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Item No. 3. <br />Meeting Date: July 2, 2012 <br />Type of Business: Work Session <br />City Administrator Review: ______ <br /> <br />City of Mounds View Staff Report <br />To: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From: Desaree Crane, Assistant City Administrator <br />Item Title/Subject: 2012 League of Minnesota Cities Conference Discussion <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />At the June 23, 2012, City Council Meeting, it was the consensus to discuss the 2012 <br />League of Minnesota Cities Conference at this Work Session. Councilmember Stigney, <br />Councilmember Mueller, Councilmember Gunn and I attended the conference last <br />week. The conference started with keynote speaker Rebecca Ryan of Next Generation <br />Consulting. Ms. Ryan inspired the attendees with her insights about the factors that will <br />entice the younger generations (those in their 20s and 30s) to get vested and active in <br />their hometowns. Factors include having a manageable cost of living, being a wired <br />community, having amenities like a dog park, valuing learning, and having a social <br />culture that is not just tolerant but actually inclusive of everyone, and offering cool “after <br />hours” places to go. According to Ms. Ryan, smaller towns, as well as large and mid- <br />sized communities, can compete for the next generation if cities plan ahead to provide <br />for these attractions. <br /> <br />The conference continued with 36 learning seminars on everything from citizen <br />engagement to better management of your infrastructure to redesign of local services. <br />In addition, the LMC elected the following delegates: <br /> <br />President: Betsy Hodges (Minneapolis Councilmember) <br /> 1st Vice-President: Shaunna Johnson (City Administrator of Waite Park) <br /> 2nd Vice President: Dave Osberg (City Administrator of Hastings) <br /> <br /> Board of Director Seats: <br /> Jo Emerson (White Bear Lake Mayor) <br /> Ron Johnson (Bermidji Councilmember) <br /> <br />Mayor of Duluth, Don Ness, took a moment from his very busy schedule to welcome <br />everyone and to update everyone on the flood situation. St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman <br />gave an update on the activities at the National League of Cities, where he serves as <br />2nd Vice-President. <br /> <br />The conference ended with a panel discussion about the process and outcomes of the <br />LMC’s Cities, Services and Funding Project. <br /> <br />Respectfully Submitted, <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Desaree Crane