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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. C24303)
SUBMITTED BY: Patricia Scully, CFEE, Senior Management Analyst
DATE: May 8, 2008
CONTENTS: Subject Agreement
RECOMMENDATION:
By Minute Motion, approve an agreement between the City of Palm Desert and Califomia
State University at San Bemardino to establish the 2008 Palm Desert Athena Scholarship
Fund.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
For the past six 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
Califomia State University, San Bernardino - Palm Desert Campus (CSUSB).
BACKGROUND:
The Athena Foundation is an intemational organization that supports, develops, and honors
women leaders by inspiring them to achieve their full potential and create a balance in
leadership worldwide. Six 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
CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT MAY 8, 2008
RE: PALM DESERT ATHENA SCHOLARSHIP AWARD AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE
CITY OF PALM DESERT AND CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN
BERNARDINO - Contract No. C24302
directly to recipients. In order for CSUSB to effectively administer this award in a manner
that meets 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 2008 scholarship, which will be named for
that organization.
Staff recommends that the City Council approve the subject agreement, which will establish
the 2008 Palm Desert Athena Scholarship Fund at CSUSB - Palm Desert Campus.
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