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Authorizing the proper city officials to accept the donation from the Vera Institute for the Office of Neighborhood Safety Deputy Director Rachel Holzemer and Program Administrator Faith Lofton to Attend the All In: Leading the Community Safety Revolution Summit from November 17-18, 2026.
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WHEREAS, Deputy Director Holzemer and Program Administrator Lofton have been invited by the Vera Institute to attend the All In: Leading the Community Safety Revolution summit on November 17-18 in New York City, NY; and
WHEREAS, attending the All In: Leading the Community Safety Revolution summit will serve as an opportunity to collaborate with other jurisdictions to co-architect a framework for public safety infrastructure outside of the criminal justice system, build alliances which impact communities across the country, and partner with other leaders to learn and share how to operationalize an Office of Community Safety; and
WHEREAS, the Vera Institute has offered to donate funds to the City of Saint Paul to cover all expenses related to transportation, hotel reservation, and conference registration for Deputy Director Holzemer and Program Administrator Lofton; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Minn. Stat. 465.03, the City is allowed to accept, by a resolution adopted by a two-thirds majority of the City Council, a grant or devise of real or personal property in accordance with the terms prescribed by the donor; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Saint Paul finds that attendance at the All In: Leading the Community Safety Revolution summit benefits the City by providing an opportunity for the City of Saint Paul to participate in the development of a nationally designed framework for public safety infrastructure outside of the criminal justice system; now therefore be it
RESOLVED, that the Saint Paul City Council accepts the donation of registration, airfare, transportation, and hotel expenses from the Vera Institute for the All In: Leading the Community Safety Revolution summit so that Deputy Director Rachel Holzemer and Program Administrator Lofton may attend and thanks them for their generosity.