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Accepting the donation of travel from Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative for Mayor Coleman and Anne Hunt to attend the COP21 Climate Change Conference.
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WHEREAS, the Mississippi Cities and Town Initiative is an organization dedicated to sustaining the economy and ecology of the Mississippi River, and Mayor Coleman is a co-chair for the organization; and
WHEREAS, the MRCTI is sending delegates to the COP21 Climate Change Conference in Paris, France, to be held from December 2-10, 2015; and
WHEREAS, MRCTI has offered to reimburse up to $5,000 to offset travel costs for Mayor Coleman and Anne Hunt to attend the conference; and
WHEREAS, there is clear value to the City of St. Paul in having the Mayor and his Environmental Policy Director attend such a conference given the importance of climate change on the Mississippi River; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the City Council hereby accepts the donation of up to $5,000 to offset travel costs for Mayor Coleman and Anne Hunt to attend the climate change conference and thanks MRCTI for its generous gift.