HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 06/19/2018 - ITEMS RELATING TO POUDRE RIVER WHITEWATER PARK FUNAgenda Item 8
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AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY June 19, 2018
City Council
STAFF
Kurt Friesen, Director of Park Planning & Development
Cyril Vidergar, Legal
SUBJECT
Items Relating to Poudre River Whitewater Park Fundraising.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
A. Resolution 2018-061 Recognizing Revenues Received from Private Fundraising and Finding Substantial
Satisfaction of Conditions on Prior Appropriations for the Poudre River Whitewater Park Project.
B. First Reading of Ordinance No. 078, 2018, Appropriating Unanticipated Revenue in the Capital Project
Fund for the Poudre River Whitewater Park Project and Transferring Appropriations from the Capital
Project Fund to the Cultural Services and Facilities Fund for the Art in Public Places Program for the
Poudre River Whitewater Park Project.
The purpose of this item is to acknowledge receipt of the full amount of fundraising dollars required to release
expenditure of the Community Capital Improvement Program (CCIP) funds appropriated for the project under
Ordinance No. 058, 2018, and to appropriate additional fundraising dollars secured for the Whitewater Park
Project.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends approval of the Resolution and Ordinance on First Reading.
BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION
Per Ordinance No. 013, 2015, a City Council resolution is required to confirm receipt of at least $1.5M of
fundraising obligation required to release the $4.2M of CCIP funds previously appropriated for this project. City
staff has confirmed receipt of a total of $1,921,951 of fundraising dollars for the project. Of that amount,
$1,603,852 has been appropriated. The remaining $318,099 requires appropriation.
Funding Sources
Current funding for the project is provided from several sources:
Funding Sources Amount
Community Capital Improvement Program (CCIP) $4,200,000
Natural Areas $1,000,000
Stormwater $1,734,000
General Fund (property acquisition) $1,492,000
Urban Renewal Authority $303,000
Park Impact Fees (property acquisition) $862,971
Fundraising $1,603,852
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Sub-Total Available Funding $11,195,823
Additional Fundraising to be appropriated $318,099
Total Available Funding $11,513,922
Total Fundraising $1,921,951
The Whitewater Park Project is scheduled to begin construction in summer 2018 and be completed in summer
2019.
CITY FINANCIAL IMPACTS
The release of appropriated funds for construction expenses of the Project is necessary to meet current project
schedules. The appropriation is for additional fundraising dollars from a private donor. No additional City
funding is necessary.
City staff recommends an appropriation of $318,099 from the Capital Project Fund, plus the required APP
contributions.
BOARD / COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
City staff has met with multiple boards, commissions, and citizen groups regarding the project, who are all
supportive of the project and the fundraising dollars secured. These boards include:
• Parks & Recreation Board
• North College Citizen Advisory Group (CAG)
• Commission on Disabilities
• Water Board
• Natural Resources Advisory Board
• Land Conservation & Stewardship Board
PUBLIC OUTREACH
City staff conducted considerable public outreach for the 2014 Poudre River Downtown Master Plan, which
includes the Whitewater Park Project. As part of the development review process for the Whitewater Park, an
open house was conducted, offering citizens an opportunity to comment on the project. Staff has coordinated
and communicated consistently with multiple stakeholders throughout the duration of the project, including the
whitewater enthusiasts who helped raise private philanthropic funds for the project. There is strong support
and significant enthusiasm for the project from these groups.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Whitewater Park Fundraising Report (PDF)
ATTACHMENT 1
Poudre River Whitewater Park Fundraising Summary Report
Introduction
A whitewater park is proposed east of College Avenue between College Avenue and the BNSF railroad.
The park includes stormwater improvements, natural system enhancements, in-stream recreation, park
gathering areas and river access points. The project is anticipated to be open in Summer 2019. The total
project cost is approximately $11.5M.
Fundraising Summary
The following private and public fundraising dollars have been secured exclusively for the whitewater
park project:
Funder Amount
Gates Family Foundation $225,000
Noosa Yoghurt $50,000
Bohemian Foundation $100,000
Colorado Water Conservation Board $300,000
Whitewater Enthusiasts (Donations in addition to funds secured through
Community Foundation of Northern Colorado)
$15,396
Private Funding Sources via the Community Foundation of Northern Colorado $1,204,255
Downtown Development Authority $27,300
Total Whitewater Park Fundraising Contributions $1,921,951
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RESOLUTION 2018-061
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
RECOGNIZING REVENUES RECEIVED FROM PRIVATE FUNDRAISING
AND FINDING SUBSTANTIAL SATISFACTION OF CONDITIONS ON PRIOR
APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE POUDRE RIVER WHITEWATER PARK PROJECT
WHEREAS, at a regular City election held on April 7, 2015, the voters of the City of Fort
Collins approved the extension of the expiring twenty-five hundredths percent (0.25%) capital
projects sales and use tax (the “Tax”) for a period of ten years; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of the Tax, as outlined in the ballot measure, is the planning,
design, real property acquisition, and construction of seventeen capital projects and related
operation and maintenance, referred to as the Community Capital Improvement Program
(“CCIP”), which includes construction of Downtown Poudre River Enhancements and a Kayak
Park (the “Whitewater Park Project” or “Project”); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Ordinance No. 013, 2015 (“Building on Basics Ordinance”), in
which the City Council recognized and adopted the passage of the CCIP ballot measure, prior to
use of any revenues from the Tax for construction of the Whitewater Park Project (but not before
beginning planning, design, and property acquisition) the City Council must determine, after
receiving a report and recommendation from the City Manager, that the City has received at least
$1,500,000 in contributions and pledges of cash and other property from private sources in
support of the Whitewater Park Project, and
WHEREAS, on May 1, 2018, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 058, 2018,
appropriating funds for the Whitewater Park Project, subject to the conditions that:
• such additional funds may not be expended for construction of the Project until the
City Manager provides a further report and recommendation indicating the City has
received the full $1,500,000 in private contributions and pledges; and
• the City Council adopts a resolution making a determination that such condition of
Ordinance No. 013, 2015, has been fully satisfied; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager reported and recommended to City Council, pursuant to
Ordinance No. 058, 2018, that the City has received a total of $1,921,950 in private fundraising
donations toward the Project, $1,603,852 of which has been appropriated, and $318,099 still
requires appropriation; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager has recommended the City Council find the conditions of
Ordinance No. 013, 2015 are satisfied and appropriated funds may be spent for construction of
the Project.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT COLLINS as follows:
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Section 1. That the City Council hereby makes and adopts the determinations and
findings contained in the recitals set forth above.
Section 2. That, pursuant to the report and recommendation of the City Manager, the
City has received a total of $1,921,950 in private financial donations toward the Whitewater Park
Project.
Section 3. That the City Council hereby finds and determines that the receipt of such
amounts substantially satisfies the conditions contained in Ordinance No. 013, 205 and No. 058,
2018 regarding receipt by the City of at least $1,500,000 of private contributions and pledges in
support of the Whitewater Park Project prior to spending appropriated funds for construction of
the Project, and the such funds are now available to be spent for construction of the Project.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins this
19th day of June, A.D. 2018.
_________________________________
Mayor
ATTEST:
_____________________________
City Clerk
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ORDINANCE NO. 078, 2018
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
APPROPRIATING UNANTICIPATED REVENUE IN THE CAPITAL PROJECT
FUND FOR THE POUDRE RIVER WHITEWATER PARK PROJECT AND
TRANSFERRING APPROPRIATIONS FROM THE CAPITAL PROJECT FUND
TO THE CULTURAL SERVICES AND FACILITIES FUND FOR THE ART IN PUBLIC
PLACES PROGRAM FOR THE POUDRE RIVER WHITEWATER PARK PROJECT
WHEREAS, at a regular City election held on April 7, 2015, the voters of the City of Fort
Collins approved the extension of the expiring twenty-five hundredths percent (0.25%) capital
projects sales and use tax (the “Tax”) for a period of ten years; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of the Tax, as outlined in the ballot measure, is the planning,
design, real property acquisition, and construction of seventeen capital projects and related
operation and maintenance, referred to as the Community Capital Improvement Program
(“CCIP”), which includes construction of Downtown Poudre River Enhancements and a Kayak
Park (the “Whitewater Park Project” or “Project”); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Ordinance No. 013, 2015 (“Building on Basics Ordinance”), in
which the City Council recognized and adopted the passage of the April 7, 2015, CCIP ballot
measure, prior to use of any revenues from the Tax for construction of the Whitewater Park
Project (but not before beginning planning, design, and property acquisition) the City Council
must have determined, after receiving a report and recommendation from the City Manager, that
the City has received at least $1,500,000 in contributions and pledges of cash and other property
from private sources in support of the Whitewater Park Project, and
WHEREAS, on March 6, 2018, the City and the Urban Renewal Authority (the “URA”)
entered into an intergovernmental agreement by which the URA agreed to provide the City
additional funds toward the Whitewater Park Project costs, recognizing the value of the Project
in furthering the URA’s North College Plan; and
WHEREAS, on May 1, 2018, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 058, 2018,
appropriating additional funds for the Whitewater Park Project, including $300,000 provided by
the URA, subject to the conditions that:
• such additional funds may not be expended for construction of the Project until the
City Manager provides a further report and recommendation indicating the City has
received the full $1,500,000 in private contributions and pledges; and
• the City Council adopts a resolution making a determination that such condition of
Ordinance No. 013, 2015, has been fully satisfied; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager reported and recommended to City Council, pursuant to
the conditions in Ordinance No. 058, 2018, that the City has received a total of $1,921,950 in
private fundraising donations toward the Project, $1,603,852 of which has been appropriated,
and $318,099 still requires appropriation; and
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WHEREAS, the City Manager has recommended appropriation of the remaining
$318,099 in private fund donations, as described herein, and determined that these appropriations
are available and previously unappropriated from the General Fund and the Capital Project Fund,
as applicable, and will not cause the total amount appropriated in such funds, as applicable, to
exceed the current estimate of actual and anticipated revenues to be received in these funds
during the fiscal year; and
WHEREAS, this appropriation benefits public health, safety and welfare of the citizens
of Fort Collins and serves the public purpose of providing recreational resources for the
community; and
WHEREAS, Article V, Section 9, of the City Charter 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 current estimate of actual and anticipated
revenues to be received during the fiscal year; and
WHEREAS, Article V, Section 10 of the City Charter authorizes the City Council to
transfer by ordinance any unexpended and unencumbered appropriated amount or portion thereof
from one fund or capital project to another fund or capital project, provided that the purpose for
which the transferred funds are to be expended remains unchanged; the purpose for which the
funds were initially appropriated no longer exists; or the proposed transfer is from a fund or
capital project in which the amount appropriated exceeds the amount needed to accomplish the
purpose specified in the appropriation ordinance; and
WHEREAS, this project involves construction estimated to cost more than $250,000, as
such, Section 23-304 of the City Code requires one percent of these qualified appropriations to
be transferred to the Cultural Services and Facilities Fund for a contribution to the Art in Public
Places (APP) program.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That the City Council hereby makes and adopts the determinations and
findings contained in the recitals set forth above.
Section 2. That there is hereby appropriated for expenditure from unanticipated
revenue in the Capital Projects Fund the sum of THREE HUNDRED EIGHTEEN THOUSAND
NINETY-NINE DOLLARS ($318,099) for the Poudre River Whitewater Project and
appropriated therein.
Section 3. That the unexpended appropriated amount of TWO THOUSAND FOUR
HUNDRED EIGHTY-ONE DOLLARS ($2,481) in the Capital Projects Fund - Poudre River
Whitewater Project is authorized for transfer to the Cultural Services and Facilities Fund and
appropriated therein for Art in Public Places projects.
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Section 4. That the unexpended appropriated amount SEVEN HUNDRED
DOLLARS ($700) in the Capital Projects Fund - Poudre River Whitewater Project is authorized
for transfer to the Cultural Services and Facilities Fund and appropriated therein for the Art in
Public Places Program Maintenance and Operations.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 19th day of
June, A.D. 2018, and to be presented for final passage on the 3rd day of July, A.D. 2018.
__________________________________
Mayor
ATTEST:
_______________________________
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading on the 3rd day of July, A.D. 2018.
__________________________________
Mayor
ATTEST:
_______________________________
City Clerk