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File #: AR-18-579    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Agenda Reports Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 11/28/2018 In control: City Council
On agenda: 12/3/2018 Final action:
Title: Humboldt Committee MOU Presented by: Diane McMordie, Director, Finance & Assessment
TAMRMS#: B06
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Humboldt Committee MOU
Presented by: Diane McMordie, Director, Finance & Assessment

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RECOMMENDATION(S)
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PURPOSE OF REPORT

That the Chief Administrative Officer be authorized to enter into an agreement with the former Chair and Treasurer of the Humboldt Remembrance Committee to allow the City to hold funds generated from the activities of the Committee until the St. Albert Community Foundation is legally able to accept the funds for future administration.


ALIGNMENT TO PRIORITIES IN COUNCIL’S STRATEGIC PLAN

N/A

ALIGNMENT TO LEVELS OF SERVICE DELIVERY

N/A

ALIGNMENT TO COUNCIL DIRECTION OR MANDATORY STATUTORY PROVISION

The terms of the agreement contemplated are plausibly construed as falling within a type of agreement which must be approved by Council pursuant to Council Policy C-CAO-01 City Manager Delegations


BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION

Over the past 7 - 8 months the Humboldt Remembrance Committee (the "Committee") has been active in the community raising money towards permanent memorials in the community along with establishment of scholarships in the names of the young men from St. Albert killed in the tragedy.

The Committee’s fundraising efforts culminated in the Jersey Gala which took place on October 26, 2018 at the Enjoy Center in St. Albert. The Committee has successfully raised over $350,000 towards the scholarship program which will ultimately be administered by the St. Albert Community Foundation (the “Foundation”).

As the Committee has officially disbanded, they are now asking the City to hold the money raised until such time as the Foundation is able to officially accept the donation. The Foundation is not able to accept responsibility for the funds at this time for the following reasons:

1. The Foundation can only accept this large donation from a legal entity which the Committee is not.
2. The Foundation cannot accept the money until legal agreements with regards to the scholarship pro...

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