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AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY November 2, 2021
City Council
STAFF
Kelly DiMartino, Interim City Manager
Travis Storin, Chief Finance Officer
Lawrence Pollack, Budget Director
SUBJECT
First Reading of Ordinance No. 145, 2021, Being the Annual Appropriation Ordinance Relating to the Annual
Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2022; Adopting the Budget for the Fiscal Year beginning January 1, 2022, and
Ending December 31, 2022; and Fixing the Mill Levy for Property Taxes Payable in 2022.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The purpose of this item is to present the Annual Appropriation and Budget Ordinance for First Reading. This
Ordinance sets the City Budget for the one-year period (2022) which becomes the City’s financial plan for the
next fiscal year. This Ordinance sets the amount of $702,408,235 to be appropriated for fiscal year 2022.
However, this appropriated amount does not include what is being budgeted and appropriated by separate
Council/Board of Director actions to adopt the 2022 budget for the Gener al Improvement District (GID) No. 1 of
$382,502, the 2022 budget for GID No. 15 (Skyview) of $1,000, the Urban Renewal Authority (URA) 2022
budgets of $6,163,502 and the Downtown Development Authority 2021 budget of $25,431,519. This results in
City-related total operating appropriations of $734,386,758 in 2022. This Ordinance also sets the 2021 City
property tax mill levy at 9.797 mills, unchanged since 1991.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on First Reading.
BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION
The 2021 budget process would typically have been a ‘revision year’, which is where the second year of the
City’s two-year, or biennial, budget would be revised. However, the City’s budgeting process was significantly
impacted by the global pandemic. It was determined that modifications would need to be made to the
processes for both 2020 and 2021, due to the significant unknowns about impacts to our community. In
response, in 2020 City Council approved Ordinance No. 067 to suspend the biennia l budget required by the
City Code to allow the adoption of a one-year budget and temporarily revise the City’s budgeting process.
For 2022, the primary impact of these modifications is that Council will again adopt a one -year budget instead
of the traditional two-year (biennial) budget. Thereafter, the City will return to a two -year budget. Unlike in the
modified process last year, the Budgeting for Outcomes (BFO) Teams of City staff members were successfully
invoked this year, which added significant v alue to the process and the decisions made by the executive team.
Also, public engagement for the 2022 Recommended Budget resumed earlier in the summer, as it normally did
prior to the pandemic. Initial feedback received in May and June helped inform the decisions for the
recommended budget, and the remaining inputs through September were shared with Council.
Key components of our budgeting process continued this cycle, including budget requests based on the
programs and services provided to the community, a key aspect of the BFO process. These budget requests
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specify direct linkage to at least one strategic objective in the City’s adopted 2020 Strategic Plan, as well as
performance measures directly related to the proposed program or service.
Another important modification this year was to also focus on the newly elected Council’s adopted priorities,
which may not have been reflected in the adopted 2020 Strategic Plan. These priorities were included in the
executive conversations and a number of offers to support them were created and included in the budget.
Council reviewed the Interim City Manager’s recommended budget (Recommended Budget) for 2022 during
three Council work sessions. In addition, residents have been able to provide input to Councilmember s through
two public hearings. From these discussions and additional information provided by staff, Council has
provided direction and guidance for the following changes to the Recommended Budget that have been
incorporated into First Reading of this Ordinance making the City’s annual appropriation for 2022 and adopting
the City’s budget for 2022 (2022 Annual Appropriation and Budget).
Changes to Offers originally included in the Recommended Budget
Note - Offers listed below are in the same order as presented in the work session on October 12
Outcome Offer Number & Title Funding Source(s)Changes Made from Recommended Budget Ongoing 1-Time
ENV
1.28 - Utilities : Water 1.0 FTE -
Contractual Specialist Water
Conservation
502-Water Fund: Ongoing Revenue This Offer was Funded (previously Unfunded)102$
T&M 20.6 - Parking Structure Security
Upgrades
100-General Fund: ARPA Reserves ($446k)
294-Parking Services Fund: Reserves ($32k)This Offer was Funded (previously Unfunded)478
C&R 55.14 - Lincoln Center - Sustainable
Performance Hall Lighting 273-Cultural Services Fund: Reserves This Offer was Funded (previously Unfunded)175
C&R 35.8 - Library Park Irrigation
Replacement - Enhanced 100-General Fund: Reserves This Offer was Funded (previously Unfunded)100
C&R 35.9 - Rolland Moore Park
Improvements - Enhanced 100-General Fund: Reserves This Offer was scaled down from $4.45M to
$1.0M and Funded (previously Unfunded)1,000
NLSH 40.7 - Large Diameter Tree Pruning
Enhanced Funding 100-General Fund: Ongoing Revenue This Offer was Funded (previously Unfunded)100
ENV 48.14 - 1.0 FTE Construction and
Demolition Waste 100-General Fund: Ongoing Revenue This Offer was Funded (previously Unfunded)100
SAFE
53.2 - RESTORE West Nile Virus
Program Community Outreach &
Education
100-General Fund: Ongoing Revenue This Offer was scaled down from $39k to $23k
and Funded (previously Unfunded)23
HPG
7.11 - City Facility Exterior Lighting:
Dark Sky Assessment and
Conversion
100-General Fund: Reserves This Offer was scaled down from $175k to $100k
and Funded (previously Unfunded)100
ENV 48.15 - Air Quality Monitoring Fund 100-General Fund: Ongoing Revenue This is a new Offer to address air quality 100
ENV 48.16 - 1.0 FTE Air Quality
Education and Outreach Coordinator 100-General Fund: Ongoing Revenue This is a new Offer to address air quality 115
T&M 9.9 - RESTORE - Street Sweeping 100-General Fund: Ongoing Revenue ($49k)
100-General Fund: ARPA Reserves (-$49k)
Changed Funding Source of Personnel Costs
from ARPA to General Fund 49 (49)
SAFE 1.69 - Household Hazardous Waste
(HHW) Collection Event
504-Stormwater Fund: Reserves ($80k)
100-General Fund Reserves ($100k)
This is a new Offer to again fund a Household
Hazardous Waste Collection Event 180
ENV 1.16 - RESTORE: Light & Power -
Energy Services
Increased Funding - 501-Light and Power Fund:
Ongoing Revenue This Offer was scaled up, from $198k to $297k 99
T&M 13.8 - Shift Your Ride Travel Options
Program 100-General Fund: Ongoing Revenue This Offer was scaled down from $396k to $200k
and Funded (previously Unfunded)200
ENV
1.22 - Utilities: 1.0 FTE -
Environmental Regulatory Affairs
Technician
292-Transportation Fund: Ongoing Revenue ($22k)
601-Equipment Fund: Ongoing Revenue ($22k)
602-Self Insurance Fund: Ongoing Revenue ($22k)
605-Utility Customer Service Fund: Ongoing
Revenue ($27k)
This Offer was Funded (previously Unfunded)93
T&M 11.13 - Neighborhood Traffic
Mitigation Program Expansion 100-General Fund: Ongoing Revenue This Offer was scaled down from $250k to $130k
and Funded (previously Unfunded)130
Financial Impact of Changes from Recommneded Budget:1,111$ 1,984$
$ in Thousands
• Additionally, based on the Council dialogue on the use of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding, the
following offers are now proposed for funding from General Fund Ongoing Revenue and Reserves, rather
than ARPA
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Outcome Offer Number & Title Funding Source(s)Ongoing 1-Time
HPG 7.22 - RESTORE: Two Part-time Hourly Facility
Maintenance Helpers 100-General Fund: Ongoing Revenue 55
HPG 65.2 - RESTORE: Operational Budget for General
Legal Services 100-General Fund: Ongoing Revenue 20
HPG 7.25 - Facility Restroom and Common Area
Additional Cleaning 100-General Fund: Reserves 270
NLSH 22.10 - Electronic Plan Review Implementation and
Licensing 100-General Fund: Reserves 75
• Additionally, the following administrative changes have been made for First Reading of the 2022 Annual
Appropriation and Budget:
o An accounting change was implemented to consolidate ARPA related expenditures into the General
Fund. As such, offers originally proposed to be expensed in other City governmental funds will be
expensed in the General Fund for 2022 and future years.
o The 2022 Budget for the Downtown Development Authority (DDA) was approved by its Board of
Directors on September 9, 2021. ‘Offer 61.1 - Downtown Development Authority Operating and
Capital Budget’ has been updated to reflect the final DDA 2022 Budget, as approved by the DDA
Board.
Utility Rates
The Utility rate increases in the Recommended Budget are included, as proposed, in First Reading of the 2022
Annual Appropriation and Budget as follows:
Utility 2022
Electric 2.0%
Water -
Wastewater -
Stormwater -
2022 Annual Appropriation and Budget Summary
This annual Appropriation Ordinance sets the amount of $702,408,235 to be appropriated for fiscal year 2022.
It does not include the 2022 adopted annual appropriations and budgets for the General Improvement District
(GID) No. 1 of $382,502, the GID No. 15 (Skyview) of $1,000, the Urban Renewal Authority (URA) of
$6,163,502 and the Downtown Development Authority of $25,431,519. This results in City -related total
operating appropriations being $734,386,758 in 2022. Below is a summary of the City’s proposed 2022 total
operating budget:
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Original
2021 2022 % Change
Operating $629.2 $635.0 0.9%
Debt 29.7 32.2 8.3%
Capital 41.4 67.2 62.1%
Total City Appropriations*$700.3 $734.4 4.9%
Less
Internal Service Funds ($79.9)($87.9)10.0%
Transfers to Other Funds (66.4)(68.4)3.0%
GIDs (0.8)(0.4)-52.6%
URAs (6.7)(6.2)-8.1%
DDA (23.9)(25.4)6.5%
Total ($177.8)($188.3)5.9%
Net City Budget $522.5 $546.1 4.5%
* This includes the GID #1, GID #15, URA and DDA, all of which are appropriated in separate ordinances
TOTAL BUDGET (in Millions)
CITY FINANCIAL IMPACTS
This Ordinance sets the annual appropriation for fiscal year 2022 in the amount of $702,408,235. The
Ordinance also sets the City property tax mill levy at 9.797 mills, unchanged since 1991.
BOARD AND COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS
Various City boards and commissions submitted memos to Council for its consideration of what they believed
should be included in the 2022 Annual Appropriation and Budget.
PUBLIC OUTREACH
Public outreach for the 2022 Annual Appropriation and Budget began in May, as it did prior to the pandemic.
Due to existing unknowns and concerns most engagement was either online or virtual. The Ci ty continued to
leverage the OurCity platform as an interactive means for the community to provide their thoughts; whether
they had just a few minutes to spend or a longer period of time to get into the details. The Recommended
Budget was released on September 1, including the publication of the Recommended Budget in Brief. This
document is intended to help the budget be more accessible and understandable to the community. As such,
it is printed in both Spanish and English, and is available either in printed form for public consumption or
online. Following the release of the Recommended Budget, the City conducted a series of virtual public forums
to discuss the offers recommended for funding in each outcome and to answer questions.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Powerpoint Presentation (PDF)
1st Reading of the 2022 BudgetCity Council Meeting – November 2, 2021ATTACHMENT 1
22021 Council Budget MeetingsSeptember 14thWork Session• Culture and Recreation• Economic Health• Environmental Health• Transportation and MobilitySeptember 28thWork Session• Neighborhood Livability and Social Health• Safe Community• High Performing GovernmentSeptember 21stCouncil Meeting• Budget Public Hearing #1 of 2October 12thWork Session• Budget Public Hearing #2 of 2October 5thCouncil Meeting• General Discussion – Final Council DirectionNovember 2ndCouncil Meeting• First ReadingNovember 16thCouncil Meeting• Second ReadingWe are here
3Culture and RecreationFort Collins provides and maximizes access to diverse cultural and recreational amenities.
4Culture & RecreationContinued Funding for Ongoing Programs and Services
5Culture & RecreationEnhanced Programs and ServicesAccessibility for Low- to Mid- Income Residents - Increased Funding for the Recreation Reduced Fee Scholarship Program –Offer 34.21- Cultural Services Access Fund (Gardens / Lincoln Center / Museum of Discovery)–Offer 55.13- Cultural Services Community Programs Manager –Offer 55.12Capital Project Investments- Southeast Community Center Design & Construction Plans –Offer 34.24- Continued Recreational Trail Development –Offer 41.1Environmental Improvements at City Facilities- Lincoln Center Sustainable Performance Hall Lighting –Offer 55.14- Library Park Irrigation Replacement –Offer 35.8- Rolland Moore Park Improvements –Offer 35.9
6Economic HealthFort Collins promotes a healthy, sustainable economy reflecting community values.
7Economic HealthContinued Funding for Ongoing Programs and Services
8Focus on Local Businesses- Economic Health Strategic Plan –Offer 49.9- Minority Business Specialist –Offer 49.8Downtown Amenities- Oak Street Plaza Improvements –Offer 36.6- Restoration of pre-COVID service levels –Offer 36.5Light and Power Utility- Increase RESTORE: Light & Power - Energy Services by $99k to $297k –Offer 1.16- Utilities: Light & Power - Electric System Hardware/Software Improvements –Offer 2.22- Utilities: Light & Power - Distribution Automation –Offers 2.9Economic HealthEnhanced Programs and Services
9Environmental HealthFort Collins promotes, protects and enhances a healthy and sustainable environment
10Environmental HealthContinued Funding for Ongoing Programs and Services
11Environmental HealthEnhanced Programs and ServicesWater Conservation-Utilities: Water 1.0 FTE ‐Contractual Specialist Water Conservation -Offer 1.28-Water Conservation Xeriscape Incentive Program (HOA/Commercial–Offer 1.29Waste Diversion- Utilities: Stormwater - Dirt Recycling and Management Study –Offer 1.65- 1.0 FTE Construction and Demolition Waste -Offer 48.14- 1 Household Hazardous Waste Day Collection Event -Offer 1.69
12Environmental HealthEnhanced Programs and ServicesAir Quality-Local & Regional Air Quality Monitoring -Offer 48.13-Air Quality Monitoring Fund ‐Offer 48.15-1.0 FTE Air Quality Education and Outreach Coordinator –Offer 48.16Additional Climate Action- Utilities: 1.0 FTE - Environmental Regulatory Affairs Technician –Offer 1.22- Innovate Fort Collins Challenge – Housing/Climate Nexus -Offer 48.11
13Fort Collins provides a transportation system that moves people and goods safely and efficiently while being accessible, reliable and convenient.Transportation & Mobility
14Transportation and MobilityContinued Funding for Ongoing Programs and Services
15Transportation and MobilityEnhanced Programs and ServicesAlternative Modes – Bicycles and Pedestrians-Bicycle Infrastructure-Offer 13.5-Shift Your Ride Travel Options Program -Offer 13.8-Pedestrian Sidewalk Improvements ‐Offer 21.5 ‐Siphon Bike and Pedestrian Overpass –Offer 21.16Alternative Modes – Transfort Bus Service Improvements- ADA Bus Stop Improvements –Offer 19.6- Battery Electric Buses and Related Equipment -Offer 19.9- Analysis of PSD & Transfort Transportation Coordination -Offer 19.14
16Transportation and MobilityEnhanced Programs and ServicesTraffic Improvements-Traffic Signal Timing Optimization -Offer 11.12-Neighborhood Traffic Mitigation Program Expansion -Offer 11.13-Arterial Intersection Improvements ‐Offer 21.4 Asset Management- Parking Structure Critical Repairs –Offer 20.3- Parking Structure Security Upgrades -Offer 20.6
17Neighborhood Livability & Social HealthFort Collins provides a high-quality built environment, supports connected neighborhoods, seeks to advance equity and affordability, and fosters the social health of the community.
18Neighborhood Livability and Social HealthContinued Funding for Ongoing Programs and Services
19Neighborhood Livability and Social HealthEnhanced Programs and ServicesHousing and the Unhoused- Eviction Legal Fund -Offer 10.8- Affordable Housing Capital Fund and Fee Credit Fund -Offers 47.4 and 47.12- Homelessness Initiatives Increase -Offer 47.13Childcare and Other Human Services- Childcare System Support -Offer 47.8- Human Services Programming Increases –Offer 47.9 Focus on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion- Strengthening Relationships with Indigenous Communities -Offer 68.1- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Office & Associated Programming –Offers 44.4 / 44.5
20Safe CommunityFort Collins provides a safe place to live, work, learn and play
21Safe CommunityContinued Funding for Ongoing Programs and Services
22Safe CommunityEnhanced Programs and ServicesMental Health Resources- Municipal Court Mental Health, Addiction and Teen Diversion Services –Offer 57.6 - 5.0 FTE - Mental Health Response Team build out; 1 Sergeant & 4 Officers -Offer 18.18Additional Police Services Funding- 2.0 FTE - 1 Criminalist and 1 Patrol Officer -Offer 18.27- 2 Hourly Positions Conversion to 1.0 FTE - Sex Offender Registrar -Offer 18.23- Wireless Connectivity Improvement for Fort Collins Police Patrol –Offer 18.11Community Health and Safety- RESTORE West Nile Virus Program Community Outreach and Education –Offer 53.2- Encampment Cleaning and Prevention –Offer 43.2- Utilities: Stormwater - North Mason Stormwater Improvements Phase 1 –Offer 4.5
23High Performing GovernmentFort Collins exemplifies an efficient, innovative, transparent, effective and collaborative city government
24High Performing GovernmentContinued Funding for Ongoing Programs and Services
25High Performing GovernmentEnhanced Programs and ServicesPublic Engagement and Language Access- Expanded Community Outreach and Engagement –Offer 32.6- Language Access Services for City Council Meetings and High Priority Civic Engagement Events –Offer 44.6Effective Governance- State Legislative Advocacy –Offer 44.8- Council Redistricting Study –Offer 8.5City Facility Improvements- City Facility Exterior Lighting: Dark Sky Assessment and Conversion –Offer 7.11-Facility Restroom and Common Area Additional Cleaning –Offer 7.25
26Modifications for 1stReading
27ARPA Funded Offers – Ongoing CostsDue to the one-time nature of ARPA revenue, funding for these offers is expected to be gradually phased into other funding sources over the next two budget cyclesOutcome Offer Number Offer Name Offer TotalSAFE 18.18 5.0 FTE ‐ Mental Health Response Team build out; 1 Sergeant and 4 Officers ‐ ARPA Funded 809,170 NLSH 22.13 1.0 FTE Contractual ‐ City Planner ‐ ARPA Funded 81,258 HPG 32.6 Expanded Community Outreach and Engagement ‐ ARPA Funded 55,000 C&R 34.21 Increased Funding for the Reduced Fee Scholarship Program ‐ ARPA Funded 100,000 HPG 44.4 Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Office ‐ Professional Services Increase ‐ ARPA Funded 25,000 HPG 44.6 Language Access Services for City Council Meetings and High Priority Civic Engagement Events ‐ ARPA Funded 34,560 NLSH 47.12 Affordable Housing Fee Credit Fund ‐ ARPA Funded 350,000 NLSH 47.13 Homelessness Initiatives Increase ‐ ARPA Funded 201,000 NLSH 47.9 Human Service Program Increase ‐ ARPA Funded 150,000 C&R 55.12 1.0 FTE Contractual ‐ Cultural Services Community Programs Manager with Program Support ‐ ARPA Funded 169,575 C&R 55.13 Cultural Services Access Fund for Low‐Income Residents ‐ ARPA Funded 185,000 SAFE 57.6 Municipal Court Services‐Mental Health, Addiction, and Teen Diversion Services ‐ ARPA Funded 75,000 2,235,563$ Based on work session discussions, funding changed to General Fund Ongoing RevenueHPG 7.22 RESTORE: Two Part‐time Hourly Facility Maintenance Helpers 55,075$ HPG 65.2 RESTORE: Operational Budget for General Legal Services 20,420
28ARPA Funded Offers – One-Time CostsBased on work session discussions, funding changed to General Fund ReservesOutcome Offer Number Offer Name Offer TotalNLSH 10.8 Eviction Legal Fund ‐ ARPA Funded220,000 T&M 20.3 Parking Structure Critical and Preventative Repairs ‐ Enhanced ‐ ARPA Funded 745,400 NLSH 22.11 Expanded Technical Assistance for Small Business ‐ ARPA Funded 30,000 NLSH 47.8 Childcare System Support ‐ ARPA Funded170,000 ENV 48.11 Innovate Fort Collins Challenge – Housing/Climate Nexus ‐ ARPA Funded 100,000 ECON 49.9 Economic Health Strategic Plan ‐ ARPA Funded 100,000 1,365,400$ HPG 7.25 Facility Restroom and Common Area Additional Cleaning 270,000$ NLSH 22.10 Electronic Plan Review Implementation and Licensing 75,000
29Additional Offers Included for Funding on 1stReadingNote - Offers listed below are in the same order as presented in the work session on October 12OutcomeOffer Number & Title Funding Source(s) Changes Made from Recommended BudgetOngoing 1-TimeENV1.28 - Utilities : Water 1.0 FTE - Contractual Specialist Water Conservation502-Water Fund: Ongoing Revenue This Offer was Funded (previously Unfunded) 102$ T&M20.6 - Parking Structure Security Upgrades100-General Fund: ARPA Reserves ($446k)294-Parking Services Fund: Reserves ($32k)This Offer was Funded (previously Unfunded) 478 C&R55.14 - Lincoln Center - Sustainable Performance Hall Lighting273-Cultural Services Fund: Reserves This Offer was Funded (previously Unfunded) 175 C&R35.8 - Library Park Irrigation Replacement - Enhanced100-General Fund: Reserves This Offer was Funded (previously Unfunded) 100 C&R35.9 - Rolland Moore Park Improvements - Enhanced100-General Fund: ReservesThis Offer was scaled down from $4.45M to $1.0M and Funded (previously Unfunded)1,000 NLSH40.7 - Large Diameter Tree Pruning Enhanced Funding100-General Fund: Ongoing Revenue This Offer was Funded (previously Unfunded) 100 ENV48.14 - 1.0 FTE Construction and Demolition Waste100-General Fund: Ongoing Revenue This Offer was Funded (previously Unfunded) 100 SAFE53.2 - RESTORE West Nile Virus Program Community Outreach & Education100-General Fund: Ongoing RevenueThis Offer was scaled down from $39k to $23k and Funded (previously Unfunded)23 HPG7.11 - City Facility Exterior Lighting: Dark Sky Assessment and Conversion100-General Fund: ReservesThis Offer was scaled down from $175k to $100k and Funded (previously Unfunded)100 $ in Thousands
30Additional Offers Included for Funding on 1stReadingNote - Offers listed below are in the same order as presented in the work session on October 12OutcomeOffer Number & Title Funding Source(s) Changes Made from Recommended BudgetOngoing 1-TimeENV 48.15 - Air Quality Monitoring Fund 100-General Fund: Ongoing Revenue This is a new Offer to address air quality 100 ENV 48.16 - 1.0 FTE Air Quality Education and Outreach Coordinator100-General Fund: Ongoing Revenue This is a new Offer to address air quality 115 T&M 9.9 - RESTORE - Street Sweeping100-General Fund: Ongoing Revenue ($49k)100-General Fund: ARPA Reserves (-$49k)Changed Funding Source of Personnel Costs from ARPA to General Fund49 (49) SAFE1.69 - Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection Event504-Stormwater Fund: Reserves ($80k)100-General Fund Reserves ($100k)This is a new Offer to again fund a Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event180 ENV1.16 - RESTORE: Light & Power - Energy ServicesIncreased Funding - 501-Light and Power Fund: Ongoing RevenueThis Offer was scaled up, from $198k to $297k 99 T&M13.8 - Shift Your Ride Travel Options Program 100-General Fund: Ongoing RevenueThis Offer was scaled down from $396k to $200k and Funded (previously Unfunded) 200 ENV1.22 - Utilities: 1.0 FTE - Environmental Regulatory Affairs Technician292-Transportation Fund: Ongoing Revenue ($22k)601-Equipment Fund: Ongoing Revenue ($22k)602-Self Insurance Fund: Ongoing Revenue ($22k)605-Utility Customer Service Fund: Ongoing Revenue ($27k)This Offer was Funded (previously Unfunded) 93 T&M 11.13 - Neighborhood Traffic Mitigation Program Expansion100-General Fund: Ongoing RevenueThis Offer was scaled down from $250k to $130k and Funded (previously Unfunded)130 Financial Impact of Changes from Recommneded Budget: 1,111$ 1,984$ $ in Thousands
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ORDINANCE NO. 145, 2021
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
BEING THE ANNUAL APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE
RELATING TO THE ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022; ADOPTING THE BUDGET FOR
THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2022, AND ENDING
DECEMBER 31, 2022; AND FIXING THE MILL LEVY FOR
PROPERTY TAXES PAYABLE IN 2022
WHEREAS, City Charter Article V, Section 2 provides that the City Manager shall file
with the City Clerk on or before the first Monday in September preceding each “budget term” the
proposed budget for that ensuing budget term; and
WHEREAS, City Charter Article V, Section 1 provides that the City Council is to set by
ordinance the number of fiscal years that shall constitute the City’s “budget term”; and
WHEREAS, in 2010, the City’s budget term was set in City Code Section 8-1 as being
two fiscal years, so a biennial budget term; and
WHEREAS, under Code Section 8-1, the City’s next biennial budget term would be for
fiscal years 2021 and 2022 (the “2021-22 Budget Term”); and
WHEREAS, on May 19, 2020, City Council adopted Ordinance No. 067, 2020,
(“Ordinance No. 067”) suspending for only the 2021-22 Budget Term the biennial budget term
required by Code Section 8-1 to allow for one-year budget terms for both fiscal years 2021 and
2022 due to the economic turmoil and uncertainty that has occurred because of the COVID-19
global pandemic; and
WHEREAS, on September 1, 2021, the Interim City Manager filed with the City Clerk a
proposed budget for the City of Fort Collins for the fiscal year 2022 (the “Proposed 2022
Budget”) as required in Article V, Section 2 of the City Charter and as authorized in Ordinance
No. 067, and included with it an explanatory message, a complete financial plan for each City
fund, appropriate financial statements for each type of fund showing comparative figures for the
last completed fiscal year and the current fiscal year, and the City Manager’s recommendation
for the ensuing budget term; and
WHEREAS, Article V, Section 3 of the City Charter requires that, within ten days of the
date of the City Manager’s filing of the Proposed 2022 Budget with the City Clerk, the City
Council shall set a time certain for a public hearing on the Proposed 2022 Budget and cause a
notice of the hearing to be published; and
WHEREAS, on September 7, 2021, the City Council adopted Resolution 2021-083
setting the dates for two such public hearings to be conducted on September 21, 2021, and on
October 5, 2021, at regularly scheduled City Council meetings, and City Council ordered no tice
of these hearings to be published in the Fort Collins Coloradoan; and
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WHEREAS, such notice was published in the Coloradoan on September 12, 2021; and
WHEREAS, both public hearings were held and conducted on those dates and persons
were given the opportunity to appear before City Council and comment on any or all items and
estimates in the Proposed 2022 Budget; and
WHEREAS, Article V, Section 4 of the City Charter requires that after the public hearing
and before the last day of November of each fiscal year, the City Council shall adopt the budget
for the ensuing budget term by ordinance and appropriate by ordinance on a fund basis and by
individual project for capital projects and federal or state grant projects, such sums of money as
it deems necessary to defray all expenditures of the City during the ensuing fiscal year, based
upon the budget as approved by the City Council; and
WHEREAS, the appropriations in this Ordinance also include appropriations as needed to
transfer monies from the dedicated funds receiving the revenues to the funds from which those
monies will be expended; and
WHEREAS, Article V, Section 5 of the City Charter provides that the annual
appropriation ordinance shall also fix the tax levy in mills upon each dollar of the asse ssed
valuation of all taxable real property within the City, such levy representing the amount of taxes
for City purposes necessary to provide for payment during the ensuing fiscal year for all properly
authorized expenditures to be incurred by the City, including interest and principal of general
obligation bonds; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds and determines that the adoption of this Ordinance is
necessary for the public’s health, safety, and welfare and therefore, wishes to approve the
Proposed 2022 Budget, as hereafter amended, and authorize the expenditures described in this
Ordinance for the 2022 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. Budget.
a. That the City Council has reviewed the Proposed 2022 Budget, a copy of which is on
file with the office of the City Clerk, and has determined that th e amendments
described in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and incorporated by reference should be
made to it.
b. That the Proposed 2022 Budget, as amended in Exhibit "A", is hereby adopted in
accordance with the provisions of Article V, Section 4 of the City Charter and
incorporated herein by reference (the “2022 Adopted Budget”).
c. That the 2022 Adopted Budget shall be on file with and maintained in the office of
the City Clerk and identified as "The Budget for the City of Fort Collins for the Fiscal
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Year Ending December 31, 2022, as Adopted by the City Council on November 16,
2021."
Section 3. Appropriations. That there is hereby appropriated out of the reserves
and revenues of the City of Fort Collins, for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2022, and
ending December 31, 2022, the sum of SEVEN HUNDRED TWO MILLION FOUR
HUNDRED EIGHT THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED THIRTY-FIVE DOLLARS
($702,408,235) to be raised by taxation and otherwise, which sum is deemed by the City Council
to be necessary to defray all expenditures of the City during said budget year, to be divided and
appropriated for the following purposes, to wit:
GENERAL FUND $205,302,331
ENTERPRISE FUNDS
Golf $3,800,249
Light & Power
Operating Total $140,838,561
Capital Projects:
2021-Data Mgmt Prgm+Analy Plat $84,048
Advanced Meter Infrastructure $542,700
Art in Public Places $52,228
CMMS-Maintenance Management $269,120
Demand Response Tech Upgrade $435,500
Dist. System Impr. & Replace. $531,000
Distribution Automation-Parent $150,000
New Capacity-Circuits $1,760,000
New Capacity-Duct Banks $693,000
Operational Technology $450,000
Service Center - L&P Parent $643,407
Streetlights - Parent $1,056,000
Substation Cap Prj - Parent $837,000
System Relocations - Parent $230,000
Transformers - Parent $792,811
Capital Projects Total $8,526,814
Total Light & Power $149,365,375
Water
Operating Total $26,737,604
Capital Projects:
2019-Enviro Learn Center Dam $1,714,795
Advanced Meter Infrastructure $389,300
2021-Data Mgmt Prgm+Analy Plat $56,470
Art in Public Places $77,319
Distribution Sys Replac $1,000,000
Galvanized Service Repl $1,000,000
Halligan Res Enlargement Proj $4,934,000
Operational Technology $515,000
PARENT-Distro Small Projects $1,540,000
PARENT-Service Cntr Improvm't $51,900
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PARENT-Water Prod Replcmt Prgm $750,000
PARENT-Water Qual Cap Replace $30,000
PARENT-Water Supply Developm't $750,000
PARENT-Watershed Protection $80,000
PARENT-Wtr Meter Replacement $850,000
Capital Projects Total $13,738,784
Total Water $40,476,388
Wastewater
Operating Total $19,530,101
Capital Projects:
Mulberry Water Reclamation Facility $500,000
HVAC Improvements $400,000
2021-Data Mgmt Prgm+Analy Plat $40,711
Art in Public Places $47,679
Collection Sys Replace Pgm $1,750,000
Operational Technology $92,500
PARENT-Collect Small Projects $1,000,000
PARENT-Cured In Place Pipe $750,000
PARENT-Polu Control Cap Repla $30,000
PARENT-Serv Center Improvemnts $51,900
PARENT-Water Recl Replcmt Prgm $1,000,000
Capital Projects Total $5,662,790
Total Wastewater $25,192,891
Stormwater
Operating Total $11,738,505
Capital Projects:
2017-Castlerock SW Remediation $750,000
2017-MagnoliaPreDsn-OakDsnCnst $920,000
2019 - N Mason Area Drainage $1,500,000
2021-Data Mgmt Prgm+Analy Plat $36,771
Art in Public Places $51,200
Cured in Place Pipe $450,000
Developer Repays $100,000
Master Planning $225,000
Poudre Levee Program $1,500,000
Stormwater Basin Improvements $1,500,000
SW Land Acquisition $125,000
Utility Service Center Phase 2 $51,900
Capital Projects Total $7,209,871
Total Stormwater $18,948,376
Broadband $24,729,882
TOTAL ENTERPRISE FUNDS $262,513,161
INTERNAL SERVICE FUNDS
Benefits $37,408,766
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Data & Communications $11,750,208
Equipment $13,762,886
Self Insurance $7,341,351
Utility Customer Service & Administration $21,061,893
TOTAL INTERNAL SERVICE FUNDS $91,325,104
SPECIAL REVENUE & DEBT SERVICE FUNDS
Capital Expansion $615,000
Capital Leasing Corporation $4,727,121
Cemeteries $1,032,129
Cultural Services & Facilities
Operating Total $6,739,812
Capital Projects:
Art in Public Places $88,015
Capital Projects Total $88,015
Total Cultural Services & Facilities $6,827,827
General Employees' Retirement $6,334,000
Keep Fort Collins Great $2,000,000
Museum $1,132,320
Natural Areas $14,585,348
Parking $2,718,659
Perpetual Care $40,000
Recreation $8,827,131
Sales and Use Tax $9,205,203
Transportation Capital Expansion Fee $1,558,142
Transit Services $25,202,103
Transportation Services $36,564,899
TOTAL SPECIAL REVENUE & DEBT SERVICE FUNDS $121,369,882
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUNDS
Capital Projects Fund
Operating Total $16,000
General City Capital Projects:
Block 32 Redevelopment $150,000
CCIP Arterial Intersection Imp $400,000
CCIP Bicycle Infrastructure Im $350,000
CCIP Bike/Ped Grade Sep Cross $500,000
CCIP Bus Stop Improvements $200,000
CCIP Linden St Renovation $400,000
CCIP Nature in the City $300,000
CCIP Pedestrian Sidewalk - ADA $1,200,000
City Bridge Program $1,700,000
Parks Assets Management $1,100,000
Oak Street Plaza Renovation $85,000
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Railroad Crossing Replacment $125,000
SE Community Center CCIP $2,360,000
General City Capital Projects Total $8,870,000
Total Capital Projects Fund $8,886,000
Community Capital Improvement
Capital Projects:
Afford Housing Capital Program $500,000
Arterial Intersection Imprvmnt $400,000
Bicycle Infrastructure Imprvmt $850,000
Bus Stop Improvements $100,000
Gardens Visitor Ctr Expansion $40,000
Lincoln Avenue Bridge $36,000
Linden St Renovation $12,000
Nature in the City $300,000
Pedestrian Sidewalk - ADA $1,200,000
Poudre River Proj (CCIP only) $50,000
SE Comm Ctr w/ Pool $2,360,000
Transfort Bus Replacements $500,000
Willow Street Improvements $11,000
Capital Projects Total $6,359,000
Total Community Capital Improvement $6,359,000
Conservation Trust
Operating Total $600,707
Capital Projects:
Bucking Horse Trail Spur $300,000
Mail Creek Trail $750,000
Trail Acquisition/Development $600,000
Capital Projects Total $1,650,000
Total Conservation Trust $2,250,707
Neighborhood Parkland
Operating Total $402,050
Capital Projects:
Bacon Elem. Park $150,000
New Park Site Development $850,000
Side Hill Neighborhood Park $3,000,000
Capital Projects Total $4,000,000
Total Neighborhood Parkland $4,402,050
TOTAL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUNDS $21,897,757
TOTAL CITY FUNDS $702,408,235
Section 4. Mill Levy.
a. That the mill levy rate for the taxation upon each dollar of the assessed valuation of
all the taxable real property within the City of Fort Collins shall be 9.797 mills to b e
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imposed on the assessed value of such property as set by state law for property taxes
payable in 2022, which levy represents the amount of taxes for City purposes necessary
to provide for payment during the 2022 budget year of all properly authorized
expenditures to be incurred by the City, including interest and principal of general
obligation bonds.
b. That the City Clerk shall certify this levy of 9.797 mills to the County Assessor and
the Board of Commissioners of Larimer County, Colorado, in accordance with the
applicable provisions of law, as required by Article V, Section 5 of the City Charter and
no later than December 15, 2021.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 2nd day of
November, A.D. 2021, and to be presented for final passage on the 16th day of November, A.D.
2021.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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Interim City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading on the 16th day of November, A.D. 2021.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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Interim City Clerk
Exhibit ANote - Offers listed below are in the same order as presented in the work session on October 12OutcomeOffer Number & TitleFunding Source(s)Changes Made from Recommended BudgetOngoing 1-TimeENV1.28 - Utilities : Water 1.0 FTE - Contractual Specialist Water Conservation502-Water Fund: Ongoing Revenue This Offer was Funded (previously Unfunded) 102$ T&M20.6 - Parking Structure Security Upgrades100-General Fund: ARPA Reserves ($446k)294-Parking Services Fund: Reserves ($32k)This Offer was Funded (previously Unfunded) 478 C&R55.14 - Lincoln Center - Sustainable Performance Hall Lighting273-Cultural Services Fund: Reserves This Offer was Funded (previously Unfunded) 175 C&R35.8 - Library Park Irrigation Replacement - Enhanced100-General Fund: Reserves This Offer was Funded (previously Unfunded) 100 C&R35.9 - Rolland Moore Park Improvements - Enhanced100-General Fund: ReservesThis Offer was scaled down from $4.45M to $1.0M and Funded (previously Unfunded)1,000 NLSH40.7 - Large Diameter Tree Pruning Enhanced Funding100-General Fund: Ongoing Revenue This Offer was Funded (previously Unfunded) 100 ENV48.14 - 1.0 FTE Construction and Demolition Waste100-General Fund: Ongoing Revenue This Offer was Funded (previously Unfunded) 100 SAFE53.2 - RESTORE West Nile Virus Program Community Outreach & Education100-General Fund: Ongoing RevenueThis Offer was scaled down from $39k to $23k and Funded (previously Unfunded)23 HPG7.11 - City Facility Exterior Lighting: Dark Sky Assessment and Conversion100-General Fund: ReservesThis Offer was scaled down from $175k to $100k and Funded (previously Unfunded)100 ENV 48.15 - Air Quality Monitoring Fund 100-General Fund: Ongoing Revenue This is a new Offer to address air quality 100 ENV 48.16 - 1.0 FTE Air Quality Education and Outreach Coordinator100-General Fund: Ongoing Revenue This is a new Offer to address air quality 115 T&M 9.9 - RESTORE - Street Sweeping100-General Fund: Ongoing Revenue ($49k)100-General Fund: ARPA Reserves (-$49k)Changed Funding Source of Personnel Costs from ARPA to General Fund49 (49) SAFE1.69 - Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection Event504-Stormwater Fund: Reserves ($80k)100-General Fund Reserves ($100k)This is a new Offer to again fund a Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event180 ENV1.16 - RESTORE: Light & Power - Energy ServicesIncreased Funding - 501-Light and Power Fund: Ongoing RevenueThis Offer was scaled up, from $198k to $297k99 T&M13.8 - Shift Your Ride Travel Options Program 100-General Fund: Ongoing RevenueThis Offer was scaled down from $396k to $200k and Funded (previously Unfunded)200 ENV1.22 - Utilities: 1.0 FTE - Environmental Regulatory Affairs Technician292-Transportation Fund: Ongoing Revenue ($22k)601-Equipment Fund: Ongoing Revenue ($22k)602-Self Insurance Fund: Ongoing Revenue ($22k)605-Utility Customer Service Fund: Ongoing Revenue ($27k)This Offer was Funded (previously Unfunded) 93 T&M 11.13 - Neighborhood Traffic Mitigation Program Expansion100-General Fund: Ongoing RevenueThis Offer was scaled down from $250k to $130k and Funded (previously Unfunded)130 Financial Impact of Changes from Recommneded Budget:1,111$ 1,984$ City Council Modifications to the 2022 City Manager's Recommended Budget$ in Thousands