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STAFF REPORT
CITY COUNCIL
DATE: December 19, 2017
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM:
Christopher L. Foss, City Manager
SUBJECT:
Appointment of Delegate to Attend the National League of Cities
Congressional City Conference and Designation of Voting Delegate for the
2018 National League of Cities Annual Conference
Prepared by: Caroline P. Soto, City Clerk/Records Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The City Council will consider appointing one of its members as a delegate, and one as
an alternate, to attend the National League of Cities (NLC) Congressional City
Conference in March 2018, and appointing a voting delegate, and an alternate, to
attend and vote, on the City's behalf, at the City Summit in November of 2018.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Review and discuss appointing one of its members as a delegate, and alternate(s), to
attend the National League of Cities (NLC) Congressional City Conference in March
2018, and appoint a voting delegate, and alternate(s), to attend and vote on t he City's
behalf at the City Summit in November of 2018.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Sufficient funds have been allocated for attendance at both the March and November
2018 conferences.
DESCRIPTION:
The NLC is an organization through which city officials work to gether on a national level
to further their common interests and the interests of their citizens. The NLC
Congressional City Conference, to be held in Washington, D.C, from March 11 -14,
2018, provides local elected officials and municipal staff a myriad of opportunities to
learn about federal issues important to America's cities and towns, to lobby Congress
on those priorities, and to be part of a clear and unified voice. The program includes
general sessions featuring national leaders, members of the Admin istration and
Congress, workshops and pre-conference leadership seminars.
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The NLC City Summit is scheduled to be held November 7 -10, 2018, in Los Angeles,
CA. During this conference, the annual business meeting is held, at which each
member city is afforded the opportunity to shape the NLC's federal advocacy agenda for
the upcoming year by casting a vote on preferred policy recommendations. In order for
the City of Dublin to participate in this meeting, the City Council will need to appoint a
voting delegate, and an alternate, to attend and vote on the City's behalf at the Summit.
Once City Councilmembers have been appointed to attend one or both of the
conferences, notification of voting delegate and alternate will be forwarded to the NLC.
Last year, the City Council appointed Cm. Goel as its delegate, and Cm. Hernandez
and V. Biddle as its alternates, to attend the National League of Cities (NLC)
Congressional City Conference in March 2017, and appointed Cm. Hernandez as the
voting delegate, and Vm. Biddle and Cm. Goel as alternates, to attend and vote on the
City's behalf at the NLC Annual Conference in November of 2017.
NOTICING REQUIREMENTS/PUBLIC OUTREACH:
None.
ATTACHMENTS:
None.