ATTACHMENT
“B”
THIS MEMORANDUM OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT made this day of , 2006.
B E T W E E N:
BOX GROVE COMMUNITY CENTRE
BOARD
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GERMAN MILLS COMMUNITY
CENTRE BOARD
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-and
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(collectively
hereinafter referred to as the “Boards”)
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(hereinafter
referred to as the “Town”)
WHEREAS the Town owns community
recreation centres as defined in the Community Recreation Centres Act,
R.S.O. 1990, c. C.22, as amended (the “Act”), comprising the Box Grove
Community Centre, the Cedar Grove Community Centre, the German Mills Community
Centre, the Heintzman House Community Centre, the Markham Train Station and the
Victoria Square Community Centre (each of which is individually referred to
herein as a “Facility” and all of which are collectively referred to as the
“Facilities”);
AND
WHEREAS each of the Boards is established as a
committee of management pursuant to the provisions of the Act;
AND WHEREAS it is the intent
of the Town and the Boards to foster a mutually beneficial working relationship
and to clearly address their respective operational and maintenance
responsibilities with respect to the Facilities;
AND WHEREAS it is the mutual
desire of the parties to preserve the Facilities for future community use and
to ensure that they are made available to all residents of the Town at a fair
and reasonable rate.
NOW THEREFORE the parties agree
to the following principles:
1. Each Board shall operate and manage its Facility in a
responsible manner in accordance with the laws of the
2.
The Town reserves the right
to review and amend the Satellite Recreation Centre Policies from time to time
in consultation with the Boards in making such amendments. The Town shall provide the Boards with notice
of all approved amendments and the Boards shall comply therewith upon the
receipt of such notice.
3. Each
Board shall be responsible for the day-to-day operations of its respective
Facility and for renting it out for a range of approved functions and
activities. Rental rates for similar
facilities within York Region will be compiled by the Town annually and
distributed to the various Boards for their consideration.
4. Each Board shall collect and account for all applicable fees
and charges imposed by the Board and shall manage its business affairs in a
responsible manner. Each Board shall
maintain complete and accurate financial records and shall submit a copy of its
financial statements to the Town on an annual basis forthwith after the end of
each operational year and at such other times as required by the Town.
5. The
Town and the Boards will jointly provide for the capital maintenance and improvement
of the Facilities in accordance with the cost-sharing principles contained in
the Town’s Satellite Recreation Centre Policies, where possible.
6.
The Town acknowledges that there is a binding Lease Agreement between
The Town and
Markham Village Conservancy dated
9. This Memorandum of Acknowledgment
constitutes the entire understanding between the parties and supersedes all
prior communications. The obligations
and privileges set out herein may be terminated by the Town in its sole
discretion and may not be assigned by either party.
IN WITNESS
WHEREOF the parties have executed this Memorandum of Acknowledgment and agree
to adhere to the principles set out herein.
BOX
GROVE COMMUNITY CENTRE BOARD
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Name:
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Name:
GERMAN
MILLS COMMUNITY CENTRE BOARD
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Name:
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Name:
BOARD
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Name:
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Name:
THE CORPORATION OF
THE TOWN
OF
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MAYOR
– DON COUSENS
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CLERK
– SHEILA BIRRELL