HomeMy WebLinkAboutAfterschool Policy Advisors Network APAN SummitCITY OF PALM DESERT
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
REQUEST: APPROVAL OF OUT OF STATE TRAVEL
DATE: February 9, 2006
CONTENTS: AFTERSCHOOL POLICY ADVISORS NETWORK (APAN)
NEWSLETTER
Recommendation:
By Minute Motion, approve out-of-state travel for the Senior Management
Analyst/Community Service, Assistant City Manager/Community Services, and
Councilmember Jean Benson to attend the inaugural National League of Cities Afterschool
Policy Advisors Network (APAN) Summit, which is scheduled to be held in Washington,
DC, May 22-24, 2006. Funds are available in fiscal year 2005/06 accounts 110-4416-410-
3061, 110-4132-411-3120, and 110-4110-410-3120 to cover registration, airfare,
accommodations and other incidental expenses associated with attendance at this event
and no appropriation is needed or requested.
Executive Summary:
Approval of this request will permit the Senior Management Analyst/Community Services,
Assistant City Manager/Community Services, and Councilmember Jean Benson to attend
and participate in the inaugural National League of Cities After School Policy Advisors
Network Summit.
Background:
Several months ago the City of Palm Desert applied for and was selected as a charter
member of the National League of Cities (NLC) Afterschool Policy Advisors Network
(APAN). This newly formed organization, which functions under the League's Institute of
Youth, Education, and Families, (YEF) was initiated to showcase cities currently operating
what are considered to be model afterschool programs and to encourage other
municipalities to address this increasingly urgent community need.
The Senior Management Analyst/Community Services was recently elected to the NLC's
YEF Institute and has been working with NLC staff to develop programs to involve the
community and businesses in supporting local afterschool programs in a variety of ways.
Attendance at this summit will provide an opportunity for staff to learn how other
municipalities of various sizes organize, fund, and administer effective and successful
afterschool programs.
Because the Conference brochure will not be available until mid -March, a recent article
which appeared in "Nation's Cities Weekly", the official publication of the NLC, is attached
which outlines topics that will be covered at the Summit. These include providing a forum
to discuss city strategies to help local school districts and community -based organizations
improve the quality and accessibility of afterschool programs; gain access to a wide range
of resources and promising practices in afterschool programs to support city efforts,
receive targeted dissemination of publications and background materials; hear from
national experts in the field, learn from other cities about how afterschool programs
positively impact youth development, civic engagement, public safety issues, community
and economic development, and student achievement; connect with cities that are further
along in developing afterschool programs; form a nationwide group of municipal leaders
advocating for afterschool programs on a local, state, and national level; and obtain
opportunities to showcase local programs through a variety of venues.
Therefore, staff recommends that the Senior Management Analyst/Community Services,
Assistant City Manager/Community Services, and Councilmember Jean Benson be
authorized to attend this conference, which is scheduled to be held May 22-24, 2006, in
Washington, DC. Funds are available in fiscal year2005/06 accounts 110-4416-414-3061,
110-4132-411-3120, and 110-4110-410-3120 to cover registration, airfare,
accommodations, and other incidental expenses associated with attendance at this event
and no appropriation is needed or requested.
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PATRICIA SCULLY, FEE
SENIOR MANAGEMENT ANALYST
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