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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 ATTEST: la4l�& --4�1 City Clerk ,