HomeMy WebLinkAbout032 - 03/18/2014 - APPROPRATING UNANTICIPATED GRANT REVENUE IN THE WASTEWATER FUND AND AUTHORIZING THE TRANSFER OF EXIS ORDINANCE NO. 032; 2014
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
APPROPRIATING UNANTICIPATED GRANT REVENUE IN THE WASTEWATER
FUND AND AUTHORIZING THE TRANSFER OF EXISTING APPROPRIATIONS FROM
THE DRAKE WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS CAPITAL
PROJECT FOR THE DRAKE WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY'S
NUTRIENT GRANT PROJECT FOR SOUTH PROCESS TRAIN IMPROVEMENTS
WHEREAS, the Utilities Department has received two grants from the State of Colorado
totaling $1,080,000 to study local carbon sources, evaluate nutrient removal options and assist in
the design and construction of plant improvements; and
WHEREAS, the planning grant of$80,000 will allow the City to continue evaluation of
locally-produced carbon sources for facilitating nutrient removal and research chemical nutrient
removal technologies to provide redundancy for the existing and proposed biological nutrient
removal facilities; and
WHEREAS, the second grant of$1,000,000 will assist in the design and construction of
nutrient removal improvements to the Drake Water Reclamation Facilities' South Process Train,
as identified in the Wastewater Funds 5-year Capital Improvement Program for nutrient removal
improvements in the 2014/2015 timeframe; and
WHEREAS, the State of Colorado planning grant requires a 20% local funding match
totaling $16,000 which will be transferred from existing appropriations in the Drake Water
Reclamation Facility Improvements Capital Project to the Drake Water Reclamation Facility
Nutrient Grant Project; and
WHEREAS, the grant-supported Projects will facilitate the City's ability to meet the
regulatory water quality,requirements mandated by the Colorado Department of Public Health
and Environment's Regulation No. 85 (Nutrients Management Control); and
WHEREAS, Article V, Section 9, of the City Charter pennits 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 grant and matching
funds revenue as described herein will not cause the total amount appropriated in the
Wastewater Fund to exceed the current estimate of actual and anticipated revenues to be
received in that fund during any fiscal year; and
WHEREAS, Article V, Section 10, of the City Charter authorizes the City Council to
transfer by ordinance any unexpended and unencumbered appropriated amount or portion thereof
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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.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That there is hereby appropriated for expenditure from unanticipated grant
revenue in the Wastewater Fund the sum of EIGHTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($80,000) for
the continued evaluation of locally-produced carbon sources for facilitating nutrient removal.
Section 2. That there is hereby appropriated for expenditure from unanticipated grant
revenue in the Wastewater Fund the sum of ONE MILLION DOLLARS ($1,000,000) for the
design and construction of nutrient removal improvements to the Drake Water Reclamation
Facilities' South Process Train.
Section 3. That the unexpended appropriated amount of SIXTEEN THOUSAND
DOLLARS ($16,000) in the Drake Water Reclamation Facility Improvements Capital Project is
authorized for transfer to the Drake Water Reclamation Facility Nutrient Grant Project and
appropriated therein for expenditure on the Project.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 4th day of
March, A.D. 2014, and to be presented for final passage on the 18th day of March, A.D. 2014.
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Passed and adopted on final reading on the 18th day of March, A.D. 2014.
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