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Accepting the donation of registration, travel, and lodging expenses from the League of Minnesota Cities (LMC) for Councilmember Anika Bowie to attend the LMC 2025 Annual Board Retreat in Bemidji, MN from September 17-19, 2025.
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WHEREAS, Anika Bowie, Councilmember, has been invited by the League of Minnesota Cities (LMC) to attend the LMC 2025 Annual Board Retreat held in Bemidji, MN September 17-19, 2025; and
WHEREAS, attending the LMC 2025 Annual Board Retreat will serve as an opportunity for learning opportunities, fostering connections, and organization-wide strategy development; and
WHEREAS, LMC has offered to donate funds to the City of Saint Paul to cover all expenses related to transportation, hotel reservation, and conference registration for Councilmember Anika Bowie; 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 LMC 2025 Annual Board Retreat benefits the City by providing an opportunity for an elected official to learn from and build connections with other local leaders across the state, and allowing the City to participate in organization-wide strategy building for LMC; now therefore, be it
RESOLVED, the Saint Paul City Council accepts the donation of registration, airfare, transportation and hotel expenses from the League of Minnesota Cities for the LMC 2025 Annual Board Retreat so that Councilmember Anika Bowie may attend, and thanks them for their generosity.