HomeMy WebLinkAbout129 - 11/20/2007 - APPROPRIATING UNANTICIPATED GRANT REVENUE IN THE GENERAL FUND FOR THE OPERATION OF THE COLORADO WELC ORDINANCE NO. 129, 2007
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
APPROPRIATING UNANTICIPATED GRANT REVENUE
IN THE GENERAL FUND FOR THE OPERATION
OF THE COLORADO WELCOME CENTER
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution 1999-097, the City contracted with Colorado State
University for visitor center space at the Environmental Learning CenterNisitors Center; and
WHEREAS, the City currently has a contract with the Fort Collins Convention and Visitors
Bureau ("CVB") for convention and visitor services; and
WHEREAS, the CVB is located in the Environmental Learning Center/Visitors Center and
operates a center to welcome and attract visitors to Fort Collins; and
WHEREAS, the Colorado Tourism Office has awarded the City a grant for an eighth year
of operation in the amount of$75,726 to be used for the operation of the Colorado Welcome Center
(the "Welcome Center") for the fiscal year July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008; and
WHEREAS, the Purchasing Agent has negotiated new terms in the City's contract with the
CVB, pursuant to which the CVB will operate the Welcome Center for this period; and
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 the Colorado Tourism Office
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.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS that there is hereby appropriated from unanticipated revenue in the General Fund the sum
of SEVENTY FIVE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED TWENTY SIX DOLLARS ($75,726) for
expenditure in the General Fund for the operation of the Welcome Center for the fiscal year July 1,
2007 through June 30, 2008.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 6th day of
November, A.D. 2007, and to be presented for final passage on the 20th day of November, A.D.
2007.
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Passed and adopted on final reading on the 20th day of mber, A.D. 2007.
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