Item No. 260/2024
Final
City of Garden Grove
INTER-DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM
To:
Lisa L. Kim From: Matt West
Dept:
City Manager Dept: City Manager
Date: June 11, 2024
Subject: Approval of overnight travel to attend the 1st Annual AAPI Leadership Elected and Appointed (LEAD) Summit (Cost: $1,000) (Action Item)
OBJECTIVE
For the City Council to approve overnight travel to attend the 1 st Annual AAPI Leadership Elected and Appointed (LEAD) Summit from June 19, through June 21, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
BACKGROUND
The 1st Annual AAPI LEAD Summit will be hosted by the Asian Pacific American Leadership Foundation (APALF) with the goal of strengthening AAPI public officials through training, mentorship, best practice sharing, and unparalleled networking. For the past year, APALF has worked in close collaboration with the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) to design this long overdue national organization for the AAPI community.
Over 1,000 AAPI elected and appointed officials have been invited from across the country from every level of government.
In accordance with City Council Policy Number 100 -17, the City Council approved overnight conference and training expenditures during the FY 2023-24 and FY 2024-25 budget adoption process (see attached). At the time of budget approval, the AAPI LEAD Summit was not included on the overnight conference and training list. The City Council is being requested to add the AAPI LEAD Summit to the approved list of conferences.
Per City Council Policy Number 100-19, the City Council is also being requested to 1) concur that the costs incurred in attending the AAPI LEAD Summit are justified based on the benefits of attending and 2) authorize and approve overnight travel for (1) City Council Member. The costs associated with the conference are provided in the “Fiscal Impact” section of this staff report.
DISCUSSION
Item No. 260/2024
The 1st Annual AAPI LEAD Summit presents a valuable opportunity for the City’s leadership to access training, mentorship, and networking resources. As the inaugural event, the AAPI LEAD Summit will seek to help prepare and equip AAPI leaders with tools and skills to effectively serve their constituencies.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
The cost for one (1) City Council member to attend the conference is estimated at $1,000.
No additional appropriation is needed as funds are available within the FY 2023-24 approved budget.
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council:
• Concur that the costs incurred in attending the AAPI LEAD Summit are justified based on the benefits of attending and add the AAPI LEAD Summit to the approved list of conferences; and
• Approve overnight travel for one (1) Council Member to attend the AAPI LEAD Summit.
ATTACHMENT
Overnight Conferences and Training FY2023-25