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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Report - February 6, 2008 E-12AGENDA ITEM Folvit CITY OF LODI COUNCIL COMMUNICATION TM AGENDA TITLE: Adopt Resolution to Approve the Forgiving of the Remaining Loan Balance of $359,950 from the Lodi Veteran's Monument Foundation, a Non-profit Corporation of California MEETING DATE: PREPARED BY: February 6,2008 Deputy City Manager RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution to remaining loan balance Veteran's Monument Corporation of California. approve the forgiving of the of $359,950 from the Lodi Foundation, a Non-profit BACKGROUND INFORMATION: The Veteran's Memorial Plaza was dedicated in 2001. Funding for the plaza was advanced ($450,000 to be repaid in annual payments by July 1 of each year) by the City of Lodi with an agreement from the Lodi Veteran's Monument Foundation, a non- profit corporation of California, to repay the balance as donations were made by the members of this group to their foundation. The amount still remaining on this advance/ loan is $359,950. There were very few members remaining of the foundation when it dissolved last year. Therefore, the original organization to which donations were being made and from which repayment to the City of Lodi can be made no longer exists. However, there is an endowment that has been established to pay for the maintenance of the memorial and its replacement. Donations to the Lodi Improvement Foundation -endowment for the Veteran's Memorial Monument are now being accepted and there have been some donations made that have been forwarded to this new foundation. As this endowment grows and earnings accrue, withdrawals will be allowed to pay for maintenance of the memorial monument. Staff is recommending that the balance of the loan be written off at this time in order to clear the records related to the dissolution of the Lodi Veteran's Monument Foundation. FISCAL IMPACT: The maintenance of the Veteran's Memorial will be paid out of the earnings from the endowment for the Veteran's Memorial through the Lodi Improvement Foundation. FUNDING AVAILABLE: Not applicable i ,�90es R. Krueger, Deputy City Manager APPROVED: Blair' , City Manager RESOLUTION NO. 2008-15 A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL FORGIVING THE LODI VETERAN'S MOMUMENT FOUNDATION LOAN BALANCEAND WRITING OFF THE DEBT WHEREAS, the Veteran's Memorial Plaza was dedicated in 2001; and WHEREAS, the City of Lodi advanced the funding for the Plaza in the amount of $450,000 to the Lodi Veteran's Monument Foundation, a non-profit corporation of California; and and WHEREAS, annual payments were scheduled to be received by July 1 of each year; WHEREAS, the current balance owing on the loan is $359,950; and WHEREAS, because very few members of the original foundation remain, the Foundation was dissolved in 2007, and the original organization to which donations were being made and from which repayment to the City of Lodi can be made no longer exists; and WHEREAS, an endowment was established to pay for the maintenance of the memorial over the course of its useful life, and donations to the Lodi Improvement Foundation-endowmentfor the Veteran's Memorial Monument are now being accepted; and WHEREAS, staff recommends that the balance of the loan be written off in order to clear the records related to the dissolution of the Lodi Veteran's Monument Foundation. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Lodi City Council hereby forgives the Lodi Veteran's Monument Foundation loan balance and hereby writes off the debt in the amount of $359,950. Date: February 6, 2008 hereby certify that Resolution No. 2008-15 was passed and adopted by the Lodi City Council in a regular meeting held February 6, 2008, by the following vote: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS— Hansen, Johnson, Katzakian, and Mayor Mounce NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Hitchcock ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS— None ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS— None NIFER . PERRIN puty City ler k 2008-15