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Home My WebLink AboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 07/16/2002 - RESOLUTION 2002-071 AUTHORIZING A GRANT AGREEMENT AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM NUMBER: 28 DATE: FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL STAFF: July 16, 2002 Marty Heffernan SUBJECT: Resolution 2002-071 Authorizing a Grant Agreement with the State Board of the Great Outdoors Colorado Trust Fund and an Agreement with Colorado State University for the Development by Colorado State University of the Environmental Horticulture Park. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the adoption of the Resolution. FINANCIAL IMPACT: The City of Fort Collins will be obligated to use the$150,000 in grant funds in accordance with the grant; however, the City will contract with Colorado State University to carry out the grant project and obtain and use the required matching funds in the amount of$425,762. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Only local governments may apply for and receive Great Outdoors Colorado ("GOCO") Local Government grants, which are for local government parks, outdoor recreation and environmental education facility projects. Local governments may also sponsor grants for others (such as School Districts, recreational groups, etc.) who have projects that support the mission of the local government. CSU asked the City to sponsor this GOCO grant for the Environmental Horticulture Park and the City agreed to do so to help the University with this important project. The City, as the grant applicant/recipient, must enter into a grant agreement with GOCO, but will negotiate an agreement with Colorado State University that will require the University to provide the required matching funds and comply with the grant requirements,and will give the City oversight power in order to ensure that the grant requirements are being met. The Environmental Horticulture Park is located near the heart of Fort Collins,in front of the Old Fort Collins High School (soon to become the University Center for the Arts). In addition to . beautification of the surrounding area,the 2.87 acre park is utilized by Colorado State University to conduct research on annual plants best suited to Colorado's harsh growing conditions. That information is extended to the gardening public through classes, demonstrations, informational signage and Colorado State University Cooperative Extension informational services. With the DATE: July 2 ITEM NUMBER: 28 influx of new residents to Fort Collins each year from throughout the country, there is a great need to educate them—as well as all who garden in Colorado's challenging climate—about the region's unique growing conditions. This will ensure that our precious water resources,fertilizers,pesticides, time and money are not wasted on plants that fail to thrive. The City Parks and Recreation Staff is very supportive of Colorado State University's efforts to complete the Environmental Horticulture Park. The Park will feature plants that thrive in full sun, as well as shade-loving plants under a shade structure. It also will include extensive container gardening demonstrations, all-season perennial beds, benches, a renovated gazebo serving as an information kiosk, and extensive informational signage. By adopting this Resolution,Council will authorize the City Manager to enter into a grant agreement with GOCO for the $150,000 grant for the Environmental Horticulture Park, and to enter into an intergovernmental agreement with Colorado State University regarding the provision of the required matching funds and compliance with grant requirements, and giving the City oversight power to ensure that the grant requirements are being met. I I . RESOLUTION 2002-071 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS AUTHORIZING A GRANT AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE BOARD OF THE GREAT OUTDOORS COLORADO TRUST FUND AND AN AGREEMENT WITH COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT BY COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL HORTICULTURAL PARK WHEREAS,the Board of the Great Outdoors Colorado Trust Fund(the"GOCO Board") is a political subdivision of the State of Colorado, created by Article XXVII of the Colorado Constitution, adopted at the November 1992 General Election, which Article designates a portion of the net proceeds of the Colorado Lottery to the Board and directs the Board to invest those proceeds in the State's parks, wildlife, open space and recreational resources; and WHEREAS,only local governments are eligible for local government grants from the GOCO Board which are intended for, among other things, local government parks, outdoor recreation and environmental education facility projects; and WHEREAS, the City submitted a grant application to the GOCO Board for a local government grant to be used for the development by Colorado State University of the Environmental Horticulture Park; and WHEREAS, in June, 2002, the GOCO Board awarded to the City a grant in the amount of $150,000, to be used by the City in cooperation with Colorado State University, together with matching funds in the amount of $425,762 to be provided by Colorado State University, for the development of the Environmental Horticulture Park located in front of the old Fort Collins High School (the "Grant"); and WHEREAS,City staff is in the process of negotiating with Colorado State University a grant agreement through which the University shall be legally obligated to use the Grant to carry out the intended purposes of the Grant and to provide the matching funds that are required for the Grant;and WHEREAS, in connection with administration of the Grant,the GOCO Board requires that the City enter into a grant agreement requiring that the Grant and the Environmental Horticulture Park project be carried out in accordance with the purposes and administrative requirements of the GOCO Board, and other related requirements; and WHEREAS,the City is authorized to enter into intergovernmental agreements to provide any function, service or facility, such as a grant agreement, as provided in Article II, Section 16 of the Charter of the City of Fort Collins and Section 29-1-203, C.R.S. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS that the City Manager is hereby authorized to enter into a grant agreement with the State Board of the Great Outdoors Colorado Trust Fund obligating the City to use the $150,000 in grant . proceeds for the development of the Environmental Horticulture Park in front of the old Fort Collins High School, and to enter into an intergovernmental agreement with Colorado State University regarding the use of the Grant proceeds and requiring Colorado State University to provide matching funds consistent with the grant agreement, together with such other terms and conditions, or subsequent modifications, as the City Manager, in consultation with the City Attorney, deems appropriate or necessary to protect the interests of the City and effectuate the purposes set forth herein. Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held this 16th day of July, A.D. 2002. 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