HomeMy WebLinkAbout051 - 05/04/2021 - AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT A GRANT AWARD AND COMPLY WITH THE TERMS OF THE GRANT AND APPR ORDINANCE NO. 051, 2021
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT A GRANT AWARD AND COMPLY
WITH THE TERMS OF THE GRANT, AND APPROPRIATING UNANTICIPATED GRANT
REVENUE IN THE CULTURAL SERVICES FUND FROM THE
COLORADO ARTS RELIEF FUND
WHEREAS, on December 7, 2020, Governor Polis signed Senate Bill 20B-001 creating
the Small Business Relief Program; and
WHEREAS, SB20B-001 includes $7.5 million for the Colorado Arts Relief Fund to
support arts, cultural and entertainment artists, crew members and organizations affected by the
COVID-19 pandemic (the "Fund"); and
WHEREAS,the City's Cultural Services department applied for and received a grant from
the fund of$100,000 to help fund Lincoln Center personnel, activities and operations, which have
been negatively affected by the loss of revenue from events that had to be cancelled over the last
year due to COVID-19; and
WHEREAS, the City is authorized to enter into intergovernmental agreements, such as
grant agreements, to provide any function, service or facility, under Article II, Section 16 of the
City Charter and Section 29-1-203 of the Colorado Revised Statutes; and
WHEREAS, City Code Section 1-22 requires intergovernmental agreements or
cooperative activities between the City and other governmental entities to be submitted to the City
Council for review and approval by ordinance or resolution; and
WHEREAS,the Grant does not require execution of a post-award agreement,but City staff
recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager,or the City Manager's,designee to
accept the Grant award and comply with any State requirements associated with receipt of the
Grant; and
WHEREAS, this appropriation benefits public health, safety and welfare of the residents
of Fort Collins and serves the public purpose of helping the City maintain the viability of its arts
facility; 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 this appropriation is available and previously unappropriated from the Cultural
Services Fund and will not cause the total amount appropriated in the Cultural Services Fund to
exceed the current estimate of actual and anticipated revenues to be received in that fund during
any fiscal year.
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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 the City Council hereby authorizes the City Manager, or the City
Manager's designee, to accept the Grant award and comply with the requirements of the Colorado
Arts Relief Fund grant program.
Section 3. That there is hereby appropriated from unanticipated grant revenue in the
Cultural Services Fund the sum of ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($100,000) for
expenditure in the Cultural Services Fund to support hourly and classified personnel and other
operation expenses related to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 20th day of
April, A.D. 2021, and to be presented for final passage on the 4th day of May, A.D. 2021.
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Passed and adopted on final reading on the 4th day of May, A.D. 2021.
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