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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 01/20/2009 - FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 005, 2009, APPROPRI ITEM NUMBER: 10 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY DATE: January 20, 2009 FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL STAFF: Brian Woodruff SUBJECT First Reading of Ordinance No. 005, 2009, Appropriating Unanticipated Grant Revenue in the General Fund for the Natural Resources Radon Program and Authorizing the Transfer of Matching Funds. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on First Reading. FINANCIAL IMPACT The City has received a $4,051 grant from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment for continuing radon education and outreach. This grant requires a local match of $4,051 that will be provided from the existing 2009 Air Quality Improvement Budget. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The City has received a $4,051 grant from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment for continuing radon education and outreach to encourage radon testing and mitigation through media advertising and low-cost test kit sales. The grant period is from October 1, 2008 through September 30, 2009. The required matching funding of$4,051 will be provided from the air quality program budget contained in the 2009 General Fund. ORDINANCE NO. 005, 2009 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS APPROPRIATING UNANTICIPATED GRANT REVENUE IN THE GENERAL FUND FOR THE NATURAL RESOURCES RADON PROGRAM AND AUTHORIZING THE TRANSFER OF MATCHING FUNDS WHEREAS, the Fort Collins Natural Resources Radon Program (the "Program") is part of the City's indoor air quality program, which is guided by the Air Quality Plan, the goal of which is to educate and encourage residents to reduce their exposure to indoor air pollution; and WHEREAS, the Program includes aggressive education, a voluntary radon testing program, mandatory radon mitigation in new construction, and an ordinance requiring the distribution of radon information to all residential home-buyers at point-of-sale; and WHEREAS, the City has been awarded a grant from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment ("CDPHE") in the amount of$4,051 (the "Grant") to be used to pay for advertising and low-cost test kits to encourage radon testing and mitigation; and WHEREAS, the Grant requires $4,051 of matching funds, which funds have been included in the 2009 Natural Resources budget and are available for transfer to the CDPHE project for the Program; and WHEREAS, Article V, Section 9, of the City Charter (the "Charter") enables the City Council to make supplemental appropriations by ordinance at any time during the fiscal year, provided the total amount of such supplemental appropriations, in combination with all previous appropriations for the 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 Grant 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; and WHEREAS, Article V, Section 10, of the Charter authorizes the City Council to transfer by ordinance any unexpected and unencumbered amount or portion thereof from one project to another project, provided that the purpose for which the transferred funds are to be expended remains unchanged. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS as follows: Section 1. That there is hereby appropriated from unanticipated grant revenue in the General Fund the sum of FOUR THOUSAND FIFTY ONE DOLLARS ($4,051) for expenditure in the General Fund for the Fort Collins Natural Resources Radon Program. Section 2. That the unexpended appropriated amount of FOUR THOUSAND FIFTY ONE DOLLARS ($4,051) is authorized for transfer from the Natural Resources operating budget in the General Fund to the Natural Resources Radon Program and appropriated therein. Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 20th day of January, A.D. 2009, and to be presented for final passage on the 3rd day of February, A.D. 2009. Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk Passed and adopted on final reading on the 3rd day of February, A.D. 2009. Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk