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Request for Action <br />To <br />Item Number <br />Mayor and City Council <br />6.1 <br />Agenda Section <br />Meeting Date <br />Prepared by <br />Presentations, Awards, <br />March 7, 2022 <br />Kaylin Clement, Sr. Communications Coordinator <br />Recognition <br />Item Description <br />Reviewed by <br />Recognize "Mayor for a Day" Honorable <br />Tina Allard, City Clerk <br />Mention Essay Winner <br />Reviewed by <br />Cal Portner, City Administrator <br />Action Requested <br />Have Favor read honorable mention essay aloud to Mayor and Council. Mayor will then step down and present <br />Favor with a certificate of recognition. <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 the <br />competition, and nearly 300 entries were submitted by 4th, 5th, and 6th graders from all areas of the state. A total <br />of three winners and four honorable mentions were chosen by judges from those entries. <br />Favor Ay umbu, a 61h grader from VandenBerge Middle School was recognized with an honorable mention by the <br />League of Minnesota Cities. <br />Students were asked to answer the prompt: <br />Cities provide a variety of services and programs that make our lives better•, including parks & rec, street maintenance, water and sewer; <br />libraries, police, fire, and more! Ifyou were mayor for a day, what rvouldyouu do to make one of the services that -your city provides even <br />better? Please explain your ideas below. <br />If I )))ere mayor for a day ... <br />Financial Impact <br />N/A <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 />Attachments <br />■ Favor Ay umbu's honorable mention essay. <br />The Elk River Vision <br />A welcoming community with revolutionary and spirited resourcefulness, exceptional <br />service, and community engagement that encourages and inspires prosperzt_ y. <br />M <br />TUREJ <br />Updated.• August 2020 <br />