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Authorizing Parks and Recreation to spend up to $800 to purchase food and refreshments for City employees assigned to work at the Hmong Freedom Celebration Sports Festival.
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WHEREAS, the 2013 Hmong Sports Tournament is an annual event held at McMurray fields in Saint Paul on July 6th and July 7th, with an additional clean up day on July 8th: and
WHEREAS, the event requires a large number of City staff to run and maintain the event site from 5:00 a.m. until 1:00 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday and from 6:00 a.m. on Monday until the clean up is done; and
WHEREAS, traffic is very congested and makes it difficult for staff to leave the work site for lunch or dinner breaks and return in a timely manner; and
WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul has historically spent $800 to purchase and provide Gatorade, fruit, and lunch or dinner for the employees assigned to work the event; and
WHEREAS, the cost for the employee food is added to the overall costs incurred for running the event and will be reimbursed to the City; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the Department of Parks and Recreation is authorized to spend up to $800 for the purchase of food and refreshments for employees assigned to work the 2013 Hmong Soccer Tournament.