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City of St. Albert-Town of Morinville Recreation Intermunicipal Collaboration Framework
Presented by: Trevor Duley, Manager, Government Relations & Diane Enger, Director, Recreation and Parks
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RECOMMENDED MOTION(S)
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That the Recreation Intermunicipal Collaboration Framework with the Town of Morinville be approved.
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PURPOSE OF REPORT
Corporate Initiative 4.7 seeks to leverage intermunicipal relationships to build economies of scale, specific to recreation assets. Aligned with this concept, the City of St. Albert and Town of Morinville have collaborated to establish an Intermunicipal Collaboration Framework (ICF) specific to Recreation. Given that both municipalities are growing, are in ever closer proximity to one another, and have shared pressures and opportunities regarding current and future recreation service provision, this ICF provides a foundation for partnership moving forward and provides structure for ongoing collaboration.
ALIGNMENT TO PRIORITIES IN COUNCIL’S STRATEGIC PLAN
Strategic Priority #4: Infrastructure Investment: Identify, build and/or enhance needed critical or strategic infrastructure and identify and implement associated optimal business and operating models and lifecycle strategies.
Corporate Initiative 4.7: Leverage intermunicipal relationships to build economies of scale and establish cost-sharing arrangements relative to the construction of new City recreation/cultural capital assets.
ALIGNMENT TO LEVELS OF SERVICE DELIVERY
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ALIGNMENT TO COUNCIL DIRECTION OR MANDATORY STATUTORY PROVISION
Section 708.28 of the Municipal Government Act provides municipal growth management board members the flexibility to complete voluntary intermunicipal collaboration frameworks for matters not addressed in the regional Growth Plan or Servicing Plan.
On January 20, 2020 Council passed the following:
(CB-20-005)
That the Recreation Intermunicipal Collaboration Framework with City...
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