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STAFF: Brian Woodruff • • •
First Reading of Ordinance No. 120,2009, Appropriating Unanticipated Revenue in the General Fund for the Natural
Resources Energy Efficiency Community Block Grant.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This Ordinance appropriates $1,307,900, received by the City under a Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block
Grant(EECBG) Program.
BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Public Law 111-5,directs the Department of Energy to award
formula-based grants to local governments under the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG)
Program. The Recovery Act's purposes are to stimulate the economy,create and retain jobs,and conserve resources
in an expeditious manner.
Fort Collins applied for an EECBG grant,and has been awarded$1,307,900. Pending Department of Energy approval,
these funds would be used for a number of projects as follows:
1. City Building Load Management, $35,000
Automated controls forelectric load management to reduce peak demand in four buildings,281
North Mason, Senior Center, Transit Center, and Transfort.
2. Educational Outreach, $40,060
Education and public relations campaign for energy conservation among City employees,
including a web-site to share City practices and monitoring energy-conservation performance
of individual departments [energy, trash, fuel, and water].
3. Waste Diversion, $42,000
Additional recycling bins for Parks and Natural Areas, demonstration project on diversion of
organic waste with several Climate Wise partners, and cardboard compacting units.
4. Photo-Voltaic Expansion, $125,900
Quadruple capacity of the Northside Aztlan Community Center Photo-voltaic system 20 kW.
5. Boiler Upgrades, $140,000
Replace antiquated boilers with high-efficiency units in the Museum and old Police Buildings.
6. Server Virtualization, $185,000
Purchase innovative computer hardware and software that would enable the retirement &
virtualization of 80 inefficient servers.
7. Bicycle and Pedestrian Improvements, $325,000
a. Install Mountain Avenue sidewalk/bike lanes from Meldrum to Riverside,about 1 1/4 miles
b. Extend Lincoln Street pedestrian path in the vicinity of Buckingham Neighborhood, about
1/2 mile
c. Pilot-test a Bike Box,an intersection safety improvement for bicyclists,at Plum and Shields
Streets.
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8. Green Building Program Implementation, $245,000
Review, adopt, implement, and enforce new Green Building Standards, including inspector
training and enforcement of current energy codes.
9. Climate Wise Technical Assistance, $45,000
Additional technical assistance to support new and existing Climate Wise partners to implement
and report more energy-efficiency projects. Funds will be partially matched by Governor's
Energy Office:
10. Solar Thermal Incentive Program, $75,000
Provide incentives for installation of residential and small-business solar thermal hot water
systems. Funds will be matched by Governor's Energy Office.
11. Climate Action Plan Technical Assistance $30,000
Data collection,tracking,and progress reporting for the community carbon inventory mandated
by the Climate Action Plan.
FINANCIAL IMPACTS
The City has been awarded a grant of$1.3 million to further the energy efficiency and other objectives of the American
Recovery& Reinvestment Act. The grant requires no match from the City.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on First Reading.
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ORDINANCE NO. 120, 2009
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
APPROPRIATING UNANTICIPATED REVENUE
IN THE GENERAL FUND FOR THE NATURAL RESOURCES
ENERGY EFFICIENCY COMMUNITY BLOCK GRANT
WHEREAS, the Department of Energy has awarded the City $1,307,900 in grant funds
from the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant ("EECBG") Program; and
WHEREAS, the grant funds are to be used to stimulate the economy, create and retain
jobs, and conserve energy resources; and
WHEREAS, the City plans to use the grant funds to construct bicycle and pedestrian
improvements; review, adopt, implement, and enforce new capacity of the green building
standards; replace antiquated 'Computer hardware and software; increase the photo-voltaic system
at Northside Aztlan Community Center; replace inefficient boilers at the Fort Collins Museum
and old Police Building; and implement other, smaller projects; and
WHEREAS, the EECBG Program grant funds require no matching funds from the City;
and
WHEREAS, Article V, Section 9, of the City Charter authorizes 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 EECBG Program
grant funds 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 revenue in the General
Fund the sum of ONE MILLION THREE HUNDRED SEVEN THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED
DOLLARS ($1,307,900) for expenditure in various Natural Resources projects within the
General Fund.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 3rd day of
November, A.D. 2009, and to be presented for final passage on the 17th day of November, A.D.
2009.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading on the 17th day of November, A.D. 2009.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk