HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 02/05/2002 - SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 003, 2002, APPROPR AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM NUMBER: 10
DATE: February 5, 2002
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL FROM:
Steve Budner
SUBJECT:
Second Reading of Ordinance No. 003, 2002, Appropriating Unanticipated Grant Revenue in the
Recreation Fund to be used for General Operating Support for the Adaptive Recreation Opportunities
Program Recreation Works Project.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on Second Reading.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
This Ordinance, which was unanimously adopted on January 15, 2002, with an amendment to
remove the eighth WHEREAS clause,appropriates the unanticipated grant revenue for the general
operating support for the Adaptive Recreation Opportunities Program Recreation Works Project.
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM NUMBER:
DATE:
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL
STAFF: January 15, 2002
SUBJECT:
First Reading of Ordinance No. 003, 2002, Appropriating Unanticipated Grant Revenue in the
Recreation Fund to be used for General Operating Support for the Adaptive Recreation Opportunities
Program Recreation Works Project.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on First Reading
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FINANCIAL IMPACT: In the Fall of 2001, CSU, in collab on with applied for and received a t from the U.S.
Department of Education's Rehabilitation Services Administratio grant award i' �,000 over a three-year period. This Ordinance
appropriates $123,742 in the Recreation Fund during the t t period fe City's share of expenses associated with the
Recreation Works project. No local match is required. The City's sh the fund' for the three-year period is as follows:
2002 $60,909 � " ,•
2003
2004
TOT $123,7
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As part of the grant,the Recreation Divisi4f,which oversees the A am,will hi'"'. 11-time therapeutic recreation coordinator for
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three years to administer the"Recreation Works"program. Beginnin -Car 3 (-004�. e City will be expected to fund a portion of this
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position,or approximately$40,000,andfuhy fund the position in 2005 *,beyond if this program is successful.
EXECUTIVE SUMMA14
Colo o State University's Cente Participation("CSU")and the City's Adaptive
Rec lion Opportunities("ARO")program have worked together to provide a total experience for
peo with disabilities. CSU pr ides employment evaluation,training, and placement assistance
whi ARO program provides; valuation and transition into recreational pursuits. This process
help ss the needs of "whole"person rather than focusing on a specific area. By addressing
a van eas, the individ*ai' is well rounded and is better able to fully integrate into the
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The City will be r ursed through CSU,the primary grant recipient, in the amount of$123,742,
during the three-year grant period,for the City's share of the expenses associated with the Recreation
Works Project. The Recreation Division is requesting that Council appropriate $123,742 into the
Recreation Works Project for the three-year grant period.