HomeMy WebLinkAbout145 - 11/15/2011 - APPROPRIATING UNANTICIPATED GRANT REVENUE IN THE CULTURAL SERVICES AND FACILITIES FUND FOR THE PLANN ORDINANCE NO. 145, 2011
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
APPROPRIATING UNANTICIPATED GRANT REVENUE IN THE
CULTURAL SERVICES AND FACILITIES FUND FOR THE PLANNING AND
DESIGN OF AN ART INCUBATOR PROPOSED FOR THE CARNEGIE BUILDING
WHEREAS, City Council supports using the Carnegie Building as a community cultural
center, after the Fort Collins Museum of Discovery relocates to its new facility in 2012; and
WHEREAS, staff has done extensive outreach to gather information from the community
including an online survey, an open house, and connecting with several potential partner
organizations; and
WHEREAS,the outreach results show that most people want the historic Carnegie Building
to remain open and accessible to the public and the public was supportive of the concept of a
community-based cultural center operating in the building; and
WHEREAS,the City and the non-profit organization Beet Street were awarded a grant in the
amount of$100,000 from the National Endowment for the Arts "Our Town" grant program (the
"Grant") and
WHEREAS, the Grant funds will be paid to and managed by the City; and
WHEREAS, the Grant requires a one-to-one match which will be provided by.in-kind staff
salaries from Cultural Services and cash and in-kind contributions from Beet Street; and
WHEREAS,the Grant will be used to fund the planning and design phase of an art incubator
program proposed to be housed in the Carnegie Building; and
WHEREAS, the art incubator would encourage the education, growth and professional
development, of students, professionals and the creative industry; and
WHEREAS, on completion of the planning phase, the City Council would be asked to
approve any proposed leases or other rights of non-City groups to use the Carnegie Building as part
of the incubator program; and
WHEREAS, Article V, Section 9, of the City 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, City staff have determined that the appropriation of the revenue as described
herein will not cause the total amount appropriated in the Cultural Services and Facilities Fund to
exceed the current estimate of actual and anticipated revenues to be received in that fund during any
fiscal year.
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 the sum of ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS
($100,000) for the planning and design of an art incubator proposed to be housed in the Carnegie
Building.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 1st day of
November, A.D. 2011, and to be presented for final passage on the 15th day of November, A.D.
2011.
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Passed and adopted on final reading on the 15th day of November, A.D. 2011.
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