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Authorizing the City, on behalf of the Department of Parks and Recreation, to apply for grant funds of $100,000 from the Minnesota Twins.
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WHEREAS, the Saint Paul Department of Parks and Recreation is requesting permission to apply for $100,000 in grant funds from the Minnesota Twins to support youth baseball and softball; and
WHEREAS, the grant funds, if awarded, will provide equipment and league fees for those interested in playing baseball and softball; and
WHEREAS, there is no required match of these funds by the City; and
WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Saint Paul finds that the expenditure of these funds serves a public purpose in providing baseball and softball free for all those in the 8U and up baseball and softball programs, and also to provide the proper equipment to play; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Saint Paul authorizes the Saint Paul Department of Parks and Recreation to apply for grant funds of $100,000 from the Minnesota Twins.