10.b2 Accept Donation from Lions for Sister City Committee Report and Resolution
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Staff Report
Date of Meeting: April 18, 2023
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Anne Hurlburt, Interim City Administrator
Re: Accept Donation from Scandia Marine Lions on Behalf of the
Scandia Sister City Committee
The Scandia Marine Lions have donated $250.00 to support the efforts of the Scandia Sister City
Committee in support of their efforts to become a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
If the donation is accepted, the city would pass the funds through to the Sister City Committee
upon receiving paid receipts for their expenses.
Recommendations:
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the resolution accepting the donation and thanking
both the Lions and the Sister City Committee for their contributions to our community.
Attachments:
• Resolution 04-18-23-06
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CITY OF SCANDIA
RESOLUTION NO. 04-18-23-06
ACCEPTING A CASH DONATION FROM THE SCANDIA MARINE LIONS CLUB ON
BEHALF OF THE SCANDIA SISTER CITY COMMITTEE
WHEREAS, the Scandia Marine Lions Club generously supports the Scandia and
Marine on St. Croix communities with their hard work and financial contributions to worthy
causes and community events, facilities and equipment; and
WHEREAS, the Lions have made a cash donation of $250.00 to support the efforts of
the Scandia Sister City Committee; and
WHEREAS, the Scandia Sister City Committee is an informal committee formed of
resident volunteers to support the Sister City Charter between the City of Scandia, MN, USA and
the City of Mellerud, Sweden, for which the city is grateful; and
WHEREAS, the Lions have requested that the city use this donation to support the
Scandia Sister City Committee’s efforts to form a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, to better
support the Sister City relationship and its many related activities; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SCANDIA, WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA:
That it should and hereby does accept the donation of $250.00 from the Scandia Marine Lions
Club; and
FURTHER, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council extends its thanks to both the Scandia
Marine Lions and the Sister City Committee on behalf of all of the citizens of Scandia, for their
generous donations and other contributions to our community.
Adopted by the Scandia City Council this 18th day of April, 2023.
Christine Maefsky, Mayor
ATTEST:
Kyle Morell, City Administrator