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<br />REQUEST FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION <br /> <br />ITEM DESCRIPTION: Consider a Resolution Accepting the 2017 Scholarship Donations <br />from Dairy Queen <br />DEPARTMENT HEAD’S APPROVAL: Jennifer Fink, Director of Parks and Recreation <br /> <br />CITY MANAGER APPROVAL: <br /> <br /> <br />No comments to supplement this report _______ Comments attached ______ <br /> <br />Recommendation: <br />Waive the reading and adopt the resolution accepting monetary scholarship donations from Dairy <br />Queen, 409 Old Highway 8 NW, New Brighton, MN in the amount of $374 and also other <br />tangible donations benefitting program participants in the New Brighton Parks & Recreation <br />Department. <br /> <br />Legislative History: <br />None. <br /> <br />Financial Impact: <br />The scholarship donations are important to New Brighton youth and families who may not be <br />able to register for Parks and Recreation programs without this financial assistance. <br /> <br />Tangible donations have benefitted the New Brighton Parks and Recreation programs. These <br />donations are as follows: <br /> 50% off light smoothie or $1 off Orange Julius purchases for NBCC members. <br /> 275 blizzards for the season ending youth soccer ice cream social. <br /> DQ distributes Parks and Recreation coupons to DQ customers and Parks and Recreation <br />distributes DQ coupons to Parks and Recreation customers. <br />Explanation: <br />Scholarship donations help low income families in New Brighton under the City Parks and <br />Recreation Department scholarship program. Families pay 50% of the registration fee when they <br />qualify for the scholarship program. The scholarship donation being accepted with this report is <br />in the amount of $374. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />__________________________ <br />Patrice Atkinson <br />Recreation Supervisor <br /> <br />Attachment: Resolution <br />Agenda Section: Consent <br />Report Date: February 8, 2018 <br />Council Meeting Date: February 13, 2018