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HomeMy WebLinkAbout7.b. National League of Cities Conferencef 0 0111 o �'fl75 145TH ST_ W ROSFMCUNT. MINNFSOiA 55068 \�✓ i/l 612-423-4411 ITEM 7(B) TO: Mayor Hoke Councilmembers Napper Oxborough Walsh Wippermann FROM: Stephan Jilk, Administrator/Clerk DATE: August 12, 1988 RE: National League of Cities Conference Boston, Mass. - December 3-7, 1988 In your packets for the August 2 meeting you received the preliminary information bulletin for the 1988 League of Cities Conference to be held in Boston in December. It looks like an exciting conference with potential for us to enjoy education and information exchange at a national level. I would recommend that you consider attendance. Councilmember Walsh and I attended the 1987 conference and found it to be worthwhile. It was attended by many of our neighboring community officials. I also plan on attendin% with your consideration this year's conference, and.my budget reflects the cost of attendance. I am placing this on the agenda at this time so that if anyone wishes to attend, early reservations can be obtained. Your consideration to approve my attendance and any councilmember's attendance is appreciated. sm] A Planning Conference That Focuses on Unconventional Ideas This year's Upper Midwest Regional Planning Conference promises to challenge traditional modes of thinking and to present ideas which will stimulate your mind. Featured speaker, Michael Brooks, AICP, will challenge conferees with his call for a return to idealism in planning, a topic he recently addressed in an article in the APA Jaum8l. Brooks urges a restoration of the visionary/reformist spirit that once fueled the profession. Another speaker, futurist U Rauk Broberg, will present her thoughts on why the future "ain't what it used to be.... The future really isn't some place that already exist ut there marching down on us,"" says Br "It's j01ftw create evema by o A Cosmopolitan Adventure When people think of the Twin Cities, Minneapolis and St. Paul, they think of the Mississippi River, beautiful lakes and parks and the people enjoying them ... honest, hardworking people who innovate ... the American heartland, where things still work.. great theatre, orchestra, museums, shopping... clear autumn days and cool evenings... brilliant seasonal colors of abundant oaks, maples and sumac... pure air and water. The Twin Cities Area offers all these things and morel It is bigger, faster growing, culturally richer, and more technologically oriented than most people realize. Yet, it maintains the small-town warmth evidenced in the heartfelt welcome extended to visitors. planning efforts. The bustling Nicollet Avenue pedestrian shopping mall in downtown Minneapolis offers an exciting array of specialty shops, boutiques and department stores intermingled with many fine restaurants, cafes and eateries. Some cities just happen—and look like it! In the Twin Cities, things were designed to happen, with people in mind. A Program of Mind -Expanding Ideas A preconference workshop on site planning will kick off a host of stimulating sessions and workshops including: w Non-traditional applications of planning skills ■ How to become more creative ■ Video simulation in land planning and urban design ■ Innovative projects from the four - An Evening of Mississippi River Splendor A dinner cruise aboard the Jonathan Padelford sternwheei-riverboat, along with a number of other social events, will give conferees a chance to get acquainted and to talk informally about common planning issues. A Twins/White Sox Game events will oe provided in a tollow-up brochure in August. Early Registration ■ On or before Sept. 2, 1988 APA Members.................................$70 Non-members.................................$80 Student Rate...................................$35 (Student rate does not include dinner cruise or eligibility for Twins tickets) Late Registration ■ After Sept. 2, 1988 APA Members.................................$80 Non-members ................................. $90 Send registration fee and form to Upper Midwest Regional Conference Garet Walsh c/o Metropolitan Council Mears Park Centre 230 East Fifth Street St. Paul, Mowta 55101 Registration Form Area Code/Phone Number Type of Registration ❑ APA Member ❑ Non -Member ❑ Student Amount Enclosed $ Hotel Information The Holiday Inn Downtown Minneapolis is located at 1313 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN 55403. Guest room - (ton -4 (toll li_kl.