City of Gainesville - File #: 070141.

• File #: 070141.
• Version: 0
• Name: Report to the City Commission on the 2nd Annual Conference on Best Practices in Building University/City Relations (B)
• Type: Discussion Item
• Status: Filed
• File created: 7/9/2007
• In control: City Manager
• Final action: 7/9/2007
• Title: Report to the City Commission on the 2nd Annual Conference on Best Practices in Building University/City Relations (B) This item is to provide a report on the 2nd Annual Conference on Best Practices in Building University/City Relations that was held in Gainesville on June 7-10, 2007.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/9/2007	0	City Commission	Heard

Title

Report to the City Commission on the 2^nd Annual Conference on Best Practices in Building University/City Relations (B)

This item is to provide a report on the 2^nd Annual Conference on Best Practices in Building University/City Relations that was held in Gainesville on June 7-10, 2007.

Explanation

On June 7-10, 2007, the City of Gainesville, University of Florida and Santa Fe Community College co-hosted the 2^nd Annual Conference on Best Practices in Building University/City Relations.  The theme of this year's conference was "Living and Learning Together to Unite Our Communities".  The mission of this Conference was to provide higher education and local government officials from throughout the United States and Canada with an opportunity to come together and learn from one another about city and university practices that build positive relationships and address Town Gown concerns.  The City Commission allocated $4,000 from the City Commission Contingency account towards the cost of the Conference.  This is a report on the Conference results by the Chair of the Conference Planning Committee, University of Florida Assistant Dean of Students and Director of Off-Campus Life Ms. Nora Kilroy.

Fiscal Note

None

Recommendation   

The City Commission receive a report from the Conference Planning Committee