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<br />REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br /> Date: 12-10-12 <br /> Item No.: 5.b <br />Department Approval City Manager Approval <br /> <br />Item Description: Accept and Recognize General Donations to the City of Roseville <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />B ACKGROUND 1 <br />Over the years the City of Roseville has received ma ny donations from citizens and program participants. 2 <br />These gifts have been in the form of both material s and monies. When staff is notified of a potential 3 <br />donation, they first make a determination of whether to recommend acceptance based on the suitability of 4 <br />the item for the city. An acceptance request is then forwarded to the City Council. 5 <br /> 6 <br />A list of recent donations is listed below to be accepted and recognized. 7 <br />P OLICY O BJECTIVE 8 <br />The following is the City of Roseville's policy regarding the acceptance of donations: 9 <br /> Minnesota Statute requires all donations to be officially accepted by the City Council. 10 <br /> The staff will not solicit donations. 11 <br />Donors will be informed that no conditions or promises of future favorable city action on their behalf 12 <br />may be attached to the gift. 13 <br />F INANCIAL I MPACTS 14 <br />Approved donations for budgeted items may result in a budget reduction and an improved status of 15 <br />Roseville Parks and Recreation. 16 <br />S TAFF R ECOMMENDATION 17 <br />Staff recommends acceptance and recognition of these donations 18 <br />R EQUESTED C OUNCIL A CTION 19 <br />Motion authorizing acceptance and recognition of the following donations: 20 <br /> 21 <br />DONOR ITEM Value 22 <br />Roseville Rotary Club Arboretum Trees $1,200 23 <br />Roseville Rotary Club Rain Garden at Arboretum $8,000 24 <br />O’Halloran & Murphy Funeral Directors 3 Crabapple trees $246 25 <br />North Suburban Evening Lions Club Scholarships $500. 26 <br />North Suburban Evening Lions Club Harriet Alexander Nature Center $500. 27