Title
TransAlta Tri-Leisure Centre (TLC) - Memorandum of Agreement
Proposed Motion(s)
That Council approve the amended Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the City of Spruce Grove, the Town of Stony Plain, Parkland County and the Tri-Municipal Leisure Facility Corporation as presented.
Body
Administration Recommendation(s)
Administration is in support of the proposed motion.
Purpose
The TLC Governance Review report was originally approved by all three Councils in 2013 and it identified several recommendations. Throughout 2014 Administration worked on an implementation plan related to the recommendations for the amendments to the Memorandum of Agreement. A presentation was made to the TLC board on Dec 18, 2014 where the recommendations to the MOA were presented to the TLC Board. At this meeting the TLC Board accepted the presentation as information.
Summary
All of the changes to the agreement are highlighted in yellow for ease of recognition. The most significant change reflects the additional public member on the board and the position of the Chair. Other changes in the MOU were made for updates and/or clarity of intent.
Throughout the work done in 2014 on the implementation plan, the General Managers from the Municipalities worked with the General Manager of the the TLC on the proposed changes to the MOA. Feedback was submitted and incorporated to the MOA. The original draft of the MOA was finalized in June of 2014 and administration held off bringing this draft forward while the maintenance piece of the recommendations was being worked on. This was done to make sure that any recommendations coming forward regarding maintenance would not require further changes to the MOA. It has now been determined that no changes were required based on the maintenance recommendation.
It is now anticipated that that all 3 municipalities will be taking the MOA to their respective Councils in January. Following approval the MOA will be signed and sent to the...
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