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RESOLUTION 8770 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE 2017 TWIN CITIES GATEWAY MEMBER CITY MARKETING GRANT WHEREAS, the City of Mounds of View is a member of the local Convention and Tourism Bureau, Twin Cities Gateway; and WHEREAS, the City of Mounds View has enacted a tax on lodging within the City to help fund Twin Cities Gateway, along with eight other member cities, in accordance with Minnesota Statutes Section 469.190; and WHEREAS, Twin Cities Gateway Member City Marketing Grant program provides each member city with an annual grant based on the percentage of lodging taxes collected from the prior year; and WHEREAS, upon the executed "Mounds View 2017 Member City Grant Agreement" between Twin Cities Gateway and the City of Mounds View, the City will receive $7,964.00 in grant funding in 2017; and WHEREAS, the City of Mounds View is responsible to disperse the grant funds to the community festival(s) and/or events that the City wants to support; and WHEREAS, the grant funds shall be used for marketing and promotional efforts that extend beyond the City's borders in order to draw tourists to the community, NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Mounds View City Council does hereby accept the 2017 Twin Cities Gateway Member City Marketing Grant in the amount of $6,964.00, for the marketing and promotion of the August 19, 2017, Mounds View Festival in the Park Celebration. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Mounds View City Council does hereby accept the 2017 Twin Cities Gateway Member City Marketing Grant in the amount of $1,000.00, to use for the marketing and promotion of the Mounds View Community Center — Banquet Center. Adopted this 12th day of June, 2017 Carol A. Mueller, Mayor ATTEST: James Ericson, City Administrator (seal)