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Authorizing the Department of Parks and Recreation to thank community partners and receive funds supporting the hanging basket and Blooming Saint Paul programs.
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WHEREAS, the City Department of Parks and Recreation helps to beautify the city through the Blooming Saint Paul program; and
WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul, through the Blooming Saint Paul program, provides garden maintenance services to various community groups and businesses with plantings in public spaces or on City property; and
WHEREAS, community groups and businesses are providing monies for these services and purchasing of horticultural material as follows:
9th Street Lofts $407.00 Hanging Baskets
Visit Saint Paul $11,500.00 Downtown hanging baskets
Dakota Building $376.00 Hanging Baskets
Friends of Mears Park $1,168.00 Hanging Baskets and gardens
Friends of Wacouta Commons $635.00 Hanging Baskets
Hamline-Midway Coalition $1,170.00 Snelling Avenue planters
Highland Business Association $2,593.00 Watering Planters/hanging baskets
Markham Group $1,598.00 7th Place Plaza hanging baskets
Mary Hilfiker $1,200.00 For beautification of Upper Landing
Ordway Center for the Performing Arts $15,000.00 Flint Hills Children's Festival
Pioneer Press $2,500.00 Golden Bloom Ceremony
Ramsey County $400.00 County Courthouse
Rice Park Association $4,542.00 Rice Park hanging baskets/planters
River Centre $992.00 Planters
Saint Paul Garden Club $3,000.00 Kellogg Medians
The Pointe Condominiums $188.00 Hanging Baskets
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