HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 09/19/2000 - SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 114, 2000, APPROP AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM NUMBER: 10
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL DATE: September 19, 2000STAFF•
Virgil Taylor
SUBJECT:
Second Reading of Ordinance No. 114,2000, Appropriating Unanticipated Revenue in the Capital
Projects Fund Building Community Choices Community Parks Capital Project from the Colorado
Division of Wildlife Through the Fishing is Fun Program to Install an Aeration System to Improve;
Water Quality and Fishery in Sheldon Lake at City Park.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on Second Reading.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The Parks and Recreation Department applied for and received the "Fishing Is Fun" grant to help
fund installation of an ozone aeration system. This Ordinance,which was unanimously adopted on
First Reading on September 5, 2000, appropriates funds for the installation of the aeration system
at Sheldon Lake.
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM NUMBER: 23
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL DATE: September 5, 2000
STAFF:
Virgil Taylor
SUBJECT:
First Reading of Ordinance No. 114, 2000, Appropriating Unanticipated Revenue in the Capital
Projects Fund Building Community Choices Community Parks Capital Project from the Colorado
Division of Wildlife Through the Fishing is Fun Program to Install an Aeration System to Improve
Water Quality and Fishery in Sheldon Lake at City Park.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends adoption o e Ordi ce o i t Reading
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The City has received a grant for the installation of an aeration system in the amount of$42,500.
The project must be completed by December 31, 2001. The required local match is $49,260.
Matching funds totaling $47,5 ap 'ate t uilding Community Choices
Community Park Iml veme capi ro'ec i e p ojects Fund with the remaining
match of$1,760 identified as in-kin ontri i m av ble appropriations in the General
Fund Parks Division budget.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The water quality and condition of Sheldon Lake in City Park has deteriorated over the past two
decades from various sources of pollution. As a result, the fishery has also suffered and a decline
in the number of fishermen haCeenThe Parks and Recreation DepOsed
th '?islhing un"grant to help fund installation
of an ozone aeration system. toafter ome measure of improvement has
been shown in the lake. The aeration system and microbes were recommended in a 1995 study of
ways to improve the lake's water quality.
The grant funds are provided on a matching basis through the federal Sportfish Restoration Project
administered by the Colorado Division of Wildlife through its Fishing is Fun Program. The$42,500
grant is matched by $47,500 in cash from the City for the aeration system installation and fish
stocking. Another$1,760 is for design and engineering provided by the City.
The installation of the system will continue the lake restoration efforts started in 1998 that have
improved the exterior areas of Sheldon Lake. The water quality should improve and the sludge on
the lake bed should also be reduced, providing for more water storage and a better sport fishing
experience.