ROGC AGENDA: 09/07/2022
ITEM: B.6
TO: CITY COUNCIL FROM: Mayor Sam Liccardo
SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR TRAVEL
FOR MAYOR SAM
LICCARDO
DATE: September 7, 2022
Approved: Date: August 31, 2022
Recommendation: Authorize travel from September 27 – September 29, 2022, accept travel payments to the City of San José, and designate Mayor Sam Liccardo as the City representative to speak at the Mui Ho Center for Cities symposium at Cornell University.
Location: Ithaca, New York
Meeting Dates: September 28, 2022
Source of Funds: Cornell University, Mui Ho Center for Cities (airfare, lodging, meals, and ground transportation). The City will not pay for any portion of the cost of this trip.
Purpose: The symposium will focus on challenges of urban sustainability and equity, and set the Center’s agenda for the future. The Center for Cities builds on Cornell’s academic leadership in this space, and the launch symposium is a rare opportunity for engagement with creative and innovative urban thought leaders about cities, to build additional city partnerships (similar to our successful fellowship programs with Harvard and Stanford), and to raise San Jose’s profile nationally. I will speak on a panel with other leading mayors as part of an interactive session, and a separate strategic visioning session with Cornell University / Center for Cities faculty and students.