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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 12/19/2006 - SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 190, 2006, APPROPR ITEM NUMBER: 6 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY DATE: December 19, 2006 FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL STAFF: Steve Budner SUBJECT Second Reading of Ordinance No. 190, 2006, Appropriating Unanticipated Revenue in the Recreation Fund to Be Used for the Purpose of Improving Youth Football Operations and Increasing Awareness And Interest in the Sport. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on Second Reading. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Recreation Division was awarded a three-year National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) Grant in the amount of$150,000 over three years. The Recreation Division will receive $50,000/year to be used for staffing a full-time youth football Coordinator. NRPA, as part of its grant agreement with USA Football, has received funds to be sub-awarded to five community organizations for the purpose of improving youth football operations and increasing awareness and interest in the sport. Fort Collins was selected as one of the five Hubs. This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on December 5,2006, appropriates the funding from NRPA for this sub-grant. ITEM NUMBER: 12 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY DATE: December5, 2006 FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL STAFF: Steve Budner SUBJECT First Reading of Ordinance No. 190, 2006, Appropriating Unanticipated Revenue in the Recreation Fund to Be Used for the Purpose of Improving Youth Football Operations and Increasing Awareness And Interest in the Sport. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on First Reading. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Recreation Division was ty reation and Park Association (NRPA) Grant in the amount $150, over y creation Division will receive $50,000/year to be used for st ng a -tim o oodinator. NRPA, as part of its grant agreement with USA Fo Il ha v ndsb-awarded to five community organizations for the purpose of improving youth football operations and increasing awareness and interest in the sport. Fort Collins was selected as one of the five Hubs. This Ordinance appropriates the funding from NRPA for this sub-grant. BACKGROUND The three year sub-grant from NRPA will fund a full-time Coordinator who will be responsible for capacity building, increasing community awareness, planning a community celebration, utilizing resources, and completing measurement and assessment information to further NRPA's agenda of improving overall youth football operations and developing and increasing interest in the sport. The Sub-grant Agreement eICi mes e o io f which the grant was awarded. The Agreement requires ap ortinr ition, d a commitment to execute the Agreement and all its terms ti is eem will guide staff for the next three years to successfully fulfill all aspects of the requirements. ATTACHMENTS 1. National Recreation and Park Association Youth Football Hub 2006-2009 Sub-Grant Agreement. ORDINANCE NO. 190, 2006 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS APPROPRIATING UNANTICIPATED REVENUE IN THE RECREATION FUND TO BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPROVING YOUTH FOOTBALL OPERATIONS AND INCREASING AWARENESS AND INTEREST IN THE SPORT WHEREAS, the National Football League Youth Football Fund("YFF"), was established by the National Football League and the National Football Players Association, to promote positive youth development and ensure the health and future of the sport at the grassroots level; and WHEREAS, the YFF has supported numerous programs aimed at strengthening America's youth football movement; and WHEREAS, USA Football is an independent,non-profit organization,the purpose of which is to support and promote football at all amateur levels; and WHEREAS, the National Recreation and Park Association ("NRPA") as part of its grant agreement with USA Football,has received funds to be sub-granted to community organizations for the purpose of improving youth football operations; and WHEREAS,the City's Recreation Division applied for and was recentlyawarded a sub-grant from the NRPA for the conduct of a project entitled NRPA/USA Football Hub Grant; and WHEREAS,the aforementioned sub-grant totals$150,000 and covers the period beginning October 2006 and ending September 2009; and WHEREAS,the scope of work covered by the sub-grant includes hiring a full-time program coordinator responsible for capacity building, increasing community awareness, planning a community celebration, utilizing resources, completing measurement and assessment information to further the NRPA's agenda of improving overall youth football operations, and developing and increasing interest in the sport of football; and WHEREAS, no local matching funds are required according to the terms of the sub-grant; 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 NRPA/USA Football Hub Grant funds will not cause the total amount appropriated in the Recreation Fund- NRPA/USA Football Hub Grant 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 Council to appropriate the sum of$150,000 in NRPA/USA Football Hub Grant funds in the Recreation Fund - NRPA/USA Football Hub Grant project to be used for the purpose of improving youth football operations and increasing awareness and interest in the sport. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS that there is hereby appropriated for expenditure from unanticipated revenues in the Recreation Fund - NRPA/USA Football Hub Grant project the sum of ONE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($150,000), representing grant proceeds from the NRPA/USA Football Hub Grant, to be used for the purpose of improving youth football operations and increasing awareness and interest in the sport. Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 5th day of December, A.D. 2006, and to be presented for final passage on the 19th day of December, A.D. 2006. Mayo ATTEST: City Clerk Passed and adopted on final reading on the 19th day of December, A.D. 2006. Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk