HomeMy WebLinkAbout030 - 03/19/1996 - APPROPRIATING UNANTICIPATED REVENUE IN THE CONSERVATION TRUST FUND AND UTHORIZING THE TRANSFER OF E ORDINANCE NO. 30, 1996
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
APPROPRIATING UNANTICIPATED REVENUE IN THE
CONSERVATION TRUST FUND AND AUTHORIZING THE
TRANSFER OF EXISTING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE
POUDRE RIVER IMPLEMENTATION PLAN PROJECT
WHEREAS, Article V, Section 14, of the Charter of the City of Fort Collins (the "Charter")
authorizes the Council to appropriate unanticipated revenues which are the result of new revenue
sources at any time during the year in which such revenue is received; and
WHEREAS, the City Council passed Resolution 95-127, on September 5, 1995 authorizing
the Mayor to enter into an intergovernmental agreement with the State Board of Great Outdoors
Colorado Trust Fund for the receipt of Great Outdoors ("GO")Colorado Grant funds to help provide
funding for the Poudre River Implementation Plan Project(the "Project"); and
WHEREAS, the Project involves the study of gravel mining operations along the Poudre
River with the goal of creating an implementation plan involving land acquisition, gravel mining
reclamation, water augmentation, and ways to enhance wildlife, historical, educational, and
recreational opportunities along the Poudre River from Overland Trail Road to Interstate 25; and
WHEREAS, according to the intergovernmental agreement between the City and the State
Board of Great Outdoors Colorado Trust Fund, the City will receive $45,000 in GO Colorado grant
funds to help fund the Project; and
WHEREAS, the total estimated cost of the Project is $100,000, requiring City matching
funds totaling $55,000, to be used with the GO Colorado grant funds for the Project; and
WHEREAS, sources of matching funds were identified in Resolution 95-127, and the actual
local matching funds needed for the project have been appropriated as part of the 1996 budget as
follows:
Conservation Trust Fund- Other Open Space Project $20,000
Natural Areas Capital Projects Fund -Natural Areas Capital
Project 35,000
Total $55,000
WHEREAS, Conservation Trust Fund monies are received from Colorado State Lottery
proceeds pursuant to state statute and are available for the acquisition,development and maintenance
of interests in land and water; for park or recreation purposes;for all types of open space, including
but not limited to floodplains, greenbelts, agricultural lands, or scenic areas; and for any scientific,
historic, scenic, recreational, aesthetic, or similar purpose; and
WHEREAS,funds from the Natural Areas Capital Projects Fund are available for acquisition
of land for natural areas, or water rights; maintenance of natural areas acquired; construction of
parking, trails, or other public access to natural areas; providing interpretive or educational features
for areas; restoring or enhancing habitat of natural areas; promoting public/private partnerships to
protect natural areas; and providing research to guide natural area conservation; and
WHEREAS, Article V, Section 14 of the Charter authorizes the City Council to transfer by
ordinance any unexpended appropriated amounts or portion thereof from one fund to another upon
the recommendation of the City Manager,provided that the purpose for which the transferred funds
are to be expended remains unchanged or the purpose for which the funds were originally
appropriated no longer exists; and
WHEREAS,it is the desire of the Council to appropriate the sum of$45,000 in GO Colorado
Grant funds and to authorize the transfer of$55,000 in local matching funds in order to proceed with
the project.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That there is hereby appropriated for expenditure from unanticipated revenue in
the Conservation Trust Fund, the sum of FORTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($45,000) from
the Great Outdoors Colorado Trust Fund to be used for the Poudre River Implementation Plan
Project.
Section 2. That the unexpended appropriated amount of TWENTY THOUSAND
DOLLARS ($20,000) be authorized for transfer from the Other Open Space project within the
Conservation Trust Fund to the Poudre River Implementation Plan Project within the Conservation
Trust Fund.
Section 3. That the unexpended appropriated amount of THIRTY-FIVE THOUSAND
DOLLARS ($35,000)be authorized for transfer from the Natural Areas Capital Projects Fund to the
Conservation Trust Fund, Poudre River Implementation Plan Project.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 5th-da of
March, A.D. 1996, and to be presented for final passage on the 19th day of March A-. 199�
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading this 19th day of Maz r;A.11fY996. r�
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