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HomeMy WebLinkAbout140 - 11/05/2013 - APPROPRIATING PROCEEDS FROM THE ISSUANCE OF DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY SUBORDINATE TAX INCREMENT ORDINANCE NO. 140, 2013 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS APPROPRIATING PROCEEDS FROM THE ISSUANCE OF CITY OF FORT COLLINS DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY SUBORDINATE TAX INCREMENT REVENUE BOND, SERIES 2013A FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAKING CERTAIN CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN THE DOWNTOWN AREA OF FORT COLLINS WHEREAS, on April 21, 1981, the City of Fort Collins, Colorado, adopted Ordinance No. 46, 1981, establishing the Fort Collins, Colorado, Downtown Development Authority; and WHEREAS, the Downtown Development Authority's Plan of Development was approved by the City on September 8, 1981, and established the purpose of the Authority and the types of projects in which the Authority would participate; and WHEREAS, on June 1, 1982, a special election was held pursuant to Section 31-25- 807(b) of the Colorado Revised Statutes approving the issuance by the City of up to $25,000,000 in tax increment obligations to finance certain projects of the Downtown Development Authority; and WHEREAS, on November 7, 2006, another election was held and electors approved the issuance by the City of up to $150,000,000 in tax increment obligations to finance the costs of various development projects of the Downtown Development Authority; and WHEREAS, the City has heretofore issued and sold bonds or other indebtedness in the aggregate principal amount of $24,697,980, pursuant to the authority conferred at the 2006 election; and WHEREAS, there is sufficient remaining bonding authorization available to fund additional projects in the downtown area; and WHEREAS, through the adoption of Ordinance No. 055, 2013, of the Council of the City of Fort Collins, the Council authorized the issuance of the City of-Fort Collins Downtown ' Development Authority Subordinate Tax Increment Revenue Bond, Series 2013A (the "Bond"), in the principal amount $6,050,000; and WHEREAS, the issuance of the Bond and the appropriation of the proceeds thereof are necessary to complete the construction of certain capital improvements in the downtown area of the City; and WHEREAS, Article V, Section 9, of the Charter of the City of Fort Collins permits the City Council to make supplemental appropriations, in conjunction with all previous appropriations for that fiscal year, provided that the total amount of such supplemental appropriations, in combination with all previous appropriations for that fiscal year, does not - 1 - 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 Bond proceeds as described herein will not result in total appropriations in excess of the current estimate of actual and anticipated revenues for fiscal year 2013. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS that, contingent upon the final sale and issuance of the Bond, there is hereby appropriated for expenditure from Bond proceeds in the Downtown Development Authority Operating Fund the amount of SIX MILLION FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($6,050,000), to be used to complete the construction of certain capital improvements in the downtown area of the City, as described more specifically in the attached Exhibit A. Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 15th day of October, A.D. 2013, and to be presented for final passage on the 5th day of November, A.D. 2013. of SORT c0` oY A. Ma or ATTEST: v• SEA.L c01.0RP9� City Clerk Passed and adopted on final reading on the 5th day of November, A.D. 2013. �ITy OF,.' Mayor ro Tern ATTEST: r)�^, .c, City Clerk 2 Exhibit A Bond Proceed Expenditure: Transmission Line Relocation 1,300,000 Right of Way Improvements 1,750,000 Open Space Improvements 3,000,000 6,050,000