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To view the final document, access adopted Resolutions via Arden Hills Public Laserfiche Weblink by visiting cityofardenhills.org and clicking on Archived Documents under Helpful Links on our main webpage. 1 CITY OF ARDEN HILLS COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA RESOLUTION NO. 2022-031 RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE CITY OF ARDEN HILLS COMMITMENT OF SUPPORT TO THE “SUBURBAN RAMSEY COUNTY BEYOND THE YELLOW RIBBON NETWORK” UNITING THE CITIES OF SUBURBAN RAMSEY COUNTY IN SUPPORT OF SERVICE MEMBERS, VETERANS AND MILITARY FAMILIES WHEREAS, Beyond the Yellow Ribbon (BTYR) is a nationally recognized organization whose purpose is to provide support and advocacy for active-duty service members and their dependents, and disabled and retired veterans of the United States Armed Forces; and WHEREAS, active and retired service people and their dependents in the City of Arden Hills have been in need of a local chapter of BTYR to provide the necessary programs for community support, training, services and resources; and WHEREAS, on May 17, 2012 the cities of Arden Hills, Falcon Heights, Gem Lake, Lauderdale, Little Canada, Maplewood, Mounds View, New Brighton, North Oaks, North St. Paul, Roseville, Shoreview, Vadnais Heights, White Bear Lake and White Bear Lake Township formed the Suburban Ramsey County Yellow Ribbon Network and were proclaimed by the State of Minnesota as “Yellow Ribbon Communities”; and WHEREAS, representatives of those communities formed a Steering Committee to research, compile and submit a comprehensive Action Plan describing available resources, plans, and goals for a BTYR group to serve locally, which included plans to work with educational institutions, faith communities, health care facilities, and municipalities and other governmental units; and WHEREAS, since 2012, the Suburban Ramsey County Yellow Ribbon Network has provided fiscal and physical support to individual service members, veterans and their families, identified community resources and built lasting relationships with local military leadership and Yellow Ribbon Corporations. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA: that it hereby renews support to the Suburban County Beyond the Yellow Ribbon Network by providing leadership support, community awareness and city representation on the BTYR Network Steering Committee; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council hereby designates the City of Arden Hills to be a participating and active member of the Suburban Ramsey County BTYR Network, and that the City of Arden Hills will provide applicable support to this chapter.