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REQUEST FOR DECISION
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City of St. Albert Recreation Cost Share Agreement
Presented by: Daniele Podlubny, Director, Recreation & Parks
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RECOMMENDED MOTION(S)
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That the Chief Administrative Officer be authorized to approve and enter into an extension/amending recreation cost-sharing agreement with Sturgeon County on terms and conditions acceptable to the CAO.
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SUMMARY
* In 2023, the City of St. Albert and Sturgeon County entered into a recreation cost-sharing agreement to ensure a collaborative approach to funding intermunicipal recreational services accessed in St. Albert by residents of Sturgeon County.
* The current recreation cost share agreement is effective through 2026 and has fostered a strong collaborative relationship between both administrations.
* Administration is seeking Council's authorization for the CAO to enter into an extension of the current agreement, maintaining existing terms with annual inflationary adjustments, through 2029.
* The proposed extension will support continued recreation cost-sharing during the development of Intermunicipal Collaboration Frameworks (ICFs), ensuring service continuity and fiscal stability.
ALIGNMENT TO COUNCIL DIRECTION OR MANDATORY STATUTORY PROVISION
On April 4, 2023, Council passed the following motion:
INC-23-25
That the CAO be authorized to approve and enter into a recreation cost sharing agreement with Sturgeon County on terms and conditions acceptable to the CAO.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
In 2023, the City of St. Albert and Sturgeon County entered into a formal recreation cost-sharing agreement to support the provision and equitable funding of intermunicipal recreational services. This agreement was established to support a collaborative approach to funding intermunicipal recreational services accessed in St. Albert by residents of Sturgeon County.
The current agreement, which is set to remain in effect until the end of 2026, has proven to be...
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