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HomeMy WebLinkAbout032 - 03/18/2014 - APPROPRATING UNANTICIPATED GRANT REVENUE IN THE WASTEWATER FUND AND AUTHORIZING THE TRANSFER OF EXIS ORDINANCE NO. 032; 2014 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS APPROPRIATING UNANTICIPATED GRANT REVENUE IN THE WASTEWATER FUND AND AUTHORIZING THE TRANSFER OF EXISTING APPROPRIATIONS FROM THE DRAKE WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS CAPITAL PROJECT FOR THE DRAKE WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY'S NUTRIENT GRANT PROJECT FOR SOUTH PROCESS TRAIN IMPROVEMENTS WHEREAS, the Utilities Department has received two grants from the State of Colorado totaling $1,080,000 to study local carbon sources, evaluate nutrient removal options and assist in the design and construction of plant improvements; and WHEREAS, the planning grant of$80,000 will allow the City to continue evaluation of locally-produced carbon sources for facilitating nutrient removal and research chemical nutrient removal technologies to provide redundancy for the existing and proposed biological nutrient removal facilities; and WHEREAS, the second grant of$1,000,000 will assist in the design and construction of nutrient removal improvements to the Drake Water Reclamation Facilities' South Process Train, as identified in the Wastewater Funds 5-year Capital Improvement Program for nutrient removal improvements in the 2014/2015 timeframe; and WHEREAS, the State of Colorado planning grant requires a 20% local funding match totaling $16,000 which will be transferred from existing appropriations in the Drake Water Reclamation Facility Improvements Capital Project to the Drake Water Reclamation Facility Nutrient Grant Project; and WHEREAS, the grant-supported Projects will facilitate the City's ability to meet the regulatory water quality,requirements mandated by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment's Regulation No. 85 (Nutrients Management Control); and WHEREAS, Article V, Section 9, of the City Charter pennits 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 and matching funds revenue as described herein will not cause the total amount appropriated in the Wastewater Fund to exceed the current estimate of actual and anticipated revenues to be received in that fund during any fiscal year; and WHEREAS, Article V, Section 10, of the City Charter authorizes the City Council to transfer by ordinance any unexpended and unencumbered appropriated amount or portion thereof • - 1 - 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. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS as follows: Section 1. That there is hereby appropriated for expenditure from unanticipated grant revenue in the Wastewater Fund the sum of EIGHTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($80,000) for the continued evaluation of locally-produced carbon sources for facilitating nutrient removal. Section 2. That there is hereby appropriated for expenditure from unanticipated grant revenue in the Wastewater Fund the sum of ONE MILLION DOLLARS ($1,000,000) for the design and construction of nutrient removal improvements to the Drake Water Reclamation Facilities' South Process Train. Section 3. That the unexpended appropriated amount of SIXTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS ($16,000) in the Drake Water Reclamation Facility Improvements Capital Project is authorized for transfer to the Drake Water Reclamation Facility Nutrient Grant Project and appropriated therein for expenditure on the Project. Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 4th day of March, A.D. 2014, and to be presented for final passage on the 18th day of March, A.D. 2014. x�0.VJ CO4� O .• �QN a or ATTEST: COLORP� City Clerk Passed and adopted on final reading on the 18th day of March, A.D. 2014. M or ATTEST: FORTC D4 ,....,, 0�` y(P SEAL City Clerk COCORP�O - 2 -