HomeMy WebLinkAbout064 - 05/21/2019 - APPROPRIATING PRIOR YEARS RESERVES FOR NATURAL AREAS PROGRAMMING NOT INCLUDED IN THE 2019 ADOPTED CIORDINANCE NO. 064, 2019
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
APPROPRIATING PRIOR YEAR RESERVES FOR NATURAL AREAS
PROGRAMMING NOT INCLUDED IN THE 2019 ADOPTED CITY BUDGET
WHEREAS, the City is committed to preserving natural areas and providing educational,
interpretive and appropriate recreational opportunities to the public, and
WHEREAS, Natural Areas programming implements open land conservation priorities
identified in the City's Comprehensive Plan by purchasing land or conservation easement interests
in key natural areas, community separators, or other open lands; providing stewardship for lands
purchased; and developing trails and interpretive features for public use and
WHEREAS; the Natural Areas Department is funded primarily through the collection of
City Open,Space - Yes sales and use tax revenue, as well as revenues from the Larimer County
Help Preserve Open Space sales and use tax, investment earnings, and other miscellaneous
revenues deposited in the Natural Areas Fund; and
WHEREAS, Article V, Section 9 of the City Charter permits the City Council to
appropriate 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, Article V, Section 11 of the City Charter states that all appropriations
unexpended or unencumbered at the end of the fiscal year shall lapse to the applicable general or
special revenue fund, except appropriations for capital projects and federal or state grants, which
do not lapse until completion of the capital project or expiration of the respective grant;and
WHEREAS,the City Manager has determined that the appropriations as described herein
are available and previously unappropriated in the Natural Areas Fund for 2019; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager has recommended the appropriation from prior year
reserves in the Natural Areas Fund of a total of$10;215,000,comprised of$9,635,000 in unspent
and unencumbered appropriations from 2018 and $580,000 in unanticipated revenue, to be used
for acquisition, construction, enhancement and maintenance of trail systems, wildlife habitat and
other natural areas to benefit the citizens of the City; and
WHEREAS;this appropriation benefits public health, safety,and welfare of the citizens of
Fort Collins and serves the public purpose of helping to conserve and protect the natural areas in
and around Fort Collins for the benefit.of all of its citizens,
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.
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Section.2. That there is hereby appropriated from prior year reserves in the Natural
Areas Fund the sum of TEN MILLION TWO HUNDRED FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS
10,215,000) to be used for acquisition, construction, enhancement and maintenance of trail
systems, wildlife habitat and other natural areas to benefit the citizens of the City.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 7th day of
May, A.D. 2019,and to be presented for final passage on the 21 st day of May, A.D. 2019.
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Passed and adopted on final reading on the 21st day of May, A.D. 2019.
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