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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2001-08-27 01-336 RESOLVEItem No 01-336 Date: 8-D-01 Item/Subject: Resolve, Making an Appropriation from the General Fund's Undesignated Fund Balance for Purposes of Making a Contribution Toward the Effort to Establish a Challenger Center in the City of Bangor. Responsible Department: City Council The Challenger Learning Center of Maine has requested financial support from Me City of Bangor to establish a Challenger Center. The Challenger Center will offer simulated space minions to fifth through eighth grade students from throughout Maine as well as promoting hands-on science activities tar Maine educators. The City has previously discussed donating the old Dow Air Farce Base Building W this group as well, pending final agreement with the University of Maine System ro turn this building over to the City. The attached Resolve would appropriate $250,000 as an additional contribution toward this effort. It would also authorize the City Manager to negotiate an agreement with the group W specify the terms and conditions which must be met for this contribution ro become effective, such agreement to become effective upon review and approval by the Business and Economic Development Committee. I anticipate that this agreement will be similar to those the City has entered into with the Maine Discovery Museum and the University of Maine Museum of Art. This contribution was discussed at the last Strategic Issues Committee where a variety of opinions were expressed by various Councilors. Some supported a larger contribution whit: Others desired a smaller contribution. This amount appeared to be one which could be supported by a majority of those presets. The Committee recommended approval of this action on a vote of 5 to 2, with Councilors Blanchette and Farrington dissenting. Department Head Managees Comments: City Manager Associated Information. Resolve Budget Approval: < Finance Director Legal Approval: City Solicitor Introduced for Passage First Reading Page _ of Referral 01-336 Assigned to Councilor Trouble Arguer 27, 2001 CITY OF BANGOR (TITLE.) Resolve, Making an Appropriation from the General Fund's Undesignated Fund Balance for Purposes of Making a Contribution Toward the Effort to Establish a Challenger Center in the City of Bangor. By Me City Couno7 of tice Cffiy of Bangor Be it hereby resolved that the amount of $250,000 is hereby appropriated from Me General Fund's Undesignated Fund Balance for the purpose of melding a contribution toward the effort to establish a Challenger Center in the City of Bangor. The Finance Director is authonmd to establish the necessary capital account for this purpose. Be it further resolved that the City Manager is authodmd to negotiate an agreement with the Challenger teaming Center of Maine establishing the conditions under which these funds will become available for this project and to execute such agreement after Its review and approval by the Business and Economic Development Committee of the qty Council. IN CITY C009CIL August 27. 2001. First Reading _ 0I-336 S R solve m CI'R MMIL seeteoher 26, 2001 Motion Node asd Seconded for Passage Mtiau Doubted Vote: 5 yes. 3 as. 1 shares Couvcflots voting yes: Paraben. Palmer. golmw. Tremble 6 vardsele Councilors voting ne: Blanchette. Crowley i Partington Cowcilar absent: Baldacci Passed Iy'Y CLERK 1 (TITLE,)Mabdnm do Appropriation from the Ceverai Foods Undesignated Fwd Balance for Purposes of Making a Contribution Toward the Effort to Establish a Challeogex Center in the City of ]Iwgor Assigned to Councilor