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. . . ~ ~~ILLS MEMORANDUM DATE: TO: FROM: AGENDA ITEM: 7 A June 26, 2006 Mayor and City Council dWJlP Michelle Wolfe, City Administrator SUBJECT: Formation of a Community Foundation Committee BACKGROUND Mayor Aplikowski has been successful in gathering a group of residents how are interested in an effort to form a community foundation. They held their first meeting on June 4 and a future meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, July 5. DISCUSSION In August 2004 the Council discussed the possihility of establishing a community foundation, A representative from the St Paul Foundation attended the meeting. Mr. Bob Lawson from the St. Paul Foundation recommended a feasibility study as a good first step towards establishment of a foundation, Council expressed an interest in the concept, and thought it would be helpful to have a feasibility study done. Staff informed the S1. Paul Foundation of our interest in such a study but they did not respond. Mayor Aplikowski was able to gather a group of interested residents (roster attached). Most of these residents have experience working with foundations or serving on foundation boards, At the first meeting there was general discussion about different approaches to establishing a foundation. In general the group agreed that they would like to pursue this endeavor and do some research with other communities to try and detennine the best way to get started. While there was some discussion about the foundation needing to be separate from the City, there is probably a need for City support (especially in the begilming.) The group requested that the Mayor and I approach the City Council about your willingness to support this effort. Support could include but is not limited to the following: . Providing meeting space . Providing a staff liaison to the committee . Providing staff assistance in setting agendas for meetings, conducting research, preparing meeting notes, and other related tasks . Finance Department assistance