HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 03/02/2004 - SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 027, 2004, APPROPR ITEM NUMBER: 9
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY DATE: March 2, 2004
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL
STAFF: Marty Heffernan
Craig Foreman
SUBJECT
Second Reading of Ordinance No. 027, 2004, Appropriating Prior Year Reserves Designated for
Community Park Improvements in the Capital Improvement Expansion Fund for Transfer to the
Capital Projects Fund - Southwest Community Park Capital Project to Be Used for Park Design
Costs.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on Second Reading.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
In 1996, Council adopted the Parks and Recreation Policy Plan which gives direction for the
development of community parks. The community park standard is one park per 20,000 population.
The city's population in 2007,when the Park is scheduled to open,is estimated to be about 140,000.
The development of Southwest Community Park is necessary to serve the growing community and
to meet parkland standards. This Ordinance,which was adopted 6-0(Mayor Pro Tem Bertschy was
absent) on First Reading on February 17, 2004, appropriates prior year reserves for park design
costs.
>>> John Fischbach 02/17/04 13:27 PM >>>
Here is an explanation of how the $850,000 appropriation for the design of SW Community Park will be
used.
The $850,000 requested appropriation to design SW Community Park is based on the $775,000 cost to
design Fossil Creek Community Park. The requested funding allows for a contingency and for design
work for the reestablishment of Spring Creek. The creek is presently in a ditch and pipes as it crosses the
park site. This hydrology work will need to be approved by FEMA, which is an involved process. Fossil
Creek Community Park did not require FEMA approval for any stormwater work.
We are anticipating a very competitive bidding process and the design costs may be less than the
$850,000 request. Any funds not used for design will be used for park construction. All of the funding is
from impact fees on new residential construction.
The design consulting team, consisting of civil engineers, landscape architects, soils engineers, hydrology
engineers, structural architects and other professionals, will do the following work for the City:
1. Preparation of a site survey and maps showing existing roads, utilities, Spring Creek and other
drainage information, soils information, etc. This provides a very detailed analysis of the surface and
subsurface conditions of the park site and is the foundation on which the design is created.
2. The team, with the help of City staff, will develop a preliminary design for the park. This involves a
needs assessment to determine the facilities we want in the park along with an effective public
involvement process. This process will require numerous meetings with City staff from many
departments, meetings with affected City Boards, public open houses and meetings with special interest
groups.
3. The consultant team will identify FEMA requirements as part of the preliminary design. FEMA requires
the City to prove that the reestablishment of Spring Creek through the park site will not cause harm to
downstream properties in the event of a flood. This process requires sophisticated hydrology work and
modeling of water flows. The design of the creek will be changed until the FEMA requirements are met.
4. After the preliminary design has been through the public process, including Council review, the
consultant team will prepare a final design for the park. The final design includes development of a full
set of design documents for every element of the park. These documents specify materials, colors,
dimensions, location etc. This includes the grading plan, underground utilities, including the
irrigation system, as well as the restrooms, shelters, parking areas, walking paths, ballfields, soccer
fields, playground, dog park and numerous other park features. These documents are then used in
the bidding process so contractors can estimate and bid on the construction of the park. The documents
are also used to construct the park. The consultant team will also prepare drawings for the City's
development review process.
This consultant's work will result in a set of drawings nearly 3/4 inch thick and a specification booklet
nearly 3 inches thick. The consultant will also prepare a plan to FEMA of the planned hydrology work
(CLOMR) for the park site.
S. The consulting team then helps staff bid the project and move into the construction phase. During
construction the consultant team assists staff with review of shop drawings and with construction
inspections to ensure quality. A final LOMR will then be prepared and sent to FEMA. This is the final as-
built hydrology details of the park design.
Let me know if you have any questions..
John
ORDINANCE NO. 027, 2004
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
APPROPRIATING PRIOR YEAR RESERVES DESIGNATED FOR COMMUNITY PARK
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT EXPANSION FUND
FOR TRANSFER TO THE CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND - SOUTHWEST COMMUNITY
PARK CAPITAL PROJECT TO BE USED FOR PARK DESIGN COSTS
WHEREAS,the current Parks and Recreation Policy Plan,which was approved by the City
Council with the adoption of Resolution 96-146 in December 1996, recommends that community
parks be developed at a standard of 4.5 acres per 1,000 population; and
WHEREAS,growth in residential development in the southwest area of the City has created
the need for a community park; and
WHEREAS, the City purchased land in 1994 in the southwest section of the community, a
portion of which was to serve as a site for a 100-acre community park (the "Park Site"), using
proceeds from the Choices 95 capital improvement program; and
WHEREAS, the Park Site is located at the west end of Horsetooth Road, with Pineridge
Natural Area serving as the west boundary,Horsetooth Road as the south boundary,Tefft Acres and
Silver Oaks Developments to the east of the Park Site, and Quail Hollow Development to the north;
and
WHEREAS, features of community parks typically include open turf areas for both
programmed (soccer, football, and lacrosse) and non-programmed (pick-up games, picnics, etc.)
activities, lighted facilities such as ballfields, tennis and basketball courts, dog park, skate park,
picnic shelters,playgrounds, water and natural features, parking lots, sidewalks and walking paths,
maintenance facility, and landscaping; and
WHEREAS, staff is recommending that the City contract with a consulting team to help
develop a design for a community park at the Park Site; and
WHEREAS, design costs for a the community park are estimated to be $850,000; and
WHEREAS,staff is recommending that the design costs associated with the community park
be funded from prior year reserves accumulated in the Capital Improvement Expansion Fund for
community park improvements; and
WHEREAS,the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 51, 1996,on May 21, 1996, amending
the City Code by adding a new article pertaining to the imposition of capital expansion fees,paid by
new residential development, to be used to fund capital improvements for community parkland,
library, police services, fire services, and general government facility services; and
WHEREAS, the proposed community park, preliminarily scheduled to open in the Spring
of 2007, will be the first community park to be designed and constructed using the aforementioned
capital expansion fees; and
WHEREAS, the request to begin design work for a southwest community park and funding
scenario was presented to the Parks and Recreation Board (the "Board") on January 28, 2004, at
which time the Board voted unanimously in support of using prior year reserves in the Capital
Improvement Expansion Fund for community park improvements for the design of the community
park; and
WHEREAS,City Code Section 7.5-28(a)requires that capital improvement expansion fees
for community park improvements be used only for capital improvements related to the provision
of community parks, as such improvements may be identified in the capital improvements plan for
community parkland; and
WHEREAS, costs associated with the design of a southwest community park are identified
in, and consistent with the Parks and Recreation Policy Plan adopted by the City Council in
Resolution 96-147 on December 3, 1996, and updated in 1999, and are also included in the City's
Ten-Year Capital Improvement Plan and Inventory (2001-2010); 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,it is the desire of the Council to appropriate the sum of$850,000 from prior year
reserves designated for community park improvements in the Capital Improvement Expansion Fund
for transfer to the Capital Projects Fund - Southwest Community Park project, for appropriation
therein, to be used for the design of a southwest community park.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS that there is hereby appropriated from prior year reserves designated for community park
improvements in the Capital Improvement Expansion Fund,the sum of EIGHT HUNDRED FIFTY
THOUSAND DOLLARS ($850,000), for transfer to the Capital Projects Fund - Southwest
Community Park project, and appropriated therein to be used for the design of a southwest
community park.
Introduced and considered favorably on first reading and ordered published this 17th day of
February, A.D. 2004, and to be presented for final passage on the 2n ay of Marc A.D. 2004.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading this 2nd day of March, A.D. 2004.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
ITEM NUMBER: 17
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY DATE: February 17, 2004
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL
STAFF: Marty Heffernan
Craig Foreman
SUBJECT
First Reading of Ordinance No. 027, 2004, Appropriating Prior Year Reserves Designated for
Community Park Improvement4 i rt1w Gapitak Improvcmcq t Ex
�attsion Fund for Transfer to the
Capital Projects Fund - South west CoinpiunitylParl CgpitA reject to Be Used for Park Design
Costs.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on First Reading.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
The Capital Improvements E '°.ansion nd col ec revenue r the development of community
parks. A one-time fee is collec"6 en'zac ew}esielentia] unit] .the City. Funds in the amount of
$850,000 are needed to design the Southwest Community Park. Maintenance funds for the Park
would be needed beginning in 2007.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
In1996, Council adopted the Parks and Recreation Policy Plan which gives direction for the
development of community parks:-Cgmga6hitXpar N v& the-16'cal point for community-wide
activities. These parks are Mended p servji ayak�ty 'creational needs for the entire
community. The community
p" Jc standali is orie palic per 20,0, population. The development of
the Southwest Community Par k'fvitl"be the-City's Aih comm �ty park. The city's population in
2007, when the Park is scheduled to open, is estimated to be about 140,000. The development of
Southwest Community Park is necessary to serve the growing community and to meet parkland
standards.
Community parks have such features as open turf areas for programmed(soccer, football, lacrosse)
and non-programmed (pick-up games, picnics, playing catch) activities, lighted facilities such as
ballfields,tennis and basketball courts,dog park,skate park,picnic shelters,playgrounds,water and
natural features, parking lots, sidewalks and walking paths, maintenance facility, and landscaped
features.
February 17, 2004 -2- Item No. 17
The voter-approved Choices 95 ballot measure provided funds for the acquisition of land for the
Park. The 100-acre park site, located at the west end of Horsetooth Road, was purchased in 1994.
Cottonwood Glen Neighborhood Park was developed in 1999 on I 1 acres, in the northwest corner
of the site.
The design funds will be used in 2004-2005 to hire a consulting team to help City staff develop a
design for the Park. The design process will include a public process very similar to that used for
the Fossil Creek Community Park. This process involved a series of open houses, meetings with
neighboring homeowner associations and a number of meetings with the Parks and Recreation
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Upon completion of the design staffwil U. +ncil to o ain funding for construction. The
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Park should be open to the pubhc�irT"�007`"'~-""- '-�
The design process will include the citizen group, ACT (All Children Together). This group is
working to raise funds to create a fully accessible playground. Staff and the citizen group will work
together to develop the "inspiration playground" at Southwest Community Park.
At its January 28 meeting, the Parks and Recreation Board voted unanimously to recommend
Council appropriate funding for the design of the Southwest Community Park. Minutes of the Board
meeting are attached.
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