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CC Regular Session 4. 4. <br />Meeting Date: 03/10/2015 <br />Information <br />Title: <br />Approve Community and Business Event Participation <br />Purpose/Background: <br />Purpose: To approve the community and business events in which the City Council and staff may wish to <br />participate. <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. The amount budgeted for 2015 for participation <br />in community and business events is $3,000. <br />Annually, the City Council and key City staff participate in various breakfast, fundraiser, gala and golf events in <br />support of community and business organizations. Notably, this list represents eligible activities, but actual <br />participation is limited by the approved budget limit for 2015 of $3,000, and subject to the availability of people <br />willing and able to participate.The City Council and staff discussed event participation at the work session of <br />February 24. Based upon discussion, the following list was considered at work session: <br />General: <br />- Anoka Area Chamber Gala <br />- Anoka/Ramsey Rotary events <br />- Achieve Services, Inc. annual dinner <br />- Alexandra House gala <br />- Boy Scout breakfast <br />- Family Promise fundraiser <br />- Hope 4 Youth fundraiser <br />- Mayors' Prayer Breakfast <br />- Youth First - Community of Promise events <br />Golf Events: <br />- Anoka Area Chamber of Commerce <br />- Anoka Technical College <br />- North Metro Chamber <br />- Mercy & Unity Hospitals <br />- Ramsey Lions <br />- North Metro Mayors Association <br />- Golfing for Groceries - Village Bank <br />It should be noted that annually, the EDA budget also allows for EDA member participation in a number of <br />community and business events for business retention and expansion purposes. The budget and member <br />participation is approved 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, approximately $885 was spent in 2013, and approximately $2,322 was spent in 2014. <br />Timeframe: <br />Funding Source: <br />