HomeMy WebLinkAbout157 - 11/19/2002 - APPROPRIATING UNANTICIPATED REVENUE FOR REORIENTATION OF THE MUSEUMS ENTRANCE THROUGH THE HERITAGE C ORDINANCE NO. 157, 2002
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
APPROPRIATING UNANTICIPATED REVENUE IN THE
CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND -MUSEUM ENTRANCE CAPITAL PROJECT AND
THE CULTURAL SERVICES AND FACILITIES FUND MUSEUM BUDGET
FOR REORIENTATION OF THE MUSEUM'S ENTRANCE THROUGH THE HERITAGE
COURTYARD AND COMPLETION OF COURTYARD IMPROVEMENTS
WHEREAS, the Fort Collins Museum, at 200 Mathews Street, is located at Library Park
within blocks of the City's historic Old Town, in the old Carnegie Library Building; and
WHEREAS, the Museum building, originally constructed in 1904 of native sandstone, is a
registered historic landmark, and has served as the site of the City's Museum since 1976; and
WHEREAS, in addition to multiple galleries featuring temporary and permanent exhibits,
the Museum's Heritage Courtyard is home to four of the City's historic structures: the Janis Cabin,
the Auntie Stone Cabin, the Upper Boxelder Schoolhouse, and the Franz-Smith Cabin; and
WHEREAS,in 1999,Museum staff developed a three-phase Museum Revitalization Project
consisting of the following: Phase I: expansion of the Heritage Courtyard and acquisition of the
Franz-Smith Cabin;and Phase II:beautification of the Courtyard including landscape and hardscape;
Phase III: reorientation of the Museum entrance and completion of permanent elements in the
Courtyard; and
WHEREAS, to date, Phases I and II have been completed and were funded through
contributions from the Don and May Wilkins Charitable Trust, contributions from the Downtown
Development Authority,the City's General Fund,individual donations received by the Museum,and
in-kind contributions from local businesses; and
WHEREAS, Phase III improvements, including reorientation of the Museum's entrance to
the south side of the building allowing access to visitors through the Heritage Courtyard,is estimated
to cost$86,000,while the estimated cost to complete permanent elements in the Heritage Courtyard
is $16,000; and
WHEREAS, Museum staff has identified the following funding sources for the Phase III
improvements:
For reorientation of the Museum entrance:
Don and May Wilkins Charitable Trust $ 25,000
City of Fort Collins General Fund $ 25,000
Downtown Development Authority $ 25,000
Gates Family Foundation $ 11,000
Total $ 86,000
For Heritage Courtyard improvements
Gates Family Foundation $ 16,000
WHEREAS,Article V, Section 9,of the Charter of the City of Fort Collins 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 then current estimate of actual and anticipated
revenues to be received during the fiscal year; and
WHEREAS,City staff has determined that the appropriation of funds from the Don and May
Wilkins Charitable Trust,the Gates Family Foundation,the Downtown Development Authority,and
the City's General Fund as described herein will not cause the total amount appropriated in the
Capital Projects Fund-Museum Entrance Reorientation capital project and the Cultural Services &
Facilities Fund Museum budget to exceed the current estimate of actual and anticipated revenues to
be received during any fiscal year; and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the City Council to appropriate the sum of$86,000, in the
Capital Projects Fund-Museum Entrance Reorientation capital project,from contributions from the
Don and May Wilkins Trust ($25,000), the Gates Family Foundation ($11,000), the Downtown
Development Authority ($25,000), and a transfer from the City's General Fund ($25,000); and to
appropriate the sum of $16,000, contributed by the Gates Family Foundation, in the Cultural
Services &Facilities Fund for improvements to the Heritage Courtyard.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That the sum of EIGHTY-SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS ($86,000) is hereby
appropriated for expenditure from unanticipated revenue in the Capital Projects Fund - Museum
Entrance Reorientation capital project from the following sources:
Don and May Wilkins Charitable Trust $ 25,000
City of Fort Collins General Fund $ 25,000
Downtown Development Authority $ 25,000
Gates Family Foundation $ 11,000
Total $ 86,000
to be used to relocate the main entrance to the Museum from the west side of the building to the
south side of the building.
Section 2. That the sum of SIXTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS ($16,000) is hereby
appropriated for expenditure from unanticipated revenue, in the form of a contribution from the
Gates Family Foundation, in the Cultural Services & Facilities Fund Museum Budget, for
improvements to Museum's Heritage Courtyard including signage,benches,lighting,and security.
Introduced and considered favorably on first reading and ordered published this 5th day of
November, A.D. 2002, and to be presented for final passage on the 19th day of November, A.D.
2002.
Mayor
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City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading this 19th day of November;A.D. 2002.
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