HomeMy WebLinkAbout107 - 08/15/2006 - AUTHORIZING THE TRANSFER OF APPROPRIATIONS BETWEEN THE BUILDING COMMUNITY CHOICES - TAFT HILL ROAD I ORDINANCE NO. 107, 2006
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AUTHORIZING THE TRANSFER OF APPROPRIATIONS BETWEEN THE BUILDING
COMMUNITY CHOICES - TAFT HILL ROAD IMPROVEMENTS, DRAKE ROAD TO
DERBY COURT PROJECT AND THE BUILDING COMMUNITY CHOICES -
PROSPECT ROAD IMPROVEMENTS, POUDRE RIVER TO SUMMITVIEW DRIVE
PROJECT TO BE USED FOR THE RNERBEND PONDS BERM STABILIZATION WORK
WHEREAS, on April 8, 1997, the voters of the City approved Ordinance No. 031, 1997,
authorizing the imposition of a quarter cent sales and use tax for the purpose of generating revenues
to construct certain capital projects described in the Building Community Choices("BCC")capital
improvement program; and
WHEREAS, included in the projects approved for funding by the voters were the Prospect
Road Improvements,Poudre River to Summitview Drive project("Prospect Road Project')and the
Taft Hill Road Improvements, Drake Road to Derby Court project("Taft Hill Road Project'); and
WHEREAS,the scope of work for the Prospect Road Project included widening the roadway
to provide two travel lanes, on-street bicycle lanes, turn lanes, installing a sidewalk, raising the
roadway section to protect it from major floods, and constructing an additional bridge east of the
Poudre River to pass 100 year flood flows; and
WHEREAS the scope of work for the Taft Hill Road Project included widening Taft Hill
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Road from Drake Road south to Derby Court to a full arterial street and adding curb, gutter and
sidewalks to provide safer effective facilities for bicyclists and pedestrians; and
WHEREAS, the cost of the improvements associated with the Prospect Road Project is
$5,847,385; and
WHEREAS, the estimated cost of the Taft Hill Road Project is $6,085,262; and
WHEREAS,staffhas identified savings in the Taft Hill Road Project,totaling$979,890;and
WHEREAS,the cost to strengthen the upstream berms that keep the Poudre River within its
existing banks was not anticipated in the original cost estimate for the Prospect Road Project; and
WHEREAS, $779,890 is being added to the Prospect Road Project for its share of the cost
to strengthen the upstream berms within the Riverbend Ponds Natural Area; and
WHEREAS, the Natural Areas Program has agreed to spend, from existing appropriations,
a total of$280,673 for trail work included in the Prospect Road Project, freeing up a like amount
within the Prospect Road Project budget to be used to offset the cost to strengthen the upstream
berms; and
WHEREAS, staff recommends the additional appropriation needed, totaling $779,890, be
funded using savings in the Taft Hill Road Project; and
WHEREAS,the current construction of roadway improvements to the Prospect Road project
are underway and scheduled for completion at the end of October 2006; and
WHEREAS,the Riverbend Ponds berm stabilization work is scheduled to be bid during the
Summer 2006 with construction completed prior to the spring 2007 runoff season; and
WHEREAS, Article V, Section 10,of the Charter of the City of Fort Collins 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 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 authorize the transfer of$779,890 from the
Building Community Choices-Taft Hill Road Improvements,Drake Road to Derby Court project
to the Building Community Choices-Prospect Road Improvements,Poudre River to Summitview
Drive project to be used to stabilize the upstream berms within the Riverbend Ponds Natural Area.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS that the unexpended and unencumbered appropriated amount of SEVEN HUNDRED
SEVENTY-NINE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED NINETY DOLLARS ($779,890) is hereby
authorized for transfer from the Building Community Choices-Taft Hill Road Improvements,Drake
Road to Derby Court project to the Building Community Choices -Prospect Road Improvements,
Poudre River to Summitview Drive project to be used to stabilize the upstream berms within the
Riverbend Ponds Natural Area.
Introduced,considered favorably on first reading,and or ublished this 18th d yofJuly,
A.D. 2006, and to be presented for final passage on the 15 ay Ast
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Passed and adopted on final reading on the 15th day gust, A . 20
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