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Home My WebLink About3991 RESOLUTION NO. 3 9 9 1 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN, WASHINGTON, ACCEPTING THE ONE-THIRD SHARE OF A TEN THOUSAND DOLLAR BEQUEATHMENT FROM THE ESTATE OF JANE CLARE GATTAVARA FOR THE FLOWER FUND AT MOUNTAIN VIEW CEMETERY WHEREAS, the City received notification from the attorney handling probate of Jane Clare Gattavara's estate in which she bequeathed a one-third share of Ten Thousand and No/100s Dollars to Mountain View Cemetery; and WHEREAS, the City of Auburn was advised that this amount will be distributed to those named in the will following probate of the will; and WHEREAS, acceptance of the funds requires the completion, execution, and return to the personal representative of an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Form W-9. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF AUBURN, WASHINGTON, HEREBY RESOLVES as follows: Section 1. Purpose. The City Council hereby accepts the funds bequeathed to Mountain View Cemetery and agrees to their use for flowers. Section 2. Implementation. The Mayor is further authorized to implement such administrative procedures as may be necessary to carry out the directions of this legislation. Section 3. Effective Date. This Resolution shall take effect and be in full force upon passage and signatures hereon. Resolution No. 3991 February 27, 2006 Page 1 Dated and signed this Cc'\lk day of March, 2006. CITY OF AUBURN ATTEST: 'fl.0 (LtJ:tl/7[). {eJJ!u~" ," Dahielle E. Daskam, City Clerk Resolution No. 3991 February 27, 2006 Page 2 , , 'A. WEST 332 First Street Northeast Auburn, Washington 98002 <LAW OFFI,CES PHONE, (253) 351.9000 FAX, (253) 833.5322 e~mail: attomeys@WestLawOffices.com . A Professional Service Corporation Robert E. West, Jr. October 11, 2005 TO: BENEFICIARIES OF THE ESTATE OF JANE CLARE GATTAVARA Re: Estate of Jane Clare Gattavara, deceased King County Superior Court Cause No. 05-4-05010-9 KNT Dear Beneficiaries: Please be advised that this firm represents Charles E. Riley. Mr. Riley's appointment as personal representative (executor) of the Estate of Jane Clare Gattavara was approved by the court on October 7, 2005. Your organization is named as a beneficiary of Ms. Gattavara' s estate. Enclosed for your information is a copy of the Last Will and Testament and First Codicil to Last Will and Testament which were admitted to probate in the above-referenced matter. Also enclosed is a copy of Notice of Probate Proceedings. It is the duty of the personal representative to prepare an inventory and appraisement of the estate's assets, liquidate the estate's assets, pay creditors, and distribute the estate assets to the beneficiaries according to the terms of the Will and Codicil. The potential creditors of the estate have four months from October 14, 2005, to file a claim with the estate. Distribution of the estate's assets to the beneficiaries will take place after all assets have been liquidated and transferred to the estate, creditors claims have been paid, and tax returns for the estate, if any, have been prepared and fIled. You will be periodically apprised of the status of the probate by our office. We expect distribution will not occur sooner than six months from date of this letter. All beneficiaries are to complete and sign the enclosed IRS Form W -9, and return it to our office. All charitable organizations and other organizations receiving this letter are to provide our office with the following additional information: . name, address, and telephone number of contact person for your organization . copy of IRS Letter regarding exempt status of your organization, if applicable Form W-9 Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification Give fonn to the requester. Do not send to the IRS. (Rev. January 2005) Department 01 the Treasury Internal Revenue SeMce N Name (as shown on your income tax return) g, CITY OF AUBURN .. c. c o 8.~ ~~ ~" " 2 -et) -c Q:~ 5 " 8- lJl ill us[ account numbe<(s) ""'" (optlona~ en Business name, if different from above MOUNTAIN VIEW CEMETERY MOUNTAIN VIEW CEMETERY IndividuaV Check appropriate box: 0 Sole proprietor 0 Corporation Address {number" street, and apt. or suite no.) 2u20 MOUNTAIN VIEW DRIVE City, state, and ZIP code AUBURN, WASHINGTON 98001 Ta er Identification Number IY1 Exempt from backup E:J withholding Requester's name and address (optional) o part_ 0 Other ~'~~!:~#'h' ~ or Enter your TIN in the appropriate box. The TIN provided must match the name given on Line 1 to avoid backup withholding. For individuals. this is your social security number (SSN). However, for a resident alien, sole proprietor. or disregarded entity, see the Part I insb'uctions on page 3. For other entities. jf: is your employer identification number (ErN). If you do not have a number. see HOf!I to get a TIN on page 3. Note. " the account is in more than one name. see the chart on page 4 for guidelines on whose number to enter. Certification Under penalties of perjury. I certify that 1. The number shown on this form is my correct taxpayer identificaUon number (or I am walting for a number to be issued to me), and 2. I am not subject to backup withholdng because: (a) I am exempt from bacIcup withholding, or (b) I have not been notified by the InternaJ Revenue Service (IRS) that I am subject to backup withholding as a result of a failure to report all interest or d"1Vidends. or (c) the IRS has notified me that I am no longer subject to backup withholding. and 3. I am a U.S. person Qnctudlng a U.S. resident alien). Certification instructions. You must cross out item 2 above if you have been notified by the IRS that YOl! are currently subject to backup withholding because you have failed to report all interest and dividends on your tax rett.m. For real estate transactions, item 2 does not apply. For mortgage interest paid. acquisition or abandonment of red property, canceHation of debt. contributions to an individual retirement arrangement ORAl. and generally. other t in! t and dividends. you are nol required to sign the Certification. but you must provide your correct TIN. (See ctIons on e Sign S1g-.e of _ "'7 ~~~ Here u.s._I> Date I> /0-/ ~--" Purpose of Form A person who is required to file an information return with the IRS, must obtain your correct taxpayer identifICation number (TIN) to report, for example, income paid to you, real estate transactions, mortgage interest you paid, acquisition or abandonment of secured property. cancellation of debt, or contributions you made to an IRA. U.S. person. Use Form W-Q only if you are a U.S. person Oncluding a resident alien), to provide your correct TIN to the person requesting tt (the requester) and. when applicable, to: 1. Certify that the TIN you are giving Is correct (or you are waiting for a number to be issued), 2. Certify that you are not subject to backup withholding. or 3. Claim exemption from backup withholding if you are a U.S. exempt payee. Note. If a requester gives you a form other than Form W-Q to request your TIN, you must use the requester's fotm if it is subslantiaJly similar to this Form W-Q. For federal tax purposes you are considered a person if you are: . An individual who is a cttizen or resident of the United States, . A partnership, corporation. company. or association created or organized in the United States or under the laws of the United States, or . Arty estate (other than a foreign estate) or tnust. See Regulations sections 301.7701-6(a) and 7(a) for addttional information. Foreign person. If you are a foreign person, do not use Form W-Q. Instead, use the appropriate Form W..s (see PubliCation 515, Withholding of Tax on Nonresident Aliens and Foreign Entities). Nonresident alien who becomes a resident alien. Generally, only a nonresident alien individual may use the tenns of a tax treaty to reduce or eliminate U.S. tax on certain types of income. However, most tax treaties contain a provision known as a "saving clause." Exceptions specified in the saving clause may permit an exemption from tax to continue for certain types of income even after the recipient has otherwise become a U.S. resident alien for tax purposes. If you are a U.S. resident alien who is relying on an exception contained in the saving clause of a tax treaty to claim an exemption from U.S. tax on certain types of income, you must attach a statement to Fonn W-9 that specifies the foUowing fIVe ttems: 1. The treaty country. Generally. this must be the same treaty under which you claimed exemption from tax as a nonresident alien. 2. The treaty article addressing the income. 3. The article number (or location) in the tax treaty that contains the saving clause and its exceptions. Cat. No. 10231X Form W-9 (Rev.1*2005} RECEIVED KING COUNTY, WASHING FIRST CODICIL TO LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OCT -7 2005 OF JANE C. GATTA V ARA ,KNT DEPARTMENT OF . JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATh I, JANE C. GATTAVARA, of Auburn, Washington, being of legal age, of sound and disposing mind and memory, and not acting under duress, menace, fraud or the undue influence of any person whomsoever, do make, publish and declare this a First Codicil to my Last Will and Testament bearing the date October 18, 2004 (hereinafter "Last Will and Testament"). WHEREAS, I desire to revise and supplement Article III Specific Bequests of my Last Will and Testament. NOW, TIlEREFORE, I hereby declare and make the following amendments to Article III, Specific Bequests, Section A: Paragraph 25 is deleted in its entirety. I make no cash bequest to Samuel Carroll. Paragraph 26 is deleted in its entirety. I make no cash bequest to Daniel Carroll. The following paragraphs are added to Article ill, Specific Bequests, Section A: 28. Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) to The Auburn Symphony Association, a Washington nonprofit corporation, 222 E. Main Street, Auburn, Washington, aka Auburn Symphony Orchestra; and, 29. Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00) to Auburn Youth Resources, a Washington nonprofit corporation, 816 "F' Street SE, Auburn, Washington. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my band this 15th day of April, 2005, and I hereby ratify and confirm all of the provisions of my Last Will and Testament, dated October 18, 2004,except as modified by this Codicil JANEC. GATIAVARA On the 15th day of April 2005, at Auburn, Washington, JANE C. GATIAVARAin our presence declared this instrument consisting of one (I) page to be her First Codicil to her Last Will and Testament, subscribed her name to it and requested each of us to attest to such facts as witnesses; and whereupon we signed this instrument in her and each others presence. ~o/ cl~ ' P nt~ame: ';e;,~)JG.1I11:: Residing at:-4' t/ /'..' /---- . L(' ~"'-""/e:~ ~ ~~u->. ~L~~ Print Name: SHERRI URY Residing at: -s.. ,'- N'\l'.ll S" \ 'I. '\ ~ . CODlCIL TO LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OFJANEC.OATIAVARA Page -1- . WEST LAW OFFICES. P.S. :\.'>2 Fim Sueet Nnnhcast. Auhurn, Washin~ttm 98002 (253) 3)1.9000 , . , tNii~-lJ ARTICLE m SPECIFIC BEOUESTS A. I give, devise and bequeath the amounts of money as hereinbelow set forth as follows: 1. Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) to CALVARY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 1725 Porter Street, Enumc1aw, Washington, 98022; 2. Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00) to WHITE RNER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 526 12th SE, Auburn, Washington, 98002; 3. Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) to SACRED HEART CHURCH, 1614 Farrelly Street, Enurnclaw, Washington, 98022; 4. Thirty Thousand Dollars ($30,000) to AUBURN FOOD BANK, 930 18th Place NE, Auburn, Washington, 98002; 5. Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000) to WHITE RIVER VAlLEY MUSEUM, 918 H Street SE, Auburn, Washington, 98002; 6. Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000) to NEELY MANSION, 12303 Auburn-Black Diamond Road, Auburn, Washington, 98002; 7. Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000) to VETERANS OF FOREIGN W ARB (VJ!W) Post 1949,44426 244th SE, Enumclaw, Washington, 98022; 8. Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000) to LAKOTA CHAPTER DAR, Auburn, Washington; 9. . Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000) to CASCADE ANIMAL PROTECITON SOCIETY (CAPS), 31849 Pacific Highway South, #112, Federal Way, Washington, 98001; 10. Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000) to DELTA ANIMAL RESCUE, P.O. Box 9, Glendale, California, 91209; ~en Thousand Dollars ($10,000) total, in equal shares, share and share alike, to ( i!;:;JzALVARY CEMEfERY, Seattle, Washington, EVERGREEN CEMETERY, \~--...."" LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF JANEC.GATIAVARA . Page 2 . WEST LAW OFFICES. P.S. \~;l.""~lf'>f';trL"Ct"Nurthcil,,"I. A.ubutn. WashinWllO 1..l&'\Jl (253) 1,)1-9000 ;~ lni ;11.. Enumclaw, Washington, andO'MOlJNT AlN vmWCEMETERY; Auburn, Washington, to be used for each Cemetery's Flower Fund; . 12. Forty Thousand Dollars ($40,000) in trust to CHARLES RILEY, as Trustee, and if he cannot serve, then to KAREY RILEY, as Trustee, both presently residing at 950 Federal Avenue East, Seattle, Washington, 98102, not beneficially, but IN TRUST for the benefit of my grandnephew, MICHAEL MacMilLAN, presently residing at 2505 South NOfnlan Street, Seattle, Washington, 98144, to be used for college or other necessities, and the entire balance shall be distributed to MICHAEL MacMILLAN when. he reaches the age of twenty-five (25) years; 13. Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000) to the BLACK DIAMOND lllSTORICAL SOCIETY, Black Diamond, Washington; 14. Forty Thousand Dollars ($40,000) to the ENUMCLAW PLATEAU mSTORICAL SOCIETY, Enumclaw, Washington; 15. Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000) to the FARM SANCTUARY, whose current address is P.O. Box 150, Watkins Glen. New Yorlc, 14891-9978; 16. Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) to HUMANE FARMING ASSOCIATION, whose current address is P.O. 3577, San Rafael, California, 94912; 17. Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) to FOOD ANIMAL CONCERNS TRUST ("FAC.T."), whose current address is P.O. Box 14599, Chicago, lllinois, 60614-9966; 18. Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000) to FUND FOR ANIMALS, whose current address is 200 West57lh Street, NewYorlc, 10102-0670; 19. Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) to the FAMILY lllSTORY CENTER, CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATIER DAY SAINTS (MORMON), 623 M Northeast, Auburn, Washington; 20. Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) to ANITA WHITE, currently residing at 3240 Happy Hollow Lane, Silverdale, Washington, 98383; 21. Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000) to UNITY, 1901 NW Blue Parkway, Unity Village, MO 64065-0001; LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF JANEC.GAITAVARA Page 3 '" WEST LAW OFFICES. P.S. )l~ Fir_,r :-'lfL>C( North~';N, Auhurn. W;t~hjnghln 9H('\l'2 (!'i\) lSI-'->l1OO ~ \ 1 lnitt. :<