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CC Work Session 2. 1. <br />Meeting Date: 01/10/2017 <br />Information <br />Title: <br />Receive Presentation on Resilient Communities Partnership <br />Purpose/Background: <br />In September of 2016, Staff introduced to City Council an innovative program opportunity through the University <br />of Minnesota's Resilient Communities Project (RCP). That case report and minutes are attached for background <br />information. With the majority consensus of the City Council, Staff did prepare and submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) <br />to the RCP. Based on the LOI, the City of Ramsey was invited to submit a full application to the RCP for the <br />2017-2018 partnership (one of only two [2] communities that were invited to this next step). <br />The purpose of this case is to update and inform the City Council that Ramsey has been invited to submit a full <br />application to the RCP. However, based on the discussion with the City Council last September, in which several <br />City Councilmembers were interested in more information on this program, Staff invited the Director of the <br />Resilient Communities Project to provide an overview of the program and address any questions the Council may <br />have. <br />Should the City ultimately proceed with submitting a formal application, the deadline is February 15, 2017. Staff <br />wanted to provide the City Council an opportunity to get a better understanding of the program and the potential <br />benefits the City could realize if Ramsey were selected as the Partner Community. <br />Timeframe: <br />45 minutes <br />Funding Source: <br />If selected as the Partner Community, the required financial contribution would be paid through the Community <br />Development Department's professional services budget or, depending on the project focus, potentially from a more <br />appropriate Department's professional services budget. <br />Responsible Party(ies): <br />Community Development Director <br />City Planner <br />Outcome: <br />Provide direction to Staff to submit/not submit a full application to the Resilient Communities Project for <br />consideration as the 2017-2018 Partner Community. <br />Attachments <br />Resilient Communities Project Program Background <br />Summaries of Past Community Partner Projects <br />LOI Submittal <br />September 13, 2016 City Council Case Report <br />City Council Meeting Minutes Dated September 13, 2016 <br />