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k" <br />REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br />Date: 5-23-11 <br />Item No.: 5. b <br />City Manager Approval <br />Item Description: Accept and Recognize General Donations to the City of Roseville <br />11 BACKGROUND <br />2 from Over the years the City of Roseville has received many donations fr citizens and program participants. <br />3 These gifts have been in the form of both materials and monies. When staff is notified of a potential <br />4, donation, they first make a determination of whether to recommend acceptance based on the suitability of <br />5 the item for the city. An acceptance request is then forwarded to the City Council. <br />'7 A list of recent donations is listed below to be accepted and recognized <br />8 POLICY OBJECTIVE <br />9 The following is the City of Roseville's policy regarding the acceptance of donations: <br />110 ■ Minnesota Statute requires all donations to be officially accepted by the City Council. <br />11 ■ The staff will not solicit donations. <br />12 Donors will be informed that no conditions or promises of future favorable city action on their behalf <br />13 may be attached to the gift. <br />14, FINANCIAL IMPACTS <br />15 Approved donations for budgeted items may result in a budget reduction and an improved status of <br />116 Roseville Parks and Recreation. <br />1 <br />118 <br />119 <br />STAFF RECOMMENDATION <br />Staff recommends acceptance and recognition of these donations <br />REQUESTED COUNCIL ACTION <br />Motion authorizing acceptance and recognition of the following donations: <br />Fairal I N r A-• <br />T r-F T7 A 4 <br />Friends of the OVAL Foundation 2010 Contribution from Endowment Fund <br />Metro Mens Singers Cash for Programs <br />Lake Owasso Garden Club Cash for Muriel Sahlin Arboretum <br />(In honor of David Otto — husband of longtime member Beth Otto) <br />Value <br />$161273.50 <br />$ 250 <br />$ 100 <br />Page I of 2 <br />