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PINK - FINANCE G I TY OF SA I NT PAU L Council
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BLUE - MAVOR File NO. �R��+��y
� y u cil Resolution
Presented By '
Referred To Committee: Date
Out of Committee By Date
WHEREAS, The City of Saint Paul has been and is currently engaged in a
large scale expenditure of public funds for the purpose of combating Dutch
elm and Oak Wilt disease, and
WHEREAS, The estimated population of elm trees in St. Paul is 131 ,000
trees and represents an invaluable asset to the city in providing shade,
noise control , and oxygen replenishment, and
WHEREAS, St. Paul will lose the majority of its elm population, and
WHEREAS, Civic groups and private citizens have indicated a desire to
assist in a planned reforestation program for the City to replace diseased
and removed trees, and
WHEREAS, The City of Saint Paul is empowered to accept gifts for
municipal purposes, now therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Council of the City of Saint Paul hereby directs
the proper " City officials to create a trust account in the Department of
Finance and Managenient Services dedicated exclusively for providing funds
in defrayment of municipal expenditures in reforestation efforts, and
further
RESOLVED, That the Mayor of : the City of Saint Paul is authorized to
accept in the name of the City private contributions as the principal of
the trust, and
FINALLY RESOLVED, That the Council of the City of Saint Paul declares
such trust account to be known as the Park Reforestation Trust Account,
Code 53100
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APR � Form Approve y C' y Atto ey
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Cert ' d Passe oun il Sectetary BY
App ed by Mayor: Date � APR 2 2 1977 Appr d by Mayor for Sub ssi to Council
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Date s March 29, 1977
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Tp; MAYOR GEORGE LATIMER ly/Q �, ��Q .
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��� Robert P�ram s QFFj�
RE: .
� Cduncil Resolution authorizing establishment of �Park Reforestation ` •
Trust Aceount
ACTION REQIIESTED:
Autharize acceptance of donati0ns for reforestatiow purposes
PtJRPQSE AND RATIONALE FOR THIS ACTION:
Repl.�ce trees lost to Dutch elm and 0ak Wilt disease ,
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ATTACH�ENTS: '
Council Resolution .