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Home My WebLink AboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 03/03/2015 - RESOLUTION 2015-032 SUPPORTING THE GRANT APPLICATIAgenda Item 17 Item # 17 Page 1 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY March 3, 2015 City Council STAFF Jennifer Hensley, Finance Coordinator Todd Dangerfield, Project Manager Matt Robenalt, Executive Director SUBJECT Resolution 2015-032 Supporting the Grant Application for a Local Parks and Outdoor Recreation Grant from the State Board of Great Outdoors Colorado Trust Fund and the Completion of Enhancements to the Old Town Square Renovation. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The purpose of this item is to express City Council support for a grant application by the Downtown Development Authority (DDA). The City, in cooperation with the DDA is applying for a Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) Local Parks and Outdoor Recreation Grant. The City is eligible to sponsor the DDA for this grant application and GOCO requires this resolution expressing City Council support to be submitted as part of the grant application package. No additional City funding is needed for this grant. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends adoption of the Resolution. BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION GOCO requires a resolution indicating the City’s support for the Old Town Square Renovation project since the City will be sponsoring the DDA’s grant request. The DDA will be supplying matching funds for the grant. No additional City funds will be used on the project outside of the $1,000,000 from General Improvement District No. 1 funds already budgeted and appropriated for 2015. If the grant is successful, the City will enter into a grant agreement with GOCO and an intergovernmental agreement with the DDA obligating the DDA to meet GOCO’s requirements for this project. The Authority will provide grant matching funds for the development of the Old Town Square Renovation, ensure the land for the project is owned by the DDA, and agree that the project will be maintained in a high quality condition. CITY FINANCIAL IMPACTS The project continues the strong and effective partnerships between the City and the DDA. Design, construction, operation and maintenance funding for the enhancements will be in the DDA’s budgets. BOARD / COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION The DDA Board supports this resolution (Attachment 1). Agenda Item 17 Item # 17 Page 2 ATTACHMENTS 1. DDA Resolution 2015-01 (PDF) 2. Powerpoint presentation (PDF) ATTACHMENT 1 Downtown Development Authority Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) Grant Application Resolution ATTACHMENT 2 What DDA Is Applying For • Enhancements to the Old Town Square Renovation: üAt Children’s Play Area: additional play sculptures, new rubber surface üNext to Existing Fountain: extra boulders for climbing and hands on play üAt South End Gateway Seating Area: artistic shade structure to encourage outdoor enjoyment ü“Vernal Pool” on the New Water Feature: slight, convex grading at surface of pop-jet feature for additional play feature üMoveable Tables and Chairs; Benches for Passive Recreation üTivoli and Festival Lighting to Create a Warm, Welcoming, and Secure Place and Define Circulation Paths What DDA Is Applying For Item Cost 25% DDA Match GOCO Grant Request Children's Play Area Enhancement 31,709 Additional Boulders to Existing Fountain 9,228 Shade Structure on South End 19,224 Vernal Pool Feature 41,085 Moveable Tables & Chairs; Benches 51,375 Tivoli Lights over Fountain + Alley 16,500 $169,122 $42,280 $126,841 Why Resolution Is Required • Eligible entities (municipalities, counties, and parks and recreation special districts) may sponsor an application on behalf school districts or other governmental entities (i.e. DDA). • Sponsored projects must have “reasonable public access”, “maintenance capability”, and “control of property for 25 years”. • Great Outdoors Colorado requires that Local Parks and Outdoor Recreation (LPOR) Grant applications include a supporting resolution from the municipality. • Municipality can submit two grant applications per cycle, only one other City application is going forward in the 2015 Spring grant cycle. Application Process • Application Due to GOCO March 4, 2015 • Award Announcement Date mid-June 2015 • If the grant is successful: a) City will enter into a grant agreement with GOCO b) DDA will enter into an intergovernmental agreement with the City obligating the DDA to meet GOCO’s requirements for this project Old Town Square Renovation Overview - 1 - RESOLUTION 2015-032 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS SUPPORTING THE GRANT APPLICATION FOR A LOCAL PARKS AND OUTDOOR RECREATION GRANT FROM THE STATE BOARD OF GREAT OUTDOORS COLORADO TRUST FUND AND THE COMPLETION OF ENHANCEMENTS TO THE OLD TOWN SQUARE RENOVATION WHEREAS, the City, in partnership with the Downtown Development Authority (DDA), is applying for a Local Parks and Outdoor Recreation Grant from the State Board of the Great Outdoors Colorado Trust Fund (“GOCO”) for enhancements to the Old Town Square Renovation (the “Project”); and WHEREAS, GOCO’s local parks and outdoor recreation projects must be proposed through a partnership between a local government and a governmental entity, as local governments are the only entities eligible to apply for GOCO local government grants; and WHEREAS, the amount of $1,000,000 has been designated for the Project from General Improvement District No. 1 funds; and WHEREAS, the DDA has contributed $2,000,000 to the Project; and WHEREAS, as part of its grant application process, GOCO requires that the governing body of any entity applying for grant funds pass a resolution to show that it is aware of and supports the application, and recognizes the financial and other obligations the grant creates; and WHEREAS, should the City receive a GOCO grant for the Project, staff will ask the City Council, by a separate resolution, to authorize the City to enter into a grant agreement with GOCO and to enter into an intergovernmental agreement with the DDA. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS, as follows: Section 1. That the City Council strongly supports the application for the GOCO local parks and outdoor recreation grant for the Project and the DDA will provide any required matching funds for the Project, so that no additional City funds will be spent on the Project. Section 2. That if the grant is awarded, the City Council strongly supports the completion of the Project. Section 3. That the City Council has authorized the expenditure of funds necessary to meet the terms and obligations of any grant awarded within the DDA’s 2015 budget. Section 4. That the Project site is owned by the DDA and it is the DDA’s and City’s intent that it will be owned by either the DDA or its successor entity, the City of Fort Collins, for the next 25 years. - 2 - Section 5. That the DDA and City recognize that, as the recipient of a GOCO local government grant, the Project site must provide reasonable public access. Section 6. That, should the City receive a GOCO grant and the DDA complete the Project as planned, the DDA and City intend that they will continue to maintain the enhancements to the Old Town Square Renovation in a high quality condition and will appropriate funds for maintenance in their annual budgets, subject to the discretion of future City Councils. Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins this 3rd day of March, A.D. 2015. _________________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _____________________________ City Clerk