HomeMy WebLinkAbout081 - 07/20/2010 - APPROPRIATING UNANTICIPATED GRANT REVENUE IN THE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FUND FOR THE FY 2010-2011 S ORDINANCE NO. 081, 2010
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
APPROPRIATING UNANTICIPATED GRANT REVENUE IN THE
TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FUND FOR THE FY 2010-2011
SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL PROJECT
WHEREAS, the Safe Routes to School Program, established by the Colorado Department
of Transportation ("CDOT"), is designed to promote the safety of students traveling to and from
school and encourage more students to choose walking or bicycling to and from school; and
WHEREAS,the City's Transportation Planning division has received a grant in the amount
of $88,250 from CDOT to fund non-infrastructure programming in ten local schools including
Olander School' for Project-Based Learning, Riffenburgh Elementary, Shepardson Elementary,
Blevins Middle School, and others not yet identified, for a Safe Routes to School Project (the
"Project"); and
WHEREAS, the Project includes in-class education; a "Train the Trainers" program; free
bicycle helmets for low-income students; federally-mandated data collection on walking and
bicycling at the ten schools; and staff costs for program administration; and
WHEREAS, there is no requirement for local matching funds associated with the Project;
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 has determined that the appropriation of grant funds totaling$88,250
will not cause the total amount appropriated in the Transportation Services Fund - FY 2010-2011
Safe Routes to School project to exceed the current estimate of actual and anticipated revenues to
be received during the 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 grant revenue in the
Transportation Services Fund the sum of EIGHTY-EIGHT THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED AND
FIFTY DOLLARS($88,250)to provide non-infrastructure programming for ten local schools in the
Safe Routes to School Project.
Introduced,considered favorably on first reading,and ordered published this 6th day of July,
A.D. 2010, and to be presented for final passage on'the 20th day ly, A.D. 2010.
Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading on the 20th day of July, A.D. 2010.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk