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Accepting the gift of the cost of airfare and lodging from the Downtown Alliance, for Geoff Karls, Assistant City Attorney, to attend the International Downtown Association Conference in San Antonio, TX, on October 24-26, 2018.
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WHEREAS, the International Downtown Association Conference will convene in San Antonio, TX, on October 24-26, 2018; and
WHEREAS, The Saint Paul Downtown Alliance has offered to pay some costs associated with the attendance of Geoff Karls, Assistant City Attorney, at the conference, including airfare and lodging; and
WHEREAS, the city believes that having city staff attend the International Downtown Association Conference will be beneficial as the City examines the possibility of enacting a Special Services District for downtown Saint Paul; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the City Council hereby accepts the gift for the airfare and lodging for the International Downtown Association Conference, and thanks the Downtown Alliance for its generous gift.