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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Melin –</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The current economic development planner is organizationally located in the office of the City Manager. It would be my expectation that additional economic development planners would also reside in the City Manager’s office. We want these planners to have the ear of the City Manager and the City Commissioners and do not want the economic development planners to be under pressure to “do the deal” because the developers want something done, as is so often the case in the Planning Department. We cannot insulate economic development from all political pressure, but we should strive to create a climate where economic development is guided, as much as possible, by high quality, professional analysis rather than politics.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>All the best,</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Kirk</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Kirk McClure<br>707 Tennessee Street<br>Lawrence, Kansas 66044-2369<br>785.842.8968<br>mcclurefamily@sbcglobal.net</p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><b>From: </b><a href="mailto:electronic-lan@lists.ku.edu">Melinda via Electronic-lan</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Friday, August 12, 2016 2:52 PM<br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:electronic-lan@lists.ku.edu">electronic-lan@lists.ku.edu</a><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [Electronic-lan] City Agreement with the Chamber</p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Why would we offer opinions/suggestion to the Planning Department? Because that's where the ED Planner resides? Thanks.</span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>On 8/12/2016 1:45 PM, Lawrence Assoc of Neighborhoods via Electronic-lan wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:16.0pt'>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 “<i>Agreement for the use of City general funds</i>” that the City has with the Chamber and a copy of the letter LAN sent to the City in June. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:16.0pt'>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 “<i>Agreement</i>” hold the Chamber accountable for the use of these funds? </p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:16.0pt'>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 <i>Agreement</i> in the coming months and consider meaningful updates. </p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:16.0pt'>Questions/Concerns: </p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:16.0pt'>1) The Chamber is a private advocacy organization. Would they continue to carry out their goals for their members without public funding?</p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:16.0pt'>2) Is there a conflict of interests between private and public funding? </p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:16.0pt'>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 <i>Agreement</i>. </p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:16.0pt'>4) The <i>Agreement</i> contains no objective benchmarks or measurable performance metrics against which to evaluate if the Chamber is meeting the expectations of the <i>Agreement</i>. How much economic development would happen without the Chamber’s effort? </p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:16.0pt'>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?</p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:16.0pt'> </p><p class=MsoNormal> </p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><br><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><pre>_______________________________________________</pre><pre>Electronic-lan mailing list</pre><pre><a href="mailto:Electronic-lan@lists.ku.edu">Electronic-lan@lists.ku.edu</a></pre><pre><a href="https://lists.ku.edu/listinfo/electronic-lan">https://lists.ku.edu/listinfo/electronic-lan</a></pre></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>