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Commission plans sustainable giveaways, to request $1,100 for Flower & Garden Festival prizes
Summary
The commission discussed replacing disposable swag with reusable, sustainable prizes for the Flower & Garden Festival, agreed to hourly raffle mechanics and moved to request $1,100 to fund about 11 prize baskets valued roughly at $100 each; staff will submit the spending request for council approval.
Commissioners debated prize contents and logistics for the upcoming Flower & Garden Festival and agreed to pursue reusable, waste‑reducing giveaway packages.
Members proposed items such as countertop compost pails, Swedish dishcloth sets, beeswax wraps, certified compostable sandwich/snack bags, and small plants as viable prizes. Participants preferred avoiding single‑use items and — where possible — avoiding Amazon suppliers in favor of local or specialty vendors. The group discussed raffle mechanics (drawings roughly every hour, excluding the first and last hour of each day) and display and tracking logistics for winners; commissioners agreed that raffle tickets should be cleared between drawings so new visitors have a fair chance.
Speaker 3 said they will submit a formal spending request for $1,100 to purchase assorted reusable prizes (about 11 baskets at an estimated $100 each) and will circulate vendor links and a final list for commissioner approval once the request is routed. Staff noted the commission previously spent several hundred dollars on prizes and that the request is intended to fit existing budget processes.
