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