HomeMy WebLinkAbout010 - 02/04/2003 - APPROPRIATING UNANTICIPATED REVENUE TO BE USED FOR BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS AND ROADWAY I ORDINANCE NO. 010, 2003
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
APPROPRIATING UNANTICIPATED REVENUE
IN THE BUILDING COMMUNITY CHOICES CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND -
NORTH COLLEGE CORRIDOR PROJECT
TO BE USED FOR BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS AND ROADWAY
IMPROVEMENTS ALONG NORTH COLLEGE AVENUE
WHEREAS,on April 8, 1997,the voters of the City approved Ordinance No. 30, 1997 (the
"Ordinance"), authorizing the imposition of a quarter cent sales and use tax for the purpose of
generating revenues to construct certain transportation projects described in the "Building
Community Choices" ("BCC") capital improvement program; and
WHEREAS, one such project approved for funding by the voters was the North College
Corridor transportation project (the "Project"); and
WHEREAS,the scope of the Project as outlined in the Ordinance calls for the construction
of improvements,in four phases,to improve the safety of pedestrians and vehicles on North College
Avenue focusing on the 1/4 to 1/2 mile north of Jefferson Street; and
WHEREAS, the improvements may include: (1) drainage improvements; (2)widening the
roadway to provide better and safer facilities for bicycles and pedestrians; (3)constructing medians
for access control; and/or(4) improving to full arterial street standards including curb, gutter, and
sidewalk; and
WHEREAS,on March 5,2002,City Council adopted Ordinance No.38,2002,appropriating
$142,270 in Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality (CMAQ) funds from the Colorado Department
of Transportation (CDOT) and $34,730 in City matching funds to be used for design and
construction of bicycle and pedestrian improvements along North College Avenue, between
Jefferson Street and Vine Avenue ("Phase I improvements"); and
WHEREAS, CDOT has made available to the City of Fort Collins an additional $223,453
in CMAQ funds to be used for the design and construction of bicycle and pedestrian improvements
along North College Avenue, between Jefferson Street and Vine Avenue; and
WHEREAS,local matching funds needed,totaling$54,547,have been identified in the form
of existing appropriations in the Building Community Choices - North College Corridor capital
project; and
WHEREAS, in addition to the CMAQ funds, CDOT is awarding the City of Fort Collins
with up to$2,500,000 in maintenance funds to be used to expand the North College Corridor project
boundaries and scope to include an asphalt mill and overlay of the roadway along Jefferson and
Riverside (SH14) from North College (US 287) to Mulberry Street (SH 14), and replacing the
intersections of North College and Jefferson as well as Riverside and Mulberry with concrete; and
WHEREAS,the aforementioned maintenance funds($2,500,000)from CDOT will be used
along with previously appropriated, dedicated sales and use tax funds (Building Community
Choices), totaling $2,562,769, in the North College Corridor project, resulting in a total available
appropriation of$5,062,769 ; and
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted Resolution 2003-005, on January 21, 2003,
authorizing the Mayor to sign a Contract Funding Increase Approval Letter with the Colorado
Department of Transportation for the design and construction of the North College Avenue Bicycle
and Pedestrian Improvements; and
WHEREAS, in addition, the Council adopted Resolution 2003-006, on January 21, 2003,
authorizing the City to enter into an intergovernmental agreement with CDOT for the receipt of up
to $2,500,000 in highway maintenance funds to be used to construct improvements within the
boundaries of the Building Community Choices - North College Corridor project; and
WHEREAS, the conceptual design and the scope of improvements as described herein for
the North College Corridor project have been developed in accordance with the North College
Avenue/US 287 Access Management Plan; 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 combination with
all previous appropriations for that fiscal year, does not exceed the then current estimate of actual
and anticipated revenues to be received during the fiscal year; and
WHEREAS,City staff has determined that the appropriation of CMAQ funds($223,453)and
highway maintenance funds (up to $2,500,000) from the Colorado Department of Transportation,
as described herein,will not cause the total amount appropriated in the Building Community Choices
Capital Projects Fund-North College Corridor project to exceed the then current estimate of actual
and anticipated revenues to be received during the fiscal year; and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Council to appropriate the sum of$223,453 in CDOT
CMAQ funds, and $2,500,000 in Colorado Department of Transportation highway maintenance
funds, in the Building Community Choices Capital Projects Fund-North College Corridor project
to be used with existing appropriations for the design and construction of bicycle and pedestrian
improvements along North College Avenue, between Jefferson Street and Vine Drive, and for
asphalt milling and overlaying of the roadway along Jefferson and Riverside (SH14) from North
College (US 287)to Mulberry Street(SH 14), and replacing the intersections of North College and
Jefferson as well as Riverside and Mulberry with concrete.
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 unanticipated revenue
in the Building Community Choices Capital Projects Fund-North College Corridor project(Phase
1), the sum of TWO HUNDRED TWENTY-THREE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY-
THREE DOLLARS($223,453)from Colorado Department of Transportation Congestion Mitigation
&Air Quality funds,to be used for design and construction of bicycle and pedestrian improvements
along North College Avenue, between Jefferson Street and Vine Drive.
Section 2. That there is hereby appropriated for expenditure from unanticipated revenue
in the Building Community Choices Capital Projects Fund-North College Corridor project,the sum
of TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,500,000) from Colorado
Department of Transportation highway maintenance funds, to be used for asphalt milling and
overlaying of the roadway along Jefferson and Riverside (SH14) from North College (US 287) to
Mulberry Street (SH 14), and replacing the intersections of North College and Jefferson as well as
Riverside and Mulberry with concrete.
Introduced and considered favorably on first reading and ordered published this 21st day of
January, A.D. 2003, and to be presented for final passage on the 4th day of February, A.D. 2003.
Acting Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading this 4th day of February, A.D. 2003.
Mayor --
ATTEST:
City Clerk