[Electronic-lan] City Agreement with the Chamber

[Melinda]

Why would we offer opinions/suggestion to the Planning Department? 
Because that's where the ED Planner resides? Thanks.


On 8/12/2016 1:45 PM, Lawrence Assoc of Neighborhoods via Electronic-lan 
wrote:
>
> The following is an overview of the position LAN has taken with regard 
> to public monies funding the Chamber. Included are a copy of the 
> “/Agreement for the use of City general funds/” that the City has with 
> the Chamber and a copy of the letter LAN sent to the City in June.
>
> LAN previously expressed a desire to evaluate whether the City should 
> continue to support the Chamber of Commerce and offered suggestions. 
> The City Commission recently approved giving the Chamber $220,000 for 
> this coming year. How does the existing City/Chamber “/Agreement/” 
> hold the Chamber accountable for the use of these funds?
>
> Please read and offer your opinions or suggestions to LAN, the City 
> Manager, the Planning Department or the City Commission. The City will 
> be reviewing the /Agreement/ in the coming months and consider 
> meaningful updates.
>
> Questions/Concerns:
>
> 1) The Chamber is a private advocacy organization. Would they continue 
> to carry out their goals for their members without public funding?
>
> 2) Is there a conflict of interests between private and public funding?
>
> 3) The Chamber does not have the professional training to conduct 
> routine economic analysis or to carry out the work called for by the 
> existing /Agreement/.
>
> 4) The /Agreement/ contains no objective benchmarks or measurable 
> performance metrics against which to evaluate if the Chamber is 
> meeting the expectations of the /Agreement/. How much economic 
> development would happen without the Chamber’s effort?
>
> 5) On what basis will we know that public money is being used in the 
> public’s best interest? Does the City have adequate oversight of the 
> Chamber?
>
>
>
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