HomeMy WebLinkAbout101 - 10/04/2005 - APPROPRIATING UNANTICIPATED GRANT REVENUE IN THE GENERAL FUND FOR THE NATURAL RESOURCES RADON PROGRA ORDINANCE NO. 101, 2005
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
APPROPRIATING UNANTICIPATED GRANT REVENUE IN THE GENERAL FUND
FOR THE NATURAL RESOURCES RADON PROGRAM AND AUTHORIZING THE
TRANSFER OF MATCHING FUNDS PREVIOUSLY APPROPRIATED IN THE
NATURAL RESOURCES OPERATING BUDGET TO THE GRANT PROJECT
WHEREAS, since 1995, the City has placed special emphasis on reducing radon in Fort
Collins, where levels average about 4 picocuries per liter of air, which is the level at which the
Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Surgeon General recommend action; and
WHEREAS, the Fort Collins Natural Resources Radon Program(the "Program") is part of
the City's indoor air quality program,which is guided by the Air Quality Plan with a policy goal to
educate and encourage residents to reduce their exposure to indoor air pollution; and
WHEREAS, the current radon program includes aggressive education, a voluntary radon
testing program, mandatory radon mitigation in new construction, and an ordinance requiring the
distribution of radon information to all residential home-buyers at point-of-sale; and
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Collins has been awarded a grant from the Colorado
Department of Public Health and Environment ("CDPHE") in the amount of$16,000; and
WHEREAS,the CDPHE grant funds are to be used to continue radon education,encourage
testing of homes,provide low cost test kits,and conduct a study to evaluate the effectiveness of the
City's radon mitigation ordinance; and
WHEREAS,the grant requires$16,000 of matching funds,which have been included in the
2005 Natural Resources budget and are available for transfer to the CDPHE project for the Program;
and
WHEREAS, Article V, Section 9, of the Charter of the City of Fort Collins ("Charter")
enables the City Council to make supplemental appropriations by ordinance at any time during the
fiscal year,provided the total amount of such supplemental appropriations, in combination with all
previous appropriations for the fiscal year, does not exceed the current estimate of actual and
anticipated revenues to be received during the fiscal year; and
WHEREAS, City staff has determined that the appropriation of the CDPHE grant funds as
described herein will not cause the total amount appropriated in the General Fund to exceed the
current estimate of actual and anticipated revenues to be received in that fund during the fiscal year;
and
WHEREAS,Article V, Section 10,of the Charter authorizes the City Council to transfer by
ordinance any unexpected and unencumbered amount or portion thereof from one project to another
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 from unanticipated grant revenue in the
General Fund the sum of SIXTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS ($16,000) for expenditure in the
General Fund for the Natural Resources Radon Program.
Section 2. That the unexpended appropriated amount of SIXTEEN THOUSAND
DOLLARS ($16,000) is authorized for transfer from the Natural Resources operating budget in the
General Fund to the CDPHE grant project for the Natural Resources Radon Program and
appropriated herein.
Introduced, considered favorable on first reading, and ordered published this 20th day of
September,A.D. 2005, and to be presented for final passageogt e 4th day of Octobe A. . 2005.
May '
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading this 4th day of Octo , A.D. 2005.
Mayo '
ATTEST:
City Clerk