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Accepting the gift of travel, lodging, and conference registration expenses from Local Progress for Councilmember Nelsie Yang to attend the 2023 Local Progress National Convening.
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WHEREAS, Local Progress was founded in 2012 as a movement of local elected officials advancing a racial and economic justice agenda, building power with underrepresented communities, and sharing and reshaping policy within local government; and
WHEREAS, Local Progress builds the policy and leadership capacity of elected officials while working in deep partnership with community-based organizations and policy advocates to strengthen connections and advance shared priorities; and
WHEREAS, Local Progress fights back against the unjust and immoral impacts of state and federal policies that inflict harm on people of color, immigrant communities, and working people, and drives collective action on affordable housing, immigrant rights, reimagining public safety, and economic justice; and
WHEREAS, Councilmember Mitra Jalali was also invited by Local Progress to attend the National Convening in St. Louis, Missouri from September 6-9, 2023; and
WHEREAS, the Saint Paul City Council finds that attendance at this convening benefits the City by providing an opportunity for participants to engage in sessions to develop strategies for addressing economic inequities, obtain relevant knowledge, and to connect with other members of local government prioritizing these issues; now therefore be it
RESOLVED, that the City Council accepts the gift of travel, lodging, and conference registration expenses for Councilmember Nelsie Yang to attend the 2023 Local Progress National Convening.