HomeMy WebLinkAbout074 - 06/15/2021 - AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT A GRANT AWARD AND COMPLY WITH THE TERMS OF THE GRANT AND APPRORDINANCE NO.074,2021
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT A GRANT AWARD AND
COMPLY WITH THE TERMS OF THE GRANT AND APPROPRIATING
UNANTICIPATED BLACK AND GREY MARKET MARIJUANA ENFORCEMENT
PROGRAM GRANT REVENUE IN THE GENERAL FUND FOR POLICE SERVICES
WHEREAS,on September 15.2020,City Council passed Resolution 2020-085
supporting a grant application by Fort Collins Police Services (“FCPS”)for the Gray and Black
Market Marijuana Enlbrcement Grant Program (the “Program”),which provides financial
assistance to local law enforcement agencies and district attorneys through local governments:
and
WHEREAS,on December 22,2020.the City of Foil Collins was awarded a grant through
the Program from the Department of Local AiThirs CVOLA”)in the amount of $41,564 to be
used through June 30.2022,to fund investigation and prosecution of unlicensed marijuana
cultivation and distr bution operations.said grant award attached as Exhibit “A”;and
WHEREAS.the grant award will allow Fort Collins Police Services (FCPS)to continue
to improve neighborhood livability and provide insight into the extent of the problem associated
with unlicensed,illegal marijuana activity in thc City:and
WHEREAS,the grant award does not require execution of a post-award agreement or
funding match and City staff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager or
their designee to accept the grant and comply with the terms of the grant application and award;
and
WI IEREAS,the City will return any unspent funds of this grant award at the end of the
grant cycle.after June 30.2022;and
WIIERIZAS.this appropriation benefits the public health,safety and welfare of the
citizens of Foil Collins and serves a public purpose by allowing FCPS to continue to improte
neighborhood livability anti provide insight into the extcnt of the problem associated with
unlicensed,illegal marijuana activity in the City;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 and all
other funds to be received during the fiscal year;and
WHEREAS,the City Manager has recommended the appropriation described herein and
determined that this appropriation is available and previously unappropriated from the General
Fund and will not cause the total amount appropriated in the General Fund to exceed the current
estimate of actual and anticipated revenues and all other funds 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 the City Council hereby makes and adopts the determinations and
findings contained in the recitals set forth above.
Section 2.That the City Council authorizes the City Manager or their designee to
accept the grant award and comply with its requirements as set forth in the grant application and
award.
Section 3.That there is hereby appropriated from unanticipated grant revenue in the
General Fund the sum of FORTY-ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED SIXTY-FOUR
DOLLARS ($41,564)for expenditure in the General Fund for the Fort Collins Police Services
Black/Grey Market Marijuana enforcement.
Introduced,considered favorably on first reading,and ordered published this 1st day of
June,A.D.2021,and to be presented for final passage on the 15th day of June,A.D.2021.
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Passed and adopted on final reading on the 15th day ofJne,AD.?I
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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EXHIBIT A
COLORADOIDepartjttentofLocalAffairsIOwislonofLocalCovvrnmen
December 22,2020
The Honorable Wade Troxel,Mayor
City of Fort Collins
P0 Box 580
Fort Collins,CO 80522
Dear Mayor Troxel:
By submitting your application you have agreed to the following:
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RL GBMJ 21011-City of Fort Collins Law Enforcement
Gray and Black Marijuana Enforcement Grant Program Award and Next Steps
The Colorado Department of Local Affairs has reviewed your application for the Gray and Black Market
Marijuana Enforcement Grant Program.As DOLA’s Executive Director,I am pleased to inform you that I
have approved this recommendation for funding.Your application and DOLA’s award letter serves as your
contract with the State.Grantees of these funds do not require any additional contracts.By opting in to
this grant program,you are eligible to receive an award In the amount of $41,564.00 for expenses related
to investigations and prosecutions of unlicensed marijuana cultivation and/or distribution operations.This
grant will close on June 30,2022.
Grant funds will only be spent on costs associated with the investigation and prosecution
including large-scale operations,organized crime,and operations that divert marijuana outside
of Colorado)of unlicensed marijuana cultivation or distribution operations conducted in
violation of state law.Recipient counties and municipalities who spend any grant funds outside
of this statutory intent understand that any such funds must be returned to the Department of
Local Affairs and agree to do so within 30 days of identification of improper fund use.
Recipient counties and municipalities must provide DOLA with quarterly itemized reports on
how grant funds were spent in that quarter.
Recipient counties and municipalities will be randomly selected for detailed monitoring of grant
fund expenditures.Supporting documentation for grant fund expenditures must be provided
promptly to DOLA,if requested,to conduct necessary monitoring.DOLA or the State reserves
the right to initiate detailed monitoring or auditing of any recipient county or municipality at its
sole discretion.
Recipient counties agree to cooperate with and make grant funds available to District Attorneys
for costs associated with prosecution of unlicensed marijuana cultivation or distribution
operations conducted in violation of state law.
Program Staff will annually conduct monitoring of a random selection of approximately 30%of
all participating grantees.Monitoring may be onsite or by desk review and will include
verification of quarterly reports using receipts and other financial documentation as provided by
the grantee.The review shall provide assurance that the information self-reported by eligible
entities is accurate and complete,and identify unallowable or questionable expenditures for