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CC Regular Session <br />Meeting Date: 11/22/2022 <br />By: Mark Riverblood, Engineering/Public Works <br />Information <br />5. 17. <br />Title <br />Adopt Resolution #22-272 Accepting Funding from the MN Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, and Donation from <br />VFW Post 5518 for a Veterans Memorial <br />Purpose/Background: <br />At the January 1 l th 2022 City Council meeting, an application to the State of Minnesota's Arts and Cultural <br />Heritage Fund for a Women Veteran's Memorial Sculpture project was approved - with the stipulation that the <br />$5,000 grant if awarded to the city would be matched by a third party, and that Ramsey would essentially act as a <br />pass -through agent for the project and collaboration with Rumriver Arts, a reoccurring program partner with the <br />city. Staff is pleased to report that the Elk River/Rogers VFW Post 5518 has contributed the needed match of <br />$5,000 to advance the estimated $10,000 public art project. <br />Adopting Resolution #22-272 is necessary to accept the donation from the VFW, and also documents to the State <br />that the city 'holds' the necessary funds for the project, $5,000 of which will be paid to the City upon the <br />sculptures' completion (as a pass -through to Rumriver Arts). <br />Many details of the memorial sculpture are under development at this time, and additional information is included <br />within the attachments to this case. As the project is refined, staff will return for City Council input on the <br />temporary installation and display locations, along with ideas for a final location, which may be in Ramsey's <br />downtown, possibly in the vicinity of the VA Clinic. <br />Funding Source: <br />No hard -costs from the city are anticipated for this project at this time, with the donation and grant funds <br />anticipated to cover the costs of metal and fabrication, bases, and compensation to the artist. <br />Recommendation: <br />Staff recommends adopting Resolution #22-272, accepting the $5,000 donation and advancing the Women <br />Veteran's Memorial Sculpture. <br />Action: <br />Motion to adopt Resolution #22-272, accepting the $5,000 donation from VFW Post 5518, and <br />advancing the Women Veteran's Memorial Sculpture. <br />Attachments <br />Grant application <br />RFP <br />Letter to VFW <br />Resolution 272 <br />