HomeMy WebLinkAbout119 - 07/21/1998 - APPROPRIATING UNANTICPATED REVENUE AND AUTHORIZING THE TRANSFER OF APPROPRIATIONS BETWEEN THE STORM ORDINANCE NO. 119, 1998
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
APPROPRIATING UNANTICIPATED REVENUE AND
AUTHORIZING THE TRANSFER OF APPROPRIATIONS BETWEEN
THE STORM DRAINAGE FUND THE GENERAL FUND AND THE
FLOOD MITIGATION FUND
WHEREAS,on July 28 and 29, 1997, a flash flood hit Fort Collins, causing severe damage
to certain areas of the City and resulting in the loss of five lives and injuries to 54 people; and
WHEREAS,the flood destroyed 120 mobile homes and damaged vehicles,severely damaged
public and private infrastructure, caused the evacuation of residences and businesses, caused the
temporary closure of businesses, and caused the loss or destruction of various items of personal
property; and
WHEREAS,on August 1, 1997,President Clinton declared Larimer County a federal disaster
area thereby qualifying the City for various types of disaster assistance programs, including
assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Small Business
Administration (SBA), and the Department of Housing and Urban Development(HUD); and
WHEREAS,to date,the City is receiving disaster recovery funds from FEMA and emergency
relief funds from the Federal Highway Administration, and has been approved to receive Disaster
Recovery Initiative Funds from HUD; and
WHEREAS,on May 28, 1998,the State Office of Emergency Management announced that
the City would receive$411,667 of Hazard Mitigation Grant Funds approved by FEMA,providing
funds for the City to implement a Floodproofing Program and a Flood Warning Program; and
WHEREAS,the purpose of a developing a Floodproofing Program will be to utilize grants
to encourage the construction of cost-effective floodproofing measures in an effort to mitigate
repetitive losses from shallow flooding; and
WHEREAS, the estimated cost to develop a Floodproofing Program is $204,000; and
WHEREAS,staff has identified the following sources to fund the aforementioned program:
Federal Hazard Mitigation Grant Funds (including a federal
administrative cost allowance of$4,000) $ 154,000
Local matching funds from existing appropriations in the
Storm Drainage Fund 50,000
Total $ 204,000
and
WHEREAS, developing a Flood Warning Program would entail the installation of
streamflow and precipitation monitoring equipment to provide maximum warning time in the event
of a flooding emergency; and
WHEREAS,the estimated cost to develop a Flood Warning Program is $341,000; and
WHEREAS,staff has identified the following sources to fund the aforementioned program:
Federal Hazard Mitigation Grant Fund (including a federal
administrative allowance of$7,667) $ 257,667
Local matching funds from existing appropriations in the
Storm Drainage Fund 41,667
Local matching funds from existing appropriations in the
General Fund 41,666
Total $ 341,000
and
WHEREAS, Article V, Section 9,of the Charter of the City of Fort Collins(the"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 conjunction with
all previous appropriations for that fiscal year, do not exceed the current estimate of actual and
anticipated revenues to be received during the fiscal year; and
WHEREAS,Article V, Section 10,of the Charter authorizes the City Council to transfer by
ordinance any unexpended and unencumbered 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.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That there is hereby appropriated for expenditure from Hazard Mitigation Grant
Funds in the Flood Mitigation Fund,Floodproofing Project,the sum of ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-
FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS ($154,000) upon receipt from the Office of Emergency
Management to be used to develop a Floodproofing Program.
Section 2. That the unexpended appropriated amount of FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS
($50,000) is hereby authorized for transfer from the Storm Drainage Fund to the Flood Mitigation
Fund, Floodproofing Project, and appropriated therein to develop a Floodproofing Program.
Section 3. That there is hereby appropriated for expenditure from Hazard Mitigation Grant
Funds in the Flood Mitigation Fund,Flood Warning Project,the sum of TWO HUNDRED FIFTY-
SEVEN THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED SIXTY-SEVEN DOLLARS($257,667)upon receipt from
the Office of Emergency Management to be used to develop a Flood Warning Program.
Section 4. That the unexpended appropriated amount of FORTY-ONE THOUSAND SIX
HUNDRED SIXTY-SIX DOLLARS ($41,666) is hereby authorized for transfer from the General
Fund to the Flood Mitigation, Flood Warning Project, and appropriated therein to develop a Flood
Warning Program.
Section 5. That the unexpended appropriated amount of FORTY-ONE THOUSAND SIX
HUNDRED SIXTY-SEVEN DOLLARS($41,667)is hereby authorized for transfer from the Storm
Drainage Fund to the Flood Mitigation Fund, Flood Warning Project, and appropriated therein to
develop a Flood Warning Program.
Introduced,considered favorably on first reading,and ordered published this 7th day of July,
A.D. 1998, and to be presented on final passage on the 21 st day of July,A.D. 1998. .
ayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading this 21 st day of July, 1 '
ayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk