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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-06-08 15-212 ORDERCOUNCIL ACTION Item No. 15-212 Date: June 8, 2015 Item/Subject: ORDER, Authorizing the City of Bangor to Participate with First Tee Incorporated to establish a youth golf area at the Municipal Golf Course and to Participate in Fundraising for the Project Responsible Department: Parks and Recreation Commentary: This Order will authorize the City to participate with First Tee Incorporated for the purpose of creating a youth golf play area and curriculum. The City of Bangor's Parks and Recreation Department operates a municipal golf course and has recently partnered with First Tee for a unique youth golf curriculum that teaches life skills and character building using golf as the platform. Additionally, First Tee has offered to assist the City to create a youth golf play area at the golf course to further enhance youth golf programming at Bangor Municipal Golf Course. If approved, this order will authorize the City to participate with those volunteers/ individuals involved with this project to complete the project with incidental use of Department funds, materials, supplies, and City equipment. Further, it will authorize City staff to participate in fundraising efforts to assist with the costs of the project, and authorize the Finance Director to accept any donations and establish such procedures as she deems necessary to insure that any donated funds, goods, or services that are eligible for a tax deduction are appropriately received and accounted for and are used specifically for the purpose intended by the donors. Manager's Comments: Associated Information: Budget Approval: Legal Approval: Introduced for Passage First Reading Referral Department Head City Manag Finance Director Page _of_ City Solicitor Assigned to Councilor Blanchette CITY OF BANGOR 15-212 JUNE &, 2015 (TITLE.) ORDER, Authorizing the City of Bangor to Participate with First Tee Incorporated to establish a youth golf area at the Municipal Golf Course and to Participate in Fundraising for the Project WHEREAS, the Parks and Recreation Department operates a municipal golf course and recently partnered with First Tee Incorporated to offer a unique youth golf lesson program; and WHEREAS, First Tee Incorporated has created a unique youth golf curriculum that teaches life skills and character building using golf as the platform, and WHEREAS, First Tee Incorporated has offered to assist the City to create a youth golf play area to further enhance youth golf programming at Bangor Municipal Golf Course. BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BANGOR, BE IT ORDERED, THAT: The City is hereby authorized to participate with First Tee Incorporated for the purpose of creating the youth golf area project consisting of creating a youth golf play area and curriculum. City staff is authorized to participate with those volunteers/individuals involved with this project to complete the project intended including incidental use of Department funds, materials, supplies, and City equipment. BE IT FOURTHER ORDERED, THAT Pursuant to Section 33-9.1 of the Code of the City of Bangor, City staff is hereby authorized to participate in fundraising efforts to assist with the costs of the project, and the Finance Director is hereby authorized to accept such donations. The Finance Director shall establish such procedures as she deems necessary to insure that any donated funds, goods, or services that are eligible for a tax deduction are appropriately received and accounted for and are used specifically for the purpose intended by the donors. IN CITY COUNCIL JUNE 8, 2015 MOTION MADE AND SECONDED FOR PASSAGE PASSED CITY CLBKk