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E04y1� ,.,�� Request for Action <br /> River <br /> To Item Number <br /> Mayor and City Council 6.1 <br /> Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br /> Presentations,Awards, January 6, 2020 Cal Portner, City Administrator <br /> Recognition <br /> Item Description Reviewed by <br /> Proclaim January as National Human Trafficking <br /> Awareness and Prevention Month and January 11 Reviewed by <br /> as Human Trafficking Awareness Da <br /> Action Requested <br /> 1. Mayor to read the proclamation. <br /> 2. Proclaim,by motion,January as National Human Trafficking Awareness and Prevention Month and <br /> January 11, 2020, as Human Trafficking Awareness Day. <br /> Background/Discussion <br /> Dave Anderson of the Elk River Rotary Club has requested the City Council consider commemorating <br /> January as National Human Trafficking Awareness Month and proclaim January 11, 2020, as Human <br /> Trafficking Awareness Day. <br /> Rotary International has added human trafficking awareness to its global initiatives along with the <br /> eradication of Polio. Rotary Districts 5960 and 5950,which include Minnesota and the Elk River Rotary <br /> Club, are beginning a strategic process to expedite the end of human trafficking in Minnesota and our <br /> region. <br /> Thus far, over 160 clubs representing over 5,000 Rotarians are working with organizations in their local <br /> communities to end human trafficking one community at a time. Our local Rotary looks forward to <br /> working with our local leaders to end it in our community and the first step in this quest is to raise <br /> awareness of the issue-that impacts EVERY community. <br /> Rotary has sought to eradicate polio for more than 30 years and as a founding partner of the Global Polio <br /> Eradication Initiative, they have reduced polio cases by 99.9 percent since 1979 and have helped <br /> immunize more than 2.5 billion children in 122 countries. In June, Rotary announced$100 million in <br /> grants to finally eliminate worldwide polio. There were only 33 reported cases of the wild poliovirus in <br /> 2018. Rotarians worldwide expect to next eliminate human trafficking. <br /> Financial Impact <br /> N/A <br /> Attachments <br /> ■ Proclamation <br /> The Elk River Vision <br /> A PehoMing community 2a itb revolutionary and spirited resourcefulness, exceptional POWERED By <br /> service, and community engagement that encourages and inspires prosperity INAWRE1 <br />