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Authorizing the Department of Parks and Recreation to apply for $3,000 in funding through the Saint Paul Garden Club, Community Improvement Project Grant program to purchase seeds, plants and related materials to enhance ornamental garden beds in Como and Phalen Regional Parks and in Shadow Falls Park (no match required).
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WHEREAS, the Saint Paul Garden Club, a nonprofit organization, offers Community Improvement Project Grants to public agencies to encourage the best in design, creation and development of public gardens; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Parks and Recreation’s Blooming Saint Paul program exists to beautify Saint Paul while engaging community volunteers in an effort to stimulate the joy of gardening and to promote horticultural knowledge; and
WHEREAS, it is the intention of the Department of Parks and Recreation to apply for a grant of $3,000 from the Saint Paul Garden Club to purchase seeds, plants and related materials to enhance ornamental garden beds in Como Regional Park, Phalen Regional Park and in Shadow Falls Park; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that designated Parks and Recreation staff members are hereby authorized to seek funding on behalf of the City and, if successful, enter into an agreement with the Saint Paul Garden Club to accept grant funds to be used for the purchase of seeds, plants and related materials for the Blooming Saint Paul program.