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March 22, 2022
Agenda Item No. 13
HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Scott Catlett, Finance Director/Treasurer - 949-644-3123, [email protected]
Scott Catlett, Director/Treasurer, [email protected] 949-644-3123
Acceptance of Donations for the Police, Fire and Library Departments from the Dorothy Arens Ressel Trust
The Finance Department requests City Council approval to accept donations from the Dorothy Arens Ressel Trust for the benefit of the Police, Fire and Library Departments.
The donations will be set aside in deposit accounts and may be used by these departments for any governmental purpose.
RECOMMENDATION:
a) Determine this action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) and 15060(c)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines because this action will not result in a physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly; and
b) Accept donations from the Dorothy Arens Ressel Trust for the benefit of the Police, Fire and Library Departments that in total are anticipated to equal or exceed $120,000 and authorize the City Manager to take any actions necessary to accept these donations.
DISCUSSION:
Under City Council Policy F-3 — Budget Adoption and Administration, the City Manager may accept donations of up to $30,000. Larger donations require approval by the City Council. Staff was recently notified that a Newport Beach resident, Dorothy Arens Ressel, left a 3% share of her estate to be divided equally between three City of Newport Beach (City) departments: the Fire Department, the Police Department, and the Newport Beach Public Library. As the affairs of the estate are concluded, the City will receive multiple distributions of assets from the trust that was set up for this purpose. Staff recently received the first distributions of $19,281.50 each for the three named departments and anticipates that additional distributions will be made in the future. The total amount of the donations is estimated to be approximately $120,000, or $40,000 for each department.
The donated funds are restricted for the use of these departments, but otherwise may be utilized for any governmental purpose.
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Acceptance of Donations for the Police, Fire and Library Departments from the Dorothy Arens Ressel Trust
March 22, 2022
FISCAL IMPACT:
As a result of these donations, the Police, Fire, and Library Departments will each receive approximately $40,000 to be utilized for any governmental purpose.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW:
Staff recommends the City Council find this action is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment) and 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, because it has no potential for resulting in physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly. k 911 d ill reia
The agenda item has been noticed according to the Brown Act (72 hours in advance of the meeting at which the City Council considers the item). 13-2