HomeMy WebLinkAbout5.1 Tri-Vly Minor Hockey Assoc Funding Req CITY OF DUBLIN
AGENDA STATEMENT
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: November 13 , 1989
SUBJECT • Request for Funding from Tri-Valley Minor Hockey
Association , Inc . - Report by Director ,
Diane Lowart
EXHIBITS ATTACHED A . Correspondence from John R . Sharkey , President
RECOMMENDATION Consider Request
FINANCIAL STATEMENT: Funds are currently not included in FY89-90
Budget . Should the Council grant the request ,
funds would need to be transferred from the
Unallocated Reserve .
DESCRIPTION • Correspondence has been received by
John R . Sharkey , President of the Tri-Valley Minor Hockey Association , Inc .
requesting that the City donate $2 , 000 to their association (Exhibit A) .
Tri-Valley Minor Hockey Association , a California State non-profit
corporation , is a youth hockey organization playing at Dublin Iceland .
Their current membership of 135 is comprised of 25 Dublin residents .
The requested $2 , 000 in funding is to purchase two sets of goalie pads and
a lighted scoreboard .
In the past , the City has not made direct financial contributions to youth
sports organizations but instead made public facilities , i . e . Dublin Sports
Grounds , available for use . Staff feels that by contributing funds to
Tri-Valley Minor Hockey Association , a precedent may be established whereby
other youth sports groups may come to the City requesting funds .
Therefore it is staff ' s recommendation that the City Council deny the
request for funding .
ITEM NO . 5. / COPIES TO : John Sharkey , President
Tri-Valley Hockey Association
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3,11\I TRI-VALLEY MINOR HOCKEY ASSN., INC.
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a non-profit organization dedicated to youth ice hockey
P.O. Box 2302 Dublin, CA 94568-0230 �� C I Y I"�
OCT_ 191989
October 17, 1989 CITY OF DUBLIN
The Honorable Mayor
Paul Moffatt
100 Civic Plaza
Dublin, CA 94568
Dear Mayor Moffatt:
As President of Tri-Valley Hockey Club which represents a youth hockey
organization playing at Dublin Iceland, I would appreciate your support
and understanding of the following request.
As a parent of two sons, I have been a "member" of Tri-Valley Minor
Hockey Associations since 1977, when my oldest son first started playing
youth hockey at age five. I have since grown within our club and have
also come to the realization that our struggle to keep youth hockey alive
and surviving in Northern California has been a challenge.
Tri-Valley Minor Hockey Association ranks No. 1 in membership in the
State of California. This includes competition that stretches from Santa
Rosa to the large metropolitan areas of Los Angeles and San Diego.
Year-round we have tournaments and teams traveling into this growing and
prominent area adding to the tax revenue of Dublin. They eat in local
restaurants, stay in the limited number of motels, fill their gas tanks, and
generally contribute revenue locally' as well as to Dublin Iceland.
My request is simple. Please see your way clear to donate $2,000 as a City
that fully appreciates its commitment to a "community" that recognizes a
youth sport that returns much more in tax revenue than has been
recognized; but, more importantly, will help us realize that the City of
Dublin cares for its business community as well as its youth.
Sincerely,
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ohn R. Sharkey
President
cc: Ms. Nancy Feeley
Executive Manager
Chamber of Commerce
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