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RESOLUTION <br />RESOLUTION ENCOURAGING THE PEOPLE OF THE crry OF r9�� . <br />ATTEND THE GRAND OPENING OF THE MINNESOTA STATE CAPITOL <br />WHEREAS, the Capitol of the State of Minnesota is having a Grand Opening celebration on August 11, <br />12, and 13, 2017. <br />WHEREAS' Governor Mark Dayton has asked that the mayor and the people from the city of <br />��°i' ,, , Minnesota come to Saint Paul and celebrate the Grand Opening of the Minnesota State <br />Capitol. <br />WHEREAS, the Grand Opening celebration is following the four year, $310 million dollar restoration <br />project that has returned the Capitol to its former glory and will position the building to be able to meet <br />the needs of the public for another 100 years with improved functionality. <br />WHEREAS, the Capitol was designed and built by Minnesota's native son, Crass (filbert, and the <br />architectural design elements of Cass Gilbert's work were among the most important aspects of the <br />restoration. <br />WHEREAS, during the Grand Opening there will be concerts, lectures, exclusive access tours, fireworks <br />and much more. The events will be interesting, educational, and fun and were created to entertain <br />Minnesotans from across the state of Minnesota. <br />WHEREAS, when the Capitol building originally opened in 1905 there was not a celebration, making <br />this the first ever Grand Opening of the Minnesota State Capitol. <br />WHEREAS, the Minnesota State Capitol Building is the People's House. It is important to the State of <br />Minnesota that Minnesotans use their State Capitol in ways that are meaningful to them, and that the <br />Capitol is a place where all people feel at home. <br />WHEREAS, The Grand Opening of the State Capitol Building is an opportunity to invite Minnesotans <br />back to the Capitol and for them to get familiarized with their newly restored space. <br />RESOLVED, the city of behalf of the Governor of the State of Minnesota, encourages <br />the people of the city to attend the Grand Opening of the Minnesota State Capitol August 11, 12, and 13, <br />2017. <br />Passed and Adopted by the Council on this "' day of <br />"� <br />CITY OF 'W µ <br />,.„M„m, <br />BY: Ciroa. o mayor° <br />Mayor <br />... ....... ................ I . .......By: I[iname: <br />City. Clerk- <br />