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<br />Item No: 07C <br />Meeting Date: September 14, 2015 <br />Type of Business: Business <br />City of Mounds View Staff Report <br />To: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From: James Ericson, City Administrator <br />Item Title/Subject: Resolution 8455 Accepting a Donation from Bethlehem <br />Baptist Church in the Amount of $15,542.50 and Authorizing <br />Distribution of Funds <br />Introduction: <br /> Bethlehem Baptist Church purchased the building located at 5151 Program Avenue in <br />2004 and received City zoning approval to renovate the former office / warehouse space <br />for church usage. At the same time, the Church expressed its desire to sponsor and <br />support worthy community endeavors and created the “Mounds View Service Project Fund” <br />pledging annual donations totaling $25,000. They envisioned the fund to be used to help <br />meet certain community needs jointly identified by the city and the Church that would be “in <br />harmony” with their mission and values. <br /> <br />Discussion: <br /> Representatives from the City, the Community Center and the Park & Rec Commission <br />have discussed potential funding opportunities for the second half 2015 service project <br />fund donation which totals $15,542.50. A number of programs and improvements which <br />had been reviewed by the representatives were highlighted for Bethlehem’s consideration. <br />The Church’s Pastor for Outreach, Vince Johnson, responded with a letter dated <br />September 2, 2015, recommending the following disbursement schedule: <br /> <br />• Silver View Park Restroom Amenities $4,000.00 <br />• YMCA/MVCC Safe Afterschool Programs for Youth $2,500.00 <br />• Festival in the Park $1,500.00 <br />• Community Resource Center for Homelessness $3,000.00 <br />• Splash Pad Amenities $5,542.50 <br /> <br />Recommendation: <br /> Attached for your consideration is Resolution 8455, a resolution which accepts the <br />donation from Bethlehem Baptist Church in the amount of $15,542.50 and authorizes the <br />distribution of the donations according to the Church’s recommendations. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />________________________ <br />James Ericson <br />City Administrator