HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 12/02/2003 - SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 161, 2003 APPROPRI ITEM NUMBER: 11
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY DATE: December2, 2003
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL
STAFF: Jim Hibbard
SUBJECT
Second Reading of Ordinance No. 161, 2003, Appropriating Storm Drainage Fund Prior Year
Reserves into the Fossil Creek Basin Capital Project for the Construction of Storm Water
Improvements Associated with the Timberline Road Waterline Improvement Project.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on Second Reading.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Fossil Creek Drainage Basin Master Plan identifies the need to improve the storm drainage
culverts under Timberline Road at Fossil Creek, between Trilby and Carpenter Roads. The new
culverts are a prerequisite for a future project that will remove approximately 105 homes from the
Fossil Creek floodplain in the Paragon Point area. These improvements are adjacent to the Fossil
Creek Wetlands Natural area on the west and the Fossil Creek Reservoir Natural area on the east.
Ordinance No. 161,2003,which was unanimously adopted on First Reading on November 18,2003,
appropriates prior year reserves for the Timberline Road Waterline Improvement Project.
ORDINANCE NO. 161, 2003
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
APPROPRIATING STORM DRAINAGE FUND PRIOR YEAR RESERVES INTO THE
FOSSIL CREEK BASIN CAPITAL PROJECT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF STORM
WATER IMPROVEMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE TIMBERLINE ROAD WATERLINE
IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
WHEREAS, the Fort Collins-Loveland Water District ("FCLWD") plans to construct a
30-inch diameter water main in Timberline Road from Trilby Road to Carpenter Road, and
continuing south to serve the Larimer County Events Center and the expanding facilities in the
vicinity of the Fort Collins-Loveland Airport (the "Water Main"); and
WHEREAS, City Stormwater staff has identified a need for critical flood control box
culverts in the vicinity of the Water Main in order to improve public safety in 100-year flood
events (the "Stormwater Improvements"); and
WHEREAS, FCLWD and the City have worked to develop a cooperative plan for the
construction of the Water Main and the Stormwater Improvements (together referred to as the
"Project"), so as to minimize cost and disruption associated with the construction; and
WHEREAS, the scope of the project has changed, resulting in a redistribution of costs
and a higher share of the project costs being shared by City Utilities; and
WHEREAS, all parties are still in agreement that a joint project minimizes construction
costs, impact to the public and adjacent natural areas; and
WHEREAS, funds to cover the higher share of the project costs are available in the
Storm Drainage Fund Prior Year Reserves; and
WHEREAS, Article V, Section 9 of the Charter of the City of Fort Collins permits the
City Council to appropriate by ordinance at any time during the fiscal year such funds for
expenditure as may be available from reserves accumulated in prior years, notwithstanding that
such reserves were not previously appropriated.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS that there is hereby appropriated for expenditure from prior year reserves in the Storm
Drainage Fund the sum of FOUR HUNDRED TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS ($410,000) into
the Fossil Creek Basin Capital Projects and FOUR THOUSAND, ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS
for the construction of the storm drainage improvements associated with the Timberline Road
Waterline Improvement Project.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 18th day of
November, A.D. 2003, and to be presented for final passage on the 2 day of December, A.D.
2003.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading this 2nd day of December, A.D. 2003.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
ITEM NUMBER: 11
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY DATE: November 18, 2003
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL
STAFF: Jim Hibbard
SUBJECT
First Reading of Ordinance No. 161,2003,Appropriating Storm Drainage Fund Prior Year Reserves
into the Fossil Creek Basin Capital Project for the Construction of Storm Water Improvements
Associated with the Timberline,RoaW Pr ect.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on First Reading.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
The proposed appropriations of 0 '11 e t Drainage Fund Prior Year Reserves.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Fossil Creek Drainage Basin Master Plan identifies the need to improve the storm drainage
culverts under Timberline Road at Fossil Creek, between Trilby and Carpenter Roads. The new
culverts are a prerequisite for a future project that will remove approximately 105 homes from the
Fossil Creek floodplain in the Paragon Point area. These improvements are adjacent to the Fossil
Creek Wetlands Natural area on the west and the Fossil Creek Reservoir Natural area on the east.
When the Fort Collins-Lovela d r ( ide ified a need to construct a 30"
diameter water main in this ortion Tim 1' e ad, City Utilities and Engineering
Departments elected to partne ith FCL Dan n rtake a rm ti-jurisdictional project that would
construct the water main, instal e totm ert impro imberline Road between Trilby
and Carpenter Roads. By doing all the work as one project, the construction costs, impact to the
public and to adjacent natural areas would be minimized.
Over the past year, FCLWD and City staff from Utilities, Transportation and Natural Resources
have worked together to obtain approval from the Natural Resources Advisory Board on a win/win
wetland mitigation plan. In September,City Council approved the necessary temporary construction
easements and slope restriction agreements.
Recently, the scope of the project changed, which resulted in a redistribution of costs. The
transportation improvement elements were drastically scaled back due to budget constraints within
the Street Oversizing Fund. Although this reduced the impact to the natural areas, it also resulted
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in a higher portion of the remaining earthwork, mitigation, and paving costs to be shared by the
FCLWD and City Utilities. The City Utilities' increased portion of construction cost is estimated
at $410,000, along with an Art in Public Places appropriation of$4,100.
Although the scope of the project has changed, all parties are still in agreement that a joint project
minimizes construction costs as well as reduces impacts on the public and adjacent natural areas.
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