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />SUBJECT: <br /> <br />Mayor and City Council <br /> <br />Scott Harlicker, Senior Planne~ <br /> <br />February 14, 2000 <br /> <br />Request to attend National Planning Conference <br /> <br />Overview <br /> <br />]?,ach year the American Planning Association (APA) organizes a national <br />conference for planning professionals, elected and appointed officials and <br />interested citizens. The conference offers a wide variety of workshops <br />covering various planning issues. This year's conference, to be held April 15- <br />19, 2000 in New York City, includes workshops covering: <br /> <br />· Riverfront Revitalization <br />· Downtown Development <br />· Commuter and Light Rail Planning <br />· Post Offices and Big Box Developments <br />· Legal Issues <br />· Geographic Information Systems (GIS) <br />· Urban Design and Cluster Development <br />· Transportation Planning <br />· Sustainable Development and Sprawl <br /> <br />The 2000 Planning Department budget programmed expenses to cover <br />attendance for one staff person, typically the Director of Planning, at the <br />national conference. For 2000, staff requests that the Senior Planner be <br />granted permission to attend the conference. The Planning Commission <br />budget included expenses for two Planning Commissioners to attend the <br />national conference, as there are specific workshops geared towards planning <br />commissioners. In the past the Council has approved sending staff and two <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 />