HomeMy WebLinkAbout078 - 07/18/2000 - AUTHORIZING THE TRANSFER OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE FINAL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE DOWNTOWN TRA ORDINANCE NO. 78, 2000
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AUTHORIZING THE TRANSFER OF APPROPRIATIONS FROM THE
TRANSIT SERVICES FUND TO THE CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND
TRANSIT CENTER CAPITAL PROJECT TO BE USED
FOR THE FINAL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
OF THE TRANSIT CENTER
WHEREAS, in 1995, the City began earmarking funds for land acquisition and
implementation of the Civic Center Plan and the General Government Services Strategic Facility
Plan; and
WHEREAS, on July 16, 1996, City Council adopted Resolution 96-86, adopting the Civic
Center Master Plan as an amendment to the Downtown Plan; and
WHEREAS, one of the components of the Civic Center Master Plan is the design and
construction of a downtown transit center (the "Transit Center"), providing a northern hub for
Transfort's fixed route buses and paratransit (Dial-A-Ride) services; and
WHEREAS,plans call for the Transit Center to be developed through the renovation of the
historic Colorado & Southern Freight Depot located on Block 22; and
WHEREAS, on September 1, 1998, City Council adopted Ordinance No. 144, 1998,
appropriating funds in the Capital Projects Fund for the Transit Center capital project; and
WHEREAS, upon completion of final design, the estimated cost to construct the Transit
Center is $2,969,300; and
WHEREAS, the balance of the funds needed to construct the Transit Center, totaling
$1,698,400, has been identified and is available in the form of Section 5307 and Section 5309
Federal Transit Administration grant funds, appropriated in the City's Transit Services Fund; and
WHEREAS, under Article V, Section 10 of the Charter of the City of Fort Collins (the
"Charter") the City Council may, by ordinance, upon the recommendation of the City Manager,
transfer any unexpended and unencumbered appropriated amount or portion thereof from one fund
or capital project account to another fund or capital project account provided that the purpose for
which the transferred funds are to be expended remains unchanged; and
WHEREAS, the purpose for which the Federal Transit Administration grant funds in the
Transit Services Fund were initially appropriated remains the same, and the City Manager has
recommended that said unspent and unencumbered funds be transferred into the Capital Projects
Fund, Transit Center capital project and that such funds be earmarked for expenditure for the
construction of the proposed Transit Center; and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Council to authorize the transfer of unspent and
unencumbered appropriations, totaling $1,698,400, from the Transit Services Fund to the Capital
Projects Fund, Transit Center capital project to be used with previously appropriated funds for the
purpose of constructing the Transit Center as designed.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS that the sum of ONE MILLION SIX HUNDRED NINETY-EIGHT THOUSAND FOUR
HUNDRED DOLLARS ($1,698,400) is hereby authorized for transfer from the Transit Services
Fund to the Capital Projects Fund, Transit Center capital project and appropriated therein for the
purpose of constructing the Transit Center as designed.
Introduced and considered favorably on first reading and ordered published this 20th day of
June, A.D. 2000, and to be presented for final passage on the 18th day of July, A.D. 2000.
Mayor Pro Tom
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading this 18th day of July, A.D. 2000.
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