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held in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. <br />5. Various Planning and Zoning-Related Seminrn•s - $800.00 <br />An annual Planning and Zoning seminar is hosted in Plano which provides the <br />Director with updates to zoning laws and helps her keep abreast of the latest trends <br />in planning. Additionally, there are occasional one-day seminars that the Director <br />attends for more specific zoning information. <br />6. Texas Floodplair~ MancrgenzentAssociation Fall Conference, April 27-May 1, 2008, <br />Leaga~e City, TX - $1,300.00 <br />The Director attends this conference annually to stay abreast of current flood plain <br />requirements. Mileage is anticipated to be approximately $350.00 to $375.00, and <br />per diem will be $235.00. We have not been notified of a hotel selection as of yet; <br />therefore, we are anticipating a nightly rate of approximately $85.00 to $115.00, tax <br />not included. <br />7. Various Grant Workshops - $400.00 <br />Workshops are held regularly for specific grants for which the City is considering <br />applying. For example, on Jt-ly 18, the Director attended a workshop in Dallas for <br />Brownfield grants. The cost of travel and meals for this was approximately $160.00. <br />8. Miscellaneous Workshops - $300.00 <br />I would like for all staff members to take advantage of more training opportunities <br />since much of what they do is very technical in nature and requires strict compliance <br />with State laws. <br />01-0307-40-00 Publications <br />I am requesting that this line item be increased from $1,500.00 to $5,000.00. The <br />Department is currently 398% expended in this category. Typical expenses include the <br />following: <br />Legal Notices - $3,600.00 <br />Legal notices are required for actions taken by the Building and Standards and <br />Planning and Zoning Commissions. The information that is required to be included <br />in the legal notices is lengthy; therefore, the cost of a single notice averages $600.00. <br />To help reduce these costs, the Department now holds Building and Standard <br />Commission meetings on asemi-monthly basis since the publication for these <br />meetings is generally very large. <br />2. Local and State Funding Report - $375.00 <br />This publication provides weekly notification to the City of grant fiends that are <br />available for various projects. <br />3. Arnericar~ Planning Association - $900.00 <br />This organization provides monthly publications for the members of the Planning and <br />Zoning Commission along with frequent updates on zoning laws and planning <br />matters. <br />Page 2 of ~ <br />~~ / - ~G'~ <br />