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AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY October 21, 2014
City Council
STAFF
Lawrence Pollack, Budget & Performance Measurement Manager
Darin Atteberry, City Manager
Mike Beckstead, Chief Financial Officer
SUBJECT
First Reading of Ordinance No. 153, 2014,Being the Annual Appropriation Ordinance Relating to the Annual
Appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2015; Adopting the Budget for the Fiscal Years Beginning January 1, 2015,
and Ending December 31, 2016; and Fixing the Mill levy for Fiscal year 2015.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The purpose of this item is to present the Annual Appropriation Ordinance for First Reading. This Ordinance
sets the City Budget for the two-year period (2015–16) which becomes the City’s financial plan for the next two
fiscal years. This Ordinance sets the amount of $552,694,350 to be appropriated for fiscal year 2015.
Including the 2015 adopted budgets for the General Improvement District (GID) #1 of $1,193,565 and General
Improvement District (GID) #15 (Skyview) of $1,000 as well as the Urban Renewal Authority (URA) of
$2,408,457 the total City operated appropriations amount to $556,297,372.
This Ordinance also sets the 2015 City mill levy at 9.797 mills, unchanged since 1991.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends adoption of this Ordinance on First Reading.
BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION
For the sixth time the City has used a budgeting process called Budgeting for Outcomes (BFO). This process
is a recommended best practice by the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA). It is a systematic
process driven by goals and performance, to provide information that relates budgeting to planning and results.
Its purpose is to better align the services delivered by the City with the things that are most important to the
community.
The 2015-16 City Manager’s Recommended Budget was delivered to Council in August. The Recommended
Budget strengthens key services related to transportation, police, fire, parks and recreation and other
community priorities such as the environment, economic development and social sustainability, delivering on
the commitment made to voters who approved the Keep Fort Collins Great sales tax increase in 2010. The
budget reflects community needs and council priorities as identified in the 2014 Strategic Plan.
City Council reviewed the Recommended Budget during four Council Work Sessions. In addition, citizens have
been able to provide input to Councilmembers through two public hearings. From these discussions and
additional information provided by staff, City Council has provided direction and guidance for changes to be
incorporated into 1st reading of the 2015-16 Biennial Budget. The following table summarizes the Offers not
originally included in the Recommended Budget.
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Outcome Offers Funded per Council Direction 2015 2016 Funding Sources
CNL 17.1 - Green Street Implementation: Remington Greenway Extension $150 $0 GF - One Time Revenue
CNL 101.4 - Additional Medians and Streetscapes Maintenance 200 200 GF - Reserves
C&R 22.1 - Trees along Paved Recreational Trails 95 30 Con Trust - Reduced Offer 8.1
C&R 83.6 - Poudre School District (PSD) After School Enrichment 70 70 GF - One Time Revenue
C&R 160.7 - EPIC Pool Improvements (previously in BOB 2.0) 1,500 0 GF - Reserves
ECON 46.15 - Support CSU Ventures - Advanced Industries Proof of Concept Prog. 50 50 GF - One Time Revenue
ECON 46.17 - Fort Collins Public Access Network Expanded Support 40 40 KFCG Other Comm. - Reserves
ECON 46.7 - Support Larimer Small Business Development Center 40 40 GF - One Time Revenue
ECON 100.6 - Downtown Bathrooms (previously in BOB 2.0) 350 0 GF - Reserves
ECON 62.X - Alta Vista Sub-area Plan 40 0 GF - Reserves
ENVIRO 47.7 - Enviro Planner & Meeting the Challenge of Zero Waste - 0.5 FTE 53 51 GF - Ongoing
ENVIRO 47.9 - Municipal Sustainability Projects - Green to Gold 20 20 GF - Reserves
ENVIRO 174.1 - Advanced Waste Stream Optimization 58 350 GF - Ongoing & Res./Utility Res.
SAFE 42.4 - Environmental Project Consultant for Stormwater Projects 0 0 Not Applicable
TRANS 2.18 - Bicycle Infrastructure Investments 75 75 GF - Reserves
TRANS 25.24 - MAX/BRT Snow Removal 200 200 GF - Ongoing
TRANS 141.1 - Transportation Air Quality Impacts Guidance Manual 35 10 GF - Reserves
TRANS 165.3 - Safe Routes to School Strategic Traffic Infrastructure Program 100 100 GF - Ongoing
TRANS 169.3 - W. Elizabeth Enhanced Travel Corridor Master Plan (previously 18.3) 300 0 GF - Reserves
HPG 49.3 - Grant Development Specialist - 1.0 FTE 84 84 GF - Ongoing
HPG 53.2 - Telling our Story Offer Video Outreach 35 35 GF - Ongoing
$3,495 $1,355
Note: $ in thousands and GF = General Fund
To fund these Offers requires a combination of funding sources. The first prudent place to evaluate is Offers
that have a lower priority from Council’s perspective and, thus, should not be funded or should have the
amount reduced. The table below lists Offers that were eliminated or modified.
Eliminations and Modifications 2015 Amount 2016 Amount
Offers Unfunded per Council Direction
- 46.3 Economic Health Reserve Fund $ (50) $ (50)
- 106.2 USA Pro Cycling Challenge (50) -
Offers Reduced per Council Direction
17.1 - Green Street Implementation: Remington Greenway Extension (180) (500)
8.1: Paved Recreational Trail Development (95) (30)
46.17 - Fort Collins Public Access Network Expanded Support (10) (10)
47.9 - Municipal Sustainability Projects - Green to Gold (80) (30)
2.18 - Bicycle Infrastructure Investments (45) (45)
53.2: KFCG ENHANCEMENT: Telling Our Stories Strategic Video (100) (96)
63.6: ENHANCEMENT: On-Street Pay Parking 50 (750)
Total Eliminations and Modifications $ (560) $ (1,511)
Note: $ in thousands
The gap between Offers funded per Council direction and Offers eliminated or modified is addressed by other
funding sources. As the table below indicates, the gap was addressed through increased use of General Fund
one-time revenue, reserves, increased 2015-16 Sales Tax projections, and a small amount of other funding.
The increase of the Sales Tax forecast is based on the strong results we continue to see through the end of
the third quarter of 2014 and the increased base upon which the 2015 and 2016 forecasts are based. Some of
the Offers, either unfunded or modified, offset the need for additional funding.
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Changes to Funding Assumptions 2015 Amount 2016 Amount
- Use of General Fund 1-time Funding & Reserves 2,830 715
- Use of Increased Sales Tax Forecast 472 470
- Other 193 170
Utilized Changes to Funding Assumptions $ 3,495 $ 1,355
This annual Appropriation Ordinance sets the amount of $552,694,350 to be appropriated for fiscal year 2015.
Including the 2015 adopted budgets for the General Improvement District (GID) No.1 of $1,193,565 and
General Improvement District (GID) No. 15 (Skyview) of $1,000 as well as the Urban Renewal Authority (URA)
of $2,408,457 the total City operated appropriations amount to $556,297,372. Below is a summary of the
proposed 2015-16 City budget:
City Budget (in $ million) Adopted 2015 Adopted 2016
Operations $490.0 $477.8
Debt Service 21.2 21.4
Capital 45.1 36.2
Total City Operated Appropriations * $556.3 $535.4
Less General Improvement District (GID) No.1 (1.2) (0.2)
Less General Improvement District (GID) No. 15 (Skyview)** (0.0) (0.0)
Less Urban Renewal Authority (URA) (2.4) (4.9)
Total City of Fort Collins Appropriation $552.7 $530.3
* This includes GID No. 1, Skyview South GID No. 15 and URA which are appropriated in separate
ordinances
** The appropriation for Skyview South GID No. 15 is $1,000 which rounds to $0 in millions
FINANCIAL / ECONOMIC IMPACTS
This Ordinance sets the annual appropriation for fiscal year 2015 in the amount of $552,694,350. The
Ordinance also sets the City mill levy at 9.797 mills, unchanged since 1991.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
The Budget contains multiple offers that will have positive environmental impacts, particularly those funded by
the Environmental Health Result Area.
PUBLIC OUTREACH
In preparation for First Reading of the 2015-16 Budget, City Council held two public hearings. Additionally,
during the budget development, there were 2 citizens on each BFO Teams; as well as significant public
outreach conducted to gather citizen feedback from a broad demographic of our community. During a 6-week
period, over 20 community events or meetings were conducted at locations across the City. Additional input
was obtained from online tools. All data was then shared with the BFO Teams to assist with their evaluation of
Offers.
ATTACHMENTS
1. BFO Letters for Council (PDF)
Council Appointed Boards & Commissions
Affordable Housing Board ...............................1
Air Quality Advisory Board ...........................2-4
Downtown Development Authority ................5-6
Energy Board ..................................................7
Fort Collins Housing Authority .........................8
Human Relations Commission ........................9
Natural Resources Advisory Board .................10
Parking Advisory Board ............................11-12
Parks & Recreation Board .............................13
Planning and Zoning Board ....................14-15
Transportation Board ...............................16-18
Water Board .............................................19-22
Community Organizations
CanDo University of Colorado Health .......23-35
Downtown Fort Collins
Business Association ....................................36
Foothills Gateway ....................................37-38
Old Town North HOA Board .......................39-40
BFO Letters for Council
ATTACHMENT 1
To: Fort Collins City Council
From: Troy Jones, Chairman, Affordable Housing Board (AHB)
Date: 10/7/2014
Re: BFO Items 48.1 and 48.8 - City Budget for Affordable Housing
At our October 2, 2014 Affordable Housing Board meeting, the board voted 7-0 to support the
funding of item 48.8 on the Budgeting For Outcomes (BFO) consideration list, the $200,000
Enhancement to Affordable Housing Fund, with the following clarification offered by the board:
The AHB acknowledges that all city departments necessarily had to tighten their belts
when the recent economic downturn so drastically affected our City’s budget, and
therefore, when the City’s contribution to the Affordable Housing Fund (AHF) went from
a high of $883,962 in 2002, to a 2014 budget of $333,047, we on the AHB understood
why such a reduction was necessary. As you know, a lot of positive things have happened
to the economy since the 2013-2014 budget cycle was approved, and we are so happy to
see that City is finally in a position to have a little more money in the coffers to work
with. We at the AHB are happy to see that the Council will be considering increasing the
AHF by $200,000 for both 2015 and 2016, and we would like to whole heartedly support
the inclusion of this item in the current budget cycle. We do, however, want to take this
opportunity to suggest that as the City’s financial picture continues to improve, that
Council might be well served to strive toward the goal of substantially increasing the
City’s contribution to the AHF in the very near future. Furthermore, the AHB would like
to suggest , that because the Fort Collins citizens identified affordable housing as their
most critical issue in the 2013 Citizen Survey, we would like to encourage the Council to
consider adopting a goal to meet and even exceed the 2002 level of AHF funding as soon
as possible.
Additionally, the Affordable Housing Board acknowledges the important work of the Social
Sustainability Department and supports their on-going budget offer for current programs and
services, item 48.1.
Thank you for your consideration on these items.
Sincerely,
Troy W. Jones
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Environmental Services
215 North Mason
PO Box 580
Fort Collins, CO 80522
970.221.6600
970.224.6177 Fax
fcgov.com/environmental services
MEMORANDUM
DATE: July 30, 2014
TO: Budget Lead Team
CC: Lawrence Pollack, Budget and Performance Measurement Manager
Michael Beckstead, Chief Financial Officer
Ross Cunniff, Council Liaison to AQAB
FROM: Tom Moore, Chair
Air Quality Advisory Board
RE: 2015-2016 BFO Process and Proposed Offers
The Air Quality Advisory Board (AQAB) welcomes the opportunity provided by the City
Council to provide input to the Budget Lead Team and inform the development of the 2015-16
budget that the Team will propose to the Council.
At our July 21, 2014 meeting, the AQAB reviewed the budget enhancement offers that we felt
were the most likely offers to have an impact on air quality. The AQAB subsequently voted 6 to
0 to approve this memorandum to identify priority offers which we recommend the Budget Lead
Team address and include as it develops a proposed budget.
To begin with, the AQAB believes that the entire budgeting process – and not just the review of
specific budget enhancement offers – should proceed with an eye toward serious, ongoing air
quality issues that substantially impact the health, economic well-being, and quality of life of
Fort Collins residents, businesses, and visitors. The AQAB is concerned that air quality in
Colorado’s northern Front Range, including in the City of Fort Collins, currently fails to meet
National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). In particular, air quality monitors within the
City limits continue to register “exceedances” of the 75 parts per billion (ppb) NAAQS for ozone
pollution (aka “smog”).
Although we believe City leaders are well aware of our city’s current “nonattainment” status for
ozone pollution, they may not be aware that the United States Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) is under a court order to decide by December 1, 2014 whether to propose revisions to the
Ozone NAAQS. EPA’s decision will be informed by the findings of an independent Clean Air
Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC). On June 26, 2014, CASAC sent a letter to the EPA
Administrator advising EPA that, “based on the scientific evidence, a level of 70 ppb provides
little margin of safety for the protection of public health... Thus, our policy advice is to set the
level of the standard lower than 70 ppb within a range down to 60 ppb.”
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The AQAB recognizes that ozone pollution is a regional problem that is not entirely caused by,
and cannot be completely solved by, activities that occur in Fort Collins. However, given the
strong evidence that the ozone standard which our City already exceeds is not protecting public
health with an adequate margin of safety, and the distinct possibility that federal regulatory
requirements may be made even more stringent in the future, the AQAB feels that the City of
Fort Collins should refrain to the greatest possible extent from including in its budget any public
investments or expenditures that will directly or indirectly increase air pollution, particularly the
types of pollution that contribute to smog (e.g., motor vehicle emissions).
We recommend that the City enhance its investments in infrastructure and programs that directly
or indirectly reduce air pollution. Foremost among those investments should be those that reduce
emissions from the City’s own infrastructure projects, equipment, and operations. We can’t
control everything, but it makes sense to control what we can. In particular, transportation-
related actions which lead to fewer and cleaner motor vehicle trips will reduce ozone-forming
emissions and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The AQAB also wishes to express a strong
preference for direct action over additional planning activities.
With those over-arching recommendations in mind, the AQAB offers its support for the
following budget offers (sorted by offer #, not priority):
• (8.1) Paved Recreational Trail Development: These trails encourage greater use of
bicycles as a transportation alternative and thus reduce emissions. It will also enable travel
that exposes riders to less vehicle exhaust.
• (17.1) KFCG Green Street Implementation Project: The AQAB feels that the value of this
approach is as yet unproven but is worthy of testing/demonstrating. If successful, it will
encourage greater use of bicycles as a transportation alternative to vehicles and thus reduce
emissions.
• (25.1) Alleys Improvement Program: This program would directly reduce fugitive dust
emissions in densely developed neighborhoods.
• (47.4) Healthy Sustainable Homes Program Expansion: This program is a proven success
and directly addresses indoor air quality, which can have even greater impacts on public
health than outdoor air quality.
• (47.11) Air Quality Program Support: The AQAB has first-hand experience with the
unforeseeable nature of air quality programs and appreciates the need for City staff to have
more resources at their disposal to address urgent, unforeseen air quality issues without
detracting from important planned and ongoing work.
• (47.13) KFCG Municipal Energy Efficiency Fund: The AQAB feels that this program is
especially important because it can directly reduce emissions from buildings (mostly due to
natural gas space heating), indirectly reduce power plant emissions by reducing electricity
demand, and do so in a way that reduces the long term energy bills for City operations.
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• (47.16) Regional Air Quality Council: Fort Collins needs to be part of regional air quality
discussions. This is the forum for those discussions and we need to fund this to have a seat at
the table.
• (59.2) Utilities Community Renewables: This is another example of our preference for
action over planning. This offer would accelerate the deployment of renewables that can
indirectly reduce emissions from regional fossil fuel power plants.
• (63.6) 1.0 FTE - Program Manager, On-Street Pay Parking: The AQAB feels that
parking in congested parts of the City is provided as a public service but it should be paid for
by users. Free parking encourages the use of vehicles for short trips that could be taken via
alternative, less polluting modes of transportation.
• (141.1) Transportation Air Quality Impacts Guidance Manual: This has been a high
priority for the AQAB for some time. When our Board hears presentations about
transportation projects, the presenters are invariably unable to discuss the expected air quality
impacts in anything other than vague, qualitative terms. We believe it is essential for City
staff to develop the ability to assess transportation air quality impacts in a more rigorous and
(ideally) quantitative way.
The items listed above were identified by the AQAB as high priority items. The Board at this
time is not taking a position in support or opposition to any other budget offers.
If you have any questions concerning the AQAB’s recommendations, please don’t hesitate to
contact me at 970.988.4055 or tmoore@westar.org. We appreciate the opportunity from the
Council to provide input to the Budget Lead Team input and look forward to continued public
discussion of the City’s budget and priorities.
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that have been submitted to the Budgeting for Outcomes process and would like
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148.2 NISP Analysis
148.4 In-stream Flow Specialist
21.1 Downtown Poudre Project
47.8 Integrated Pest Manager
47.5 Phase 2 of Integrated Recycling Facility
47.6 Regional Organics Transfer Station
47.7 Zero Waste Planning Staff
148.1 Poudre River Restoration
22.1 Trees Along Paved Recreation Trails
47.2 Climate Adaptation Planning
120.1 Sustainable Theatrical Lighting
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From: Mike Short [mailto:mike@downtownfortcollins.com]
Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2014 10:35 AM
To: City Leaders
Subject: BFO offers affecting Downtown
Dear Mayor, City Manager, and City Council members,
As a representative of the Downtown Fort Collins Business Association, we endorse the
inclusion of the following BFO offers into the final 2015/2016 Budget:
Program Manager for On-Street Pay Parking
Daytime Specialized Police Resources
Poudre River Downtown Project
General Improvement District Old Town Square
We believe that these initiatives will greatly enhance the success of Downtown and member
businesses and will ultimately enrich the quality of life for every member of the Fort Collins
community.
Please feel free to call me with any questions at 970-372-8800.
Thank you for your support of Downtown.
Sincerely,
Michael Short
Executive Director
Downtown Fort Collins Business Association
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Michael Short
Downtown Fort Collins Business Association
19 Old Town Square Suite 230
Fort Collins, Colorado 80524
Phone (970)484-6500
Direct (970)419-4384
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Old Town North HOA Board
749 Jerome Street
Fort Collins, CO 80524
970-482-1014
August 15, 2014
Dear Mr. Overbeck, Madame Mayor, and Fellow City Council Members,
We represent the community of Old Town North Homeowners Association, and are writing in
support of the current Draft Plan for significant improvements along the Poudre River. Of
particular interest to us is the section closest to our neighborhood, Reach 3 of the Draft Plan.
We feel these improvements would have a major, positive impact and broad benefit to the
city, the downtown area, and the residents in our area’s new and old neighborhoods.
We would like to encourage the initiation of Reach 3’s first stage, the removal of the Coy
Ditch diversion, narrowing and deepening the channel, as well as providing improved access
to the water. These improvements will reinforce the North College Sub Area Plan by
softening the perceived barrier between Old Town and the North College Area. These
improvements would have the added benefit of providing flood mitigation for the area.
Thankfully, our homes have survived the recent Poudre River flooding in part due to the city’s
$10 million investment in the Dry Creek Drainage Improvement project. We see the
proposed improvements for Reach 3 (and 4) as a continuation of the 2004 vision that spurred
that investment.
With the flood mitigation, the vision for an urban river park east of College between Vine and
the river has potential to be realized. We understand the business owners along this reach
would be willing to relocate, provided they are given alternate facilities, as the city has
suggested.
These river improvements would have a significant impact on commercial and residential
development in the blighted North College Area. Since Old Town North’s original developer’s
bankruptcy, primarily two new developers are purchasing and building on the properties in
the neighborhood. FR plans to build out most of the single-family residential lots by 2015.
RMH has acquired most of the commercial property and several residential lots. RMH is
considering expanding commercial acquisitions beyond the property, west to College, so they
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can develop a compatible commercial “front door” to Old Town North. The vision includes
denser commercial along College and mixed use (similar to Penny Flats) along the new
east/west streets as proposed in the city’s subarea plan that would connect our
neighborhood to College Avenue. We are optimistic that the Reach 3 river improvements will
further motivate developers to invest in North College, accelerating it’s transformation into a
destination community near downtown.
Lastly, the pedestrian bridge in Reach 3 would provide an important link to the Poudre trail
for all the north Fort Collins bike commuters and would further support north Fort Collins
development.
Thank you for your time. Please let us know if we can do anything to help promote the
initiation of renovations to the river, especially in Reach 3.
Sincerely,
OTN Homeowners Association Board of Directors
Jim Beal
Christine Dianni
Michael Bello
David Jones
Todd Parker
Andrew Rauch
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ORDINANCE NO. 153, 2014
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
BEING THE ANNUAL APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE
RELATING TO THE ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2015; ADOPTING THE BUDGET FOR
THE FISCAL YEARS BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2015, AND ENDING
DECEMBER 31, 2016; AND FIXING THE MILL LEVY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2015
WHEREAS, the City Manager has, prior to the first Monday in September, 2014,
submitted to the City Council a proposed budget for the next ensuing budget term, along with an
explanatory and complete financial plan for each fund of the City, pursuant to the provisions of
Article V, Section 2, of the City Charter; and
WHEREAS, within ten days after the filing of said budget estimate, the City Council set
September 23rd and October 7th, 2014, as the dates for the public hearings thereon and caused
notice of such public hearings to be given by publication pursuant to Article V, Section 3, of the
City Charter; and
WHEREAS, the public hearings were held on those dates and persons were given the
opportunity to appear and object to any or all items and estimates in the proposed budget; and
WHEREAS, Article V, Section 4, of the City Charter requires that, before the last day of
November of each fiscal year, the City Council adopt the budget for the ensuing term by
ordinance and appropriate such sums of money as the Council deems necessary to defray all
expenditures of the City during the ensuing fiscal year; and
WHEREAS, Article V, Section 5, of the City Charter provides that the annual
appropriation ordinance shall also fix the tax levy upon each dollar of the assessed valuation of
all taxable property within the City, such levy representing the amount of taxes for City purposes
necessary to provide for payment during the ensuing fiscal year for all properly authorized
expenditures to be incurred by the City; and
WHEREAS, Article XII, Section 6, of the City Charter permits the City Council to fix,
establish, maintain, and provide for the collection of such rates, fees, or charges for water and
electricity, and for other utility services furnished by the City as will produce revenues sufficient
to pay into the General Fund in lieu of taxes on account of the City-owned utilities such amount
as may be established by City Council.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. Budget
a. That the City Council has reviewed the City Manager's 2015-2016
Recommended Budget, a copy of which is on file with the office of the City
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Clerk, and has approved certain amendments thereto.
b. That the City Manager’s 2015-2016 Recommended Budget, as amended
by the Council, is hereby adopted, in accordance with the provisions of Article V,
Section 4, of the City Charter and incorporated herein by reference; provided,
however, that the comparative figures contained in the adopted budget may be
subsequently revised as deemed necessary by the City Manager to reflect actual
revenues and expenditures for the fiscal year 2014.
c. That the adopted budget, as amended, shall be maintained in the office of
the City Clerk and identified as "The Budget for the City of Fort Collins for the
Fiscal Years Ending December 31, 2015, and December 31, 2016, as Adopted by
the City Council on November 18, 2014."
Section 2. Appropriations. That there is hereby appropriated out of the revenues of
the City of Fort Collins, for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2015, and ending December 31,
2015, the sum of FIVE HUNDRED FIFTY TWO MILLION SIX HUNDRED NINETY FOUR
THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS ($552,694,350) to be raised by taxation
and otherwise, which sum is deemed by the City Council to be necessary to defray all
expenditures of the City during said budget year, to be divided and appropriated for the
following purposes, to wit:
GENERAL FUND $129,738,228
ENTERPRISE FUNDS
Golf $3,246,424
Light & Power
Operating Total $132,127,984
Capital Projects:
Art in Public Places 87,642
Computerized Maintenance Mgmt System 163,000
Emergency Operations Center 18,750
Utilities Vehicle Storage Building 1,868,614
Capital Projects Total 2,138,006
Total Light & Power $134,265,990
Storm Drainage
Operating Total $11,272,324
Capital Projects:
Art in Public Places 47,636
Computerized Maintenance Mgmt System 40,750
Cooper Slough and Boxelder Basins 330,000
Crushing & Recycling Facility 100,000
Emergency Operations Center 18,750
Stormwater Basin Improvements 3,500,000
Stormwater Developer Repayments 100,000
Stormwater Drainage System Improvements 360,000
Stormwater Master Planning 275,000
Stream Restoration 650,000
Utilities Vehicle Storage Building 253,593
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Capital Projects Total 5,675,729
Total Storm Drainage $16,948,053
Wastewater
Operating Total $18,000,232
Capital Projects:
Art in Public Places 74,456
Computerized Maintenance Mgmt System 40,750
Crushing & Recycling Facility 75,000
Drake Water Reclamation Facility Improvements 5,400,000
Emergency Operations Center 18,750
Utilities Vehicle Storage Building 253,593
Wastewater Collection System Replacement 1,492,000
Water Reclamation Facility Replacement 300,000
Capital Projects Total 7,654,549
Total Wastewater $25,654,781
Water
Operating Total $26,289,608
Capital Projects:
Art in Public Places 44,298
Chlorine Contact Basin 1,000,000
Computerized Maintenance Mgmt System 81,500
Crushing & Recycling Facility 125,000
Emergency Operations Center 18,750
Utilities Vehicle Storage Building 253,593
Water Distribution System Replacement 500,000
Water Meter Replacement & Rehabilitation 800,000
Water Production - Energy Optimization 285,000
Water Production Replacement Program 1,091,205
Water Source of Supply Replacements 500,000
Capital Projects Total 4,699,346
Total Water $30,988,954
TOTAL ENTERPRISE FUNDS $211,104,202
INTERNAL SERVICE FUNDS
Benefits $24,429,049
Data & Communications 9,125,113
Equipment 11,566,546
Self Insurance 3,405,515
Utility Customer Service & Administration 17,197,847
TOTAL INTERNAL SERVICE FUNDS $65,724,070
SPECIAL REVENUE & DEBT SERVICE FUNDS
Capital Improvement Expansion $9,135,412
Capital Leasing Corporation 4,636,235
Cemeteries 645,940
Cultural Services & Facilities
Operating Total $3,933,058
Capital Projects - Art in Public Places 162,016
Total Cultural Services & Facilities $4,095,074
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General Employees' Retirement $3,827,763
Keeping Fort Collins Great
Operating Total $22,838,192
Capital Projects:
City Bridge Program 2,022,700
Lincoln Neighborhood Projects 380,000
Mulberry Bridge Urban Design 750,000
Pedestrian Sidewalk & ADA Improvements 150,000
Vine & Lemay Intersection 500,000
Capital Projects Total 3,802,700
Total Keeping Fort Collins Great $26,640,892
Museum $1,038,186
Natural Areas 11,147,489
Parking 2,523,660
Perpetual Care 17,428
Recreation 6,667,881
Sales & Use Tax 14,098,200
Street Oversizing 2,636,576
Timberline/Prospect SID 56,000
Transit Services 13,562,429
Transportation Services 24,444,203
SPECIAL REVENUE & DEBT $125,173,368
SERVICE FUNDS
CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND
General City Capital Projects:
Arthur Ditch Master Plan Alternative Analysis $185,000
City Bridge Program 277,300
Community Recycling Facility 1,000,000
Downtown Poudre River Improvements 1,000,000
Epic Pool Improvements 1,500,000
Green Street Implementation 150,000
Linden Street - Walnut to Jefferson 300,000
Northeast Community Park 250,000
Oak Street Public Restroom Replacement 350,000
Railroad Crossing Replacement 150,000
Southeast Community Park 7,900,000
Total General City Capital Projects $13,062,300
1/4 Cent Building on Basics
Operating - Administrative Charge $59,900
Capital Projects:
Bicycle Plan Implementation 125,000
Intersection Improvements & Traffic Signals 2,220,000
Park Improvements 1,703,622
Pedestrian Sidewalk and ADA Improvements 300,000
Capital Projects Total 4,348,622
Total 1/4 Cent Building on Basics $4,408,522
Conservation Trust
Operating Total - Administration & Parks Maint $275,649
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Capital Projects:
Trail Acquisition/Development 1,191,694
Capital Projects Total 1,191,694
Total Conservation Trust $1,467,343
Neighborhood Parkland Fund
Operating Total - Administration $488,317
Capital Projects:
Golden Meadows Park 250,000
Lee Martinez Park Improvements 350,000
New Park Site Development 100,000
New Site Acquisition 320,000
Side Hill Neighborhood Park 200,000
Trailhead Park 8,000
Waterfield Nieghborhood Park 300,000
Capital Projects Total 1,528,000
Total Neighborhood Parkland $2,016,317
TOTAL CAPITAL PROJECTS FUNDS $20,954,482
TOTAL CITY FUNDS $552,694,350
Section 3. Mill Levy
a. That the 2015 mill levy rate for the taxation upon each dollar of the assessed
valuation of all the taxable property within the City of Fort Collins as of December 31, 2014,
shall be 9.797 mills, which levy represents the amount of taxes for City purposes necessary to
provide for payment during the aforementioned budget year of all properly authorized
expenditures to be incurred by the City.
b. That the City Clerk shall certify this levy of 9.797 mills to the County Assessor
and the Board of Commissioners of Larimer County, Colorado, in accordance with the
applicable provisions of law, as required by Article V, Section 5, of the Charter of the City of
Fort Collins.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 21st day of
October, A.D. 2014, and to be presented for final passage on the 18th day of November, A.D.
2014.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
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Passed and adopted on final reading on the 18th day of November, A.D. 2014.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk