Title
Alberta Capital Region Wastewater Commission requesting Council support on grant funding.
Recommendation
Parkland County Council supports the efforts of the Alberta Capital Region Wastewater Commission to solicit grant funding from other orders of government as a separate entity.
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Purpose
To provide a response to the Alberta Capital Region Wastewater Commission request for Council's support on soliciting grant funding from other orders of government as a separate entity.
Summary
On January 20, 2012 the Board of Directors for the Alberta Capital Region Wastewater Commission (ACRWC) passed a motion asking its member municipalities to support their efforts to solicit grant funding from other orders of government.
The ACRWC is limited in terms of accessing provincial and federal grant programs and therefore is working on a strategy to change how they can access grant funding. The attached Backgrounder provides details on the issues and proposed strategy.
It appears the ACRWC is trying to attain eligibility under the Municipal Sustainability Initiative (MSI), Alberta Municipal Infrastructure Program (AMIP) and the Federal Gas Tax Fund.
That being the case, Administration recommends that Council not support the ACRWC request because of the potential negative impact it may have on our current funding amounts under the same programs.
Administrative Position
Administration recommends that Council not support the ACRWC request because of the potential negative impact it may have on our current funding amounts under the same programs.
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