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<br /> ~ <br />. ~~HILLS <br /> Approved September 13, 2004 ~-" - <br /> CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA <br /> CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION <br /> MONDAY, AUGUST 23, 2004, 4:45 P.M. <br /> CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 1245 WEST HIGHWAY 96 <br /> 1. Call To Order <br /> Mayor Aplikowski called the meeting to order at 4:45 p.m. <br /> Present: Mayor Aplikowski, Council members: Gregg Larson, David Grant, and Brenda Holden <br /> Absent: Council Mcmber Lois Rcm <br /> Staff present: City Administrator, Michelle Wolfe; Finance Director, Murtuza Siddiqui; <br /> Operations & Maintenance Director, Thomas J. Moore; Assistant to the City Administrator, <br /> Schawn Johnson; Community Development Director, Scott Clark; and Reereation Program <br /> Supervisor, Michellc Olson <br /> Others present: Bob Lawson, St. Paul Foundation; Greg Brown, City EngineerlURS <br />. Communitv Foundation Presentation <br /> City Administrator Wolfe rcviewcd the background of the community foundation program. <br /> Other neighboring eommunitics have implemcntcd similar programs. Mr. Bob Lawson, St. Paul <br /> Foundation, reviewed the information packet that was presented to City Council and staff. A <br /> number of community fund programs have been developcd in conjW1ction with the St. Paul <br /> Foundation and Minnesota Community Foundation. Approximately 28 community funds have <br /> been established throughout the State of Minnesota. <br /> Mr. Lawson cxplained that a governing board would review the grant application and would <br /> determinc which projects the Inundation would fund. Grant dollars ean be used to support a <br /> varicty of eharitable organizations. Individual donors can also designate certain programs that <br /> they would like to financially support. <br /> The St. Paul Foundation would manage the fund through a 501 C3 account and allocate the <br /> money to the diffcrcnt sources. IRS regulations would regulate the funding of the foundation <br /> program. <br /> Mr. Lawson mentioned to the City Couneil that in ordcr for the foundation to be successful it <br /> needs the support of the community. The first step in creating a foundation would be to conduct <br /> a feasibility study to deteDnine what causes or organizations would be supported by the <br /> community. It typically takes three years of fund raising before a foundation is able to <br />. financially support an organization or project. A lot of time and energy is needed to make the <br /> foundation financially successful. Over time, the foundation is there to provide services to the <br /> community. <br /> \\ Earth \A dm in \Coun ci 1 \Minu t es \W orksession \2 004\08- 23 -04- 2. doc <br />