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<br /> <br /> <br />Request for Action <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />To Item Number <br />Mayor and City Council 6.2 <br />Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br />Presentations, Awards, August 17, 2020 Jessica Miller, Deputy Clerk <br />and Recognition <br />Item Description Reviewed by <br />Proclamation: Women’s Equality Day Cal Portner, City Administrator <br />Reviewed by <br /> <br /> <br />Action Requested <br />Mayor to read the proclamation recognizing August 26, 2020, as Women’s Equality Day. <br /> <br />Background/Discussion <br />thth <br />The year 2020 marks the 100 anniversary of the passage of the 19Amendment guaranteeing and <br />protecting women’s constitutional right to vote. The Women’s Vote Centennial Initiative, a collaboration of <br />women-centered institutions, organizations, and scholars from across the United States, works to ensure that <br />this anniversary, and the 72-year fight to achieve it, are commemorated and celebrated throughout the <br />United States. <br /> <br />We have attempted to contact the local Girl Scouts to have representation to receive the proclamation. We <br />had not made contact at the time the packet was published. If we are unable to get a representative to <br />participate, staff will find another opportunity to present the proclamation to them. <br /> <br />Financial Impact <br />N/A <br /> <br />Mission/Policy/Goal <br />N/A <br /> <br />Attachments <br /> Proclamation <br /> <br /> <br />The Elk River Vision <br />A welcoming community with revolutionary and spirited resourcefulness, exceptional <br />service, and community engagement that encourages and inspires prosperity <br />