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HomeMy WebLinkAbout3.a. Presentation of Award to RAAC ROSEN4OUI'TT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CITY COUNCIL City Council Regular Meeting: September 3, 2013 AGENDA ITEM: Presentation of Award to RAAC AGENDA SECTION: Presentations PREPARED BY: Mayor William Droste AGENDA NO. ATTACHMENTS: APPROVED BY: RECOMMENDED ACTION: No formal action needed. BACKGROUND The Rosemount Area Arts Council (RAAC) recently celebrated its 6th Anniversary and at the same time was presented with the 2013 Arts Achievement Award from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. There were 38 applicants for the award and RAAC was one of only two winners this year. RAAC is also the youngest organization to win the award, The Metropolitan Regional Arts Council representatives said that RAAC exemplifies their vision for integrating arts into the community. Examples of this are RAAC's Front Porch initiative to provide information on events and places in the community and hosting 42 community events in 2013. It is our privilege to honor RAAC for this achievement. As their motto says, they are "building and strengthening our community through the arts."