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Approving acceptance of Minnesota China Friendship Garden Society funds for the St. Paul - Changsha China Friendship Garden project, and amending the financing and spending budget for the Department of Parks and Recreation in the amount of $100,000 for the project.
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WHEREAS, the Minnesota China Friendship Garden Society has been actively working since 2010 to fundraise for construction of a cultural garden in Phalen Regional Park; and
WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul, Department of Parks and Recreation has received $100,000 from the Minnesota China Friendship Garden Society for the St. Paul - Changsha China Friendship Garden project; and
WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul, Department of Parks and Recreation wishes to accept said $100,000 from the Minnesota China Garden Friendship Society for the project; and
WHEREAS, this project positively impacts Phalen Regional Park and the City of Saint Paul with the installation of the Xiang Jiang Pavilion (a replica of Changsha’s famous Aiwan Pavilion), the Hmong Embroidery wall sculpture, and the West Entrance Archway; and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Department of Parks and Recreation to accept the funds and to amend the financing and spending budget for the project; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor, pursuant to Section 10.07.1 of the Charter of the City of Saint Paul, does certify that there are available for appropriation, funds of $100,000 in excess of those estimated in the 2015 Capital Improvement Budget; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Saint Paul, upon recommendation of the Mayor and the advice of the Long Range Capital Improvement Budget Committee, that $100,000 is available for appropriation in the 2015 Capital Improvement Budget, and said 2015 budget, as heretofore adopted by the Council, is hereby amended; and, be it
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of Saint Paul accepts the funds from the Minnesota China Friendship Garden Society and thanks the Minnesota China Friendship Garden Society for their generous gift.
Financial Analysis
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CIB Recommendation
The Saint Paul Long-Range Capital Improvement Budget Committee received this request on October 8, 2018 and recommended approval.