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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 12/07/2021 - FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 162, 2021, APPROPRI Agenda Item 12 Item # 12 Page 1 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY December 7, 2021 City Council STAFF Michelle Provaznik, Director, Gardens on Spring Creek Ted Hewitt, Legal SUBJECT First Reading of Ordinance No. 162, 2021, Appropriating Unanticipated Grant Revenue in the Cu ltural Services and Facilities Fund for The Gardens on Spring Creek. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The purpose of this item is to appropriate unanticipated grant revenue in the Cultural Services and Facilities Fund for The Gardens on Spring Creek programs. This appr opriation includes $49,905 of grant revenues awarded on October 22, 2021, by the Institute of Museum and Library Services to support personnel and expenses of The Gardens Health and Wellbeing Enhancement Programs. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on First Reading. BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) is a part of the federal government, whose mission is to advance, support and empower America’s museums, libraries, and related organizations through grantmaking, research, and policy development. The Gardens has been awarded an IMLS American Rescue Plan grant to support Health and Wellness Enhancement Programs created and expanded throughout the pandemic, while enhancing the interpretive experiences to be more inclusive of our Spanish speaking community. The grant specifies that the funds can be utilized to cover hourly personnel, operations and activities of these Health and Wellness Programs from November 1, 2021, through October 31, 2022. CITY FINANCIAL IMPACTS The Gardens appropriations in the Cultural Services and Facilities Fund would increase by $49,905. Matching fund requirements of $57,114 include existing staffing and supplies in The Gardens 2022 budget. -1- ORDINANCE NO. 162, 2021 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS APPROPRIATING UNANTICIPATED GRANT REVENUE IN THE CULTURAL SERVICES AND FACILITIES FUND FOR THE GARDENS ON SPRING CREEK WHEREAS, The Gardens on Spring Creek (“The Gardens”) has been awarded a grant in the amount of $49,905 (the “Grant”) by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (“IMLS”), which is an independent agency of the federal government; and WHEREAS, the Grant has been awarded to support The Gardens’ health and wellness programs and to create a more inclusive interpretive experience for members of the Spanish- speaking community; and WHEREAS, Grant funds may be expended to pay hourly personnel, operations and activities of the health and wellness programs from November 1, 2021, through October 31, 2022; and WHEREAS, the Grant includes matching fund requirements of $57,114, which will be paid using The Gardens’ existing 2022 budget, and requires the City to comply with the General Terms and Conditions for IMLS Discretionary Grant and Cooperative Agreement Awards; and WHEREAS, this appropriation benefits the public health, safety, and welfare of the residents of Fort Collins and serves the public purpose of supporting educational and wellness experiences for community members; 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 Cultural Services and Facilities Fund and will not cause the total amount appropriated in the Cultural Services and Facilities 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. -2- Section 2. That the City Council hereby approves of the Grant and authorizes the Interim City Manager, or their designee, to execute forms reasonably required for purposes of receiving the Grant. Section 3. That there is hereby appropriated from unanticipated grant revenue in the Cultural Services and Facilities Fund the sum of FORTY-NINE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED FIVE DOLLARS ($49,905) for expenditure in the Cultural Services and Facilities Fund for The Gardens on Spring Creek. Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 7th day of December, A.D. 2021, and to be presented for final passage on the 21st day of December, A.D. 2021. __________________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _______________________________ Interim City Clerk Passed and adopted on final reading on the 21st day of December, A.D. 2021. __________________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _______________________________ Interim City Clerk