HomeMy WebLinkAbout023 - 03/03/2009 - APPROPRIATING UNANTICIPATED GRANT REVENUE IN THE LIGHT AND POWER FUND FOR THE ACQUISITION AND INSTAL ORDINANCE NO. 023, 2009
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
APPROPRIATING UNANTICIPATED GRANT REVENUE
IN THE LIGHT AND POWER FUND FOR THE ACQUISITION AND
INSTALLATION OF ENERGY EFFICIENT EQUIPMENT
WHEREAS,the City has applied for and been awarded a grant from the from the Energy and
Mineral Impact Assistance program funds through the State of Colorado, Department of Local
Affairs in the amount of$778,000 (the "Grant"); and
WHEREAS,the Bohemian Foundation has committed$430,000 in support of this grant,and
additional individual partner contributions total approximately $1,292,678; and
WHEREAS, the City and its regional collaborating agencies, including Larimer County,
Poudre River Public Library District and the Fort Collins Housing Authority, have developed a
comprehensive package of energy efficiency, retro-commissioning, and renewable energy projects
to further the region's efforts to increase energy efficiency and promote clean energy technologies
(the "Project"); and
WHEREAS,the Project will involve acquiring and installing a solar thermal system for the
EPIC pool; providing energy upgrades and retro-commissioning for City Hall, 215 North Mason,
EPIC pool, the Downtown Library, the Loveland Courthouse, Detention Center, 201 LaPorte
Avenue, 1501 and 1525 Blue Spruce; providing solar photovoltaic equipment for the Pickle Plant,
Larimer County's Solid Waste Administration Building and Fort Collins Housing Authority's
Stanford Apartments; and providing a portion of the salary for a Sustainability Coordinator for one
year; and
WHEREAS, because the Grant will not cover all of the proposed Project staff, the regional
collaborating agencies have identified other sources of funding to complete the Project; and
WHEREAS, upon completion of any grant-related documents and a subgrant agreement
between the City and the regional collaborating agencies, the City will administer the Grant for the
Project; and
WHEREAS, Article V, Section 9, of the City Charter 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 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 grant funds from the
State of Colorado,Department of Local Affairs,as described herein,will not cause the total amount
appropriated in the relevant funds to exceed the current estimate of actual and anticipated revenues
to be received in that fund during any fiscal year.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS that there is hereby appropriated from unanticipated grant revenue in the Light and Power
Fund the sum of SEVEN HUNDRED SEVENTY EIGHT THOUSAND DOLLARS($778,000)for
expenditure in the Light and Power Fund for the acquisition and installation of energy efficient
equipment, pursuant to related grant and subgrant agreements.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 17th day of
February, A.D. 2009, and to be presented for final passage on the day of March, A.D. 2009.
Mayo /
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City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading on the 3rd day of March, A.D. 2009.
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