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HomeMy WebLinkAbout040 - 04/04/2023 - APPROPRIATING PRIOR YEAR RESERVES AND AUTHORIZING TRANSFERS OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE CHILDCARE SPACORDINANCE NO.040,2023 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS APPROPRIATING PRIOR YEAR RESERVES AND AUTHORIZING TRANSFERS OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE CHILDCARE SPACE MODIFICATIONS AT THE NORTHSIDE AZTLAN COMMUNITY CENTER AND RELATED ART IN PUBLIC PLACES WHEREAS,the City Council appropriated $721,932 for Childcare Space Modifications at the Northside Aztlan Community Center (the “Project”)for the 2023 fiscal year;and WHEREAS,the City issued a Request for Proposals for the Project and the proposals received came in approximately $260,000 over the original construction estimate;and WHEREAS,the Recreation Fund currently contains sufficient reserves to fully fund the Project;and WHEREAS,the Project is necessary to address safety concerns at the Northside Aztlan Community Center and delay in the Project will cause Project costs to continue to increase;and WHEREAS,this appropriation benefits the public health,safety,and welfare of the residents of Fort Collins and serves the public purpose of making improvements to a public recreation center;and WHEREAS,this Project involves construction estimated to cost more than $250,000 and, as such,City Code Section 23-304 requires one percent of these appropriations to be transferred to the Cultural Services and Facilities Fund for a contribution to the Art in Public Places program (“APP Program”);and WHEREAS,the project cost of $421,932 contributed by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)in the 2023-2024 Budget Offer #43.23 is not applicable for contribution to the APP Program due to the funding restrictions in place;and WHEREAS,the project cost of $300,000 contributed by General Fund Reserves in the 2023-2024 Budget Offer #43.23 is applicable for contribution to the APP Program and has not yet contributed;and WHEREAS,the project cost of $260,000 in this Ordinance contributed by Recreation Fund Reserves is applicable for contribution to the APP Program;and WHEREAS,the total applicable project cost of $560,000 has been used to calculate the contribution to the APP program;and WHEREAS,the amount to be contributed in this Ordinance will be $5,600;and WHEREAS,Article V,Section 9 of the City Charter permits the City Council,upon the recommendation of the City Manager,to make supplemental appropriations by ordinance at any time during the fiscal year such funds for expenditure as may be available from reserves accumulated in prior years,notwithstanding that such reserves were not previously appropriated; and WHEREAS,the City Manager has recommended the appropriations described herein and determined that these appropriations are available and previously unappropriated from the Recreation Fund and the General Fund,as applicable,and will not cause the total amount appropriated in the Recreation Fund or the General Fund,as applicable,to exceed the current estimate of actual and anticipated revenues and all other funds to be received in these funds during this fiscal year;and WHEREAS,Article V,Section 10 of the City Charter authorizes the City Council,upon recommendation by the City Manager,to transfer by ordinance any unexpended and unencumbered appropriated amount or portion thereof from one fund or capital project to another find or capital project,provided that the purpose for which the transferred funds are to be expended remains unchanged,the purpose for which the funds were initially appropriated no longer exists, or the proposed transfer is from a fund or capital project in which the amount appropriated exceeds the amount needed to accomplish the purpose specified in the appropriation ordinance;and WHEREAS,the City Manager has recommended the transfer of $3,000 from the General Fund to the Cultural Services &Facilities Fund and determined that the purpose for which the transferred fbnds are to be expended remains unchanged;and WHEREAS,the City Manager has recommended the transfer of $2,600 from the Recreation Fund to the Cultural Services &Facilities Fund and determined 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 the City Council hereby makes and adopts the determinations and findings contained in the recitals set forth above Section 2.That there is hereby appropriated from prior year reserves in the Recreation Fund the sum of TWO HUNDRED SIXTY-TWO THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS ($262,600)to be expended in the Recreation Fund for the Childcare Space Modifications at the Northside Aztlan Community Center project. Section 3.That there is hereby appropriated from prior year reserves in the General Fund the sum of TWO THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED FORTY DOLLARS ($2,340)is hereby authorized to be expended in the General Fund for transfer to the Cultural Services and Facilities Fund and appropriated and expended therein to find art projects under the APP Program. Section 4.That there is hereby appropriated from prior year reserves in the General Fund the sum of SIX HUNDRED FORTY DOLLARS ($640)is hereby authorized to be expended in the General Fund for transfer to the Cultural Services and Facilities Fund and appropriated and expended therein for the operation costs of the APP Program. Section 5.That there is hereby appropriated from prior year reserves in the General Fund the sum of SIXTY DOLLARS ($60)is hereby authorized for transfer to the Cultural Services and Facilities Fund and appropriated and expended therein for the maintenance costs of the APP Program. Section 6.That the unexpended and unencumbered appropriated amount of TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-EIGHT DOLLARS ($2,028)in the Recreation Fund is hereby authorized for transfer to the Cultural Services and Facilities Fund and appropriated and expended therein to fund art projects under the APP Program. Section 7.That the unexpended and unencumbered appropriated amount of FIVE HUNDRED TWENTY DOLLARS ($520)in the Recreation Fund is authorized for transfer to the Cultural Services and Facilities Fund and appropriated and expended therein for the operation costs of the APP Program. Section 8.That the unexpended and unencumbered appropriated amount of FIFTY- TWO DOLLARS ($52)in the Recreation Fund is authorized for transfer to the Cultural Services and Facilities Fund and appropriated and expended therein for the maintenance costs of the APP Program. Introduced,considered favorably on first reading,and ordered published this 21st day of March,2023,and to be presented for final passage on the 4th day of April,2023. yr City Clerk/c3(,egC i4c~a4 Passed and adopted on final reading this 4th day of A,1,2023. ATTEST:F City Clerk/&,SL ATTEST: gl