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Council File # — 2q ? j
Green Sheet # 3011396
Presented By
RESOLUTION
CITY OF SAINT PAUL,IVIINNESOTA
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Referred To " ' Committee: Date:
1 WHEREAS, the State Department recently announced that the United States will grant refugee status to
2 approximately 14,000 refugees currently living in a refugee camp in Thailand; and
4 WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul is home to the largest Hmong population in the United States and the highest
5 concetrtration of Hmong professionals and orgaiiizarions; and
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7 WI�REAS, based upon these factors, it is likely that many of these refixgees will come to the City of Saint Paul
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10 WHEREAS, it is deemed important to the public interest to bring together various City, County, State, Federal
11 and charitable agencies in order to deterniine in advance how best to integrate these refugees into the
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14 WHEREAS, the first step that should be taken is to assess the needs of these refugees prior to their arrival to the
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17 WI�REAS, these entities have assembled a delegation of representatives ("Delegation") that will travel to the
18 refugee camp in Thailand for the purpose of assessing the physical needs and medical conditions of the refugees,
19 and for the purpose of both assessing and communicating to the public the nature of the conditions under which
20 these refugees have lived ("the Mission"); and
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22 WHEREAS, the Delegation consists of approximately seventeen individuals, representing the following entities,
23 including, but not limited to: the City of Saint Paul; the Saint Paul Public School District; the County of Ramsey;
24 the State of Minnesota; federal elected representatives from the State of Mimiesota; the Amherst H. Wilder
25 Foundation; Regions Hospital; and Catholic Charities (hereinafter, wllectively, "Mission Partners"}; and
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WHEREAS, the Saurt Paul Foundation, the F. R. Bigelow Foundation, the Xcel Foundation, the Pioneer Press
Contribution Committee and the McKnight Foundation (hereinafter, "Grantors") have offered to pay, and the
City has previously by resolution approved and accepted, $5,000, $10,00Q $2000, $10,000 and $7500,
respectively, for a total of $ 34,500 in funds to the City for the use of the Mission Partners, to enable them to
send Delegates to cany out the IvTission; and
WHEREAS, 3M Corporarion has now also offered to pay a sum of $5000, and to be added as a Grantor; and
WHEREAS, 3M will enter into an agreement with the City, whereby the City, in exchange for payment by
Grantor 3M, will coordinate the mission, act as receiver and disbursing agent for all of the funds and will send up
to six City officials andlor employees to assume duties as part of the Delegation; and
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W�1tEas, the Mayor, pursuant to Section 10.07.1 of the City Charter, does certify that there are funds of
$34,500 available for appropriation in excess of those estimated in the 2004 Budget; and
WHE�ns, the Mayor recommends the following changes to the 2004 Budget:
Financing Plan
Fund O50 Special Projects General Government
30103 Mayor's Special Iniriatives
6970 Grants
Total Changes to Financing
Spending Plan
30103-0251 Transportation
30103-0252 I,odging and Meals
Total Changes to Spending
Current
Bud¢et
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Budeet
$0
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$5000
5000
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$2500
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Amended
Bud�et
$5000
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Budeet
$2500
2500
5000
21 NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED:
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23 That the Delegation will serve a public purpose by traveling to the refugee camp in Thailand for the purposes of
24 the Mission stated above; and
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26 That the City of Saint Paul finds that a valuable public purpose will be served by sending City elected officials
27 and City employees to Thailand as part the Delegation; and
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29 That the proper City officials are authorized to execute an agreement with Grantor 3M, whereby the Grantor
30 agrees to make the payments specified above, and whereby the City agrees to (1) provide City officials and
31 employees as members of the Delegation, and (2) provide administrative and organizational support for the
32 Mission, including serving as the receiving and disbursing agency.
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1 T�x�'o�, BE rr �soLVED, that the City Council approves these changes to the 2004 Budget.
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Adopted by Council:
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Adoption Certified by Council Secretary
Requested by Department of:
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Aetion Requested:
Approve of resolution granting authoriry to accept donation from 3M Coiporarion and approve spending for the delegarion to 4ave1
to Thailand.
Recommendations: Approve (A) or Reject (R):
Planning Commission
CIB Committee
Civil Service Commission
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1. Has this persoNfirm ever worked under a contract for this department?
Yes NO
2. Has This person/fittn ever been a city employee?
Yes No '
3. Does this person/firm possess a skill not normally possessed by any
current ciry employee?
Yes No
Explain all yes answers�on separete sheet and attach to green sheet
Initiating Problem, Issues, Opportunity (Who, What, When, Where, Why): � -
The City expecu to receive a lazge number of Hmong refugees &om a refugee eamp in Thailand. To better prepaze for their arrival, a
delegarion will iravel to Thailand to assess the needs of the new inunigranu. -
AdvanW9eslfApproved:
The delegation will hzvel to ThaIland to assess the needs of the new inunigants.
Disadvantages If Approved:
None.
Disadvantages If Not Approved:
The donation cannotbe accepted.
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Transaction:
Fundinp source: Mayors Special Initiative Activity Number: 30110
Financial Information: Donation from 3M Cotporation
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