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<br /> <br />Request for Action <br /> <br /> <br />To Item Number <br /> <br />Mayor and City Council 6.2 <br />Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br /> <br />Presentations, Awards, April 6, 2015Tina Allard, City Clerk on Behalf of Mayor John <br /> <br />and RecognitionDietz <br />Item Description Reviewed by <br />Proclamation: Day Without Violence Cal Portner, City Administrator <br />Reviewed by <br /> <br /> <br />Action Requested <br /> <br />Mayor Dietz to read the proclamation and present it to Mikel McLaughlin. <br /> <br />Background/Discussion <br /> <br />Mikel McLaughlin, founding member of Day Without Violence, is requesting Council proclaim <br />September 29, 2015, as Elk River Day Without Violence. <br /> <br />The Day Without Violence organization would like cities to declare September 29 as a citywide day <br />without violence, then have states declare September 30 and eventually the U.S. Government as a <br />National Day on October 1. The United Nations has already established October 2 as International Day <br />of non-violence. <br /> <br />Website <br />http://www.daywithoutviolence.com/ <br /> <br />Facebook <br />https://www.facebook.com/daywithoutviolence <br /> <br />Financial Impact <br /> <br />N/A <br /> <br />Attachments <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Proclamation <br /> <br /> <br />