HomeMy WebLinkAbout2002-071-07/16/2002-AUTHORIZING A GRANT AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE BOARD OF THE GREAT OUTDOORS COLORADO TRUST FUND AND AN RESOLUTION 2002-071
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AUTHORIZING A GRANT AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE BOARD OF THE GREAT
OUTDOORS COLORADO TRUST FUND AND AN AGREEMENT WITH COLORADO
STATE UNIVERSITY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT BY COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL HORTICULTURAL PARK
WHEREAS,the Board of the Great Outdoors Colorado Trust Fund(the"GOCO Board")is
a political subdivision of the State of Colorado, created by Article XXVII of the Colorado
Constitution, adopted at the November 1992 General Election, which Article designates a portion
of the net proceeds of the Colorado Lottery to the Board and directs the Board to invest those
proceeds in the State's parks, wildlife, open space and recreational resources; and
WHEREAS,only local governments are eligible for local government grants from the GOCO
Board which are intended for, among other things, local government parks, outdoor recreation and
environmental education facility projects; and
WHEREAS, the City submitted a grant application to the GOCO Board for a local
government grant to be used for the development by Colorado State University of the Environmental
Horticulture Park; and
WHEREAS, in June, 2002, the GOCO Board awarded to the City a grant in the amount of
$150,000, to be used by the City in cooperation with Colorado State University, together with
matching funds in the amount of $425,762 to be provided by Colorado State University, for the
development of the Environmental Horticulture Park located in front of the old Fort Collins High
School (the "Grant"); and
WHEREAS,City staff is in the process of negotiating with Colorado State University a grant
agreement through which the University shall be legally obligated to use the Grant to carry out the
intended purposes of the Grant and to provide the matching funds that are required for the Grant;and
WHEREAS,in connection with administration of the Grant,the GOCO Board requires that
the City enter into a grant agreement requiring that the Grant and the Environmental Horticulture
Park project be carried out in accordance with the purposes and administrative requirements of the
GOCO Board, and other related requirements; and
WHEREAS,the City is authorized to enter into intergovernmental agreements to provide any
function, service or facility, such as a grant agreement, as provided in Article H, Section 16 of the
Charter of the City of Fort Collins and Section 29-1-203, C.R.S.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS that the City Manager is hereby authorized to enter into a grant agreement with the State
Board of the Great Outdoors Colorado Trust Fund obligating the City to use the $150,000 in grant
proceeds for the development of the Environmental Horticulture Park in front of the old Fort Collins
High School, and to enter into an intergovernmental agreement with Colorado State University
regarding the use of the Grant proceeds and requiring Colorado State University to provide matching
funds consistent with the grant agreement, together with such other terms and conditions, or
subsequent modifications, as the City Manager, in consultation with the City Attorney, deems
appropriate or necessary to protect the interests of the City and effectuate the purposes set forth
herein.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held this -th day of July, A.D.
2002.
Mayor '
ATTEST:
City Clerk