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Authorizing the use of 2024 Cultural STAR dollars for additional library materials.
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WHEREAS, the 2024 adopted budget for Cultural STAR included $325,000 for library materials; and
WHEREAS, the Saint Paul Public Library applied for $175,000 instead of the allocated $325,000 during the 2024 round of Cultural STAR; and
WHEREAS, on November 6, 2024, the City Council approved the Cultural STAR applications as set forth in the Recommendations and approved the projects and amounts listed for the funding in Cycle 30 of the Cultural STAR Program, which included the $175,000 for library materials; and
WHEREAS, the remaining $150,000 of library materials now must be approved by the city council; now be it
RESOLVED by the City Council of Saint Paul, Minnesota that the updated 2024 Cultural STAR amount of $325,000 be accepted to appropriately reflect the full allocation as originally budgeted for library materials and to allow the disbursement of the remaining $150,000 of 2024 Cultural STAR funds.