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COUNCIL MEMORANDUM <br /> #2001-OS <br /> Apri124, 2001 <br /> TO: Honorable Mayor Howley and City Council Members <br /> FROM: Steve Garma rty Manager <br /> RE: Chicago Bear Summer Camp <br /> For the past few weeks a community group known only as the Welcome Home Bears <br /> Committee have been meeting to further the Decatur/Millikin chance to house the summer camp <br /> of the Chicago Bears. The group is composed of representatives of the following: <br /> Millikin University <br /> Decatur Park District <br /> Convention and Visitors Bureau <br /> Chamber of Commerce <br /> Economic Development Corporation <br /> Herald and Review <br /> City of Decatur <br /> Lori Kerans of Millikin University has been the "hands on" lead to work with the Bears <br /> organization. Jesse Price of Millikin and Denene Wilmeth of the Convention and Visitors Bureau <br /> have co-chaired the group and coordinated various assignments. Mayor Howley has been a <br /> leader in the group and served as spokesman. <br /> There is more that isn't known about Decatur/Millikin chances than what is known. We <br /> do know, however, that we are still "in the hunt" and need to continue to ma�mize our chances I� <br /> to attract the summer camp. � <br /> Enclosed is an economic impact study (Attachment C) which was done by Hill & �I <br /> Knowlton, a nationally known public relations/advertising group, that has a sports marketing �� <br /> department in the organization. Illinois Power put the group in contact with Hill& Knowlton and '� <br /> paid for the study, which measures the community benefit of the summer camp. The report <br /> speaks for itself. ' <br />