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r ORDINANCE NO. 065,2017
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
APPROPRIATING PRIOR YEAR RESERVES IN THE TRANSPORTATION FUND
FOR THE ELIZABETH AND SHIELDS UNDERPASS IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
i AND TRANSFERRING APPROPRIATIONS TO THE CULTURAL SERVICES
AND FACILITIES FUND FOR THE ART IN PUBLIC PLACES PROGRAM
WHEREAS, Colorado State University ("CSU") is funding and constructing an $8.7
million pedestrian and bicycle underpass, and intersection lane improvements at the Elizabeth
and Shields Street intersection; and
WHEREAS, as part of this project, the City is upgrading the traffic signal system and
constructing a new pedestrian/bicycle signal west of the intersection; and
WHEREAS, lane improvements at the Elizabeth and Shields intersection were mandated
in the Intergovernmental Agreement between the City and CSU regarding the on-campus
stadium dated April 13, 2015 (the "IGA"); and
WHEREAS, a proposed amendment to the IGA being considered by the City Council by
a separate resolution formalizes the responsibility of CSU for the construction of an underpass,
and identifies a contribution from the City of$280,000 for signal upgrades, modification, and the
bicycle/pedestrian crossing signal to the west of the intersection; and
WHEREAS, this project aligns with multiple City and CSU planning efforts which have
identified the need for improvements at the Elizabeth and Shields intersection with recurring
themes of enhanced safety, separation of travel modes, and reducing the number of conflict
points and crashes; and
WHEREAS, this appropriation would provide funding for a rebuild of the entire traffic
signal system at the Elizabeth and Shields intersection, the installation of a bicycle / pedestrian
signal at the relocated Elizabeth mid-block crossing, and the upgrade of all associated
underground fiber optic cable; and
WHEREAS, the City's Traffic Operations Department will perform the construction
work associated with this appropriation and the project is expected to be completed in August,
2017; and
WHEREAS, this project involves construction estimated to cost more than $250,000;
therefore, Section 23-304 of the City Code requires one percent of this appropriation to be
transferred to the Cultural Services and Facilities Fund for the Art in Public Places ("APP")
program; and
WHEREAS, this Ordinance would appropriate $280,000 from the Transportation Fund
Reserves to.cover costs of the Project ($277,200) and one percent of project cost required for the
Art in Public Places Program of $2,800: $2,184, for the APP artwork project and $616 for the
maintenance of the artwork and operations of the APP program; and
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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
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 to another fund, provided 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
Transportation Fund the sum of TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTY THOUSAND DOLLARS
280,000) for rebuilding the traffic signal system and constructing a new pedestrian/bicycle
signal west of the intersection as part of the Elizabeth and Shields Underpass Improvement
Project.
Section 3. That the unexpended appropriated amount of TWO THOUSAND ONE
HUNDRED EIGHTY-FOUR DOLLARS ($2,184) in the Transportation Fund is authorized for
transfer to the Cultural Services and Facilities Fund and.appropriated therein for an Art in Public
Places Art Project.
Section 4. That the unexpended appropriated amount of SIX HUNDRED SIXTEEN
DOLLARS ($616) in the Transportation Fund 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 16th day of
May, A.D. 2017, and to be presented for final passage on the 6th day of June, A.D. 2017.
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Passed and adopted on final reading on the 6th day of June, A.D. 2017.
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