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Community Services Division
Staff Report
REQUEST: REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF PALM DESERT ATHENA
SCHOLARSHIP AWARD AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF PALM
DESERT AND CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN BERNARDINO
(Contract No. C24302)
SUBMITTED BY: Patricia Scully, CFEE, Senior Management Analyst
DATE: July 12, 2007
CONTENTS: Subject Agreement
RECOMMENDATION:
By Minute Motion, approve an agreement between the City of Palm Desert and California State
University at San Bernardino to establish the 2007 Palm Desert Athena Scholarship Fund.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
For the past five years, the City of Palm Desert has served as the sponsor of the Palm Desert
Athena Award, which includes the granting of scholarships to deserving students enrolled at
California State University, San Bernardino - Palm Desert Campus (CSUSB).
BACKGROUND:
The Athena Foundation is an international organization that supports, develops, and honors
women leaders by inspiring them to achieve their full potential and create a balance in
leadership worldwide. Five years ago, the City of Palm Desert assumed responsibility for
administering this program in the local community, which focuses on the personal traits of
strong, successful leaders who capture the spirit and collaborative leadership style often
exemplified by women leaders, while also recognizing the importance of traits such as
courageous acts and fierce advocacy in the pursuit of excellence. The Athena Foundation gives
local sponsors the latitude to organize their programs in the manner which best suits specific
communities.
When the City assumed the sponsorship role for the Palm Desert Athena Award, it was
determined that a scholarship component would be attached to the annual recognition
ceremony. The manner in which the awards had been administered in the past required that
recipients pay income tax on the scholarships, as the City simply made them payable directly
to recipients. In order for CSUSB to effectively administer this award in a manner that meets
CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT JULY 12, 2007
RE: PALM DESERT ATHENA SCHOLARSHIP AWARD AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE
CITY OF PALM DESERT AND CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN
BERNARDINO - Contract No. C24302
the criteria of all others associated with public institutions in the State of California, the attached
agreement is necessary. This agreement will allow the City of Palm Desert to fund scholarships
through CSUSB without becoming involved in the issuing of year-end statements to recipients
and reporting these awards to the Internal Revenue Service for taxation purposes. Although
the original agreement was approved by the City Council in 2005, it provided that the
scholarship would be closed out once all of the funds were expended through awarding of
scholarships; therefore, a new agreement must be signed each year.
For each of the past several years, Waste Management of the Desert has donated $2,500 to
be presented to one deserving student at CSUSB - Palm Desert Campus. Burrtec Waste and
Recycling Services has agreed to fund the 2007 scholarship, which will be named for that
organization.
Staff recommends that the City Council approve the subject agreement, which will establish the
2007 Palm Desert Athena Scholarship Fund at CSUSB - Palm Desert Campus.
PATRICIA SCULLY
SENIOR MANAG�NT NAL T
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PAUL S. GIBSON
FINANCE DIRECTOR/CITY TREASURER
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