HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 05/07/2013 - RESOLUTION 2013-037 AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTERDATE: May 7, 2013
STAFF: Jerry Schiager
Mike Trombley
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL 17
SUBJECT
Resolution 2013-037 Authorizing the Mayor to Enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement to Assist in the Operation
and Maintenance of the HUB, a Multi-Agency Youth and Family Program.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City of Fort Collins partners with Larimer County, the City of Loveland, the Town of Estes Park, the Town of
Berthoud, the Colorado State University Police Department, the Colorado State Patrol, and the Larimer County
Sheriff’s Office in a collective agreement to fund operations of the Larimer County Juvenile Assessment Center (known
as the “HUB”). The HUB provides valuable services to both families and the law enforcement agencies of Larimer
County by providing centralized screening for minors in need of services due to:
• Abuse and neglect
• Delinquency
• High risk behaviors that are nondetainable or beyond the control of parent(s)
• Parent – child conflict
• Drug and alcohol abuse
• Runaway youth
BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION
The parties to this Intergovernmental Agreement have historically agreed that the HUB is the appropriate entity to
screen and coordinate the appropriate intervention to at-risk youth within Larimer County. The parties recognize the
efficiency of a centralized facility, and the consistency and value this provides in terms of service delivery. This
agreement reflects the parties’ desire to cooperate and contract with one another to fund the operations and
maintenance of the HUB, and transport at-risk juveniles and juveniles in the custody of law enforcement to an
appropriate facility after screening. The agreement is for a single year, but may be renewed for up to four additional
annual terms.
FINANCIAL / ECONOMIC IMPACTS
The Intergovernmental Agreement authorizes the HUB to bill the participating agencies on a pro-rata basis based on
the prior calendar year’s referral data. In 2012, this amount was $27,500 to the City of Fort Collins, and $28,479 for
2013. This number fluctuates slightly from year to year based on percentage of use.
The City of Fort Collins’ portion of HUB operating expenses was approved through the BFO process for the 2013 and
2014 budget years, and is submitted for each BFO cycle.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends adoption of the Resolution.
RESOLUTION 2013-037
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO
AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT TO
ASSIST IN THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF
THE HUB, A MULTI-AGENCY YOUTH AND FAMILY PROGRAM
WHEREAS, the staff of Fort Collins Police Services (“FCPS”) has been working with staff
from Larimer County (the “County”), the City of Loveland, the Town of Estes Park, the Town of
Berthoud, the Colorado State University Police Department, the Colorado State Patrol and the
Larimer County Sherriff’s Office (the “Participating Agencies”) to share in the use of a coordinated
multi-agency program (the “Hub”) that offers services intended to provide for the safety of youth and
families at risk due to abuse and neglect, delinquency, and other high risk behaviors; and
WHEREAS, City staff and FCPS staff plan to use the Hub when dealingwith juveniles that
are in need of services such as screening, monitoring, assessment, counseling and referrals, and
juvenile transportation; and
WHEREAS, in exchange for the services offered by the Hub, the Participating Agencies have
agreed to contribute to the cost of operating and maintaining the Hub, which cost is currently borne
by the County; and
WHEREAS, City staff has, in consultation with staff and legal counsel of the other
Participating Agencies, prepared a proposed intergovernmental agreement entitled the “2013
Intergovernmental Agreement Concerning Larimer County Juvenile Assessment Center aka the Hub
and Juvenile Transport Services,” attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by this
reference (the “Agreement”); and
WHEREAS, the Agreement would require that the Participating Agencies share the costs of
operating and maintaining the Hub; and
WHEREAS, the County will annually inform each Participating Agency of its share of such
costs, and all contributions by the Participating Agencies will be subject to annual appropriation of
the necessary funds; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the City’s participation in the Hub and the
sharing of costs with the other Participating Agencies are in the best interests of the City and its
citizens.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That the City Council hereby finds that it is in the best interests of the City
to approve and adopt the Agreement.
Section 2. That the Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to execute the Agreement
on behalf of the City in substantially the form shown on Exhibit “A,” with such additional terms and
conditions as the Mayor, in consultation with the City Attorney, determines to be necessary and
appropriate to protect the interests of the City or effectuate the purpose of this Resolution.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins this 7th
day of May A.D. 2013.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
EXHIBIT A