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MEMO
To: Honorable Mayor and City Council
From: Tom Montgomery
Date: April 1, 2008
Re: Downtown Business Association's Flower Basket Request
Council is requested to approve the enclosed request from the Downtown
Business Association to hang 25 flower baskets from the decorative street lights around
the Downtown. Council adopted the enclosed policy on hanging decorations from City
street light poles in 1996. The Downtown Business Association was forwarded a copy of
the policy prior to submitting their flower basket proposal.
As per the policy, the Public Works Department will install the baskets, brackets
and watering system which will all be supplied by the Downtown Business Association.
The Downtown Business Association will be responsible for watering and maintaining
the flower baskets. As per the policy, if the flowers are dead or unsightly, the Public
Works Department will remove the baskets, after first notifying the Downtown Business
Association.
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Dave Osberg
Hastings City Administrator
101 East 4'}' St.
Hastings, MN. 55033
Mr. Osberg
The Hastings Dowmown Business Association is seeking approval to have flower baskets on
the light poles in the downtown area. We have a plan to start with 25 hanging baskets in 2008 to see
how it will turn out. The association will pay for the baskets to be planted and to have the brackets
and a drip watering system made. The City would have to install the brackets to the poles. The
flowers baskets would be ready by Memorial Day. I am enclosing a picture with the basket and the
water system. Thank you for your considerations.
Kevin Hoeschen
President HDBA
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POLICY ON HANGING DECORATIONS ON CITY
OWNED STREET LIGHT POLES
1. Only authorized City of Hastings employees are permitted to hang, decorate, or install
banners, flower baskets, decorations, or any other objects on City owned street light poles.
2. Any proposal to decorate or hang objects from City owned street light poles must be
submitted by an association or an organized group of property owners with an appointed
representative to serve as a liaison with the City. Proposals are to be submitted to the
Public Works Director for review, and may also be reviewed by the Heritage Preservation
Committee and any other appropriate City committee, commission, or board. Their
recommendations will be forwazded to the City Council with the decoration request. All
decoration requests must be approved by the Hastings City Council.
3. Proposals to decorate or hang objects from City owned street light poles will be considered
on a area wide basis only. No individual pole decoration will be approved.
4. Associations or organizations requesting street light pole decoration must furnish all the
materials and supplies needed for installation. The sponsoring association or organization
must also furnish replacements for damaged or worn decorations.
S. The City will remove decorations that it deternunes are damaged or worn, or have not been
approved by the City Council.