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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 10/19/2021 - SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 124, 2021, APPROPR Agenda Item 1 Item # 1 Page 1 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY October 19, 2021 City Council STAFF Nina Bodenhamer, City Give Director Ted Hewitt, Legal SUBJECT Second Reading of Ordinance No. 124, 2021, Appropriating Philanthropic Revenue Received by City Give for the Golf Division's Youth Golf Scholarship Fund. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on October 5, 2021, appropriates $7,500 in philanthropic revenue received from Ted and Marguerite Garfield by City Give for the Golf Division’s Youth Golf Scholarship Fund. The designated purpose of the gift is to generate enthusiasm, increase access, and promote participation in the game of golf among junior golfers (ages 17 and under) in the local community through City golf courses. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on Second Reading. ATTACHMENTS 1. First Reading Agenda Item Summary, October 5, 2021 (w/o attachments) (PDF) 2. Ordinance No. 124, 2021 (PDF) Agenda Item 8 Item # 8 Page 1 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY October 5, 2021 City Council STAFF Nina Bodenhamer, City Give Director Ted Hewitt, Legal SUBJECT First Reading of Ordinance No. 124, 2021, Appropriating Philanthropic Revenue Received by City Give for the Golf Division's Youth Golf Scholarship Fund. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The purpose of this item is to appropriate $7,500 in philanthropic revenue received from Ted and Marguerite Garfield by City Give for the Golf Division’s Youth Golf Scholarship Fund. The designated purpose of the gift is to generate enthusiasm, increase access, and promote participation in the game of golf among junior golfers (ages 17 and under) in the local community through City golf courses. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on First Reading. BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION The Youth Golf Scholarship Fund is an initiative of the Golf Advisory Board (the “Board”) designed to generate enthusiasm, increase access, and promote participation in the game of golf among junior golfers (ages 17 and under) in the local community through City golf courses. Youth Golf Scholarships will be awarded to junior golfers at $150 per year, per applicant. Preference will be given to residents of Fort Collins and neighboring communities. Scholarships are reviewed and awarded by the Board on a rolling basis. Youth Golf Scholarship program details, including application process, eligibility, and award timeline, are currently being developed by the Board in partnership with City staff and City Give. The program launches and scholarships will be awarded beginning in Spring 2022. The volunteer Board is committed to the successful operation and maintenance of City Park Nine, Collindale, and Southridge golf courses. The Board advises and makes recommendations related to the operations, policies, administration, and budgeting of City golf courses. CITY FINANCIAL IMPACTS This Ordinance will appropriate $7,500 of unanticipated philanthropic revenue for expenditure in the Golf Fund. The funds have been received and accepted per City Give Administrative and Financial Policy. BOARD / COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION On May 12, 2021, the Golf Advisory Board discussed the Youth Golf Scholarships. (Attachment 1) ATTACHMENT 1 Agenda Item 8 Item # 8 Page 2 ATTACHMENTS 1. Golf Board Minutes (PDF) -1- ORDINANCE NO. 124, 2021 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS APPROPRIATING PHILANTHROPIC REVENUE RECEIVED BY CITY GIVE FOR THE GOLF DIVISION’S YOUTH GOLF SCHOLARSHIP FUND WHEREAS, the City has received a charitable gift of $7,500 from Ted and Marguerite Garfield for the City’s Youth Golf Scholarship Fund; and WHEREAS, the designated purpose of the charitable gift is to provide Youth Golf Scholarships to generate enthusiasm, increase access, and promote participation in the game of golf at City of Fort Collins golf courses for junior golfers who are seventeen years old or younger; and WHEREAS, Youth Golf Scholarships will be awarded to junior golfers at $150 per year, per applicant, beginning in the Spring of 2022; and WHEREAS, this appropriation benefits the public health, safety, and welfare of the residents of Fort Collins and serves the public purpose of promoting the game of golf among youth in the local community; and WHEREAS, Article V, Section 9 of the City Charter permits the City Council, upon recommendation of the City Manager, to make supplemental appropriations by ordinance at any time during the fiscal year, provided that the total amount of such supplemental appropriations, in combination with all previous appropriations for that fiscal year, does not exceed the current estimate of actual and anticipated revenues and all other funds to be received during the fiscal year; and WHEREAS, the Interim City Manager has recommended the appropriation described herein and determined that this appropriation is available and previously unappropriated from the Golf Fund and will not cause the total amount appropriated in the Golf Fund to exceed the current estimate of actual and anticipated revenues and all other funds to be received in that Fund during this fiscal year. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS as follows: Section 1. That the City Council hereby makes and adopts the determinations and findings contained in the recitals set forth above. Section 2. That there is hereby appropriated from unanticipated philanthropic revenue in the Golf Fund the sum of SEVEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($7,500) for expenditure in the Golf Fund for the Golf Division’s Youth Golf Scholarship Fund. -2- Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 5th day of October, A.D. 2021, and to be presented for final passage on the 19th day of October, A.D. 2021. __________________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _______________________________ Interim City Clerk Passed and adopted on final reading on the 19th day of October, A.D. 2021. __________________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _______________________________ Interim City Clerk