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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 11/20/2007 - SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 129, 2007, APPROPR ITEM NUMBER: 9 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY DATE: November20, 2007 FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL STAFF: Kelly DiMartino SUBJECT Second Reading of Ordinance No. 129, 2007, Appropriating Unanticipated Grant Revenue in the General Fund for the Operation of the Colorado Welcome Center. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on Second Reading. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on November 6, 2007, appropriates grant funds received from the Colorado Tourism Office in the amount of$75,726 for the operation of the Colorado Welcome Center. The City has contracted with the Fort Collins Convention and Visitors Bureau to operate this program. Neither City General Funds nor Lodging Tax revenue are included in this project. ATTACHMENTS 1. Copy of First Reading Agenda Item Summary-November 6, 2007. ATTACHMENT ITEM NUMBER: 10 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY DATE: November6, 2007 FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL S FF: Kelly DiMartino SUBJECT First Reading of Ordinance No. 129, 2007, Appropriating Unanticipated Grant Revenue in the General Fund for the Operation of the Colorado Welcome Center. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on First Reading. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The City has been awarded a ewal t for aFed ado lcome Center for the year July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2008. Grant ds h bee from e Colorado Tourism Office in the amount of$75,726 for the operatio of the o oradoome enter. The City has contracted with the Fort Collins Convention and Visitors Bureau to operate this program. Neither City General Funds nor Lodging Tax revenue are included in this project. BACKGROUND Pursuant to Resolution 1999-097, the City contracted with Colorado State University for visitor center space at the Environmental Learning CenterNisitors Center to the south of Prospect Road, approximately one-quarter mile west of Interstate 25. The City, in its effort to welcome visitors to Fort Collins through the activities of its convention and visitor services contractor, the Fort Collins Convention and Visitors Bureau(the"CVB"),uses the space for the Colorado Welcome Center. The CVB, in addition to promoting tourism activity, operates the Welcome Center pursuant to amendments to the City's agreeCesta"Ii'sQhein d n t wi the City's grant agreement with the State of Colorado. The Colorado Tourism Board, RS 24-32-1- 04, is empowered to operate State Welcome Centers under CRS 24-32-1305(1) (c) and (f). The Board has determined that it will be efficient and effective to contract for the operation of the Welcome Center in Fort Collins by contracting with the City of Fort Collins. ORDINANCE NO. 129, 2007 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS APPROPRIATING UNANTICIPATED GRANT REVENUE IN THE GENERAL FUND FOR THE OPERATION OF THE COLORADO WELCOME CENTER WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution 1999-097, the City contracted with Colorado State University for visitor center space at the Environmental Learning CenterNisitors Center; and WHEREAS,the City currently has a contract with the Fort Collins Convention and Visitors Bureau("CVB") for convention and visitor services; and WHEREAS, the CVB is located in the Environmental Learning Center/Visitors Center and operates a center to welcome and attract visitors to Fort Collins; and WHEREAS, the Colorado Tourism Office has awarded the City a grant for an eighth year of operation in the amount of$75,726 to be used for the operation of the Colorado Welcome Center (the "Welcome Center") for the fiscal year July 1, 2007 through June 30 2008; and WHEREAS, the Purchasing Agent has negotiated new terms in the City's contract with the CVB, pursuant to which the CVB will operate the Welcome Center for this period; and WHEREAS, Article V, Section 9,of the Charter of the City of Fort Collins permits the City Council to make supplemental appropriations by ordinance at any time during the fiscal year, provided that the total amount of such supplemental appropriations,in combination with all previous appropriations for that fiscal year,does not exceed the then 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 Colorado Tourism Office grant funds as described herein 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 SEVENTY FIVE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED TWENTY SIX DOLLARS ($75,726) for expenditure in the General Fund for the operation of the Welcome Center for the fiscal year July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008. Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 6th day of November, A.D. 2007, and to be presented for final passage on the 20th day of November, A.D. 2007. May ATTEST: City Clerk Passed and adopted on final reading on the 20th day of November, A.D. 2007. Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk