HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 08/21/2001 - FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 127, 2001, AUTHORIZ AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM NUMBER: 20
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL DATE: August 21, 2001
STAFF: Cliff Davidson
SUBJECT:
First Reading of Ordinance No. 127, 2001, Authorizing the Transfer of Appropriations from the
Transportation Services Fund to the North Front Range Transportation & Air Quality Planning
Council Fund to be Used for Operating Expenses of the Metropolitan Planning Organization.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on First Reading.
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FINANCIAL IMPACT:
This item transfers previously authorized appropriations and budgets of $53,621 in the
Transportation Services Fund,representing the 2001 calendar year,to the newly-created North Front
Range Transportation & Air Quality Planning Council Fund, also known as the Metropolitan
Planning Organization (MPO). The following funding sources have been identified:
2001 Federal Grant Revenue Funds administered by CDOT $ 50,000
110 Local Match from MPO Member Entities $ 3,621
Because it is a federal grant project, the appropriation will be "non-lapsing", so it will be carried
forward to 2002.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The funds to pay the North Front Range Transportation&Air Quality Planning Council Executive
Director salary and benefits,which were previously budgeted and appropriated in the Transportation
Services Fund, now need to be transferred to the newly created NFRT&AQPC Fund. Council's
adoption of this Ordinance will not appropriate any additional funds;rather,it will serve as a transfer
of existing appropriations and budget to the fund that will be incurring the expenditures.
BACKGROUND:
The North Front Range Transportation & Air Quality Planning Council (NFRT&AQPC) is the
regional Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO). The Council recently hired a new full-time
Executive Director who is not considered an employee of the City of Fort Collins. For that reason,
the NFRT&AQPC had to apply for a separate Federal Taxpayer Identification Number and a new
fund had to be set up on the City's financial systems,thereby requiring this transfer of appropriations
and budget.
ORDINANCE NO. 127, 2001
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AUTHORIZING THE TRANSFER OF APPROPRIATIONS
FROM THE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FUND TO THE
NORTH FRONT RANGE TRANSPORTATION& AIR QUALITY PLANNING COUNCIL
FUND TO BE USED FOR OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE METROPOLITAN
PLANNING ORGANIZATION
WHEREAS, the North Front Range Transportation & Air Quality Planning Council (the
"NFRT & AQPC") is the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) and lead air quality
planning agency for the North Front Range region; and
WHEREAS, voting members of the MPO include Fort Collins, Greeley, Loveland,
Evans, Timnath, Windsor, Berthoud, LaSalle, Johnstown, Garden City, Larimer County, Weld
County, the State of Colorado Transportation Commission, and the State of Colorado Air
Quality Control Commission; and
WHEREAS, the funds for the administration of the MPO program are federal
transportation program funds appropriated by the federal government and administered by the
Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), based on the federal fiscal year of October 1
through September 30; and
WHEREAS, under the terms of an intergovernmental agreement, dated July 6, 1998,
between the City and the MPO, entitled Intergovernmental Agreement for the Provision of
Support Services, the City provides an Executive Director and the administrative services to the
MPO, including accounting and financial services, purchasing services, risk management
services, budgeting services, human resource services, and legal services, and accordingly,
manages federal grant revenue and matching funds received on behalf of the MPO; and
WHEREAS, the City and the MPO have subsequently entered into a new
Intergovernmental Agreement for the provision of support services, dated May 17, 2001; and
WHEREAS, according to the terms of the new agreement, the City will no longer
provide an Executive Director to the MPO; and
WHEREAS, on July 2, 2001, the NFRT & AQPC hired a full-time Executive Director, to
replace the Executive Director provided by the City to the MPO; and
WHEREAS, the recently-hired Executive Director, is not considered an employee of the
City of Fort Collins and cannot be compensated using City funds; and
WHEREAS, the Finance Director of the City of Fort Collins has approved the creation of
a new fund (established with a new federal taxpayer identification number), the name of which
shall be the North Front Range Transportation & Air Quality Planning Council Fund, with said
fund to be used to compensate the employees of the MPO and pay future expenses of the MPO
beginning with the 2001 —2002 MPO year; and
WHEREAS, federal funds ($50,000), for use by the MPO, and required local matching
funds($3,621) have been identified in the City's Transportation Services Fund; and
WHEREAS, the aforementioned funds are available for transfer to the newly-created
North Front Range Transportation & Air Quality Planning Council Fund, to be used to
compensate the Executive Director of the MPO for the remainder of the calendar year 2001; and
WHEREAS, CDOT will permit unexpended funds, totaling $50,000, and matching funds
totaling $3,621, remaining in the 2000-2001 MPO year, to be reallocated to the North Front
Range Transportation & Air Quality Planning Council Fund to be used to compensate the
Executive Director of the MPO for the remainder of the calendar year 2001; and
WHEREAS, Article V, Section 9, of the Charter of the City of Fort Collins authorizes the
City Council to transfer by ordinance any unexpended and unencumbered amount or portion
thereof from fund or capital project to another fund or capital project provided that the purpose
for which the funds were initially appropriated remains unchanged.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT COLLINS that the unexpended and unencumbered amount of FIFTY-THREE
THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED TWENTY-ONE DOLLARS ($53,621) is hereby authorized for
transfer from the 2000-2001 MPO grant program, with $50,000 representing federal funds from
the Colorado Department of Transportation and $3,621 representing local matching funds, to the
North Front Range Transportation & Air Quality Planning Council Fund, to be used to
compensate the newly-hired Executive Director of the MPO.
Introduced and considered favorably on first reading and ordered published this 21st day
of August, A.D. 2001, and to be considered for final passage on the 4th day September, A.D.
2001.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading this 4th day of September, A.D. 2001.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk