Laserfiche WebLink
<br />Item No: 6A <br />Meeting Date: March 12, 2012 <br />Type of Business: Special <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 7910 Supporting Suburban <br /> Ramsey County’s “Beyond the Yellow <br /> Ribbon” Program <br /> <br />Introduction: <br /> <br />The City, along with all other suburban Ramsey County municipal entities, has been <br />asked to approve a resolution in support of the “Beyond the Yellow Ribbon” program <br />coordinated by these same cities. <br /> <br />Discussion: <br /> <br />Beyond the Yellow Ribbon is a comprehensive program that creates awareness for the <br />purpose of connecting Servicemembers and their families with community support, <br />training, services and resources. This is accomplished by creating awareness through <br />the Yellow Ribbon Community Campaign and synchronizing sustainable community <br />support networks; connecting and coordinating organizations, agencies, and companies <br />to provide resources and support to Servicemembers and their families; delivering a <br />series of formal Yellow Ribbon Training events to Servicemembers and their families <br />before, during and after deployment; and providing an opportunity for Minnesotans to <br />support Servicemembers and their families. <br /> <br />Through this program, Servicemembers and their families are connected to community <br />support, training, services and resources. Services can range from the simple such as <br />shoveling a sidewalk to the more complex, such as helping a family member apply for <br />benefits or find a job. <br /> <br />Recommendation: <br /> <br />Staff is pleased to recommend City Council approval of the attached Resolution 7910 <br />which supports the efforts of the Suburban Ramsey County’s “Beyond the Yellow <br />Ribbon” Program. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />________________________ <br />James Ericson <br />City Administrator <br /> <br />