HomeMy WebLinkAbout2003-091-08/19/2003-AUTHORIZING A GRANT AGREEMENT WITH THE BOARD OF THE GREAT OUTDOORS COLORADO TRUST FUND FOR THE DEVEL RESOLUTION 2003-091
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AUTHORIZING A GRANT AGREEMENT WITH THE BOARD
OF THE GREAT OUTDOORS COLORADO TRUST FUND FOR THE DEVELOPMENT
BY FORT COLLINS SOCCER CLUB OF A SECOND PHASE
OF THE SOCCER COMPLEX NORTHEAST OF FORT COLLINS
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, in March 2003,the City submitted a grant application to the GOCO Board for
a local government grant to be used for the development of the second phase of the Fort Collins
Soccer Complex, the total cost of which will be $532,603, to be funded by contributions from
various private organizations, including Colorado Youth Corp., Unites States Soccer Association,
Colorado State Youth Soccer Association, the Everitt Companies, Dellenbach Chevrolet, and Fort
Collins Soccer Club, in addition to GOCO grant funds; and
WHEREAS,in June,2003,the Board awarded to the City a grant in the amount of$150,000,
to be used by the City and its primary partner, the Fort. Collins Soccer Club, together with private
matching funds for development of the second phase of the soccer complex on County Road 54,just
west of Interstate 25 northeast of Fort Collins (the "Grant"); 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 II, Section 16 of the
Charter of the City of Fort Collins and Section 29-1-203, C.R.S.; and
WHEREAS,in connection with the administration of the Grant,the Board requires that the
City enter into a supplementary agreement requiring that the Grant and the Soccer Complex project
be carried out in accordance with the purposes and administrative requirements of the GOCO Board,
and other related requirements; and
WHEREAS,City staff has negotiated such an agreement with the Fort Collins Soccer Club
through which the Fort Collins Soccer Club 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.
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 GOCO
Board obligating the City to use the $175,000 in Grant proceeds for the development of a soccer
complex on County Road 54,just west of Interstate 25 northeast of Fort Collins,in substantially the
form of agreement as is on file in the office of the City Clerk, contingent upon the execution of an
agreement with the Fort Collins Soccer Club requiring the use of the Grant and provision of
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,determines
to be necessary and appropriate to protect the interests of the City and effectuate the purposes set
forth herein.
Passed and adopted at regular meeting of the Council of the City of)p t Collins this 19th day
of August, A.D. 2003.
Mayor
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