HomeMy WebLinkAbout2007-017-02/20/2007-AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT TO THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH POUDRE SCHOOL DISTRICT REGARDING TH RESOLUTION 2007-017
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT TO THE INTERGOVERNN[ENTAL AGREEMENT
WITH POUDRE SCHOOL DISTRICT REGARDING THE BUILDING COMMUNITY
CHOICES CITY/SCHOOL DISTRICT CAPITAL PROJECTS
WHEREAS,in April 1997,the voters of the City of Fort Collins,approved a one-quarter cent
sales and use tax (the "Building Community Choices Capital Improvements Tax") to fund the
construction of certain capital improvement projects identified in Ordinance No. 31, 1997; and
WHEREAS, among the projects identified in Ordinance No. 31, 1997, were cooperative
City/Poudre School District("PSD")projects to be identified by mutual agreement at an estimated
cost of$600,000 (1996 dollars) (the "Joint Projects"); and
WHEREAS, the City and PSD created a committee comprised of City and PSD elected
officials and staff(the"Committee") which identified and recommended possible projects; and
WHEREAS,the Committee recommended the following five Joint Projects:(1)constructing
softball fields at Poudre High School, Rocky Mountain High School and Preston Junior High
School; (2)renovating existing fields at Blevins and Webber Junior High Schools; (3)relocating a
soccer field at Rocky Mountain High School;(4)constructing an in-line hockey rink and a skate park
at Edora Park; and (5) renovating the skate park at the Northside Aztlan Center; and
WHEREAS, on January 24, 2000, the PSD Board of Education voted to support the Joint
Projects as recommended by the Committee; and
WHEREAS,on February 15,2000,the City Council adopted Resolution 2000-29 approving
the Joint Projects as recommended by the Committee, and authorizing the City Manager to execute
one or more intergovernmental agreements with PSD in order to implement and complete the Joint
Projects; and
WHEREAS, the City and PSD entered into an intergovernmental agreement dated August
28, 2000 (the"IGA"), regarding development, construction and maintenance of the Joint Projects;
and
WHEREAS, to date, all but two of the Joint Projects have been completed; and
WHEREAS, Park Planning staff and PSD staff believe that one of the remaining Joint
Projects, an inline hockey rink at Edora Park, is no longer needed, and that the community would
be better served by an additional tennis court at Rocky Mountain High School that would be
available for public use; and
WHEREAS,the remaining Joint Project,renovation of the skate park at the Northside Aztlan
Center,is partially completed,and is scheduled to be completed in conjunction with the construction
of the new Northside Aztlan Center facility, and staff believes that the skate park renovation would
benefit from additional funding that would be made available by elimination of the inline hockey
rink from the list of Joint Projects; and
WHEREAS, the Parks and Recreation Board has reviewed the list of Joint Projects and
supports the proposed amendment of the list; and
WHEREAS, the proposed change to the Joint Projects will result in mutual benefits to the
City and PSD, and will benefit the community as a whole; and
WHEREAS,the City is authorized to enter into intergovernmental agreements to provide any
function, service or facility, as provided in Article II, Section 16 of the Charter of the City of Fort
Collins and Section 29-1-203, C.R.S.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCII,OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That the Council hereby approves the substitution of a new tennis court at
Rocky Mountain High School and additional funding for skate park renovations at the Northside
Aztlan Community Center in place of an inline hockey rink on the list of City/PSD Joint Projects
to be completed using Building Community Choices Capital Improvements Tax proceeds.
Section 2. That the City Manager is hereby authorized to execute an amendment to the
IGA with Poudre School District regarding the Joint Projects in order to implement the changes to
the Joint Projects approved in Section 1, along with such other changes as the City Manager, in
consultation with the City Attorney,deems necessary to effectuate the purposes of the Joint Projects
or Ordinance No. 31, 1997, or to protect the interests of the City.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Cou f the City of Fort Colli s this 20th
day of February, A.D. 2007.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk