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Home My WebLink AboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 11/05/2013 - SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 138, 2013, AUTHORIAgenda Item 1 Item # 1 Page 1 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY November 5, 2013 City Council STAFF Mike Beckstead, Chief Financial Officer Jason Licon, Airport Director SUBJECT Second Reading of Ordinance No. 138, 2013, Authorizing the Appropriation of 2014 Fiscal Year Operating and Capital Improvement Funds for the Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The 2014 annual operating budget for the Airport totals $783,750, and will be funded from Airport operating revenues, contributions from the Cities of Fort Collins and Loveland ($177,500 from each City), and interest earnings. As in 2013, this amount for each City is $92,500 greater than the prior years’ contributions of $85,000. For the City of Fort Collins, the original $85,000 is funded from General Fund ongoing revenue, while the one-time increase of $92,500 will be funded from General Fund reserves. This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on October 15, 2013, authorizes the City of Loveland to appropriate the City of Fort Collins contribution, which is a 50% share of the 2014 Airport budget and totals $391,875. This Ordinance also appropriates the City’s 50% share of capital funds, totaling $757,480, for the Airport from federal and state grants; contributions from Fort Collins and Loveland; and the Airport General Fund. Most of the 2014 Airport capital funds, totaling $1,514,960, will be used to complete major Airport improvements, such as the acquisition of an Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting apparatus, and the construction of a snow removal equipment storage facility. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on Second Reading. ATTACHMENTS 1. First Reading Agenda Item Summary, October 15, 2013 Agenda Item 7 Item # 7 Page 1 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY October 15, 2013 City Council STAFF Mike Beckstead, Chief Financial Officer Jason Licon, Airport Director SUBJECT First Reading of Ordinance No. 138, 2013, Authorizing the Appropriation of 2014 Fiscal Year Operating and Capital Improvement Funds for the Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The 2014 annual operating budget for the Airport totals $783,750, and will be funded from Airport operating revenues, contributions from the Cities of Fort Collins and Loveland ($177,500 from each City), and interest earnings. As in 2013, this amount for each City is $92,500 greater than the prior years’ contributions of $85,000. For the City of Fort Collins, the original $85,000 is funded from General Fund ongoing revenue, while the one-time increase of $92,500 will be funded from General Fund reserves. This Ordinance authorizes the City of Loveland to appropriate the City of Fort Collins contribution, which is a 50% share of the 2014 Airport budget and totals $391,875. This Ordinance also appropriates the City’s 50% share of capital funds, totaling $757,480, for the Airport from federal and state grants; contributions from Fort Collins and Loveland; and the Airport General Fund. Most of the 2014 Airport capital funds, totaling $1,514,960, will be used to complete major Airport improvements, such as the acquisition of an Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting apparatus, and the construction of a snow removal equipment storage facility. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on First Reading. BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION In 1963, the City of Fort Collins and the City of Loveland agreed to establish a regional aviation facility and became owners and operators of the Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport, located approximately 16 miles southeast of downtown Fort Collins, just west of Interstate 25 on Earhart Road. The Airport is operated as a joint venture between the City of Fort Collins and the City of Loveland, with each City retaining a 50% ownership interest, sharing equally in policy-making and management, and with each assuming responsibility for 50% of the capital and operating costs associated with the Airport. The Airport’s mission is to provide a safe and efficient air transportation airport facility to the general public and aviation community by providing airport facilities that meet Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) safety standards and to implement a plan that ensures the efficient development of the Airport to meet the needs of the Fort Collins and Loveland communities. Airport revenues cover operating costs and capital projects. Each City contributes equal funding for Airport operating and capital costs. Airport development and improvement funds are also received, for eligible projects, from the FAA and the Colorado Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics. Agenda Item 7 Item # 7 Page 2 The annual operating costs for 2014 for the Airport are $783,750, and the City of Fort Collins contribution is $391,875. In addition, the Airport Manager is recommending additional capital expenditures for 2014, for which the Manager has identified the following funding sources: FAA Entitlement Grant $1,000,000 State Grant 414,960 Airport Revenues 100,000 Total $1,514,960 The additional capital expenditures will be used to complete major Airport improvement projects, such as the acquisition of an Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting apparatus, and the construction of a snow removal equipment storage facility estimated at $1,514,960. Thus, the City of Fort Collins appropriation for the capital expenditures identified above is $757,480 (50% of the total). The Fort Collins - Loveland Airport Steering Committee, the Mayors and City Managers from each City, has reviewed and approved these recommendations for the 2014 Airport operational and capital improvement budget at their regularly scheduled meeting on September 19, 2013. FINANCIAL / ECONOMIC IMPACT This Ordinance appropriates the City’s 50% share ($1,149,355) of the annual appropriation for fiscal year 2014 for the Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport budget. The City of Loveland manages the Airport’s budget and finances; however, since the City of Fort Collins owns 50% of the Airport, it is necessary for the City to appropriate its 50% portion of the Airport operating budget and capital improvement funds. - 1 - ORDINANCE NO. 138, 2013 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATION OF 2014 FISCAL YEAR OPERATING AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUNDS FOR THE FORT COLLINS-LOVELAND MUNICIPAL AIRPORT WHEREAS, in 1963, the City of Fort Collins and the City of Loveland (the “Cities”) agreed to establish a regional general aviation facility and became owners and operators of the Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport (the “Airport”); and WHEREAS, the Airport is operated as a joint venture between the Cities, with each city retaining a 50% ownership interest, sharing equally in policy-making and management, and each assuming responsibility for 50% of the Airport’s capital and operating costs; and WHEREAS, in accordance with the Intergovernmental Agreement, dated May 16, 2000, between the Cities for joint operation of the Airport (the “IGA”), the Airport Manager is responsible for preparing the Airport’s annual operating budget and submitting it to the Cities for their approval; and WHEREAS, under the IGA, the City’s share of existing and unanticipated Airport revenue is to be held and disbursed by the City of Loveland as an agent on behalf of the Cities, since the City of Loveland provides finance and accounting services for the Airport; and WHEREAS, in accordance with Article V, Section 8(b), of the City Charter, any expense or liability entered into by an agent of the City on behalf of the City, shall not be made unless an appropriation for the same has been made by the City Council; and WHEREAS, the Airport Manager has submitted for City Council consideration a 2014 Airport operating budget totaling $783,750, of which the City’s share is $391,875; and WHEREAS, it is the desire of the City Council to authorize the City of Loveland to appropriate the City’s share of the necessary funds for the Airport’s operating costs, totaling $391,875, for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2014, and ending December 31, 2014; and WHEREAS, the Airport Manager also recommends capital expenditures totaling $1,514,960 to complete major Airport improvement projects in 2014, including acquisition of an Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting apparatus, and construction of a snow removal equipment storage facility; and WHEREAS, funding for the 2014 capital improvements has been identified as follows: FAA Entitlement Grant $1,000,000 State Grant 414,960 Airport Revenue 100,000 Total $1,514,960 WHEREAS, the City’s 50% share of the 2014 capital improvement costs is $757,480. - 2 - NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS as follows: Section 1. That the City Council hereby adopts the 2014 Airport operating budget. Section 2. That the City Council hereby authorizes the appropriation of THREE HUNDRED NINETY-ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED SEVENTY-FIVE DOLLARS ($391,875) to be expended to defray the 2014 operating costs of the Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport. Section 3. That the City Council hereby authorizes the appropriation of SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY-SEVEN THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED EIGHTY DOLLARS ($757,480) to be used for 2014 capital improvements at the Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport. Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 15th day of October, A.D. 2013, and to be presented for final passage on the 5th day of November, A.D. 2013. __________________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _______________________________ City Clerk Passed and adopted on final reading on the 5th day of November, A.D. 2013. __________________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _______________________________ City Clerk