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:
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Finance Director
Legal Approval:
City Solicitor
Introduced for
Passage
First Reading
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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
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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