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Item No: 7K Meeting Date: 06/26/06 Type of Business: Council Business City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Kurt Ulrich, City Administrator Item Title/Subject: Resolution 6863 Approving the Communications Coordinator to Attend the NATOA Conference in Florida Background: This item was reviewed and discussed at the June 5th Council work session, and considered at the June 12th (as Resolution 6841), but was not adopted because it failed to achieve the three affirmative votes required by the City Charter. It is being requested that consideration be given to authorizing Communication Coordinator Kimberly Blackford to attend the National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisor’s (NATOA) annual conference August 22-25, 2006 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. The Resolution has been revised to reflect a limit of $1,000 of City Funding to be used for this purpose. Discussion: The item has been budgeted in the 2006 budget as $1,000 for one national conference attendance. The budgeted funds would pay for transportation, lodging, and meals. The North Suburban Cable Commission has agreed to pay the tuition of $495. The conference will allow this new employee of the City to gain technical knowledge and to build contacts within the cable communications profession. Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council approve the attached Resolution 6863, authorizing the attendance of Communications Coordinator Blackford to attend the NATOA conference, provided that, direct City expenditures do not to exceed the $1000 designated in the 2006 budget for said purpose. .