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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin and City Council
FROM: Kathleen Watson, Assistant Corporation Counsel on behalf of the City of Aurora Community Services Department
DATE: August 22, 2024
SUBJECT:
The City of Aurora Community Services Department is requesting approval of this resolution to allow them to accept a donation of a refrigerated vehicle from Grocery Delivery E-Services USA Inc. d/b/a HelloFresh, to be used for delivering meals to residents.
PURPOSE:
This resolution would allow the Community Services Department, through the Chief Community Services Officer or her designee, to accept a donation of a refrigerated vehicle by Grocery Delivery E-Services USA Inc. d/b/a HelloFresh and complete the appropriate paperwork to accept the donation.
BACKGROUND:
The City of Aurora has received donated meals, to be distributed to residents of the City of Aurora. This refrigerated vehicle would be used to assist in the delivery of these meals.
DISCUSSION:
Grocery Delivery E-Services USA Inc. d/b/a HelloFresh has provided a contract by which the City of Aurora would accept their donation of the refrigerated vehicle. Grocery Delivery E-Services USA Inc. d/b/a HelloFresh may need additional paperwork completed by the Community Services Department to complete the donation. By having the resolution, it will allow the Chief Community Services Officer or her designee, to complete any additional paperwork that would facilitate the transfer of the refrigerated vehicle from Grocery Delivery E-Services USA Inc. d/b/a HelloFresh to the City of Aurora. The refrigerated vehicle would be used to deliver meals to residents.
IMPACT STATEMENT:
The vehicle will be donated by Grocery Delivery E-Services USA Inc. d/b/a HelloFresh and the Community Services Department will not have to pay for the vehicle. There will be minimal cost to transfer the title and plates to the City of Aurora.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
The Community Services Department is requesting approval of the resolution to allow the Chief Community Services Officer or her designee to execute the contract to accept the vehicle and complete the appropriate paperwork to transfer the refrigerated vehicle from Grocery Delivery E-Services USA Inc. d/b/a HelloFresh.
cc: Public Health, Safety and Transportation Committee
CITY OF AURORA, ILLINOIS
RESOLUTION NO. _________
DATE OF PASSAGE ________________
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A Resolution Authorizing the Community Services Department to Accept the Donation of a Refrigerated Vehicle.
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WHEREAS, the City of Aurora has a population of more than 25,000 persons and is, therefore, a home rule unit under subsection (a) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution of 1970; and
WHEREAS, subject to said Section, a home rule unit may exercise any power and perform any function pertaining to its government and affairs for the protection of the public health, safety, morals, and welfare; and
WHEREAS, the Community Services Department will use the donated vehicle to deliver meals to residents; and
WHEREAS, no goods or services were provided in exchange for said donation; and
WHEREAS, the donation has been made to assist the Community Services Department in the delivery of meals to residents;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Aurora, Illinois, as follows: that the Chief Community Services Officer, shall be and hereby is authorized in person or through her designee, to sign the contract accepting the vehicle and take all actions necessary on behalf of the City to accept the donated refrigerated vehicle, and to use such vehicle for the purposes set forth in this Resolution.