HomeMy WebLinkAbout086 - 07/18/2017 - APPROPRIATING PRIOR YEAR RESERVES IN THE GENERAL FUND FOR TRANSFER TO VARIOUS CITY FUNDS FOR TREE AN (2)ORDINANCE NO. 086, 2017
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
APPROPRIATING PRIOR YEAR RESERVES IN THE GENERAL
FUND FOR TRANSFER TO VARIOUS CITY FUNDS
FOR TREE AND BRANCH CLEANUP EXPENSES
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WHEREAS, heavy wet snow fell across Fort Collins on May 18 and 19, 2017 damaging
trees and breaking branches throughout the City; and
WHEREAS, the extensive tree damage throughout the City impacted rights-of-way,
residential areas, City trees, City parks, cemeteries, golf courses and downtown Fort Collins; and
WHEREAS, City staff and crews of various departments quickly responded to the tree
damage by clearing the roads of debris and addressed critical safety hazards; and
WHEREAS, the City offered two locations for citizens to drop off branches for a period
of two weeks after the storm; and
WHEREAS, all tree and branch debris collected by the City or dropped off at one of the
drop off locations, will be mulched and will be available in a "Free Mulch Giveaway" by mid-
July; and
WHEREAS, the above tree and branch cleanup efforts are expected to result in
unanticipated costs in the amount of$251,715, of which $143,563 cannot be covered within the
existing 2017 budget; and
WHEREAS,this Ordinance appropriates $143,563 from General Fund prior year reserves
for transfer to the following funds for tree and branch cleanup costs:
Storm Drainage Fund 2,556
Transportation Services Fund. 21,543
General Fund 119,464
Total 143,563
and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that expending funds from the Storm Drainage Fund
relates to and benefits the utility rate payers by assisting in efforts to clear tree branches and
debris from City streets; and
WHEREAS, Article V, Section 9 of the City Charter permits the City Council to
appropriate 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
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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, City staff has determined that the appropriations as described herein are
available and previously unappropriated in the General Fund and the City Manager recommends
transferring the appropriated amount to cover the costs of the tree and branch cleanup.
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 prior year reserves
in the General Fund the sum of ONE HUNDRED NINETEEN THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED
SIXTY-FOUR DOLLARS ($119,464) for tree and branch cleanup costs in the Parks and
Forestry departments.
Section 3. That there is hereby appropriated for expenditure from prior year reserves
in the General Fund the sum of TWENTY-FOUR THOUSAND NINETY-NINE DOLLARS
24,099) for transfer to the following funds:
Storm Drainage Fund 2,556
Transportation Services Fund 21,543
Total 24,099
and appropriated therein for tree and branch cleanup costs in each fund.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 5th day of
July, A.D. 2017, and to be presented for final passage on the 18th day of.July, A.D. 2017.
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Passed and adopted on final reading on the 18th day of July, A.D. 2017.
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