HomeMy WebLinkAbout108 - 07/17/2001 - APPROPRIATING UNANTICIPATED GRANT REVENUE TO BE USED TO IMPLEMENT THE NATIVE AMERICAN GRAVES PROTECT ORDINANCE NO. 108, 2001
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
APPROPRIATING UNANTICIPATED GRANT REVENUE
IN THE CULTURAL SERVICES AND FACILITIES FUND
TO BE USED TO IMPLEMENT THE NATIVE AMERICAN GRAVES
PROTECTION AND REPATRIATION ACT
WHEREAS, in December of 2000,the Fort Collins Museum submitted a grant application
to the Department of Interior,National Park Service for a Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act grant ("NAGPRA grant") in the amount of$70,040; and
WHEREAS, on May 21,2001,the Museum was awarded a NAGPRA grant, in the amount
of$70,040 from the Department of Interior,National Park Service; and
WHEREAS, the aforementioned grant is awarded to tribal communities and museums for
the purposes of documenting American Indian collections currently held by institutions that have
received federal funding; and
WHEREAS, the proceeds from the NAGPRA grant will be used to assist in the
implementation of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act by hiring a
NAGPRA Coordinator to facilitate communication and consultation with tribes and provide for
consultation fees and travel expenses; and
WHEREAS, no local matching funds are required; and
WHEREAS,Article V, Section 9,of the Charter of the City of Fort Collins 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,do not 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$70,040 in federal
Department of Interior, National Park Service NAGPRA grant funds in the Cultural Services and
Facilities Fund, Museum NAGPRA project budget to be used to for implementing the Native
American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS that there is hereby appropriated for expenditure from unanticipated revenue in the
Cultural Services and Facilities Fund,NAGPRA grant project,the sum of SEVENTY THOUSAND
FORTY DOLLARS ($70,040) from the federal Department of Interior, National Park Service, to
be used to implement the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act.
Introduced and considered favorably on first reading and ordered published this 19th day of
June, A.D. 2001, and to be presented for final passage on the 17th day of July, A.D. 2001.
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Passed and adopted on final reading this 17th day of July, A.Dx 2001.
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