HomeMy WebLinkAbout103 - 10/04/2005 - APPROPRIATING UNANTICIPATED GRANT REVENUE IN THE GENERAL FUND FOR THE NATURAL RESOURCES EMISSIONS TE ORDINANCE NO. 103, 2005
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
APPROPRIATING UNANTICIPATED GRANT REVENUE IN THE GENERAL FUND
FOR THE NATURAL RESOURCES EMISSIONS TESTING TRANSITION PROJECT
AND AUTHORIZING THE TRANSFER OF MATCHING FUNDS PREVIOUSLY
APPROPRIATED IN THE NATURAL RESOURCES OPERATING BUDGET
TO THE GRANT PROJECT
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Collins has actively participated in a Multi-Jurisdictional
Inspection and Maintenance Transition Committee(the"Committee")to evaluate ways to mitigate
the increase in hydrocarbon emissions that will occur when the state mandated emissions testing
program is terminated in December 2006; and
WHEREAS the Committee has identified a number of regional approaches to lower volatile
organic compounds that contribute to ground-level ozone formation; and
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Collins has been awarded grant funding from the Colorado
Department of Public Health and Environment ("CDPHE") in the amount of$5,200; and
WHEREAS, the CDPHE grant funds will be used to conduct activities to reduce ozone-
forming pollutants including conducting outreach to insure compliance with Stage I vapor recovery
fueling protocols, seeking permission and placing "Stop at the Click" stickers on fuel pumps, and
c)obtaining information from current emissions inspectors about strategies to maintain or increase
public participation in vehicle maintenance and implementing an outreach effort; and
WHEREAS, the grant requires $3,190 of matching funds which have been included in the
2005 Natural Resources budget and are available for transfer to the CDPHE Emissions Testing
Transition Project; and
WHEREAS, Article V, Section 9, of the Charter of the City of Fort Collins ("Charter")
enables the City Council to make supplemental appropriations by ordinance at any time during the
fiscal year,provided the total amount of such supplemental appropriations, in combination with all
previous appropriations for the fiscal year, does not exceed the current estimate of actual and
anticipated revenues to be received during the fiscal year; and
WHEREAS, City staff has determined that the appropriation of the CDPHE grant funds as
described herein will not cause the total amount appropriated in the General Fund to exceed the
current estimate of actual and anticipated revenues to be received in that fund during the fiscal year;
and
WHEREAS,Article V, Section 10,of the Charter authorizes the City Council to transfer by
ordinance any unexpected and unencumbered amount or portion thereof from one project to another
project, provided 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 there is hereby appropriated from unanticipated grant revenue in the
General Fund the sum of FIVE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($5,200) for
expenditure in the General Fund for the Natural Resources CDPHE Emissions Testing Transition
Project.
Section 2. That the unexpended appropriated amount of THREE THOUSAND ONE
HUNDRED NINETY DOLLARS ($3,190) is authorized for transfer from the Natural Resources
operating budget in the General Fund to the Natural Resources CDPHE Emissions Testing
Transition Project and appropriated therein.
Introduced, considered favorable on first reading, and ordered published this 20th day of
September, A.D. 2005, and to be presented for final passage o he 4th day of October,A.D. 2005.
May
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading this 4th day of October, A.D. 2005.
ay
ATTEST:
City Clerk