HomeMy WebLinkAbout092 - 07/16/2002 - APPROPRIATING PRIOR YEAR RESERVES AND AUTHORIZING THE TRANSFER OF APPROPRIATIONS BETWEEN PROJECTS WI ORDINANCE NO. 092, 2002
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
APPROPRIATING PRIOR YEAR RESERVES IN THE GENERAL FUND,
RECREATION FUND, AND CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND
AND AUTHORIZING THE TRANSFER OF APPROPRIATIONS BETWEEN PROJECTS
WITHIN THE CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND
TO BE USED FOR RENOVATION OF CITY PARK POOL
WHEREAS, the outdoor City swimming pool at City Park (the "Pool") was built in 1949
with donations from the Elks Lodge and Sterling Sand and Gravel; and
WHEREAS, the Pool has remained in operation since that time, as the City's only outdoor
swimming pool,serving the residents of Fort Collins,opening in the spring,the day after school lets
out for the summer and closing the day before school starts again in the fall; and
WHEREAS, operations at the Pool have exceeded the average lifespan for outdoor pools,
which is typically 20 to 30 years; and
WHEREAS,over recent years,the general condition of the Pool structure and infrastructure
has been declining; and
WHEREAS, in 2001, the City hired a pool safety consultant, Jeff Ellis and Associates, to
conduct a safety audit of all City pools; and
WHEREAS, the audit of the Pool resulted in a finding of significant safety problems
including: (1)entrapment hazards created by having only one drain located on the wall at a five-foot
depth, and a clean water discharge pipe located around the wall of the deep end of the pool; (2)the
Pool slope leading from the shallow to the deep end being to steep; (3) an unsafe "drop-off' from
the ledge at the deep-end of the Pool; (4) a substandard filtration system; (5) an unsafe slope under
the Pool diving board;(6)unsafe chlorine room;and(7)unsafe decking around the Pool's perimeter;
and
WHEREAS,based on the results of the pool audits,the safety consultant recommended that
the Pool not be opened until all the aforementioned safety issues were resolved; and
WHEREAS,realizing the consequences of not having the Pool open,City staff subsequently
hired Pool Designers,Inc.,a local pool construction and design firm familiar with the Pool and one
with many years of experience in designing and building pools,to determine if there were affordable
options to address the safety concerns at the Pool; and
WHEREAS, the consultant from Pool Designers, Inc. concurred with the findings of Jeff
Ellis and Associates and also recommended that the Pool not be opened until renovation had taken
place; and
WHEREAS, following discussions regarding the Pool and the findings of the two
consultants, Council asked staff to develop a preliminary design and cost estimate to renovate the
Pool so that it would be ready to open for the 2003 season; and
WHEREAS, staff utilized the services of Aller-Lingle Architects for the preliminary design
and cost estimate for the Pool renovation; and
WHEREAS, the estimated cost of renovating the Pool is $1,744,770, and will include: (1)
installation of a new concrete shell inside the existing Pool; (2) creating a new shape for the Pool
which would not be deeper than four feet;(3)replacement of the plumbing and mechanical systems;
(4) consolidation of the multiple boiler, chlorine and mechanical buildings; (5) replacement of the
concrete decking; and(6) additional subsurface testing to determine how to best stabilize the Pool;
and
WHEREAS, redesign and renovation of the Pool will take approximately one year to
complete; and
WHEREAS, the following funding sources have been identified to fund redesign and
renovation of the Pool:
General Fund prior year reserves (designated for contingencies) $ 1470,000
Recreation Fund prior year reserves 120,000
Capital Projects Fund- Choices 95 prior year reserves 30,000
Capital Projects Fund-Major Building Maintenance
Existing Appropriations 124,770
Total $ 1,744,770
WHEREAS,under Ordinance No.9, 1989,excess Choices 95 sales and use tax revenues may
be used for any capital project approved by the City Council; and
WHEREAS, a portion of the previously appropriated funds in the Capital Projects Fund -
Major Building Maintenance capital project were initially appropriated for maintenance work at the
outdoor pool in 2002 ($36,800), and the remaining $89,970 in major maintenance funds will be
made available by deferring some scheduled 2002 maintenance until 2003,and the City Manager has
recommended that said unspent and unencumbered appropriations be transferred into the Capital
Projects Fund-City Park Pool Renovation project and that such funds be earmarked for expenditures
associated with the proposed redesign and renovation of the Pool; and
WHEREAS, the purpose for which the requested appropriations in the General Fund and
Recreation Fund were initially appropriated, will remain the same, upon transfer to the Capital
Projects Fund- City Park Pool Renovation project; and
WHEREAS, Article V, Section 9, of the Charter of the City of Fort Collins (the"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 10,of the Charter authorizes the City Council to transfer by
ordinance any unexpended and unencumbered amount or portion thereof from one fund or capital
project to another fund or capital project,provided that the purpose for which the transferred funds
are to be expended remains unchanged;the purpose for which the funds were initially appropriated
no longer exists; or the proposed transfer is from a fund or capital project account in which the
amount appropriated exceeds the amount needed to accomplish the purpose specified in the
appropriation ordinance; and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Council to appropriate the sum of$1,620,000 from prior
year reserves in the General Fund ($1,470,000), the Recreation Fund ($120,000), and the Capital
Projects Fund - Choices 95 ($30,000) for transfer to the Capital Projects Fund - City Park Pool
Renovation project,for appropriation therein,and to authorize the transfer of existing appropriations
($124,770)in the Capital Projects Fund-Major Building Maintenance project to the Capital Projects
Fund-City Park Pool Renovation project to be used to for the redesign and renovation of the Pool.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That the sum of ONE MILLION SIX HUNDRED TWENTY THOUSAND
DOLLARS ($1,620,000) is hereby appropriated from the following sources:
General Fund -prior year reserve designated for contingencies $ 1,470,000
Recreation Fund-prior year reserves $ 120,000
Capital Projects Fund - Choices 95 prior year reserves $30,000
Total $ 1,620,000
and is hereby authorized for transfer to the Capital Projects Fund-City Park Pool Renovation project
and appropriated therein to be used for the redesign and renovation of the City Park pool.
Section 2. That the unexpended appropriated amount of ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-
FOUR THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED SEVENTY DOLLARS ($124,770)is hereby authorized
for transfer from the Capital Projects Fund - Major Building Maintenance project to the Capital
Projects Fund-City Park Pool Renovation project to be used for the redesign and renovation of the
City Park pool.
Introduced and considered favorably on first reading and ordered published this 4th day of
June, A.D. 2002, and to be presented for final passage on the 16th day of July, A.D. 2002.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading this 16th day of July, A.D. 2002.
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City Clerk