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AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY June 7, 2022
City Council
STAFF
Michelle Provaznik, Director, Gardens on Spring Creek
Ted Hewitt, Legal
SUBJECT
First Reading of Ordinance No. 065, 2022, Making a Supplemental Appropriation of Fiscal Recovery Funds
from Larimer County to the Cultural Services and Facilities Fund for Paid Interns.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The purpose of this item is to appropriate unanticipated grant revenue in the Cultural Services and Facilities
Fund for paid internships at the Gardens on Spring Creek, Neighborhood Services Department and Volunteer
Services Division. This appropriation includes $149,559 of grant revenues awarded on April 1, 2022, by the
Larimer County Economic and Workforce Development Department. The Workforce In novation Grant’s
funding source is the federal American Rescue Plan Act and will be available until December 31, 2024.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on First Reading.
BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION
The Larimer County Economic and Workforce Development Department received nearly $4 million from the
American Rescue Plan to provide services to individuals directly impacted by the effects of the COVID -19
Pandemic. It launched the Workforce Innovation Grant process to distribute t he funds to support training for
the unemployed and underemployed during times of substantial unemployment. Paid internship programs fit
the criteria for the Workforce Innovation Grant and local governments were eligible to apply.
As many City internships are unpaid, The Gardens on Spring Creek partnered with Neighborhood Services
and Volunteer Services to create a cohesive intern strategy and program utilizing 42 paid internships over the
course of two years. Unpaid internships place additional burden o n students already facing financial hardships
in the aftermath of the pandemic.
This project was one of nine applications selected to be awarded a grant totaling $149,599, fully funding the
program. Funding must be used by December 31, 2024. The Interim City Manager has executed a
subrecipient agreement with Larimer County to govern the grant.
CITY FINANCIAL IMPACTS
The Gardens appropriations in the Cultural Services and Facilities Fund would increase by $149,559 from
2022-2024 and shared with Neighborh ood Services and Volunteer Services per the awarded grant application.
There are no matching fund requirements.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Larimer County Workforce Grant Application (PDF)
Larimer County Workforce Innovation Grant Application
Organization Name (primary applicant)
The City of Fort Collins
Proposal Title
City of Fort Collins Paid Internships
Grant Overview
Please provide an overview of your proposal. We recommend that you describe your organization,
the problem that you are trying to solve, the proposed solution and expected outcomes.
The City of Fort Collins aims to provide exceptional service for an exceptional community through its
diverse departments including The Gardens on Spring Creek, Neighborhood Services and Volunteer
Services.
The Gardens on Spring Creek is the botanic garden of Northern Colorado. It is part of the City of Fort
Collins’ Cultural Services Department. In addition, The Gardens works closely with two nonprofit partners:
the Butterfly Pavilion for operations and the Friends of the Gardens on Spring Creek for capital and
operational fundraising.
Neighborhood Services is a City of Fort Collins department that promotes healthy, quality neighborhoods
through a variety of services and programming, including neighbor mediation services, community building
programs, code enforcement, and more.
The Gardens and Neighborhood Services work closely with Volunteer Services, a part of the City’s Human
Resources Department. Most internships with the City are volunteer-based and therefore fall under
Volunteer Services. The Gardens, Neighborhood Services and Volunteer Services departments are working
together to create a cohesive intern strategy and program utilizing paid interns.
Students across many university departments are encouraged or expected to complete an internship to
obtain their degree. As noted in Colorado’s Work-Based Learning Continuum, internships “support career
readiness and include extended direct interaction with professionals from industry and the community.”
However, internships are often unpaid and require students to pay for the credits needed to complete the
internship. This is often a financial burden on students already facing financial hardships, especially in the
aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic.
We are seeking funding to expand paid internship opportunities across multiple City of Fort Collins
departments: The Gardens on Spring Creek, Neighborhood Services, and Volunteer Services. This grant
would allow us to fund up to 42 paid internships over the course of two years.
By creating paid opportunities for students to support career readiness, we expect to increase students’
skillsets to better prepare them for quality jobs, while decreasing the financial burden an unpaid internship
can cause.
Total Amount Requested - Awards are reimbursement only. Reimbursements will be made
monthly upon receipt of valid expense documentation.
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ATTACHMENT 1
$149,559
Proposal timeframe: Projects can be 12 - 24 months beginning as early as April 1, 2022 and should conclude
by June 30, 2024.
Approximate star t date: 05-16-2022
Dat e
f ield. Approximate end date: 05-16-2024
Dat e
Organizatio n Details
Organization Name (prima ry applicant)
The Ci ty o f Fo rt Co lli ns
Doing Business As (DBA) if different tha n the organization name.
The Ci ty o f Fo rt Co lli ns
Ple ase select organization Type from the drop down me nu.
Publi c and Private Secto r E mplo yers, E mplo yer Organi zatio n o r Trade Asso ci ati o ns
Organization Website
www.fcgo v.co m
Address
2145 Centre A ve
Fo rt C o ll ins , C o l o rado , 80526
Organization Mission
E xceptio nal s ervice fo r an excepti o nal co mmuni ty
Number of full time employees
2178
Number of part time employee s
71
Approximate Number of volunteers
3935
Prima ry contact for this proposal
H annah Kri k o rian
Phone Number
(970) 481-2482
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Email
hk ri k o rian@fcgo v.co m
Organizatio n Overview
The responses prov ided in this section are for informational purposes and will not eliminate an
organiz ation from consideration.
How long ha s your organization been in busine ss?
Mo re than ten years
Is your organization a dequately equipped to store a nd protect sensitive information?
Yes
Does your financial system provide for the control a nd tracking of proposa l expenses?
Yes
If needed, plea se provide context on any of the organiza tional overview questions a bove.
The addres s pro vided abo ve is o f The Gardens o n Spring C reek , the wo rk department l o cation o f the
primary co ntact.
Ple ase provide your most recent audit report or current year financial statements (balance sheets
a nd profit and loss statement). Not sure what to provide? Please contact us at lcewd-
gra nt@larimer.org for help.
pdf Gardens on Spring Creek 2022 Financials.pdf
Ple ase provide any context on your financial report(s).
A ttached is the 2022 financial budget fo r The Gardens o n Spring C reek . If yo u are lo o k ing fo r so mething
el se, please let us k no w and we can get that info rmation fo r yo u. The C ity o f Fo rt C o ll ins budgets can be
fo und at www.fcgo v.co m/citymanager/budget.php
If your organization is submitting more tha n one proposal, which is your top proposal priority?
N /A
Program Design and
Sup p lemental Resp o nses
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Sub-Applicant: The organiza tion that submits the grant proposal is the lead a pplicant and is
responsible for a ll program and financia l gra nt compliance. Lead applicants may provide funds to
sub-a pplicants. Please list how you would distribute funds to sub-applicants, including funding
a mounts.
N /A
Describe the unmet need(s) or problem(s) addressed by your proposa l. How does this unmet nee d
or problem impact Larimer County? What evidence do you have to support?
One of the reco mmendatio ns in the 2020 Co lo rado Talent Pipel ine Repo rt is to "prio ritize the incorpo ratio n
o f a transferable s k ill s trai ni ng curri cul um i nto academi c i ns titutio ns at the seco ndary and po stseco ndary
level to i ncrease the mark et val ue o f degrees and credenti als ." Many academic institutio ns inco rpo rate
internshi ps into their degree and credenti al req ui rements to achieve thi s. Interns hips are a valuabl e aspect
o f a student’s transiti o n fro m the traditio nal cl as sro o m into the wo rk fo rce, but thes e i nternships are o ften
uno btainabl e fo r many due to vari o us o bstacles.
The N ati o nal Survey o f Co llege Interns hips 2021 Repo rt surveyed 6,407 students who identified o bstacl es
preventing them fro m purs ui ng and tak ing an i nternship. Of the surveyed students s o me o f the mo st
co mmo n reas o ns fo r no t o btai ning an interns hip were the lack o f k no wledge abo ut ho w to find an
internshi p (59.4%), a heavy co urse lo ad (55.9%), cancellatio n due to Co vid-19 (44.2%), lack o f interns hip
o ppo rtuniti es (41.3%), havi ng to wo rk a jo b (40.1%), and insufficient pay o ffered (31.6%). Al tho ugh so me o f
tho se o bstacl es are o ut o f o ur co ntro l , we can address so me o f them thro ugh o ur pro po sal.
A study fro m the N ati o nal Interns hip & Co -o p i ndicated that 64% o f s tudents wo uld have to wo rk a seco nd
jo b if they accepted an unpai d i nternship. When a s tudent’s primary res po ns i bi l ity is to thei r s tudies, i t
beco mes di ffi cult to j uggle s cho o l, an internship, and a j o b. N ow mo re than ever, the i mpacts o f C o vi d-19
increase the eco no mic pressure o n the s tudent and thei r parents maki ng unpaid internships unrealis tic fo r
many. By pro vidi ng paid interns hips, students wil l no t have to choo s e between accepti ng an unpaid
internshi p, wo rk i ng a part-time j o b, o r attempti ng to do bo th. We expect that this wi ll allo w learners the
o ppo rtunity to partici pate ful ly i n the interns hi p experi ence.
A no ther o bstacl e i denti fied i s the lack o f interns hip o ppo rtuniti es . In 2020, Larimer Co unty had 46,541
s tudents enro lled i n higher educatio n i ns titutio ns. Thi s number represents the fal l term enro l l ment at bo th
C o l o rado State Uni vers i ty and Fro nt Range Co mmunity Co llege as repo rted by the Col o rado Department o f
H igher E ducatio n. This i s a l arge number o f students who are s eek ing mo re o ppo rtuni ties to gain
transferable s k il ls. The NSCI 2021 repo rt al so identifi ed students i n Bio lo gical Sciences , A gri culture, and
N atural Res o urces havi ng the l arges t l ack o f i nternship o ppo rtunities. The Gardens o n Spri ng Creek, o ne
o f the Ci ty o f Fo rt Co llins departments , will intro duce ten new paid internshi p positi o ns i n thi s fi el d
thro ugh this grant.
Describe how your proposal will improve outcomes for workers and students and/or increa se
employer enga gement. Wha t are the anticipated outcome s and how will you collect, measure,
a na lyze and interpret the data for these outcomes?
This pro posal wi ll acco mplis h two go als . The first go al is to co nnect l earners wi th q ual i ty j o bs wi thi n the
C ity of Fo rt C o ll i ns thro ugh direct interactio n with pro fess i o nal s. The s eco nd go al i s to i ncreas e eq uitabl e
acces s by remo ving financial barriers fo r individual s o r ho us eho lds i mpacted by the C o vid-19 pandemic.
We wi l l co nnect learners with q uality jo bs thro ugh direct interactio n wi th pro fess io nal s by pro vi ding an
increase in interns hip o ppo rtunities and a di vers i ty o f experiences to expl o re career paths within the Ci ty
o f Fo rt C o ll ins. We will meas ure this go al by tracki ng the i ncrease in number o f i nternships o ffered and
regi strati o n numbers fo r s cheduled career s hado wi ng o ppo rtunities pro vi ded thro ugh o ur internshi p
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pro gram.
Our seco nd go al , to increase eq ui table access by remo ving fi nancial barri ers fo r indivi dual s o r ho useho lds
impacted by the Co vi d-19 pandemic, wi ll be achieved by o ffering paid internshi ps . We wi l l measure this
o utcome by ask i ng s tudents to self-discl o s e i f they o r thei r famili es have experienced ho useho l d i nco me
o r jo b lo ss since March 2020 and/o r were unable to acces s o r co nti nue educatio n o r traini ng becaus e o f
C o vid-19. A dditio nally, thro ugh an end o f seas o n survey, we will ask interns a series o f q uesti o ns to
determine whether funding impacted thei r abil ity to parti cipate i n their i nternship experience.
How does this proposal support upwa rd mobility, wealth generation, economic inclusion and/or
educa tional outcomes for underserve d populations or communities?
A study fro m the N ati o nal Interns hip & Co -o p fo und that 74% o f students who s e famil y’s ho useho l d
inco me i s l es s than $80,000 per year beli eve earning mo ney i s an i mpo rtant co ns ideratio n when cho o s i ng
an i nternshi p. This stati sti c suggests that internshi p sites that do no t pro vide mo netary co mpensatio n
o ften favo r students o f higher so cio eco no mic status . U npaid internshi ps exclude large numbers o f l o w-
inco me and/o r wo rki ng students fro m parti cipati ng.
By creati ng paid interns hip o ppo rtunities, we can el iminate the barrier o f entry that many students fro m
unders erved po pul ati o ns o r co mmuniti es wo uld o therwi se face. This, i n turn, s uppo rts more eq uitabl e
o ppo rtuniti es fo r upward mo bil ity.
How does the proposal support innovative, loca lly driven solutions to respond to community
needs?
This pro posal is a co llabo ratio n between multipl e departments wi thi n the C i ty o f Fo rt Co lli ns . This will
al lo w participants the o ppo rtunity to gain expo sure and explo re di fferent career paths thro ugh different
departments acro s s the ci ty.
Does your proposal have support from community organizations such as local chambers of
commerce, non-profits, busine sses, faith-base d organizations, or other pa rtnerships? If so, please
tell us a bout the support.
N /A
Does your orga niza tion intend to sustain the project after the grant funding e nds? If so please
describe.
E ach Department will eval uate their internship pro gram to determi ne its effectiveness in meeting the
departments needs and tho s e o f the students . Tho se results will determi ne if the department s eek s
funding thro ugh the C ity’s budgeti ng pro ces s o r fro m pri vate so urces to co ntinue funding the interns hips.
Goals and Objectiv es
In the next secti o n pl ease share yo ur pro po sal go al s and o bj ectives fo r achi eving those go als. Fo r
reference:
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Go als are general guideli nes that expl ain what yo u want to achieve in yo ur co mmunity that are tied
to the Workfo rce Inno vatio n Grant fo cus areas.
Obj ectives defi ne strategies o r implementati o n steps to attain the i denti fied goals . U nl i ke go al s,
o bj ectives are speci fic, measurable, and have a defined co mpl eti o n date.
Ple ase share your proposal goal.
C o nnect learners with q uality jo bs within the City o f Fo rt C o l l ins thro ugh direct interacti o n wi th
pro fes sio nals .
First Objective for Goal 1
We wi l l pro vide an increas e i n i nternship o ppo rtuni ties.
Second Objective for Goal 1 (optional)
We wi l l pro vide a divers ity o f experiences to expl o re career paths wi thi n the Ci ty o f Fo rt Co lli ns.
Me asurement(s) of Succe ss
By tracki ng the i ncrease in number o f i nternships o ffered and regi strati o n numbers fo r s cheduled career
s hado wi ng o ppo rtuni ties pro vided thro ugh o ur interns hi p pro gram. A ll i nterns wil l partici pate in at least
two career shado wing o ppo rtuniti es in o ther departments.
Number of people or businesses served for goal 1.
42
Associa ted costs to fund the proposal (include cost deta ils in budge t template).
$0
Goal S tart and End Date
Approximate star t date: 05-16-2022
Dat e
field. Appr oximate end date: 05-16-2024
Date
Ple ase share your proposal goal and indicate objectives and metrics to a ttain the goal.
Increase eq ui table access by remo ving fi nancial barri ers fo r i ndivi duals o r ho useho lds impacted by the
C o vid-19 pandemic.
First Objective for Goal 2
We wi l l remo ve the fi nanci al barri er by paying interns.
Me asurement(s) of Succe ss
We wi l l ask students to self-dis cl o s e i f they o r thei r families have experienced ho usehol d i nco me o r jo b
lo ss s i nce March 2020 and/o r were unabl e to access o r co ntinue educati o n o r training because of the
pandemi c. Additional ly, thro ugh an end o f s easo n s urvey, we wi l l ask interns a series o f q ues tio ns to
determine whether funding impacted thei r abil ity to parti cipate i n their i nternship experience.
Number of people or businesses served
42
Associa ted costs to fund the proposal (include cost deta ils in budge t template).
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$149,559
Objective Start Date
Mo nday, May 16, 2022
Objective End Date
Thursday, May 16, 2024
Bud get Info rmation
Ple ase provide your project budget. In the project budget column, enter whole numbers only. Do
not use dolla r signs, decimals or comma s
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Pro j ect Budget (see
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N o tes
1 Pers o nnel/Sal ari es
Pers o nal/Salario s 133510 42 internship po si tio ns (refer to page
two o f attached budget fo r break do wn)
2 Fringe benefits Benefi cio s
co mplementario s 13351 10% o f each sal ary (refer to page two o f
attached budget fo r break do wn)
3 Supplies/eq uipment
Sumini stro s /eq uipo 2698 Uni fo rms, l apto p (refer to page three o f
attached budget fo r break do wn)
4 Subco ntracts Subco ntrato s
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co ntinuació n
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Ple ase share a ny additional budget information.
Please refer to the attached budget fo r mo re i nfo rmatio n.
Is the re anything else you would like to uploa d (below) or further explain to support your
a pplication?
We have attached o ur pro gram budget fo r yo u to lo o k o ver. Please let us k no w if we can supply yo u with
any additio nal info rmati o n to cl ari fy o ur pro po sal.
Optiona l opportunity to uploa d any supporting
informa tion.
pdf City of Fort Collins Paid I nternships Program …
R equired Sig nature
The si gnato ry belo w certifies that, to the best o f hi s/her knowledge and beli ef, the i nfo rmatio n contained
in the Larimer C o unty Wo rk fo rce Inno vati o n Grant i ncluding all attachments , is true, accurate and
co mpl ete. The s ignato ry belo w has autho rity to make the abo ve attestati o ns and the i ntent and legal
autho rizatio n to agree to them o n the o rganizatio n’s behalf.
Name
H annah Kri k o rian
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Item Cost Notes
Salaries 133,510.00$ 42 internship positions (refer to page 2 for breakdown)
Fringe Benefits 13,351.00$ 10% of each salary (refer to page 2 for breakdown)
Supplies/Equipment 2,698.00$ Uniforms, laptop (refer to page 3 for breakdown)
Total Cost of Proposal:149,559.00$
City of Fort Collins Paid Internships Budget
City of Fort Collins Paid Internships Budget 1
Internship Semester # of Interns Hourly Rate Total Hours Salary Benefits Total Salary Total Benefits Total Cost
Special Events SUMMER 1 13.00$ 200 2,600.00$ 260.00$ 2,600.00$ 260.00$ 2,860.00$
Education Programs SUMMER 2 13.00$ 280 3,640.00$ 364.00$ 7,280.00$ 728.00$ 8,008.00$
Education Programs FALL 2 13.00$ 280 3,640.00$ 364.00$ 7,280.00$ 728.00$ 8,008.00$
Teen Program Mentor SUMMER 1 13.00$ 240 3,120.00$ 312.00$ 3,120.00$ 312.00$ 3,432.00$
Greenhouse Propagator SUMMER 1 13.00$ 180 2,340.00$ 234.00$ 2,340.00$ 234.00$ 2,574.00$
General Horticulture SUMMER 1 13.00$ 180 2,340.00$ 234.00$ 2,340.00$ 234.00$ 2,574.00$
Curatorial Intern SUMMER 1 13.00$ 150 1,950.00$ 195.00$ 1,950.00$ 195.00$ 2,145.00$
Fruit and Vegetable Gardener SUMMER 1 13.00$ 360 4,680.00$ 468.00$ 4,680.00$ 468.00$ 5,148.00$
Volunteer Coordination SUMMER 1 13.00$ 180 2,340.00$ 234.00$ 2,340.00$ 234.00$ 2,574.00$
Youth Project Coordinator SUMMER 2 13.00$ 180 2,340.00$ 234.00$ 4,680.00$ 468.00$ 5,148.00$
Neighborhood Services SUMMER 2 13.00$ 240 3,120.00$ 312.00$ 6,240.00$ 624.00$ 6,864.00$
Neighborhood Services FALL 2 13.00$ 300 3,900.00$ 390.00$ 7,800.00$ 780.00$ 8,580.00$
17 52,650.00$ 5,265.00$ 57,915.00$
Internship Semester # of Interns Hourly Rate Total Hours Salary Benefits Total Salary Total Benefits Total Cost
Special Events SUMMER 1 13.00$ 200 2,600.00$ 260.00$ 2,600.00$ 260.00$ 2,860.00$
Education Programs SPRING 2 13.00$ 280 3,640.00$ 364.00$ 7,280.00$ 728.00$ 8,008.00$
Education Programs SUMMER 2 13.00$ 280 3,640.00$ 364.00$ 7,280.00$ 728.00$ 8,008.00$
Education Programs FALL 2 13.00$ 280 3,640.00$ 364.00$ 7,280.00$ 728.00$ 8,008.00$
Teen Program Mentor SUMMER 1 13.00$ 240 3,120.00$ 312.00$ 3,120.00$ 312.00$ 3,432.00$
Greenhouse Propagator SPRING 1 13.00$ 225 2,925.00$ 292.50$ 2,925.00$ 292.50$ 3,217.50$
Greenhouse Propagator SUMMER 1 13.00$ 180 2,340.00$ 234.00$ 2,340.00$ 234.00$ 2,574.00$
General Horticulture SUMMER 1 13.00$ 180 2,340.00$ 234.00$ 2,340.00$ 234.00$ 2,574.00$
Curatorial Intern SUMMER 1 13.00$ 150 1,950.00$ 195.00$ 1,950.00$ 195.00$ 2,145.00$
Fruit and Vegetable Gardener SUMMER 1 13.00$ 360 4,680.00$ 468.00$ 4,680.00$ 468.00$ 5,148.00$
Volunteer Coordination SUMMER 1 13.00$ 180 2,340.00$ 234.00$ 2,340.00$ 234.00$ 2,574.00$
Youth Project Coordinator SUMMER 2 13.00$ 180 2,340.00$ 234.00$ 4,680.00$ 468.00$ 5,148.00$
Neighborhood Services SPRING 2 13.00$ 300 3,900.00$ 390.00$ 7,800.00$ 780.00$ 8,580.00$
Neighborhood Services SUMMER 2 13.00$ 240 3,120.00$ 312.00$ 6,240.00$ 624.00$ 6,864.00$
Neighborhood Services FALL 2 13.00$ 300 3,900.00$ 390.00$ 7,800.00$ 780.00$ 8,580.00$
22 70,655.00$ 7,065.50$ 77,720.50$
Internship Semester # of Interns Hourly Rate Total Hours Salary Benefits Total Salary Total Benefits Total Cost
Education Programs SPRING 2 13.00$ 280 3,640.00$ 364.00$ 7,280.00$ 728.00$ 8,008.00$
Greenhouse Propagator SPRING 1 13.00$ 225 2,925.00$ 292.50$ 2,925.00$ 292.50$ 3,217.50$
3 10,205.00$ 1,020.50$ 11,225.50$
42 133,510.00$ 13,351.00$
Total Cost:146,861.00$
Spring/Fall (15 weeks)
10 hours/week = 150
13 hours/week = 200
15 hours/week = 225
20 hours/week = 300
40 hours/week = 600 40 hours/week = 480
Volunteer Services
City of Fort Collins Department Key
2023 Internship Salaries
2022 Internship Salaries
2024 Internship Salaries
Total Internships:
The Gardens on Spring Creek
Neighborhood Services
Summer (12 weeks)
10 hours/week = 120
12.5 hours/week = 150
15 hours/week = 180
20 hours/week = 240
City of Fort Collins Paid Internships Budget 2
Item Quanitity Unit Cost Total Cost Notes
Uniform Shirts 80 8.75$ 700.00$ Gardens - Helluva Design
Nametags 26 5.00$ 130.00$ Gardens
Gloves 26 5.50$ 143.00$ Gardens - ULINE
Uniform Shirts 15 15.00$ 225.00$ Neighborhood Services
Laptop 1 1,500.00$ 1,500.00$ Neighborhood Services
2,698.00$
Supplies/Equipment Budget
Supplies Total:
City of Fort Collins Paid Internships Budget 3
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ORDINANCE NO. 065, 2022
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
MAKING A SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION OF FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDS FROM
LARIMER COUNTY TO THE CULTURAL SERVICES AND FACILITIES FUND FOR
PAID INTERNS
WHEREAS, Larimer County’s Economic and Workforce Development Department
(“EWDD”) received nearly $4 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to assist
individuals directly impacted by the effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic; and
WHEREAS, the EWDD created the Workforce Innovation Grant process to distribute
these ARPA funds to support training for unemployed and underemployed individuals during
times of substantial unemployment; and
WHEREAS, City staff from the Gardens on Spring Creek partnered with the
Neighborhood Services Department and the Volunteer Services Division to create a cohesive
intern strategy and program that will fund 42 paid City internships over the course of two years
(“the Program”); and
WHEREAS, the EWDD selected the Program for funding through the Workforce
Innovation Grant process, awarding a grant totaling $149,599, which fully funds the Program;
and
WHEREAS, the Interim City Manager, on behalf of the City, has executed a subrecipient
agreement with Larimer County to govern the grant; and
WHEREAS, this appropriation benefits the public health, safety and welfare of the
residents of Fort Collins and serves the public purpose of funding a workforce development
program; and
WHEREAS, Article V, Section 9 of the City Charter permits the City Council, upon
recommendation of the City Manager, to make a supplemental appropriation by ordinance at any
time during the fiscal year, provided that the total amount of such supplemental appropriation, in
combination with all previous appropriations for that fiscal year, do 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 this Fund during this fiscal year; and
WHEREAS, Article V, Section 11 of the City Charter authorizes the City Council to
designate in the ordinance when appropriating funds for a federal, state or private grant, that such
appropriation shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal year in which the appropriation is made, but
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continue until the earlier of the expiration of the federal, state or private grant or the City’s
expenditure of all funds received from such grant; and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to designate the appropriation herein from the
Fiscal Recovery Funds from Larimer County to the Cultural Services and Facilities Fund for the
Program as an appropriation that shall not lapse until the earlier of the expiration of the grant or
the City’s expenditure of all funds received from such grant.
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 new revenue or other funds in the
Cultural Services and Facilities Fund the sum of ONE HUNDRED FORTY-NINE THOUSAND
FIVE HUNDRED FIFTY-NINE DOLLARS ($149,559) to be expended in the Cultural Services
and Facilities Fund for the Program.
Section 3. That the appropriation herein from the Fiscal Recovery Funds from
Larimer County to the Cultural Services and Facilities Fund for the Program is hereby
designated, as authorized in Article V, Section 11 of the City Charter, as an appropriation that
shall not lapse at the end of this fiscal year but continue until the earlier of the expiration of the
grant or the City’s expenditure of all funds received from such grant.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading and ordered published this 7th day of
June, A.D. 2022, and to be presented for final passage on the 21st day of June, A.D. 2022.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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Passed and adopted on final reading this 21st day of June, A.D. 2022.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk