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Proposed Resolution - 10/8/2021RESOLUTION NO. ___OF 2021 Revising the Invitation to the National League of Cities for the 2025 City Summit WHEREAS the National League of Cities (“NLC”) has long advocated for and strengthened the 19,000 cities, villages and towns it represents throughout the country; and WHEREAS, the NLC serves as a forum for leaders from the largest cities to the smallest towns, and helps build better communities; and WHEREAS, the NLC mission is to strengthen and promote cities as centers of opportunity, leadership, and governance; and WHEREAS, the NLC City Summit is the largest gathering of local elected officials and staff in the country, providing opportunities to increase the effectiveness of the more than 3,500 local leader attendees; and WHEREAS, Salt Lake City (“City”) shares the values of the NLC and is nationally recognized for job creation, inclusion, quality of life and its natural beauty; and WHEREAS, on _________ the City passed the Resolution Extending Invitation to the National League of Cities in 2017 for the 2021 City Summit, (the “2017 Resolution”). WHEREAS, pursuant to the 2017 Resolution, the City is currently scheduled to host the City Summit as an in-person event on November 18-20, 2021; and WHEREAS, due to the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic, the City is experiencing high COVID-19 transmission rates, which makes the planned in-person conference imprudent as a matter of public health and safety; and WHEREAS, the NLC and the City jointly agreed to postpone the in-person 2021 City Summit scheduled for November; and WHEREAS, the City still desires to have the honor of hosting elected officials from throughout the country for the NLC City Summit in 2025. NOW THEREFORE; BE IT RESOLVED that the Salt Lake City Council hereby extends an invitation to the National League of Cities and its members to Salt Lake City for the City Summit to be hosted in 2025. Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, this ____________ day of ____________, 2021. SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL By: ________________________________ CHAIRPERSON ATTEST: By: ________________________ City Recorder SALT LAKE CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE Approved As To Form By: ___________________ Sara Montoya Date: _______________