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Home My WebLink About6.e. National League of Cities Conference (2)CITY 4F DULUTH OFFICE OF THE MAYOR 403 City Hall • Duluth, Minnesota 65802.1199 D-U•L-U-T-H 218/723-3295 February 21, 1990 DULUTH WELCOMES YOU John A. Fedo Mayor On behalf of the citizens of Duluth, we invite you to experience the best LMC Conference ever in Duluth. Since Duluth is Minnesota's waterfront, we have arranged many activities that will bring you to the shores of spectacular Lake Superior. Don't miss the opportunity to join us Tuesday. June 12, for an authentic fish boil on the grounds of Glensheen Mansion. City Night on the Waterfront will give you an opportunity to walk along our new Lakewalk, explore the oreboat, William A. Irvin, enjoy a Waterfront Barbeque and take in a concert - all in one evening. We have arranged a "family program" that is sure to please everyone. From a tour of the new exhibits at the Lake Superior Zoological Gardens to golf at our expanded municipal golf courses, you'll receive a warm welcome! leen it before, and An Equal Opportunity Employer sem--• . Program Schedule All conference events are in the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center (DECO) unless indicated. League of Minnesota Cities 1 f►eedwe eAwOon Jin efts Tuesday, June 12 LMC Board of Directors Meeting 1:30.4:00 pm. LMC Conference Planning Committee Meeting 4:00.5:00 p.m. Special Kickoff 6:30 p.m. Lake Superior Fish Boil at Glensheen Mansion Arrangements have been made for a reception and au- thentic Lake Superior fish boil at the elegant Glensbeen Mansion. Tours of the estate and other activities will follow dinner. (This event requires special registration; see LMC conference registration form.) Wednesday, June 13 Exhibits Open 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Welcome/Opening Session 9:00 - 10:15 a.m. "Quality Service: A Priorityfor Cities" Alfred A. Checchi, Chairman. NWA Inc. and Northwest Airlines (For additional information, see General Session Speakers.) Break 10:15 -10:30 a.m. Nominating Committee 10:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Concurrent Sessions I (Choose one) 10:30.11:45 a.m. Annual Conference Duluth, June 12 -15 QUALITY LEAI)ERStUP Defining Roles Between Council and Manager/Administrator • Difference between manager and administrator • Policy-making vs, administration • Selection process (hiring, firing): A look at who has the power in your city • Developing and maintaining a positive relationship QUALITY SERVICES Role of Consultant/Consultant Responsibilities • Importance of defining roles (consultant's and city's) and project outcome before hiring • Selecting the right consultant for the project • How consultants can be held accountable for their recom- mendations • Potential problems: what they are and how to manage • What consultant needs to know from city ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY Disposing of Our Waste: Recycling Approaches and Issues • Minnesota as model for rest of nation • SCORE legislation (what it is and impact on local govern. ment) • Recycling programs that work • Hazardous waste concerns • Market development and recyclable purchasing policies QUALITY OF COMMUNITY LIFE Economic Development Through Creative Collaboration • Reasons for collaboration • Types of collaboration (i.e. structure. funding, resources) • Matching purpose with approach • Considerations to take into account • Benefits of collaboration • Potential pitfalls and how to avoid Exhibitors' Luncheon 11:45 a.m. -1:15 p.m. General Session 1:15-2:15p.M. "A Drug Policy for Minnesota" Jan Smaby, Director, Minnesota Office of Drug Policy, Department of Public Safety (For additional information, see General Session Speakers.) Concurrent Sessions II (Choose one) 2:30.3:30 p.m. QUALITY LEADERSHIP Elected Officials: Now to Keep Informed • How adults learn • Discovering your preferred learning style • What city officials need to know, strategies that have worked • Developing a plan • Resources available QUALITY SERVICES Improving Customer Service • Quality customer service --what it is • How it benefits your city • Differences between public and private • Developing a program that fits your need ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY Waste Processing Alternatives: Landfills, Burning, Composting • What you need to know about each (i.e. uses, costs, process. environmental impact, regulations, siting, ad- vantages, risks) • No one approach will be sufficient • Role of city and county • Impact on cities QUALITY OF COMMUNM LIFE Addressing Changing Demographics/Using Census Data • Overview of trends • Implications for cities • Obtaining census data • Using census data • Impact on future decision making Concurrent Sessions III: LMC Policy Committees (Choose one) 3:40.5:00 p.m. Note: Content for each depends on outcome of 1990 legislative session DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES COMMITTEE GENERAL LEGISLATION AND PERSONNEL COMMITTEE ELECTIONS AND ETHICS COMMITTEE REVENUE SOURCES COMMITTEE LAND USE, ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY, TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE City Night 6:30 p.m. On the Waterfront The evening begins with a reception on the S.S. William A. Irvin. At 7:30, festivities move to Bayfront Park for an outdoor barbecue, back -to -the -50's music, and additional activities featuring rides on hot-air balloons, helicopters and horse-drawn carriages. Al 9:30, an optional Iwo hour moon- light cocktail cruise is available for those interested. (See City of Duluth's program for more details.) Thursday, June 14 Exhibits Open 8:00 M.M. - 4:00 pm. Concurrent Sessions IV (Choose one) 9:00. 10:15 Lm. QUALITY LEADERSHIP Administrator/Manager Performance Assessment • The importance of an evaluation • Overview of various approaches • Potential barriers and how to overcome them • Examples of successful programs and why they work QUALITY LEADERSHIP Ethics • Recent findings identifying majorethical dilemmas faced by local officials • Process for resolving these'dilemmas • Presentation of ethical dilemmas and your responses to them ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY Hazardous Materials and the City • Cities' responsibilities re: hazardous waste • Local response options • Legal liabilities • Training requirements and resources QUALITY OF COMMUNITY L USMALL CITIES Survival of Small Cities. Part One • Long-range planning • what's involved • available resources • purpose • advantages • success stories • Current economic concems/financial realities • upcoming trends • needs for small cities • designating reserve funds, implications for accounting systems • future of tax base Break 10:30.10:45 a.m. Concurrent Sessions V (Cboose one) 10:45 aim. -12:15 pm. QUALITY LEADERSHIP Budgeting for the Future: Meeting Revenue Needs in the 90's • Budget as financial plan • Budget as communication document • Budget as operations guide • Budget as policy document QUALITY PERSONNEL Employee Performance Appraisal • Goals of an employee personnel appraisal system • How to tie the system to a total performance management approach • Various strategies • Case study ENVIRONMENTAL QUALIrY Water Quality Issues • Protecting water resources and the need for planning (emerging wetland protection programs, environmental impact of economic development on water resources above and below ground, ground water contamination, impact of '99 State Water Bili) • Meeting future and current standards for drinking water quality (impact of Federal Safe Drinking Water Act, allowable contamination in drinking water, new public health standards, "Wellhead protection") QUALITY OF COMMUNTIY LLFE/SMAL.L CTI'IES Survival of Small Cities: Part Two • Nursing bomes/care of the elderly • implications of Rule 50 (not getting paid dollar -for -dollar) • how to provide more care facilities • alternative housing and care • Community improvement programs Mayors' Association/Mini-Conference Luncheon 12:30 - 2:00 p.m. Honorable Bob Bolen, President, National League of Cities; Mayor, Fort Worth. Texas (For additional information, see General Session Speakers.) Concurrent Session VI (Choose one) 2:15 - 3:30 pan. QUAL.TIY LEADERSHIP Current Issues (LMCIT) • property • Casualty • Workers compensation • Health • Dental QUALITY PERSONNEL Drug Testing Policies and A& nistration • Overview of Drug-Pfee Workplace Act of 1988 (who's affected and key requirements) • Goals/purpose of the policy • Legal concerns • Administrative challenges 0 Case studies E.NVIRONMFNiAL QUALITY Meeting Future Transportation Needsfor Minnesota • Overview (proposed changes, impact of changes, trends, potential problems for various -size communities) • Role of city • City strategies: action models (case studies) QUALITY OF COMMUNITY LIEF/SMALL CITIES Annexation and Related Issues for Small Cities • Providing services "nd city limits • Various approaches • Deciding when annexation makes sense • Annexation: do's and don'ts League Annual Meeting 3:45 p.m. LMC Reception and Banquet 6:30.10:00 pm. Friday, June 15 Beverage and rolls 8:00 • 8:30 a.m. Finale General Session 8:30 a.m. • 12:30 p.m. "Leadership, Power, and Productivity: Doing Well by Doing Good" Larne Longfellow, Director, institute for Human Skills; President. Lectute Tbeatre. Inc. (For additional information, We General Session Speakers.) League of Minnesota Cities Special activities Tuesday, June 12 Family and special activities program League of Minnesota Cities Lake Superior Fish Boil at Glensheen Mansion 6:00 p.m. Don't miss the opportunity to join us at 6:00 p.m. for an authentic fish boil and a tour of Glensheen, a 39 -room neo - Jacobean style mansion, built on the shore of Lake Superior between 1905-1908 by Chester Adgate Congdon. The fish boil will be held on this 7.6 -acre historic site. The beautiful landscape, grounds and view of Lake Superior are outstand- ing. Cost: $5.00 per person. Registration required. (See LMC registration form.) Wednesday, June 13 Night on the Waterfront 6:30-7.30 p.m., S.S. William A. Irvin reception "Pride of the Silver Stackers," the S.S. William A. Irvin, was designed 40 years ago to serve as the flagship for the United States Steel's Great Lakes Fleet. She served in that capacity for 40 years and is now a floating museum, a permanent part of the Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center, welcoming everyone aboard for a look into a Past era of Great Lakes Shipping. Bayfront Festival Park 7:30 p.m. This 14 acre park is located just west of the Duluth Enter- tainment and Convention Center on the harbor. Stroll along the waterfront to Bayfront Park where Duluth will welcome you with mounted police, an outdoor barbeque and 50's music. After casing into the evening with good food and company, we have more exciting options to offer. Take a helicopter ride and get a birds -eye view of Lake Superior and Duluth, or float over the city of Duluth in a beautiful and colorful hot air balloon Annual Conference Duluth, June 12 -15 named "The Northern Lights." For those of you who are more down to earth, take an old-fashioned horse-drawn carriage ride along the waterfront or walk along the new 400 -foot boardwalk and look out on the largest fresh -water lake in the world. Watch ocean-going ships enter our port. (There is also an optional two hour moonlight cocktail cruise which leaves from the DECC dock, 9:30-11:30 am. Adults only. Cost: $7.50. Please register at the city desk. Family activities Tuesday, June 12 Lake Superior Fish Boil at Glensheen Mansion 6:00 p.m. Registration required Wednesday, June 13 The Depot Tour 10:00 a m.-12 noon The Depot, a Duluth historic landmark, now known as the Depot/St. Louis County Heritage and Arts Center celebrates the area's rich mining, railway and logging history. In the Lake Superior Transportation Museum, stroll the streets of Depot Square, a 1910 village, and explore the nationally acclaimed collection of the antique trains and ride the trolley from Lisbon Portugal. The Depots exhibits include four levels of dolls, fashions, furnishings, industry and art of a bygone era. There are also two gift shops, an ice cream parlour and hot dogs are available. Cost: S3.60Adults:S300Seniors age 60+;S2.00children ages 6-17; free to children age 6 and under. Golf at Enger or Lester Golf Course 12 noon -5:00 p.m. Don't miss the chance to tee off on the $41 million dollar expansion of Enger Park and Lester Park Golf courses which will be nearly complete. Each course has been expanded to 27 IF Jinks and a large practice range and learning center has been added. We will be more than ready for and look forward to receiving the golfing members of the League of Cities. For reservations phone: Lester Park, 525-1400; Enger Park, 722- 5044. Thursday, June 14 Lake Superior Zoo 8:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. We invite you to come along on a special tour of the Lake Superior Zoo and see animals from all over the world. You will have the opportunity to get up close with some of the zoo's newest residents. It could be an African lion, a Kodiak brown bear, or an emu from Australia. You wouldn't want to miss the vietnamese pni-bemeci pigs in the children's zoo. If you are brave enough, you can even pet a (the harmless variety) snake. Come and be our special guest at the new Lake Superior Zoological Gardens. Don't forget to bring your camara. There is no fee. Luncheon aboard the Vista Star 12:30 p.m. Welcome aboard the Vista Star. The crew will make your lunch and sightseeing cruise memorable by providing an in- formative narration to help you discover the natural beauty and excitement of the Duluth -Superior harbor. Board at the DECC dock. The fee is 512.50 and pre -registration is required. i---------------------------------------- Family and Special Activities Programs Registration Form RESERVATIONS FOR: Props am Number Attending Loa The Depot Tour June 13 10:00 a.m. - Noon Golf/Lester Park Golf/Enger June 13 .12:00 noon - 5:00 p.m. Lake Superior Zoo June 14, 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Luncheon Aboard Vista Star June 14, 12:30 p.m. Name @ $3/60/adult = $ @ $3.00/Seniors - 60+ yrs = $ @ $2.00/child - 6-17 yrs = $ @ $12.50 TOTAL ENCLOSED Address: City/State/Zip Daytime Telephone # Phone 218/723-3703 for more information. Please send reservation form and payment to: Wendy Wennberg, 322 City Hall, Duluth, MN 55802 Deadline is May 16, 1990 Make checks payable to: LEAGUE OF MINNESOTA CITIES/DCVB -------------------------------------- .;