TAMRMS#: B06
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2021 WILDNorth Funding Request
Presented by: Christian Benson, Manager, Environment, Utilities & Environment Department
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RECOMMENDED MOTION:
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That the Community Living Standing Committee recommend to Council that WILDNorth receive a one-time grant of $5,000 to cover St. Albert based wildlife rescue and rehabilitation operations in 2021, to be funded from Council Contingency
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PURPOSE OF REPORT
To provide Committee with a recommendation for a one-time grant to WILDNorth of $5,000 to cover St. Albert based wildlife rescue and rehabilitation operations in 2021, to be funded from Council Contingency.
ALIGNMENT TO COUNCIL STRATEGIC PRIORITY
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ALIGNMENT TO SERVICE DELIVERY
Service Name: Environmental Grants Management
Service Definition: Management and coordination of applications and approvals of the Environmental Initiatives.
Service Component: Environmental Initiatives
Grant Current Service Level: The Fund is approximately $33,200 based on multiplying the City’s population by $0.50 and is available once a year for community environmental projects. Grants are recommended by the Environmental Advisory Committee and approved by Council.
ALIGNMENT TO COUNCIL (OR COMMITTEE) DIRECTION OR MANDATORY STATUTORY PROVISION
At the January 20, 2020 Council meeting, Councillor Joly requested that the following Notice of Motion be forwarded to the March 9, 2020 Community Living Standing Committee meeting for consideration:
Notice of Motion - Councillor Joly
That, notwithstanding clauses requiring community groups to be registered in St. Albert to be eligible for Community Services grant programs, WILDNorth be eligible for all such grants for proportion of their budget allocated to services within St. Albert.
On March 9th, 2020 the Community Living Standing Committee approved the following motion:
CM 19-037
That the Community Living Standing Committee recommend to Council that Administration create a Grant Policy by Q1 ...
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