HomeMy WebLinkAbout168 - 12/17/2013 - APPROPRIATING UNANTICIPATED REVENUE IN THE EMERGENCY RECOVERY FUND TO BE USED FOR THE ''LARIMER COUN ORDINANCE NO. 168, 2013
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
APPROPRIATING UNANTICIPATED REVENUE IN THE EMERGENCY RECOVERY
FUND TO BE USED FOR THE "LARIMER COUNTY FLOOD OF 2013" COSTS AND
REPAIR PROJECTS
WHEREAS, the Larimer County Flood of 2013 ("the Flood"), which began on
September 12, 2013, required the City to take on emergency actions and remediation projects,
including debris management and repairs to infrastructure; and
WHEREAS, on Saturday, September 14, 2013, President Obama declared a state of
emergency for selected Colorado counties, including Larimer County, thereby qualifying the City
for disaster assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); and
WHEREAS, the City has identified $1,012,000 in costs associated with the Flood that are
eligible for reimbursement under the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Public
Assistance Program; and
WHEREAS, over 25 repair projects have been identified which total $740,000 and the
remaining funds will cover emergency response costs, debris cleanup, and debris disposal; and
WHEREAS, with the FEMA Public Assistance Program, FEMA will cover 75% or
$759,000 of the Flood costs; the State of Colorado will cover 12.5% or $126,500 of the costs; and
existing City appropriations from various funds will be transferred to the Emergency Recovery
Fund to cover the remaining 12.5% or $126,500; and
WHEREAS, the City's Light & Power and Streets departments also provided assistance to
Estes Park in the form of staff time, equipment, and materials for a total cost of $106,000 for
which Estes Park will reimburse the City; and
WHEREAS, this Ordinance appropriates the revenue to be received from FEMA
($759,000), the State of Colorado ($126,500), various City funds ($126,500), and the payment to
be received from Estes Park ($106,000) for a total appropriation of$1,1 18,000; 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 the revenue as described
herein will not cause the total amount appropriated in the Emergency Recovery Fund to exceed
the current estimate of actual and anticipated revenues to be received in that fund during any
fiscal year.
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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 revenue in the
Emergency Recovery Fund the sum of SEVEN HUNDRED FORTY THOUSAND DOLLARS
($740,000) for the "Latimer County Flood of 2013" Repair Project.
Section 2. That there is hereby appropriated from unanticipated revenue in the
Emergency Recovery Fund the sum of THREE HUNDRED SEVENTY-EIGHT THOUSAND
DOLLARS ($378,000) for the Larimer County Flood of 2013 costs.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 3rd day of
December, A.D. 2013, and to be present- or final passage on the 17th day of December, A.D.
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Passed and adopted on final reading on the 17th day of December, A.D. 2013.
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