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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 04/15/2008 - FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 040, 2008, APPROPRI ITEM NUMBER: 7 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY DATE: April 15, 2008 FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL STAFF: J.R. Schnelzer SUBJECT First Reading of Ordinance No. 040, 2008, Appropriating Unanticipated Revenue in the Capital Projects Fund-City Park South Ballfield Redevelopment Capital Project to Convert the Use of the Field from Softball to Baseball. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on First Reading. FINANCIAL IMPACT Colorado State University Club Sports has agreed to fully fund the estimated project cost of $245,706. CSU and others using the field will pay operation and maintenance costs associated with its use, including field prep charges. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Colorado State University,the Fort Collins Foxes Baseball Club(a semi-professional baseball team) and the Fort Collins Baseball Club have approached the City Parks Division with a proposal to redevelop City Park South Ballfield into a hardball field. City Park South was originally a hardball field until approximately 10 years ago, when it was converted to softball. New softball fields at Fossil Creek and Spring Canyon Parks allow for the conversion of City Park South to hardball because there are now enough softball fields to accommodate the demand. Estimates for the conversion are$245,706 and include a 20%contingency. CSU has agreed to pay these costs. The City's Parks Department will manage the project. Staff believes the conversion of the field for hardball is a benefit to the City and will bring an exciting,high level of baseball back into the park system. BACKGROUND The Parks Division was asked to investigate the possibility of converting the existing City Park South Ball field from softball to hardball play. The semi-professional baseball team"Foxes,"the CSU Club Sport Team,and the Fort Collins Baseball Club were interested in the conversion as this venue would provide a location for their type of play. April 15, 2008 -2- Item No. 7 After several meetings with the three entities,a composite list of needs was determined. Parks staff developed a project scope and determined a budget for the conversion. The estimated cost of the project is $245,706 which includes a 20% contingency. CSU has agreed to pay the full cost of the project. In return, CSU's Club Baseball Team will have priority scheduling of the field in April and May of each year for ten years and thereafter by agreement. CSU's scheduling needs will allow the field to be used by the Foxes and by Fort Collins Baseball, as well. ORDINANCE NO. 040, 2008 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS APPROPRIATING UNANTICIPATED REVENUE IN THE CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND - CITY PARK SOUTH BALLFIELD REDEVELOPMENT CAPITAL PROJECT TO CONVERT THE USE OF THE FIELD FROM SOFTBALL TO BASEBALL WHEREAS,during the fall 2007,Colorado State University,the Fort Collins Foxes Baseball Club(a semi-professional baseball team and member of the Mountain Collegiate Baseball League), and the Fort Collins Baseball Club contacted the City's Parks Division with a proposal to convert the City Park South ballfield from a softball field to a hardball field; and WHEREAS,staff believes the conversion of the City Park South ballfield would be a benefit to the City and provide an opportunity to bring an exciting,high level of baseball back into the City's park system; and WHEREAS,new softball fields at Fossil Creek Park and the recently opened Spring Canyon Park will compensate for the lost use of City Park South ballfield as a softball field; and WHEREAS, the estimated cost of converting the City Park South ballfield from a softball field to a hardball field is $245,706; and WHEREAS,pursuant to the terms of an Intergovernmental Agreement between the City and the Board of Governors of the Colorado State University, Colorado State University has agreed to fund the full cost of the conversion in return for priority scheduling rights of the field in April and May; and WHEREAS, City Parks Division staff will act as the general contractor for the conversion; and WHEREAS,operating and maintenance costs associated with use of the field,including field preparation charges,will be paid by those using the field,including Colorado State University; and WHEREAS, construction of the improvements is scheduled to begin April 2008 with an anticipated completion date of June 1, 2008; 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 current estimate of actual and anticipated revenues to be received during the fiscal year; and WHEREAS, City staff has determined that the appropriation of the contribution from Colorado State University, totaling $245,706, will not cause the total amount appropriated in the Capital Projects Fund - City Park South Ballfield Redevelopment capital project to exceed the current estimate of actual and anticipated revenues to be received during the fiscal year; and WHEREAS, it is the desire of the City Council to appropriate the sum of $245,706, representing a contribution from Colorado State University,in the Capital Projects Fund-City Park South Ballfield Redevelopment capital project to be used to convert the City Park South ballfield from a softball field to a hardball field. 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- City Park South Ballfield Redevelopment capital project,the sum of TWO HUNDRED FORTY-FIVE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED SIX DOLLARS ($245,706) representing a contribution from Colorado State University to be used to convert the City Park South ballfield from a softball field to a hardball field. Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 15th day of April A.D. 2008, and to be presented for final passage on the 6th day of May, A.D. 2008. Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk Passed and adopted on final reading on the 6th day of May, A.D. 2008. Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk -2-