HomeMy WebLinkAbout2001-007-01/16/2001-AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANRESOLUTION 200 1-7
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN
INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT
WIT H THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR
A COLORADO SCENIC AND HISTORIC BYWAYS PROGRAM GRANT
FOR GATEWAY MOUNTAIN PARK
WHEREAS,the City of Fort Collins owns a 400-acre site located approximately five miles
up the Poudre Canyon,which property was formerly known as the City’s Water Treatment Plant
No.1,a portion of which will be developed as Gateway Mountain Park;and
WHEREAS,in order to make the Park accessible to the public,it will be necessary to
complete a realignment of andsubstantial improvements to the entry road to the Park from Highway
14 (the “Park Road Project”),plans for which originally called for an estimated construction cost of
$1,120,000;and
WHEREAS,on August 18,1998,City Council adopted Resolution 98-113 authorizing the
City to contract with the Colorado Department of Transportation (“CDOT”)for the realignment of
the entry road to Gateway Mountain Park;and
WHEREAS,on September 1,1998,City Council adopted Ordinance No.135,1998,
appropriating $664,000 to be used for improvements associated with the Park Road Project,with the
understanding that the remaining funds ($456,000)would be appropriated in 1999 and 2000;and
WHEREAS,CDOT has previously made available an additional $59,000 in 1999 and
$170,000 in 2000 to be used for the Park Road Project and Council appropriated these funds
pursuant to Ordinance No.71,1999,and Ordinance No.5,2000;and
WHEREAS,the revised estimate for design and construction of the Park Road Project
reflects a reduction from $1,120,000 to $893,000 due to changes in the original design,lower than
anticipated construction costs,and requests from Great Outdoors Colorado and the Colorado
Division of Wildlife that their funds be used for park development,rather than road improvements;
and
WHEREAS,CDOT administers a Colorado Scenic and Historical Byways grant program,
and has,through that program,awarded a grant in the amount of $182,000 to the City for its
Gateway Mountain Park project,including the Park Road Project;and
WHEREAS,the grant funds will be used to fund such items as road improvements,picnic
shelters,restrooms,environmental educational displays,paths and signs,and other site amenities for
Gateway Mountain Park;and
WHEREAS,sufficient City funds ($78,000)were appropriated in Ordinance No.135,1998,
to match 30%of the new grant total;and
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‘WHEREAS,the City has the power to enter into intergovernmental agreements with the State
of Colorado under Article II,Section 16 of the Charter of the City.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS,that the Mayor is hereby authorized to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement
between the City and the State of Colorado,State Department of Transportation,providing for the
grant of $182,000 to the City for the City’s Gateway Mountain Park project,together with such
subsequent amendments and addenda,including any amendments increasing the amount of Scenic
and Historical Byways grant funds to be provided to the City for Gateway Mountain Park so long
as all City matching funds have been appropriated,provided that the City Manager,in consultation
with the City Attorney,determines that any such amendments or addenda are in the best interests
of the City and recommends that the same be executed.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Fort Collins held
this 16th day of January,A.D.2001.
Mayor pr,Tr’ry~
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City Clerk