HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 09/19/2000 - FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 127, 2000, APPROPRI AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM NUMBER: 20
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL DATE: September 19, 2000
STAFF:
Mike Herzig
SUBJECT:
First Reading of Ordinance No. 127, 2000, Appropriating Unanticipated Revenue in the Capital
Projects Fund Downtown Railroad Track Consolidation Capital Project to be Used for
Improvements Associated with Phase III of the Railroad Consolidation Project.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on First Reading.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The State has approved the funds for up to $500,000 for its share of the improvements for the
Railroad Consolidation project. A federal grant had already been approved and accepted by the
City for installing new signals at the Union Pacific Crossings of Linden Street and Lincoln
Avenue. These additional funds will be sufficient to pay for the remaining design and
construction of improvements remaining for the project, except for funds that would be matching
funds for the federal grants. Adoption of the Ordinance will allow for the City to pay expenses
and receive reimbursement from the State. The funds will be appropriated in the Railroad
Consolidation account for tracking purposes.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
This Ordinance is necessary to authorize the acceptance of the $500,000 in State funds to be
used for the relocation and improvement of various railroad tracks, upgrade the crossings of the
Union Pacific tracks at Linden Street and Lincoln Avenue, and implement the design and
construction of various street improvements related to the crossing improvements.
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The work, which was originally scheduled for this summer, was delayed in order to complete
agreements with the State for the acceptance of these funds. The funds could only be used to
reimburse for work done after the agreement is fully executed. The work will likely be
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completed next spring.
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• ORDINANCE NO. 127, 2000
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
APPROPRIATING UNANTICIPATED REVENUE IN THE
CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND DOWNTOWN RAILROAD TRACK CONSOLIDATION
CAPITAL PROJECT TO BE USED FOR IMPROVEMENTS ASSOCIATED
WITH PHASE III OF THE RAILROAD CONSOLIDATION PROJECT
WHEREAS, in 1992,the City of Fort Collins,the Burlington Northern Railroad, the Union
Pacific Railroad and the Colorado Department of Transportation partnered to develop a railroad track
consolidation plan which would improve train operations and eliminate a majority of tracks in the
downtown area and reduce delays to motorists,traffic construction, air pollution, and improve the
safety of City streets; and
WHEREAS, since 1992, a total of $1,800,000 has been appropriated for the railroad
consolidation project(the "Project"); and
WHEREAS,the City has been awarded a$500,000 grant from the Colorado Department of
Transportation to be used for design and construction of Phase III of the Project, including
upgrading the crossings, relocating and reconstructing track, and designing and constructing street
improvements related to the crossings at Linden Street and Lincoln Avenue; and
WHEREAS, no City matching funds are required; and
WHEREAS,Article V,Section 9,of the Charter of the City of Fort Collins permits the City
Council 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 then current estimate of actual and anticipated
revenues to be received during the fiscal year; and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Council to appropriate the sum of $500,000 in
unanticipated revenue in the Capital Projects Fund Downtown Railroad Track Consolidation project
to be used for the design and construction of Phase III improvements to the railroad tracks and
railroad crossings at Linden Street and Lincoln Avenue.
NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS that there is hereby appropriated for expenditure from unanticipated revenue in the
Capital Projects Fund Downtown Railroad Track Consolidation Project, the sum of FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($500,000), from a grant from the Colorado Department of
Transportation,to be used for the design and construction of Phase III improvements to the railroad
crossings at Linden Street and Lincoln Avenue.
Introduced and considered favorably on first reading and ordered published this 19th day of
September, A.D. 2000,and to be presented for final passage on the 3rd day of October,A.D. 2000.
Mayor Pro Tem
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading this 3rd day of October, A.D. 2000.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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