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To: Honorable Mayor and City Council
From: John Caven
Date: April 27, 2010
Re: Accept Public Education Foundation Grant through the Friends of the
Mississippi River
City staff worked with the Friends of the Mississippi River (FMR) to receive a Public
Education Foundation Grant to purchase plant material and mulch for the two raingardens
at the Cal Ruedy Public Works Facility. The City will purchase the necessary materials
and be reimbursed for the cost, in full, up to the amount of the $3,954.29 cost estimate.
FMR has coordinated volunteers to install the plants and mulch, including with Joe
Beattie and his Hastings High School classes. The planting is scheduled to occur on
Monday, May 24
COUNCIL ACTION REQUESTED
Council is requested to approve and accept the FMR raingarden planting grant for
the Cal Ruedy Public Works Facility.
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