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• <br />• <br />• <br />Blue Thumb partners are a group of professionals from local governmental units <br />(watershed and conservation districts, cities, counties); non - profit and community <br />organizations; the University of Minnesota Extension; and nursery and landscape <br />professionals. <br />Blue Thumb partners are expected to donate $1,500 each year or complete a <br />minimum of 30 "action hours" during 2008. "Action hours" are defined as any <br />action that promotes or furthers the development of the Blue Thumb program. <br />Partner action hours can be satisfied in a wide variety of ways such as, but not <br />limited to: participating in Blue Thumb work groups, putting up a Blue Thumb sign <br />at a project, promoting Blue Thumb in conjunction with your <br />business' /organization's display, hosting or participating in Blue Thumb <br />workshops, writing articles, press releases and /or advertisements that relate <br />and /or promote Blue Thumb goals. Should the City have a need to provide <br />monetary support in lieu of action hours, the monies would be taken from the <br />Surface Water Management fund. <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />Adopt Resolution No. 08 -55; Approving Agreement with Rice Creek Watershed <br />District for membership in the Blue Thumb program <br />ATTACHMENTS <br />1. Blue Thumb Agreement <br />