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Authorizing the Department of Parks and Recreation to accept donations and thank donors to the Blooming Saint Paul Program.
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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, $420.00, Hanging Baskets
Assoiated Dentists, $440.00, Hanging Baskets
Capital Region Watershed District, $3,000, Blooming Saint Paul Awards Ceremony
The Essex, $900.00, Hanging Baskets
EggPlant Urban Farm Store, $500, Blooming Saint Paul Awards Ceremony
Friends of Mears Park, $1, 260.00, Hanging Baskets and gardens
Golden Rule Building, $1,620.00, Hanging Baskets
Great Northern Lofts, $900.00, Hanging Baskets
Highland Business Association, $3,300.00, Hanging Baskets
Hinding Heating, $440.00, Hanging Baskets
J.J. Hill Library, $440.00, Hanging Baskets
Kern Landscape Resources, $500.00, Blooming Saint Paul Awards Ceremony
Landmark Center, $1,080.00, Hanging Baskets
Mancini's, $220.00, Hanging Baskets
Markham Group, $3,660.00, 7th Place Plaza hanging baskets
Mississippi Market, $220.00, Hanging Baskets
Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, $10,400.00, Flint Hills Children's Festival
Public Art Saint Paul, $500.00, Blooming Saint Paul Awards Ceremony
Saint Paul Pioneer Press, $2,500.00, Blooming Saint Paul Awards Ceremony
Rice Park Association, $4,500.00, Rice Park hanging backets/planters
Rice Park Businesses/District 6, $2,040.00, Rice Street hanging baskets
River Centre, $650.00, Planters
Saint Paul Farmer's Market, $2,580.00, Hanging Baskets
Snelling/Selby Businesses, $6,160.00, Hanging Baskets at intersection
Summit Area Residential Preservation Assoc., $765.00, Planters
Saint Paul Garden club, $3,835.00, Kellogg Medians
Terrace Horticultral Books, $100.00, Blooming Saint Paul Day
Upper Landing Association, $5,095.00, Hanging Baskets and gardens
Visit Saint Paul Foundation, $15,640.00, Hanging baskets throughout downtown
Wells Fargo, $1,500.00, Hanging baskets/planters
Total $75,165.00
WHEREAS, it is the Department of Parks and Recreation's intention to accept monies into the 2015 budget in order to expend the monies; and
WHEREAS, these monies will allow the Blooming Saint Paul program to continue with these projects; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the Saint Paul City Council accepts the donations and thanks the various community groups and businesses for their generous gifts.