HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 11/19/2002 - FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 170, 2002, APPROPR AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM NUMBER: 13
FORT C OLLINS CITY COUNCIL DATE: November 19, 2002
STAFF:
Jack Taylor
SUBJECT:
First Reading of Ordinance No. 170, 2002, Appropriating Unanticipated Grant Revenue in the
General Fund or Police Services for the Larimer County Drug Task Force.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommc nds adoption of the Ordinance on First Reading.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The City has r ceived a grant for the Larimer County Drug Task Force (LCDTF) in the amount of
$21,060 from the Colorado Department of Public Safety Division of Criminal Justice for the
purchase of a mobile lab trailer to be used in dismantling methamphetamines labs.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
Intelligence gathered by the Latimer County Drug Task Force (LCDTF) indicates that as many as
777 instances of distribution of methamphetamines and 313 instances of manufacture of
methamphetamines occurred between May 2001 and May 2002. During this same time period,45
arrests were rt ade and 52 labs were dismantled. In addition, 16 methamphetamine labs have been
dismantled during the first 9 months of this year.
In order to better address this problem,LCDTF applied for,and was awarded,a grant in the amount
of $21,060 from the Colorado Department of Public Safety Division of Criminal Justice for the
period of December 1, 2002 to July 31, 2003, for the purchase of a mobile lab trailer. The purpose
of this trailer, which is handicapped accessible and will be available for use by other Northern
Colorado law enforcement agencies, is to transport equipment and evidence to and from rural
methamphetai nine laboratories and to provide facilities from which officers may work to safely
dismantle such labs. The equipped trailer will bring LCDTF into compliance with federal agency
safety standards for use in laboratory situations by providing:
1. a safe area for detectives to don protective clothing and equipment;
2. a secure compartment for storage and transportation of evidence and equipment;
3. restroom facilities for extended stays at lab sites;
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4. an eye wash station;
5. decontamination areas; and
6. fans for complete air exchange.
ORDINANCE NO. 170, 2002
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
APPROPRIATING UNANTICIPATED GRANT REVENUE IN THE GENERAL FUND
FOR POLICE SERVICES FOR THE LARIMER COUNTY DRUG TASK FORCE
WHEREAS,intelligence gathered by the LCDTF indicates that as many as 777 instances of
distribution of methamphetamines and 313 instances of manufacturing of methamphetamines
occurred between May 2001 and May 2002; and
WHEREAS, during this same time period, 45 arrests were made and 52 labs were
dismantled; and
WHEREAS,during the first nine months of 2002, sixteen methamphetamine labs have been
dismantled; and
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Collins Police Services received a grant from the Colorado
Department of Public Safety Division of Criminal Justice,in the amount of$21,060,for the Larimer
County Drug Task Force (the "LCDTF'); and
WHEREAS, the grant was provided for the purchase of a mobile lab trailer; and
WHEREAS, the trailer will be used to transport equipment to and from rural
. methamphetamine laboratories and to provide facilities from which officers may work to safely
dismantle such laboratories; and
WHEREAS,the mobile lab trailer will bring the LCDTF into compliance with federal safety
standards for use in laboratory situations; 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 then 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 Colorado Department of
Public Safety Division of Criminal Justice Grant funds as described herein will not cause the total
amount appropriated in the General Fund to exceed the current estimate of actual and anticipated
revenues to be received in that fund during the fiscal year.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS that there is hereby appropriated from unanticipated grant revenue in the General Fund
the sum of TWENTY-ONE THOUSAND SIXTY DOLLARS ($21,060) for expenditure in the
General Fund for Police Services for the Larimer County Drug Task Force.
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Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 19th day of
November, A.D. 2002, and to be presented for final passage on the 17th day of December, A.D.
2002.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading this 17th day of December, A.D. 2002.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk