HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 06/06/2000 - FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 64, 2000, APPROPRIA AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM NUMBER: 14
DATE: June 6, 2000
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL
STAFF: Matt Baker
SUBJECT:
First Reading of Ordinance No. 64, 2000, Appropriating Unanticipated Revenue in the Capital
Projects Fund and Authorizing the Transfer of Appropriations from the Street Oversizing Fund and
the Neighborhood Parkland Fund to the Capital Projects Fund for the Taft Hill Road at Overlook
Project.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on First Reading.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
This Ordinance transfers$1,179,766 into the Capital Projects Fund to construct arterial roadway improvements for
the Taft Hill at Overlook Improvement Project. This project will go to bid as soon as funds are available. Funds
will be appropriated as follows:
Developer's Local Street Portion $ 130,239
(Contribution in Aide from Woodcraft Homes)
Street Oversizing $ 461,416
Park Planning $ 7,618
Fort Collins/Loveland Water District $ 580,493
$ 1,179,766
This action will not affect the Street Oversizing Fund's ability to meet its other construction obligations in 2000.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
Arterial street improvements are planned for Taft Hill at Overlook from Old Harmony Road north
to W.C.R. 38E. The Fort Collins-Loveland Water District also has planned to install a 36"waterline
along this portion at Taft Hill Road. Staff is working in conjunction with the FCLWD to consolidate
these improvements into one construction contract. This will minimize the disruption to the
traveling public and result in cost savings to the City and the District. These improvements include
a 5' sidewalk, curb and gutter, a right turn lane at Brixton Road, a 36"waterline to be installed by
Fort Collins/Loveland Water District, and a sidewalk connection from the Cathy Fromme Prairie
to the development. The project is predominantly funded by the Street Oversizing Program, but
includes the Development Local Street Portion contributed in the form of a Contribution in Aid,as
well as a Fort Collins/Loveland Water District and a Park Planning portion. Staff is requesting
funds to be appropriated from the Street Oversizing Fund prior year reserves and authorized for
transfer, along with existing appropriations,to the Capital Projects Fund for the purpose of starting
these arterial road improvements in the summer of 2000. Staff believes this project needs to start
in the summer in order mitigate traffic impacts from The Overlook at Woodridge housing
development.
DATE: June 6, 2000 2 ITEM NUMBER: 14
BACKGROUND:
Over the past two years staff has completed the design of the Taft Hill at Overlook Project. The
improvements will span from Old Harmony Road to West County Road 38E. The project will
include a 5' sidewalk, curb and gutter, a right turn lane at Brixton Road, a 36" waterline to be
installed by Fort Collins/Loveland Water District, and a sidewalk connection from the Cathy
Fromme Prairie to the development,to be installed by Park Planning.The project is planned to begin
construction in the summer of 2000, with final completion and landscaping to be completed in the
fall of 2000.
This project will be built in conjunction with the Fort Collins/Loveland water line project to alleviate
traffic impacts. There will also be some cost savings to both the Water District and the City.
This section of Taft Hill at Overlook currently has a declining level of service for traffic. With the
addition of The Overlook at Woodridge immediately adjacent to this area,the level of service will
drop to an unacceptable level if the improvements planned for the project are not completed by the
summer of 2000. The construction improvements for Taft Hill at Overlook will require travel lane
reductions and will be an inconvenience to the traveling public while under construction. Staff has
been working with several other departments and private utilities to coordinate construction of the
project in an effort to minimize inconvenience to the traveling public.
In order to take this project to bid and to start construction in the summer, all funds for the project
must be appropriated into the Capital Project Fund. Street Oversizing and Park Planning funds are
already budgeted. The Fort Collins/Loveland Water District and the developer's local street portion
are expected to be deposited into the Street Oversizing,Contribution in Aid account within the next
few weeks.
ORDINANCE NO. 64, 2000
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
APPROPRIATING UNANTICIPATED REVENUE IN THE CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND
AND AUTHORIZING THE TRANSFER OF APPROPRIATIONS FROM THE STREET
OVERSIZING FUND AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD PARKLAND FUND
TO THE CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND FOR THE
TAFT HILL ROAD AT OVERLOOK PROJECT
WHEREAS,a section of Taft Hill Road at Overlook currently has a declining level of service
for traffic, with traffic delays and congestion projected, beyond 2000, if improvements are not
constructed; and
WHEREAS, City staff has been working on the design plans for improvements to the
aforementioned section of Taft Hill Road at Overlook from old Harmony Road north to W.C.R.38E
(the"Project') including reconstruction of the roadway, curb, gutter, sidewalks,a right turn lane at
Brixton Road, a sidewalk connection from Cathy Fromme Prairie to the Overlook at Woodridge
Development, and installation of a new thirty-six inch (36") waterline to be installed by the Fort
Collins/Loveland Water District; and
WHEREAS, the estimated cost of the Project is $1,179,766, and funds are available in the
form of existing appropriations ($591,655) in the Street Oversizing Fund, a contribution in the
Capital Projects Fund from the Fort Collins/Loveland Water District for its share of the
improvements ($580,493), and a transfer from the Neighborhood Parkland Fund ($7,618); and
WHEREAS, upon completion of the bid process,the Project would begin in the summer of
2000, with final completion and landscaping scheduled for fall of 2000; and
WHEREAS,Article V, Section 9, of the Charter of the City of Fort Collins(the "Charter")
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 conjunction with
all previous appropriations for that fiscal year, does not exceed the current estimate of actual and
anticipated revenues to be received during the fiscal year; 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 that the purpose for which the transferred funds
are to be expended remains unchanged; and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the City Council to appropriate$580,493 from unanticipated
revenue in the Capital Projects Fund, representing a contribution from the Fort Collins/Loveland
Water District, and authorize the transfer of existing appropriations in the Street Oversizing Fund
($591,655) and the Neighborhood Parkland Fund($7,618)to the Capital Projects Fund,to be used
to construct improvements along Taft Hill Road at Overlook from Old Harmony Road north to
W.C.R. 38E.
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 in the Capital Projects Fund,
Taft Hill at Overlook capital project,the sum of FIVE HUNDRED EIGHTY THOUSAND FOUR
HUNDRED NINETY-THREE DOLLARS($580,493),to be used to construct improvements along
Taft Hill Road at Overlook from Old Harmony Road north to W.C.R. 38E.
Section 2. That the unexpended appropriated amount of FIVE HUNDRED NINETY-ONE
THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED FIFTY-FIVE DOLLARS($591,655)is hereby authorized for transfer
from the Street Oversizing Fund to the Capital Projects Fund,to be used to construct improvements
along Taft Hill Road at Overlook from Old Harmony Road north to W.C.R. 38E.
Section 3. That the unexpended appropriated amount of SEVEN THOUSAND SIX
HUNDRED EIGHTEEN DOLLARS ($7,618) is hereby authorized for transfer from the
Neighborhood Parkland Fund to the Capital Projects Fund, to be used to construct improvements
along Taft Hill Road at Overlook from Old Harmony Road north to W.C.R. 38E.
Introduced and considered favorably on first reading and ordered published this 6th day of
June, A.D. 2000, and to be presented for final passage on the 20th day of June, A.D. 2000.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading this 20th day of June, A.D. 2000.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk