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Home My WebLink About5.a. Volunteer RecognitionAGENDA ITEM: Volunteer recognition AGENDA SECTION: Lir iii 31 -PORrS PREPARED BY: William H. Droste, Mayor y AGEN af` 5 Y• Yf Y ATTACHMENTS: APPROVED BY: 7 RECOMMENDED ACTION: Recognize honorees 4 ROSEMOUNT CITY COUNCIL City Council regular meeting April 18, 2006 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY For the third consecutive year, the Rosemount City Council is observmg National Volunteer Week to honor those citizens who contribute their tune and energy without compensation to the betterment of our community. This year, the Week will be April 24 through 28. For tonight's Council meeting, which is the meeting scheduled clpsest to the national observance, a number of volunteers will appear before the Council to receive its thanks on behalf of Rosemount. BACKGROUND At its meeting on March 21, 2006, the Council unanimously approved a resolution proclaiming National Volunteer Week in Rosemount. The resolution recognizes that Rosemount "benefits greatly from the volunteer efforts of its citizens to meet social needs." It also states that "volunteering promotes fellowship and umty, as well as increased commumty awareness and the maintenance of the quahty of hfe." And it includes an estimate based on federal surveys that more than 4,600 Rosemount residents take part m some form of volunteer work, in many instances helping reduce the burden on the City's taxpayers. Beginning in early February, the City solicited names of worthy volunteers who deserve the City's thanks and who can sen-e as an example to encourage more residents to volunteer for the benefit of the community. City staff collected a number of nominations from the pubhc, and staff provided a number of recommendations of their own from hsts of citizens who have worked directly with City government during the past year. In all, we have prepared 80 certificates based on those nominations. Some of them go to more than one person, such as a wife- and husband who work together on volunteer efforts or a family or group. Some of the honorees are unable to attend tonight, but we will still identify them. For those who are here tonight, we will ask them to come forward and receive the commendation from the Mayor. After we have handed out the certificates, we will ask all the recipients to come forward for a group photo. We have divided our list of 80 into groups based roughly on the type of volunteer work they have performed. But it is important to note that many of the citizens recognized tonight get involved with more than one activity for the good of the community. And a few of tonight's recipients are not residents of Rosemount, but still deserve our thanks for their efforts that benefit our residents. Some of the nominees who will appear tonight told us they were reluctant to draw attention to themselves Diane Sowokinos Girl Scout Troop 1392 Barb Hester Rosemount Moms Club Steven Murphy Scout leader Julie Scribner Scout leader Connie Gilson Pat, Connie, Ryan, Maria, Blake Ramona Murphy The Murphys Roxann Terry Duffy Roxann and Terry Duffy, Ton and Tessa Grund Machelle Otto* Gal Scout Troop 649 Loren Sworski Rosemount Knights of Columbus, Columbian Squires and Squirettes Doreen Ulrich Community Action Council Volunteers and Neighbors Kathy Smith Brownie Troop #187 Debra Lembecke Brownie Troop #2400 Katie Peterson Haage, Peterson, and Studley Families Kim Mohrhauser Fluegel Farm, Garden Pets Angie Debettignies Runa Mullin Young Rembrandts Patti Mohrland Scout leader Linda Murray Scout leader Michelle Kevin Rambo* Scout leader Laurie Rumpza* Scout leader Susan Snay* Scout leader Jackie Speich* Scout leader Kathy McCoy* Organized Girl Scout camps Jan Holmes* Organized Girl Scout camps Theresa Johnson Organized Girl Scout camps for activities that they chose to perform on their own. We appreciate that all of these volunteers are allowing us to draw attention to them, as an example of the benefits to our community, and as role models for us all (Note: in the list below, guests who confirmed their attendance by Friday are fisted with asterisks those who replied that they were unable to attend are noted by daggers [t].) SCOUTING The Council is honored throughout the year by visits from Rosemount's young people who have achieved a high level of merit m Scouting and who receive commendations from the City. Tonight there are a number of honorees who make those accomplishments possible by serving as leaders. ADOPT A PARK The City is proud of its collection of parks for the benefit of its residents. Many of those parks are maintained through the volunteer efforts of various groups, families, and a long standing Rosemount business. We've asked representatives of each group to accept a certificate. 2 Elaine Benfante* Rosemount Middle School (Tenth and final year with Parent Connnumcations Network) Terry Slater* Rosemount Elementary School (Volunteer coordinator) Kay Zavala* Shannon Park Elementary (Volunteer coordinator returning to service for first year after hiatus) Melody Klein(*) Red Pine Elementary (PTO activist who wears a great many hats and does it well) Julie Bierbaum* Diamond Path Elementary (5th grade parent who goes above and beyond for yearbook and picture days) Cary Wenzel($) Rosemount High School Jan Manning* Rosemount High School (Band parent) Gordon Paula Phillips Rosemount High School (Band parents) Laura Kessler St. Joseph School SCHOOLS Rosemount's pubhc and non -public schools benefit from the assistance of scores of volunteers, who help in the classrooms and with activities and fundraising beyond. The City asked each school that serves students from Rosemount to suggest volunteers who can stand in tonight for the large number of parents and other adults helping our students. a HUMAN SERVICES Mackenzie Drutowski, for work with Dakota Woodlands. MULTIPLE ACTIVITIES Joe Walsh, for serving among other things during Teen Nights, Egg Hunt, and Winter Fest with help and supphes. Maureen Geraghty Bouchard for work on Rosemount history, Downtown design, and other civic efforts. 3 Steve Ball Christine Loberg* Mark Bigelow* John Ann Loch Laura Davis* Gerald Mattson(t) Dale Dose* Betsy McMenomy* Debbie Grimm* Amy Murphy(t) Dou. Hasert Jer Noll* Shelia Hathaway Josh Peters* Sam HoII Sally Revolinski TJ Hrbek Cheryl Ruud* Becky Hunt Jane Bob Schwartz Gene Illg* Kyle Snesrud Peggy Johnson Gene Cindy Stiles Tad Johnson* Michele Stookey Eric Komorouski* Phil Tobey Randy Komorouski Marsha Toombs(t) Jamie Koronkiewicz John Traeger June Bob Korthaurer(t) Lynda Joe Webber* Forrest Krogh Shannon Weigland Darline Lehmann Alice Wenzel Jerry Little Tom Werner* Tim Little* LEPRECHAUN DAYS AND HAUNTED WOODS TRAIL Our final group combines two large committees, whose members organize and carry out Rosemount's two community celebrations: Leprechaun Days m July, and the Haunted Woods Trail in October. We mixed the lists together here because so many of the individuals devote time to both celebrations. And m fact, many of the volunteers who've already stepped forward tonight also lend a hand to these events. Those community celebrations were led last year by two busy volunteers: Mike Bouchard for the Haunted Wood Trail Dorene Perkins, for Leprechaun Days 4