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1 RESOLUTIONREQUESTINGADMINISTRATIONCOORDINATIONOFKATRINAFLOODRELIEF
2 FOR SURVIVORS SEEKING IMIv1EDIATE HELP IN SA1NT PAUL
3 WIlEREAS, on Sept. 5, 2005, Mayor Randy Kelly was named by Governor Tim Pawlenty to coordinate
4 with Minnesota mayors to find shelter for hurricane survivors seeking refuge in Minnesota, with the
5 e�ectation that as many as 3,000 evacuees may come here; and
6 WkIEREAS, this urgent need is beyond the ability of any single nonprofit arganization, church group or
7 group of volunteers to address, and requires a coordinated response by the City of St. Paul, Ramsey County,
8 the Metropolitan Council, the States ofMinnesota azid Wisconsin and the Federal Emergency Management
9 Administration; and
10 WHEREAS, 710 needy families aiready have arrived in the Twin Cities, survivors of the devastation of
11 Hurricane Katrina, and more families are expected to arrive daily; and
12 WfIEREAS, the Saint Paul Council of Churches convened an emergency meeting of community leaders
13 today, Sept. 14, seeking to immediately link hurricane survivars with the full range of housing, food,
14 clothing for fali and winter, cash, transportation and moral support to heip them rebuild their lives;
15 therefore be it
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17 RESOLVED that the City Council requests that the Administration work with all units of government and
18 all local, metropolitan,�counry, state and natianal non-profits agettcies as well as private relief efforts to
] 9 coordinate their work in Saint Paul, and be if further
20 RESOLVED, that the City Council of Saint Paui requests that the Administration immediately announce
21 a central clearinghouse far coordination of emergency shelter and support services far survivors seeking
22 help in Saint Paul and be it
23 FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Council requests the Administration report to the City Council on
24 these issues at the September 21, 2005 Council meeting.
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AcHon Requested:
The City Council of Saint Paul requests that the Adminisharion unmediately announce a central clearinghouse for coordination of
emergzncy sheiter and support setvices for Katrina survivois seeking help in Saint Paul.
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