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Request for Action <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />To Item Number <br />Mayor and City Council 6.2 <br />Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br />Presentations, Awards, Kaylin Clement, Sr. Communications Coordinator <br />February 22, 2022 <br />Recognitions <br />Item Description Reviewed by <br />Recognize Mayor for a Day Honorable Mention Tina Allard, City Clerk <br />Essay Winner <br />Reviewed by <br />Cal Portner, City Administrator <br /> <br />Action Requested <br />Have Favor Ayumbu read his essay aloud to Mayor and Council. Mayor will then step down and present Favor <br />with a certificate of recognition. <br /> <br />Background/Discussion <br />The Mayor for a Day Essay Contest is sponsored by the League of Minnesota Cities. This was the ninth year for <br />the competition, and nearly 300 entries were submitted by 4th, 5th, and 6th graders from all areas of the state. A <br />total of three winners and four honorable mentions were chosen by judges from those entries. <br /> <br />th <br />Favor Ayumbu, a 6 grader from VandenBerge Middle School was recognized with an honorable mention by the <br />League of Minnesota Cities <br /> <br />Students were asked to answer the following prompt: <br /> <br />Cities provide a variety of services and programs that make our lives better, including parks & rec, street maintenance, water and <br />sewer, libraries, police, fire, and more! If you were mayor for a day, what would you do to make one of the services that your city <br />provides even better? Please explain your ideas below. <br /> <br />If I were mayor for a day … <br /> <br />Financial Impact <br />N/A <br /> <br />Mission/Policy/Goal <br />Educating young people about the services provided by local municipalities and the functions of the Mayor and <br />City Council, while also connecting with ISD 728 and their staff/students. <br /> <br />Attachments <br /> Favor Ayumbu’s honorable mention essay <br /> <br />The Elk River Vision <br />A welcoming community with revolutionary and spirited resourcefulness, exceptional <br /> <br />service, and community engagement that encourages and inspires prosperity. <br /> Updated: August 2020 <br />