R2008-22 AUTHORIZING EXPENDITURE OF CITY FUNDS

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COUNCIL MEMORANDUM 2008-02 February 13, 2008 TO: Honorable Mayor Osborne and City Council FROM: Steve Ga n, City Manager Billy Tyu Assistant City Manager SUBJECT: Regional Neighborhood Network Funding SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the attached resolution authorizing an expenditure of up to $60,000 over the ne�two years in support of the Regional Neighborhood Network conference being held in Decatur in 2009. BACKGROUND: For the last several months we have been working with local neighborhood groups on what we think could be an exciting opportunity for the City of Decatur. Both staff and members of the Coalition of Neighborhood Organizations have attended the Regional Neighborhood Network conference for some time now and want to host the event in 2009 in Decatur. The conference provides attendees with a multitude of neighborhood improvement ideas and programs and we believe that hosting it represents a great way to promote our city while providing valuable information to participants. In order to host the event a steering committee made up of city staff members and local neighborhood representatives is asking for: ➢ Up to $60,000 to be allocated over the ne�two years to pay for a portion of event expenses. ➢ Funding for a bus(expected to be less than $5,000)to send neighborhood representatives and staffto the conference this year to experience first hand what it will take to put on the event. ➢ Staff support where necessary. We sent an informational green sheet to you on January 31 about this issue requesting that you let us know if you had further questions or wanted to hold a study session on the issue. POTENTIAL OBJECTIONS: There are no known or expected objections. INPUT FROM OTHER SOURCES: CONO, city staff, STAFF REFERENCE: Billy Tyus at 424-2753 or Richelle Irons at 424-2864. BUDGET/TIME IMPLICATIONS: Funding would come from the city's General Fund.