HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 09/01/2020 - FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 107, 2020, APPROPRI Agenda Item 7
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AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY September 1, 2020
City Council
STAFF
Nina Bodenhamer, City Give Director
Jackie Kozak-Thiel, Chief Sustainability Officer
Ingrid Decker, Legal
SUBJECT
First Reading of Ordinance No. 107, 2020, Appropriating Unanticipated Philanthropic Revenue Received by
City Give for Transfer to Social Sustainability in the General Fund for the Equity Indicators Project.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The purpose of this item is to appropriate $20,000 in philanthropic revenue in the General Fund for transfer to
Social Sustainability for the support of the Equity Indicators project as designated by the donor, Bohemian
Foundation. In a commitment to advance equitable outcomes, the City has selected CUNY Institute for State
and Local Governance (ISLG) to lead an Equity Indicators project which will establish a framework for
measuring and understanding the inequities that exist in Fort Collins.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on First Reading.
BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION
In a commitment to advance equitable outcomes, the City will contract with CUNY Institute for State and Local
Governance (ISLG) to lead an Equity Indicators project establishing a framework for measuring and
understanding the inequities that exist in Fort Collins.
ISLG will collect and analyze data disaggregated by race, ethnicity, and other demographic factors to examine
the broader landscape of disparities in outcomes in Fort Collins and work closely with the City and community
to develop a set of Equity Indicators that will be used to track progress in reducing key disparities.
The project’s goal is to develop a baseline quantitative framework that can be used by City staff and
community members alike to better measure inequities in our community, particularly equality gaps connected
to racial justice.
While the Equity Indicators themselves cannot directly address inequities, they will inform the City’s equity
work moving forward, and can help to increase transparency and accountability. It will enable the City to
monitor changes in the disparities for different groups over time and will offer an opportunity for City staff and
community members to work in collaboration to devise and implement course correction and celebrate
progress.
Equity Indicators measure equality across multiple outcomes, including economy, education, health, housing
and justice. The specific local measures will be determined and finalized once the project launches.
The grant is awarded by Bohemian Foundation, a Fort Collins-based private family foundation that supports
local, national, and global efforts to build strong communities. Funding for Equity Indicators was awarded by
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Bohemian Foundation’s Community Programs which is committed to the care and enrichment of our local
community.
The City Manager recommends the appropriation described herein and determined that this appropriation is
available and previously unappropriated from the General Fund and 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 the General Fund during this fiscal year. He is also recommending the transfer described herein
and has determined that the purpose for which the transferred funds are to be expended remains unchanged.
CITY FINANCIAL IMPACTS
This Ordinance will appropriate $20,000 of philanthropic revenue toward a total project budget of $80,000. The
revenue is being appropriated into the General Fund for transfer to Social Sustainability, Sustainability
Services. The remaining $60,000 was appropriated in 2020 through 2019 revision offers, for expenditure on
this project in the General Fund. The funds have been received and accepted per City Give Administrative
and Financial Policy.
PUBLIC OUTREACH
ISLG, in partnership with the City, will engage stakeholders throughout the Equity Indicators project to ensure
that the data collection, analysis, and indicator development are responsive to the Fort Collins community and
the equity work that has already been done.
This engagement will include two stages: In the first stage, ISLG will gather initial input from government
stakeholders and data partners on key inequity issues and disaggregated data sources for a preliminary
landscape analysis. The second stage will be a robust and inclusive engagement effort, including community
listening sessions, an online survey, and other outreach methods, where community members can respond to
the preliminary analysis and help to determine which inequity issues will be selected as Equity Indicators.
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ORDINANCE NO. 107, 2020
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
APPROPRIATING UNANTICIPATED PHILANTHROPIC REVENUE RECEIVED BY
CITY GIVE FOR TRANSFER TO SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY IN THE GENERAL FUND
FOR THE EQUITY INDICATORS PROJECT
WHEREAS, the City is preparing to launch the Equity Indictors project, through a
contract with the CUNY Institute for State and Local Governance, to collect and analyze data to
measure and understand inequities in Fort Collins (the “Project”); and
WHEREAS, the total Project budget is $80,000; and
WHEREAS, the Bohemian Foundation has awarded the City a grant of $20,000 to help
support the Project; and
WHEREAS, the remaining $60,000 of the Project budget is already appropriated and
available for expenditure in the General Fund; and
WHEREAS, this appropriation benefits public health, safety and welfare of the citizens
of Fort Collins and serves the public purpose of helping the City analyze disparities in outcomes
among City residents, particularly equality gaps connected to racial justice; 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, the City Manager has recommended the appropriation described herein and
determined that these appropriations are available and previously unappropriated from the
General Fund and 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 these funds 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 account to another fund or capital project account, provided that
the purpose for which the transferred funds are to be expended remains unchanged; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager has recommended the transfer described herein and
determined that the purpose for which the transferred funds are to be expended remains
unchanged.
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.
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Section 2. That there is hereby appropriated from unanticipated philanthropic
revenue in the General Fund the sum of TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($20,000) for
transfer to the Social Sustainability Department in the General Fund and appropriated therein for
the Equity Indicators Project.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 1st day of
September, A.D. 2020, and to be presented for final passage on the 15th day of September, A.D.
2020.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading on the 15th day of September, A.D. 2020.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk