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Authorizing an increase in the Parks and Recreation Grant Fund Budgets in the amount of $3,360,000 to reflect the multi-year Legacy Grant received from the State of Minnesota for arts and cultural heritage at the Como Park Zoo and Conservatory.
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WHEREAS, the Department of Parks and Recreation has received grant funding in the amount of $3,360,000; and
WHEREAS, this grant spans the State's 2024-25 biennium, beginning July 1, 2023 and ending June 30, 2025 with the Department of Parks and Recreation applying for reimbursement of costs on a quarterly basis; and
WHEREAS, Parks and Recreation has developed spending plans to best utilize this grant funding; and
WHEREAS, Parks and Recreation wishes to establish several new activity budgets, each executing an area of the spending plan; these include $322,894.69 for Public Engagement, $128,427.15 for Music in Nature, $635,174.31 for the EdZooCation Programs, $525,387.82 for the Special Exhibits, $1,003,103.93 for the Habitat Preservation, $745,012.10 for Garden Renewals; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor, pursuant to Section 10.07.01 of the Charter of the City of Saint Paul, does certify that there are available for appropriation funds of $3,360,000 in excess of those estimated in the current Grant Budget; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Saint Paul authorizes acceptance of the grant funds and approves these amendments for the Life-to-date Grant Budget.
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