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tall <br /> ._.pr <br /> • 4 w� , ►. <br /> September 4, 2003 <br /> Mr. Pat Klaers <br /> City of Elk River <br /> Dear Pat: <br /> Today,much public recognition of city management is negative in nature,while many cities with <br /> superior management,re;eive no recognition at all. <br /> Pat Summerall's"Best Managed Small Cities in America"recognizes cities that are providing <br /> services of excellence to their communities. Cities identified for our consideration will be <br /> evaluated based on population, growth.rate,commitment to economic development,public safety, <br /> exemplary schools,visible arts support,reasonable tax assessments, city bond rating and medical. <br /> availability. Additionally, a selected"Best Managed Small City in America"will exhibit an <br /> • understanding for the culture and history of their city and a vision for its future. <br /> The announcement of the.:award for each selected city will be aired in a single 2-minute profile on <br /> CNN Headline News Network. Additionally,I will produce a 5-minute residual video for the <br /> city's use, which will also be webcast on Forbes.cornfor one twenty-four hour period. <br /> Arrangements can be made to stream the video to the City's website. The listing of our selected <br /> cities will be published in Forbes Magazine in 2004. <br /> A city selected for this award will be responsible for: <br /> • Assigning a"point person"to coordinate the 2-day location shoot. <br /> • Working within our production time line. <br /> • Paying your portion of the production expenses, which is 524,000. <br /> I look forward to speaking with you this week. <br /> Regards, <br /> J Lewis <br /> Associate Producer <br /> kd <br /> • <br />