HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 06/15/1999 - RESOLUTION 99-80 AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO PARTICIPA AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM NUMBER: 29
DATE: June 15, 1999
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL Diane Jones/
STAFF: Marty Heffernan
SUBJECT:
Resolution 99-80 Authorizing the City to Participate in the Funding and Development of an Aviation
Memorial at East Mulberry Street and Timberline Road.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff has not recommendation with regard to the Resolution.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The total cost of this proposed project is estimated at between $50,000 and $100,000 for initial
development and$7,750 to $10,500 annually for maintenance. Under this proposal,the Air Force
Association would pay for all of the costs associated with constructing the site, except for the
landscaping. The City, of the completion of the work associated with the Timberline
tY, as part
Extension Project, would install the landscaping at an estimated value of $35,000. Higher
maintenance costs will be incurred if the site is irrigated. Maintenance funding would be an ongoing
obligation of the City.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The Longs Peak Chapter of the Air Force Association,an association of retired Air Force servicemen
and women, represented by Edmund L. Robert, has proposed to the City a plan to develop an
aviation memorial to be located on the northeast corner of the intersection of East Mulberry and
Timberline Road. Various members of City staff have met with Mr. Roberts over the past year to
gain abetter understanding of his proposal and to determine the City's involvement in this project,
if any, and associated costs.
The proposal involves mounting a demilitarized AT-38 aircraft on a circular pedestal. The aircraft
will be surrounded by a sidewalk, grass,trees and other landscaping and could include an adjacent
parking area. If parking is located on Lincoln Avenue rather than at the project site,the total costs
of the project is reduced by approximately $20,000. Under this proposal, the City would be
obligated to maintain the site indefinitely. We estimate the annual cost of this maintenance to be
between $6,500 and$10,000 in today's dollars. If the site is irrigated, ongoing maintenance costs
will be greater.
The Air Force Association will supply and help maintain the aircraft and expects to secure volunteer
labor to help with construction of the memorial. Staff understands project costs over the City's
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$35,000 contribution will be raised by and the responsibility of the Air Force Association. The
memorial will be located on property owned by the State of Colorado (the state has indicated a
revocable permit will be issued for the memorial), and outside the City limits. The aircraft will be
dedicated to the City, and the City will bear any liability risk associated with owning this type of
facility. The design of the project should prevent access to the aircraft by the public, as it will be
over 10 feet off the ground.
The memorial will be a very prominent feature on Mulberry Street. Transportation staff has
expressed some reservation about the impact of the memorial on driver safety due to its prominence.
City staff has identified up to $35,000 that could be devoted to landscaping and site improvements
for this proposed project. The money is in the Timberline Road project and was to be used to
landscape this portion of the Mulberry-Timberline intersection.
RESOLUTION 99-80
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
. AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO PARTICIPATE
IN THE FUNDING AND DEVELOPMENT OF
AN AVIATION MEMORIAL AT EAST MULBERRY STREET AND TIMBERLINE ROAD
WHEREAS,the Longs Peak Chapter of the Air Force Association,an association of retired
Air Force servicemen and women,represented by Edmund L.Robert,its Vice President and Project
Chairman, has proposed to plan and develop an Aviation Memorial to be located on the northeast
comer of the intersection of East Mulberry Street and Timberline Road; and
WHEREAS,the proposal for the Aviation Memorial is based upon the commitment by the
City to pay up to$35,000 in funds for landscaping of the Memorial site,to coordinate and assist with
arrangements for site control and donated Army heavy labor,to accept the completed Memorial as
a donation subject to Air Force regulations applicable to surplus aircraft, and to assume
responsibility for ongoing operation and maintenance ofthe Aviation Memorial as apublic park;and
WHEREAS, the Aviation Memorial is planned to include a demilitarized AT-38 aircraft,
mounted on a circular pedestal, and surrounded by a sidewalk, grass, trees and other landscaping;
and
WHEREAS, funding for the City's participation in the development of the Aviation
Memorial project is available through revenues previously appropriated by the Council for
. landscaping adjacent to the Timberline Road Extension: and
WHEREAS, the Council has reviewed the proposed plans for the Aviation Memorial, and
has determined that the development of the Aviation Memorial at the intersection of East Mulberry
Street and Timberline would be of benefit to the City and would constitute an amenity for the
general public in Fort Collins and the surrounding community.
NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS that the City Manager is hereby directed to enter into a written agreement with the Air
Force Association, Longs Peak Chapter, for the planning, development, and ongoing operation of
an Aviation Memorial on the northeast corner of the intersection of East Mulberry Street and
Timberline Road, consistent with the terms hereof.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held this 15th day of June,A.D.
1999.
Mayor
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