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Page 1 of 1 <br /> <br />CONSENT ITEM – 7C <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />DATE: January 25, 2021 <br /> <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers <br /> Dave Perrault, City Administrator <br /> <br />FROM: Joe Vaughan, Recreation Programmer <br /> Todd Blomstrom, Public Works Director / City Engineer <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Accepting Donation from the Arden Hills Foundation for Park Benches <br /> <br /> Budgeted Amount: Actual Amount: Funding Source: <br /> N/A $2,479.00 Arden Hills Foundation <br /> <br />Council Should Consider The City Council is requested to consider adoption of Resolution 2021-005 Accepting a <br />Donation from the Arden Hills Foundation in the amount of $2,479.00 for installation of four <br />park benches. <br /> <br />Background The Arden Hills Foundation has been established as a 501c3 organization. Pursuant to <br />Minnesota Statutes Section 465.03 for the benefit of its citizens, cities are authorized to accept <br />gifts and bequests for the benefits of recreational services. <br />The Arden Hills Foundation has offered to donate $2,479 to the City of Arden Hills for purchase <br />of four park benches within the community. The benches are proposed along the City’s trail <br />system at the following general locations as shown on Attachment A. <br />1. Cummings Park north of athletic fields <br />2. Public trail northeast of Colleen Avenue <br />3. Perry Park near the dog park <br />4. Hazelnut Park along trail system. <br />The four benches would be 6-ft long recycled plastic Malibu bench model with plaques <br />acknowledging the donation from the Arden Hills Foundation. A resolution accepting the <br />donation is provided in Attachment B. <br />