HomeMy WebLinkAbout038 - 04/19/2005 - APPROPRIATING UNANTICIPATED REVENUE IN THE EQUIPMENT FUND AND AUTHORIZING TRANSFER OF FUNDS FOR CONS ORDINANCE NO. 038, 2005
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
APPROPRIATING UNANTICIPATED REVENUE IN THE EQUIPMENT FUND
AND AUTHORIZING THE TRANSFER OF EXISTING APPROPRIATIONS IN THE
EQUIPMENT FUND FOR CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION
OF A COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS BACKUP COMPRESSOR
AT THE TRANSFORT ALTERNATIVE FUELING STATION
WHEREAS, on October 21, 2003, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 135, 2003,
appropriating $262,400 in federal Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality ("CMAQ") funds and
authorizing the use of City matching funds, totaling $55,076, to be used to construct an alternative
fueling facility at the City's Transfort site on Trilby Road, a natural gas appliance, and provide
funding for an emissions repair project; and
WHEREAS,on September 7,2004,Council adopted Ordinance No. 128,2004,appropriating
$210,000 donated by the Governor's Office of Energy Management and Conservation and
authorizing the use of City funds,totaling$242,000,to add a Hythane®/Hydrogen fueling appliance
and related infrastructure at the Transfort Alternative Fueling Station; and
WHEREAS, the City has entered into a contract with the Colorado Department of
Transportation ("CDOT") and will receive a total of$58,400 in federal CMAQ funds to be used to
construct and install a Compressed Natural Gas ("CNG") backup compressor at the Transfort
Alternative Fueling Station; and
WHEREAS, the City's required local match is $14,600, and is available in the form of
existing appropriations in the City's Equipment Fund; and
WHEREAS, construction and installation of the aforementioned backup compressor at the
Transfort fueling facility will provide additional fast fueling capability and a redundancy system in
the event of a compressor malfunction; and
WHEREAS,the City Council adopted Resolution 2005-021,on March 15,2005,authorizing
the Mayor to enter into an intergovernmental agreement with CDOT for the receipt of CMAQ funds
to be used to construct and install a CNG backup compressor at the Transfort Alternative Fueling
Station; and
WHEREAS, Article V, Section 9, of the Charter of the City of Fort Collins ("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 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; and
WHEREAS, City staff has determined that the appropriation of CMAQ funds ($58,400)
from CDOT to exceed the 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$58,400 in CMAQ funds
from CDOT, and authorize the transfer of appropriations, totaling $14,600, from the Equipment
Fund 2005 operating budget to the Equipment Fund - Transfort Alternative Fuel Station Backup
Compressor project, to be used to construct and install a CNG backup compressor at the Transfort
Alternative Fueling Station.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS as follows:
Section I. That there is hereby appropriated for expenditure from unanticipated revenues
in the Equipment Fund-Transfort Alternative Fueling Station Backup Compressor project the sum
of FIFTY-EIGHT THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED DOLLARS ($58,400)to be used to construct
and install a Compressed Natural Gas backup compressor at the Transfort Alternative Fueling
Station.
Section 2. That the unexpended appropriated amount of FOURTEEN THOUSAND SIX
HUNDRED DOLLARS ($14,600) is hereby authorized for transfer from the Equipment Fund
operations budget to the Equipment Fund - Transfort Alternative Fueling Station Backup
Compressor project to be used to construct and install a Compressed Natural Gas backup
compressor at the Transfort Alternative Fueling Station.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 15th day of
March, A.D. 2005, and to be presented for final passage on the 19th da ,df April, A.D. 2 05.
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Passed and adopted on final reading this 19th dAayor
A.D. 005.
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