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Item No: 9E Meeting Date: 08/08/05 Type of Business: CA City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Kurt Ulrich, City Administrator Item Title/Subject: Resolution 6598 Accepting and Approving the Distribution of Bethlehem Baptist Church Community Donation Background: As part of its commitment to the community of Mounds View, the Bethlehem Baptist Church Council of Elders passed a Resolution that creates a “Mounds View Service Project” with the intention of providing $25,000 per year in funds to help meet community needs as identified by the City and the Church. The Church donates the contributions twice annually in the amount of $12,500. At the August 1st Council work session, the Church recommended to the Council the following distribution of funds: Park and Recreation Groveland Park Building Project $7,500 YMCA “Y Partners” Program $2,500 Festival in the Park $2,500 These recommendations were based upon discussions with City staff, the YMCA, and Festival representatives. The Council consensus was that these projects were good places to put the funding. Discussion: It is recommended that the Council pass a resolution accepting the donation and the proposed distribution of funds to these projects. Once the funds are received they will be distributed to these entities through the City. A committee consisting of Church members and City representatives is to be established by 2006. This Committee would make recommendations to the Council in the future regarding the use of the donated funds. Recommendation: It is recommended that the Council pass the attached Resolution 6598 accepting the donation and the proposed distribution of funds from Bethlehem Baptist Church.