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RESOLUTION
CITY OF SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA /�
PRESENTED BY
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE: DATE
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2 W��AS, the RiverCentre Authority ("RCA"), is an agency of the City of Saint
3 Paul, established and governed under special state law, to do, among other things,
4 equip, maintain, manage and operate the facilities commonly known as the Saint
5 Paul RiverCentre complex; and
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7 W��as, the Saint Paul Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) is a nonprofit
8 corporation presently authorized pursuant to a City contract and special state law
9 to expend a portion of the City's hotel-motel taa� revenues to manage and operate a
lo convention bureau to market and promote the City as a tourist or convention
11 center; and
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13 WxExEAS, combining the missions, goals, structures and financing presently
14 undertaken separately by the RCA and CVB into a single entity, can establish a
15 common marketing mission and vision far Saint Paul; and
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17 WxExEAS, the Saint Paul City Council adopted Council File 04-1148 stating the
18 City of Saint Paul's support of special legislation that would effectively permit the
19 combining of the functions presently undertaken by the RCA and the CVB into a
20 single, newly-created non-profit corporation to market and promote the
21 RiverCentre complex and the City of Saint Paul; and
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23 W��AS, the State of Minnesota passed House File 2498, commonly lrnown as
24 the Public Finance bill, as part of the 84`� Minnesota Legislative Session which
25 authorizes the City of Saint Paul to participate in the creation of a nonprofit
26 organization and to contract with a nonprofit organization to market and promote
27 the city as a tourist or convention center; and
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29 WxE�AS, House File 2498 requires the City of Saint Paul to rimely comply with
30 Minnesota Statues, section 645.021, subdivisions 2 and 3, which requires approval
31 by resolutiori by a majority vote of all members of the governing body of the local
32 unit.
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2 Now,l�xxEFOxE, BE �T RESO�.vED, that the City Councii hereby recognizes the
3 passage of House File 2498 and directs the Executive Director of the RCA to
4 prepare and forward to the City Council all necessary documents needed to effect
5 the combination of the responsibilities presently undertaken by the RCA and the
6 CVB so as to enable the City to comply with the requirements set forth in House
7 File 2498.
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Eric Willems
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Action Requested:
Approval of resolution to combine the RCA and CVB opexations per the passage of srate legislatioa (F� 2498).
Planning Commission
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Crvil Sennce Canmission
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2. Has this person/firtn e�.er been a city empioyee?
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curtent ciry employee?
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initiafing Problem, lssues, Opportunity (Who, What, When, Where, Why):
V✓ith passage of legislation, the City of Saint Paul has the opportunity to combine the operations of the two organizations (RCA and
CVB) to market and promote Saint Panl.
Advantages lfApprovetl:
There will be a common marketing mission and vision for the City of Saint Paul.
Disadvantages if Approved;
None.
Disativanpqes If NotApproved:
After yeazs of discussion, the City of Saint Paul will be unable to combine the funcrions presently undectakett by the RCA and CVB
into a single, newly-created corporation in order to reduce adnrinistrative expenditures while increasing the mazketiug of Saint Paul.
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FundinpSOUrce: WA
Financial Information:
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CosHRevenue Budgeted: Y
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