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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 01/06/2004 - FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 001, 2004 APPROPRIA ITEM NUMBER: 9 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY DATE: January6, 2004 FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL STAFF: Matt Baker SUBJECT First Reading of Ordinance No. 001, 2004, Appropriating Prior Year Reserves in the Street Oversizing Fund and Authorizing the Transfer of Appropriated Amounts to Be Used to Construct Improvements on Ziegler Road from Timberwood Drive, South to Kechter Road. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on First Reading. FINANCIAL IMPACT This Ordinance appropriates $471,063 in unanticipated revenue from Contributions in Aid of Construction in the Street Oversizing Fund (received from the Poudre R-1 School District), and transfers $225,467 from the Southeast Community Park Account, and $369,793 in existing appropriations from the Street Oversizing Fund into the Capital Projects Fund to construct arterial roadway improvements for the Zeigler Road Project,Timberwood to KechterRoad.This project will go to bid as soon as funds are available. Funds will be appropriated as follows: Poudre R-1 School District $471,063 Contribution In Aid Parks and Recreation $225,467 Southeast Community Park Account Street Oversizing Fund $369,793 Street Oversizing Fund EXECUTIVE SUMMARY With the construction of the Fossil Ridge High School,arterial street improvements are planned for Zeigler Road adjacent to the school property. Parks and Recreation owns the Southeast Community Park site adjacent to Zeigler Road immediately south of the high school site.Hewlett Packard owns an undeveloped site adjacent to Zeigler Road immediately north of the high school. Staffhas worked with these property owners in an effort to complete this portion of Zeigler Road between Harmony and Kechter. The property owners have combined to improve Zeigler Road to a minor arterial from Timberwood Drive south to Kechter Road. Combining the roadway construction into one project will save costs for all property owners due to economies of scale and complete an important segment of roadway which will provide primary access to the new Fossil Ridge High School opening in the fall of 2004. This project will be funded entirely through developer contributions and the construction will be managed by the City Street Oversizing Program. January 6, 2004 -2- Item No. 9 BACKGROUND Over the past year,the Poudre R-1 School District, Street Oversizing and Parks staff have worked to complete the design of Zeigler Road adjacent to the new Fossil Ridge High School (currently under construction). The west half of Zeigler Road was constructed with the Harvest Park and Sage Creek developments. This project will finish the construction of the east half of Zeigler Road with bike lanes, curb, gutter and sidewalk from the Celestica site on the north, all the way to Kechter Road on the south. Hewlett Packard Company has participated in the project by dedicating the necessary right-of-way along the frontage of their undeveloped site and by relocating irrigation ditches to facilitate the project. Combining the Poudre R-1 School District and Park improvements with will allow a more efficient construction project,realize cost savings due to economies of scale, reduce the disruption to the traveling public by only having one construction project,and complete a significant section of minor arterial roadway The project is planned to begin construction in the March of 2004. The project will be constructed under traffic with no closure of the roadway. Construction is planned to be completed prior to the opening of the high school in August of 2004. ORDINANCE NO. 001, 2004 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS APPROPRIATING PRIOR YEAR RESERVES IN THE STREET OVERSIZING FUND AND AUTHORIZING THE TRANSFER OF APPROPRIATED AMOUNTS TO BE USED TO CONSTRUCT IMPROVEMENTS ON ZIEGLER ROAD FROM TIMBERWOOD DRIVE, SOUTH TO KECHTER ROAD WHEREAS, with the construction of Fossil Ridge High School and the development of the Southeast Community Park, arterial street improvements are planned for Ziegler Road adjacent to the new high school, from Timberwood Drive, south to Kechter Road; and WHEREAS, during the past two years, staff from the City and Poudre R-1 School District, have been working on the design plans for Ziegler Road, adjacent to the new Fossil Ridge Creek High School which is currently under construction; and WHEREAS, the planned improvements will complete the construction of the east half of Ziegler Road, including bike lanes, curb, gutter and sidewalk from the Celestica site, on the north, to Kechter Road on the south (the `Project"); and WHEREAS, combining the aforementioned development improvements with the park improvements increases efficiency, reduces costs, minimizes the disruption to the traveling public, and completes a significant section of arterial roadway; and WHEREAS, the estimated cost of the Project is $1,066,323; and WHEREAS, a funding strategy has been developed, and Project funds, totaling $1,066,323, have been identified and are available from the following sources: Street Oversizing Fund- Prior Year Reserves (representing contributions from Poudre R-1 School District) $ 471,063 Street Oversizing Fund - existing appropriations 369,793 Capital Projects Fund - existing appropriations in the Southeast Community Park project 225,467 Total $ 1,066,323 WHEREAS, upon completion of the bid process, the Project is expected to begin in March 2004, with construction to be completed prior to the opening of the high school in August 2004; and WHEREAS, Article V, Section 9 of the Charter of the City of Fort Collins, (the "Charter") 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; and WHEREAS, Article V, Section 10, of the Charter authorizes the City Council to transfer by ordinance any unexpended and unencumbered amount or portion thereof from one fund or capital project to another fund or capital project, provided the purpose for which the transferred funds are to be expended remains unchanged; and WHEREAS, the purpose for which the previously appropriated funds in the Street Oversizing Fund ($369,793), and the Capital Projects Fund - Southeast Community Park project ($225,467), were initially appropriated remains the same, and the City Manager has recommended that said unspent and unencumbered funds be transferred to the Capital Projects Fund - Ziegler Road Improvements project and that such funds be earmarked for expenditures associated with improving Ziegler Road, from Timberwood Drive, south to Kechter Road; and WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Council to appropriate $471,063 from prior year reserves in the Street Oversizing Fund and authorize the transfer of said amount to the Capital Projects Fund - Ziegler Road Improvements project, for appropriation therein, and to authorize the transfer of existing appropriations totaling $369,793 in the Street Oversizing Fund, and $225,467 in the Capital Projects Fund - Southeast Community Park project, to the Capital Projects Fund - Ziegler Park Improvements project to be used for expenditures associated with improving Ziegler Road, from Timberwood Drive, south to Kechter Road. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS as follows: Section 1. That there is hereby appropriated for expenditure from prior year reserves in the Street Oversizing Fund for transfer to the Capital Projects Fund - Ziegler Road Improvements project and appropriated therein the sum of FOUR HUNDRED SEVENTY-ONE THOUSAND SIXTY-THREE DOLLARS ($471,063) to be used for expenditures associated with improving Ziegler Road, from Timberwood Drive, south to Kechter Road. Section 2. That the unexpended appropriated amount of THREE HUNDRED SIXTY-NINE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED NINETY-THREE ($369,793) is hereby authorized for transfer from the Street Oversizing Fund to the Capital Projects Fund - Ziegler Road Improvements project and appropriated therein to be used for expenditures associated with improving Ziegler Road, from Timberwood Drive, south to Kechter Road. Section 3. That the unexpended appropriated amount of TWO HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED SIXTY-SEVEN DOLLARS ($225,467) is hereby authorized for transfer from the Capital Projects Fund - Southeast Community Park project to the Capital Projects Fund - Ziegler Road Improvement project and appropriated therein to be used for expenditures associated with improving Ziegler Road, from Timberwood Drive, south to Kechter Road. Introduced and considered favorably on first reading and ordered published this 6th day of January, A.D. 2004, and to be presented for final passage on the 20th day of January, A.D. 2004. Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk Passed and adopted on final reading this 20th day of January, A.D. 2004. Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk Harmony Road N ara 0 Project Future J Fossil Ridge / T lmlts High School CD L a. Kechter Road 0 200100 800 1,200 1 BRDeet City of Fort Collins Vicinity Map " Ziegler Road w Project =