HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 2017-75 - Grand Opening of State Capitol - 07/11/2017 CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 2017-75
RESOLUTION ENCOURAGING THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE TO
ATTEND THE GRAND OPENING OF THE MINNESOTA STATE CAPITOL
WHEREAS, the Capitol of the State of Minnesota is having a Grand Opening celebration on
August 11, 12, and 13, 2017; and
WHEREAS, Governor Mark Dayton has asked that the mayor and the people from the City of
Eden Prairie, Minnesota come to Saint Paul and celebrate the Grand Opening of the Minnesota
State Capitol; and
WHEREAS, the Grand Opening celebration is following the four year, $310 million dollar
restoration project that has returned the Capitol to its former glory and will position the building
to be able to meet the needs of the public for another 100 years with improved functionality; and
WHEREAS, the Capitol was designed and built by Minnesota's native son, Cass Gilbert, and
the architectural design elements of Cass Gilbert's work were among the most important aspects
of the restoration; and
WHEREAS, during the Grand Opening there will be concerts, lectures, exclusive access tours,
fireworks and much more. The events will be interesting, educational, and fun and were created
to entertain Minnesotans from across the state of Minnesota; and
WHEREAS, when the Capitol building originally opened in 1905 there was not a celebration,
making this the first ever Grand Opening of the Minnesota State Capitol; and
WHEREAS, the Minnesota State Capitol Building is the People's House. It is important to the
State of Minnesota that Minnesotans use their State Capitol in ways that are meaningful to them,
and that the Capitol is a place where all people feel at home; and
WHEREAS, The Grand Opening of the State Capitol Building is an opportunity to invite
Minnesotans back to the Capitol and for them to get familiarized with their newly restored space.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED the City of Eden Prairie on behalf of the Governor
of the State of Minnesota, encourages the people of the city to attend the Grand Opening of the
Minnesota State Capitol August 11, 12, and 13, 2017.
ADOPTED by the Eden Prairie City Council on July 11, 2017.
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ATTEST: SEAL
4holeen Porta, City Clerk