HomeMy WebLinkAbout013 - 02/19/2013 - APPROPRIATING UNANTICIPATED GRANT REVENUE INTO THE CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND FOR THE BUILDING ON BASICS ORDINANCE NO. 0U, 2013
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
APPROPRIATING UNANTICIPATED GRANT REVENUE INTO THE CAPITAL
PROJECTS FUND FOR THE BUILDING ON BASICS INTERSECTION
IMPROVEMENTS AND TRAFFIC SIGNALS PROJECT FOR
TIMBERLINE ROAD AND HORSETOOTH ROAD INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS
WHEREAS, in 2011, the Engineering Department completed an Arterial Intersection
Prioritization Study which listed the Timberline Road and Horsetooth Road intersection (the
"Intersection") as one of the locations most in need of safety and operation improvements; and
WHEREAS, the proposed improvements at the intersection (the "Project") will include
multi-modal facility improvements to create a safer and more efficient intersection for all users;and
WHEREAS, the City's engineering staff is recommending a conceptual level design to
determine the full Project scope, footprint, and budget; and
WHEREAS, the City has received a federal grant through the North Front Range
Metropolitan Planning Organization (NFRMPO), category Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality
(CMAQ) for operational and safety improvements at the Timberline Road and Horsetooth Road
intersection; and
WHEREAS,the grant requires matching funds in the amount of$81,279 which are available
from existing appropriations in the Building on Basics Intersection Improvements and Traffic
Signals Project; and
WHEREAS, the grant was based upon, and the project includes, the addition of a
southbound, dedicated right turn lane to the Intersection; and
WHEREAS, the Project may also include improvements to the left turn lane, median and
landscaping, sidewalk and bicycle lanes, and pavement; 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 revenue as described
herein will not cause the total amount appropriated in the Capital Projects Fund 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 for expenditure from unanticipated revenue in the
Capital Projects Fund the sum of THREE HUNDRED NINETY-ONE THOUSAND AND ONE
DOLLARS ($391,001) for the Building on Basics Intersection Improvements and Traffic Signals
Project for Timberlige Road and Horsetooth Road Intersection Improvements.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 5th day of
February, A.D. 2013, and to be presented for final passage on the 19th day of February,A.D. 2013.
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Passed and adopted on final reading on the 19th day of February, A.D. 2013.
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