Resolution No. 2007-02 - Passed by Consensus

Old Crow Multi-Use Center

Whereas;  The VGFN General Assembly has identified the need to provide
          recreational opportunities for the youth of Old Crow as a priority at
          many past assembly’s;

Whereas;  For years now the VGFN GA has voiced a commitment to the Youth of our
          community and more recently the need for a larger new community hall;
          
Whereas;  It is necessary to solicit funding sources to achieve a detailed
          design and finalize what the Old Crow multi-use complex will actually
          cost in order to find partners and investors;

Whereas;  The community of Old Crow has completed a feasibility study as to what
          the community would like to see in a multi-use complex;

Whereas;  There have been 3 previous VGFN GA resolutions passed by consensus
          supporting such a building;

Whereas;  The VGFN has signed an intergovernmental accord with the Yukon
          Government that includes working together in sports and recreation;

Whereas;  A petition signed by many community members and submitted in the
          spring of 2007 to the Yukon legislative assembly asking for the Yukon
          government to become a major partner in this initiative received a
          positive response from the Yukon government;

Whereas;  The Yukon government has identified a member of the sports and
          recreation branch to work with the Old Crow Multi-use complex working
          group;

Whereas;  In order for the Old Crow Multi-use Complex Working Group to solicit
          partners and investor commitment a financial allocation is required
          from the VGFN beneficiaries.


Therefore Be It Resolved;	

That VGFN General Assembly mandate and direct the Vuntut Gwitchin Government to
make available when necessary to the Old Crow Multi-use Complex Working group
funds from the Vuntut Gwitchin disbursement fund that annually receives money
released from the Vuntut Gwitchin Trust to the Vuntut Gwitchin Government for
the sole purpose of leveraging and committing other monies and partnerships for
the design and construction of the Old Crow multi-purpose complex;

That the VGFN general assembly direct the Vuntut Gwitchin Government and the Old
Crow Multi-use Complex Working group to seek funding resources to advance the
conceptual framework to the next phase of a detailed design to determine actual
costs of the building;

That the VGFN general assembly direct the Vuntut Gwitchin Government and the Old
Crow Multi-use Complex Working group continue to solicit partners and investors
to build an Old Crow Multi-use Complex at the proposed location;

That the Old Crow Multi-use Complex Working group present at the 2008 GA the
actual costs and design of the complex;

That the Old Crow multi-use complex working group provide a progress report on
these efforts at forthcoming public meetings and leadership meetings throughout
the year when necessary.