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CC Regular Session <br />Meeting Date: 04/08/2014 <br />By: Jo Thieling, Administrative Services <br />4. 6. <br />Information <br />Title <br />Approve Community and Business Event Participation <br />Purpose/Background: <br />Purpose: To formally approve the community and business event participation discussed at a work session on <br />March 25, 2014. <br />Background: The City's Discretionary Expenditures Policy requires that annually, the City Administrator review <br />upcoming events with the Council. Additionally, the policy states that annually, the Council will establish a <br />maximum amount for community and business relation expenses. Annually, the City Council and key City staff <br />participate in various breakfast, gala and golf events in support of community and business organizations. A list of <br />anticipated events was brought to the City Council for discussion on Tuesday, March 25, in work session. The <br />following was approved: <br />Events: <br />- - Anoka Area Chamber Gala <br />- - Anoka/Ramsey Rotary Events <br />- - Achieve Services, Inc. - Annual Dinner <br />- - Boy Scout Breakfast <br />- - Hope Gala (Alexandra House) <br />- - Mayors' Prayer Breakfast <br />- - Ramsey Foundation <br />- - Youth First Community of Promise <br />Golf: <br />- - Anoka Area Chamber of Commerce <br />- - Anoka/Ramsey Rotary <br />- - Anoka Technical College <br />- - Bridge Link <br />- - North Metro Chamber Golf <br />- - Mercy & Unity Hospitals <br />- - Ramsey Lions <br />- - North Metro Mayors Association <br />- - Golfing for Groceries - Village Bank <br />- - Youth First Community of Promise <br />It should be noted that annually, the EDA members budget for and participate in a number of community and <br />business events for business retention and expansion purposes. The budget and member participation is approved <br />by the Board annually. <br />Approximately $3,068 was spent on these community and business events in 2011, approximately $1,083 was spent <br />in 2012, and approximately $885 was spent in 2013. It should be noted that just because an event is listed, it does <br />not mean that the City will participate. The level of participation is governed by the budget limits and the <br />availability of people (staff, commission members, and Council) willing and able to participate. <br />