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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the City of Rochester has established a Partner City relationship with the City
of Siheung in South Korea in a spirit of friendliness, tolerance and understanding and in an effort
to work together to strengthen the bonds of brotherhood and sisterhood that exists among all
peoples of the earth; and,
WHEREAS, there is a strong public purpose involved in the Partner City relationship
between the City of Rochester and the City of Siheung through the promotion of peace and
understanding, and by encouraging trade, commerce, education and social interactions between
the people of the two cities; and,
WHEREAS, from March 10, 2007, through April 29, 2007, the City of Siheung brought an
art exhibit to the Rochester Art Center; and,
WHEREAS, the Siheung Branch of the Korean Fine Arts Association has invited the
Rochester Art Center and area artists to present works of art at the Siheung Artworks Invitational
Exhibition occurring on May 22 —27, 2008 in Siheung, South Korea; and,
WHEREAS, the Mayor of Rochester and the President of the Rochester Common
*ouncil have been invited to attend the Siheung Artworks Invitational Exhibition as official
representatives of the City of Rochester; and,
WHEREAS, private funds have been raised to pay for the airfare for the Mayor and
Council President to attend so as to avoid the need for public funds for that purpose; and,
WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes Section 471.394 has found a public purpose in a city's
financial support for artistic organizations; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Rochester Common Council wishes to clearly state the nature of
the Mayor's and Council President's trip to Siheung, South Korea.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of
Rochester, Minnesota, that:
1. It approve the Mayor and Council President's trip to Siheung, South Korea in order
to join the Rochester Art Center's participation in the May 22 — 27, 2008, Siheung
Artworks Invitational Exhibition to further the public purposes involved in the City of
Rochester's relationship with its partner city Siheung, South Korea;
2. It authorize the initial expenditure of public funds to pay for the Mayor and Council
• President's airfare to Siheung, South Korea to join the Rochester Art Center's
participation in the May 22 — 27, 2008, Siheung Artworks Invitational Exhibition
subject to the condition that the City receive a donation of private funds equal to
the amount of these expenditures so that the new effect is that no public funds will
have been used to pay for the airline tickets.
3. Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section 465.03, it accept any grant or gift of
money provided to the City for the purpose of covering expenses to be incurred by
the Mayor and Council President in traveling to Siheung, South Korea to join the
Rochester Art Center's participation in the May 22 — 27, 2008, Siheung Artworks
Invitational Exhibition.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk is directed to send a copy of this
Resolution to the Mayor, the Council President and the City of Rochester Finance Director.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, THIS R,D _ D OF fAP-Uk 1200 8.
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PRESIDENT OF SAID COMMON COUNCIL
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CITY CLERK
• APPROVED THIS DAY OF )'1')�2 , 2008.
MAYOR OF SAID CITY
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