HomeMy WebLinkAbout040 - 04/04/2023 - APPROPRIATING PRIOR YEAR RESERVES AND AUTHORIZING TRANSFERS OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE CHILDCARE SPACORDINANCE NO.040,2023
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
APPROPRIATING PRIOR YEAR RESERVES AND AUTHORIZING TRANSFERS OF
APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE CHILDCARE SPACE MODIFICATIONS AT THE
NORTHSIDE AZTLAN COMMUNITY CENTER AND
RELATED ART IN PUBLIC PLACES
WHEREAS,the City Council appropriated $721,932 for Childcare Space Modifications at
the Northside Aztlan Community Center (the “Project”)for the 2023 fiscal year;and
WHEREAS,the City issued a Request for Proposals for the Project and the proposals
received came in approximately $260,000 over the original construction estimate;and
WHEREAS,the Recreation Fund currently contains sufficient reserves to fully fund the
Project;and
WHEREAS,the Project is necessary to address safety concerns at the Northside Aztlan
Community Center and delay in the Project will cause Project costs to continue to increase;and
WHEREAS,this appropriation benefits the public health,safety,and welfare of the
residents of Fort Collins and serves the public purpose of making improvements to a public
recreation center;and
WHEREAS,this Project involves construction estimated to cost more than $250,000 and,
as such,City Code Section 23-304 requires one percent of these appropriations to be transferred
to the Cultural Services and Facilities Fund for a contribution to the Art in Public Places program
(“APP Program”);and
WHEREAS,the project cost of $421,932 contributed by the American Rescue Plan Act
(ARPA)in the 2023-2024 Budget Offer #43.23 is not applicable for contribution to the APP
Program due to the funding restrictions in place;and
WHEREAS,the project cost of $300,000 contributed by General Fund Reserves in the
2023-2024 Budget Offer #43.23 is applicable for contribution to the APP Program and has not yet
contributed;and
WHEREAS,the project cost of $260,000 in this Ordinance contributed by Recreation Fund
Reserves is applicable for contribution to the APP Program;and
WHEREAS,the total applicable project cost of $560,000 has been used to calculate the
contribution to the APP program;and
WHEREAS,the amount to be contributed in this Ordinance will be $5,600;and
WHEREAS,Article V,Section 9 of the City Charter permits the City Council,upon the
recommendation of the City Manager,to make supplemental appropriations by ordinance at any
time during the fiscal year such funds for expenditure as may be available from reserves
accumulated in prior years,notwithstanding that such reserves were not previously appropriated;
and
WHEREAS,the City Manager has recommended the appropriations described herein and
determined that these appropriations are available and previously unappropriated from the
Recreation Fund and the General Fund,as applicable,and will not cause the total amount
appropriated in the Recreation Fund or the General Fund,as applicable,to exceed the current
estimate of actual and anticipated revenues and all other funds to be received in these funds during
this fiscal year;and
WHEREAS,Article V,Section 10 of the City Charter authorizes the City Council,upon
recommendation by the City Manager,to transfer by ordinance any unexpended and
unencumbered appropriated amount or portion thereof from one fund or capital project to another
find 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,the City Manager has recommended the transfer of $3,000 from the General
Fund to the Cultural Services &Facilities Fund and determined that the purpose for which the
transferred fbnds are to be expended remains unchanged;and
WHEREAS,the City Manager has recommended the transfer of $2,600 from the
Recreation Fund to the Cultural Services &Facilities Fund 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
Section 2.That there is hereby appropriated from prior year reserves in the Recreation
Fund the sum of TWO HUNDRED SIXTY-TWO THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS
($262,600)to be expended in the Recreation Fund for the Childcare Space Modifications at the
Northside Aztlan Community Center project.
Section 3.That there is hereby appropriated from prior year reserves in the General
Fund the sum of TWO THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED FORTY DOLLARS ($2,340)is hereby
authorized to be expended in the General Fund for transfer to the Cultural Services and Facilities
Fund and appropriated and expended therein to find art projects under the APP Program.
Section 4.That there is hereby appropriated from prior year reserves in the General
Fund the sum of SIX HUNDRED FORTY DOLLARS ($640)is hereby authorized to be expended
in the General Fund for transfer to the Cultural Services and Facilities Fund and appropriated and
expended therein for the operation costs of the APP Program.
Section 5.That there is hereby appropriated from prior year reserves in the General
Fund the sum of SIXTY DOLLARS ($60)is hereby authorized for transfer to the Cultural Services
and Facilities Fund and appropriated and expended therein for the maintenance costs of the APP
Program.
Section 6.That the unexpended and unencumbered appropriated amount of TWO
THOUSAND TWENTY-EIGHT DOLLARS ($2,028)in the Recreation Fund is hereby authorized
for transfer to the Cultural Services and Facilities Fund and appropriated and expended therein to
fund art projects under the APP Program.
Section 7.That the unexpended and unencumbered appropriated amount of FIVE
HUNDRED TWENTY DOLLARS ($520)in the Recreation Fund is authorized for transfer to the
Cultural Services and Facilities Fund and appropriated and expended therein for the operation
costs of the APP Program.
Section 8.That the unexpended and unencumbered appropriated amount of FIFTY-
TWO DOLLARS ($52)in the Recreation Fund is authorized for transfer to the Cultural Services
and Facilities Fund and appropriated and expended therein for the maintenance costs of the APP
Program.
Introduced,considered favorably on first reading,and ordered published this 21st day of
March,2023,and to be presented for final passage on the 4th day of April,2023.
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Passed and adopted on final reading this 4th day of A,1,2023.
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